Fantasy Friday 10/24/2014

For this week's Fantasy Friday, we're talking about Final Fantasy's Red Mage Class.

Image from the Final Fantasy Wiki

Red Mages are really unique.  In Final Fantasy, White Mages mainly have healing spells that cure party members of ailments or recover health.  Black Mages generally use element-based magic such as Thunder, Blizzard, and Fire to attack.  Red Mages are the best of both worlds.  They combine Black and White magic, only instead of Gandalf the Grey you get the Red Mage.

The best part about wielding Red Mages is that they aren't limited to just Red Magic; they also have White and Black spells at their disposal.  The downside is that they are in no way experts at Black or White magic, so don't expect your Red Mage to absolutely be the Valedictorian at Hogwarts.  Red Mages supplement your team by giving you a magical edge by being part wizard, part warrior.  So...actually a lot like Gandalf the Grey.