The Complete Evolution of Monks

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Monks have been with Final Fantasy ever since the beginning, smiting people with their fists and dealing massive damage along the way! Some of them, such as Sabin Figaro and Tifa Lockhart have received considerable fame, and they've also played a prominent role in Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV, and throughout this video, we're going to explore how they have evolved over the years!
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  • @everyonesthoughts7151

    @everyonesthoughts7151

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have always had a theory when I kid that Sabin from 6 was a tribute or a trope tp guile from street fighter. I was born in 85 and was raised on my grandfather's arcade til the late 90s. 1991 Street fighter dropped and guile had massive popularity and in ff6 seeing sabins hair and obvious American hero trope body type seemed like an obvious tribute on top of that his moves seemed Americanized to me. Suplex is American wrestling (wwf was mega popular) blitz Is a football and military term in the U.S.. I have no idea if this is true but it was always my theory since I was kid and felt that way living and being am aware gamer since I was young.

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    @trevorromein14

    2 жыл бұрын

    for the next vid, can we see summoner?

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    @MrRicardoddq

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @CEL1896
    @CEL18962 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving this series! Monks always feel like an "old reliable" choice to me. They're definitely one of my favourite physical jobs throughout the series!

  • @selfloveybear5556

    @selfloveybear5556

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep,I remember in some FF games there usually the ones ending the battle,Since there HIGH attack can kill nearly any enemy in one hit.

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    2 жыл бұрын

    EXCEPT in FF5 IT Sucks you do NOT want to master it since its COUNTER attack ability will make Endless Bahamut summons in the Mime/Free Lancer class worthless as soon as COUNTER attack triggers in those 2 jobs you will IMMEDIATELY mime the USELESS counter attack and NOT Bahamut/Gil Toss at all in FF5. That's why in FF5 NEVER master monk at all since I used 4x Mime/Free lancer party members for the last bosses.

  • @CEL1896

    @CEL1896

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@veghesther3204 I think the monk in FF5 is actually underrated lol. You get some great stats for your freelancer by mastering it. I had Galuf master monk and summoner and because of just those 2 he had almost maxed out every stat very early in the game, only missing some good agility. You're right, it's not the best in every situation, but I love the abilities and stats it comes with!

  • @veghesther3204

    @veghesther3204

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Problem with Mastering Monk in FF5 is the same reason Counter Attack Purple Counter Blue Linked to Mime and HP absorb linked to KoTR against Emerald/Ruby weapon as soon as BOTH bosses hit that party member causing the the Physical hit of Counter attack to trigger they would end up using Mimic for the WORTHLESS physical hit and NOT Knights of the round against both. So Mastering Monk in FF5 SUCKS for that same reason you'd end up having my 3x Mime users mime the useless counter attack hits in the Middle of Endless Bahamut summons/Gil toss users for the last bosses.,

  • @Spike2276
    @Spike22762 жыл бұрын

    I get what was meant by "the job has always been a bit more grounded", but i can't stop picturing Tifa suplexing Diamond Weapon

  • @Forever_Zero
    @Forever_Zero2 жыл бұрын

    I love monks because I like the idea of characters fighting with nothing but their fists, also, Tifa, Sabin and Zell are some of my favorite character personality wise

  • @rexusthevaliant6311

    @rexusthevaliant6311

    2 жыл бұрын

    hello fellow Zelle fan, it's sad people tend to dislike him but he's awesome

  • @Forever_Zero

    @Forever_Zero

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rexusthevaliant6311 well, I think is because the game presents him first as annoying, and he makes a huge mistake that compromises all the SeeD, but he becomes more likable later in the game, more responsible, and it's a good contrast to Squall's edginess, at least in my opinion

  • @grandethar1121

    @grandethar1121

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Sabin the train slammer

  • @colinayre2109

    @colinayre2109

    2 жыл бұрын

    *Sabin, suplexs a ghost train* Your move, your move universe…

  • @chaselandry2962

    @chaselandry2962

    Жыл бұрын

    In worlds full of world ending magic, swords made of aspects of gods, armor made from dragons, be the guy who rips his shirt off and punches the bad guy in the mouth.

  • @emmychansuper
    @emmychansuper2 жыл бұрын

    Monk is one of the coolest classes in the FF-series as a whole. No matter if it's in FFVII-Remake or in Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age, it's actually really good.

