Squire (Tactics)

Squire (見習い戦士, Minarai Senshi?, lit. Apprentice Warrior) is a Job from Final Fantasy Tactics. The basic physical Job, it is from here that all physical Job classes start. On their own, Squires lose usefulness after Chapter 1. However, the Squire has one especially important support ability to boost the JP earned from battle which will remain equipped on many units for mastering the abilities of other Jobs. It takes 2,290 JP to master this Job.

Leveling this job up to level 2 unlocks the Knight and Archer jobs, leveling it to level 6 along with Chemist unlocks the Onion Knight, and mastering the job along with Chemist, Summoner, Orator, Geomancer, and Dragoon unlocks the Mime.

Ramza, Delita, and Argath are all Squires. Ramza and Delita, however, learn some techniques that other Squires cannot, and have better base stats, while Argath can use two Knight Rend techniques. The Squire's abilities, barring the action ability, is also the model for unique characters' special jobs, and these jobs also replace the Squire in the Job menu, preventing such characters using it.

Ramza must be hit by Ultima, his ultimate Mettle ability, while he is a Squire to learn Ultima. The only characters in Final Fantasy Tactics that can cast Ultima are Luso (similar conditions), Celia, and Lettie. To quickly learn Ultima, it is recommended that one equips items that prevent stop and charm, and keep distance from Celia and Lettie.

Stats

This job serves as the foundation for all others, forming the first step on the road to becoming a legendary warrior.

Generic Squire

Prerequisite	Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
None	Knives, Swords, Axes, Flails	Hats	Clothes	No

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
4	3	8	5%	Low	Very Low	Medium	Very Low

Ramza

Prerequisite	Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
None	Knives, Swords, Flails, Knight Swords (Chapter IV)	Hats, Helmets (Chapter II and onward)	Clothes, Robes, Armor (Chapter II and onward)	Yes (Chapter II and onward)

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
4	3	10	10%	High	High	High	High

Abilities

Basic Skill/Fundaments

Squire job command. These are the most fundamental of all battle techniques.

Damage for Fundaments are as follows:

$Damage = Physical Attack x (random number from 1 to PWR)$

The damage for Stone and Rush increases slightly if the abilities Brawler is equipped.

The chance of success for Argath's Rend abilities are as follows:

$Physical Attack + PWR + Weapon strength$

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
Accumulate	Focus	Increase physical attack power.	0	1	Now	300
Dash	Rush	Attack by ramming into the enemy's body.	1	1	Now	80
Throw Stone	Stone	Lob a stone at a far-off foe.	4	1	Now	90
Heal	Salve	Remove several status ailments. Removes: Blind, Silence, Poison.	1	1	Now	150
Head Break	Rend Helm	A technique that destroys the item equipped on the target's head. Note: Only available to Argath.	Depends on equipped weapon	0	Now	300
Armor Break	Rend Armor	A technique that destroys the item equipped on the target's body. Note: Only available to Argath.	Depends on equipped weapon	0	Now	400

Guts/Mettle

Squire job command. These are the most fundamental of all battle techniques.

Note: Only Ramza and Delita have this skillset. Chant costs nothing to learn, while Ultima must be cast on Ramza in Chapter 4 for him to learn it.

The damage formula for Ultima is as follows:

$Magick Attack \times PWR \times (Faith/100) \times (Target Faith/100)$

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
Accumulate	Focus	Increase physical attack power.	0	1	Now	300
Dash	Rush	Attack by ramming into the enemy's body.	1	1	Now	80
Throw Stone	Stone	Lob a stone at a far-off foe.	4	1	Now	90
Heal	Salve	Remove several status ailments. Removes: Blind, Silence, Poison.	1	1	Now	150
Yell	Tailwind	Boost an ally's Speed. Note: Only available to Ramza.	3	1	Now	200
Wish	Chant	Sacrifice HP to restore twice as much to an ally. Note: Only available to Ramza and Delita.	1	1	Now	0
Cheer Up	Steel	Encourage an ally, increasing their Bravery. Note: Only available to Ramza from Chapter 2 onward.	3	1	Now	200
Scream	Shout	Increase Bravery, Speed, and physical and magickal attack power with a hearty battle cry. Note: Only available to Ramza on Chapter 4.	0	1	Now	500
Ultima		Magick that inflicts damages with pure energy. Note: Only available to Ramza on Chapter 4. MP Cost: 10 Quote: "Brush off vanity and show reality! Ultima!"	4	2	20	-

Reaction Abilities

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Trigger	JP Needed
Counter Tackle		Counterattack with a tackle.	Physical Attack	180

Support Abilities

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Equip Axes		Equip axes, regardless of Job.	170
Monster Skill	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
Gained JP Up	JP Boost	Increase the amount of JP earned in battle.	250

Movement Abilities

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Move +1		Increase Move by 1.	200

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