Scissors

Form Combined

Alternate Forms Upper, Lower

Level 33 HP 2,900 MP 88

Attack 72 (294) Magic atk 65 (588)

Defense 58 (88%) Magic def 80 (84%)

Defense% 1% Dexterity 70 Luck 0

EXP 1,000 AP 90 Gil 1,400

Abilities Cross Scissor (214), Scissor Kick (214), Scissor Attack (14)

Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Slow, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death-sentence

Steal Ether (41.2%)

Drop X-Potion (14.1%)

Encountered In Northern Cave

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Monster Abilities: Used by Scissors – 3 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
Cross Scissor	-	P	214	100%	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-
Scissor Kick	-	P	214	100%	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-
Scissor Attack	-	6.2%×P	14	100%	Physical	One enemy	-	Add: Death	-

Screens: Where Scissors is Encountered – 4 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
Northern Cave	Inside Northern Cave (Rocky Cliffs)	Scissors (72) Dark Dragon (68) 2 Parasites (60) 2 Gargoyles (56)	6	-	-	-
Northern Cave	Inside Northern Cave (Outside Cave Cliffs)	Scissors (60) Dark Dragon (56) 2 Parasites (52) 3 Parasites (48) 2 Scissors (40)	2	-	-	-
Northern Cave	Inside Northern Cave (Inside Cave Cliffs)	2 Scissors (56) Dark Dragon (48) 2 Parasites (44) Scissors (40) 3 Parasites (36) Master Tonberry (32)	3	-	-	-
Northern Cave	Inside Northern Cave (Stalactite Platforms)	2 Scissors (56) Dark Dragon (48) 2 Parasites (44) Scissors (40) 3 Parasites (36) Master Tonberry (32)	-	-	-	-

Encounters: With Scissors – 3 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
Scissors	33	1,000	90	1,400 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Scissors
2 Scissors	33	2,000	180	2,800 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Scissors
Scissors	33	1,000	90	1,400 gil	Back Attack	No	×2	Scissors

Items: Held by Scissors – 2 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?
X-Potion	Fully Restores HP	100% HP	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	-	-	1 gil	Yes
Ether	Restores MP by 100	100	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 100 MP	1,500 gil	750 gil	Yes

Status Effects: Resisted by Scissors – 12 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
Berserk	-	Negative	Temporary	Character attacks uncontrollably but deals 50% extra damage
Confusion	-	Negative	Temporary	Character will attack allies, effect ends when hit by any physical attack
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
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
Sleep	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act, but is woken by any physical attack
Slow	Haste	Negative	Temporary	Character takes turns half as often as normal
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
Stop	-	Negative	Temporary	Character can't act

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