Thread: 3.56 MSQ Discussion (SPOILERS)

Originally Posted by Beckett

So "Yda" is definitely the Girl in Red from the Stormblood trailer, buuuuuuuuuut it's still not #2Monks. None of the scions have job crystals, so it's actually Monk vs Pugilist /semantics!

Lyse's tattoo disappeared so she walks her own path now, and that path involves going to Ala Mhigo (where MNK came from). The fact that her attire and fighting style changes suggests that she actually does adopt MNK, as it is the fighting style of her country. The reason that none of the Scions have job crystals is to do with lore reasons as to why they haven't had the opportunity to upgrade, rather than them outright not being able to, and Lyse has the perfect opportunity.

For context: Y'shtola isn't Padjali so can't become a WHM, Thancred can't make up his mind as to his class, there are very few SMN and SCHs and Aphinaud, Alisae, and Urianger haven't pursued those arts (though it remains to be seen what art Alisae has pursued while away), and Papalymo never pursued void magic (due to it being rare, ancient, and inherently evil). Unlike all of the other Scions, Lyse is also not an Archon, meaning that she is not bound to the contexts of Sharlayan practice, and is now following her Ala Mhigan roots (again, where MNK is based), much like how Yugiri (also a non Archon "scion") is a Ninja, not a rogue.

TLDR - hell yes #2MNKs is likely.