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'''Phoenix Down''', also named '''Fenix Down''' in earlier titles, is an item that appears in several ''[[Final Fantasy (franchise)|Final Fantasy]]'' games. It first appears in ''[[Final Fantasy II]]''. Phoenix Downs are used to revive a [[KO]]'d character, either within or outside of battle. In some games, a little bit of a character's [[HP]] is revived simultaneously. Several undead enemies are vulnerable to healing or other life-restoration moves, so a Phoenix Down can also be used to either defeat them instantly or inflict lots of damage upon them. In several games, either [[Raise]] or [[Arise]], both of which are [[White Magic]] spells, are an alternative for reviving a fallen character.

Phoenix Downs are usually depicted as a feather of a {{wp|phoenix}}, a common symbol of life and rebirth, and the "down" refers to a bird's down feathers, which is the undercoat beneath their visible layer of feathers. Phoenix Downs have also been depicted as the bottled tears of a phoenix, bolted quivers, or bead necklaces.

Variants of Phoenix Down include the [[Phoenix Pinion]], which summons a [[phoenix]] in battle, and [[Mega Phoenix]], which revives all KO'd party members.

==History==
===''Final Fantasy II''===
In ''Final Fantasy II'', Phoenix Downs can be bought at any [[Item Shop]] for 500 [[gil]] (5,000 in the [[Famicom]] version and ''[[Final Fantasy Origins]]''{{'}}s Hard Mode) and sold for 250 gil (2,500 gil in the Famicom version and ''Final Fantasy Origins''{{'}}s Hard Mode). There are a few [[treasure chest]]s that contain a Phoenix Down, and certain enemies may drop a Phoenix Down when defeated.

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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:{{FF2color}}" | '''Ways to obtain a Phoenix Down'''
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!Item Shops:
||All of them
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!Treasure chests:
||[[Castle Deist]] (1F), [[Tropical Island]] (B3), [[Cave of Mysidia]] (B4)
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!Enemies:
||[[Chimera Brain]]s, [[Emperor Mateus]] (Cyclone), [[Mantis King]]s, [[Tiamat]], [[Yamatano Orochi]]
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!Other:
||Phoenix Downs are among the rewards for completing the hidden minigame, [[Concentration]].
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===''Final Fantasy IV''===
Phoenix Downs reappear in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''. Like in their debut appearance, Phoenix Downs are sold at every Item Shop, and are sold at a less expensive price of 100 gil.
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===''Final Fantasy'' remakes===
Phoenix Downs did not appear in ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' until its [[Game Boy Advance]] [[reissue|remake]] in ''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]''. In earlier versions, characters could only be revived from either a Raise or Arise spell or at a [[Sanctuary]]. Phoenix Downs are found in [[Marsh Cave]], [[Mount Gulg]], [[Hellfire Chasm]], [[Lifespring Grotto]], and [[Whisperwind Cove]]. Sometimes a [[Mindflayer]] or a [[Soldier]] drop a Phoenix Down upon being defeated.

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