Rocket Launcher

Level 5 HP 50

Attack 30 (34)

Defense 2 (99%) Magic def 200 (60%)

Defense% 0% Dexterity 50 Luck 0

EXP 13 AP 3 Gil 7

Abilities Rocket Launcher (37)

Elements Weak: Lightning

Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury

Morph Potion

Manipulate Rocket Launcher

Encountered In Midgar Tunnels to Sector 4, Midgar Sector 4

Rocket Launchers use their namesake attack, Rocket Launcher, exclusively against whichever Character currently has the lowest HP. They only attack every other round, but they tend to show up in large groups. Bolt-All is an effective way to remove them en masse.

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Monster Abilities: Used by Rocket Launcher – 1 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
Rocket Launcher	-	150%×P	37	75%	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-

Screens: Where Rocket Launcher is Encountered – 10 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 Tunnels to Sector 4	Winding Tunnel (Second Screen)	4 Rocket Launchers (96) 3 Grashtrikes (88) 4 Grashtrikes (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Tunnels to Sector 4	Winding Tunnel (Third Screen)	4 Rocket Launchers (96) 3 Grashtrikes (88) 4 Grashtrikes (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Tunnels to Sector 4	Winding Tunnel (Fourth Screen)	4 Rocket Launchers (96) 3 Grashtrikes (88) 4 Grashtrikes (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Tunnels to Sector 4	Winding Tunnel (Fifth Screen)	4 Rocket Launchers (96) 3 Grashtrikes (88) 4 Grashtrikes (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Tunnels to Sector 4	Winding Tunnel (Sixth Screen)	4 Rocket Launchers (96) 3 Grashtrikes (88) 4 Grashtrikes (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Tunnels to Sector 4	Winding Tunnel (Seventh Screen)	4 Rocket Launchers (96) 3 Grashtrikes (88) 4 Grashtrikes (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Sector 4	Lower Sector 4 Plate (Upper Ladders)	3 Rocket Launchers (96) 2 Rocket Launchers, 2 Blugus (88) Rocket Launcher, 2 Blugus (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Sector 4	Lower Sector 4 Plate (Central Platform)	3 Rocket Launchers (96) 2 Rocket Launchers, 2 Blugus (88) Rocket Launcher, 2 Blugus (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Sector 4	4th Street Plate Int. (Intersection)	3 Rocket Launchers (96) 2 Rocket Launchers, 2 Blugus (88) Rocket Launcher, 2 Blugus (72)	1	-	-	-
Midgar Sector 4	Lower Sector 4 Plate (Catwalks)	3 Rocket Launchers (96) 2 Rocket Launchers, 2 Blugus (88) Rocket Launcher, 2 Blugus (72)	1	-	In plain sight	-

Encounters: With Rocket Launcher – 4 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
4 Rocket Launchers	5	52	12	28 gil	Normal Battle	No	×2	4 Rocket Launchers
3 Rocket Launchers	5	39	9	21 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	3 Rocket Launchers
2 Rocket Launchers, 2 Blugus	4–5	62	10	84 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Rocket Launchers, 2 Blugus
Rocket Launcher, 2 Blugus	4–5	49	7	77 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Rocket Launcher, 2 Blugus

Items: Held by Rocket Launcher – 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?
Potion	Restores HP by 100	100	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 100 HP	50 gil	25 gil	Yes

Elements: Effective against Rocket Launcher – 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 Rocket Launcher – 9 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
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
Paralyzed	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act
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
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks

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