Warrior

A typical Warrior as seen in Final Fantasy
Also known as	Knight, Fighter
Type	Physical
Skills	Cover, Swordplay

Warrior (From Middle English, from Old North French, to make war) is a character class (or job) found in many computer role-playing games, most notably in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. It is often also referred to as Fighter. It is closely associated with the Knight (ナイト) class: in some games, the Knight is an upgraded form for the Warrior job, while in other games, the two classes are synonymous. Image File history File links Final Fantasy character classes This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (792x660, 104 KB)A warrior depicted in a full-motion video in the remake of Final Fantasy for the PSone. ... Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru FantajÄ«, colloq. ... Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that uses traditional gameplay elements found in pen-and-paper role-playing games. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Final Fantasy (Japanese: Fainaru FantajÄ«) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ...

The Warrior is portrayed as a skilled swordsman who can make use of some of the most powerful heavy armors and weaponry in the game. As such, it is a well-rounded physical combatant with both high attack and defense statistics. In some games, the Knight is able to learn basic white magic, but since it typically has a low magic rating and an extremely limited repertoire of spells, its capabilities in this field are somewhat limited. Because of its reliance on heavy plate armor and broadswords, the cost of managing the Warrior's equipment typically makes it among the most expensive classes in the series. But its sheer attack power nevertheless makes it an almost essential addition to any team. Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Sword (from Old English sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, literally wounding tool from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- to wound, to hurt) is a term for a long-edged, bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade, usually... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ...

Warriors appear in many online roleplaying games including (but not limited to) EverQuest, Guild Wars, World of Warcraft and Lineage II. In Dungeons & Dragons and its related spin-off works, warrior characters are represented by Fighters, Paladins and Rangers. Undead Male Warrior A Warrior is a class in World of Warcraft that excels in melee combat and playing the role of a tank. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, fighter is one of the base character classes. ... Paladin is a character class in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and later role-playing games, many of which were influenced by D&D. The class is loosely based on historical Paladins. ... Rangers are a type of warriors appearing in fantasy fiction and role-playing games. ...

Warriors in the Final Fantasy

The Warrior and/or Knight has appeared in the following games in the Final Fantasy series:

• Final Fantasy (Warrior and Knight)
• Final Fantasy III (Fighter and Knight)
• Final Fantasy V (Knight)
• Final Fantasy X-2 (Warrior)
• Final Fantasy Tactics (Squire and Knight)
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Soldier, Warrior and Fighter)
• Final Fantasy XI (Warrior)

The Warrior can be reasonably described as one of the most basic character archetypes in the Final Fantasy series. As a result, there are numerous characters who have appeared throughout the history of the franchise that can be considered roughly analogous to the Fighter. Some of these characters include Cecil Harvey (Final Fantasy IV), Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII), Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII), Adelbert Steiner (Final Fantasy IX) and Auron (Final Fantasy X), although Auron is also associated with Samurai (character class). Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī, colloq. ... This article covers the computer role-playing game released in 1990 for the Nintendo Family Computer. ... Final Fantasy V (ファイナルファンタジーV Fainaru Fantajī V) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy X-2 (ファイナルファンタジーX-2 Fainaru Fantajī X-2, read: ten-two) is a role-playing game in the Final Fantasy series, and the first true sequel to a Final Fantasy game, the best selling Final Fantasy X released in 2001. ... Final Fantasy Tactics (often abbreviated as FFT) is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Squaresoft for the Sony PlayStation. ... Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a strategy video game for Nintendos Game Boy Advance. ... Final Fantasy XI (ファイナルファンタジーXI Fainaru Fantajī XI) is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in the Final Fantasy series. ... An archetype is an idealized model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Cecil Harvey is a fictional character in the SquareSoft RPG Final Fantasy IV for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). ... Final Fantasy IV (ファイナルファンタジーIV in Japanese, or Fainaru Fantajī IV using romanization), often abbreviated to FF4, is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Cloud Strife (クラウド・ストライフ Kuraudo Sutoraifu) is the main protagonist in Squaresofts (now known as Square Enix) role playing game Final Fantasy VII. His appearance is marked by spiky blonde hair, vivid blue eyes with a slight green glow (a mark of SOLDIER and sign of having been exposed to mako... Final Fantasy VII (ファイナルファンタジーVII Fainaru Fantajī VII), or Final Fantasy 7, is a console and computer role-playing game released by Square Co. ... Squall Leonhart is the protagonist from Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. At 17-years-old, Squall is a student at Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries. ... 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. ... Captain Adelbert Steiner[1] is a fictional character from the PlayStation computer role-playing game Final Fantasy IX. Steiner is a loyal, if blind, follower of Queen Brahnes Alexandrian regime, and sometimes will follow every single one of her orders just to prove himself better than his arch rival... Final Fantasy IX (ファイナルファンタジーIX Fainaru Fantajī IX) is a computer role-playing game developed by Square Co. ... Auron (アーロン Āron in Japanese) is a playable character in the Squaresoft role-playing game Final Fantasy X. He is known in the world of Spira as a legendary guardian through the belief that he was the only guardian known to have survived the process of defeating the creature named Sin. ... Final Fantasy X (ファイナルファンタジーX Fainaru Fantajī X) is the tenth title of the Final Fantasy role-playing game series and the first installment of the series released on the PlayStation 2. ... Samurai is a character class or job that can be used by various characters in a number of Final Fantasy role-playing games. ...

