Commando (Final Fantasy XIII)

Commando (アタッカー, Atakkā, Attacker) is a Paradigm role in Final Fantasy XIII. The role's main function is to deal damage and slow the pace the enemy's chain gauge decreases. The Commando has the least command abilities among the six roles, being the most straightforward of all. It is symbolized with the initials COM and the color Red.

When the party has multiple attackers, the Commandos will usually hit different targets maximizing the number of enemies whose chain gauge decreases at a slower rate. Merely being in the Commando role boosts the person's physical and magical power and the benefits extend to other party members to a lesser degree. The bonus depends on the Commando's role level.

Commandos deal slightly more damage with melee than with magic if their strength and magic stats are equal. However, the difference is negligible, and characters with higher magic than others have strength will still deal more damage with Ruin than the others with physical attacks.

Role Levels
The Crystarium Levels when each character can advance in role level.

Abilities
The right-side columns show the Crystarium Level when the character can learn the skill, if at all.

Other Languages

 * Spanish: Castigador - Punisher
 * Italian: Attaccante - Attacker
 * French: Attaquant - Attacker
 * German: Brecher - Breaker
 * Chinese: 攻擊者, Gongjizhe - Attacker