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A rebel agent who lived in the cold northern village of Salamand. Firion and his party came to Josef's aid after imperial forces took his daughter hostage, and in gratitude he joined them.

Description

Josef is a recruitable character in Final Fantasy Record Keeper unlocked in Snow Cavern on Classic in the storyline of Final Fantasy II as the First Time Reward. He was also available via the Seer of Destiny Challenge Event, where he is also found in the Snow Cavern on the Classic difficulty track.

Josef is a Rebel Agent whose combat role is Physical Attack.

Josef is a Monk, and is likely the party's first. Josef possesses high Attack, but his defences are rather low. His HP isn't high for a monk either, more on a par with Tifa's than with some of the others in the class. Using Josef as a tank, therefore, is not recommended.

One notable thing about Josef is that even though he is mainly focused on dealing damage, all of his soul breaks support the party in some way. Therefore, when a battle calls for a brawler who can also help the party well, Josef should be one to consider deploying.

Stats[]

Level HP Attack Defense Magic Resistance Mind Accuracy Evasion Speed
1 186 11 7 8 8 8 20 22 104
10 938 35 22 17 17 17 20 22 109
20 1,619 56 35 28 28 28 20 23 116
30 2,248 77 48 40 40 40 21 23 122
40
50 3,716 114 71 65 65 65 22 25 135
60 4,322 132 82 79 79 79 23 25 141

Record Spheres[]

Job S.Lv 1 S.Lv 2 S.Lv 3 S.Lv 4 S.Lv 5
Monk +1 DEF +1 RES +1 ATK +2 ATK +80 HP
Thief +1 RES +1 DEF +1 ATK +55 HP +2 ATK
Warrior +1 ATK +70 HP +1 DEF +1 ATK +2 ATK
Master(Requires mastery of Monk's Record Sphere.) +3 RES +4 DEF +200 HP +5 ATK +6% Monk Ability Damage
Berserker(Requires mastery of Monk and Thief's Record Spheres.) +2 ATK +2 ATK +3 ATK +3 ATK +5 ATK
Gladiator(Requires mastery of Warrior's Record Sphere.) +3 DEF +3 ATK +200 HP +4 DEF +5 ATK

Abilities[]

Josef can use Combat abilities up to rarity rank 5, Support abilities up to rarity rank 4, and Monk abilities up to rarity rank 5.

Soul Breaks[]

Name Designation Relic Effects
Gauge Type Duration Power(Including potency of stat increase(s) and chance of effect(s) occurring)
Fists of Fury
FFRK Fists of Fury Icon
Default N/A 1 PHY N/A 150% physical damage
Deal physical damage to one target.
Noble Sacrifice
FFRK Noble Sacrifice Icon
Unique Giant's Gloves (II)

FFRK Giant's Gloves FFII

1 N/A Instant KO
Party ATK +50% (25s)
N/A
KO the user to temporarily raise the party's Attack a large amount.
Avalanche
FFRK Avalanche Icon
Unique Dragon Claws (II)

FFRK Dragon Claws FFII

1 PHY 25s 1.37×3 (4.11) (damage),
30% (buff)
Deal three ranged physical ice attacks to all enemies, and temporarily raise the party's Attack a moderate amount.
Snows of Death
FFRK Snowfield of Death Icon
Super Bracers (II)

FFRK Bracers FFII

2 PHY Party ATK +30% (25s) 137% ranged damage/hit
Deal four ranged physical ice and non-elemental attacks to all enemies, and restore a moderate amount of HP to all allies based on their max HP.
Snow Crush
FFRK Snowcraft Icon
Super Josef's Cloak (II)

FFRK Josef's Cloak FFII

2 PHY Party Haste 96% physical damage/hit
Deal six physical ice and non-elemental attacks to all enemies, and grant Haste to all allies.
Undaunted Hero
FFRK Unknown Josef SB Icon
Burst Shura Gloves (II)

FFRK Shura Gloves FFII

2 N/A ATK/MAG +30% (25s)
Self Ice infusion (25s), Haste
Burst Mode (15s)
N/A
Temporarily raise the Attack and Magic of all allies a moderate amount, grant Haste and Burst Mode to the user, and infuse the user with the power of ice.
FFRK Unknown Josef BSB Icon PHY N/A 3x 47% Ice/Non-Elemental physical (6x with Unbound Fury)
Ice Breaker: Deal three physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one enemy. Deal six attacks if the user has Unbound Fury.
Man of Snow PHY Self Unbound Fury (25s) 4x 47% Ice/Non-Elemental physical
Man of Snow: Deal four physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, temporarily lower the user's Defense and Resistance a large amount, and grant Unbound Fury to the user, reducing delay of the user's actions.
Heroic Soul
FFRK Heroic Soul Icon
Ultra Godhand (II)

FFRK Godhand FFII

2 N/A ATK +50% (25s)
Party Last Stand, Haste
N/A
Temporarily raise the Attack of all allies a large amount, grant them Last Stand and Haste, and reduce delay of the user's actions for two turns.
Hero's Smash
FFRK Unknown Josef SB Icon 3
Ultra Tiger Fangs (II)

