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Due to the story's advancement and the fact some articles would otherwise be all white, '''There are Unmarked spoilers below''', you have been warned.
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
[[/folder]]
!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rasho]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rasho.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of the Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tansui.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genbu_6.jpg]]
One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/byakko.jpg]]
One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suzaku.jpg]]
Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiryu.jpg]]
The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
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[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* BlackMage: Called 'Spiritcaller' apparently, according to enemy tags and she uses Chulu (giant stone tablet things with faces) to cast powerful spells but she fits.
* BloodKnight: Being a Dotharl, she fits this. Sadu actually [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructs]] the idea of a society of {{Blood Knight}}s during one conversation: she recognizes that the Dotharl way of life is unsustainable in the long term, as their warlike ways and willingness to destroy other clans have made them many enemies, and their desire to die gloriously in battle has left the Dotharl with a dwindling population.
* ColonyDrop: Her Falling Dusk LimitBreak drops a meteor on the battlefield.
* DeathGlare: Her entire tribe gives you one of these when Gosetsu calls their beliefs on reincarnation "Madness". Although they don’t get violent, the quiet staredown is more than intimidating.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The pleasure she derives from the carnage of a hard-fought battle is, ah, rather suggestive of something else.
* EvilLaugh: She's very fond of this.
* TheGadfly: She loves getting under Magnai's skin, so much so that she's not even mad at the player when [[spoiler: she loses the Nadaam to the Warrior of Light]] because she knows that Magnai's pride must be absolutely ''shattered'' at losing too.
* MarathonBoss: When she duels the Warrior of Light one-on-one, she has four stacks of a buff that brings her back to full health when defeated. When you knock all those stacks off of her, she casts a spell to gain ''ten more''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, you only have to defeat her once more to end the battle, though it's implied that you continue fighting her off-screen while Y'shtola and Hien deal with Magnai.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: She has pure white hair and is an extremely powerful Black Mage.
* LimitBreak: Uses the Black Mage level 3 Limit break, meteor aka 'Ritual of Falling Dusk'[[spoiler:twice during the Naadam quest. The first time, you have to stop it. The second time, you need to defend her so she can finish it. And it is glorious.]]
* PowerCrutch: She draws power from creatures called Chuluu to fuel her strongest spells, most notably [[ColonyDrop Falling Dusk]]. Slaying the Chuluu will prevent her from casting these spells.
* PsychoticSmirk: She's very given to sneering and mockery when it comes to her rival in the Steppe, but her countenance often crosses into this when in the midst of a particularly [[BloodKnight exhilarating battle]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed, since her violent clan runs on BlueAndOrangeMorality and she is personally all too aware that its cultural warmongering is self-destructive, but she's probably the most bloodthirsty and ruthless character the Warrior of Light befriends in ''Stormblood''. For all that she lacks in traditional heroism, she's firmly an ally rather than an enemy.
* TrialByCombat: Challenges the Warrior of the Light to a one-on-one duel in 4.4 to decide whether or not she'll acquiesce to Y'shtola's plans in the Steppe.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: A cursory knowledge of how Sadu [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority likes to decide things]] is enough for all involved to prepare for a fight when asking her for a favour.
* WorthyOpponent: Mutually with the Warrior of Light.
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Due to the story's advancement and the fact some articles would otherwise be all white, '''There are Unmarked spoilers below''', you have been warned.
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
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An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
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[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rasho]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rasho.jpg]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of the Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
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One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiryu.jpg]]
The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
[[/folder]]
!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* BlackMage: Called 'Spiritcaller' apparently, according to enemy tags and she uses Chulu (giant stone tablet things with faces) to cast powerful spells but she fits.
* BloodKnight: Being a Dotharl, she fits this. Sadu actually [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructs]] the idea of a society of {{Blood Knight}}s during one conversation: she recognizes that the Dotharl way of life is unsustainable in the long term, as their warlike ways and willingness to destroy other clans have made them many enemies, and their desire to die gloriously in battle has left the Dotharl with a dwindling population.
* ColonyDrop: Her Falling Dusk LimitBreak drops a meteor on the battlefield.
* DeathGlare: Her entire tribe gives you one of these when Gosetsu calls their beliefs on reincarnation "Madness". Although they don’t get violent, the quiet staredown is more than intimidating.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The pleasure she derives from the carnage of a hard-fought battle is, ah, rather suggestive of something else.
* EvilLaugh: She's very fond of this.
* TheGadfly: She loves getting under Magnai's skin, so much so that she's not even mad at the player when [[spoiler: she loses the Nadaam to the Warrior of Light]] because she knows that Magnai's pride must be absolutely ''shattered'' at losing too.
* MarathonBoss: When she duels the Warrior of Light one-on-one, she has four stacks of a buff that brings her back to full health when defeated. When you knock all those stacks off of her, she casts a spell to gain ''ten more''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, you only have to defeat her once more to end the battle, though it's implied that you continue fighting her off-screen while Y'shtola and Hien deal with Magnai.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: She has pure white hair and is an extremely powerful Black Mage.
* LimitBreak: Uses the Black Mage level 3 Limit break, meteor aka 'Ritual of Falling Dusk'[[spoiler:twice during the Naadam quest. The first time, you have to stop it. The second time, you need to defend her so she can finish it. And it is glorious.]]
* PowerCrutch: She draws power from creatures called Chuluu to fuel her strongest spells, most notably [[ColonyDrop Falling Dusk]]. Slaying the Chuluu will prevent her from casting these spells.
* PsychoticSmirk: She's very given to sneering and mockery when it comes to her rival in the Steppe, but her countenance often crosses into this when in the midst of a particularly [[BloodKnight exhilarating battle]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed, since her violent clan runs on BlueAndOrangeMorality and she is personally all too aware that its cultural warmongering is self-destructive, but she's probably the most bloodthirsty and ruthless character the Warrior of Light befriends in ''Stormblood''. For all that she lacks in traditional heroism, she's firmly an ally rather than an enemy.
* TrialByCombat: Challenges the Warrior of the Light to a one-on-one duel in 4.4 to decide whether or not she'll acquiesce to Y'shtola's plans in the Steppe.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: A cursory knowledge of how Sadu [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority likes to decide things]] is enough for all involved to prepare for a fight when asking her for a favour.
* WorthyOpponent: Mutually with the Warrior of Light.
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Due to the story's advancement and the fact some articles would otherwise be all white, '''There are Unmarked spoilers below''', you have been warned.
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of the Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tansui.jpg]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genbu_6.jpg]]
One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
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[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* BlackMage: Called 'Spiritcaller' apparently, according to enemy tags and she uses Chulu (giant stone tablet things with faces) to cast powerful spells but she fits.
* BloodKnight: Being a Dotharl, she fits this. Sadu actually [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructs]] the idea of a society of {{Blood Knight}}s during one conversation: she recognizes that the Dotharl way of life is unsustainable in the long term, as their warlike ways and willingness to destroy other clans have made them many enemies, and their desire to die gloriously in battle has left the Dotharl with a dwindling population.
* ColonyDrop: Her Falling Dusk LimitBreak drops a meteor on the battlefield.
* DeathGlare: Her entire tribe gives you one of these when Gosetsu calls their beliefs on reincarnation "Madness". Although they don’t get violent, the quiet staredown is more than intimidating.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The pleasure she derives from the carnage of a hard-fought battle is, ah, rather suggestive of something else.
* EvilLaugh: She's very fond of this.
* TheGadfly: She loves getting under Magnai's skin, so much so that she's not even mad at the player when [[spoiler: she loses the Nadaam to the Warrior of Light]] because she knows that Magnai's pride must be absolutely ''shattered'' at losing too.
* MarathonBoss: When she duels the Warrior of Light one-on-one, she has four stacks of a buff that brings her back to full health when defeated. When you knock all those stacks off of her, she casts a spell to gain ''ten more''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, you only have to defeat her once more to end the battle, though it's implied that you continue fighting her off-screen while Y'shtola and Hien deal with Magnai.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: She has pure white hair and is an extremely powerful Black Mage.
* LimitBreak: Uses the Black Mage level 3 Limit break, meteor aka 'Ritual of Falling Dusk'[[spoiler:twice during the Naadam quest. The first time, you have to stop it. The second time, you need to defend her so she can finish it. And it is glorious.]]
* PowerCrutch: She draws power from creatures called Chuluu to fuel her strongest spells, most notably [[ColonyDrop Falling Dusk]]. Slaying the Chuluu will prevent her from casting these spells.
* PsychoticSmirk: She's very given to sneering and mockery when it comes to her rival in the Steppe, but her countenance often crosses into this when in the midst of a particularly [[BloodKnight exhilarating battle]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed, since her violent clan runs on BlueAndOrangeMorality and she is personally all too aware that its cultural warmongering is self-destructive, but she's probably the most bloodthirsty and ruthless character the Warrior of Light befriends in ''Stormblood''. For all that she lacks in traditional heroism, she's firmly an ally rather than an enemy.
* TrialByCombat: Challenges the Warrior of the Light to a one-on-one duel in 4.4 to decide whether or not she'll acquiesce to Y'shtola's plans in the Steppe.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: A cursory knowledge of how Sadu [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority likes to decide things]] is enough for all involved to prepare for a fight when asking her for a favour.
* WorthyOpponent: Mutually with the Warrior of Light.
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Due to the story's advancement and the fact some articles would otherwise be all white, '''There are Unmarked spoilers below''', you have been warned.
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
[[/folder]]
!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rasho]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rasho.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of the Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tansui.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genbu_6.jpg]]
One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/byakko.jpg]]
One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suzaku.jpg]]
Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiryu.jpg]]
The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
[[/folder]]
!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
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[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* BlackMage: Called 'Spiritcaller' apparently, according to enemy tags and she uses Chulu (giant stone tablet things with faces) to cast powerful spells but she fits.
* BloodKnight: Being a Dotharl, she fits this. Sadu actually [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructs]] the idea of a society of {{Blood Knight}}s during one conversation: she recognizes that the Dotharl way of life is unsustainable in the long term, as their warlike ways and willingness to destroy other clans have made them many enemies, and their desire to die gloriously in battle has left the Dotharl with a dwindling population.
* ColonyDrop: Her Falling Dusk LimitBreak drops a meteor on the battlefield.
* DeathGlare: Her entire tribe gives you one of these when Gosetsu calls their beliefs on reincarnation "Madness". Although they don’t get violent, the quiet staredown is more than intimidating.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The pleasure she derives from the carnage of a hard-fought battle is, ah, rather suggestive of something else.
* EvilLaugh: She's very fond of this.
* TheGadfly: She loves getting under Magnai's skin, so much so that she's not even mad at the player when [[spoiler: she loses the Nadaam to the Warrior of Light]] because she knows that Magnai's pride must be absolutely ''shattered'' at losing too.
* MarathonBoss: When she duels the Warrior of Light one-on-one, she has four stacks of a buff that brings her back to full health when defeated. When you knock all those stacks off of her, she casts a spell to gain ''ten more''. [[spoiler:Thankfully, you only have to defeat her once more to end the battle, though it's implied that you continue fighting her off-screen while Y'shtola and Hien deal with Magnai.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: She has pure white hair and is an extremely powerful Black Mage.
* LimitBreak: Uses the Black Mage level 3 Limit break, meteor aka 'Ritual of Falling Dusk'[[spoiler:twice during the Naadam quest. The first time, you have to stop it. The second time, you need to defend her so she can finish it. And it is glorious.]]
* PowerCrutch: She draws power from creatures called Chuluu to fuel her strongest spells, most notably [[ColonyDrop Falling Dusk]]. Slaying the Chuluu will prevent her from casting these spells.
* PsychoticSmirk: She's very given to sneering and mockery when it comes to her rival in the Steppe, but her countenance often crosses into this when in the midst of a particularly [[BloodKnight exhilarating battle]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed, since her violent clan runs on BlueAndOrangeMorality and she is personally all too aware that its cultural warmongering is self-destructive, but she's probably the most bloodthirsty and ruthless character the Warrior of Light befriends in ''Stormblood''. For all that she lacks in traditional heroism, she's firmly an ally rather than an enemy.
* TrialByCombat: Challenges the Warrior of the Light to a one-on-one duel in 4.4 to decide whether or not she'll acquiesce to Y'shtola's plans in the Steppe.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: A cursory knowledge of how Sadu [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority likes to decide things]] is enough for all involved to prepare for a fight when asking her for a favour.
* WorthyOpponent: Mutually with the Warrior of Light.
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A [[TheTheocracy theocratic]] city state located in the snowy mountains of Coerthas, devoted to the worship of Halone the Fury, under the leadership of the Archbishop Thordan VII. The primarily Elezen nation of proud composed of an unequal divide of [[BlueBlood noblemen]], [[KnightInShiningArmor knights]], priests and [[StreetUrchin peasants]] has been locked into a ForeverWar with the Dravanian Horde of Ishgard and for generations and has a reputation as a nation of {{Fair Weather Friend}}s that had thrice refused the call to join the Eorzean Alliance in its stand against Garlemald.
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* CorruptChurch: Played with, while the Archbishop, his personal guards, and a good chunk of the upper class members of the clergy certainly fit the bill, the Saint Endalim's Scholasticate questline shows that a good majority of the clergy is still devoted to actually helping the poor and needy. Said questline partially revolved around helping the clerics in training overcome the negative perception of the church after Thordon's actions were made public, as well as rooting out some of the corruption.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part of what eventually forces them to open their doors to outsiders is the Heretics gaining ground as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat that thinks and fights like people instead of raging dragons, and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to the war.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess, who is but one god, out of twelve, who are still held below Hydaelyn.[[/note]]. Military primarily of Knights and their orders? Check, even possessing one order that shares a name, and performs somewhat similar role. Namely, the Temple Knights. Castle like city, with the commoners area being on the outside, and the nobles closer to the inner city? Check. Home to the Dragoon Job? Check. The two city-states remain fondamentally different on several points though: Ishgard is DarkerAndEdgier, due to its social issues, where it is nearly impossible to rise above commoner unless one becomes a knight or member of the clergy. And even in those, there are high-born who look down upon low-born joining the ranks. As well as the fact that Ishgard has an Inquisition where proving one's innocence is extremely hard, and often ignored unless absolutely irrefutable proof is given, making invoking the right of TrialByCombat often the better bet. By comparison, San d'Oria is pretty idealistic, led by a fair and just king. Crafters, business owners, and farmers are respected for the importance of their work to the city-state and rewarded fairly. Really about biggest issue on the minds of San d'Oria's citizens, is how the two sons of the king, are constantly trying to one-up each other through their deeds and their bickering. And they certainly are not isolationists.
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a particularly cold winter, by dressing them up in red, Santa Claus like coats, which was their official uniform, because it was considered improper to allow civilians to stay in military barracks.
** The fighting style of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides the first thing they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following the ransacking of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.]]
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon to escape and will be shot down by nearby waiting archers.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part of what eventually forces them to open their doors to outsiders is the Heretics gaining ground as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat that thinks and fights like people instead of raging dragons, and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to the war.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess, who is but one god, out of twelve, who are still held below Hydaelyn.[[/note]]. Military primarily of Knights and their orders? Check, even possessing one order that shares a name, and performs somewhat similar role. Namely, the Temple Knights. Castle like city, with the commoners area being on the outside, and the nobles closer to the inner city? Check. Home to the Dragoon Job? Check. The two city-states remain fondamentally different on several points though: Ishgard is DarkerAndEdgier, due to its social issues, where it is nearly impossible to rise above commoner unless one becomes a knight or member of the clergy. And even in those, there are high-born who look down upon low-born joining the ranks. As well as the fact that Ishgard has an Inquisition where proving one's innocence is extremely hard, and often ignored unless absolutely irrefutable proof is given, making invoking the right of TrialByCombat often the better bet. By comparison, San d'Oria is pretty idealistic, led by a fair and just king. Crafters, business owners, and farmers are respected for the importance of their work to the city-state and rewarded fairly. Really about biggest issue on the minds of San d'Oria's citizens, is how the two sons of the king, are constantly trying to one-up each other through their deeds and their bickering. And they certainly are not isolationists.
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a particularly cold winter, by dressing them up in red, Santa Claus like coats, which was their official uniform, because it was considered improper to allow civilians to stay in military barracks.
** The fighting style of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides the first thing they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following the ransacking of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.]]
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon to escape and will be shot down by nearby waiting archers.
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* CorruptChurch: Played with, while DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the Archbishop, his personal guards, and a good chunk populace scared witless of the upper class members very ''idea'' of the clergy certainly fit the bill, the Saint Endalim's Scholasticate questline shows that a good majority of the clergy is still devoted attempting to actually helping the poor and needy. Said questline partially revolved around helping the clerics in training overcome the negative perception of the church after Thordon's actions were made public, as well as rooting out some of the corruption.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their warfight back against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations Empire and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part of what eventually forces them to open reclaim their doors to outsiders is the Heretics gaining ground as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat that thinks and fights homeland. Much like people instead of raging dragons, and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to the war.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess,Ala Mhigans, most who is but one god, out of twelve, who are still held below Hydaelyn.[[/note]]. Military primarily of Knights and their orders? Check, even possessing one order that shares a name, and performs somewhat similar role. Namely, the Temple Knights. Castle like city, with the commoners area being on the outside, and the nobles closer to the inner city? Check. Home to the Dragoon Job? Check. The two city-states remain fondamentally different on several points though: Ishgard is DarkerAndEdgier, due to its social issues, where it is nearly impossible to rise above commoner unless one becomes a knight or member of the clergy. And even in those, there are high-born who look down upon low-born joining the ranks. As well as the fact that Ishgard has an Inquisition where proving one's innocence is extremely hard, and often ignored unless absolutely irrefutable proof is given, making invoking the right of TrialByCombat often the better bet. By comparison, San d'Oria is pretty idealistic, led by a fair and just king. Crafters, business owners, and farmers are respected for the importance of their work to the city-state and rewarded fairly. Really about biggest issue on the minds of San d'Oria's citizens, is how the two sons of the king, are constantly trying to one-up each other through their deeds and their bickering. And they certainly are not isolationists.
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during agrew up under Imperial rule, particularly cold winter, by dressing them up under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in red, Santa Claus like coats, chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma wastheir official uniform, because it was considered improper to allow civilians to stay in military barracks.
** Thean Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting style of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because Garlemald's banner but they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decidesstill jumped at the first thing chance of liberty that they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of theSeventh Dawn following the ransacking two Japanese inspired nations of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.]]
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon to escape and will be shot down by nearby waiting archers.Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess,
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was
** The
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon to escape and will be shot down by nearby waiting archers.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
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->''"We must right the wrongs of antiquity and move forward as a nation united."''
The Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, he is amongst the reformists seeking to open up trade, and possibly one day, the gates. He is trying to balance the desire to reform Ishgard to reunite with Eorzea, while also not trying to bring changes too quickly to avoid panic amongst Ishgard.
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->''"We must right the wrongs of antiquity and move forward as a nation united."''
The Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, he is amongst the reformists seeking to open up trade, and possibly one day, the gates. He is trying to balance the desire to reform Ishgard to reunite with Eorzea, while also not trying to bring changes too quickly to avoid panic amongst Ishgard.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: While he's not quite 100% due to the sect of nobles who consider him a threat to the status quo which they flourished comfortably under, Aymeric is universally beloved by pretty much every other citizen in Ishgard. Even people who otherwise despise the Temple Knights he commands, like Fray or the Mongrel, show nothing but respect for him and consider his only real fault to be naivety due to his idealism. It helps that he was born as a bastard by a highborn and then abandoned, only to rise to his position through determination and effort, making him popular to highborn and lowborn alike. [[spoiler: After Ishgard's massive restructuring, it's noted that his election to the head of the House of Lords was nearly unanimous.]]
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Light he has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first into danger with them. Lucia usually has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events of the game, despite having every right to have her jailed and executed for treason, he instead spared her, knowing that if she was willing to out herself as a spy to him, she had no loyalties remaining to the Garlean Empire, and let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses. Aside from their friendship, part of the reason he does so is due to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to the defense of Ishgard.]]
** [[spoiler:When confronted with the information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, and the news that not only did Estinien and the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the line to confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, and demand an answer for a millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones not only used to cover up the fact that it was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started the war with their lust for power, but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied to have been beaten or tortured during his short stay in jail. But the fact that he does make the attempt and in light of what happened to him, helps rally more to his and the Warrior of Light's cause.]]
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light, who he seems to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Light he has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first into danger with them. Lucia usually has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events of the game, despite having every right to have her jailed and executed for treason, he instead spared her, knowing that if she was willing to out herself as a spy to him, she had no loyalties remaining to the Garlean Empire, and let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses. Aside from their friendship, part of the reason he does so is due to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to the defense of Ishgard.]]
** [[spoiler:When confronted with the information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, and the news that not only did Estinien and the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the line to confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, and demand an answer for a millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones not only used to cover up the fact that it was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started the war with their lust for power, but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied to have been beaten or tortured during his short stay in jail. But the fact that he does make the attempt and in light of what happened to him, helps rally more to his and the Warrior of Light's cause.]]
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light, who he seems to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: While Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's notquite 100% due to the sect of nobles who consider him a threat to the status quo which they flourished comfortably under, Aymeric is universally beloved by pretty much every other citizen in Ishgard. Even people who otherwise despise the Temple Knights he commands, like Fray or the Mongrel, show nothing but respect for him and consider his only real fault to be naivety due to his idealism. It helps that he was born as a bastard by a highborn and then abandoned, only to rise to his position through determination and effort, making him popular to highborn and lowborn alike. [[spoiler: After Ishgard's massive restructuring, it's noted that his election to the head of the House of Lords was nearly unanimous.Vidofnir.]]
*BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY likeBirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's even actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not thatway on purpose, basically confirming he has seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress informationhim. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It wouldhim, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but heone as well (though she also sometimes wields acts like a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the lawsworried mother/sister), and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Lighthe has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first into danger with them. Lucia usually has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident toentire Buduga tribe all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon inover a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.him.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before * GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the events Xaela tribes of the game, despite having every right Azim Steppe to have her jailed unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and executed fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look fortreason, lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], heinstead spared her, knowing that if she was breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing toout herself as a spy [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to him, she had no loyalties remaining to give the Garlean Empire, and let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses.Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from theirfriendship, part of the reason master/servant relationship, he does so seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien isdue a reference to Cyan (right down to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to name, as the defense of Ishgard.]]
** [[spoiler:When confrontedofficial pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) withthe information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, grace and the news that not only did Estinien and bows to the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the line to confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, and demand an answer gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately fora millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only used Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to cover up consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the fact men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks thatit was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started Hien's time in the war with their lust for power, but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied wilderness seems to have been beaten or tortured during sharpened his short stay skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's injail. But the fact that he does make the attempt and in light need of what happened to him, helps rally more to his and the Warrior of Light's cause.]]
a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior ofLight, who he seems to have Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he andduring patch 3.2.]] the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He also notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has alot with large X-shaped scar on his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4),shoulder and over his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.right eye.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not
*
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Light
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is
** [[spoiler:When confronted
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4),
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
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Aymeric's second in command, Lucia serves as the middle man between the Warrior of Light and Aymeric's when his duties and heavy involvement with Ishgard's defense renders him unable to see them in person. She is also the commander during the defense of the Steps of Faith.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Those who dwell in the past risk losing sight of their future."''
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->''"Those who dwell in the past risk losing sight of their future.
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
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* ActionGirl: First Commander of Ishgard's Temple Knights, and she can prove it. She leads the defense at the Steps of the Faith; instructing the players on when and how to use the various cannons and dragonslayers against Vishap. As a last ditch effort if the player fails to kill Vishap before the last ward (the final area before game over) is destroyed; she plans a crude trap of explosive barrels as a final effort at stopping him.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.]]
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: She was originally a Garlean spy sent to Ishgard to see if the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While they both had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and eventually she came to truly admire him and gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated with the Garleans.]]
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.]]
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: She was originally a Garlean spy sent to Ishgard to see if the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While they both had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and eventually she came to truly admire him and gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated with the Garleans.]]
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]
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* ActionGirl: First Commander of Ishgard's Temple Knights, and she can prove it. TheBusCameBack:
** Sheleads returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the defense at newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Steps of the Faith; instructing the players on Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when and how to use the various cannons and dragonslayers against Vishap. As a last ditch effort if the player fails to kill Vishap before the last ward (the final area before game over) is destroyed; she plans a crude trap of explosive barrels as a final effort at stopping him.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
*BecomingTheMask: CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler:She The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was originally a Garlean spy sent lost during her struggle to Ishgard to see if the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While help Tataru escape when they both had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and eventually she came to truly admire him and gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.were attacked.]]
*BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, HealingHands: When she kills the Garlean soldiers about aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to commit the act restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be asurprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward -master one by the headband refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated escaped Doma, but with the Garleans.]]
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she hasadvent of the above Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroesmoment, to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she doesit return again in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where shereveals teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear thatshe is outsiders are not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this,welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with a splendid suit Hien. His stories of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party fromGarlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Overwould come for Sui-no-Sato one eye, though day she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committedreturned to the Garlean Empire village and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, tried to convinced everyone of the same, but defected they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to Ishgard after become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she came needed to respect defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard forbade her home now, and has no wish to return to despite the Empire.]]protests of Yugiri's parents.
** She
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
*
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler:
*
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward -
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this,
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed
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[[folder:Lord Haurchefant Greystone]]
!!!Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida (JP), Jason La Shea (EN), Clovis Guerrin (FR), Daniel Montoya (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida (JP), Jason La Shea (EN), Clovis Guerrin (FR), Daniel Montoya (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight of House Fortemps, and bastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the Calamity, but now a fortified position in response to the increased aggression of the Dravanian Horde.
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight of House Fortemps, and bastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the Calamity, but now a fortified position in response to the increased aggression of the Dravanian Horde.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''':Gladiator]
->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knightSamurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai ofHouse Fortemps, Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri andbastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the Calamity, but now a fortified position Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in response 3.5, he's slated to the increased aggression of the Dravanian Horde. be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''':
->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and
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* AFatherToHisMen: One NPC says that Haurchefant is, [[spoiler: or rather, was,]] beloved by every man, woman, and child in Camp Dragonhead.
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of the Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears to be a half-dragon, when Ishgard is at war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Scions' naming fashions.
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.]]
* BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" and would like to be more then friends with the Warrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability to treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of the Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears to be a half-dragon, when Ishgard is at war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Scions' naming fashions.
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.]]
* BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" and would like to be more then friends with the Warrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability to treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
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* AFatherToHisMen: One NPC says that Haurchefant is, TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler:or rather, was,]] beloved by every man, woman, One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and child in Camp Dragonhead.
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizesthat they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of as responsible as the Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears Garleans for causing her to be a half-dragon, when Ishgard is at war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Scions' naming fashions.
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.become so twisted.]]
*BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" BigFun: Absolutely massive and would like tends to be more then friends with make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite theWarrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.gunshots)]], he survives.]]
*CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, BookEnds: Is introduced to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for story bemoaning how his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friendempty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attackgravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that was coming hunger is his main concern after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with surviving his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.HeroicSacrifice.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to serve, kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, buy the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by and their legacy for their parts companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the origin Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of theDragonsong War.tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
*{{Irony}}: Despite being EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a bastard, rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the one who's almost poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the spitting image of his ancestor, entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the founder of House Fortemps.
exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
*KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore:HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, At the aftershocks end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death continue to haunt by the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across ceiling. Ultimately subverted as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.they both survive.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as * ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.fallen.]]
*RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler:After his HeroicSacrifice, Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the Warrior of Light inherits the title.[=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
*NiceGuy: One of MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and distrust thousands of outsiders. Throughout malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to Coerthas, note his hunger as though he's always lamenting that due merely forgotten to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to treat take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the player with proper hospitality Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for all they've done Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to payseveral minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Lightand their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the two greatest allies failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Warrior Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of Light succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice couldever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home,fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in andI would see you afforded tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to allcomforts the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:You shall have your redemption In 4.2 and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelingslater, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 isup because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to theplayer's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].fallen.
** [[spoiler:
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.
*
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.
*
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
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* TheLostLenore:
*
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler:
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** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home,
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
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[[folder:Count Edmont de Fortemps]]
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!!!Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki (JP), Stephen Critchlow (EN), Pierre Dourlens (FR), Andreas Sparberg (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''Shields High\\
-House Fortemps Maxim''
The overall head of House Fortemps, Edmont is the one who secures your actual entrance into Ishgard following your victory against Vishap, and is your main point of contact early in ''Heavensward'''s story. He also serves as the overall narrator, as ''Heavensward'' is actually posited as being his memoirs.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''Shields High\\
-House Fortemps Maxim''
The overall head of House Fortemps, Edmont is the one who secures your actual entrance into Ishgard following your victory against Vishap, and is your main point of contact early in ''Heavensward'''s story. He also serves as the overall narrator, as ''Heavensward'' is actually posited as being his memoirs.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''':N/A]
->''Shields High\\
-House Fortemps Maxim''
Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
Theoverall head Acting Imperial Viceroy of House Fortemps, Edmont is Othard after the one Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who secures your actual entrance into Ishgard following your victory often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against Vishap, and is your main point of contact early in ''Heavensward'''s story. He also serves as the overall narrator, as ''Heavensward'' is actually posited as Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being his memoirs.Doman herself.
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''':
->''Shields High\\
-House Fortemps Maxim''
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The
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* AdvertisedExtra: He gets his own title card like the major characters for the Heavensward Hildebrand questline, despite only showing up for one scene in it.
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant, at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to him right before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.]]
* TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains to the lord that he's on official duty to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the gender debate, Count Edmont notes that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that the Warrior of Light has become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving the Warrior of Light political asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: In a nation filled with nobles and knights of stubborn prides, he's one the few willing to petition to allow the Scions access, and to admonish those who question the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both of his true heir sons get put in their place for causing trouble to the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to their accomplishments[[note]]He will cite that the player, if a Legacy player who completed the 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' Garlean generals, one if they are a player from 2.X, and at least a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son the new head of House Fortemps in 3.1]].
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant, at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to him right before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.]]
* TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains to the lord that he's on official duty to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the gender debate, Count Edmont notes that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that the Warrior of Light has become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving the Warrior of Light political asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: In a nation filled with nobles and knights of stubborn prides, he's one the few willing to petition to allow the Scions access, and to admonish those who question the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both of his true heir sons get put in their place for causing trouble to the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to their accomplishments[[note]]He will cite that the player, if a Legacy player who completed the 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' Garlean generals, one if they are a player from 2.X, and at least a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son the new head of House Fortemps in 3.1]].
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* AdvertisedExtra: He gets his own title card like AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the major characters for the Heavensward Hildebrand questline, despite only showing up for one scene in it.
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Theprotagonist expresses sorrow at her death of his son, Haurchefant, at in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the hands "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to persimmon she gave him right to be sweet before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.dying.]]
*TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and Nashu are arguing sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over thegender course of Gigi, Cyr her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explainsto the lord he knew that he's on official duty to bring she wasn't fit for the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the gender debate, Count Edmont notes profession but that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: Bymen would flock for the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Lighthas become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward''she is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
sure she will die in.]]
*MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light political asylum.
sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
*OnlySaneMan: In MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill anation filled pair of old villagers with nobles a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother andknights of stubborn prides, he's one Zenos to reignite the few willing conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According topetition Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to allow be redeemed in the Scions access, end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to admonish those who question bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both kindness of his true heir sons get put in their place other people which had eluded her for causing trouble her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the[=WoL=] or showing disrespect people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to theiraccomplishments[[note]]He will cite names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that theplayer, if Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a Legacy player who completed fresh start as Tsuyu, the 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' Garlean generals, one if they are a player machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from 2.X, her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and at least turning into a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born sonprimal, who is slain by the new head Warrior of House Fortemps Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in3.1]].her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The
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* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains
* LikeASonToMe: By
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward''
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* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and
** [[spoiler:According to
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in
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->''"Each of us must play our part in building a brighter future for Ishgard--we who profess to rule most of all."''
The firstborn son of Count Edmont de Fortemps. He is the serious, dutiful son.
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* TheDutifulSon: And heir to his father. [[spoiler: Edmont later names him head of House Fortemps]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his actions in 3.2.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly out of pride. After you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong to dislike and distrust the [=WoL=] and guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to take a wounded soldier back to camp and was afraid that the snowfall would erase the heretics tracks back to their base), he also hoped that you would fail in the attempt. After this, he gains a lot of respect for the Warrior of Light and eventually comes to regard them as a brother/sister, dropping the "Jerk" part entirely.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Each of us must play our part in building a brighter future for Ishgard--we who profess to rule most of all."''
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* TheDutifulSon: And heir to his father. [[spoiler: Edmont later names him head of House Fortemps]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his actions in 3.2.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly out of pride. After you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong to dislike and distrust the [=WoL=] and guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to take a wounded soldier back to camp and was afraid that the snowfall would erase the heretics tracks back to their base), he also hoped that you would fail in the attempt. After this, he gains a lot of respect for the Warrior of Light and eventually comes to regard them as a brother/sister, dropping the "Jerk" part entirely.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Each of us must play our part in building a brighter future for Ishgard--we who profess to rule most of all."''
The firstborn son of Count Edmont de Fortemps. He is the serious, dutiful son.
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* TheDutifulSon: And heir to his father. [[spoiler: Edmont later names him head of House Fortemps]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his actions in 3.2.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly out of pride. After you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong to dislike and distrust the [=WoL=] and guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to take a wounded soldier back to camp and was afraid that the snowfall would erase the heretics tracks back to their base), he also hoped that you would fail in the attempt. After this, he gains a lot of respect for the Warrior of Light and eventually comes to regard them as a brother/sister, dropping the "Jerk" part entirely.
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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[[folder:Emmanellain de Fortemps]]
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"What ill fortune to be born second in a society where the eldest inherits all."''
The second son of Count Edmont, who is a womanizer and doesn't take his status or jobs seriously.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"What ill fortune to be born second in a society where the eldest inherits all."''
The second son of Count Edmont, who is a womanizer and doesn't take his status or jobs seriously.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"What ill fortune
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to
The second son
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* ExactWords: When Emmanellain says he didn't [[spoiler: give the order to ''shoot'' the protester]] he's technically correct, he [[spoiler: gave an order to ''stop'' her]]. The problem was that [[spoiler: he gave the order to a high-strung, nervous archer]] instead of anyone else, making [[PoorCommunicationKills miscommunication]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer inevitable]] and, from the perspective of others, intentional.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few times the Warrior of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has to stop them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.]]
* YesMan: Honoroit, his young assistant. When he's not being a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to fix upon something about which he had cause to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few times the Warrior of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has to stop them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.]]
* YesMan: Honoroit, his young assistant. When he's not being a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to fix upon something about which he had cause to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.
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* ExactWords: When Emmanellain says he didn't [[spoiler: give the order to ''shoot'' the protester]] he's technically correct, he [[spoiler: gave an order to ''stop'' her]]. The problem was that [[spoiler: he gave the order to a high-strung, nervous archer]] instead of anyone else, making [[PoorCommunicationKills miscommunication]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer inevitable]] and, FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the perspective of others, intentional.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treatyTokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the dragons, exception of Kugane which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses totake responsibility, asking why everything just has participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard tofall apart.]] Notably, it's the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of thefew times the Warrior two Japanese-inspired nations of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has to stop them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.]]
* YesMan: Honoroit, his young assistant. When he's not being a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to fix upon something about which he had cause to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.]]
* YesMan: Honoroit, his young assistant. When he's not being a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to fix upon something about which he had cause to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''': Dragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and Job Questlines page]].
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''': Dragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and Job Questlines page]].
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''': Dragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
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An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the
For more information
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the
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[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end."''
A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in the slums of Ishgard. She leads a small gang of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light after being convinced of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of the newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from the Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony for new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist.
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end."''
A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in the slums of Ishgard. She leads a small gang of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light after being convinced of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of the newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from the Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony for new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist.
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!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight,
A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in the slums of Ishgard. She leads a small gang of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light after being convinced of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of the newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from the Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony for new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:At the end of the Stormblood Level 70 Machinist quest, Hilda reveals that the gun she uses was gifted to her before the events of ''Heavensward'' by Stephanivien on a suspicion that doing so would convince her that not all nobles despised those beneath them. She happily informs him that it did, changing her opinions enough to give the likes of Stephanivien, House Fortemps and Aymeric a chance, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized instead of leading a violent revolution]].]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the child of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and she'll shoot you in the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character of the same name and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having a discussion with the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, she doesn't think twice before firing at him. Too bad he was protected by a magic shield.
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the child of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and she'll shoot you in the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character of the same name and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having a discussion with the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, she doesn't think twice before firing at him. Too bad he was protected by a magic shield.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:At the end ConMan: Very few of the Stormblood Level 70 Machinist quest, Hilda reveals deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray thegun she uses was gifted Scions' trust in providing a boat to her before the events of ''Heavensward'' by Stephanivien on a suspicion that doing so would convince her that not all nobles despised those beneath them. She happily informs him that it did, changing her opinions enough to give the likes of Stephanivien, House Fortemps Doma and Aymeric a chance, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized instead of leading a violent revolution]].]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: She'sright into the child Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willingmoney from the Garleans. The Scions decide to remind you of intentionally spring that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, trap so they can turn it around on him and she'll shoot capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once youin show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In thewrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the samename and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closereffect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having a discussion with the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, sheaverage person. And it doesn't think twice before firing at him. Too bad he was protected by take much to send them into a magic shield.drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you
** [[spoiler: In the
* MythologyGag: To a character
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having a discussion with the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, she
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[[folder:Archbishop Thordan VII]]
!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (EN), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The current ruler of Ishgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after the famous King Thordan who had led his twelve knights into battle against the dragon horde when the Dragonsong War began one thousand years ago and had ripped out Nidhogg's eye. Thordan declares Ishgard to be open to all adventurers after the Warrior of Light helped defend the nation from the dragon horde on the Steps of Faith. The Archbishop wants his people protected from the horde and wants to find a way to end the war once and for all by enlisting the help of the Warrior of Light.
!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (EN), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The current ruler of Ishgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after the famous King Thordan who had led his twelve knights into battle against the dragon horde when the Dragonsong War began one thousand years ago and had ripped out Nidhogg's eye. Thordan declares Ishgard to be open to all adventurers after the Warrior of Light helped defend the nation from the dragon horde on the Steps of Faith. The Archbishop wants his people protected from the horde and wants to find a way to end the war once and for all by enlisting the help of the Warrior of Light.
