Monk ( Final Fantasy ) The Monk , also known as the Black Belt , is a skilled martial artist who prefers his fists over weapons and magic in the original " Final Fantasy " . This is the only class that never gets to use magic ; this , coupled with his general lack of equipment , make him the least expensive class ( though his defense is thus relatively low as a result ) . In the NES version Black Belts have a blue headband and clothing . In the PlayStation version the is red , but was changed back to blue for the PlayStation portable sprites . His hair has also become shorter in every remake . The Black Belt gets damage bonuses for fighting barehanded , and also a defense bonus based on Stamina . Barehanded damage surpasses claws and , with enough Stamina , equipment ( except for status / elemental protection ) is also unneeded . Like the Thief , he is another " investment " character , though his investment comes from grinding rather than class change ; he starts weak , but his potential shows in that he can eventually catch up to the Warrior in a fight . At high enough level s , he ( and the Master Monk ) will even have the highest damage output . In the " Final Fantasy " manga , the Black Belt ' s name is given as Fritz . An original character that does not appear in the game , he is the youngest member of the Warriors of Light and helps Puffy , Matoya and Bahamut to restore the power of the Crystals . Master . After completing the Citadel of Trials , Bahamut , the Dragon King , upgrades Monk to the rank of Master . Originally , the Master was decidedly the only downgrade as his Magic Defense went from 4 to 1 per level up , but was otherwise similar ( equipping a Ribbon ignores this , though bothering to max a Black Belt to Level 50 almost makes this moot ) . In " Dawn of Souls " and following versions , the stat growth formula for promoted classes is altered , so the Master instead gains higher multiplier for his bonuses and gets more Magic Defense ( 2 instead of 1 ) at level up than the Black Belt . Name origins . In the " Dawn of Souls " version and subsequent versions , there are ten optional auto - names for the different character classes . Each name refers to another character or location ' s name in the " Final Fantasy " series . The ten names for the Monk class are : In addition , the name Sabin from " Final Fantasy VI " was used in screenshots for the " Final Fantasy Origins " manual . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Master is a playable character who could be initially recruited during the Challenge Event Dawn of a Legend as a First Time Reward for completing the Flying Fortress on the Classic difficulty . Master is a Master , whose combat role is Physical Attack . Master can use Combat abilities up to rarity rank 5 and Monk abilities up to rarity rank 5 . His default Soul Break is Finest Fists , which at the expense on one Soul Gauge segment deals physical damage to one target . Master can equip the following weapon types : daggers and Fists . He can equip the following armor types : hats , light armor , and bracers . He can equip accessories . " Triple Triad " . Monk appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via " Final Fantasy Portal App " .