Samurais vs. Knights

[MariyaShidou]

In VII, Sephiroth wielded the Masamune - a katana. In X, Auron used a greatsword fashioned as a katana. His Celestial Weapon was also called the Masamune. This trend's been pretty commonplace within the latter half of Final Fantasy franchise, most likely perpetuated by the occasional encounter with Gilgamesh (VIII and XII to be specific). I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to settle in Eorzea to teach the Walkers of the Path to be samurai.

Gilgamesh has been around since V, and it's the same guy he travel through dimensions you know.

[kensredemption]

Gilgamesh has been around since V, and it's the same guy he travel through dimensions you know.

I know, and that's why I'd like him to make another appearance in XIV. It's been far too long since I saw that lug prancing around. Sure he showed up in Duodecim, but that's not enough!

[Jynx]

First off, I never played FFXI. To those of you that consider this a fatal character flaw, I am at the mercy of your fury.

Moving on. What is the obsession with samurais? Personally, I think samurais are amongst the most bad-ass warriors in military history, but they just don't feel *right* in a fantasy-based MMORPG. On the other hand, the "knight-in-shining-armor" archetype is a fantasy staple. Without it, the game isn't complete.

Am I culturally biased? Are samurais more of a desire of the Asian community base, who are more accustomed to stories of the katana wielding warrior than the sword and shield soldier? Or is this a cry from the carry-over FFXI community who saw the samurai class implemented so successfully that they cannot continue without it repeated here?

Help me understand!

Gladiator and Palladin are not enough for you?

[Andrien]

To answer the OP question. Samurai are skill chain masters in FFXI, they breathe TP like if it is their oxygen. They are also Demon Killers.

Knights/Paladin is considered tanks, and Undead Killers.

[MrCale]

There are classes from every culture, references to monsters. Magic erm... Ifrit and Shiva don't sound very Japanese to me! thing about ff is that there are references and touches to almost all cultures. I wonder though what will happen to lancer if samurai shows its face...