Dragoon (Tactics Advance)

Dragoon
(竜騎士, Ryuukishi?)
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Availability
Location obtained	Master two Warrior abilities
Required jobs	Warrior
Character users	Bangaa
Abilities
Stats	Move Rate: 3 Jump Rate: 3 Evade Rate: 40 Stat growth: highest Attack, high HP and Defense, average Speed, lowest Magic Power and Resistance
Weapons	Swords and spears
Armor	Helms and heavy armor Can't equip shields
Command abilities	Dragon Tech Dragon Combo (combo)
Support abilities	Dragonheart
More information
Recurring appearance

Experts with the spear. Able to jump high.

Description

The Dragoon job is available to bangaa after mastering two Warrior abilities. Along with Jump and Lancet, Dragoons can also use dragons' "breath" attacks. Dragoons wield a variety of weapons, such as swords and spears.

Growth

Dragoons are the most Attack-oriented bangaa job. They have the highest Attack, high HP and Defense, and average Speed. Their Magic Power and Resistance are the lowest.

HP	MP	Atk	Def	Mag Pwr	Mag Res	Spd
8.2 A-	1.2 E	9.6 A	8.4 B	5.6 E	6.4 D	1.1 D+

Abilities

Dragon Tech

Dragoon command. Use techs learned from the dragons.

Description

Skill	Equipment	AP	Power	Range
Jump	Javelin	100	As Weapon	4
	Jump high into the sky to deliver a spear attack.
Lancet	Restorer	300	35	1
	Absorbs HP from target.
Wyrmtamer	Buster Sword	200	—	1
	Persuades dragon to leave the field of battle.
Fire Breath	Lava Spear	300	40	Cone
	Incendiary breath. Deals damage.
Bolt Breath	Gae Bolg	300	40	Cone
	Electrically charged cloud. Deals damage.
Ice Breath	Ice Lance	300	40	Cone
	Icy cold breath. Deals damage.
Wyrmkiller	Blood Sword	300	As Weapon	As Weapon
	Ancient dragoon-killing technique.
Bangaa Cry	Dragon Whisker	200	45	Cone
	Bangaa warrior battle cry. Deals damage.

Wyrmtamer's chance of success depends on the number of KOs the caster has been responsible for, and the percentage of HP the target has left.

The formula of success is as follows:

$MinHP\%=50-{\text{Number of Units Caster has KO'd}}$

$HP\%=[Target'sMaxHP\times MinHP\%/100]$

$Hit\%=[(HP\%-Target'sHP)\times 100/HP\%]$

Reaction

Skill	Equipment	Effect	AP
Dragonheart	Vitanova	Auto-raises unit damaged by weapon.	300

Combo

Skill	Equipment	Effect	AP
Dragon Combo	Mythril Spear	Failproof combo ability for dragoons.	100

Gameplay

Jump.

Concerned with nothing but offense, Dragoons boast the highest attack by far. Spears and Jump give them some useful ranged capabilities. Having access to three breath abilities allows them to selectively target any elemental weaknesses the opponent might have. Jump is a stable ranged attack, and is even able to be used by Templars. Dragonheart is a potentially broken reaction ability, as the enemy AI usually uses normal attacks, giving Dragoons the potential to become nigh invincible. Lancet gives Dragoons some more survivability without having to concern other allies.

Dragoons do have a few problems. Their average speed hurts their offensive abilities, as they are easily outpaced by units like Snipers and Ninjas. The class lacks healing, being unable to assist allies. As with most bangaa, the Dragoon has horrible MP and Magic Attack, although this is hardly an issue. Overall, Dragoons are strong, and though not fast, can defeat various enemies with few hits.

Fast-acting mages are the best means of offense against enemy Dragoons, though they should remain wary as Dragoons can down them in one strike. Immobilizing or disabling Dragoons greatly limits their offensive potential.

Gallery

Lancet.

Fire Breath.

Bolt Breath.

Ice Breath.

Wyrmkiller.

Bangaa Cry.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]"Dragoon" is the traditional name for a special soldier type in classical European warfare. Unlike in Final Fantasy, the original dragoons did not fight with lances, that being the job of "lancers"—a different soldier class. Dragoons were infantry that rode on horseback, but fought on foot. Originally they fought with a hand-held blunderbuss called the "dragon", giving them the name. The dragoons' arsenal expanded to include guns, sabres, and axes. During the Napoleonic Wars they became medium cavalry and reached the height of their popularity.

After the Napoleonic Wars, to make better use of the number of men the European military had, the dragoons were trained to use lances and lancers became obsolete. Thanks to the advances of modern warfare, dragoons lost their niche and modern dragoon units exist only for ceremonial purposes.