  • @wtfsamusidk7574

    @wtfsamusidk7574

    2 жыл бұрын

    Penelo is a great monk

  • @CYB3R2K
    @CYB3R2K11 ай бұрын

    Also don't forget that Tifa has those big, massive, famous hands.

  • @silenceofdoom
    @silenceofdoom2 жыл бұрын

    In FF7R, Tifa joined with the chakra materia initially equipped. It's reminiscent to the core of the monk job in FF history, they are damage dealer first, the support is optional. Also, while she is on the frail side, her extreme movement speed, quick attacks that leave a lot of opportunities to dodge, special attacks that include jumps and backsteps and finally, quick and mobile dodging, she can very easily be turned into an evade tank by a careful player.

  • @marystone860
    @marystone8602 жыл бұрын

    I got to thinking, didn't Zell learn how to fight from his grandpa, who was a war hero, then got additional training while at Balamb Garden. Just a tid-bit. I love the content on this channel!

  • @greatshax68

    @greatshax68

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes!! And his grandfather was also his role model and reason for joining Garden.

  • @jemm113
    @jemm1132 жыл бұрын

    The one thing you missed from XIV is that the newest update to the monk brought in design elements from Savin and Tifa! Monks can now build a gauge where it aligns its Chakras based on what martial arts form a move is associated with. Building up 3 of the same form, 1 of each form, or two-and-one to align the light and dark chakras. Then spending them to do a powerful move like Blitz!

  • @smward87

    @smward87

    2 жыл бұрын

    They are always behind or just leave off vast chunks when it comes to XIV section of these videos lol. It's obvious no one on the team that makes these videos actually plays it.

  • @tholm891

    @tholm891

    3 ай бұрын

    To be fair it is quite the time investment...

  • @reiddutchess9955
    @reiddutchess99552 жыл бұрын

    I made Ashe a monk/black mage in my last 12 playthrough and she was unbelievably powerful. It was a fun combination!

  • @Bayleaf6399

    @Bayleaf6399

    2 жыл бұрын

    Currently playing XII so ill make note of this 😅

  • @lauraschau6499

    @lauraschau6499

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m playing rn I made Ponelo a red mage/ monk

  • @remingtonsloan8331
    @remingtonsloan83312 жыл бұрын

    D&D was drawing from the series Kung Fu with David Carradine. Brian Blume (one of the guys who bought large shares of TSR early on) loved the show and was serious about implementing the class. So, it was based on Shaolin monks in pop culture. It was the players who were confused and thought that the class was based on Franciscan Friars or other such Christian monks.

  • @chimchu3232

    @chimchu3232

    5 ай бұрын

    Honestly that was a pretty good show if I remember correctly, haven't watched it since I was a kid though. Interesting that's where the inspiration is from

  • @Fatalbeast22
    @Fatalbeast222 жыл бұрын

    "Tifa lacks the internal healing aspect of the job" despite the fact she starts with the Chakra materia, which is a goddamn lifesaver on hard mode

  • @Langenschwerte

    @Langenschwerte

    2 жыл бұрын

    In many ways, Remake Tifa has become the new definition of monk for the FF series.

  • @cidredwood6170
    @cidredwood6170 Жыл бұрын

    I love how in the NES version of FF1, a monk at high level will always be the single most damaging force in the party, making you wonder why the hell you even chose a warrior

  • @scantor8648
    @scantor86482 жыл бұрын

    My FFXIV guild always looks forward to these job evolution videos. Our Monk was getting antsy, waiting for his video! Can't wait to see the next one!

  • @marioulloa2593
    @marioulloa25932 жыл бұрын

    Ursula, Yang's daughter, is one of my favorite Monk character even though it was a sequel title rather then a mainline Final Fantasy with her red cheongsam dress

  • @shytendeakatamanoir9740

    @shytendeakatamanoir9740

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's super fast, and strong, too. Very fun to use.

  • @evanvincent2517
    @evanvincent25172 жыл бұрын

    No stranger of Paradise nod? They did use Pugilist and Monk as character classes, with Ash even starting as a Pugilist.

  • @carbxncle

    @carbxncle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think everyone wants to forget it exists already

  • @Stammer6
    @Stammer62 жыл бұрын

    Monk in XI also has really good skill with staves. It goes fairly unused, but it's a nice callback to the previous games that allowed such. I really like how they did Monk in XI, because its traits are really well-emphasized. Its high natural Vitality and HP make it durable enough to act as a secondary tank if necessary, and Counterstance enables it to be a really strong primary tank if the foe's damage output is mostly from basic attacks. Not to mention, Subtle Blow makes it a lot more healer-friendly than most jobs. They did such a good job with it in XI.

  • @cookieinhaler
    @cookieinhaler2 жыл бұрын

    Monk is one of my faves! The idea of fighting without weapons always seems badass to me 🔥

  • @Yeaster
    @Yeaster2 жыл бұрын

    This class has all my favs, Sabin, Tifa, even Zell

  • @wiseguy240Winston
    @wiseguy240Winston2 жыл бұрын

    Snow was like a cool mix between Monk and Knight class being able to draw aggro and tank damage with defensive abilities. My favorite monk is Zell tho.

  • @briandurkee9866
    @briandurkee98662 жыл бұрын

    In FF7R, while it's technically not a skill innate to her, it's worth mentioning that Tifa does come pre-equipped with Chakra materia when she first joins your party, thus 'unlocking' the ability.

  • @Onotosho
    @Onotosho2 жыл бұрын

    Warrior- I'm going to cut down thy enemy with this blade Black mage- I will cast mighty magic to strike down enemy White mage- I will use holy divine magic to purify our foes Monk- I'm going to punch the monster really hard Everyone looks at the monk in confusion.

  • @armdaggerblade

    @armdaggerblade

    Жыл бұрын

    monk: and oh, i'm also gonna suplex a train

  • @arecord86
    @arecord862 жыл бұрын

    I can’t imagine the amount work that goes into one of these videos! As always, great stuff team FFU

  • @raziyatheseeker
    @raziyatheseeker Жыл бұрын

    Monks are easily my favorite fantasy RPG class. Something awesome about being able to beat up monsters unarmed and unarmored through personal discipline and training. Plus the qi powers too. For Final Fantasy? I can easily say Tifa is my fave FF7 character, Sabin and Yang are too cool, and FFT's Monk is one of the best jobs... If you devote yourself to gaining JP for its abilities. Which fits the theme of a monk's training devotion perfectly. And FF7MA Tifa is my spirit animal. :3

  • @Ashe86
    @Ashe862 жыл бұрын

    Correction on Deep Meditation for Monk in Final Fantasy XIV. It doesn't increase critical damage like you said in the video. It actually opens a Chakra for your Chakra gauge if you land a critical hit and once all 5 are opened, all 5 can be spent to use either Forbidden Chakra for single target or Enlightenment for line AoE damage. Chakra can also be gained when using Brotherhood when any party members strike with a critical hit.

  • @VitaminJ7734
    @VitaminJ77342 жыл бұрын

    Monk was always a favorite of mine. Especially when it also had support utility for the team.

  • @Easytorememberanyday
    @Easytorememberanyday2 жыл бұрын

    Finally my favorite job. Thanks for doing the gods work

  • @dungeonmasterdrew
    @dungeonmasterdrew2 жыл бұрын

    Aerith being a geomancer? I always thought of her being the white mage/cleric of ff7

  • @alexterieur8813

    @alexterieur8813

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whats a geomancer?

  • @meenerman7693

    @meenerman7693

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexterieur8813 mage class that shows up in 5, tactics and a few other titles. They often have 0mp elemental attacks that depend on the terrain you are fighting in.

  • @sanityswept2898

    @sanityswept2898

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shes def a white mage not sure what they are on about lol

  • @adiksaff

    @adiksaff

    2 жыл бұрын

    Two things can be true at the same time. In gameplay, she's a definite White Mage (which FF Record Keeper supports) but from a lore perspective, she's extremely attuned to the Planet. She does not play as one though (Geomancers typically have a command which varies in effect based on their surroundings.).

  • @BlueTurn
    @BlueTurn2 жыл бұрын

    Monk has always been one of my faves since they fight with their hands gotta love a good beatdown

  • @TsuikeNovaus
    @TsuikeNovaus2 жыл бұрын

    Would like to adjust something about FFRK: The allusion to monk(and all classes in that game) isn't just limited the main class representation. Different characters are able to use different levels of abilities based on what their class is, which means there are abilities solely limited to monk types like Yda and Tifa. It's not just limited to the soul break.

