Thief (Final Fantasy)

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Thief
(シーフ, Shīfu?)
Sprite(s)	Thief Ninja
Abilities
Weapons	Assassin Dagger, Asura, Coral Sword, Dagger, Duel Rapier, Falchion, Gladius, Kikuichimonji, Knife, Kotetsu, Mage Masher, Masamune, Mythril Knife, Orichalcum, Rapier, Rune Blade, Saber, Scimitar, Wyrmkiller Ninja weapons: Battle Axe, Braveheart, Cat Claws, |Crosier, Defender, Enhancer, Flame Sword, Gigantaxe, Great Axe, Great Sword, Hammer, Healing Staff, Ice Brand, Iron Nunchuck, Light Axe, Longsword, Lust Dagger, Mage's Staff, Murasame, Mythril Axe, Mythril Hammer, Mythril Sword, Nunchuck, Ogrekiller, Power Staff, Razer, Rune Axe, Sasuke's Blade, Staff, Thor's Hammer, Ultima Weapon, Viking Axe, Vorpal Sword, War Hammer
Armor	Armor: Bard's Tunic, Black Garb, Clothes, Leather Armor, Red Jacket, Copper Armlet, Diamond Armlet,Protect Ring, Ruby Armlet, Silver Armletm Thief's Armlet Ninja armor: Crystal Mail, Flame Mail, Genji Armor, Ice Armor, Iron Armor, Mythril Mail Equipment: Crystal Ring (Ninja only) Shields: Buckler, Elven Cloak, Protect Cloak, Zephyr Cape Ninja shields: Crystal Shield, Flame Shield, Genji Shield, Hero's Shield, Ice Shield, Iron Shield Helmets: Black Cowl, Feathered Cap, Leather Cap, Genji Helm, Ribbon, Twist Headband Ninja helmets: Crystal Helm, Great Helm, Helm, Healing Helm, Mythril Helm, Final Fantasy armor#Tiger MaskTiger Mask Gloves: Leather Gloves, Thief's Gloves
Command abilities	Black Magic (Ninja only): Blizzard, Blizzara, Dark,Confuse, Fire, Fira, Focus, Focara, Haste, Hold, Sleep, Sleepra, Slow, Temper, Thunder, Thundara
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Recurring appearance

The Thief is quick of movement and nimble of limb.

Dawn of Souls instructions

The Thief is the swift and nimble fighter of the Warriors of Light in the original Final Fantasy. He is the "investment" character—he initially begins as weak (though buffed in Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls and subsequent remakes), but after completing the Citadel of Trials, Bahamut the Dragon King upgrades him to the rank of Ninja.

Unlike most other games of the series, the Thief cannot steal in the original Final Fantasy, but is a valuable asset to the party for his ability to successfully run from battles. He had blue hair in the NES and MSX sprites, but now has a green bandana in the WSC revision and had kept the design.

In the Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes official novelization, the Thief's name is given as Sauber (ザウバー, Zaubā?). He has long golden hair, holds the Wind Crystal and tends to keep the rest of the party grounded in reality with his realist attitude. Apparently he is quite cynical. In battle, he tends to be a bit gung-ho and gets in a lot of conflict with Zest.

Ninja

After the Thief upgrades to Ninja (にんじゃ, Ninja?), he can equip all weapons but the Wizard Staff and Excalibur, all but nine pieces of armor, and can cast low-level Black Magic. In spite of the fact that he has the most drastic upgrade, he is still outclassed by a Knight in terms of offense and defense, though later remakes alleviated this to make them more comparable. In all versions, it is recommended to promote the Thief sooner than later, as being upgraded too late runs the risk of decreased spell charges (MP in later editions).

Name origins

In the Dawn of Souls version and subsequent remakes, there are ten optional auto-names for the different character classes. Each name is a reference to another character or place name in the Final Fantasy series.

The names for the Thief class are:

• Baku - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
• Biggs - A recurring character in the series.
• Blank - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
• Daryl - Character in Final Fantasy VI.
• Gerad - Edgar's alias in Final Fantasy VI.
• Kelga - Character in Final Fantasy V.
• Puck - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
• Sarisa - Faris' real name in Final Fantasy V.
• Tuss - Character in Final Fantasy V.
• Wedge - A recurring character.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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One of the jobs chosen by the Crystals to stand against the powers of darkness as a Warrior of Light. The thief employs natural dexterity and uncanny luck to battle his way to victory.

Character profile

Thief (I) appears as a playable character who could be initially recruited during the Challenge Event Cycle of Destruction as a First Time Reward for completing the event's Cavern of Ice stage on Classic difficulty.

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Triple Triad

The Thief has a Triple Triad card in the version playable via Final Fantasy Portal App.

Gallery

Artwork of the Thief job from the V-Jump strategy guide for the WonderSwan Color version.

Thief artwork from Dawn of Souls.

Thief in Critical HP (NES).

Ninja in Critical HP (NES).

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A ninja was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan who specialized in unorthodox warfare. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations.