Red Mage

Red Mages are the only class that can cast two vastly different kinds of magic - white and black, making them a "jack-of-all-trades". The disadvantage is it cannot cast very powerful magic from either color, so being proficient in many arts, it is a master of none. FF5 and FFTA tried to make them more useful by increasing the frequency of their spellcasting with Doublecast, but the AP needed to obtain this ability was often too high. Red Mages were popular in the early games, then became obsolete due to character-based parties and mix-and-match magic systems (although they might be making a comeback with their relatively high distribution in FF11). Their outfits typically consist of a feathered hunter's hat and red cape.

FF1

NAME: Red Mage OVERVIEW: Evolves into Red Wizard. WEAPONS: Coral Sword, Dragon Sword, Falchion, Flame Sword, Giant Sword, Ice Sword, Long Sword, Masamune, Rapier, Rune Sword, Sabre, Scimitar, Short Sword, Silver Sword, Sun Sword, Were Sword, Large Dagger, Silver Knife, Small Dagger, Wooden Staff ATTRIBUTES: Average in all stats MAGIC: White Magic: Cure, Fog, ALit, Invs, Lamp, Mute, AFir, Cur2, AIce, AMut, Cur3 Black Magic: Fire, Lock, Slep, Lit, Dark, Slow, Tmpr, Ice, Fir2, Hold, Lok2, Lit2, Conf, Fast, Slp2, Ice2, Fir3, Slo2

FF1

NAME: Red Wizard OVERVIEW: Evolves from Red Mage. It can cast all magic except Level 8 "Ultimate" spells. WEAPONS: Bane Sword, Coral Sword, Defense Sword, Dragon Sword, Falchion, Flame Sword, Ice Sword, Long Sword, Masamune, Rapier, Rune Sword, Sabre, Scimitar, Short Sword, Silver Sword, Sun Sword, Vorpal, Were Sword, Cat Claw, Large Dagger, Silver Knife, Small Dagger, Wooden Staff ATTRIBUTES: Average in all stats MAGIC: White Magic: Cure, Ruse, Fog, ALit, Invs, Lamp, Mute, AFir, Cur2, AIce, AMut, Cur3, Life, Exit, Fog2, Inv2, ARub Black Magic: Fire, Lock, Slep, Lit, Dark, Slow, Tmpr, Ice, Fir2, Hold, Lok2, Lit2, Conf, Fast, Slp2, Ice2, Fir3, Slo2, Bane, Warp, Lit3, Ice3

FF3

NAME: Red Wizard (FF3) / Red Mage (FF3DS) OVERVIEW: Can use level 3 Black and White Magic WEAPONS: Knife, Dagger, Rods, Staffs, Bow and Arrow ABILITIES/MAGIC: Fight - Attack with equipped weapon Magic - Cast magic spell Run - Run away from battle Item - Use an item from inventory ATTRIBUTES: High agility, average in all other stats

FF3

NAME: Sage OVERVIEW: Sage is the ultimate magic user of the game (as opposed to the FF3 Ninja which is the top physical fighter). It can use all types of magic, at all levels. WEAPONS: Mithril Rod, Ice Rod, Light Rod, Fire Rod, Ultimate Rod, Staff, Freezing Staff, Burning Staff, Shining Staff, Golem Staff, Rune Staff, Mithril Rod, Eldest Staff, Flame Book, Light Book, Ice Book, Inferno Book, Illumina Book, Blizzard Book ABILITIES/MAGIC: Fight - Attack with equipped weapon Magic - Cast magic spell Run - Run away from battle Item - Use an item from inventory ATTRIBUTES: High magic power, low HP, low strength

FF4

NAME: Tellah OVERVIEW: Tellah's official job title is Sage. He can only use magic once he remembers the spell. Before that, magic is chosen at random. WEAPONS: Uses staffs and rods best ABILITIES/MAGIC: Recall - Remember forgotten spells from monsters that support them White - Cast White Magic Black - Cast Black Magic ATTRIBUTES: High magic power, low HP, low strength

FF4

NAME: FuSoYa OVERVIEW: FuSoYa is officially a Lunarian. WEAPONS: Uses staffs and rods best ABILTIIES/MAGIC: Regen - Cast Regen on the party, FuSoYa becomes immobile for the rest of the fight Black - Cast Black Magic White - Cast White Magic ATTRIBUTES: High magic power, low HP, low strength

FF5

NAME: Red Mage OVERVIEW: Can learn up to Level 3 black and white magic. WEAPONS: Knives, Swords, Rods, Staffs, Flail, Morning Star ABILITIES/MAGIC: !Red - Cast White and Black Magic (default) !DblCast - Cast two consecutive spells in one turn (works with Black, White, Red, Time, Summon, and Spellblade) ATTRIBUTES: Low HP

FF11

NAME: Red Mage OVERVIEW: In addition to Black and White magic, they also have some original spells. WEAPONS: Uses daggers and swords best ABILITIES/MAGIC: Chainspell - Allows rapid spellcasting Convert - Swap HP and MP White Magic - Cast White Magic Black Magic - Cast Black Magic SUPPORT ABILITIES: Resist Petrify, Magic Attack Up, Magic Defense Up, Clear Mind, Fast Cast ATTRIBUTES: Low evasion

FF: Tactics Advance

NAME: Red Mage OVERVIEW: A Viera only job. WEAPONS: Rapier ABILITIES/MAGIC: Red Magic: Barrier - Raises physical and magic defense Fire - Fire spell Thunder - Thunder spell Blizzard - Blizzard spell Cure - Heal HP Sleep - Cause Sleep on enemy Poison - Cause Poison on enemy Doublecast - Cast two spells in one turn Reaction Abilities: Catch - Catch thrown items and place in stock Support Abilities: Magic POW+ Combo: Red Combo ATTRIBUTES: High magic power