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like Iris from 15, which I found a bit sad she was relegated mostly to Healer when I remember her badass fighting scene in the game

  • @TsuikeNovaus

    @TsuikeNovaus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ToHoldNothing Maybe she'll get Y'shtola treatment in the future and occupy both roles.

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TsuikeNovaus Tried to get back into the game, but it was tiring just getting all the characters and grinding levels. I forget Yshtola's role, but I also barely used her, like most 11 and 14 characters

  • @TsuikeNovaus

    @TsuikeNovaus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ToHoldNothing Y'Shtola is ff14's healer, but she also got amazing witch support and now can be either a damage dealer or healer. She's pretty useful for low investment for Magicite/Dark/Argent Odin. She's still stuck being the healer when you're doing ff14 fights though. Sad to see you quit, I've been playing the game since launch year and it's the only gacha game I've played for so long.

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TsuikeNovaus Yeah, I think I'm thinking of Yda or another Monk hybrid somewhere I tried playing it when it was still pretty new back in 2016~, but the same thing dragged my interest down, so many missions and such, it's enough for me to dedicate time for 2 mobile games as it is. It's not really gacha, there's plenty like that and I quit those much quicker. Onmyoji, at least 1 or 2 others. Though I am guilty of keeping at it with Dragon Quest Tact

  • @phantomthiefjoker939
    @phantomthiefjoker9392 жыл бұрын

    Monks. Masters of martial arts and close combat skills. Throughout generations, they have been using their skills to protect people from threats and invaders.

  • @blackmoonenvy
    @blackmoonenvy2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I've been asking for a long time for a video on my favorite class.

  • @insekki
    @insekki2 жыл бұрын

    As a forner long time Monk main in the golden age of FFXI, I adored this interpretation of the job. Tanking in salvage was so much fun.

  • @About9000
    @About90002 жыл бұрын

    I actually figured out how to get use out of Tifa's Premium Heart, I gave Her Counterattack and deathblow so she could attack normally and frequently without needing to do limit. Curiously Deathblow never missed at that point in the game...

  • @mmert138

    @mmert138

    Жыл бұрын

    Stll, no 4x attack is sad :(

  • @Calvados656
    @Calvados656 Жыл бұрын

    The Tifa fight church fight scene in Advent Children is to this day one of my favourite fight scenes in movies.

  • @TheBonkleFox
    @TheBonkleFox2 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait for evolutions of scholar and summoner. They're so damn cool.

  • @colinayre2109
    @colinayre21092 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the deep dive into one of my favorite classes. Sabin and Zell are my favorite monks. I love the input approach to their attacks. Thank you very much for the hard work you put into this video.

  • @FinalFantasyUnion

    @FinalFantasyUnion

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome Colin!

  • @Gregoroth_Durai
    @Gregoroth_Durai2 жыл бұрын

    Super excited! Thanks for your lovely work!

  • @mopbrothers
    @mopbrothers9 күн бұрын

    I love how many skills Monks have. They’re fighters, but also healers.

  • @driftingswordsmanzer
    @driftingswordsmanzer2 жыл бұрын

    The monk is by far my favorite class in any fantasy media and that holds true into final fantasy as well. Great video!!!🙏🏾👊🏾

  • @julioflores5946
    @julioflores59462 жыл бұрын

    I love these videos so much. Zell my favorite character so it’s cool hearing about him again.

  • @michaelrobb9542
    @michaelrobb95422 жыл бұрын

    Monk + Black Mage from FF XII (esp. on Ash) is one of my favorite combo of classes in FF.

  • @ARCEUS493ZELDA
    @ARCEUS493ZELDA2 жыл бұрын

    so glad you picked the proper location for footage to use when talking about sabin's suplex XD

  • @everyonesthoughts7151
    @everyonesthoughts71512 жыл бұрын

    I have always had a theory when I kid that Sabin from 6 was a tribute or a trope tp guile from street fighter. I was born in 85 and was raised on my grandfather's arcade til the late 90s. 1991 Street fighter dropped and guile had massive popularity and in ff6 seeing sabins hair and obvious American hero trope body type seemed like an obvious tribute on top of that his moves seemed Americanized to me. Suplex is American wrestling (wwf was mega popular) blitz Is a football and military term in the U.S.. I have no idea if this is true but it was always my theory since I was kid and felt that way living and being am aware gamer since I was young.

