Gau

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Gau
Rarity	3-star -
Role
Chain Family	Bolting Strike
Categories	Lightning Attacker FFVI The Gathering
Acquisition	Rare Summon
Time Limited	No
CG LB	No
Series	FFVI
Gender	Male‎
Race	Human
No.	508, 509, 510, 2446, 2447, 2448
TMR	Rage - MeteorRage - Meteor Rage - Meteor Physical damage (250x) with ignore DEF (25%) to all enemies
STMR	Gau's CapeGau's Cape Gau's Cape Stats: ATK+50, DEF+50 Effect: Beast Killer+Beast Killer+ Beast Killer+ Increase physical and magic damage against beasts (75%) , Spirit of a Wild ChildSpirit of a Wild Child Spirit of a Wild Child Increase static ATK (500) Exclusive: Gau

A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau was abandoned by his father as a babe, and consequently grew alongside the beasts of the region known as the Veldt. Although he is not adept with words, he tries to communicate his emotions through gestures and physical motions. Eventually he runs into Sabin and his friends, who are en route to Narshe, and demands food from them. After Sabin gives him dried meat to earn his trust, Gau joins the party to show his gratitude. In turn, this ultimately results in him permanently joining the Returners on their efforts against the empire.

Statistics

Stats

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR	Attack Hits	Drop Check	Exp. Growth Pattern
3-star	1600 900 + 450	66 150 + 75	68 65 + 32	57 65 + 32	47 65 + 32	46 65 + 32	4	1	4
4-star	2080 900 + 450	86 150 + 75	89 65 + 32	75 65 + 32	62 65 + 32	61 65 + 32	4	2	4
5-star	2704 900 + 450	112 150 + 75	116 65 + 32	98 65 + 32	81 65 + 32	80 65 + 32	4	2	4
6-star	3600 900 + 450	222 150 + 75	198 65 + 32	155 65 + 32	171 65 + 32	160 65 + 32	4	3	6
7-star	4700 900 + 450	310 150 + 75	211 65 + 32	187 65 + 32	190 65 + 32	240 65 + 32	4	3	6
	5300 900 + 450	394 150 + 75	280 65 + 32	207 65 + 32	210 65 + 32	280 65 + 32	4	3	6
1	5989 900 + 450	445 150 + 75	316 65 + 32	234 65 + 32	237 65 + 32	316 65 + 32	4	3	6
2	6519 900 + 450	484 150 + 75	344 65 + 32	255 65 + 32	258 65 + 32	344 65 + 32	4	3	6
3	6890 900 + 450	512 150 + 75	364 65 + 32	269 65 + 32	273 65 + 32	364 65 + 32	4	3	6

Resistance

Element Resistance
+30%	+50%	+50%	+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%
Status Ailment Resistance
+100%	-	-	-	-	-	+100%	-

Equipment

Weapons
Armors
Rarity	Ability Slots	Affinity
3-star	2	-
4-star	3	-
5-star	4	-
6-star	4	-
7-star	4	-
	4	-

