FFIII Job Blowout

Written by Modojo Staff on Friday, October 6, 2006

Final Fantasy III's job system is sweet, plain and simple. We blow the lid off all 23 classes...

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White Mage

As familiar as the black mage, white mages are a Final Fantasy staple, and they've been healing and reviving for years. White mages are the support of any party, and as such, they have low attack power, as well as low HP and defense. Don't expect much damage to come from these guys, but it's a safe bet to keep one handy for when the going gets rough.

Devout

Just as the magus to the black mage, the devout are a more powerful white mage. They've given up their robes for kitty ears, God knows why, and in turn received a much larger amount of MP to help their compatriots through the toughest of times.

Evoker

The evoker can summon random creatures to help their party members in their battles. They summon creatures of either the dark or light variety, and serve mostly as a stepping stone to get to the one class that Final Fantasy fans are always hungering for.

Summoner

Summoner's claim bragging rights as one of the entire franchises coolest classes, and they have good reason why. These guys have more MP than the evoker class, and bring the goods when it comes to summoning; mainly summoning creatures from either the dark or light variety. Bahamut, how I've missed you!

Ninja

One of the best classes in the OG release, Ninja's are the most speedy of all the jobs. They have the fastest attacks, and can use the Throw ability to lob things like shurikens at the enemy. Without a hidden pirate class popping up anytime soon, these guys could vie for sweetest class in the game without many serious opponents.

Sage

Master of all the magical arts, the sage has the ability to use not only all of the black and white magic spells, but also the spells of the summoner as well. Sages were, like the ninja, a force to be reckoned with in the OG release of Final Fantasy III, yet they have been toned down in the remake, with lower MP than the magus or devout classes.

That makes 22 job classes in all of Final Fantasy III. Wait, what's that you say? We mentioned 23? Alas, there is yet one more class we didn't list above, and it is the hidden Onion Knight class. Acquiring the onion knight class requires that players explore the Mognet feature within the game, and complete a special sidequest. The onion knight is the original starting class of characters in the Famicom version of the game, and it has the potential to be the strongest class in this remake. We won't be spoiling any of the details on this one just yet.

So, now that we've laid all the jobs on the table, what will your parties look like when Final Fantasy III releases this November? Four scholars? Seriously? Have fun with that one! A team of ninjas sounds right up my alley. Sound off and let us know your plans for traversing the Final Fantasy realm!