  • @JustinC721
    @JustinC7212 жыл бұрын

    Remember that time when a Monk was getting railed in front of the Italian Senate?

  • @ultracloudx
    @ultracloudx Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work! Just watched this and the zack video to catch up on things. Hope things are well and that you can keep it up!

  • @joemace4325
    @joemace43252 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always. Would love to see a "history of" for an 11 or 14 character. Always been curious about iroha

  • @kurosakikun96
    @kurosakikun962 жыл бұрын

    Easily my favourite job in these games, a monk/master has been a staple of my FF1 parties since I first started playing, and my FF14 character was primarily a pugilist/monk until Endwalker, where I switched to reaper (because scythes are an underrated weapon in video games damn it), there's just something overwhelmingly satisfying about punching God in the face to put them in their place

  • @bearsbearsbears1685
    @bearsbearsbears16852 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. Love the monk class in media (usually haha)

  • @muticere
    @muticere9 ай бұрын

    15:15 love to see that I'm not the only one who discovered that Ramza makes a kickass Monk.

  • @jakestavinsky3480
    @jakestavinsky34802 жыл бұрын

    Interesting enough that you mention that the FF Monk draws inspiration as a high Vit, High Atk DPS from the DnD monk which orginated as a jack of all trades gish cleric subclass and is NOW more of a hit and run support utitily class in DnD 5e

  • @Reyalp-Lla
    @Reyalp-Lla2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. One of my favorite job classes of the franchise.

  • @SilverScarletSpider
    @SilverScarletSpider2 жыл бұрын

    It would be cool someday to see Tifa Lockhart from FF7R use Nunchucks or swing Cloud’s giant Buster Sword

  • @melons3939
    @melons39392 жыл бұрын

    I do like your eloquent and sophisticated Final Fantasy Franchise videos and every to do with Square Enix Final Fantasy videos even for there 35th Anniversary this year. I do have to mention that you didn’t mention Final Fantasy X-2 & Final Fantasy XIII-2 battle roles !!!

  • @GeekGameCulture

    @GeekGameCulture

    2 жыл бұрын

    FFX-2 does have the Berserker Dressphere that would count for this, though it does kind of combine one job into another. Berserker is featured as its own job in a lot of other FFs.

  • @PHNXFireBird
    @PHNXFireBird2 жыл бұрын

    kinda surprised there was nothing from Stranger of Paradise, but heck, great video nonetheless, it's always a lot of fun watching how these classes evolve from the NES era of concepts

  • @jakelawrence6618
    @jakelawrence66182 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always looking forward to the next one. For the next summon video my votes on Alexander and for the next job chemist

  • @ReignXzile
    @ReignXzile Жыл бұрын

    The clip you used when it was Rikku’s turn, though…😌

  • @NileSings
    @NileSings2 жыл бұрын

    This channel is the best🥰 awesome video idea, watching now!

  • @SvjatoslavPodoplelov
    @SvjatoslavPodoplelov Жыл бұрын

    As far as I remember, Amarants unique Trance command was called Monk or something like that. Pretty straightforward. I would also point out that Selphie used nunchaku as weapon and had access to some unique White magic. Overall this is a great video, thank you!

  • @blackthunderdragon6804
    @blackthunderdragon6804 Жыл бұрын

    Final fantasy 6 is the definitivo of : i cast FIST

  • @deepseastonecore3017
    @deepseastonecore30172 жыл бұрын

    How often do l make jokes about chemistry? Periodically.

  • @thatguymatt5816
    @thatguymatt58162 жыл бұрын

    Monk is my Jam. My main class in FF 11 also! Monk/ninja was unbeatable ❤️

  • @mistersonic93
    @mistersonic932 жыл бұрын

    I love this series!! Can't wait to see more

  • @DazedAlligator
    @DazedAlligator2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for reminding me how much I love 'the salt flats' 😁 First time hearing it in years

  • @wookieninja8794
    @wookieninja87942 жыл бұрын

    I never cared for monk as a job class in any of the FF games except for one. FF Tactics. I always made Ramza into monk and mastered it. Then would branch to knight. Then put him back as monk but equip armor and boy was he unstoppable. I remember going into one fight that my brother couldn't beat and the enemy went first. Every one of them walked up to him and when they attacked he would strike first and out right kill them. I finished that fight when it started lol. The best ever.