FFRK Tiger Fangs FFII

2 PHY Target Ice weakness +20% (15s)
Party Ice reflection barrier (30s)
Self Ice infusion (25s), cast speed x2 (3 turns)
71% physical damage/hit
Deal ten physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one target, temporarily lower its ice resistance level by 2, infuse the user with the power of ice, temporarily grant all allies a barrier that reflects a portion of the damage they take to the attacker as ice damage, and reduce delay of the user's actions for three turns.
Hero's Roar
FFRK Unknown Josef SB Icon 2
Glint Genji Gloves (II)

FFRK Genji Glove FFII

1 NAT Empowered Infusion: Ice (25s)
Follow Ice abilities with Hero's Barrage (15s)
N/A
Temporarily grant the user Empowered Infusion for ice, and temporarily cause their ice abilities to trigger the follow-up ability Hero's Barrage, dealing four physical ice, and non-elemental attacks to one enemy. Triggers instantly.
Purposeful Journey
FFRK Purposeful Journey
Awakening Winter's Claw (II)

FFRK Unknown Knuckles FFII

2 PHY TBC TBC
Deal fifteen physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one target, grant one Shield to all allies, temporarily infuse the user with the power of ice, temporarily grant the user Awoken Monk Mode, increase the user's Cap Break Level by 1, and cause every second monk ability used by the user to cause monk abilities used by the user on the next turn to trigger twice.
Awoken Monk Mode: Grant unlimited use of monk abilities, grant up to a moderate Monk Ability Boost, and cause monk abilities used by the user to trigger twice.
Hero's Backbone
FFRK Hero's Backbone
Arcane Overstrike Jujitsu Gi (II)

FFRK Jujitsu Gi FFII

3 PHY TBC TBC
Deal three massive physical ice attacks to one enemy. Can break the damage cap.
Hero's Heart
FFRK Hero's Heart
Glint Motor Drive (II)

FFRK Motor Drive FFII

0 NAT TBC TBC
Instantly grant one Shield to all allies. Does not deplete the Soul Break gauge.
Snow Savvy
FFRK Snow Savvy
Awakening Battle Bracer (II)

FFRK Battle Bracer FFII

2 PHY TBC TBC
Deal fifteen physical ice, earth, and non-elemental attacks to one target, temporarily raise all allies' Attack and Magic a moderate amount and Defense and Resistance a small amount, temporarily grant the user Awoken Monk Mode, increase the user's Cap Break Level by 1, and grant all allies Last Stand, with a bonus effect depending on the number of allies from the FF II realm that remain in the battle.
Awoken Monk Mode: Grant unlimited use of monk abilities, grant up to a moderate Monk Ability Boost, and cause monk abilities used by the user to trigger twice.
Bonus effect based on the number of FF II heroes active in the party:
Up to one FF II hero active in the party: Reduce delay of the user's actions for one turn.
Two or three FF II heroes active in the party: Reduce the delay of all allies' actions for one turn, and temporarily increase the damage of allies' attacks that hit a target's Slight Weakness or Vulnerable element a small amount.
Four or more FF II heroes active in the party: Reduce the delay of all allies' actions for one turn, and temporarily increase the damage of allies' attacks that hit a target's Slight Weakness or Vulnerable element a moderate amount.
Dauntless Courage
FFRK Dauntless Courage
Chain Armored Cloak (II)

FFRK Reed Cloak FFII

2 NAT TBC N/A
Instantly activate a FF II realm chain up to 99 hits long that increases the damage of allies from the FF II realm a large amount, temporarily raise the Attack and Magic of all allies a moderate amount and the Defense and Resistance of all allies a small amount, and remove delay from their actions for one turn.
Heroic Blow
FFRK Heroic Blow
Sync Kaiser Knuckles (II)

FFRK Kaiser Knuckles FFII

2 PHY TBC TBC
Deal fifteen physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one target, temporarily grant the user major Empowered Infusion for ice, temporarily grant the user Sync Mode, increase the user's Cap Break Level by 1, and grant the user Chivalry Mode, causing each use of Shard Striker by the user in Sync Mode to increase their Heroism rank by 1, enhancing the effect of Guardian Stance (up to rank 2).
FFRK Monk Ability Sync Icon PHY TBC TBC
Shard Striker: Deal six physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one enemy.
TBC TBC
Guardian Stance: Trigger the effects of Guardian Stance based on the user's Heroism Rank (up to rank 2), then set the user's Heroism Rank to 0.
Chivalry Mode: Cause each use of Shard Striker by the user to increase their Heroism rank by 1, enhancing the effect of Guardian Stance (up to rank 2).
Guardian Stance: The effect depends on the user's Heroism rank.
Rank 0: Remove delay from the user's actions for two turns.
Rank 1: Grant all allies a barrier that reduces the damage of two attacks a moderate amount.
Rank 2: Temporarily set the critical hit chance of all allies to 100%.
Heroic Class
FFRK Heroic Class
Glint Amber Armlet (II)

