"A boy bearing unparalleled skills in the art of black magic. Although somewhat cowardly and naive he can be easily be motivated by his strong sense of justice and companionship."
-Description
Vivi Ornitier is a hero and character representing Final Fantasy IX.
In the original title Vivi met Zidane by chance when he attended his preformance of I Want to be Your Canaryand became entwined with the insidious plot of the Terran assimilation that motivated the war on Gaia and the secrets surrounding his birth and the limitations of his own life.
As a Black Mage Vivi is fundamentally similar in construction to the Genomes Zidane and Kuja.
In the game's story mode, Vivi's opposes Xande who taunts him over their shared dillema of a shortened lifespan and even offers the young mage salvation under the power of Barthandelus's temptations of Eternal Life.
Vivi's standard outfit is identical to his design in Final Fantasy IX a pointy hat and blue clothes. Vivi's hat appears a bit too large for him and flops down his back instead of pointing straight up like those of the other black mages in the game. Vivi wears a blue jacket, green and white stripy trousers, red and white gloves, and brown boots.
Vivi's first alternate outfit, Phantasmagorical Coat is based on the illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano giving him an elaborate hat and black coat decorated with white baubles and multi-colored tassels.
Vivi's second alternate outfit the Wizards Jerkin is based on the clothing of the generic Black Mage models from Final Fantasy IX with a burgundy coat and white pants, though Vivi will retain his unique hat.
Vivi's DLC outfit is the Kingdom Hearts II Gear is his costume in the Kingdom Hearts series, with a hat that has a face on it and striped shoes.
His Manikin is light purple and called the Capricious Golem and is indigo in hue.
Battle[]
Vivi is a Concentrated Conjurer which allows him to focus most of his spells to different levels by just holding down the button, giving him unparalleled versatility in spell selection. However one must be careful when charging spells to get the desired effect because it leaves Vivi open to attack.
Brave Attacks
Name
Type
Range
Damage Type
Description
Additional Effects
Mist Arts: Flame
Ground/ Aerial
Mid-Long
Magical
Charges a Fire, Fira or Firaga spell to cast.
Focus Level 1: Fire a pair of spiraling fireballs at the enemy. Very fast but low homing.
Focus Level 2: Conjure a flamethrower from Vivi's staff burning the enemy with a constant jet of flames from mid range.
Focus Level 3: Conjure four fireballs around the enemy which close in on them and create spiraling tower of flames with absorb properties.
Chase (Fire), Wallrush, Absorb (Firaga)
Mist Arts: Ice
Ground/ Aerial
Mid-Long
Magical
Charges a Blizzard, Blizzara or Blizzaga spell to cast.
Focus Level 1: Vivi sends a blast of hail forward like a shotgun like wide arc. Deals more damage at close range where the ice is more concentrated.
Focus Level 2: Rain a highspeed hail of ice shards on an opponent from above.
Focus Level 3: Raise an iceburg from a magic circle underneath the enemy and freeze the enemy inside it before it shatters dealing heavy damage. If the enemy fails to be frozen inside the ice crystal can still harm them.
Charges a Thunder, Thundara or Thundaga spell to cast.
Focus Level 1: Drop a single quick lightning bolt on the enemy. Quick recovery, Low power.
Focus Level 2: Raise staff and unleash a web of electricity around Vivi shocking the enemy multiple times if they are nearby.
Focus Level 3: Conjure black clouds above the enemy which will follow them and rain thunderbolts on the enemy for a prolonged period of time.
Chase (Thunder), Absorb (Thundara)
Water
Ground/ Aerial
Mid
Magical
Vivi conjures a wide and high wave of water that rushes from his location but gets smaller the further it travels. Deals more damage from a closer range
Wallrush
Flare
Ground/ Aerial
Mid
Magical
Vivi shoots a fire ball that leaves a trail of miniature explosions behind it before popping into a more powerful explosion.
Guard Break
Strike
Ground/ Aerial
Close
Physical
Vivi bats the enemy away from him with his staff.
Chase
HP Attacks
Name
Type
Range
Damage Type
Description
Additional Effects
Break
Ground
Mid
Magical
Shakes the ground under an opponent causing BRV damage and then raise stalagmites which impale the enemy from different angles.
Wallrush
Mist Arts: Celestial Body
Ground/ Aerial
Long
Magical
Charges a Comet, Meteor or Doomsday spell to crush the enemy.
Focus Level 1: Summon a small and fast meteor to strike the enemy from diagnol arc, exploding on impact.
Focus Level 2: Conjure a large meteor from directly above the enemy raining down and crushing them in an explosive impact.
Focus Level 3: Conjure a massive meteor above the enemy which absorbs matter from the ground pulling the enemy with strong absorption before falling.
Wallrush (Comet) Wallrush, Absorb (Meteor and Doomsday)
Mist Arts: Venom
Ground/ Aerial
Close-Long
Magical
Charges a Poison or Bio spell to erode enemies.
Focus Level 1: Ooze a violet mist around Vivi's body corroding the enemy with poison before dealing HP damage.
Focus Level 2: Conjure a green cloud of acid around an enemy lingering in the location for a while even if it fails to strike.
N/A
Demi
Aerial
Long
Magical
Create a well of gravity energy which pulls enemies to it and crushes them for brave damage before bursting for HP damage.
Absorb
EX Mode - Trance
Name
Type
Description
Regen
EX Ability
Recovers HP over time during EX Mode.
Critical Boost
EX Ability
Doubles Critical Rate while in EX Mode
Focus
EX Ability
Vivi's spells will charge to higher levels in half the time.
Double Black
EX Ability
Vivi can instantly cast the same spell twice by pressing the button again.
Limited Time
EX Burst
Vivi casts Flare to blast the enemy into the EX Zone and he begins channeling a spell crating a black hole in the sky which absorbs the enemy and begins to absorb rock matter to itself forming a meteor that grows in size depending on how well the command is done. If done correctly the meteor will ignite and crash to the floor, if you fail the meteor will instead explode into shrapnel.
Equipment[]
Vivi can equip Staves, Rods, Poles, Daggers, Books, Bangles, Hats, Hairpins, Clothes and Robes.
Trade: 182,800 gil, High Mage Staff, Limited Time x1, Golem's Hopes x5
Trade Accessory[]
Name
Description
Limited Time
Your existence is defined not by your creation but by your decisions.
Music[]
When battled in story mode an arrangement of Festival of the Hunt plays as the background music.
Allusions[]
Vivi's weapons are named after weapons he can equip over the course of Final Fantasy IX, except for his level 100 Exclusive which is named after the trio of powerful custom Black Mage's.
Vivi's trade accesorry and EX Burst draw their name from a song on the Final Fantasy IX soundtrack.
Vivi's charged spell gimick is inspired by his Focus ability.
Vivi's Strike skill is named after the attack used by enemy Black Mages.
