The Thief (シーフ, Shīfu?), also known as the Bandit (
Profile[]
Most Thieves wield daggers, but some equip short swords or boomerangs. Their armor options are limited to lightweight pieces. Thieves have high speed, accuracy, evasion and critical hit rates with balanced physical stats, including decent strength, HP and defenses. Their most prominent ability is to steal items from their opponents. Many variations of this ability exist. With additional training, Steal can be upgraded to Mug, which steals items and inflicts damage.
Other Thief abilities include "Flee", which allows a free escape from a battle, and "Alert", which prevents back attacks and sometimes pincer attacks. In later installments, Thieves can steal gil from opponents as well as items. In some games, the Thief can be upgraded into a Ninja.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
The Thief appears as one of the default jobs. Its high speed allows to make several attacks per round earlier than other jobs. Later on, the Thief can be upgraded to the Ninja.
Final Fantasy III[]
The Thief appears as a job is obtained from the Fire Crystal in the Famicom and Pixel Remaster versions, and from the Wind Crystal in the 3D version. During battle, the Thief can Steal items from the enemy or assist the party in escaping from combat. It cannot guard. While on the field, placing a Thief at the front of the party will allow one to open locked doors without using Magic Keys.
Final Fantasy IV[]
The Bandit appears as an enemy exclusive to the Advance and Complete Collection releases. It can be encountered during Cecil's Lunar Ruins trial by choosing to denounce theft.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
The Bandit returns as an enemy encountered in Edward's Challenge dungeon. Defeating it will provide a large amount of gil, which is essential for Edward's Dungeon, but only two can be encountered and it will flee from battle if not defeated in time.
Final Fantasy V[]
The Thief appears as a job obtained from a shard of the shattered Wind Crystal. Its Steal command is invaluable, and also has many abilities that aid on the field map.
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]
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The primary protagonist Zidane is a Thief and a member of Tantalus Theater Troupe, a secretive band of thieves. The Tantalus members Blank, Marcus, and Cinna are temporarily playable thieves who also have the Steal command. Zidane wields thief swords and daggers and learns passive abilities to boost his Steal ability. His Thievery deals more damage the more successful steals the player has performed.
Final Fantasy X-2[]
The Thief appears as a dressphere with high Agility stats and is Rikku's default dressphere. Some Thief-type abilities contribute to the Lady Luck dressphere skillset, specifically Gillionaire.
Final Fantasy XI[]
The Thief (THF) appears as one of the six basic jobs. They possess the typical abilities of stealing, attacking quickly and dodging attacks.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The Rogue appears as a Discipline of War. In the original Japanese, it is established that Rogues were formerly known as Thieves, but became known as Rogues (双剣士, Sōkenshi?, lit. Dual Swordsman) after developing unique dual-wielding techniques with the mariner's knives used in Limsa Lominsa. The Rogues' Guild in Limsa Lominsa acts as a secret police of sorts, working alongside—or in competition with—the Yellowjackets to maintain peace in the city, with the Guild more so focused on maintaining adherence to traditional pirate codes. The Rogue can be upgraded into the Ninja job.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
The Thief appears as a job available to both player characters and enemies. It is unlocked by raising the Archer job to level 3. It is the second-fastest job after the Ninja. The Thief has moderate HP and strength, but high Evasion. They wields knives and wear light armor, and can Steal equipment, EXP, and gil from enemies, as well as charm them. The ability to charm enemies makes female thieves particularly lethal, because the majority of enemies in the game are male.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
The Thief (THF) appears as basic job available to hume and moogle playable characters and enemies. The Thief is one of the most useful jobs because of its ability to Steal any piece of equipment, or even JP and abilities. To take full advantage of this players can examine every piece of equipment the opponents have before engaging.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
The Thief returns as a job available to hume and moogle playable characters and enemies. It that allows the unit to Steal various loot from enemies, including gil and accessories, using various abilities learned from knives.
Final Fantasy Tactics S[]
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Crystal Defenders[]
The Thief appears as a unit. If a Thief gets close to a foe when it is defeated, the party will earn extra gil, depending on the Thief's level. In the PS3/XBOX 360 versions, the "Good Samaritan" achievement/trophy requires clearing a map without hiring a Thief.
