I couldn't miss the chance to practice my drawing!
Your mistakes were twofold, I'm afraid. You sprung your trap without looking to see if the game you hunted was the one you'd snare. And you sold me short, I'm no thief. I'm a Sky Pirate.
Balthier
Sky Pirate is a special job in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. It is Balthier's default and exclusive job, that focuses on guns. It costs 6,600 JP to master. It is an enhanced combination of the Thief and Machinist jobs, with the Plunder abilities having a higher rate of stealing compared to Steal, while also boasting from superior stats and more equipment options.
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Stats[]
A pirate who sails the open sky, free from all laws and obligations. He never lets a mark escape.
Description
| Prerequisite | Weapons | Helmet | Armor | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Guns, Swords, Polearms, Knight Swords, Knives, Crossbows, Bows | Helmets, Hats | Armor, Clothes, Robes | Yes |
| Move Rate | Jump Rate | Speed | Physical Evasion Rate | Base Attack | Base Magic | Base HP | Base MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 25% | High | Low | High | Low |
Abilities[]
Innate abilities[]
Piracy[]
Sky pirate job command. Unsurpassed in gunplay and thievery. No prey goes uncaught, no target unscathed.
Description
Plunder abilities generally have a 10% greater chance of success than normal Steal abilities.
The success rate for Plunder Heart is as follows:
The success rate for all other abilities is as follows:
Amount stolen for Plunder Gil is equal to Speed * Level.
Amount of EXP stolen for Plunder EXP is equal to Speed + 15.
Balthier can deal the most damage in the game by equipping the Chaos Blade and using Barrage, easily dealing over 2000 damage.
| Name | Range | Effect | Speed | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg Shot | Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 200 |
| Inflict damage to the legs, preventing movement. Effect: Immobilize. | ||||
| Arm Shot | Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 300 |
| Inflict damage to the arms, preventing weapon use and spell casting. Effect: Disable. | ||||
| Seal Evil | Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 200 |
| Petrify the cursed beings known as the undead. Effect: Stone. | ||||
| Barrage | Depends on equipped weapon | 1 | Now | 1200 |
| Unleash 4 attacks with the emphasis on speed. Each strike inflicts half the usual damage. | ||||
| Plunder Gil | 1 | 1 | Now | 0 |
| Pilfer gil from the target. | ||||
| Plunder Heart | 3 | 1 | Now | 250 |
| Capture the target's heart, enthralling them. | ||||
| Plunder Helm | 1 | 1 | Now | 450 |
| Purloin the target's equipped helmet. | ||||
| Plunder Armor | 1 | 1 | Now | 550 |
| Purloin the target's equipped armor. | ||||
| Plunder Shield | 1 | 1 | Now | 450 |
| Purloin the target's equipped shield. | ||||
| Plunder Weapon | 1 | 1 | Now | 750 |
| Purloin the target's equipped weapon. | ||||
| Plunder Accessory | 1 | 1 | Now | 600 |
| Purloin the target's equipped accessory. | ||||
| Plunder EXP | 1 | 1 | Now | 350 |
| Filch experience points from the target. | ||||
Reaction abilities[]
| Name | Description | Trigger | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Tackle | Counterattack with a tackle. | Physical Attack | 180 |
Support abilities[]
| Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Equip Axes | Equip axes, regardless of job. | 170 |
| Beastmaster | Adds an ability to all monsters in neighboring tiles with an elevation difference of 3h or less. | 200 |
| Defend | Defend oneself against an attack. Adds the Defend command. | 50 |
| JP Boost | Increase the amount of JP earned in battle. | 250 |
Movement abilities[]
| Name | Description | JP Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Move +1 | Increase Move by 1. | 200 |
Other appearances[]
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]
- Legend Cards
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Air pirates, also known as sky pirates, are a type of stock character from science fiction and fantasy. Fictional air pirates typically operate as pirates in the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet or moon, and travel by aircraft, as opposed to the more traditional pirates on the high seas, who travel by ship.
