FFXIV Lore- What it Means to be a Samurai 

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I could be incorrect here, but is that not one of the reasons Zenos has his super magitech golfbag sheathe machine? Not only to reference how he treats combat like a sport, but also to do the job of infusing his katana with aether for him, as at the point he has it he cannot do so himself.

@@lukoscreydenI thought that myself. Zenos is clearly a Samurai but Garleans have no aetherial abilities, so I assumed that fancy bag thing he carries did more than just spin around-perhaps infusing the blades with aether or cerulean equivalents.

New headcanon

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@@Pikachu-qr4yb The first Job class teacher.

@@Pikachu-qr4yb bruh

Headcanon accepted

Glad I was able to do it justice!

@@SynodicScribe Same here. I love the samurai Job.

We should make a Samurai/monk/ninja clan

Now we need a caster that just uses Animate Object to make his blades fly!

I've been on the fence on whether or not my caster oriented character would be a samurai since I don't see her being a far east themed character and this comment and the video talking of drawing in personal aether alone sold me on it. So I guess I'm leveling Samurai after all lol

Thank you! I really do hope I can reach the broader FFXIV fan base one day. I feel like I have a lot to offer the community.

You’ve gotten my attention. I’m a Summoner and Scholar by nature. For solo and group content respectively. And White Mage as a second backup since I’m a natural born healer. But I really do enjoy hearing about the other jobs, their history and abilities. If I weren’t already set on my path I’d be really tempted by the Samurai ethical code. To serve the greater good, to serve the country does really seem a really good fit with the helpful nature of the Warrior of Light endlessly help others. I think the folding metal mentioned of the Katana might be based on the real world san mai forging technique. Or perhaps a form of Damascus forging. I guess I did learn from Forged in Fire afterall.

We should make a Samurai/monk/ninja clan

I'll have to keep it up then!

LOL I had similar thoughts. “Oh my, I wouldn’t be a very good Samurai because I definitely very seldom feel calm in combat.” Maybe it’s just because I’ve chosen and committed myself to the path of the healer. The Scholar or the White Mage (Smn for solo content) and I definitely feel the flutters of anxiety and excitement when I see a HP bar drop below 50% and hints of panic when a HP bar hits 25%. Especially if it’s mine or the tank’s! I’m sometimes keenly aware that I am the thin green line between victory and defeat. Whether we triumph or wipe is down to how good I am. Stressful! LOL! But, the feeling I get when I quick cast my best cure spell and restore the dying tank to full health is, for me, a magnificent feeling. Similarly if I’ve been working hard keeping the party alive all during the boss battle and I hear that sweet, sweet traditional Final Fantasy victory fanfare it also feels good. I couldn’t imagine feeling calm in battle.

@@mikoto7693 it's all in the muscle memory bro, all in the muscle memory

Give it a shot, I felt the same way when I first gave it a try and man I had no idea what I was doing. My advice do what I did play as a samurai going through the low level dungeons and you’ll begin to slowly understand the kit your given

@@hooligan282 I stopped playing FF14 a few weeks ago but if I ever go back to it I'll probably give it a shot

@@skyvolt2566 So, did ya gave it a shot? ;D

@@kuronyra1709 I did and didn't like it lol. Not bc I think its a bad class but I'm just not good at it. I got it to level 90 and then swapped back to my main class and haven't touched it again yet. Close combat gives me anxiety still most likely why I didn't like it as well

@@hooligan282I’m seriously considering taking up Samurai myself.

When they decide to release more data on them I'd be happy to. But at the moment all I have is the Job quest, and that's not much

I've not made a video on it yet. But I can if people want it.

I can certainly try!

If it was inspired by real life I wouldn't be surprised!

@@SynodicScribe It fits, since San/goe mai are ancient Japanese techniques.

Yes, everything was perfectly explainable with Aether long before Endwalker. People didn't even know it existed, and that never stopped us from explaining magical phenomena.

@@SynodicScribe Misattributions are certainly a thing even in recorded real life history but I definitely understand your point. Hopefully they clarify later.

I'd say the method behind the Iaijutsu and Ninjutsu are very different. But at the end of the day they're both channeling aether.

​@@SynodicScribe makes sense. By the way will their be another lecture on the various Bestman and their respective gods? The sahagin can't be the only ones with a fascinating society im sure?

But this is xiv. Not real life lol

You mean yours aint. *unsheathes Katana* I have taken the souls of the ones the beastmen called "Gods" and forged them into my very tools of destruction. Ifrit, who screamed for the world to burn and to have everything be reborn in eternal fire, now serves as nothing more than the flames around my exquisite sword. ...nerd

@@thaigon1247 You mean anime cat people are not real? Fuck me.... In seriousness A bit of context, behind the inspiration can only enrich your experience, if you know more about the source material, it gives you a greater appreciation for it's interpretation. But then again you read historical info relating to a topic of interest and responded with this.... so... yeah...

@@thaigon1247 Dunno how u got mad :D I guess written word and all, but ye

This isn’t “for context.” It’s completely OUT of context. Real world samurai are not fictional high fantasy samurai…

I second this!

I mean, we kinda do? It’s Hissatsu Gyoten.

To be fair samurai have better flat numbers then reapers