Black Belt (Final Fantasy III)

The Black Belt, also known as the Martial Artist, is a job class in Final Fantasy III. It is gained from the Water Crystal in the Famicom and Pixel Remaster versions, while it is gained from the Earth Crystal in the 3D versions. Black Belts are masters of combat, able to use only their fists for massive damage. They are capable of linking their mind and body to store energy for an upcoming strike. Black Belt is considered to be a powered-up version of the Monk job and one of the most powerful jobs, dealing over 9999 damage even in the back row.
In the 3D Remake versions, the Black Belt gains +2 barehanded Attack power at every character Level and Job Level. As such, it is possible for a Black Belt to deal massive damage of 30,000-40,000 per hit, after defense. When using boost two times, it is possible to reach the max damage cap of 99,999.
In the Pixel Remaster version, they gain +3 barehanded Attack power at every two Job Levels. 
==Abilities==
===Famicom version===
*Special ability - Focus
Storing up energy, the Black Belt will be able to do more damage, with the damage increasing even more if they are bare-handed. Using the command twice boosts the attack even more, but using it three times will hurt the Black Belt and release all the built-up energy.
===3D versions===
*Special ability - Boost
Boost will increase the Black Belt's power. The first use will double the next attack, a second use causes the damage to triple. However, if Boost is used three times in succession, it overloads, cancelling the charge and cutting the Black Belt's current HP in half.
Under the right circumstances, it is possible for a Black Belt to defeat Cloud of Darkness in a single hit.
===Pixel Remaster version===
*Special ability - Boost
Boost still functions the same as the previous versions.
*Special ability - Kick
Kick is an ability for the Black Belt exclusive to the Pixel Remaster version of the game. It deals weaker unarmed damage to all enemies and ignores the penalties affected by the back row. When the Black Belt equips claws, Kick can apply the special properties of the claws. For example, they can attempt a multi-target instant death kick with Faerie Claws equipped.
==Stats==
Level 	Str 	Agi 	Vit 	Int 	Mnd 	Level 	Str 	Agi 	Vit 	Int 	Mnd 	Level 	Str 	Agi 	Vit 	Int 	Mnd
Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version
1 	23 	10 	20 	1 	1 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	25 	10 	10 	5 	5
10 	30 	18 	27 	1 	1 	10 	11 	10 	11 	9 	9 	10 	32 	16 	16 	9 	9
20 	37 	27 	35 	1 	1 	20 	20 	17 	20 	12 	12 	20 	39 	24 	24 	12 	12
30 	45 	36 	43 	1 	1 	30 	30 	24 	30 	15 	15 	30 	47 	31 	32 	15 	15
40 	53 	45 	51 	1 	1 	40 	40 	31 	40 	19 	19 	40 	54 	39 	48 	19 	19
50 	60 	54 	59 	1 	1 	50 	50 	38 	50 	22 	22 	50 	62 	46 	57 	22 	22
60 	68 	63 	67 	1 	1 	60 	60 	44 	60 	25 	25 	60 	69 	54 	65 	25 	25
70 	76 	72 	75 	1 	1 	70 	70 	51 	70 	29 	29 	70 	77 	62 	74 	29 	29
80 	83 	81 	83 	1 	1 	80 	80 	58 	80 	32 	32 	80 	84 	69 	82 	32 	32
90 	91 	90 	91 	1 	1 	90 	90 	65 	90 	35 	35 	90 	92 	78 	92 	35 	35
99 	98 	98 	98 	1 	1 	99 	99 	71 	99 	38 	38 	99 	99 	85 	99 	38 	38
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
Weapons
Knuckles
*Bronze Knuckles
*Sonic Knuckles
*Impact Claws
*Cat Claws
*Kaiser Knuckles
*Wyvern Claws
*Tiger Claws
*Faerie Claws
*Metal Knuckles
*Dark Claws
*Hellish Claws
===Armor ===
Armor
Head	Body	Arms
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Hat
*Black Cowl
*Chakra Band
*Ribbon	
*Vest
*Leather Armor
*Kenpo Gi
*Black Garb
*Black Belt Gi
*Fuma Garb
*Master Dogi	
*Bronze Bracers
*Mythril Gloves
*Power Bracers
*Diamond Gloves
*Protect Ring
==Other appearances ==
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Black Belt appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Earth-elemental Backup and Forward cards.
IngusBlackBelt TCG.png|Black Belt [1-083C] Chapter series card.
LunethBlackBelt TCG.png|Black Belt [1-084C] Chapter series card.
ArcBlackBelt TCG.png|Black Belt [5-080C] Chapter series card.
RefiaBlackBelt TCG.png|Black Belt [9-084C] Chapter series card.
Black Belt 1-099C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Black Belt [1-099C] Opus series card.
Black Belt 1-100C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Black Belt [1-100C] Opus series card.
Black Belt 4-078C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Black Belt [4-078C] Opus series card.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Black Belt from the 3D remake appears as a Triple Triad card.
==Gallery==
Luneth-BlackBelt.png|Luneth as a Black Belt.
Arc-BlackBelt.png|Arc as a Black Belt.
Refia-BlackBelt.png|Refia as a Black Belt.
Ingus-BlackBelt.png|Ingus as a Black Belt.
FFIIIDS Boost.png|Boost.
==Etymology==
In Japanese and the Famicom fan-translation, the job is known as the Karateka, which is a practitioner of karate. 
The job is also known as the Martial Artist on the job cards in the Japanese version and the Gallery content in the English version of the mobile and Steam releases.
de:Karateka
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy III