Samurai ( job ) The Samurai is a recurring job in the " Final Fantasy " series . Profile . Samurai are often depicted wearing traditional Japanese attire . Their weapon of choice is the katana , but are commonly able to equip shields and heavy armor as well . Samurai abilities vary from game to game , but their Eastern styled techniques make for technical and " body - and - soul " attuned based abilities to accentuate a most supporting and enhancing edge to a powerful physical fighting role . A signature ability of theirs is Gil Toss , which allows them to damage their opponents by throwing money at them . They also focus on abilities with mobility and tactical advantage to gain the upper hand in battle , to nullifying attacks , crippling enemies by lowering their stats , and even to a degree of mystical abilities for magic based effects . Bushido has only appeared in three games in the series , but in those three times it is an ability attributed to the Samurai . Appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . After the Earth Crystal shatters , the Samurai class is obtained . It possesses various unique abilities , including Gil Toss . " Final Fantasy VI " . Cyan Garamonde ' s job wasn ' t listed within the Super Nintendo version of the North American game . It was removed . Within the " Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player ' s Guide " , his job is given as Knight . The English Gameboy Advance version retained the job titles and Cyan is a Samurai . Cyan is a Samurai has access to Bushido , a skillset of attacks with various effects . " Final Fantasy IX " . While there are no Samurai , there is early concept art depicting a young girl dressed in a Samurai outfit . In addition , Steiner ' s Sword Art bears resemblances to the Samurai ' s traditional Bushido . " Final Fantasy X " . Auron is a Samurai with various " break " abilities , such as Armor Break , that lower enemy stats . He wields broadswords , though their weapon - type is referred to in - game as katana ; several weapons do , however , fit the description of a single - edged blade . His Overdrive is Bushido . Gil Toss is not on his Sphere Grid area , but on Rikku ' s , although it can still be learned by Auron . Yuna ' s aeon Yojimbo fits the popular depiction of Japanese samurai , and is essentially a living incarnation of Throw Gil . The player has no control over Yojimbo ' s attacks , instead paying him a number of gil each turn . The gil paid , along with various other factors , will determine how powerful the attack used by Yojimbo will be . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . The Samurai dressphere can be obtained in Kilika Temple during Chapter 3 . The job class makes use of many powerful physical attacks through the use of Bushido , and has several support abilities . " Final Fantasy XI " . The Samurai is an advanced job notable for being able to quickly accumulate TP , allow them to execute Weapon Skills and Skillchain s easily . Ayame and Tenzen are NPC Samurai . " Final Fantasy XII " . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , the Bushi equips katana , and act as light attackers . Though they cannot cast magic directly , they can equip Mystic Armor and have several Magick Lores on their License Board , as Katana grow in strength as the user ' s Magick Power grows . There is a set of seven garbs for Lightning that can be downloaded called the Samurai Collection . The collection includes the garbs , , , , , , and . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Samurai is a new job to be introduced in the upcoming expansion " " . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . In order to gain access the job class , a unit must be a level 4 Knight , level 5 Monk , and a level 2 Dragoon . Samurai can equip katana , helmets , and armor and robes , but can not carry shields . Their special ability is Iaido , which lets the user draw out the spirits of Katana weapons for various effects to surrounding targets . The katana must not be equipped in order to be used for Iaido , and upon usage , the katana has a chance of breaking . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . Taro is a samurai , having equipment that is related to those of samurais . The name acts more like a title than a job . " Bravely Default " . The Swordmaster job uses katana as its specialty weapon and its abilities are grouped under the Bushido command . It can also equip heavy armor efficiently , as it has rank A in shields , helmets , and armor . It is obtained by defeating the Swordmaster Nobutsuna Kamiizumi . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . In the Duel Colosseum , when chosen , the Samurai job card removes all Boss cards from the selected area . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Samurai job card reappears in the new Labyrinth mode , and will remove any boss or party cards in hand . The Samurai is also an advanced job that can be assigned once unlocked for a character in a party in Quick Battle or wireless matches , granting Iai Strike on first hit . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . Samurai is the name of Bartz Klauser ' s initial HP Attack . First , Bartz uses Gil Toss in a straight line towards him and if the gil hits someone , Bartz will then use a katana that will deal HP Damage to an enemy , leaving a trail of cherry blossom leaves in its path . When Bartz ' masters ' the job , the Gil Toss ability will unleash more gil in a wider radius in front of Bartz . " Final Fantasy Explorers " . Samurai appears as a job class . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Unlock : Dragoon level 10 , Warrior level 15 . " Final Fantasy Artniks " . The Samurai appears as a character card . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The Samurai is a character available to the party , he uses the Iainuki ability during battle . Unlocks at level 28 . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Samurai is a playable character who can be recruited as the First Time Reward for completing Castle of Bal on Classic difficulty in the realm of the core dungeons . Samurai can use Other / Samurai abilities up to rarity rank 4 . His default Soul Break is Inner Focus I which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment raises user ' s Attack by 15 % for 25 seconds restores their HP with 45 % healing potency . Samurai can equip the following weapon types : daggers and katanas . He can equip the following armor types : helms , heavy armor , and bracers . He can equip accessories . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . There are several cards of the Samurai job , and they are all Fire - elemental . Two feature the artworks from the job ' s " Final Fantasy Tactics " appearance , a third depicts Bartz Klauser ' s SD Samurai artwork and a fourth one has a Samurai from " Final Fantasy XI " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Knights of the Crystals " . The Samurai appears on a bronze card . " Samurai Rising " . The Samurai appears as a job . The Samurai job has high physical defense and HP , and specializes has a short - range attacker .