Gladiator (Tactics Advance)

Wielders of the magical "spellswords".

Description

Gladiator is a job from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for bangaa who can become Gladiators after mastering two Warrior abilities. Gladiators wield the powerful blades and can learn three "Spell Blades" to deal damage and some Fighter abilities. When raised right, Gladiators are very powerful and, when equipped with Strikeback, it is difficult to get in a hit.

Growth[]

Gladiators are basically the same as Dragoons, although with higher MP, lower Attack, higher Defense, and slightly higher Magic Power.

HP	MP	Atk	Def	Mag Pwr	Mag Res	Spd
8.2 A-	2.8 D+	9.4 A-	8.8 B+	5.9 D-	6.4 D	1.1 D

Abilities[]

Spellblade Tech[]

Gladiator command. Combine magic with swordplay.

Description

Skill	Equipment	AP	MP	Range	Power
Rush	Sweep Blade	100	—	As Weapon	As Weapon
Rush	Full-on bull rush. Pushes target back.
Wild Swing	Ogun Blade	200	—	Self	As Weapon
Wild Swing	Swinging weapon attack. Hits to front, back, side.
Beatdown	Shadow Blade	200	—	As Weapon	As Weapon
Beatdown	Aggressive attack. Low hit rate, but very damaging.
Blitz	Sun Blade	200	—	As Weapon	As Weapon
Blitz	Uses aggression to sense and attack target. High hit rate, low damage.
Fire Sword	Flametongue	200	10	1	54
Fire Sword	Fiery blade. Deals damage.
Bolt Sword	Air Blade	200	10	1	54
Bolt Sword	Electrically charged blade. Deals damage.
Ice Sword	Ice Brand	200	10	1	54
Ice Sword	Icy blade. Deals damage.
Ultima Sword	Materia Blade	999	60	As Weapon	As Weapon
Ultima Sword	Mageblade attack born from ultima magic.

Reaction[]

Skill	Equipment	Effect	AP
Strikeback	Wygar	Block enemy attack and counterattack. Ineffective vs. A-abil.	300

Support[]

Skill	Equipment	Effect	AP
Doublehand	Venus Blade	Hold one-handed weapon in two hands. Improves weapon attack.	300

Combo[]

Skill	Equipment	Effect	AP
Sword Combo	Mythril Blade	Failproof combo ability for gladiators.	100

Overview[]

Gladiators are similar to Fighters in that they have identical stat growths and share several abilities. Gladiators have high attack, HP, and defense, with low magic power and resistance. The Spellblade abilities provide a decent selection of elemental damage, and their Ultima Sword is the Ultima ability for the bangaa. However, Gladiators have many shortcomings. Their ability set is lacking, having no ranged attacks. They are often compared negatively towards a similar offensive class, the Dragoon. They have slightly higher MP than usual, but few ways to use their MP supply. Silence can affect Gladiators more than most other bangaa, as it takes away a few of their abilities. Overall, Gladiators are a somewhat unusual offensive class that generally pales in comparison to the Dragoon, but they can still hold up on their own.

Most physical walls can go up against enemy Gladiators without much worry, since they have no supporting abilities. Ranged units and mages can toast Gladiators while keeping their distance.

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]

Gladiator appears with an earth-elemental card.

Gallery[]

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Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers but most were slaves schooled under harsh conditions. Gladiators were celebrated in art, and it became a feature of politics and social life in the Roman world.

Trivia[]

Despite wielding one in their official artwork, Gladiators cannot equip shields without the aid of the Warrior job's support ability Shieldbearer.