Equipment with Exclusive Effects

Icon	Name	Type	Effect
	Gau's Cape (FFVI)	Accessory	ATK+50, DEF+50 Effect: Beast Killer+Beast Killer+ Beast Killer+ Increase physical and magic damage against beasts (75%) , Spirit of a Wild ChildSpirit of a Wild Child Spirit of a Wild Child Increase static ATK (500) Exclusive: Gau
	Hyper Wrist (FFVI)	Accessory	ATK+45, ATK+20% Effect: Bird Hunter's MethodBird Hunter's Method Bird Hunter's Method Increase physical and magic damage against birds (50%) Exclusive: FFVI units
	Lightbringer (FFVI)	Sword	ATK+180, MAG+180, SPR+180 Effect: Mystical Shining BladeMystical Shining Blade Mystical Shining Blade Increase LB damage (50%) Increase static ATK, MAG and SPR (250) Increase physical evasion (30%) Increase magic evasion (30%) , Damage range 105% - 125% Exclusive: Wedge, Biggs, Sabin, Shadow, Edgar, Cyan, Terra, Magitek Armor Terra, Locke, Leo, Celes, Kefka, Trance Terra, Setzer, Gau, King Edgar of Figaro, Monk Sabin of Kolts, Magitek Warrior Terra, Adventurer Locke, Assassin Shadow, Archmage Kefka, Terra -Neo Vision-, Relm, Strago, Locke -Neo Vision-, Dashing Gambler Setzer, Triumphant General Celes, Doma Samurai Cyan, Moogle of Narshe Mog, Yeti of Narshe Umaro, Embracer of Duty Edgar, Embracer of Freedom Sabin
	Mutsunokami (FFVI)	Katana	ATK+215 Effect: World-Splitting KatanaWorld-Splitting Katana World-Splitting Katana Increase LB damage (75%) Increase physical evasion (20%) Exclusive: Wedge, Biggs, Sabin, Shadow, Edgar, Cyan, Terra, Magitek Armor Terra, Locke, Leo, Celes, Kefka, Trance Terra, Setzer, Gau, King Edgar of Figaro, Monk Sabin of Kolts, Magitek Warrior Terra, Adventurer Locke, Assassin Shadow, Archmage Kefka, Terra -Neo Vision-, Relm, Strago, Locke -Neo Vision-, Dashing Gambler Setzer, Triumphant General Celes, Doma Samurai Cyan, Moogle of Narshe Mog, Yeti of Narshe Umaro , Damage range 125% - 175%, Accuracy+50% Two-handed weapon
	Ninja Gear (FFVI)	Clothes	ATK+40, DEF+23, SPR+23 Resistance: Fire (+40%) Effect: Ninja's TranquilityNinja's Tranquility Ninja's Tranquility Increase equipment ATK/SPR (25%) when single wielding any weapon with or without shield Exclusive: FFVI units
	Thunder Shield (FFVI)	Light Shield	DEF+51, SPR+120 Resistance: Lightning (+50%) Effect: Vitality of ThunderVitality of Thunder Vitality of Thunder Increase static HP (500) and SPR (125) Exclusive: FFVI units Ability: ThundagaThundaga Thundaga Lvl 6  Lightning magic damage (20x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened

Innate Abilities

Special

Active
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
3-star	1		Fill LB	[1 use per battle] Increase LB gauge (999.99) to caster
3-star	1		Iron Needle	Physical damage (1.2x) to one enemy	3Attack frames: 42,46,50	3
3-star	1		Uwaoo~!!	[3 turns cooldown, available on turn 1] Add lightning element to physical attacks for 3 turns to caster Increase lightning physical damage (30%) for 3 turns to caster Increase lightning magic damage (30%) for 3 turns to caster Increase ATK (250%) for 3 turns to caster Increase LB damage (200%) for 3 turns to caster (can't be dispelled)		200
3-star	32		Poison Sting	Inflict poison (30%) to one enemy		3
4-star	11		Bite	Physical damage (1.4x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 2	4
4-star	52		Poison	Dark physical damage (1.2x) to one enemy Inflict poison (30%) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 120	4
4-star	60		Magitek Laser	Magic damage (140x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 80	7
5-star	1		Rage - Northern Cross	Ice physical damage (250x) to all enemies Decrease ice resistance (130%) for 3 turns to all enemies Inflict stop (100%) for 1 turn to all enemies	1Attack frames: 150	36
5-star	21		Pincer	Physical damage (1.6x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 3	6
5-star	68		Megavolt+ Lv.5	Lightning physical damage (180x) to all enemies Decrease lightning resistance (120%) for 3 turns to all enemies Bolting Strike	9Attack frames: 42,48,54,60,66,72,78,84,90	100
5-star	80		Leap	Randomly use: (34%) Leap Enable skills to caster: Icestorm+2, Life Shaver+2, Lullaby+2, Numb+2, Numbclaw+2 (33%) Leap Enable skills to caster: Blaze+2, Flash Rain+2, Gigavolt+2, Hose+2, Rock Slide+2, Wind Slash+2 (33%) Leap Enable skills to caster: Cat Scratch+2, Flare Star+2, Reraise+2		5
7-star	1		Triple Wild Child	Cast 3 times: Innate abilities, +1, Blaze, Blaze+2, Cat Scratch, Cat Scratch+2, Flare Star, Flare Star+2, Flash Rain, Flash Rain+2, Gigavolt, Gigavolt+2, Hose, Hose+2, Icestorm, Icestorm+2, Life Shaver, Life Shaver+2, Lullaby, Lullaby+2, Numb, Numb+2, Numbclaw, Numbclaw+2, Rage - Meteor, Reraise, Reraise+2, Rock Slide, Rock Slide+2, Wind Slash, Wind Slash+2
Passive Sort
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
2	1		Warring Spirit	Auto-cast Warring Spirit at the start of a battle
3	1		ATK +500	Increase static ATK (500)
3-star	1		Bug Killer+ III	Increase physical and magic damage against insects (200%)
3-star	1		Aquan Killer+ II	Increase physical and magic damage against aquatics (150%)
3-star	1		MP Regen III	Recover MP (13%) per turn
3-star	1		LB Regen I	Increase LB gauge (4) per turn
3-star	1		Attack (Gau)	Upgrade normal attack to Attack (Gau)
3-star	1		Dried Meat Power Lv.5	Increase HP (100%)
4-star	45		HP +10%	Increase HP (10%)
5-star	1		Child of the Veldt	Increase HP (30%) and ATK (20%) Increase physical damage against beasts (50%)
5-star	55		ATK +20%	Increase ATK (20%)
6-star	1		LB Damage +100%	Increase LB damage (100%)
6-star	1		Martial Arts Mastery Awk+2	Increase ATK, DEF, MAG and SPR (100%) when equipped with a fist
7-star	1		Two-Handed Attacker (ATK)	Increase ATK (200%) and DEF, SPR, HP and MP (60%) Increase LB damage (150%) Increase equipment ATK (200%) and physical accuracy (25%) when single wielding any weapon Increase chain modifier cap (100%)
7-star	1		Beast Killer+ III	Increase physical and magic damage against beasts (200%)
7-star	1		Maneater+ II	Increase physical and magic damage against humans (150%)
7-star	101		These people! All them!	[Requirement: TMR or STMR equipped] Increase static ATK (1500)
Conditional
Condition			Name	Effect	Hits	MP
Activated by Warring Spirit			Warring Spirit	Increase LB gauge (60) to caster
Activated by Attack (Gau)			Attack (Gau)	Physical damage (80x) to one enemy Increase LB gauge (4) to caster	4Attack frames: 32,37,42,72
Activated by Leap			Lullaby Awk+2	Inflict sleep (80%) to all enemies		8
Activated by Leap			Numb Awk+2	Inflict paralyze (80%) to one enemy		8
Activated by Leap			Icestorm Awk+2	Ice physical damage (180x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 80	19
Activated by Leap			Numbclaw Awk+2	Inflict paralyze (100%) to one enemy		15
Activated by Leap			Life Shaver Awk+2	Physical damage (80x) as HP drain (30%) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 120	5
Activated by Leap			Flash Rain Awk+2	Ice and water physical damage (200x) to all enemies	4Attack frames: 70,85,100,115	30
Activated by Leap			Wind Slash Awk+2	Wind physical damage (200x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 70	23
Activated by Leap			Blaze Awk+2	Fire physical damage (180x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 95	7
Activated by Leap			Hose Awk+2	Physical damage (250x) to one enemy	D	19
Activated by Leap			Rock Slide Awk+2	Physical damage (200x) with ignore DEF (25%) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 120	38
Activated by Leap			Gigavolt Awk+2	Lightning physical damage (200x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 70	30
Activated by Leap			Cat Scratch Awk+2	Physical damage (400x) to one enemy	3Attack frames: 2,5,8	16
Activated by Leap			Flare Star Awk+2	Fire physical damage (180x) with ignore DEF (50%) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 240	45
Activated by Leap			Reraise Awk+2	Auto-revive (80% HP) for 3 turns to one ally		18

