FF characters are which job?

For fun I would like to have it cleared what FFXIV jobs do characters from other FF games play? Some seem obvious like Tifa from FF7 looks like a Pugilist/Monk to me and in FFX Lulu resembles a Thaumaturge (Black Mage). But others are more difficult to figure out. Are they one specific job, a combination of jobs or a job that has not yet been introduced to FFXIV.

Thanks.

FF7
Cloud/Sephiroth DRK
Barrett MCH
Yuffie Ninja (I know I was surprised too)
CID DRG
Aeris WHM or Astro hybrid (All that cosmos crap, stars etc but using staff denotes WHM)
Vincent MCH
Tifa PUG
Cait Sith...............OMGIDUNNOOOO!!!!!!! gambling addict (Dice LB) Maybe
Red XIII um.....dog? secretly Aesthetician based on his hairclips as weapons

Edgar: MCH (It even says so in the GBA/Smartphone versions)
Rydia: ACN. She never gets the SCH crystal, just the SMN one. This explains why she's a reliable healer early game, but not endgame
Maat: PGL. He uses hand to hand, but has a wider variety of cross-class skills than MNK would have.

Final Fantasy XII
Vaan : ROG/NIN
Penelo : WHM
Ashe : PLD
Balthier : MCH
Fran : BRD
Basch : WAR
Larsa : SCH?

Not base on weapon but base on their fighting style.
Zidane - Rogue (pure speed)
Squall - Drg (Gunblade's Trigger count as Burst damage)
Sephiroth - Nin (Mundra - Various magic spells)
Cloud - War (OP job)
Tidus - Archer (good mobility but not as fast as rogue)
Jecht - Mnk (Bad Ass)

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Originally Posted by Eul

Penelo : WHM
Ashe : PLD
Balthier : MCH

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I kinda disagree on those (based on my tests, but in the end that is personnal preference).
For me, it's more like :
Penelo : Red Mage
Ashe : Samurai
Balthier : Lancer (Ulhan in FFxii)

Though 2 of them aren't in FFxic yet so I can get behind your choice :p

For FFx :
Yuna : BLM (seriouly. Her base magic is higher than Lulu's for a long time) or SMN.
Lulu : BLM. No choice here
Tidus : dunno. Monk with a sword maybe.
Auron : DRK
Wakka : bard or machinist. Support ranged.
Khimari : DRG
Rikku : Rogue without a knife :p

Sooo... for my two favorites: (I try to take weapons and playstyle into account)

FFX

Tidus - probadly a ninja, I'd say: fast, mobile, using a blade (I'm sorry, but I disagree with him being an archer :P even though hes got a very fine hit-rate aswell)
Wakka - archer: applying various status-effects on monsters (first moves he learns if you follow his path), being ranged, having a very good hit-rate
Auron - DRK: one handed sword, heavy attacks while also a good pool of HP. Hes also the first one to learn some "cover"-spell, which would make him a paladin... but... naaaah... he doesnt seem like one so I identify this as a tank-ability
Kimahri - DRG: spear, jump, you dont want him in your party (sorry, had to make this joke xD actually its pretty clear though that hes a dragoon/bluemage - but since we dont have a bluemage yet...)
Lulu - easy, shes a BLM
Yuna - bit though... shes a SMN/WHM - clearly shes the healer in your party, learns all that nice, stronge healing-spells (and holy!) but can also summon aoens... you can even compare them to our egis I suppose... so: shes job switching and leveled two jobs! (And yes, she can do that mid-fight!)
Rikku - either a ninja or a monk - I would go for ninja: very fast&stealing abilities. True, she got fists as weapons but I can easly imagine her with two blades aswell... taking into account that shes technically trained she might be a MCN too (even though I'm totally unsure about this, since I havent played MCN yet)

FFIV (this is a lot easier!)

