Quote Originally Posted by Mettaur View Post
First lore was FF3 who used Dark Blades/Katanas.
Actually, first lore was FF2, where Leon was equipped with both a sword and an axe. But Cecil's still the most iconic face for the Job.

Quote Originally Posted by Kuwagami View Post
as far as I remember, the DK cecil just had a sword, and the shield came when he became a paladin during the story
The opposite. Dark Knight Cecil always wielded both a sword and shield, and you couldn't obtain two-handed weapons(specifically the Avenger Sword, which also turned you berserk) until after you became a Paladin.