Dragoon Lore Question

[Enkidoh]

Then again if you play through HW there are plenty of DRG, the soul of the DRG is more for teh Azure Dragoon, so it may be more of the type of training. Even in past games DRG story lines have mostly reflected training since the original DRG that gave some back ground on it. Kain.

Just a little nitpick but the original FF DRG was not Kain at all - the Job had it's origins earlier than that. The very first DRG in the FF series was Ricard Highwind in FFII (the Famicom FFII, not the US renumbered FFIV). Kain did popularize the Job though and became the 'archetypal' DRG in the series (even though he did owe a lot to his predecessor - they shared the same surname for one).

As for the FFXIV version, it should be noted that there is two variations on the DRG Job as it stands, the Order of the Knights Dragoon who are basically Ishgard's version of LNCs, with specialized training for fighting dragons (hence the Jump attacks), and the the Azure Dragoon who is one specific Knight Dragoon that ends up chosen by the Eye of Nidhogg and which the Eye confers special powers upon, thus the Azure DRG serves as Ishgard's 'champion' (much like the Warrior of Light serves as Hydaelyn's champion).

As for how they can jump so high, it can easily be covered lore-wise by wind-aetherial enhanced training that allows them to scale great heights) but really, it can also just as easily be handwaved away as 'magic'.

[ManuelBravo]

Just a little nitpick but the original FF DRG was not Kain at all - the Job had it's origins earlier than that. The very first DRG in the FF series was Ricard Highwind in FFII (the Famicom FFII, not the US renumbered FFIV). Kain did popularize the Job though and became the 'archetypal' DRG in the series (even though he did owe a lot to his predecessor - they shared the same surname for one).

As for the FFXIV version, it should be noted that there is two variations on the DRG Job as it stands, the Order of the Knights Dragoon who are basically Ishgard's version of LNCs, with specialized training for fighting dragons (hence the Jump attacks), and the the Azure Dragoon who is one specific Knight Dragoon that ends up chosen by the Eye of Nidhogg and which the Eye confers special powers upon, thus the Azure DRG serves as Ishgard's 'champion' (much like the Warrior of Light serves as Hydaelyn's champion).

As for how they can jump so high, it can easily be covered lore-wise by wind-aetherial enhanced training that allows them to scale great heights) but really, it can also just as easily be handwaved away as 'magic'.

You are correct I completely forgot about Richard Highwind. Darn I must have too much Kain in the brain since Dissidia NT coming soon. Thx for that reminder on Richard.