Tsukinowa

Tsukinowa is one of the Eblan Four in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. He is a ninja boy whose skill would put an adult to shame, being as quick-witted and agile as the wind, just as his alias implies. He is passionate for the town of Mysidia and its citizens due to the time he spent there under Edge's orders.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Tsukinowa is short, with blue eyes and long purple hair pulled back into a ponytail. He wears a thin headband with a red stone in the centre, blue earrings and a green beaded necklace. His outfit consists of a light green poncho that covers the lower portion of his face, dark green trousers and black shoes.
===Personality===
Tsukinowa is the most outspoken of the Eblan Four, occasionally questioning Edge's action, but like the rest of them is loyal to Edge and Eblan and wants to uphold their ninjutsu traditions. Having spent an unspecified amount of time undercover at Mysidia, he has grown attached to Porom and worries about her during his mission when he resolves to return to Eblan and Edge.
==Story==
When Eblan receives word of Baron stealing Crystals from the other nations, the Eblan Four become eager to assist Edge, and are sent on missions to gather information. Tsukinowa, under the alias of "Lapin", travels to Mysidia as a young student of magic. After a classmate turns him into a toad, Tsukinowa sneaks into the Tower of Prayers and eavesdrops on a conversation between Porom and a group of mages. Porom heads to Mount Ordeals with a Black and White Mage, unaware that Tsukinowa is following her.
Tsukinowa cares for Porom during the mission, and sympathizes with her worry for Palom. After the mission is completed, he returns to Eblan by walking across the sea. He reunites with Edge and the other Eblan Four within the Tower of Babil. After being forced to escape from the Mysterious Girl and Ifrit, they fall into the Underworld and land on the Falcon.
In the Gathering Tale, Tsukinowa watches over Porom and the other incapacitated characters below the Falcon's deck. During the ending, he is seen again as a toad in Mysidia. He quietly cheers for Porom when she and her brother are promoted to the elders of Mysidia. Back in Eblan, Tsukinowa and the other ninjas renew their vows of loyalty to Edge, and await their next mission.
==Gameplay==
===Stats===
Tsukinowa is the fastest character in the game, with a Speed stat of 65 at Level 99. His other stats are generally below average to poor, with his HP growth being not much better than the mage-type characters', while his Strength is lower than that of other physical fighters'. Tsukinowa is best when placed in the back row, as he has low defenses and can take advantage of boomerangs for their long-ranged properties.
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
5 	200 	20 	4 	16 	3 	2 	2
20 	585 	75 	12 	26 	11 	9 	8
30 	1024	111	19 	33 	17 	13 	11
40 	1660	141	25 	40 	23 	18 	15
50 	2309	177	32 	45 	28 	23 	17
60 	2964	210	40 	53 	32 	27 	20
70 	3633	245	47 	58 	38 	30 	22
80 	3932	276	49 	60 	40 	31 	24
90 	4222	301	51 	63 	42 	32 	25
99 	4448	322	53 	65 	43 	33 	27
===Abilities===
Like Edge, Tsukinowa can dual-wield, and is the only one of the Eblan Four that can do so. He focuses on Wind-elemental Ninjutsu techniques and has the Steal ability. Tsukinowa can perform Band abilities with the other Eblan ninjas, as well as with Palom and Porom due to his time undercover in Mysidia.
Spell 	Level Learned
Gale 	Known
Mirage 	Known
Heal Pill 	10
Restore Weed	21
Smoke 	33
Tremor 	42
Band Abilities
Ability 	Members	MP	Effect
Wild Moon 	
*Tsukinowa (Attack)
*Edge (Attack)	12	Attack all enemies with a pincer attack.
Gale Rush 	
*Tsukinowa (Ninjutsu)
*Zangetsu (Ninjutsu)	12	Cast Haste on all party members.
Healing Wind 	
*Tsukinowa (Ninjutsu)
*Porom (White Magic)	40	Restore all allies' HP.
Rapid Fire 	
*Tsukinowa (Attack)
*Ceodore (Attack)
*Palom (Black Magic)	20	Rapidly attack a single enemy with fireballs.
Wheel of Elements 	
*Tsukinowa (Ninjutsu)
*Gekkou (Ninjutsu)
*Izayoi (Ninjutsu)
*Zangetsu (Ninjutsu)	15	Attack all enemies with fire, ice, lightning and wind.
Ultimate Art: Advent of the Phoenix	
*Edge (Mug)
*Tsukinowa (Steal)
*Gekkou (Shuriken)
*Izayoi (Illusions)
*Zangetsu (Human Kite)	20	Create a flaming phoenix to damage all enemies equivalent to lost HP of party.
===Equipment===
Tsukinowa can equip the same equipment as Edge, except for claws. He is the only one of the Eblan Four who can dual wield, and so can take full advantage of the ninja weaponry like Edge.
Tsukinowa starts with 2 Kunais, a Leather Cap, a Foot Ninja Gear and an Iron Armlet.
Weapons
Boomerangs	Daggers	Katanas
*Boomerang
*Metal Boomerang
*Chakram
*Wing Edge
*Moonring Blade
*Rising Sun	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Dancing Dagger
*Mage Masher
*Triton's Dagger	
*Kunai
*Kodachi
*Kogarasu
*Crimson Cherry
*Ashura
*Boltslicer
*Kotetsu
*Kiku-ichimonji
*Murasame
*Masamune
*Mutsunokami
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Adamant Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Green Beret
*Steel Headplate
*Black Cowl
*Beret
*Chakra Band
*Goblin Mask
*Officer's Hat
*White Tiger Mask
*Ribbon
*Genji Helm
*Red Cap
*Adamant Helm
*Glass Mask	
*Clothing
*Bard's Tunic
*Leather Clothing
*Foot Ninja Gear
*Bronze Breastplate
*Shinobi Gear
*Kenpo Gi
*Silver Breastplate
*Mist Wrap
*Black Belt Gi
*Professor's Robe
*Exorcist's Gown
*Power Sash
*Fire Scarf
*Genji Armor
*Red Jacket
*Brave Suit
*Black Garb
*Blue Armor
*Adamant Armor	
*Cursed Ring
*Ruby Ring
*Iron Gloves
*Iron Armlet
*Power Armlet
*Talisman
*Hyper Wrist
*Silver Armlet
*Rune Armlet
*Mythril Gloves
*Diamond Armlet
*Bone Wrist
*Genji Gloves
*Giant's Gloves
*Protect Ring
*Adamant Gloves
*Crystal Ring
*Flan Ring
*Sprint Ring
*Economical Ring
*Rear Ring
*Taunt Ring
*Limit Ring
*Single Star
*Twin Stars
*Rapid Ring
*Rapid Ring v2
*Gil Band
*Gil Band v2
*Level Band
*Level Band v2
*Rare Band
*Rare Band v2
*Treasure Hunter
*Treasure Hunter v2
===Boss===
Tsukinowa is fought as a boss, along with the remaining Eblan Four, at the beginning of Edge's Tale, as part of a training session.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
PFF Tsukinowa Illust.png|Portrait.
PFF Tsukinowa.png|sprite.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Tsukinowa appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Wind-elemental Forward cards.
FF TCG Tsukinowa.jpg|Tsukinowa [3-041U] Chapter series card.
Tsukinowa 3-060R from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Tsukinowa [3-060R] Opus series card.
==Gallery==
TsukinowaTAYBattle.PNG|Battle sprite (Wii).
TAY IOS Tsukinowa Babil.png|Tsukinowa at the Tower of Babil (iOS).
TAY IOS Tsukinowa Running on Water.png|Tsukinowa, at the Western Cape (iOS).
==Etymology==
Like the other Eblan Four, Tsukinowa's name is related to the moon. The alias that Tsukinowa uses when he is sent to spy in Mysidia is "Lapin". This refers to the legend of the Moon rabbit to tie into the moon-themed names of the Eblan Four. It may also refer to Tsukinowa being the youngest and swiftest of the four.
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