Thief (Final Fantasy III)

The Thief is a job class in Final Fantasy III. It is gained from the Fire Crystal in the Famicom and Pixel Remaster versions, while it is gained from the Wind Crystal in the 3D version. During battle, Thieves are able to steal items from the enemy or assist the party in escaping from combat. Unfortunately, they are unable to guard any attacks. While on the field, placing a Thief at the front of the party will allow one to open locked doors without using any Magic Keys.
Though the Thief job class first appeared in the original Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy III marks the first appearance of their trademark Steal command.
==Abilities==
===Famicom version===
*Command ability - Steal
Depending on the Thief's job level, the item one can steal from enemies differs. However, most enemies are only carrying weak items like Potions and Antidotes.
*Command ability - Escape
The Escape command lets the entire party run away with a 100% success rate. However, it will not work in battles where escape is impossible. More useful than Run command as a replacement for Thief, using Escape ensures one will not get the usual defense loss when escaping.
===3D and Pixel Remaster versions===
*Command ability - Steal
Just like the Famicom version, what one can steal is determined by the Thief's job level. Every enemy has a steal table containing four possible tiers of items, some of which only have a chance to be stolen if the Thief's job level is high enough.
Job Level	Item Tier(s)
1-30 	1
31-70 	1-2
71-98 	1-3
99 	1-4
Each tier has its own Steal success rate. The game will always try to steal items from the highest possible tier first, then work its way down.
Item Tier	Steal Rate
1 	19%
2 	17%
3 	15%
4 	12%
For example, if an enemy has an Elixir and Phoenix Down as its Tier 4 items, the game will attempt to steal one of those first (12% success rate). Should the Thief fail, it will move to the next tier down and try again (15% success rate), and repeat until either an item is successfully stolen or it reaches the bottom.
*Command ability - Flee
Allows the entire party to escape from battle with a higher success rate than the Run Away command, but still has a chance of failing. In the Pixel Remaster version, this command is called "Scram".
==Stats==
Level 	Strength 	Agility 	Vitality 	Intellect 	Mind 	Level 	Strength 	Agility 	Vitality 	Intellect 	Mind 	Level 	Strength 	Agility 	Vitality 	Intellect 	Mind
Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version
1 	10 	15 	9 	5 	1 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5
2 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	6 	5 	6 	5 	5
10 	17 	22 	13 	12 	1 	10 	10 	11 	10 	9 	9 	10 	10 	13 	10 	9 	9
20 	23 	31 	17 	19 	1 	20 	16 	20 	16 	14 	12 	20 	16 	23 	16 	14 	12
30 	30 	39 	21 	26 	1 	30 	22 	30 	22 	18 	15 	30 	22 	32 	22 	18 	15
40 	36 	48 	26 	33 	1 	40 	28 	40 	28 	22 	19 	40 	28 	42 	28 	22 	19
50 	43 	56 	30 	40 	1 	50 	34 	50 	34 	26 	22 	50 	34 	52 	34 	26 	22
60 	49 	65 	34 	47 	1 	60 	40 	60 	40 	29 	25 	60 	40 	61 	40 	29 	52
70 	56 	73 	38 	54 	1 	70 	46 	70 	46 	33 	29 	70 	46 	71 	46 	33 	29
80 	63 	82 	42 	62 	1 	80 	52 	80 	52 	37 	32 	80 	52 	80 	52 	37 	32
90 	69 	90 	46 	69 	1 	90 	58 	90 	58 	41 	35 	90 	58 	90 	58 	41 	35
99 	75 	98 	50 	75 	1 	99 	63 	99 	63 	45 	38 	99 	63 	99 	63 	45 	38
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
Weapons
Daggers	Throwing weapons
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Spark Dagger (3D version)
*Main Gauche
*Poison Dagger (3D version)
*Orialcon (NES)
*Behemoth Knife (3D version)
*Air Knife
*Dark Knife (3D version)
*Lust Dagger (3D version)
*Gladius (3D version)	
*Boomerang
*Chakram (3D version)
*Rising Sun (3D version)
*Moonring Blade (3D version)
===Armor===
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Leather Shield
*Mythril Shield
*Ice Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Mythril Helm
*Shell Helm (3D version)
*Ice Helm
*Feathered Hat (3D version)
*Black Cowl
*Ribbon	
*Vest
*Leather Armor
*Mythril Armor (3D version)
*Shell Armor (3D version)
*Ice Armor (3D version)
*Black Garb
*Fuma Garb (3D version)	
*Bronze Bracers (3D version)
*Mythril Gloves (3D version)
*Thief Gloves
*Power Bracers
*Diamond Gloves (3D version)
*Protect Ring
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Thief appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Wind-elemental cards.
IngusThief TCG.png|Thief [1-058C] Chapter series card.
LunethThief TCG.png|Thief [1-059C] Chapter series card.
ArcThief TCG.png|Thief [9-062C] Chapter series card.
Thief 1-069C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Thief [1-069C] Opus series card.
Thief 1-070C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Thief [1-070C] Opus series card.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Arc as a Thief appears as a Triple Triad card.
==Gallery==
Luneth-Thief.png|Luneth as a Thief.
Arc-Thief.png|Arc as a Thief.
Refia-Thief.png|Refia as a Thief.
Ingus-Thief.png|Ingus as a Thief.
Luneth Thief Battle.png|Luneth's battle model.
Arc Thief Battle.png|Arc's battle model.
Refia Thief Battle.png|Refia's battle model.
Ingus Thief Battle.png|Ingus's battle model.
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy III