Best story NPC representatives for each combat job? (up to 5.0 spoiler I guess)

The WoL showcases a new job for each expansion and I started wondering which story NPC would be the best representative for each combat job if we want to shoot a recruitment video.

Here are what I have so far. I excluded job quest trainers since they are not necessarily shown in MSQ.

Warrior: Ardbert, our soul brother from another shard

Paladin: Haucherfant, the man with the smile to die for

Dark Knight: Raubahn, one arm bull

Gunbreaker: Thancred, ex-playboy and doting father

Monk: Lyse, girl in red

Dragoon: Estinien, ex-roommate of Nidhogg

Samurai: Hien, the king without a castle

Ninja: Yugiri, OG dragon girl

Machinist: Hilda, the hound with the gunpowder

Bard: No idea

Red Mage: Alisaie, self-proclaimed (living) bff of WoL

Summoner: Tataru, death by desertion

Black Mage: Y'shtola, enjoys saving the world and dislikes little sun

White Mage: Kan-E-Senna, city leader by day, tree hugger by night

Scholar: Alphinaud, the smartass who talks too much

Astrologian: Urianger, still hoping to be cast in a Broadway show

I'm going to nitpick but Hilda does not wear "lunchbox", and she is not doing constant sideflips. Not really a Machinist representation.
Considering how great difference is between player Machinist and Ishgardian/NPC Machinists, i would say there is no NPC representation yet.

For DRK I'd say Granson
Not technically MSQ but he is a role quest NPC and at least one of those is required for the MSQ so it kinda works
His story arc fits it as well imo

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Originally Posted by Big_Panda

Warrior: Ardbert, our soul brother from another shard

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I say nay to puny midlanders.

WAR: I'm going to go with Ardbert because the main NPCs in the WAR are a joke...that whole job quest became a joke after lv50.

DRK: Fray. although Granson would be the next best thing for me. I really liked his character during ShB.

DRG: How can you not choose Estenien?

WHM: Y'stola. just because I like her much better as a WMH.

Since you left bard open I'd thought to suggest the Wandering Minstrel.

Wait I've played as many of these characters in role playing segments.
Do they still count as NPCs?

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Originally Posted by Renato

WHM: Y'stola. just because I like her much better as a WMH.

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Y'shtola was never a WHM though? She practiced conjury from Sharlayan. She even uses Collective Unconscious from Astrologian.

I can't believe warriors have have to contend with Magnai Oronir and Curious Gorge sullying the image of our proud tradition. What an embarrassment.

While he's technically a marauder, Eynzahr Slafyrsyn is a much more preferable representative. Dorgono too, despite her small frame, knows how to deliver a hit.

Fun fact: Pipin is a Dark Knight

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Originally Posted by Cetek14

I'm going to nitpick but Hilda does not wear "lunchbox", and she is not doing constant sideflips. Not really a Machinist representation.
Considering how great difference is between player Machinist and Ishgardian/NPC Machinists, i would say there is no NPC representation yet.

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What? Hilda literally trains under the WOL, and Rostnsthal, how to be a MCH. By lore, player MCH is Ishgardian/Stephanivien's MCH, so I agree she's the best representative there is.

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Originally Posted by Ibkee

What? Hilda literally trains under the WOL, and Rostnsthal, how to be a MCH. By lore, player MCH is Ishgardian/Stephanivien's MCH, so I agree she's the best representative there is.

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By lore yes, not by the gameplay. NPC Machinists just shoot bullets out of their rifles while standing on the ground, while player blasts heat while doing sideflips. I know i'm nitpicking too much, but i just want a gunner job, not acrobat with a blaster.

All good, but, honestly no.

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Originally Posted by Big_Panda

Dark Knight: Raubahn, one arm bull

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He's specifically in lore a Gladiator. He's basically the top level Gladiator who never got the paladin soul stone.

Also, you missed Dancer. Now since (in Spoiler)

Shadowbringer basically made all Final Fantasy games connected to the Source. Cloud from FFVII is the Dark Knight main character. His motorcycle is already in-game, and umm the Dark Knight guy seriously channels Cloud's essence.

BRD: Renda-Rae. Part of Ardbert's party (or Ardbert himself in 1.X).. Her ShB story bits are pretty cool if you do the job quests and her attitude if you watch the 1.X opening trailer is fun.

Nyelbert: "Pssh, You'd sell your own mother if the coin was good"
Renda-Rae: "My father too!"

1.X trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opQjN74Meec

Lyse isn't a Monk of any sort. She is trained as a pugilist.
Alphinaud isn't a Scholar. No faerie. No special knowledge of Nymian tactics. Alphinaud is an Arcanist.
I see no signs that Haucherfant has any Paladin training. He is an Ishgardian knight. If you want to shoehorn him into the class/job system he would be a gladiator, same as Raubahn who has close to nothing in common with Dark Knights.

Note that most of the NPCs do not belong to one of the advanced Jobs. They mostly belong to the base classes.

Monks don't really have many iconic characters to go off of in the game... but even though we spend a lot of time with Lyse, I'd still say that Godbert Manderville is a more impressive monk. At least he has suplex. I don't even have the ability to suplex.

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Originally Posted by wereotter

Monks don't really have many iconic characters to go off of in the game... but even though we spend a lot of time with Lyse, I'd still say that Godbert Manderville is a more impressive monk. At least he has suplex. I don't even have the ability to suplex.

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Except he's a Goldsmith.
He can even use GSM Limit Break.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Except he's a Goldsmith.
He can even use GSM Limit Break.

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Fine, then I want to play goldsmith in raid if that means I can suplex!

Combat Smith Limited Job when?

Also, I think Widargelt is a best example of a monk - at least in spiritual aspect of the monks. He basically changed his whole mentality and lifestyle. He's not the strongest monk, but his story and character development demonstrates how he found his own path of monkhood.

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Originally Posted by HakaseNyan

Y'shtola was never a WHM though? She practiced conjury from Sharlayan. She even uses Collective Unconscious from Astrologian.

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Kan-E-Senna , a pure WHM, also uses Collective Unconscious though. NPCs are just odd like that.