History Characters / MapleStoryOne

The first "true" Warrior job for the Resistance class since it follows the storyline of the original three. Sharing the steampunk style of their compatriots, they utilize Gauntlet Revolvers and Explosive Pills to dish out explosive amounts of damage at point blank range.

* BoxingBattler: Aside from their explosive weaponry, they almost exclusively use punches to attack. They can also duck and sway to increase their dodge rate, just like a real boxer.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: Hurricane Mixer works like this, punching so quickly in directions that it creates a localized cyclone around the Blaster, dragging unfortunate enemies into range to be pummeled.

* CastingAShadow Many of their skills have dark appearances, and Dark Genesis was an outright dark version of the Bishops ultimate skill before being altered into a large Reaper slash.

* {{Steampunk}}: There are some aspects of the core three Resistance classes and Edelstein that are steampunk. The Mechanic in general, the Battle Mage's goggles and the Wild Hunter's crossbow skills, for example.

* CastingAShadow Many of their skills have dark appearances, and Dark Genesis is an outright dark version of the Bishops ultimate skill, though ironically, none of their attacks actually carry the rare, Evan-only dark element. This overlaps with DarkIsNotEvil.

* TheBeastmaster: Apart from their jaguar, they can also utilize mobs they have trapped, a black creature in a cage, and a silver hawk.

* FantasticRacism: More neutral than usual iterations of this trope: It seems that people are more not sure what to make of him than outright hostile, and it's implied in some quest dialogue that the Resistance gives him a means to disguise himself- but he still does get a fair amount of sideways comments. And dealt with it ''much'' worse when his family was living in Masteria, this time from other demons for being half-human. Further exemplified by [[spoiler: Damien calling out on what happened to him and his race after Demon lost against the Black Mage: the humans in southern Leafre forced out the peaceful demons for supporting the Black Mage and sent them to Tyrenum where they were forced to work as slaves under stronger demons.]]

* DropTheHammer: Heaven's Hammer strikes the ground with a massive hammer, reducing the health of all nearby non-boss enemies to 1, in addition, all skill animations when equipped with blunt weapons are hammer based.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: They gain Shield Mastery, improving their defense and chance to block greatly when using a shield.

* CastFromHitpoints

* GlassCannon: Compared to the other two. At least until they get paralyze.

* CombatPragmatist: Storm Magic enables them to deal extra damage to [[StandardStatusEffects stunned, frozen, or blinded]] enemies and instantly ko low health enemies
* GlassCannon: Just as frail as the F/P types but freezing mean you get hit a lot less.

* InescapableNet: Net Toss: has a chance to restrain enemies it hits or slow down bosses.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Dragon's Breath.

* ShockAndAwe: Explosive Bolt.

* BlowYouAway: Gust Charm, a second job skill, which inexplicably uses two throwing stars to summon a wind charm that knocks enemies back, doing damage.

* FuumaShuriken: Dark Flare, which reflects damage, Death Star, which rains smaller shurikens surrounding the Night Lord, and Avenger, which [[OneHitPolykill goes through enemies]]. Avenger was arguably one of the most heavily used skills in this class, and its removal during Big Bang was heavily criticized.

* ChargeAttack: Can accumulate Killing Points with Shadower Instinct, which can be used to power up Assassinate.

* OneHitKill: Their [[BoomHeadshot Brain Scrambler]] works like the Marksman's Snipe: Insta-killing normal enemies, while dealing heavy damage to bosses.

->"In terms of sheer power, almost no other class can compare to the Magician. Unlike many of the other classes in MapleStory, Magicians prefer to attack monsters and defend themselves using magic rather than weapons and armor. While they have the ability to attack with a staff or a wand to defend themselves, their physical frailty makes this a poor choice for most magicians. Depending on how they choose to advance their class, Magician characters may become damage dealing Wizards who use fire and poison, crowd-controlling Wizards that use ice and lightning, or even Clerics that can use their magical abilities to heal themselves and others!."

MapleStory's main magic using class. These masters of magic use large amounts of MP to attack their opponents from afar. At job advancement they can take on different roles, Clerics, who focus on healing and support, Ice/Lightning Wizards, who freeze large groups of enemies, or Fire/Poison Wizards, who specialize in damage over time.

As the non-magical ranged class of MapleStory, Bowmen specialize in dealing long range damage by raining arrows down upon their foes. Bowmen are probably one of the least popular classes in MapleStory, but one of the more powerful, (and frequently more friendly) classes in the game, especially after the Jump! patch. After job advancement, they can continue on as a Hunter, who uses bows, or a Crossbow Man, who uses [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Crossbows]].

Thieves are probably the most varied class in MapleStory, due to their separation at the very first job advancement. Those who advance to an Assassin will use Lucky Seven, while those hoping to become Bandits will put points into Double Stab. Assassins and Bandits vary right from the start, as opposed to Bowmen, who are pretty similar until the Fourth Job Advancement. From the start, Thieves are a powerful class that excels in defeating their adversaries quickly and quietly.

->"The Pirate is one of the most interesting classes in MapleStory. Depending on how the player chooses to advance them, Pirates can become Brawlers, powerful melee fighters that do great damage to monsters when in close. They may also choose to become Gunslingers and become ranged attackers. The interesting aspect of both types of Pirates is that they have a wide variety of attacks and abilities. As a result, it takes some effort to play a pirate well, but you can never be bored while being one!"

