Setzer (Final Fantasy VI party member)

Setzer is a playable party member in Final Fantasy VI. He is the first playable Gambler in the Final Fantasy series, and his attacks and abilities have a strong element of chance. Setzer brings a mix of physical and magical prowess to the party, leaning more to the former.
==Battle==
===Stats===
Setzer has average stats. His Strength, Stamina, Speed, and Defense are good, but he has poor Magic and Magic Defense. Although Setzer is intended as a physical fighter, his most powerful weapon does not use Strength for damage calculation while his Slot attacks deal magical damage, which means it is more beneficial to train up his Magic than his Strength.
Name 	Initial Stats
Strength 	36
Speed 	32
Stamina 	32
Magic 	29
Attack 	18
Defense 	48
Evasion 	9%
Magic Defense 	26
Magic Evasion 	1%
Escape Success 	4
HP Gain 	46
MP Gain 	9
Level Averaging	+0
Level	HP 	MP 	EXP 	+
1 	46 	9 	0 	
2 	57 	13 	32 	
3 	69 	17 	96 	
4 	83 	22 	208 	
5 	100 	27 	400 	
6 	120 	33 	672 	
7 	142 	39 	1056 	
8 	166 	46 	1552 	
9 	192 	54 	2184 	
10 	219 	62 	2976 	
11 	247 	71 	3936 	
12 	277 	80 	5080 	
13 	312 	90 	6432 	
14 	351 	100	7992 	
15 	395 	110	9784 	
16 	445 	120	11840 	
17 	499 	130	14152 	
18 	556 	141	16736 	
19 	617 	152	19616 	
20 	682 	163	22832 	
21 	749 	174	26360 	
22 	818 	185	30232 	
23 	890 	197	34456 	
24 	966 	209	39056 	
25 	1045	221	44072 	
26 	1127	233	49464 	
27 	1213	245	55288 	
28 	1303	258	61568 	
29 	1398	271	68304 	
30 	1497	284	75496 	
31 	1597	297	83184 	
32 	1698	310	91384 	
33 	1800	324	100088 	
34 	1902	338	109344 	
35 	2005	352	119136 	
36 	2109	366	129504 	
37 	2215	380	140464 	
38 	2322	395	152008 	
39 	2430	410	164184 	
40 	2540	425	176976 	
41 	2651	440	190416 	
42 	2764	455	204520 	
43 	2878	471	219320 	
44 	2994	487	234808 	
45 	3111	503	251000 	
46 	3230	519	267936 	
47 	3350	535	285600 	
48 	3472	552	304040 	
49 	3597	569	323248 	
50 	3725	586	343248 	
51 	3855	602	364064 	
52 	3986	617	385696 	
53 	4119	631	408160 	
54 	4253	644	431488 	
55 	4389	656	455680 	
56 	4526	667	480776 	
57 	4665	677	506760 	
58 	4807	686	533680 	
59 	4951	694	561528 	
60 	5096	701	590320 	
61 	5243	707	620096 	
62 	5391	712	650840 	
63 	5541	717	682600 	
64 	5693	723	715368 	
65 	5846	729	749160 	
66 	6001	736	784016 	
67 	6157	743	819920 	
68 	6315	750	856920 	
69 	6475	758	895016 	
70 	6637	766	934208 	
71 	6797	774	974536 	
72 	6952	782	1016000	
73 	7103	790	1058640	
74 	7248	797	1102456	
75 	7388	804	1147456	
76 	7524	811	1193648	
77 	7656	817	1241080	
78 	7782	823	1289744	
79 	7902	829	1339672	
80 	8019	835	1390872	
81 	8132	840	1443368	
82 	8242	845	1497160	
83 	8350	850	1552264	
84 	8455	855	1608712	
85 	8557	860	1666512	
86 	8657	865	1725688	
87 	8755	870	1786240	
88 	8850	876	1848184	
89 	8942	882	1911552	
90 	9032	888	1976352	
91 	9120	894	2042608	
92 	9207	900	2110320	
93 	9292	907	2179504	
94 	9375	915	2250192	
95 	9457	924	2322392	
96 	9537	934	2396128	
97 	9620	945	2471400	
98 	9706	957	2548224	
99 	9794	970	2637112	
===Equipment===
Setzer joins equipped with Cards, a Mythril Shield, a Mythril Vest, and in the SNES and PS versions he is also equipped with a Bandana. His weapons are limited to gambler's items and daggers, and his armor draw consists of shields, light armor, heavy armor, hats, and helmets. His ultimate weapon in the Dragons' Den is the Final Trump, won from Ice Dragon. He also has a secondary ultimate weapon, the Fixed Dice.
Setzer's equipment draw, save for his ultimate weapons, is subpar. The Gladius allows him to use holy attacks, and two of his late-game weapons, the Viper Darts and the Death Tarot, have a chance to inflict Instant Death.
