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Sprite
Minimum Level
15
Earned
Cave of Tides Crystal Room
Strength Grade
B+
Agility Grade
D+
Vitality Grade
A+
Intelligence Grade
D+
Mind Grade
C
Battle Command 1
Fight (12 skill points per use)
Battle Command 2
Defend (8 skill points per use)
Battle Command 3
Run (no skill points)
Battle Command 4
Item (8 skill points per use)
The Viking can replace the Knight as the heavily-armored warrior of choice after the Water Crystal. Virtually all of their Weapons are Lightning-elemental, making them especially effective against sea creatures. However, Vikings suffer from low accuracy, which can make them suffer offensively. A dual-wielding Viking will deal a lot more damage at the cost of defense.
Cid is a pretty basic physical attacker. His Study ability is like a free Scan Spell, but it's rarely useful. He is one of only three Characters, along with Cecil and Kain, that can use shields, but his primary Weapons (hammers) are two-handed so this is not very useful. There's not much subtlety to what Cid does.