Cloud gear, the missing part.

[HakuroDK]

Cloud was not a Dark Knight.

Of all the Jobs in FF14, including the 3 coming with Heavensward, Cloud most closely fit the Warrior. It was his role, even if FF14's "warrior gear" does not fit Cloud's FF7 image.

To be fair, no one in FFVII really had a solid role or job. The Materia system dictated who filled what role. So if there was Darkness materia in FFVII (which there was in FFVII: BC), then Cloud would easily have been a Dark Knight.

[Imladris]

To be fair, no one in FFVII really had a solid role or job. The Materia system dictated who filled what role. So if there was Darkness materia in FFVII (which there was in FFVII: BC), then Cloud would easily have been a Dark Knight.

There 'was' the Black Materia, that was used by Sephiroth to summon Meteor, in FF VII, so technically it does exist already. Plus, I thought Cloud was emo enough already (plus prior to AC, infected with Jenova cells anyway,) to be a proper Dark Knight anyway. Besides, Dark Knight doesn't necessarily mean evil knight, as look what Batman's career is like, as such.

[HakuroDK]

There 'was' the Black Materia, that was used by Sephiroth to summon Meteor, in FF VII, so technically it does exist already. Plus, I thought Cloud was emo enough already (plus prior to AC, infected with Jenova cells anyway,) to be a proper Dark Knight anyway. Besides, Dark Knight doesn't necessarily mean evil knight, as look what Batman's career is like, as such.

A common misconception that Cloud was Emo in FFVII. He definitely was in Advent Children and other later tellings of the story, but in FFVII, he was struggling with an identity crisis the whole time. Once he snapped out of it, he was actually fine. Introverted, but fine.

Also, Meteor has always been the ultimate spell of a Black Mage, not a Dark Knight, so the Black Materia is no indication whatsoever of a Dark Knight's abilities. I'm referring to the Darkness materia from FFVII: Crisis Core when Zack could use an ability called Darkness which dealt significantly higher damage at the cost of his own HP, which is what a Dark Knight's signature ability, Souleater, does.

But all of that aside, Cloud wields a two-handed sword in FFVII. In FFXIV, the job that wields two-handed swords is Dark Knight. So I am willing to bet that, if any job gets the Buster Sword, it will probably be Dark Knight.