Main Gauche

The Main Gauche , also known as Main-Gauche, Parrying Daggers, or Guardian, is a recurring dagger in the Final Fantasy series. It is often one of the weaker, but still powerful weapons for the Thief class, and gives a boost to evade and/or speed.
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy II ===
The Main Gauche provides +10 Evade, 32 Attack, and 70 Accuracy. It can be found in the Dreadnought.
=== Final Fantasy III ===
The Main Gauche provides 35 Attack and +3 Agility, and can be bought in Amur for 7,000 gil or found in Saronia Castle. It can be used by the Freelancer, Onion Knight, Warrior, Thief, Red Mage, Bard, Ninja, and Dark Knight classes.
=== Final Fantasy V ===
The Main Gauche is a dagger found in Karnak Castle and Moore, or dropped from Mindflayer. It has a 25% chance of parrying an enemy's attack, and provides 33 Attack and 36 Accuracy.
=== Final Fantasy VI ===
The Main Gauche (originally called Guardian) is equippable by Locke and is found in Mt. Kolts. It has an attack power of 59, boosts Speed by 4, Evade by 10. It can be used with the Runic command.
=== Final Fantasy XI ===
The Main Gauche is the Vigil Weapon corresponding to the Dancer's Mythic Weapon (Terpsichore), found within Nyzul Isle. It can be used to obtain the Weapon skill Pyrrhic Kleos.
=== Final Fantasy XII ===
The Main Gauche is a dagger with 38 Attack Power, 34 Evade and 1.97s charge and 1.2s action time, making it one of the slower daggers. It is sold in Jahara and Rabanastre for a cost of 3,500 gil. Equipping it requires obtaining the Daggers 3 License for 30 LP.
In the Zodiac versions, it provides 46 Attack, 50 Evade, 21 CT, 5% combo rate, and requires the Daggers 3 license for 35 LP. It can be bought in Jahara and Mt Bur-Omisace for 4,230 gil, found as a treasure in the Giza Plains - The Rains (Tracks of the Beast) and Zertinan Caverns (Halls of Ardent Darkness), or poached from Lesser Chimera (3% chance). It is also a treasure in Trial Mode Stage 39 (with Diamond Armlet). It can be equipped by the Shikari class. It requires the Daggers 3 license for 35 LP.
=== Final Fantasy XV ===
Daggers can be equipped by Noctis and Ignis. 
=== Final Fantasy Tactics ===
The Main Gauche has low power, but a Weapon Evasion of 40%. It can be bought for 3,000 gil after Chapter 3 or found with the Treasure Hunter ability as a rare treasure at Grogh Heights.
=== Final Fantasy Type-0 ===
Parrying Daggers are daggers for Rem Tokimiya. They provide 14 Attack Power and can be bought from Roshana for 2400 gil.
=== Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ===
The Main Gauche is an artifact that increases the Defense of the character by 2.
=== Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King ===
Main Gauche is a level 35 Dagger that provides +30 Attack and is bought for 362 gil.
=== Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord ===
=== Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ===
The Main Gauche has an attack of 8 and magic attack of 4 and can inflict paralysis upon attacking. It can only be bought from the multiplayer shop in Spelvia for 6,180 pts.
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions ===
Main Gauche is a knife that provides 15 Attack Power and 20 Hit Rate. It can be bought for 550 gil from Braska, Mt. Verde, Verde, and Yggdrasil and found from Crystal Temple and Castle Liene. It can be equipped by Jobless, Thief, Red Mage, Black Mage, Summoner, Bard, Memorist, Ranger, Dancer, Ninja, and Magus jobs.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy ===
The Main Gauche is a level 15 dagger that increases Attack by 12 and fills the EX Gauge by 15% at the start of a battle.
==== Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ====
The Main Gauche is a level 1 dagger and increases ATK +11, DEF +2, and fills the player's EX bar by +5% at the start of a battle.
==== Dissidia Final Fantasy NT ====
The Main Gauche is Locke's default weapon. Equipping it offers no advantages or disadvantages.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia ===
Main Gauche (VI) is a 5★ weapon for Locke with a base CP of 15. It teaches him the affinity ability Treasure Hunter's Talent, which raises the BRV potency and improves the buff status of Thief's Gloves when using the command ability Sneak Slash or Sneak Slash+. It has a maximum level of 30.
