Quote Originally Posted by Nestama View Post
Well until we see otherwise, it's still fair to assume BST will use an axe and shield (I don't think we've really seen human NPC's mix and match weapons and shields outside of GLA/PLD, THM/BLM and CNJ/WHM). Though if SE decide to go the Tactics Ogre / Battle route, then they could give them a whip (Lyon's portrait has him holding a whip. Ganpp seems more proficient with the axe than the whip, though).
Stahlman/Rostnsthal has dual wielded a pistol and single handed axe since 1.0, and yet that has never appeared as a player ability, ever (players have long assumed a hypothetical COR class would allow that, but... SE never oblidged - it's possible the never implemented 1.0 MSK class may have also allowed that but, that never happened either). Then there is Raubahn dual wielding swords as GLA (until he... ended up being forced to wield one handed - although I suppose you could say we're now kind of getting that with VPR.). And to say nothing of Gaia's infamous use of a giant hammer (in that case, it was because Nomura was unware there was no hammer using class in the game when he designed her, and Yoshi just allowed it 'because it was cool'.).

Ans as shields are effectively now associated with PLD (I mean, back out, a shield is PLD's symbol), I doubt BST would feature one. Because, what is the point? They're not going to be rushing into the fray to defend themselves or others, that's what their pet is for.