Harley

Harley is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. She is the secretary to King Edward of Damcyan, acting as an aide and emissary, and is a well-read and insightful scholar of the world.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Harley has pale skin, bright blue hair, blue eyes, and wears glasses. Her outfit consists of a dark coat with a green gradient held closed by several buckles, under which she wears an outfit with blue patterning, and dark boots.
===Personality===
Harley dislikes war and violence, and believes education and science will carry humanity to the future. She finds her duties under Edward stressful, but enjoys them nonetheless. She is inquisitive and is implied to be knowledgeable on many topics. Her research has even led to her discovery of Golbez's origins, and the hand the Lunarians played in humanity's development of magic and airships.
Harley is concerned for Edward, feeling he is neglecting his royal duties by passing them off to her and the Damcyan chancellor. She assists him to try and ease the burden of rule while he still grieves for Anna and Tellah. In Edward's Tale, when Edward went alone to get a Sand Pearl to heal her from her desert fever, he was in bed recovering, and in that scene, it may imply she had feelings for Edward. When Edward confesses to her he is considering giving up the harp as his playing is not pure while he still clings to his past, Harley tells him it does not matter, as others find hope in his music, and tells him that after her parents died during the wars of Final Fantasy IV, his playing gave her hope to keep living and inspired her to come to Damcyan to serve Edward.
==Story==
===Early life===
Harley's diary mentions she received her education and training in Troia when she was young.
===Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-===
A year after the events of Final Fantasy IV, Harley is taken as "Secretary-in-Training" for King Edward, appearing briefly during the celebration for the reconstruction of Damcyan.
===Final Fantasy IV: The After Years===
Harley accompanies Edward to Baron after a messenger sent by Cecil acts strangely. On their journey Harley is afflicted with desert fever. Edward goes to retrieve the Sand Pearl to cure her, but is attacked by bandits. He escapes and Harley recovers. During the night, Edward is visited by Tellah's and Anna's spirits. Tellah tells Edward that Anna wants him to find happiness, insinuating he should move on from the past and find a new lover.
In the morning, Edward thanks Harley, possibly hinting at romantic feelings for her. They sail to Baron and have an audience with Cecil. Edward secretly leaves some Whisperweed in his throne room and on the voyage back to Damcyan, Harley and Edward eavesdrop on a conversation between Cecil and the Mysterious Girl. Upon returning home, Rosa hides at Damcyan's castle before Kain arrives to steal their Crystal for Baron. Edward leaves with Cid to rescue Rosa, who was abducted by Kain after the attack.
At Damcyan, Harley worries for Edward's safety at Baron. She recognizes Rydia of Mist, and requests she goes with the party. Edge refuses at first, but allows her to accompany them on the Falcon until she sees Edward again. The party believes her information as a scholar will assist them, regardless.
When the party chases the Maenads to the True Moon, Harley speaks with Edward in the Subterrane. She asks him to play a song to ease her fears, but he refuses, claiming his harp will not do much good and that he should abandon playing it altogether. Harley convinces him not to give up.
After the Creator has been felled and peace returned to to the world, Edward speculates Damcyan's Crystal is different from any other Crystal the Creator made, because it has recovered its light faster than the others. Harley asks if he is suggesting the Crystal is evolving. Edward says it is, in a response to the evolution that took place in their hearts. They leave with the Chancellor to begin preparations for rebuilding the world.
==Gameplay==
Dummied content indicates Harley was to have the ability "Knowledge", which would have increased the power of healing items. There is also a dummied Blue Magic command belonging to an unknown character. Given that Harley's equipment consists of mage-type weapons and armor, and her high Intelligence, the command may have been meant for her.
===Stats===
Harley has all-around poor to average stats, with only her Intelligence standing out, though it is outclassed by the Black Mage-type characters, and she has limited practical applications for it. The limited uses of her abilities and small pool of equipment and Band abilities greatly limits her effectiveness.
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
5 	170 	24 	9 	7 	6 	9 	8
20 	597 	84 	17 	14 	14 	23 	19
30 	1,046	124	25 	20 	19 	33 	27
40 	1,627	164	33 	25 	23 	42 	35
50 	2,319	194	37 	28 	31 	45 	37
60 	3,063	224	41 	31 	37 	48 	39
70 	3,879	254	46 	35 	44 	50 	40
80 	4185 	282	48 	36 	46 	52 	42
90 	4504 	307	50 	38 	48 	53 	44
99 	4,779	326	52 	40 	49 	55 	45
===Abilities===
Harley has Piercing Sight and Gil Toss. Piercing Sight can give an enemy a new weakness and casts Dispel. This doesn't work on bosses. Gil Toss does damage by throwing gil at all enemies; gil spent is based on Harley's level and the number of enemies, while the power is based on her Strength, Speed, and Intelligence stats. Gil Toss is unaffected by enemies' defense, particularly Flan, so they receive tons of damage. Since Piercing Sight gives new weaknesses, she can team up with Ursula's Tenketsu or black mages to exploit monsters' weaknesses. Her unique Economical Ring accessory makes her an apothecary.
Band Abilities
Ability	Members	MP	Effect
 	
*Edward (Bardsong)
*Harley (Gil Toss)	20	Restore party HP and certain status ailments.
 	