Cecil - hes a paladin - the paladin: sword&shield, cover, low level white magic (and ofc: DRK in the beginnig... its even called that)
Kain - dragoon - nough said, I suppose? I mean - our dragoon armor was modelled after him xD
Rosa - ofc, the lady is a whm...
Rydia - SMN - we can discuss that she was an arcanist early in the story and picked up her soul crystal later
Edge - Ninja, if you know the game no discussionen needed... two blades, ninjutsu, being called that...
Yang - Monk
Tellah - hes a bit of an exception since he knows mostly every spell ingame (but doesnt has the MP to use them...) - maybe a BLM who doesnt knows about his stances...? Or a WHM whos constantly running ooM? I would say: hes a BLM for me since I'm always using him like one...
Palom - (might be called differently in english?): hes the little BLM, done
Porom - (again, maybe different name): Paloms twin-sister, shes a WHM
Cid - a warrior, decent HP and his hammer isnt to far away from an axe, right?
FuSoYa - again, bit tricky... if I remember correctly he was able to cast black&white magic alike... so... BLM again?
Edward - hes a bard (and probadly the reason why no one likes bards now...)

Also, as a sidenote for FFII - would have loved to make such a chart for that game too! But since every character in there can become what he wants thats a bit off-limits. Same goes for FFIII and FFV - both are having a jobsystem, so its up to you which job each of your characters is mastering... for FFI such a chart is useless aswell since you're picking your characters based on their class.

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Originally Posted by Vidu

Sooo... for my two favorites: (I try to take weapons and playstyle into account)

FFX Rikku - either a ninja or a monk - I would go for ninja: very fast&stealing abilities. True, she got fists as weapons but I can easly imagine her with two blades aswell... taking into account that shes technically trained she might be a MCN too (even though I'm totally unsure about this, since I havent played MCN yet)

FFIV Rosa - ofc, the lady is a whm...

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I want to add to this that Rikku is primarily a chemist (not a job in this game, but is a job in the series) as her overdrive is mix, and she specialises in using items, but you are along the right lines of ROG/NIN as she steals things (ROG being this games thief) and uses fast attacks.

Also Rosa is stated as being an White mage AND Archer :D

though lets try this for FFVI (quite easy as a lot are already given jobs)

Terra - BLM
Locke - ROG
Edgar - MCH
Sabin - MNK
Cyan - Samurai (but as its not in the game, I would have to reluctantly have to give it to DRK for playstyle)
Gau - Blue mage (nothing else fits)
Celes - PLD
Setzer - Gambler (the closest to RNG this game gets is MCH)
Shadow - NIN
Strago - Blue mage (nothing else fits)
Mog - Dancer (though BRD might fit)
Umaro - WAR

uncategorisable
Relm - Pictomancer apparently, doesn't relate to this game at all
Gogo - Mime, same thing

gez Auron drk? , auron is SAM and Knight

Rikku is thief and chemist

Khimari is Blue and Drg

Yuna SMN and WHM

Lulu BLM

Tidus warrior and time mage

Wakka ranger and gambler?

FFVI

Terra: Red Mage (has a few white/black magic, uses a sword)
Locke: Rogue
Edgar: MCH
Sabin: MNK
Cyan: Samurai
Gau: Monster trainer??
Celes: Red Mage, same reason as Terra
Setzer: Gambler??
Strago: Black/Blue Mage
Relm: ???
General Leo: PLD
Shadow: NIN
Mog: DRG
Banon: WHM
Gogo: Anything, really (Mimic)
Umaro: WAR? (due to his berserk nature, high HP and high STR. no axe though)



FF IX

Zidane: Rogue
Vivi: BLM
Steiner: PLD
Garnet/Dagger: WHM/SMN
Freya: DRG
Quina: Blue Mage / Culinarian
Eiko: WHM/SMN
Amarant: MNK
Cinna: WAR
Blank: Rogue
Marcus: Rogue
Beatrix: PLD
Kuja: BLM/SMN (Dreadwyrm trance ><)

VIII

Squall: Gunblade
Rinoa: Beastmaster
Zell: Monk
Irvine: Sharpshooter
Quistis: Blue Mage
Selphie: The End

I would put Terra as a Summoner (half-primal)

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Originally Posted by Vidu

Tellah - hes a bit of an exception since he knows mostly every spell ingame (but doesnt has the MP to use them...) - maybe a BLM who doesnt knows about his stances...? Or a WHM whos constantly running ooM? I would say: hes a BLM for me since I'm always using him like one...

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Tellah is a Sage. The job appeared in FFIII as an ultimate mage able to use both white and black magic at their maximum level but with a limited MP pool.

Same goes for FuSoYa.

To answer the OP : Almost every character in past FF games officially had a job (Only I, III and V don't, II's characters can do anything but background-wise and base stat-wise they have a job), but we don't have nearly all of these jobs in FFXIV yet (and we probably won't have them ALL).

