Quote Originally Posted by SokiYagami View Post
Other than the DRK, I don't really think the other melee weapon are "sticklers to historical accuracy". And even with that it's mostly just the battle stance too I think?
Well they're used for analogs, taking the real-life styles and placing them the best they can into the jobs, like how....

MNK fighting style is based off of at least one variant of Kung Fu (not sure which style though, but explains why more of their attacks are punching skills).
DRG--with the exception of the Jump and Dive skills--comes from a style derived from the use of halberds to counter cavalry troops, hence why a good number of their attacks seem to strike either upward or in a slashing motion.
WAR fighting style might have been inspired by the Gallowglass or any Germanic group known to have used larger axes (Vikings typically weren't among them).
PLD style is based loosely off of the Roman use of the spatha (and perhaps earlier groups as well).
RDM style comes from a variant of fencing, most likely either Iberian or French fencing.
SAM style? Kenjutsu. Not really much else to it.

The only real exception to the rule is NIN, which I think had more to do with ROG and keeping it's standard dual-wielding tradition.