Saboteur (Final Fantasy XIII)

Saboteur (ジャマー, Jamā, Jammer) is a Paradigm role in Final Fantasy XIII. The role's main function is to enfeeble enemies while charging their chain gauges. The role is symbolized with the initials SAB and the color Gray. Being in Saboteur role boosts the character's chances of inflicting the target with status ailments, and the boost is greater depending on the role level and how many Saboteurs are in the current formation. Role level also affects duration of debuffs on targets. The duration is variable, but is longer for higher role levels.

AI Mechanics

 * When choosing a target, Saboteurs choose targets that have the least number of status ailments inflicted upon them.
 * Saboteurs only attack when their ATB gauge is completely charged.
 * When inflicting a certain status ailment, Saboteurs cast the area-of-effect spells if there are at least three enemies not inflicted by the desired status effect, and single-target spells if there are two enemies or fewer.
 * If an enemy's notes section flag up a status ailment that it is susceptible to, the Saboteur will cast the same spell multiple times in the queue.
 * When all status ailments flagged on the enemy's notes are inflicted (if any at all), the Saboteur will attempt to remove status enhancements from foes with Dispel. The step is ignored if the enemies do not have any status enhancements, the enemies are known to be immune to the effects of Dispel, or the Saboteur has not learned Dispel.
 * Finally, the Saboteur will mix up various spells in the same queue on opponents. Saboteurs will not choose status spells they know the target is immune to.
 * In general, Saboteurs use debilitating spells (such as Deprotect, Poison and Imperil) if there are only a few enemies to fight, and hampering spells (such as Pain, Daze and Slow) if faced by many opponents.
 * Once all possible status ailments the Saboteur can inflict and the opponents are not immune to are inflicted on the opponents, the Saboteur will take no further action until the status effects expire.
 * If Vanille is controlled by the computer as a Saboteur, she will never cast Death.

Trivia

 * The Paradigm role "Jammer" is probably derived from the pilot class "Jammer" of Front Mission 5. Both share the similar role in the battle.
 * 邪魔 / じゃま (jama) is the Japanese term for obstacle and interference.
 * It should be noted that SAB's abilities fills stagger gauge faster than COM and slower than RAV so it is a good choice to assign this role wherever Vanille or Fang is presented in a two-man party as Sazh and Lightning, which pair with them respectively, major in both these roles.

Other Languages

 * Spanish: Obstructor - Obstructor
 * Italian: Sabotatore - Saboteur
 * French: Saboteur - Saboteur
 * German: Manipulator - Manipulator
 * Chinese: 阻礙者, Zuaizhe - Obstructor
 * Portuguese:Sabotador-Saboteur