Gladiator (Tactics Advance)

Gladiator is a job from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for bangaa who can become Gladiators after mastering two Warrior abilities. Gladiators wield the powerful blades and can learn three "Spell Blades" to deal damage and some Fighter abilities. When raised right, Gladiators are very powerful and, when equipped with Strikeback, it is difficult to get in a hit.
==Growth==
Gladiators are basically the same as Dragoons, although with higher MP, lower Attack, higher Defense, and slightly higher Magic Power.
HP 	MP 	Atk 	Def 	Mag Pwr	Mag Res	Spd
8.2 A-	2.8 D+	9.4 A-	8.8 B+	5.9 D- 	6.4 D 	1.1 D
==Abilities==
===Spellblade Tech===
Skill	Equipment 	AP 	MP 	Range 	Power
 	Sweep Blade 	100 	— 	As Weapon 	As Weapon
 	Full-on bull rush. Pushes target back. 	Full-on bull rush. Pushes target back. 	Full-on bull rush. Pushes target back. 	Full-on bull rush. Pushes target back. 	Full-on bull rush. Pushes target back.
 	Ogun Blade 	200 	— 	Self 	As Weapon
 	Swinging weapon attack. Hits to front, back, side. 	Swinging weapon attack. Hits to front, back, side. 	Swinging weapon attack. Hits to front, back, side. 	Swinging weapon attack. Hits to front, back, side. 	Swinging weapon attack. Hits to front, back, side.
 	Shadow Blade 	200 	— 	As Weapon 	As Weapon
 	Aggressive attack. Low hit rate, but very damaging. 	Aggressive attack. Low hit rate, but very damaging. 	Aggressive attack. Low hit rate, but very damaging. 	Aggressive attack. Low hit rate, but very damaging. 	Aggressive attack. Low hit rate, but very damaging.
 	Sun Blade 	200 	— 	As Weapon 	As Weapon
 	Uses aggression to sense and attack target. High hit rate, low damage.	Uses aggression to sense and attack target. High hit rate, low damage.	Uses aggression to sense and attack target. High hit rate, low damage.	Uses aggression to sense and attack target. High hit rate, low damage.	Uses aggression to sense and attack target. High hit rate, low damage.
 	Flametongue 	200 	10 	1 	54
 	Fiery blade. Deals damage. 	Fiery blade. Deals damage. 	Fiery blade. Deals damage. 	Fiery blade. Deals damage. 	Fiery blade. Deals damage.
 	Air Blade 	200 	10 	1 	54
 	Electrically charged blade. Deals damage. 	Electrically charged blade. Deals damage. 	Electrically charged blade. Deals damage. 	Electrically charged blade. Deals damage. 	Electrically charged blade. Deals damage.
 	Ice Brand 	200 	10 	1 	54
 	Icy blade. Deals damage. 	Icy blade. Deals damage. 	Icy blade. Deals damage. 	Icy blade. Deals damage. 	Icy blade. Deals damage.
 	Materia Blade 	999 	60 	As Weapon 	As Weapon
 	Mageblade attack born from ultima magic. 	Mageblade attack born from ultima magic. 	Mageblade attack born from ultima magic. 	Mageblade attack born from ultima magic. 	Mageblade attack born from ultima magic.
===Reaction===
Skill	Equipment	Effect 	AP
 	Wygar 	Block enemy attack and counterattack. Ineffective vs. A-abil.	300
===Support===
Skill	Equipment 	Effect 	AP
 	Venus Blade	Hold one-handed weapon in two hands. Improves weapon attack.	300
===Combo===
Skill	Equipment 	Effect 	AP
 	Mythril Blade	Failproof combo ability for gladiators.	100
== Overview ==
Gladiators are similar to Fighters in that they have identical stat growths and share several abilities. Gladiators have high attack, HP, and defense, with low magic power and resistance. The Spellblade abilities provide a decent selection of elemental damage, and their Ultima Sword is the Ultima ability for the bangaa. However, Gladiators have many shortcomings. Their ability set is lacking, having no ranged attacks. They are often compared negatively towards a similar offensive class, the Dragoon. They have slightly higher MP than usual, but few ways to use their MP supply. Silence can affect Gladiators more than most other bangaa, as it takes away a few of their abilities. Overall, Gladiators are a somewhat unusual offensive class that generally pales in comparison to the Dragoon, but they can still hold up on their own.
Most physical walls can go up against enemy Gladiators without much worry, since they have no supporting abilities. Ranged units and mages can toast Gladiators while keeping their distance.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Gladiator appears with an earth-elemental card.
==Gallery==
FFTA Rush.png|Rush.
FFTA Wild Swing.png|Wild Swing.
FFTA Fire Sword.png|Fire Sword.
FFTA Bolt Sword.png|Bolt Sword.
FFTA Ice Sword.png|Ice Sword.
==Etymology==
==Trivia==
*Despite wielding one in their official artwork, Gladiators cannot equip shields without the aid of the Warrior job's support ability Shieldbearer.
es:Gladiador (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance)
it:Gladiatore (Tactics Advance)
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance