Chemist

Paine transforms into an Alchemist
Also known as	Alchemist
Type	Physical/Magical
Skills	Mix, Stash

The Chemist is a character class (or job) found in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. It is sometimes referred to as the Alchemist class, especially in more recent titles such as Final Fantasy X-2 and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Image File history File links Final Fantasy character classes This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... This article is about Paine, a character in Final Fantasy X-2. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Final Fantasy series by Square Enix features a variety of classes (or jobs) that are assigned or assignable to each character in your active party. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy X-2 (X-2 is pronounced: IPA tÉ›ntuː, ten-two, not ecks-two, twelve or ten point two) is a computer role-playing game in the Final Fantasy series, and the first to be a true sequel to a previous Final Fantasy... Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a strategy video game for Nintendos Game Boy Advance. ...

Highly proficient in the use of items, Chemists are generally rather weak attackers with below-average defense; as such, they function best as support units, using special abilities such as "Mix" to cure party members and relieve status ailments. When using the Mix command, Chemists combine two items from the player's inventory to produce a certain effect, be it an elementally-based attack on the enemy party or powerful restorative magic designed to help allies. While many of the Chemist's Mix formulas can be easily predicted (e.g., mixing two potions will produce a more effective potion; mixing two grenades will create a stronger explosion), a decent quantity of formulas must be discovered through trial and error and innovative combination of materials. Likewise, despite the fact that several Chemist mixtures produce effects similar to those of purchasable items, other classes' skills, or magic spells, there are some extremely powerful attacks that can only be performed by means of alchemy. This feature encourages players to seek out new items and experiment with them in battle.

Series History

Final Fantasy V introduced the Chemist as an available character class. Chemists in this title wield knives and staves and are rather ineffective fighters. Noteworthy Chemist abilities include an increased potency with items, the power to combine materials (Mix), and the ability to "drink" special potions in combat. Final Fantasy V (FF5) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... traditional Norse knife A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool used for cutting. ... A staff is a large, thick stick or stick-shaped object used to help with walking or as a status symbol or a weapon. ...

In Final Fantasy Tactics, the Chemist is the default job class for magically-inclined characters and forms the basis for jobs such as Wizard and Priest. Chemists have the power to toss items across the battlefield and provide invaluable support early on in the game. They remain relatively weak attackers, but do have the ability to equip powerful guns. Chemists in this title do not possess the trademark Mix command. Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT) is a Japanese tactical role-playing video game developed by Square Co. ... The Black Mage is a character class (or job) in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games. ... The White Mage (Japanese: 白魔道士, or しろまどうし in earlier games without kanji support) is a character class (or job) in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role playing games. ... Jump to: navigation, search A gun is a mechanical device that fires projectiles at high velocity, using a propellant such as gun powder or compressed air. ...

The character of Rikku in Final Fantasy X has skills resembling those of a Chemist, as her overdrive, Mix, is essentially a more in-depth version of the Final Fantasy V item combination system. Rikku (originally known as Ryukku (リュック) in Japan, and no relation to Riku of the Squaresoft game Kingdom Hearts) is a playable character in the PlayStation 2 games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Limit Breaks (sometimes shortened to Limits) are powerful combat moves featured in Squaresofts Final Fantasy series. ...

Final Fantasy X-2 includes an Alchemist "dressphere" (character class) combining many of the classic Chemist traits. The Alchemist in this title uses the Mix command to create a wide variety of effects in battle, but also wields a firearm capable of damaging enemy units. An interesting addition to this class is the "Stash" command, which allows the Alchemist to use items not currently in the player's inventory; this ability makes the Alchemist one of the preferred characters during late stages of the adventure. Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy X-2 (X-2 is pronounced: IPA tɛntuː, ten-two, not ecks-two, twelve or ten point two) is a computer role-playing game in the Final Fantasy series, and the first to be a true sequel to a previous Final Fantasy... Some firearms A firearm is a kinetic energy mechanical device that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ...

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance also boasts the Alchemist class; however, Alchemists in this game wield powerful attack magic and the class is limited to the Nu Mou race. They also have the "Item"-command by default, so the class has basically one extra command to use. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a strategy video game for Nintendos Game Boy Advance. ... Spoiler warning: Bangaa Bangaa are the lizard-like warrior race of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance & Final Fantasy XII. They are separated by four sub-branches: Bangaa Ruga with yellow-brown skin, Bangaa Faas with bronze skin and shorter ears, Banga Bista with red-brown skin, and Bangaa Sanga with ash...

It should also be noted that despite the lack of Chemist-type characters in other "Final Fantasy" titles, many of the Chemist's traits appear throughout the series. Final Fantasy VII features a "W-Item" materia allowing for the use of multiple items in one turn, Final Fantasy VIII allows players to refine various spells and materials from items, and Final Fantasy IX includes several Chemist-derived character support abilities. Final Fantasy XI features an alchemy guild through which a player can create items. Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy VII is a console and computer role-playing game released by Square Co. ... Materia are small balls of crystallized Mako used in the magic system of the role playing game Final Fantasy VII, called to allow the user to cast various magic and use special abilities. ... Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy VIII (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジーVIII Fainaru Fantajī VIII) is a computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Refining is the process of purification of a substance, usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. ... Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy IX is a computer role-playing game developed by Square Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy XI was the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to be released in the Final Fantasy series. ... A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of morality or conduct. ...

References

Historically, alchemy is the process by which a metal could be purportedly transmutated into a more valuable one, namely silver or gold. The practice is typically dismissed as pseudoscience, but the historical and philosophical implications of alchemy are actually quite prominent. Alchemy's influence on literature and human thought as a whole deserves equal attention. The relative mysticism and somewhat occult nature of the discipline make it well-suited for an appearance alongside spellcasters of the Final Fantasy series. Jump to: navigation, search Alchemy is an early protoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, and mysticism. ... Transmutation is the conversion of one object into another. ... Open Directory Project: Literature World Literature Electronic Text Archives Magazines and E-zines Online Writing Writers Resources Libraries, Digital Cataloguing, Metadata Distance Learning Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Classicism in Literature The Universal Library, by Carnegie Mellon University Project Gutenberg Online Library Abacci - Project Gutenberg texts matched with Amazon... Jump to: navigation, search Mysticism, from the Greek (mueo, to conceal), is the pursuit of achieving communion with, or conscious awareness of ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct, personal experience (intuition or insight) rather than rational thought; the belief in the existence of realities beyond perceptual... The word occult comes from Latin occultus (hidden), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ...