Let's talk about Red Magic.

[Vexander]

See, I thought Fleche and Contre Sixte swords were made of Ice. But since they don't add to the gauge I imagine you're right and that they're crystals. In my opinion, RDMs developed some unaspected (and thus unaligned) spells for their repertoire. Think of like how Arcanists use Ruin, an unaspected spell. Jolt/Jolt II are likely the same idea, with the express intent to enable dualcast, as a Red Mage's White and Black Magic spells are powerful and have involved casting times.

[Shurrikhan]

See, I thought Fleche and Contre Sixte swords were made of Ice. But since they don't add to the gauge I imagine you're right and that they're crystals. In my opinion, RDMs developed some unaspected (and thus unaligned) spells for their repertoire. Think of like how Arcanists use Ruin, an unaspected spell. Jolt/Jolt II are likely the same idea, with the express intent to enable dualcast, as a Red Mage's White and Black Magic spells are powerful and have involved casting times.

They both do piercing damage, iirc. Sharp icicles in this game apparently do not. Clearly they must not even be swords, but sword-shaped arrows, bullets, or spears.

[JMadFour]

In my opinion, RDMs developed some unaspected (and thus unaligned) spells for their repertoire. Think of like how Arcanists use Ruin, an unaspected spell. Jolt/Jolt II are likely the same idea, with the express intent to enable dualcast, as a Red Mage's White and Black Magic spells are powerful and have involved casting times.

The consensus on Reddit seems to be that Jolt/Impact/Scatter and such are spells that are both Black and White Magic combined.

so RDMs use Black(Thunder/Fire/Flare), White(Aero/Stone/Holy/Cure/Raise), and then Red(Jolt/Impact/Scatter/Embolden/Enchanted Melee), which is both Black and White at the same time.

[Vexander]

The consensus on Reddit seems to be that Jolt/Impact/Scatter and such are spells that are both Black and White Magic combined.

so RDMs use Black(Thunder/Fire/Flare), White(Aero/Stone/Holy/Cure/Raise), and then Red(Jolt/Impact/Scatter/Embolden/Enchanted Melee), which is both Black and White at the same time.

An excellent point actually. Jolt/Impact/Scatter do increase the White/Black Mana Gauge. But Fleche and Contre Sixte don't.