Saw a (now concluded) poll about "What class your WoL would be strongest as if summoned as a Heroic Spirit", and, in lieu of attaching several paragraphs to someone else's post, I'm just gonna make my own!
Of all the standard classes, Alyssa could be summoned as either Saber, Caster, Rider, or Berserker. She's ineligible for Lancer, Archer, and Assassin.
Caster is probably her weakest class, despite being a Black Mage and a Summoner. She's a powerful mage, yes, but it's not as iconic as any of her other abilities. Though, given Black Mage's leylines ability (ie: staying put in one place) and Summoner's inherent connection to primals, she could pull off some Medea type shit by sitting on a reservoir of mana and sending primals out to menace people from a distance. Except you'd have to use a command seal on her to get her to do that, because she's an obstinate fucker who wants to fight on the front lines, and "draining the land of aether mana to summon primals" would make her the kind of person she swore to kill. This version of her would likely be "Alyssa Morgiana, Eikon's Bane" or something like that. Influenced by how Garlemald sees her - a terrifying witch wielding savage magicks, strong enough to bind even the strongest eikon to her will.
Next, we have Rider. From her perspective, it wouldn't even occur to her that she could be summoned as a one, because she doesn't really understand why riding into Ishgard on Midgardsormr's back was that big a deal. But from Ishard's perspective, it's an important part of her Legend, and that matters for Heroic Spirits. She ended the Dragonsong War and rode into The Pillars on the back of The Oldest and Most Powerful Dragon. This summoning would get you "Alyssa Morgiana, the Savior of Ishgard." (There's also a chance that this would make Midgardsormr her Noble Phantasm, which is a terrifying idea)
Then, tying for first place, we have Berserker. Alyssa is primarily a Dark Knight, and famously started off on her journey as a Warrior. Both of these classes have NPCs comment on how terrifying you are when fighting, and the 30-50 DRK questline actively encourages you to lose yourself in the slaughter. She spent a good chunk of Heavensward in a bloodrage, refusing to think of herself as anything but a living weapon. And in Shadowbringers, while she didn't transform into a Sin Eater, it was a near thing - after eating the 5th lightwarden, not only was her hair bleached white, but she was leaking enough light aether that her armor had started to warp and change. She was leaning heavily on her abilities as a Dark Knight to pull her aetheric balance back towards darkness because she was really really close to the tipping point. An Alyssa who was summoned as a Berserker would be an Alyssa who failed to hold back the Light, and was consumed by it. "Forgiven Aegis, the Warden of Light", most likely. (Summoning her as Berserker is a really, really bad idea, because anything Sin Eaters kill becomes a Sin Eater. Which will lead to a Heavens Feel situation happening.)
Then, finally, we have Saber. This should be obvious - she uses a greatsword, and one that's almost as big as she is. Not only that, but she keeps going off on journeys to acquire materials for Gerolt, so he can make her the strongest, flashiest greatswords known to man. Just as the color red became part of her image - a rallying cry for her allies, and something that strikes fear in the heart of her enemies - so too is the sword strapped across her back. Parrying blows and returning them in kind, both offense and defence combined in one weapon. She's used it to cut down beasts a hundred times her size, to parry Susano's own blade, to split the Light in the sky of Norvrandt (see: the shadowbringers trailer), and everything before and since. Her sword is entwined with her legend more than anything else, and it's a symbol of who she is. The Alyssa who is summoned as Saber is, first and foremost, "Alyssa Morgiana, the Warrior of Light."
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