Paladin

The Paladin is a Job Class in the Austin Aizawa series.

## Overview

Similarly to Knights, paladins focus on defense. What sets paladins apart is their affinity for low level faith magic. Making them effective as both fighters and healers.

## History

### Austin Aizawa and the Divine Knights

Arianrhod is the series' first introduction to the paladin job, though only in Austin's party on 2 occasions, she establishes many of the traits later paladins would use. Arianrhod has a natural affinity for spears and has access to the holy blade skill and low-level faith magic.

### Austin Aizawa and the Holy Swords

Asuna Aincrad is the resident paladin of Austin's party in holy swords. She's the first to join regardless of route. Like Arianrhod before her, Asuna has access to holy blade and low-level faith magic. Unlike Arianrhod, Asuna has an affinity for rapiers. Two other notable paladins in holy swords are Fanatio and Eydis. Both only join the party in the True Hero route, playing a Parrell role to Lipia and Dorothy respectively. What sets Eydis apart is her weapon affinity, using katanas.

### Austin Aizawa and the Sephira Tree

Elliot Baldwin Woodman is the resident paladin in sephira tree. Joining the party late into the story, Elliot shows many traits from his paladin forbearers such as an affinity for spears, and access to holy blade and low-level faith magic.

### Austin Aizawa and the Red Dragon

Irina Shidou is the resident paladin in red dragon. Like her predecessors before her, Irina has an affinity for katanas and has access to holy blade and low-level faith magic. Irina also has access to holy aura, a skill only useable by angels.

### Austin Aizawa and the Ancient Labyrinths

Kouki Amanogawa is the resident paladin in ancient labyrinths. He shares many traits with his predecessors such as an affinity for 1 handed swords and access to holy blade and low-level faith magic. Austin's party also fight a paladin in the form of Noint, marking the first time a paladin has been fought against. Noint uses low level faith magic and holy blade in her fight against Austin and his party. What sets Noint apart is her affinity for dualblades, a first for paladins. After Noint and her accomplice is defeated, Kaori Shirasaki gains paladin as a sub job in addition to her priest main job.

### Austin Aizawa and the 4 Goddesses

Neptune and S-Sha are the resident paladins in 4 goddesses. Neptune and S-Sha have many of their predecessors' traits, such as an affinity for katanas and one-handed swords, respectively and access to holy blade and low-level faith magic. Neptune also plays a hybrid role with samurai as her main job.

### Austin Aizawa and the Emblem Wars

Austin's Falchion fighting style shares many traits with the paladin job, such as an affinity for one handed swords and access to both holy blade and low-level faith spells. Another notable paladin is Xander, having a natural affinity for one handed swords and has access to holy blade and low-level faith spells.

### Austin Aizawa and the Forest of Monsters

Hinata Sakaguchi is the resident paladin in forest of monsters. Joining Austin's party after defeating her in a 1 on 1 battle, Hinata using many traits from her paladin predecessors such as an affinity for rapiers and access to holy blade and low-level faith magic.

### Austin Aizawa and the Great Tomb of Nazarick

All paladins from the previous stories return. All paladins have an affinity for one handed swords, spears, rapiers, or katanas depending on the character and they all have access to holy blade and low-level faith magic.

## Skill set

### Faith magic

#### Raise family

* Raise

* Holy Blade

## Gallery

Arianrhod is a temporally paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Divine Knights.Asuna Aincrad is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Holy Swords.Fanatio is a paladin in the True Hero Route of Austin Aizawa and the Holy Swords.Eydis is a paladin in the True Hero Route of Austin Aizawa and the Holy Swords.Elliot Baldwin Woodman is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Sephira Tree.Irina Shidou is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Red Dragon.Kouki Amanowaga is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Ancient Layrinths.Neptune is a samurai/paladin hybrid in Austin Aizawa and the 4 Goddesses.S-Sha is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the 4 Goddesses.Xander is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Emblem Wars.Hinata Sakaguchi is a paladin in Austin Aizawa and the Forest of Monsters.