We Want SAM... <make it happen>

[Alacran]

I've always thought Samurai should be a tank. The appearance alone of Samurai armor not only looks heavy, but visually you can see the protection it offers. At least that's what I observed at our museum There is a good chance it will be DPS, though. I just hate the typical Samurai from over the top animes being overtly angry, bloodthirsty, reckless, and overpowered.

I agree mostly, however many of the "we need a sword DPS!" crowd favor over the top anime characters over accurate historical representations...




To them this is standard all Samurai should aspire to. What he did in his manga, anime, film... being more important and noteworthy than what Honda Tadakatsu, Saito Musashibo Benkei, and Tomoe Gozen were ever able to accomplish. Never mind what armor they would have actually used in battle.



In looking to historical depictions lets not forget, as much as I will celebrate the honor of Bushido and it's tenants (as i do Chivalry), swords do bloody work, the men that used swords are/ were violent men. Samurai engaged in head collecting as a time honored tradition and used it not only show their valor in battle but gain status. In short being blood thirsty was the way of life for all on the frontline.

[ADVSS]

the bottom picture is pretty much what a FINAL FANTASY SAMURAI AF gear looks like/ Traditional having Masamune Darw's family rest (halfmoon) on the helmet. Could be shoehorned as a dps in the veign of dragoon, or a tank competing wth WaR

Games that didnt follow the job system did have differing looks for characters you could call samurai,
the top pic looks like what everyone would just glamour it to anyway