Monk (Final Fantasy)

The Black Belt was a skilled martial artist who preferred his fists over weapons and magic. He was a member of the Warriors of Light and helped to restore the power of the Crystals. After completing the Citadel of Trials, Bahamut the Dragon King upgraded him to the rank of Master.

Statistics
*all names from Dawn of Souls release

The Monk gets damage bonuses for fighting barehand. He also gets a defense bonus based on Stamina. Barehand damage easily gets better than claws, and with enough stamina equipment (except for status/elemental protection) is also unneeded.

The Master has higher multiplier for his bonuses and gets more Magic Defense (2 instead of 1) at level up than the Monk, but is otherwise similar.

Naming
In the Dawn of Souls version, there are 10 optional Auto-Names for the different character classes. Each name is a reference to another character or place name in the Final Fantasy series. The 10 names for the Black Belt, renamed the Monk class are:
 * Arvis - Character in Final Fantasy VI
 * Cinna - Character in Final Fantasy IX
 * Dorgan - Character in Final Fantasy V
 * Duncan - Character in Final Fantasy VI
 * Gorn - Character in Final Fantasy III
 * Maduin - Character in Final Fantasy VI
 * Marcus - Character in Final Fantasy IX
 * Owain - Character in Final Fantasy VI
 * Owzer - Character in Final Fantasy VI
 * Walz - Location in Final Fantasy V