Assassin (Stranger of Paradise)

The Assassin is an Expert Job in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, available after unlocking the corresponding nodes in the Thief and Monk Job Trees. In addition, it is available to Jed after clearing the "Azure Memories: The Sacrifice" side mission.
Assassin is a glass cannon job that specializes in taking advantage of critical hits and keeping himself hidden. The job serves as the quintessential Agility job for dealing break damage to foes as it combines the Thief's evasion and the Monk's break damage and adds a surplus of Agility to dominate foes, even making use of the Monk's Lance and Mace capabilities to assail foes from a distance. However, if the Assassin fails attack discreetly or is overwhelmed, it can go down easily due to its poor health, strength, and defense. The passives remedy this by providing extended invulnerability frames while evading, increased break damage from critical hits, and increased break damage dealt via Soul Shielding.
==Gameplay==
===Job Action===
The Assassin's core ability is Assassinate, which deals slashing damage to enemies based on how many critical hits or "marks" have been landed on an enemy and even restoring MP when doing so, provided the player has unlocked the job's mastery ability. This action is good for dealing passive damage to immobilize enemies and finishing enemies by breaking them at anytime.
=== Equipment===
The Assassin employs the use of daggers, knuckles, lances, guns, and even maces. Each of these weapons can capitalize off of the Assassins high Agility bonuses and excellent break damage with the combo bonuses thereof focusing on cancelling abilities early and enhancing each critical bonus.
===Stats===
The Assassin receives the largest stat bonus in its Agility, providing even higher break damage upon a critical hit.
Job Stat Rating and Growth by Level
Stat 	Rating	Lvl 1	Lvl 30	Lvl 55	Lvl 80	Lvl 99	Lvl 120	Lvl 135	Lvl 150+
HP 	D 	1325 	1756 	1904 	2010 	2098 	2221 	2309 	2397
Strength 	C 	19 	28 	28 	28 	28 	28 	28 	28
Agility 	S 	23 	36 	36 	36 	36 	36 	36 	36
Stamina 	C 	19 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30
Intellect	D 	18 	28 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30
Spirit 	D 	18 	28 	28 	28 	28 	28 	28 	28
Luck 	C 	19 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30
===Job Tree===
These abilities can be bought by using Job Points which are accumulated by earning EXP and leveling up the Job:
Ability 	Icon	Type 	Job Points	MP Cost	Required Ability to Unlock 	Description
 	 	Job Action 	— 	200 	— 	[Attack Type: Slash][Stat Bonus: Agility]Deal damage based on the number of marks on an enemy. Land a critical hit to mark an enemy.[Any Link]Can be set to any link ability slot.
Soul Shield Damage Dealt +4.0% 	 	Passive 	1 	— 	Assassinate 	A successful soul shield grants an effect that increases damage dealt.
Assassin Affinity +15% 	 	Passive 	2 	— 	Soul Shield Damage Dealt +4.0% 	Increases assassin job affinity.
 	 	Dagger Combo 	4 	200 	Assassin Affinity +15% 	[Attack Type: Slash][Stat Bonus: Agility]Disappear temporarily, then reappear to perform a slashing attack.[Link 3 Ability]Can be set to [Attack]>[Attack]>[Attack]>[Ability].
Strike Cancel 	 	Combo Ability Effects	5 	— 	Cloaked Fang 	[Weapon Type: Knuckles][Charged Attack Link]Enhances abilities set to Hold [Attack]>[Ability].Enables earlier dodging.
 	 	Command 	4 	100 	Assassin Affinity +15% 	Temporarily makes enemies less likely to attack you and boosts the effect of critical hits.
Extend Evade Invincibility +16.7%	 	Passive 	5 	— 	Invisible 	Increases duration of invincibility when evading.
Lance Cancel 	 	Combo Ability Effects	6 	— 	Extend Evade Invincibility +16.7%	[Weapon Type: Lance][Charged Attack Link]Enhances abilities set to Hold [Attack]>[Ability].Enables earlier dodging.
 	 	Knuckle Combo 	7 	200 	Extend Evade Invincibility +16.7%	[Attack Type: Strike][Stat Bonus: Agility]Leap into the air and perform a series of heel drops, dealing heavy damage to the enemy.[Link 3 Ability]Can be set to [Attack]>[Attack]>[Attack]>[Ability].
Critical Break Damage +8.4% 	 	Passive 	9 	— 	Falcon's Dive 	Increases critical break damage dealt.
Assassin Affinity +10% 	 	Passive 	1 	— 	Assassinate 	Increases assassin job affinity.
Deadly Daggers 	 	Combo Ability Effects	2 	— 	Assassin Affinity +10% 	[Weapon Type: Daggers][3rd Link]Enhances abilities set to [Attack]>[Attack]>[Attack]>[Ability]Enhances the critical bonus.
Soul Shield Damage Dealt +10.4% 	 	Passive 	4 	— 	Deadly Daggers 	A successful soul shield grants an effect that increases damage dealt.
 	 	Dagger Combo 	3 	200 	Assassin Affinity +10% 	[Attack Type: Pierce][Stat Bonus: Strength/Agility]Pierce an enemy with your daggers, then tear them out violently. Critical hits will deal more damage than usual.[Link 1 Ability]Can be set to [Attack]>[Ability].
Sharp Strike 	 	Combo Ability Effects	4 	— 	Maim 	[Weapon Type: Knuckles][3rd Link]Enhances abilities set to [Attack]>[Attack]>[Attack]>[Ability]Enhances the critical bonus.
 	 	Passive 	5 	— 	Maim 	Restores MP based on damage dealt by assassinate.
Dagger Cancel 	 	Combo Ability Effects	6 	— 	Assassinate Mastery 	[Weapon Type: Daggers][Charged Attack Link]Enhances abilities set to Hold [Attack]>[Ability].Enables earlier dodging.
Critical Break Damage +4.6% 	 	Passive 	7 	— 	Dagger Cancel 	Increases critical break damage dealt.
Assassin Affinity +25% 	 	Passive 	7 	— 	Assassinate Mastery 	Increases assassin job affinity.
Tactical Thrust 	 	Combo Ability Effects	8 	— 	Assassin Affinity +25% 	[Weapon Type: Lance][3rd Link]Enhances abilities set to [Attack]>[Attack]>[Attack]>[Ability]Enhances the critical bonus.
Extend Evade Invincibility +16.7%	 	Passive 	10 	— 	Tactical Thrust 	Increases duration of invincibility when evading.
New Class: 	 	Class Unlock 	— 	— 	All Assassin Tree abilities 	Unlocks the Evocation Class for Assassin, Ravager. Only available in the Trials of the Dragon King DLC
New Class: 	 	Class Unlock 	— 	— 	All Assassin Tree abilities 	Unlocks the Ultima Class for Assassin, Phantom. Only available in the Trials of the Dragon King DLC
===Class Trees===
Introduced in the Trials of the Dragon King DLC, These classes are unlocked after visiting Bahamut's Cave and completing the "A Token of Courage and Strength" conversation with Bahamut and the abilities thereof can be bought by using Rat Tails which are accumulated by completing missions on the Bahamut difficulty onward and purchasing them from the Bahamut Exchange Shop via Dragon Treasures:
======Ravager======
Ability 	Icon	Type 	Rat Tails	Required Ability to Unlock 	Description
 	 	Job Action 	— 	All Assassin tree abilities 	Assassinate+[Class Change Effect: Evocation]When chain cancelling, automatically casts requiem without consuming MP.[Any Link]Can be set to any link ability slot.
Luck +6 	 	Passive 	2 	Requiem 	Increases luck.
Strength +5 	 	Passive 	4 	Luck +6 	Increases strength.
Elemental Vulnerability Resistance +40.0%	 	Passive 	6 	Strength +5 	Increases magic vulnerability resistances.
Assassin Master Points +3 	 	Passive 	11 	Elemental Vulnerability Resistance +40.0%	Increases assassin master points acquired.
Intellect +6 	 	Passive 	6 	Strength +5 	Increases intellect.
Stamina +6 	 	Passive 	8 	Agility +9 	Increases stamina.
Agility +9 	 	Passive 	2 	Requiem 	Increases agility.
Break +160 	 	Passive 	6 	Agility +9 	Increases break by 160.
