Lightning (Dissidia 012)

Info
Name	Lightning　(ライトニング)
Original game	Final Fantasy XIII
Base ATK (LV100)	109 (Low / +1 as Commando, Average)
Base DEF (LV100)	111 (Average)
Run Speed	6 (Average / Good)
Dash Speed	73 (Fast)
Fall Speed	75 (Above Average)
Fall Speed Ratio After Dodge	28 (Above Average)
Fastest BRV
Fastest HP
1-Hit HP
HP Links
Command Block
Weapon	Swords, Daggers, Greatswords, Katanas, Guns, Parrying Weapons
Armor	Shields, Bangles, Gauntlets, Hats, Helms, Headbands, Ribbons, Clothing, Light Armor, Chestplates
Exclusive weapons	Blazefire Saber, Axis Blade, Flamberge, Enkindler, Omega Weapon, Barrage Blade, Zantetsuken, Odin Blade
Unlock
Alignment
Voice Actor (JP)
Voice Actor (ENG)

Strengths	Weaknesses

Paradigm Shift

Lightning has three different sets of bravery attacks through the Commando, Ravager and Medic roles. Press L + R to change to a different role.

Default rotation for roles is: Commando > Ravager > Medic

If Reverse Paradigm extra ability is used, the rotation becomes: Ravager > Commando > Medic

If no attacks under a specific role are equipped such as Medic, the role will not be available in battle. This can serve as quality of life to a player who wishes to streamline paradigm shift gameplay.

The Commando role has a passive +1 ATK stat boost when using it in battle.

Bravery Attacks

Ground (Commando)

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	12, 10, 18 (40)	23F	Physical	Melee Low	30
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Sword slash sending foe flying vertically upward.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	2 x 7, 4, 17 (35)	29F	Physical	Melee Mid	30
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Spinning slash and gun shot. Boost hit times when close.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	10, 15 (25)	37F	Magical	Ranged Low (orb), Ranged Mid (explosion)	30
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Shoot forth pearls of light. Deal damage on hit and explosion.

Aerial (Commando)

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	7 x 3, 14 (35)	29F	Physical	Ranged Low	30
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Gun shot & charge slash. Effective against any height.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	12, 10, 18 (40)	23F	Physical	Melee Low	30
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Sword slash knocking foe downwards.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	each (10)	33F	Magical	Ranged Low	0
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Chase	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Shoot forth pearls of light. Can aim with the analog stick.

Ground (Ravager)

The first bolt appears at 27 frames. After that, bolts appear every 8 frames and stay on field for 12 frames. The last bolt appears at ~4 seconds (235F) for a total of 27 bolts.

Lightning regains control at about 100F and can dodge cancel at about 56F.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	each (10)	27F	Magical	Ranged Low	each 21
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Chase	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Call down lightning bolts. Long duration, keeps foe at bay.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	each 4 (up to 12)	25F, 11F, 11F	Magical	Ranged Low	0
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Flame projectile. Eventual speed increase.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1 x 5, 6 (11)	43F	Magical	Ranged Low	0
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Launch wind projectiles. Paralyzes foe with multiple hits.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	3 x 6, 12 (30)	43F	Physical	Melee Mid	120
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Chase	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Barrage of attacks. Generates extra EX Force.

Aerial (Ravager)

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	2, 3, 5 (10)	13F	Magical	Ranged Low	90
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Chase	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Call down lightning bolts. Short range, quick execution.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	2, 10 (12)	63F	Magical	Ranged Low	60
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Absorb	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Launch shards of ice after drawing in foe.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	15	43F	Magical	Ranged Mid	90
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Launch waterballs. Slowly tracks opponent.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	3 x 6, 12 (30)	43F	Physical	Melee Mid	120
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Chase	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Barrage of attacks. Generates extra EX Force.

Medic

Medic has two bravery attacks, both of which have a ground and an aerial version

At level 100, Lightning gains 138 total bravery (6 + 13 + 20 + 26 + 33 + 40). The process takes about 3 seconds (~180F).

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1 to 6 % of raw BRV (21 %)	~33F	Magical	-	-
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

Increase bravery. Continue combo for boost.

At level 100, Lightning gains 165 total bravery (6 + 6 + 153). The process takes about 2.5 seconds (~160F).

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1, 1, 23 % of raw BRV (25 %)	~55F	Magical	-	-
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	20 (10)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

Increase bravery. Successful combo provides greater boost.

HP Attacks

Ground

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	each (7)	47F	Magical	Ranged High	60 + 12 x N
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Call down lightning bolts. Great against flank attacks.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	10	59F	Physical	Melee High (blade), Ranged High (projectile)	0
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Shockwave from sword. Slow speed, strong homing.

Commando only.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	3, 3, 4 (10) / +Launch = (32)	?	Physical	Melee High	90
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

Branching from Launch [Combo] Swing large sword.

Aerial

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	-	47F	-	Melee High	60
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	-	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Slashing charge sending foe flying upward.

	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1 x 8 (blade), 2 x 6 (thunder) (8 + 12)	55F	Physical (blade) / Magical (thunder)	Melee High (blade) / Ranged High (thunder) / Block (Ranged Low)	18
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Attack)	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall Rush, Magic Block	40 (20)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Drop lightning on foe. Can hit with spinning sword.

EX Mode: Omega Weapon equipped!

Effects:

• Regen
• Critical Boost
• Omega Weapon
• Grav-con Unit

Omega Weapon

[Activates with bravery attack] Instantly causes a Bravery Break if an opponent is near Break status.

An attack will break if the opponent is under 30 % of their base bravery (200 BRV at level 100). Very potent for increasing damage with an EX Burst.

Grav-con Unit

[Always active while in EX Mode] The Grav-con Unit activates to automatically avoid Wall Rush damage.

EX Burst: Gestalt Drive

A chain of attacks imbued with the powers of Odin. Enter the commands as shown on the screen to initiate an attack.

Even if your movement controls are set to utilise directional buttons, the directional commands must be done with an analog stick.

Remember that Lightning has +1 ATK while in Commando role. This applies to her EX Burst as well.

Damage multiplier (initial)	Damage multiplier (rest)	Type
12, 4 x 5 (32)	13 x 4, 4 x 5 (72) (104 total)	Physical (except Lightning Strike & Thunderfall)

Builds

Builds here.

Stats
HP
CP
BRV
ATK
DEF
LUK
Max Booster

Special Effect:

Equipment
Assist
Weapon
Hand
Head
Body
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Accessory 3
Accessory 4
Accessory 5
Accessory 6
Accessory 7
Accessory 8
Accessory 9
Accessory 10
Summon

Stats
HP
CP
BRV
ATK
DEF
LUK
Max Booster

Special Effect:

Equipment
Assist
Weapon
Hand
Head
Body
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Accessory 3
Accessory 4
Accessory 5
Accessory 6
Accessory 7
Accessory 8
Accessory 9
Accessory 10
Summon

Assist

Lightning's assist data.

Type	Attack	Startup	Position	Spawn	Damage multiplier	Effects
BRV	Aerora	43F	Ground	Opponent	1 x 5, 6 (11)	-
BRV	Smite	23F	Air	Opponent	12, 10, 18 (40)	Wall Rush
HP	Lightning Strike	47F	Ground	Opponent	each (7)	Chase
HP	Thunderfall	55F	Air	Opponent	1 x 8, 2 x 6 (8 / 12)	Block, Wall Rush

Lightning works well with most tournament viable assists.