Summoner and BLM differences

[Enkidoh]

Well, it's a bit hard to judge given the fact both Jobs in Eorzea are virtually extinct, especially SMN, so whatever personality traits might have been standard for practitioners of those jobs in ages past probably is no longer relevant.

One thing though about SMN - although it's unclear about Tristan, given the fact he was being manipulated by the Ascians, as far as the player is concerned they are not tempered because they can't be - they have the Echo after all and it's a major plot point of the game that the player is completely immune to Primal influence (ala tempering), making them uniquely suited to bending the Primals to their own will (or at least a portion of their power).

Tristan unfortunately was so consumed by revenge it virtually destroyed him (especially wielding the very powers he hated so much), but again it was unclear whether or not he was tempered himself.

[gornotck]

As to Black Mage, I didn't see it implied that it causes you to become mean and evil. It was a cautionary tale of hubris. Black magic is power, power begets hubris. The type of person who seeks power for the sake of seeking power tends to be prone to hubris, overstep their limits, and turn their friends into a fiendish hellbeast that they can barely even contain, much less defeat.

[JoeDono]

As to Black Mage, I didn't see it implied that it causes you to become mean and evil. It was a cautionary tale of hubris. Black magic is power, power begets hubris. The type of person who seeks power for the sake of seeking power tends to be prone to hubris, overstep their limits, and turn their friends into a fiendish hellbeast that they can barely even contain, much less defeat.

Not to mention they deal with dark fiends all the time. Whose power lies in seduction and corruption as much as it does in destruction.

[AspectOfWinter]

As to Black Mage, I didn't see it implied that it causes you to become mean and evil. It was a cautionary tale of hubris. Black magic is power, power begets hubris. The type of person who seeks power for the sake of seeking power tends to be prone to hubris, overstep their limits, and turn their friends into a fiendish hellbeast that they can barely even contain, much less defeat.

The quote I'm referring to is:

Ququruka: "You may have taken the black, but time is needed before the black takes you - before it permeates mind and body, and colors every fiber of your being dark as pitch."

[gornotck]

That doesn't imply any evil or mean spiritedness, really. Ququruka is saying that you may have become a black mage, but that it will take time to master being a black mage. His closing comment is along the lines of 'Do not fear the power to destroy. Master it and destroy what would destroy you.'