7 Most Powerful Jobs In Final Fantasy History

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Final Fantasy has featured a plethora of Jobs over the years, but some have been far more useful than others. And in this list, we're going to focus on some of the Most Powerful Jobs Roles in History.
00:00 Introduction
1:35 Sword Saint (Final Fantasy Tactics)
03:44 Blue Mage (Final Fantasy V)
06:32 Assassin (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance)
08:22 Merchant (Final Fantasy 4 Heroes of Light)
10:46 Summoner (Final Fantasy X)
12:51 Psychic (Final Fantasy X-2)
14:38 Onion Knight (Final Fantasy III Remake)
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  • @KillLaGrill
    @KillLaGrill15 күн бұрын

    The merchant job really was the "I'll pay you a hundred dollars to f&$@k off" meme lol

  • @Mr.TamOShanter-em6jm

    @Mr.TamOShanter-em6jm

    14 күн бұрын

    "Here's 100 Gil, kid; go get me a "cider"

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    10 күн бұрын

    Merchant isn't that great even in Dragon quest 3 required its still pure crap for a job and also SUCKS in Dragon quest 6.

  • @unknownuser494

    @unknownuser494

    4 күн бұрын

    In 4hol you beat chaos with the power of greed.

  • @KaneCold

    @KaneCold

    Күн бұрын

    "Why won't you die?!" "Money"

  • @GuyWithAnAmazingHat
    @GuyWithAnAmazingHat16 күн бұрын

    In the original PS1 FFT, it was Calculator that's actually broken, 0 mp magic on potentially everything on the map. I had Ramza and 4 knights equipping Excaliburs casting Holy on every calculation, defeated everything without moving a single step, losing any hp or using any mp. This was so OP they nerfed the Arithmetician to now use MP.

  • @blazingshadow2669

    @blazingshadow2669

    15 күн бұрын

    and if you gave it as a secondary to Thunder God Cid...

  • @minorfffanatic

    @minorfffanatic

    15 күн бұрын

    Orbital lazors for the win. Chameleon Robes for all!

  • @Ashtarte3D

    @Ashtarte3D

    14 күн бұрын

    Mathematician was certainly broken but more than Cid? Nah. Cid was a literal one man army. Once you get him he can solo the rest of the game. A Mathematician could do insane damage but were glass cannons if anything got close enough.

  • @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    14 күн бұрын

    @@Ashtarte3D Well a solo Calculator goes like this: Turn 1: calculate multiples of the closest enemies, cast Holy, half the map dies. Turn 2: 2nd half dies.

  • @stevenleonmusic

    @stevenleonmusic

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Ashtarte3D Cid still has to physically get close to his targets and he can only kill a few at a time unless they're tightly grouped. He also doesn't join the party until the game is practically over. A Calculator can end a whole battle in 1-2 turns or trivialize a boss battle by buffing/healing any ally in any location, even if they're spread out. You can technically unlock Calculator before Act 3 and power it up to game-breaking levels pretty fast by exploiting the Accumulate/Yell JP mechanic (Just spam a self-targeting move for hours on a map with a weakened enemy that can't heal).

  • @WarriorVirtue
    @WarriorVirtue16 күн бұрын

    I think the Freelancer definitely deserves an honorable mention. It starts out as a placeholder until you unlock the job system. But like its cousin, the Onion Knight, it has the potential to become insanely powerful. Everytime you master a job, the Freelancer will gain all of its stats and abilities, meaning that once you master every job, the Freelancer becomes a Red Mage on steroids, able to take full advantage of every job's powers. In fact, I would argue that the only thing holding it back from being _the_ best job in the game is its sister, the Mime job, having the same ability to benefit from mastered jobs, though being geared slightly more towards caster builds than the Freelancer.

  • @quiethere45

    @quiethere45

    16 күн бұрын

    Highest stat gains from a job

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    15 күн бұрын

    Well it depends on the game after all Freelancer is on the DS and PSP remake of FF3 and unlike FF5 in those 2 versions of FF3 Freelancer is pure CRAP Mimic is only in FF5 FF tactics where it kind of SUCKS + Gogo in FF6. WITHOUT the ONION Knight equipment even on the PIXEL remaster at JOB lv and party member lv 99 that job is still pure CRAP the Dragons almost NEVER show up IN the Crystal Tower floors 5 to 7 and when they DO they almost ONLY Drop Elixers never the Onion Knight equipment.

  • @MrVariant

    @MrVariant

    15 күн бұрын

    Lol let them cook. It's a filthy casual view, and ff5 blue mage needs you to chase obscure enemies without the chemist's brokenness. Freelancer is way better than mime who needs dualcast to out up with equipment limits and mix to replace item (which you'll need a guide). Thumbnail has Orlandeau who isn't as broken as FFT Balthier who lets you steal with sensible rates unlike thieves (need concentration/brawler) and is much faster once you compare them both with Excalibur. Barrage is more OP than anything Orlandeau could do as it works with any weapon rather than swords and knight swords, so you got ranged attacks (attack boost from the initially unlocked geomancer and level 6 monk make combining Balthier abilities way easier). And if you need the original, arithmetician changing jobs to a white mage (like arcane strength iaido) for magic and speed outperforms Orlandeau, and of course teleport/invigoration on Lucavi.

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    15 күн бұрын

    In FF5 I find MIME better to Summon Bahamut constantly and NOT worry about its MP cost I only used Free Lancers against Omega in FF5.

  • @MrVariant

    @MrVariant

    15 күн бұрын

    @veghesther3204 spellblade break/flare with rapidfire is stronger let alone masamune mix goes first to mess with faster enemies. Dualcast bahamut can't compete, though I do like hastega/quick to let another freelancer finish the job. Dualcast also won't work with blue magic.

