Red Mage = Yda?

[Berethos]

It's covered by the necklace, and probably on purpose. I think they wanted us to think it was Yda.

On the other hand...spoilers shared from the Lore Book...

Yda is confirmed to have a sister. Family resemblance...possibly even a twin sister?

[Zadist]

It could still be Yda. Could even be a simple mistake or an intentional one as to not give it away just yet. In the Heavensward trailer the WoL is fighting hraesvelgr instead of nidhogg.

[Savagelf]

there seem to be collar or necklace where the tattoo would be

a theory of what going on aka possible spoilers

garlean is pawn to ascion
as is those seek to bring an resistances to garlean

the white ascion is the voice of zorak

he seem determined to not fight at all like the voice of the mother. he like move people as if they his pawns pieces

Yda was a students when garlean invade such place she won't involve in the battle.

[Dualgunner]

1) We know monks originate from Ala Mhigo, the Fists of Rhalgr.

2) We know there is more than one school of monk thanks to the 50-60 questline.

3) Occam's Razor, the simplest answer with the least assumptions being most often the right one, would suggest it is a monk who follows a different school of combat.

Whether this could be titled dancer or not...who knows? But if Dancer isn't a job expansion of Monk but instead a new job, my problem then becomes the classes are very similar, almost to the point both lose their identity.

[LineageRazor]

1) We know monks originate from Ala Mhigo, the Fists of Rhalgr.

2) We know there is more than one school of monk thanks to the 50-60 questline.

3) Occam's Razor, the simplest answer with the least assumptions being most often the right one, would suggest it is a monk who follows a different school of combat.

Whether this could be titled dancer or not...who knows? But if Dancer isn't a job expansion of Monk but instead a new job, my problem then becomes the classes are very similar, almost to the point both lose their identity.

Ninjutsu is also a type of martial art, and yet it has a very distinct identity from Monk. There's no reason Dancer couldn't be the same.

Your point number 1 also made me think of another angle that could support Dancer... Ala Mihgo is an occupied nation now, and very likely the Garleans frown on the practice of warfare outside of the regimens they submit their conscripts to. Much like capoeira, Dancer could have evolved from traditional Ala Mihgan martial arts as a way to continue to train while passing off the movements as simple dancing.

In spite of all this, my personal belief is that she IS meant to be a straight-up Monk, and as much as I wish it were so, Dancer is probably not in the cards. I'll be happy to be proven wrong!

I agree with others in this thread that she is also very likely Yda's sister, rather than Yda herself.

[Vydos]

The woman in red isn't Yda. But most likely a relative to her. The woman in red doesn't have the neck tattoos, has a much larger bust, and much longer hair than Yda. Unless Yda can magically grow a pair of knockers, grow her hair out and erase tattoos.
Besides, the lore book kinda spoiled that part.

And to those saying that the necklace can hide the tattoos, even if said necklace is too thin to hide it... (Seems like they forgot to add the necklace during a certain part of the cgi)

[Lego3400]

Yda has a sister, it's probably her.

[Mirakumi]

Idk if it's YDA but the warrior of light does have a timeskip. His hair is noticeably different and has some noticable stubble.
Yda could have grown out her hair (or shes experiencing the pains of hair clipping!) but it does seem like a stretch, esp her boobs are bigger. Though she could be wearing a corset? IDK



I think it might be a sister or some type of family. But if it's Yda then cheers cause she was my favorite scion with her bubbly personality lol

[Savagelf]

why is this character consider a red mage it look like she a monk to me above her look like ther monstary for the monks

in Stormblood the focus is on the monk

see we never seen Yda really face mind you and it give to much alway for tattoo to be there

[Blood-Aki]

why is this character consider a red mage it look like she a monk to me above her look like ther monstary for the monks

in Stormblood the focus is on the monk

see we never seen Yda really face mind you and it give to much alway for tattoo to be there

Apparently if you are wearing all red that means you are a red mage.. So if the guy was in all blue, people would be saying hes a blue mage. So there you go.