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Revision as of 20:25, 17 May 2016

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Another orphan raised by Topapa, and Luneth's best friend. Unlike Luneth, he prefers reading over gamboling in the wild. His studies endow him with great knowledge that more than makes up for his shyness.

Final Fantasy III instruction manual

Arc is a playable character in the 3D remake release of Final Fantasy III. He is one of the Warriors of Light.

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Appearance

Arc is the shortest party member with brown hair and freckles. His Freelancer outfit consists of a yellow shirt covered by a long green coat, a white mantle, and a yellow scarf. He wears fingerless gloves, fitted black pants, and brown knee-high boots. His theme color is green, shown in his Job armors, while his scarf is visible when robe-clad. Arc's silver belt buckle is used to distinguish his Job outfits from his allies.

Personality

I'm not a coward... But I know I have to be stronger...

Arc

Arc is described by Doga and Unei as the light of kindness, made clear when the party meets Alus Restor in war-torn Saronia. Arc can relate to the young prince, as he himself initially lacked self-confidence and believed himself to be cowardly. What Arc lacks in strength, he makes up for in intelligence. In the opening FMV, Arc is depicted as a Black Mage, reflecting his intelligence. Despite his shyness, Arc is noble and helps those in need.

Being a victim of bullying, Arc initially suffers from low self-esteem. He looks up to his childhood friend Luneth as a role model, and admires his outgoing and optimistic qualities that he feels he himself is lacking. He is grateful to Luneth for defending him when he was being harassed, and for always trying to encourage him. Yet, Arc regrets becoming Luneth's "burden" and flees from him after the boy returns to Ur as a Warrior of Light. Arc is determined to grow strong on his own so Luneth wouldn't feel obligated to protect him anymore.

Story

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Arc as a Black Mage from the opening FMV.

Arc is Luneth's childhood friend, both raised by Topapa and Nina. When rumors of ghosts in Kazus reach Ur, Arc tries to argue with a group of children, saying ghosts do not exist, but they belittle him. When Luneth arrives after encountering the Wind Crystal, Arc is too ashamed to speak to him and flees. He decides to go to Kazus to prove he's not a coward. Although he reaches the town safely, the sight of the people affected by the Djinn's curse frightens him. When Luneth follows, Arc asks to accompany him. He is chosen as a Warrior of the Light after defeating the Djinn with Luneth, Refia, and Ingus and remains with the party afterward.

Later, Cid Haze tells Arc and the others that they are orphans from the surface world. They and their parents were aboard Cid's airship when Xande flooded the world with darkness, causing the airship to crash on the Floating Continent and killing their parents. Arc and Luneth were found near Ur and adopted.

When the party's airship is shot down in Saronia, they find the exiled prince Alus Restor being bullied in a pub. Arc leads the party in defending him and Alus joins the party temporarily. He and Arc befriend as Arc empathies to his feelings of being weak and frightened. He helps Alus gain the confidence to talk to his father, King Gorn, and ask him to stop the civil war; Arc reassures Alus his father must still care about him. When they are admitted to the castle, King Gorn enters the room during the night and almost murders Alus, but turns the knife on himself at the last moment, and it's revealed he had been under the control of Gigameth. Arc and the others defeat him, but Gorn dies and Alus succeeds to the throne. Arc assures him that he will do a great job.

After defeating the Cloud of Darkness, Arc returns to Ur with Luneth.

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Other appearances

Pictlogica Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

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Another orphan raised by Topapa. His studies endow him with great knowledge that more than makes up for his shyness. His kindness and thoughtfulness make him well suited as a Warrior of Light.

Character Description

Arc is an ally and a summonable Legend in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade. He is depicted in his Final Fantasy III default outfit. His abilities are Advance, Fira, Blizzara, Hellfire, Heaven's Rage and Kill. His EX ability is Blizzaga.

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Final Fantasy Artniks

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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FFRK Arc White Mage

A shy young man who grew up with Luneth, Arc is discerning and intelligent, and can often be found with his head buried in a book. Considerate and kind, he strives hard to live up to his destiny as a Warrior of Light.

Description.

Arc is a playable character in Final Fantasy Record Keeper. He is automatically recruited in Tower of Owen on Classic in the storyline of Final Fantasy III as the First Time Reward.

Assessment

Arc is a Warrior of Light. Appearing as a White Mage, his combat role is Healing Magic.

Of the many White Mage/Summoner hybrids in the game, Arc is perhaps the most unassuming. A mid-game acquisition, Arc will easily replace the Core White Mage for the player's healing needs barring entry of a more popular ally like Aerith, Rosa, Yuna, Garnet, or Eiko. He is also the only Summoner in his delegation, which adds to his value against the large enemy groupings present in the first three Realms.

Stats
Level HP Attack Defense Magic Resistance Mind Accuracy Evasion Speed
1 160 7 7 10 11 11 20 20 92
10 632 17 15 25 34 35 20 20 96
20 1,137 29 25 47 55 57 20 21 101
30 1,651 41 35 66 74 77 21 21 106
40 2,165 53 47 85 92 96 21 22 112
50 2,680 65 59 94 110 115 22 22 118
Rank (Max: 5) 2 1 1 4 5 5 3 3 3
Abilities

Arc can use Black Magic abilities up to rarity rank 2, White Magic abilities up to rarity rank 5, and Summoning abilities up to rarity rank 5.

His initial Soul Break is Mass Shell which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment gives the party Shell.

Equipment

Arc can equip the following weapon types: daggers, rods, staffs, and bows.

He can equip the following armor types: hats, robes, and bracers.

He can equip accessories.

Gallery

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Template:Sideicon There are numerous trading cards displaying Arc in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game depicting his official render and his various jobs.

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Triple Triad (Portal App)

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Other media

Games

FFIII Virtual World Arc

An avatar dressed as Arc from the Square-Enix Members Virtual World.

Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as Arc. Arc's hair costs 100 crystals and his clothes cost 480 crystals.

Gallery

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Etymology

Arc is a word of Old French origin derived from the Latin arcus. This could refer to a bow (as in bow and arrow) or an arch. It may also be a variation of "Ark", which could be an opaque reference to another character from Final Fantasy III, Noah, as well as continue the recurring theme of floods in the game's story.

In the Bible, Noah carried seven pairs of each clean animal species and one pair of each unclean animal species, each pair a male and female, into a giant ship called the Ark. The Ark was built by God's command to survive the deluge He sent to purge the world from the sins committed by mankind.

Trivia

  • Though he does not have a named costume, Arc's Onion Knight coloring is used in the Onion Knight's Slasher costume during EX Mode.
  • Arc has freckles, which is rare for the series.

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