Samurai

The Samurai is a class in Enigma. A warrior-type class, its mastered form is called the Ronin.

Obtaining the Class
When you enter Mt. Meiji's village, you hear shouting, then a young man walking away. You approach him, but are stopped by a long katana placed in front of you. The wielder of the katana, Ken, explains the argument to you. He and the young man, Yoshi, have been arguing about the direction of the Samurai. Ken wants to maintain the Samurai's old structure of iaijutsu, as it is practical, quick and leaves little mess. Ken believes that Yoshi's new style of sword-fighting undermines the whole purpose of iaijutsu by being flashy and impractical - the direct opposite of Ken's teachings. Ken leaves, but before he does, he tells you that he will be waiting for you at his dojo.

You can visit Yoshi's training ground, where you see him practicing his moves. He senses you, then (apparently demonstrating his technique) destroys the wooden block with a single swing of his katana (although the block is cut in four places). He then explains his technique to you and his belief in a new style of fighting where iaijutsu can be refined, expanded with the use of more elaborate techniques, evolving into an art form while retaining the principles of iaijutsu. Before he leaves, Yoshi tells you that he will be willing to teach you his variation of iaijutsu, but only starting tomorrow.

When you return to the village, you hear a series of sword clashes. Ken and Yoshi are striking at each other - one with a tranquil look, the other in a blind rage. Yoshi screams at Ken, asking him why he won't accept that his way is the best, that his style is the future. Yoshi continues, saying that he is not doing this because he wants to usurp Ken as ruler, but because he truly believes that his way is more elaborate and modern, while retaining the practicality of iaijutsu (shown as he draws a hidden weapon, swinging it once and doing three strikes at the same time). Ken tells Yoshi that he has been convinced by Yoshi after this battle and has been heavily considering adapting the new sword art into a new training curriculum.

Ken asks Yoshi to have you (the player character) be his first student in "Yoshi's Iaijutsu" and Yoshi hands you his hidden katana, allowing you to become a Samurai.

Appearance
The male Samurai wears the traditional samurai garb: a black and blue helmet with a gold stripe on top, an elaborate set of blue armour with gold stripes and decorations, as well as a long blue holster kept on his side.

The female Samurai wears a large red haori with two shoulder pads (adorned with orange and yellow decorations) clasped onto it. She wears a black tunic underneath the haori, a black face-mask and black pants with gray stripes lining the sides of it. The haori is kept together by a large black-and-red belt and the holster for her katana is kept on her side.

Pros

 * High HP, Attack and Defense
 * Highest Evasion stat of all physical classes
 * Has a good amount of elemental versatility, with many ranged elemental abilities
 * High combo rate and fast attack speed

Cons

 * A low running speed, especially when compared to its attacking speed
 * Low MP, and most attacks have a high MP cost