What is Grynewaht

[Wintersandman]

For reference Grynewaht is the last boss of Doma Castle.

Is he a Paladin with a Maul or a Warrior with a Maul and a forearm buckler?

Or is this a sneak peak of a new tanking class that is going to be all about that hammer time? (Defensive buffs include a 100% dodge skill that plays MC Hammer).

I have to say I was really intrigued by his armor, weapon, and the random shield on his left arm. I would love to have a new tanking class that uses a 2-handed Maul. I think there are a lot of possibilities for abilities. The Character could slam the maul into the ground throwing up rocks and other objects to provide a shield or reduce incoming damage by x%.

I get that warrior already uses some animations that could apply to a maul but there could be ways to adapt or even modify warrior so they are Distinct and visually appealing.

[Zojha]

As NPC, he doesn't care about classes and jobs.

His animations with the hammer are copied and pasted from MRD/WAR, much like Nero did with his Steam Hammer in Praetorium. His combat moveset when you first meet him also borrows from [Roegadyn tonguebreaker] sas Arvina, which is most likely also where that shield comes from - A copy&paste job. It's the same model and even the armor is the same, they simply replaced the second shield with a hammer (a copy and paste of Nero's hammer, if you look closely) and removed the helmet.

As such... I wouldn't interpret too much into it. It being a sneak peek is about as likely as Arvina being a sneak peek on the elusive double shield tank.

[Wintersandman]

As such... I wouldn't interpret too much into it. It being a sneak peek is about as likely as Arvina being a sneak peek on the elusive double shield tank.

I figured as much but it doesn't make one want a maul wielding tank any less.

[WhyAmIHere]

A thief who stole a weapon design from .hack//GU.

[Kabooa]

He's like ALL YO NAMEDAYS HAVE COME AT ONCE!