Odd Classes

[Depression Moon]

As far as the Final Fantasies I've played, there hasn't really been many characters in the series with the odd classes. By odd classes I mean the ones we don;t usually see, something on the terms of Mimic, or mime, a trainer, alchemist, gambler, etc.

Before anyone refers to Rikku as an alchemist, I'm not diminishing the fact that she is one, but what I'm talking about is someone whose primary means of attack and healing is through the use of mixing items. I'm not sure of what Wakka's class is. He focuses on weakening the enemy by inflicting them with status ailments. I would like to see a trainer class, someone who uses captured monsters to battle, but it seems like it might not work though in a turned based FF.

What are some of the minor or forgotten classes in FF that you would like to see return in a specific class format?

[qwertysaur]

FF X mixed a lot of the classes together
Rikku is a thief/alchemist
Wakka is a mix between what is part of a green mage and gambler
Khimari a mix of Dragoon/Blue Mage

I liked the Mystic Knight and Oracle from FFV. Oracle is a new job from the GBA port. Giving attacks magic properties is cool, and affecting the future of the battle is a great idea that can be expanded on to a great system.

[Depression Moon]

Wasn't green magic not invented until XII came along?

[blackmage_nuke]

I really liked Mog's dancer/geomancer class. I dont really like the other dancers which make status effects. I saw Gau as a sort of reverse trainer in that the monsters trained him instead of the other way around and that worked pretty well but it would've been good if he could train off the Veldt or something.

Wakka is the long range accurate type so i'd see him as a replacement for 'gunner'

[Jessweeee♪]

Everyone had a little dancer inside of them in FFX!

[Crossblades]

FF X mixed a lot of the classes together
Rikku is a thief/alchemist
Wakka is a mix between what is part of a green mage and gambler
Khimari a mix of Dragoon/Blue Mage

Gambler yes, Green Mage no. He learned some Black Magic and Green Magic wasn't introduced till XII anyway.

And as for return of certain classes, Mime comes to mind. Gogo is the only official Mime character in the FF universe and the only other games that had the Mime class was FFT and FF V.

Wakka is the long range accurate type so i'd see him as a replacement for 'gunner'

Ranger would be a better term for him as he uses a Blitzball for ranged attacks instead of the typical Guns, Crossbows, Bows & Arrows.

[Momiji]

Wasn't green magic not invented until XII came along?

It wasn't categorized as such before then, but the spells were still there. xD

[Depression Moon]

Wait wait, wasn't green magic focused on positive status effects like Protect, Shell, Reflect, and Might?

[Momiji]

I thought green magic was just status magic in general.

[Crossblades]

Wait wait, wasn't green magic focused on positive status effects like Protect, Shell, Reflect, and Might?

Yes

[qwertysaur]

Wait wait, wasn't green magic focused on positive status effects like Protect, Shell, Reflect, and Might?

Yes

That is incorrect. Green Magic is a class that focuses on magic that alter statuses. There are positive effects like mentioned above, and negative effects. Wakka's section of the sphere grid contains abilities that incur various negative status effects. (Blind, Silence, Sleep)

Green Magic list can be found here.

I think of magic as broader then simply the same spell is always in the same class. For example, haste has been found in Black, White, and Time Magic classes over the course of various Final Fantasy installments.

[Crossblades]

Wakka's section of the sphere grid contains abilities that incur various negative status effects. (Blind, Silence, Sleep)

Those are skills, not magic(in FF X anyway). The only spells he learns on his grid is Drain and Osmose

[Depression Moon]

Oh okay, i never used status ailments in XII unless it was a weapon effect. I'm not sure if a mime character would work. It would be a little boring just selecting the same old option every time and what would that character's limit break be?

I would also like to see a very strict and basis Time Mage character, but I'm not sure if he'll have enough spells to be consistent throughout the entire game, because I think time magic consists of magic that bends time and space so I think these are the spells related to it.

Haste
Slow
Slowga
Hastega
Stop
Float
Demi or Gravity
Quake?
Comet
Meteor


XII had bleed and immobilize for Time as well, although I think bleed would be better for Arcane magic. Speaking of Arcane Magic I would think it would make more since to have status ailments in there along with the dark spells.

[Wolf Kanno]

Oh okay, i never used status ailments in XII unless it was a weapon effect. I'm not sure if a mime character would work. It would be a little boring just selecting the same old option every time and what would that character's limit break be?

Gogo can answer that...

[Crossblades]

I would also like to see a very strict and basis Time Mage character

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We already have one. Ashe from FF XII:Revenant Wings for the DS