MOMO/Gameplay (XS1)

This article covers the gameplay for MOMO, a playable character in Xenosaga Episode I. MOMO joins the playable party at Pleroma.
MOMO's most obvious advantage in contrast to other characters lies in her exceptional Agility, which ranks as the highest in the game. However, her disadvantages are evident in her low innate stats, particularly in terms of durability. Additionally, her lack of diverse tech elements and the cumbersome transformation-based techs and Ethers further contribute to her limitations. Unique from other character is MOMO's transformation Ether abilities that changes her attire and abilities for three turns.
Later in the game, she becomes the sole character capable of achieving a 100% success rate in stealing rare items from enemies. Consequently, stat-synching via TP can serve as an effective strategy to enhance her overall effectiveness beyond that.
==Stats==
==Normal attacks==
Name 	Combination	Range	Attack type
Stardust 	 	Near 	Hit
Melody Ray 	 	Far 	Line
Twin Stars 	 	Near 	Hit
Dream Whirl 	 	Near 	Hit
Cosmic Flip 	 	Near 	Hit
Flower Storm	 	Far 	Line
==Tech Attacks==
MOMO's final three tech attacks are not gained automatically but must be earned through other means. Dark Scepter is attained by defeating the enemy Mintia. Magic Caster is found within the Cathedral Ship. MOMO's Kiss is found within the Song of Nephilim
Image	Name 	Level 	Target 	Range	Type 	Attribute(s)	Additional effect(s)
 	Star Strike 	Starts With	One Enemy 	Near 	Physical	Hit 	None
 	Floral Tempest	Starts With	One Enemy 	Near 	Ether 	Slash 	None
 	Meteor Storm 	15 	One Enemy 	Far 	Ether 	Line 	None
 	Star Cannon 	20 	All Enemies	Far 	Physical	Air/Hit 	None
 	Angel Arrow 	24 	All Enemies	Far 	Ether 	Air/Pierce 	None
 	Dark Scepter 	N/A 	One Enemy 	Near 	Physical	Hit 	Turns gnosis enemies into items if defeated
 	Magic Caster 	N/A 	One Enemy 	Far 	N/A 	Line 	Must be used while transformed; Steals a rare item
 	MOMO's Kiss 	N/A 	One Enemy 	Far 	Ether 	Line/Beam 	Must be used while transformed
==Ether==
Star Wind and Starlight are not gained automatically but must be earned through other means. Star Wind is found within the Cathedral Ship. Starlight is found within the Song of Nephilim.
MOMO's transformations last for two turns normally, but will last an additional turn if her HP is under 50% and two additional turns if her HP is under 25%. During the Star Wind transformation, her damage taken is reduced by half. During the Starlight transformation, her ether attack is doubled.
Name 	Type 	EP Cost	WT Cost	Upgrade cost	Upgrades to 	Target 	Description
Life Shot 	Heal 	2 	1 	120 	Miracle Star, Sheep Beam	One ally/enemy	HP Recovery/Mid
Miracle Star	Attack 	4 	1 	240 	Prayer, Refine 	One enemy 	Non-elemental Ether attack
Sheep Beam 	Support	4 	1 	320 	Junk Beam 	One enemy 	Puts mechanical enemy pilots to sleep
Prayer 	Support	6 	2 	400 	N/A 	Self 	A heavenly gift
Refine 	Heal 	6 	1 	300 	N/A 	One ally 	Revive + HP Recovery/Low
Junk Beam 	Support	6 	2 	500 	N/A 	One enemy 	Reduces mechanical enemy ether 50%
Star Wind 	Support	10 	2 	100 	Star Veil, Star Action 	Self 	1x per battle/Use Star Wind power to transform
Star Veil 	Support	4 	2 	N/A 	N/A 	All allies 	Ether effect down 25% (Star Wind transformation)
Star Action 	Support	6 	2 	N/A 	N/A 	One ally 	1x per transformation/Max AP (Star Wind transformation)
Starlight 	Support	10 	2 	100 	Star Bell, Star Bunnie 	Self 	1x per battle/Use starlight power to transform
Star Bell 	Attack 	4 	2 	N/A 	N/A 	One enemy 	Non-elemental Ether attack (Starlight transformation)
Star Bunnie 	Attack 	8 	2 	N/A 	N/A 	All enemies 	1x per transformation/Non-elemental Ether attack (Starlight transformation)
==Weapons==
Name 	Buy price	Sell price	Physical attack	Description 	Source
Battle Rod 	N/A 	60 G 	3 	Typical self-defense scepter 	Starts With
Metal Rod 	200 G 	100 G 	5 	Slightly hard and heavy battle scepter 	Sold at Dock Colony
Platinum Rod	380 G 	190 G 	7 	Light, powerful scepter 	Sold at Durandal, Kukai Foundation
Mithril Rod 	520 G 	260 G 	9 	Scepter made from rare materials 	Sold at Dock Colony, Kukai Foundation
W Hammer Rod	N/A 	500 G 	10 	"Confusion" status effect against biological, gnosis enemies	Song of Nephilim
Saint Rod 	680 G 	340 G 	12 	A hero's scepter made to combat evil 	Sold at Dock Colony, Elsa, Kukai Foundation
Dragon Rod 	N/A 	3000 G 	20 	Scepter with concentrated energy within 	Proto Merkabah
Penguin Rod 	N/A 	1000 G 	7 	"Slow" status effect against biological, gnosis enemies 	Drop/Steal from Mintia
==Dialogue==
Condition 	Lines
Starting a battle 	
* I'm gonna do my best!
* You don't know when to give up!
* Why are you doing this?
* Now you guys are in trouble!
* I'm gonna try hard for everyone! (Unique enemy)
* I'm not a tool you can just use! (Battling Margulis)
Using an item 	
* Here! (Ally)
* Ya! (Self)
Using Ether 	
* Mystic Power... grant me a miracle!
* Star Wind... power up! (Star Wind Transformation)
* Starlight... power up! (Starlight Transformation)
Preparing a Tech Attack	
* Here I go!
Calling A.W.G.S. 	
* Come, A.G.W.S.!
Victory 	
* We won!
* I'm sorry! Are you okay?
* You can count on me!
* Oops, I guess I overdid it... (While transformed)
* I was a little scared... (Low HP)
* I was a little scared... (Near death)
Knocked out 	
* I'm... sorry...
Revived 	
* I can still fight...
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
XS1 party member icon MOMO.png|MOMO's party icon.
XS1 battle portrait MOMO.png|MOMO's battle portrait.
XS1 turn icon MOMO.png|MOMO's turn icon.
===Models===
MOMO Standard (XS1).png|MOMO's standard appearance.
MOMO swimsuit (XS1).png|With Swimsuit equipped.
MOMO Star Wind costume.png|Star Wind costume.
MOMO Starlight costume.png|Starlight costume.
MOMO Kirschwasser (XS1).png|As a Kirschwasser (Reloaded).
Category:Main party members (XS1)