  • @josephedge88
    @josephedge8816 күн бұрын

    Orlandeau is a beast, but im disappointed we never gained his son as a party member, that Astrologist job was intriguing

  • @ryanchurchill5081

    @ryanchurchill5081

    16 күн бұрын

    Another job we didn't see much of in fft is zalbagg's job I believe arc knight is basically a boosted knight skills were it broke stats but we don't see much of it at all.

  • @Th3BlackLotus

    @Th3BlackLotus

    16 күн бұрын

    With a Game Shark you could have him. His job was dope.

  • @matttran7161

    @matttran7161

    16 күн бұрын

    They had so many interesting jobs in game. They really made them feel unique and interesting

  • @KironX1

    @KironX1

    15 күн бұрын

    You can play astrologian in ff14 but I don’t think it’s quite the same.

  • @vincentcloud

    @vincentcloud

    15 күн бұрын

    Give me hope that they really are working on a remake and we will get some of those things. Maybe a nerf to Cid...you could literally solo the game once you get him. Cloud was used for fun.

  • @DarkEyesOX
    @DarkEyesOX16 күн бұрын

    Who came here for Orlandeau?

  • @IveBeenWithBruma

    @IveBeenWithBruma

    15 күн бұрын

    Beowulf every day of the week. Nothing is funnier than level 99 statues.

  • @Locke9611

    @Locke9611

    13 күн бұрын

    I would like to know who did not recruit Orlandeau. Almost impossible.

  • @danielcapandegui2980

    @danielcapandegui2980

    13 күн бұрын

    My Orlandeau NFT Card Battle will be one of the most powerful...

  • @jamesglosangeles

    @jamesglosangeles

    8 күн бұрын

    I'm hoping FFBE War of the Visions remembers FFT units exist

  • @punkrockdavid

    @punkrockdavid

    6 күн бұрын

    One of the most badass beast characters and we only saw him once

  • @kotlolish
    @kotlolish15 күн бұрын

    You could say the Onion knight had a lot of layers too it, with the deepest one being the most potent.

  • @Gregoroth_Durai
    @Gregoroth_Durai18 күн бұрын

    Not exactly related to the vid, but watching it inclined me to share that FFU has rekindled and enhanced my admiration and enjoyment of Final Fantasy. Glad to be an Onion Knight.

  • @barryjamesmusicPH
    @barryjamesmusicPH16 күн бұрын

    calculator + black mage build. FF tactics.

  • @razekal4255

    @razekal4255

    16 күн бұрын

    White mage calculators with the robes that absorb holy damage. Now friendly fire is instead a massive heal.

  • @barryjamesmusicPH

    @barryjamesmusicPH

    16 күн бұрын

    @@razekal4255 yeah remember that! then worker 8 also is ok since he doesn't take any magic damage. holy animation is too long, i played around with flare back then haha

  • @ryanchurchill5081

    @ryanchurchill5081

    16 күн бұрын

    ​​@@razekal4255Excalibur works for this as well so cid running around with it meant holy was also a heal for cid or any knight holding it.

  • @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    16 күн бұрын

    Yea in the original PS1 FFT, it was Calculator that's actually broken, 0 mp magic on potentially everything on the map. I had Ramza and 4 knights equipping Excaliburs casting Holy on every calculation, defeated everything without moving a single step, losing any hp or using any mp. This was so OP they nerfed the Arithmetician to now use MP.

  • @alextellez2948

    @alextellez2948

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@GuyWithAnAmazingHat my team is ramza, cloud, reis, Orlandu, and agrias.

  • @Holywar9
    @Holywar914 күн бұрын

    You should really shoutout J7Jase for Final Fantasy Tactics content. You use his videos and gameplay footage all the time lol

  • @FantasySweetness766
    @FantasySweetness76616 күн бұрын

    Got to agree with Onion Knight being on the list. That's by far the craziest class I've ever used. Had 4 level 99 ones with a full set of Onion equipment and the final boss was soooo easy.

  • @georgehouliaras7239
    @georgehouliaras723916 күн бұрын

    The best job in the series is Opera Floozy! It's so powerful that only one character ever achieved it and she nailed it.

  • @HomeDefender30

    @HomeDefender30

    15 күн бұрын

    That job has a serious lack of HP.

  • @jollaffle
    @jollaffle16 күн бұрын

    I always get a little giddy anytime 4 Heroes of Light gets mentioned. Love that game. Special shoutout to the Elementalist crown for trivializing damage from a bunch of bosses

  • @bobthehandyman3650
    @bobthehandyman365016 күн бұрын

    FF X-2 mentioned I am happy ( but the best dressphere of this game was Mascot by far). cool video nonetheless, I remember grinding for hours trying to get the onion gear on the colored dragons it was really tough

  • @BlakeAustin2011

    @BlakeAustin2011

    15 күн бұрын

    1 maxed out gun alchemist and 2 dark knights made the game impossible to lose. Megalixer and darkness and darkness, aoe death to all enemies. It became a face roll game at that point.

  • @bobthehandyman3650

    @bobthehandyman3650

    15 күн бұрын

    @@BlakeAustin2011 yess the alchemist once you get the Mega-Potion is so op because when you finish a battle all the girls preparing a heal or a buff would use it instantly, meaning your alchemist would give you full health at the end of every battle for free (no mp cost) with the mega potion. Dark Knight was a must have for the endgame if you don't have mascot because of the high HP and defense, and the fact that Darkness ignores enemies defense when only a few actions can do that against high defense enemies/bosses

  • @olivierpoidvin7039
    @olivierpoidvin703916 күн бұрын

    Orlandu broke FF tactics! It was a challenging game and that’s why I loved it! And then you gain access to that ridiculous cheat code lmao

  • @sweetdangerzack

    @sweetdangerzack

    16 күн бұрын

    Even when I was like 15 years old playing that game, I refused to put him in my party because it felt like cheating.

  • @MrEli768

    @MrEli768

    16 күн бұрын

    Meh, I rarely used Orlandu but after I beat the game I did use a cheat code to get one movement ability that no character can get but a boss did have... teleport 2, it has a 100% chance to move ANYWHERE on the battle field

  • @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    16 күн бұрын

    In the original PS1 FFT, it was Calculator that's actually broken, 0 mp magic on potentially everything on the map. I had Ramza and 4 knights equipping Excaliburs casting Holy on every calculation, defeated everything without moving a single step, losing any hp or using any mp. This was so OP they nerfed the Arithmetician to now use MP.

  • @IveBeenWithBruma

    @IveBeenWithBruma

    15 күн бұрын

    Naw black mage with draw out is broken.

  • @gurvmlk

    @gurvmlk

    10 күн бұрын

    Indeed. Even back when I was so bad at RPGs that I sometimes struggled with Mystic Quest, Orlandu still made Final Fantasy Tactics a total cakewalk. Not only because of his inherent power, but because utilizing him required no thought. Sure, there are other powerful jobs and combinations of skills that you can achieve, but Orlandu's strength was completely mindless. It didn't require any sort of in-depth thought, or builds with your skills. You just hit things, and you won.

  • @YurrickLamhfhada
    @YurrickLamhfhada16 күн бұрын

    I feel I must say that while Assassin did indeed appear in FF6 first, the Assassin that appears in FFTA is based more on the one in the original FFT, an enemy only class that can inflict Stop, Death, Charm and Petrify at a 100% rate (unless you are immune) as while as cast Ultima.

  • @JordonPatrickMears11211988

    @JordonPatrickMears11211988

    16 күн бұрын

    And I must point out that shadow can cast all of those in ff6 with enough effort put in to grinding espers.

  • @NovaSaber

    @NovaSaber

    15 күн бұрын

    Yeah, even if they called him "Assassin" instead of "Ninja", Shadow's abilities are like the Ninja of other games. FFT/FFTA Assassins are also Ninja-esque, but don't have a Throw command and appear in games with an actual Ninja class too.

  • @gorimbaud

    @gorimbaud

    15 күн бұрын

    @@NovaSaber yeah, the assassin job as it's being discussed here doesn't really appear in vi, since it's just a ninja by another name

  • @VorxDargo
    @VorxDargo15 күн бұрын

    I know you mentioned the Red Mage briefly but i've always felt the job deserves more attention than it gets. Red Mage has been my class of choice for both online Final Fantasy games as well as the few it appears in offline ones. With the ability to use White and Black magic as well as elemental melee attacks like Flame Sword Red Mage is perfect for people like myself who like a well round "jack of all trade" type class. In Final Fantasy XI people would even have the Red Mages pull mobs for the party over Tank classes. Red Mage really needs more love than it gets.

  • @Mr.TamOShanter-em6jm

    @Mr.TamOShanter-em6jm

    14 күн бұрын

    I never played FF14 but I do remember the Red Mage in FF11 having some pretty swanky ultimate gear. Fashion Fantasy, amirite? Like a magical pirate wizard.

  • @meltingkeith7046

    @meltingkeith7046

    12 күн бұрын

    FFXIV Shadowbringers' red mage was nuts. Unlockable at level 50, I then took it into a dungeon at its opening level and did so much damage I kept ripping aggro off the tank, despite him having skills to increase enemy enmity. All that damage, and I can resurrect people? Very common class for raids.

  • @lenlimbo

    @lenlimbo

    12 күн бұрын

    @@meltingkeith7046 To be honest, if it happened in Shadowbringers, that tank wasn't very good. With the changes introduced in Shadowbringers, tanks could keep the aggro effortlessly. So unless they were REALLY bad, or you managed to keep targetting mobs that the tank wasn't attacking (something that still is ON the tank, not on you, their job is to target ALL the mobs), you shouldn't had been able to keep ripping aggro from them. FF XIV RDM is still cool, though. That was me ripping on the tank, not on the RDM job.

  • @thonek

    @thonek

    4 күн бұрын

    I'll be honest, I expected to see Red Mage rather than Assassin from FF Tactics Advanced because it let you double cast summon magic if you had both equipped, and two summons back to back tended outshine ultima masher hitting a single enemy.

  • @balkthor
    @balkthor16 күн бұрын

    Sage from Final Fantasy: Origins was pretty nutbar.

  • @boredeasily1955
    @boredeasily195516 күн бұрын

    I come here for every video, as early as I see them to tell you, you make my days better each time I open YT and see a video. Even if it's one I've seen before I never tire of hearing such incredible details about my favorite series, thank you for being who you are, thank your team for helping make the videos and most of all thank you for having such a pleasing relaxing calming voice ❤

  • @Superman64GOTY
    @Superman64GOTY16 күн бұрын

    I would've picked chemist for FF5 since so many of the mixes augment the characters so powerfully their is no team build that can't be improved or self-imposed challenge that can't be overcome with it. Increase your level for damage calculation purposes; make yourself immune to entire elements; add massive buffs to defense, HP, and elemental damage; the only real limiters to the skill are knowing what each mix does and how to farm dragon fangs and dark matters -- both easily overcome in the age of the wiki. A chemist can solo Omega and Shinryu. There are very few games, if any, that have a skill so potent in effect and so diverse in application.