*Edward (Salve)
*Cid (Risky Strike)
*Harley (Gil Toss)
*Luca (Analyze)	25	Create a new item that can either attack all enemies or heal allies.
 	
*Rydia (Attack, Whip)
*Harley (Attack, Whip)
*Izayoi (Attack, Whip)	4 	Three fighters whip a single enemy repeatedly.
 	
*Rydia (Attack, Whip)
*Harley (Attack, Whip)
*Izayoi (Attack, Whip)
*Leonora (Attack, Whip)	11	Whip and turn the enemy into a Pig.
 	
*Rydia (Black Magic)
*Harley (Gil Toss)
*Izayoi (Illusions)
*Rosa (Aim)	19	Surprise one enemy with an attack.
===Equipment===
Harley can equip a variety of light armor and weapons, allowing her to be geared towards either a physical fighter or a mage. In Edward's Tale, she joins with a Whip, a Leather Cap, Leather Clothing, and an Economical Ring.
The weapons she has to choose from are typically weak and she has no magical abilities, so she is unable to capitalize on her flexible equipment options. The player can get her to do more damage than Ceodore and many other physical based characters by giving her the Mystic Whip/Artemis Bow, White Tiger Mask, and the Minerva Bustier.
In the Crystals Chapter, it is recommended for her to equip the Artemis Bow (dropped rarely by Moonmaiden) and Artemis Arrow (dropped rarely by Lunar Virus and Black Flan) since the dungeon mostly contains dragons, and the Artemis Arrows are effective against them.
Weapons
Bows and Arrows	Staves	Rods	Daggers	Whips
*Bow
*Crossbow
*Great Bow
*Killer Bow
*Elfin Bow
*Yoichi Bow
*Artemis Bow
*Perseus's Bow
*Medusa Arrows
*Iron Arrows
*Holy Arrows
*Fire Arrows
*Lightning Arrows
*Ice Arrows
*Blinding Arrows
*Poison Arrows
*Silencing Arrows
*Angel Arrows
*Yoichi Arrows
*Artemis Arrows
*Perseus Arrows	
*Staff
*Healing Staff
*Mythril Staff
*Psycho Spiral
*Protect Staff
*Power Staff
*Aura Staff
*Master's Staff
*Sage's Staff
*Seraphim's Mace
*Rune Staff	
*Rod
*Ice Rod
*Flame Rod
*Healing Rod
*Thunder Rod
*Lilith Rod
*Polymorph Rod
*Wizard's Rod
*Recovery Rod
*Faerie Rod
*Stardust Rod	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Dancing Dagger
*Mage Masher
*Triton's Dagger
*Assassin's Dagger	
*Queen's Whip
*Whip
*Thorn Whip
*Chain Whip
*Ice Whip
*Blitz Whip
*Flame Whip
*Dragon Whisker
*Mystic Whip
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Adamant Shield	
*Queen's Mask
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Green Beret
*Wizard's Hat
*Steel Headplate
*Circlet
*Black Cowl
*Beret
*Chakra Band
*Sage's Miter
*Goblin Mask
*Officer's Hat
*Gold Hairpin
*Hypnocrown
*Cat-Ear Hood
*Mystic Veil
*White Tiger Mask
*Ribbon
*Red Cap
*Adamant Helm
*Glass Mask	
*Clothing
*Bard's Tunic
*Leather Clothing
*Foot Ninja Gear
*Gaia Gear
*Bronze Breastplate
*Shinobi Gear
*Kenpo Gi
*Sage's Surplice
*Queen's Tights
*Mage's Robe
*Silver Breastplate
*Black Robe
*Mist Wrap
*Rose Twine Dress
*Black Belt Gi
*Professor's Robe
*Exorcist's Gown
*Red Robe
*Luminous Robe
*Power Sash
*Sage's Robe
*Minerva Bustier
*Red Jacket
*Brave Suit
*Pink Armor
*Adamant Armor	
*Cursed Ring
*Ruby Ring
*Queen's Gloves
*Iron Armlet
*Talisman
*Silver Armlet
*Rune Armlet
*Diamond Armlet
*Protect Ring
*Adamant Gloves
*Crystal Ring
*Flan Ring
*Sprint Ring
*Economical Ring
*Rear Ring
*Taunt Ring
*Limit Ring
*Single Star
*Twin Stars
*Rapid Ring
*Rapid Ring v2
*Gil Band
*Gil Band v2
*Level Band
*Level Band v2
*Rare Band
*Rare Band v2
*Treasure Hunter
*Treasure Hunter v2
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
PFF Harley Illust.png|Portrait.
PFF Harley.png|Sprite.
===Final Fantasy Artniks===
FF4CC Harley R+ I Artniks.png|Final Fantasy Artniks.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Harley appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Ice-elemental Backup cards.
HarleyTradingCard.jpg|Harley [3-033U] Chapter series card.
Harley 3-044C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Harley [3-044C] Opus series card.
==Gallery==
HarleyTAYBattle.PNG|Harley in battle (Wii).
TAYPSPBattle Harley.png|Harley in battle (PSP).
FF4TAYPC Harley Victory Pose.gif|Victory pose (PC).
==Etymology==
Her Japanese name is Haru, which means "Spring".
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