Gunner The Gunner , also known as Fusilier , is a job class in the " Final Fantasy " series . Profile . Gunners are a relatively new addition to the series . Guns first appeared in use by two party members in " Final Fantasy VII " , and gunner was not made a formal job class until " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Gunners specialize in hitting opponents from afar , usually disabling them . Another popular Gunner ability is shooting magic out of their guns , causing elemental damage . Gunners have high Accuracy , rarely missing their targets . The downside is that Gunners do not deal as much damage as other jobs , since guns do not usually rely much on the Gunner ' s actual Attack stats . However , they deal as much damage in the back row as they do in the front . Gunners somewhat parallel the Ranger s seen in earlier entries of the series . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VII " . Barret and Vincent wield guns as their weapons . Barret ' s machinegun is mounted to his arm and thus his default weapon cannot be sold . Despite this , some of his weapons are actually melee weapons . Vincent wields a variety of firearms , some of which trigger the Vincent Mug glitch . Palmer also has the ability to fire bullets charged with Mako from his gun when fought , doing elemental damage . Rufus Shinra wields a Shotgun with one hand on two occasions , when he is fought as a boss in " Final Fantasy VII " , and his encounter with Kadaj in " " . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Irvine uses various shotguns to attack , and his Limit Break Shot makes use of different types of ammo to deal damage to opponents in a variety of ways . Laguna uses a sub - machine gun in battle . There is no distinction between front and back row in " Final Fantasy VIII " , so gun - users don ' t get an advantage . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . The Gunner dressphere is available from the beginning , and is Yuna ' s default outfit . It uses various attacks that , while are not extremely powerful , are quick and wide - ranged . " Final Fantasy XI " . Though their abilities are based on the Gambler , the Corsair is able to wield a variety of guns , including their own special hexaguns . The Corsair receives access to the Quick Draw ability at level 40 , which allows them to endow bullets with special effects through the use of elemental cards . " Final Fantasy XII " . In the original version every party member can equip any weapon as long as they unlock its license . In the " International " and " Zodiac Age " versions , the party member must choose a job to become able to unlock licenses . Machinist is a ranged class , using guns as their primary weapon , and come equipped with light armor . Machinists are versatile , able to attack from a distance . Balthier wields guns and learns abilities that disable opponents and deal damage . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Sazh wields two pistols in battle , which can join together to form an assault rifle . He does this at the end of his attack sequence if he attacks physically enough times in a row . Lightning ' s Blazefire Saber can change into a gun , which she uses during combos , and there is one long - range enemy that necessitates the use of the gun mode for the Attack command . Lebreau and Gadot use machine guns for the small duration that the player controls them . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Machinist is a job introduced in first expansion , " " . They use guns as their main weapon . Machinists focus on dealing ranged damage using a combination of firearms enhanced with various attachments and can deploy mechanical turrets to help them on the battlefield . " Final Fantasy XV " . Prompto equips firearms as his primary weapon and uses them in his techniques and in link - strike s with Noctis . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Gunner class is exclusive to the moogle race . It uses both elemental and status - inflicting attacks . What separates the Gunner from other far - range Jobs is the fact that the Gunner ' s attack reach is twice as far as other classes . The Fusilier class is the renamed version of the Gunner . Other than the name , the class has the same role as in " Tactics Advance " . There is also another gun wielder called Agent . It is the exclusive , default and only job available to Al - Cid Margrace . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Cater and King wield guns as a weapon . Cater uses a magicite gun that can shoot magic or elemental bullets . King uses dual - pistols that get stronger the closer he is to an enemy . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Knights of the Crystals " . The Gunner appears on a silver card .