Scholar

Scholar (学者 Gakusha, lit. Scholar) is a recurring Job in the Final Fantasy series.

Experts in the theory of warfare, Scholars provide battlefield support and wear academic robes with mortar boards.

Like Red Mages, Scholars have access to White and Black Magic but with a far greater range of spells from which to choose - and often automatic access to sensory magic. The trade-off is a lack of offensive ability; unlike Red Mages, Scholars may not wield swords or daggers, and instead go into battle armed with tomes or grimoires. Notable Scholars include Harley from Final Fantasy IV: The After Years and Gunther Schultz II from Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess.

Final Fantasy III
The Scholar Job is granted to the party by the Fire Crystal. The Scholar has the ability to Scan the enemy for weaknesses and can double the effects of healing items. In this DS remake, the Scan ability, known as Study also removes buffs on opponents.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Harley makes an appearance as a Scholar-like class known as a Secretary. She has the abilities Piercing Sight and Gil Toss. Piercing Sight can give an enemy a new weakness and remove buffs. Gil Toss does damage by throwing gil at all enemies based on Harley's level.

Harley also knows the following Band abilities:
 * Feast of the Land: Harley (Gil Toss) + Edward (Bardsong)
 * Wild Whip: Rydia (Attack, Whip) + Harley (Attack, Whip) + Izayoi (Attack, Whip)
 * Call Me Queen: Rydia (Attack, Whip) + Leonora (Attack, Whip) + Harley (Attack, Whip) + Izayoi (Attack, Whip)

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Scholar class is a Job exclusive to Nu Mou. They retain their trademark ability to scan opponents status and loot. The Scholar's offensive attacks are spells that target both the enemy and player's own parties.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
The Scholar class is available for Chocobo to use in Final Fantasy Fables. The first few levels of the class give Chocobo abilities that give him information: using Libra to scan an enemy, filling out the map, or identifying any items in Chocobo's inventory. He also gets White Wind, which heals his health and Food meters, and spells that improve the effects of potions or spellbooks. The final ability, Truth, duplicates a random spell for the cost of 1 MP. This spell ranges from weak spells like Libra, all the way to Holy or Meteor.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
{{{Main|Scholar (The 4 Heroes of Light)}} Wayfarer is this games version of a scholar, and has effects such as double recovery item effects and HP is recovered each turn.