Quote Originally Posted by Firo Volondé View Post
You can hardly call Balthier's weapon a gun in the modern sense of the word. The kind of gun he uses is very slow and wouldn't be much use against a swift melee fighter. Balthier's (SPOILER)training as a judge would rely on him wearing armor, which he doesn't since he became a sky pirate. Besides, Kimahri hasn't exactly been sitting in Besaid twiddling his thumbs, either.
Behold the Void essentially summed up the gun aspect. Even if he only gets one shot, against a melee fighter like Kimahri who has to come into close range to be effective, Balthier only needs one. As for the (SPOILER)how can we know what is training really involved? We can assume though that it would make him one badass fighting machine, quite capable of taking care of himself in any combat situation. And of course, as Void said, we must always come back to the fact that Tidus with no training beat Kimahri. No matter how naturally gifted he may be, that's still a point that isn't in his favour.