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Cid Pollendina

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“ Now this is what you call going out with a bang! Haw Haw Haw! „
~ Cid sealing off the entrance to the Underworld

Summary

Cid Pollendina is the Airship Mechanic of the Baron kingdom and one of the protagonists of Final Fantasy IV. Being one of Cecil's long time friends, he's aided him both in the frontlines through his airships and as a friend during his hardships. One day when the King of Baron sent Cecil to deliver a package to Mist, Cid was arrested due to his suspecions of the kingdom starting to rise. He's set free from his jail cell after Cecil and his allies defeated the water fiend Cagnazzo, disguised as the king of Baron this entire time. After finishing his touches on the newest airship model, he sets out with Cecil's group to stop the remaining Baron forces led by Golbez to save the world from it's utter destruction.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 4-A, far higher with Augments | At least 4-A, likely 2-C , far higher with Augments

Key: Final Fantasy IV | The After Years

Name: Cid Pollendina

Origin: Final Fantasy IV

Gender: Male

Age: 54 | 71

Classification: Engineer, Airship Mechanic for the Baron kingdom

Powers and Abilities:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Type 1; He can breathe on the moon with no issues), Blessed (Is blessed by The Crystal, which grants her the abilities of the Crystal), Weapon Mastery (Is an expert on Hammers, Axes, Bows and Arrows), Non-Physical Interaction (Is capable of harming noncorporeal, intangible and abstract beings like Zeromus), Invulnerability and Attack Reflection (Can nullify any physical attacks and reflect magical attacks via the Lunar Curtain), Information Analysis and Clairvoyance (Analyze allows the user to study enemies to see their stats, and is stated to Clairvoyance[1]), Poison Manipulation and Corrosion Inducement (Can inflict his targets with Poison with the Poison/Gigant Axe, which can corrode the target[1]), Soul Manipulation (can utilize Ifrit's hellfire, which is stated to burn the soul away[2]), Damage Boost (Can pinpoint the weaknesses in machine-type enemies for massive damage), Forcefield Creation (Can use the Elven Bow to cast Shell on himself, which protects himself from magical attacks via a barrier), Petrification (Can petrify foes with the Medusa Arrows), Holy Manipulation (via Holy Arrows), Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation and Matter Manipulation (Sub-Atomic; Has access to different weapons and items powered by Fire and Ice magic, Both Fire and Ice related abilities are stated to affect the target's electrons,[1] being able to even negate durability in the process[1]), Regeneration Negation (Mid-Godly) and Immortality Negation (Types 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9; Is capable of killing undeads and beings who resurrect in Mount Ordeals. Additionally, destroyed Scarmiglione whose true power manifests by coming back as an undead after death. Is even capable of permanently killing the Leshy creature, which can live on via possessing another corpse.[1] Is also capable of killing beings who are blessed with the Crystals, who grant these immortalities and regeneration abilities), Resistance Negation (Can bypass the enemies innate resistance to status ailments and being analyzed via the Bestiary item[3] and the numerous Lunar summons, which can affect Zeromus[3] despite him being resistant to these effects[3]), Electricity Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (via lightning arrows, which are capable of attacking the nerves[4]), Darkness Manipulation and Perception Manipulation (via the Blinding arrows, which can render a foe blind[5]), Power Nullification (Can nullify powers with the Silence Arrows), Madness Manipulation (Type 2) and Morality Manipulation (Can inflict targets with the Confuse status ailment, driving the target insane and attack anyone, even their allies), Earth Manipulation (via Gaia's hammer), Explosion Manipulation (via Flare Sledgehammer). Has gained the abilities of the Lunar Summons, which should grant him the following: Mind Manipulation and Age Manipulation (via Lunar Mist Dragon[3]), Earth Manipulation (via Lunar Titan), Fire Manipulation (via Lunar Ifrit), Ice Manipulation and Absolute Zero (via Lunar Shiva), Electricity Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (via Lunar Ramuh, Lightning abilities are capable of attacking the nerves[6]), Healing, Resurrection, and Statistics Amplification (via Lunar Asura), Pocket Reality Manipulation (via Lunar Bahamut[3] and Lunar Ramuh[3] since they made their own pocket dimensions in their dungeons), Water Manipulation (via Lunar Leviathan), Death Manipulation (via Lunar Odin), Radiation Manipulation (via Megaflare, which is stated[7] numerous times to be a nuclear power[8]), Shapeshifting and Power Mimicry (Lunar Bahamut was able to shapeshift into Kain and copy his abilities[3])

