Null Physical (物理無効, Butsuri Mukou?), also known as Null-Physical, Nul Physical, and Ethereal Mantle, is a recurring positive status effect in the Final Fantasy series. It is the opposite of Null Magic in that it negates all physical damage.
Appearances
Final Fantasy IV
The Null Physical status in the 3D version is set by the Lunar Curtain item, granting immunity to physical attacks, making all physical attacks automatically miss. It can be dispelled, and can also be removed by Black Hole.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Zack may roll "Null Physical" from the Digital Mind Wave during battle, becoming briefly immune to physical attacks as well as interruption or statuses inflicted from them. Another way to receive it is from Cait Sith's Courage Boost!. Some enemies have Null Physical innately and some can bestow it upon them temporarily. Damage can still be dealt with magic damage or "typeless" damage, such as Limit Breaks, summons, Gil Toss, Darkness, Goblin Punch, or Costly Punch.
Final Fantasy X
Nul Physical is a status present on Jumbo Flan and Mortiphasm, preventing physical damage. It is also granted to Neslug while it hides in its shell.
Final Fantasy X-2
Yuna's special dressphere, Floral Fallal, can learn Shield, which makes the user immune to physical damage. The Psychic dressphere has the ability Physics Guard, which nullifies all physical damage done. It takes 80 AP to learn and Magic Guard must be mastered first.
Null Physical is also an automatic effect for the enemies Aeshma and Protean Gel. It enables them to be permanently immune to physical attacks. The party must use other attacks to defeat them.
Final Fantasy XII
Magick Wall (referred to as Paling in-game) is an enemy augment that provides immunity to physical damage for about two minutes. It can be used by Deathscythe, Deathgaze, Wild Malboro, Trickster, Behemoth King, Shadowseer, Exodus, Zodiark, Luxollid, Vagrant Soul, Avenger, and Doctor Cid (both fights).
The Force Barrier and Perfect Defense enemy technicks also grant Magick Wall.
Final Fantasy XIII
Ethereal Mantle is a synthesis ability that negates all physical damage taken by the character, but makes them unable to be healed from damage or status with magic. It is obtained by equipping five items of the Ultimate Physic group. As only Hope and Fang have weapons in the Ultimate Physic synthesis group, they are the only characters who can enable Ethereal Mantle.