Kuja

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Kuja
Rarity	3-star - 6-star
Role
Chain Family	Chaos Wave Awakened
Categories	Fire Mage Support FFIX
Acquisition	Rare Summon
Time Limited
CG LB	No
Series	FFIX
Gender	Male‎
Race	Human
No.	123, 124, 125, 748
TMR	FlareFlare Flare Lvl 7  Fire magic damage (70x) to one enemy Decrease fire and water resistance (100%) for 3 turns to one enemy

A beautiful and cruel angel of death who sought to destroy the world of Gaia from the inside out. Whispering in the ear of Alexandria's Queen Brahne, he convinces her of the advantages of using summons and artificial black mages, created from the Mist, to achieve her goals. In doing so, he achieves his own goal: a war that spreads across every corner of the continent. Kuja possesses an androgynous beauty, an unforgiving pride and a sadistic disdain for others. His flair for dramatic speeches reveals his narcissistic tendencies as well. He looks down on all other creatures, including Queen Brahne and the black mages he creates, as no more than pawns in his game.

Statistics

Stats

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR	Attack Hits	Drop Check	Exp. Growth Pattern
3-star	1539 900 + 450	77 150 + 75	65 65 + 32	55 65 + 32	66 65 + 32	50 65 + 32	3	2	4
4-star	1986 900 + 450	99 150 + 75	84 65 + 32	71 65 + 32	85 65 + 32	65 65 + 32	3	3	4
5-star	2482 900 + 450	124 150 + 75	105 65 + 32	89 65 + 32	106 65 + 32	81 65 + 32	3	4	4
6-star	3226 900 + 450	161 150 + 75	136 65 + 32	115 65 + 32	137 65 + 32	105 65 + 32	3	4	6

Resistance

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

Equipment

Weapons
Armors
Rarity	Ability Slots	Affinity
3-star	2	Lvl 5, Lvl 6, Lvl 3
4-star	3	Lvl 6, Lvl 7, Lvl 4
5-star	4	Lvl 7, Lvl 8, Lvl 5
6-star	4	Lvl 8, Lvl 8, Lvl 6

Equipment with Exclusive Effects

Icon	Name	Type	Effect
	Battle Boots (FFIX)	Accessory	ATK+34, DEF+35, MAG+34, SPR+19 Resistance: Paralyze (+50%) Effect: Combat ShoesCombat Shoes Combat Shoes Increase HP (30%) Decrease MP used (25%) , Successful Frog CatchingSuccessful Frog Catching Successful Frog Catching Increase physical and magic damage against humans (15%) Exclusive: FFIX units
	Battle Boots (FFIX)	Accessory	ATK+40, DEF+36, MAG+40, SPR+20 Resistance: Paralyze (+50%) Effect: Combat ShoesCombat Shoes Combat Shoes Increase HP (30%) Decrease MP used (25%) , Successful Frog Catching+Successful Frog Catching+ Successful Frog Catching+ Increase physical and magic damage against humans (30%) Exclusive: FFIX units
	Brumal Cores (FFIX)	Rod	MAG+230 Effect: Destroyer's ImpulseDestroyer's Impulse Destroyer's Impulse Increase static MAG (500) Increase LB damage (50%) Exclusive: Kuja, Angel of Death Kuja, Planet Destroyer Kuja, Trance Kuja , Damage range 110% - 120%
	Brumal Cores (FFIX)	Rod	MAG+210 Effect: Destroyer's ImpulseDestroyer's Impulse Destroyer's Impulse Increase static MAG (500) Increase LB damage (50%) Exclusive: Kuja, Angel of Death Kuja, Planet Destroyer Kuja, Trance Kuja , Damage range 125% - 175%, Accuracy+50% Two-handed weapon
	Magician Robe (FFIX)	Robe	DEF+22, MAG+50, SPR+26 Effect: Strength to Face the TruthStrength to Face the Truth Strength to Face the Truth Boost MAG (30%) when equipped with a rod Exclusive: FFIX units

