Archer

The Archer is a recurring Humanoid class in the Disgaea series first introduced in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.

Characteristics
Archers hail from the now all-female community of Badre (パドル), an icy mountain community. Archers have a unique social system lead by their ancestors, the Sevria. It is said that they are born from the roots of a large tree and that they can hear the spirit of the wind, which tells them the direction and power of the wind. They once lived alongside the Rangers, until a war broke out due to the Archers opposing the cold hearted nature of the Rangers. They wield Bows exclusively due to a strong sense of tradition and despise any other means of attack.

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Archers can be created once the player has a character with level 3 Bow Mastery. A level 100 Archer is required to unlock the Angel class.

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
In Disgaea 2, Archers make a return as an unlockable class once a character achieves level 5 Bow Mastery, then pass the "Make a Lovely Hunter" bill. The Archer's innate ability allows for a longer attack range with bows. With some time investing in the Item World, an archer can have a 10-panel attack range.

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
In Disgaea 3, Rangers are a new available unit, their backstory explained as having a deep-seated rivalry with the Archers. This rivalry extends into their Evilities, as Rangers deal more damage to females, and Archers deal more damage to males.

Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
The Archer returns in Disgaea 4. Both a level 15 Valkyrie and Healer are required to unlock them.

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
The Archer returns in Disgaea D2.

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
The Archer returns in Disgaea 5. They are unlocked by having a Martial Artist and a Warrior both at rank 2, then completing the necessary quest.

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
The Archer returns in Disgaea 6 and is unlocked by completing the On the Hunt quest from the Quest Shop. The quest becomes available after the completion of the Steeling to Steal quest, which unlocks the Thief, and requires Rank 1 or higher class profiency for both Warrior and Clergy to complete.

The completion of the On the Hunt quest is one of the requisites to unlock the Mecha Girl recruitment quest, Robot Army.

The Archer retains all of her evilities from Disgaea 5 except for the Rank 2 evility, Hit Mastery, which is replaced by Crack Shot. Crack Shot increases the Archer's ATK, HIT and SPD stats by 5%, as opposed to the 10% HIT increase provided by Hit Mastery. Furthermore, due to the removal of weapon skills in Disgaea 6, the Archer naturally learns bow skills from the previous titles.

Phantom Brave
The Archers in Phantom Brave have the rare skill known as 'Quick Attack', which allows them to attack as soon as they are confined. Their highest skill mastery is that of Energy. If unarmed, Archers can use an attack that creates a short-ranged energy crossbow to attack.

Makai Kingdom
The Archers in Makai Kingdom have a high TEC stat, which allows them to use the weapons of Rifles and Fans effectively.

Trivia

 * Cupid, the fifth rank of the Archer class, is named after the Roman God of Love who is commonly depicted with a bow and arrow.
 * Freischutz, the sixth rank of the Archer class, is named after a marksman in German folklore who made a contract with the devil. However, the Freischütz in German folklore uses bullets instead of arrows.