Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
Yes, but while Red Mage can do a little bit of everything, they don't excel in anything. They are generalists. Which is both their strength and their weakness.
I agree with that entirely, though I'd still pick Red Mage primarily. For that reason, though, my second choice would be Black Mage. Fire and Ice, baby. FREEZE-FRY!!!

Quote Originally Posted by chronic_Maniac View Post
I don't think theres been a summon that added protect and shell in the series. I may be wrong.
In Final Fantasy VI, Golem casts protect and ZoneSeek casts Shell on the party. Just to set the records straight.