Red Mage (Final Fantasy)

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Red Mage
(あかまじゅつし, Akamajutsushi?, lit. Red Magician)
Sprite(s)	Red Mage Red Wizard
Abilities
Weapons	Assassin Dagger, Asura, Broadsword, Coral Sword, Dagger, Duel Rapier, Enhancer, Falchion, Flame Sword, Gladius, Great Sword, Ice Brand, Kikuichimonji, Knife, Kotetsu, Longsword, Mage Masher, Masamune, Mythril Knife, Mythril Sword, Orichalcum, Rapier, Rune Blade, Saber, Sage's Staff, Scimitar, Staff, Sun Blade, Werebuster, Wyrmkiller Red Wizard weapons: Deathbringer, Defender, Lightbringer, Razer, Vorpal Sword
Armor	Armor: Bard's Tunic, Chain Mail, Clothes, Leather Armor, Mythril Mail, Red Jacket, Sage's Surplice Equipment: Angel's Ring, Copper Armlet, Diamond Armlet, Protect Ring, Ruby Armlet, Silver Armlet Shields: Buckler, Elven Cloak, Protect Cloak, Zephyr Cape Helmets: Feathered Cap, Leather Cap, Red Cap, Ribbon, Wizard's Hat Gloves: Leather Gloves
Command abilities	White Magic: Blindna, Cure, Cura, Curaga, Invis, NulBlaze, Nulfrost, NulShock, Poisona, Protect, Silence Black Magic: Blizzard, Blizzara, Confuse, Dark, Fire, Fira, Firaga, Focus, Focara, Haste, Hold, Sleep, Sleepra, Slow, Slowra, Temper, Thunder, Thundara Red Wizard White Magic: Exit, Invisira, Life, NulDeath, Protera, Vox Red Wizard Black Magic: Blizzaga, Scourge, Teleport, Thundaga
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Recurring appearance

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 character class from the original Final Fantasy, which can be selected for the Warriors of Light at the start of the game. This class can use both Black and White Magic, as well as many different weapons and pieces of armor.

True to the job's name, the Red Mage is clad in red robes and a wide-brimmed hat, adorned with a single white feather. Being unable to make use of the highest level magic or equipment, the Red Mage is generally relegated to a more supportive position; a jack of all trades, but a master of none.

In the Final Fantasy manga, one of the Warriors of Light is a Red Mage named Puffy (パフィ, Pafi?). An original character who does not appear in the game, she is the main protagonist, and meets DB-6 in the back of the cave of Onrac near a waterfall. She is a member of the Warriors of Light (together with Fritz, Matoya and Bahamut) and helps to restore the power of the Crystals.

Red Wizard

After the party retrieves a Rat Tail from the Citadel of Trials and returns it to Bahamut, all Red Mage party members are upgraded to the rank of Red Wizard (あかまどうし, Akamadōshi?, lit. Red Sorcerer). The Red Wizard's spell and equipment options are slightly expanded, and the job sports a somewhat more extravagant variation of the base Red Mage job's attire.

Name origins

In the Dawn of Souls version and subsequent remakes, there are ten optional auto-names for the different character classes. Most names refer to another character or place in the Final Fantasy series.

The names for the Red Mage class are:

• Duane - Character in Final Fantasy VI.
• Elayne - Character in Final Fantasy VI.
• Gill - Character in Final Fantasy V.
• KluYa - Character in Final Fantasy IV.
• Kory - Character in Final Fantasy IV.
• Lalibo - Character in Final Fantasy V.
• Lola - Character in Final Fantasy VI.
• Mid - Character in Final Fantasy V.
• Tot - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
• Yura - Character in Final Fantasy VI.

In the Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary and subsequent versions, one name is altered, to one of ambiguous origin:

• Tomok - Replaces Lalibo.

Other appearances

Triple Triad

The Red Mage appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via Final Fantasy Portal App.

Gallery

Artwork of Red Mage and Warrior from Nintendo Power.

Artwork of the Red Mage job from the V-Jump strategy guide for the WonderSwan Color version.

Red Mage artwork from Dawn of Souls.

Red Mage in Critical HP (NES).

Red Wizard in Critical HP (NES).

Trivia

• In the original NES version, at the party selection screen, the Red Mage appears along with the Warrior, the Thief, and the Monk—the first four jobs as listed in the game's internal ordering system—as the default party, making them the first characters to be seen in the Final Fantasy series, and the Red Mage itself the first mage. Later releases would include the White Mage and Black Mage as the third and fourth members of the default party, replacing the Monk and Red Mage respectively.