Gladiator (job)

Gladiator ( or ), sometimes abbreviated as GLD, is a job class in the Final Fantasy series all about dealing heavy damage, usually with elements added to their attack. The trade-off is that the Gladiator has low Agility compared to other melee jobs.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy V===
The Gladiator is a class exclusive to Advance and discontinued Matrix Software versions. Its skill set is centered around potentially inflicting huge damage all at once, with a significant chance of failure.
===Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings===
Gladiator is an enemy Sky Pirate class for bangaa. Their battle performance is similar to that of a Dark Knight.
===Final Fantasy Tactics Advance===
Gladiator (GLD) is a job for bangaa after mastering two Warrior abilities. Gladiators wield the powerful blades in combat and can learn three different "Spell Blades" to deal damage. They also have some Fighter abilities to use. When raised right, Gladiators are very powerful and, when equipped with Strikeback, it is difficult to get in a hit.
====Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift====
Gladiator is a job available to bangaa. This job can charge their weapons with elemental properties for stronger attacks. They are nimble melee units that are incapable of equipping heavy armor and so are a bit short in the Defense department, but the highest possible Strength growth makes up for it.
===Final Fantasy Tactics S===
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Artniks===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Gladiator appears as a recruitable character. They are unlocked for the first completion of the Coliseum on Classic.
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
The Gladiator job appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Lightning-, Fire-, Earth-, and Water-elemental Backup and Forward cards.
3-073C Gladiator Faris.jpg|Gladiator [3-073C] Chapter series card.
4-007C.jpg|Gladiator [4-007C] Chapter series card.
Gladiator TCG.png|Gladiator [6-045C] Chapter series card.
Gladiator XIV TCG.png|Gladiator [15-094C] Chapter series card.
Gladiator 3-011C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Gladiator [3-011C] Opus series card.
Gladiator 4-126R from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Gladiator [4-126R] Opus series card.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Faris as a Gladiator from Final Fantasy V appears as a Triple Triad card.
==Behind the scenes==
thumb|Lightning in the Gladiator role in an early screenshot for Final Fantasy XIII.
Initial screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII showed the abbreviation "GLA" in red as a paradigm role, standing for Gladiator. The role for this purpose in the final game is called Commando.
The job's use of elemental attacks for a more varied offensive option is likely inspired by the Mana series depiction of the job class, in where the job gained elemental Saber spells into progression.
==Gallery==
V Gladiator.png|Main cast of Final Fantasy V as Gladiators.
Ffta-bangaa-gladiator.png|A bangaa Gladiator in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
FFTS Gladiator Sprite.png|Sprite in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Gladiator SR Portrait.png|Portrait in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FFTS Gladiator SR Icon.png|Icon in Final Fantasy Tactics S.
FF5A Gladiator R F Atrniks.png|Final Fantasy Artniks.
FFTA Gladiator R F Artniks.png|Final Fantasy Artniks.
PFF Gladiator M.png|Male Gladiator in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Gladiator F.png|Female Gladiator in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
==Etymology==
es:Gladiador
it:Gladiatore
Category:Recurring jobs