Black Belt (Final Fantasy III)



The Black Belt, also known as Karateka, is a Job class in Final Fantasy III. It is gained from the Water Crystal in the Famicom version of the game, while it is gained from the Earth Crystal in the 3D versions. Black Belts are masters of combat, able to use only their fists for massive damage. They are capable of linking their mind and body to store energy for an upcoming strike. Black Belt is considered to be a powered up version of the Monk job and one of the most powerful jobs in the game, dealing over 9999 damage even in the back row. Raising the Job Level of a Black Belt will raise his/her bare handed attack by 2, while Leveling up will boost the barehanded attack by 4.

Famicom version
Storing up energy, the Black Belt will be able to do more damage, with the damage increasing even more if they are bare-handed. Using the command twice boosts the attack even more, but using it three times will hurt the Black Belt and release all the built-up energy.
 * Special Ability - BuildUp

3D versions
Just like the NES version, Boost will increase the Black Belt's power. The first use will double the next attack, a second use causes the damage to triple. However, if Boost is used 3 times in succession, it overloads, cancelling the charge and cutting the Black Belt's current HP in half.
 * Special Ability - Boost

Under the right circumstances, it is possible for a Black Belt to defeat Cloud of Darkness in a single hit.

Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Black Belt appears as a job in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade


Black Belt appears as a job in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
The Black Belt job from Final Fantasy III appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game.

Trivia

 * Black Belts can be considered analogous to Masters from the original Final Fantasy as both are upgrades to the Monk job class.

Karateka