Chemists increase the potency of the party's items, usually being restricted to healing items such as potions and ethers. They dress in strange little turbans (except in FFX-2). They can also mix two items to create strange and wondrous effects like healing, attacking, or support.

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FF5

NAME: Chemist OVERVIEW: Chemists are the only ones that can use Drinks, which are special items that have greater healing potency than normal items (potions, ethers, etc.) WEAPONS: Knives, Staffs, Flail, Morning Star ABILITIES/MAGIC: Pharmacist - Double effect of potions and healing items (default) !Mix - Combine two items to create various effects !Drink - Use Drinks from inventory (default) !Pray - Remove status ailments on party !Revive - Revive fallen ally ATTRIBUTES: High HP, low magic

FF10

NAME: Rikku OVERVIEW: Like FF5 Chemist, there are certain items only she can use, like Tonics, and offensive items like grenades and elemental gems. Rikku is also a Thief. WEAPONS: Claws ABILITIES/MAGIC: Steal - Steal treasure from enemy Use - Use special attack, recovery, and support items Luck - Raise party's Luck (accuracy, evasion, & critical hit rate) Jinx - Lower enemy party's Luck (accuracy, evasion, & critical hit rate) Bribe - Give money to an enemy to leave battle Spare Change - Attempt to pay enemies to leave battle and receive items in exchange (success rate depends on amount given) Copycat - Repeat the last action of an ally (except Overdrive, Summons, or equipment change) Mug - Damage and steal treasure from enemy Overdrive: Mix - Combine two items into a different item ATTRIBUTES: High speed, low strength

FFX-2

NAME: Alchemist OVERVIEW: Alchemists can learn to use any basic healing items for free. They can also Mix, like FF10 Rikku, at any time. WEAPONS: Machine gun ABILITIES/MAGIC: Mix - Combine two items into a different item Stash - Use a healing item not from stock (potion, hi-potion, mega-potion, x-potion, remedy, dispel tonic, phoenix down, mega phoenix, ether, elixir) SUPPORT ABILITIES: Items Lv.2 (decrease wait time for spell by 80%), Chemist (double effect of recovery items), Elementalist (double effect of elemental items), Physicist (double effect of non-elemental items) ATTRIBUTES: Low MP, low magic power, low evasion

FF: Tactics

NAME: Chemist OVERVIEW: Chemist is the precursor to all magic-based job classes. The Throw Item command allows Chemist to use items on targets up to eight squares away. All other classes only have a one square radius. WEAPONS: Knife, Gun ABILTIIES/MAGIC: Item: Potion, Hi-Potion, X-Potion, Ether, Hi-Ether, Elixir, Antidote, Eye Drop, Echo Grass, Maiden's Kiss, Soft, Holy Water, Remedy, Phoenix Down Reaction Abilities: Auto Potion - Use lowest available healing item when attacked Support Abilities: Throw Items/Throw Item (PSX); Maintenance/Safeguard (PSX) - equipped items immune to break; Reequip/ Equip Change (PSX) - change equipment in battle; Move Abilities: Treasure Hunter/Move-Find Item (PSX) - Find hidden items at your destination ATTRIBUTES: Low evasion, low attack power