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#1: Cyan
You've probably played Final Fantasy 6. If you haven't, then you probably should, but fear not: I'll explain what's going on here in a bit.
Cyan is a pretty cool guy. He's got the awesome mustache and the katanas and all. But while he's a great character, he's really not that effective as a party member. His attack and magic are lackluster, and his signature move SwdTech has some clunky mechanics: in order to execute the higher-level SwdTechs, you have to select the command then wait... and wait... and wait for the gauge to fill. Meanwhile, you can't input commands for other party members; you have to wait for the SwdTech gauge to get to where you want it.
Today's challenge, then: Make Cyan good. Not overpowered, but good. Bonus points for doing it in a way that is interesting.
Optional Bonus Challenge: Make Cyan good without changing the SwdTech gauge mechanic.
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For reference, here's a list of Cyan's SwdTechs. You can probably ignore the level he learns them, since an event later in the game gives him all of them at once.
Dispatch:
Obtained at Level 1
Effects: Physical damage to one foe
Retort:
Obtained at level 6
Effects: Puts Cyan into retort mode. When hit with a
physical attack, he counters with a non-elemental magic attack.
Slash:
Obtained at level 12
Effects: Deals damage equal to 50% of enemies HP, adds Seizure. (Enemies are immune to this about as often as you'd guess.)
Quadra Slam:
Obtained at level 15
Effects: Attacks random enemies with 4 separate attacks.
Empowerer:
Obtained at level 24
Effects: Magic damage and MP damage to one foe, restoring equal HP and MP to Cyan.
Stunner:
Obtained at level 34
Effects: Non-elemental magic damage to all enemies, randomly inflicts
Stop.
Quadra Slice:
Obtained at level 44
Effects: Attacks random enemies with 4 separate attacks. Difference
between this and Quadra Slam is that this Ignores Defense.
Cleaver:
Obtained at level 70
Effects: Instant Death to all enemies.
Code:
SwdTech Power Physical Ign. Def. Unblock Hit Rate
Dispatch 120 Yes Yes Yes n/a
Retort 56 No Yes Yes n/a
Slash 8 Yes No Yes n/a
Quadra Slam 72 Yes No Yes n/a
Empowerer 49 No Yes Yes n/a
Stunner 97 No No Yes 140*
Quadra Slice 70 Yes Yes Yes n/a
Cleave 0 No Yes No 182
* The main damage portion of Stunner is unblockable, but the special
effect will only try to inflict the ailment 116/256 of the time
(116 = 256 - 140).
Dispatch 120 Yes Yes Yes n/a
Retort 56 No Yes Yes n/a
Slash 8 Yes No Yes n/a
Quadra Slam 72 Yes No Yes n/a
Empowerer 49 No Yes Yes n/a
Stunner 97 No No Yes 140*
Quadra Slice 70 Yes Yes Yes n/a
Cleave 0 No Yes No 182
* The main damage portion of Stunner is unblockable, but the special
effect will only try to inflict the ailment 116/256 of the time
(116 = 256 - 140).
(Note that Retort is actually much better than it looks on paper, since it's magical and not physical.)
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