---> '''MapleStory entry on Blaze Wizards'''

---> '''MapleStory entry on Night Walkers'''

The last, but not least, of the Resistance classes released during the ''Big Bang'' update, Mechanics deal large amounts of damage by controlling a giant robot which preforms their attacks. Many Mechanics play for their love of the class, but a significant number who made the class upon release mostly played it for the attractive skills and even more attractive damage at that time; although this applies to any newly-released class in MapleStory, it was particularly obvious with Mechanics.

Doesn't it feel great to be different? Some servers in MapleStory have their own, unique characters. So far, none of them really fit in with the established class hierarchy, so they are listed here. Popular classes often find their way into other regional versions, although so far none of them have been brought to the original Korean version. At the moment, all region-exclusive character classes share the same level cap as other character classes.

* DoomedHometown: It was the southern region of Leafre. The Temple of Time, which was the Black Mage's final stronghold, is just a short dragon flight away. [[spoiler: In actual fact it was Arkanium who attached Demon's home out of jealousy and not the Black Mage himself.]]

* {{Badass}}: Implied that he Black Mage would not have been able to defeat the Transcendence of Time if it weren't for the Demon's power. The fact that he was one of Black Mage's strongest commander means he's would have likely been a raid boss had he stayed with him.

* DoomedHometown: It was the southern region of Leafre. The Temple of Time, which was the Black Mage's final stronghold, is just a short dragon flight away.
* DisappearedDad: We see surprisingly little of his demon father. The locket he keeps of his family only has a picture of his mother and brother, and they are the only ones he looks for in the ruins of his home.

* FantasticRacism: More neutral than usual iterations of this trope: It seems that people are more not sure what to make of him than outright hostile, and it's implied in some quest dialogue that the Resistance gives him a means to disguise himself- but he still does get a fair amount of sideways comments. And dealt with it ''much'' worse when his family was living in Masteria, this time from other demons for being half-human.

* HeelFaceTurn: Betrayed his superior, the Black Mage, when his fellow commanders burned down all of Leafre and the southern region, including his home where his family resided.

* ObliviousToLove: Seems utterly clueless to the fact that his servant Mastema has a crush on him, even after an [[InterruptedDeclarationOfLove]].

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Though the female Demon Slayer has EyesOfGold... only for the official trailer.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: In the tutorial...and he doesn't seem to be done with it, either. When he hears the Black Mage may be making a return, he response was, "That's good news... That means I can still have my revenge!"

* TanksALot: After third job advancement, he can convert his mecha to tank mode and deal death to enemies with more powerful ammunition, although it consumes Mana very fast.

Doesn't it feel great to be different? Some servers in MapleStory have their own, unique characters. So far, none of them really fit in with the established class hierarchy, so they are listed here. Popular classes often find their way into other regional versions, although so far none of them have been brought to the original Korean version. At the moment, all region-exclusive character classes share the same level cap as non-Cygnus character classes.

* PaperThinDisguise: Checky is an in-universe example. Because he effectively has ''no'' disguise, you wonder why he can still be the town mascot despite being a Resistance job instructor who has ventured deep into Verne Mine on high-risk operations at least twice (and got caught once).

* PureEnergy: Could [[EnergyBeing become]] [[SuperMode it]] prior to [=RED=].

* PoweredArmor: They need to be in their Mech to use their attacks.

* UselessUsefulStealth: While Dark Sight is definitely helpful for navigating maps without getting hit by contact damage, it doesn't protect against actual attacks, which makes it useless against bosses. Even some normal enemies automatically attack you on sight, which is the norm in higher levels. On the other hand, Dual Blades can activate it automatically during attacks and gain a power boost upon leaving it, making it a zig-zagged trope.

* BottomlessMagazines: They can use [[EnergyBow Soul Arrows]] to attack without consuming arrows. Archery Mastery removes the need to consume arrows.

* GlassCannon: Bowmen have ''serious'' survivability issues at higher levels.

* OneHitKill: With the Snipe skill as Marksmen, which does around [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill 50,000,000 damage]] to normal {{Mook}}s. Against bosses, it only does massive damage instead.

* FantasticRacism: Due to their absence in the Black Wings attack on Edelstein, they are ''loathed'' by the Resistance (They do explain why they couldn't show up, though.). It's relatively one-sided since Cygnus is a NiceGirl. It's gone by the time the Alliance is born.

* FantasticRacism: Due to an incident involving the Black Wings taking over Edelstein, they ''really'' hate the Cygnus Knights and they ''will'' single you out if they find out you're one of them. The get over it by the time the Alliance is born, though.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: As of currently, she manages to be this even moreso than ''Mercedes'', due to having very low damage scalings to ger multihit skills. Unfortunately, this has the effect of branding her as one of the worst classes in terms of damage in the entire game, even lower than ''[[WhiteMage Bishops.]]'' Sure, you ''could'' make her an incredible damage dealer, but that requires an ''astronomical'' amount of money.

* JerkAss: Eka... [[spoiler: Or [[JerkAssWithAHeartOfGold is she?]]]]