The Main Gauche(マインゴーシュ,Main Gōshu?), also known as Guardian, is a recurring dagger in the Final Fantasy series. It is often one of the weaker, but still powerful weapons for the Thief class, and gives a boost to evade and/or speed.
"Knife that sometimes blocks enemy attacks. Can be used with Spellblade."
—Description
The Main Gauche is a dagger that can be found in Karnak Castle and Moore, or won from Mindflayer. It has a 25% chance of parrying an enemy's attack, and provides 33 Attack and 36 Accuracy.
"Short dagger that sometimes parries enemy attacks."
—Description
The Main Gauche, originally translated as Guardian, is equippable by Locke and is found in Mt. Kolts. It has an attack power of 59, boosts Speed by 4, Evade by 10, and enables the Runic command.
The Main Gauche is the Vigil Weapon corresponding to the Dancer'sMythic Weapon (Terpischore), found within Nyzul Isle. It can be used to obtain the Weapon skill Pyrrhic Kleos.
The Main Gauche is a dagger with 38 Attack Power, 34 Evade and 1.97s charge and 1.2s action time, making it one of the slower daggers but still fast when compared to other weapons. It is sold in Jahara and Rabanastre for a cost of 3,500 gil. Equipping the Main Gauche requires obtaining the Daggers 3 License for 30 LP.
In the International Zodiac Job System, only the Shikari class may equip the Main Gauche. It requires the Daggers 3 license for 35 LP.
The Main Gauche has low power, but a Weapon Evasion of 40%. It can be bought for 3,000 gil after Chapter 3 or found with the Treasure Hunter ability as a rare treasure at Grogh Heights.
The Main Gauche appears in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade, borrowing its appearance from its Final Fantasy XI incarnation. At its base level, its rare version has an Attack of 760, a Defense of 730, a maximum level of 60, and a Cost of 10. Its rare plus version, at base level, has an Attack of 1160, a Defense of 1170, a maximum level of 80, and a Cost of 15. Both weapons are classed as Daggers, but the weapons have different leveling rates; the rare Main Gauche has a normal leveling rate, whereas the rare plus Main Gauche has a fast leveling rate.
"Main gauche" means "left hand" in French. The Main Gauche is the name given to a parrying dagger wielded with the left hand, which was used in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, as an off-hand weapon in conjunction with a sword.
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