Goblin (Tactics)

A diminutive species of goblin with large ears and an upturned nose. Surprisingly strong for its small size.

Description

Goblins are a diminutive species of monster in Final Fantasy Tactics. Among the first monsters battled in the game, they fit the classic Goblin niche of also being some of the weakest. They have an elemental weakness to Ice.

See also: Goblin

Ranks

Rank I

Goblin

Regular red-capped Goblins are fought in many of the Chapter 1 locations and are quite weak, having a low movement range.

Rank II

Black Goblin

The black-clothed variants of Goblins pack a bit more punch and HP. They also know the Turn Punch skill.

Rank III

Gobbledygook (Gobbledeguck)

The Gobbledygook race has the best HP and skills of any other Goblin, but that still isn't saying much.

Statistics

Monster	Move	Jump	Phys. Evasion Rate	Innate Abilities	Common Poach	Rare Poach
Goblin	3	3	18%	Counter	Potion	Hi-Potion
Black Goblin	3	3	19%	Counter	Hi-Potion	Shoulder Cape
Gobbledygook	3	3	20%	Counter	Mage Masher	Ancient Sword

Abilities

The damage formula for Tackle is as follows:

$Damage = (Phys.Atk)^2 \times (Bravery/100)$

The damage formula for Spin Punch is as follows:

$Damage = (Phys.Atk)^2 \times 50/100$

The formula for success rate of status attacks are as follows:

$Magick Attack + PWR$

Ability	Goblin	Black Goblin	Gobbledygook	Range	Effect	Vertical
Tackle	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	1	2
	Attack with a rushing body blow.
Eye Gouge	Yes	No	Yes	1	1	2
	Attack the eyes, robbing the target of sight. Effect: Blind
Spin Punch	No	Yes	No	Auto	2	1
	Soundly thrash foes in four directions.
Goblin Punch	No*	No*	Yes	1	1	1
	Attack with a thorough beating.
Bloodfest	No	No	No*	1	1	0
	Bite the target to suck their blood and absorb their HP.

*Abilities can be learned by this race when a unit with the "Beastmaster" support ability is nearby.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Goblin appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Earth-elemental Monster cards.

Goblin [5-084C] Chapter series card.

Goblin [4-081C] Opus series card.

Gallery

Goblin Character Card.

Goblin's portrait.

Black Goblin's portrait.

Gobbledygook's portrait.

Tackle.

Eye Gouge.

Spin Punch.

Goblin Punch.

Bloodfest.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A goblin is a small, mischievous creature found in many European folk tales and legends. The word "goblin" comes from the Norman French word Gobelinus, the name of a ghost that haunted the town of Évreux in the 12th century.

[view · edit · purge]Gobbledygook is jargon or especially convoluted language that results in it being excessively hard to understand or even incomprehensible.