Disaster (ディスアスター or ディザスター, Disuasutā or Dizasutā?) is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. Generally used by powerful enemies, it inflicts a variety of status effects on the player party, and has been associated as the special ability of Brachioraidos.

Appearances

Final Fantasy VI

Disaster is an enemy ability used by Brachiosaur, Chaos Dragon, Abaddon, Skull Dragon, Kaiser Dragon, and Glutturn (X-Ether). It inflicts darkness, imp, doom, silence, confuse, and float to one or all targets at the cost of 20 MP with a hit rate of 62. It can be absorbed by using Runic.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Disaster inflicts Debrave, Defaith, Deprotect, Deshell, and Curse and deals magic damage to one enemy. It has an ATB cost of 100 and a duration of 10.

Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Final Fantasy Explorers

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Disaster is an ability learned by Savior of Souls Lightning. It costs 60 MP to use and has a 5 turn cooldown. It reduces all stats by 85% for 5 turns and has a 100% chance of inflicting Disease to one enemy.

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Etymology

A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.