Editing Dragoon

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{{nihongo|'''Dragoon'''|竜騎士|Dragon Knight}}, also known as '''Lancer''' and '''Dragon Knight''', is a recurring [[class]] in the ''[[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]]'' series. It first appears in ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', in which [[Ricard Highwind]] is a member of the class. Dragoon has also been the class for [[Kain Highwind]] of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' (who also bears Highwind as a last name) and [[Freya Crescent]] of ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''.

Dragoons are a skilled warrior class that specialize in the use of [[spear]]s and [[lance]]s. Dragoons wear armor meant to resemble a dragon, although they usually cannot wear heavy armor. A Dragoon's signature skill is a leaping attack called [[Jump]]. By using it, the Dragoon launches skyward off-screen, usually to remain in the air for the equivalent of one combat round or so. During this time the Dragoon cannot be harmed or even targeted by friend or foe, and is effectively out of the battle. From above, some Dragoons thrust downward with their spears, falling upon and skewering their foes. In some incarnations, these warriors choose instead to toss the weapon down from on high, adding the momentum of their fall to that imparted by their throw. Either way, the attack causes approximately twice as much damage as an attack launched from the ground. In addition, the Dragoon's speed and skill at handling such potentially unwieldy weaponry allows an experienced Dragoon to strike multiple times during one combat round. Dragoons are also occasionally connected to the [[Wyvern]], a winged dragon capable of flight. In rare cases they can inherit powers of dragon and maybe change into one.

[[Cid Highwind]] of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and [[Ward Zabac]] of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' are similar to Dragoons in that they both fight using a harpoon-style weapons and that both characters' [[Limit Break]]s are aerial attacks similar to Jump. [[Kimahri Ronso]] of ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' has abilities from both the Dragoon class and the [[Blue Mage]] class.

==History==
===''Final Fantasy'' series===
====''Final Fantasy V''====
In ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'', [[Alexander Highwind Tycoon]], though not specifically stated to be a Dragoon, shares the common Highwind surname and wears armor resembling the traditional Dragoon garb.

====''Final Fantasy VI''====
In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' the [[Jump]] skill made an appearance as a special ability conferred by the [[Dragoon Boots]] [[relic]]. Any character capable of equipping the relic found their standard [[Fight]] command replaced with Jump, which allowed them a traditional Dragoon-style Jump attack. Unique to this incarnation of the skill was the ability of the [[Dragon Horn]] relic to, when paired with the Dragoon Boots, allow any Jumping character two to four successive Jumps. Alternatively, by summoning the Esper called Palidor, all the player characters in a given battle could Jump simultaneously.

====''Final Fantasy IX''====
[[Freya Crescent]] is a dragoon, she wields a spear and can use the ability "Jump" where she leaps in the air for a turn and then comes crashing down on the next turn.

====''Final Fantasy XI''====
In ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', Dragoons (DRG) are also able call upon a Wyvern to fight by their side through the DRG ability "[[Call Wyvern]]". The ability was originally only available once every 2 hours, in the December 2005 update it was changed to a 20-minute timer, and a new two hour ability called "Spirit Surge" was made available. Spirit Surge greatly enhances all of the Dragoon's stats, as well as giving large amounts of extra HP, MP, and TP. The wyvern cannot be called until Spirit Surge wears off. Depending on the Dragoon's subjob, his Wyvern uses one of three sets of skills: Offensive, Defensive, (healing) or Multipurpose. Dragoons with Defensive-type Wyverns can effectively solo from level 60-75 by equipping the Drachen Armet, which enhances the Wyvern's healing ability. Dragoons have the traditional "Jump" attack along with an improved "High Jump" which does some damage and removes some enmity, and a "Super Jump" which does no damage but removes any current monster enmity from the Dragoon. They can also heal their wyverns by transferring their own HP (Wyverns cannot be targeted by spells like Cure), and have bonuses when fighting dragon-type monsters. In party situations, Dragoons generally fill the role of melee damage dealers.

===''Final Fantasy XVI''===
[[Dion Lesage]], Crown Prince of [[Sanbreque]] and [[Dominant]] of [[Bahamut]] is a Dragoon, who leads the [[Holy Order of the Knights Dragoon]]. Additionally Sanbreque employs Dragoons as foot soldiers.

===''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance''===
In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'', only [[Bangaa]] can become Dragoons.

===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
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In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', one of the Nobody breeds who are commanded by Xaldin, a member of Organization XIII are the Dragoons, who even spears that are reminiscent of those in the ''Final Fantasy'' games. They typically float with one leg bent so that their foot rests near their knee, reminiscent of Kain Highwind's stance. When fighting against Dragoons, Sora can even "learn" the Jump attack through a Reaction Command. Xaldin himself could also be considered a Dragoon, because he wields lances (6 of them), performs the "Jump" technique, and he can combined his lances together to create a large dragon (similar to the ones from Chinese folk tales), which releases a large slicing whirlwind from its mouth.

The artwork render of a Dragoon shows one doing a similar pose as the one shown in the {{media link|Kain Highwind FF4 art.jpg|main artwork}} of [[Kain Highwind]] done by [[Yoshitaka Amano]].

==External links==
*[https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Dragoon Dragoon] on BG FFXI Wiki
*[https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dragoon Dragoon] on FFXIclopedia

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