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Thief

"The Thief is quick of movement and nimble of limb."

—Dawn of Souls Instructions

The Thief (シーフ, Shīfu^?) is the swift and nimble fighter of the Warriors of Light in the original Final Fantasy. He is essentially this game's "investment" character - he initially begins as a relatively weak character (though buffed in Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls and subsequent remakes), but after completing the Citadel of Trials, Bahamut the Dragon King upgrades him to the rank of Ninja. Unlike most other games of the series, the Thief cannot steal in the original Final Fantasy, but is a valuable asset to the party for his ability to successfully run from battles.He had blue hair in the NES and MSX sprites, but now has a green bandana in the WSC revision and had kept the design, making him resemble Link from the Legend of Zelda.

StatisticsEdit

Equipment and Magic usable by Thief
Weapons	Assassin Dagger* - Asura* \| Coral Sword \| Dagger \| Duel Rapier* \| Falchion \| Gladius* \| Kikuichimonji* \| Knife \| Kotetsu \| Mage Masher \| Masamune \| Mythril Knife \| Orichalcum \| Rapier \| Rune Blade \| Saber \| Scimitar \| Wyrmkiller
Armor	Bard's Tunic \| Black Garb \| Clothes \| Leather Armor \| Red Jacket
Equipment	Diamond Armlet \| Protect Ring \| Ruby Armlet \| Silver Armlet \| Thief's Armlet
Shields	Buckler \| Elven Cloak \| Protect Cloak \| Zephyr Cape
Helmets	Black Cowl \| Feathered Cap \| Leather Cap \| Genji Helm* \| Ribbon \| Twist Headband
Gloves	Leather Gloves \| Thief's Gloves
White Magic	None
Black Magic	None

*All names from Dawn of Souls release
All equipment marked with a * is from Dawn of Souls releases and on.

NinjaEdit

Ninja

After the Thief upgrades to Ninja (にんじゃ, Ninja^?), he can equip all weapons but the Wizard Staff and Excalibur, all but nine pieces of armor, and can cast low-level Black Magic. In spite of the fact that he has the most drastic upgrade in the entire game, he is still outclassed by a Knight in terms of offense and defense, though later remakes alleviated this to make them more comparable. In all versions, it is recommended to promote the Thief sooner than later, as being upgraded too late runs the risk of decreased spell charges (MP in later editions).

StatisticsEdit

Equipment and Magic usable by the Ninja
Weapons	All Thief Weapons \| Battle Axe \| Braveheart* \| Cat Claws \| Crosier \| Defender \| Enhancer* \| Flame Sword \| Gigantaxe* \| Great Axe \| Great Sword \| Hammer \| Healing Staff \| Ice Brand \| Iron Nunchuck \| Light Axe \| Longsword \| Lust Dagger* \| Mage's Staff \| Murasame* \| Mythril Axe \| Mythril Hammer \| Mythril Sword \| Nunchuck \| Ogrekiller \| Power Staff \| Razer \| Rune Axe* \| Sasuke's Blade* \| Staff \| Thor's Hammer \| Ultima Weapon* \| Viking Axe \| Vorpal Sword \| War Hammer* \| Werebuster
Armor	All Thief Armor \| Crystal Mail* \| Flame Mail \| Genji Equipment* \| Ice Armor \| Iron Armor \| Mythril Mail
Equipment	All Thief Equipment \| Crystal Ring*
Shields	All Thief Shields \| Crystal Shield* \| Flame Shield \| Genji Shield* \| Hero's Shield* \| Ice Shield \| Iron Shield
Helmets	Crystal Helm* \| Great Helm \| Helm \| Healing Helm \| Mythril Helm \| Tiger Mask*
Gloves	Bronze Gloves \| Crystal Gloves* \| Giant's Gloves \| Genji Gloves* \| Mythril Gloves \| Steel Gloves \|
White Magic	None
Black Magic	Blizzard \| Blizzara \| Dark \| Confuse \| Fire \| Fira \| Focus \| Focara \| Haste \| Hold \| Sleep \| Sleepra \| Slow \| Temper \| Thunder \| Thundara

All equipment marked with a * is from Dawn of Souls releases and on.

Name OriginsEdit

In the Dawn of Souls version and remakes of the game thereafter, there are ten optional auto-names for the different character classes. Each name is a reference to another character or place name in the Final Fantasy series. The names for the Thief class are: