Thief (Final Fantasy)

The Thief is a job available to the Warriors of Light in the original Final Fantasy. Its upgrade is the Ninja .
The Thief and the Ninja specialize in swiftness and evasion, in exchange for not having the same level of offensive power as Warriors and Monks.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
In the original NES version of Final Fantasy, and in the Pixel Remaster version, the Thief wears brown armor with blue hair. The MSX2 port of the game changed the Thief to wear purple-pink armor instead. As a Ninja it wears a red body suit with a black sash and a hood and cowl.
The Playstation Origins port updates the designs for the Thief and Ninja, and these sprites are also used for the Game Boy Advance Dawn of Souls port. The Thief wears a bright green vest over a pink tunic, and a brown belt and pink boots. It has blond hair tied with a bandana. As a Ninja they wear bright green ninja garb with yellow trim, a hood and cowl, and a yellow sash. The Playstation Portable 20th Anniversary port keeps to the basics of this design, but recolors the Thief's tunic and boots brown and the Ninja's armor red.
===Names===
The Dawn of Souls version and subsequent remakes have ten optional auto-names for the different character classes. Each name is a reference to another character or place name in the Final Fantasy series.
The names for the Thief class are:
*Baku - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
*Biggs - A recurring character in the series.
*Blank - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
*Daryl - Character in Final Fantasy VI.
*Gerad - Edgar's alias in Final Fantasy VI.
*Kelga - Character in Final Fantasy V.
*Puck - Character in Final Fantasy IX.
*Sarisa - Faris' birth name in Final Fantasy V.
*Tuss - Character in Final Fantasy V.
*Wedge - A recurring character.
In the Final Fantasy I * II * III: Memory of Heroes official novelization, the Thief is named Zauver . He bears the Wind Crystal Shard and has blond hair.
===Personality===
In the Memory of Heroes novelization, Zauver tends to keep the rest of the party grounded in reality with his realist attitude. He is cynical and in battle, acts gung-ho and gets into conflicts with Setro, the Warrior and leader of the group.
===Abilities===
The Thief is a sort of "long-term investment" job; early in the game their stats and equipment draw are severely lacking compared to Warriors and Monks, making them much less effective in battle. Their Luck is the highest in the game, giving the party a better chance to run from battles. Their Agility is also high, giving them a high chance to act first during a turn.
After completing the Citadel of Trials, Bahamut grants the party their class change and any Thieves in the player's party become Ninjas. The Ninja is much more powerful than the Thief, able to cast Black Magic up to level 4 and having a much larger variety of equipment accessible. For this reason the player is advised to obtain their class changes sooner rather than later; this also has the benefit of giving the Ninja more spell charges (MP in later versions) in the late game. Despite the Ninja's considerable increase in power, their offensive potential is still outclassed by the Knight and the Master. 
The Dawn of Souls port of the game improved the Thief and Ninja's stats to make them compare better to the Warrior/Knight and Monk/Master.
====Equipment====
=====Weapons=====
Daggers	Daggers	Daggers	Swords 	Swords 	Swords 	Swords 	Swords 	Swords 	Axes 	Axes 	Axes
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Mage Masher
*Gladius
*Orichalcum
*Assassin Dagger
*Cat Claws (Ninja only)
*Lust Dagger (Ninja only)	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Mage Masher
*Gladius
*Orichalcum
*Assassin Dagger
*Cat Claws (Ninja only)
*Lust Dagger (Ninja only)	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Mage Masher
*Gladius
*Orichalcum
*Assassin Dagger
*Cat Claws (Ninja only)
*Lust Dagger (Ninja only)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*Battle Axe (Ninja only)
