Scholar (Final Fantasy III)

Scholar
学者 (Gakusha?)
Sprite(s)
Availability
Location obtained	Fire Crystal (Molten Cave)
Abilities
Stats	See stats
Weapons	Books See weapons
Armor	Mage armor See armor
Command abilities	3D versions: White and Black Magic levels 1-3, Study NES version: Scan, Peep
Support abilities	3D releases: Item Lore
More information
Recurring appearance

Scholars can examine enemies and spot their weak points. They can also enhance the effects of items they use. They can dispel magic effects from enemies they've studied. Surprisingly enough, these bookworms can also use magic!

Description

The bearer of this certificate possesses encyclopedic knowledge of the world and is deemed worthy of the title of Master Scholar.

Mastery certificate description

The Scholar is a job class in Final Fantasy III. It is gained from the Fire Crystal. Using their analytical prowess, scholars are able to analyze an enemy's HP and any existing weakness. They also use the mystical know-how of ancient tomes to damage enemies. Their extensive knowledge allows them to double the effects of items they use.

Abilities

NES version

• Command ability - Scan

Scan checks the enemy's weaknesses.

• Command ability - Peep

Peep checks the enemy's HP.

3D versions

• Command Ability - White and Black Magic Levels 1 - 3

Level	White Magic			Level	Black Magic
1	Cure	Poisona	Sight	1	Fire	Blizzard	Sleep
2	Aero	Toad	Mini	2	Thunder	Poison	Blind
3	Cura	Teleport	Blindna	3	Fira	Blizzara	Thundara

• Command ability - Study

Study can check both an enemy's HP and weaknesses, but it can also remove any beneficial status effects, similar to the effect of both Libra and Erase.

• Support ability - Item Lore

All items used by the scholar have doubled potency, although this works only in battle, as items used in the menu screen are not used by a specific character.

Stat growth

Level	Strength	Agility	Vitality	Intellect	Mind	Level	Strength	Agility	Vitality	Intellect	Mind
NES version						3D versions
1	10	10	1	15	4	1	5	5	5	5	5
10	17	17	2	22	7	10	10	10	9	11	9
20	23	23	4	31	10	20	16	17	12	20	14
30	30	30	5	39	13	30	22	24	15	30	18
40	36	36	7	48	17	40	28	31	19	40	22
50	43	43	8	56	20	50	34	38	22	50	26
60	49	49	9	65	23	60	40	44	25	60	29
70	56	56	11	73	26	70	46	51	29	70	33
80	63	63	12	82	29	80	52	58	32	80	37
90	69	69	14	90	31	90	58	65	35	90	41
99	75	75	15	98	35	99	63	71	38	99	45

MP growth

Level	Lv.1	Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5	Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8
3D versions
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	20	7	3	0	0	0	0	0
50	25	10	5	0	0	0	0	0
60	29	13	7	0	0	0	0	0
70	34	17	9	0	0	0	0	0
80	39	20	12	0	0	0	0	0
90	44	23	14	0	0	0	0	0
99	48	26	15	0	0	0	0	0

Equipment

Weapons

Weapons

Books
Book of Fire Book of Ice Book of Light Tome of Fire Tome of Ice Tome of Light Cognitome Omnitome

Armor

Armor

Head	Body	Arms
Leather Cap Feathered Hat Scholar Hat Ribbon	Vest Leather Armor Mage Robe Scholar Robe White Robe	Bronze Bracers Mythril Bracers Rune Bracers Diamond Bracers Protect Ring

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Artniks

The Scholars appearance as a character card.

Ingus as a Rank N Scholar card.

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Scholar appears with Fire-, Ice-, Lightning-, and Water-elemental cards. All four playable characters from the 3D remakes are represented.

Luneth.

Arc.

Refia.

Ingus.

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Triple Triad (Portal App)

Scholar has a Triple Triad card.

Gallery

Luneth as a Scholar.

Arc as a Scholar.

Refia as a Scholar.

Ingus as a Scholar.

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Trivia

• Final Fantasy III marks the first appearance of the Scholar job class, as well as the first use of books as a weapon type.
• The Scholar makes a small cameo in Dissidia Final Fantasy as a tutor from the in-game manuals.
• In the 3D versions, the researchers in Saronia and the Ancient Ruins resemble the Scholar from the NES version.