Quote Originally Posted by GrizzlyTank View Post
That's why everyone can run around naked or as mascots.
As ridiculous as I often find that to be, I think it's less about making sure a paladin looks like a paladin, and more that something else *doesn't*. In other words, if you see someone who looks like a paladin, chances are high that it is in fact a paladin and not a red mage.

(That said, as dumb as I think the mascot outfits are, props to the Roegadyn guy who always wears the chocobo head and named himself "Kwehstopher Warken". I gotta admire someone willing to commit that deeply to a pun.)