Limit Burst

Rarity	Name	Effect		Hits	Cost
3-star	Furore	Base Lv 1	Physical damage (2.3x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 215	10
		Max Lv 10	Physical damage (2.75x) to one enemy
4-star	Furore	Base Lv 1	Physical damage (2.5x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 215	12
		Max Lv 15	Physical damage (3.2x) to one enemy
5-star	Furore	Base Lv 1	Physical damage (2.7x) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 215	14
		Max Lv 20	Physical damage (3.65x) to one enemy
6-star	Furore	Base Lv 1	Physical damage (40x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 215	54 / 30
		Max Lv 25	Physical damage (40x) to all enemies
7-star	Furore	Base Lv 1	Physical damage against beasts (80x) to all enemies Physical damage (40x) to all enemies	1,1Attack frames: 205,215	79 / 50
		Max Lv 30	Physical damage against beasts (80x) to all enemies Physical damage (40x) to all enemies
	Furore	Base Lv 1	Physical damage against beasts (120x) to all enemies Physical damage (80x) to all enemies	1,1Attack frames: 205,215	99 / 60
		Max Lv 40	Physical damage against beasts (120x) to all enemies Physical damage (80x) to all enemies
	Vicious Rage	Base Lv 1	Decrease fist resistance (20%) for 5 turns to all enemies Physical damage against beasts (200x) to all enemies Physical damage (160x) to all enemies Bolting Strike (Variant 1)	9,18Attack frames: 30,36,42,48,54,60,66,72,78,84,90,96,102,108,114,120,126,132,138,144,150,156,162,168,174,180,186	99 / 60
		Max Lv 40	Decrease fist resistance (20%) for 5 turns to all enemies Physical damage against beasts (200x) to all enemies Physical damage (160x) to all enemies Bolting Strike (Variant 1)

Awakenable Abilities

Brave Abilities

Name	Effect	Hits	MP	Type	T1	T2	T3	Brave Insignia	Gil
Megavolt Lv.1	Lightning physical damage (1.4x) to all enemies	1	9
Megavolt+ Lv.2	Lightning physical damage (150x) to all enemies Decrease lightning resistance (120%) for 3 turns to all enemies Bolting Strike	9	100	Yellow	15	8	-	-	100,000
Megavolt+ Lv.3	Lightning physical damage (160x) to all enemies Decrease lightning resistance (120%) for 3 turns to all enemies Bolting Strike	9	100	Yellow	20	15	-	10	100,000
Megavolt+ Lv.4	Lightning physical damage (170x) to all enemies Decrease lightning resistance (120%) for 3 turns to all enemies Bolting Strike	9	100	Yellow	35	22	3	15	150,000
Megavolt+ Lv.5	Lightning physical damage (180x) to all enemies Decrease lightning resistance (120%) for 3 turns to all enemies Bolting Strike	9	100	Yellow	75	37	5	20	300,000
Dried Meat Power Lv.1	Increase HP (60%)	-	-
Dried Meat Power Lv.2	Increase HP (70%)	-	-	Yellow	15	8	-	-	100,000
Dried Meat Power Lv.3	Increase HP (80%)	-	-	Yellow	20	15	-	10	100,000
Dried Meat Power Lv.4	Increase HP (90%)	-	-	Yellow	35	22	3	15	150,000
Dried Meat Power Lv.5	Increase HP (100%)	-	-	Yellow	75	37	5	20	300,000

Ability Awakening

Name	Effect	Hits	MP	Type	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	Gil
Martial Arts Mastery	Increase ATK (50%) when equipped with a fist	-	-
Martial Arts Mastery (Yang) Awk+1	Increase ATK (75%) when equipped with a fist	-	-	Tech	15	8	5	1	-	250,000
Martial Arts Mastery (Yang) Awk+2	Increase ATK (120%) when equipped with a fist	-	-	Tech	23	12	8	2	1	250,000
Martial Arts Mastery	Increase ATK, DEF, MAG and SPR (50%) when equipped with a fist	-	-
Martial Arts Mastery Awk+1	Increase ATK, DEF, MAG and SPR (75%) when equipped with a fist	-	-	Tech	15	8	5	1	-	250,000
Martial Arts Mastery Awk+2	Increase ATK, DEF, MAG and SPR (100%) when equipped with a fist	-	-	Tech	23	12	8	2	1	250,000

Awakening Materials

4-star	5-star	6-star	7-star
Beast Meat (25) Esper Cryst (15) Crimson Tear (10) Earth's Core (5) Sacred Crystal (5) 1,500	Crimson Tear (20) Earth's Core (10) Sacred Crystal (10) Dragon Heart (5) Holy Crystal (5) 2,500	Calamity Writ (20) Rainbow Bloom (10) Calamity Gem (10) Fairies' Writ (5) Divine Crystal (5) 4,000	Gau's Prism 3,000,000

