Originally Posted by
DWolfwood
It needs healing white magic to be called Red Mage. As for a spellblade, I do think we'll get one, but I see Blue Mage fitting that image better. To my knowledge, the only defensive spell I know of for Blue Mage is taken by tanks' LB2, Mighty Guard. Furthermore, while Blue Mage doesn't have a completely solid identity in terms of visual representation, it definitely does not have a defensive/healing identity. It does more often than not have access to devastating enemy spells. Just seems to fit this missing spot much better.