Can anyone remind me which jobs are "unique" to the WoL?

[Hazama999]

It really has been years since I've been through some of these questlines and I was wondering, of all the jobs currently in-game, which are the ones in which "YOU are THE [insert job here] and no one else (or very few else)"?

[Morningstar1337]

I wouldn't say any job is unique to the WoL per see, but there are some degrees of scarcity.

1. WHM is a job that is common place but usually limited to the Padjali, ergo a non Padjal WHM would be considered unqiue. BLM is rare for the whole fobidden arts sctick
2. RDM and MNK were more aboundant but their numbers dwindled to a few ar msot after the fall of Ala Mhigo
3. I'm certain that jobs like DRG, PLD and especially MCH are commonplace, if limited to a few locales

[Enkidoh]

Depends. Some Jobs are stated as being unique or lost when you first unlock them, but as the story goes along others become inspired by your actions and accomplishments and take up the Job themselves (usually because the NPC you gain the Job from starts teaching others). MNK, SCH and SMN are examples of this.

Some Jobs are taught by secretive organisations or orders that usually are closed off to outsiders, but have started teaching their arts to adventurers who 'catch their eye' and have distinguished themselves (AST, RDM, SAM, PLD, DRK and NIN are examples).

Some Jobs are literally lost or restricted and so you are literally the only 'authorized' practioner of it (WHM is an example of this, as the Job was made forbidden after Amdapor's misuse of the Job during the War of the Magi where they created life, but was entrusted to the padjal of Gridania for safe keeping by the elementals. BLM is also an example in rather similar circumstances).

And some Jobs have been made literally out of whole cloth then and there (MCH and BLU were both brand new Jobs which you're basically experimenting with on the creator's behalf - this is why their Soul Crystals are listed in the Equipment menu as being empty of past accomplishments).

DRG is an interesting example all of it's own though as although there are 'normal' DRGs which look identical to your version (effectively Ishgard's version of LNC but with extra dragonslaying skills), the WoL technically is in a league of their own, as they are ordained as an 'Azure DRG', a role that is meant to be unique (Estinien is meant to be the Azure DRG, but the Eye of Nidhogg annointed the player as one too, something that had never happened before). Given Estinien destroyed the Eyes of Nidhogg for good as part of the story, this set of circumstances will never be repeated, thus making the WoL (and their DRG Soul Crystal) unique.

DRK is also rather unique in although the Job is stated as being an order of outcast knights that lurk in the shadows despensing justice to those considered above the law in Ishgard, the player gains the Job in a rather unusual set of circumstances that is likely to not occur again. So although there are other DRKs cannonically, a WoL DRK is unique (not helped by that whole dark side becoming independent of your psyche thing ).

Either way, each Job varies between ones which others canonically can use and others that are literally unique, that you are the only user of that Job.

[Ultimatecalibur]

None of the jobs are truly unique to the WoL. Every single job has one or more other members with the job (often our Rival, if not teacher also has the job). At most you could say in some cases the WoL is a the first modern or Eorzean member of a job.

[MrThinker]

It really has been years since I've been through some of these questlines and I was wondering, of all the jobs currently in-game, which are the ones in which "YOU are THE [insert job here] and no one else (or very few else)"?

Currently the only job that fits the description of the WoL being the only current practitioner is Scholar, though that may change in the future if Setoto manages to attune to Lily again.

[Morningstar1337]

Currently the only job that fits the description of the WoL being the only current practitioner is Scholar, though that may change in the future if Setoto manages to attune to Lily again.

I think she's more focused on attuning to Lilac ATM :P

[MrThinker]

I think she's more focused on attuning to Lilac ATM :P

Woops, thanks for the correction.

[Edax]

It really has been years since I've been through some of these questlines and I was wondering, of all the jobs currently in-game, which are the ones in which "YOU are THE [insert job here] and no one else (or very few else)"?

DRK because there's only 1 other.
RDM because there's only 1 other, +1 in training and Alisaie is a RDM, but not a Crimson Duelists so I don't know how that counts. Alisaie doesn't wear the red.
WTM because there's only 2 others I think? It's suppose to be Padjal only.
DRG, while there are many Dragoons, there's only 2 other "Azure Dragoons" (one of whom, I don't think is officially a "Azure Dragoon")
GNB, it's unclear how rare this job is. The one who teaches you thinks he's the last of his kind, only to find others during the job quests.

[JeanneOrnitier]

Alisaie was taught by X'rhun too (he mentions it when you first meet him) so she's as much a "real" RDM as Arya and the WoL are. Though I don't think the Crimson Duelists were the only RDMs, they were just an activist group of them.

[Cilia]

No Job is completely unique to the PC (there's a mentor for all of them), but some are rare outside of the circles they train in.

DRK is "trained" by Fray, Sidurgu, and Myste (two of whom aren't even real people), and not shown to be practiced outside of that circle, making it very rare.

GNB is limited to Bozjan survivors and their students, leaving only Radovan, his compatriot whose name I forget, and their respective students (the Warrior of Light and Thancred respectively) as known practitioners.

WHM is limited to Padjal and the Warrior of Light (need Elementals' blessing).

While ACN is relatively widespread in Limsa Lominsa, its derivative Jobs (SMN and SCH) are lost arts at the outset of ARR, though they are making a comeback as a result of their respective stories.

MCH is brand-new at the outset of HW, but is becoming more widespread as time passes.

BLM and RDM both have nearly exclusive trainers and arts not shown to exist outside their students.

The more common Jobs are PLD (Sultan(a)'s elite guard), WAR (Hellsguard tribal... warriors), AST (Sharlayan fortunetellers; not widespread outside of its home country owing to Sharlayan isolationism, but it exists beyond our small circle), all melee DPS (elite infantry of various countries), DNC (more widespread in its home country of Thavnair).

Can't speak well to BRD one way or another, as I have no grasp on its story or flavor in this game.