Resistant to the Following: Subjective Reality, Magic, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Characters are capable of surviving and resisting magical abilities, Which is[9] shown to[10] project one's inner[11] mind onto reality,[12] and as shown with the creation of the Devil's road,[13] remove entire concepts[14] and warp space and time[15] to where the past, present, and future[16] exists as one[17]), Law Manipulation (Resists magic, which can rewrite[9] the natural order of things[13]), Gravity Manipulation (Unaffected by the gravitational pull of the True Moon, which even the Lunar Whale couldn't escape from[12]), Disease Manipulation (Can remain in the Impact Crater for extended periods of time despite its presence rotting the land[18] and making it diseased[12]), Spatial Manipulation, Deconstruction, and BFR (Can withstand the attacks of Atomos, who manipulates space,[12] crush enemies down to a molecular level,[19] and can warp them into another dimension[19]), Life Manipulation, Absorption (Can cross the Devil's Road without their life force being drained[3]), Extreme Heat (Can fight for extended periods in the lava-filled chasms of the underworld), Extreme Cold and Cosmic Radiations (Can fight and survive on the moon), Absolute Zero (Can survive Lunar Shiva's ice attacks,[3] including Diamond Dust), Hellfire Manipulation (Can survive the heat and flames of Ifrit's hellfire), Age Manipulation (Can withstand the effects of the Lunar Mist Dragon's presence, which is capable of reverting Rydia to a child[3]), Resistance Negation (Can resist the status ailments from the Lunar Summons, which can affect Zeromus[3] despite him being resistant to these effects[3]), Soul Manipulation (Is capable of resisting the ability of the Trap Door to being absorbed down to his very soul,[1] on top of surviving the Devil's Road[20] which can rip apart one's soul,[15] and can withstand Ifrit's Hellfire, which is stated to burn the soul away[2]), Possession and Necromancy (Is able to resist the effects of the Leshy's possession ability[1] regardless if he's dead), Empathic Manipulation, and Madness Manipulation (Type 3; Resistant to the effects of the True Moon, which is capable of affecting the hearts and minds of all living beings on the planet[12]), Curse Manipulation, Void Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Time Stop, Statistics Reduction, and Corruption (Type 2; Is shown to withstand the effects of the Darkness from[12] Final Fantasy III more than once,[12] which is shown to have these abilities), Regeneration Negation (High-Godly) and Immortality Negation (Type 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8; Is capable of withstanding hits from numerous foes blessed by the crystals and is still capable of healing from his wounds and not lose his immortality), Darkness Manipulation and Perception Manipulation (Can resist the darkness status ailment via various equipment, which would render the target blind[21]), Power Nullification (Can resist the Silence status, which would render the target's ability to use magic null), Electricity Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (Is able to resist the Lightning spells, which is capable of attacking the nerves[6]), Petrification (Can resist the petrification status effect), Death Manipulation and Blood Manipulation (Can resist the Death spell, which is even stated to solidify the victim's blood[1]), Attack Reflection (The Piercing Magic Augment allows the user to bypass reflect spells as a whole), Madness Manipulation (Type 2) and Morality Manipulation (Can resist the Confuse status ailment, which can drive the target to attack anyone, even their allies), Sleep Manipulation (Can resist the Sleep status effect), Paralysis Inducement (Can resist the Paralyze status effect), Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, and Matter Manipulation (Sub-Atomic; Is capable of resisting the Fire and Ice spell in particular being capable of affecting the[1] target's electrons[1]), Poison Manipulation and Corrosion Inducement (Can resist the Poison status effect, which is also stated to corrode the target[1]), Transmutation (can resist the Toad and Pig spell), Size Manipulation (Is able to resist the Mini spell)

