Samurai (job)



The Samurai is a recurring Job class in the Final Fantasy series.

Profile
Samurai are often depicted wearing traditional Japanese attire. Their weapon of choice is the katana, but are commonly able to equip shields and heavy armor as well. Samurai abilities vary from game to game, but their signature ability is Gil Toss, which allows them to damage their opponents by throwing money at them. They also have abilities that nullify attacks and can cripple enemies by lowering their stats. Bushido has only appeared in three games in the series, but in those three times it is an ability attributed to the Samurai.

Final Fantasy V
After the Earth Crystal shatters, the Samurai class is obtained. It possesses various unique abilities, including the game's version of Gil Toss.

Final Fantasy VI
Cyan Garamonde is a Samurai with access to Bushido, a skillset of attacks with various effects. Setzer Gabbiani is able to use Gil Toss in place of Slots through equipping Heiji's Jitte.

Final Fantasy IX
While there are no Samurai in Final Fantasy IX, there is early concept art depicting a young girl dressed in a Samurai outfit. In addition, Steiner's Sword Art bears resemblances to the Samurai's traditional Bushido.

Final Fantasy X
Auron is a Samurai with various "break" abilities, such as Armor Break, that lower enemy stats. He wields broadswords, though their weapon-type is referred to in-game as katana; several weapons do, however, fit the description of a single-edged blade. His Overdrive is Bushido. Gil Toss is not on his Sphere Grid area, but on Rikku's, although it can still be learned by Auron.

Yuna's aeon Yojimbo fits the popular depiction of Japanese samurai, and is essentially a living incarnation of Throw Gil. The player has no control over Yojimbo's attacks, instead paying him a number of gil each turn. The gil paid, along with various other factors, will determine how powerful the attack used by Yojimbo will be.

Final Fantasy X-2
The Samurai dressphere can be obtained in Kilika during Chapter 3. The Job class makes use of many powerful physical attacks through the use of Bushido, as well as several support abilities.

Final Fantasy XI
The Samurai is an advanced Job notable for being able to quickly accumulate TP, allow them to execute Weapon Skills and Skillchains easily. Ayame and Tenzen are NPC Samurai.

Final Fantasy XII International
The Mononofu equips katana, and act as light attackers. Though they cannot cast magic, they can equip Mystic Armor and have several Magick Lores on their License Board, as Katana grow in strength as the user's Magick Power grows.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
There is a set of 7 garbs for Lightning that can be downloaded called the Samurai Collection. The collection includes the garbs Shining Prince, Art of War, Utsusemi, Sohei Savior, Dark Samurai, Shogun, and Flower of Battle.

Final Fantasy Tactics
In order to gain access the job class, a unit must be a Level 4 Knight, Level 5 Monk, and a Level 2 Dragoon. Samurai can equip katana, helmets, and armor and robes, but can not carry shields. Their special ability is Iaido, which lets the user inflict damage to surrounding targets. The katana must not be equipped in order to be used for Iaido. Upon usage, the katana has a chance of breaking.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Parivir is the name of Tactics A2's version of the Samurai class. The Parivir is noted to have the highest Attack stat growth of the human Jobs. It uses numerous elemental and Status Effect inflicting sword techniques.

Final Fantasy Legend II
Taro is a samurai, having equipment that is related to those of samurais. The name acts more like a title than a job.

Bravely Default
The Swordmaster job uses katana as its specialty weapon and its abilities are grouped under the Bushido command. It can also equip heavy armor efficiently, as it has rank A in shields, helmets, and armor.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
In the Duel Colosseum, when chosen, the Samurai job card removes all Boss cards from the selected area.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Samurai job card reappears in the new Labyrinth mode, and will remove any Boss or Party cards in hand.

The Samurai is also an advanced job that can be assigned once unlocked for a character in a party in Quick Battle or wireless matches, granting Iai Strike on first hit.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Unlock: Dragoon level 10, Warrior level 15.

Final Fantasy Artniks
The Samurai appears as a character card.

Final Fantasy All the Bravest
The Samurai is a character available to the party, he uses the Iainuki ability during battle. Unlocks at level 28.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
There are several cards of the Samurai job in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, and they are all Fire-elemental. Two feature the artworks from the job's Final Fantasy Tactics appearance, a third depicts Bartz Klauser's SD Samurai artwork and a fourth one has a Samurai from Final Fantasy XI.

Origin
are based on the samurai warriors of ancient Japan, who were not just great swordsmen, but also powerful horse archers, virtually unbeatable. If near death in battle, or after having committed a serious offense to their lord, or other various actions have brought shame to them, they would commit a ritual suicide known as, slicing their stomachs open with a short wakizashi, while another person, known as the second, decapitates them. This ceremonial suicide, which was usually performed in front of spectators, was used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor.

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