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Chemist (アイテム士, Aitemu-shi?) is a Job from Final Fantasy Tactics. It is the basic mage Job where all mage Job classes start, as opposed to Squire that is the basic Job of warrior classes. Chemist is the only Job that can initially use items, and can even throw them over great distances. Chemist also has two important passive abilities to learn, one for safeguarding equipment from being destroyed or stolen, and another for finding hidden treasure beneath the earth.
Once the player's party has arrived at Goug Machine City in Chapter 2, the player can buy guns for Chemists to equip, which will instantly increase their offensive capability in the battle. It costs 5,140 JP to master this Job.
Leveling Chemist up to level 2 unlocks White Mage and Black Mage, leveling it to level 6 with Squire unlocks Onion Knight, and mastering this job along with Orator, Summoner, Geomancer, Squire, and Dragoon unlocks Dark Knight.
Stats
An expert in the use of items to recover HP or remove vexing status ailments.
| Prerequisite | Weapons | Helmet | Armor | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Knives, Guns | Hats | Clothes | No |
| Move Rate | Jump Rate | Speed | Physical Evasion Rate | Base Attack | Base Magic | Base HP | Base MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 5% | Low | Average | Low | Average |
Abilities
Innate Abilities
- Throw Items
Item/Items
Chemist job command. Enables the use of items to assist allies in need.
All HP/MP recovering are based on the item's Power. All Items have a 100% hit rate.
| PS1 Name | PSP Name | Description | Range | Effect | Speed | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | Use a potion to restore HP or inflict damage on the undead. Restores: 30 HP. |
4 | 1 | Now | 30 | |
| Hi-Potion | Use a Hi-Potion to restore HP. A more potent draught than a Potion. Restores: 70 HP. |
4 | 1 | Now | 200 | |
| X-Potion | Use an X-Potion to restore HP. A more potent draught than a Hi-Potion. Restores: 150 HP. |
4 | 1 | Now | 300 | |
| Ether | Use an ether to restore MP. Restores: 20 MP. |
4 | 1 | Now | 300 | |
| Hi-Ether | Use a Hi-Ether to restore MP. A more potent draught than an Ether. Restores: 50 MP. |
4 | 1 | Now | 400 | |
| Elixir | Use an elixir to fully restore HP and MP. | 4 | 1 | Now | 900 | |
| Antidote | Use an antidote to nullify poison. Removes: Poison. |
4 | 1 | Now | 70 | |
| Eye Drop | Eye Drops | Use eye drops when vision has been magickally compromised. Removes: Blind. |
4 | 1 | Now | 80 |
| Echo Grass | Echo Herbs | Use echo herbs to restore a unit's power of speech, permitting them to cast magicks once again. Removes: Silence. |
4 | 1 | Now | 120 |
| Maiden's Kiss | Use a maiden's kiss to change a unit that has been transformed into a toad back to its original form. Removes: Toad. |
4 | 1 | Now | 200 | |
| Soft | Gold Needle | Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use. Removes: Stone. |
4 | 1 | Now | 250 |
| Holy Water | Use holy water to lift the curse of undeath from a unit. Removes: Undead, Vampire. |
4 | 1 | Now | 400 | |
| Remedy | Use a remedy to cure various status effects. Removes: Poison, Blind, Silence, Toad, Stone, Confuse, Oil, Sleep. |
4 | 1 | Now | 700 | |
| Phoenix Down | Use phoenix down to restore life to a fallen unit. Vanishes after one use. Removes: KO. |
4 | 1 | Now | 90 | |
Reaction Abilities
| PS1 Name | PSP Name | Description | Trigger | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Potion | Use a Potion to restore HP. | HP Loss | 400 | |
Support Abilities
| PS1 Name | PSP Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throw Items | Throw items within an increased radius, even if not a Chemist. | 350 | |
| Maintenance | Safeguard | Prevent equipment from being destroyed or stolen. | 250 |
| Equip Change | Reequip | Change equipment mid-battle. Adds the Reequip command. | 0 |
Movement Abilities
| PS1 Name | PSP Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Find Item | Treasure Hunter | Discover items hidden on tiles upon moving to them. | 100 |
Gallery
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Trivia
- Aerith is listed as being a Chemist in the game's data, even though she never actually participates in battle. She even wears a similar headdress of the female Chemist.
- The design of the female Merchant Job class of the Korean MMORPG, Ragnarok Online, bears a striking resemblance with the female Chemist of Final Fantasy Tactics.
- Both the male and female Chemist sprite models appear as cameos in the backdrops of several cutscenes in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
- The Chemist is the only job class that has an ability that costs 0 JP to learn, besides special jobs that have abilities already learned.
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