Screamer in action.
EBF1's alternate Screamer image.
Screamer is a Dark-elemental skill available for Matt in first three games of the series, and for Matt and Anna in Epic Battle Fantasy 4.
Description
Screamer shows the foes a scary image, dealing Dark-elemental magical damage and causing their Magic Defence to fall.
Epic Battle Fantasy
This skill costs 75 MP to use. It deals magic damage to all enemies and lowers their Magic Attack or Magic Defence by 20%, and can stack up to 40%.
Epic Battle Fantasy 2
This skill costs 75 MP to use. It deals magic damage to all enemies and lowers their Magic Defence, with 150 accuracy and 45 power. Despite its description, it isn't boosted by the Anarchy sword in any way.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Screamer | |||||
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| Dark magic that lowers all foe's magic defence. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| All | 
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100% 
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120% | 10% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | 40 | 100% | 10% | 22 | 1000 | |
| 2 | 70 | 100% | 20% | 33 | 3000 | |
| 3 | 100 | 100% | 30% | 44 | 9000 | |
| Requirement(s) |
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Epic Battle Fantasy 4
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Screamer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targets all foes. May debuff targets' magic defence. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| All |
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100%
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120% | 10% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | 30 | 90% | 20% | 20 | 1200 | |
| 2 | 50 | 95% | 25% | 28 | 2500 | |
| 3 | 70 | 100% | 30% | 36 | 5000 | |
| Requirement(s) |
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Trivia
- A "screamer" or "jump scare" is a term for a bizarre or frightening image that appears without warning in a movie or game. It is usually accompanied by a loud noise, and frequently occurs during a quiet or innocuous moment (usually to trick people into leaning close to the screen and/or turning up the volume).
- The image used for Screamer is a picture of Matt's dog (now deceased) with the colors inverted and an added light effect on the eye.
- The alternate Screamer image from EBF1 is actually a distorted screen cap from a Sakura-Con 2009 commercial.