  • @PokeJoshNY

    @PokeJoshNY

    16 күн бұрын

    Agreed, Blue Mage is nowhere close to the best class in the game, although it does have a great range of utility. Chemist or Freelancer is probably the best answer.

  • @javierpg8386

    @javierpg8386

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, anyone who has played Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta knows the joy of getting a chemist.

  • @gurvmlk

    @gurvmlk

    10 күн бұрын

    The problem with the Chemist is that a lot of that strength comes from having advance knowledge you may not possess. Especially since, to my understanding (I've never really used the Mix command much before for these very reasons I'm giving), a lot of the abilities provided by mixed potions aren't very clear about what they actually do in the game. Not to mention you're limited by your resources, meaning unless you want to grind, you're stuck with a very finite number of times you can actually utilize those abilities.

  • @Nasgatemk2

    @Nasgatemk2

    8 күн бұрын

    ​@@gurvmlk Ease of use would also eliminate Blu from the competition. Additionally, most of the best mixes are either all purchasable items or guaranteed drops.

  • @Nasgatemk2

    @Nasgatemk2

    8 күн бұрын

    Came here to say this. Blu in 5 is certainly very strong but it's not even the most powerful wind crystal job. And there's no class before or since that can compete with how Chemist breaks the game.

  • @Acradius
    @Acradius15 күн бұрын

    Psychic from X-2 was super overpowered, but since I didn't have the international version until recently, I have to go with X-2's Alchemist. It takes a lot of AP, but eventually you get free Megalixers just for asking. Every turn. It's insane.

  • @BlakeAustin2011

    @BlakeAustin2011

    15 күн бұрын

    Yeah, tack on 2 dark knights blasting darkness and it’s off to the races to win.

  • @bobthehandyman3650

    @bobthehandyman3650

    15 күн бұрын

    Also berserk was really funny, they are immune to auto attacks and counter attack every time an enemy attack them, you give them the Tetra bracelet or force of nature and they absorb all elemental damage too, so so fun. though it doesn't block ultima and special physical attacks

  • @mattb6295
    @mattb629516 күн бұрын

    I always love to hear someone praising the absolutely goated Onion Knight. I wish you'd have touched on Dissidia Onion Knight though instead of just teasing him in the outer. That child is a one person apocalypse

  • @dustinchang5089
    @dustinchang508916 күн бұрын

    IMHO White Wind was strong because it not only healed the whole party but also removed most if not all negative status effects(?).

  • @SimpTote

    @SimpTote

    16 күн бұрын

    It did that in FF7 yeah. I can't remember any other game where White Wind did that though.

  • @ThundagaT2

    @ThundagaT2

    16 күн бұрын

    @@SimpTote White Wind kinda does that in X-2, but it only removes Sleep, Silence, Darkness, Poison, Confusion, and Berserk

  • @SimpTote

    @SimpTote

    15 күн бұрын

    @@ThundagaT2 Agh figures. One of the few I haven't played through.

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    15 күн бұрын

    But in FF9 its PURE CRAP at 9999 HP for Quina it doesn't even top 2500 Healing when you use it and in FF9 it only restores HP.

  • @rhynelinker7922
    @rhynelinker792216 күн бұрын

    The Ranger job from FF V was killer simply for rapid-fire. You could stack it for 8 hits with double weapons and just be unstoppable. Last time I played through I pretty much beat Exdeath with physical attacks lol.

  • @HAVOCprojects

    @HAVOCprojects

    15 күн бұрын

    Rapid Fire (or X-Fight) isn't complete without Mystic Knight's Spellblade command and Ninja's dual-wield ability; a perfect recipe for killing bosses with elemental weaknesses in just a single attack. The combination became so iconic in FFV to the point where it was given to Butz (err, Bartz) in the OG Dissidia as his EX Burst - though it was later renamed into "Master Mime" in Dissidia 012.

  • @666tickets

    @666tickets

    15 күн бұрын

    My favourite way to beat ExDeath is by dual casting Bahamut and just using mimic with everyone. Massive aoe damage and only the first 2 spells cost MP

  • @simonefiumicini

    @simonefiumicini

    15 күн бұрын

    the holy trinity: ranger, mystic knight and ninja

  • @HAVOCprojects

    @HAVOCprojects

    14 күн бұрын

    Now that I think about it, the holy trinity combo is primarily for boss-melting purposes. As for random encounters, just get the Samurai job mastered to learn the Iainuki (Slash) command and have both Masamune (for First Strike) alongside Hermes Sandals (for Auto-Haste) equipped. Enjoy being Odin.

  • @Epzilon12
    @Epzilon1216 күн бұрын

    FFT has so many good ones too available to the player. Sword Saint, Temple Knight, Calculator (well, its abilities are good the actual stats of the class are bad). A lot of insane power in that game.

  • @straypaper

    @straypaper

    13 күн бұрын

    The highlight of my childhood is a squad of dualwielding Ninja-Monks, belting out 999x2 every turn

  • @magilunedecelestia
    @magilunedecelestia16 күн бұрын

    Orlandeau my man!

  • @kmorm
    @kmorm12 күн бұрын

    Where's the worst jobs in final fantasy history video? 🤔

  • @Zeno11Salazar
    @Zeno11Salazar15 күн бұрын

    Crazy aray of classes. Loved knowing more about them, even learning some new ones.

  • @casualtom82
    @casualtom8216 күн бұрын

    Dragonkin from FF Tactics. Once Reis learns Holy Breath, it can connect up to like six times with a range of like 2 and can insta-kill even the last boss, iirc.

