What can you do as a free member?

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and unlock all our premium features and tools to enhance your gaming experience.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save articles to your watchlist and get notified when they're updated with new information.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save your favorite games for quick access later, synced across all your devices.

Member benefits illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you'll receive instant notifications when someone replies to your posts.

Comment rating feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can make use of convenient features in the comments section, such as rating and sorting comments.

Premium archive feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can access Premium articles that are exclusively available to members.

Site Interface

Guest
Free Member
Article Watchlist
Game Bookmarks
Cross-device Sync
Light/Dark Theme Toggle
User Profiles
Direct Feedback
Comment Rating

Game Tools

Guest
Free Member
Interactive Map Access
Interactive Map Pins
Interactive Map Comments
Interactive Map Pins Cross-Device
Check List
Event Choice Checker
Deck Builder Cross-Device
Message Board Notification
Message Board Cross-Device
Build Planner
Stat Calculator
Diagnostic Tool
Weapon/Armor Wishlist

Want more information?Learn more

FF9

Quina - Character Overview

5
Add to Watchlist

This is the page on the character Quina from Final Fantasy IX (FFIX, FF9). Read on to find out more about them, their abilities, and equipment!

List of Contents

Basic Information

Name Quina Quen
Age 89
Weapon Type Forks
Ability Eat, Blue Magic
Trance Cook

How to Get Quina

Quina is an optional character during Disc 1 on the path to Gizamaluke's Grotto. Head to Qu's Marsh on the path to the Grotto then help the Qu catch some frogs. Quina cannot be missed as a party member and Quina will join the party once the player attempt to head outside the Mist Continent.

List of Quina's Abilities

Blue Magic

Name Effect MP Enemy Obtained From
1,000 Needles Reduces the enemy's HP by 1,000. 8 Cactuar
Angel's Snack Uses Remedy on all party members. 4 Ironite, Mistodon, Epitaph, Behemoth
Aqua Breath Causes Water damage to all enemies. 14 Clipper, Axolotl, Sahagin, Green Vepal
Auto-Life Casts Life when KO'd. 14 Carrion Worm, Gimme Cat, Cerberus, Yan, Stilva
Bad Breath Causes Confuse, Darkness, Poison, Slow, and Mini to the enemy. 16 Anemone, Worm Hydra, Malboro
Doom An opponent is afflicted by the Doom status. 12 Veteran, Ash
Earth Shake This ability inflicts Earth damage on all opponents. Damage can be reduced by the Shell ability. The Sleep status is not neutralized. 20 Adamantoise, Earth Guardian, Shell Dragon, Lich
Frog Drop This ability overcomes any defence and inflicts the following damage: (Quina's level) x (frog caught so far). 10 Gigan Toad
Frost Inflicts the Freeze status on a target. 8 Wraith (Blue Flame), Chimera, Kraken
Goblin Punch This ability initiates a non-elemental attack. Damage can be reduced by the Shell status. The Sleep status is not neutralized. 4 Goblin, Goblin Mage
Limit Glove Causes Non-elemental damage to the target when your HP is 1. 10 Mu, Axe Beak, Mandragora, Blazer Beetle, Jabberwock, Catoblepas
LV3 Def-less Reduces Defense of enemies whose LEVELs are multiples of 3. 12 Carve Spider, Lamia, Lizard Man, Sand Scorpion, Ochu, Grand Dragon
LV4 Holy Causes Holy damage to enemies whose LEVELs are multiples of 4. 22 Feather Circle, Torama, Amdusias
LV5 Death KOs all enemies whose LEVELs are multiples of 5. 20 Stroper, Dracozombie, Whale Zombie
Magic Hammer Reduces the enemy's MP. 2 Magic Vice, Ring Leader
Matra Magic Reduces the target's HP to 1. 8 Trick Sparrow, Dragonfly, Zaghnol, Ogre, Land Worm, Armstrong
Mighty Guard Casts Shell and Protect on all party members. 64 Serpion, Myconid, Gigan Octopus, Antlion, Gargoyle
Mustard Bomb Causes Heat to the enemy. 10 Wraith (Red Flame), Bomb, Red Vepal, Grenade, Maliris
Night Causes Sleep to all targets. 14 Nymph, Abomination, Seeker Bat, Grimlock
Pumpkin Head Damages with the difference between your max HP and current HP. 12 Python, Hedgehog Pie, Ladybug, Skeleton, Yeti, Basilisk, Bandersnatch
Roulette Randomly KOs a target. 18 Ghost, Zombie, Hecteyes
Twister Causes Wind damage to all enemies. 22 Red Dragon, Abadon, Tiamat
Vanish Makes a party member disappear. 8 Vice, Hornet, Gnoll, Troll, Drakan
White Wind Restores HP of all party members. 14 Zuu, Griffin, Zemzelett, Garuda

