Edward (Final Fantasy IV party member)

Edward
(ギルバート, Girubāto?, lit. Gilbart)
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Gameplay details
Type	Party member
Job class	Bard (Prince in older versions)
Unique abilities	Bardsong, Hide/Return, Salve
Weapon	Harps, daggers, and bows (2D only)
Armor	Clothes, hats, armlets

Edward is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV. He is a Bard who can sing songs for various effects during battle, but is weak stats-wise.

Quests

Edward joins the party after the events on the third floor of Damcyan Castle. He is removed from the party upon boarding the ship from Fabul to Baron, and is no longer a required party member for the remainder of the story.

In the Advance and Complete Collection versions, Edward can be swapped back into the party after the events at the Giant of Babil.

Sprite sheet (PSP).

Stats

Edward's stats are low, both physically and magically. In all 2D versions, after level 70 his stats skyrocket in an Onion Knight-like fashion, giving him the potential to attain the highest raw stats in the game.

2D stats

Edward (2D)( data extracted from the PSP version.)

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
5	60	0	6	9	2	7	7
10	113	0	8	12	4	9	9
20	273	0	14	17	8	12	12
30	486	0	21	22	12	15	15
40	752	0	29	27	16	19	19
50	1069	0	38	32	20	22	22
60	1932	0	40	37	23	24	24
70*(At random afterward, see in the table below.)	2890	0	42	41	26	28	28
80	3829	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
90	4769	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
99*( 7990138 exp)	5608	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm

Pixel Remaster level up possibilities -Edward-( Data extracted from the PSP version.)

Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0
5	+1	+1	0	+1	+1
6	0	+2	+2	+2	0
7	+3	+3	0	0	+3
8	+4	0	+4	+4	+4

Edward's level up possibilities.

Level up possibilities -Edward-( Data extracted from the PR version.)

Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1
3	+1	+1	0	+1	+1
4	0	+2	+2	+2	0
5	+3	+3	0	0	+3
6	+4	0	+4	+4	+4

3D stats

Edward (3D)

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
9	126	30	12	10	9	6	3
10	139	33	13	10	11	6	3
20	337	63	18	15	14	10	7
30	640	93	23	20	16	13	11
40	1040	123	28	26	19	17	16
50	1537	153	32	31	21	21	20
60	2136	183	37	36	24	24	24
70*(Depend on the augments in the charater's battle menu afterward.)	2831	213	42	41	26	28	28

Abilities

Edward using Heal/Salve.

See also: Bardsong (Final Fantasy IV)

Edward uses Bardsong, also known as Sing. He has the abilities Salve and Hide, the former also known as Heal. Sing inflicts a status ailment on an opponent, Salve allows Edward to split a Potion among the party, and Hide removes him from battle until his next turn allowing him to avoid attacks. Edward automatically hides when low on HP. In the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable releases, the Harmonious Ring changes Sing to Chant, which casts Protect and Shell on the party.

In the 3D releases, Bardsong allows Edward to pick and choose the effect of his song, and he learns more songs as he levels up. Salve allows Edward to use healing items on all party members at once, such as, rather than use a Potion split among a party of five, Edward will use a Potion on each of them and consume five from the inventory.

A glitch in the Game Boy Advance port, known as psycho Edward bug, exploits Edward's automatic Hide status while on low HP.

Equipment

Edward can equip hats, clothes, armlets and rings for armor. His weapon arsenal is limited to harps, daggers, and bows and arrows, depending on the version of the game. In both versions, he joins the party with a Dream Harp, a Feathered Cap, a Bard's Tunic and a Ruby Ring.

Weapons 2D & 3D

Bows	Arrows	Daggers	Harps
Bow 2D Power Bow 2D Great Bow 2D Killer Bow 2D Elven Bow 2D Yoichi Bow 2D Artemis Bow 2D	Medusa Arrow 2D Iron Arrow 2D Holy Arrow 2D Fire Arrow 2D Lightning Arrow 2D Ice Arrow 2D Blinding Arrow 2D Poison Arrow 2D Silencing Arrow 2D Angel Arrow 2D Yoichi Arrow 2D Artemis Arrow 2D	Mythril Knife 2D 3D Dancing Dagger 2D 3D Mage Masher 2D 3D Assassin's Dagger 2DComplete Collection only({{{2}}})	Dream Harp 2D 3D Lamia Harp 2D 3D Apollo's Harp 2D(Advance and Complete Collection only)({{{2}}}) Requiem Harp 2D(Advance and Complete Collection only)({{{2}}}) Loki's Lute 2D(Advance and Complete Collection only)({{{2}}})

Armor 2D & 3D

Shield	Head	Body	Arms
Hero's Shield 2D	Leather Cap 2D 3D Headband 2D 3D Feathered Cap 2D 3D Green Beret 2D 3D Black Cowl 2D 3D Ribbon 2D 3D Glass Mask 2D 3D Red Cap 2D	Clothing 2D 3D Prison Garb 2D 3D Leather Clothing 2D 3D Bard's Tunic 2D 3D Kenpogi 2D 3D Black Belt Gi 2D 3D Power Sash 2D 3D Adamant Armor 2D 3D Red Jacket 2D Vishnu Vest 2D	Cursed Ring 2D 3D Iron Armlet 2D 3D Ruby Ring 2D 3D Silver Armlet 2D 3D Rune Armlet 2D 3D Diamond Armlet 2D 3D Protect Ring 2D 3D Crystal Ring 2D 3D Harmony Ring 2D

Boss

Main article: Bard (Final Fantasy IV)

Edward appears as the Bard in a scripted battle with Tellah at Damcyan.