Blue Mage

Blue Mage , abbreviated as BLU is a job in the Final Fantasy series, first introduced in Final Fantasy V. It focuses on using magic learned from enemies.
==Profile==
Blue Mages tend to dress in blue outfits with domino masks, in addition to wearing hats and capes of various designs, often with red highlights. Beyond this, Blue Mages vary in equipment and physical prowess. They are not as weak as other mage classes in terms of attack or defense, and are usually capable fighters. Of course, their true strength is their magic: Blue Magic, a special subset of magic that uses attacks otherwise exclusive to enemies.
Blue Mages often have a wide range of usefulness due to the varied spells they gain. Blue Mages usually learn Blue Magic by having enemies (or occasionally, another Blue Mage ally) use it on them, but some games have other methods to learn their magic. In some games, Blue Mages benefit greatly from the ability to control monsters allowing the player to manipulate monsters to use their skills on the Blue Mage. In some games, Blue Magic is a Limit Break command usable by particular characters.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy V===
125px|right|The cast of Final Fantasy V as Blue Mages.
The Blue Mage job class is obtained after the Wind Crystal shatters. Every party member learns the Blue Magic after any Blue Mage in the party is struck by a qualifying enemy ability; the Blue Mage does not need to survive the attack to learn it. The passive ability Learning lets the party acquire Blue Magic even when using other jobs.
Blue Mages can equip knives, swords and rods, and equip robes and light armour.
===Final Fantasy VI===
Strago's job title was removed from the North American Super Nintendo version. Within the Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player's Guide, his job is given as Lore Master. The English Game Boy Advance version retained the job titles and Strago is a Blue Mage. He learns Lores by seeing enemies use an attack he can learn.
===Final Fantasy VIII===
Quistis uses Blue Magic as her Limit Break. Her spells are learned from various items obtained from enemies.
===Final Fantasy IX===
Quina learns Blue Magic by eating certain weakened enemies. Most random encounters teach a spell if eaten, though many enemies tend to teach the same skill.
===Final Fantasy X===
Kimahri, being a Ronso, will learn enemy abilities after using Lancet on enemies possessing said skills. The acquired Blue Magic spells can be used only during Kimahri's Overdrive, Ronso Rage. All Ronso are implied to be Blue Mages, as when the player fights a boss battle against certain Ronso, they also use Blue Magic, which Kimahri can even learn by using Lancet on them.
===Final Fantasy XI===
Blue Mage (BLU) is an advanced job class, introduced in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion. Their role is variable, and they are capable of dealing physical damage, magical damage, tanking, healing or providing support to parties, thanks to their ability to set certain monster abilities which modify their stats.
Within the story, Blue Magic comes from Aht Urhgan and is a magic type used by the Immortal Lions. Using Blue Magic is said to endanger the souls of the casters, as they use powers not meant for mortals.
===Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII===
Blue Mage appears as a garb for Lightning that allows her to use Lightning and Wind Slash, respectively (Thundara and Aeroga that deal physical damage). Lightning is unable to learn any monster skills when wearing this garb.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Blue Mage (BLU) is a "limited job" introduced in version 4.5 not associated with any class. Unlike regular jobs, Blue Mages cannot participate in regular duties by default or use the duty finder to join regular duties. Instead Blue Mages must enter dungeons and raids in pre-made parties. Blue Mages can only learn actions from enemies by witnessing their attack during combat. The chances of obtaining the action changes depending on party composition. To unlock the job, the player needs to be level 50 in at least one Disciple of War or Magic class.
Within the story, Blue Magic is a skill practiced in the New World only recently brought to Eorzea. The job features it's own side story with challenges known as the Masked Carnivale.
===Final Fantasy Tactics Advance===
Blue Mage (BLU) is a job exclusive to humes. Blue Mages wield sabers, and, in addition to the standard ability to learn monster abilities, can gain immunity to certain status ailments. They learn their abilities by being struck by the skill they are trying to learn.
====Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift====
Blue Mage is a job for the hume race which combines magickal abilities learned from monsters and the use of sabers to damage the enemy. To learn an ability, a Blue Mage must be successfully attacked by a monster with that ability while equipped with the support ability Learn (learned through the Light Saber).
