Hit (element)

Hit is an attribute in Final Fantasy VII, usually associated with blunt force attacks. It is the sole damage type for Aeris and Cait Sith's weaponry, the damage type for all but one of Red XIII's weapons, the damage type for most of Tifa's weaponry, including all of her gloves and knuckles, two of Barret's weapons (both melee weapons), and one of Cid's.

Physical damage types generally have no enemies that are weak or resist them, and can all be resisted through the same means, making them mostly superfluous.

Weapons[]

Aeris's
Cait Sith's
Red XIII's
Tifa's

Enemy abilities[]

Ability Enemy Effect
? Needle Unknown 2 Inflicts Paralyzed. Used as a 100% counter when HP is less than 25%.
2-stage attack Castanets Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Abnormal Breath Unknown 2 Inflicts Confusion. Used as a 100% counter against physical attacks when HP is between 25% and 50%.
Arm Attack Motor Ball Minor Hit-elemental damage. Can use twice in a row.
Arm Punch Left Arm (Carry Armor), Right Arm (Carry Armor) Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Bad mouth Gremlin Inflicts moderate Hit-elemental damage and Sadness.
Ballistic Hell Rider VR2 Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Big Fang Bad Rap, Bad Rap Sample Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Big Punch Wolfmeister Major Hit-elemental damage.
Big Spiral Heavy Tank Moderate Hit-elemental damage to party.
Big Swing Ruby Weapon Extreme Hit-elemental damage and Paralyze to party.
Bird Kick Cokatolis, Epiolnis, Levrikon Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Bite Crawler, Crysales, Dark Nation, Guard Hound, Jayjujayme, Blood Taste, King Behemoth, Midgar Zolom, Unknown Hit-elemental damage.
Blood Suck Black Bat, Evilhead, Rilfsak Minor Hit-elemental damage and drains HP.
Bodyblow Air Buster, Bandersnatch, Bizarre Bug, Bloatfloat, Blugu, Bomb, Bottomswell, Boundfat, Brain Pod, Bullmotor, Ceasar, Corvette, Diver Nest, Elfadunk, Grenade, Grosspanzer∙Mobile, Gun Carrier, Hard Attacker, Hedgehog Pie, Hell House, Hungry, Ironite, Jamar Armor, Kalm Fang, Nibel Wolf, Poodler, Poodler Sample, Sample:H0512-opt, Sculpture, Sword Dance, Under Lizard Hit-elemental damage.
Charge Heavy Tank Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Claw Allemagne, Ark Dragon, Bagnadrana, Chuse Tank, Doorbull, Foulander, Gagighandi, Gremlin, Kelzmelzer, Malldancer, Velcher Task Hit-elemental damage.
Crazy Claw Shred Inflicts very minor Hit-elemental damage and Berserk.
Creepy Touch Unknown 3 Inflicts Sadness. Only used as a counterattack.
Crush Sea Worm Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Deadly Wheel Grosspanzer∙Mobile, Motor Ball Hit-elemental damage to party.
Dive Kick Gorkii, Valron Inflicts Hit damage equal target's Max HP/4.
Dorsal Punch Headbomber Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Double Shot Mighty Grunt Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Dragon Fang Blue Dragon, Dragon, Red Dragon Major Hit-elemental damage.
Drift Turn Devil Ride Minor Hit-elemental damage to the party.
Dual Spike Cripshay Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Falling Rocks Demons Gate Major Hit-elemental damage.
Fang Bagnadrana, Dragon Rider, Kalm Fang, Nibel Wolf, Zenene Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Flaming Peck Levrikon Inflicts minor Hit-elemental damage and Fury.
Flutilizer Christopher Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Flying Drill Heli Gunner Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Flying Hammer Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage but is never used.
Flying Muddle Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage and Confuse, but is never used.
Flying Upper Ironite Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Flying Zip Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage but is never used.
Flying Zip Confu Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage and Confuse, but is never used.
Frog Jab Touch Me, Toxic Frog Minor Hit-elemental damage and Toad.
Golem Punch Armored Golem, Golem, Ice Golem Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Grand Spark Capparwire, Turks:Rude Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Grim Rod Grimguard Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Hammer Attack Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Harrier Sonic Speed Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Head Attack Parasite Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Hell Press Hell House Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Highway Motor Ball Minor Hit-elemental damage. Only used as a first attack.
