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Limit Breaks

The bars on the right-hand side of the screen are the Limit Gauges of your characters. When full, your character's Limit Break becomes available to use once. A Limit Break is a special move that will greatly help the party, either by causing immense damage, or healing all members.
All characters have seven limit breaks (With the exception of Cait Sith, who has two, and Vincent, who has four). There are four "levels" of limit breaks, each level has two limits except for the fourth which has one. You may only use the limit breaks from one level at any one time. You meet certain requirements in order to learn a new limit break.

  First Break Second Break
Level 1 You start with this Use your level 1 first break 8 times
Level 2 Kill 80 enemies. Vincent only needs to kill 60 enemies. Use your level 2 first break 6 times
Level 3 Kill 80 enemies (in addition to the 80 already killed). Vincent only needs another 60 kills Use your level 3 first break 4 times
Level 4 Learn all level 1, level 2 and level 3 limit breaks. Teach your character their Lv4 Limit Break Manual

As a small hint, try fighting around areas like Wutai and Mideel as the enemies often attack in groups, and the enemies are quite easy to defeat. Use an attack that can hit all targets like SlashAll or MegaAll.
Also, your Limit Break gauge increases if you take more damage. If your character is in "Hyper" status, their limit gauge increases faster.

Cloud's Limit Breaks
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Braver - Attacks one opponent Cross Slash - Attacks and paralyses one opponent
Level 2 Blade Beam - Blasts a beam at one opponent, then hits other opponents for less damage Climhazard - Attacks one opponent
Level 3 Meteorain - Attacks all opponents Finishing Touch - Blows away all opponents. Survivors are hit for physical damage
Level 4 Omnislash - Attacks all opponents multiple times
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by getting 32000 Battle Points at the Gold Saucer's Battle Square

Barret's Limit Breaks
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Big Shot - Attacks one opponent Mind Blast - Removes MP from one opponent
Level 2 Grenade Bomb - Attacks one opponent Hammerblow - Removes an opponent from the battle field
Level 3 Satellite Beam - Attacks all opponents Angermax - Attacks all opponents
Level 4 Catastrophe - Attacks all opponents
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by talking to one of the people inside the tents after the Corel Huge Materia Quest

Aeris's Limit Breaks
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Healing Wind - Cures the entire party Seal Evil - Casts Silence and Stop
Level 2 Breath of the Earth - Removes all negative status ailments Fury Brand - Causes the other two party members to break Limit Gauge
Level 3 Planet Protector - Makes party invulnerable temporarily Pulse of Life - Completely restores status, HP and MP of entire party
Level 4 Final Gospel - Completely restores status, HP and MP of entire party and makes party invulnerable temporarily
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by taking the Buggy from the Gold Saucer to Junon (via Costa del Sol Cargo Ship). Head east and follow the river until you can cross it. Continue along until you find a small cave, and talk to the man inside. If the last two digits of the number of battles you have fought are the same, he'll give you Mythril. Go to the Weaponsmith between Gongaga and the Gold Saucer, and trade the Mythril for the Limit Break Manual (It's in the small chest)

Tifa's Limit Breaks
Tifa's Limit Breaks are performed in a chain; Casino Reels appear depending on the number of Limit Breaks she has learned so far. For each, try to get a [Yeah] or [Normal]. If successful, she will perform up to 7 attacks for one limit break. [Yeah] causes a critical hit.
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Beat Rush - Attacks one opponent Somersault - Attacks one opponent
Level 2 Waterkick - Attacks one opponent Meteodrive - Attacks one opponent
Level 3 Dolphin Blow - Attacks one opponent Meteor Strike - Attacks one opponent
Level 4 Final Heaven - Attacks one opponent
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by returning to Nibelheim in Disk Two with Cloud and Tifa in your party. Go to Tifa's house and choose to play the piano. Key in: , , , R1/L1+, R1/L1+, , , , R1/L1+, , , ,

RedXIII's Limit Breaks
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Sled Fang - Attacks one opponent Lunatic High - Casts Haste on all allies
Level 2 Bloodfang - Drains HP from one opponent Stardust Ray - Attacks all opponents
Level 3 Howling Moon - Causes RedXIII to become [Berserk] and [Haste] Earth Rave - Attacks all opponents
Level 4 Cosmo Memory - Attacks all opponents
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by opening the Shinra Mansion safe in Nibelheim. The combination is: right 36, left 10, right 59, and right 57

Cait Sith's Limit Breaks
Cait Sith only has two Limit Breaks, but the effectiveness of those Limit Breaks increase as he levels up
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Dice - Causes damage depending on the sum of the number on all the dice
Level 2 Slots - Does one of eight possible things
1. 3 Stars: Removes negative status ailments and restores HP and MP
2. 3 Kings: Attacks all enemies
3. 3 Bars: Casts a random spell
4. 3 Mogs: Party disappears while Cait Sith enlarges and attacks the enemy
5. 3 Hearts: Party's accuracy becomes 100%
6. 3 Cait Sith: Instant victory (Works on bosses)
7. 2 Bars, 1 Cait Sith: Instant death for all party members
8. Anything Else: Attacks all enemies

Cid's Limit Breaks
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Boost Jump - Attacks one opponent Dynamite - Attacks all opponents
Level 2 Hyper Jump - Attacks all opponents Dragon - Attacks all opponents
Level 3 Dragon Dive - Attacks one opponent Big Brawl - Attacks all enemies
Level 4 Highwind - Attacks all opponents multiple times
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by searching the Cargo Room of the sunken Gelnika Ship after you get the submarine

Yuffie's Limit Breaks
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Greased Lightning - Attacks one opponent Clear Tranquil - Cures the entire party
Level 2 Landscaper - Causes earth physical damage to all enemies Bloodfest - Attacks all enemies multiple times
Level 3 Gauntlet - Attacks all opponents Doom of the Living - Attacks all enemies multiple times
Level 4 All Creation - Attacks all opponents
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by deafeating the five bosses in Wutai's Pagoda

Vincent's Limit Breaks
Vincent only has four Limit Breaks. He transforms into a monster, causing loss of control. Each monster has two abilities.
  First Break Second Break
Level 1 Galian Beast - Casts "Beast Flare" which inflicts Fire magic damage to all opponents, or "Berserk Dance" which attacks one opponent
Level 2 Death Gigas - Casts "Livewire" which inflicts Lightning magic damage to all opponents, or "Gigadunk" which attacks one opponent
Level 3 Hellmasker - Casts "Livewire" which inflicts various status effects to all opponents, or "Splatter Combo" which attacks one opponent
Level 4 Chaos - Casts "Satan Slam" which cause heavy damage to all opponents, as well as hitting any survivors for extra damage, or "Chaos Sabre" which attacks all opponents
Obtain the Limit Break Manual by visiting the waterfall between Corel and Nibelheim in Disc 2 or 3. Get there with a Black/Gold Chocobo, or the submarine.