Main Gauche (XII) is an EX 5★ weapon for Penelo with a base CP of 70. It teaches her the affinity ability Dancer's Dream, which grants the EX ability Intercession. It has a maximum level of 35 and with each limit break, it upgrades the EX ability performance. An evolved version, called Main Gauche+ also exists with stronger capabilities and stats.
=== Pictlogica Final Fantasy ===
====Pictlogica Final Fantasy ≒====
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
The Main Gauche borrows its appearance from its Final Fantasy XI incarnation. At its base level, its rare version has an Attack of 760, a Defense of 730, a maximum level of 60, and a Cost of 10. Its rare plus version, at base level, has an Attack of 1160, a Defense of 1170, a maximum level of 80, and a Cost of 15.
Both weapons are classed as Daggers, but the weapons have different leveling rates; the rare Main Gauche has a normal leveling rate, whereas the rare plus Main Gauche has a fast leveling rate.
=== Final Fantasy All the Bravest ===
Main Gauche grants +1 to Attack. It can be equipped by Thief, Dancer, Locke, and Rinoa.
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
=== Final Fantasy Explorers ===
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
Main Gauche is a dagger that provides 24 ATK and 10 DEF. It is crafted using 300 gil, Rockbeetle Husk x3, and Iron Ore x8, and by finding and turning in the Earth Key found at Lost Village of Marlo.
===Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin===
The Main Gauches are a pair of daggers.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
=== Bravely series===
In Bravely Default, Main-Gauche is a dagger that provides 22 P.ATK, 95 Aim, 3 Critical, and +20 EVD. It can be bought in for 3500 pg. The EVD boost effect can be stacked by dual-wielding. The EVD boost is shared by the Kunai and improved upon by the Yatagarasu, which both deal superior damage, though the Main-Gauche is the only one of the three that can be purchased and it is obtained earliest.
In Bravely Second: End Layer, Main-Gauche is a dagger that provides 19 P.ATK, 95 Aim, 3 Critical, and deals 50% more damage to beasts. It can be bought in Hartschild for 1400 pg.
Bravely Default Main-Gauche.jpg|Bravely Default.
Main-GaucheBS.jpg|Bravely Second: End Layer.
== Gallery ==
Main Gauche FFII Art.png|Official art from Final Fantasy II.
FFII NES Gouche Knife.png|Final Fantasy II (NES).
FFII GBA Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy II (PS)
FFII Main Gauche GBA.png|Final Fantasy II (GBA).
FFII iPod Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy II (iPod).
Main Gauche FFIII Art.png|Official art from Final Fantasy III.
FFIII NES Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy III (NES).
FFIIIDS Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy III (DS).
MainGauche.jpg|Final Fantasy V.
Knife - FF5.png|Final Fantasy V (GBA).
Main Gauche - FF6.png|Final Fantasy VI (SNES).
FFXI Dagger 20.png|Final Fantasy XI.
MainGauche ffxii.jpg|Final Fantasy XII.
FFT Main Gauche.gif|Final Fantasy Tactics.
MLaaDL Main Gauche.jpg|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord.
Baselard.jpg|Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
FFD Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy Dimensions.
DFFOO Main Gauche (VI).png|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (FFVI).
DFFOO Main Gauche (XII).png|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (FFXII).
PFF Main Gauche Icon.png|Icon in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
FFAB Main Gauche R.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R) [FFXI].
FFAB Main Gauche R+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R+) [FFXI].
FFAB Main Gauche SR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR) [FFVI].
FFAB Main Gauche SR+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR+) [FFVI].
FFAB Main Gauche SSR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR) [FFVI].
FFAB Main Gauche FFVI UR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR) [FFVI].
FFAB Main Gauche FFVI UR+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR+) [FFVI].
FFAB Main Gauche FFVI UUR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UUR) [FFVI].
Main Gauche ATB.png|Final Fantasy All the Bravest.
FFRK Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFRK Main Gauche FFT.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFT].
FFRK Parrying Daggers Type-0.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [Type-0].
FFBE Main Gauche.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
Main Gauches SOPFFO.png|Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.
== Etymology ==
Category:Daggers