Instinctive Reaction (Auto-Potion causes the user to automatically use potions when in danger, and Counter automatically counters physical attacks when hit), Statistics Amplification (Item Lore doubles the effectiveness of healing and damaging items, including weaponry. Fast Talker doubles the rate at which one can cast magic, Bluff can increase one's intelligence, etc.), Curse Manipulation, Reactive Power Level (Last Stand doubles defense when the user is at low health, and Adrenaline does the same with offenses), Statistics Reduction (The Curse augment allows the user to curse others and halve their strength and defense. The Cry augment further halves enemies' defenses), Water Manipulation, Death Manipulation (Tsunami emits a massive wave of water that inflicts instant death), Fusionism (The Twincast augment allows the user to cast different spells with those they share a strong bond with), Sound Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Transmutation, Regeneration (Mid-Low, possibly High-Mid), Time Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Bardsong allows the user to cast magic through singing, including turning enemies into pigs, granting regeneration, casting haste, and increasing all stats. The bard's powers can also drain the target's will to fight[1]), Stealth Mastery (Hide allows the user to take cover, using ranged attacks such as aim and throw while hidden), Magic (Including Statistics Amplification, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, and Transmutation. Recall allows the user to cast random magic spells, including Toad, Bubble, Bravery, Faith, and the three Elemental tiers), Subjective Reality (Magic,[9] in its basest form,[10] is projecting one's inner[11] mind onto reality,[12] and is powered by intelligence and mental strength[9]), Non-Physical Interaction (Magic as a whole is shown to affect a wide variety of different beings, from intangible/immaterial beings to non corporeal beings, to abstract concepts like Chronodia, who's the flow of time itself,[22] to Nonexistent beings like Exdeath and Cloud of Darkness), Law Manipulation (Magic is stated to rewrite[9] the natural order of things[13]), Limited Durability Negation, Forcefield Negation, and Intangibility (Magic negates conventional physical durability, barriers, and armor, requiring specific defense against magic which is powered by the Mind and Spirit), Power Modification (Including Duplication, Fusionism, Statistics Amplification, Size Manipulation, Homing Attack, Danmaku, Aura, Breath Attack, and Energy Manipulation; Magic users across the games have consistently shown the ability to manipulate the shape and properties of their own magical abilities, with even higher tiers of spells simply being considered stronger versions of the same basic ability[23]), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Magic is shown in the novels to remove concepts and warp space and time itself,[13] like the Devil's road, which the concept of time was lost,[14] and time and space were twisted to the point[15] the past, present and future[16] existed as one[17]), Air Manipulation (Whirlwind surrounds the target with a tornado and renders them weak to fire magic), Perception Manipulation (Eye Gouge allows the user to blind enemies), Information Analysis and Clairvoyance (Analyze allows the user to study enemies to see their stats, and is stated to Clairvoyance[1]), Power Modification (Upgrade allows the user to use items to enchant their weapons with different elements), Fire Manipulation (Inferno coats the battlefield in an eruption of fire), Darkness Manipulation, Life Manipulation (The Darkness augment allows the user to sacrifice their life in the form of greater attack power), Martial Arts (Focus, Kick, and Brace are all various different martial arts techniques), Accelerated Development (Level Lust increases the rate at which the user gains experience. All augments increase the stats of the user as they gain experience), Energy Manipulation and Restoration (Omnicasting allows the user to vastly increase the area of effect of their spells, even normally single-target ones. Bless gradually restores the MP of one's allies), Resurrection (When the user is slain with the Phoenix augment, they resurrect all of their allies), Awakened Power (Limit Break allows the user to shatter their previous limits)

Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System Level (Is capable of defeating Bahamut and Dark Bahamut, the former is capable of creating a pocket dimension[3] with stars with its summon,[3] and is comparable to Kain, who's able to defeat Lunar Bahamut by himself, who's also capable of doing the same feat[3] and said dimension vanishing when Lunar Bahamut loses[3] and is capable of summoning Lunar Bahamut, and it's stated in the lore that In order for anyone to summon, they must be stronger than the summon in order to control them.[1] Is also capable of taking on Zeromus, who's stated to be capable of destroying[3] all in its wake,[3] which would include the entire moon of FF4, which is shown in the novels[24] and the actual game[3] to have a starry sky in the background), far higher with Augments | At least Multi-Solar System level (Is able to take on and harm the Creator, The Creator merely duplicating himself was enough to destroy his entire moon vessel,[25] which is shown to have numerous[26] stars,[26] nebulaes,[26] and black holes[26]), likely Low Multiverse level (The Creator was vastly superior to the Four creatures of darkness from FF3, which could each fight the endgame Warriors of Light in a 1v4, can also take on Gilgamesh and win), far higher with Augments

Speed: Speed of Light (Can keep up with Yang) | Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with Gilgamesh)

Lifting Strength: Class Y (Is capable of contending with Bahamut, who's able to move numerous planets through his summon[3]) | Multi-Stellar (Is comparable to the Creator, who's able to carry his entire moon on his own, which is shown to have numerous star clusters inside[3])

Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System level, far higher with Augments | At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level, far higher with Augments

Durability: Multi-Solar System level (Has tanked attacks from Zeromus, who is the manifested hatred of Zemus, far surpassing Lunarians like Golbez and Fusoya), far higher with Augments | At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level (Tanked attacks from The Creator and Gilgamesh), far higher with Augments

Stamina: Superhuman (He can fight through entire gauntlets of monsters without tiring, even against the likes of powerful beings like Zeromus. He has also faced the God of Eidolons, Bahamut, his Dark Counterpart, as well as an even more powerful version of Zeromus named Zeromus EG)

Range: Tens of Meters with Bows. Multiversal+ with magic (Magic as a whole is shown to affect omnipresent beings such as Exdeath when he's become one with the Void itself, which spans across the entire Final Fantasy Multiverse, can even banish foes into the Void with the Teleport ability)

Standard Equipment: A wide variety of Axes, Hammers, Bows and Arrows with a wide variety of innate abilities; a vast array of different armors and equipment that grants enhanced resistances to elemental attacks and status ailments; and a wide collection of items that can boost the user, recover their abilities in a wide variety of ways, and inflict numerous status ailments on their targets. A Crystal

Intelligence: Genius. Is one of the best mechanics in the land, being able to find many ways to fix his ships while even in critical condition, and taught Luca how to use spare parts from a doll to fix a shot down airship, and should be at least comparable to Cecil and Kain in terms of combat experience, who are superior in combat experience than the Baron knights, who are trained to analyze their targets in a few seconds to determine their weaknesses to take them down.[1]

Weaknesses: None notable

Notable Attacks / Techniques:

  • Item Lore: The user is capable of increasing the effectiveness of both healing and damaging items.
  • Counter: The user automatically counter attacks when they get hit by the enemy.
  • Curse: The user inflicts curse on the enemy, dropping their overall stats as a result.
  • Tsunami: Casts a giant wave of water upon the enemy that can potentially cause instant death.
  • Bluff: The user's intelligence increases drastically, increasing their spell's effectiveness.
  • Cry: The user starts crying and drops the enemy's defenses by half.
  • Dualcast: the user is capable of casting two spells at once.
  • Bardsong: The user is capable of using the bard's ability to sing, being able to use a variety of abilities, such as healing, inflicting status ailments on the enemy, or damaging them.
  • Hide: The user hides from the enemy, being undetected while capable of attacking from a distance with throwing items and bows.
  • Recall: The user casts a random spell that can cause random effects to the target.
  • Last Stand and Adrenaline: The user's strength and defenses increases when their health is low.
  • Fast Talker: The user is capable of casting spells at a far shorter time than normal.
  • Whirlwind: The user casts wind magic upon the targets and decreases the target's innate resistance to fire.
  • Eye Gouge: The user inflicts blind on the target, enveloping them in darkness and messing their optical senses.
  • Analyze: The user is capable of analyzing the target to determine their stats, strengths and weaknesses.
  • Upgrade: The user can mix an elemental attack item with their weapons, gaining their innate powers in their weapons as a result.
  • Inferno: The user casts a giant fire spell, damaging all foes in the area.
  • Darkness: The user sacrifices some of their health to gain a massive boost in power.
  • Focus: The user can store in energy to deal massive amounts of damage in their next attack.
  • Kick: The user flies at the foes with a flying kick, attacking everything in the vicinity.
  • Brace: The user reduces the damage taken by a large amount.
  • Level Lust: The user is capable of increasing their stats at a faster rate than normal.
  • Piercing Magic: The user is capable of bypassing spells that are capable of reflecting attacks back.
  • Bless: The user's magic power recovers at a steady rate.
  • Phoenix: The user can revive and restore other members should they die.
  • Limit Break: The user breaks their previous limits, being capable of dealing damages tens of times greater than they could previously.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

Inconclusive:

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Final Fantasy IV Settings Guidebook
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 160
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Final Fantasy IV
  4. ↑ Final Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 7, page 54
  5. ↑ Final Fantasy V GBA Manual
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Final Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 7, page 54
  7. ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 5, page 270
  8. ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 5, page 271
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 1, page 29
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 3, page 107
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 109
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 198
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 199
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 67
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 73
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 147
  18. ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 83
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Dissidia Final Fantasy
  20. ↑ Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 4, page 195
  21. ↑ Final Fantasy V GBA Manual
  22. ↑ Final Fantasy I
  23. ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2 page 114
  24. ↑ Final Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 11, page 243
  25. ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, epilogue, pg292
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

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