FFCompendium
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:17 am
Im sure alot of you have heard of it, and maybe some of you havnet, but I like goint to this site to look athe a comparison of the other Past, and Present Final Fantasys. I just thought id post a description about bard in the past.
Dancer
Appearances: FF5, FF6, FFX-2, FFT
Aliases: Songstress
Dancers cast a random effect on their enemies, much like a bard. They must learn dances either through AP or experience.
Similar Job Classes: Bard, Geomancer
FF5
NAME: Dancer
OVERVIEW: The Red Shoes accessory increases the success rate of Flirt and chance of doing Sword Dance.
WEAPONS: Knives
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
!Flirt - Distract enemy and reset their turn time. High chance of failure.
!Dance - Do a continuous dance at random (default)
Equip Ribbon - Equip Ribbon, Tiara, Rainbow Armor, and/or Red Shoes despite job class
Dances:
Sword Dance - Attack enemy for four times normal damage
Jitterbug - Drain HP from enemy and give to self
Mystery Waltz - Drain MP from enemy and give to self
Tempting Tango - Cast Confuse on enemy
ATTRIBUTES: High strength, low HP, low magic
FFX-2
NAME: Songstress
OVERVIEW: Songstress also includes traits of the Bard. Songstresses cannot attack, unless afflicted with Berserk.
WEAPONS: Microphone
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
Dance:
Darkness Dance - Cast Blind on enemy for length of dance
Samba of Silence - Cast Silence on enemy for length of dance
MP Mambo - MP cost for party is 0 for length of dance
Magical Masque - Party is invulnerable to magic attacks for length of dance
Sleepy Shuffle - Puts all enemies to sleep for length of dance
Carnival Cancan - Party's max HP is doubled for length of dance
Slow Dance - Cast Slow on all enemies for length of dance
Brakedance - Cast Stop on all enemies for length of dance
Jitterbug - Cast Haste on party for length of dance
Dirty Dancing - All allies' attacks are critical hits for length of dance
Sing:
Battle Cry - Raise party's strength for length of song
Cantus Firmus - Raise party's defense for length of song
Esoteric Melody - Raise party's magic power for length of song
Disenchant - Raise party's magic defense for length of song
Perfect Pitch - Raise party's accuracy for length of song
Matador's Song - Raise party's evasion for length of song
SUPPORT ABILITIES: None
ATTRIBUTES: Low HP, low strength, low physical defense, low accuracy, low luck
FF: Tactics
NAME: Dancer
OVERVIEW: Only females can be Dancers. Males become Bards, whose abilities affect only allies.
WEAPONS: Knife, Cloth/Rug
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
Dance:
Witch Hunt - Cause MP damage
Wiznaibus - Cause HP damage
Slow Dance - Lower target speed
Polka Polka - Lower target's attack power
Disillusion - Lower target's magic power
Nameless Dance - Cause various status ailments
Last Dance - Turns target's CT count to 0
Reaction Abilities: A Save (raise physical attack power), Brave Up
Support Abilities: None
Move Abilities: Jump +3, Fly (leap over enemies and obstacles)
ATTRIBUTES: Low evasion, low HP, low MP
Traits of Dancer in Other Games
FF6: Mog's primary ability is "Dance", however, all his dances do nothing but Geomancy magic.
Dancer
Appearances: FF5, FF6, FFX-2, FFT
Aliases: Songstress
Dancers cast a random effect on their enemies, much like a bard. They must learn dances either through AP or experience.
Similar Job Classes: Bard, Geomancer
FF5
NAME: Dancer
OVERVIEW: The Red Shoes accessory increases the success rate of Flirt and chance of doing Sword Dance.
WEAPONS: Knives
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
!Flirt - Distract enemy and reset their turn time. High chance of failure.
!Dance - Do a continuous dance at random (default)
Equip Ribbon - Equip Ribbon, Tiara, Rainbow Armor, and/or Red Shoes despite job class
Dances:
Sword Dance - Attack enemy for four times normal damage
Jitterbug - Drain HP from enemy and give to self
Mystery Waltz - Drain MP from enemy and give to self
Tempting Tango - Cast Confuse on enemy
ATTRIBUTES: High strength, low HP, low magic
FFX-2
NAME: Songstress
OVERVIEW: Songstress also includes traits of the Bard. Songstresses cannot attack, unless afflicted with Berserk.
WEAPONS: Microphone
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
Dance:
Darkness Dance - Cast Blind on enemy for length of dance
Samba of Silence - Cast Silence on enemy for length of dance
MP Mambo - MP cost for party is 0 for length of dance
Magical Masque - Party is invulnerable to magic attacks for length of dance
Sleepy Shuffle - Puts all enemies to sleep for length of dance
Carnival Cancan - Party's max HP is doubled for length of dance
Slow Dance - Cast Slow on all enemies for length of dance
Brakedance - Cast Stop on all enemies for length of dance
Jitterbug - Cast Haste on party for length of dance
Dirty Dancing - All allies' attacks are critical hits for length of dance
Sing:
Battle Cry - Raise party's strength for length of song
Cantus Firmus - Raise party's defense for length of song
Esoteric Melody - Raise party's magic power for length of song
Disenchant - Raise party's magic defense for length of song
Perfect Pitch - Raise party's accuracy for length of song
Matador's Song - Raise party's evasion for length of song
SUPPORT ABILITIES: None
ATTRIBUTES: Low HP, low strength, low physical defense, low accuracy, low luck
FF: Tactics
NAME: Dancer
OVERVIEW: Only females can be Dancers. Males become Bards, whose abilities affect only allies.
WEAPONS: Knife, Cloth/Rug
ABILITIES/MAGIC:
Dance:
Witch Hunt - Cause MP damage
Wiznaibus - Cause HP damage
Slow Dance - Lower target speed
Polka Polka - Lower target's attack power
Disillusion - Lower target's magic power
Nameless Dance - Cause various status ailments
Last Dance - Turns target's CT count to 0
Reaction Abilities: A Save (raise physical attack power), Brave Up
Support Abilities: None
Move Abilities: Jump +3, Fly (leap over enemies and obstacles)
ATTRIBUTES: Low evasion, low HP, low MP
Traits of Dancer in Other Games
FF6: Mog's primary ability is "Dance", however, all his dances do nothing but Geomancy magic.