Characters will have the opportunity to initiate a special and unique attack when their Overdrive gauge fills up. The Overdrive gauge is located under the health bar and it fills up differently depending on which Overdrive Mode is selected for each of the characters.
They start off only knowing the “Stoic” Overdrive Mode which is very similar to how Limit Breaks behave in previous Final Fantasy games: it charges when the character is hit with an attack and takes damage. Refer to the Overdrive Mode section below for more information on the different modes that are available and how to activate each of them:
Each Aeon that you obtain in the game also has its own Overdrive. An Aeon’s Overdrive can only be charged when it takes damage. They can also use the “Boost” Command to charge their Overdrives much faster. Refer to the Aeon section for more information.
Each character’s Overdrive is listed below:
