Concerning Y'shtola and the Live Letter

[Annana]

Not to mention Thancred was a bard (lowercase b), a Gladiator, a Rogue, and now a Gunbreaker. But he still uses skills like the Ninja teleport as a trust.

Urianger uses Aetherial Manipulation as an AST as well.

NPCs just don't conform to our class system.

[JeanneOrnitier]

Not to mention Thancred was a bard (lowercase b), a Gladiator, a Rogue, and now a Gunbreaker. But he still uses skills like the Ninja teleport as a trust.

Urianger uses Aetherial Manipulation as an AST as well.

NPCs just don't conform to our class system.

Which makes sense. For example, if you were a Thaumaturge and started learning how to use a bow, you wouldn't suddenly forget every spell you learned.

[disturbedcobra]

Not to mention Thancred was a bard (lowercase b), a Gladiator, a Rogue, and now a Gunbreaker. But he still uses skills like the Ninja teleport as a trust.

This was actually referenced in the MSQ whe they first meet Yugiri first arrived in Eorzea and Thancred first began weilding a 2nd blade when going after Leviathan. He is just that adept at learning various skills.

https://youtu.be/-04O-ObKWog

[Leaf_Dragoon]

Not to mention Thancred was a bard (lowercase b), a Gladiator, a Rogue, and now a Gunbreaker. But he still uses skills like the Ninja teleport as a trust.

Urianger uses Aetherial Manipulation as an AST as well.

NPCs just don't conform to our class system.

Thancred was a Gladiator for in-game purposes only & was never stated to be such a thing. This is because until 2.3 knifes & daggers were associate with Gladiators. He was never seen using a gladiator stance and was just shown using their throwing knife skill from 1.0.

[Iscah]

Thancred was a Gladiator for in-game purposes only & was never stated to be such a thing. This is because until 2.3 knifes & daggers were associate with Gladiators. He was never seen using a gladiator stance and was just shown using their throwing knife skill from 1.0.

He did occasionally use gladiator stance though - in the early-game battle for the Ul'dahn storyline, and in the first part of the cutscene where he officially switches to rogue.

We just never got many opportunities to see him in battle instances during ARR.