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!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (EN), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The current ruler of Ishgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
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A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AffablyEvil: Thordan isn't exactly a bad person per se, but he still does very questionable things that paint him a different light, such as having one of his knights try to kill the Warrior of Light when they tried to approach the Archbishop, an attack that was taken by Haurchefant instead. He also throws Aymeric, his son, into jail after said son questioned him about Ishgard's true history with the dragon horde. For his better side, he personally apologizes to the Warrior of Light when Tataru and Alphinaud were tried with heresy. He also acknowledges that Niddhog's rage is completely justified, but that it is unfair that one thousand years later, the descendants of the old King Thordan must pay for his sins. He believes what he is doing is truly the right thing for Ishgard.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
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* AffablyEvil: Thordan isn't exactly a bad person per se, but he still does very questionable things that paint him a different light, such as having one of his knights try to kill the Warrior of Light when they tried to approach the Archbishop, an attack that was taken by Haurchefant instead. He also throws Aymeric, his son, into jail after said son questioned him about Ishgard's true history with the dragon horde. For his better side, he personally apologizes to the Warrior of Light when Tataru and Alphinaud were tried with heresy. He also acknowledges that Niddhog's rage is completely justified, but that it is unfair that one thousand years later, the descendants AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the old King Thordan must pay for his sins. He believes what he is doing is truly Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the right thing for Ishgard.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the truth to guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While thepeople on how Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Dragonsong War and Ruby Sea, as well as the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering oneAllagan technology hidden within. Several of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite awaremembers are actually members of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayerOnishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priestmachinery in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.Heaven-on-High.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal
* HiddenDepths: While the
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
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[[folder:The True Brothers of the Faith]]
A conspiracy of Ishgardian priests and knights formed shortly after the fall of Archbishop Thordan. Outraged that the Warrior of Light and Aymeric have exposed the truth about the Dragonsong War, and believing Aymeric himself directly responsible for his father's death, they are determined to keep Ishgard's fanatical status quo in check no matter the cost.
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* ArcVillain: Of the 3.1 main questline.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic that Ishgard was infamous for before the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, they are also the ones who decide who is "with" or "against" them, and the "with" just so happens to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].]]
* KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the nick of time.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken to the extreme. [[spoiler: They are absolutely livid that Aymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused the general populace to look upon the church differently) and was trying to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill a child just so that the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: After the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile he put on before attempting to murder a hostage seemingly permanently plastered on his face, and he's completely unresponsive to the Inquisition's attempts to make him tell them if there are any more conspirators.]]
A conspiracy of Ishgardian priests and knights formed shortly after the fall of Archbishop Thordan. Outraged that the Warrior of Light and Aymeric have exposed the truth about the Dragonsong War, and believing Aymeric himself directly responsible for his father's death, they are determined to keep Ishgard's fanatical status quo in check no matter the cost.
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* ArcVillain: Of the 3.1 main questline.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic that Ishgard was infamous for before the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, they are also the ones who decide who is "with" or "against" them, and the "with" just so happens to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].]]
* KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the nick of time.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken to the extreme. [[spoiler: They are absolutely livid that Aymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused the general populace to look upon the church differently) and was trying to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill a child just so that the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: After the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile he put on before attempting to murder a hostage seemingly permanently plastered on his face, and he's completely unresponsive to the Inquisition's attempts to make him tell them if there are any more conspirators.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the
A conspiracy
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of
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* ArcVillain: Of the 3.1 main questline.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic that Ishgard was infamous for before the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, they are also the ones who decide who is "with" or "against" them, and the "with" just so happens to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].
*
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the nick of time.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken to the extreme. [[spoiler: They are absolutely livid that Aymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused the general populace to look upon the church differently) and was trying to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill a child just so that the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.]]
* VillainousBreakdown:
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!!Dravania
[[folder:Dragons of Dravania in General]]
The Dravanians are a loose "nation" of dragons that live in the area now occupied by Ishgard. While most in Ishgard are only familiar with the Horde led by Nidhogg, which serve as one of the major antagonists in ''Heavensward'', the lands of Dravania have many of dragons that do not take an active part in the in the Dragonsong War. Merycadian dragons are included here due to originating from the Dravanians.
''Note that, due to the nature of at least one of these characters and the fact that their entries would otherwise be totally blocked out, there are open spoilers in this folder.''
''Characters associated with Idyllshire can be found under the "Goblins" section of [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimalsAndBeastmen the Primals and Beastmen page]].''
[[folder:Dragons of Dravania in General]]
The Dravanians are a loose "nation" of dragons that live in the area now occupied by Ishgard. While most in Ishgard are only familiar with the Horde led by Nidhogg, which serve as one of the major antagonists in ''Heavensward'', the lands of Dravania have many of dragons that do not take an active part in the in the Dragonsong War. Merycadian dragons are included here due to originating from the Dravanians.
''Note that, due to the nature of at least one of these characters and the fact that their entries would otherwise be totally blocked out, there are open spoilers in this folder.''
''Characters associated with Idyllshire can be found under the "Goblins" section of [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimalsAndBeastmen the Primals and Beastmen page]].''
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[[folder:Dragons of Dravania in General]]
The Dravanians are a loose "nation" of dragons that live in
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the
''Note that, due to the nature of at least one of these characters and the fact that their entries would otherwise be totally blocked out, there are open spoilers in this folder.''
''Characters associated with Idyllshire can be found under the "Goblins" section of [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimalsAndBeastmen the Primals and Beastmen page]].''
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* TheAgeless: Dragons are functionally immortal and will only die if sufficient violence is done to their bodies or they have their eyes removed.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood has the chance of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the mothercrystal in order to be allowed to stay.]]
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood has the chance of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the mothercrystal in order to be allowed to stay.]]
to:
* TheAgeless: Dragons are functionally immortal BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and will only die if sufficient violence is done to their bodies or they have their eyes removed.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this bloodrestore balance. Genbu has the chance of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons duringenlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their timetraversing Ishgard for standing idle during in forms similar to their original bodies before the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
change.
*YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that TalkingAnimal: All of the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs auspices are shown able to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact communicate with the mothercrystal in order spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to beallowed to stay.]]one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time
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* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Bane of the Fourteenth\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Men die, and their children forget. But we are everlasting."''
This dragon, ancient beyond all memory and reckoning, has been many things... but today, he is dead. Eorzean myth says that Midgardsormr was charged with the protection of Silvertear Lake and its abundant aether by the heads of the Eorzean pantheon, Althyk and Nymeia, at the dawn of time itself. Whether or not that is true, Midgardsormr has been around as long as ''anyone'' can remember or find record of, and always protected Silvertear... which is why he called down a massive host of Dravanians to confront the Garlean Empire when they tried to take Silvertear for themselves, ten years prior to the beginning of ''Legacy''. The ensuing battle destroyed a huge portion of the Garlean Air Force, including their super-dreadnought, the ''Agrius''... and with it seemingly died the ageless dragon himself.
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Bane of the Fourteenth\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Men die, and their children forget. But we are everlasting."''
This dragon, ancient beyond all memory and reckoning, has been many things... but today, he is dead. Eorzean myth says that Midgardsormr was charged with the protection of Silvertear Lake and its abundant aether by the heads of the Eorzean pantheon, Althyk and Nymeia, at the dawn of time itself. Whether or not that is true, Midgardsormr has been around as long as ''anyone'' can remember or find record of, and always protected Silvertear... which is why he called down a massive host of Dravanians to confront the Garlean Empire when they tried to take Silvertear for themselves, ten years prior to the beginning of ''Legacy''. The ensuing battle destroyed a huge portion of the Garlean Air Force, including their super-dreadnought, the ''Agrius''... and with it seemingly died the ageless dragon himself.
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-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Midgardsormr seems remarkably unconcerned with the state of his physical body at any given time, and will change form to suit his needs. He first reappears in a spectral version of his old body to battle the Warrior of Light, then when he accompanies the Warrior he takes on the unassuming form of a dragonling, later turns into a larger but still reasonably sized form to give the Warrior a ride into and out of the Aetherochemical Research Facility, and later still returns to his dragonling form during the investigation into Omega's activities. He is also fully capable of hiding his presence from anyone, and will appear and disappear without warning.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does'' seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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!!!Voiced by: Steven Hartley (all languages)
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Hark thee, mortal, to the naked truth... then tell me thou deservest forgiveness!"''
The other member of the "First Brood" currently active in Eorzea, Hraesvelgr doesn't seem to take as active a part in the war with Ishgard as his brother. He plays a large role in ''Heavensward''.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does'' seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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[[folder:Hraesvelgr]]
!!!Voiced by: Steven Hartley (all languages)
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Hark thee, mortal, to the naked truth... then tell me thou deservest forgiveness!"''
The other member of the "First Brood" currently active in Eorzea, Hraesvelgr doesn't seem to take as active a part in the war with Ishgard as his brother. He plays a large role in ''Heavensward''.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Midgardsormr seems remarkably unconcerned with BadassDecay: Genbu was once the state of his physical body at any given time, and will change form to suit his needs. He first reappears in a spectral version of his old body to battle the Warrior of Light, then when he accompanies the Warrior he takes on the unassuming form of a dragonling, later turns into a larger but still reasonably sized form to give the Warrior a ride into and out of the Aetherochemical Research Facility, and later still returns to his dragonling form during the investigation into Omega's activities. He is also fully capable of hiding his presence from anyone, and will appear and disappear without warning.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damnmost powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in thepresent, Omega's representation of him at air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into hisprime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and life, Genbu has had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, andthe power of to see events from the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes future with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until after ''Stormblood''. he met Tensen and Byakko. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega trapshas summoned the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excusefor a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding whataid because he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does'' seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any ofhas foreseen the other dragons to Lords go mad and destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taughteverything he possibly can to in the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' Ruby Sea and proceeds seeks to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
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*HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese versionTurtlePower: A member of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly statesFour Lords that he let you keep takes the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the sizeform of a housecat, but hey, one step at wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warriorhumble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive ofLight from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his ownme my fury, children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern of man, and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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[[folder:Hraesvelgr]]
!!!Voiced by: Steven Hartley (all languages)
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Hark thee, mortal, to the naked truth... then tell me thou deservest forgiveness!"''
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One of the"First Brood" currently active in Eorzea, Hraesvelgr doesn't seem to take as active a part in Four Lords who helped the war great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with Ishgard as his brother. He plays a large role himself, and is in ''Heavensward''.danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught
*
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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[[folder:Hraesvelgr]]
!!!Voiced by: Steven Hartley (all languages)
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->''"Hark thee, mortal, to the naked truth... then tell me thou deservest forgiveness!"''
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Due to a miscommunication between the cinematics and modelling team, Hraesvelgr appears in the original ''Heavensward'' trailer attacking the Warrior of Light on the Steps of Faith before being driven back (it was originally meant to be Nidhogg). He never attacks the heroes at all in the proper game, save as the final boss of Sohr Khai, which is a challenge he posed to you and not a fight to the death.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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[[folder:Ratatoskr]]
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The way to peace is paved with understanding. We must not cling to our secrets so tightly!"''
Nidhogg's and Hraesvelgr's sister (And the other known female member of the First Brood besides Tiamat). She was killed by the original King Thordan and his Knights Twelve, starting the Dragonsong War.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The way to peace is paved with understanding. We must not cling to our secrets so tightly!"''
Nidhogg's and Hraesvelgr's sister (And the other known female member of the First Brood besides Tiamat). She was killed by the original King Thordan and his Knights Twelve, starting the Dragonsong War.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Due to a miscommunication between the cinematics AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and modelling team, Hraesvelgr appears in the original ''Heavensward'' trailer attacking the Warrior of Light on the Steps of Faith before being driven back (it was originally meant to be Nidhogg). He never attacks the heroes at all in the proper game, save as the final boss of Sohr Khai, which is a challenge he posed to you and not a fight to the death.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the partybeast because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respectof his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In hisdoorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded these, firing both gigantic laser beams and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but heand Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyonetakes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war on a humanoid form to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attackingface the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the''Heavensward'' opening movie, point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, butYoshida avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actuallynoted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed his tiger form’s head attached to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to avoid the cost form a clone of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming:Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in Takes his name from the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in Japanese version of the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of hiseyes so that he could live attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone andstart his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is insaid rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheartdanger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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[[folder:Ratatoskr]]
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The way to peace is paved with understanding. We must not cling to our secrets so tightly!"''
Nidhogg's and Hraesvelgr's sister (And the other known female member of the First Brood besides Tiamat). She was killed by the original King Thordan and his Knights Twelve, starting the Dragonsong War.Light.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect
* ArmCannon: In his
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming:
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suzaku.jpg]]
Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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[[folder:Ratatoskr]]
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The way to peace is paved with understanding. We must not cling to our secrets so tightly!"''
Nidhogg's and Hraesvelgr's sister (And the other known female member of the First Brood besides Tiamat). She was killed by the original King Thordan and his Knights Twelve, starting the Dragonsong War.
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* EyeScream: She had her eyes gouged out and consumed by the Ishgardians. This had the effect of placing her power in the blood of all their descendants, and being the reason the Heretics can become dragons.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they gained the ability to become dragons.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the source of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's also worth nothing that her namesake is the squirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being the names of the wyrms hurt by her death the most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the expansion, with the biggest being the revelation that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they gained the ability to become dragons.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the source of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's also worth nothing that her namesake is the squirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being the names of the wyrms hurt by her death the most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the expansion, with the biggest being the revelation that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.
to:
* EyeScream: AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing hereyes gouged love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing theIshgardians. This BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had theeffect of placing her power in of the blood of all their descendants, and being the reason the Heretics can become dragons.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, andmythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to become dragons.
heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
*NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot death of information Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied withthe Elezen in the spirit one of understanding, including these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in theeyes of a dragon are the source of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
past and is still in mourning.
*PosthumousCharacter: ThePhoenix: She's dead long before a godly firebird with the beginning power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the game, but firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of hermurder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster isNidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming:Myth/NorseMythology, Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals herdeath marks humanoid form as the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's also worth nothing that flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her namesake flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is thesquirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being only female among the names Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of thewyrms hurt by her death detonating floors as the most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, notingsame color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she was slowcasts a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and party buster that many is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiryu.jpg]]
The last member ofher the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his ownbrood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tiedtechniques barring his summon magic use water to plot twists throughout the expansion, attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with thebiggest Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word therevelation myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and
*
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the
*
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming:
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiryu.jpg]]
The last member of
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!!Voiced by: Yu Sugimoto (JP), Gemma Whelan (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Kim Pfeiffer (DE)
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial leader of Hraesvelgr's brood below Sohm Al, dealing with any issues that don't outright require Hraesvelgr's input on, and being a direct bridge to him when it is. Vidofnir serves as a representative of the dragons in 3.1 to the people of Ishgard.
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* AffectionateNickname: Fondly refers to Ysayle as "Little One".
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some time scared of being killed if she approached to land, but put all those fears away when she saw the girl falling from the vault to save her as fast as she possibly could.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: [[spoiler: Nidhogg!Estinien brutally attacks her in the middle of a peace conference between Ishgard and Dravania, spraying her blood all over the symbol of harmony the Ishgardians had just unveiled. Through this act Nidhogg makes it clear that no one, whether they be man or dragon, shall be spared from his wrath. Thankfully she survives the attack, but talking to her at Anyx Trine has her tell you that her heart hurts much more than her body because of the derailment of the peace talks.]]
* NumberTwo: She seems to be the highest ranking dragon in Hraesvelgr's brood next to her father, and due to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.
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'''Race''':Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin for both his power and nobility, being among the strongest of Hraesvelgr's brood besides his father himself and more than willing to stand against Nidhogg's servants in the Churning Mists. Though originally a part of a protracted FATE chain in the Churning Mists, he later gets a small role in the main story quest as the one who tests Aymeric during Hraesvelgr's trial, and appearing to have formed a friendship with the Lord Commander after the war's end.
!!!Voiced by: Yu Sugimoto (JP), Gemma Whelan (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Kim Pfeiffer (DE)
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial leader of Hraesvelgr's brood below Sohm Al, dealing with any issues that don't outright require Hraesvelgr's input on, and being a direct bridge to him when it is. Vidofnir serves as a representative of the dragons in 3.1 to the people of Ishgard.
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* AffectionateNickname: Fondly refers to Ysayle as "Little One".
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some time scared of being killed if she approached to land, but put all those fears away when she saw the girl falling from the vault to save her as fast as she possibly could.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: [[spoiler: Nidhogg!Estinien brutally attacks her in the middle of a peace conference between Ishgard and Dravania, spraying her blood all over the symbol of harmony the Ishgardians had just unveiled. Through this act Nidhogg makes it clear that no one, whether they be man or dragon, shall be spared from his wrath. Thankfully she survives the attack, but talking to her at Anyx Trine has her tell you that her heart hurts much more than her body because of the derailment of the peace talks.]]
* NumberTwo: She seems to be the highest ranking dragon in Hraesvelgr's brood next to her father, and due to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.
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'''Race''':Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin for both his power and nobility, being among the strongest of Hraesvelgr's brood besides his father himself and more than willing to stand against Nidhogg's servants in the Churning Mists. Though originally a part of a protracted FATE chain in the Churning Mists, he later gets a small role in the main story quest as the one who tests Aymeric during Hraesvelgr's trial, and appearing to have formed a friendship with the Lord Commander after the war's end.
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!!!Voiced by: Yu Sugimoto (JP), Gemma Whelan (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Kim Pfeiffer (DE)
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial leader of Hraesvelgr's brood below Sohm Al, dealing with any issues that don't outright require Hraesvelgr's input on, and being a direct bridge to him when it is. Vidofnir serves as a representative
[[folder:Xaela of the
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people
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* AffectionateNickname: Fondly refers to Ysayle as "Little One".
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: [[spoiler: Nidhogg!Estinien brutally attacks her in the middle of a peace conference between Ishgard and Dravania, spraying her blood all over the symbol of harmony the Ishgardians had just unveiled. Through this act Nidhogg makes it clear that no one, whether they be man or dragon, shall be spared from his wrath. Thankfully she survives the attack, but talking to her at Anyx Trine has her tell you that her heart hurts much more than her body because of the derailment of the peace talks.]]
* NumberTwo: She seems to be the highest ranking dragon in Hraesvelgr's brood next to her father, and due to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin for both his power and nobility, being among the strongest of Hraesvelgr's brood besides his father himself and more than willing to stand against Nidhogg's servants in the Churning Mists. Though originally a part of a protracted FATE chain in the Churning Mists, he later gets a small role in the main story quest as the one who tests Aymeric during Hraesvelgr's trial, and appearing to have formed a friendship
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* AscendedExtra: Originally a FATE boss, he was low-key promoted to one of the three leaders of Hraesvelgr's brood in 3.3 and challenged Aymeric as part of Sohr Kai's trials, after which he bore him into the final battle against Nidhogg. And given the epilogue after the war's end, he and Aymeric have apparently formed a kinship, enough so that they often fly around the city and other parts of Ishgard. [[spoiler: He also shows up at the finale of the ''Stormblood'' Dragoon quest chain, being Orn Khai's father and the one who requested you track down and bring back Faunehm.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One of the hardest FATE bosses in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a thousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players as one which leads him to challenge them to a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One of the hardest FATE bosses in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a thousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players as one which leads him to challenge them to a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.
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* AscendedExtra: Originally ADayInTheLimelight: There are a FATE boss, he was low-key promoted to one ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the three leaders of Hraesvelgr's brood in 3.3 and challenged Aymeric as part of Sohr Kai's trials, after which he bore him into wilder cases, even biology (Like the final battle against Nidhogg. And given Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the epilogue after the war's end, he and Aymeric have apparently formed a kinship, enough so that they often fly around the city and other parts of Ishgard. [[spoiler: He also shows up at the finale blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' Dragoon quest chain, focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne beingOrn Khai's father in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the one who requested you track down Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and bring back Faunehm.alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
*BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from above other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and restores her sanity adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do withhis much stronger call.you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
*BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the vortex, other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the explosion of wind causes enough damage Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to one-shot every player in range.atone for their ancestors’ actions.
*BonusBoss: One BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the hardest FATE bosses Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around steppe, they're considered the Churning Mists, one second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being possible Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due tofail, before their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain massacre that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one wipes out other clans. Part of the hardest enemies reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the game liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, andis more than capable of wiping masses of players.so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
*GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is a blindingly beautiful shade ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of snow white, even more vibrant than his father Mongolia, and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
*PapaWolf: One GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.opposite sex.
*StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to thedragon Faunehm, it was clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his request profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize theDragoon player character spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his son Orn Khai go tribe believe to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in theprocess due Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a thousand years series of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the playerstrials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of whichleads him to challenge them to a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.the Budga consist entirely of)
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being
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** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
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* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and
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* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''': Thaumaturge]
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
An Elezen woman who leads the Harriers, a [[TheHeretic heretical]] group of defectors that left the Holy See of Ishgard in favor of their sworn enemies the Dravanian Horde.
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* AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler: Like Haurchefaunt, Ysayle appears to help you and Alphinaud remove Nidhogg's eye from Estinien's body, freeing him from his rage. Afterward, she and Haurchefaunt GoIntoTheLight]].
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired of the blind obedience her people have for the Dragonsong War (and apparently clued in to more of the history than her kinsmen thanks to the Echo), defects to the side of their sworn enemies, the Dravanian Horde.
* CultOfPersonality: She has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as the Warrior of Light walks up.]]
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they can now invade.
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of Light during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be something neither of them are, and the Warrior of Light and Estinien call her out for the fact that she got so many innocents killed over her naive beliefs with only partial knowledge of the past. For someone who wants to end the Dragonsong War, she helped make it very much ''worse''.]]
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything else she learned previously. She eventually gets over it and seeks to aid the Warrior of Light and Estinien in ending the war for good so that the bloodshed on both sides can end.]]
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[[folder:Nidhogg]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nidhogg_ffxiv.jpg]]
->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''': Thaumaturge]
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
An Elezen woman who leads the Harriers, a [[TheHeretic heretical]] group of defectors that left the Holy See of Ishgard in favor of their sworn enemies the Dravanian Horde.
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* AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler: Like Haurchefaunt, Ysayle appears to help you and Alphinaud remove Nidhogg's eye from Estinien's body, freeing him from his rage. Afterward, she and Haurchefaunt GoIntoTheLight]].
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired of the blind obedience her people have for the Dragonsong War (and apparently clued in to more of the history than her kinsmen thanks to the Echo), defects to the side of their sworn enemies, the Dravanian Horde.
* CultOfPersonality: She has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as the Warrior of Light walks up.]]
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they can now invade.
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of Light during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be something neither of them are, and the Warrior of Light and Estinien call her out for the fact that she got so many innocents killed over her naive beliefs with only partial knowledge of the past. For someone who wants to end the Dragonsong War, she helped make it very much ''worse''.]]
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything else she learned previously. She eventually gets over it and seeks to aid the Warrior of Light and Estinien in ending the war for good so that the bloodshed on both sides can end.]]
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[[folder:Nidhogg]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nidhogg_ffxiv.jpg]]
->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''': Thaumaturge]
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
An Elezen woman who leads the Harriers, a [[TheHeretic heretical]] group of defectors that left the Holy See of Ishgard in favor of their sworn enemies the Dravanian Horde.
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* AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler: Like Haurchefaunt, Ysayle appears to help you and Alphinaud remove Nidhogg's eye from Estinien's body, freeing him from his rage. Afterward, she and Haurchefaunt GoIntoTheLight]].
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the
* CultOfPersonality:
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nidhogg]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nidhogg_ffxiv.jpg]]
->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened and all the suffering he's caused, [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet andall friendly young woman (who uses the suffering he's caused, "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were participate in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.Nadaam.]]
*ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I amNaadam]]. Make a lot of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine:sense since she [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of has to be tough enough to make it included, in his original dragon body.through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
*BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm BigEater: A few tool tips and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and EstinienCirnia is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien almost constantly hungry for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by thebuuz. During an early settlers meeting with Gyoshin in one of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals evenlater parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before his sister's death, believing them you speak to be shortsighted and greedy due her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during theirshort lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still coveredtime in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair andconvert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Itis one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, unfailingly polite and ultimately proves kind to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".everyone she meets.
*MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in SilkHidingSteel: She is a way not unlike a primal, although he friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attackafraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on Vidofnir at the end front lines of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard Naadam, even facing down such powerful and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once intimidating fighters like Magnai and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead:Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: While able to participate in the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the endXaela's most dangerous rites of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]passage.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and
*
* BadassBoast: "I am
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine:
*
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
*
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack
* NotQuiteDead:
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
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[[folder:Vishap]]
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A greater dragon within the Dravanian Horde, Vishap leads the assault on the Steps of Faith with the intent to break Daniffen's Collar, the protective ward that guards Ishgard proper. His assault is what eventually leads to the Holy See to make the decision to open Ishgard to adventurers to shore up the city-state's now weakened defenses.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let his gargantuan size fool you: although he may fall for the first dragonkiller he'll wise up and dodge the second and third ones without even blinking [[HoistByHisOwnPetard (causing ''your party'' to take the hit instead)]] if you don't chain him down first.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups of players and was later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across the field to knock out your cannon defences.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tioman]]
Nidhogg's broodmate and the boss of Sohm Al.
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* LeanAndMean: She's very thin to the point of being skeletal compared to other dragons and has a nasty temper.
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
[[/folder]]
!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war with the {{Warrior Monk}}s who served him. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first meet the Resistance, you find them all in this state due to the Griffin's plan. This is especially telling in Ala Gannah, they're all just content on just ''living'' than doing any sort of fighting back.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and warmongers at the worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to stop the Garlean occupation because of the Autumn War a hundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted to invade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Ishgard banded together to deal a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lyse Hext]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyaEndo (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Los Angeles cast), Laura Aikman (EN, London cast), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Henrike Krügener (DE), Paulina Weiner (DE recast)
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[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vishap_ffxiv.jpg]]
A greater dragon within the Dravanian Horde, Vishap leads the assault on the Steps of Faith with the intent to break Daniffen's Collar, the protective ward that guards Ishgard proper. His assault is what eventually leads to the Holy See to make the decision to open Ishgard to adventurers to shore up the city-state's now weakened defenses.
----
* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let his gargantuan size fool you: although he may fall for the first dragonkiller he'll wise up and dodge the second and third ones without even blinking [[HoistByHisOwnPetard (causing ''your party'' to take the hit instead)]] if you don't chain him down first.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups of players and was later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across the field to knock out your cannon defences.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tioman]]
Nidhogg's broodmate and the boss of Sohm Al.
----
* LeanAndMean: She's very thin to the point of being skeletal compared to other dragons and has a nasty temper.
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
[[/folder]]
!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war with the {{Warrior Monk}}s who served him. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.
----
* DespairEventHorizon: When you first meet the Resistance, you find them all in this state due to the Griffin's plan. This is especially telling in Ala Gannah, they're all just content on just ''living'' than doing any sort of fighting back.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and warmongers at the worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to stop the Garlean occupation because of the Autumn War a hundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted to invade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Ishgard banded together to deal a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lyse Hext]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyaEndo (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Los Angeles cast), Laura Aikman (EN, London cast), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Henrike Krügener (DE), Paulina Weiner (DE recast)
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!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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A greater dragon within the Dravanian Horde, Vishap leads the assault on the Steps of Faith with the intent to break Daniffen's Collar, the protective ward that guards Ishgard proper. His assault is what eventually leads to the Holy See to make the decision to open Ishgard to adventurers to shore up the city-state's now weakened defenses.
----
* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let his gargantuan size fool you: although he may fall for the first dragonkiller he'll wise up and dodge the second and third ones without even blinking [[HoistByHisOwnPetard (causing ''your party'' to take the hit instead)]] if you don't chain him down first.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups of players and was later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across the field to knock out your cannon defences.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tioman]]
Nidhogg's broodmate and the boss of Sohm Al.
----
* LeanAndMean: She's very thin to the point of being skeletal compared to other dragons and has a nasty temper.
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
[[/folder]]
!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war with the {{Warrior Monk}}s who served him. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.
----
* DespairEventHorizon: When you first meet the Resistance, you find them all in this state due to the Griffin's plan. This is especially telling in Ala Gannah, they're all just content on just ''living'' than doing any sort of fighting back.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and warmongers at the worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to stop the Garlean occupation because of the Autumn War a hundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted to invade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Ishgard banded together to deal a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lyse Hext]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyaEndo (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Los Angeles cast), Laura Aikman (EN, London cast), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Henrike Krügener (DE), Paulina Weiner (DE recast)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Monk]
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
The sister of the Archon Yda, she was but five years old when Ala Mhigo fell to the Garleans and has spent her life dithering in the shadows of her father and sister who where both leading figures in the Ala Mhigan resistance. Formerly [[spoiler: masquerading as her older sister, Yda, having been a member of the Scion's since Yda's death years before the story. After liberating Ala Mhigo, she chooses to leave the Scions to help her people rebuild]].
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* BareFistedMonk: She doesn't even bother with a pugilist's arm in her liberator costume but when she switches to her traditional Ala Mhigan dress she uses a katar that can spring from her gauntlet.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity because she felt aimless and without her own purpose, much of her arc in Stormblood is about growing into her own as a leader that the Ala Mhigan resistance and follow.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge of Fate'' reveals that the real Yda [[DeadAllAlong died 6 years prior to the events of a Realm Reborn]], at least a year before the Calamity, when she tried to help some Ala Mhigan refugees sneak out of her home nation, but was caught by Imperials. The Yda in-game is revealed to her sister Lyse, who took up her name and face mask since Yda was considered a hero for her part in the resistance against Ala Mhigo's former tyrant king Theoderic, and subsequently the Garleans when they rolled in soon after, as well as a trusted companion of the Archons who followed Louisoix as part of the Circle of Knowing. Papalymo tried to discourage Lyse, and kept insisting she follow her own path, but agreed to put on a charade, secretly informing the other Archons and convincing them to accept Lyse as "Yda".]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: She and Hien share this role with with the Warrior of Light for the initial campaign of Stormblood before handing the reigns back to the twins.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Light in the Stormblood trailer, which was released before the reveal of her true identity and unmasking.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Fordola. Both are Ala Mhigan and fighting for their country's freedom, but Fordola was raised under imperial rule and is willing to butcher her own people and rise through the ranks and wants nothing more than for her people to be equal to Garleans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using the stretch emote]].
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries to justify firing on her own comrades by telling Lyse that she is trying to help Ala Mhigans live free (that is, living under Garlean rule as their equals), but Lyse yells at her to shut up]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how late in the game's life it was revealed, it makes talking about any of her involvement in the story post-reveal difficult without spoiler tags.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, a duty which she reluctantly accepts. After the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states that she intends to step down and give command of Ala Mhigo's army to Raubahn, which comes to fruition in patch 4.2 where she states that the resistance has become the official standing army of Ala Mhigo with Raubahn to lead it. She does however continues to protect the Fringes and Rhalgar's Reach as her charge.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
'''Discipline''': Monk]
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
The sister of the Archon Yda, she was but five years old when Ala Mhigo fell to the Garleans and has spent her life dithering in the shadows of her father and sister who where both leading figures in the Ala Mhigan resistance. Formerly [[spoiler: masquerading as her older sister, Yda, having been a member of the Scion's since Yda's death years before the story. After liberating Ala Mhigo, she chooses to leave the Scions to help her people rebuild]].
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* BareFistedMonk: She doesn't even bother with a pugilist's arm in her liberator costume but when she switches to her traditional Ala Mhigan dress she uses a katar that can spring from her gauntlet.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity because she felt aimless and without her own purpose, much of her arc in Stormblood is about growing into her own as a leader that the Ala Mhigan resistance and follow.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge of Fate'' reveals that the real Yda [[DeadAllAlong died 6 years prior to the events of a Realm Reborn]], at least a year before the Calamity, when she tried to help some Ala Mhigan refugees sneak out of her home nation, but was caught by Imperials. The Yda in-game is revealed to her sister Lyse, who took up her name and face mask since Yda was considered a hero for her part in the resistance against Ala Mhigo's former tyrant king Theoderic, and subsequently the Garleans when they rolled in soon after, as well as a trusted companion of the Archons who followed Louisoix as part of the Circle of Knowing. Papalymo tried to discourage Lyse, and kept insisting she follow her own path, but agreed to put on a charade, secretly informing the other Archons and convincing them to accept Lyse as "Yda".]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: She and Hien share this role with with the Warrior of Light for the initial campaign of Stormblood before handing the reigns back to the twins.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Light in the Stormblood trailer, which was released before the reveal of her true identity and unmasking.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Fordola. Both are Ala Mhigan and fighting for their country's freedom, but Fordola was raised under imperial rule and is willing to butcher her own people and rise through the ranks and wants nothing more than for her people to be equal to Garleans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using the stretch emote]].
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries to justify firing on her own comrades by telling Lyse that she is trying to help Ala Mhigans live free (that is, living under Garlean rule as their equals), but Lyse yells at her to shut up]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how late in the game's life it was revealed, it makes talking about any of her involvement in the story post-reveal difficult without spoiler tags.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, a duty which she reluctantly accepts. After the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states that she intends to step down and give command of Ala Mhigo's army to Raubahn, which comes to fruition in patch 4.2 where she states that the resistance has become the official standing army of Ala Mhigo with Raubahn to lead it. She does however continues to protect the Fringes and Rhalgar's Reach as her charge.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
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->''"No need to overthink things!"''
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the
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* BareFistedMonk: She doesn't even bother
*
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Light in the Stormblood trailer, which was released before the reveal of her true identity and unmasking.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using the stretch emote]].
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}},
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how late
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, a duty which she reluctantly accepts. After the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states that she intends
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
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!!!Voiced by: Hiroshi Shirokuma (JP), Creator/RichardEpcar (EN, Los Angeles cast), Antony Byrne (EN, London cast), Thierry Mercier (FR), Thomas Schmuckert (DE)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
A Highlander Hyur from Ala Mhigo. He is the second-in-command and head of the First Unit of the Crystal Braves and later becomes its de-facto leader after Alphinaud is removed from power. He's known Raubahn for over 20 years and was a fellow refugee that fled Ala Mhigo when the Empire occupied it.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Ilberd unleashed Shinryu to destroy Zenos and Garlemald to liberate Ala Mhigo. What happens instead is that Zenos ''captures'' Shinryu and '''hijacks it''', giving him a weapon that could potentially cause another Calamity. Ala Mhigo ends up being liberated anyway without its help and before it can do any damage that wasn't to Baelsar's Wall.]]
** Not only that, but [[spoiler:deliberately leading so many rebels to their deaths caused problems in the fight for Ala Mhigo's liberation as many were scared off risking their lives for what seemed to be a suicide mission.]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Patch 3.5 reveals him to be the true identity of the Griffin of the Ala Mhigo resistance. After he's beaten he double crosses his own soldiers so they die cursing the Empire and praying for salvation before using Nidhogg's eyes and his own suicide to complete the summoning of Shinryu.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While he may sacrifice his own life in the doing, ''Heavensward'' ends with Ilberd's plans ultimately coming to fruition, his suicidal assault on Baelsar's Wall spurring the Eorzean Alliance into action to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire. The end of ''Stormblood'' has Ala Mhigo freed from the empire's grasp, which is what he wanted all along but it was unfolded in a different way.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to make the Empire think the Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the rest of the base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the last unscripted boss in Heavensward.]]
* {{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or reason to let go of the bitterness he felt over having his original home stolen from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their crimes and for betraying and harming the Scions and Warrior of Light.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with potentially more power than Bahamut and trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a Calamity would not only be absolutely devastating to Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but implied to be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his goal of punishing the Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that wasn't enough, the measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to Raubahn when he reveals to him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's hands are untied by Raubahn during their fight. His confident expression quickly shifts to pure terror, anticipating the Warrior of Light will join in the fight.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have the same smug smile throughout the battle as he dodges all of Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own men (without their knowledge of his true plans) to fuel the birth of a primal to attack the empire.]]
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[[folder:Conrad Kemp]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiHamada (JP), Philip Jackson (EN), Michel Elias (FR), Felix Würgler (DE)
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'''Race''': Midlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''' Thaumaturge]
The old and well-respected commander of the Ala Mhigan Resistance in Rhalgr's Reach.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for the people under his command, and the fate met by the Resistance members at Baelsar's Wall makes him visibly angry.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse can take his place as commander of the Resistance.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a kind, just, and fair man who weighs his options carefully and fights on the front lines as often as anyone else.
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[[folder:M'naago]]
!!!Voiced by: Runa Onodera (JP), Hannah Arterton (EN), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Rieke Werner (DE)
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'''Race''': Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te\\
'''Discipline''' Archer]
A member of the Ala Mhigan Resistance.
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* AscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the end of the ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the Rising Stones in order to bring word about the Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with the Garleans.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
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[[folder:Fordola rem Lupis]]
!!!Voiced by: Marika Hayashi (JP), Annabel Scholey (EN), Caroline Mozzone (FR), Lisa Braun (DE)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': The Butcher\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A youth in service in the Garlean army, born during the imperial occupation of Ala Mhigo. Fordola has known no life without Garlemald ruling over her people and finds herself torn between serving her Garlean masters who regard her little more than an Eorzean savage and the plight of the revolution who regard her as a kinslayer.
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* AnimalMotifs: Much like Gabranth in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII she is often compared to a dog, her detractors comparing her to a stray dog begging for scraps at the prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to as a [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to as his hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that Urianger refused to tell the Warrior of Light on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that attempting to oppose them or "kick them out" will just result in even greater destruction and tragedy later on, and that any real future for Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light after she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a copy of the Echo with different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a first step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the Resistance's motto of "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
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[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
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[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rasho.jpg]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
A Highlander Hyur from Ala Mhigo. He is the second-in-command and head of the First Unit of the Crystal Braves and later becomes its de-facto leader after Alphinaud is removed from power. He's known Raubahn for over 20 years and was a fellow refugee that fled Ala Mhigo when the Empire occupied it.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Ilberd unleashed Shinryu to destroy Zenos and Garlemald to liberate Ala Mhigo. What happens instead is that Zenos ''captures'' Shinryu and '''hijacks it''', giving him a weapon that could potentially cause another Calamity. Ala Mhigo ends up being liberated anyway without its help and before it can do any damage that wasn't to Baelsar's Wall.]]
** Not only that, but [[spoiler:deliberately leading so many rebels to their deaths caused problems in the fight for Ala Mhigo's liberation as many were scared off risking their lives for what seemed to be a suicide mission.]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Patch 3.5 reveals him to be the true identity of the Griffin of the Ala Mhigo resistance. After he's beaten he double crosses his own soldiers so they die cursing the Empire and praying for salvation before using Nidhogg's eyes and his own suicide to complete the summoning of Shinryu.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While he may sacrifice his own life in the doing, ''Heavensward'' ends with Ilberd's plans ultimately coming to fruition, his suicidal assault on Baelsar's Wall spurring the Eorzean Alliance into action to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire. The end of ''Stormblood'' has Ala Mhigo freed from the empire's grasp, which is what he wanted all along but it was unfolded in a different way.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to make the Empire think the Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the rest of the base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the last unscripted boss in Heavensward.]]
* {{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or reason to let go of the bitterness he felt over having his original home stolen from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their crimes and for betraying and harming the Scions and Warrior of Light.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with potentially more power than Bahamut and trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a Calamity would not only be absolutely devastating to Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but implied to be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his goal of punishing the Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that wasn't enough, the measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to Raubahn when he reveals to him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's hands are untied by Raubahn during their fight. His confident expression quickly shifts to pure terror, anticipating the Warrior of Light will join in the fight.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have the same smug smile throughout the battle as he dodges all of Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own men (without their knowledge of his true plans) to fuel the birth of a primal to attack the empire.]]
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[[folder:Conrad Kemp]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiHamada (JP), Philip Jackson (EN), Michel Elias (FR), Felix Würgler (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/conrad_3.jpg]]
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'''Race''': Midlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''' Thaumaturge]
The old and well-respected commander of the Ala Mhigan Resistance in Rhalgr's Reach.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for the people under his command, and the fate met by the Resistance members at Baelsar's Wall makes him visibly angry.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse can take his place as commander of the Resistance.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a kind, just, and fair man who weighs his options carefully and fights on the front lines as often as anyone else.
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[[folder:M'naago]]
!!!Voiced by: Runa Onodera (JP), Hannah Arterton (EN), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Rieke Werner (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mnaago.jpg]]
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'''Race''': Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te\\
'''Discipline''' Archer]
A member of the Ala Mhigan Resistance.
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* AscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the end of the ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the Rising Stones in order to bring word about the Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with the Garleans.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
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[[folder:Fordola rem Lupis]]
!!!Voiced by: Marika Hayashi (JP), Annabel Scholey (EN), Caroline Mozzone (FR), Lisa Braun (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fordola_ffxiv.jpg]]
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': The Butcher\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A youth in service in the Garlean army, born during the imperial occupation of Ala Mhigo. Fordola has known no life without Garlemald ruling over her people and finds herself torn between serving her Garlean masters who regard her little more than an Eorzean savage and the plight of the revolution who regard her as a kinslayer.
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* AnimalMotifs: Much like Gabranth in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII she is often compared to a dog, her detractors comparing her to a stray dog begging for scraps at the prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to as a [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to as his hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that Urianger refused to tell the Warrior of Light on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that attempting to oppose them or "kick them out" will just result in even greater destruction and tragedy later on, and that any real future for Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light after she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a copy of the Echo with different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a first step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the Resistance's motto of "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
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[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
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[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rasho.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
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'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
A Highlander Hyur from Ala Mhigo. He is the second-in-command and head of the First Unit of the Crystal Braves and later becomes its de-facto leader after Alphinaud is removed from power. He's known Raubahn for over 20 years and was a fellow refugee that fled Ala Mhigo when the Empire occupied it.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Ilberd unleashed Shinryu to destroy Zenos and Garlemald to liberate Ala Mhigo. What happens instead is that Zenos ''captures'' Shinryu and '''hijacks it''', giving him a weapon that could potentially cause another Calamity. Ala Mhigo ends up being liberated anyway without its help and before it can do any damage that wasn't to Baelsar's Wall.]]
** Not only that, but [[spoiler:deliberately leading so many rebels to their deaths caused problems in the fight for Ala Mhigo's liberation as many were scared off risking their lives for what seemed to be a suicide mission.]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Patch 3.5 reveals him to be the true identity of the Griffin of the Ala Mhigo resistance. After he's beaten he double crosses his own soldiers so they die cursing the Empire and praying for salvation before using Nidhogg's eyes and his own suicide to complete the summoning of Shinryu.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While he may sacrifice his own life in the doing, ''Heavensward'' ends with Ilberd's plans ultimately coming to fruition, his suicidal assault on Baelsar's Wall spurring the Eorzean Alliance into action to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire. The end of ''Stormblood'' has Ala Mhigo freed from the empire's grasp, which is what he wanted all along but it was unfolded in a different way.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to make the Empire think the Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the rest of the base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the last unscripted boss in Heavensward.]]
* {{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or reason to let go of the bitterness he felt over having his original home stolen from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their crimes and for betraying and harming the Scions and Warrior of Light.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with potentially more power than Bahamut and trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a Calamity would not only be absolutely devastating to Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but implied to be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his goal of punishing the Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that wasn't enough, the measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to Raubahn when he reveals to him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's hands are untied by Raubahn during their fight. His confident expression quickly shifts to pure terror, anticipating the Warrior of Light will join in the fight.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have the same smug smile throughout the battle as he dodges all of Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own men (without their knowledge of his true plans) to fuel the birth of a primal to attack the empire.]]
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[[folder:Conrad Kemp]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiHamada (JP), Philip Jackson (EN), Michel Elias (FR), Felix Würgler (DE)
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'''Race''': Midlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''' Thaumaturge]
The old and well-respected commander of the Ala Mhigan Resistance in Rhalgr's Reach.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for the people under his command, and the fate met by the Resistance members at Baelsar's Wall makes him visibly angry.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse can take his place as commander of the Resistance.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a kind, just, and fair man who weighs his options carefully and fights on the front lines as often as anyone else.
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[[folder:M'naago]]
!!!Voiced by: Runa Onodera (JP), Hannah Arterton (EN), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Rieke Werner (DE)
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'''Race''': Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te\\
'''Discipline''' Archer]
A member of the Ala Mhigan Resistance.
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* AscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the end of the ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the Rising Stones in order to bring word about the Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with the Garleans.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
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[[folder:Fordola rem Lupis]]
!!!Voiced by: Marika Hayashi (JP), Annabel Scholey (EN), Caroline Mozzone (FR), Lisa Braun (DE)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': The Butcher\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A youth in service in the Garlean army, born during the imperial occupation of Ala Mhigo. Fordola has known no life without Garlemald ruling over her people and finds herself torn between serving her Garlean masters who regard her little more than an Eorzean savage and the plight of the revolution who regard her as a kinslayer.
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* AnimalMotifs: Much like Gabranth in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII she is often compared to a dog, her detractors comparing her to a stray dog begging for scraps at the prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to as a [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to as his hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that Urianger refused to tell the Warrior of Light on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that attempting to oppose them or "kick them out" will just result in even greater destruction and tragedy later on, and that any real future for Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light after she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a copy of the Echo with different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a first step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the Resistance's motto of "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
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An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
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[[folder:Gyodo]]
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A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
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[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
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'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:'''
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of the Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
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[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
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[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
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[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
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One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
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[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
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One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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!!Ishgard
[[folder:Ishgard in General]]
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A [[TheTheocracy theocratic]] city state located in the snowy mountains of Coerthas, devoted to the worship of Halone the Fury, under the leadership of the Archbishop Thordan VII. The primarily Elezen nation of proud composed of an unequal divide of [[BlueBlood noblemen]], [[KnightInShiningArmor knights]], priests and [[StreetUrchin peasants]] has been locked into a ForeverWar with the Dravanian Horde of Ishgard and for generations and has a reputation as a nation of {{Fair Weather Friend}}s that had thrice refused the call to join the Eorzean Alliance in its stand against Garlemald.
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[[folder:Ul'dah in General]]
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A wealthy [[MerchantCity mercantile]] city state located in the desert of Thanalan, it is nominally run by the Sultanate but the power truly lies within the hands of the Syndicate council, made up of the five richest people in the city. Originally a Lalafell city state the allure of coin has drawn in droves of merchants, desert tribesmen of Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te, Highlander refugees from Ala Mhigo and Hellsguard mercenaries from Dravania eager to earn their fortune.
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* BadassCreed: The oath of the Immortal Flames, "For Coin and Country!"
* CityGuards: The Brass Blades, which are also in many cases a CorruptCop.
* DesertBandits: The city is plagued by this problem.
* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: The Lalafell native to Ul'dah have this reputation.
* WarRefugees: The city is full of refugees from Ala Mhigo, which has been taken over by the Garlean Empire. When refugees from Doma come for the same reason, the city has to turn them away because they're already full.
* WretchedHive: The city is plagued by gangsters, corrupt cops, gambling and wealth inequality.
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A wealthy [[MerchantCity mercantile]] city state located in the desert of Thanalan, it is nominally run by the Sultanate but the power truly lies within the hands of the Syndicate council, made up of the five richest people in the city. Originally a Lalafell city state the allure of coin has drawn in droves of merchants, desert tribesmen of Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te, Highlander refugees from Ala Mhigo and Hellsguard mercenaries from Dravania eager to earn their fortune.
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* BadassCreed: The oath of the Immortal Flames, "For Coin and Country!"
* CityGuards: The Brass Blades, which are also in many cases a CorruptCop.
* DesertBandits: The city is plagued by this problem.
* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: The Lalafell native to Ul'dah have this reputation.
* WarRefugees: The city is full of refugees from Ala Mhigo, which has been taken over by the Garlean Empire. When refugees from Doma come for the same reason, the city has to turn them away because they're already full.
* WretchedHive: The city is plagued by gangsters, corrupt cops, gambling and wealth inequality.
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A wealthy [[MerchantCity mercantile]] city state located in
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the
* CityGuards: The Brass Blades,
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many
* DesertBandits: The city is plagued by this problem.
* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: The Lalafell native to Ul'dah
* WarRefugees: The city is full
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of
** The fighting style of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them
* WretchedHive: The city is plagued by gangsters, corrupt cops, gambling
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The more powerful and influential of the two factions within the Syndicate, the Monetarists officially favor self-governance over the rule of the Sultana. In practice they control most of Ul'dah's power and wealth, and are willing to go to great lengths to ensure that the flow of coin within the city-state ultimately ends up in the coffers of themselves and their businesses.
The more powerful and influential of the two factions within the Syndicate, the Monetarists officially favor self-governance over the rule of the Sultana. In practice they control most of Ul'dah's power and wealth, and are willing to go to great lengths to ensure that the flow of coin within the city-state ultimately ends up in the coffers of themselves and their businesses.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator, Archer]
->''"We must right the wrongs of antiquity and move forward as a nation united."''
The
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* CapitalismIsBad: They definitely reflect the very worst consequences of free-market capitalism, once it metastasizes into virtual plutocracy. This leads to a somewhat-unintentionally-humorous scene in which Raubahn rails against, basically, the evils of capitalism to an empty room.
** Played with, however, in that some of the Monetarists are well-meaning, legitimately idealize self-sufficiency, and believe that unfettered charity will bankrupt the city and encourage the refugees to become dependent on Ul'dahn generosity.
* {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, [[CorruptPolitician Politicians]], and [[CorruptBureaucrat Bureaucrats]]: Because they act as all of the above, the Monetarists manage to have aspects of all three. If they agree to any bill of law, or legistlation, it's probably because it mostly benefits themselves.
* TheSyndicate: Part of the ruling body's name, and literally. The Brass Blades, Ul'dah's primary guards and soldiers, are largely owned and paid for by them. The Monetarists use their influence on the Syndicate to steer Ul'dah in a way that grants power only to the ultra-wealthy.
** Played with, however, in that some of the Monetarists are well-meaning, legitimately idealize self-sufficiency, and believe that unfettered charity will bankrupt the city and encourage the refugees to become dependent on Ul'dahn generosity.
* {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, [[CorruptPolitician Politicians]], and [[CorruptBureaucrat Bureaucrats]]: Because they act as all of the above, the Monetarists manage to have aspects of all three. If they agree to any bill of law, or legistlation, it's probably because it mostly benefits themselves.
* TheSyndicate: Part of the ruling body's name, and literally. The Brass Blades, Ul'dah's primary guards and soldiers, are largely owned and paid for by them. The Monetarists use their influence on the Syndicate to steer Ul'dah in a way that grants power only to the ultra-wealthy.
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* CapitalismIsBad: They definitely reflect HundredPercentAdorationRating: While he's not quite 100% due to the very worst consequences sect of free-market capitalism, once it metastasizes into virtual plutocracy. This leads nobles who consider him a threat to a somewhat-unintentionally-humorous scene in the status quo which Raubahn rails against, basically, they flourished comfortably under, Aymeric is universally beloved by pretty much every other citizen in Ishgard. Even people who otherwise despise the evils of capitalism Temple Knights he commands, like Fray or the Mongrel, show nothing but respect for him and consider his only real fault to an empty room.
** Played with, however, inbe naivety due to his idealism. It helps that he was born as a bastard by a highborn and then abandoned, only to rise to his position through determination and effort, making him popular to highborn and lowborn alike. [[spoiler: After Ishgard's massive restructuring, it's noted that his election to the head of the House of Lords was nearly unanimous.]]
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of theMonetarists smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard arewell-meaning, legitimately idealize self-sufficiency, monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Light he has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first into danger with them. Lucia usually has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe thatunfettered charity will bankrupt he's the city and encourage one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the refugees to become dependent on Ul'dahn generosity.
* {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, [[CorruptPolitician Politicians]], and [[CorruptBureaucrat Bureaucrats]]: Because they act as allhighest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the above, archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the Monetarists manage upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to haveaspects ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all three. If dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they agree can to any bill begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of law, peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical orlegistlation, it's probably because treasonous, if it mostly benefits themselves.
* TheSyndicate: Partmeans it would benefit Ishgard.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events of theruling body's name, game, despite having every right to have her jailed and literally. The Brass Blades, Ul'dah's primary guards executed for treason, he instead spared her, knowing that if she was willing to out herself as a spy to him, she had no loyalties remaining to the Garlean Empire, and soldiers, are largely owned let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, andpaid for having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by them. The Monetarists use their the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses. Aside from their friendship, part of the reason he does so is due to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to the defense of Ishgard.]]
** [[spoiler:When confronted with the information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, and the news that not only did Estinien and the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on theSyndicate line to steer Ul'dah in confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, and demand an answer for a way millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones not only used to cover up the fact that grants power only to it was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started the ultra-wealthy.war with their lust for power, but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied to have been beaten or tortured during his short stay in jail. But the fact that he does make the attempt and in light of what happened to him, helps rally more to his and the Warrior of Light's cause.]]
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light, who he seems to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
** Played with, however, in
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that
* {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, [[CorruptPolitician Politicians]], and [[CorruptBureaucrat Bureaucrats]]: Because they act as all
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or
* TheSyndicate: Part
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events of the
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and
** [[spoiler:When confronted with the information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, and the news that not only did Estinien and the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light, who he seems to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
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'''Race''': Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The law is the law."''
Owner of the East Aldenard Trading Company, as well as Sunsilk Tapestries and Eshtaime's Aesthetics, (the shops which sell the goods of the Weaver's and Goldsmithing Guilds, respectively), Lord Lolorito is ''the'' richest man in Ul'dah, an utterly ruthless capitalist (beyond even the usual standards of the Dunesfolk), the essential head of the Monetarists, and wields a tremendous amount of influence, both in plain view, and in the shadows of Ul'dah's underhanded dealings.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The law is the law."''
Owner of the East Aldenard Trading Company, as well as Sunsilk Tapestries and Eshtaime's Aesthetics, (the shops which sell the goods of the Weaver's and Goldsmithing Guilds, respectively), Lord Lolorito is ''the'' richest man in Ul'dah, an utterly ruthless capitalist (beyond even the usual standards of the Dunesfolk), the essential head of the Monetarists, and wields a tremendous amount of influence, both in plain view, and in the shadows of Ul'dah's underhanded dealings.
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'''Race''': Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
Garlean\\
'''Epithet''': Lucia the Radiant\\
'''Discipline''':N/A]
->''"The law isGladiator]
->''"Those who dwell in thelaw.past risk losing sight of their future."''
Owner Aymeric's second in command, Lucia serves as the middle man between the Warrior of Light and Aymeric's when his duties and heavy involvement with Ishgard's defense renders him unable to see them in person. She is also the commander during the defense of the East Aldenard Trading Company, as well as Sunsilk Tapestries and Eshtaime's Aesthetics, (the shops which sell the goods Steps of the Weaver's and Goldsmithing Guilds, respectively), Lord Lolorito is ''the'' richest man in Ul'dah, an utterly ruthless capitalist (beyond even the usual standards of the Dunesfolk), the essential head of the Monetarists, and wields a tremendous amount of influence, both in plain view, and in the shadows of Ul'dah's underhanded dealings.Faith.
'''Epithet''': Lucia the Radiant\\
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* TheAtoner: For his part in 2.5, Lolorito ''has'' been making amends to those involved. [[spoiler:In the short story "For Coin and Country", which Nanamo references, he donated all of Teledji's profits and a good sum of his own to the royal house. And in ''Stormblood'', it's his company that accommodates the Scions and assists them in their efforts in Kugane (Specifically, he's given orders to Hancock that the Scions are to given whatever resources they need)]]. Given how awful the events of 2.5 were though, everyone continues to have ''zero'' trust in him.
* BeardOfEvil: The corrupt Lalafell has a long moustache and beard combo. Better to highlight his wicked little half-smirks.
* EnemyMine: Back in Legacy, before the Calamity struck, he tried to use his merchant ties with merchants from the Empire for peace (and profit for himself). However, when it became apparent that Nael van Darnus sought to destroy Eorzea, and that the rest of the Empire's leadership wasn't much better, decided to throw in his monetary support to the Immortal Flames at the time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite having been generally presented as utterly unconcerned with anything not pertaining to maintaining his own wealth and status, the early end game of Stormblood reveals that he does have a soft spot for and is rather overprotective of his niece.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While very unashamedly a villain that is willing to go to extremes, he still manages to keep Ul'dah's well-being at the top of his priorities and restricts his villainy to politics. His actions, underhanded as they were, actually end up ''saving'' Nanamo, and he fully intended to clear the murder charges on the Scions after Teledji's machinations had been exposed (which didn't go as planned because they fled). He's a ruthless and cunning businessman and politician, but he's not a killer.
* EvilIsPetty: During the Culinary guild quests (which chronologically takes place before the events of 2.55), he's known as "Chef's Bane" because he intentionally tries to shame chefs with nearly impossible standards. During a Royal visit to Limsa Lominsa, he arranges things specifically to try again at shaming you and the Bismarck restaurant because he refuses to acknowledge you can honestly cook so well.
* {{Fiction 500}}: Being the owner of basically the fantasy version of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company British East India Company]] and a lot of associated businesses, he is almost ''comically'' wealthy, and can afford to make plays that the other Syndicate members can only really dream of. This includes buying the loyalty of most of the Crystal Braves ''and'' covering his tracks to make it look like Teledji's doing it [[spoiler:(though it's later revealed that most of the assassination plot ''really was'' Teledji's work and that Lolorito turned it into something less catastrophic)]].
* HazyFeelTurn: He is utterly uninterested in actually betraying Ul'dah or in overthrowing Nanamo, and as a gesture of good will after the mess that happened with [[spoiler: Ilberd he authorizes half of his wealth as well as all of Teledji's assets to be seized by the state under Nanamo, giving her a sizable control over the Syndicate]].
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 he is approached by Nanamo for his mercantile expertise in aiding the refugees with Ul'dah's help. He's quite surprised and pleased to see Nanamo isn't just trying to throw Ul'dah's money away for nothing and comes up with a mutually beneficial plan for both parties that satisfies her, at no point does he mince words with you. During this meeting he actually seems pleased with Nanamo's growing confidence and wisdom, even showing his uncovered face.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: He is the main member of the Syndicate that opposes allowing the Domans to seek refuge in Uldah. When Nanamo calls him out on this, he reminds her that she wasn't so willing to allow the Ala Mhigans to seek refuge in their time of need either. This is implied to be the reason why the other members opposed allowing the Domans into Ul'dah.
** In the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,' [[spoiler: he not-so-subtly calls out Nanamo for leaving Raubahn LockedOutOfTheLoop in regards of her plan to abolish both the Monetary and Monarchy, which [[AnArmAndALeg resulted in him losing an arm]] and getting the Scions framed for murder. Nanamo begrudgingly agrees.]]
* KarmaHoudini: As of 3.0. [[spoiler:Regardless of his reasons, he still did nothing to stop the destruction of the Scions, letting them be framed for a regicide that never happened; and worse, the Warrior of Light is redeemed on ''his'' terms. And in the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,' he insinuates that ''they'' were to blame for their own demise for not taking their accusations lying down. Though he then goes on to semi-subvert it by handing over ''half'' of his personal wealth and '''all''' of Teledji's to the Sultanate as a show of good faith; Raubahn is quick to call him out for thinking he can purchase his forgiveness, but with no deaths on Lolorito's hands and the majority of the assassination plot being Teledji's doing, he goes free.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Has a giant statue in honor of himself built in Vesper Bay. Originally, he was going to build an aetheryte instead of the statue, but the Scions of the Seventh Dawn did not want to be indebted to Lolorito and refused his offer, causing him to build the statue of himself out of spite.
* PragmaticVillainy: Lolorito only really makes big villainous moves when he thinks it's ''necessary''; he's willing to be civil otherwise (even if he always ensures he's the richest man in the room). [[spoiler:The plan to assassinate Nanamo was less of a joint operation between Teledji and himself, but rather him ''hijacking'' the plan in order to ''save'' Nanamo and (eventually) the Scions and preserve Ul'dah's status quo, even if his motives are purely for his own gain.]]
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Even before he begins to, ahem, "consolidate power" in ''Heavensward'''s lead-up, the Brass Blades are the private army of the East Aldenard Trading Company (and thus Lolorito is in charge of them), and are as big as they are because of how rich the EATC is. He also buys up the loyalty of the Crystal Braves during the ''ARR'' patch cycle.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: His main beef with Nanamo throughout much of the story. As of 4.1, he appears to develop some respect for her once she presents him with a business proposal that is mutually profitable both for Ala Mhigans and himself.
* TheManBehindTheMan: It's all-but-confirmed that the money buying off the Crystal Braves was really ''his'', not Teledji's, and that Teledji himself is little more than an UnwittingPawn.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: We finally get to see his face in 4.1 to see his yellow eyes, befitting an cutthroat businessman well aquainted with shady dealings.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Allows Raubahn to off Teledji, not ordering anyone to stop the Flame General beforehand. Probably not his intended solution (he just wanted Teledji removed from power), but he rolls with it since it still gets the rival Monetarist out of the way and provides him ammunition to further accuse and slander Raubahn and the Scions.
** There's also an interesting non-lethal version [[spoiler: in the form of Ilberd. Lolorito never wanted Raubahn executed at all, however Ilberd, still in a frenzy over what he perceives as Raubahn's abandonment of Ala Mhigo, wouldn't back down. Once Raubahn is saved during the expansion Lolorito decides that he's nothing but a mad dog so obsessed, like so many others, with the reclamation of Ala Mhigo from the Garleans that he kicks him to the curb.]]
* BeardOfEvil: The corrupt Lalafell has a long moustache and beard combo. Better to highlight his wicked little half-smirks.
* EnemyMine: Back in Legacy, before the Calamity struck, he tried to use his merchant ties with merchants from the Empire for peace (and profit for himself). However, when it became apparent that Nael van Darnus sought to destroy Eorzea, and that the rest of the Empire's leadership wasn't much better, decided to throw in his monetary support to the Immortal Flames at the time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite having been generally presented as utterly unconcerned with anything not pertaining to maintaining his own wealth and status, the early end game of Stormblood reveals that he does have a soft spot for and is rather overprotective of his niece.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While very unashamedly a villain that is willing to go to extremes, he still manages to keep Ul'dah's well-being at the top of his priorities and restricts his villainy to politics. His actions, underhanded as they were, actually end up ''saving'' Nanamo, and he fully intended to clear the murder charges on the Scions after Teledji's machinations had been exposed (which didn't go as planned because they fled). He's a ruthless and cunning businessman and politician, but he's not a killer.
* EvilIsPetty: During the Culinary guild quests (which chronologically takes place before the events of 2.55), he's known as "Chef's Bane" because he intentionally tries to shame chefs with nearly impossible standards. During a Royal visit to Limsa Lominsa, he arranges things specifically to try again at shaming you and the Bismarck restaurant because he refuses to acknowledge you can honestly cook so well.
* {{Fiction 500}}: Being the owner of basically the fantasy version of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company British East India Company]] and a lot of associated businesses, he is almost ''comically'' wealthy, and can afford to make plays that the other Syndicate members can only really dream of. This includes buying the loyalty of most of the Crystal Braves ''and'' covering his tracks to make it look like Teledji's doing it [[spoiler:(though it's later revealed that most of the assassination plot ''really was'' Teledji's work and that Lolorito turned it into something less catastrophic)]].
* HazyFeelTurn: He is utterly uninterested in actually betraying Ul'dah or in overthrowing Nanamo, and as a gesture of good will after the mess that happened with [[spoiler: Ilberd he authorizes half of his wealth as well as all of Teledji's assets to be seized by the state under Nanamo, giving her a sizable control over the Syndicate]].
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 he is approached by Nanamo for his mercantile expertise in aiding the refugees with Ul'dah's help. He's quite surprised and pleased to see Nanamo isn't just trying to throw Ul'dah's money away for nothing and comes up with a mutually beneficial plan for both parties that satisfies her, at no point does he mince words with you. During this meeting he actually seems pleased with Nanamo's growing confidence and wisdom, even showing his uncovered face.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: He is the main member of the Syndicate that opposes allowing the Domans to seek refuge in Uldah. When Nanamo calls him out on this, he reminds her that she wasn't so willing to allow the Ala Mhigans to seek refuge in their time of need either. This is implied to be the reason why the other members opposed allowing the Domans into Ul'dah.
** In the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,' [[spoiler: he not-so-subtly calls out Nanamo for leaving Raubahn LockedOutOfTheLoop in regards of her plan to abolish both the Monetary and Monarchy, which [[AnArmAndALeg resulted in him losing an arm]] and getting the Scions framed for murder. Nanamo begrudgingly agrees.]]
* KarmaHoudini: As of 3.0. [[spoiler:Regardless of his reasons, he still did nothing to stop the destruction of the Scions, letting them be framed for a regicide that never happened; and worse, the Warrior of Light is redeemed on ''his'' terms. And in the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,' he insinuates that ''they'' were to blame for their own demise for not taking their accusations lying down. Though he then goes on to semi-subvert it by handing over ''half'' of his personal wealth and '''all''' of Teledji's to the Sultanate as a show of good faith; Raubahn is quick to call him out for thinking he can purchase his forgiveness, but with no deaths on Lolorito's hands and the majority of the assassination plot being Teledji's doing, he goes free.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Has a giant statue in honor of himself built in Vesper Bay. Originally, he was going to build an aetheryte instead of the statue, but the Scions of the Seventh Dawn did not want to be indebted to Lolorito and refused his offer, causing him to build the statue of himself out of spite.
* PragmaticVillainy: Lolorito only really makes big villainous moves when he thinks it's ''necessary''; he's willing to be civil otherwise (even if he always ensures he's the richest man in the room). [[spoiler:The plan to assassinate Nanamo was less of a joint operation between Teledji and himself, but rather him ''hijacking'' the plan in order to ''save'' Nanamo and (eventually) the Scions and preserve Ul'dah's status quo, even if his motives are purely for his own gain.]]
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Even before he begins to, ahem, "consolidate power" in ''Heavensward'''s lead-up, the Brass Blades are the private army of the East Aldenard Trading Company (and thus Lolorito is in charge of them), and are as big as they are because of how rich the EATC is. He also buys up the loyalty of the Crystal Braves during the ''ARR'' patch cycle.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: His main beef with Nanamo throughout much of the story. As of 4.1, he appears to develop some respect for her once she presents him with a business proposal that is mutually profitable both for Ala Mhigans and himself.
* TheManBehindTheMan: It's all-but-confirmed that the money buying off the Crystal Braves was really ''his'', not Teledji's, and that Teledji himself is little more than an UnwittingPawn.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: We finally get to see his face in 4.1 to see his yellow eyes, befitting an cutthroat businessman well aquainted with shady dealings.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Allows Raubahn to off Teledji, not ordering anyone to stop the Flame General beforehand. Probably not his intended solution (he just wanted Teledji removed from power), but he rolls with it since it still gets the rival Monetarist out of the way and provides him ammunition to further accuse and slander Raubahn and the Scions.
** There's also an interesting non-lethal version [[spoiler: in the form of Ilberd. Lolorito never wanted Raubahn executed at all, however Ilberd, still in a frenzy over what he perceives as Raubahn's abandonment of Ala Mhigo, wouldn't back down. Once Raubahn is saved during the expansion Lolorito decides that he's nothing but a mad dog so obsessed, like so many others, with the reclamation of Ala Mhigo from the Garleans that he kicks him to the curb.]]
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* TheAtoner: For his part in 2.5, Lolorito ''has'' been making amends to those involved. [[spoiler:In ActionGirl: First Commander of Ishgard's Temple Knights, and she can prove it. She leads the short story "For Coin defense at the Steps of the Faith; instructing the players on when and Country", which Nanamo references, he donated all of Teledji's profits how to use the various cannons and dragonslayers against Vishap. As a good sum of his own to last ditch effort if the royal house. And in ''Stormblood'', it's his company that accommodates the Scions and assists them in their efforts in Kugane (Specifically, he's given orders player fails to Hancock that the Scions are to given whatever resources they need)]]. Given how awful the events of 2.5 were though, everyone continues to have ''zero'' trust in him.
* BeardOfEvil: The corrupt Lalafell has a long moustache and beard combo. Better to highlight his wicked little half-smirks.
* EnemyMine: Back in Legacy,kill Vishap before the Calamity struck, he tried to use his merchant ties with merchants from the Empire for peace (and profit for himself). However, when it became apparent that Nael van Darnus sought to destroy Eorzea, and that the rest of the Empire's leadership wasn't much better, decided to throw in his monetary support to the Immortal Flames at the time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite having been generally presented as utterly unconcerned with anything not pertaining to maintaining his own wealth and status, the early end game of Stormblood reveals that he does have a soft spot for and is rather overprotective of his niece.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While very unashamedly a villain that is willing to go to extremes, he still manages to keep Ul'dah's well-being at the top of his priorities and restricts his villainy to politics. His actions, underhanded as they were, actually end up ''saving'' Nanamo, and he fully intended to clear the murder charges on the Scions after Teledji's machinations had been exposed (which didn't go as planned because they fled). He's a ruthless and cunning businessman and politician, but he's not a killer.
* EvilIsPetty: During the Culinary guild quests (which chronologically takes placelast ward (the final area before the events game over) is destroyed; she plans a crude trap of 2.55), he's known as "Chef's Bane" because he intentionally tries to shame chefs with nearly impossible standards. During a Royal visit to Limsa Lominsa, he arranges things specifically to try again at shaming you and the Bismarck restaurant because he refuses to acknowledge you can honestly cook so well.
* {{Fiction 500}}: Being the owner of basically the fantasy version of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company British East India Company]] and a lot of associated businesses, he is almost ''comically'' wealthy, and can afford to make plays that the other Syndicate members can only really dream of. This includes buying the loyalty of most of the Crystal Braves ''and'' covering his tracks to make it look like Teledji's doing it [[spoiler:(though it's later revealed that most of the assassination plot ''really was'' Teledji's work and that Lolorito turned it into something less catastrophic)]].
* HazyFeelTurn: He is utterly uninterested in actually betraying Ul'dah or in overthrowing Nanamo, andexplosive barrels as a gesture of good will after the mess that happened with [[spoiler: Ilberd he authorizes half of his wealth as well as all of Teledji's assets to be seized by the state under Nanamo, giving her a sizable control over the Syndicate]].final effort at stopping him.
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 he is approached by Nanamo * AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for his mercantile expertise in aiding the refugees Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with Ul'dah's help. He's quite surprised staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall andpleased to see Nanamo isn't just trying to throw Ul'dah's money away slim for nothing a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and comes up Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a mutually beneficial plan for both parties that satisfies her, at no point does he mince words with you. During this meeting he actually seems pleased with Nanamo's growing confidence suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and wisdom, even removes her circlet, showing his uncovered face.that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.]]
*JerkassHasAPoint: He is the main member of the Syndicate that opposes allowing the Domans to seek refuge in Uldah. When Nanamo calls him out on this, he reminds her that she wasn't so willing to allow the Ala Mhigans to seek refuge in their time of need either. This is implied to be the reason why the other members opposed allowing the Domans into Ul'dah.
** In the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,'BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: he not-so-subtly calls out Nanamo for leaving Raubahn LockedOutOfTheLoop in regards of her plan She was originally a Garlean spy sent to abolish Ishgard to see if the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While they both the Monetary had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and Monarchy, which [[AnArmAndALeg resulted in eventually she came to truly admire him losing an arm]] and getting the Scions framed for murder. Nanamo begrudgingly agrees.gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.]]
*KarmaHoudini: As of 3.0. [[spoiler:Regardless of his reasons, he still did nothing to stop the destruction of the Scions, letting them be framed for a regicide that never happened; and worse, BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light is redeemed on ''his'' terms. And in the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,' he insinuates that ''they'' were to blame for their own demise for not taking their accusations lying down. Though he then goes on to semi-subvert it Alphinaud get captured by handing over ''half'' of his personal wealth and '''all''' of Teledji's to the Sultanate as a show of good faith; Raubahn is quick to call him out for thinking he can purchase his forgiveness, but with no deaths on Lolorito's hands Garlean squad led by Regula and the majority of Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the assassination plot being Teledji's doing, he goes free.Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated with the Garleans.]]
*{{Narcissist}}: Has a giant statue in honor of himself built in Vesper Bay. Originally, he was going to build an aetheryte instead of FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the statue, but the Scions of the Seventh Dawn did above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not want to be indebted to Lolorito and refused his offer, causing him to build the statue of himself out of spite.
* PragmaticVillainy: Loloritoonly really makes big villainous moves when he thinks it's ''necessary''; he's willing to be civil otherwise (even if he always ensures he's the richest man in the room). [[spoiler:The plan to assassinate Nanamo was less of a joint operation between Teledji and himself, Garlean, but rather him ''hijacking'' the plan in order to ''save'' Nanamo and (eventually) the Scions and preserve Ul'dah's status quo, even if his motives are purely for his own gain.Livia's sister.]]
*PrivateMilitaryContractors: Even before he begins to, ahem, "consolidate power" in ''Heavensward'''s lead-up, the Brass Blades are the private army of the East Aldenard Trading Company (and thus Lolorito is in charge of them), and are as big as they are because of how rich the EATC is. He also buys up the loyalty of the Crystal Braves during the ''ARR'' patch cycle.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: His main beef with Nanamo throughout much of the story. As of 4.1, he appears to develop some respect for her once she presents himKnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a business proposal that is mutually profitable both for Ala Mhigans splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, andhimself.
elegant knight.
*TheManBehindTheMan: It's all-but-confirmed that MiniMecha: Comes to save the money buying off the Crystal Braves was really ''his'', not Teledji's, and that Teledji himself is little more than an UnwittingPawn.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: We finally get to see his face in 4.1 to see his yellow eyes, befitting an cutthroat businessman well aquainted with shady dealings.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Allows Raubahn to off Teledji, not ordering anyone to stop the Flame General beforehand. Probably not his intended solution (he just wanted Teledji removed from power), but he rolls with it since it still gets the rival Monetarist out of the way and provides him ammunition to further accuse and slander Raubahn and the Scions.
** There's also an interesting non-lethal version [[spoiler: in the form of Ilberd. Lolorito never wanted Raubahn executed at all, however Ilberd, still in a frenzy over what he perceives as Raubahn's abandonment of Ala Mhigo, wouldn't back down. Once Raubahn is saved during the expansion Lolorito decides that he's nothing but a mad dog so obsessed, like so many others, with the reclamation of Ala Mhigoparty from the Garleans that he kicks him [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to thecurb.Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]
* BeardOfEvil: The corrupt Lalafell has a long moustache and beard combo. Better to highlight his wicked little half-smirks.
* EnemyMine: Back in Legacy,
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite having been generally presented as utterly unconcerned with anything not pertaining to maintaining his own wealth and status, the early end game of Stormblood reveals that he does have a soft spot for and is rather overprotective of his niece.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While very unashamedly a villain that is willing to go to extremes, he still manages to keep Ul'dah's well-being at the top of his priorities and restricts his villainy to politics. His actions, underhanded as they were, actually end up ''saving'' Nanamo, and he fully intended to clear the murder charges on the Scions after Teledji's machinations had been exposed (which didn't go as planned because they fled). He's a ruthless and cunning businessman and politician, but he's not a killer.
* EvilIsPetty: During the Culinary guild quests (which chronologically takes place
* {{Fiction 500}}: Being the owner of basically the fantasy version of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company British East India Company]] and a lot of associated businesses, he is almost ''comically'' wealthy, and can afford to make plays that the other Syndicate members can only really dream of. This includes buying the loyalty of most of the Crystal Braves ''and'' covering his tracks to make it look like Teledji's doing it [[spoiler:(though it's later revealed that most of the assassination plot ''really was'' Teledji's work and that Lolorito turned it into something less catastrophic)]].
* HazyFeelTurn: He is utterly uninterested in actually betraying Ul'dah or in overthrowing Nanamo, and
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and
*
** In the Lodestone short story 'For Coin and Country,'
*
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated with the Garleans.]]
*
* PragmaticVillainy: Lolorito
*
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: His main beef with Nanamo throughout much of the story. As of 4.1, he appears to develop some respect for her once she presents him
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and
*
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: We finally get to see his face in 4.1 to see his yellow eyes, befitting an cutthroat businessman well aquainted with shady dealings.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Allows Raubahn to off Teledji, not ordering anyone to stop the Flame General beforehand. Probably not his intended solution (he just wanted Teledji removed from power), but he rolls with it since it still gets the rival Monetarist out of the way and provides him ammunition to further accuse and slander Raubahn and the Scions.
