Magic Bands

### Effects

Allows the use of the File System, reach friends from afar, and upgrade your character outside of Figonia.

### Source

Multiple

**Magic Bands** are a very important item in the *Disney's Final Frontier Series*. Each band follows a different set of rules based on the users, but the basic rules for each band remain the same across every variation, including the DX Magic Band.

## Basic Rules

Each Magic Band follows a specific set of rules which is the basis of the entire File System.

1. Based on the Element of the File, the color of the Magic Band changes accordingly. Based on the number of upgrades on the File performed, the Magic Band gains a new, more complex look.
2. Each Magic Band is only allowed to have 1 Weapon and 1 File unless otherwise noted by a Character Ability or the Dual Arts Weapon Class.
3. Calls can be made between Magic Band users. Each character can call normally (Green light) for 30 seconds before the call misses. An aqua light indicates an emergency, while a double flash is a notification about a new quest or side quest that is available.
4. A Magic Band will start flashing red and beeping if you're in danger of losing all of your Energy (indicated by an HP Meter on the HUD). The Magic Band will stop flashing if the user's energy reaches 0 or you recover.
5. If the user feels inclined, they can remove the Magic Band of their own free will. The Magic Band acts as a training wheel for various characters. The training wheel setting is exaggerated by the Difficulty Setting in each game (with Easy doubling the power of all attacks, and Expert being as natural as possible).
	1. If a Magic Band breaks, the difficulty to cast magic is fixed on Expert until the Magic Band is fixed.
	2. A user can "hide" the Magic Band alternatively if they don't need to use it in a specific situation.
6. Each Magic Band allows the use of the Upgrade System when not in Figonia. This technically acts as a Pause Menu in-game.
7. A Magic Band can be forged by a character's own will to achieve a goal they can't reach normally. An example of this is Nala and her File, Kamaitichi.
8. A darker version of the Magic Band is called a Chaos Band, which are forged if the bond between the user and the band is of "evil intentions." A Chaos Band can be purified and turned back into a Magic Band, or a bond can become sour and force the formation of a Chaos Band.

## Special Rules

Some Magic Bands are more special than others (like Tod's band).

1. **Angel** and **Joshua Hood** don't need to use Materia, as they can use every Magic Element in the entire magic spectrum.
2. **Tod**, **Marian**, **Tramp**, **Bolt**, **Bagheera**, and **Simba** own Magic Bands that are more attached to them than other bands. Their band chooses the user instead of the inverse for various other characters. This could be the work of Figment, but it's currently unknown.
3. **Chief** and his File, Royal Purple, are gifted with a special black Magic Band which utilizes an ability of copying a character's stats and abilities note for note. The downside is that Chief cannot gain his own XP, but instead it's given to the original owner of the Magic Band that was copied. It is noted that Chief has borrowed a Magic Band when Bolt was incapacitated, but this is not the same as Royal Purple's ability.
4. Some characters try to exploit the limits of the Magic Band and even try to figure out ways to try and destroy the owner of the original band with their own magic. It is unknown if this has happened before or if it is just a theory that various villains believe.
5. While Figment is able to create Sparks of Imagination to forge Magic Bands, if conjoined by someone else's power, special variations can be formed out of the blue. An example of this is when Tod used his Dreamweaver and tried to touch one of Angel's spells, creating the Angel's Rainbow Band.
6. As a limitation of the V3 Model (like the one Lou has), once a user is paired with a File, they can *no longer* switch to a different File in the system. This lock can only be bypassed by the File System creators or someone with extensive knowledge of the database itself.