Fighters in Dungeons & Dragons

In Dungeons & Dragons and many D&D-derived games, the fighter is a versatile, weapons-oriented warrior class. The fighter is an adept warrior who fights using skill, strategy and tactics. Similar character classes are the paladin, ranger, barbarian and cavalier. For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... A warrior is a person habitually engaged in war and/or skilled in the waging of war. ... Paladin is a character class in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and later role-playing games, many of which were influenced by D&D. The class is loosely based on historical Paladins. ... Rangers are a type of warriors appearing in fantasy fiction and role-playing games. ... // Greek origin of the term Barbarian comes the French barbarien or Medieval Latin barbarinus, from Latin barbaria, from Latin barbarus, from the ancient Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros) which meant a non-Greek, someone whose (first) language was not Greek. ... Headline text Cavalier has multiple meanings: Cavalier is a male ballet dancer. ...

Fighter was one of the three classes in the original D&D game, then called "Fighting Man" (the other two were Magic User and Cleric). In the anime Record of Lodoss War (Lodoss to Senki), the character Parn is a Fighter who later becomes a paladin. The Magic-User was a character class in early versions of the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. ... A cleric is: A member of the clergy of a religion, especially one that has trained or ordained priests, preachers, or other religious professionals; or A member of a character class in Dungeons & Dragons and similar fantasy role-playing games. ... DVD edition. ... Paladin is a character class in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and later role-playing games, many of which were influenced by D&D. The class is loosely based on historical Paladins. ...

In the 3rd edition of the D&D game, Fighters get bonus Feats at every even-numbered level, giving a 20th level fighter more feats than any other character class of equivalent levels. For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ...

Unlike many of the other classes in D&D, it is almost always incorrect for a player to refer to their own character (in game) as a fighter. Since the class covers a huge variety of profesions, from knights to bandits, in the game world nobody is actually known as a "fighter". The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Butch Cassidy, a famous outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, is most familiar to contemporary readers as a stock character in Western movies. ...

There is a class in D&D called 'Warrior', but it is not intended for the player characters, as it is a weakened version of the Fighter class. It is used for NPCs such as town guards and the like. A d20 System/D&D book devoted to expanding this class was released by Skirmisher Publishing LLC [1] in 2003. The d20 System logo The d20 System is a system of game mechanics for role-playing games published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast and based on the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons. ... The original Dungeons & Dragons set Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... Skirmisher Publishing LLC [1] is an Alexandria, Virginia-based publisher of wargames, roleplaying games, and historic reprints. ...

Warriors in World of Warcraft

Main article: Warrior (World of Warcraft)

The warrior class in World of Warcraft is a very complex one to play. Filling both the roles of Main Tank and Main DPSer well, the warrior has the widest array of weapons to choose from in the game, and is one of only two classes which uses plate armor, the highest classification of armor in the game, as well as a wide array of combat skills to choose from. The only areas the warrior is truly deficient in are healing and escape from combat. Undead Male Warrior A Warrior is a class in World of Warcraft that excels in melee combat and playing the role of a tank. ...

Fighters and Warriors in Dragon Quest III

Dragon Quest III has both a "fighter" and a "warrior" class. The latter is equivalent to the fighters and warriors found in other games, but the former is instead a martial artist class, similar to the D&D monk. The box art of the recent release, Dragon Quest VIII. Dragon Quest (Japanese: ドラゴンクエスト), known as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII, is a series of role playing games created by Enix, now Square Enix. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... The Monk is a character class in a number of table-top roleplaying and computer games, notably the Dungeons & Dragons game. ...