Quote Originally Posted by Conradus View Post
DRK in FFXI did not use shield at all. He *could* use axes and great axes, although his rating in those was low enough that you generally wanted to stick to scythes and great swords. His rating in single-handed swords (the type GLD uses) was no better than that for axes and great axes (B- for all three).
can not really go off just FFXI, in FFIV Cecil used a sword/shield, and a few other DRK did as well in other FF games.