The Fixed Dice, however, make Setzer one of the most powerful attackers in the game. The dice do damage based on Setzer's level multiplied by each roll of the three die, ignoring defense and Setzer's Strength. They deal several thousand damage on even a mediocre roll and on higher rolls can hit the damage cap. The damage of the Fixed Dice is unaffected by the penalty from equipping the Master's Scroll. The Fixed Dice are located in the final dungeon, but are in one of the first rooms—risking a trip into the tower early in the World of Ruin to get the Fixed Dice is a common strategy among players.
In the late game, the random nature of the Fixed Dice makes Setzer undesirable compared to other characters who can deal comparable damage without relying on chance. The Final Trump consumes Setzer's MP to deal an automatic critical hit and boosts his Strength, Speed, and Stamina, making him a more consistent fighter. He also has the advantage that the Ice Dragon is located near the entrance of Dragons' Den, so players can acquire the Final Trump for him early.
====Weapons====
Daggers	Gambler's items	Universal
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Man-Eater
*Gladius	
*Cards
*Darts
*Viper Darts
*Dice
*Fixed Dice
*Death Tarot
*Final Trump	
*Impartisan
*Unarmed
====Armor====
Shields	Helmets	Body Armor
 	 	
*Leather Armor
*Ninja Gear
*Iron Armor
*Mythril Vest
*Mythril Mail
*Golden Armor
*Diamond Vest
*Diamond Armor
*Mirage Vest
*Crystal Mail
*Black Garb
*Force Armor
*Genji Armor
*Reed Cloak
===Abilities===
Setzer's special ability is Slot. It opens a window to spin three slot reels. The confirm button stops them one at a time, and a fourth press closes the window and Setzer will use an attack based on the results of the reels. When the reels are spinning Slot can be canceled, but not once the first reel is stopped. 
If Setzer lines up three random symbols he uses Mysidian Rabbit, restoring a small amount of HP to the party and curing Darkness, Poison, and Sleep. If three symbols line up, Setzer uses an attack determined by the symbols. Setzer's Slot attacks are magical and hit all enemies, with the exception of the three Bar and three 7s combinations. Three bars summons a random esper, and three 7s uses Joker's Death, which kills all enemies ignoring immunity to Instant Death. A "bad" version of Joker's Death occurs when two 7s line up with a Bar, killing the party instead of the enemies.
Setzer's Slot attacks are a gamble to use, but are very effective—they deal non-elemental damage and have high power, and some ignore defense and/or split damage. There exist methods to manipulate the reels to produce favorable results and thus make Slots more consistent, giving Setzer access to attacks equivalent to high-tier magic spells for no MP cost and inability to be reflected, as well as the ability to kill enemies instantly with Joker's Death.
If Setzer equips the Heiji's Jitte relic, Slots becomes Gil Toss, which allows Setzer to damage all enemies at the cost of gil. The amount of gil used is equal to the user's level multiplied by 30.
thumb|left|Red Card.
Setzer's Desperation Attack is Red Card that deals non-elemental magic damage to one enemy. The attack depicts Setzer throwing three volleys of cards at an enemy, but only deals one hit of damage. Red Card is the only instance in the game of an ability sharing an animation with a weapon's attack and is coded differently from other ability animations.
==Quests==
===Recruitment===
In the World of Balance, Setzer joins the party after completing the Magitek Research Facility, during the fight with the Cranes. He is available as a party member for the rest of the World of Balance.
In the World of Ruin, Setzer is recruited in Kohlingen's pub. He is required to finish the game, along with Celes and Edgar. Because only these three need to be recruited to acquire the Falcon, the player could immediately enter Kefka's Tower and defeat the final boss using only them. This is known in the fan community as a "CES challenge", from the initials of the characters.
===Story role===
After the Imperial Banquet, if the party returns to the crashed Blackjack and enters the engine room, Setzer and Professor Cid discuss repairs to the airship. Terra and Locke speak to Setzer about his attachment to the Blackjack, and Setzer mentions his deceased friend Darill.
When meeting Gau's father, Setzer has dialogue when the party takes Gau to Jidoor to teach him manners and to buy him proper clothes. Because Setzer must be recruited by the time the scene is accessible, his dialogue will always trigger, where in the clothing shop he suggests dressing Gau is an outfit identical to his and is rebuffed by the party.
Setzer has the final line of dialogue in Final Fantasy VI before the credits roll, when he responds to Terra thanking him for catching her as she fell from the sky.
==Gallery==
FF6SetzerSprites.PNG|Sprite sheet of Setzer (SNES/PSX/GBA).
FF6 iOS Setzer Sprites.png|Sprite sheet of Setzer (Mobile/PC).
Setzer Spellcasting Animation.gif|Animated sprite of Setzer casting a spell (SNES/PSX/GBA).
Setzer Spellcasting Animation FF6 IOS.gif|Animated sprite of Setzer casting a spell (Mobile/PC).
Setzer from FFVI Pixel Remaster spellcasting sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Setzer casting a spell (Pixel Remaster).
FF6SNES Setzer Victory Pose.gif|Animated sprite of Setzer's victory pose (SNES/PS/GBA).
Setzer Victory Animation FF6 IOS.gif|Animated sprite of Setzer's victory pose (Mobile/PC).
Setzer from FFVI Pixel Remaster victory sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Setzer's victory pose (Pixel Remaster).
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy VI