*Great Axe (Ninja only)
*Mythril Axe (Ninja only)
*Light Axe (Ninja only)
*Viking Axe (Ninja only)
*Ogrekiller (Ninja only)
*Rune Axe (Ninja only)
*Gigantaxe (Ninja only)	
*Battle Axe (Ninja only)
*Great Axe (Ninja only)
*Mythril Axe (Ninja only)
*Light Axe (Ninja only)
*Viking Axe (Ninja only)
*Ogrekiller (Ninja only)
*Rune Axe (Ninja only)
*Gigantaxe (Ninja only)	
*Battle Axe (Ninja only)
*Great Axe (Ninja only)
*Mythril Axe (Ninja only)
*Light Axe (Ninja only)
*Viking Axe (Ninja only)
*Ogrekiller (Ninja only)
*Rune Axe (Ninja only)
*Gigantaxe (Ninja only)
Hammers	Hammers	Hammers	Katanas	Katanas	Katanas	Nunchaku	Nunchaku	Nunchaku	Staves	Staves	Staves
*Hammer (Ninja only)
*Mythril Hammer (Ninja only)
*Thor's Hammer (Ninja only)
*War Hammer (Ninja only)	
*Hammer (Ninja only)
*Mythril Hammer (Ninja only)
*Thor's Hammer (Ninja only)
*War Hammer (Ninja only)	
*Hammer (Ninja only)
*Mythril Hammer (Ninja only)
*Thor's Hammer (Ninja only)
*War Hammer (Ninja only)	
*Scimitar
*Falchion
*Kotetsu
*Asura
*Kikuichimonji
*Masamune
*Sasuke's Blade (Ninja only)
*Murasame (Ninja only)	
*Scimitar
*Falchion
*Kotetsu
*Asura
*Kikuichimonji
*Masamune
*Sasuke's Blade (Ninja only)
*Murasame (Ninja only)	
*Scimitar
*Falchion
*Kotetsu
*Asura
*Kikuichimonji
*Masamune
*Sasuke's Blade (Ninja only)
*Murasame (Ninja only)	
*Nunchuck (Ninja only)
*Iron Nunchuck (Ninja only)	
*Nunchuck (Ninja only)
*Iron Nunchuck (Ninja only)	
*Nunchuck (Ninja only)
*Iron Nunchuck (Ninja only)	
*Staff (Ninja only)
*Crosier (Ninja only)
*Healing Staff (Ninja only)
*Mage's Staff (Ninja only)
*Power Staff (Ninja only)	
*Staff (Ninja only)
*Crosier (Ninja only)
*Healing Staff (Ninja only)
*Mage's Staff (Ninja only)
*Power Staff (Ninja only)	
*Staff (Ninja only)
*Crosier (Ninja only)
*Healing Staff (Ninja only)
*Mage's Staff (Ninja only)
*Power Staff (Ninja only)
=====Armor=====
Shields	Helmets	Body armor	Gloves
*Buckler
*Zephyr Cape
*Protect Cloak
*Elven Cloak
*Leather Shield (Ninja only)
*Iron Shield (Ninja only)
*Mythril Shield (Ninja only)
*Flame Shield (Ninja only)
*Ice Shield (Ninja only)
*Genji Shield (Ninja only)
*Crystal Shield (Ninja only)
*Hero's Shield (Ninja only)	
*Leather Cap
*Ribbon
*Twist Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Black Cowl
*Genji Helm
*Shadow Mask
*Helm (Ninja only)
*Great Helm (Ninja only)
*Mythril Helm (Ninja only)
*Healing Helm (Ninja only)
*Diamond Helm (Ninja only)
*Tiger Mask (Ninja only)
*Crystal Helm (Ninja only)	
*Clothes
*Leather Armor
*Copper Armlet
*Silver Armlet
*Ruby Armlet
*Diamond Armlet
*Bard's Tunic
*Red Jacket
*Black Garb
*Protect Ring
*Thief's Armlet
*Chain Mail (Ninja only)
*Mythril Mail (Ninja only)
*Iron Armor (Ninja only)
*Flame Mail (Ninja only)
*Ice Armor (Ninja only)
*Genji Armor (Ninja only)
*Crystal Mail (Ninja only)	
*Leather Gloves(Ninja only)
*Thief's Gloves(Ninja only)
*Crystal Ring (Ninja only)
====Magic====
Black Magic
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Thief (I) appears as a playable character who could be initially recruited during the Challenge Event Cycle of Destruction as a First Time Reward for completing the event's Cavern of Ice stage on Classic difficulty.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
The Thief appears as a Triple Triad card.
==Gallery==
FF1 Thief V-Jump.png|Artwork of the Thief job from the V-Jump strategy guide for the WonderSwan Color version.
FF1NES Thief CriticalHP.gif|Thief in Critical HP (NES).
FF1NES Ninja CriticalHP.gif|Ninja in Critical HP (NES).
Thief-ff1-msx.png|Thief battle sprite (MSX).
Thief-ff1-wsc.png|Thief battle sprite (WSC).
Thief-ff1-psx.png|Thief battle sprite (PS).
FFI MSX Thief Map.png|Thief map sprite (MSX).
FFI PS Thief Map.png|Thief map sprite (PS).
Ninja-ff1-psx.PNG|Ninja battle sprite (PS).
FFI PS Ninja Map.png|Ninja map Sprite (PS).
==Etymology==
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Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy
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