  • @DarthHawke
    @DarthHawke15 күн бұрын

    Love the list and I agree with 100% of all of the jobs! I would add that in FF Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, the Elementalist job is one of the most OP jobs for the same reason Sword Saint is in Tactics. The ability to deal status effects along with dealing damage is decent, but to combine it with Red Mage’s Dualcast allowed you to inflict both Immobilize and Disable/Silence in a single turn to most enemies was very strong

  • @Ellisite
    @Ellisite15 күн бұрын

    Nice to hear Auron's theme get some love. Most underrated Final Fantasy musical tracks, please?

  • @suddenlyeva
    @suddenlyeva3 күн бұрын

    I really think the strongest job I've played in Final Fantasy was Red Mage/Summoner in FFTA2. Summoner was basically a class which had massive AoE abilities but was balanced around having high mana costs. Notably it had access to every element of magic and also Phoenix, a spell that resurrected multiple allies in an AoE. Combining it with Red Mage completely broke it in half by changing the mana costs into HP with Blood Magic and allowing it to Double Cast 2 spells a turn. You could spend one spell doing whatever you wanted, then tag yourself in the AoE with the second cast while wearing an absorption robe for that element to heal back the entire HP cost. So basically you could run around spamming some of the most broken skills in the game for free. In particular the ability to just completely revive your party every turn with phoenix was really overpowered.

  • @jamrolypolyXD

    @jamrolypolyXD

    3 күн бұрын

    I second this. And not just that, you can immediately heal upon reviving your team, which is really really helpful.

  • @VinlandicSoul
    @VinlandicSoul15 күн бұрын

    I’m so glad you opted to talk about the psychic job rather than the mascot. Mascot could take a hit and deal some serious damage; but I never used it unless I absolutely had to

  • @raphaelb.8665
    @raphaelb.86655 күн бұрын

    I think FFT' s Calculator/Mathematician deserves a shoutout in a possible Part 2. The ability use magic for free and have the damage attached to Arithmetics seems weird at first, but they are fucking POWERHOUSES, so much that I often refuse to even complete the prerequisites for the job.

  • @daniels6276
    @daniels62768 күн бұрын

    One of my favorites classes in FFT is dancer, I keep two in my party to bring down enemies HP and MP. They are highly effective units that don't get the love they deserve.

  • @lilianawinter
    @lilianawinter16 күн бұрын

    definitly Cid i needed in every tactics playthrough and he was a god! as for onion knight ill have to give this a shot ive never used it

  • @genkaiba15
    @genkaiba1516 күн бұрын

    I was expecting Freelancer in FF5, but after seeing Onion Knight...I get it. Still, FF5 Berserker is nuts. Yeah, you lose control, but don't sleep on it. It is amazing. I beat Atomos without anyone dying from Meteor even once. My roommate used it to slay Omega. It is truly a hidden gem.

  • @aprilz20
    @aprilz2012 күн бұрын

    Woah,, that's new for me, blue mage, merchant n psychic. Tysm for info man👍

  • @Ramsey276one
    @Ramsey276one14 күн бұрын

    2:41 that's freaking AWESOME looking! I played FF tactics on PS1... WOW

  • @MS32816
    @MS3281611 күн бұрын

    Love to see Assassins on here from FFTA - it was where my mind went immediately when I saw this video. Sunk more hours into that game than I care to admit and that was always a MUST on the team. Funny enough though that Blue Mages being listed as powerful in other games I found in FFTA they were much trickier to get them to be powerful (despite the beastmaster role being a thing.

  • @Leoudmp4

    @Leoudmp4

    6 күн бұрын

    Other thing I think that make Assassin really strong is most of her attacks can be made on distance because she can use great bows, a lot of evade and with the right equips, she can walk through the map in 2 turns. My favorite job combination from FFTA are Paladin/Fighter with double sword, Alchemist/Sage, Red Mage/Summoner, Assassin/sniper and Mog Knight/Gunner.... Morphers are funny to watch, but a little weak in my opinion. Beastmaster helps Blue Mage a lot, but is a bit to grind for my taste.

  • @jancelabobo8238
    @jancelabobo82387 күн бұрын

    FFTA2 i believe has the Viera's Red Mage that can use Double cast is amazing, especially when paired with a summoner secondary, and Blood Price passive. Just having this unit makes you one atep ahead vs any enemy

  • @JLAvey
    @JLAvey15 күн бұрын

    Blue Mage has always been a bit of a mixed bag. I didn't really use it in anything other than IX, and that was on account that Quina could actually learn all of them.

  • @StrakBlue
    @StrakBlue14 күн бұрын

    The Assassin in FFTA was great, but personally I considered the Hunter to be way more broken for the human classes. Sonic Boom could target an area for full weapon damage at range, even when used with a melee weapon, so you could give a Paladin Excalibur II, then use Sonic Boom to destroy everything at range. Paired with Ultima Shot, and you've got some of the strongest skills on one character. Plus, Sonic Boom didn't cost any MP and wasn't tied to an element, so it couldn't be resisted.

  • @skycastrum5803

    @skycastrum5803

    12 күн бұрын

    Hunter was good, but would still put assassin above for all the jank it could pull off. Ultima isn’t even the half of it. Crazy part is being able to put enemies out of commission so a thief could steal everything with perfect accuracy.

  • @jamrolypolyXD

    @jamrolypolyXD

    3 күн бұрын

    Dont know about that but Red Mage with Summoner subclass is also super strong.

  • @skycastrum5803

    @skycastrum5803

    3 күн бұрын

    @@jamrolypolyXD forget if it was just ffta2 or both 1 & 2, but yeah. Red mage and summoner could be bonkers. Especially if you had the health for mp passive and element absorption gear.

  • @Aetherlight021
    @Aetherlight0219 күн бұрын

    I'm surprised to not see Sage, being that it's the "ultimate mage"

  • @tyrantsyn9199
    @tyrantsyn919916 күн бұрын

    Red Mage/ninja from FFXI was super op at one point. It was capable of soloing content that normally took a 18 person party to pull off.

  • @rdmprotey

    @rdmprotey

    15 күн бұрын

    RDM was definitely awesome in FFXI. Not that I'm biased or anything >.>

  • @aaronlefebre5060

    @aaronlefebre5060

    15 күн бұрын

    Yeah, it was incredibly strong, but the caveat is that the strength RDM/NIN had was in outlasting anything it fought. It was all about the DoTs, enfeebles, enspells, and generally eroding away and wearing down the opponent. This, of course, meant that while yes, RDM could do crazy solos (Avesta is a legendary name for a reason), it took a *VERY LONG TIME*™. Talking hours for some solos. It also *mandated* that you have top end gear, as well as just outright having the skills to pull it off (some fights were tricky as hell to solo while dealing with mechanics). Not everyone was capable of pulling it off. The real OPness of the Red Mage/Ninja combo is in how skilled and geared the player playing it was.

  • @LoshJysic
    @LoshJysic11 күн бұрын

    I love job systems. Idk why, but it really does it for me, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance got A LOT of my childhood hours, until i got Advance 2, which im sure got even more. I STILL love that game

  • @WeLoveAspect
    @WeLoveAspect10 күн бұрын

    I feel like Cyclic Warrior should have been here from SOP, you're invincible with the right setup that's also easy to build into and can dish out hundreds of thousands of damage at a time, insta killing all regular enemies and nuking bosses. It's actually really fun lol

  • @Sangraven13
    @Sangraven1313 күн бұрын

    Blue Mage was absolutely the GOAT of FFV, but I feel like Chemist deserves an honorable mention. With Mix, they had access to a lot of crazy support options (so long as you knew the recipes). Some examples: They could grant a party member the heavy status, granting them immunity to instant death and most other status ailments. They could double an ally's max HP or increase their level (thus giving them a blanket stat boost for the fight). Some of these required some uncommon items, but the simplest and most effective was combining a potion and a phoenix down for a Life 2 that also fully restored MP. Such an underrated class.

  • @Charsept
    @Charsept15 күн бұрын

    Nice to see FFTA mentioned.

  • @Zathurious
    @Zathurious14 күн бұрын

    I'm surprised you didn't geve honorable mentions to the Astrologist in FF Tactics. Galaxy Stop was one of the most powerful moves I have ever seen. It was unique in that it always affected every enemy, reguardless of positioning.

  • @paulhiggins6433
    @paulhiggins643316 күн бұрын

    When I saw this as a thumbnail, my first thought was Orlando from Tactics. Glad to see it was the first on the list.

  • @Mephil
    @Mephil4 күн бұрын

    Cid: Better drain 999 MP from this enemy so that I have enough MP to cast my free one-shot spells.

  • @tagi_vt
    @tagi_vt3 күн бұрын

    When I replay FFT I use cheats to make Ramza one of the hidden knight classes, and only bring 1-2 allies per battle to compensate. Super fun and I never get tired of those cool abilities like Stasis Sword.

  • @joeh2236
    @joeh223616 күн бұрын

    You forgot mime in V, VI, and tactics. They just do it all except summon but who really uses summons unless your forced too or if you just want to watch the cool animation.

  • @gurvmlk

    @gurvmlk

    10 күн бұрын

    While Gogo is versatile, his stats are abysmal. So while he's versatile, everything he can do is something that somebody else can do better. Not to mention that his spells are entirely dependent the spells of his allies. Meaning he'll neither have many useful spells if he's in a party that's been slacking on learning magic, nor can he bring to the table any spells which his companions don't already have to help diversify the party's spell selection. So while he's incredibly useful in that he can be made to work in any party, I certainly wouldn't call him the best job class in that particular game.

  • @aaronlefebre5060
    @aaronlefebre506015 күн бұрын

    A good honorable mention would be the Dark Knight from the War of the Lions version of FFT. You had to work to get it, but it was an absolute beast once you did. High attack power, high defense, and a slew of abilities that were just broken. Getting a couple of DRKs on your team was almost just as game breaking as TG Cid himself. Oh, and DRK could equip all the same gear Cid could, so you could slap Excalibur on it and go to town!

  • @rlph691
    @rlph69112 күн бұрын

    In the Ps2 FFX-2 International version. If you equip gunner with catnip and have a yellow HP level. You can basically use trigger Happy and cause ridiculous (9999 per hit) of damage in a small amout of time

  • @novemberbravo6194
    @novemberbravo61947 күн бұрын

    What game is that 3D clip of CID in the first entry from? I don’t recognize it.

  • @Khajar
    @Khajar16 күн бұрын

    Arithmetician or Calculator from Final Fantasy Tactics was pretty game breaking too, depending on how you used it.

  • @obsidianblack7249
    @obsidianblack724916 күн бұрын

    Beastmaster is also fairly unique considering it turns the one with it as their active job into a mix of summoner, blue mage and pokemon trainer.

  • @wolkeninsel6108
    @wolkeninsel610816 күн бұрын

    I love this channel

  • @bvoyelr
    @bvoyelr15 күн бұрын

    Uncanny coincidence: This is the first video I've watched on your channel, but when the buster sword logo popped up, I started humming Auron's theme to myself. Then, lo and behold, you started playing it. I don't *feel* like the song is that emblematic of Final Fantasy as a whole, but I suppose I could be wrong!

