Quote Originally Posted by Karl0217 View Post
Now I could easily be wrong and I have been wrong before about the developers' intentions. For example, I had thought they wouldn't genderlock the Viera. But I am seeing a lot death themes and imagery connected to Garlean soldiers - and Gaius in particular - and more than a couple of parallels to Gosetsu and the Samurai reveal and what is currently happening with Gaius in the game.

But if I am right, given what I have seen of Gaius's abilities, this new class will likely play as a mixture of Sword Saint and Judge.
You bring a lot of interesting points... Although if it's such a case and we'll get "JDG", I'm iffy with the name... I can't help but to think about Judge Judy in an adventure, or more seriously, Judges across the series were always a figure of authoritarism and something that I don't feel quite suited to an adventurer that more often than not finds themselves challenging systems and traditions.

I have a peeve with Sage too... But more because the name of the job doesn't match at all the aesthetics presented. Plus 'Sage' entails a more seasoned magician, all the sages across the series were always portrayed as such, like Tellah or Strago. I love the job concept, but I almost wish they did come up with an unique name for that, like they did with Gunbreaker.