Innate Abilities

Special

Active
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
6-star	63		Flare Star Awk+2	Fire magic damage (2.5x) with ignore SPR (50%) to all enemies Decrease fire resistance (50%) for 3 turns to all enemies	1Attack frames: 240	40
6-star	78		Dualcast	Cast 2 times: Any magic except blue magic
6-star	94		Angel of Death	Increase ATK and MAG (80%) for 3 turns to all allies Enable skill for 4 turns to caster: Ultima		80
Passive Sort
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
3-star	25		MP +20%	Increase MP (20%)
4-star	34		MAG +20%	Increase MAG (20%)
5-star	53		Absorb MP	Absorb MP from enemy spells taken (100%)
6-star	1		Attachment to Life	Increase MAG (100%) for 3 turns when HP drops below 30% Increase SPR (100%) for 3 turns when HP drops below 30%
6-star	8		MP +30%	Increase MP (30%)
6-star	19		HP +20%	Increase HP (20%)
6-star	30		MAG +30%	Increase MAG (30%)
6-star	30		Auto-Faith	Auto-cast Faith (Auto) at the start of a battle, upon revival, or after brave shift
6-star	100		Flare Counter	Chance to counter physical attacks (10%) with Flare Counter Chance to counter magic attacks (10%) with Flare Counter
Conditional
Condition			Name	Effect	Hits	MP
Activated by Auto-Faith			Faith (Auto)	Increase MAG (200%) for infinite turns to one ally
Activated by Angel of Death			Ultima	Magic damage (25x) with ignore SPR (50%) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 365	60
Activated by Flare Counter			Flare Counter	Fire magic damage (2.3x) to one enemy Decrease water resistance (30%) for 3 turns to one enemy	1Attack frames: 240

Magic

Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
3-star	1		Gravity	HP damage (50%) to one enemy	1Attack frames: 0	12
3-star	32		Barthundara Awk+2	Increase lightning resistance (100%) for 4 turns to all allies		10
4-star	18		Dispel	Remove all status effects from one enemy		7
4-star	52		Thundaga Awk+2	Lightning magic damage (40x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8Attack frames: 42,62,82,102,122,142,162,182	20
5-star	28		Shell	Increase SPR (100%) for 4 turns to one ally Mitigate magic damage taken (30%) for 4 turns to one ally		10
5-star	80		Graviga	HP damage (75%) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 0	20
6-star	42		Dispelga	Remove all status effects from all enemies		18
6-star	50		Curaga	Heal (1000 HP, 3.4x) to all allies		15
6-star	50		Holy	Consume all remaining MP to deal light magic damage (30% of consumed MP) with SPR scaling to one enemy	1Attack frames: 450

Limit Burst

Rarity	Name	Effect		Hits	Cost
3-star	Flare Star	Base Lv 1	Magic damage (2.1x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 140	10
		Max Lv 10	Magic damage (2.55x) to all enemies
4-star	Reaper's Dirge	Base Lv 1	Magic damage (2.3x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 150	12
		Max Lv 15	Magic damage (3x) to all enemies
5-star	Neutron Ring	Base Lv 1	Magic damage (2.5x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 230	14
		Max Lv 20	Magic damage (3.45x) to all enemies
6-star	Neutron Ring	Base Lv 1	Magic damage (5.5x) to all enemies	1Attack frames: 230	20
		Max Lv 25	Magic damage (7.9x) to all enemies

Awakenable Abilities

Ability Awakening

Name	Effect	Hits	MP	Type	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	Gil
Thundaga	Lightning magic damage (20x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8	20
Thundaga Awk+1	Lightning magic damage (30x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8	20	Black	15	8	5	1	-	250,000
Thundaga Awk+2	Lightning magic damage (40x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8	20	Black	23	12	8	1	-	250,000
Flare Star	Fire magic damage (1.8x) with ignore SPR (50%) to all enemies	1	45
Flare Star Awk+1	Fire magic damage (2x) with ignore SPR (50%) to all enemies Decrease fire resistance (25%) for 3 turns to all enemies	1	45	Black	20	15	10	4	1	500,000
Flare Star Awk+2	Fire magic damage (2.5x) with ignore SPR (50%) to all enemies Decrease fire resistance (50%) for 3 turns to all enemies	1	40	Black	30	23	15	8	2	500,000
Barthundara	Increase lightning resistance (60%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	10
Barthundara Awk+1	Increase lightning resistance (70%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	10	Green	8	3	-	-	-	30,000
Barthundara Awk+2	Increase lightning resistance (100%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	10	Green	12	5	1	-	-	30,000