FFRK Amber Armlet FFII

0 NAT TBC N/A
Temporarily grant the user Empowered Infusion for ice, and fill the user's Soul Break gauge one bar. Triggers instantly and does not deplete the Soul Break Gauge.
Snowfield Survivor
FFRK Hero of the Snow Plains
Arcane Dyad Dragon Claws+ (II)

FFRK Improved Dragon Claws FFII

3 PHY TBC TBC
1st Trigger: Temporarily lower the ice resistance level of one enemy by 2, raise the ice attack level of all allies by 2, and grant the user Arcane Dyad Empowered Josef. Triggers instantly and does not deplete the Soul Break Gauge.
2nd Trigger: Deal ten physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, followed by an additional ice and non-elemental attack that can break the damage cap, remove delay from all allies' actions for one turn, and remove Arcane Dyad Empowered Josef.
Arcane Dyad Empowered Josef: Increase the damage and Cap Break Level of Snowfield Survivor, depending on the number of monk abilities triggered by the user while Arcane Dyad Empowered Josef is active (up to rank 1).
Hero's Resolve
FFRK Hero's Conviction
Sync Hyper Fist (II)

FFRK Hyper Fist FFII

2 PHY TBC TBC
Deal fifteen physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, temporarily grant the user major Empowered Infusion for ice, temporarily grant the user Sync Mode, increase the user's Cap Break Level by 1, grant the user Stalwart Survivor Mode, and grant the user a barrier that reduces the damage of one attack a very small amount.
FFRK Ice Sync Icon PHY TBC TBC
Hyperborean Fist: Deal five physical ice and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, followed by an additional ice and non-elemental attack that ignores Defense.
NAT TBC N/A
Unmatched Valor: Instantly reduce delay of the user's actions for three turns, and increase the damage of the user's ice abilities a moderate amount for three turns.
Stalwart Survivor Mode: While in Sync Mode, trigger the follow-up ability Boost Morale when the user's Damage Reduction Barrier reduces damage, and remove Stalwart Survivor Mode.
Boost Morale: Grant all allies Last Stand, and briefly raise the user's ice attack level by 5.

Limit Breaks[]

Name Designation Relic Effects
Gauge Type Duration Power(Including potency of stat increase(s) and chance of effect(s) occurring)
Heroic Hardhead
FFRK Heroic Hardhead
Limit Break Overstrike Ice Shield (II)

FFRK Ice Shield FFII

1-3 PHY TBC TBC
Deal four massive physical ice attacks with 100% critical hit chance to one enemy, and grant one Shield to all allies. Deals more damage depending on the amount of Limit Break Gauge consumed, ignores Defense, and can break the damage cap.
Frost Flash (Josef)
FFRK Ice Flash
Limit Break Glint Chakra Band (II)

FFRK Chakra Band FFII

0 PHY TBC TBC
Instantly deal physical ice and non-elemental damage that can break the damage cap to one enemy, and fill one bar of the Limit Break Gauge. Does not deplete the Limit Break Gauge.

Materia[]

Record Materia[]

Record Materia Description Acquirement
Self-Sacrifice
FFRK Self-Sacrifice Icon
Gain a small amount of Attack and Defense, but begin battle with Sap. Awarded for breaking character level cap.
Double Hit
FFRK Double Hit Icon
Attack hits twice, but deals less damage. Break Josef's level cap and obtain the Self-Sacrifice record materia. Chance to obtain in FFII dungeons with Josef in the party.
Ward of the Snow Plains
FFRK Ward of the Snow Plains Icon
Deal significantly more ice damage. Break Josef's level cap 2 times and obtain the Double Hit record materia. Chance to obtain with Josef in the party.
Entrusted Ambition
FFRK Entrusted Ambition Icon
Gain a large amount of Attack, but lose a moderate amount of Defense. Break Josef's level cap 3 times and obtain the Ward of the Snow Plains record materia. Awarded for raising Josef to level 99.

Legend Materia[]

Materia Description Acquirement
Salamand's Boast
FFRK Boasting Salamand's Power Icon
Deal slightly more damage with Monk abilities. Legend Sphere
Fitting End
FFRK Han's Distraction Icon
When low on HP, restore a large amount of HP to all allies proportional to their max HP, grant them Last Stand, and afflict the user with Doom (Countdown 15). Can only trigger once per battle. Legend Sphere
Man of Virtue
FFRK Unknown Josef LM Icon
Begin battle temporarily infused with the power of Ice. FFRK Aegis Shield FFII
Aegis Shield (II)
A Father's Love
FFRK Deep Love For Daughter Icon
Small chance for Monk abilities to trigger twice. FFRK Twist Headband FFII
Twist Headband (II)

Equipment[]

Josef can equip the following weapon types: axes, daggers, fists, and hammers. The fist Giant's Gloves (II) allows Josef access to Noble Sacrifice.

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

He can equip accessories.

Gallery[]

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