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
The Cranberry Knights are moogle representatives of each class, with the moogles of classes first through twelfth representing classic jobs. The Class Eighth moogle represents the Thief job.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]
The Thief appears as job available to the adventurers King Leo can send out on missions. The Thief cannot Steal, but has the Mug ability and otherwise has the main attributes of a Thief.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord[]
The Thief appears as a ranged enemy. It is a fast enemy that targets artifacts.
Final Fantasy Legend III[]
The Hooligan appears an enemy and potential transformation for party members.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
The Bandit appears as a crown obtained in the Animal Burrow that can steal items and improve the items dropped by defeated enemies.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Thief appears as one of the starting jobs, while the Bandit appears as an enemy encountered in Castle Falgabard.
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)[]
The Thief appears as a job card in the Duel Colosseum and boosts the chance of Treasure cards appearing in the selection area.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
The Thief job card returns in the new Labyrinth mode, and increases the frequency of treasure cards while in effect. The Thief also appears as a job selected for a character in the player's party for Quick Battle, Friend Cards, or wireless matches. It grants the user +50% to their EX Gauge and Assist Gauge at the start of a fight.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
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Final Fantasy Explorers[]
The Thief appears as a job unlocked along with Time Mage. It boasts high accuracy, mobility, and evasion, but otherwise has balanced stats. It is the only job proficient in Dagger Skills, and is therefore most effective when equipped with daggers. The Thief also has the Standard Ability of Cleareyes, which gives a higher chance of finding rare items on the field.
Final Fantasy Explorers-Force[]
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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]
The Thief appears as a starting job.
Final Fantasy Artniks[]
Ingus from Final Fantasy III appears as a Thief card, as does the Thief from Final Fantasy Tactics.
Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]
The Thief appears as a character available to the party who uses the Back Attack ability during battle. It is unlocked at level 10.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Thief appears as a core playable character recruited as the First Time Reward for completing Castle Exdeath, Part 4 on Classic difficulty in the FF V realm of the Core Dungeons. The Thief from Final Fantasy also appears as a playable character and is much more powerful than the core Thief.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The Thief from Crystal Defenders appears as a recruitable vision.
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
The Thief appears as a Ranger-type job card. It upgrades to the Bandit and the Trickster, and is aligned with the fire, wind, and earth elements. It uses Trick Attack as its Ultimate.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
Several Thieves from across the series appear as Wind-elemental Backup and Forward cards. The Rogue from Final Fantasy XIV appears as Wind- and Ice-elemental Forward cards.
Final Fantasy Portal App[]
Several Thieves from across the series appear as Triple Triad cards.
Chocobo's Dungeon 2[]
The Thief appear as an enemy. It can drop a Thief Key, which can be used to open some special treasure chests scattered throughout the dungeons.
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon[]
The Thief appears as an optional job obtained by stealing the Thief's Memories from Merchant Hero X.
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin[]
The Thief appears as an advanced job for Jack Garland available after unlocking the corresponding nodes in the Duelist and Pugilist Job Trees. It is also available to Jed after clearing the "Audience with the Dark Elf" main mission. Leveling this job is required unlock the Ninja and Assassin expert jobs.
The Thief combines both advantages of the Duelist and the Pugilist with is high mobility and quick, agile attacks. It makes for a fast playstyle that captures the roguish spirit though its propensity for robbing enemies of their abilities to use against them and the utility factor of higher item drop rates and rarities as loot. Its passives include increased drop rates, increased damage on critical hits, and greater chances of stealing more than one instant ability from enemies.
Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]
Square Enix Legend World[]
The Thief from Final Fantasy XI appears as a card.
Puzzle & Dragons[]
The Thief from Crystal Defenders appears as part of a crossover event.
Knights of the Crystals[]
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The Thief appears as a bronze card.
Samurai Rising[]
The Bandit is a job with fast attack speed who can lower the enemy status.
Minna to BIOHAZARD Clan Master[]
Steve Burnside appears as a Thief as part of a crossover with Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
Bravely series[]
The Thief appears as a job obtained after defeating the Jackal in Bravely Default and Bravely Second. It is a fast physical melee job that excels in Agility and Dexterity, and uses daggers and bows. The job also appears in Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect.