Shikari

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Warriors who fight nimbly across hill and dale.

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age description

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A completed Hunter License Board.

Hunter, or Shikari (シカリ, Shikari?) in the original Japanese release, is a License Board in Final Fantasy XII International, represented by the Zodiac Sign of Pisces.

They can use the largest selection of different weapons of any Class, having two main weapons: Daggers and Ninja Swords. They can also use Guns. Hunters use Light Armor to be potentially the fastest Class, and can equip a large amount of Shields. They can learn two White Magick spells.

However, Hunters are unable to wield the most powerful shields, can only cast Protectga and Shellga, and have few augments for increasing attack power. Also, the Hunter is the only job in which all of the 4 Quickening licenses on the board unlock a separate section of weapon licenses (Ninja Swords 1, Ninja Swords 2, Ninja Swords 3, Orochi Yagyu) each, making it impossible to acquire all weapon licenses for the job.

The Hunter has access to 137 licenses, which require 8,016 LP to unlock, as well as up to 10 additional licenses through summon licenses costing 690 LP, and 4 additional licenses costing 520 LP through quickening licenses.

License Board

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License list

Equipment

Name	Description	LP cost
Daggers (1)	Lets the character equip the Dagger.	15
Daggers (2)	Lets the character equip the Mage Masher and Assassin's Dagger.	20
Daggers (3)	Lets the character equip the Chopper and Main Gauche.	35
Daggers (4)	Lets the character equip the Gladius and Avenger.	45
Daggers (5)	Lets the character equip the Orichalcum Dirk and Platinum Dagger.	60
Daggers (6)	Lets the character equip the Zwill Crossblade.	80
Nagasa	Lets the character equip the Shikari's Nagasa and Shikari's Nagasa F.	220
Guns (5)	Lets the character equip the Spica and Antares.	90
Guns (6)	Lets the character equip the Arcturus and Fomalhaut.	100
Ninja Swords (1)	Lets the character equip the Ashura, Sakura-saezuri, Kagenui, and Orochi.	100
Ninja Swords (2)	Lets the character equip the Iga Blade.	120
Ninja Swords (3)	Lets the character equip the Koga Blade.	120
Orochi Yagyu	Lets the character equip the Yagyu Darkblade and Orochi N.	180
Light Armor (1)	Lets the character equip the Leather Cap and the Leather Clothing.	10
Light Armor (2)	Lets the character equip the Headgear, Headguard, the Chromed Leathers and Leather Breastplate.	15
Light Armor (3)	Lets the character equip the Leather Headgear, Horned Hat, the Bronze Chestplate and Ringmail.	20
Light Armor (4)	Lets the character equip the Balaclava, Soldier's Cap, Windbreaker and Heavy Coat.	25
Light Armor (5)	Lets the character equip the Green Beret, Red Cap, Survival Vest and the Brigandine.	30
Light Armor (6)	Lets the character equip Headband, Pirate Hat, Jujitsu Gi and Viking Coat.	40
Light Armor (7)	Lets the character equip Goggle Mask, Adamant Hat, Metal Jerkin and Adamant Vest.	50
Light Armor (8)	Lets the character equip Officer's Hat, Chakra Band, Barrel Coat and Power Vest.	60
Light Armor (9)	Lets the character equip the Thief's Cap, Gigas Hat, Hunter Gear and Gigas Chestplate.	70
Light Armor (10)	Lets the character equip the Chaperon and the Minerva Bustier.	75
Light Armor (11)	Lets the character equip the Crown of Laurels, Rubber Suit.	80
Light Armor (12)	Lets the character equip the Renewing Morion and the Mirage Vest.	90
Light Armor (13)	Lets the character equip the Dueling Mask and the Brave Suit.	110
Shields (2)	Lets the character equip the Bronze Shield and Round Shield.	20
Shields (3)	Lets the character equip the Golden Shield, Ice Shield and Flame Shield.	25
Shields (4)	Lets the character equip the Diamond Shield, Platinum Shield and Dragon Shield.	30
Shields (5)	Lets the character equip the Crystal Shield and Kaiser Shield.	35
Shields (6)	Lets the character equip the Aegis Shield and Demon Shield.	40
Shields (7)	Lets the character equip the Venetian Shield.	65
Accessory (1)	Lets the character equip Orrachea Armlet.	5
Accessory (2)	Lets the character equip Bangle and Firefly.	20
Accessory (3)	Lets the character equip Diamond Armlet and Argyle Armlet.	25
Accessory (4)	Lets the character equip Battle Harness and Steel Gorget.	35
Accessory (5)	Lets the character equip Tourmaline Ring and Embroidered Tippet.	35
Accessory (6)	Lets the character equip Golden Amulet and Leather Gorget.	35
Accessory (7)	Lets the character equip Rose Corsage and Turtleshell Choker.	40
Accessory (8)	Lets the character equip Thief's Cuffs and Gauntlets.	45
Accessory (9)	Lets the character equip Amber Armlet and Black Belt.	30
Accessory (10)	Lets the character equip Jade Collar and Nishijin Belt.	40
Accessory (11)	Lets the character equip Pheasant Netsuke and Blazer Gloves.	45
Accessory (12)	Lets the character equip Gillie Boots and Steel Poleyns.	60
Accessory (13)	Lets the character equip Berserker and Magick Gloves.	60
Accessory (14)	Lets the character equip Sage's Ring and Agate Ring.	70
Accessory (15)	Lets the character equip Ruby Ring and Bowline Sash.	70
Accessory (16)	Lets the character equip Cameo Belt and Cat-ear Hood.	70
Accessory (17)	Lets the character equip Bubble Belt and Fuzzy Mitre.	80
Accessory (18)	Lets the character equip Sash and Power Armlet.	80
Accessory (19)	Lets the character equip Indigo Pendant and Winged Boots.	100
Accessory (20)	Lets the character equip Opal Ring and Hermes Sandals.	115
Accessory (21)	Lets the character equip Quasimodo Boots and Nihopalaoa.	130
Accessory (22)	Lets the character equip Germinas Boots and Ring of Renewal.	160
Equip Ribbon	Lets the character equip a Ribbon.	215

Magick

Name	Description	LP cost
White Magick 12	Lets the character cast Protectga and Shellga.	110

Technicks

Name	Description	LP cost
1000 Needles	Deal 1000 damage to one enemy.	40
Bonecrusher	Consumes HP to reduce the HP of one enemy to 0.	30
First Aid	Heals an ally with critical health.	20
Gil Toss	Throw Gil to damage all enemies in range.	30
Libra	Makes user able to view detailed information of a targeted enemy, as well as hidden traps.	25
Shades of Black	Cast random Black Magick.	70
Stamp	Moves an active status effect from the user to another target.	40
Traveler	Deals damage to all enemies in range based on total steps taken.	50
Telekinesis	Deal ranged damage with melee weapons.	80

Augments

Name	Description	Amount	LP cost
HP+30/70/110/150/190/230/270/310/350/390/435	Increases maximum HP by specified amount.	11	20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100/115/130
Battle Lore	Increases strength.	6	30/30/30/30/50/50
Magick Lore	Increases magick power.	5	30/30/30/30/50
Shield Block	Increases chance to block with a shield.	2	25/45
Focus	Increases Attack Power while HP is full.	2	30
Last Stand	Increases Defense while at HP Critical.	1	70
Adrenaline	Increases Attack while at HP Critical.	1	65
Spellbound	Positive status effects last longer.	1	30
Brawler	Increases attack power while fighting empty-handed	1	90
Swiftness	Speeds up action time.	3	30/50/50
Phoenix Lore	Increases HP restored by Phoenix Down.	2	30/50
Martyr	MP restores when damage is taken.	1	30
Inquisitor	Heals MP when inflicting damage.	1	30
Headsman	Heals MP after defeating an enemy.	1	30
Potion Lore	Increases healing potency of Potions.	3	20/35/70
Remedy Lore	Remedies can heal more status effects.	3	20/30/70

Espers and Quickenings

Name	Licenses unlocked	LP cost
Quickening	Ninja Swords (1)	50
Quickening	Ninja Swords (2)	75
Quickening	Ninja Swords (3)	100
Quickening	Orochi N and Yagyu Darkblade	125
Belias	None	20
Mateus	Gil Toss	30
Zalera	HP +435	30
Adrammelech	Shades of Black	35
Shemhazai	Guns (5) and Guns (6)	50
Hashmal	Bonecrusher	50
Cúchulainn	White Magick 12	50
Zeromus	None	65
Exodus	Stamp	65
Famfrit	None	100
Chaos	None	100
Ultima	Phoenix Lore (x2)	115
Zodiark	None	200

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Shikari is a Hindi word meaning hunter. The shikaris are native hunters who also serve as guides.

A shikari is originally the leader of a kind of hunting group in Hokkaido called matagi. I saw a news feature about matagi on television; they didn't give a very good impression of the hunters, and it looked like that culture was on the verge of disappearing; I didn't want to see that. So I thought that if I could get a word related to the matagi into the game, people might look that up on the internet and learn something about what the matagi actually are. That's how I got that name.

Hiroyuki Itō, the director of Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System.

Trivia

• Hunter is the only job which cannot unlock all licenses in a single playthrough.

References

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