Arithmetician

The Arithmetician , also known as Calculator, is a recurring job in the Final Fantasy series, often appearing in the tactical role-playing titles. It uses a combination of mathematics and magics to deal damage to enemies and support their allies.
Arithmeticians are a unique spell casting job, having access to abilities that use mathematics to calculate targets affected by their spells. Similar to recurring Blue Magics, such as Level 5 Death and Level 3 Flare, Arithmeticians use level and height multiples as conditions when selecting spells to target enemies.
Like other mage jobs, Arithmeticians sport higher magic oriented stats, while also making use of light armor. Their primary weapons are rods and tomes.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy Tactics===
The Arithmetician, previously known as Calculator, is a high-level magick class unlocked by reaching job level 5 on the White Mage and Black Mage, and job level 4 on the Mystic and Time Mage. The job's Arithmeticks command allows the user to cast most magicks for free and without a Charge Time, provided if the user knows the spell and can do the right calculations for it.
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy ≒===
Male and female Arithmeticians appears as Memoria jobs to unlock, with their appearances being based on the Final Fantasy Tactics designs. It can be obtained as soon as reaching rank I on the Black Mage job. Once it reaches job level 3, the job learns its Arithmeticks special ability, which raises the BREAK gauge faster when attacking in the order of a puzzle row.
In the original release of Pictlogica Final Fantasy, Arithmeticians could only be obtained through mining.
===Final Fantasy Artniks===
120px|right|thumb|The Arithmetician (N) card in Final Fantasy Artniks.
The Arithmetician (N) was a normal rank card that could be obtained. It had an ATK of 810, with a DEF of 800. It cost 23 points to user in battle.
===War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
The Arithmetician is a recurring Job in War of the Visions held by some units, such as Ildyra and the Halloween version of Little Leela. The job focuses on the use of Magic attacks, and support skills with a particular gimmick that makes them stronger based on certain numerical conditions. Some skills will gain power based on the target's Level if divisible by the correct amount, while others are based on the target's height placement in the overall map, becoming stronger the more elevated they are, or if their height placement is divisible by the correct amount.
To further reinforce the mathematical tactics, the Job's equippable support abilities allow the Job holder to modify the numerical value of the skills' conditions.
Some characters with access to the Arithmetician as a secondary Job include the Black-Robed Witch version of Helena Leonis, Livialle, and Mariale.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Arithmetician appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Ice-elemental Backup and Forward cards.
2-021c Aritmetician (Male) TCG.png|Arithmetician [2-021C] Chapter series card.
ArithmeticianFemale TCG.png|Arithmetician [5-035C] Chapter series card.
Arithmetician 4-032C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Arithmetician [4-032C] Opus series card.
Arithmetician 5-038C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Arithmetician [5-038C] Opus series card.
==Allusions in series entries==
Several titles have featured elements that serve as references to the Arithmetician job.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
The Construct 7 boss inside the Ridorana Lighthouse dungeon from the Return to Ivalice raid series enters a state called Computation Mode during the encounter. The skills used in Computation Mode; Divide by Three, Divide by Four, or Indivisible, reference the Arithmetician's skillset from Final Fantasy Tactics, having the player make sure their hp is dividable by a certain number to avoid taking damage.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
===Knights of the Crystals===
Arithmetician appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors. Generic Arithmetician also appears on a gold card.
KotC Arithmetician.png|Final Fantasy Tactics card (male).
KotC Arithmetician Male.png|Fighter (male).
KotC Arithmetician Female.png|Fighter (female).
==Gallery==
ArithmeticianMale.png|Male Arithmetician from Final Fantasy Tactics.
ArithmeticianFemale.png|Female Arithmetician from Final Fantasy Tactics.
==Etymology==
Category:Arithmeticians
Category:Recurring jobs