** There's also an interesting non-lethal version [[spoiler: in the form of Ilberd. Lolorito never wanted Raubahn executed at all, however Ilberd, still in a frenzy over what he perceives as Raubahn's abandonment of Ala Mhigo, wouldn't back down. Once Raubahn is saved during the expansion Lolorito decides that he's nothing but a mad dog so obsessed, like so many others, with the reclamation of Ala Mhigo
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the
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The Plainsfolk owner the Platinum Mirage casino (which has struggled a bit since the Calamity), Teledji was "just" a middling member of the Syndicate, in danger of replacement, until he found out about a discovery made in Mor Dhona after Bahamut's rampage: the Omega Weapon. Planning on taking the weapon for himself and becoming the most powerful and "respected" man in Eorzea by force, he initially presents himself as a friend to the Scions and arranges to have the Doman refugees transported to Mor Dhona... as just one little piece of his plot to unearth Omega and claim it for himself.
!!!Voiced by: Taketora (JP), B.J. Oakie (EN), Martial Leminoux (FR), Peter Becker (DE)
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The Plainsfolk owner the Platinum Mirage casino (which has struggled a bit since the Calamity), Teledji was "just" a middling member of the Syndicate, in danger of replacement, until he found out about a discovery made in Mor Dhona after Bahamut's rampage: the Omega Weapon. Planning on taking the weapon for himself and becoming the most powerful and "respected" man in Eorzea by force, he initially presents himself as a friend to the Scions and arranges to have the Doman refugees transported to Mor Dhona... as just one little piece of his plot to unearth Omega and claim it for himself.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight of House Fortemps, and bastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the
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* BackFromTheDead: As with other [=NPCs=] that have died throughout the course of the game's storylines, he may appear in the depths of the Palace of the Dead as a reanimated enemy. You get to put him down again for good.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Pretended at first as if he honestly cared about the Doman refugees.
* BullyingADragon: Teledji knew that Raubahn was very close to Nanamo and is capable of tearing people apart since he was a famed gladiator that won 1000 matches in a row, yet he kept taunting him about her death and how she would have been glad to "have her strings cut." [[LaserGuidedKarma Needless to say, he got what was coming to him.]]
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How a completely and utterly enraged Raubahn finally ends Teledji's life.
* OhCrap: After several patches of being a manipulative and arrogant piece of scum he finally realizes he's gone too far only when he's mocked Raubahn about Nanamo's death to the point that the Flame General has drawn his blades, charged him, and has them in a scissor position at his stomach. He gets one look of complete and utter terror before he's bisected.
* SmugSnake: Good ''lord'', but he's smug once he no longer needs to keep up the veneer of civility to Raubahn and the Scions. He never even realizes just how ''hard'' he's getting played before he gets cut in half, either.
* TooDumbToLive: Teledji gloating to Raubahn, ostensibly to break his spirit even more, ended with him getting exactly what he deserved. Tellingly, nobody jumped in to save him or told him to stop what he was doing.
* WitchHunt: He falsely accuses Minfilia and the rest of the Scions of murdering Nanamo and when she tries to defend herself, he orders her to shut up, claiming she has the powers of a witch to mind control people.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Pretended at first as if he honestly cared about the Doman refugees.
* BullyingADragon: Teledji knew that Raubahn was very close to Nanamo and is capable of tearing people apart since he was a famed gladiator that won 1000 matches in a row, yet he kept taunting him about her death and how she would have been glad to "have her strings cut." [[LaserGuidedKarma Needless to say, he got what was coming to him.]]
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How a completely and utterly enraged Raubahn finally ends Teledji's life.
* OhCrap: After several patches of being a manipulative and arrogant piece of scum he finally realizes he's gone too far only when he's mocked Raubahn about Nanamo's death to the point that the Flame General has drawn his blades, charged him, and has them in a scissor position at his stomach. He gets one look of complete and utter terror before he's bisected.
* SmugSnake: Good ''lord'', but he's smug once he no longer needs to keep up the veneer of civility to Raubahn and the Scions. He never even realizes just how ''hard'' he's getting played before he gets cut in half, either.
* TooDumbToLive: Teledji gloating to Raubahn, ostensibly to break his spirit even more, ended with him getting exactly what he deserved. Tellingly, nobody jumped in to save him or told him to stop what he was doing.
* WitchHunt: He falsely accuses Minfilia and the rest of the Scions of murdering Nanamo and when she tries to defend herself, he orders her to shut up, claiming she has the powers of a witch to mind control people.
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* BackFromTheDead: As with other [=NPCs=] AFatherToHisMen: One NPC says that have died throughout Haurchefant is, [[spoiler: or rather, was,]] beloved by every man, woman, and child in Camp Dragonhead.
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon thecourse resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of thegame's storylines, he may appear in Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears to be a half-dragon, when Ishgard is at war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the depths Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Palace of the Dead as a reanimated enemy. You get to put him down again for good.
Scions' naming fashions.
*BitchInSheepsClothing: Pretended at first as if he honestly cared about the Doman refugees.
* BullyingADragon: Teledji knewAlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Raubahn was very close to Nanamo and is capable Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of tearing people apart Light ever since the very moment he was a famed gladiator that won 1000 matches in a row, yet he kept taunting him about her death and how she would have been glad to "have her strings cut." [[LaserGuidedKarma Needless to say, he got what was coming to him.died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.]]
*HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: How BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a completely bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" and utterly enraged Raubahn finally would like to be more then friends with the Warrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line endsTeledji's life.
* OhCrap: After several patches of being a manipulativewith Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and arrogant piece of scum he finally realizes refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he'sgone too far only when he's mocked Raubahn about Nanamo's death downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the Flame General has drawn 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his blades, charged ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, andhas them in a scissor position at his stomach. He gets one look of complete and utter terror before he's bisected.
* SmugSnake: Good ''lord'', but he's smug once he no longer needs to keep up the veneer of civility to Raubahn and the Scions. He never even realizes just how ''hard'' he's getting played before he gets cut in half, either.
* TooDumbToLive: Teledji gloating to Raubahn, ostensibly to break his spirit even more, ended with him getting exactly what he deserved. Tellingly, nobody jumped in to save him or told him to stop what he was doing.
* WitchHunt: He falsely accuses Minfilia and the rest ofwords about the Scions of murdering Nanamo and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard whenshe tries all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue todefend herself, haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that heorders her doesn't have time, or ability to shut up, claiming she treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay thepowers Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a witch big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to mind control people.be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of the
*
* BullyingADragon: Teledji knew
*
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends
* OhCrap: After several patches of being a manipulative
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and
* SmugSnake: Good ''lord'', but he's smug once he no longer needs to keep up the veneer of civility to Raubahn and the Scions. He never even realizes just how ''hard'' he's getting played before he gets cut in half, either.
* TooDumbToLive: Teledji gloating to Raubahn, ostensibly to break his spirit even more, ended with him getting exactly what he deserved. Tellingly, nobody jumped in to save him or told him to stop what he was doing.
* WitchHunt: He falsely accuses Minfilia and the rest of
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
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->''"With the chaos left in the wake of the Calamity, the townsfolk'll be needin' the help of my patrons more than ever."''
The head of the adventurer's guild in Ul'dah, the Quicksand, she is the first prominent character that players meet when starting their adventure.
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The overall head of
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* TheBartender: Just like Baderon and Miounne, she is this for the Quicksand.
* ReallyGetsAround: She implies this about herself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She is the one who tells the player to go meet up with Alianne outside the city, being falsely told that to frame the player for the sultana's murder. She even advises the player to keep the vial they found out there, not knowing that it contains traces of the poison used on her which implicates the adventurer]].
* ReallyGetsAround: She implies this about herself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She is the one who tells the player to go meet up with Alianne outside the city, being falsely told that to frame the player for the sultana's murder. She even advises the player to keep the vial they found out there, not knowing that it contains traces of the poison used on her which implicates the adventurer]].
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* TheBartender: Just AdvertisedExtra: He gets his own title card like Baderon and Miounne, she is this the major characters for the Quicksand.
Heavensward Hildebrand questline, despite only showing up for one scene in it.
*ReallyGetsAround: She implies this about herself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She isBlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the one who tells four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player togo meet up a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with Alianne outside the city, being falsely told that to frame "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant, at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to him right before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.]]
* TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains to the lord that he's on official duty to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of thesultana's murder. She even advises gender debate, Count Edmont notes that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that the Warrior of Light has become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving the Warrior of Light political asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: In a nation filled with nobles and knights of stubborn prides, he's one the few willing to petition to allow the Scions access, and to admonish those who question the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both of his true heir sons get put in their place for causing trouble to the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to their accomplishments[[note]]He will cite that the player, if a Legacy playerto keep who completed the vial 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' Garlean generals, one if they found out there, not knowing that it contains traces of are a player from 2.X, and at least a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son thepoison used on her which implicates the adventurer]].new head of House Fortemps in 3.1]].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She is
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant, at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to him right before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.]]
* TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains to the lord that he's on official duty to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that the Warrior of Light has become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving the Warrior of Light political asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: In a nation filled with nobles and knights of stubborn prides, he's one the few willing to petition to allow the Scions access, and to admonish those who question the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both of his true heir sons get put in their place for causing trouble to the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to their accomplishments[[note]]He will cite that the player, if a Legacy player
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son the
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'''Epithet''': The Bull of Ala Mhigo, Flame General\\
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->''"The line between victory and defeat is drawn by the swift and trod by the dead."''
The leader of the Immortal Flames, he seized power in Ul'dah through the winnings he earned in the Bloodsands. He has turned his back on the other members of TheSyndicate for refusing to aid the Sultanate.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Loses his left arm thanks to Ilberd.]]
* {{Adorkable}}: [[spoiler:After being relieved of his positions, he approaches Lyse and the others and suddenly starts stammering and stuttering at when asking if there was a place for a newly-freed up mercenary. The others find it adorable.]]
* {{Angrish}}: [[spoiler: After Ilberd gloats in his face that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo, Raubahn barks a barely intelligible "YOU DIE!" as he attacks him.]]
* AnimalMotif: Bulls. Raubahn's helm is modelled after a bull's head, and other parts of his armor include bull horns. As a gladiator, he earned the nickname the Bull of Ala Mhigo. It wouldn't be hard to call him "bull-headed" at times either.
* BadassCape: [[spoiler:Dons one to cover his left shoulder, and conceal his missing arm in ''Heavensward'' after recovering from his imprisonment at the hands of the Crystal Braves]].
* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his time in jail, which is due to him losing Nanamo to Ilberd's poison and falling from grace as a leader after he killed Teledji, who had provoked him by mocking the Sultana's death. While Raubahn grew a thicker beard due to not having the luxury of shaving in prison, the symbolism is there]].
* BerserkButton: Those who would seek to harm the Sultana, or innocents. [[spoiler: Get hammered on repeatedly in 2.55. In grief at hearing that the Sultana is dead, Teledji decides to taunt Raubahn about the matter, and speak ill of the Sultana. Let's just say [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe that did not end well for Teledji.]]]]
* BigGood: Of the Immortal Flames Grand Company.
* BigScaryBlackMan: Averted for the most part. In truth, he's quite jovial and friendly; the Sultana, who is a Lalafell, regularly perches atop his raised arm for pictures, or giving speeches to the people, and there's almost a father-and-daughter aspect to their friendship. Still, he is a huge, muscular dark skinned Highlander from Ala Mhigo who gained fame in the coliseum after being captured by the Brass Blades, and forced to fight 15 years ago while he was fleeing from the Garlean occupation of his homeland. [[spoiler: In the climax of 2.55, he plays the trope completely straight when he goes on a murderous rampage after he finds out who killed the Sultana.]]
* BloodKnight: Won 1000 matches in a row in the Coliseum, and now as the Immortal Flames' General, he's known as one of the most aggressive Grand Company leaders. After the falling Dalamud exploded and revealed itself to be the prison of Bahamut, Kan-E-Senna and Merlwyb had to convince him that the battle was lost and to retreat so they could rebuild. He's also got a patch of Northern Thanalan named after him in front of Castrum Meridianum named "Raubahn's Push".
* CategoryTraitor: [[spoiler: Ilberd sees him as this, believing him to have "abandoned" Ala Mhigo in favor of serving the Sultana.]]
* CoolHelmet: In the ''End of an Era'' Trailer (and Main menu opening if you let the game idle on it long enough), Raubahn is shown wearing a bull's head shaped helmet, keeping to his armor's theme.
* CoolSword: His WeaponOfChoice is a OneHandedZweihander.
* CoveredWithScars: One look at his face is enough to realize Raubahn had his fair share of fights in the past. Since he is a former gladiator, it is not surprising.
* DualWielding: Carries a matched pair of those OneHandedZweihander swords. Though, he's rarely been seeing dual wielding them, and only in cutscenes. And since 2.55 it's... ahem, unlikely that he will again.
* DuelBoss: [[spoiler: 3.2 has you fighting him one on one in the climax of the Grand Melee event.]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: He did not take the revelation of Ilberd being allied with the Monetarist all along well. Then [[JustBetweenYouAndMe he told him that]] ''he'' [[EvilGloating was the one who poisoned the Sultana]].]]
* FourStarBadass: Referred to as the Flame General.
* GeniusBruiser: Raubahn's renowned as a master tactician on top of being one of the best warriors in the setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His scars are primarily of the Good kind, featured on his forehead, and cheeks.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Even without his arm, the Flame General proves himself almost as dangerous as ever in the Grand Melee]].
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With the Lalafell Sultana, Nanamo Ul Namo.
* IChooseToStay: Played with. [[spoiler:As much as Raubahn wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo once it was liberated, his UndyingLoyalty to Nanamo dictated that he had to return to Ul'dah, though he was obviously torn on the matter. Nanamo ultimately made the decision for him by relieving him on his command and his seat on the Syndicate, effectively cutting his ties to Ul'dah and allowing him to stay behind.]]
* LargeHam: At the end of the 2.4 storyline, he is so fed up with all the scheming around him (and by [[spoiler:the treason of his right-hand]]) that he yells at the possible spies in the room that he will take care of their masters one day, and lets out a powerful roar.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Fittingly enough, since he was a Gladiator.
* MagicKnight: He is able to wield very potent fire magic alongside his swordsmanship.
* ManInAKilt: Ok, more "Man in a Romanesque long tunic" but the effect is similar, what with the pleating at the bottom. And for those wondering what he's wearing underneath, it's tan boxer briefs.
* MythologyGag: Raubahn, general of the Immortal Flames, shares his name with Raubahn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', captain of the Immortal Lions.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]], an EvilWeapon he had taken from a rival in the [[GladiatorGames Bloodsands]].
* ParentalSubstitute: He is the adoptive father of Pipin, whose father sold him away to pay off his own debts.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Originally hails from Ala Mhigo from before its fall to the Garlean Empire, which held [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Rhalgr, The Destroyer]] as their guardian deity.
* RagsToRiches: Was a captive forced to fight in the coliseum. He then won a thousand matches undefeated, and used said money to buy the coliseum and become a member of the Syndicate.
* RageBreakingPoint: When it comes to Nanamo, he is completely devoted to her, so it is no surprise that his rage builds up when the Syndicate pushes her around or makes it difficult for her to rule. Raubahn keeps his composure for the sake of keeping things together as a leader. [[spoiler: He goes beyond the point of no return when Nanamo is apparently killed and Teledji taunts him, causing the mournful man to unleash his rage upon him and ''slice him in half''. When Ilberd reveals that he was the one to have Nanamo poisoned, Raubahn's rage renews as he attacks him]].
* RatedMForManly: Speaks in a deep voice, muscle-bound, his armor only covers his left arm, and greaves for his shins, and until Godbert Manderville showed up, was Eorzea's answer to Chuck Norris (and still is to some degree).
* RedBaron: Back in his Bloodsands days, he was known as the Bull of Ala Mhigo.
* RingOfFire: He makes to separate you and himself from everyone in the Grand Melee so you can have an uninterrupted duel.
* SelfMadeMan: He became wealthy enough to join the Syndicate by winning countless gladiator matches.
* ShoutOut: To [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Final Fantasy XI]], a character named Raubahn was the leader of another military group with a similar name. In the case of FFXI, it was a group of Blue Mages known as the Immortal Lions.
* ShownTheirWork: The duel in the Grand Melee doesn't have him just recycle the generic paladin animations on any of his attacks, he actually uses an entirely new animation set that shows he's had to find a new center of balance due to his loss of a limb.
* SwordAndFist: His Bull of Ala Mhigo attack in his bossfight is to dash up to you and boot you across the arena.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Nanamo. To the point that [[spoiler:when Ala Mhigo was liberated, Raubahn was fully prepared to return to Ul'dah and continue serving her, even though she could tell he wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo. It took her relieving him of his command and his seat on the Syndicate to convince him he could stay behind.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler:Played with. While Raubahn is not at all a villain, after Ilberd's suicidal attack on Baelsar's Wall and subsequent summoning of Shinryu opens the way for the Eorzean Alliance to press on and attempt to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire, Raubahn vows to do it for the both of them.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Ilberd, who betrays him to the Monetarists and later has him killed for "abandoning" Ala Mhigo. After he is rescued, he vows not to rest until Ilberd is dead.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: When you beat him in the Grand Melee, his son amusingly points out that his father lost because he is down an arm.
* {{Adorkable}}: [[spoiler:After being relieved of his positions, he approaches Lyse and the others and suddenly starts stammering and stuttering at when asking if there was a place for a newly-freed up mercenary. The others find it adorable.]]
* {{Angrish}}: [[spoiler: After Ilberd gloats in his face that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo, Raubahn barks a barely intelligible "YOU DIE!" as he attacks him.]]
* AnimalMotif: Bulls. Raubahn's helm is modelled after a bull's head, and other parts of his armor include bull horns. As a gladiator, he earned the nickname the Bull of Ala Mhigo. It wouldn't be hard to call him "bull-headed" at times either.
* BadassCape: [[spoiler:Dons one to cover his left shoulder, and conceal his missing arm in ''Heavensward'' after recovering from his imprisonment at the hands of the Crystal Braves]].
* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his time in jail, which is due to him losing Nanamo to Ilberd's poison and falling from grace as a leader after he killed Teledji, who had provoked him by mocking the Sultana's death. While Raubahn grew a thicker beard due to not having the luxury of shaving in prison, the symbolism is there]].
* BerserkButton: Those who would seek to harm the Sultana, or innocents. [[spoiler: Get hammered on repeatedly in 2.55. In grief at hearing that the Sultana is dead, Teledji decides to taunt Raubahn about the matter, and speak ill of the Sultana. Let's just say [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe that did not end well for Teledji.]]]]
* BigGood: Of the Immortal Flames Grand Company.
* BigScaryBlackMan: Averted for the most part. In truth, he's quite jovial and friendly; the Sultana, who is a Lalafell, regularly perches atop his raised arm for pictures, or giving speeches to the people, and there's almost a father-and-daughter aspect to their friendship. Still, he is a huge, muscular dark skinned Highlander from Ala Mhigo who gained fame in the coliseum after being captured by the Brass Blades, and forced to fight 15 years ago while he was fleeing from the Garlean occupation of his homeland. [[spoiler: In the climax of 2.55, he plays the trope completely straight when he goes on a murderous rampage after he finds out who killed the Sultana.]]
* BloodKnight: Won 1000 matches in a row in the Coliseum, and now as the Immortal Flames' General, he's known as one of the most aggressive Grand Company leaders. After the falling Dalamud exploded and revealed itself to be the prison of Bahamut, Kan-E-Senna and Merlwyb had to convince him that the battle was lost and to retreat so they could rebuild. He's also got a patch of Northern Thanalan named after him in front of Castrum Meridianum named "Raubahn's Push".
* CategoryTraitor: [[spoiler: Ilberd sees him as this, believing him to have "abandoned" Ala Mhigo in favor of serving the Sultana.]]
* CoolHelmet: In the ''End of an Era'' Trailer (and Main menu opening if you let the game idle on it long enough), Raubahn is shown wearing a bull's head shaped helmet, keeping to his armor's theme.
* CoolSword: His WeaponOfChoice is a OneHandedZweihander.
* CoveredWithScars: One look at his face is enough to realize Raubahn had his fair share of fights in the past. Since he is a former gladiator, it is not surprising.
* DualWielding: Carries a matched pair of those OneHandedZweihander swords. Though, he's rarely been seeing dual wielding them, and only in cutscenes. And since 2.55 it's... ahem, unlikely that he will again.
* DuelBoss: [[spoiler: 3.2 has you fighting him one on one in the climax of the Grand Melee event.]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: He did not take the revelation of Ilberd being allied with the Monetarist all along well. Then [[JustBetweenYouAndMe he told him that]] ''he'' [[EvilGloating was the one who poisoned the Sultana]].]]
* FourStarBadass: Referred to as the Flame General.
* GeniusBruiser: Raubahn's renowned as a master tactician on top of being one of the best warriors in the setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His scars are primarily of the Good kind, featured on his forehead, and cheeks.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Even without his arm, the Flame General proves himself almost as dangerous as ever in the Grand Melee]].
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With the Lalafell Sultana, Nanamo Ul Namo.
* IChooseToStay: Played with. [[spoiler:As much as Raubahn wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo once it was liberated, his UndyingLoyalty to Nanamo dictated that he had to return to Ul'dah, though he was obviously torn on the matter. Nanamo ultimately made the decision for him by relieving him on his command and his seat on the Syndicate, effectively cutting his ties to Ul'dah and allowing him to stay behind.]]
* LargeHam: At the end of the 2.4 storyline, he is so fed up with all the scheming around him (and by [[spoiler:the treason of his right-hand]]) that he yells at the possible spies in the room that he will take care of their masters one day, and lets out a powerful roar.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Fittingly enough, since he was a Gladiator.
* MagicKnight: He is able to wield very potent fire magic alongside his swordsmanship.
* ManInAKilt: Ok, more "Man in a Romanesque long tunic" but the effect is similar, what with the pleating at the bottom. And for those wondering what he's wearing underneath, it's tan boxer briefs.
* MythologyGag: Raubahn, general of the Immortal Flames, shares his name with Raubahn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', captain of the Immortal Lions.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]], an EvilWeapon he had taken from a rival in the [[GladiatorGames Bloodsands]].
* ParentalSubstitute: He is the adoptive father of Pipin, whose father sold him away to pay off his own debts.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Originally hails from Ala Mhigo from before its fall to the Garlean Empire, which held [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Rhalgr, The Destroyer]] as their guardian deity.
* RagsToRiches: Was a captive forced to fight in the coliseum. He then won a thousand matches undefeated, and used said money to buy the coliseum and become a member of the Syndicate.
* RageBreakingPoint: When it comes to Nanamo, he is completely devoted to her, so it is no surprise that his rage builds up when the Syndicate pushes her around or makes it difficult for her to rule. Raubahn keeps his composure for the sake of keeping things together as a leader. [[spoiler: He goes beyond the point of no return when Nanamo is apparently killed and Teledji taunts him, causing the mournful man to unleash his rage upon him and ''slice him in half''. When Ilberd reveals that he was the one to have Nanamo poisoned, Raubahn's rage renews as he attacks him]].
* RatedMForManly: Speaks in a deep voice, muscle-bound, his armor only covers his left arm, and greaves for his shins, and until Godbert Manderville showed up, was Eorzea's answer to Chuck Norris (and still is to some degree).
* RedBaron: Back in his Bloodsands days, he was known as the Bull of Ala Mhigo.
* RingOfFire: He makes to separate you and himself from everyone in the Grand Melee so you can have an uninterrupted duel.
* SelfMadeMan: He became wealthy enough to join the Syndicate by winning countless gladiator matches.
* ShoutOut: To [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Final Fantasy XI]], a character named Raubahn was the leader of another military group with a similar name. In the case of FFXI, it was a group of Blue Mages known as the Immortal Lions.
* ShownTheirWork: The duel in the Grand Melee doesn't have him just recycle the generic paladin animations on any of his attacks, he actually uses an entirely new animation set that shows he's had to find a new center of balance due to his loss of a limb.
* SwordAndFist: His Bull of Ala Mhigo attack in his bossfight is to dash up to you and boot you across the arena.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Nanamo. To the point that [[spoiler:when Ala Mhigo was liberated, Raubahn was fully prepared to return to Ul'dah and continue serving her, even though she could tell he wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo. It took her relieving him of his command and his seat on the Syndicate to convince him he could stay behind.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler:Played with. While Raubahn is not at all a villain, after Ilberd's suicidal attack on Baelsar's Wall and subsequent summoning of Shinryu opens the way for the Eorzean Alliance to press on and attempt to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire, Raubahn vows to do it for the both of them.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Ilberd, who betrays him to the Monetarists and later has him killed for "abandoning" Ala Mhigo. After he is rescued, he vows not to rest until Ilberd is dead.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: When you beat him in the Grand Melee, his son amusingly points out that his father lost because he is down an arm.
to:
* AnArmAndALeg: TheDutifulSon: And heir to his father. [[spoiler: Loses Edmont later names him head of House Fortemps]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for hisleft arm thanks to Ilberd.]]
actions in 3.2.
*{{Adorkable}}: [[spoiler:After being relieved of his positions, he approaches Lyse and JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the others and suddenly starts stammering and stuttering [=WoL=] at when asking if there was a place for a newly-freed up mercenary. The others find it adorable.]]
* {{Angrish}}: [[spoiler:first, mostly out of pride. After Ilberd gloats in his face you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong to dislike and distrust the one who poisoned Nanamo, Raubahn barks a barely intelligible "YOU DIE!" as he attacks him.]]
* AnimalMotif: Bulls. Raubahn's helm is modelled after a bull's head,[=WoL=] and other parts of his armor include bull horns. As a gladiator, he earned the nickname the Bull of Ala Mhigo. It wouldn't be hard guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to call him "bull-headed" at times either.
* BadassCape: [[spoiler:Dons onetake a wounded soldier back to cover his left shoulder, camp and conceal his missing arm in ''Heavensward'' after recovering from his imprisonment at the hands of the Crystal Braves]].
* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his time in jail, which is due to him losing Nanamo to Ilberd's poison and falling from grace as a leader after he killed Teledji, who had provoked him by mocking the Sultana's death. While Raubahn grew a thicker beard due to not having the luxury of shaving in prison, the symbolism is there]].
* BerserkButton: Those who would seek to harm the Sultana, or innocents. [[spoiler: Get hammered on repeatedly in 2.55. In grief at hearingwas afraid that the Sultana is dead, Teledji decides to taunt Raubahn about snowfall would erase the matter, and speak ill of the Sultana. Let's just say [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe that did not end well for Teledji.]]]]
* BigGood: Of the Immortal Flames Grand Company.
* BigScaryBlackMan: Averted for the most part. In truth, he's quite jovial and friendly; the Sultana, who is a Lalafell, regularly perches atop his raised arm for pictures, or giving speeches to the people, and there's almost a father-and-daughter aspectheretics tracks back to their friendship. Still, base), he is a huge, muscular dark skinned Highlander from Ala Mhigo who gained fame also hoped that you would fail in the coliseum after being captured by the Brass Blades, and forced to fight 15 years ago while he was fleeing from the Garlean occupation of his homeland. [[spoiler: In the climax of 2.55, he plays the trope completely straight when he goes on a murderous rampage after he finds out who killed the Sultana.]]
* BloodKnight: Won 1000 matches in a row in the Coliseum, and now as the Immortal Flames' General, he's known as one of the most aggressive Grand Company leaders.attempt. After the falling Dalamud exploded and revealed itself to be the prison of Bahamut, Kan-E-Senna and Merlwyb had to convince him that the battle was lost and to retreat so they could rebuild. He's also got a patch of Northern Thanalan named after him in front of Castrum Meridianum named "Raubahn's Push".
* CategoryTraitor: [[spoiler: Ilberd sees him asthis, believing him to have "abandoned" Ala Mhigo in favor he gains a lot of serving respect for the Sultana.]]
* CoolHelmet: In the ''EndWarrior of an Era'' Trailer (and Main menu opening if you let the game idle on it long enough), Raubahn is shown wearing a bull's head shaped helmet, keeping to his armor's theme.
* CoolSword: His WeaponOfChoice is a OneHandedZweihander.
* CoveredWithScars: One look at his face is enough to realize Raubahn had his fair share of fights in the past. Since he is a former gladiator, it is not surprising.
* DualWielding: Carries a matched pair of those OneHandedZweihander swords. Though, he's rarely been seeing dual wielding them,Light and only in cutscenes. And since 2.55 it's... ahem, unlikely that he will again.
* DuelBoss: [[spoiler: 3.2 has you fighting him one on one in the climax of the Grand Melee event.]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: He did not take the revelation of Ilberd being allied with the Monetarist all along well. Then [[JustBetweenYouAndMe he told him that]] ''he'' [[EvilGloating was the one who poisoned the Sultana]].]]
* FourStarBadass: Referred to as the Flame General.
* GeniusBruiser: Raubahn's renowned as a master tactician on top of being one of the best warriors in the setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His scars are primarily of the Good kind, featured on his forehead, and cheeks.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Even without his arm, the Flame General proves himself almost as dangerous as ever in the Grand Melee]].
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With the Lalafell Sultana, Nanamo Ul Namo.
* IChooseToStay: Played with. [[spoiler:As much as Raubahn wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo once it was liberated, his UndyingLoyalty to Nanamo dictated that he had to return to Ul'dah, though he was obviously torn on the matter. Nanamo ultimately made the decision for him by relieving him on his command and his seat on the Syndicate, effectively cutting his ties to Ul'dah and allowing him to stay behind.]]
* LargeHam: At the end of the 2.4 storyline, he is so fed up with all the scheming around him (and by [[spoiler:the treason of his right-hand]]) that he yells at the possible spies in the room that he will take care of their masters one day, and lets out a powerful roar.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Fittingly enough, since he was a Gladiator.
* MagicKnight: He is able to wield very potent fire magic alongside his swordsmanship.
* ManInAKilt: Ok, more "Man in a Romanesque long tunic" but the effect is similar, what with the pleating at the bottom. And for those wondering what he's wearing underneath, it's tan boxer briefs.
* MythologyGag: Raubahn, general of the Immortal Flames, shares his name with Raubahn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', captain of the Immortal Lions.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]], an EvilWeapon he had taken from a rival in the [[GladiatorGames Bloodsands]].
* ParentalSubstitute: He is the adoptive father of Pipin, whose father sold him away to pay off his own debts.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Originally hails from Ala Mhigo from before its fall to the Garlean Empire, which held [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Rhalgr, The Destroyer]] as their guardian deity.
* RagsToRiches: Was a captive forced to fight in the coliseum. He then won a thousand matches undefeated, and used said money to buy the coliseum and become a member of the Syndicate.
* RageBreakingPoint: When iteventually comes to Nanamo, he is completely devoted to her, so it is no surprise that his rage builds up when the Syndicate pushes her around or makes it difficult for her to rule. Raubahn keeps his composure for the sake of keeping things together regard them as a leader. [[spoiler: He goes beyond brother/sister, dropping the point of no return when Nanamo is apparently killed and Teledji taunts him, causing the mournful man to unleash his rage upon him and ''slice him in half''. When Ilberd reveals that he was the one to have Nanamo poisoned, Raubahn's rage renews as he attacks him]].
* RatedMForManly: Speaks in a deep voice, muscle-bound, his armor only covers his left arm, and greaves for his shins, and until Godbert Manderville showed up, was Eorzea's answer to Chuck Norris (and still is to some degree).
* RedBaron: Back in his Bloodsands days, he was known as the Bull of Ala Mhigo.
* RingOfFire: He makes to separate you and himself from everyone in the Grand Melee so you can have an uninterrupted duel.
* SelfMadeMan: He became wealthy enough to join the Syndicate by winning countless gladiator matches.
* ShoutOut: To [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Final Fantasy XI]], a character named Raubahn was the leader of another military group with a similar name. In the case of FFXI, it was a group of Blue Mages known as the Immortal Lions.
* ShownTheirWork: The duel in the Grand Melee doesn't have him just recycle the generic paladin animations on any of his attacks, he actually uses an entirely new animation set that shows he's had to find a new center of balance due to his loss of a limb.
* SwordAndFist: His Bull of Ala Mhigo attack in his bossfight is to dash up to you and boot you across the arena.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Nanamo. To the point that [[spoiler:when Ala Mhigo was liberated, Raubahn was fully prepared to return to Ul'dah and continue serving her, even though she could tell he wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo. It took her relieving him of his command and his seat on the Syndicate to convince him he could stay behind.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler:Played with. While Raubahn is not at all a villain, after Ilberd's suicidal attack on Baelsar's Wall and subsequent summoning of Shinryu opens the way for the Eorzean Alliance to press on and attempt to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire, Raubahn vows to do it for the both of them.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Ilberd, who betrays him to the Monetarists and later has him killed for "abandoning" Ala Mhigo. After he is rescued, he vows not to rest until Ilberd is dead.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: When you beat him in the Grand Melee, his son amusingly points out that his father lost because he is down an arm."Jerk" part entirely.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his
*
* {{Angrish}}: [[spoiler:
* AnimalMotif: Bulls. Raubahn's helm is modelled after a bull's head,
* BadassCape: [[spoiler:Dons one
* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: Grows one during his time in jail, which is due to him losing Nanamo to Ilberd's poison and falling from grace as a leader after he killed Teledji, who had provoked him by mocking the Sultana's death. While Raubahn grew a thicker beard due to not having the luxury of shaving in prison, the symbolism is there]].
* BerserkButton: Those who would seek to harm the Sultana, or innocents. [[spoiler: Get hammered on repeatedly in 2.55. In grief at hearing
* BigGood: Of the Immortal Flames Grand Company.
* BigScaryBlackMan: Averted for the most part. In truth, he's quite jovial and friendly; the Sultana, who is a Lalafell, regularly perches atop his raised arm for pictures, or giving speeches to the people, and there's almost a father-and-daughter aspect
* BloodKnight: Won 1000 matches in a row in the Coliseum, and now as the Immortal Flames' General, he's known as one of the most aggressive Grand Company leaders.
* CategoryTraitor: [[spoiler: Ilberd sees him as
* CoolHelmet: In the ''End
* CoolSword: His WeaponOfChoice is a OneHandedZweihander.
* CoveredWithScars: One look at his face is enough to realize Raubahn had his fair share of fights in the past. Since he is a former gladiator, it is not surprising.
* DualWielding: Carries a matched pair of those OneHandedZweihander swords. Though, he's rarely been seeing dual wielding them,
* DuelBoss: [[spoiler: 3.2 has you fighting him one on one in the climax of the Grand Melee event.]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: He did not take the revelation of Ilberd being allied with the Monetarist all along well. Then [[JustBetweenYouAndMe he told him that]] ''he'' [[EvilGloating was the one who poisoned the Sultana]].]]
* FourStarBadass: Referred to as the Flame General.
* GeniusBruiser: Raubahn's renowned as a master tactician on top of being one of the best warriors in the setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His scars are primarily of the Good kind, featured on his forehead, and cheeks.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Even without his arm, the Flame General proves himself almost as dangerous as ever in the Grand Melee]].
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With the Lalafell Sultana, Nanamo Ul Namo.
* IChooseToStay: Played with. [[spoiler:As much as Raubahn wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo once it was liberated, his UndyingLoyalty to Nanamo dictated that he had to return to Ul'dah, though he was obviously torn on the matter. Nanamo ultimately made the decision for him by relieving him on his command and his seat on the Syndicate, effectively cutting his ties to Ul'dah and allowing him to stay behind.]]
* LargeHam: At the end of the 2.4 storyline, he is so fed up with all the scheming around him (and by [[spoiler:the treason of his right-hand]]) that he yells at the possible spies in the room that he will take care of their masters one day, and lets out a powerful roar.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Fittingly enough, since he was a Gladiator.
* MagicKnight: He is able to wield very potent fire magic alongside his swordsmanship.
* ManInAKilt: Ok, more "Man in a Romanesque long tunic" but the effect is similar, what with the pleating at the bottom. And for those wondering what he's wearing underneath, it's tan boxer briefs.
* MythologyGag: Raubahn, general of the Immortal Flames, shares his name with Raubahn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', captain of the Immortal Lions.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]], an EvilWeapon he had taken from a rival in the [[GladiatorGames Bloodsands]].
* ParentalSubstitute: He is the adoptive father of Pipin, whose father sold him away to pay off his own debts.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Originally hails from Ala Mhigo from before its fall to the Garlean Empire, which held [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Rhalgr, The Destroyer]] as their guardian deity.
* RagsToRiches: Was a captive forced to fight in the coliseum. He then won a thousand matches undefeated, and used said money to buy the coliseum and become a member of the Syndicate.
* RageBreakingPoint: When it
* RatedMForManly: Speaks in a deep voice, muscle-bound, his armor only covers his left arm, and greaves for his shins, and until Godbert Manderville showed up, was Eorzea's answer to Chuck Norris (and still is to some degree).
* RedBaron: Back in his Bloodsands days, he was known as the Bull of Ala Mhigo.
* RingOfFire: He makes to separate you and himself from everyone in the Grand Melee so you can have an uninterrupted duel.
* SelfMadeMan: He became wealthy enough to join the Syndicate by winning countless gladiator matches.
* ShoutOut: To [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Final Fantasy XI]], a character named Raubahn was the leader of another military group with a similar name. In the case of FFXI, it was a group of Blue Mages known as the Immortal Lions.
* ShownTheirWork: The duel in the Grand Melee doesn't have him just recycle the generic paladin animations on any of his attacks, he actually uses an entirely new animation set that shows he's had to find a new center of balance due to his loss of a limb.
* SwordAndFist: His Bull of Ala Mhigo attack in his bossfight is to dash up to you and boot you across the arena.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Nanamo. To the point that [[spoiler:when Ala Mhigo was liberated, Raubahn was fully prepared to return to Ul'dah and continue serving her, even though she could tell he wanted to stay in Ala Mhigo. It took her relieving him of his command and his seat on the Syndicate to convince him he could stay behind.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler:Played with. While Raubahn is not at all a villain, after Ilberd's suicidal attack on Baelsar's Wall and subsequent summoning of Shinryu opens the way for the Eorzean Alliance to press on and attempt to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire, Raubahn vows to do it for the both of them.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Ilberd, who betrays him to the Monetarists and later has him killed for "abandoning" Ala Mhigo. After he is rescued, he vows not to rest until Ilberd is dead.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: When you beat him in the Grand Melee, his son amusingly points out that his father lost because he is down an arm.
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'''Race''': Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The true wealth of Ul'dah lies in the health, happiness, and hopes of her citizens."''
The reigning Sultana of Ul'dah. She is the seventeenth ruler in the line of Ul, the royal family of the city-state. Although nominally the head of state, her authority is undermined by the Syndicate, a ruling council of Ul'dah's wealthiest citizens.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"The true wealth of Ul'dah lies in the health, happiness, and hopes of her citizens."''