Support

Name Effect Magic Stones AP
Ability Up Characters learn abilities faster. 3 40
Absorb MP Absorbs MP used by enemy. 6 80
Add Status Adds weapon's status effect (Add ST) when you Attack. 3 35
Antibody Prevents Poison and Venom. 4 20
Auto-Float Automatically casts Float in battle. 6 40
Auto-Haste Automatically casts Haste in battle. 9 70
Auto-Life Automatically casts Life in battle. 12 165
Auto-Potion Automatically uses Potion when damaged. 3 30
Auto-Reflect Automatically casts Reflect in battle. 15 75
Auto-Regen Automatically casts Regen in battle. 10 30
Body Temp Prevents Freeze and Heat. 4 20
Clear Headed Prevents Confusion. 5 25
Counter Counter-attacks when physically attacked. 8 55
Gamble Defence Raises Defense occasionally. 1 40
Half MP Cuts MP use by half in battle. 11 90
Healer Restores target's HP. 2 60
High Tide Allows you to Trance faster. 8 250
Insomniac Prevents Sleep. 5 40
Jelly Prevents Petrify and Gradual Petrify. 4 35
Level Up Characters level up faster. 7 60
Locomotion Prevents Stop. 4 20
Loudmouth Prevents Silence. 4 30
Millionaire Receive more Gil after battle. 5 100
MP+10% Increases MP by 10%. 4 50

Trance

Quina's Eat command becomes Cook and allows enemies to be eaten at 75% HP or below rather than 50% HP or below.

List of Equippable Weapons

Forks

Fork Needle Fork Mythril Fork
Silver Fork Bistro Fork Gastro Fork

List of Equippable Armor

Hats

Straw Hat Leather Hat Headgear
Feather Hat Steepled Hat Magus Hat
Bandana Mage's Hat Ritual Hat
Twist Headband Lamia's Tiara Mantra Band
Dark Hat Green Beret Red Hat
Black Hood Golden Hairpin Adaman Hat
Coronet Thief Hat Holy Mitre
Golden Skullcap Circlet

Armlets

Pearl Armlet Jade Armlet Wrist
Leather Wrist Glass Armlet Bone Wrist
Magic Armlet Mythril Armlet Egoist's Armlet
Chimera Armlet N-Kai Armlet Dragon Wrist
Power Wrist Bracer

Light Armor

Leather Shirt Silk Shirt Bronze Vest
Mythril Vest Adaman Vest Magician Cloak
Survival Vest Judo Uniform Gaia Gear
Power Vest Demon's Vest Dark Gear
Aloha T-shirt

Robes

Cotton Robe Silk Robe Magician Robe
Light Robe Glutton's Robe Black Robe
Robe of Lords

Add-Ons

Battle Boots Black Belt Coral Ring
Desert Boots Fairy Earrings Feather Boots
Germinas Boots Glass Buckle Gold Choker
Madain's Ring Magician Shoes Power Belt
Promist Ring Protect Ring Pumice
Pumice Piece Rebirth Ring Reflect Ring
Ribbon Rosetta Ring Running Shoes
Sandals Yellow Scarf

Related Links

Go back to the Character Front Page
Zidane Vivi Garnet
Steiner Quina Freya
Eiko Amarant -

Comment

See more comments (5 Comments)

Author

Final Fantasy 9 (FF9) Walkthrough Team
This article was created by Game8's elite team of writers and gamers.
    Leave feedback(Login required)
    Please participate in our site
    improvement survey
    12/2025
    Would you assist in
    improving Game8's site?
    ×
    This survey will take about 1 minute.
    Your answers will help us to improve our website.
    We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
    The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
    Begin Survey
    Not Now
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Advertisements.
    Amount of Ads
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Placement of Ads
    Timing of Ad Display
    Ad Loading Speed
    Safeness of Ads
    Content of Ads
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Quality of Articles.
    Amount of information
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Frequency of updates
    Speed of new information
    Accuracy of articles
    Understandibility of articles
    Readability of sentences
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Usability of the Site.
    Ease of finding information
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Loading Speed
    Use of Color
    Font Size
    Visibility of Images
    Easy to Understand Layout
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Message Boards, Comments.
    Ease of Writing
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Readability
    Ease in Finding Information
    Comment Quality
    Comment Quantity
    Admin Response
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Site's new design.
    Please rate our site's new design
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Do you think that the website's design change makes the site easier to use?
    Has the new design made it easier for you to find information on the site?
    Has the new design improved the overall visual appeal of the site?
    How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the new design of the site?
    ×
    How likely are you to recommend Game8 to someone you know?
    Very Unlikely
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    Very Likely
    If you have other opinions regarding potential improvement to the website, please share them with us. We would appreciate your honest opinion.
    Note: This is a free response section, so you can proceed without entering anything.
    Note: Please be sure not to enter any kind of personal information into your response.
    ×
    Thank You
    ×
    Thank you for participating in our survey! Your answers will help us to improve the quality of our website and services.
    We hope you continue to make use of Game8.
    Close
    For other opinions or comments, go here.

    Rankings

    Popular Articles
    Message Board
    • We could not find the message board you were looking for.

    Gaming News

    Best PS5 RPGs (December 2025)

    Best PS5 RPGs (December 2025)

    Popular Games

    Recommended Games

    All rights reserved

    © 2000, 2020 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
    LOGO ILLUSTRATION:© 2000 YOSHITAKA AMANO
    FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

    The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
    The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
    We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.

    Final Fantasy 9 (FF9) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

    Quick Access