Quote Originally Posted by Duelle View Post
The day THMs stand in the front lines and can wield swords, maybe.
^ Exactly.

If anything ever opens up the Red Mage line in the standing Armory system, it 'must' be the Gladiator. Unless of course we do see those further Classes, such as Fencer, which could also be Red Mage.

Basically: no sword, no shield, no Red Mage . (Though two swords would work too!)