[quote=@Polyphemus]
As far as a foil for Sixgun goes, the Toshiro Mifune kind of wandering samurai makes the most sense, really. Both are throwbacks to a specific time and place and practice an outdated but effective martial skill.

Or, alternately, if you have your heart set on a magic user you might play off the Southwest setting for him. It'd be interesting to see a Native American shaman or maybe some kind of bruja- assuming either of those characters are played with respect and not as some kind of stereotype. 

Just some musings off the top of my head, feel free to take them or leave them.
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Hmmm... maybe a ninja character? Would certainly be an interesting idea to do that as a sort of east vs. west thing, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do a native american for fear of them falling into stereotype, I'll keep thinking for a bit and let you know if I get an idea better than a crazed ninja.
I like my characters to be a little crazy cause it's not as cliche or boring as a seriouse character