Other Bead Items

In the Final Fantasy series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co., Ltd.), items are collected objects that may affect the status or health of a character or enemy. more...

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Many objects are one-use and include a limit to how many are stocked in the party's inventory.

Basic recovery

Recovery items heal Hit Points (HP; health) and Magic Points (MP; magical usage). In every installment, the basic HP-recovering item is some form of potion. The items' names varied in earlier games, such as being called "Heal Potions" in the first game, "Cure Potions" in the English translation of Final Fantasy IV (called Final Fantasy II) and "Tonics" in the English translation of Final Fantasy VI (called Final Fantasy III.) Other variants, which heal more HP, include the mid-level "Hi-Potion", the high-level "X-Potion", and the multi-target "Mega Potion".

Since Final Fantasy IV, the lead MP-recovering item has been the "Ether". The name is derived from Aether, a classical term used in midaeval times to describe a possible substance between air, earth, fire, and water. Its effectiveness varies from game to game. The English language localization of Final Fantasy VI renamed the Ether to "Tincture," and also featured a second-level MP-restoration item, "Hi-Ether", which was renamed simply "Ether" in the English localization. The Turbo Ether (also known as "Dry Ether") has appeared in recent games and restores either a significant or complete portion of a character's MP.

The "Elixir", which appears in most Final Fantasy games, is an HP and MP recovery item. Some games include the Megalixir (or Mega Elixir), which fully restores the party's HP and MP.

Other items recover both HP and MP at specific locations. "Tents" are often used on field maps or at Save Points as replacements for an Inn as they restore some of the party's HP and MP. Variants such as Cabin, Cottage, and Sleeping Bag restore more or less HP and MP; sometimes to only one character. In Final Fantasy IX, Tents can be used during battle, although there is chance of being inflicted with abnormal status effects when used.

Status recovery and revival

The series' designers elected to include items to heal status effects (conditions that alter a character's performance in battle) without resorting to an inn or tent. For example, "antidote" heals poison and venom, "echo screen" vanquishes silence, and "eye drops" cure blindness. Some status recovery items allude to classical literature. For instance, the "Mallet", which is used to treat "mini", is a reference to the Japanese folktale of Issunboshi, where a magical mallet is used to transform the one-inch tall hero to full size; additionally, the frog-curing "Maiden's Kiss" refers to The Frog Prince.

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