Monk (Bravely Default)

Monk
モンク (Monku?)
Use
Location obtained	Intro: Defeat Barras and Holly at the Lake to the Southwest of Caldisla
Character users	All party members, Barras Lehr
Abilities
Stats	A in HP, STR See stats
Weapons	S in Staves, Knuckles See equipment
Armor	E in all armor types See equipment
Command abilities	Martial Arts
Support abilities	HP 10% Up, Knuckle Lore, Blind Immunity, P.Attack 10% Up, HP 20% Up, HP 30% Up, Natural Talent
More information
Boss Recurring appearance

With high HP and strong attack abilities, these contemplative combatants find inner peace by taking pieces out of enemies.

Official site's description

A brute-strength attacker!

D's Journal job description

Monk job icon.

The Monk is a job in Bravely Default. It is obtained after defeating Barras Lehr and Holly Whyte at the western lake near Caldisla during the Intro.

The Monk specializes in fighting unarmed and with knuckle-type weapons, and all other aptitudes are medium to low. The Monk's HP and physical attack are its best stats, with abilities that can further increase HP and/or attack damage. The Monk's main skillset is Martial Arts.

Appearance

Tiz and Ringabel wear navy blue shorts over orange leggings with a white shirt that only covers their chests and a brown band around their torsos. They have brown and grey gloves and brown boots.

Agnès and Edea wear sleeveless robes folded over the right side and tied with a sash around the waist. Agnès wears orange with a white sash, and black socks with white ankle boots. She has black gloves and a black headband. Edea wears white with an orange sash and knee-high boots, and has her hair in pigtails. She has black gloves with large rings on each wrist.

Proficiency

Stats

HP	MP	STR	INT	DEX	VIT	MND	AGI
A	D	A	E	C	B	D	B

Equipment

Swords	Axes	Spears	Rods	Staves	Daggers	Bows	Katanas	Knuckles	Shields	Helms	Armor
E	E	E	E	S	E	E	E	S	E	E	E

It should be noted that with their specialty, Knuckle Lore, the Monk gains a physical attack bonus equal to twice their level when they have no weapon equipped. This means that at certain points in the game, unarmed attacks can be superior to any of the available weapons. From level 95 onwards, no weapon in the game gives a bigger physical attack bonus than empty handed attacks with Knuckle Lore.

Abilities

The Monk's specialty is Knuckle Lore. Its job command is Martial Arts, which includes numerous offensive techniques that deal increased damage to opponents.

Ability	Level	Cost	Description
Strong Strike	1	—	Deal double the damage of a conventional attack to one target, but there is a 50% chance that the attack will miss.
Invigorate	2	—	Raise your physical attack by 25% for two turns. However, there is a 25% chance of failure, in which case you will take damage equal to 20% your maximum HP. *The upper limit for P.Atk is 150%.
Inner Alchemy	3	5 MP	Cure yourself of the status ailments poison, blind, silence, dread, and confuse.
HP 10% Up	4	1 slot	Raise maximum HP by 10%.
Knuckle Lore	5	1 slot	Raise arms aptitude for knuckles to S. In addition, when no weapons are equipped, a value equal to two times your level will be added to your Physical Attack.
Hidden Dragon	6	—	Attack at the end of the turn, but deal 1.25 time the damage of a conventional attack to one target.
Qigong Wave	7	12 MP	Ignore Default's damage reduction effect and deal 1.25 times the damage of a conventional attack to one target.
Blind Immunity	8	1 slot	Confer immunity to blind during battles.
P.Attack 10% Up	9	1 slot	Raise Physical Attack by 10%.
HP 20% Up	10	2 slots	Raise maximum HP by 20%.
Pressure Point	11	1 BP	Ignore the target's physical defense and deal 2 times the damage of a conventional attack to one target.
HP 30% Up	12	3 slots	Raise maximum HP by 30%.
Phoenix Flight	13	HP	Reduce your HP to 1 and convert the amount of HP sacrificed into damage applied to a single enemy.
Natural Talent	14	1 slot	Physical Attack increases by 100% when nothing is equipped (both hands, head, body and accessories).

Gallery

BDFF Agnès Monk.png

Agnès as a Monk.

Tiz as a Monk.

Edea as a Monk.

Ringabel as a Monk.

Barras, holder of the Monk asterisk.

Trivia

• The Monk appearance for males greatly resembles Ashley Riot's clothes from Vagrant Story, another game where Akihiko Yoshida did the character designs.