Laser Cannon

Level 8 HP 155
Attack 20 (20)
Defense 10 (98%) Magic def 4 (99%)
Defense% 0% Dexterity 58 Luck 0
EXP 5
Abilities Laser Cannon (14), Paralaser (14), Appear, Vanish
Elements Weak: Lightning
Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury
Morph Hi-Potion
Manipulate Laser Cannon
Encountered In Midgar Shinra Building
The Laser Cannon is one of the two weapons available to the Warning Board. Both of its attacks deal the same low damage, but Paralaser can cause Paralysis, Fortunately, it is also much less accurate. It can be switched out for the Machine Gun on any given turn, but once destroyed, neither will return.
Compare Laser Cannon to other Monsters
Monster Abilities: Used by Laser Cannon – 4 shown
Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters
Name		 MP
The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color
Base Damage
The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color
Typical Damage		 Attack% Type Target Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties
Laser Cannon - P 14 100% Physical One enemy Shoot - -
Vanish - - - Always Hits Physical Self - - -
Appear - - - Always Hits Physical Self - - -
Paralaser - P 14 30% Physical One enemy Shoot Add: Paralyzed (8%) -
Screens: Where Laser Cannon is Encountered – 2 shown
Area
Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game
Name
The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256
Random Encounters
How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen
Treasures
The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available
Inn Price		 Save Point Notes
Midgar Shinra Building Shinra Bldg. 67f. (Main Area) First Visit
Warning Board (72)
Moth Slasher (68)
2 SOLDIERs:3rd (60)
2 Moth Slashers (56)
During Escape
2 Brain Pods (96)
Brain Pod (88)
3 Vargid Police (72)		 1 - - Beyond the lab
Midgar Shinra Building Shinra Bldg. 68f. (Main Area) First Visit
2 Warning Boards (72)
3 SOLDIERs:3rd (68)
3 Moth Slashers (60)
Moth Slasher, 2 SOLDIERs:3rd (56)
During Escape
2 Zenenes (96)
Vargid Police, Zenene (88)
2 Brain Pods, Zenene (72)		 5 - - -
Encounters: With Laser Cannon – 2 shown
Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught
Name
The range of levels of monsters in this encounter
Level		 EXP AP Gil
In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind
Type
Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square
Pre-emptive?
A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty
Run Difficulty
The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated
Monsters
Warning Board 12 38 4 75 gil Normal Battle No ×1 Warning Board, Machine Gun, Laser Cannon
2 Warning Boards 12 76 8 150 gil Normal Battle No ×1 2 Warning Boards, 2 Machine Guns, 2 Laser Cannons
Items: Held by Laser Cannon – 1 shown
Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game
Name		 Description
The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color
Base Damage		 Type Target Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties Price Value Use in Field?
Hi-Potion Restores HP by 500 500 Magic One ally Restorative - Restores 500 HP 300 gil 150 gil Yes
Elements: Effective against Laser Cannon – 1 shown
Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus
Name		 Type
Lightning Magic
Status Effects: Resisted by Laser Cannon – 13 shown
Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands
Name
This status is negated by its opposed status
Opposed		 Type Duration Effect
Confusion - Negative Temporary Character will attack allies, effect ends when hit by any physical attack
Darkness - Negative Temporary Halves the accuracy of the character's weapon attacks (no effect on monsters)
Death-sentence - Negative Temporary Character dies when the timer runs out
Frog - Negative Temporary Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Fury Sadness Negative Permanent Character has 30% less accuracy, but limit bar growth is doubled
Manipulate - Negative Temporary Your party decides the afflicted monster's actions
Paralyzed - Negative Temporary Character cannot act
Petrify - Negative Temporary Character cannot act but is immune to damage and status effects
Poison - Negative Temporary Character repeatedly takes 1/32 of max HP damage
Sadness Fury Negative Permanent Character takes 30% less damage, but limit bar growth is halved
Sleep - Negative Temporary Character cannot act, but is woken by any physical attack
Slow-numb - Negative Temporary Character will be afflicted with Petrify when the timer runs out
Small - Negative Temporary Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks
Machine Gun Hammer Blaster