  • @Lastkoss
    @Lastkoss14 күн бұрын

    Some crrazy jobs. Makeme wonder what else they will come up for the series.

  • @Arzaelin
    @Arzaelin5 күн бұрын

    Part of me believes there is a reason Beatrix wasn’t a permanent party member in FFIX. She wrecked house during the two segments she was playable lol

  • @Auron3991
    @Auron39915 күн бұрын

    Honestly, it's hard not to break FFTA. Ninja's Dual Wield massively increased AP gain while allowing a character to tear through enemies; Red Mage can dualcast any magic, including the frankly overtuned summons; Defenders could become essentially unkillable; Juggler had an infinite exp and movement loop along with damaging status inflictors; and Sage is a walking magic hammer with arguably the best healing spell in the game and a drain spell thrown in because why not?

  • @_repentence
    @_repentence4 күн бұрын

    When i first have orlandu on my team i realize that his job is totally broken, gave him excalibur and one shot every moster on the map (mostly) with lighting stab is just freaking ridiculous and since he can just break any enemy equipment every human encounter is practically a joke

  • @Masahane
    @Masahane15 күн бұрын

    Seymour 2 (I think) could instantly banish Aeon's after they've had their first turn. So, as you mentioned, I simply stacked up their overdrives before I went into battle with him

  • @ArcmageZaln
    @ArcmageZaln16 күн бұрын

    never knew about the psychic in X-2. was it in the base game for international or was it un an updated version? i had it when it first came out on ps2.

  • @Assaultwatertaffy

    @Assaultwatertaffy

    16 күн бұрын

    International and HD rerelease. Along with Festival Goer.

  • @yappingdog2759
    @yappingdog27599 күн бұрын

    You know, I'd really like to know where you get all these nice piano renditions from.

  • @nchlsjohn
    @nchlsjohn9 күн бұрын

    When I played tactics for the first time. I held out to so much hope that Ramza would become a sword saint or something like Delita 😭

  • @danielm9753
    @danielm975315 күн бұрын

    Surprised Ninja wasn't on this list. They've always been solid additions to the team throughout the franchise.

  • @calvinmatthews1527
    @calvinmatthews152715 күн бұрын

    I think the Dark Knight should go on the honorable mentions. Because Black & Dark Bane along with Minus Strike can seriously mess up enemies. Plus, their ability to get stronger by taking damage is insane!

  • @confusciouspuff5701
    @confusciouspuff570114 күн бұрын

    Auron only ever uses 1 arm. Until he gets serious and uses 2

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex15 күн бұрын

    There's a glitch you can do in the Famicom version of FF3 to get Onion gear pretty early in the game. The only really tedious part of it is the swords, as the other pieces only require you to do the glitch once for each piece of armor. Anyway... even without hitting high levels, onion knights with their best gear are invincible for pretty much the entire game.

  • @Kosukiitoh
    @Kosukiitoh9 күн бұрын

    what about illusionist + ninja (dual wield) with magic frenzy in FFTA2? BTW good video, got lot of memories back

  • @jesterscircus.3490
    @jesterscircus.34905 күн бұрын

    Blue mage was my favorite job in ff games. Summoner being a close second

  • @OBITOMAJIN
    @OBITOMAJIN12 күн бұрын

    FFX2 is goated fr 🔥🔥

  • @RaynmanPlays
    @RaynmanPlays15 күн бұрын

    I've loved summoners in every FF game I played, but FFX was the only time when they _really_ got it right. In previous games, summoning was really no different than casting a similar black or blue magic spell. Yes, you get a cool animation and summoners often played a significant part of the story when it was locked to one or two characters, but from a gameplay perspective, why not just cast Firaga instead of summoning Ifrit? What's more, from a lore perspective, FFX's summoning mechanics made a lot more sense than previous games.

  • @setoace
    @setoace15 күн бұрын

    iirc Orlandu's Night Sword and Dark Sword has opposite effect if you use this on opponent who has dark affinity such as undead.

  • @mrdude88
    @mrdude885 күн бұрын

    If Dragoon or Blue Mage job exists, I always pick Dragoon and Blue Mage. Kain was so badass didnt care about any other job. Then FFV’s Blue Mage happened and it was so fun. Not the strongest, not the easiest to obtain all the skill, the the variety sold me on the Blue Mage job. And then Kimahri exists taking on the role of both job.

  • @TheDrexxus
    @TheDrexxus15 күн бұрын

    Mime is the most powerful job of all time and it aint even close. You just do a powerful move once and mimes mimic it indefinitely until everything dies.

  • @Ashtarte3D
    @Ashtarte3D14 күн бұрын

    I'm shocked Dancer isn't on here. It hasn't consistently been broken but in particular during FFT and FFXI it was complete insanity. Especially when you consider it as an MMO class and had the rare distinction of being able to solo before almost any classes could in that game but also could do whatever role you needed in a party. Looking for a healer? Dancer can do it. Tank? Dancer got you covered. Dancer may not have been your first choice for any role but they could easily handle all three of the trinity with little issue for normal party scenarios.

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    12 күн бұрын

    In FF5 Dancer outside of Sword dance is CRAP and its far from a GOOD Class in Dragon quest 7 as well.

  • @gurvmlk

    @gurvmlk

    10 күн бұрын

    @@veghesther3204 They can also equip ribbons, but the usefulness of that is extremely situational.

