Vargid Police

Level 9 HP 140 MP 28
Attack 12 (12) Magic atk 24 (198)
Defense 16 (96%) Magic def 20 (96%)
Defense% 5% Dexterity 48 Luck 2
EXP 44 AP 7 Gil 40
Abilities Needle (1), Suicide (50 †)
Battle Square HP 280
Attack 15 (15) Magic atk 30 (234)
Steal Tranquilizer (41.2%)
Drop Phoenix Down
Morph Tranquilizer
Manipulate Needle
Encountered In Midgar Shinra Building, Gold Saucer
Vargid Police normally use Needle for minimal damage and a small chance of inflicting Paralysis. If the Vargid Police has been reduced to 1/4 of its HP, it will instead use Suicide. This kills the Vargid Police and deals 3/16 of the targeted Character's Max HP in damage that ignores Magic def. More importantly, it means you won't receive any rewards from defeating them, including the usual Phoenix Down drop. Vargid Police will sometimes open the fight with Suicide, though this doesn't count as "death" and thus won't trigger any other Vargid Police to use it.
Compare Vargid Police to other Monsters
Monster Abilities: Used by Vargid Police – 2 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
Needle 1 6.2%×P 1 10% Physical One enemy - Add: Paralyzed (8%) -
Suicide 10 18.8% HP 50 † Always Hits Magic One enemy - - -
Screens: Where Vargid Police 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
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 - - -
Midgar Shinra Building Shinra Bldg. 69f. Zenene (72)
2 Vargid Police (68)
Vargid Police, Zenene (60)
2 Brain Pods, Zenene (56)		 - - Behind the central counter -
Gold Saucer Arena Lobby - - - - -
Battle Square Battles: With Vargid Police – 1 shown
The special battle must be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements
Name		 Type
When this battle is available; only one regular battle is available at any given time
Available
The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 1 during a regular battle
Encounter Group 1
The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 2 during a regular battle
Encounter Group 2
Which characters can participate in this battle, subject to both timing and special rules
Characters
The potential rewards for competing in the battle square; these don't include items that can be purchased with earned battle points
Rewards		 Area Screen
First Regular Battle Regular Battle Before gaining use of the Tiny Bronco 2 Mono Drives
2 Grunts
3 Grunts
Guard Hound		 2 Guard Hounds
Grashtrike
2 Chuse Tanks
3 Grashtrikes		 Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aeris, Red XIII, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent Tissue
Battle Points		 Gold Saucer Arena Lobby
Battle Square Rounds: With Vargid Police – 1 shown
Battle Round
Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 1
Group 1 Encounters
Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 2
Group 2 Encounters
First Regular Battle 4 2 Sword Dances
Moth Slasher
2 Brain Pods
Vargid Police, Zenene		 Sword Dance
3 Sword Dances
2 Moth Slashers
Brain Pod
Encounters: With Vargid Police – 5 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
3 Vargid Police 9 132 21 120 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 3 Vargid Police
Brain Pod, 2 Vargid Police 9–15 140 20 175 gil Back Attack No ×2 Brain Pod, 2 Vargid Police
Vargid Police, Zenene 9–14 102 13 100 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 Vargid Police, Zenene
2 Vargid Police 9 88 14 80 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Vargid Police
3 Vargid Police 9 132 21 120 gil Pincer Attack No ×1 3 Vargid Police
Items: Held by Vargid Police – 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?
Phoenix Down Restores life 1/4 HP Magic One ally Restorative Remove: Death 25% chance of Death on targets that Absorb Restorative 300 gil 150 gil Yes
Tranquilizer Cures [Fury] - Magic One ally - Remove: Fury Adds Sadness if target does not have Fury 100 gil 50 gil Yes
Brain Pod Zenene