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The Red Mage is a well-rounded spell caster whose repertoire can include a balance of both black and white magic.

Dawn of Souls instructions

The Red Mage is a job available to the Warriors of Light in the original Final Fantasy. Its upgrade is the Red Wizard (あかまどうし, Akamadōshi?, lit. Red Sorcerer)

The Red Mage and Red Wizard are able to utilize a range of equipment and magic to function as both fighters and spellcasters, but this versatility comes at the cost of poor stats and inability to utilize the top-tier equipment and spells that other jobs have. They are an archetypical "jack of all trades, master of none".

Characteristics[]

Appearance[]

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Artwork from Dawn of Souls.

The Red Mage's appearance has been consistent across all releases of Final Fantasy, with minor adjustments due to improved graphics. The Red Mage wears red armor with a red cape, a red hat with a wide brim and a feather, and they have long white hair. As a Red Wizard, in the original NES version they are identical to the Red Mage in overall design, with a redesigned sprite to appear taller, and a slightly different cape that has a visible clasp. The PlayStation Origins port, and the Game Boy Advance Dawn of Souls port that was based on it, give the Red Mage gold trim on their cape and boots, and as the Red Wizard they gain a white ruffle on their collar and additional silver/white details on their armor.

Name[]

The Dawn of Souls and subsequent remakes have ten optional auto-names for each character class. Most names refer to another character or place in the Final Fantasy series.

The names for the Red Mage class are:

In the Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary and subsequent versions, the name "Tomok" is offered instead of "Lalibo" -

In the Final Fantasy manga, one of the Warriors of Light is a female Red Mage named Puffy (パフィ, Pafi?), who acts as the leader of the Warriors of Light and is the main protagonist of the manga.

Abilities[]

The Red Mage has balanced stats relative to other jobs in the game. It has higher physical stats than the White Mage and Black Mage, but lower magical stats, and the inverse is true comparing the Red Mage to the Warrior, Thief, and Monk. The Red Mage is the only job in the game able to use both Black and White Magic, and it can equip many different weapons and armor. This gives the Red Mage the most flexibility of any job, able to fill multiple roles in battle. Their weakness is that they are less effective in any given area than dedicated jobs; the Red Mage cannot equip the strongest equipment in the game or cast the highest level spells. The Red Mage's versatility allows it to shine in the early game where it can do everything other jobs can almost as effectively, but in the late game their poorer stats and equipment and spell draw force them into a more supportive role.

After completing the Citadel of Trials, Bahamut grants the party their class change and any Red Mages in the player's party become Red Wizards. The Red Wizard is an invaluable upgrade to the Red Mage, granting them access to a small but useful handful of higher-tier spells that allow them to be more useful as support mages that can buff the party.

Equipment[]

Weapons[]
Daggers Swords Katanas Staves
Armor[]
Shields Helmets Body armor Gloves
White Magic
Black Magic

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy Portal App[]

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The Red Mage appears as a Triple Triad card.

Gallery[]

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