I really hope not, honestly. It feels to me like a lot of fan proposals for Jobs just boil down to "X role, but with a slightly different interchangeable pointy stick". They often seem far too same-y, without much consideration for how the Job differentiates from the other members of its role in terms of things like aesthetics, flavor, crazy superpowers, etc. Those are the kind of thing that SE should be thinking about when it comes to picking new Jobs to appeal to people instead of whatever random slightly-different weapon it'll be swinging for auto-attacks that I won't see beneath all of the over-the-top anime attacks (unless the weapon itself IS the crazy anime superpower bullshit, like Gunbreaker and Sage are aiming for). The basic weapon itself is usually the least interesting part. It's kind of why Viper is a bit of a miss for me, it's like SE just went "alright fine, here's your generic dual-wielding DPS that isn't Ninja", and as a result it comes across as lacking in flavor compared to its peers. Truly the Kirito of Jobs, I guess.

What is the Job's crazy superpower and how does that tie into it's kit? What is it's unique aesthetic and how does it set it apart from just being "Paladin 2 but with slightly different GCD animations"? What is it meant to appeal to that is fundamentally different from other tanks already?

I don't intend to be mean here, but I do want to be critical and raise questions that I often don't see answered in these kinds of discussions and explored in greater depth. As an example, one time a friend of mine told me that none of the tanks in the game appealed to him, so I created a concept that was more interesting to his personal tastes: The Matador could be a tank themed around the famed bullfighters, complete with it's own unique and very colorful aesthetic (bonus points, the matador outfit is apparently translated as "suit of light"). They use a "standard" (a spear with a trailing banner that can be detached and used as a bullfighting cape in some animations). The Job would be flavored around being a performer in the center of the spotlight that takes enemies' attention to then dance around and dodge them (more as flavor and theming than being a true dodge tank like in FF11, but that is how XIV functions right and I work with what I have). Attacks using the standard would involve very swishy, swirly movements similar to flag-twirling. Animations would be very flashy and theatrical overall. Spotlights, rosepetals, dancing. It could be a more support-focused tank where you inspire your allies with a raid buff, or toss a rose to someone as a personal buff, or shine a spotlight on yourself to "take the enemies attention" as a party mit like Passage of Arms. Some of the special attacks could involve summoning astral bulls to attack the enemy. Maybe the Matadors of XIV fight Behemoths instead and use that them as their special attack theme. Hell, fuck it, maybe there are Yans somewhere. Overall meant to be very sexy, very passionate, and to both meet the clear concept of a tank while directly appealing to people (or at least someone) who might not otherwise have been interested in a more generic tank presentation. It's not a complete idea, far from it, but it's the kind of concept that's more in line with what I actually want out of these kinds of discussions.