Slade the Thief is the rat who started all the problems with which Rune is now faced. We learn that he always steals from the rich to give to the poor, in the style of the legendary Robin Hood, and when he found the Jewels of Light and Evil he took them with good intent, unaware of the trouble he’d cause. He helps you to escape from Galam Jail after you’ve been captured and then decides to join in order to attempt to put the wrong things right.
While he is not very strong at the start of the game (many people seem to leave him out later on because of this) he can be one of the toughest guys on the Force with a little bit of work. After promotion, he is (in his own words) “Like a shadow of the night: silent and deadly”. He learns some very powerful spells and can use an awesome weapon, the Gisarme, capable of cutting a monster in two and killing them in that single blow! Certainly a character to work on!
Slade’s Headquarters Quote: “I’m like a shadow of the night. Silent and deadly!”
The graphs below show the growth rate of Slade’s statistics throughout the game, starting at level 1 (level 1 stats are based on growth rate if the character joined at any other level). These are adapted from the ASCII/Famitsu Shining Force II Guide Book, and so should be pretty accurate! However, please note that the charts are based on a standard game, in which no extra training is given to any characters. The growth may vary with extra training, and even from game to game, due to the random level-ups.
HP
MP
ATT
DEF
AGI
Base Class:
After Promotion:
Key
Weapons
Thief (THIF) Class Weapons
Can also be equipped following promotion
Short Knife ATT +5 No special notes
Dagger ATT +8 No special notes
Knife ATT +12 No special notes
Thieve’s Dagger ATT +18 / Agility +5 No special notes
Ninja (NINJ) Class Weapons
Can only be equipped following promotion
Broad Sword ATT +22 No special notes
Buster Sword ATT +26 No special notes
Great Sword ATT +29 Mithril Weapon
Critical Sword ATT +32 Mithril Weapon / Increases Critical Hits
Katana ATT +34 Mithril Weapon
Ninja Katana ATT +39 Mithril Weapon
Gisarme ATT +42 Mithril Weapon / Can “Cut Off” monsters
Dark Sword ATT +50/ DEF -5 Cursed Weapon / Desoul Lv1
Spells
Below is a list of the spells learned by this character, and at which level the character needs to be for the spell level to increase.
Note: Slade only learns the spells after promotion, hence he must be promoted and at the following levels to learn the spells. For more info on how the spells work, see the Spells Page.
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