Fighter (character class)

Warrior is a character class (or job) found in many role-playing games. This class may also be referred to as Fighter, as in Dungeons & Dragons. The class is sometimes also referred to as a Knight, although in some games this is a separate class with a more chivalric aspect. The Warrior is skilled in combat, and usually can make use of some of the most powerful heavy armor and weaponry in the game. As such, the warrior is a well-rounded physical combatant. In some games, the Warrior (or more often the Knight, if it is a separate class) may be able to learn basic magic, but its capabilities in this field are somewhat limited. Because of the class's reliance on heavy plate armor and expensive weaponry, the cost of managing the Warrior's equipment is typically very high.

Avalon: The Legend Lives, a text based multi-player role playing game was the first to offer a fully developed skills and profession system of which the very first player and profession was Zaphod of the Warriors , later renamed the Knights in November 1989. It currently has four iterations of the profession in each of its four player driven cities, The Warriors, Knights, Templars and Cavaliers. This, along with the mage, is Avalon's most ancient profession and remains its simplest to learn to a suitable level where the knight will be able to fight competently and be an effective force in any larger canvas battle. The class lacks the subtlety of other combat-orientated skillsets but many find complexity a handicap to faster-achieved potency. and no profession will reach 'potent' earlier than the knight.

In EverQuest II, a Fighter is the archetype for melee classes that specialize in leading combat and taking the brunt of the damage in groups. These classes include Crusaders, Brawlers, and Warriors.

The Warrior and/or Knight (ナイト) has appeared in the following games in the Final Fantasy series:

The Warrior can be reasonably described as one of the most basic character archetypes in the Final Fantasy series. As a result, there are numerous characters who have appeared throughout the history of the franchise that can be considered roughly analogous to the Fighter. Some of these characters include Firion (Final Fantasy II), Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII), Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII), Adelbert Steiner (Final Fantasy IX), and Tidus (Final Fantasy X).

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