  • @SagatHyoga
    @SagatHyoga2 жыл бұрын

    I love this types of videos great work man

  • @jensennc94
    @jensennc942 жыл бұрын

    Wished you have talked about Stranger on Paradise as well haha. Nice vid!

  • @belias360
    @belias3602 жыл бұрын

    Prishe should have been mentioned here for standout monks from FFXI, especially since she is a main character for Chains of Promathia. Otherwise, this was fine.

  • @GCJACK83
    @GCJACK834 ай бұрын

    Monk in 11 also gets access to clubs and staves. They can, depending on Abyssea or Voidwatch, cover most red and blue blunt damage type triggers.

  • @HDArtzy
    @HDArtzy2 жыл бұрын

    gr8 video, this gave me some insight in a video im making too! i love the monk in ff1 and tifa and ff14 and also ff13 snow was like a monk too he was dope

  • @ToHoldNothing
    @ToHoldNothing2 жыл бұрын

    F*ck yeah, Monks! And not the robed kind. During my birthday month too, added treat!

  • @driftingswordsmanzer

    @driftingswordsmanzer

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s my birthday month too and I love monks just the same. 👊🏾🙏🏾

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@driftingswordsmanzer It's sad I never 1) did a Monk only FF1 playthrough and 2) have never done a 5E Monk when honestly I could've just played Tifa or Amarant or the like (I'd be peeved if they don't cover Amarant, given he's a rare hybrid)

  • @driftingswordsmanzer

    @driftingswordsmanzer

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ToHoldNothing it’s never too late to do it. It’s challenging but fun. As for Amarant, I love him definitely one of my favorites with his unique job hybrid as a moninja. He gets a lot of hate from many he comes late in game, his backstory is non existent, people did his trope better…(shadow, Vincent) BUT I cant help but like the guy. If I had my way I would have his story play out through the ATE(Active Time Events) playing up on his character card of arrogance. Where he was a student of a dojo master, learning from him beating everyone in the dojo, but feeling he was stronger and didn’t need anyone. So he leaves, his story playing out the same with his meeting of zidane, and he chasing and wanting to fight him. Over time he gets letters from his master worried about him, and we see ATE of amarant master’s lessons with amarant slowly understanding what he meant all of it to accumulate to where he goes back to the dojo and a optional boss battle occurs fighting the master with some trademark abilities from other ff monks like kick, brace, suplex, dolphin blow, final heaven…ect. The battle should be one on one This is where amarant should receive his final weapon. He learns humility and acceptance of his friends and the love of his master. I’m terribly sorry it’s long and understandable if you don’t want to read. Had to get that off my chest. 🙏🏾

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@driftingswordsmanzer I liked him as a teen, though yeah, realizing now how hollow he is does make it ring pretty sad in a way. Shadow is definitely a better version, Vincent got more exposition (and had lots of fans, probably comparable to Cloud and Sephiroth) His whole background of being a bounty hunter that we learn does leave it ripe for other possibilities. I must've forgotten that character card, though I only vaguely recall them, since I didn't usually let the title screen sit around long enough for those to come up

  • @redhat9691
    @redhat96912 жыл бұрын

    Love this series, great video

  • @Malacite
    @Malacite2 жыл бұрын

    My favorite iterations are 11 and Remake, by far. 11 because well it's 11 (happy 20th!) and that game just has bar none the most comprehensive iteration of the job system the series has ever seen. But with Remake they really went out of their way to make Tifa play like a true combo fighter and especially on the PS5 version with the 60 frames per second it is a BLAST to use her. She just does so much damage and played correctly will almost never take a hit.

  • @raphyangel9828
    @raphyangel98285 ай бұрын

    I noticed there was one character you forgot to mention for FF8. When the main characters have a cutscene where they suddenly faint, & then their minds get transported to an event in the past, the player gains control of Laguna & his comrades. One of those comrades, Kiros Seagill, looks & moves much like a typical Thief class, but he wields Katars, which are like Knuckles, but with blades on them. These Katar weapons later got implemented into FF14, as Monk weapons, at various points in the game. In retrospect, I think the devs were trying to show us that Kiros Seagill was meant to be a mix between Zell & Selphie (or at least their fighting styles), & was meant to be a Galbanian version of a monk, in the past tense setting.