===Final Fantasy Tactics S===
===Final Fantasy Type-0===
Class Twelfth Moogle from the Cranberry Knights represents the Blue Mage class.
===Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin===
The Blue Mage job is available in the "Wanderers of the Rift" DLC. Their job ability allows them to use the captured Instant Ability using MP without of consuming their uses. They can also charge it to increase its power. One of the passive skills in their skill tree makes their job ability use the enemy ability granted by their accessory if they do not have an Instant Ability stored.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)===
In the Duel Colosseum, when selected, the Blue Mage job card increases the appearance rate of job cards.
====Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy====
The Blue Mage job card appears in the Labyrinth mode, and increases the appearance rate of job cards while in effect.
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
===Final Fantasy All the Bravest===
The Blue Mage is a character available to the party. He uses the Missile ability during battle. It unlocks at level 14.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Currently the Blue Mage is not a playable character. However, the job's sprites can be found in the game's data.
FFRK Blue Mage sprites.png|Blue Mage sprites.
===Final Fantasy Explorers===
Blue Mage is a the job unlocked after defeating 750 monsters. The Blue Mage is a well-rounded tank, booster, debuffer and damager.
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
For the third season of the game, Fina becomes a Blue Mage. Differently from the norm, Blue Magic is learned through story progression, rather than taking damage from specific enemy abilities. 
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
The Blue Mage job appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Water-elemental Backup and Forward cards.
FarisBlueMage TCG.png|Blue Mage [3-085C] Chapter series card.
BlueMage XI TCG.png|Blue Mage [8-071C] Chapter series card.
BlueMage2 XI TCG.png|Blue Mage [10-101C] Chapter series card.
BlueMage3 XI TCG.png|Blue Mage [11-101C] Chapter series card.
BlueMage Explorers TCG.png|Blue Mage [15-111C] Chapter series card.
Blue Mage 3-121C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Blue Mage [3-121C] Opus series card.
==Related jobs==
===Feral Youth===
Gau's job in Final Fantasy VI is listed as "Feral Youth" and he is something of a mix of Blue Mage and Berserker, learning all of a monster's abilities (including passive abilities) in his Rage, but the player loses control of him and he will use his skills at random.
===Gun Mage===
The Gun Mage is a dressphere and is the Final Fantasy X-2 equivalent of a Blue Mage. Their Blue Bullet command lets them use enemies' skills once they have been used upon the Gun Mage character in battle.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
===Other Square Enix titles===
The Blue Mage appeared as a gold job card in the defunct Knights of the Crystals browser game.
The Bravely series features two Blue Mage inspired asterisks; the Vampire from the first Bravely Default, and the Catmancer from Bravely Second: End Layer. Like the Blue Mage, the asterisks have access to a set of commands that allow them to use enemy skills after getting hit by them.
KotC Blue Mage Male.png|Blue Mage (male).
KotC Blue Mage Female.png|Blue Mage (female).
BDFF Vampire.png|Ringabel and Edea as Vampires in Bravely Default.
==Behind the scenes==
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years has a dummied Blue Magic command belonging to an unknown character. It may have been planned for Harley as her equipment consists of mage-type weapons and armor, and she has high Intelligence.
==Gallery==
Bartz Blue Mage from FFV SD art.png|Bartz from Final Fantasy V as a Blue Mage.
Ffx2-gunmage.jpg|Rikku, Paine, and Yuna from Final Fantasy X-2 wearing the Gun Mage dressphere.
Ffxibluemage.jpg|A Elvaan Blue Mage from Final Fantasy XI.
LR FFXIII Blue Mage.png|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
Ffta-h-bluemage.jpg|A hume Blue Mage in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
TA2-Hume BlueMage.jpg|A hume Blue Mage in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
PFF Blue Mage M.png|A male Blue Mage in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Blue Mage F.png|A female Blue Mage in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
FFAB Blue Mage Male.png|A male Blue Mage in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
FFAB Blue Mage Female.png|A female Blue Mage in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
Blue Mage ATB.png|Final Fantasy All the Bravest.
FFRK Blue Mage Sprite.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFE Blue Mage.png|Blue Mage from Final Fantasy Explorers.
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