Hope (FFXIII-2)

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Hope (FFXIII-2)
Rarity	4-star - 6-star
Role
Chain Family	Chaos Wave Awakened
Categories	Support FFXIII
Acquisition	Rare Summon
Time Limited	No
CG LB	No
Series	FFXIII-2
Gender	Male‎
Race	Human
No.	1888, 1889, 1890
TMR	Academia's ProdigyAcademia's Prodigy Academia's Prodigy Increase MAG/SPR (30%) Increase LB gauge fill rate (50%)

The young director of the research institute known as the Academy, located in a distant world where changing the future is possible by traveling through time. Not only is he a polite and friendly young man, he has also gained the unwavering trust of those around him. Hoping to use the power of science to prevent future disasters from happening, he dedicates his time and effort to earning his degree, ultimately rising to the top ranks of the Academy.

Statistics

Stats

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR	Attack Hits	Drop Check	Exp. Growth Pattern
4-star	2099 900 + 450	102 150 + 75	80 65 + 32	78 65 + 32	72 65 + 32	77 65 + 32	3	3	6
5-star	2729 900 + 450	133 150 + 75	105 65 + 32	102 65 + 32	94 65 + 32	101 65 + 32	3	4	6
6-star	3548 900 + 450	174 150 + 75	137 65 + 32	133 65 + 32	123 65 + 32	132 65 + 32	3	4	6

Resistance

Element Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Equipment

Weapons
Armors
Rarity	Ability Slots	Affinity
4-star	3	Lvl 4, Lvl 7, Lvl 6
5-star	4	Lvl 5, Lvl 8, Lvl 7
6-star	4	Lvl 5, Lvl 8, Lvl 7

Equipment with Exclusive Effects

Icon	Name	Type	Effect
	Attacker	Special Abilities (Passive)	Increase ATK, MAG and MP (50%)
	Defender	Special Abilities (Passive)	Increase DEF, SPR and HP (50%)

Innate Abilities

Special

Active
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
4-star	1		Academic Toss	Magic damage (3x) to all enemies	3	24
5-star	40		Conjuring Magician	Increase MAG (150%) for 4 turns to one ally Increase LB gauge (2) to one ally		48
5-star	40		Conjuring Knight	Increase SPR (150%) for 4 turns to one ally Recover MP (20) to one ally		48
6-star	43		Last Resort: Academia	Magic damage (3x) with ignore SPR (50%) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8	52
6-star	65		Analysis: M Weakening (Beasts)	Increase magic damage against beast (50%) for 3 turns to one ally		45
6-star	89		Analysis: M Weakening (Machina)	Increase magic damage against machina (50%) for 3 turns to one ally		45
6-star	100		Dualcast	Cast 2 times: Any magic except blue magic
Passive Sort
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
4-star	1		MP +20%	Increase MP (20%)
4-star	60		All Grown Up	Increase DEF and HP (20%) Auto-cast Regen at the start of a battle, upon revival, or after brave shift
5-star	80		Academy's Top Advisor	Increase MAG and SPR (20%) Recover MP (3%) per turn
6-star	1		MAG +30%	Increase MAG (30%)
6-star	21		Ark Creator	Increase MAG and SPR (20%) and HP and MP (10%)
Conditional
Condition			Name	Effect	Hits	MP
Activated by All Grown Up			Regen	Heal (1000 HP, 1x) per turn to one ally		3

Magic

Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
4-star	13		Barfiraga	Increase fire resistance (80%) for 4 turns to all allies		15
4-star	24		Barblizzaga	Increase ice resistance (80%) for 4 turns to all allies		15
4-star	35		Barthundaga	Increase lightning resistance (80%) for 4 turns to all allies		15
4-star	49		Barwaterga	Increase water resistance (80%) for 4 turns to all allies		15
5-star	1		Veil	Increase resistance to all status ailments (100%) for 5 turns to all allies		28
5-star	69		Raise	Revive one KO'd ally (30% HP)		12

Limit Burst

Rarity	Name	Effect		Hits	Cost
4-star	Hope of Academia	Base Lv 1	Decrease ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (46%) for 3 turns to all enemies Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (126%) for 3 turns to all allies		14
		Max Lv 15	Decrease ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (60%) for 3 turns to all enemies Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (140%) for 3 turns to all allies
5-star	Hope of Academia	Base Lv 1	Decrease ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (46%) for 3 turns to all enemies Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (126%) for 3 turns to all allies		16
		Max Lv 20	Decrease ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (65%) for 3 turns to all enemies Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (145%) for 3 turns to all allies
6-star	Hope of Academia	Base Lv 1	Decrease ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (46%) for 3 turns to all enemies Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (126%) for 3 turns to all allies		20
		Max Lv 25	Decrease ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (70%) for 3 turns to all enemies Increase ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR (150%) for 3 turns to all allies

Awakening Materials

5-star	6-star
Litrock (25) Fury Seed (13) Sacred Crystal (15) Lucky Seedling (8) Holy Crystal (8) 2,500	Calamity Gem (20) Prismatic Horn (10) Calamity Writ (10) Fairies' Writ (5) Divine Crystal (5) 4,000

Sprites

4-star	5-star	6-star

Quotes

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

Background Story

4★	The young director of the research institute known as the Academy, located in a distant world where changing the future is possible by traveling through time. Not only is he a polite and friendly young man, he has also gained the unwavering trust of those around him. Hoping to use the power of science to prevent future disasters from happening, he dedicates his time and effort to earning his degree, ultimately rising to the top ranks of the Academy.
5★	The young director of the research institute known as the Academy, located in a distant world where changing the future is possible by traveling through time. Not only is he a polite and friendly young man, he has also gained the unwavering trust of those around him. Hoping to use the power of science to prevent future disasters from happening, he dedicates his time and effort to earning his degree, ultimately rising to the top ranks of the Academy. The loss of his mother and friends during the disaster that struck Cocoon when he was younger is what has motivated him to study space-time.
6★	The young director of the research institute known as the Academy, located in a distant world where changing the future is possible by traveling through time. Not only is he a polite and friendly young man, he has also gained the unwavering trust of those around him. Hoping to use the power of science to prevent future disasters from happening, he dedicates his time and effort to earning his degree, ultimately rising to the top ranks of the Academy. The loss of his mother and friends during the disaster that struck Cocoon when he was younger is what has motivated him to study space-time, and what eventually facilitates his fateful meeting with Serah and Noel.

Fusion

4★	Everything is in the hands of the younger generation now.
5★	I have a soft spot for the boomerang. It reminds me of a time I never want to forget.
6★	Someone has to shoulder the burden if the Academy is going to move forward.

Awakening

4★	<blank>
5★	The discoveries we've made will benefit not only the Academy, but the future of humanity.
6★	Only those who hold onto their resolve and find their own path through time have the right to change the future.

Summon

4★	Director of Academy Research, Team Alpha. Hope Estheim, at your service.
5★	Director of Academy Research, Team Alpha. Hope Estheim, at your service.
6★	Director of Academy Research, Team Alpha. Hope Estheim, at your service.

Trust Mastery

Let's all fight together, for the sake of the future.

Notes

Gameplay

• Hope has several variants: Neverending Hope, Hope (FFXIII-2) and Challenger of Fate Hope.