[Vicious Love]

Originally posted by Azhur:
Some are capable of wearing armor, but it must be made of steel, otherwise it would burn down. That'll make protection value high, but their encumbarance is incredible high (pick a <5) and defence is also much lower.

Exactly like Abysia.
I suppose we should also note that this theme's access to fire magic and fire immune units provides a defense against Dom 2's most reliable giantkillers: Swarms of expendable goons(Especially undead), and point-blank annihilation*. A giant mage is also one of the few non-SC mages that can be safely placed in the front lines, casting Flame Eruption after Flame Eruption.

* Granted, shock resistance would be a good deal more useful. Still, fire resistance beats cold resistance by a not-insignificant margin.