Bard does not make sense as a job

[Cassandaria]

Here's the problem: History is irrelevant. This is Final Fantasy. It's completely reasonable and logical to expect Bards to have a big focus on songs, since Bards in previous games have pretty much been all about the songs and NOT archers going "tra-la-la" in battle.

Historically, "black magic" had little to do with throwing fireballs from your fingertips and creating massive explosions with your mind. But that doesn't matter, because that's how it's established in Final Fantasy.

Historically, dragoons were mounted infantry and had absolutely nothing to do with jumping over skyscrapers to stab dragons in the face. But that doesn't matter, because that's how it's established in Final Fantasy.

And with your own example, did you bother to pay attention to the Bard story line? I was simply making the statement that the bard story and the history of the bard IN GAME is pretty much the same as the history of historical bards in our world. Just because a bard does not sing and only sing does not make them less a bard. Within the mythos of the game, the lore provided, the story presented, as you stated, Bards are Bards because they are archers who rouse their companions with songs to lift their spirits.