  • @SickSoundingStuff
    @SickSoundingStuff2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for including the Train Body Slam from FF6. Makes me smile every time. Edit: Can I just add, my girlfriend plays games as much as me, but she hasn't played any FF games. However, she gets a kick out of seeing a frog fight a house in Remake.

  • @SwordOfPersona
    @SwordOfPersona2 жыл бұрын

    Monk, for when you must punch your problems in the face.

  • @Urbanokami
    @Urbanokami2 жыл бұрын

    As a Karateka myself I’ve been waiting for this vid for a while ✌🏾🥋

  • @Independent365
    @Independent3652 жыл бұрын

    Surprise no mention of Tifa from the Dissidia series, but great video none the less!

  • @frankiemcgoo941
    @frankiemcgoo9412 жыл бұрын

    Monk was my favourite job for tactics. Tended to run one through ninja for two swords support and did double punchs

  • @goldgear9
    @goldgear92 жыл бұрын

    Always the best FF content

  • @marystone860

    @marystone860

    2 жыл бұрын

    True! Sometimes, I would binge his videos for hours, and always learn something new!

  • @danteespinoza8119
    @danteespinoza811910 ай бұрын

    Every year i always go back and play this game during Christmas season

  • @danielmclean3733
    @danielmclean37332 жыл бұрын

    Great video! No Stranger of Paradise?

  • @alexpryor2398
    @alexpryor23982 жыл бұрын

    What perfect timing. I just starting to level up Monk in 14!

  • @pantherman8719

    @pantherman8719

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haven't been on in awhile. But they definitely changed it...

  • @DaRkLoRd-rc5yu
    @DaRkLoRd-rc5yu2 жыл бұрын

    Snow is a weird one as he fights with his fists but the paradigm system sort of fits over the top of the traditional class system. Like no matter what paradigm they use they're still using the same weapons, even if their role changes.

  • @Jamesfrf
    @Jamesfrf2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Final Fantasy union!

  • @GTdba
    @GTdba Жыл бұрын

    I recall giving the Monk/Black Mage Jobs to Penelo in Zodiac Age...what a beast she became!!!

  • @willlauzon3744
    @willlauzon3744 Жыл бұрын

    Tifa is perfection. No improvements can be made.

  • @rock2k14
    @rock2k142 жыл бұрын

    27:30 That's not what Deep Meditation does, read the tooltip

  • @bronsontolliver9027
    @bronsontolliver90272 жыл бұрын

    Final Fantasy Tactics. Monk with Calculate. Destruction.

  • @alanlee67
    @alanlee672 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure why but no other game's class system is as interesting to me as the old school ff job system.

  • @Kougeru
    @Kougeru2 жыл бұрын

    I don't like playing monk (or really any melee) in FFXIV but in traditional FF games monk is one of the most fun! And especially in ff7remake, Tifa is the most fun to play FF character ever IMO

  • @JBNagis

    @JBNagis

    2 жыл бұрын

    MNK is super fun in XIV. rising Phoenix, we get a hamehameha, we get a hadoken, hurricane kick, spinning bird kick and star shower. MNK is my fave melee job next to RPR. it's fast and awesome.

  • @Kougeru

    @Kougeru

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JBNagis I don't enjoy the positional meta that most melee have to play around.

  • @eccofabio
    @eccofabio2 жыл бұрын

    I would say that Iris is the closest thing that FFXV has to the Monk. She fights mostly barehanded and has a few nice attacks in combination with all the party members, plus with her technique Eclipse she uses her kicks. So while she is not a Monk in the traditional sense, she could have been added to the list. From what I remember from Brave Exvius, there are a lot more original characters that were mentioned in the video that are linked to the main story or to side stories that are monks. However because it's a live service game and characters are being added at least once or twice every month or so, it's not easy to feature all of them. In any case you did a good job!

