Jenova∙DEATH, referred to as Jenova-DEATH in the BradyGames guide, is a boss in Final Fantasy VII and the third form of Jenova. It is fought in the Whirlwind Maze during "That Which Waits in the Northernmost Reaches".
Stats
Formations
| # | Formation |
|---|---|
| 743 | Jenova▪DEATH |
Locations
| Whirlwind Maze | |
|---|---|
| Rocky Path | 743 (event) |
Battle
Jenova∙DEATH attempts to inflict Silence status onto the party. She can attack quickly with the Red Light portion up three times in one turn, and has a high Magic Defense compared with her physical Defense. All of her attacks are Fire attacks.
Tifa is a required member of the party for this boss, so she should be equipped properly.
Strategy
The player doesn't need to regard armor Defense for this battle, as all of Jenova's attacks are magical. As all of Jenova's damaging attacks are Fire-elemental, equipping a Fire Ring or Fire Armlet to at least one party member makes the battle impossible to lose. Elemental Materia linked to a Fire-elemental Materia in armor, or the Dragon Armlet, also help.
The Ribbon from the Temple of the Ancients and Gaea's Cliff are available to protect against Silence, and the player can also use Added Effect paired with Seal.
Jenova∙DEATH is vulnerable to the Paralyze component of Cloud's Cross-slash Limit Break, as well as Dazers won at the Sleeping Forest from Boundfat.
AI script
AI: Setup {
- SpclChance = 4
- 1/2 Chance: Count = 3
- 1/2 Chance: Count = 0
} AI: Main {
- TempVar:RedLightAttack = 0
- If (Count == 0) Then
- {
- If ((At Least One Opponent has Silence Status)
- OR (Jenova∙DEATH's MP < 24)) Then
- {
- TempVar:RedLightAttack = 1
- } Else {
- Choose Random Opponent without Silence
- Use Silence on _target
- }
- Count = 1
- If ((At Least One Opponent has Silence Status)
- } Else If (Count == 1 or 2) Then {
- Count = Count + 1
- } Else If (Count == 3) Then {
- TempVar:RedLightAttack = 1
- Count = 4
- } Else If (Count == 4) Then {
- TempVar:RedLightAttack = 1
- Count = 5
- } Else {
- Choose All Opponents
- Use Tropic Wind on _target
- Count = 0
- }
- If (TempVar:RedLightAttack == 1) Then
- {
- If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
- {
- If (2nd Opponent doesn't have Death Status) Then
- {
- Choose 2nd Opponent
- Use Red Light on _target
- }
- If (1st Opponent doesn't have Death Status) Then
- {
- Choose 1st Opponent
- Use Red Light on _target
- }
- If (3rd Opponent doesn't have Death Status) Then
- {
- Choose 3rd Opponent
- Use Red Light on _target
- }
- } Else {
- TempVar:Random = Rnd(1..SpclChance)
- If (TempVar:Random == 1) Then
- {
- Choose Random Opponent
- Use Red Light on _target
- }
- If (TempVar:Random <= 2) Then
- {
- Choose Random Opponent
- Use Red Light on _target
- }
- Choose Random Opponent
- Use Red Light on _target
- }
- }
} AI: Counter - General {
- If (Jenova∙DEATH's HP <= 25% of Jenova*DEATH's Max HP) Then
- {
- SpclChance = 2
- } Else If (Jenova∙DEATH's HP <= 75% of Jenova*DEATH's Max HP) Then {
- SpclChance = 3
- }
}
Other appearances
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Jenova-DEATH is an enemy during an event called "Operation Jenova". To get Jenova-DEATH to appear, the players must shut down the three mako reactors. In battle, Jenova-DEATH uses Red Light. Red Light covers the entire screen with a red tint and forms red clouds around the party that can explode and cause damage.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Mobius Final Fantasy
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Etymology
The dot (・) is an interpunct used in Japanese to indicate that a full proper noun is two separate words. It appears in Final Fantasy VII in the boss names of Jenova's parts and Sephiroth's boss forms.
The names of Jenova∙BIRTH, Jenova∙LIFE, and Jenova∙DEATH are alluded to Saṃsāra, the repeating cycle of birth, life, and death in Buddhism.