if reaper then Gaius

[kaynide]

I’ve said this before but:

I am 90% positive it will not be necromancer.

I’m fairly certain the Heroes Gauntlet dungeon was soft-trolling the fan base.
“Put in berserker!, what about thief?? No gotta be necromancer!”
Yoshi-p: wish granted! we put them in the game!

Does nobody remember when people complained about Atma?
“Please make them easier to find!”
Yoshi-p: lol ok! Now they’re different colors so you can find them in your inventory faster

I would not be surprised if it was FFXIVs version of a demon(void) hunter or something like that.

[Rongway]

I am 90% positive it will not be necromancer.

Yoshi-P uttered the word "necromancer" at least three times within one minute during the announcement showcase, so it absolutely won't be necromancer. Quite simply, if it were necromancer, he would have named any possible job but necromancer. He laughed and said "Necromancer" sarcastically along with something I didn't understand, but Koji's response was, "Ha, yeah, please, it's not going to be... [hand motions]".

They further trolled with mention of Necromancer a few minutes later in regards to Yoshi-P continuing to work on XIV even after death.

The. Job. Is. Not. Necromancer.

[Kaedan]

Yoshi-P uttered the word "necromancer" at least three times within one minute during the announcement showcase, so it absolutely won't be necromancer. Quite simply, if it were necromancer, he would have named any possible job but necromancer. He laughed and said "Necromancer" sarcastically along with something I didn't understand, but Koji's response was, "Ha, yeah, please, it's not going to be... [hand motions]".

They further trolled with mention of Necromancer a few minutes later in regards to Yoshi-P continuing to work on XIV even after death.

The. Job. Is. Not. Necromancer.

That's a pretty weak argument. So let's assume that people ARE right and it was Necromancer... well, Yoshi wouldn't want to confirm that. So the only option is to deny it, even laugh about it.

The fact they denied it so hard actually supports the fact that it's going to be Necromancer. "Thou dost protest too much".

Personally, I'm calling it to be Necromancer, with a Scythe for weapon, and will be the first melee caster.

[Rymi64]

That's a pretty weak argument. So let's assume that people ARE right and it was Necromancer... well, Yoshi wouldn't want to confirm that. So the only option is to deny it, even laugh about it.

The fact they denied it so hard actually supports the fact that it's going to be Necromancer. "Thou dost protest too much".

Personally, I'm calling it to be Necromancer, with a Scythe for weapon, and will be the first melee caster.

If they didn't want to confirm it they wouldn't draw attention to it. They could easily just not say necromancer. Since we know the arte of necromancy is hard taboo in eorzea and most places i doubt we would get necromancer in name

[WhyAmIHere]

...and will be the first melee caster.

SAM tho. Does Iaijutsu's cast time count?

[Karl0217]

That's a pretty weak argument. So let's assume that people ARE right and it was Necromancer... well, Yoshi wouldn't want to confirm that. So the only option is to deny it, even laugh about it.

The fact they denied it so hard actually supports the fact that it's going to be Necromancer. "Thou dost protest too much".

Personally, I'm calling it to be Necromancer, with a Scythe for weapon, and will be the first melee caster.

You do remember that the first shirt with the Grim Reaper on it didn't have a scythe on it? And that it was the third shirt he wore to tease the new class? He wore that No Comment shirt before that and at the live letter before that stream he was wearing a shirt with the word "Lies" on it:

[Saefinn]

I’ve said this before but:

I am 90% positive it will not be necromancer.

I’m fairly certain the Heroes Gauntlet dungeon was soft-trolling the fan base.
“Put in berserker!, what about thief?? No gotta be necromancer!”
Yoshi-p: wish granted! we put them in the game!

Does nobody remember when people complained about Atma?
“Please make them easier to find!”
Yoshi-p: lol ok! Now they’re different colors so you can find them in your inventory faster

I would not be surprised if it was FFXIVs version of a demon(void) hunter or something like that.

And to add to trolling, Koji Fox has listed "Beastmaster Warrior" as his favourite job in his bit for fanfest.

But I think the hints so far point to a "Reaper" like job the most. Me personally, I think a Dante's Inferno style Templar would be the most fitting for Endwalker because it plays to a "Reaper" aesthetic, but is really a combination of dark and light. A holy knight making use of a scythe and reaping evil. This I think works nicely too in the idea that "light" and "dark" aren't synonymous with "good" and "evil" in FFXIV's world.

That said, I would be psyched if my joke prediction came true. I think my assessment of the hints are just as logical as any other (okay, maybe Zenos isn't grabbing a a Luchador mask, but I'd love it if he was). And hey, Tekken was able to make a badass and edgy version of the concept: