See also: Chemist.

The Chemist (アイテム士, Aitemu-shi^?) is a Job class from Final Fantasy Tactics. It is the basic mage Job class where all mage Job classes start, as opposed to Squire that is the basic Job of warrior classes. Chemist is the only Job that can initially use items, and can even throw them over great distances. Chemist also has two important passive abilities to learn, one for safeguarding equipment from being destroyed or stolen, and another for retrieving hidden treasure beneath the earth. Once the player's party has arrived at Goug Machine City in Chapter 2, the player can buy guns for the Chemists to equip, which will instantly increase their offensive capability in the battle. It costs 5,140 JP to master this Job.

Leveling Chemist up to level 2 unlocks White Mage and Black Mage, leveling it to level 6 with Squire unlocks Onion Knight, and mastering this job along with Orator, Summoner, Geomancer, Squire, and Dragoon unlocks Dark Knight.

Contents 1 Stats 2 Abilities 2.1 Innate Abilities 2.2 Item/Items 2.3 Reaction Abilities 2.4 Support Abilities 2.5 Movement Abilities 3 Trivia 4 Gallery

StatsEdit

An expert in the use of items to recover HP or remove vexing status ailments.

Prerequisite	Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
None	Knives, Guns	Hats	Clothes	No

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
3	3	8	5%	Low	Average	Low	Average

AbilitiesEdit

Innate AbilitiesEdit

• Throw Items

Item/ItemsEdit

Chemist job command. Enables the use of items to assist allies in need.

All HP/MP recovering are based on the item's Power. All Items have a 100% hit rate.

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
Potion		Use a potion to restore HP or inflict damage on the undead. Restores: 30 HP.	4	1	Now	30
Hi-Potion		Use a Hi-Potion to restore HP. A more potent draught than a Potion. Restores: 70 HP.	4	1	Now	200
X-Potion		Use an X-Potion to restore HP. A more potent draught than a Hi-Potion. Restores: 150 HP.	4	1	Now	300
Ether		Use an ether to restore MP. Restores: 20 MP.	4	1	Now	300
Hi-Ether		Use a Hi-Ether to restore MP. A more potent draught than an Ether. Restores: 50 MP.	4	1	Now	400
Elixir		Use an elixir to fully restore HP and MP.	4	1	Now	900
Antidote		Use an antidote to nullify poison. Removes: Poison.	4	1	Now	70
Eye Drop	Eye Drops	Use eye drops when vision has been magickally compromised. Removes: Blind.	4	1	Now	80
Echo Grass	Echo Herbs	Use echo herbs to restore a unit's power of speech, permitting them to cast magicks once again. Removes: Silence.	4	1	Now	120
Maiden's Kiss		Use a maiden's kiss to change a unit that has been transformed into a toad back to its original form. Removes: Toad.	4	1	Now	200
Soft	Gold Needle	Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use. Removes: Stone.	4	1	Now	250
Holy Water		Use holy water to lift the curse of undeath from a unit. Removes: Undead, Vampire.	4	1	Now	400
Remedy		Use a remedy to cure various status effects. Removes: Poison, Blind, Silence, Toad, Stone, Confusion, Oil, Sleep.	4	1	Now	700
Phoenix Down		Use phoenix down to restore life to a fallen unit. Vanishes after one use. Removes: KO.	4	1	Now	90

Reaction AbilitiesEdit

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Trigger	JP Needed
Auto-Potion		Use a Potion to restore HP.	HP Loss	400

Support AbilitiesEdit

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Throw Items		Throw items within an increased radius, even if not a Chemist.	350
Maintenance	Safeguard	Prevent equipment from being destroyed or stolen.	250
Equip Change	Reequip	Change equipment mid-battle. Adds the Reequip command.	0

Movement AbilitiesEdit

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Move-Find Item	Treasure Hunter	Discover items hidden on tiles upon moving to them.	100

TriviaEdit

• The design of the female Merchant Job class of the Korean MMORPG, Ragnarok Online, bears a striking resemblance with the female Chemist of Final Fantasy Tactics.
• Both the male and female Chemist sprite models appear as cameos in the backdrops of several cutscenes in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

GalleryEdit

v · e · dFinal Fantasy Tactics Jobs
Regular Jobs
Squire - Chemist - Knight - Archer - White Mage - Black Mage - Monk - Thief - Mystic - Time Mage - Geomancer - Dragoon - Orator - Summoner - Samurai - Ninja - Arithmetician - Dancer - Bard - Mime
Special Jobs
Holy Knight - Machinist - Skyseer - Netherseer - Divine Knight - Sword Saint - Templar - Dragonkin - Soldier - Astrologer - Cleric - Princess
Enemy Jobs
Ark Knight - Assassin - Celebrant - Fell Knight - Rune Knight - Nightblade - Sorcerer
NPC Jobs
Cardinal - Commoner - Duke - Duke - Elder - False Saint - Grand Duke - High Confessor - Viscount - Witch of the Coven
The War of the Lions Jobs
Dark Knight - Onion Knight - Sky Pirate - Game Hunter - Deathknight