Edward Chris von Muir/Gameplay

Edward is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. He is a Bard who can sing songs for various effects during battle, but is weak stats-wise.
== Final Fantasy IV ==
=== Stats ===
Edward's stats are low, both physically and magically. In all 2D versions, after level 70 his stats skyrocket in an Onion Knight-like fashion, giving him the potential to attain the highest raw stats in the game.
==== 2D stats ====
 Edward 
Level	HP 	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
5 	60 	0 	6 	9 	2 	7 	7
10 	113 	0 	8 	12 	4 	9 	9
20 	273 	0 	14 	17 	8 	12 	12
30 	486 	0 	21 	22 	12 	15 	15
40 	752 	0 	29 	27 	16 	19 	19
50 	1069	0 	38 	32 	20 	22 	22
60 	1932	0 	40 	37 	23 	24 	24
 	2890	0 	42 	41 	26 	28 	28
80 	3829	0 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm
90 	4769	0 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm
 	5608	0 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm
 Pixel Remaster level up possibilities 
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
5 	+1 	+1 	0 	+1 	+1
6 	0 	+2 	+2 	+2 	0
7 	+3 	+3 	0 	0 	+3
8 	+4 	0 	+4 	+4 	+4
FFIV PSP Edward Level Up Possibilities.png|Edward's level up possibilities.
 Level up possibilities 
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1 	-1 	-1 	-1 	-1 	-1
2 	-1 	0 	-1 	-1 	-1
3 	+1 	+1 	0 	+1 	+1
4 	0 	+2 	+2 	+2 	0
5 	+3 	+3 	0 	0 	+3
6 	+4 	0 	+4 	+4 	+4
====3D stats====
 Edward (3D)
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
9 	126 	30 	12 	10 	9 	6 	3
10 	139 	33 	13 	10 	11 	6 	3
20 	337 	63 	18 	15 	14 	10 	7
30 	640 	93 	23 	20 	16 	13 	11
40 	1040	123	28 	26 	19 	17 	16
50 	1537	153	32 	31 	21 	21 	20
60 	2136	183	37 	36 	24 	24 	24
 	2831	213	42 	41 	26 	28 	28
===Abilities===
Edward uses Bardsong, also known as Sing. He has the abilities Salve and Hide, the former also known as Heal. Sing inflicts a status ailment on an opponent, Salve allows Edward to split a Potion among the party, and Hide removes him from battle until his next turn allowing him to avoid attacks. Edward automatically hides when low on HP. In the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable releases, the Harmonious Ring changes Sing to Chant, which casts Protect and Shell on the party.
In the 3D releases, Bardsong allows Edward to pick and choose the effect of his song, and he learns more songs as he levels up. Salve allows Edward to use healing items on all party members at once, such as, rather than use a Potion split among a party of five, Edward will use a Potion on each of them and consume five from the inventory.
A glitch in the Game Boy Advance port, known as psycho Edward bug, exploits Edward's automatic Hide status while on low HP.
===Equipment ===
Edward can equip hats, clothes, armlets and rings for armor. His weapon arsenal is limited to harps, daggers, and bows and arrows, depending on the version of the game. In both versions, he joins the party with a Dream Harp, a Feathered Cap, a Bard's Tunic and a Ruby Ring.
Weapons 2D & 3D
Bows	Arrows	Daggers	Harps
*Bow 2D
*Power Bow 2D
*Great Bow 2D
*Killer Bow 2D
*Elven Bow 2D
*Yoichi Bow 2D
*Artemis Bow 2D	
*Medusa Arrow 2D
*Iron Arrow 2D
*Holy Arrow 2D
*Fire Arrow 2D
*Lightning Arrow 2D
*Ice Arrow 2D
*Blinding Arrow 2D
*Poison Arrow 2D
*Silencing Arrow 2D
*Angel Arrow 2D
*Yoichi Arrow 2D
*Artemis Arrow 2D	
*Mythril Knife 2D 3D
*Dancing Dagger 2D 3D
*Mage Masher 2D 3D
*Assassin's Dagger 2D	
*Dream Harp 2D 3D
*Lamia Harp 2D 3D
*Apollo's Harp 2D
*Requiem Harp 2D
*Loki's Lute 2D
Shield	Head	Body	Arms
*Hero's Shield 2D	
*Leather Cap 2D 3D
*Headband 2D 3D
*Feathered Cap 2D 3D
*Green Beret 2D 3D
*Black Cowl 2D 3D
*Ribbon 2D 3D
*Glass Mask 2D 3D
*Red Cap 2D	
*Clothing 2D 3D
*Prison Garb 2D 3D
*Leather Clothing 2D 3D
*Bard's Tunic 2D 3D
*Kenpogi 2D 3D
*Black Belt Gi 2D 3D
*Power Sash 2D 3D
*Adamant Armor 2D 3D
*Red Jacket 2D
*Vishnu Vest 2D	
*Cursed Ring 2D 3D
*Iron Armlet 2D 3D
*Ruby Ring 2D 3D
*Silver Armlet 2D 3D
*Rune Armlet 2D 3D
*Diamond Armlet 2D 3D
*Protect Ring 2D 3D
*Crystal Ring 2D 3D
*Harmony Ring 2D
===Boss===
Edward appears as the Bard in the scripted battle with Tellah at Damcyan.
==Final Fantasy IV: The After Years==
Edward is stronger, but is still one of the weakest party members. He has only a few Band abilities, but the King's Quad allows him, Cecil, Edge, and Yang to break the damage limit of 9,999. Edward has all-around average to poor stats with the exception of his above-average Speed, and has very low HP. He is a fairly effective attacker, as his harps do extra damage to various enemy types, some have elemental properties, and they are all long-range allowing Edward to attack at full power from the back row, reducing the handicap posed by his low HP.
===Stats===
Stats
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
8 	260 	32 	7 	11 	3 	5 	7
20 	635 	80 	14 	17 	8 	14 	17
30 	1092	120	21 	22 	12 	21 	24
40 	1641	160	29 	27 	16 	28 	33
50 	2255	200	33 	32 	25 	31 	34
60 	2845	240	37 	37 	33 	33 	36
70 	3434	280	42 	43 	41 	35 	37
80 	3700	302	44 	44 	43 	37 	39
90 	3985	327	46 	46 	45 	38 	40
99 	4234	351	47 	48 	47 	40 	41
===Abilities===
Edward retains his Bardsong and Salve abilities and can use Escape, which functions identically to Hide. Salve functions the same it does in the 3D releases of Final Fantasy IV, while Bardsong's effect is chosen randomly when the command is issued, and can be selected to affect a single target or an entire party. There is also a chance Bardsong will do nothing. As Salve can be used with any item, including Remedies, Phoenix Downs and Ethers, Edward is the most versatile healer, able to revive several party members in one turn or restore everyone's MP, and with X-Potions can heal as effectively as a White Mage.
Band Abilities
Ability	Members	MP	Effect
 	
*Edward (Bardsong)
*Harley (Gil Toss)	20	Restore party HP and certain status ailments.
 	
*Edward (Bardsong)
*Calca (Jive)
*Brina (Dance)	12	The song and dance of three fighters triggers a random effect.
 	
*Edward (Bardsong)
*Yang (Attack)	13	Attack one enemy to the beat of the music.
 	
*Edward (Bardsong)
* Rydia (Summon)	35	Call Mist Dragon to cast Blink on entire party.
 	
*Edward (Bardsong)
*Cecil (Attack)	13	Attack one enemy to the beat of the music.
 	
*Edward (Salve)
*Cid (Risky Strike)
*Harley (Gil Toss)
*Luca (Analyze)	25	Create a new item that does...something.
 	
* Edward (Bardsong)
*Cecil (Attack)
*Edge (Attack)
*Yang (Attack)	30	Four kings join together for a combo attack. Can break damage limit.
===Equipment===
Edward can equip harps, bows and arrows, daggers, hats, clothes, armlets and rings. In his own Tale, he starts with a Dream Harp, a Feathered Cap, a Bard's Tunic and a Gil Band.
Weapons
Daggers	Harps	Bows	Arrows
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Dancing Dagger
*Mage Masher
*Triton's Dagger
*Assassin's Dagger	
*Dream Harp
*Silver Harp
*Lamia Harp
*Dark Harp
*Muse Harp
*Apollo's Harp
*Loki's Lute	
*Bow
*Crossbow
*Great Bow
*Killer Bow
*Elfin Bow
*Yoichi Bow
*Artemis Bow
*Perseus's Bow	
*Medusa Arrows
*Iron Arrows
*Holy Arrows
*Fire Arrows
*Lightning Arrows
*Ice Arrows
*Blinding Arrows
*Poison Arrows
*Silencing Arrows
*Angel Arrows
*Yoichi Arrows
*Artemis Arrows
*Perseus Arrows
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Adamant Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Green Beret
*Steel Headplate
*Black Cowl
*Beret
*Chakra Band
*Goblin Mask
*Officer's Hat
*White Tiger Mask
*Ribbon
*Red Cap
*Adamant Helm
*Glass Mask	
*Clothing
*Bard's Tunic
*Leather Clothing
*tooltip Ninja Gear
*Bronze Breastplate
*Shinobi Gear
*Kenpo Gi
*Silver Breastplate
*Mist Wrap
*Black Belt Gi
*Professor's Robe
*Exorcist's Gown
*Red Jacket
*Brave Suit
*Blue Armor
*Adamant Armor	
*Cursed Ring
*Ruby Ring
*Iron Armlet
*Talisman
*Silver Armlet
*Rune Armlet
*Diamond Armlet
*Protect Ring
*Adamant Gloves
*Crystal Ring
*Flan Ring
*Sprint Ring
*Economical Ring
*Rear Ring
*Taunt Ring
*Limit Ring
*Single Star
*Twin Stars
*Rapid Ring
*Rapid Ring v2
*Gil Band
*Gil Band v2
*Level Band
*Level Band v2
*Rare Band
*Rare Band v2
*Treasure Hunter
*Treasure Hunter v2
===Boss===
Edward appears as a boss in Kain's Tale. It is a storyline fight impossible to lose unless the player lets Edward kill them, and is thus not of great significance.
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy IV