History Fridge / FinalFantasyXIV

* The Triple Triad cards of Hydaelyn and Zodiark have the same numbers: A, A, 5 and 3; however, while Zodiark has the two As to the sides and 5/3 and down, Hydaelyn has the exact opposite positions. Not only is this to show their duality, but the fact that Hydaelyn was meant as a counter to Zodiark and thus would be stronger where Zodiark is weaker!

* In the L50-60 Samurai quests, Musosai imputes his earlier "villainy" to his Kogarashi identity. However, as the L60-70 quests proceed, it becomes clear that his ''Musosai'' name is the scorned one for cravenness (unwilling to commit seppuku) and producing [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized Ugetsu]]. Even more importantly, the ''Kogarashi'' entity is widely lauded for his role in quelling a good many evildoers throughout Hingashi--Musosai as Musosai was only known to be a great duelist. That Musosai thought of his Kogarashi identity as the malign one makes more sense when you consider that Ugetsu was [[CynicismCatalys embittered]] by seeing that for all of Kogarashi's deeds, Hingashi ''still'' had its share of horrid cruelty. Musosai is blaming himself for not correcting Ugetsu's unreasonable expectations when he had the chance--that is, allowing Kogarashi to look more effective that he'd actually been, and so [[BrokenPedestal setting up Ugetsu's fanaticism]].

** You are asked to crack open a boulder, a reference to your petrified allies who you must break free.
** Trachtoum will attack you with a line [=AoE=] attack, which is how Titan attacks.
** He will eventually drop bombs which you must evade or destroy.

* The first boss of Heavensward is a Griffon, and the last boss is someone ''called'' the Gryphon. A very subtle way to BookEnd the expansion.
* It seems odd that a nation as xenophobic as Ishgard would have any new classes/jobs, let alone three, that would be willing to gift their knowledge to any outsiders regardless of circumstances. But when you think about it, all three of the extra Jobs are outcasts themselves within Ishgardian society;

** Astrologans study Sharlyan astrology rather than Ishgardian. The knowledge is considered useless to Ishgard at best and an affront at worst, to say nothing about Sharlyan policy against sharing their knowledge.

* In ''A Realm Reborn'' we're taught that Ishgardian Astrologians use the "Dragon Star" to chart and plot the Horde's movements. At first this just seems like a waste of Astrology's talents (and to be fair, it is), but given some revelations we learn in ''Stormblood'', especially in Sigmascape, it's entirely likely that the Dragon Star is the Dragon's homeworld, which as destroyed/razed to being uninhabitable by Omega. Given how dragons generally act, it makes sense how their movements would be traceable via it.

* Hythlodaeus's WeaponOfChoice is the bow and arrow because, with his advanced soulsight, it would be incredibly easy for him to snipe targets.

* Elemental sprites are ubiquitous on the Source, and can be found in nearly every zone as regular enemies. While easily missed, sprites are by contrast extremely rare on the First, and never appear as regular enemies. The reason for this? Same reason the Empty is bereft of elemental activity—as manifestations of the elements, they are being held back by the stasis brought on by the overabundant light aether.

** Some things that do cast this in doubt is that gremlins do not have a Forgiven prefix like many of the other monsters do and as of 6.2, gremlins can be found in the Void.

* If anyone ever wondered just how so many outlandishly exaggerated monsters could evolve naturally on the Source and its reflections, ''Endwalker'' provides the answer: ''they didn't''. Almost every creature that exists was in fact purposely engineered by the Ascians and evaluated via peer review before being released into the wild of Ethyris. The main reason so many of them are over-the-top is because the Ascians were apparently [[NightmareFetishist very fond]] of gigantic, ridiculously deadly creations.

* If one ingests Dragon's blood, they can end up [[BalefulPolymorph transforming into a dragon themselves]], never mind losing your mind potentially. The Ishgardians are all carrying a semblance of this blood in their veins, so they're more susceptible to it than most, but then take into account that the species of Dragons aren't even native to Hydaelyn as a ''planet''. Had Midgardsormr been more malevolent, never mind if any of his children had the idea of expanding Nidhogg's spiteful means of turning Ishgardians against eachother for his revenge, they could effectively convert and alter entire species to produce more dragons, a full on AlienInvasion by beings that might as well be functionally immortal in age and persistence.

* So the Omega quests in EW reveal that despite the base expansion saying giving in to despair is what causes a transformation into a Blasphemy... it's in fact entirely up to luck (which probably explains why Sharlayans weren't popping into monsters, can you imagine how many of them would turn into Blasphemies over getting a bad score on their A levels?). So the whole "be strong and never give up" thing was... bunk. So then what does that mean of the Ancients? Was there actually a chance for them to gain control over the rampaging magics? Was everything just the result of Venat jumping the gun in fear she would otherwise doom the entire planet if she didn't hurry? Also what happened to the souls of people who turn into Blasphemies? Y'shtola says they vanish, but then it turns out it's just Meteion's illusions obscuring them? 6.1 was very confusing, and it's clear the writers want to move away from the Hydaelyn/Zodiark arc quickly.