Status Ailment Resistance +18.0% 	 	Passive 	8 	Break +160 	Increases resistance to status ailments.
Spirit +5 	 	Passive 	10 	Status Ailment Resistance +18.0% 	Increases spirit.
Swift Swipes 	 	Combo Ability Effects	16 	Spirit +5 	[Weapon Type: Daggers][Side Attack Link]Enhances abilities set to [Side] + [Attack] (Weapon Skill) > [Ability].Increases attack speed.
HP +192 	 	Passive 	12 	Status Ailment Resistance +18.0% 	Increases HP by 192.
Assassin Master Points +3 	 	Passive 	17 	HP +192 	Increases assassin master points acquired.
======Phantom======
Ability 	Icon	Type 	Rat Tails	Required Ability to Unlock 	Description
 	 	Job Action 	— 	All Assassin tree abilities 	Assassinate+[Class Change Effect: Ultima]When triggered with no marks present, unleash a shockwave in the surrounding area that marks any enemies it touches.[Any Link]Can be set to any link ability slot.
Luck +6 	 	Passive 	2 	Exterminate 	Increases luck.
Strength +5 	 	Passive 	4 	Luck +6 	Increases strength.
Elemental Vulnerability Resistance +40.0%	 	Passive 	6 	Strength +5 	Increases magic vulnerability resistances.
Assassin Master Points +3 	 	Passive 	11 	Elemental Vulnerability Resistance +40.0%	Increases assassin master points acquired.
Intellect +6 	 	Passive 	6 	Strength +5 	Increases intellect.
Stamina +6 	 	Passive 	8 	Agility +9 	Increases stamina.
Agility +9 	 	Passive 	2 	Exterminate 	Increases agility.
Break +160 	 	Passive 	6 	Agility +9 	Increases break by 160.
Status Ailment Resistance +18.0% 	 	Passive 	8 	Break +160 	Increases resistance to status ailments.
Spirit +5 	 	Passive 	10 	Status Ailment Resistance +18.0% 	Increases spirit.
Enlightened Fighting Spirit 	 	Combo Ability Effects	16 	Spirit +5 	[Weapon Type: Knuckles][Forward Attack Link]Enhances abilities set to [Forward] + [Attack] (Weapon Skill) > [Ability].Staggers nearby enemies.
HP +192 	 	Passive 	12 	Status Ailment Resistance +18.0% 	Increases HP by 192.
Assassin Master Points +3 	 	Passive 	17 	HP +192 	Increases assassin master points acquired.
===Job Affinity bonuses===
Most weapons and items of clothing have a certain percentage of Job Affinity for a certain job. By combining them together and raising this percentage, the character may not only gain extra EXP to that Job, but also unlock abilities and bonuses to their stats. The bonuses for the Assassin Job Affinity are:
Name 	Job Ability Percentages	Description
Assassin's Wisdom I 	20% 	Increases the corresponding stat(s).Agility+2
Assassin's Wisdom II 	30% 	Increases the corresponding stat(s).Agility+4
Soul Shield Cost Bonus I 	50% 	Reduces break gauge cost of a successful soul shield by 5.3%.
Assassin's Wisdom III 	80% 	Increases the corresponding stat(s).Stamina+2Intellect+2Agility+6
Soul Shield Cost Bonus II	120% 	Reduces break gauge cost of a successful soul shield by 8.6%.
Assassin's Wisdom IV 	160% 	Increases the corresponding stat(s).Stamina+4Intellect+4Agility+8
 	250% 	Applies an additional agility bonus to all abilities that grant stat bonuses.
 	400% 	Increases break damage dealt the longer you avoid taking damage.
 	600% 	A successful soul shield increases your agility. This effect can stack up to twenty times.Also enhances the effects of Assassin's Wisdom.
Assassin's Essence 	800% 	Enhances the effects of Assassin's Wisdom, and also boosts stats based on your affinity.
==Gallery==
SOP Assassinate.gif|Assassinate
SOP Invisible.gif|Invisible
SOP Maim.gif|Maim
SOP Cloaked Fang.gif|Cloaked Fang
SOP Falcon's Dive.gif|Falcon's Dive
==Etymology==
Category:Jobs in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin