Meteor Strike (メテオストライク, Meteo Sutoraiku?), also known as Suplex and Meteordrive, is an ability in the Final Fantasy series. It has appeared as both an ability used by Ifrit and as a powerful technique for Monks that usually involves picking up enemies and slamming them to the ground.

Appearances

Final Fantasy VI

Meteor Strike (Suplex in SNES and PlayStation versions) is a Blitz that Sabin can use. If used on a single enemy, its Battle power is 180, making it potentially the strongest Blitz technique. If there is more than one enemy present, the power of Meteor Strike is halved, despite it only affecting one enemy.

Some enemies are unaffected by Meteor Strike, but the Phantom Train is vulnerable. Sabin's ability to suplex a train has become an inside joke among fans.

Final Fantasy VII

Meteor Strike is Tifa's sixth Limit Break. It does 1.875 times normal damage to a single enemy and the damage can be doubled if Tifa's slot reels are stopped correctly.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Meteor Strikes is Tifa's third tier limit break. It is unlocked on her folio, but requires a synergy ability or an accessory to use. The ability has a heavily modified animation compared to Final Fantasy VII as Tifa does not lift the target.

Final Fantasy VIII

Zell's Limit Break, Duel, can use Meteor Strike. Meteor Strike does more damage the more HP the target has, making it effective against powerful enemies. It is ineffective against enemies who resist Gravity damage, such as bosses. It is learned from Combat King 002. It can be used before being unlocked by inputting the correct button combination, but will not appear as an option.

Zell can also use a finishing move called Meteor Barret.

Final Fantasy X

Damages an enemy.

Description

Ifrit can use Meteor Strike to attack for moderate non-elemental damage. Its damage is considered neither physical or magical, instead falling into "special" damage category. This means that it will be unaffected by Protect or Shell. Using it delays Ifrit's next turn. Belgemine's Ifrit and Isaaru's Ifrit, Grothia, both can use Meteor Strike. The boss Dark Ifrit can also use a version of Meteor Strike, which delays the target strongly and breaks the damage limit. Dark Ifrit's Meteor Strike is magical, unlike most special attacks, and hits 20,310 to 22,933 damage with no magical buffs or other protections in place.

Final Fantasy X-2

Ifrit uses Meteor Strike when fought in Kilika Temple during Chapter 3. It inflicts moderate non-elemental damage.

Final Fantasy XI

Final Fantasy XI spell Meteor Strike
MP	182
Effect	Deals Fire element damage.
Duration	Instant
Casting Time	Instant
Recast Time	1 min
Magic Type	Blood Pact: Rage
Element	Fire
Jobs	Ifrit 75 (Merit Points)

Meteor Strike is a Blood Pact: Rage for Ifrit, purchased with three Merit Points after a Summoner has reached level 75 or higher. Meteor Strike deals massive fire magic damage to an enemy. Damage varies with Ifrit's TP.

Meteor Strike, along with the other Merit Blood Pacts, has a noticeably longer range then most other Blood Pacts, meaning that these Blood Pacts are less likely to interrupt due to distance from a target. Spending additional Merit Points on this ability will increase its TP Bonus by 40 for each merit, increasing its power.

Final Fantasy XV

Crash into the ground and raze the surrounding area. Depletes bar by three.

Description

Meteor Strike is one of Ifrit's Techniques in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn. It hits one target at the cost of three tech bar segments, but must be unlocked in the Descension first for 16 AP.

Final Fantasy Type-0

Meteor Strike is a command for the Ifrit-Class Eidolons Ifrit, Firebrand, and Vulcan. The Eidolon hurls a sphere of flames at enemies, dealing fire-type damage. Ignis uses an upgraded version called "Meteor Mash".

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Here goes! Knockout!

Tifa Lockhart

Fists of hellfire!

Yuna

Meteor Strike is an HP attack used by Tifa and a Bravery attack used by Yuna. Tifa's Meteor Strike consists of a charge attack where she grabs the opponent and leaps into the air to throw them to the ground. It is learned at level 36 and requires 30 CP to equip and 130 AP to master.

Yuna's Meteor Strike summons Ifrit to perform a fiery two-hit claw attack that knocks the opponent back. It costs 30 CP to equip and 80 AP to master.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Meteor Strike is used by Yuna.

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

Pictlogica Final Fantasy

Meteor Strike is performed as the Premium Skill for the Advent Children version of the Tifa memoria. Its animation is based on the Advent Children version of the attack. The ability deals a heavy damage attack to an enemy.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

A summoning stone for Tifa's Meteor Strike appears.

Final Fantasy Artniks

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Meteor Strike (FFVI) is an ability learned by Monk Sabin of Kolts at level 1 (6★). It costs 52 MP and deals 1 hit of physical damage with a multiplier of 2.75x that ignores 50% DEF to one enemy.

Meteor Strike is an ability learned by Tifa at level 42 (6★). It costs 54 MP and deals 1 hit of physical damage with a multiplier of 4x to all enemies as well as increasing LB gauge by 3-6 to caster.

Meteor Strike is an ability usable by Zell after using Heel Drop. It costs 24 MP to use and deals 1 hit of physical damage with a multiplier of 4x to one enemy as well as increasing LB gauge by 33 to the caster.

Meteor Strike is an ability learned by Devoted Summoner Yuna. It costs 1 summon orb to use and deals 9 hits of Fire EVO damage with a modifier of 100/0x to all enemies. It uses the Bolting Strike chaining family.

Ifrit: Meteor Strike is an ability learned by Ardyn at level 50 (6★). It costs 64 MP and deals 10 hits of physical damage with a modifier of 3.25x that ignores 50% DEF to all enemies and adds the Fire element to physicals for 5 turns to the caster. It uses the Stardust Ray chaining family.

Meteor Strike (XV) is an ability learned by Ardyn (FFXV). It costs 120 MP and deals 9 hits of Fire physical damage with a multiplier of 350x to one enemy. It uses the Bolting Strike chaining family.

Meteor Strike is also a Limit Burst for Star Traveller Tifa. When at max rarity and fully powered, it deals 24 hits of Water-elemental damage with a modifier of 780x and reduces DEF by 80% for 3 turns to one enemy. In addition, it increases ATK by 200% and LB damage by 150%, which cannot be dispelled for 3 turns to the caster.

Mobius Final Fantasy

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin

The Meteor Strike is a weapon ability typically enabled by the Tigerfangs, Maverick Knuckles, or the Grappling Master affinity. It causes the player to slam the ground, sending forth shock waves that deal heavy break damage and knock enemies back at the cost of 200 MP. It deals more break damage based on the Stamina stat.

World of Final Fantasy

Tifa uses Meteor Strike against the stack of Tonberry, Cactuar Conductor, and Moogle in the intervention "A Duo of Three", where she smashes her fist at the ground in front of her enemy, with the impact breaking her opponents' stack.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Meteor Strike is the ability of 18-050L Tifa. It costs 1 Wind and Lightning CP and chooses up to 3 Forwards and deals them 8000 damage.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances

Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring

Meteor Strike is an ability used by Tifa. This technique can be done by moving the D-pad 360 degrees.

Magic: The Gathering

Suplex is part of the Final Fantasy x Magic: The Gathering collaboration, appearing as a Sorcery card that exiles target creatures if they die. The card art depicts Sabin charging at a train, referencing the meme.

Other media

During the battle in Dead Fantasy II, Tifa uses her Meteor Strike against Kasumi, alluding to the move she uses against Loz in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. She later used this ability against Hitomi.

In ScrewAttack!'s Yang VS Tifa | DEATH BATTLE!, Tifa performs Meteor Strike as part of her Limit Break chain.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A meteor or "shooting star" is the visible streak of light from a meteoroid or micrometeoroid, heated and glowing from entering the Earth's atmosphere, as it sheds glowing material in its wake. Meteors rarely explode in the Earth's atmosphere. The term has become associated with quickness with the adjective "meteoric". In the context of myth and superstition, meteors and comets sighted in Ancient and Medieval Europe were once held as ill omen, said to be the message of the heavens' displeasure of man's affairs to herald grave catastrophes.

Pieces that withstand atmospheric ablation are known as meteorites, but the name of the spell in the series refers to the overall phenomenon.

A suplex is an offensive move used in both professional and amateur wrestling. A suplex is a throw that involves lifting the opponent and bridging or rolling to slam the opponent on their back.