Bard

The spooniest of all job classes. The bard's primary job is support through singing songs which affect either the party's or enemies' status through their equipped harps. Their other ability is hiding from battle, reducing the party for one, then leaving one weak member to fend for himself if everyone dies. They are poor in strength and even worse in combat. They are generally seen as one of the worst job classes.

FF3

NAME: Bard OVERVIEW: Sing performs the same action as Fight, meaning it causes damage. WEAPONS: Madora Harp, Loki Harp ABILITIES/MAGIC: Sing - Sing a song to weakly damage the enemy Cheer - Increase party's attack power slightly Scare - Cause the enemy to run from battle, high chance of failure Item - Use an item from inventory ATTRIBUTES: High agility, high HP, low strength

FF4

NAME: Edward Chris von Muir/Gilbert Chris von Muir OVERVIEW: Edward will automatically hide when his HP is critical. He only has two songs which cast Sleep of Confuse on one enemy. He stays in your party for a relatively brief time. WEAPONS: Uses harps best ABILITIES/MAGIC: Sing - Sing a melody to the target, causing a random status ailment Hide - Remove self from battlefield to avoid damage, but disable all actions, but "Show" Show - Return to battlefield after activating "Hide" Heal/Medicine - Split a potion from the inventory amongst the party ATTRIBUTES: Average in all stats

FF5

NAME: Bard OVERVIEW: Bards sing a song at random which usually has an enhancing effect on the party. WEAPONS: Knives, Harps ABILTIES/MAGIC: !Hide - Remove self from the battlefield to avoid damage, but disable all other actions but "Appear" !Appear - Return to battlefield after activating "Hide" !Sing - Sing a random melody that affects the status of allies or enemies Equip Harps - Equip any harp despite job class Songs: Sinewy Etude - Increases party strength Swift Song - Increases party speed Mana's Paean - Increases party magic Hero's Rime - Increases party stats Mighty March - Casts Regen on party Romeo's Ballad - Casts Stop on enemy Alluring Air - Casts Confuse on all enemies Requiem - Casts damage on undead enemies ATTRIBUTES: High magic, low strength

FFX-2

NAME: Songstress OVERVIEW: Songstress also includes traits of the Dancer. Songstresses cannot attack, unless they are afflicted with Berserk. WEAPONS: Microphone ABILITIES/MAGIC: Dance: Darkness Dance - Cast Blind on enemy for length of dance Samba of Silence - Cast Silence on enemy for length of dance MP Mambo - MP cost for party is 0 for length of dance Magical Masque - Party is invulnerable to magic attacks for length of dance Sleepy Shuffle - Puts all enemies to sleep for length of dance Carnival Cancan - Party's max HP is doubled for length of dance Slow Dance - Cast Slow on all enemies for length of dance Brakedance - Cast Stop on all enemies for length of dance Jitterbug - Cast Haste on party for length of dance Dirty Dancing - All allies' attacks are critical hits for length of dance Sing: Battle Cry - Raise party's strength for length of song Cantus Firmus - Raise party's defense for length of song Esoteric Melody - Raise party's magic power for length of song Disenchant - Raise party's magic defense for length of song Perfect Pitch - Raise party's accuracy for length of song Matador's Song - Raise party's evasion for length of song SUPPORT ABILITIES: None ATTRIBUTES: Low HP, low strength, low physical defense, low accuracy, low luck

FF11

NAME: Bard OVERVIEW: Bard is one of the most effective support jobs, and is often sought after by party leaders. They have a wide variety of songs availble. WEAPONS: Uses String Instruments and Wind Instrments best ABILITIES/MAGIC: Soul Voice - Double effectiveness of songs Bard Song - Sing a song to enhance party attributes or debilitate enemies SUPPORT ABILITIES: Resist Silence ATTRIBUTES: Low strength, low magic

FF: Tactics

NAME: Bard OVERVIEW: Only males can be bards. Females become Dancers, whose abilities only affect enemies. Bards sing until they are told to stop. WEAPONS: Harp ABILITIES/MAGIC: Sing: Angel Song - Restore MP Life Song - Restore HP Cheer Song - Raise speed Battle Song - Raise strength Magic Song - Raise magic power Nameless Song - Various divine protection Last Song - Raise ally's CT count to 100 Reaction Abilities: MA Save (raise magic attack power), Face Up (raise Faith) Support Abilities: None Move Abilities: Move +3, Fly (leap over enemies and obstacles) ATTRIBUTES: Low evasion, low HP, low MP, low attack power