The reigning Sultana of Ul'dah. She is the seventeenth ruler in the line of Ul, the royal family of the city-state. Although nominally the head of state, her authority is undermined by the Syndicate, a ruling council of Ul'dah's wealthiest citizens.
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'''Race''': Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''':N/A]
->''"The true wealth of Ul'dah liesGladiator]
->''"What ill fortune to be born second in a society where thehealth, happiness, and hopes of her citizens.eldest inherits all."''
Thereigning Sultana second son of Ul'dah. She Count Edmont, who is the seventeenth ruler in the line of Ul, the royal family of the city-state. Although nominally the head of state, her authority is undermined by the Syndicate, a ruling council of Ul'dah's wealthiest citizens.womanizer and doesn't take his status or jobs seriously.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: She became the Sultana at the age of ''five''. She's twenty now, so it doesn't apply anymore, but this trope is the reason for her PuppetKing status that she's trying to shake off.
* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler:2.4's Ending cut-scenes shows that she plans on not only abdicating the throne but abolishing the monarchy of Ul'dah altogether. However, this doesn't quite go as planned due to the Monetarists plans, and she settles back into her role as Sultana, though she still makes the plight of the poor and miserable her number 1 concern]].
* CharacterDevelopment: She initially goes to Raubahn for support before she takes any actions. This gets her branded as weak by the Syndicate due to her relying on Raubahn for everything. Nanamo eventually tries to do things on her own without telling Raubahn, which causes [[spoiler: the bloody banquet that gets the Scions framed as murders and causes Raubahn to lose an arm. Lolorito calls her out for this and she reluctantly agrees with him.]] By ''Stormblood'', she learns that she can't put only her people on her priority list and has to consider the needs of others while also learning how to barter and strike deals that benefits multiple parties. [[spoiler: Her maturity greatly impresses Lolorito and he is more than happy to agree to Nanamo's deals.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She's poisoned in the climax the 2.0 story line leading into Heavensward. Once this happens everything goes straight to hell for ''EVERYONE.'' Her apparent death remains unknown by most people: all cutscenes and activities in the main scenario quest line imply that Nanamo is dead, [[{{Foreshadowing}} but talking to the NPC Jenlyns, the leader of the Sultansworn and your trainer during the Paladin quests, reveals that Nanamo is "convalescing from illness"]], and Papashan in Central Thanalan also has hopes that she is still alive. There's the risk of a potential civil war if Nanamo is found out to be dead (by murder, no less!) by the people, so they are likely trying to keep it secret for now. None of the Sultansworn have been allowed to see her, only knowing of Raubahn's outburst. The Monetarists, Brass Blades, Crystal Braves, and Immortal Flames are each keeping the details under wraps from the public: the Flames to avoid a civil war, and the others because the Warrior of Light, and Scions are recognized as heroes by virtually everyone, and to make further attempts at accusing them would turn public opinion against Monetarists. But in 3.0 it is revealed that Lolorito heard of Teledji Adeleji's plot and had one of his servants, whom had been placed as Nanamo's handmaiden, swap the lethal poison for one that merely put Nanamo into a death-like sleep]].
* TheHighQueen: She tries her best to be one of these but she is subject to both TheChainsOfCommanding and her status as a PuppetKing.
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 she shows her determination to stand on her own and make informed decisions, consulting with the appropriate people and learning to think things through. This is enough to impress even Lolorito and shows she is becoming a wiser ruler]]
* KingIncognito: When under a disguise to protect herself as Lady Lilira.
* NiceGirl: She is VERY kind and considerate to everyone around her, to the point it can frustrate her if she is helpless to do something about it.
** In the [[spoiler:Stormblood Goldsmith quests, she takes the proactive task of trying to help Ala Mhigans rebuild their lives and offers up her mother's crown and funds to assist the foundation of an Artisan's School, asking for the [=WoL=] to help.]] Nobody can doubt her kind heart.
* NoHeroToHisValet: She stresses out Papashan quite a bit getting herself into danger in the beginning of the Ul'dah storyline.
* PimpedOutDress: She wears a very elaborate royal gown.
* PuppetKing: She has some of her own political clout mostly due to Raubahn's support, but her decisions have to meet the approval of the Syndicate. Somewhat averted [[spoiler:later in Heavensward when she notes that after Lolorito secretly saved her life he donated a large sum of money to her to make amends for the problems he caused in 2.5, effectively giving Nanamo a full seat on the Syndicate.]]
* StupidGood: In the ''Realm Reborn'' arc, Nanamo's idealism often gets those around her hurt, including Raubahn, and her plan to abdicate the throne had the potential to push Ul'dah into a dangerous crisis.
** Her naïvety lessens as the story progresses, especially once the ''Stormblood'' arc rolls around.
* TemptingFate: In 4.4, just prior to the meeting between the Eorzean city-states, Doma, and the Scions, she comments that the last time she had a big get-together like this [[spoiler:she nearly died and Raubahn lost an arm]]. So it should come to no surprise when [[spoiler:three of the Scions end up comatose by the end of the story arc.]]
* VocalEvolution: Nanamo's voice has undergone possibly the biggest change among the voiced characters. It was a lot higher pitched, almost child-like in 2.0's story, contrasting to the lower voice used in 2.3-onwards. At first it was just Mela Lee lowering her tone a little, but with ''Heavensward'' and beyond it was Joanna Ruiz bringing a new take on the character.
* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler:2.4's Ending cut-scenes shows that she plans on not only abdicating the throne but abolishing the monarchy of Ul'dah altogether. However, this doesn't quite go as planned due to the Monetarists plans, and she settles back into her role as Sultana, though she still makes the plight of the poor and miserable her number 1 concern]].
* CharacterDevelopment: She initially goes to Raubahn for support before she takes any actions. This gets her branded as weak by the Syndicate due to her relying on Raubahn for everything. Nanamo eventually tries to do things on her own without telling Raubahn, which causes [[spoiler: the bloody banquet that gets the Scions framed as murders and causes Raubahn to lose an arm. Lolorito calls her out for this and she reluctantly agrees with him.]] By ''Stormblood'', she learns that she can't put only her people on her priority list and has to consider the needs of others while also learning how to barter and strike deals that benefits multiple parties. [[spoiler: Her maturity greatly impresses Lolorito and he is more than happy to agree to Nanamo's deals.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She's poisoned in the climax the 2.0 story line leading into Heavensward. Once this happens everything goes straight to hell for ''EVERYONE.'' Her apparent death remains unknown by most people: all cutscenes and activities in the main scenario quest line imply that Nanamo is dead, [[{{Foreshadowing}} but talking to the NPC Jenlyns, the leader of the Sultansworn and your trainer during the Paladin quests, reveals that Nanamo is "convalescing from illness"]], and Papashan in Central Thanalan also has hopes that she is still alive. There's the risk of a potential civil war if Nanamo is found out to be dead (by murder, no less!) by the people, so they are likely trying to keep it secret for now. None of the Sultansworn have been allowed to see her, only knowing of Raubahn's outburst. The Monetarists, Brass Blades, Crystal Braves, and Immortal Flames are each keeping the details under wraps from the public: the Flames to avoid a civil war, and the others because the Warrior of Light, and Scions are recognized as heroes by virtually everyone, and to make further attempts at accusing them would turn public opinion against Monetarists. But in 3.0 it is revealed that Lolorito heard of Teledji Adeleji's plot and had one of his servants, whom had been placed as Nanamo's handmaiden, swap the lethal poison for one that merely put Nanamo into a death-like sleep]].
* TheHighQueen: She tries her best to be one of these but she is subject to both TheChainsOfCommanding and her status as a PuppetKing.
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 she shows her determination to stand on her own and make informed decisions, consulting with the appropriate people and learning to think things through. This is enough to impress even Lolorito and shows she is becoming a wiser ruler]]
* KingIncognito: When under a disguise to protect herself as Lady Lilira.
* NiceGirl: She is VERY kind and considerate to everyone around her, to the point it can frustrate her if she is helpless to do something about it.
** In the [[spoiler:Stormblood Goldsmith quests, she takes the proactive task of trying to help Ala Mhigans rebuild their lives and offers up her mother's crown and funds to assist the foundation of an Artisan's School, asking for the [=WoL=] to help.]] Nobody can doubt her kind heart.
* NoHeroToHisValet: She stresses out Papashan quite a bit getting herself into danger in the beginning of the Ul'dah storyline.
* PimpedOutDress: She wears a very elaborate royal gown.
* PuppetKing: She has some of her own political clout mostly due to Raubahn's support, but her decisions have to meet the approval of the Syndicate. Somewhat averted [[spoiler:later in Heavensward when she notes that after Lolorito secretly saved her life he donated a large sum of money to her to make amends for the problems he caused in 2.5, effectively giving Nanamo a full seat on the Syndicate.]]
* StupidGood: In the ''Realm Reborn'' arc, Nanamo's idealism often gets those around her hurt, including Raubahn, and her plan to abdicate the throne had the potential to push Ul'dah into a dangerous crisis.
** Her naïvety lessens as the story progresses, especially once the ''Stormblood'' arc rolls around.
* TemptingFate: In 4.4, just prior to the meeting between the Eorzean city-states, Doma, and the Scions, she comments that the last time she had a big get-together like this [[spoiler:she nearly died and Raubahn lost an arm]]. So it should come to no surprise when [[spoiler:three of the Scions end up comatose by the end of the story arc.]]
* VocalEvolution: Nanamo's voice has undergone possibly the biggest change among the voiced characters. It was a lot higher pitched, almost child-like in 2.0's story, contrasting to the lower voice used in 2.3-onwards. At first it was just Mela Lee lowering her tone a little, but with ''Heavensward'' and beyond it was Joanna Ruiz bringing a new take on the character.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: She became ExactWords: When Emmanellain says he didn't [[spoiler: give the Sultana order to ''shoot'' the protester]] he's technically correct, he [[spoiler: gave an order to ''stop'' her]]. The problem was that [[spoiler: he gave the order to a high-strung, nervous archer]] instead of anyone else, making [[PoorCommunicationKills miscommunication]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer inevitable]] and, from the perspective of others, intentional.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at theage peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of''five''. She's twenty now, coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so it doesn't apply anymore, 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, butthis trope is then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the reason for her PuppetKing status peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few times the Warrior of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has to stop them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks thatshe's Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to shake off.
* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler:2.4's Ending cut-scenes shows that she plans on not only abdicatingdo the throne but abolishing the monarchy of Ul'dah altogether. However, this doesn't quite go as planned due to the Monetarists plans, right thing and she settles back into her role as Sultana, though she still makes the plight of the poor and miserable her number 1 concern]].
* CharacterDevelopment: She initially goes to Raubahn for support before she takes any actions. This gets her branded as weak by the Syndicate due to her relying on Raubahn for everything. Nanamoscrews up big time. He eventually tries learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things on her own without telling Raubahn, which causes with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:the bloody banquet that gets the Scions framed as murders and causes Raubahn to lose an arm. Lolorito calls her out for this and she reluctantly agrees with him.]] By ''Stormblood'', she He eventually learns that she can't put only her people on her priority list to stand up for himself and has to consider willingly signs up for the needs of others while also learning how Grand Melee in an attempt to barter and strike deals that benefits multiple parties. [[spoiler: Her maturity greatly impresses Lolorito and he is more than happy to agree to Nanamo's deals.reclaim his honor.]]
*DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She's poisoned in the climax the 2.0 story line leading into Heavensward. Once this happens everything goes straight to hell for ''EVERYONE.'' Her apparent death remains unknown by most people: all cutscenes and activities in the main scenario quest line imply that Nanamo is dead, [[{{Foreshadowing}} but talking to the NPC Jenlyns, the leader of the Sultansworn and your trainer during the Paladin quests, reveals that Nanamo is "convalescing from illness"]], and Papashan in Central Thanalan also has hopes that she is still alive. There's the risk of a potential civil war if Nanamo is found out to be dead (by murder, no less!) by the people, so they are likely trying to keep it secret for now. None of the Sultansworn have been allowed to see her, only knowing of Raubahn's outburst. The Monetarists, Brass Blades, Crystal Braves, and Immortal Flames are each keeping the details under wraps from the public: the Flames to avoid a civil war, and the others because the Warrior of Light, and Scions are recognized as heroes by virtually everyone, and to make further attempts at accusing them would turn public opinion against Monetarists. But in 3.0 it is revealed that Lolorito heard of Teledji Adeleji's plot and had one of YesMan: Honoroit, his servants, whom had been placed as Nanamo's handmaiden, swap the lethal poison for one that merely put Nanamo into a death-like sleep]].
* TheHighQueen: She tries her best to be one of these but she is subject to both TheChainsOfCommanding and her status as a PuppetKing.
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 she shows her determination to stand on her own and make informed decisions, consulting with the appropriate people and learning to think things through. This is enough to impress even Lolorito and shows she is becoming a wiser ruler]]
* KingIncognito:young assistant. When under he's not being a disguise ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever toprotect herself as Lady Lilira.
* NiceGirl: She is VERY kind and considerate to everyone around her, to the point it can frustrate her if she is helpless to dofix upon something about it.
** In the [[spoiler:Stormblood Goldsmith quests, she takes the proactive task of trying to help Ala Mhigans rebuild their lives and offers up her mother's crown and funds to assist the foundation of an Artisan's School, asking for the [=WoL=] to help.]] Nobody can doubt her kind heart.
* NoHeroToHisValet: She stresses out Papashan quite a bit getting herself into danger in the beginning of the Ul'dah storyline.
* PimpedOutDress: She wears a very elaborate royal gown.
* PuppetKing: She has some of her own political clout mostly due to Raubahn's support, but her decisions have to meet the approval of the Syndicate. Somewhat averted [[spoiler:later in Heavensward when she notes that after Lolorito secretly saved her lifewhich he donated a large sum of money to her to make amends for the problems he caused in 2.5, effectively giving Nanamo a full seat on the Syndicate.]]
* StupidGood: In the ''Realm Reborn'' arc, Nanamo's idealism often gets those around her hurt, including Raubahn, and her plan to abdicate the thronehad the potential cause to push Ul'dah into a dangerous crisis.
** Her naïvety lessens as the story progresses, especially once the ''Stormblood'' arc rolls around.
* TemptingFate: In 4.4, just prior to the meeting between the Eorzean city-states, Doma, and the Scions, she comments that the last time she had a big get-together like this [[spoiler:she nearly died and Raubahn lost an arm]]. So it should come to no surprise when [[spoiler:three of the Scions end up comatose by the end of the story arc.]]
* VocalEvolution: Nanamo's voice has undergone possibly the biggest change among the voiced characters. It was a lot higher pitched, almost child-like in 2.0's story, contrasting to the lower voice used in 2.3-onwards. At first it was just Mela Lee lowering her tone a little, but with ''Heavensward'' and beyond it was Joanna Ruiz bringing a new take on the character.be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that
* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler:2.4's Ending cut-scenes shows that she plans on not only abdicating
* CharacterDevelopment: She initially goes to Raubahn for support before she takes any actions. This gets her branded as weak by the Syndicate due to her relying on Raubahn for everything. Nanamo
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:
*
* TheHighQueen: She tries her best to be one of these but she is subject to both TheChainsOfCommanding and her status as a PuppetKing.
** [[spoiler:In 4.1 she shows her determination to stand on her own and make informed decisions, consulting with the appropriate people and learning to think things through. This is enough to impress even Lolorito and shows she is becoming a wiser ruler]]
* KingIncognito:
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to
* NiceGirl: She is VERY kind and considerate to everyone around her, to the point it can frustrate her if she is helpless to do
** In the [[spoiler:Stormblood Goldsmith quests, she takes the proactive task of trying to help Ala Mhigans rebuild their lives and offers up her mother's crown and funds to assist the foundation of an Artisan's School, asking for the [=WoL=] to help.]] Nobody can doubt her kind heart.
* NoHeroToHisValet: She stresses out Papashan quite a bit getting herself into danger in the beginning of the Ul'dah storyline.
* PimpedOutDress: She wears a very elaborate royal gown.
* PuppetKing: She has some of her own political clout mostly due to Raubahn's support, but her decisions have to meet the approval of the Syndicate. Somewhat averted [[spoiler:later in Heavensward when she notes that after Lolorito secretly saved her life
* StupidGood: In the ''Realm Reborn'' arc, Nanamo's idealism often gets those around her hurt, including Raubahn, and her plan to abdicate the throne
** Her naïvety lessens as the story progresses, especially once the ''Stormblood'' arc rolls around.
* TemptingFate: In 4.4, just prior to the meeting between the Eorzean city-states, Doma, and the Scions, she comments that the last time she had a big get-together like this [[spoiler:she nearly died and Raubahn lost an arm]]. So it should come to no surprise when [[spoiler:three of the Scions end up comatose by the end of the story arc.]]
* VocalEvolution: Nanamo's voice has undergone possibly the biggest change among the voiced characters. It was a lot higher pitched, almost child-like in 2.0's story, contrasting to the lower voice used in 2.3-onwards. At first it was just Mela Lee lowering her tone a little, but with ''Heavensward'' and beyond it was Joanna Ruiz bringing a new take on the character.
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'''Race''': Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
'''Epithet''': Pipin of the Steel Heart\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator, Dark Knight]
->''"I dare not abandon Ul'dah to the Monetarists and their cronies."''
Vice-Marshal of the Immortal Flames, and adopted son of Raubahn. In patch 2.55, he comes back from the Ala Mhigan front to make his first appearance.
'''Epithet''': Pipin of the Steel Heart\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator, Dark Knight]
->''"I dare not abandon Ul'dah to the Monetarists and their cronies."''
Vice-Marshal of the Immortal Flames, and adopted son of Raubahn. In patch 2.55, he comes back from the Ala Mhigan front to make his first appearance.
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'''Race''': Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''':Pipin of the Steel Heart\\
Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''':Gladiator, Dark Knight]
->''"I dare not abandon Ul'dahDragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to theMonetarists Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class andtheir cronies.Job Questlines page]].
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[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end."''
Vice-Marshal A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in the slums of Ishgard. She leads a small gang of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light after being convinced of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of theImmortal Flames, newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and adopted son of Raubahn. In patch 2.55, he comes back training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from the Ala Mhigan front Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony for new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to make his first appearance.send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist.
'''Epithet''':
'''Discipline''':
->''"I dare not abandon Ul'dah
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end."''
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of the
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* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler:Tizona is already a large sword to match his towering father. Being a Lalafell, a sword that is one handed to his father is a massive zweihander to him, and he has to adapt his entire fighting style to wield it. It serves as a notable aversion in a game where the equipment used by players is generally OneSizeFitsAll.]]
* CoolHelmet: Wears a bull-horned helmet to match [[spoiler: his dad's]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: Pipin's existence was first revealed in a short story called 'The Sultana's Seven,' one of several written for the first anniversary of 2.0's launch; he is shown to be staunchly loyal to Nanamo, and he, along with Papashan and the present-day Thaumaturge guildmasters, help her to quell a riot that breaks out during the Calamity. But 2.55 is the first time our characters officially meet him.
* FourStarBadass: He is the Vice Marshal of the Flames, making him one of the highest ranked members in the Grand Company.
** [[spoiler:As of 4.1, he is now the Flame General proper]]
* HappilyAdopted: According to ''[[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/ Tales from the Storm]]'', his own father sold him into slavery to pay off his gambling debts. Pipin had to attend the needs of the gladiators in the Bloodsands while also being trained to be a fighter himself. It was there he meets Raubahn, who used his winnings to buy Pipin's freedom and also bought the contract in regards to Pipin's ownership to make them father and son.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: At least for a lalafell.
* NamedWeapons: [[spoiler:Inherits his father's [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]].]]
* NumberTwo: He is one to his father, [[spoiler: after his father formally returns to Ala Mhigo, it is he who becomes the new Flame General and the Sultana's right hand man]].
* OneHandedZweihander: A rare inversion. [[spoiler:Pipin wields Tizona two-handed, where his father dual-wielded it with another sword. Given the massive size difference between the two, it makes sense.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse:
** He's a lalafell Gladiator. Considering the events in which he made his appearance, it's possible he fought seven or more foes at once to rescue [[spoiler:Alphinaud]].
** He proves it in the [[BattleRoyale Grand Melee]] in 3.2 where he is the most powerful enemy fielded by the alliance until his father gets involved.
** Gets to prove it one more time in the [[spoiler: raid on Ala Mhigo]] where he can be seen fighting alongside his father.
* RankUp: [[spoiler:Becomes Flame General when his father is relieved of command.]]
* TakeUpMySword: Non-Lethal example. [[spoiler:His father bequeaths one of his swords to him before the battle to reclaim Ala Mhigo, unable to DualWield anymore for... [[AnArmAndALeg obvious reasons]].]]
* CoolHelmet: Wears a bull-horned helmet to match [[spoiler: his dad's]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: Pipin's existence was first revealed in a short story called 'The Sultana's Seven,' one of several written for the first anniversary of 2.0's launch; he is shown to be staunchly loyal to Nanamo, and he, along with Papashan and the present-day Thaumaturge guildmasters, help her to quell a riot that breaks out during the Calamity. But 2.55 is the first time our characters officially meet him.
* FourStarBadass: He is the Vice Marshal of the Flames, making him one of the highest ranked members in the Grand Company.
** [[spoiler:As of 4.1, he is now the Flame General proper]]
* HappilyAdopted: According to ''[[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/ Tales from the Storm]]'', his own father sold him into slavery to pay off his gambling debts. Pipin had to attend the needs of the gladiators in the Bloodsands while also being trained to be a fighter himself. It was there he meets Raubahn, who used his winnings to buy Pipin's freedom and also bought the contract in regards to Pipin's ownership to make them father and son.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: At least for a lalafell.
* NamedWeapons: [[spoiler:Inherits his father's [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]].]]
* NumberTwo: He is one to his father, [[spoiler: after his father formally returns to Ala Mhigo, it is he who becomes the new Flame General and the Sultana's right hand man]].
* OneHandedZweihander: A rare inversion. [[spoiler:Pipin wields Tizona two-handed, where his father dual-wielded it with another sword. Given the massive size difference between the two, it makes sense.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse:
** He's a lalafell Gladiator. Considering the events in which he made his appearance, it's possible he fought seven or more foes at once to rescue [[spoiler:Alphinaud]].
** He proves it in the [[BattleRoyale Grand Melee]] in 3.2 where he is the most powerful enemy fielded by the alliance until his father gets involved.
** Gets to prove it one more time in the [[spoiler: raid on Ala Mhigo]] where he can be seen fighting alongside his father.
* RankUp: [[spoiler:Becomes Flame General when his father is relieved of command.]]
* TakeUpMySword: Non-Lethal example. [[spoiler:His father bequeaths one of his swords to him before the battle to reclaim Ala Mhigo, unable to DualWield anymore for... [[AnArmAndALeg obvious reasons]].]]
to:
* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler:Tizona is already a large sword to match his towering father. Being a Lalafell, a sword that is one handed to his father is a massive zweihander to him, and he has to adapt his entire fighting style to wield it. It serves as a notable aversion in a game where BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:At the equipment used by players is generally OneSizeFitsAll.]]
* CoolHelmet: Wears a bull-horned helmet to match [[spoiler: his dad's]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: Pipin's existence was first revealed in a short story called 'The Sultana's Seven,' one of several written for the first anniversary of 2.0's launch; he is shown to be staunchly loyal to Nanamo, and he, along with Papashan and the present-day Thaumaturge guildmasters, help her to quell a riot that breaks out during the Calamity. But 2.55 is the first time our characters officially meet him.
* FourStarBadass: He is the Vice Marshalend of the Flames, making him one of Stormblood Level 70 Machinist quest, Hilda reveals that the highest ranked members in the Grand Company.
** [[spoiler:As of 4.1, he is now the Flame General proper]]
* HappilyAdopted: According to ''[[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/ Tales from the Storm]]'', his own father sold him into slavery to pay off his gambling debts. Pipin had to attend the needs of the gladiators in the Bloodsands while also being trained to be a fighter himself. Itgun she uses was there he meets Raubahn, who used his winnings gifted to buy Pipin's freedom and also bought the contract in regards to Pipin's ownership to make them father and son.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: At least for a lalafell.
* NamedWeapons: [[spoiler:Inherits his father's [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]].]]
* NumberTwo: He is one to his father, [[spoiler: after his father formally returns to Ala Mhigo, it is he who becomes the new Flame General and the Sultana's right hand man]].
* OneHandedZweihander: A rare inversion. [[spoiler:Pipin wields Tizona two-handed, where his father dual-wielded it with another sword. Given the massive size difference between the two, it makes sense.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse:
** He's a lalafell Gladiator. Consideringher before the events of ''Heavensward'' by Stephanivien on a suspicion that doing so would convince her that not all nobles despised those beneath them. She happily informs him that it did, changing her opinions enough to give the likes of Stephanivien, House Fortemps and Aymeric a chance, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized instead of leading a violent revolution]].]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the child of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and she'll shoot you in the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character of the same name and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in whichhe made his appearance, it's possible he fought seven or more foes at once to rescue [[spoiler:Alphinaud]].
** He proves it inshe is having a discussion with the [[BattleRoyale Grand Melee]] in 3.2 where he is the most powerful enemy fielded by the alliance until his father gets involved.
** GetsWarrior of Light, obviously looking to prove it one more time in the [[spoiler: raid on Ala Mhigo]] where he can be seen fighting alongside his father.
* RankUp: [[spoiler:Becomes Flame General when his father is relieved of command.]]
* TakeUpMySword: Non-Lethal example. [[spoiler:His father bequeaths one of his swords to himarrest her, she doesn't think twice before the battle to reclaim Ala Mhigo, unable to DualWield anymore for... [[AnArmAndALeg obvious reasons]].]]firing at him. Too bad he was protected by a magic shield.
* CoolHelmet: Wears a bull-horned helmet to match [[spoiler: his dad's]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: Pipin's existence was first revealed in a short story called 'The Sultana's Seven,' one of several written for the first anniversary of 2.0's launch; he is shown to be staunchly loyal to Nanamo, and he, along with Papashan and the present-day Thaumaturge guildmasters, help her to quell a riot that breaks out during the Calamity. But 2.55 is the first time our characters officially meet him.
* FourStarBadass: He is the Vice Marshal
** [[spoiler:As of 4.1, he is now the Flame General proper]]
* HappilyAdopted: According to ''[[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/ Tales from the Storm]]'', his own father sold him into slavery to pay off his gambling debts. Pipin had to attend the needs of the gladiators in the Bloodsands while also being trained to be a fighter himself. It
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: At least for a lalafell.
* NamedWeapons: [[spoiler:Inherits his father's [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Tizona]].]]
* NumberTwo: He is one to his father, [[spoiler: after his father formally returns to Ala Mhigo, it is he who becomes the new Flame General and the Sultana's right hand man]].
* OneHandedZweihander: A rare inversion. [[spoiler:Pipin wields Tizona two-handed, where his father dual-wielded it with another sword. Given the massive size difference between the two, it makes sense.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse:
** He's a lalafell Gladiator. Considering
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the child of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and she'll shoot you in the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character of the same name and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which
** He proves it in
** Gets
* RankUp: [[spoiler:Becomes Flame General when his father is relieved of command.]]
* TakeUpMySword: Non-Lethal example. [[spoiler:His father bequeaths one of his swords to him
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[[folder:Papashan Nonoshan]]
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!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (EN), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''':Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
'''Discipline''': Paladin]
->''"During the course of my official tenure as a Sultansworn, I traveled the length and breadth of Eorzea. Those experiences molded me into the man I am today."''
Former captain of the Paladin order and a fiercely loyal member of the royalist faction.
'''Discipline''': Paladin]
->''"During the course of my official tenure as a Sultansworn, I traveled the length and breadth of Eorzea. Those experiences molded me into the man I am today."''
Former captain of the Paladin order and a fiercely loyal member of the royalist faction.
to:
'''Discipline''':
->''"During
The current ruler of Ishgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after the
Former captain
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* BadassMustache: He is a mustachioed lalafell man.
* CoolOldGuy: He's fairly old even if [[OlderThanHeLooks he doesn't look it]].
** Nanamo later states that she is very grateful for him and feels he looked out for her like a Grandfather.
* OldRetainer: Papashan has served the Sultanate for a very long time.
* ThePaladin: Former captain of the Sultansworn and still upholds their ideals.
* PraetorianGuard: He is a former member of the Paladin order, former being a loose term.
* RetiredBadass: He's semi retired as a knight but he still serves the Sultana faithfully.
* CoolOldGuy: He's fairly old even if [[OlderThanHeLooks he doesn't look it]].
** Nanamo later states that she is very grateful for him and feels he looked out for her like a Grandfather.
* OldRetainer: Papashan has served the Sultanate for a very long time.
* ThePaladin: Former captain of the Sultansworn and still upholds their ideals.
* PraetorianGuard: He is a former member of the Paladin order, former being a loose term.
* RetiredBadass: He's semi retired as a knight but he still serves the Sultana faithfully.
to:
* BadassMustache: He is AffablyEvil: Thordan isn't exactly a mustachioed lalafell man.
* CoolOldGuy: He's fairly old even if [[OlderThanHeLooks he doesn't look it]].
** Nanamo later states that she is very grateful for him and feels he looked out for her like a Grandfather.
* OldRetainer: Papashan has served the Sultanate for a very long time.
* ThePaladin: Former captain of the Sultansworn and still upholds their ideals.
* PraetorianGuard: He is a former member of the Paladin order, former being a loose term.
* RetiredBadass: He's semi retired as a knightbad person per se, but he still serves does very questionable things that paint him a different light, such as having one of his knights try to kill the Sultana faithfully.Warrior of Light when they tried to approach the Archbishop, an attack that was taken by Haurchefant instead. He also throws Aymeric, his son, into jail after said son questioned him about Ishgard's true history with the dragon horde. For his better side, he personally apologizes to the Warrior of Light when Tataru and Alphinaud were tried with heresy. He also acknowledges that Niddhog's rage is completely justified, but that it is unfair that one thousand years later, the descendants of the old King Thordan must pay for his sins. He believes what he is doing is truly the right thing for Ishgard.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
* CoolOldGuy: He's fairly old even if [[OlderThanHeLooks he doesn't look it]].
** Nanamo later states that she is very grateful for him and feels he looked out for her like a Grandfather.
* OldRetainer: Papashan has served the Sultanate for a very long time.
* ThePaladin: Former captain of the Sultansworn and still upholds their ideals.
* PraetorianGuard: He is a former member of the Paladin order, former being a loose term.
* RetiredBadass: He's semi retired as a knight
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Lancer]
A former mercenary from Ishgard and Raubahn's lieutenant in the Immortal Flames, she gains prominence in the 2.4 storyline [[spoiler: where it's revealed she is a traitor to Ul'dah, to both Dravania and the Garleans. After her treachery is discovered it is revealed she is firmly on the side of the Garleans]].
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* BeautyMark: On the left side of her mouth.
* BladeOnAStick: As a Lancer.
* ChekhovsGun: Her network of traitors returns [[spoiler: in 3.4, now working for the Ascians]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for going against her people was due to her lowborn status in Ishgard and how she was treated as something to be used and consumed instead of being treated like an actual person. She states she resorted to stealing, killing, and whoring herself out just to survive.]]
* NumberTwo: To Raubahn.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler: The Ivy]].
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[[folder:Fufulupa the Unbending]]
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'''Race''':Dunesfolk Lalafell\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A member of the Brass Blades.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Lancer]
A former mercenary from Ishgard and Raubahn's lieutenant in the Immortal Flames, she gains prominence in the 2.4 storyline [[spoiler: where it's revealed she is a traitor to Ul'dah, to both Dravania and the Garleans. After her treachery is discovered it is revealed she is firmly on the side of the Garleans]].
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* BeautyMark: On the left side of her mouth.
* BladeOnAStick: As a Lancer.
* ChekhovsGun: Her network of traitors returns [[spoiler: in 3.4, now working for the Ascians]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for going against her people was due to her lowborn status in Ishgard and how she was treated as something to be used and consumed instead of being treated like an actual person. She states she resorted to stealing, killing, and whoring herself out just to survive.]]
* NumberTwo: To Raubahn.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler: The Ivy]].
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A member of the Brass Blades.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Lancer]
A former mercenary from Ishgard and Raubahn's lieutenant in the Immortal Flames, she gains prominence in the 2.4 storyline [[spoiler: where it's revealed she is a traitor to Ul'dah, to both Dravania and the Garleans. After her treachery is discovered it is revealed she is firmly on the side
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* BeautyMark: On
A conspiracy of Ishgardian priests and knights formed shortly after the
* BladeOnAStick: As a Lancer.
* ChekhovsGun: Her network
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for going against her people was due
* NumberTwo: To Raubahn.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler: The Ivy]].
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A member of the Brass Blades.
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* BlushSticker: Has two painted red cheeks.
* TheCameo: He shows up in the level 52 Samurai job quest after Momozigo alerts him to corrupt brass blades buying a girl into sex slavery from a corrupt merchant (and the player knocking said corrupt blades out).
* EtTuBrute: He doesn't take the revelation that not just Captain Baldewyn, but nearly all of the Brass Blades are corrupt well at all.
* TokenGoodTeammate: As a ByTheBookCop in a group full of CorruptCops, he fits this.
* TheCameo: He shows up in the level 52 Samurai job quest after Momozigo alerts him to corrupt brass blades buying a girl into sex slavery from a corrupt merchant (and the player knocking said corrupt blades out).
* EtTuBrute: He doesn't take the revelation that not just Captain Baldewyn, but nearly all of the Brass Blades are corrupt well at all.
* TokenGoodTeammate: As a ByTheBookCop in a group full of CorruptCops, he fits this.
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* BlushSticker: Has two painted red cheeks.
ArcVillain: Of the 3.1 main questline.
*TheCameo: He shows InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic that Ishgard was infamous for before the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, they are also the ones who decide who is "with" or "against" them, and the "with" just so happens to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].]]
* KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in thelevel 52 Samurai job quest after Momozigo alerts him nick of time.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken tocorrupt brass blades buying a girl into sex slavery from a corrupt merchant (and the player knocking said corrupt blades out).
* EtTuBrute: He doesn't take the revelationextreme. [[spoiler: They are absolutely livid that not just Captain Baldewyn, but nearly all of Aymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused the Brass Blades are corrupt well at all.
* TokenGoodTeammate: As a ByTheBookCop in ageneral populace to look upon the church differently) and was trying to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group full of CorruptCops, starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill a child just so that the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: After the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile hefits this. put on before attempting to murder a hostage seemingly permanently plastered on his face, and he's completely unresponsive to the Inquisition's attempts to make him tell them if there are any more conspirators.]]
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* KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken to
* EtTuBrute: He doesn't take the revelation
* TokenGoodTeammate: As a ByTheBookCop in a
* VillainousBreakdown: After the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile he
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A [[NotSoSafeHarbor pirate port]] turned city state nestled in the shores of La Noscea, it is led by an admiral who sailors and pirates alike swear fealty to. The city is primarily home to Seawolf pirates and sailors but the warm weather has drawn many Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te while the surrounding plain are tended to by plainsfolk lalafell.
[[folder:Limsa Lominsa in General]]
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A [[NotSoSafeHarbor pirate port]] turned city state nestled in the shores of La Noscea, it is led by an admiral who sailors and pirates alike swear fealty to. The city is primarily home to Seawolf pirates and sailors but the warm weather has drawn many Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te while the surrounding plain are tended to by plainsfolk lalafell.
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A [[NotSoSafeHarbor pirate port]] turned city state nestled
''Note that, due to the nature of at least one of these characters and the fact that their entries would otherwise be totally blocked out, there are open spoilers in this folder.''
''Characters associated with Idyllshire can be found under the "Goblins" section of [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimalsAndBeastmen the Primals and Beastmen page]].''
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* BadassCreed: The Maelstrom's motto; "'Til Sea Swallows All!"
* CallToAgriculture: Merlwyb has encouraged most of the former pirates to do this, which they have done with varying success.
* CityGuards: The Yellowjackets, led by Commodore Reyner. The Rogues' Guild functions as a darker version of this, protecting the city from the shadows.
* TheDrunkenSailor: The city is full of these.
* FantasyGunControl: One of the few nations to avert this. Limsa is the only state in the Eorzean Alliance where blackpowder technology is advanced enough to be worthwhile despite the existence of magic, and its warships’ massive cannon batteries are major factors in its navy’s dominance of Eorzea’s seas. Even the recent technological advances in Ishgard that gave birth to its machinists and anti-dragon harpoons were based in part on Lominsan know-how.
* GeniusBruiser: Limsa is primarily a Sea Wolf Roegadyn city - in other words , most of the population are seven-foot-tall pirates built like silverback gorillas. It’s also the most technologically advanced of Eorzea’s great city-states, and its arcanists practice the most intellectually taxing of the major disciplines of magic.
* NotSoSafeHarbor: Limsa Lominsa used to be a pirate port where all manner if lawless crooks and brigands, only recently has piracy been completely outlawed in favor of privateering exclusively on the Garleans.
* PortTown: They've become this in recent years.
* PirateGirl: The Sanguine Sirens are a violent, [[DoesNotLikeMen man-hating]] pirate crew made entirely of women. Currently they are privateers to the Maelstrom and own a small eatery called the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Missing Member]].
* {{Privateer}}: Although piracy has been outlawed, several pirates are still in business as sanctioned privateers attacking the Garlean Empire's ships.
* CallToAgriculture: Merlwyb has encouraged most of the former pirates to do this, which they have done with varying success.
* CityGuards: The Yellowjackets, led by Commodore Reyner. The Rogues' Guild functions as a darker version of this, protecting the city from the shadows.
* TheDrunkenSailor: The city is full of these.
* FantasyGunControl: One of the few nations to avert this. Limsa is the only state in the Eorzean Alliance where blackpowder technology is advanced enough to be worthwhile despite the existence of magic, and its warships’ massive cannon batteries are major factors in its navy’s dominance of Eorzea’s seas. Even the recent technological advances in Ishgard that gave birth to its machinists and anti-dragon harpoons were based in part on Lominsan know-how.
* GeniusBruiser: Limsa is primarily a Sea Wolf Roegadyn city - in other words , most of the population are seven-foot-tall pirates built like silverback gorillas. It’s also the most technologically advanced of Eorzea’s great city-states, and its arcanists practice the most intellectually taxing of the major disciplines of magic.
* NotSoSafeHarbor: Limsa Lominsa used to be a pirate port where all manner if lawless crooks and brigands, only recently has piracy been completely outlawed in favor of privateering exclusively on the Garleans.
* PortTown: They've become this in recent years.
* PirateGirl: The Sanguine Sirens are a violent, [[DoesNotLikeMen man-hating]] pirate crew made entirely of women. Currently they are privateers to the Maelstrom and own a small eatery called the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Missing Member]].
* {{Privateer}}: Although piracy has been outlawed, several pirates are still in business as sanctioned privateers attacking the Garlean Empire's ships.
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* BadassCreed: The Maelstrom's motto; "'Til Sea Swallows All!"
* CallToAgriculture: Merlwyb has encouraged most of the former piratesTheAgeless: Dragons are functionally immortal and will only die if sufficient violence is done to do this, which their bodies or they have done their eyes removed.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war withvarying success.
Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood has the chance of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
*CityGuards: BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. TheYellowjackets, led by Commodore Reyner. majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. TheRogues' Guild functions as Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a darker dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version ofthis, protecting the city from the shadows.
* TheDrunkenSailor: The city is full of these.
* FantasyGunControl: One of the few nations to avertthis. Limsa is At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the only state player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in theEorzean Alliance where blackpowder technology wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce isadvanced enough to be worthwhile despite located in their eyes. If the existence of magic, eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood andits warships’ the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massivecannon batteries in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde aremajor factors in its navy’s dominance of Eorzea’s seas. Even human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the recent technological advances in Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals thatgave birth to its machinists and anti-dragon harpoons were based in part on Lominsan know-how.
* GeniusBruiser: Limsa is primarily a Sea Wolf Roegadyn city - in other words , most ofthe population are seven-foot-tall pirates built like silverback gorillas. It’s also the most technologically advanced of Eorzea’s great city-states, and its arcanists practice the most intellectually taxing of the major disciplines of magic.
* NotSoSafeHarbor: Limsa Lominsa used to be a pirate portplanet where all manner if lawless crooks and brigands, only recently has piracy been completely outlawed in favor of privateering exclusively on dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the Garleans.
* PortTown: They've become thismothercrystal in recent years.
* PirateGirl: The Sanguine Sirens are a violent, [[DoesNotLikeMen man-hating]] pirate crew made entirely of women. Currently they are privateersorder to the Maelstrom and own a small eatery called the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Missing Member]].
* {{Privateer}}: Although piracy has been outlawed, several pirates are still in business as sanctioned privateers attacking the Garlean Empire's ships.be allowed to stay.]]
* CallToAgriculture: Merlwyb has encouraged most of the former pirates
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with
*
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of
* TheDrunkenSailor: The city is full of these.
* FantasyGunControl: One of the few nations to avert
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that
* GeniusBruiser: Limsa is primarily a Sea Wolf Roegadyn city - in other words , most of
* NotSoSafeHarbor: Limsa Lominsa used to be a pirate port
* PortTown: They've become this
* PirateGirl: The Sanguine Sirens are a violent, [[DoesNotLikeMen man-hating]] pirate crew made entirely of women. Currently they are privateers
* {{Privateer}}: Although piracy has been outlawed, several pirates are still in business as sanctioned privateers attacking the Garlean Empire's ships.
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'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Bane of the Fourteenth\\
'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Bane of the Fourteenth\\
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->''"Men in my line o' work tend to know a little somethin' 'bout everythin'."''
The head of the adventurer's guild in Limsa Lominsa, the Drowning Wench. Like Momodi, he is one of the first characters that players who start in Limsa Lominsa meet.
The head of the adventurer's guild in Limsa Lominsa, the Drowning Wench. Like Momodi, he is one of the first characters that players who start in Limsa Lominsa meet.
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->''"Men in my line o' work tend to know a little somethin' 'bout everythin'.die, and their children forget. But we are everlasting."''
The head This dragon, ancient beyond all memory and reckoning, has been many things... but today, he is dead. Eorzean myth says that Midgardsormr was charged with the protection of Silvertear Lake and its abundant aether by the heads of the adventurer's guild in Limsa Lominsa, Eorzean pantheon, Althyk and Nymeia, at the Drowning Wench. Like Momodi, dawn of time itself. Whether or not that is true, Midgardsormr has been around as long as ''anyone'' can remember or find record of, and always protected Silvertear... which is why he is one called down a massive host of Dravanians to confront the Garlean Empire when they tried to take Silvertear for themselves, ten years prior to the beginning of ''Legacy''. The ensuing battle destroyed a huge portion of the first characters that players who start in Limsa Lominsa meet.Garlean Air Force, including their super-dreadnought, the ''Agrius''... and with it seemingly died the ageless dragon himself.
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* TheBartender: He is the owner and proprietor of the Drowning Wench.
* CallToAgriculture: Baderon used to be an adventurer himself, but eventually settled down to run the Drowning Wench instead.
* HiddenDepths: He comes off as an unassuming bartender, but Baderon is the realm's foremost expert on ciphers and his services are often called on to decode nevarious missives.
* TalkLikeAPirate: He has a proud Lominsan accent.
* CallToAgriculture: Baderon used to be an adventurer himself, but eventually settled down to run the Drowning Wench instead.
* HiddenDepths: He comes off as an unassuming bartender, but Baderon is the realm's foremost expert on ciphers and his services are often called on to decode nevarious missives.
* TalkLikeAPirate: He has a proud Lominsan accent.
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* TheBartender: He is AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Midgardsormr seems remarkably unconcerned with the owner state of his physical body at any given time, and proprietor will change form to suit his needs. He first reappears in a spectral version of his old body to battle the Warrior of Light, then when he accompanies the Warrior he takes on the unassuming form of a dragonling, later turns into a larger but still reasonably sized form to give the Warrior a ride into and out of the Drowning Wench.
Aetherochemical Research Facility, and later still returns to his dragonling form during the investigation into Omega's activities. He is also fully capable of hiding his presence from anyone, and will appear and disappear without warning.
*CallToAgriculture: Baderon AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to bean adventurer himself, one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventuallysettled down to run reaches the Drowning Wench instead.
point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
*HiddenDepths: FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does'' seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comesoff as to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an unassuming bartender, indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; butBaderon either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is therealm's foremost expert fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on ciphers the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and hisservices are often called on to decode nevarious missives.
* TalkLikeAPirate: Hesubsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a proud Lominsan accent.lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually
*
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his
* TalkLikeAPirate: He
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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'''Race''': Seawolf Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Admiral\\
'''Discipline''': Musketeer]
->''"Victory is a far-flung shore. Mark the skies, abide the tides, trust your crew--and she will be yours."''
The stalwart Admiral of Limsa Lominsa, and leader of the Maelstrom.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: She inadvertently demonstrates that [[spoiler: immortal beings like Ascians can be killed]] by shooting a Sahagin priest to [[TalkToTheFist shut him up]]. Though it goes unacknowledged at the time due to bigger things going on, the Scions research and discuss its importance later.
* ActionGirl: Whenever she gets into a fight she tends to be the dominating force on the battlefield.
* BigGood: Of the Maelstrom Grand Company.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's 7 feet tall, strong, muscular, and hoo boy is she ever endowed.
* CleavageWindow: Merlwyb's uniform is unclasped in the front, exposing the nape of her neck and a decent portion of bust.
* CombatPragmatist: When the Sahagin high oracle starts to summon Leviathan, she doesn't even hesitate to pop him in the head. [[NoSell It doesn't work]], but she just keeps shooting him every time he gets up until he eventually ''does'' die.
* FourStarBadass: You don't rise to the rank of Admiral in Limsa Lominsa by being a wuss.
* GunsAkimbo: Her WeaponOfChoice is a pair of double-barreled flintlock pistols.
* GroinAttack: Shoots a poor, poor enemy between the legs.
* HeroicAlbino: Roegadyns tend to have weird skin colors, but hers is a ghostly white unique to her.
* HotBloodedSideburns: A rare female example. She's still very much got the fiery pirate captain in her, and, well, just look at those.
* IronLady: As befitting a former Pirate Queen.
* MeaningfulName: Merlwyb means "sea woman" in the Roegadyn tongue, a name that's very fitting for an admiral and former pirate queen.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Annihilator and Death Penalty]] a pair of muskets once used by the {{pirate}} king [[CaptainColorBeard Mistbeard]].
* OutOfFocus: Along with Kan-E, Merlwyb has not received nearly as much focus the other major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* [[PirateGirl Ex-Pirate Woman]]: Or at least, she'd like everyone to think she's 'ex'.
* PowerHair: Keeps her hair cut to even length with her jaw line, and combed back.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: She's a Sea Wolf Roegadyn.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Like with Kan-E-Senna, Merlwyb leaves after the banquet in Ul'dah goes to hell, though she does express frustration over what happened and how there was little she could do to stop it, and in the Japanese dialogue, she's ready to pop Ilberd in the head and her aide has to remind her that would turn it into an international incident. She also tells the people of Limsa Lominsa that the Warrior of Light had nothing to do with the Sultana's assassination and is to be allowed to walk in their city freely.]]
* SelfMadeWoman: Pirates (even former ones) have no use for inherited titles and respect only strength. She's the one at the top.
* ActionGirl: Whenever she gets into a fight she tends to be the dominating force on the battlefield.
* BigGood: Of the Maelstrom Grand Company.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's 7 feet tall, strong, muscular, and hoo boy is she ever endowed.
* CleavageWindow: Merlwyb's uniform is unclasped in the front, exposing the nape of her neck and a decent portion of bust.
* CombatPragmatist: When the Sahagin high oracle starts to summon Leviathan, she doesn't even hesitate to pop him in the head. [[NoSell It doesn't work]], but she just keeps shooting him every time he gets up until he eventually ''does'' die.
* FourStarBadass: You don't rise to the rank of Admiral in Limsa Lominsa by being a wuss.
* GunsAkimbo: Her WeaponOfChoice is a pair of double-barreled flintlock pistols.
* GroinAttack: Shoots a poor, poor enemy between the legs.
* HeroicAlbino: Roegadyns tend to have weird skin colors, but hers is a ghostly white unique to her.
* HotBloodedSideburns: A rare female example. She's still very much got the fiery pirate captain in her, and, well, just look at those.
* IronLady: As befitting a former Pirate Queen.
* MeaningfulName: Merlwyb means "sea woman" in the Roegadyn tongue, a name that's very fitting for an admiral and former pirate queen.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Annihilator and Death Penalty]] a pair of muskets once used by the {{pirate}} king [[CaptainColorBeard Mistbeard]].
* OutOfFocus: Along with Kan-E, Merlwyb has not received nearly as much focus the other major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* [[PirateGirl Ex-Pirate Woman]]: Or at least, she'd like everyone to think she's 'ex'.
* PowerHair: Keeps her hair cut to even length with her jaw line, and combed back.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: She's a Sea Wolf Roegadyn.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Like with Kan-E-Senna, Merlwyb leaves after the banquet in Ul'dah goes to hell, though she does express frustration over what happened and how there was little she could do to stop it, and in the Japanese dialogue, she's ready to pop Ilberd in the head and her aide has to remind her that would turn it into an international incident. She also tells the people of Limsa Lominsa that the Warrior of Light had nothing to do with the Sultana's assassination and is to be allowed to walk in their city freely.]]
* SelfMadeWoman: Pirates (even former ones) have no use for inherited titles and respect only strength. She's the one at the top.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: She inadvertently demonstrates that [[spoiler: immortal beings like Ascians can be killed]] by shooting a Sahagin priest AdaptationalVillainy: Due to [[TalkToTheFist shut him up]]. Though it goes unacknowledged at the time due to bigger things going on, the Scions research and discuss its importance later.
* ActionGirl: Whenever she gets intoa fight she tends to be the dominating force on the battlefield.
* BigGood: Of the Maelstrom Grand Company.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's 7 feet tall, strong, muscular, and hoo boy is she ever endowed.
* CleavageWindow: Merlwyb's uniform is unclasped in the front, exposing the nape of her neck and a decent portion of bust.
* CombatPragmatist: When the Sahagin high oracle starts to summon Leviathan, she doesn't even hesitate to pop him in the head. [[NoSell It doesn't work]], but she just keeps shooting him every time he gets up until he eventually ''does'' die.
* FourStarBadass: You don't rise to the rank of Admiral in Limsa Lominsa by being a wuss.
* GunsAkimbo: Her WeaponOfChoice is a pair of double-barreled flintlock pistols.
* GroinAttack: Shoots a poor, poor enemymiscommunication between the legs.
* HeroicAlbino: Roegadyns tend to have weird skin colors, but hers is a ghostly white unique to her.
* HotBloodedSideburns: A rare female example. She's still very much got the fiery pirate captain in her, and, well, just look at those.
* IronLady: As befitting a former Pirate Queen.
* MeaningfulName: Merlwyb means "sea woman"cinematics and modelling team, Hraesvelgr appears in the Roegadyn tongue, a name that's very fitting for an admiral and former pirate queen.
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Annihilator and Death Penalty]] a pair of muskets once used by the {{pirate}} king [[CaptainColorBeard Mistbeard]].
* OutOfFocus: Along with Kan-E, Merlwyb has not received nearly as much focus the other major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* [[PirateGirl Ex-Pirate Woman]]: Or at least, she'd like everyone to think she's 'ex'.
* PowerHair: Keeps her hair cut to even length with her jaw line, and combed back.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: She's a Sea Wolf Roegadyn.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Like with Kan-E-Senna, Merlwyb leaves after the banquet in Ul'dah goes to hell, though she does express frustration over what happened and how there was little she could do to stop it, and in the Japanese dialogue, she's ready to pop Ilberd in the head and her aide has to remind her that would turn it into an international incident. She also tells the people of Limsa Lominsa thatoriginal ''Heavensward'' trailer attacking the Warrior of Light had nothing to do with on the Sultana's assassination and is Steps of Faith before being driven back (it was originally meant to be allowed Nidhogg). He never attacks the heroes at all in the proper game, save as the final boss of Sohr Khai, which is a challenge he posed to walk you and not a fight to the death.
* TheAloner: He spends his life intheir city freely.isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
*SelfMadeWoman: Pirates (even former ones) have no use BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself forinherited titles peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with onlystrength. She's a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at thetop.debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
* ActionGirl: Whenever she gets into
* BigGood: Of the Maelstrom Grand Company.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's 7 feet tall, strong, muscular, and hoo boy is she ever endowed.
* CleavageWindow: Merlwyb's uniform is unclasped in the front, exposing the nape of her neck and a decent portion of bust.
* CombatPragmatist: When the Sahagin high oracle starts to summon Leviathan, she doesn't even hesitate to pop him in the head. [[NoSell It doesn't work]], but she just keeps shooting him every time he gets up until he eventually ''does'' die.
* FourStarBadass: You don't rise to the rank of Admiral in Limsa Lominsa by being a wuss.
* GunsAkimbo: Her WeaponOfChoice is a pair of double-barreled flintlock pistols.
* GroinAttack: Shoots a poor, poor enemy
* HeroicAlbino: Roegadyns tend to have weird skin colors, but hers is a ghostly white unique to her.
* HotBloodedSideburns: A rare female example. She's still very much got the fiery pirate captain in her, and, well, just look at those.
* IronLady: As befitting a former Pirate Queen.
* MeaningfulName: Merlwyb means "sea woman"
* NamedWeapons: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Annihilator and Death Penalty]] a pair of muskets once used by the {{pirate}} king [[CaptainColorBeard Mistbeard]].
* OutOfFocus: Along with Kan-E, Merlwyb has not received nearly as much focus the other major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* [[PirateGirl Ex-Pirate Woman]]: Or at least, she'd like everyone to think she's 'ex'.
* PowerHair: Keeps her hair cut to even length with her jaw line, and combed back.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: She's a Sea Wolf Roegadyn.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Like with Kan-E-Senna, Merlwyb leaves after the banquet in Ul'dah goes to hell, though she does express frustration over what happened and how there was little she could do to stop it, and in the Japanese dialogue, she's ready to pop Ilberd in the head and her aide has to remind her that would turn it into an international incident. She also tells the people of Limsa Lominsa that
* TheAloner: He spends his life in
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
*
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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[[folder:Eynzahr Slafyrsyn]]
!!!Voiced by: Shigeo Kiyama (JP), Grant George (EN), Serge Biavan (FR), Helmut Krauss (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Shigeo Kiyama (JP), Grant George (EN), Serge Biavan (FR), Helmut Krauss (DE)
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'''Race''': Seawolf Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Mistbeard, King of the Five Seas\\
'''Discipline''': Marauder, Musketeer]
->''"Some among us believe that piracy is a time-honored tradition. But so long as we cling to this tradition, we will never know lasting prosperity."''
Right-hand man to the Admiral and Grand Marshal of the Maelstrom.
'''Epithet''': Mistbeard, King of the Five Seas\\
'''Discipline''': Marauder, Musketeer]
->''"Some among us believe that piracy is a time-honored tradition. But so long as we cling to this tradition, we will never know lasting prosperity."''
Right-hand man to the Admiral and Grand Marshal of the Maelstrom.
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'''Race''': Seawolf Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Mistbeard, King of the Five Seas\\
Dragon\\
'''Discipline''':Marauder, Musketeer]
->''"Some among us believe that piracyN/A]
->''"The way to peace isa time-honored tradition. But so long as we paved with understanding. We must not cling to this tradition, we will never know lasting prosperity."''
Right-hand man toour secrets so tightly!"''
Nidhogg's and Hraesvelgr's sister (And theAdmiral and Grand Marshal other known female member of the Maelstrom.First Brood besides Tiamat). She was killed by the original King Thordan and his Knights Twelve, starting the Dragonsong War.
'''Epithet''': Mistbeard, King of the Five Seas\\
'''Discipline''':
->''"Some among us believe that piracy
->''"The way to peace is
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* AnAxeToGrind: Fittingly for a former pirate, he is an accomplished Marauder.
* BadassLongcoat: In battle, he wears the Storm Elite's Scale Mail an armored pirate coat.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: He dips into this when talking about Mistbeard.
* CaptainColorBeard: Well, weatherbeard in his case.
* CombatPragmatist: When he fights you in the hard version of Hullbreaker Isle, he attacks with his axe and focuses on making big cleaving spin attacks. Once he switches to his Mistbeard persona, he starts using attacks that are quite cheap and dirty; he ditches the axe for a gun, uses a special poison that lowers the party's maximum HP and attack power, and will use Leg Shot to cripple a party member's movement speed so that they can get caught in his heavily damaging Grenado Shot. He basically does whatever he can to hamper your ability to fight.
* CoolBoat: It's him at the helm of the Whorleater when you fight Leviathan.
* CoolMask: As Mistbeard he wore the pirate's signature mask.
* ExplodingBarrels: He will rig the arena with Firesand Kegs which he can shoot to make explode in his boss fight.
* FourStarBadass: He is the second highest ranked member of the Maelstrom.
* GogglesDoNothing: He wears a pair of goggles for no real reason. He's shown wearing glasses in civilian attire, so the goggles are likely corrective.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Shortly into his fight in Hullbreaker Isle (Hard) he puts on his mask and hangs up his ax to fight with his pistol instead.
* LegacyCharacter: The identity of Mistbeard is passed down through the generations, he himself was the most recent bearer.
* NumberTwo: Second in command and answers only to the Admiral.
* PlayingWithFire: When using his ax his boss fight has him wielding powerful fire magic alongside it.
* SubordinateExcuse: It is rumored that he and the Admiral are involved both as himself and his former identity, the Dread Pirate Mistbeard.
* BadassLongcoat: In battle, he wears the Storm Elite's Scale Mail an armored pirate coat.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: He dips into this when talking about Mistbeard.
* CaptainColorBeard: Well, weatherbeard in his case.
* CombatPragmatist: When he fights you in the hard version of Hullbreaker Isle, he attacks with his axe and focuses on making big cleaving spin attacks. Once he switches to his Mistbeard persona, he starts using attacks that are quite cheap and dirty; he ditches the axe for a gun, uses a special poison that lowers the party's maximum HP and attack power, and will use Leg Shot to cripple a party member's movement speed so that they can get caught in his heavily damaging Grenado Shot. He basically does whatever he can to hamper your ability to fight.
* CoolBoat: It's him at the helm of the Whorleater when you fight Leviathan.
* CoolMask: As Mistbeard he wore the pirate's signature mask.
* ExplodingBarrels: He will rig the arena with Firesand Kegs which he can shoot to make explode in his boss fight.
* FourStarBadass: He is the second highest ranked member of the Maelstrom.
* GogglesDoNothing: He wears a pair of goggles for no real reason. He's shown wearing glasses in civilian attire, so the goggles are likely corrective.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Shortly into his fight in Hullbreaker Isle (Hard) he puts on his mask and hangs up his ax to fight with his pistol instead.
* LegacyCharacter: The identity of Mistbeard is passed down through the generations, he himself was the most recent bearer.
* NumberTwo: Second in command and answers only to the Admiral.
* PlayingWithFire: When using his ax his boss fight has him wielding powerful fire magic alongside it.
* SubordinateExcuse: It is rumored that he and the Admiral are involved both as himself and his former identity, the Dread Pirate Mistbeard.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Fittingly for a former pirate, he is an accomplished Marauder.
* BadassLongcoat: In battle, he wearsEyeScream: She had her eyes gouged out and consumed by the Storm Elite's Scale Mail an armored pirate coat.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: He dips into this when talking about Mistbeard.
* CaptainColorBeard: Well, weatherbeard in his case.
* CombatPragmatist: When he fights youIshgardians. This had the effect of placing her power in the hard version blood of Hullbreaker Isle, he attacks with his axe all their descendants, and focuses on making big cleaving spin attacks. Once he switches to his Mistbeard persona, he starts using attacks that are quite cheap being the reason the Heretics can become dragons.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, anddirty; he ditches after the axe for a gun, uses a special poison that lowers the party's maximum HP and attack power, and will use Leg Shot to cripple a party member's movement speed so that Ishgardians ate her eyes, they can get caught in his heavily damaging Grenado Shot. He basically does whatever he can to hamper your gained the ability to fight.
become dragons.
*CoolBoat: NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the source of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It'shim at also worth nothing that her namesake is the helm squirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being the names of the Whorleater when you fight Leviathan.
* CoolMask: As Mistbeard he worewyrms hurt by her death the pirate's signature mask.
most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
*ExplodingBarrels: He will rig WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the arena expansion, with Firesand Kegs which he can shoot to make explode in his boss fight.
* FourStarBadass: He isthe second highest ranked member of biggest being the Maelstrom.
* GogglesDoNothing: He wears a pair of goggles for no real reason. He's shown wearing glasses in civilian attire, so the goggles are likely corrective.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Shortly into his fight in Hullbreaker Isle (Hard) he puts on his mask and hangs up his ax to fight with his pistol instead.
* LegacyCharacter: The identity of Mistbeard is passed down through the generations, he himself was the most recent bearer.
* NumberTwo: Second in command and answers only to the Admiral.
* PlayingWithFire: When using his ax his boss fight has him wielding powerful fire magic alongside it.
* SubordinateExcuse: It is rumoredrevelation that he and the Admiral are involved both as himself and his former identity, the Dread Pirate Mistbeard.Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.
* BadassLongcoat: In battle, he wears
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: He dips into this when talking about Mistbeard.
* CaptainColorBeard: Well, weatherbeard in his case.
* CombatPragmatist: When he fights you
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and
*
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's
* CoolMask: As Mistbeard he wore
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
*
* FourStarBadass: He is
* GogglesDoNothing: He wears a pair of goggles for no real reason. He's shown wearing glasses in civilian attire, so the goggles are likely corrective.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Shortly into his fight in Hullbreaker Isle (Hard) he puts on his mask and hangs up his ax to fight with his pistol instead.
* LegacyCharacter: The identity of Mistbeard is passed down through the generations, he himself was the most recent bearer.
* NumberTwo: Second in command and answers only to the Admiral.
* PlayingWithFire: When using his ax his boss fight has him wielding powerful fire magic alongside it.
* SubordinateExcuse: It is rumored
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!!!Voiced by: Yu Sugimoto (JP), Gemma Whelan (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Kim Pfeiffer (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Marauder]
Captain of the Kraken's Arms, one of Limsa Lominsa's largest and most successful pirate fleets.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Wields a particularly big one in battle.
* BaitAndSwitch: When performing a short quest for him, Carvallain often asks for help with his ''completely legitimate business'' to deliver his "spices" to people in Limsa. At first, it seems like he's working in some shady dealings as a pirate and trying to dupe you into his work. In reality, it ''is'' all perfectly legitimate work. He's having you take deliveries to his customers and his piracy is sanctioned privateering against Garlemald.
* DefectorfromDecadence: [[spoiler: He was born to House Durendaire but was dissatisfied with this fate and assumed the alias of a House Durendaire bannerman, running away after his fourteenth nameday]]
* InsistentTerminology: Captain Carvallain refers to everything he trades in as "spice", regardless of what it actually is (like Garlean firesand).
* NiceHat: He wears a stylish feathered chapeau.
* TheRival: To the captain of the Sirens.
'''Discipline''': Marauder]
Captain of the Kraken's Arms, one of Limsa Lominsa's largest and most successful pirate fleets.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Wields a particularly big one in battle.
* BaitAndSwitch: When performing a short quest for him, Carvallain often asks for help with his ''completely legitimate business'' to deliver his "spices" to people in Limsa. At first, it seems like he's working in some shady dealings as a pirate and trying to dupe you into his work. In reality, it ''is'' all perfectly legitimate work. He's having you take deliveries to his customers and his piracy is sanctioned privateering against Garlemald.
* DefectorfromDecadence: [[spoiler: He was born to House Durendaire but was dissatisfied with this fate and assumed the alias of a House Durendaire bannerman, running away after his fourteenth nameday]]
* InsistentTerminology: Captain Carvallain refers to everything he trades in as "spice", regardless of what it actually is (like Garlean firesand).
* NiceHat: He wears a stylish feathered chapeau.
* TheRival: To the captain of the Sirens.
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'''Discipline''':
Captain
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial leader of Hraesvelgr's brood below Sohm Al, dealing with any issues that don't outright require Hraesvelgr's input on, and being a direct bridge to him when it is. Vidofnir serves as a representative of the
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* AnAxeToGrind: Wields a particularly big one
* BaitAndSwitch: When performing a short quest for him, Carvallain often asks for help with his ''completely legitimate business''
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* AffectionateNickname: Fondly refers to Ysayle as "Little One".
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some
*
* InsistentTerminology: Captain Carvallain refers
* NiceHat: He wears a stylish feathered chapeau.
* TheRival: To the captain
* NumberTwo: She seems to be the highest ranking dragon in Hraesvelgr's brood next to her father, and due to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.
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A [[HiddenElfVillage city hidden]] among the boughs of the [[TheLostWoods Black Shroud]], the wise [[{{Transhuman}} Padjali]] Seedseers lead the its people under the council of the [[GeniusLoci Elementals]]- the spirits of the wood. Founded under coalition of Elezen and Hyur, the citystate is also home to many Keeper of the Moon hunting parties.
[[folder:Gridania in General]]
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A [[HiddenElfVillage city hidden]] among the boughs of the [[TheLostWoods Black Shroud]], the wise [[{{Transhuman}} Padjali]] Seedseers lead the its people under the council of the [[GeniusLoci Elementals]]- the spirits of the wood. Founded under coalition of Elezen and Hyur, the citystate is also home to many Keeper of the Moon hunting parties.
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'''Race''':Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin for both his power and nobility, being among the
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* ForestRanger: The Wood Wailers, which also function as CityGuards.
* GeniusLoci: Gridania is governed by the Elementals, [[TheFairFolk inscrutable fey]] entities which operate on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Because if they're not, they risk GaiasVengeance.
* NatureIsNotNice: Which is why they're constantly trying to appease the elementals.
* GeniusLoci: Gridania is governed by the Elementals, [[TheFairFolk inscrutable fey]] entities which operate on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Because if they're not, they risk GaiasVengeance.
* NatureIsNotNice: Which is why they're constantly trying to appease the elementals.
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* ForestRanger: The Wood Wailers, AscendedExtra: Originally a FATE boss, he was low-key promoted to one of the three leaders of Hraesvelgr's brood in 3.3 and challenged Aymeric as part of Sohr Kai's trials, after which he bore him into the final battle against Nidhogg. And given the epilogue after the war's end, he and Aymeric have apparently formed a kinship, enough so that they often fly around the city and other parts of Ishgard. [[spoiler: He also function as CityGuards.
* GeniusLoci: Gridania is governed byshows up at the Elementals, [[TheFairFolk inscrutable fey]] entities finale of the ''Stormblood'' Dragoon quest chain, being Orn Khai's father and the one who requested you track down and bring back Faunehm.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One of the hardest FATE bosses in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a thousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players as one whichoperate on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Because if they're not, they risk GaiasVengeance.
* NatureIsNotNice: Which is why they're constantly tryingleads him to appease the elementals.challenge them to a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.
* GeniusLoci: Gridania is governed by
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One of the hardest FATE bosses in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a thousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players as one which
* InHarmonyWithNature: Because if they're not, they risk GaiasVengeance.
* NatureIsNotNice: Which is why they're constantly trying
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->''"Great or small, every contribution counts."''
The head of the adventurer's guild in Gridania, the Carline Canopy. She is one of the first characters that Gridanian players meet.
->''"Great or small, every contribution counts."''
The head of the adventurer's guild in Gridania, the Carline Canopy. She is one of the first characters that Gridanian players meet.
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'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''':N/A]
->''"Great or small, every contribution counts.Thaumaturge]
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
The head of An Elezen woman who leads the adventurer's guild in Gridania, the Carline Canopy. She is one Harriers, a [[TheHeretic heretical]] group of the first characters defectors that Gridanian players meet.left the Holy See of Ishgard in favor of their sworn enemies the Dravanian Horde.
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->''"Great or small, every contribution counts.
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Fufucha of the Botanist's Guild notes that while she is a reasonable woman, she can be quite frightening when angered.
* EasingIntoTheAdventure: She is a proponent of this.
* SoProudOfYou: Befitting her status as TeamMom, she'll often tell you this whenever you accomplish something noteworthy.
* SupremeChef: Mother Miounne is well known in Gridania for her signature eel pies.
* TakeThatAudience: Mother Miounne apparently knows about most players' sense of humor with character creation regarding names.
-->'''Mother Miounne''': Oh, and I would appreciate it if you used your ''real'' name--there is a special place in the seventh hell for those who use "amusing" aliases.
* TeamMom: It's in her name, and she encourages adventurers to see her as this. She often encourages the player in everything they do.
* EasingIntoTheAdventure: She is a proponent of this.
* SoProudOfYou: Befitting her status as TeamMom, she'll often tell you this whenever you accomplish something noteworthy.
* SupremeChef: Mother Miounne is well known in Gridania for her signature eel pies.
* TakeThatAudience: Mother Miounne apparently knows about most players' sense of humor with character creation regarding names.
-->'''Mother Miounne''': Oh, and I would appreciate it if you used your ''real'' name--there is a special place in the seventh hell for those who use "amusing" aliases.
* TeamMom: It's in her name, and she encourages adventurers to see her as this. She often encourages the player in everything they do.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Fufucha AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler: Like Haurchefaunt, Ysayle appears to help you and Alphinaud remove Nidhogg's eye from Estinien's body, freeing him from his rage. Afterward, she and Haurchefaunt GoIntoTheLight]].
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired of theBotanist's Guild notes blind obedience her people have for the Dragonsong War (and apparently clued in to more of the history than her kinsmen thanks to the Echo), defects to the side of their sworn enemies, the Dravanian Horde.
* CultOfPersonality: She has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief thatwhile she is a reasonable woman, she they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as the Warrior of Light walks up.]]
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they canbe quite frightening when angered.
now invade.
*EasingIntoTheAdventure: GhostMemory: She is a proponent blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior ofthis.
* SoProudOfYou: BefittingLight during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her status as TeamMom, she'll often tell faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. youthis whenever you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be somethingnoteworthy.
* SupremeChef: Mother Miounne is well known in Gridanianeither of them are, and the Warrior of Light and Estinien call her out for the fact that she got so many innocents killed over her signature eel pies.
* TakeThatAudience: Mother Miounne apparently knows about most players' sense of humornaive beliefs with character creation regarding names.
-->'''Mother Miounne''': Oh, and I would appreciate it if you used your ''real'' name--there is a special place inonly partial knowledge of the seventh hell for those past. For someone who use "amusing" aliases.
wants to end the Dragonsong War, she helped make it very much ''worse''.]]
*TeamMom: It's in WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her name, and own body as a vessel. Remarkably she encourages adventurers to see her as this. She often encourages remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everythingthey do.else she learned previously. She eventually gets over it and seeks to aid the Warrior of Light and Estinien in ending the war for good so that the bloodshed on both sides can end.]]
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired of the
* CultOfPersonality: She has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they can
*
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of
* SoProudOfYou: Befitting
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be something
* SupremeChef: Mother Miounne is well known in Gridania
* TakeThatAudience: Mother Miounne apparently knows about most players' sense of humor
-->'''Mother Miounne''': Oh, and I would appreciate it if you used your ''real'' name--there is a special place in
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** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything
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'''Epithet''': Elder Seedseer\\
'''Discipline''': White Mage]
->''"No road is closed to those true of heart."''
The wise and powerful Elder Seedseer who leads Gridania and its Order of the Twin Adder, maintaining peace between the mortal denizens and the elementals that live in the forest.
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->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened and all the suffering he's caused, [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal
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* ActionGirl: Finally shows it when she can be seen fighting on the front lines with everyone else in the battle of Ala Mhigo.
* BigGood: Of the Order of the Twin Adder Grand Company.
* DishingOutDirt: She is shown to use Stone spells in battle.
* {{Druid}}: As mentioned before, Seedseers can hear the Elementals, and interpret their will, as well as provide healing to nature, and those who respect it. She is very attuned to the aether, and as such, can sense dark presences (often the Ascians) easily.
* ForceField: She uses the same Aetherial Pulse barrier as Y'shtola to protect the alliance in the Ghymlit Dark.
* GreenThumb: Is a Seedseer and White Mage, which here, pull double duty of being a fantasy {{Druid}}. As such, she can hear the Elementals' will.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As evidenced by her picture. The most soft spoken, composed, and kindest of the three Grand Company leaders, she's held in high regard by the people of Gridania as the very embodiment of what they strive for living in the Black Shroud.
* HighPriest: Of Gridana's environmental theocracy.
* HornedHumanoid: As a Padjal, she has horns and is gifted with eternal youth.
* InHarmonyWithNature: As the Seedseer and a Padjal, she is very much in tune with the elementals.
* NamedWeapon: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Claustrum]], a staff created from a tree that survived the [[ApocalypseHow 6th Umbral Era]].
* NatureHero: Is one with the Elementals of the forest and defends both her people and the forest.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Comes with being a Padjal, as she stopped aging at some point in her late teens or early twenties. This actually makes her unique among her peers, as she appears visibly older then her fellow Padjals who mostly look like children or preteens, even though some of them, like E-Sumi-Yan, are older than her.
* OutOfFocus: Along with Merlwyb, Kan-E has not received nearly as much focus the other major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* PrettyInMink: Her robe has a white fur collar.
* {{Seer}}: Right there in the title. She was admitted into the Conjurer's Guild for predicting forest fires and locust infestations.
* {{Transhuman}}: Kan-E-Senna is a Padjal, an eternally young HornedHumanoid that is born from regular Hyur parents.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After the Warrior of Light and the Scions are accused of killing Nanamo and seeing Raubahn go on a murderous rampage to avenge her, Kan-E-Senna quickly leaves the room to ensure her own safety. She does, however, tell her people that the Warrior of Light is to be declared innocent and to not listen to the false rumors.]]
* ShipTease: With the Keeper of the Entwined Serpents, captain of her personal guard. He is a former imperial soldier that Kan-E-Senna personally nursed back to health after the Battle of Carteneau, which earned her his undying loyalty and seemingly more, as the man is very obviously enamored with her but CannotSpitItOut.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a powerful WhiteMage, shown using powerful Stone spells in the fight to reclaim Ala Mhigo.
* StaffOfAuthority: Her WeaponOfChoice is a MagicStaff.
* WhiteMage: Along with her siblings, she is one of the original White Mages, as prior to the Seventh Umbral Era only Padjal were permitted to take on the job.
* BigGood: Of the Order of the Twin Adder Grand Company.
* DishingOutDirt: She is shown to use Stone spells in battle.
* {{Druid}}: As mentioned before, Seedseers can hear the Elementals, and interpret their will, as well as provide healing to nature, and those who respect it. She is very attuned to the aether, and as such, can sense dark presences (often the Ascians) easily.
* ForceField: She uses the same Aetherial Pulse barrier as Y'shtola to protect the alliance in the Ghymlit Dark.
* GreenThumb: Is a Seedseer and White Mage, which here, pull double duty of being a fantasy {{Druid}}. As such, she can hear the Elementals' will.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As evidenced by her picture. The most soft spoken, composed, and kindest of the three Grand Company leaders, she's held in high regard by the people of Gridania as the very embodiment of what they strive for living in the Black Shroud.
* HighPriest: Of Gridana's environmental theocracy.
* HornedHumanoid: As a Padjal, she has horns and is gifted with eternal youth.
* InHarmonyWithNature: As the Seedseer and a Padjal, she is very much in tune with the elementals.
* NamedWeapon: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Claustrum]], a staff created from a tree that survived the [[ApocalypseHow 6th Umbral Era]].
* NatureHero: Is one with the Elementals of the forest and defends both her people and the forest.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Comes with being a Padjal, as she stopped aging at some point in her late teens or early twenties. This actually makes her unique among her peers, as she appears visibly older then her fellow Padjals who mostly look like children or preteens, even though some of them, like E-Sumi-Yan, are older than her.
* OutOfFocus: Along with Merlwyb, Kan-E has not received nearly as much focus the other major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* PrettyInMink: Her robe has a white fur collar.
* {{Seer}}: Right there in the title. She was admitted into the Conjurer's Guild for predicting forest fires and locust infestations.
* {{Transhuman}}: Kan-E-Senna is a Padjal, an eternally young HornedHumanoid that is born from regular Hyur parents.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After the Warrior of Light and the Scions are accused of killing Nanamo and seeing Raubahn go on a murderous rampage to avenge her, Kan-E-Senna quickly leaves the room to ensure her own safety. She does, however, tell her people that the Warrior of Light is to be declared innocent and to not listen to the false rumors.]]
* ShipTease: With the Keeper of the Entwined Serpents, captain of her personal guard. He is a former imperial soldier that Kan-E-Senna personally nursed back to health after the Battle of Carteneau, which earned her his undying loyalty and seemingly more, as the man is very obviously enamored with her but CannotSpitItOut.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a powerful WhiteMage, shown using powerful Stone spells in the fight to reclaim Ala Mhigo.