Awakening Materials

4-star	5-star	6-star
Allure Powder (25) Esper Cryst (15) Book of Ruin (10) Deepsea Bloom (5) Sacred Crystal (5) 1,500	Book of Ruin (20) Deepsea Bloom (10) Sacred Crystal (10) God's Reliquary (5) Holy Crystal (5) 2,500	Calamity Writ (20) Calamity Gem (10) Rainbow Bloom (10) Fairies' Writ (5) Divine Crystal (5) 4,000

Sprites

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

Quotes

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

Background Story

3★	A beautiful and cruel angel of death who sought to destroy the world of Gaia from the inside out. Whispering in the ear of Alexandria's Queen Brahne, he convinces her of the advantages of using summons and artificial black mages, created from the Mist, to achieve her goals. In doing so, he achieves his own goal: a war that spreads across every corner of the continent. Kuja possesses an androgynous beauty, an unforgiving pride and a sadistic disdain for others. His flair for dramatic speeches reveals his narcissistic tendencies as well. He looks down on all other creatures, including Queen Brahne and the black mages he creates, as no more than pawns in his game.
4★	A beautiful and cruel angel of death who sought to destroy the world of Gaia from the inside out. In truth he is a Genome, an artificial lifeform created to host the souls of the people of Terra, another world that seeks to merge with Gaia. He receives his orders from Garland, a being whose aim is to safeguard Terra's future. To throw Gaia into confusion and aid the Terrans' takeover, Kuja uses Queen Brahne of Alexandria and others as tools in his dark schemes. He is an older sibling of sorts to Zidane, but when he saw the potential within his "little brother" and the hopes pinned upon him, he abandoned the child Zidane on Gaia.
5★	A beautiful and cruel angel of death who sought to destroy the world of Gaia from the inside out. He is a Genome, an artificial life that should not have independent will—and yet he does. Despite this "flaw," he is ordered by Garland to throw Gaia into chaos and help their home world absorb it. He plots to betray Garland, who sees him as no more than a tool to be used. But he falls into a spiral of despair when he learns that his lifespan is nearly spent and becomes self-destructive, intending to take the entire world down with him.
6★	A beautiful and cruel angel of death who sought to destroy the world of Gaia from the inside out. Kuja is a Genome, an empty vessel made to house the soul of a native of Terra within, with a mission to plunge Gaia into chaos. Having rebelled against Garland, the caretaker of Terra, Kuja ultimately kills him following his weakened state after his fight with Zidane. Although he initially meant to rule over both Terra and Gaia, he soon resolves to destroy the world in a fit of rage after realizing the limits of his own mortality.

Fusion

3★	Beautiful! This cascade of power gives blessing to our victory!
4★	The weak lose their freedom to the strong. Such is the way of the world.
5★	Yes! This is the power I've longed for!
6★	...But the celebration isn't over yet.

Awakening

3★	<blank>
4★	Oh, how I've longed for this day! The day I might cast away this mask and reveal my true self.
5★	It is the providence of nature that only the strong survive. That is why I needed strength.
6★	Now my forces are ready to strike! Ahh... The suspense is terrible!

Summon

3★	All the world's a stage. Mind if I join you in watching the show?
4★	Never would I have imagined running into you in a place like this. It must be fate.
5★	This is not mere chance. No, this is the power of fate.
6★	Hehe, it's time for the curtain to rise! Come up to the front row, and behold what I have to show you.

Trust Mastery

It appears you're not as feeble-minded as I thought, if you can understand my purposes. Why don't you smile? This is quite some praise.

Notes

Gameplay

• Kuja has several variants: Angel of Death Kuja and Planet Destroyer Kuja.

Trivia

• Main antagonist of Final Fantasy IX.
• Kuja, like Zidane is not actually Human but a Genome.