Ranger

The Ranger , also known as Hunter and abbreviated as RNG or HNT , is a recurring job in the Final Fantasy series.
==Profile==
Rangers are mostly known for their ability to equip various ranged weapons to attack, primarily bows. Their most consistent special ability is called Barrage or Rapid Fire. With this ability, the Ranger can attack multiple times (generally, but not always, four times) in a single turn. They also have the ability Aim, which increases their damage and ensures a successful hit.
In some games, Rangers can cast some basic White Magic. Because they wield bows, Rangers are adept at fighting flying and bird-type enemies, which take additional damage from arrows and have their high evasion nullified by the Ranger's high Accuracy. Rangers overlap somewhat with Archers, but are more physically oriented while Archers rely on status attacks. The Archer class is mostly exclusive to games set in Ivalice, while with the exception of Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, Rangers do not appear.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy III===
The Ranger job is gained from the Fire Crystal. Rangers are highly skilled in the way of archery. However, they can be expensive considering the need to purchase arrows. With a bow in hand and arrows readied, rangers can deal the same amount of damage from either the front line or the rear line. They can also wield boomerangs.
===Final Fantasy V===
The Ranger job is held by one of the shards from the Fire Crystal that are found on a black chocobo's gullet. The Ranger can call upon the abilities of animals and fire multiple shots from its bow.
===Final Fantasy X===
Though there is no official job system, Wakka fights using long-ranged blitzballs, which are effective against flying enemies. He can also use his Overdrive to attack multiple enemies and imbue his attacks with status and elemental properties. His section of the Sphere Grid also contains the Aim ability.
===Final Fantasy XI===
The Ranger (RNG) is an advanced class adept with all ranged weapons, including bows, crossbows, and guns, as well as throwing weapons. They gain many bonuses to Accuracy and several special abilities that power up their ranged attacks.
===Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings===
Fran is given the Hunter class, and her abilities focus on inflicting status ailments and attacking from a distance with Barrage.
===Final Fantasy Tactics Advance===
Hunter (HNT) is a job is available only to humes. Hunters wield the almighty greatbows, and use them in combat most proficiently against monsters. Almost all of their abilities are centered around monster fighting, with abilities like Sidewinder (which doubles the attack when used against monsters).
====Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift====
Ranger is a job available to seeq. They specialize in using traps and items and have the ability to "reverse" items: normally a Potion would provide healing, but Rangers can use them to damage enemies.
Hunter is a job class available to humes and gria, which utilizes great bows in combat, similar to the viera Sniper class, and specializes in fighting monsters.
===Final Fantasy Tactics S===
===Crystal Defenders===
===Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light===
The Ranger crown job enhances one's skill with bows.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions===
The Mysterious Old Man is a Ranger, wielding a longbow. Ranger is also a job class the Dark Warriors can use.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)===
The Ranger appears in the form of a job card in the Duel Colosseum. When selected, the Ranger job card will cause enemies to hold more medals as a reward. The Ranger job card's effect stacks, yielding even more medals after defeating enemies with multiple Rangers in effect.
====Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy====
The Ranger job card appears in the Labyrinth mode, and increases the amount of medals won from a battle.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
Ranger is a job obtained by defeating the boss of Area 7 of the Monastery Mountains. They specialize in Agility attacks, and can bring out more power when wielding bows and guns.
===Final Fantasy All the Bravest===
The Ranger is a character available to the party, he uses the Sharpshot ability during battle. He unlocks at level 2.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Ranger appears as a recruitable character. He is unlocked in North Mountain on Classic in Final Fantasy V storyline as the First Time Reward.
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Explorers===
Ranger is a job unlocked after the 1★ Tutorial Quest, "Ability Mutations Exam". The Ranger is an effective long-range damage dealer and booster.
====Final Fantasy Explorers-Force====
FFEF Archer.png|
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
The Ranger and Hunter jobs appear in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as multiple Backup and Forward cards. Most of the cards are Wind-elemental, but it also appear as Fire- and Earth-elemental cards.
2-005c - Ranger TCG.png|Ranger [2-005C] Chapter series card.
IngusRanger TCG.png|Ranger [2-054C] Chapter series card.
4-035C.jpg|Ranger [4-035C] Chapter series card.
ArcRanger TCG.png|Ranger [5-006C] Chapter series card.
LunethRanger TCG.png|Ranger [5-054C] Chapter series card.
Ranger XI TCG.png|Ranger [8-032C] Chapter series card.
Ranger2 XI TCG.png|Ranger [10-042C] Chapter series card.
BartzRanger TCG.png|Ranger [10-043C] Chapter series card.
Hunter Hume TCG.png|Hunter [11-043C] Chapter series card.
Hunter Gria TCG.png|Hunter [12-040C] Chapter series card.
Ranger Seeq TCG.png|Ranger [12-057C] Chapter series card.
Hunter Explorers TCG.png|Hunter [14-044C] Chapter series card.
Ranger 1-008C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Ranger [1-008C] Opus series card.
Ranger 2-056C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Ranger [2-056C] Opus series card.
Ranger 2-082C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Ranger [2-082C] Opus series card.
Ranger 3-053C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Ranger [3-053C] Opus series card.
Ranger 4-009C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Ranger [4-009C] Opus series card.
Ranger 5-054C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Ranger [5-054C] Opus series card.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Ranger from Final Fantasy III 3D remake appears as a Triple Triad card.
===Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin===
The Hunter is a Advanced Job available after unlocking the corresponding node in the Marksman Job Tree. It is a physical support job capable of whittling down enemy defenses and dealing serious critical damage with multiple attacks by stacking physical damage buff each time an enemy is hit up to fifty times. With their passives including increased critical damage, increased damage at max HP, and enemy weakness damage, this job encourages an evasive, yet precise playstyle.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
===Puzzle & Dragons===
The Ranger appears as part of the Crystal Defenders collaboration.
PAD Ranger.png|Ranger.
PAD Ranger2.png|Ranger's evolution.
PAD Ranger3.png|Ranger's ultimate evolution.
PAD Ranger4.png|Ranger (Christmas).
PAD Ranger5.png|Ranger's evolution (Christmas).
===Knights of the Crystals===
The Hunter appears on a gold card.
KotC Hunter Male.png|Hunter (male).
KotC Hunter Female.png|Hunter (female).
===Samurai Rising===
The Hunter is a job that specializes in attacking from a distance, its attacks are swift when attacking.
===Mana series===
In Trials of Mana, the Ranger is the Light job class path of Hawkeye. The Ranger focuses on controlling the flow of battle, able to unleash trap based spells as trumps for offense while with a few status effect spells to hinder enemies strategically. His Level 2 Class Strike is the Swallow Throw, where he tosses knives at all opponents on the field. As an intermediate class, the Ranger can progress into the Light-Dark job class of the Rogue, which specializes greater in class exclusive trap spells to exploit enemy weaknesses, or the Lightmost job class of the Nomad, which specializes greater in Moon and Wood elemental spells for a wider plethora of both beneficial and enfeebling status effects. As according to in-world lore:
In the Final Fantasy Adventure remake Sword of Mana, the Ranger is a Thief class type in its light job class paths, granting to the player character bonuses to accuracy, critical hit rate, and evasion. The class is gained upon leveling up the Thief paths to Level 10 and the Sage paths to Level 5. 
===Bravely series===
The Ranger appears as a job in Bravely Default, Bravely Second: End Layer, Bravely Default: Praying Brage, and Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect.
BDFF Ranger.jpg|Tiz and Agnès as Rangers in Bravely Default.
BDPB F Hunter.png|Female Hunter in Praying Brage.
BS Ranger.png|Magnolia as a Ranger in Bravely Second.
BDFE Ranger.png|Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect.
==Gallery==
Arc-Ranger.png|Arc as a Ranger in Final Fantasy III (DS).
Ranger Job from FFV SD art.png|Main cast of Final Fantasy V as Rangers.
Bartz Ranger from FFV SD art.png|Bartz from Final Fantasy V as a Ranger.
FFXI-Mithra-Ranger.jpg|A Elvaan Ranger in Final Fantasy XI.
Ffta-h-hunter.jpg|Human Hunter in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
SeeqRanger.jpg|Seeq Ranger in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
GriaHunter.png|Gria Hunter in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
FFTS Hunter Sprite.png|Hume Hunter sprite in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Hunter SR Portrait.png|Hume Hunter portrait in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Hunter SR Icon.png|Hume Hunter icon in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Gria Hunter Portrait.png|Gria Hunter portrait in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Gria Hunter Icon.png|Gria Hunter icon in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Gria Hunter Sprite.png|Gria Hunter sprite in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Ranger Portrait.png|Seeq Ranger portrait in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Ranger Icon.png|Seeq Ranger icon in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Ranger Sprite.png|Seeq Ranger sprite in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
T4HoLRanger.jpg|A Ranger in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
Ffl-char-old man.png|The Mysterious Old Man in Final Fantasy Dimensions.
FFD - Ranger.png|Ranger in Final Fantasy Dimensions.
FFAB Hunter Male.png|Male Ranger in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
FFAB Hunter Female.png|Female Ranger in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
Ranger ATB.png|Final Fantasy All the Bravest.
PFF Hunter M.png|Male Hunter in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Hunter F.png|Female Hunter in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
FFRK Ranger.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
Mobius Ranger.png|Mobius Final Fantasy.
FFE Ranger.png|Ranger in Final Fantasy Explorers.
SOP Hunter Attire.jpg|Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.
==Etymology==
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Category:Recurring jobs