* StaffOfAuthority: Her WeaponOfChoice is a MagicStaff.
* WhiteMage: Along with her siblings, she is one of the original White Mages, as prior to the Seventh Umbral Era only Padjal were permitted to take on the job.
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* ActionGirl: Finally shows it when she can be seen fighting {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let his gargantuan size fool you: although he may fall for the first dragonkiller he'll wise up and dodge the second and third ones without even blinking [[HoistByHisOwnPetard (causing ''your party'' to take the hit instead)]] if you don't chain him down first.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on thefront lines with everyone else in Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date thebattle of Ala Mhigo.
* BigGood: Oflargest Trial boss the Order of player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is theTwin Adder Grand Company.
* DishingOutDirt: She is shown to use Stone spells in battle.
* {{Druid}}: As mentioned before, Seedseers can hear the Elementals, and interpret their will, as well as provide healing to nature, and those who respect it. She is very attuned to the aether, and as such, can sense dark presences (often the Ascians) easily.
* ForceField: She uses the same Aetherial Pulse barrier as Y'shtola to protect the alliance in the Ghymlit Dark.
* GreenThumb: Is a Seedseer and White Mage, which here, pull double duty of being a fantasy {{Druid}}. As such, she can hear the Elementals' will.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As evidenced by her picture. The most soft spoken, composed, and kindest of the three Grand Company leaders, she's held in high regard by the people of Gridania as the very embodiment of what they strive for living in the Black Shroud.
* HighPriest: Of Gridana's environmental theocracy.
* HornedHumanoid: As a Padjal, she has horns and is gifted with eternal youth.
* InHarmonyWithNature: As the Seedseer and a Padjal, she is very much in tune with the elementals.
* NamedWeapon: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Claustrum]], a staff created from a tree that survived the [[ApocalypseHow 6th Umbral Era]].
* NatureHero: Is one with the Elementals of the forest and defends both her people and the forest.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Comes with being a Padjal, as she stopped aging at some point in her late teens or early twenties. This actually makes her unique among her peers, as she appears visibly older then her fellow Padjals who mostly look like children or preteens, even though some of them, like E-Sumi-Yan, are older than her.
* OutOfFocus: Along with Merlwyb, Kan-E has not received nearly as much focus the otherlast major leaders, Raubahn, Nanamo, and Aymeric.
* PrettyInMink: Her robe has a white fur collar.
* {{Seer}}: Right there in the title. She was admitted into the Conjurer's Guild for predicting forest fires and locust infestations.
* {{Transhuman}}: Kan-E-Senna is a Padjal, an eternally young HornedHumanoid that is born from regular Hyur parents.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After the Warrior of Light and the Scions are accused of killing Nanamo and seeing Raubahn go on a murderous rampage to avenge her, Kan-E-Senna quickly leaves the room to ensure her own safety. She does, however, tell her peopleboss that the Warrior player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of Light is to be declared innocent randomly assembled groups of players and to not listen to was later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across thefalse rumors.]]
* ShipTease: With the Keeper of the Entwined Serpents, captain of her personal guard. He is a former imperial soldier that Kan-E-Senna personally nursed backfield to health after the Battle of Carteneau, which earned her his undying loyalty and seemingly more, as the man is very obviously enamored with her but CannotSpitItOut.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a powerful WhiteMage, shown using powerful Stone spells in the fight to reclaim Ala Mhigo.
* StaffOfAuthority: Her WeaponOfChoice is a MagicStaff.
* WhiteMage: Along with her siblings, she is one of the original White Mages, as prior to the Seventh Umbral Era only Padjal were permitted to take on the job.knock out your cannon defences.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the
* BigGood: Of
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the
* DishingOutDirt: She is shown to use Stone spells in battle.
* {{Druid}}: As mentioned before, Seedseers can hear the Elementals, and interpret their will, as well as provide healing to nature, and those who respect it. She is very attuned to the aether, and as such, can sense dark presences (often the Ascians) easily.
* ForceField: She uses the same Aetherial Pulse barrier as Y'shtola to protect the alliance in the Ghymlit Dark.
* GreenThumb: Is a Seedseer and White Mage, which here, pull double duty of being a fantasy {{Druid}}. As such, she can hear the Elementals' will.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As evidenced by her picture. The most soft spoken, composed, and kindest of the three Grand Company leaders, she's held in high regard by the people of Gridania as the very embodiment of what they strive for living in the Black Shroud.
* HighPriest: Of Gridana's environmental theocracy.
* HornedHumanoid: As a Padjal, she has horns and is gifted with eternal youth.
* InHarmonyWithNature: As the Seedseer and a Padjal, she is very much in tune with the elementals.
* NamedWeapon: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Claustrum]], a staff created from a tree that survived the [[ApocalypseHow 6th Umbral Era]].
* NatureHero: Is one with the Elementals of the forest and defends both her people and the forest.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Comes with being a Padjal, as she stopped aging at some point in her late teens or early twenties. This actually makes her unique among her peers, as she appears visibly older then her fellow Padjals who mostly look like children or preteens, even though some of them, like E-Sumi-Yan, are older than her.
* OutOfFocus: Along with Merlwyb, Kan-E has not received nearly as much focus the other
* PrettyInMink: Her robe has a white fur collar.
* {{Seer}}: Right there in the title. She was admitted into the Conjurer's Guild for predicting forest fires and locust infestations.
* {{Transhuman}}: Kan-E-Senna is a Padjal, an eternally young HornedHumanoid that is born from regular Hyur parents.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After the Warrior of Light and the Scions are accused of killing Nanamo and seeing Raubahn go on a murderous rampage to avenge her, Kan-E-Senna quickly leaves the room to ensure her own safety. She does, however, tell her people
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across the
* ShipTease: With the Keeper of the Entwined Serpents, captain of her personal guard. He is a former imperial soldier that Kan-E-Senna personally nursed back
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a powerful WhiteMage, shown using powerful Stone spells in the fight to reclaim Ala Mhigo.
* StaffOfAuthority: Her WeaponOfChoice is a MagicStaff.
* WhiteMage: Along with her siblings, she is one of the original White Mages, as prior to the Seventh Umbral Era only Padjal were permitted to take on the job.
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'''Discipline''': Lancer]
The stalwart guardian of the Elder Seedseer, during the Battle of Cartenau he served with the [=VIth=] Imperial Legion but was grievously wounded in the calamity only to be personally healed by Kan-E-Senna.
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'''Discipline''': Lancer]
The stalwart guardian of the Elder Seedseer, during the Battle of Cartenau he served with the [=VIth=] Imperial Legion but was grievously wounded in the calamity only to be personally healed by Kan-E-Senna.
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* AceCustom: He wears identical armor to the Wood Wailers only in white.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He was originally a soldier from Garlemald, but defected after Kan-E-Senna saved his life and has since then served as her personal bodyguard.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: He is implied to be in love with Kan-E-Senna who saved his life after being wounded in the calamity, despite being an enemy soldier.
* NoNameGiven: He is only ever referred to by his title and not by any name.
* RedemptionPromotion: He was only an ordinary foot soldier when he served in Garlemald's army but as a member of Gridania, he is the personal bodyguard to the Elder Seedseer.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He was originally a soldier from Garlemald, but defected after Kan-E-Senna saved his life and has since then served as her personal bodyguard.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: He is implied to be in love with Kan-E-Senna who saved his life after being wounded in the calamity, despite being an enemy soldier.
* NoNameGiven: He is only ever referred to by his title and not by any name.
* RedemptionPromotion: He was only an ordinary foot soldier when he served in Garlemald's army but as a member of Gridania, he is the personal bodyguard to the Elder Seedseer.
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* AceCustom: He wears identical armor LeanAndMean: She's very thin to the Wood Wailers only in white.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He was originally a soldier from Garlemald, but defected after Kan-E-Senna saved his lifepoint of being skeletal compared to other dragons and has since then served as her personal bodyguard.
a nasty temper.
*FlorenceNightingaleEffect: He is implied to be in love StarPower: Can call down meteors with Kan-E-Senna who saved his life after being wounded in her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for thecalamity, despite being an enemy soldier.
* NoNameGiven: He is only ever referred to by his title and not by any name.
* RedemptionPromotion: He was only an ordinary foot soldier when he served in Garlemald's army but as a member of Gridania, he is the personal bodyguard to the Elder Seedseer.offense.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He was originally a soldier from Garlemald, but defected after Kan-E-Senna saved his life
*
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the
* NoNameGiven: He is only ever referred to by his title and not by any name.
* RedemptionPromotion: He was only an ordinary foot soldier when he served in Garlemald's army but as a member of Gridania, he is the personal bodyguard to the Elder Seedseer.
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!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war with the {{Warrior Monk}}s who served him. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.
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* AFatherToHisMen: He took a blow for a soldier under his command and wound up losing his eye from it, after which retiring from the frontlines in order to teach others the way of the lance.
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears one over his missing eye and is the military commander of the Order of the Twin Adders, second only to Kan-E-Senna herself.
* FourStarBadass: He is the highest ranked military leader in Gridania. .
* EyeScream: He suffered the loss of his eye and gave up his leadership in the Wood Wailers because of it.
* HandsomeLech: He used to have a reputation of being a man-whore in his youth.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Unlike her contemporaries, Kan-E-Senna has no experience with military operations and so she leaves the actual military command of the Adders to Brookstone
* MinorMajorCharacter: Compared to his counterparts Pipin, Eynzahr, M'naggo and Lucia he doesn't actually appear very often or participate in many major stories with his only contribution to the main plot as a QuestGiver for the sidequests that introduced Black Rose.
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears one over his missing eye and is the military commander of the Order of the Twin Adders, second only to Kan-E-Senna herself.
* FourStarBadass: He is the highest ranked military leader in Gridania. .
* EyeScream: He suffered the loss of his eye and gave up his leadership in the Wood Wailers because of it.
* HandsomeLech: He used to have a reputation of being a man-whore in his youth.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Unlike her contemporaries, Kan-E-Senna has no experience with military operations and so she leaves the actual military command of the Adders to Brookstone
* MinorMajorCharacter: Compared to his counterparts Pipin, Eynzahr, M'naggo and Lucia he doesn't actually appear very often or participate in many major stories with his only contribution to the main plot as a QuestGiver for the sidequests that introduced Black Rose.
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* AFatherToHisMen: He took a blow DespairEventHorizon: When you first meet the Resistance, you find them all in this state due to the Griffin's plan. This is especially telling in Ala Gannah, they're all just content on just ''living'' than doing any sort of fighting back.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" fora soldier under his command allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times andwound up losing his eye from it, after which retiring from warmongers at the frontlines in order worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to teach others stop the way of the lance.
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears one over his missing eye and is the military commander of the Order of the Twin Adders, second only to Kan-E-Senna herself.
* FourStarBadass: He is the highest ranked military leader in Gridania. .
* EyeScream: He suffered the loss of his eye and gave up his leadership in the Wood WailersGarlean occupation because of it.
* HandsomeLech: He used to havethe Autumn War a reputation of being a man-whore in his youth.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Unlike her contemporaries, Kan-E-Senna has no experiencehundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with military operations which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and so she leaves the actual military command now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the Adders aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted toBrookstone
* MinorMajorCharacter: Compared to his counterparts Pipin, Eynzahr, M'naggoinvade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Lucia he doesn't actually appear very often or participate in many major stories Ishgard banded together to deal a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war withhis only contribution to the main plot as a QuestGiver Garlemald for the sidequests that introduced Black Rose.past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears one over his missing eye and is the military commander of the Order of the Twin Adders, second only to Kan-E-Senna herself.
* FourStarBadass: He is the highest ranked military leader in Gridania. .
* EyeScream: He suffered the loss of his eye and gave up his leadership in the Wood Wailers
* HandsomeLech: He used to have
* HypercompetentSidekick: Unlike her contemporaries, Kan-E-Senna has no experience
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted to
* MinorMajorCharacter: Compared to his counterparts Pipin, Eynzahr, M'naggo
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
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'''Race''': Midlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The owner and proprietor of Buscarron's Druthers in the South Shroud. He is willing to serve anyone in his bar, whether they are Wood Wailers or brigands.
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* TheBartender: Willing to lend an ear to anyone who needs it.
* TheCameo: In the ''Questions and Lancers'' quest, he's one of the Lancer Masters Ywain has you go visit.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: During the Sylph's storyline in the [=MSQ=], the first thing he has you do when you first meet him is to stop a Midlander from attacking a Duskwright. Showing that all are welcome at his bar, no matter who they are.
* RetiredBadass: He was once a Wood Wailer himself.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Wears the Hyuran racial top.
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!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Ishgard
[[folder:Ishgard in General]]
[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishgard_flag.png]]
A [[TheTheocracy theocratic]] city state located in the snowy mountains of Coerthas, devoted to the worship of Halone the Fury, under the leadership of the Archbishop Thordan VII. The primarily Elezen nation of proud composed of an unequal divide of [[BlueBlood noblemen]], [[KnightInShiningArmor knights]], priests and [[StreetUrchin peasants]] has been locked into a ForeverWar with the Dravanian Horde of Ishgard and for generations and has a reputation as a nation of {{Fair Weather Friend}}s that had thrice refused the call to join the Eorzean Alliance in its stand against Garlemald.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The owner and proprietor of Buscarron's Druthers in the South Shroud. He is willing to serve anyone in his bar, whether they are Wood Wailers or brigands.
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* TheBartender: Willing to lend an ear to anyone who needs it.
* TheCameo: In the ''Questions and Lancers'' quest, he's one of the Lancer Masters Ywain has you go visit.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: During the Sylph's storyline in the [=MSQ=], the first thing he has you do when you first meet him is to stop a Midlander from attacking a Duskwright. Showing that all are welcome at his bar, no matter who they are.
* RetiredBadass: He was once a Wood Wailer himself.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Wears the Hyuran racial top.
[[/folder]]
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Ishgard
[[folder:Ishgard in General]]
[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishgard_flag.png]]
A [[TheTheocracy theocratic]] city state located in the snowy mountains of Coerthas, devoted to the worship of Halone the Fury, under the leadership of the Archbishop Thordan VII. The primarily Elezen nation of proud composed of an unequal divide of [[BlueBlood noblemen]], [[KnightInShiningArmor knights]], priests and [[StreetUrchin peasants]] has been locked into a ForeverWar with the Dravanian Horde of Ishgard and for generations and has a reputation as a nation of {{Fair Weather Friend}}s that had thrice refused the call to join the Eorzean Alliance in its stand against Garlemald.
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'''Race''': Midlander Highlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''':N/A]
Monk]
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
Theowner and proprietor of Buscarron's Druthers in the South Shroud. He is willing to serve anyone in his bar, whether they are Wood Wailers or brigands.
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* TheBartender: Willing to lend an ear to anyone who needs it.
* TheCameo: In the ''Questions and Lancers'' quest, he's onesister of the Lancer Masters Ywain has you go visit.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: During the Sylph's storyline in the [=MSQ=], the first thing he has you doArchon Yda, she was but five years old when you first meet him is to stop a Midlander from attacking a Duskwright. Showing that all are welcome at his bar, no matter who they are.
* RetiredBadass: He was once a Wood Wailer himself.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Wears the Hyuran racial top.
[[/folder]]
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Ishgard
[[folder:Ishgard in General]]
[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishgard_flag.png]]
A [[TheTheocracy theocratic]] city state located in the snowy mountains of Coerthas, devotedAla Mhigo fell to the worship of Halone the Fury, under the leadership of the Archbishop Thordan VII. The primarily Elezen nation of proud composed of an unequal divide of [[BlueBlood noblemen]], [[KnightInShiningArmor knights]], priests and [[StreetUrchin peasants]] has been locked into a ForeverWar with the Dravanian Horde of Ishgard and for generations Garleans and has a reputation as a nation of {{Fair Weather Friend}}s that had thrice refused spent her life dithering in the call to join shadows of her father and sister who where both leading figures in the Eorzean Alliance in its stand against Garlemald.Ala Mhigan resistance. Formerly [[spoiler: masquerading as her older sister, Yda, having been a member of the Scion's since Yda's death years before the story. After liberating Ala Mhigo, she chooses to leave the Scions to help her people rebuild]].
'''Discipline''':
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
The
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* TheBartender: Willing to lend an ear to anyone who needs it.
* TheCameo: In the ''Questions and Lancers'' quest, he's one
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: During the Sylph's storyline in the [=MSQ=], the first thing he has you do
* RetiredBadass: He was once a Wood Wailer himself.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Wears the Hyuran racial top.
[[/folder]]
!!Garlemald
[[folder:Garlemald/Garlean Empire]]
For information regarding Garlemald and its empire, see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Ishgard
[[folder:Ishgard in General]]
[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishgard_flag.png]]
A [[TheTheocracy theocratic]] city state located in the snowy mountains of Coerthas, devoted
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* CorruptChurch: Played with, while the Archbishop, his personal guards, and a good chunk of the upper class members of the clergy certainly fit the bill, the Saint Endalim's Scholasticate questline shows that a good majority of the clergy is still devoted to actually helping the poor and needy. Said questline partially revolved around helping the clerics in training overcome the negative perception of the church after Thordon's actions were made public, as well as rooting out some of the corruption.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part of what eventually forces them to open their doors to outsiders is the Heretics gaining ground as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat that thinks and fights like people instead of raging dragons, and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to the war.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess, who is but one god, out of twelve, who are still held below Hydaelyn.[[/note]]. Military primarily of Knights and their orders? Check, even possessing one order that shares a name, and performs somewhat similar role. Namely, the Temple Knights. Castle like city, with the commoners area being on the outside, and the nobles closer to the inner city? Check. Home to the Dragoon Job? Check. The two city-states remain fondamentally different on several points though: Ishgard is DarkerAndEdgier, due to its social issues, where it is nearly impossible to rise above commoner unless one becomes a knight or member of the clergy. And even in those, there are high-born who look down upon low-born joining the ranks. As well as the fact that Ishgard has an Inquisition where proving one's innocence is extremely hard, and often ignored unless absolutely irrefutable proof is given, making invoking the right of TrialByCombat often the better bet. By comparison, San d'Oria is pretty idealistic, led by a fair and just king. Crafters, business owners, and farmers are respected for the importance of their work to the city-state and rewarded fairly. Really about biggest issue on the minds of San d'Oria's citizens, is how the two sons of the king, are constantly trying to one-up each other through their deeds and their bickering. And they certainly are not isolationists.
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a particularly cold winter, by dressing them up in red, Santa Claus like coats, which was their official uniform, because it was considered improper to allow civilians to stay in military barracks.
** The fighting style of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides the first thing they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following the ransacking of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.]]
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon to escape and will be shot down by nearby waiting archers.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part of what eventually forces them to open their doors to outsiders is the Heretics gaining ground as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat that thinks and fights like people instead of raging dragons, and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to the war.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess, who is but one god, out of twelve, who are still held below Hydaelyn.[[/note]]. Military primarily of Knights and their orders? Check, even possessing one order that shares a name, and performs somewhat similar role. Namely, the Temple Knights. Castle like city, with the commoners area being on the outside, and the nobles closer to the inner city? Check. Home to the Dragoon Job? Check. The two city-states remain fondamentally different on several points though: Ishgard is DarkerAndEdgier, due to its social issues, where it is nearly impossible to rise above commoner unless one becomes a knight or member of the clergy. And even in those, there are high-born who look down upon low-born joining the ranks. As well as the fact that Ishgard has an Inquisition where proving one's innocence is extremely hard, and often ignored unless absolutely irrefutable proof is given, making invoking the right of TrialByCombat often the better bet. By comparison, San d'Oria is pretty idealistic, led by a fair and just king. Crafters, business owners, and farmers are respected for the importance of their work to the city-state and rewarded fairly. Really about biggest issue on the minds of San d'Oria's citizens, is how the two sons of the king, are constantly trying to one-up each other through their deeds and their bickering. And they certainly are not isolationists.
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins with the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing the Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In Stormblood they join the fray to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind the Warrior of Light and their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a particularly cold winter, by dressing them up in red, Santa Claus like coats, which was their official uniform, because it was considered improper to allow civilians to stay in military barracks.
** The fighting style of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides the first thing they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following the ransacking of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.]]
* WitchHunt: A very common occurrence due to dragons being able to disguise themselves as a normal person. The moment anyone is accused of being a heretic, they are held to a trial that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon to escape and will be shot down by nearby waiting archers.
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* CorruptChurch: Played with, while the Archbishop, his personal guards, and BareFistedMonk: She doesn't even bother with a good chunk of the upper class members of the clergy certainly fit the bill, the Saint Endalim's Scholasticate questline shows pugilist's arm in her liberator costume but when she switches to her traditional Ala Mhigan dress she uses a katar that can spring from her gauntlet.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has agood majority of wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits theclergy is still devoted to actually helping the poor trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty andneedy. Said questline partially revolved around helping the clerics in training overcome the negative perception of the church after Thordon's actions were made public, as well as rooting out some of the corruption.
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fieldshid behind her sisters identity because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations she felt aimless and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part without her own purpose, much of what eventually forces them to open their doors to outsiders her arc in Stormblood is the Heretics gaining ground about growing into her own as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat a leader that thinks the Ala Mhigan resistance and fights like people instead follow.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge ofraging dragons, Fate'' reveals that the real Yda [[DeadAllAlong died 6 years prior to the events of a Realm Reborn]], at least a year before the Calamity, when she tried to help some Ala Mhigan refugees sneak out of her home nation, but was caught by Imperials. The Yda in-game is revealed to her sister Lyse, who took up her name and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all face mask since Yda was considered a hero for her part in the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to against Ala Mhigo's former tyrant king Theoderic, and subsequently the war.Garleans when they rolled in soon after, as well as a trusted companion of the Archons who followed Louisoix as part of the Circle of Knowing. Papalymo tried to discourage Lyse, and kept insisting she follow her own path, but agreed to put on a charade, secretly informing the other Archons and convincing them to accept Lyse as "Yda".]]
*{{Expy}}: Of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' City-State of San d'Oria. [[OurElvesAreBetter Home to primarily an Elven-like race]]? Check. Very devout to religion {{Deuteragonist}}: She and home to said religion's Archbishop? Check[[note]]Though somewhat different, in that San d'Oria had the Cathedral of the Goddess of the Dawn, which to Vana'Diel, was the chief deity the 5 races worship there equivelent to Hydaelyn. Ishgard almost singularly worships Halone the Fury, a warrior goddess, who is but one god, out of twelve, who are still held below Hydaelyn.[[/note]]. Military primarily of Knights and their orders? Check, even possessing one order that shares a name, and performs somewhat similar role. Namely, the Temple Knights. Castle like city, Hien share this role with the commoners area being on the outside, and the nobles closer to the inner city? Check. Home to the Dragoon Job? Check. The two city-states remain fondamentally different on several points though: Ishgard is DarkerAndEdgier, due to its social issues, where it is nearly impossible to rise above commoner unless one becomes a knight or member of the clergy. And even in those, there are high-born who look down upon low-born joining the ranks. As well as the fact that Ishgard has an Inquisition where proving one's innocence is extremely hard, and often ignored unless absolutely irrefutable proof is given, making invoking the right of TrialByCombat often the better bet. By comparison, San d'Oria is pretty idealistic, led by a fair and just king. Crafters, business owners, and farmers are respected for the importance of their work to the city-state and rewarded fairly. Really about biggest issue on the minds of San d'Oria's citizens, is how the two sons of the king, are constantly trying to one-up each other through their deeds and their bickering. And they certainly are not isolationists.
* GondorCallsForAid: Beginswith the help of the Scions and Crystal Braves in 2.4, and becomes full fledged to all of Eorzea in 2.5. Unfortunately, twenty years of shunning the rest of Eorzea hasn't exactly endeared them to any of its leaders. Limsa Lominsa is focused currently internally, what with dealing with rogue pirates, the Sahagin, and Kobolds; Gridania, though having the closest ties with the Holy See, is busy repairing the damage of the Calamity, and Ixal. And Ul'dah, [[spoiler: is in the middle of a Monetarist faction of the Syndicate, and traitorous Crystal Braves, led coup d'état to seize power while also framing the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. In response, Ishgard is left no other choice but to open its gates to the Free Companies, sell swords, and other adventurers.
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believingthe Warrior of Light for their word alone, with no need to go on a quest to prove said innocence. In the initial campaign of Stormblood they join before handing the fray reigns back to liberate Ala Mhigo as a member of the Eorzean Alliance, but they rally behind twins.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Lightand their battle cries consist of statements like "Ishgard Remembers, Warrior of Light!"
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fitsin the trope otherwise. It takes a lot for them to open their gates to outsiders.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a particularly cold winter, by dressing them up in red, Santa Claus like coats,Stormblood trailer, which was their official uniform, because it was considered improper to allow civilians to stay in military barracks.
** The fighting stylereleased before the reveal of Ishgard's knights are restricted to heavy cannons, swords, spears, her true identity and bows. Heavy steel armor is also the knights' go to for protection. The idea of using a gun to attack dragons at virtually any distance with ease and using leather armor to stay warm are scoffed by the knights because they don't see those things as honorable and point out that their ancestors have always used the same methods that are used today, thus there's no need to change what has always worked for them. The Machinist and Leatherworker quests involve getting some of the knights to abandon that way of thinking.
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides the first thing they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following the ransacking of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.unmasking.]]
*WitchHunt: A {{Foil}}: To Fordola. Both are Ala Mhigan and fighting for their country's freedom, but Fordola was raised under imperial rule and is willing to butcher her own people and rise through the ranks and wants nothing more than for her people to be equal to Garleans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, verycommon occurrence due low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using the stretch emote]].
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries todragons being able justify firing on her own comrades by telling Lyse that she is trying to disguise themselves help Ala Mhigans live free (that is, living under Garlean rule as their equals), but Lyse yells at her to shut up]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is anormal person. The moment sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyoneis accused else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature ofbeing her SecretIdentity and how late in the game's life it was revealed, it makes talking about any of her involvement in the story post-reveal difficult without spoiler tags.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, aheretic, they are held to a trial duty which she reluctantly accepts. After the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states that involves throwing them off a cliff. If they're innocent, they'll die. If they're guilty, the accused will transform into a dragon she intends to escape and will be shot step down by nearby waiting archers.and give command of Ala Mhigo's army to Raubahn, which comes to fruition in patch 4.2 where she states that the resistance has become the official standing army of Ala Mhigo with Raubahn to lead it. She does however continues to protect the Fringes and Rhalgar's Reach as her charge.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and
* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge of
*
* GondorCallsForAid: Begins
* HundredPercentHeroismRating: After the Dragonsong War reaches it's conclusion the majority of Ishgardians regard the Warrior of Light as a true hero who they completely respect and trust. During the Scholasticate questline a certain npc is blamed for the theft of a statue's head and is found innocent due to the authorities believing
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Light
* HiddenElfVillage: Much larger than a village, and not hidden, but it fits
* HonorBeforeReason:
** With said honor often measured in "How pious and devoted to Halone, the Fury, are you? And how many dragons have you fought today?" So much so, that Ishgardian knights posted in Cloudtop consider it a dead end to their career as a knight, as dragons are hardly an issue there.
** It was bad enough to the point that it's often used by upper-class nobility as a means to prevent the lower classes of Ishgard from advancing, or treat them with contempt. Even the simple act of gifting a common worker for their hard efforts, or helping out those in need, is considered something of a social taboo in some cases. This is what gave rise to the St. Nicholas {{Expy}} as part of Eorzea's version of Christmas, the Starlight Celebration. It was a particular noble and his fellow knights, who let orphans stay in their barracks during a particularly cold winter, by dressing them up in red, Santa Claus like coats,
** The fighting style
* KnightTemplar: Being a theocracy, this has been actively encouraged by the church of Halone by the Heavens' Ward, Temple Knights, and Inquisition.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Of the highest caliber. The ''Enterprise'' portion of the main ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline sees you climbing through a labyrinth of red tape and mistrust just to ''find'' the damnable airship. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:Alphinaud decides the first thing they should do, instead of something a little more smarter upon restarting the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following the ransacking of the Waking Sands, is effectively try to attack Garuda as a proof of your strength.
*
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries to
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, a
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator, Archer]
->''"We must right the wrongs of antiquity and move forward as a nation united."''
The Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, he is amongst the reformists seeking to open up trade, and possibly one day, the gates. He is trying to balance the desire to reform Ishgard to reunite with Eorzea, while also not trying to bring changes too quickly to avoid panic amongst Ishgard.
'''Discipline''': Gladiator, Archer]
->''"We must right the wrongs of antiquity and move forward as a nation united."''
The Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, he is amongst the reformists seeking to open up trade, and possibly one day, the gates. He is trying to balance the desire to reform Ishgard to reunite with Eorzea, while also not trying to bring changes too quickly to avoid panic amongst Ishgard.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
'''Discipline''':Gladiator, Archer]
->''"We must rightGladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
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The Lord Commanderhead of the Temple Knights First Unit of Ishgard, he is amongst the reformists seeking to open up trade, Crystal Braves and possibly one day, later becomes its de-facto leader after Alphinaud is removed from power. He's known Raubahn for over 20 years and was a fellow refugee that fled Ala Mhigo when the gates. He is trying to balance the desire to reform Ishgard to reunite with Eorzea, while also not trying to bring changes too quickly to avoid panic amongst Ishgard.Empire occupied it.
'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: While he's not quite 100% due to the sect of nobles who consider him a threat to the status quo which they flourished comfortably under, Aymeric is universally beloved by pretty much every other citizen in Ishgard. Even people who otherwise despise the Temple Knights he commands, like Fray or the Mongrel, show nothing but respect for him and consider his only real fault to be naivety due to his idealism. It helps that he was born as a bastard by a highborn and then abandoned, only to rise to his position through determination and effort, making him popular to highborn and lowborn alike. [[spoiler: After Ishgard's massive restructuring, it's noted that his election to the head of the House of Lords was nearly unanimous.]]
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Light he has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first into danger with them. Lucia usually has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events of the game, despite having every right to have her jailed and executed for treason, he instead spared her, knowing that if she was willing to out herself as a spy to him, she had no loyalties remaining to the Garlean Empire, and let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses. Aside from their friendship, part of the reason he does so is due to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to the defense of Ishgard.]]
** [[spoiler:When confronted with the information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, and the news that not only did Estinien and the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the line to confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, and demand an answer for a millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones not only used to cover up the fact that it was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started the war with their lust for power, but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied to have been beaten or tortured during his short stay in jail. But the fact that he does make the attempt and in light of what happened to him, helps rally more to his and the Warrior of Light's cause.]]
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light, who he seems to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth were to come to light.]]
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:In the lead-up to the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn the Great Wyrm's aid, and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, he and Estinien were in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but ultimately averted as his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with the Warrior of Light he has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first into danger with them. Lucia usually has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for the outcome since he tasked the Warrior of Light with the deed of stopping Thordan before it was too late.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing to overlook certain acts that would be declared heretical or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events of the game, despite having every right to have her jailed and executed for treason, he instead spared her, knowing that if she was willing to out herself as a spy to him, she had no loyalties remaining to the Garlean Empire, and let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses. Aside from their friendship, part of the reason he does so is due to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to the defense of Ishgard.]]
** [[spoiler:When confronted with the information about the true beginnings of the Dragonsong War, and the news that not only did Estinien and the Warrior of Light work with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the line to confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, and demand an answer for a millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones not only used to cover up the fact that it was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started the war with their lust for power, but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied to have been beaten or tortured during his short stay in jail. But the fact that he does make the attempt and in light of what happened to him, helps rally more to his and the Warrior of Light's cause.]]
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light, who he seems to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over the course of the 3.x patches (as of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted Raubahn has his own history of being a badass.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: While he's not quite 100% due to the sect of nobles who consider him a threat to the status quo which they flourished comfortably under, Aymeric is universally beloved by pretty much every other citizen in Ishgard. Even people who otherwise despise the Temple Knights he commands, like Fray or the Mongrel, show nothing but respect for him and consider his only real fault to be naivety due to his idealism. It helps that he was born as a bastard by a highborn and then abandoned, only to rise to his position through determination and effort, making him popular to highborn and lowborn alike. AllForNothing: [[spoiler: After Ishgard's massive restructuring, it's noted Ilberd unleashed Shinryu to destroy Zenos and Garlemald to liberate Ala Mhigo. What happens instead is that his election Zenos ''captures'' Shinryu and '''hijacks it''', giving him a weapon that could potentially cause another Calamity. Ala Mhigo ends up being liberated anyway without its help and before it can do any damage that wasn't to the head of the House of Lords was nearly unanimous.Baelsar's Wall.]]
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Subverted and discussed. Early on in his appearances, Alphinaud comments on Aymeric's cool reason and logical approach go dealing with the heretics, tactfully invoking his trope when discussing stereotypes about the Holy See. Aymeric says that while it may be befitting for a soldier on the battlefield ** Not only that, but [[spoiler:deliberately leading so many rebels to have zeal, it's not befitting for their leader to do so.
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alonedeaths caused problems in the hopes of getting him to come clean and turn things around. Thordan throws him in jail to keep the truth hidden, fearing that Ishgard's society would collapse if the truth fight for Ala Mhigo's liberation as many were scared off risking their lives for what seemed to come to light.be a suicide mission.]]
*DragonRider: [[spoiler:In BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Patch 3.5 reveals him to be the lead-up to true identity of the final battle with Nidhogg, he is pitted against Hraesvelgr's son Vedrfolnir in a test to earn Griffin of the Great Wyrm's aid, Ala Mhigo resistance. After he's beaten he double crosses his own soldiers so they die cursing the Empire and subsequently rides him into battle. Later, when Nidhogg is slain praying for salvation before using Nidhogg's eyes and Ishgard at peace, Aymeric is again seen riding Vedrfolnir above his own suicide to complete the city's towers; dubbed "An Azure Dragoon for a New Age" in Count Fortemps' memoirs.summoning of Shinryu.]]
*FireForgedFriends: Once upon a time, TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While he and Estinien were may sacrifice his own life in the same regiment of Temple Knights, and the lone survivors of an attempt to slay a dragon. While Aymeric planned to head to Ishgard, Estinien insisted upon finishing the job. It would have cost him his life, had Aymeric not changed his mind, saving his life doing, ''Heavensward'' ends with a well-timed arrow to the dragon's head. While ever the lone wolf, Estinien all the same came to respect the Knight Commander to-be.
* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, butIlberd's plans ultimately averted as coming to fruition, his obligations to Ishgard are monumental and leaves him stuck there. Even before he becomes especially close with suicidal assault on Baelsar's Wall spurring the Warrior of Light he has no qualms with the idea of leaping head first Eorzean Alliance into danger with them. Lucia usually action to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire. The end of ''Stormblood'' has to stop him.
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down tellingAla Mhigo freed from the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to toss Nidhogg's eyes into the chasm beneath the Steps of Faith after prying them off Estinien... when empire's grasp, which is what he wanted all along but it ultimately led to Shinryu's birth and the war of liberation for Ala Mhigo. Most of his dialogue before the final battle in the Lochs is self-deprecating towards himself for that decision. In his defense, by this point the swift corrupting power of the eyes was evident to all involved and his wanting the [=WoL=] and Alphinaud to be rid of them as soon as possible was well-founded -- he just never expected the eyes to be recovered.unfolded in a different way.]]
*{{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: When pleading FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to Hraesvelgr for aid, he admits to him that even though it was make the Warrior of Light that killed Thordan, Aymeric holds responsibility for Empire think the outcome since Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he tasked also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the Warrior rest of Light with the deed base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of stopping Thordan before it was too late.Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aymeric is very objective-minded and manages to keep from falling into becoming a KnightTemplar like FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the temple knights seem prone to do. This is best exemplified by his EstablishingCharacterMoment after Snowcloak, when he tells his men to stop pursuing a fleeing heretic so they can find where Iceheart intends to summon Shiva.
** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymericlast unscripted boss in the highest regards after Aymeric himself confirmed that he was in fact the bastard son of the archbishop (which until that point Estinien believed was just lies from the upper class to slander him).
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.Heavensward.]]
*ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** He's willing{{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to overlook certain acts become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that would be declared heretical didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or treasonous, if it means it would benefit Ishgard.
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the eventsreason to let go of the game, despite bitterness he felt over having every right to have her jailed and executed for treason, he instead spared her, knowing that if she was willing to out herself as a spy to him, she had no loyalties remaining to the Garlean Empire, and let her remain as his second in command]].
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technicallyoriginal home stolen the Dragon's Eye, if for noble reasons, and having turned against Ishgard and be mind controlled by the influence of Nidhogg through the eye once, he welcomes Estinien back when he comes back to his senses. Aside from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for theirfriendship, part of crimes and for betraying and harming the reason he does so is due to the information Estinien has thanks to being linked to Nidhogg's mind, which proves valuable to the defense Scions and Warrior of Ishgard.Light.]]
** [[spoiler:When confronted with * {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the information about the true beginnings Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the Dragonsong War, heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the news Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for notonly did Estinien being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Lightwork once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the heretic leader Lady Iceheart, and had peaceful dealings specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with dragonkind to bring about a turn of events in the war, he decides not to have them declared heretics. Instead, he immediately puts ''everything'' on the line to confront his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, potentially more power than Bahamut and demand an answer for trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a millennium of lies and falsehoods. Ones Calamity would not only used be absolutely devastating to cover up the fact that it was King Thordan I and his Knights Twelve which started the war Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their lust for power, homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but that the false faith which sprung from it has also been used to oppress the lower classes while protecting the noble houses. It ends up getting him arrested by the Heavens' Ward, and implied to have been beaten or tortured during be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his short stay in jail. But goal of punishing the fact Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that he does make wasn't enough, the attempt measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall andin light of begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what happened he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one tohim, helps rally more Raubahn when he reveals to his him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light'scause.]]
* ShipTease: Withhands are untied by Raubahn during their fight. His confident expression quickly shifts to pure terror, anticipating the Warrior of Light, Light will join in the fight.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one whohe seems poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have romantic feelings for, especially following [[spoiler:Haurchefant's death, and during patch 3.2.]] He also has a lot with his right hand woman Lucia.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Overthe course of same smug smile throughout the 3.x patches (as battle as he dodges all of 3.4), his titles and roles include Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, [[spoiler:(former) acting head of state in absentia of the Archbishop, elected Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the new Parliamentary Republic of Ishgard, Azure Dragoon (succeeding Estinien), and viscount of House Borel]]
Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
*WorfHadTheFlu: The still injured Aymeric was no match for [[spoiler:now one armed]] Raubahn. Granted TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn has for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his ownhistory men (without their knowledge of being his true plans) to fuel the birth of a badass.primal to attack the empire.]]
