Lots of good comments. Lots of troll comments.

Let's get it straight red Mage stems not from ffxi. It is a job that is a part of ff in general. First time it appeared? Ff1. It was a fun jack of all trades job and that, for me at least, is the draw.

Did I have a rdm in ffxi and look pimp? Sure did. But I also had a Camelot looking old and Peter pan thf so it wasn't about look it was about the play.

We talk about red Mage because it is a staple job in ff and is as much a part of ff and chocobos moogles and Cid