	1	2	3
Gau Fragment (25) Ascension Pearl 250,000	Gau Fragment (50) Ascension Pearl (2) 250,000	Gau Fragment (75) Ascension Pearl (3) 500,000	Gau Fragment (100) Ascension Pearl (3) Transcension Pearl 750,000

Sprites

3-star	4-star	5-star	6-star	7-star

Quotes

• Background Story
• Fusion
• Awakening
• Summon
• Trust Mastery

Background Story

3★	A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau was abandoned by his father as a babe, and consequently grew alongside the beasts of the region known as the Veldt. Although he is not adept with words, he tries to communicate his emotions through gestures and physical motions. Eventually he runs into Sabin and his friends, who are en route to Narshe, and demands food from them. After Sabin gives him dried meat to earn his trust, Gau joins the party to show his gratitude. In turn, this ultimately results in him permanently joining the Returners on their efforts against the empire.
4★	A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau joined Sabin and his comrades in their fight against the empire to repay them for the dried meat they had given him. Soon afterwards the party learns that Gau has the superhuman ability to learn attacks used by the monsters of the Veldt--a unique skill said to have been of great help when facing off against the empire.
5★	A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau joined Sabin and Cyan's journey to repay them for the dried meat he had received from them, and ultimately became a permanent member of their group. He decided to return to the Veldt after Kefka's destruction of the world in order to train for the day in which he would have to fight alongside his friends once again. Although Sabin manages to schedule a reunion between Gau and his estranged father later on, the man does not recognize the feral boy and his own child. Despite the results being far from ideal, Gau was content with the fact that his father was still alive nevertheless.
6★	A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau joined Sabin and Cyan's journey to repay them for the dried meat he had received from them, and ultimately became a permanent member of their group. He decided to return to the Veldt after Kefka's destruction of the world in order to train for the day in which he would have to fight alongside his friends once again. Although Sabin manages to schedule a reunion between Gau and his estranged father later on, the man does not recognize the feral boy and his own child. Despite the results being far from ideal, Gau was content with the fact that his father was still alive nevertheless.
7★	A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau joined Sabin and Cyan's journey to repay them for the dried meat he had received from them, and ultimately became a permanent member of their group. He decided to return to the Veldt after Kefka's destruction of the world in order to train for the day in which he would have to fight alongside his friends once again. Although Sabin manages to schedule a reunion between Gau and his estranged father later on, the man does not recognize the feral boy and his own child. Despite the results being far from ideal, Gau was content with the fact that his father was still alive nevertheless.
NV	A feral child from another world where magic and espers once lived. Gau joined Sabin and Cyan's journey to repay them for the dried meat he had received from them, and ultimately became a permanent member of their group. He decided to return to the Veldt after Kefka's destruction of the world in order to train for the day in which he would have to fight alongside his friends once again. Although Sabin manages to schedule a reunion between Gau and his estranged father later on, the man does not recognize the feral boy and his own child. Despite the results being far from ideal, Gau was content with the fact that his father was still alive nevertheless.

Fusion

3★	I am Gau, I train in the Cave on the Veldt.
4★	I am Gau, I do my best!
5★	Gau, Gau! Gau is in control!
6★	Gau, Gau! Gau is in control!
7★	Gau, Gau! Gau is in control!
NV	Gau, Gau! Gau is in control!

Awakening

3★	<blank>
4★	Gau! Dried meats! Give me dried meats!
5★	You are great! But Gau is greater!
6★	You are great! But Gau is greater!
7★	You are great! But Gau is greater!
NV	You are great! But Gau is greater!

Summon

3★	Gau! Ooh, ooh, ooh... So hungry...
4★	Gau, Gau! More... More food!
5★	Gau! Gau, Gau! I'm Gau! You're my friend! Friend! Let's journey together!
6★	Gau! Gau, Gau! I'm Gau! You're my friend! Friend! Let's journey together!
7★	Gau! Gau, Gau! I'm Gau! You're my friend! Friend! Let's journey together!
NV	Gau! Gau, Gau! I'm Gau! You're my friend! Friend! Let's journey together!

Trust Mastery

Gau's treasure is sparkly. I give it to you! Treasure! My treasure!