The Job System of FINAL FANTASY V allows characters to gain special skills and abilities by equipping different "Jobs". The Jobs that a character can equip originate from the essence of past heroes. By equipping a certain Job, a character absorbs the past heroís powers and their special abilities. There are twenty-one different Jobs, each with different abilities, attribute adjustments, and drawbacks. Listed below are a few of the many Jobs available in FINAL FANTASY V

JOB

LEVEL

ABILITY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

Protect

Protect dying members when they are attacked

2

!Guard

Completely block direct attack (zero damage)

3

Two Handed

Double Attack Power; Cannot Equip Shields

4

Shield

Enable Shields to be equipped

5

Armor

Enable Armor to be equipped

6

Sword

Equip a Sword to have counterattack power as a Knight

JOB

LEVEL

ABILITY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

!Collect

Accumulate power for some time; Attack Power doubles

2

Battle

Bare hand Attack Power equivalent to a Monk's

3

!Chakra

Recover one's HP, and status abnormalities such as

4

Shield

Enable Shields to be equipped

5

Armor

Enable Armor to be equipped

6

Sword

Equip a Sword to have counterattack power as a Knight

JOB

LEVEL

ABILITY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

Hidden Passageway

Allow hidden passageways to become visible

2

!Escape

Run away from battle at a rate faster than pressing L1/R1 buttons

3

Dash

Move at four times the normal speed by holding down the X button

4

!Steal

Steal treasures from monsters

5

Caution

Prevent rear attacks by 100%

6

!Capture

Attack monsters and steal their treasures

7

On the Move

Speed becomes the same as the Thiefís

JOB

LEVEL

ABILITY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

!Animals

Call for friends of the forest (animals)

2

!Aim

Aim to raise hit percentage

3

Equip Bow & Arrow

Characters that cannot equip a Bow and Arrow will be able to equip them

4

!Random Fire

Attack four consecutive times; each successive attack will reduce Attack Power by half

JOB

LEVEL

ABILITY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

Black Magic LV1

Cast Black Magic up to Level 1

2

Black Magic LV2

Cast Black Magic up to Level 2

3

Black Magic LV3

Cast Black Magic up to Level 3

4

Black Magic LV4

Cast Black Magic up to Level 4

5

Black Magic LV5

Cast Black Magic up to Level 5

6

Black Magic LV6

Cast Black Magic up to Level 6

7

30% MP increase

MAX MP will increase by 30%

JOB

LEVEL

ABILITY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

Medicinal Knowledge

Double the effect of Tonics and Tinctures

2

!Combine

During battle, create a new medicine from two medicines

3

!Drink

Drink an item specifically for alchemists

4

!Cure

Cure status abnormalities for everyone in the party

5

!Recover

Recover all characters who can no longer battle