Leg Sweep (足払い or あしばらい, Ashibarai?, lit. Trip Up), also known as Sweep and Sweepkick, is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series.
Appearances
Final Fantasy VI
Sweepkick is an enemy ability used by Dadaluma, which inflicts Sap to one target.
Final Fantasy XI
Leg Sweep is a Polearm weapon skill. It is learned by Dragoons (level 33), Warriors (level 34), and Samurai (level 34), and Paladins (level 40). It deals physical damage with a Strength modifier of 100% as well as inflicting Stun. TP is fixed at 1.0 regardless of the amount of TP expended; additional TP only increase the chance of stunning. It requires a combat skill of 100. It can skillchain into Impaction.
Final Fantasy XIV
Initially a Lancer skill, Leg Sweep was reintroduced as a role action in Stormblood by any melee DPS job at level 16. It inflicted physical damage with a potency of 130 and stunned the target for 3 seconds, with a recast time of 40 seconds. As of Shadowbringers, it is available at level 10 and no longer deals damage.
Final Fantasy Explorers
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Sweepkick is an ability used by Dadaluma.
World of Final Fantasy
Leg Sweep is an active physical ability that inflicts neutral physical damage on a single target for 3 AP. It has high topple strength. It can be used by Gilgamesh.
It is also an enemy ability used by Gilgamesh.
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Etymology
The foot sweep (also footsweep) is a move in many different styles of martial arts. It is used to trip an opponent. Foot sweeps are commonly used in Tang Soo Do, karate, and jujutsu.