Ninja ( job ) Ninja is a recurring job class in the " Final Fantasy " series . Profile . Ninjas are characterized by wearing cowls that cover their mouths and head , and lightweight armor . Their weapons include ninja blades , katana , and throwing weapon s . Physically they are strong and have high Speed , but their HP and Defense are low . Their special ability is Throw , which lets them throw weapons including shuriken and magical scroll s to do high damage , but in most cases , the item thrown is consumed . In some installments , Ninjas wield specialized Ninjutsu abilities . They usually have methods of nullifying physical attacks by creating illusions , and can equip two weapons at once . Ninjas are often related to the Thief class , and usually are an improvement or branch of that class . Their roles revolve around being more debilitating through inflicting great damage with their fast speed and evasion , and by crippling opponents by weakening and inflicting status effects on them . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Ninja is the upgrade to the Thief class . The Ninja can equip many more weapons and armor than the Thief and can also cast lower - level Black Magic spells . " Final Fantasy III " . Obtained from Eureka in the NES version and from the Earth Crystal in the 3D version , the Ninja ' s greatest strength is in its Speed . In the 3D version , it can also deal great damage by throwing weapons . An enemy Ninja is also fought as a boss in Eureka . " Final Fantasy IV " . Edge is the Ninja prince of Eblan , a nation of legendary Ninja . Edge was the first named Ninja , and the first to have access to Ninjutsu magic . As a Ninja , Edge also has access to the Throw ability , allowing him to hurl weapons and shurikens at enemies , damaging them . He can also Dual Wield katanas , allowing him to do much greater damage . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Edge returns as a Ninja in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " , and he retains all of his skills from the previous game . Both Gekkou and Zangetsu makes a small cameo appearance , but both are non - playable characters . Edge returns as a party member , retaining many of his original Ninjutsu skills . Zangetsu , Izayoi , Gekkou , and Tsukinowa are disciples of Edge known as the " Eblan Four " , and are also Ninjas . Despite her insistence she is no different then the males , Izayoi is actually classed as " " , a word that is used in modern day to refer to female ninja . " Final Fantasy V " . The Ninja job is granted to the party from a Fire Crystal shard . It possesses the ability to Throw Items at opponents and to affect encounters and escapes in battle . Ninjas also appear as enemies . " Final Fantasy VI " . Shadow ' s job wasn ' t listed in the North American Super Nintendo version . In the " Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player ' s Guide " , his job is given as Ninja . The English Game Boy Advance version retained the job titles and Shadow is a Assassin . " Final Fantasy VII " . Yuffie Kisaragi is a Ninja who doubles as a Thief . Yuffie was born in the nation of Wutai , which has a long history of Ninja teachings . She also comes equipped with the throw materia . " Final Fantasy XI " . Ninja is an advanced job available to level 30 players who complete a subquest . They are one of the most popular " tanking " classes in the game , and can dual - wield and use Ninjutsu skills . " Final Fantasy XII " . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , the Shikari uses daggers and ninja swords , as well as some White Magick and Technicks . Ninjas are a class available to sky pirates . Their special abilities let them attack by combining elemental affinities with status ailments . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Ninjas are a specialization within the Rogue class , focused on dual wielding knives and daggers and using poisons . They can additionally perform Ninjutsu by weaving together various s in specific combinations . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Ninjas are the fastest class , but they have low Defense . They can use the Throw ability and dual - wield swords . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Ninja is a class available exclusively to humans after mastering two Thief abilities . It uses attacks that deal damage and inflict status effects and is also the only class that can learn the useful Dual Wield ability . They can " Throw " weapons and shurikens . The weapons must not be equipped . The hume - exclusive Ninja makes a return , similar to their " Tactics Advance " counterpart , but requiring four Thief abilities to unlock . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Class Ninth Moogle of the Cranberry Knights represents the Ninja class . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Tristam can be considered a Ninja , even though there is no job mentioned . He does possess characteristics of a Ninja ; such as his main weapon is Ninja Star , wears armor called Black Robe which resembles a Black Garb . Enemy Ninjas also appear . The Ninja job is available as a crown . " Bravely Default " . The Ninja job uses ninjutsu that increase evasion or change who gets targeted by enemies . It is obtained after defeating Konoe Kikyo . Ninja returns as a job obtained after defeating Konoe Kikyō . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Jinnai is a Ninja , and the Warriors of Darkness receive the job class from him in his Chapter , " Honor Among Thieves " . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . In the Duel Colosseum , when selected , the Ninja job card will protect the player from losing medals or card luck upon losing a battle . Ninja is also one of the Onion Knight ' s two EX Mode s . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Ninja job card reappears in the new Labyrinth mode , and prevents the loss of card luck after defeat . The Ninja is also an advance job that can be selected for a character in the player ' s party for Quick Battle , Friend Card s , or wireless matches . It requires the powers of the Monk , Thief and Warrior to be combined to be unlocked , and grants the character a full Assist Gauge at the start of battle , and lowers the rate at which the gauge depletes . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . The Ninja is a job available after obtaining a level ten Dancer and a level ten Monk . The preferred weapons for the job are katana and throwing weapons . The job specializes in both strength and agility abilities . The job is involved in the requirements to unlock the Assassin job . " Final Fantasy Artniks " . The Ninja appears as a character card . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The Ninja is a character available to the party , he uses the Shuriken ability during battle . Unlocks at level 30 . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . A Ninja sprite appears among the sprites of playable characters on certain loading screens , teasing that a generic Ninja character may be playable in the future . " Final Fantasy Explorers " . The Ninja appears as an advanced job for Chocobo . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . There are many cards depicting Ninjas , with almost all elements represented . One Wind - elemental card depicts Onion Knight from " Dissidia Final Fantasy " in Ex - Mode ; two Wind - elemental cards depict Refia and Luneth from " Final Fantasy III " ; three Wind - elemental cards feature different races from " Final Fantasy XI " ; one Thunder - elemental card shows Ingus from " Final Fantasy III " ; another one features a Hyur Ninja from " Final Fantasy XIV " ; two cards feature the male and female versions of a Ninja from " Final Fantasy Tactics " ; one more Thunder - elemental card depicts artwork from " Final Fantasy Explorers " . Two Fire - elemental cards show Arc from " Final Fantasy III " and a hume from " Final Fantasy Tactics A2 " . One Earth - elemental card features Galuf from " Final Fantasy V " while an Aqua - elemental card depicts Faris from the same game . " Triple Triad ( Portal App ) " . Ninja from " Final Fantasy III " 3D remake appears on a Triple Triad card . Non - Final Fantasy guest appearances . " Mario Hoops 3 - on - 3 " . The Ninja appears as a secret character in the Square Enix developed " " sports game , " Mario Hoops 3 - on - 3 " . Ninja ' s special shot is Leaf Veil . He shares a similar appearance to the Ninja class from the first " Final Fantasy " . " Mario Sports Mix " . Ninja reappeared in " Mario Sports Mix " for the Nintendo Wii alongside the same four unlockable " Final Fantasy " characters with which he debuted . He is also in Star Ship battle . He can be unlocked by clearing Star Road once . " Knights of the Crystals " . The Ninja appears on a silver card .