Bastions are unassailable human fortresses whose shields can stop even the most brutal blows stone dead.
In-game description.
The Bastion is a job from Bravely Default II. Serving as the final "tank" job available to players, the Bastion specializes in abilities that allow the user to defend their allies, while providing several physical attacks that deal damage to enemies and raising the defences of the user as well as light-imbued physical attacks. It serves as the game's replacement for the recurring Templar job, with the Bastion learning several abilities often associated with it.
The Asterisk holder for the Bastion is Maddock Lonsdale, a loyal knight in service to Adam Holograd.
Job overview[]
Stats[]
| Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | S | MP | B |
| Physical Attack | B | Magical Attack | B |
| Physical Defence | A | Magical Defence | A |
| Restorative Power | A | Speed | E |
| Weight | S | Chance of Being Targeted | S |
| Aim | B | Evasion | E |
| Critical Chance | B |
Equipment[]
| Daggers | Swords | Axes | Spears | Bows | Staves | Shield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | A | B | S | D | A | S |
Abilities[]
Specialties[]
| Name | Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Default Guard | 1 | When Defaulting, damage received is further reduced at a cost of 15 MP. The MP cost is incurred even if the damage is nullified by immunity or absorbed. |
| Fortitude | 12 | When Defaulting, one BP will be earned when attacked, at a cost of 15 MP. |
Abilities[]
The Bastion’s fixed commands are Guardianship.
| Ability | Level | Category | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwark | 1 | Command | 12 MP | Perform a quick physical attack on a target and increase the user's physical defence by 15% for three turns. Stats cannot be increased beyond 200% of their base value. |
| Phalanx | 2 | Command | 12 MP | Perform a quick physical attack on a target and increase the user's magical defence by 15% for three turns. Stats cannot be increased beyond 200% of their base value. |
| Rampart | 3 | Command | 30% HP | Erect a barrier that will protect multiple targets from a single physical attack. Cannot be combined with Vallation. |
| Vallation | 4 | Command | 25% HP | Erect a barrier that will protect multiple targets from a single magical attack. Cannot be combined with Rampart. |
| Light of Justice | 5 | Command | 47 MP | Perform a powerful light-imbued physical attack on a target. |
| Wall | 6 | Command | 38 MP | Increase the user's physical and magical defence by 25% for three turns. Stats cannot be increased beyond 200% of their base value. |
| Blindsider | 7 | Command | 44 MP | Perform a physical attack that's extremely effective on blinded targets. |
| Auto Guard | 8 | Passive | 1 Slot | The user's turn will come around more slowly, but they will Default automatically even when it is not their turn. |
| Critical Flow | 9 | Passive | 1 Slot | Performing a critical hit may cause BP to increase by one. |
| Double Default | 10 | Command | 35% HP | For three turns, Defaulting will increase BP by two instead of one. |
| Sanctuary | 11 | Command | 1 BP | Shut up shop so that allied and enemy HP, MP and BP cannot be changed until the user's next turn. (However, the usage costs for any abilities used in the meantime will still be deducted.) |
| BP Limit Up | 12 | Passive | 1 Slot | Increase BP limit by one, allowing up to four BP to be accumulated. |
| Holy Light | 13 | Command | 90 MP | Perform an extremely powerful light-imbued physical attack on a target. |
| Shield Lore | 14 | Passive | 1 Slot | Shield aptitude is increased to S. |
| Corporal Punishment | 15 | Command | 1 BP | Perform a powerful physical attack on a target that will deal more damage the higher the user's physical defence. |
Special[]
The Bastion's Special is Invincible, which both performs a powerful light-imbued magical attack on all enemies and erects a barrier that protects all allies from a single physical or magical attack, with an additional effect of increasing the party's Speed by 20% for a short duration of time. In order to perform the move, players must have the character as a Bastion use the Default command 13 times in battles.
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
A bastion is a heavy fortification that is built in such a way as to allow defense from multiple angles.