Hit Bandit, Corneo's Lackey, Prowler, Scotch, Vice Minor Hit-elemental damage, but is never used by Bandit, Prowler, nor Vice.
Horn Bomber Diablo Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Icicle Drop Icicle Moderate Hit-elemental damage. Used as a counter 50% of the time.
Ironball Madouge, Screamer, Staniv Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Iron Mallet Hell Rider VR2 Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Jump Kick Valron Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Kick Aero Combatant, Turks:Elena Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Lost Blow Lost Number Major Hit-elemental damage.
Lunattack Hell House Hit-elemental counterattack damage while HP is below 112.
Megaton Punch Armored Golem, Golem, Ice Golem Moderate Hit-elemental damage. Ice Golem will never use this.
Molotov Cocktail Dyne Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Moonstrike Bottomswell Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Moon Wars Gigas Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Muyddle Mallet Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage and Confuse.
Mystery Kick Cactuar, Cactuer Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Needle Gun Dyne Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Neo Turk Light Turks:Reno (Sunken Gelnika) Inflicts Confusion.
Poison Fang Heg Moderate Hit-elemental damage and Poison.
Punch CMD.Grand Horn, Gas Ducter, Grand Horn, Lost Number, Smogger, Slalom Hit-elemental damage.
Repeating Slap Jenova∙SYNTHESIS Moderate Hit-elemental damage and inflicts Sadness.
Rocket Punch Guardian Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Rod Garuda Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Rolling Attack Sample:H0512-opt Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Rolling Claw Chuse Tank Damage equal to target's HP/8.
Roller Dash Mighty Grunt (without armor) Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Rollerspin Mighty Grunt (without armor) Minor Hit-elemental damage.
S-Mine Dyne Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Sadistic Attack Ying Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Scratch Ghost Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Short Staff Turks:Reno Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Shoulder Attack Turks:Rude Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Slap Corvette, Sword Dance, Unknown 3 Hit-elemental damage and Fury.
Speed Punch Valron Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Spin Spiral Moderate Hit-elemental damage. Only used while in Ball Mode.
Spin Attack Jersey Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Spinning Bodyblow Heli Gunner Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Spinning Card Joker Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Swamp Shoot Madouge Minor Hit-elemental damage and Blind.
Swing Attack Mirage Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Sword Rush Aero Combatant Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Tail Bagrisk, Shred Hit-elemental damage.
Tail Attack Aps, Blue Dragon, Bottomswell, Dark Dragon, Red Dragon, Vlakorados Hit-elemental damage.
Tailbeat Flapbeat, Wind Wing Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Tentacle Guard Hound, Lost Number, Unknown 2 Hit-elemental damage.
Tonfa MP Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Tongue Unknown Major Hit-elemental damage.
Triple Attack Sneaky Step Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Verbal Attack Moth Slasher Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Wheelie Devil Ride Minor Hit-elemental damage.
Wheelie Attack Heavy Tank Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Whip Bad Rap, Bad Rap Sample Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Wire Attack Capparwire Minor Hit-elemental damage.
W Rocket Punch Guardian Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Ying Punch Ying Moderate Hit-elemental damage.
Zip Confu Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage and Confuse, but is never used.
Zip Hammer Hammer Blaster Minor Hit-elemental damage but is never used.

Protection[]

As with the other physical attributes in Final Fantasy VII, one can directly reduce Hit damage by wearing a Ziedrich, and indirectly using Hero Drinks or casting Dragon Force. Peerless and Shield make one immune to physical damage as well.