  • @anonymousmeatloaf8791
    @anonymousmeatloaf879115 күн бұрын

    T.G. Cid was bonkers and so was the Thief class with SPD equips and dual wield. God i love FFT

  • @SdSC28
    @SdSC2816 күн бұрын

    I know it's technicly not a Job but in FF16 if you call the Eidolons as Classes I think that Leviathan is kinda broken, since the game ist build around close combat, while with Leviathan you fight them from afar and have a wider dodge.

  • @fermosquera69
    @fermosquera6916 күн бұрын

    What about the Calculator from FFT?

  • @whilstdumping
    @whilstdumping11 күн бұрын

    for a while i would have said ninja from ffxi deserved to be here, since there was a time it was a borderline untouchable tank despite not being designed to be one. it got nerfed eventually, but the fact that it happened at all is amazing

  • @Elohist2009
    @Elohist200914 күн бұрын

    With Orlandeau, every strike is a Northwain’s Strike 😅

  • @Protoman20xx99
    @Protoman20xx9916 күн бұрын

    FFT thumbnail, click instantly!

  • @darkmaster6481
    @darkmaster648113 күн бұрын

    I having trouble understanding how the Onion Knight is powerful is it the character’s level that is giving the big stats boost or is it the job level that is doing that?

  • @Txupport
    @Txupport16 күн бұрын

    I'd love to see a video about OP class combos, Like Paladin with Seer skills and the Ninjas dual wield support from FFTA2. That was a game breaker.

  • @booradley6832

    @booradley6832

    16 күн бұрын

    There's a second final fantasy tactics advance?

  • @solario8628

    @solario8628

    16 күн бұрын

    Black mage with calculator -- 0 cast time holy to everyone on the field after giving all your characters absorb holy

  • @Epzilon12

    @Epzilon12

    16 күн бұрын

    @@booradley6832 Yeah: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics_A2:_Grimoire_of_the_Rift (unless its a joke of course)

  • @joshuaedwards4927
    @joshuaedwards492716 күн бұрын

    Some people take these games for granted and don't realize how great they are

  • @isaacrodriguez9960

    @isaacrodriguez9960

    16 күн бұрын

    Well said bro 😎.

  • @PierFlies

    @PierFlies

    16 күн бұрын

    1-10 are special for me, and tactics, what am I not appreciating enough? I like some of the remakes of 1-10 also.

  • @Gloomdrake

    @Gloomdrake

    16 күн бұрын

    @@PierFliesno one said you specifically were the “some people”

  • @PierFlies

    @PierFlies

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Gloomdrake I'm not sure that stopping at 10 is best, I didn't like XII and after that I haven't played anything. If anyone has found value outside of 11 and 14, I'm asking. Ask and sometimes you recieve.

  • @Gloomdrake

    @Gloomdrake

    16 күн бұрын

    @@PierFlies are your comments written by an AI or do they contradict on purpose?

  • @Forever_Zero
    @Forever_Zero15 күн бұрын

    Considering the story and characters of FFX it always made me happy how they made Yuna a literal one girl army. Very fitting for her if you ask me.

  • @ArcadeTheatre
    @ArcadeTheatre12 күн бұрын

    I wish Onions were real

  • @mytyhekiller4
    @mytyhekiller415 күн бұрын

    great vid bu cm'on no ninja/sage in ff3? They trivialize the endgame

  • @fabriziomatillana4437
    @fabriziomatillana443716 күн бұрын

    FFT Honourable Mentions: Astrologist (Olan), Assassin (Celia and Lede), Sorceror (Kletian)

  • @gurvmlk
    @gurvmlk9 күн бұрын

    I feel like some of these are debatable based on the circumstances surrounding them. For example, the Onion Knight. That kind of potential is made rather moot when the grinding required to achieve it would inherently trivialize the rest of the game regardless of what jobs you're using anyway, making all that power rather pointless. Or the Blue Mage which, while certainly a powerful and fun job, is significantly inhibited without preexisting knowledge, or some sort of guide of where to acquire its spells. Factors which I personally believe should be accounted when judging the power of something like a job, because that power may be locked behind very specific conditions not accessible to all players for one reason or another. As opposed to a job that's powerful with no cryptic or extreme strings attached. I'm not saying that a cryptic job can't be considered the strongest. But I do believe that the conditions, and whether meeting those conditions are worthwhile, should absolutely be considered when judging a job's strength. Because without worthwhile value in the achievement of that strength, what good is that strength?

  • @TheDistortion88
    @TheDistortion8814 күн бұрын

    Great list and my boy Cid again claimed another title. Nice

  • @EJPBDK
    @EJPBDK16 күн бұрын

    It might be stretching it a bit, but in Bravely Default 2, the Bravebearer asterisk is easily the most powerful asterisk in the series. It's well suited for any role stats wise. Offensive starts have them plowing through the toughest fights as if they were made out of paper, and it's support abilities, combined with it's passives, makes it the best provider of BP in the game.

  • @Deathgriever1
    @Deathgriever16 күн бұрын

    To bad we never got to see Balbanes job class. He achieved the highest rank of heavenly knight and that sounds badass in tactics. Hated how ramza stayed a special squire while Delita got holy knight class

  • @BradBear95
    @BradBear9516 күн бұрын

    It would be funny to see Warrior get an appearance in a follow-up. With specifically the FF XIV version. The meme being that they can do all 3 jobs (Tank, DPS, AND Healer) in one

  • @nixregis280
    @nixregis28016 күн бұрын

    The salve make from bravely default is the ultimate jack of all trades class

  • @hafidhb
    @hafidhb6 күн бұрын

    Mimic or Freelancer from FF5 definitely deserve to be on this list 👀

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