Phoenix Down Syndrome

Wasn't Seto said to have been turned to stone with some kind of super toxin? I thought there was a slight explanation as to why a soft wouldn't work.

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Originally Posted by Roogle

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Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke

I think its sensible that Phoenix Down would only revive one from KO rather than from death

However I dont understand why they didnt try a SOFT on RedXIII's dad

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Final Fantasy IV gave the player the option of using a Soft on Palom and Porom when they turn themselves to stone. It was a useless option added only for flavor, but it gave the player the option of trying, at least! I wonder why they didn't do something similar with Red XIII.

Final Fantasy V has a case where the main characters try to save another character from dying by casting spells and using items, even if the characters didn't really know those spells or have those items in stock.

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Good point. This should always be an option to the player... even if it is useless.

It certainly brings verisimilitude.

Well, Phoenix Down cures DEATH in battle which is hilarious. However out of battle, idk I guess they did this just for story effect?

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Originally Posted by Jiro

Wasn't Seto said to have been turned to stone with some kind of super toxin? I thought there was a slight explanation as to why a soft wouldn't work.

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Originally Posted by ReloadPsi

Because he had poisoned arrows stuck in him that turned him to stone. Applying a Soft would've probably caused the arrows to take effect again immediately, and pulling them out would've been impossible as pulling an arrowhead out of a stone statue would require you to chip a lot of it away, especially given how arrowheads are usually designed so that they can't be removed without causing even more serious harm... this would then cause the cumulative injuries caused by such an endeavour to kill Seto as soon as they threw another Soft.

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Especially considering the Phoenix Down issue here. Also Zangan mentions that he kept using a Cure spell on Tifa's open wounds after the Nibelheim incident and it didn't help.

Source: my older sister and her partner know a lot about archery.