Bard (Final Fantasy III)

The Bard is a job class in Final Fantasy III gained from the Water Crystal. Bards use their Sing ability to attack the enemy or, in the 3D versions, support their allies. Final Fantasy III introduced the Bard into the Final Fantasy series, as well as their Sing ability and the use of instruments as a weapon type.
==Abilities==
===Famicom version===
*Special ability - Sing
Bards do not have a basic 'Fight' command. Instead, they use the 'Sing' ability, which only becomes available when they have a harp equipped. Singing makes Bards attack the enemy with their currently equipped harps, possibly inflicting a status effect depending on the harp.
*Special ability - Scare
Each use of the Bard's 'Scare' command reduces all enemies' levels:
:Enemy's level = Enemy's level - 3
Multiple uses of 'Scare' can eventually lead to enemies running away instead of attacking in battle. An enemy will only run away if:
:(Lowest character's level) - (Enemy's level) > 15
If the above condition is met, then the chance that a monster will choose to Run will be:
:%Chance to Run = 100 - Monster Hit%
As an enemy's level is decreased, there is the potential of reducing its Magic Attack Multiplier. Bosses are immune to 'Scare' and will also never attempt to Run.
*Special ability - Boost
The Bard's 'Boost' command gives an additional bonus to physical Base Damage for each party member, with its effects stacking:
:Base Damage = Base Damage + (10 * # of Cheers) (for physical attacks only).
===3D versions===
*Special ability - Sing
Selecting Sing will cause the Bard to sing a song depending on which harp the user has equipped. The song will always be performed as the first action of each turn.
===Pixel Remaster version===
*Special ability - Sing
In the Pixel Remaster version, songs are not tied to harps but learned by the Bard at certain job levels.
Song	Job Level	Description
 	1 	Restores HP to the entire party.
 	10 	Increases the entire party's attack power and intellect.
 	20 	Decreases damage taken by the entire party.
 	30 	Causes a randomized status ailment to all enemies.
==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 	5 	15 	15 	10 	10 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5
2 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	5 	7 	6 	6 	9
10 	7 	21 	21 	14 	17 	10 	9 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10 	9 	11 	10 	10 	15
20 	9 	27 	27 	18 	23 	20 	14 	16 	16 	16 	16 	20 	14 	18 	16 	16 	21
30 	11 	33 	33 	22 	30 	30 	18 	22 	22 	22 	22 	30 	18 	25 	22 	22 	27
40 	13 	39 	39 	26 	36 	40 	22 	28 	28 	28 	28 	40 	22 	31 	28 	28 	34
50 	15 	45 	45 	30 	43 	50 	26 	34 	34 	34 	34 	50 	26 	38 	34 	34 	40
60 	17 	51 	51 	34 	49 	60 	29 	40 	40 	40 	40 	60 	29 	45 	40 	40 	46
70 	19 	57 	57 	38 	56 	70 	33 	46 	46 	46 	46 	70 	33 	51 	46 	46 	53
80 	21 	63 	63 	42 	63 	80 	37 	52 	52 	52 	52 	80 	37 	58 	52 	52 	59
90 	23 	70 	70 	46 	69 	90 	41 	58 	58 	58 	58 	90 	41 	65 	58 	58 	65
99 	25 	75 	75 	50 	75 	99 	45 	63 	63 	63 	63 	99 	45 	71 	63 	63 	71
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
Weapons
Daggers	Harps
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Spark Dagger
*Main Gauche
*Poison Dagger	
*Madhura Harp
*Loki Harp
*Lamia Harp
*Dream Harp
*Apollo Harp
===Armor===
Armor
Head	Body	Arms
*Leather Cap
*Feathered Hat
*Ribbon
*Ballad Crown	
*Vest
*Leather Armor
*Mage Robe
*White Robe
*Bard Vest	
*Bronze Bracers
*Mythril Bracers
*Rune Bracers
*Diamond Bracers
*Protect Ring
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Artniks===
The Bard appears as a character card.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
The Bard appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as multiple Ice-elemental cards.
1-030c - Bard TCG.png|Bard [1-030C] Chapter series card.
LunethBard_TCG.png|Bard [1-031C]/[6-018C] Chapter series card.
RefiaBard TCG.png|Bard [5-030C] Chapter series card.
IngusBard TCG.png|Bard [9-034C] Chapter series card.
Bard 1-035C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Bard [1-035C] Opus series card.
Bard 1-036C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Bard [1-036C] Opus series card.
Bard 4-027C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Bard [4-027C] Opus series card.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
The Bard from the 3D version appears as a Triple Triad card.
==Behind the scenes==
When a Bard uses his or her Sing ability in the 3D version, they chant the first five notes from the "Final Fantasy" theme.
Unused dialogue for the remake suggests that the Bard job was going to be moved from the Water Crystal to the town of Duster.
==Gallery==
Luneth-Bard.png|Luneth as a Bard.
Arc-Bard.png|Arc as a Bard.
Refia-Bard.png|Refia as a Bard.
Ingus-Bard.png|Ingus as a Bard.
FFIII NES Scare.png|Scare (NES).
==Etymology==
==Citations==
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