Gladiolus

Last updated : 2020/12/29 10:00

Gladiolus

The eldest son of the Amicitia family, whose members have long served in the Crownsguard. They train in martial arts from a young age to fulfill their duties to the royal family. Gladiolus is more than an attendant to Prince Noctis--they are true friends. And as friends, Gladiolus isn't afraid to give Noctis an earful when he deserves it.

World: FF XV
Royal Bodyguard

Role

Physical Attack
Wields swords and shields. Can use rare combat abilities, buffing his defenses and drawing attacks to protect the party.

Recruitment Method

The Power of Kings(Classic) First Time Reward

Memory Crystal

Declaration of War(Classic) Mastery Reward
Hall of Rites

Memory Crystal II

The Power of Kings(Elite) Mastery Reward
Hall of Rites

Memory Crystal III

Hall of Rites

Stats

	Starting Value	Lv 99
HP	230	7475
Attack	12	210
Defense	10	184
Magic	7	120
Resistance	7	121
Mind	7	115
Accuracy	21	26
Evasion	20	25
Speed	72	117

Soul Break

Soul Break	Effect
Survival Spirit(Gladiolus)	Restore a small amount of HP to the user, proportional to their max HP.

Super Soul Break Equipment (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Two-handed Sword (XV)	Pep Talk(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Burst Soul Break Equipment (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
War Sword (XV)	Tempest(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Burst Mode Abilities

Shield Slam	Deal one to five physical earth and non-elemental attacks to one enemy. The number of attacks dealt depends on the user's Defense.
Royal Guard	Deal two physical earth and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, raise the user's Defense a very large amount, and temporarily divert all single-target physical and black magic attacks to them.

Overstrike Soul Break Equipment (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Blade of Brennaere (XV)	Dawnhammer(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Ultra Soul Break (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Claymore (XV)	Cyclone(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Chain Soul Break (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Hero's Shield (XV)	Earth Charge(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Arcane Overstrike (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Force Stealer (XV)	Impulse(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Glint (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Absorb Shield (XV)	Proud Shield(Gladiolus)	Attack +10
Thunder Shield (XV)	Double Charging...(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Awakening (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Hardedge (XV)	True Shield(Gladiolus)	Attack +10

Details

Awoken Mode	Awoken Earth Mode
Awoken Mode Effects	Grant unlimited use of earth abilities, grant up to a moderate Earth Ability Boost, and cause earth abilities used by the user to trigger twice.

Sync (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Duel Code (XV)	Wild Tempest(Gladiolus)	-

Details

1	Orbital Strike	Deal six physical earth and non-elemental attacks to one enemy.
1	Sync Requirements	Earth Ability
2	Orbital Shield	Deal three physical earth and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, and grant the user a barrier that reduces the damage of one attack a large amount.
2	Sync Requirements	Earth Ability

Record Materia

Staunch Ally	Gain a small amount of Defense. Amount gained increases as HP drops.
Stalwart Watch	Begin battle with Protect.
Crown Defense	Gain a large amount of Attack when a shield is equipped.

Legend Materia

Leader of the Van	Deal slightly more physical damage when a sword is equipped.
To Duty Born	Increase the user's Attack up to a large amount, proportional to the number of attacks the user has taken.
Shield of the King	Moderate chance to cover physical damage taken by allies, and reduce the damage taken a small amount.
Prince's Pillar	Small chance for knight abilities to trigger twice.
Trusted Shield	Begin battle temporarily infused with the power of earth.

Useable Equipment

Weapons

Armor

Shield	Hat	Helm	Light Armor
Heavy Armor	Robe	Bracer

Accessories

Accessory

Useable Ability

Combat
(Rarity 5)

Knight
(Rarity 5)

Samurai
(Rarity 5)

Heavy Physical
(Rarity 6)

Record Spheres / Legend Sphere

Sphere	S. Lv.	Sphere Skill	Requirements
Demonsblood Sphere	S. Lv.1	Use 6★ Samurai Abilities	Use 5★ Samurai Mote x1.
S. Lv.2	Demonsblood x 1
S. Lv.3	+3% Samurai Ability Damage
Aegis Strike Sphere	S. Lv.1	Use 6★ Knight Abilities	Use 5★ Knight Mote x1.
S. Lv.2	Aegis Strike x 1
S. Lv.3	+3% Knight Ability Damage
Ranger Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 DEF	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 DEF
S. Lv.3	+1 DEF
S. Lv.4	+100 HP
S. Lv.5	+2 DEF
Knight Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 DEF	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 ATK
S. Lv.3	+100 HP
S. Lv.4	+1 ATK
S. Lv.5	+2 ATK
Warrior Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 ATK	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 DEF
S. Lv.3	+1 DEF
S. Lv.4	+1 ATK
S. Lv.5	+2 DEF
Berserker Sphere	S. Lv.1	+2 ATK	Complete the Ranger Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+2 ATK
S. Lv.3	+3 ATK
S. Lv.4	+3 ATK
S. Lv.5	+5 ATK
Gladiator Sphere	S. Lv.1	+3 DEF	Complete the Ranger Sphere. Complete the Knight Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+3 DEF
S. Lv.3	+3% Knight Ability Damage
S. Lv.4	+5 ATK
S. Lv.5	+6% Knight Ability Damage
Samurai Sphere	S. Lv.1	+3 ATK	Complete the Knight Sphere. Complete the Warrior Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+3 ATK
S. Lv.3	+230 HP
S. Lv.4	+250 HP
S. Lv.5	+6 ATK

Sphere	Sphere Skill(Total)	Requirements
Gladiolus Legend Sphere	+35 ATK +30 DEF +30 RES +1000 HP Minor Confuse Resistance +3% Earth Damage +6% Earth Damage Moderate Confuse Resistance Leader of the Van To Duty Born	Complete the Berserker Sphere. Complete the Gladiator Sphere. Complete the Samurai Sphere.

Record Board

Name	Sphere Skill(Total)	Requirements
Gladiolus Record Board	+100 ATK +50 DEF +40 RES +2500 HP +10 SPD +6% Physical Damage FF XV Camaraderie 8% Delay Reduction +6% Earth Ability Damage Gladiolus ATK Reverie Royal Guard +400 Magia EXP	Complete the Legend Sphere. Reached lv99.

Character Rankings

Rankings for all currently available characters
＜Lv 50 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 65 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 80 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 99 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed

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