Festivalist

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Overview

The Festivalist is one of two Dresspheres added in the International release and the HD Remaster, and it is definitely the weaker of the two by a wide margin. Every character shares the same core set of fireworks: Spinner deals damage and inflicts Confusion, Popper is a plain single-target attack, Fountain hits every enemy, and Twinkler restores the user’s HP and clears her status ailments. None of these deal enough damage to compete with a Warrior or a Black Mage, let alone the Dresspheres you pick up later in the game.

What makes the Festivalist unusual is that the rest of its ability list depends on which character is wearing it, much like the Mascot Dressphere. Yuna gets the Sandals, a set of attacks that produce a random effect each time they’re used, usually an elemental spell on one or two enemies. Rikku gets the Fish, a set of dependable three-hit elemental attacks against a single target. Paine gets Masks, physical attacks that add Silence, Darkness, Poison, or Sleep to a hit, and eventually Stop and Petrification.

This Dressphere’s stats are also not great. It has a fair amount of HP, MP, Strength, Magic, and Agility, but its Defense, Evasion, and Luck are among the worst in the game, which is why it has to rely on SOS Regen and SOS Wall to prevent damage. Rikku’s Fish are the most usable of the three sets, and Paine’s Masks can be handy against a fiend that is vulnerable to a specific status, but there is no situation where a Festivalist is the best tool for the job.

How to Obtain It

The Festivalist is available as soon as you finish the opening mission in Luca in the HD Remaster and International versions, when Brother gives it to you aboard the Celsius. It is not included in the original PlayStation 2 release. Check out the opening section of the walkthrough for more information:

List of Abilities

Spinner, Popper, Twinkler, and Fountain are common to all three characters. The remaining abilities are unique to each of them.

Yuna

Rikku

Paine