Garnet til Alexandros XVII dressed in traditional White Mage attire in Final Fantasy IX
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Dissidia Final Fantasy, White Mage Lore
(White Mage, 白魔道士 or 白魔道師?, lit. Shiromadoushi) is a special Job class in the Final Fantasy series, and is featured in several installments. It is among the first Job classes introduced in the series.
Profile
The White Mage's equipment includes staves and maces (as well as hammers in the original Final Fantasy), but in later installments they use more commonly use magical rods instead. Their armor, like most mages, is limited to lightweight vests and mage robes. Their physical stats are usually higher than those of a Black Mage, but are not as high as some other classes. Their magic stats, of course, are high.
The most prominent ability of a White Mage is to cast White Magic, which usually includes healing and support magic, but may also include status spells. In later installments, the White Mages have been given the ability Pray, in which the party's HP would be minimally restored for no cost. Their ability to heal, protect, and resurrect fallen members of the party make White Mages invaluable, as they are usually the only efficient way of healing.
White Mages tend to dress in white robes with red triangular lining. They tend to lean towards lighter armor, generally robes, and their robes are trimmed with red triangles that usually flare out from cuffs, around hems, or on the lining of the hood if they wear one. Most White Mages are female, but some males have been White Mages as well. Male White Mages generally do not wear hoods. Sometimes Summoners are also able to cast White Magic. The recurring White Robe and Cat-Ear Hood are related to this job. In virtually all games the White Mage has one offensive attack, called Holy.
Appearances
Final Fantasy
Although lacking in offensive power, White Mages are valuable due to their healing abilities. The upgraded, White Wizard, is even more powerful.
Final Fantasy II
Minwu is the royal White Wizard of Fynn, and one of the few male White Mages in the series. He has access to many high-level spells when he joins the party.
Final Fantasy III
The White Mage job is bestowed by the Wind Crystal, while the Devout job is bestowed by the Earth Crystal. Both specialise in White Magic. Aria Benett, Sara Altney, Prince Alus and Unei aid the party with White Magic.
Final Fantasy IV
Rosa Joanna Farrell and Porom are both White Mages. White Mages also appear as NPCs in various locations.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
White Mage is a character who, along with Black Mage, accompanies Ceodore and the Hooded Man as they pass through the Devil's Road. Rosa and Porom also return.
Final Fantasy V
The White Mage job is held by one of the shards of the Wind Crystal. Its job abilities grant access to White Magic.
Final Fantasy VI
Banon is officially classified as an Oracle, but has Pray as his ability and equips rods, both attributes of White Mages.
Final Fantasy VII
Though Final Fantasy VII has no job system, Aeris Gainsborough is often considered a White Mage, as she has high magic stats, equips rods and staves, and her Limit Breaks heal and buff the party.
Final Fantasy IX
Princess Garnet and Eiko Carol are able to cast White Magic along with Summon Magic, although Eiko has a far greater dominance over it, while Garnet favors summoning. Garnet also dresses in the traditional White Mage robes as a disguise early in the game.
Final Fantasy X
Yuna is a Summoner, but not unlike the Final Fantasy IX summoners, her section of the Sphere Grid contains White Magic and other White Mage abilities like Pray.
Final Fantasy X-2
The White Mage dressphere is the same as the classic White Mages of the series, with minimal attack power, but large healing power. This particular iteration of the class is notable because it cannot directly use physical attacks unless berserked or using Mug.
Final Fantasy XI
The White Mage is one of the six base jobs of Final Fantasy XI and is the most adept at healing and the only job with the ability to heal almost all debuffs. White Mages are also capable of the traditional supportive magic as well as a limited number of status-inflicting spells.
Final Fantasy XII International
The Aries License Grid holds licenses for the White Mage job. White Mages use rods and some sword-type weapons, and can cast all White Magick and some Green Magick.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Penelo is a mix between a Dancer and a White Mage, and has several White Magic spells in her skillset. Hume White Mages also appear as an enemy.
Final Fantasy XIII
The Medic Paradigm role is similar to a White Mage. Even though their abilities are never defined as 'White Magic', they can perform nothing but healing spells. Vanille and Hope are the only characters who are capable of learning all of the Medic abilities.
Final Fantasy XIV
The White Mage is a job specialization unlocked by the Conjurer class.
Final Fantasy Type-0
Class Seven is attributed to teaching white magic. Rem Tokimiya was formerly a student of Class Seven, until she was transferred to Class Zero to assist in fighting against the Milites Empire.
Final Fantasy Tactics
White Mages have access to all White Magicks, and have the reaction ability of Auto-Regen and support ability of extra magick defense. They can wield staves and light armor and robes. They are also the fastest among the magickal classes.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
The White Mage job is a basic job for humes, viera and nu mou. Their abilities of healing are of huge use throughout the entire game.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The White Mage reappears in A2 as a base job for the same three races. The Seer is a new job that can learn mid-level spells of both black and white magic, but dresses in a manner similar to White Mages, even wearing the traditional Cat-Ear Hood.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
White Mages can be recruited as adventurers and have access to the most traditional White Magic and wield hammers.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
The White Mage crown appears in this game, and enhances the use of traditional White Magic.
Dissidia Final Fantasy
In the Duel Colosseum, when selected, the White Mage job card will fully heal the player's HP after battle.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The White Mage job card reappears in the new Labyrinth mode, and will heal the current lead character to full health.
The White Mage is also a job that can be selected for a character in a party in Quick Battle or wireless matches, doubling the rate of Bravery recovery.
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
Chocobo can use the White Mage job in Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, while Shirma is a recurring White Mage in the Chocobo series.
Non-Final Fantasy Appearances
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
The White Mage appears as a secret character in the Mario sports game, Mario Hoops 3-on-3. This is likely because Square Enix developed the game. White Mage's special shot is Holy Shot. She is voiced by Deanna Mustard, who also voices Princess Daisy in the Mario Series.
Mario Sports Mix
White Mage reappears in Mario Sports Mix for the Nintendo Wii alongside the same four unlockable Final Fantasy characters with which she debuted.She is one of 3 characters(or 2 in 2-2 battle) included in Star Ship Battle.
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
In Little Fungitown, shortly after Mario contracts Bean Fever, Luigi visits a hypnotist to snap him out of his fears. The hypnotist, Psychokamek, appears dressed in traditional White Mage robes and seems to utilize some form of illusory magic in hypnotizing Luigi.
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