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 | 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:
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:
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:
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 |
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Counter Tackle | Counterattack with a tackle. | Physical Attack | 180 |
Support Abilities
PS1 Name | PSP Name | Description | JP Needed |
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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 |
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Move +1 | Increase Move by 1. | 200 |
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