Rocky Bank/Rance VI

About
The first character you'll get in the game (well, minus Sill), Rocky is much more useful than he looks.

Rocky has high SP and with careful upgrades, he will be useful throughout the mid and early game. Unfortunately, he does get a little overshadowed by others end game, but thanks to his high SP still remains useful as someone who will take you through regular battles together with other mediocre characters while you save your best fighters for bosses and tougher troops.

While his initial level cap is quite low, Rocky receives three events throughout the game in which it is raised by Starlevel the Great, with the first increasing it by 10, the second increasing it by 5 and the third increasing it by 15, capping off at a respectable 49. Additionally, Rocky's cap can be increased by 1 each time Starlevel the Great is visited in the Disposal Dungeon so long as Rocky is in the active party at his current level cap. This can be done up until Rocky reaches a cap of 50. As Rocky's third and final cap raising event is unlocked after visiting the Disposal Dungeon, it is possible to raise Rocky's cap up to 50 before triggering it, allowing him to have an enormous cap of 65. As this requires trekking through the Disposal Dungeon 16 times, however, it is fairly tedious. Since Rocky will never be one of your primary fighters, it's up to you whether you think putting the time in to make him sturdier is worth it.

Upgrade Priorities:
 * If you can't decide what to upgrade, go for increased damage for "Axe Boomerang".
 * You may wish to upgrade "Ally Guard". Do not upgrade it more than twice as at 2 upgrades Rocky already activates it often. In fact, you may wish to only upgrade it once.
 * You may also wish to upgrade the accuracy of "Assistance" once.

Weapons and Items
When you get to the Disposal Labyrinth, there is a "maze" where you have to choose two directions to move in. Choose Right/Right and activate the star event to receive Rocky's weapon. Fountain Goddess Youko will give Rocky his Golden Battle Axe.

Recommended Items

 * Scare Hare Mask / Glass Art - Both of these items increase Rocky's defense, if you were using him as a defensive character (you are not planning to use him as an offensive character, right?).
 * Fire Pendant - Reduces damage from Fire attacks.
 * Personal Nurse - Consider using this if you have a spare one. Rocky's SP is high but his HP bar tends to drain faster than his SP bar, so this'll help him last longer and make use of all his SP while fighting through generic monsters.

Trivia

 * Aside from Rocky, Rance and Copandon are the only two characters who also have the Tactical Withdrawal skill.