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!
The bearer of this certificate possesses encyclopedic knowledge of the world and is deemed worthy of the title of Master Scholar.
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
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NES versionEdit
- Command ability - Scan
Scan checks the enemy's weaknesses.
- Command ability - Peep
Peep checks the enemy's HP.
3D versionsEdit
- 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 growthEdit
| 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 growthEdit
| 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 |
EquipmentEdit
WeaponsEdit
| Books |
|---|
ArmorEdit
| Head | Body | Arms |
|---|---|---|
Other appearancesEdit
Final Fantasy ArtniksEdit
The Scholars appearance as a character card.
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Scholar appears with Fire-, Ice-, Lightning-, and Water-elemental cards. All four playable characters from the 3D remakes are represented.
Triple Triad (Portal App)Edit
Scholar has a Triple Triad card.
GalleryEdit
TriviaEdit
- 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.
