Launcher

Attack Type Magic

Bat.Pwr 1/2 of current HP

Target All Foes

MP Cost 20

Hit Rate 100

Misses targets immune to Wound

Used By Dark Force, Lethal Wpn, MissileBay, PlutoArmor, ProtoArmor, Scullion

Launcher hits 8 times, with each hit targeting a random opponent. Only the final damage is shown, so if the same target is hit multiple times they may take more than 1/2 their current HP as damage. (e.g., a target would be reduced to 1/8 of their current HP if hit 3 times.)

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Monsters: Which can use Launcher – 6 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Mag.Def when used by this monster; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense or Mag.Def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability ignores defense; fractional damage estimates are based on the maximum HP of characters of a similar level to the monster Damage	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
ProtoArmor	466	670	125	19	499	296	Weak pt: Thunder	Program 35	Battle ×1.5	30	17	7	12	72	108	230	20%	0	110	113%	0	100	Potion (7/8), Mithril Mail (1/8)	Bio Blaster (1/8)	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
MissileBay	787	3,000	7,000	25	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Hit	Battle ×1.5	20	21	8	12	123	185	135	94%	0	150	82%	0	100	Debilitator (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
PlutoArmor	1,826	2,850	220	39	853	629	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Crash	Battle ×2	35	21	9	13	309	618	105	117%	0	150	82%	0	100	-	-	-	Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Seizure
Lethal Wpn	2,516	9,200	1,956	47	5,848	1,189	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Metal Arm	Battle ×2	55	33	15	18	528	1,056	190	51%	10	125	102%	10	100	Debilitator (1/8)	-	-	Reflect Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
Dark Force	3,295	8,940	700	55	2,950	600	Weak pt: Pearl	-	-	35	33	7	12	591	-	105	117%	0	155	78%	0	100	Crystal (1/8)	-	Human, Wound at 0 MP	Prevent: Imp, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche, Stop
Scullion	3,502	27,000	9,000	57	9,000	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	Gamma Rays	Condemned	40	40	15	13	658	-	175	63%	0	145	86%	0	100	Air Anchor (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image

Monsters: Which can use Launcher when Sketched – 1 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	If sketch succeeds, one of these abilities will be chosen at the listed rate; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Sketch	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Telstar	Tek Laser (3/4), Launcher (1/4)	1,800	250	14	-	-	Weak pt: Thunder, Water	SonicBlast	Muddled	35	19	13	20	51	-	120	105%	0	150	82%	0	100	X-Potion (1/8)	Green Beret (100%)	Can't Control, Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image

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