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things that are causing me to wrap my entire body in tin foil as a batshit crazy "ffxvi takes place on a shard of hydaelyn" conspiracy theorist, a thread:
ffxiv's design for the primal / eikon "ifrit" is pretty unique compared to others in the franchise.
this iteration of ifrit revealed in the ff16 trailer is an obvious call to xiv's ifrit, moreso than any others.
this iteration of ifrit revealed in the ff16 trailer is an obvious call to xiv's ifrit, moreso than any others.
now where have I seen this font before.... ?
oh, right, literally everywhere in ffxiv
and as sara discovered, the ffxvi twitter account only follows sqex... and ffxiv related accounts. sure, there's the yoshida connection, but that's... a bit of a stretch, from a social media management reasoning perspective. could this be a tease?? https://twitter.com/npcSara/status/1306381909841162240
the ffxiv storyline (arguably one of the best final fantasy stories there is) leaves so much room for a story like this to take place. we know that different shards share many similarities, but also striking differences. and there was plenty similar to notice...
like clothing style, for one - at the very least, displayed by this example: https://twitter.com/SusuXIV/status/1306391612596064256
oh and like, there's a coeurl, I guess
but if you look at the architecture, look at the clothing designs, or the furnishings in the background. they all look like easily upscaled iterations of what we see everywhere in ffxiv.
tell me i'm wrong. tell me this couldn't be a scene in ishgard.
tell me i'm wrong. tell me this couldn't be a scene in ishgard.
and do I even really need to say anything about the dragoon?
but I mean, while we're on the topic of the floor tank, couldn't the background setting for this scene easily be an iteration of mor dhona? 
I see a ton of folks talking about the inevitable crossover event, which I almost feel like is a given. They did one for XV, of course they'd do one for XVI - it just makes sense.
But this feels like it could be something more substantial than a limited time event.
But this feels like it could be something more substantial than a limited time event.
"Imperial Vipers"
"Without the blessing of the Mother Crystal"
"The Battle of the Twin Realms"
"The Blight"
"Eikons"
"The Legacy of the Crystals Has Shaped Our History For Long Enough"
I MEAN, COME ON
"Without the blessing of the Mother Crystal"
"The Battle of the Twin Realms"
"The Blight"
"Eikons"
"The Legacy of the Crystals Has Shaped Our History For Long Enough"
I MEAN, COME ON
Also you can call me crazy and tell me Prelude is in every Final Fantasy all you like, they each have different vibes and this one DEFINITELY PASSED THE "DOES IT CALL THE MIND TO FFXIV?" VIBE CHECK
just gonna toss out the observation that characters in ffxiv can place paint / tattoos in awfully similar positions on their face.
does that mean anything? I mean no, but, y'know.
does that mean anything? I mean no, but, y'know.
I MEANNNNNNNNNNN,,,, THEY CAN TRAVEL BETWEEN WORLDSSSSSSSS,,,, Y'KNOWWWWW,,, https://twitter.com/blackmagefish/status/1306333381571952640
the beautiful thing about this theory is that it can be true, and it could bring the entire ffxiv fandom to its knees weeping, without setting a bunch of new or old ff fans up to be excluded from vital lore required to understand the story.
because the shards be like that.
because the shards be like that.
while I will tell people to play ffxiv for the story until the day I fuckin' die, some people just don't have the time to invest to unravel that beautiful, beautiful story.
but what if we could bring part of that world to them anyway, in a more accessible genre?
but what if we could bring part of that world to them anyway, in a more accessible genre?
I am so screwed, y'all. Because regardless of the outcome, whether we're super right or HELLA wrong, I will be like:
Ifrit... Ifrita... Azem... AZEM.... the TRAVELER.... "WHERE YOU WALK, MY DEAREST FRIEND, FATE SHALL SURELY FOLLOW", AZEM??
"COME FOLLOW ME, COME FOLLOW ME, FOLLOW YOUR DESTINY" BEING THE LYRICS BEING SUNG AT THE END OF THE TRAILER,,,, Âż Âż Âż
"COME FOLLOW ME, COME FOLLOW ME, FOLLOW YOUR DESTINY" BEING THE LYRICS BEING SUNG AT THE END OF THE TRAILER,,,, Âż Âż Âż
obligatory disclaimer that if you come into my dms trying explain to me how ff's whole thing is re-occurring themes, symbolism, motifs, + verbiage... I appreciate your misplaced attempt at education but pls don't make me tap the sign. trust me, I KNOW HOW THE FANTASIES FINAL.
these are not Serious People Lore Hours, these are Mental Breakdown Over The Wildest Possibilities Hours, tyvm,
and I am simply Having Fun in a somewhat obsessive, unhinged fashion because ffxiv will always, always have a very special place in my heart
and I am simply Having Fun in a somewhat obsessive, unhinged fashion because ffxiv will always, always have a very special place in my heart
I swear to CHRIST,
caden, I will k*ll you, but this is also practically verbatim for the original DM I was referencing