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Originally Posted by Freyyy

Tellah is a Sage. The job appeared in FFIII as an ultimate mage able to use both white and black magic at their maximum level but with a limited MP pool.

Same goes for FuSoYa.

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I know that ;) - but I was trying to find jobs within FFXIV to fit them best xD (I can see why we dont have a Sage in FFXIV...)

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Originally Posted by Kuwagami

Khimari : DRG

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Just because he has a lance it doesn't make him a DRG. He's a blue mage actually, just like Quistis from FFVIII or Quina from FFIX.

FF7 (Which originally had the characters be specific jobs before they scrapped the idea)
Cloud - Mystic Knight
Barret & Vincent - Gunner
Tifa - Monk
Aerith - White Mage
Red XIII - Beast
Cait Sith - Gambler
Cid - Dragoon
Yuffie - Ninja
Sephiroth - Samurai

FF8
Squall & Seifer - Warrior
Rinoa - Beastmaster/Berserker
Quistis - Blue Mage
Zell - Monk
Irvine - Gunner
Selphie - Gambler

FF9
Zidane - Thief
Vivi - Black Mage
Steiner - Knight
Garnet - White Mage/Summoner
Freya - Dragoon
Quina - Blue Mage
Amarant - Ninja
Eiko - White Mage/Summoner
Beatrix - Paladin

FF10
Tidus - Warrior/Time Mage
Wakka - Ranger
Lulu - Black Mage
Yuna - White Mage/Summoner
Khimari - Dragoon/Blue Mage
Auron - Samurai
Rikku - Thief/Ninja/Chemist

Other games either already have defined jobs for each character (1, 4, 6,), or can be whatever job the player wants out of those available (2, 3, 5, 12, 13).

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Originally Posted by Kit-Kat

Just because he has a lance it doesn't make him a DRG. He's a blue mage actually, just like Quistis from FFVIII or Quina from FFIX.

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He's a hybrid actually, the offline games do that a lot.

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Originally Posted by Kit-Kat

Just because he has a lance it doesn't make him a DRG. He's a blue mage actually, just like Quistis from FFVIII or Quina from FFIX.

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Except he jumps, and has a few dragon abilities (granted he learns them through blue magic but still).

Khimari is actually a DRG/BLU hybrid. Just like many other characters in single player FF games are hybrids because they have to fill in various roles from tanky damage dealer to supportive healer, in a party of 3 or 4 which is supposed to handle any situation thrown at their face

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Originally Posted by Kuwagami

I kinda disagree on those (based on my tests, but in the end that is personnal preference).
For me, it's more like :
Penelo : Red Mage
Ashe : Samurai
Balthier : Lancer (Ulhan in FFxii)

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OP says FF14 jobs. I can even mention those jobs if not only FF14 jobs :/

I'll take FFVIII because its the only FF I know by heart.

Squall - DRK. He's not noble or anything. He kinda does stuff cause people think he's the best guy for the job and only really gets motivated to do anything by his boner for Rinoa.

Seifer - DRK. 'Hey I'll help you burn the world I have no friends' kinda guy.

Rinoa - BLK. Despite using Angelo, her true nature leans more towards her being [SPOILERS]a godless force of magical destruction.[/SPOILERS]

Zell - PUG. Duh. Zell's the reason why I love that class honestly.

Selphie - AST. Going from her special limit break skills, she fits more of a support role, casting healing and barrier-type magic, plus the wildcard 'wtf how'd you learn to do that??!' spells. Also the randomness of her being able to draw such spells.

Irvine - MCH. Sharpshooter extraordinaire.

Quistis - Er...we don't have a Blue Mage class. She doesn't really fit into any other role besides that. Dominatrix maybe.

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Originally Posted by Eul

OP says FF14 jobs. I can even mention those jobs if not only FF14 jobs :/

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OP also asked if some are jobs that are yet to be introduced :)

Though if we stick to FFxiv's current jobs, I totally agree on Ashe and Penelo. I'll stick to balthier with a spear though

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Originally Posted by Pyroxene

FF7
Yuffie Ninja (I know I was surprised too)

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What blasphemy is this?

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Originally Posted by Ykronix

Zell - PUG. Duh. Zell's the reason why I love that class honestly.

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Also the Armageddon fist technique ((Best way to maximize Zell's damage)) involved getting several lower damage attacks in quickly, as opposed to using slower inputs for large numbers.