Commando (job)

Commando , abbreviated as COM, is a job class in the Final Fantasy series associated with Command Synergy Battle system. It is focused on dealing heavy damage.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIII===
The Commando role is a straightforward attacker with few command abilities. Its main purpose is to deal heavy damage to enemies, particularly when staggered, and most of its attacks slow the chain gauge's depletion. Many Commandos can launch staggered enemies, incapacitating them for the time being.
Lightning can use both Attack and Ruin effectively, and has access to all abilities except Adrenaline and Deathblow. Sazh's Blitz is the strongest, but he cannot launch enemies. Snow's full ATB skill is a Commando ability and he benefits from a high Strength stat and quick casting animation, but lacks siphon abilities. Fang particularly excels in the role, having the highest Strength and learning all of the role's abilities. Her full ATB skill is also a Commando ability.
While Hope lacks Strength, has a slower casting animation and cannot learn Launch or Adrenaline, his high Magic still allows him to function as a Commando by dealing damage with Ruin and Ruinga, only requiring minimal investments to get Ruin. Vanille is limited by most of the same factors, and is the only character that cannot use Blitz, but can still use Ruin and Ruinga adequately.
Cid Raines can use an Offensive Shift when fought as a boss, which grants him a powerful physical combination attack and Ruin, with him also gaining Ruinga and an increase in the aforementioned attack as his health dwindles.
====Final Fantasy XIII-2====
Serah and Noel both start out with the Commando role available, but only the latter specializes in it, with Serah learning Powerchain and Jeopardize instead of Lifesiphon, Deathblow, and Adrenaline. There are also numerous Paradigm Pack monsters that serve as Commandos, with some having access to two new command abilities in Drain Attack and Area Sweep, and various new passive abilities.
Lightning in the Lightning's Story: Requiem of the Goddess DLC scenario has a role based on the Commando called Paladin, which has all the skills available to Serah and Noel (apart from Meteor Javelin), with the addition of potentially inflicting status ailments when hitting a staggered enemy. Clearing the scenario nets Lightning's "Knight of Etro" version as a Paradigm Pack ally, who is possibly the best Paradigm Pack Commando. 
Snow acts like a Commando when he is a guest in the party, although he is a Sentinel when recruited as a Paradigm Pack ally. Caius Ballad can assume the Commando role in Requiem of the Goddess, gaining Auto-Bravery and Auto-Faith. In this role, Caius focuses on devastating attacks (and debuffs via Eye of Bahamut), but he always telegraphs them with a fingersnap. As a Commando, Caius halves damage from physical attacks.
====Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII====
Although no longer having access to the Commando role, Lightning is still able to use many of the role's abilities. Noel appears as a boss, using some Commando abilities. Caius Ballad uses the Commando stance for powerful spells and sword attacks when fought as a boss. Fang also fights mostly like a Commando, although she can also use the Ravager's elemental strikes.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Though not a playable job, Lightning's battle style as a guest character in the FATEs of the special event Lightning Strikes uses Commando skills, including abilities with her Blazefire Saber's gun function and Ruin spells.
This makes Commando one of the few battle styles exclusive for certain non-playable characters.
===Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy===
Lightning's battle style includes the Commando role, which focuses on strong melee attacks and Ruin spells. Being in Commando role increases Lightning's ATK by 1.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy NT===
Lightning uses several Commando abilities.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
The characters use their Commando skills.
==Etymology==
===Other languages===
Language	Name 	English translation	Abbreviation
Spanish 	Castigador 	Punisher 	CAS
Italian 	Attaccante 	Attacker 	ATT
French 	Attaquant 	Attacker 	
German 	Brecher 	Breaker 	BRE
Chinese 	攻擊者Gongjizhe 	Attacker 	
fr:Attaquant
Category:Recurring jobs