Realization =O

[Firepower]

I think it would be unlikely to have Raubahn as Drk trainer.

Using Raubahn as the DRK trainer would be difficult as it would require him to be situated in Uldah near the sultana's chambers to maintain continuity with the previous story, if you just got to 30 and want to unlock DRK he would still need to reside with Nanamo since the recent events would not have transpired yet, if you was post main story he would be locked away and if you go further into Heavensward he would be possibly be somewhere else creating a very strange set of places for him to be located to unlock the job and further quests.

I don't see Pipin as the Drk trainer either as he seems far too pre-occupied with other things, plus he uses a standard sword much like pld and if they really wanted to tease a drk trainer they would give them a greatsword much like they did with yugiri and thancred and ninja.

[OMEGA_HACK]

Have they said we would unlock the new jobs at 30? Or maybe we need Heavensward access to get them. The conditions of obtaining the new jobs have not be disclosed so honestly anything is on the table.

[Viridiana]

I think it would be unlikely to have Raubahn as Drk trainer.

They've said that you'll have to complete 2.55 story to unlock even the jobs. That said, I'm not sure that Raubahn's current issues will be resolved quickly enough for him to be the DRK trainer, and I don't think they like having main story NPCs be job trainers anyway.

[OMEGA_HACK]

2.55 SPOILERS:

The thing is I don't think he will be a leader anymore. I just cannot see how he can fill Nanamo's shoes now that he has killed an unarmed man (although he deserved it), he will be known as a killer, and why would a nation want him as their diplomat when he could just snap like before and kill more people. We already know that Pipin opted to go back to Ul'dah, it could be shown in the opening of the DRK quests, that you have to break him out of jail and he then trains us on the way of the DRK, or in the opening CS of Heavenward we might see Pipin getting him out of jail.

[Omegakiyohime]

2.55 SPOILERS:

The thing is I don't think he will be a leader anymore. I just cannot see how he can fill Nanamo's shoes now that he has killed an unarmed man (although he deserved it), he will be known as a killer, and why would a nation want him as their diplomat when he could just snap like before and kill more people. We already know that Pipin opted to go back to Ul'dah, it could be shown in the opening of the DRK quests, that you have to break him out of jail and he then trains us on the way of the DRK, or in the opening CS of Heavenward we might see Pipin getting him out of jail.

They would also need to show us and bridge in some lore to make him proficient in using a Greatsword and Dark magic, because those would just come out of the blue as well.

[kyuven]

The new jobs apparently come from Ishgard and require Ishgard access to unlock, so I don't think any of the people mentioned will be trainers nor will they be involved in the quest.
Estinien, Raya-O, and A-Ruhn are actually the exception so far as far as story NPCs being involved with Job quests, and the latter two are pushing it since they only appear in cutscenes and don't really have any dialogue.

[Nagrom]

Come now, we all know who the dark knight trainer is going to be. We've already met a character that is looking to master darkness, has had it poured into every fiber of his aether, and is just begging to be brought back.

Nero tol Scaeva

[Viridiana]

Come now, we all know who the dark knight trainer is going to be. We've already met a character that is looking to master darkness, has had it poured into every fiber of his aether, and is just begging to be brought back.

Nero tol Scaeva

Touché. /10char

[Kuurei]

DRK Trainer will end up being Papashaun's twin brother.

He left Ul'dah ages ago, not content with the Sultana's rule, and learned the Dark Arts to counter the code of the Paladin taught to the Sultansworn.

I haven't cleared 2.55 yet, but the patch note picture and certain peeps' context clues make me able to put together what happens somewhat, so it fits.

[myahele]

This will be our trainer