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aw, I'm not entirely shocked, but it's sad they don't even speak about her seemingly as alluding to it. Maybe because she was a guest? But by that logic, if they get to Samurai, they can't mention Cor either, but they probably will

  • @eccofabio

    @eccofabio

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ToHoldNothing Well, compared to Iris Cor is certainly closer to a Samurai than she is to a Monk even on a surface level (on appearance, weapons and role in the story) so it's a bit more evident. They still did a good job nontheless, they mentioned all the major characters in the series related to the job class

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eccofabio She's also, to be fair, more minor in terms of the story, I watched the 4 Heroes theme video recently and Cor is important in how he reflects the last heroic party that precedes Noctis' group of 4. Iris is just Gladio's sister that has puppy love for Noctis and...not a lot else I recall in terms of any important developments

  • @eccofabio

    @eccofabio

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ToHoldNothing Yes, that's true. Cor also appears more frequently both as an NPC and as a Guest later on in the game. Iris after being in the party becomes mainly an NPC. But I agree with you that she could have been at least mentioned in the video

  • @ToHoldNothing

    @ToHoldNothing

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eccofabio I think it's the contrast of her being almost a cutesy little sister, but Gladio taught her to fight and that could've been focused on more. My fave female character in the game

  • @jamesmcgowan8898
    @jamesmcgowan88982 жыл бұрын

    Ninja is my favorite class with dragoon being a close second but I love them all!

  • @kirazen3740
    @kirazen37402 жыл бұрын

    You can punch out of any situation, just look at Jack 'The Man' Garland.

  • @Sisren86
    @Sisren862 жыл бұрын

    "God Hand, whose ultimate abilty is Tornado Kick" makes me giggle more than it should.

  • @Netsaver
    @Netsaver Жыл бұрын

    Ah yes Monks my most favorite class, there is no greater weapon than the body itself! It's interesting to see how the monks have changed with every Final Fantasy game. Though honestly I want a game where Monk is the focus of the story and no I don't mean like in FF14 where there's a job quest but a story where you learn what it is to be monk acquire new skills from master monks and become a legendary monk!

  • @justinwallace269
    @justinwallace2697 ай бұрын

    I've had so much fun with Monks over the years. With Tifa in the original FF7, I gave her heaps of Luck and Strength, and absolutely no magic materia, just ones that upped her stats, speed, and gave her as many hits and counter hits possible. By the end I never even used her limit break, as it was obsolete next to Premium Heart 's limit based damage. All I had to do was get her limit gauge to about 3/4s, then put sad on her to prevent it from going any further. This gave all her attacks 9999 damage and because I had double-cut enhanced to four hits, paired with cover materia and counter attack, she could land up to 5 hits if done after a counter attack. After making her so fast, she was hitting nonstop and finished Sephiroth off in a matter of minutes singlehandedly. In Tactics, Ramza as a Monk could finish off the last boss in a single turn. In FF7 Remake, Tifa could use time magic to speed herself up, and poured on endless damage. God I love this class. Now if only a game came out with pure hack and slash plus 3rd person shooter physics. That would allow a true Monk to shine. FF7 Remake has loads of problems in that department because they couldn't decide whether or not they wanted to be a hack and slash or turn based. So the attacks Tifa delivered would often be interrupted mid combo by a guy who should have been getting his ass kicked. When you combo someone that hard, they can't just stand there unaffected and hit you back. They should be getting knocked around.

  • @Lizardman
    @Lizardman2 жыл бұрын

    I use the Dragon Claws myself on Sabin, specifically in the GBA game where you can get to of them and shred!

  • @TheAuron32
    @TheAuron322 жыл бұрын

    Tifa is an absolute BEAST in Speedruns with her Powersoul weapon, low HP and Death Sentence is 4 times her power, you use Deathblow and thats a MASSIVE chunk of damage. if she hits. Zell is flat out broken with Armageddon Fist. FF14's Monk is fun and fast paced, and now its even easier because you only have 2 positionals to worry about now, and feels like Sabin of FF6 with the new skills and rework.

  • @superbaas8822

    @superbaas8822

    2 жыл бұрын

    X8. Death Sentence alone is x4, while critical is another x2.

  • @TheAuron32

    @TheAuron32

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@superbaas8822 oh shit, i didn’t know the calculations worked like that

  • @TheAuron32

    @TheAuron32

    2 жыл бұрын

    so adding the low hp adds how much to it?

  • @superbaas8822

    @superbaas8822

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheAuron32 Doubles it. They are multiplicative, so you end up with x8 damage in total.

  • @TheAuron32

    @TheAuron32

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@superbaas8822 jesus no wonder people risk the luck with Deathblow, that’s more powerful than i thought 😆

  • @johnnynightmare22
    @johnnynightmare22 Жыл бұрын

    I am totally wrecking my way through Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions with 1 monk, 1 time mage, an orator and a knight.

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