* After learning what Hydaelyn really is, there's a possibility as to ''why'' the Warrior of Light is effectively a [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Godslayer]] beyond their long-distant past: through their equivalent of a Tempering, and the [[HopeBringer prayers of those around them]], they're arguably as much a Primal conduit as someone like Thordan or Ysayle. But because everyone sees them for who they are rather than a deity, likely in due part to their HumbleHero nature as an adventurer, this only embellishes their raw power rather than transforming them as a person.
** The Blessing of Light also becomes this in hindsight in the post-''Shadowbringers'' story, as the main factor that gives Primals their power over victims is filling and unbalancing their internal aether with the Primal's own respective element. Tempered cannot be re-Tempered, and the Warrior of Light's natural aether is so light-attuned that they're impossible to budge and can even exert that aether outwards via the Echo. Too much light, and you get Sin Eaters, which are the equivalent to Voidsent and the transformed victims of extensive Primal influence. It's only through Hydaelyn's positive influence, much as implied to be how Zodiark did not turn its subjects BrainwashedAndCrazy, that this doesn't become self-destructive and insane.
** Thoroughly jossed as of Endwalker - the Warrior of Light's tempering immunity is a simple (by Venat's standards) protection spell not tempering, and the sheer power is being half or more of Azem plus dynamis.

** The Duty Support team that follows you through most of the Scion-related plot until post-Bloody Banquet also adds a nice bit of continuity. As an adventurer ascended to the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, the team gradually shifts from standard adventurers and Grand Company members to full on Scions in their own right. They also do not take up vocations like the Black and White Mages, which would clash with the canonical Job Quests outright stating how rare, exclusive and potentially banned they are; instead they have customized extensions of Conjurer and Thaumaturge off of their ever-growing experience in battle, like how certain main Scion members became their own unique jobs through story circumstances.

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** It also handily explains why the Warrior of Light is capable of feats that trounced the Ascian efforts at every turn. The Ascians, even in diluted, sundered states, are so aetherically powerful -- and so detached from actual, genuine appreciation and love for life thanks to their uncaring acceptance of the aetheric cycle, which dilutes them of their capability of Dynamis. Venat, Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus are rare cases of individuals that personally care for their fellow ancients and the life around them in their own ways, explaining why they can use Limit Breaks in the Ktisis Hyperboreia, but the Ascians that follow were devoted to Zodiark in tempering or in restoration, only cherishing what they had ''lost''. The Warrior of Light isn't just empowered by Hydaelyn's blessing, but their raw empathy and their refusal to lose more than what they already have; their forward progression and ThePowerOfLove are their perfect counter for those that can't help but focus on the past with blinding nostalgia and apathy or even downright malice.

** It also handily explains why the Warrior of Light is capable of feats that trounced the Ascian efforts at every turn. The Ascians, even in diluted, sundered states, are so aetherically powerful -- and so detached from actual, genuine appreciation and love for life, which dilutes them of their capability of Dynamis. Venat, Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus are rare cases of individuals that personally care for their fellow ancients and the life around them in their own ways, explaining why they can use Limit Breaks in the Ktisis Hyperboreia, but the Ascians that follow were devoted to Zodiark in tempering or in restoration, only cherishing what they had ''lost''. The Warrior of Light isn't just empowered by Hydaelyn's blessing, but their raw empathy and their refusal to lose more than what they already have; their forward progression and ThePowerOfLove are their unstoppable counter even when they lose their blessing.

** Technically it's possible that the original moon got destroyed as part of the final days, considering that when we run through the Amaurot dungeon, we get a view of the planet which is clearly lacking a moon and shows a meteor shower of massive proportions going down on the planet. The original moon might have gotten destroyed during the original Final Days and Venat decided to replace it as part of her plan to stop Zodiark.

* Worse yet - how many of those "ends" were caused ''by'' Meteion herself?

* One of Endwalker's biggest reveals is that the moon itself is a construct created by Hydaelyn to serve as Zodiark's prison, and then as an emergency ark to get the people of the Source to another planet if necessary; however, there is one problem: if you go to Elpis, and look up, you can see that there's ''already a moon''. Since Elpis is pre-Sundering, it doesn't make sense for there to already be a moon, especially when it's explicitly stated that the current moon was ''created'', not ''transformed'' by Hydaelyn.