Monk (Dimensions)

The Monk is a job in Final Fantasy Dimensions obtained at the start of the story, and is shared by both parties.

Appearance[]

The Monk job class gives all characters more unique clothes than the other jobs, giving a more far-eastern feel. Sol wears a red headband with matching trousers and green arm bands. Glaive wears a purple headband with matching trousers and green arm bands. Alba wears a black dress with pink lining similar to a Chinese Qipao, and wears her hair in the odango fashion.

Overview[]

Of the starting Jobs, Monk is the fast, damage-focused option. Monks equip light armor emphasizing evasion. Much of their armor and headgear come with status-boosting bonuses, namely to strength, speed, and vitality. The Monk is faster than the Warrior, but with lower defenses. Their weaponry consists of claws; in the mid-to-late game they get elemental claws and a few that deal bonus damage to certain enemy types, including beasts, humans, dragons, machines, and demons. Ability-wise, Monk is an all-around performer: they have good multi-target attacks, strong single-target attacks, and can heal in a pinch. Their innate command ability is Focus, which is a self-buff stackable upwards of three times that increase attack and speed for the next attack, whether it be a physical, magical, or Fusion Ability. For an endgame party, levels in Monk are highly desirable for both parties because of the Fusion Abilities they contribute towards, though this requires a full Job grind for the Warriors of Light and almost a full Job grind for the Warriors of Darkness. Final Heaven is the strongest single-target attack available to the Warriors of Light, while Phantom Rush for the Warriors of Darkness is comparable. Earlier, Gale Crescent is a solid multi-target Fusion Ability that remains the go-to physical option for Warriors of Light until the Paladin is unlocked, and Charge and Wide Slash become available.

Statistics[]

Monks have high HP, Strength, Vitality, average Speed, and poor MP, Intellect and Mind.

Level	HP	MP	STR	SPD	VIT	INT	MND
1	56	6	15	9	16	1	2
10	247	19	22	12	23	2	3
20	756	36	28	16	29	2	4
30	1615	53	34	20	36	3	5
40	2696	74	41	23	43	4	6
50	3818	95	47	27	49	4	7
60	4830	117	52	30	54	5	8
70	5661	142	58	34	61	5	9
80	6307	167	63	37	67	6	10
90	6784	192	69	40	73	7	11
99	7100	215	75	43	78	7	12

Abilities[]

Innate Abilities: Martial Arts, Focus
Equipment: Claws, Hats, Vests, Bangles

Martial Arts[]

Ability	Job Level	AP Needed	Slots	Description
Kick	0			Deal damage to all enemies.
Martial Arts	1	15	2	Enable use of Martial Arts abilities.
----	2	30
Focus	3	40	1	Charge energy raising the power of the next attack. Character can charge up to 3 times at once.
Lotus Strike	4	50		Inflict a random status ailment on one enemy (Sleep, Paralysis, Slow, Instant Death).
----	5	65
Aurablast	6	85		Deal Holy damage to an enemy.
----	7	100
VIT+20%	8	125	1	Increases VIT by 20%.
----	9	150
Slot+1	10	180		Number of slots increased by one.
Riposte	11	210	1	Until your next action, there is a fixed chance to cancel and counter normal attacks.
----	12	240
Chakra	13	280		Recover an ally's HP and cure some status ailments.
----	14	340
Vacuum Wave	15	370		Cut an enemy's HP in half.
----	16	410
Dropkick	17	450		Deal damage to one enemy and inflict Confuse.
Raging Fist	18	500		Damage an enemy multiple times.
Slot+1	19	540		Number of slots increased by one.
Earthshatterer	20	610		Deal Earth damage to all enemies.

Fusion Abilities[]

Main article: Fusion Ability

Levelling a Monk can help provide access to twelve Fusion Abilities; two for the Warriors of Light, six for the Warriors of Darkness, and four that are shared by both. They are:

Fusion Ability	Required Abilities	Use	MP Needed	Notes
Gale Crescent	Sylph + Kick	Both	7	Physical attack, about 40% more powerful than Kick. Ranged (full damage regardless of row).
Gale Crescent	Deals wind damage to all enemies.
Capoeira	Kick + Drain Samba	Warriors of Darkness	18
Capoeira	Attacks with a random ability.
Self-Destruct	Focus + Firaga	Both	88
Self-Destruct	Deals damage to a single target equal to own HP and causes self to be knocked out.
Smash	Lotus Strike + Precise Shot	Warriors of Darkness	10	Physical attack. About 80% more powerful than a regular attack. Delays user's next turn.
Smash	Deals heavy damage to a single enemy and causes their wait time to increase.
Piercing Blast	Aurablast + Attune Blade	Both	18	Magic-based, pierces reflect. Slightly more powerful than tier 2 Black Magic spells.
Piercing Blast	Deals magic damage to a single target. Passes through Reflect.
Bonecrusher	Riposte + Darkness	Warriors of Darkness	1
Bonecrusher	Either makes self impervious to normal attacks or take heavy damage and fiercely counter attacks until the next turn.
White Wind	Chakra + Heal Breath	Warriors of Light	45
White Wind	Restores all allies' HP based on own HP.
Tempest	Vacuum Wave + Gale	Warriors of Darkness	42	Intellect / magic based. Slightly more powerful than tier 3 Black Magic spells.
Tempest	Deals wind damage to a single target.
Phantom Rush	Dropkick + Trance	Warriors of Darkness	34	Attack power based, 100% accuracy. About 2.3 times as powerful as a regular attack, divided between 6 hits. The sixth hit deals more damage than the first five.
Phantom Rush	Attacks a single enemy six times.
Sange	Raging Fist + Image	Warriors of Darkness	6	Minimum of 1 hit. Each hit's about 60% more powerful than a regular attack.
Sange	Attacks an enemy for a number of times equal to the number of own images.
Final Heaven	Earthshatter + Holy	Warriors of Light	35	Attack power-based, 100% accuracy. About 2.5x as powerful as a regular attack. Ranged (full damage regardless row).
Final Heaven	Deals holy damage to a single enemy.

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Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decided to dedicate his life to serving all other living beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.