* BigGood: Similar to the above leaders, he is this for Ishgard.
* BiTheWay: Similarly to Haurchefant, Aymeric seems to REALLY like the Warrior of Light, no matter what their gender is. It's even lampshaded by [[spoiler:Thancred in 3.2.]] Yoshida actually said in an interview he was written that way on purpose, basically confirming he has feelings for the Warrior, may they be male or female.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Once he finds out the truth that his father, Archbishop Thordan VII, was trying to suppress information on what really started the Dragonsong War 1000 years ago, he confronts him alone
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* HappilyAdopted: Supplementary material reveals [[spoiler:Thordan gave him to the Borel family, to be raised properly and hidden.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: His main weapon, but he also sometimes wields a bow.
* HeroicBastard: He's the son of [[spoiler: Ishgard's archbishop, even though said archbishop isn't allowed to marry or sire children as stated by the laws and traditions of the church.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: In 3.1, because of the circumstances of Thordan's disappearance and the fact that it was immediately followed by Aymeric assuming control and telling everyone the whole truth about the Dragonsong War, the upper echelons of nobility see him as a patricidal heretic, and easily convince some of the smallfolk to attack him and start riots if he doesn't immediately hold council to select a new archbishop. This however noticeably died down in 3.2's climax with only small pockets of resistance to him taking over, and in 3.3 he's back to being adored by commoner and noble alike, to the point where even though he abdicates any rule over the newly-created senate, the senate just re-votes him as their head anyway.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: He adores the idea of joining the Warrior of Light on their journey as one of their regular traveling companions, but
* NamedWeapons: Naegling, a Borel heirloom and a blue sword used to slay dragons.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: He'll never let himself live down telling
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** His actions are noble enough that even those who hold low opinions of the Temple Knights, Inquisition, and Heavens' Ward for their abuses of power -- such as Fray, Sidurgu, and Hilda -- all remark that he's one of the few they respect, and actually believe that he's the one who could actually bring about much needed reforms to Ishgard. Estinien even noted that he continues to hold Aymeric
** [[spoiler:At the end of ''Heavensward's'' Main Story, he immediately calls off the archers from attacking Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light, having just returned from Azys Lla triumphantly. He warmly greets them, jokingly mentioning that the Warrior of Light is the first person to have ever arrived in Ishgard while riding a dragon in over a thousand years. When realizing the dragon they rode in on is the Father of all dragonkind himself, he immediately leads all soldiers and citizens present in kneeling in respect, pledging to do everything they can to begin knitting the wounds, and atoning for Ishgard's past crimes, hoping to one day bring about the restoration of peace between the spoken races and dragonkind. Midgardsormr agrees to with the idea and pledges to assist Ishgard so long as they remain true to their word.
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** He's willing
** [[spoiler:Upon Lucia revealing herself as an Imperial spy before the events
** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that Estinien having technically
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's
* ShipTease: With
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Over
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* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own
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* ActionGirl: First Commander of Ishgard's Temple Knights, and she can prove it. She leads the defense at the Steps of the Faith; instructing the players on when and how to use the various cannons and dragonslayers against Vishap. As a last ditch effort if the player fails to kill Vishap before the last ward (the final area before game over) is destroyed; she plans a crude trap of explosive barrels as a final effort at stopping him.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.]]
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: She was originally a Garlean spy sent to Ishgard to see if the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While they both had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and eventually she came to truly admire him and gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated with the Garleans.]]
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.]]
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: She was originally a Garlean spy sent to Ishgard to see if the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While they both had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and eventually she came to truly admire him and gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most often associated with the Garleans.]]
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]
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* ActionGirl: First Commander of Ishgard's Temple Knights, AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for the people under his command, and she the fate met by the Resistance members at Baelsar's Wall makes him visibly angry.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse canprove it. She leads the defense at the Steps take his place as commander of the Faith; instructing the players on when and how to use the various cannons and dragonslayers against Vishap. As a last ditch effort if the player fails to kill Vishap before the last ward (the final area before game over) is destroyed; she plans a crude trap of explosive barrels as a final effort at stopping him.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.Resistance.]]
*BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: She was originally ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a Garlean spy sent to Ishgard to see if kind, just, and fair man who weighs his options carefully and fights on the Vault contained Allagan artifacts like the Garleans suspected it did. She eventually met Ser Aymeric whom she discovered to be quite similar to herself. While they both had nothing to start with, instead of resenting his lot in life Aymeric rose above it and eventually she came to truly admire him and gave her loyalties to him. Even when she admitted to him that she was a Garlean spy he accepted her anyway.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors mostfront lines as often associated with the Garleans.]]
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]as anyone else.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse can
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Aymeric, who doesn't return them. She's perfectly fine with staying by his side as his second in command though.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Her body is disproportionately tall and slim for a Hyur, but she also lacks the pointed ears of an Elezen or the general appearance of a Roegadyn. She's either half-Hyur half-Elezen, or Ishgardian-born Hyur are a different subset like Midlanders and Highlanders. [[spoiler: After saving the Warrior of Light from an encounter with Emperor Varis using a suit of magitek armor she reveals her origins and removes her circlet, showing that she has the Garlean third eye. Cid remarks that when they first met that he almost called her Livia, prompting her to reveal that she's also the older sister of Livia sas Junius.
*
* BigDamnHeroes: After the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud get captured by a Garlean squad led by Regula and the Garlean Emperor himself, who were about to execute the Gundu tribe, she kills the Garlean soldiers about to commit the act with a surprise attack.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: She never takes off her headband until late in Heavensward - the headband that hides her Garlean third eye. Also, where most Ishgardian officers' armor are trimmed in gold or silver, her armor is trimmed in black and red, the colors most
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When she has the above BigDamnHeroes moment, she does it in [[spoiler:a white Magitek armor. The very next mission, she reveals that she is not only Garlean, but Livia's sister.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Definitely this, with a splendid suit of silver armor.
* LadyOfWar: A tall, graceful, and elegant knight.
* MiniMecha: Comes to save the party from the Garleans [[spoiler:riding in a White Devil model of Magitek Armor, just like her sister's]].
* NumberTwo: To Aymeric.
* PeekABangs: Over one eye, though she isn't shy by any means.
* ThirdEye: [[spoiler:Hidden under her headband]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Again, to Aymeric. More details in BecomingTheMask, above.
* WhiteSheep: Not only is she [[spoiler:a Garlean, she is Livia sas Junius's sister. Livia was fully committed to the Garlean Empire and Gaius. Lucia was a spy for Garlemald, but defected to Ishgard after she came to respect and befriend Aymeric. She seems to consider Ishgard her home now, and has no wish to return to the Empire.]]
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->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight of House Fortemps, and bastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the Calamity, but now a fortified position in response to the increased aggression of the Dravanian Horde.
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight of House Fortemps, and bastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the Calamity, but now a fortified position in response to the increased aggression of the Dravanian Horde.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
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->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
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->''"A knight lives to serve--to aid those in need."''
A knight of House Fortemps, and bastard son to Count Edmont de Fortemps, Lord Haurchefant commands Camp Dragonhead, a place once little more than a simple campsite before the Calamity, but now a fortified position in response to the increased aggression
'''Discipline''' Archer]
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* AFatherToHisMen: One NPC says that Haurchefant is, [[spoiler: or rather, was,]] beloved by every man, woman, and child in Camp Dragonhead.
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of the Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears to be a half-dragon, when Ishgard is at war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Scions' naming fashions.
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.]]
* BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" and would like to be more then friends with the Warrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability to treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon the resourcefulness of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is or becomes the Warrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of the Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears to be a half-dragon, when Ishgard is at war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Scions' naming fashions.
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.]]
* BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" and would like to be more then friends with the Warrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability to treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
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* AFatherToHisMen: One NPC says that Haurchefant is, [[spoiler: or rather, was,]] beloved by every man, woman, and child in Camp Dragonhead.
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls uponAscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the resourcefulness end of an adventurer to help clear their name of disgrace and dishonor.
** When said adventurer, who is orthe ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at theWarrior of Light, and their Scion allies need refuge, he recognizes they are Rising Stones in need of help and gladly opens up his House's door order to them. Especially telling of just how good of a guy he is, when you consider that one of bring word about the Warrior of Light's allies is an Au Ra, who appears Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be ahalf-dragon, when Ishgard is part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with dragons. He even brings hot beverages to the Warrior, and their allies and gives them all a pep talk to help snap them all out of their sadness of recent events. He even tells them to freely make themselves at home, offering them to build a base there in Dragonhead, suggesting it be called "The Falling Snows" as true to the Scions' naming fashions.
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.Garleans.]]
*BiTheWay: There are good many hints he is a bit of an "Adventurer-sexual" and would like to be more then friends with the Warrior of Light regardless of race or gender. While these are toned down in the English version his final scene in 3.0 has shades of deeper affection. The Japanese version makes it textual though.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability to treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
* AFriendInNeed: Knows Francel needs help, and calls upon
** When said adventurer, who is or
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a
* AlwaysWithYou: The cutscene taking place after [[spoiler:the final battle with Nidhogg, reveals that Haurchefant's spirit has been following the Warrior of Light ever since the very moment he died, still being by their side. The last Heavensward short story implies this is the case even now.
*
* BookEnds: [[spoiler:When players first visit him, it's soon after the Waking Sands base is attacked by Livia and the the Garleans, that you first seek his aid, in allowing Alphinaud, Cid, and themselves to request info, and permission to search for Cid's Airship. The 2.55 story line ends with Cid dropping you off at Dragonhead via airship, seeking aid and refuge again from Haurchefant.]]
* CovertPervert: Far less covert in the Japanese dialogue, where he's downright leering at and even propositioning the Warrior of Light, to the point where the English localization team felt they had to deliberately tone him down. But he still shows shades of being the 'lovable debauchee' that he originally is, especially in the 2014 Heavensturn event, where he loudly proclaims that he wants you for his ''personal steed.'' This quote can even be seen on his Triple Triad card.
* HeroicBastard: He's the child of Count Edmont having an affair. Edmont respects him, and his words about the Scions and Warrior of Light, but his late wife never forgave Edmont for it, and never accepted him as part of their family. Haurchefant never complains, and has rose up enough to be commander of an entire camp and stalwart ally and friend to the [=WoL=].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Uses his shield to block an attack that was coming after him and the Warrior of Light. The shield breaks and the attack kills him as the Warrior of Light looks on in disbelief. Even with his dying breath, he tells the Warrior of Light to keep smiling since it suits him/her as a hero.]] After the patch 3.0 main story quests, [[spoiler: he is buried on a cliff overlooking Ishgard near the Steel Vigil in Coerthas Central Highlands, so he may watch over it forever.]]
** SacrificialLion
** GoOutWithASmile
** FamousLastWords:
---> [[spoiler:"Oh, do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero..."]]
* HeroicVow: "A Knight lives to serve, to aid those in need." [[spoiler:In the patch 3.1 main story quests, the Warrior of Light is given a chance to give this as a CallBack to Lord Artoirel de Fortemps, to help restore his resolve after he questions what right he has to help lead Ishgard when all four major noble houses are tarnished by their legacy for their parts in the origin of the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Irony}}: Despite being a bastard, he's the one who's almost the spitting image of his ancestor, the founder of House Fortemps.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Naturally.
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: Regardless of whether or not they returned his implied affections, the aftershocks of his death continue to haunt the Warrior of Light thereafter, making them occasionally come across as weary and just simply tired of everything they've had to suffer through.]]
** UpToEleven in Stormblood, [[spoiler:as the whole quest line for Dark Knight is triggered by the Warrior of Light's sorrow and pain over his death. Judging by some of his words said at the end, aside from taking a part of his appearance, a part of Myste might actually identify as Haurchefant.]]
* RedBaron: The Silver Fuller. [[spoiler: After his HeroicSacrifice, the Warrior of Light inherits the title.]]
* NiceGuy: One of the few Ishgardians who initially are more open to adventurers, compared to a fair amount of Ishgardians preferring their isolation and distrust of outsiders. Throughout the post-2.0 story line, whenever quests brings players back to Coerthas, he's always lamenting that due to the pressing nature of the quests, that he doesn't have time, or ability to treat the player with proper hospitality for all they've done for Ishgard.
** Haurchefant finally has his chance to pay the Warrior of Light and their allies frequent aid back in a big way at the end of 2.55's Before the Fall Part 2, and is said to be petitioning greatly for the Warrior of Light's and Scions' access to Ishgard in the interim to Heavensward. In the final moments of the story he proves himself to be one of the greatest allies the Warrior of Light could ever hope to have.
---> '''Haurchefant:''' Do not hesitate to call upon me, regardless of hour. My home is your home, and I would see you afforded all comforts and courtesies. Rest and regain your strength, <name>. [[spoiler: You shall have your redemption and your reckoning in due time]]--and when that day comes, I shall stand at your side.
* ShipTease: Haurchefant has romantic feelings for the player character. Whether they reciprocate it or not is up to the player's mind.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Heavily implied towards the Warrior of Light.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In patch 2.3, when the player returns to him during the main story quest, he conspicuously has voice acting after previously not having a dedicated voice. As most minor [=NPCs=] aren't given vocals for their dialogue, this foreshadows his increasingly prominent role in the patches leading up to the ''Heavensward'' expansion, as well as the expansion itself.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He dies trying to block a magic attack from Ser Zephirin meant for the Warrior of Light. It breaks his shield and pierces his heart]].
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* AdvertisedExtra: He gets his own title card like the major characters for the Heavensward Hildebrand questline, despite only showing up for one scene in it.
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant, at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to him right before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.]]
* TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains to the lord that he's on official duty to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the gender debate, Count Edmont notes that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that the Warrior of Light has become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving the Warrior of Light political asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: In a nation filled with nobles and knights of stubborn prides, he's one the few willing to petition to allow the Scions access, and to admonish those who question the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both of his true heir sons get put in their place for causing trouble to the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to their accomplishments[[note]]He will cite that the player, if a Legacy player who completed the 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' Garlean generals, one if they are a player from 2.X, and at least a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son the new head of House Fortemps in 3.1]].
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player to a new region as part of the ''Heavensward'' story, he explains a little bit about the area, and signs off with "...He/She/They came" depending on the player character's gender, and NPC party make up.
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant, at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn to him right before he last saw him alive as a way to try and find a meaning to his son's death. He instructs the Warrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.]]
* TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains to the lord that he's on official duty to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the gender debate, Count Edmont notes that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that the Warrior of Light has become a member of the Fortemps family, and that the count sees both them and Aymeric them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult for him to say no to Haurchefant, including the matter of giving the Warrior of Light political asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: In a nation filled with nobles and knights of stubborn prides, he's one the few willing to petition to allow the Scions access, and to admonish those who question the [=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Both of his true heir sons get put in their place for causing trouble to the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to their accomplishments[[note]]He will cite that the player, if a Legacy player who completed the 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' Garlean generals, one if they are a player from 2.X, and at least a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his first born son the new head of House Fortemps in 3.1]].
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* AdvertisedExtra: He gets his own title card AnimalMotifs: Much like the major characters for the Heavensward Hildebrand questline, despite only showing up for one scene Gabranth in it.
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
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* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant,stray dog begging for scraps at the hands of the Heavens' Ward. He tries invoking the knight's oath his son had sworn prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to him right before he last saw him alive as a way [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to try and find a meaning to as his son's death. He instructs hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid theWarrior of Light and his allies to go and pursue the Archbishop and the Heavens' Ward and bring them to justice, asking them to leave him to his grief, but Alphinaud can't help but say something respectful about Haurchefant, causing Edmont to fall to his knees sobbing.Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
*TheComicallySerious: While Hildibrand and Nashu are arguing over the gender of Gigi, Cyr explains CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to the lord read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that he's on official duty Urianger refused to bring the mammet in for inspection. Upon hearing of the gender debate, Count Edmont notes that Gigi must be a boy, much to Cyr's suffering.
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged thattell the Warrior of Light has become a member on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of theFortemps family, game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and thatthe count sees both attempting to oppose them and Aymeric or "kick them as this.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirsout" will just result in even greater destruction and recollections, suitably titled "Heavensward" in-universe.
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affairtragedy later on, and that caused Haurchefant to be this. But he loves Haurchefant as much as his other sons. In fact, according to Artoiriel, his guilt makes it difficult any real future for him to say no to Haurchefant, including Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the matter of giving Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Lightpolitical asylum.
* OnlySaneMan: Inafter she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a nation filled copy of the Echo with nobles and knights different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of stubborn prides, light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he'sone mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the few willing to petition to allow Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the Scions access, reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and to admonish those towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who question are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the[=WoL=] intentions unfairly. Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Bothof his true heir sons get put were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in theirplace for causing trouble to respective homelands. Both are the [=WoL=] or showing disrespect to ArcVillain of their accomplishments[[note]]He respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will cite that the player, if a Legacy player who completed the 1.X story line, has defeated ''two'' be greatness and prosperity under Garlean generals, one if rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given aplayer gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from2.X, a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and at least some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a half-dozen Primals.[[/note]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names hisfirst born son step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with thenew head Resistance's motto of House Fortemps "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in3.1]].the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
* BlueBlood: Head of House Fortemps, one of the four High Houses and descended from King Thordan I's knights.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever introducing the player
* ClassyCane: Carries a cane wherever he goes. It's merely an accessory, as he walks just fine and holds it in both hands when he does.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:The death of his son, Haurchefant,
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the
*
* LikeASonToMe: By the time 3.2 happens, it's been wholly acknowledged that
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: ''Heavensward'' is presented as being drawn primarily from Edmont's memoirs
* MyGreatestFailure: He considers his affair
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light
* OnlySaneMan: In
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:Names his
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Each of us must play our part in building a brighter future for Ishgard--we who profess to rule most of all."''
The firstborn son of Count Edmont de Fortemps. He is the serious, dutiful son.
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Each of us must play our part in building a brighter future for Ishgard--we who profess to rule most of all."''
The firstborn son of Count Edmont de Fortemps. He is the serious, dutiful son.
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->''"Each
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A nation on the eastern continent of
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* TheDutifulSon: And heir to his father. [[spoiler: Edmont later names him head of House Fortemps]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his actions in 3.2.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly out of pride. After you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong to dislike and distrust the [=WoL=] and guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to take a wounded soldier back to camp and was afraid that the snowfall would erase the heretics tracks back to their base), he also hoped that you would fail in the attempt. After this, he gains a lot of respect for the Warrior of Light and eventually comes to regard them as a brother/sister, dropping the "Jerk" part entirely.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his actions in 3.2.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly out of pride. After you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong to dislike and distrust the [=WoL=] and guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to take a wounded soldier back to camp and was afraid that the snowfall would erase the heretics tracks back to their base), he also hoped that you would fail in the attempt. After this, he gains a lot of respect for the Warrior of Light and eventually comes to regard them as a brother/sister, dropping the "Jerk" part entirely.
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* TheDutifulSon: And heir to his father. [[spoiler: Edmont later names him head of House Fortemps]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' muchDespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the Responsible Sibling to Emmanellain's Foolish, and is populace scared witless of the one who demands that Emmanellain take responsibility for his actions in 3.2.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly outvery ''idea'' of pride. After you single handedly take over a Heretic stronghold, he realizes that he was wrong attempting to dislike and distrust the [=WoL=] and guiltily admits that though sending you in alone was necessary (he had to take a wounded soldier fight back to camp against the Empire and was afraid that the snowfall would erase the heretics tracks back to reclaim their base), he also hoped homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that you would fail life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on theattempt. After this, he gains a lot of respect Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at theWarrior first chance of Light and eventually comes to regard them as a brother/sister, dropping liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the"Jerk" part entirely.two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Is ''very'' much
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is rather hostile towards the [=WoL=] at first, mostly out
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the
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'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"What ill fortune to be born second in a society where the eldest inherits all."''
The second son of Count Edmont, who is a womanizer and doesn't take his status or jobs seriously.
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"What ill fortune to be born second in a society where the eldest inherits all."''
The second son of Count Edmont, who is a womanizer and doesn't take his status or jobs seriously.
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Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''':Gladiator]
->''"What ill fortuneSamurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir tobe born second in a society where the eldest inherits all."''
The second sonthrone of Count Edmont, who Doma, Hien is a womanizer charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and doesn't take Yugiri, he spurred his status or jobs seriously.people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
'''Discipline''':
->''"What ill fortune
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
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* ExactWords: When Emmanellain says he didn't [[spoiler: give the order to ''shoot'' the protester]] he's technically correct, he [[spoiler: gave an order to ''stop'' her]]. The problem was that [[spoiler: he gave the order to a high-strung, nervous archer]] instead of anyone else, making [[PoorCommunicationKills miscommunication]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer inevitable]] and, from the perspective of others, intentional.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few times the Warrior of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has to stop them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.]]
* YesMan: Honoroit, his young assistant. When he's not being a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to fix upon something about which he had cause to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders one of his men to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
* HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few times the Warrior of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has to stop them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
* TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents [[spoiler: Thancred because he thinks that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.]]
* YesMan: Honoroit, his young assistant. When he's not being a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever to fix upon something about which he had cause to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.
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* ExactWords: When Emmanellain says HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass hedidn't is, during [[spoiler: give the order to ''shoot'' ending of Stormblood and the protester]] he's technically correct, he [[spoiler: gave an order to ''stop'' her]]. The problem was that [[spoiler: he gave Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the order to a high-strung, nervous archer]] instead of anyone else, strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making [[PoorCommunicationKills miscommunication]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer inevitable]] and, from progress throughout the perspective of others, intentional.
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he ordersdungeon and ends up being the one of his men that gets closest to shoot a protester at the peace conference]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Afterthrone room that isn't the incident at the peace conference. There's also a little bit after his half-brother Haurchefant's death]].
Warrior of Light's own team.
*HiddenDepths: The [[AllThereInTheManual lorebook]] reveals BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he met his assistant, Honoroit, when the latter approached him in the Jeweled Crozier and offered to carry his purchases for a handful of coin. On a whim, Emmanellain decided to teach the boy letters and sums, so 'that he might have the means to rise above his humble station.' This goes a long way towards explaining Honoroit's UndyingLoyalty towards Emmanellain.
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few timesthe Warrior of Light looks truly angry, Thancred even has were fated to stop meet, that destiny purposely brought them from presumably hitting Emmanellain.
in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
*TheResenter: In 3.2, he heavily resents BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Thancred because When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he thinks deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that Thancred has it easy being a hero and always knows what to do while Emmanellain himself struggles trying to do the right thing and screws up big time. He eventually learns to stand on his own feet and look on his own merits and to keep doing what is right instead of seeing how others can do things with ease]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.[[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
*YesMan: Honoroit, BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit hisyoung assistant. When ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But notbeing a ServileSnarker, at least;
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were everto fix Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude uponsomething their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused aboutwhich why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never hadcause a chance to be optimistic, I dare not think what he might achieve.draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he
* TheFool: Everyone sees him as this.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Thancred pulls this on him [[spoiler: when he orders
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After
*
* {{Manchild}}: He is very immature to say the least. For the most part it's played for laughs, but then suddenly its not when [[spoiler:he has a soldier shoot a woman who was leading a protest against the peace treaty with the dragons, which jeopardizes said treaty as many common folk become disillusioned with the nobles supporting the treaty. And then he refuses to take responsibility, asking why everything just has to fall apart.]] Notably, it's one of the few times
*
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He eventually learns to stand up for himself and willingly signs up for the Grand Melee in an attempt to reclaim his honor.
*
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not
-->'''Honoroit:''' If my lord's irrepressible optimism were ever
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''': Dragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and Job Questlines page]].
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[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end."''
A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in the slums of Ishgard. She leads a small gang of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light after being convinced of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of the newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from the Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony for new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist.
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''': Dragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and Job Questlines page]].
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[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To be sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end."''
A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in the slums of Ishgard. She leads a small gang of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light after being convinced of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned to act as part of the newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from the Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony for new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''':Dragoon]
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and Job Questlines page]].
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[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
Ninja]
->''"Tobe sure, our lives won't change overnight, and it'll take effort to bridge the gulf between highborn and lowborn, but I'm confident it'll all work out in the end.whom much is given, much is expected..."''
A half Hyur, half Elezen woman living in An Au Ra refugee from the slums far off Garlean-held nation of Ishgard. She leads Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small gang fleet of rebels that causes trouble for the wealthy and the church in the city during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, and takes a no-nonsense approach to situations. She allies herself with the Warrior of Light refugees after being convinced a failed rebellion saw most of their noble causes for Ishgard as a whole.
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assignedcountry burned to act as part the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the newly formed city watch militia that helps protect Ishgard, leading and training her squad, "Hilda's Hounds". She requests additional aid from Seventh Dawn near the Skysteel Manufactory in Machinist training and protecting an upcoming knighting ceremony end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new Temple Knights from sabotage by any remnants of anti-reformist elements within Ishgard. However, the events of ''Stormblood'' means the most elite members of House Haillenarte's Machinists are unavailable, including Joye, leading Stephanivien to send Rostnstahl and the Warrior of Light instead to assist. home in Revenant's Toll.
'''Epithet''': Azure Dragoon\\
'''Discipline''':
The current Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, Estinien accompanies the Warrior of Light throughout much of the Heavensward main story, as they seek a way to bring an end to the Dragonsong War.
For more information on Estinien, see his entry in the Lancer/Dragoon folder on the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVClassAndJobQuestlines Class and Job Questlines page]].
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[[folder:Hilda Ware]]
!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (EN), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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'''Race''': Hyur/Elezen Hybrid\\
'''Epithet''': Hilda the Mongrel\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"To
In ''Stormblood'', she has been assigned
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:At the end of the Stormblood Level 70 Machinist quest, Hilda reveals that the gun she uses was gifted to her before the events of ''Heavensward'' by Stephanivien on a suspicion that doing so would convince her that not all nobles despised those beneath them. She happily informs him that it did, changing her opinions enough to give the likes of Stephanivien, House Fortemps and Aymeric a chance, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized instead of leading a violent revolution]].]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the child of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and she'll shoot you in the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character of the same name and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having a discussion with the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, she doesn't think twice before firing at him. Too bad he was protected by a magic shield.
* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the child of an Elezen and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus she is quite skilled with her shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and she'll shoot you in the blink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a character of the same name and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having a discussion with the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, she doesn't think twice before firing at him. Too bad he was protected by a magic shield.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:At TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of theStormblood Level 70 Machinist quest, Hilda reveals that 2.2 story quest to teach the gun Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she uses was gifted continues to her before pop up in the events of story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward''by Stephanivien on a suspicion that doing so would convince her that patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not all nobles despised those beneath them. She happily informs him that it did, changing her opinions enough to give the likes of Stephanivien, House Fortemps and Aymeric a chance, [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized instead of leading a violent revolution]].]]
* HalfHumanHybrid:long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the child end of an Elezen 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and a Hyur.
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thusAlisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she is quite skilled does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up withher shooting.
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, andyou, she'll shoot use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on theblink of an eye if you so much as rub her the wrong way.
* MythologyGag: To a charactersea floor of the same name Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and causes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a memberanother child of the Holy Knights barges into the tavern in which she is having village slipped out and had a discussion chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Warrior of Light, obviously looking to arrest her, Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she doesn't think twice before firing at him. Too bad he was protected by returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a magic shield.shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward''
* HalfHumanHybrid:
* TheGunslinger: She's a machinist, thus
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with
* TheLadette: She's not your average lady and is willing to remind you of that fact. Hilda is crass, rude, trigger happy, and
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the
* MythologyGag: To a character
* PointyEars: The mark of her Elezen blood. Her ears are much smaller than an Elezen's, closer to a Hyur save for the points.
* TriggerHappy: Very much so. When a member
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[[folder:Archbishop Thordan VII]]
!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (EN), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (EN), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The current ruler of Ishgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after the famous King Thordan who had led his twelve knights into battle against the dragon horde when the Dragonsong War began one thousand years ago and had ripped out Nidhogg's eye. Thordan declares Ishgard to be open to all adventurers after the Warrior of Light helped defend the nation from the dragon horde on the Steps of Faith. The Archbishop wants his people protected from the horde and wants to find a way to end the war once and for all by enlisting the help of the Warrior of Light.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
The current ruler of Ishgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after the famous King Thordan who had led his twelve knights into battle against the dragon horde when the Dragonsong War began one thousand years ago and had ripped out Nidhogg's eye. Thordan declares Ishgard to be open to all adventurers after the Warrior of Light helped defend the nation from the dragon horde on the Steps of Faith. The Archbishop wants his people protected from the horde and wants to find a way to end the war once and for all by enlisting the help of the Warrior of Light.
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''':N/A]
The current rulerSamurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai ofIshgard. Archbishop Thordan VII is named after Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and thefamous King Thordan who had led his twelve knights into battle against the dragon horde when the Dragonsong War began one thousand years ago and had ripped out Nidhogg's eye. Thordan declares Ishgard Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be open to all adventurers after the Warrior of Light helped defend the nation from the dragon horde on the Steps of Faith. The Archbishop wants his people protected from the horde and wants to find a way to end the war once and for all by enlisting the help of the Warrior of Light.major player in ''Stormblood''.
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''':
The current ruler
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the
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* AffablyEvil: Thordan isn't exactly a bad person per se, but he still does very questionable things that paint him a different light, such as having one of his knights try to kill the Warrior of Light when they tried to approach the Archbishop, an attack that was taken by Haurchefant instead. He also throws Aymeric, his son, into jail after said son questioned him about Ishgard's true history with the dragon horde. For his better side, he personally apologizes to the Warrior of Light when Tataru and Alphinaud were tried with heresy. He also acknowledges that Niddhog's rage is completely justified, but that it is unfair that one thousand years later, the descendants of the old King Thordan must pay for his sins. He believes what he is doing is truly the right thing for Ishgard.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost their husbands, the mothers who have lost their sons? ...That their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knew that the Warrior of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of the costs to the world by becoming a primal (though he does try to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming a primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's society to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief that they have survived]], the final phase of the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed to the composed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror that this can't be happening to him after all his planning and all the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after the nation had suffered the effects of the Dragonsong War for a thousand years, though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror after the Warrior of Light defeats him, even after Thordan became a primal and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as a primal, similar to how Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply because he was a primal, even though both sides wanted to end the Dragonsong War.
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* AffablyEvil: Thordan isn't exactly a bad person per se, but TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he still does very questionable things was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware thatpaint him a different light, such Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as having one of responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure hisknights try presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Lightwhen they tried to approach the Archbishop, an attack that was taken by Haurchefant instead. He also throws Aymeric, his son, into jail after said son questioned him about Ishgard's true history with the dragon horde. For his better side, he personally apologizes to the Warrior of Light when Tataru and Alphinaud were tried with heresy. He also acknowledges that Niddhog's rage is completely justified, but that it is unfair that one thousand years later, the descendants of the old King Thordan must pay for his sins. He believes what he is doing is truly the right thing for Ishgard.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have losttheir husbands, companions some time to undermine the mothers who have lost Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at theirsons? ...That lack of DueToTheDead due their loved ones died for naught?
* BatmanGambit: He knewparticular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the Warrior body of Light opposed the Ascians and would try to follow them to Azys Lla, so he lets the two sides fight it out and then steps in to backstab Lahabrea by becoming a primal and absorbing the Ascian's soul.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fearfallen tribesman into the populace, so that they turn to prayer of King Thordan and his knights Twelve. And thinks nothing of desert for the costs to scavengers. When the world by becoming a primal reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though he does try mostly due to offset the aether drain by using Nidhogg's eye and the Warring Triad as power sources).
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becominga primal.
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willingfailure to do anything to keep it that way, even if it means murdering one of their own.
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becomingunderstand, having come from a primal, using the prayers of his church to create his primal form.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard'ssociety to collapse.
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one withthat values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him everywhere and brandishes it when becoming a primal.
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.for it).
*VillainousBreakdown: DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Warrior of Light's party survives his Ultimate End attack the battle Scions catch up with him is essentially over. [[ThisCannotBe In utter disbelief in 4.2, however, it's clear that they have survived]], the final phase ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the fight has him swinging wildly as opposed end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses thecomposed sword strikes used before. Completely exhausted, he becomes permanently debuffed causing him to deal less damage. He also no longer obeys aggro tables, desperately flailing as he advances on random party members. The entire time stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's talking to himself, trying to convince himself in horror Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this can't be happening to guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him after all his planning and all being a badass in the power he's gained.
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.least.
*WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to list anything for Thordan that's ''not'' a spoiler.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary afterHeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the nation had suffered the effects end of the Dragonsong War attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on athousand years, several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though his methods are very questionable at best.
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terrorhe's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Lightdefeats him, even the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even afterThordan became a primal Yotsuyu regains her old personality and powered himself up with Nidhogg's eye and a millennium's worth of prayers.
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself assummoned a primal, similar Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached tohow Iceheart used Shiva.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simplyYotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 hewas a primal, even though both sides wanted [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to end wander the Dragonsong War.land offering his prayers to the fallen.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Aymeric tells him to reveal the truth to the people on how the Dragonsong War and the nature of Ishgard was built on lies, Thordan counters with this:
--> '''Thordan''': And what would you say to them? What would you tell the wives who have lost
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their
* BatmanGambit: He knew
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Believes the path to peace, is a world of absolute order. All at the cost of all freedoms, and anyone who dares oppose him, and the Ishgardian faith. Which leads to some truly hypocritical thinking, such as opening the gates to the heretics to launch an assault on Foundation to sow chaos and fear
* CharacterDeath: Was defeated by the Warrior of Light after becoming
* CorruptChurch: He and his twelve knights closely guard the truth behind the Dragonsong War and are willing
* DealWithTheDevil: Had consorted with Lahabrea in order to gain more power so that Ishgard could end the Dragonsong War once and for all. Unlike everyone else who did so however, he is quite aware of the Ascians' intentions and ultimately turns against them.
* FamousLastWords: "How...how can this be? A millennium of prayer and the eye's power combined--And still you stand? [[WhatTheHellAreYou Who]]--''[[WhatTheHellAreYou what]]'' [[WhatTheHellAreYou are you!?]]"
* HighPriest: He is the highest ranked priest in the Holy See and uses this to his advantage when becoming
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Had Aymeric tossed in jail after he learned the truth behind the Dragonsong War.
* KnightTemplar: Was willing to do anything to end the Dragonsong War, even if it meant becoming a primal and silencing those who opposed him.
* OrderVersusChaos: Seeks to bring order to the Dragonsong War and beyond by using his powers as a primal to oppose any form of chaos that would disrupt the peace.
* PragmaticVillainy: He uses the Ascians to gain information on how to summon and become a primal. He also uses heretics and dragon attacks to his advantage, letting them wreck havoc before launching a counter attack to cause the populace of Ishgard to turn ever more to praying to the Ishgardian faith for protection, so as to strengthen himself and the Heavens' Ward in their primal forms.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He accuses Aymeric of being too naive on how to change Ishgard for the better; Aymeric wants the truth of the Dragonsong War to be revealed so the nation can start anew. Thordan prefers to [[StatusQuoIsGod keep the status quo]] since he knows that the dragons would rather kill everyone instead of forgiving them and revealing the truth could cause Ishgard's
* StaffOfAuthority: He carries one with
* ThisCannotBe: He becomes absolutely flabbergasted at his defeat against the Warrior of Light, wondering how he could have lost against them after becoming a primal, using Nidhogg's eye as a source of aether, and using a millennium's worth of prayers.
*
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the
* VillainHasAPoint: Thordan believes that admitting the truth behind the Dragonsong War would be pointless and futile, a vain attempt to placate [[UnstoppableRage an implacable enemy]], and could threaten to bring about societal collapse in Ishgard; he also tells his son that their people needn't and shouldn't be made to answer for the sins of their long-dead ancestors. Even Aymeric has some difficulty arguing with him, despite firmly believing that the truth needs to come out to bring an end to the CycleOfRevenge.
*
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wanted to bring peace to Ishgard by any means necessary after
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a
* WhatAreYou: Says this word for word in absolute terror
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after
* WillingChanneler: Summons the first King Thordan unto himself as
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Fights the Warrior of Light on the knowledge that they would fight him simply
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he
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* ArcVillain: Of the 3.1 main questline.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic that Ishgard was infamous for before the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, they are also the ones who decide who is "with" or "against" them, and the "with" just so happens to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].]]
* KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the nick of time.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken to the extreme. [[spoiler: They are absolutely livid that Aymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused the general populace to look upon the church differently) and was trying to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill a child just so that the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: After the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile he put on before attempting to murder a hostage seemingly permanently plastered on his face, and he's completely unresponsive to the Inquisition's attempts to make him tell them if there are any more conspirators.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic that Ishgard was infamous for before the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, they are also the ones who decide who is "with" or "against" them, and the "with" just so happens to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].]]
* KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism and its war with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by a dragon, in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.]]
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off the highest point of the Vault as punishment for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the nick of time.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse and taken to the extreme. [[spoiler: They are absolutely livid that Aymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused the general populace to look upon the church differently) and was trying to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill a child just so that the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: After the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile he put on before attempting to murder a hostage seemingly permanently plastered on his face, and he's completely unresponsive to the Inquisition's attempts to make him tell them if there are any more conspirators.]]
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* ArcVillain: Of the 3.1 main questline.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll LogicAlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that Ishgard was infamous for before she's done, the beginning of its reformation, and turns it UpToEleven. You are either with them, or against them. [[spoiler:Of course, protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are also sad, as the ones who decide who "Witch of Doma" is "with" or "against" them, and finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the "with" just so happens persimmon she gave him to be the Nobles and clergy that enjoyed the status quo and ability to look down upon all "Low-born" and keep them there and the "against" being everyone else. They have no qualms with hurting the innocent because in their insane view, that's considered "righteous". [[SarcasmMode After all, its the Reformists "fault" for pushing them into having to remind others their "place"]].sweet before dying.]]
*KnightTemplar: If nothing else, they are certainly dedicated to what they believe AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be Ishgard's cause.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder ofbetrothed (to an Ishgardian girl to punish Aymeric for attempting to put an end to the nation's fanaticism older man who was a mean drunk) and its war sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with the dragons. The girl ends up saved by amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dragon, dagger in full view of all of Ishgard -- serving as one of the first major events to cause the Ishgardians to realize that maybe not all the dragons are the bad guys.them]].]]
*TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Let's see. Open assassination attempts, arson, [[spoiler:taking hostages in an attempt to have their demands be met]]? Yeah, they fit the bill.
* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
* WouldHurtAChild:AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Their leader actually throws a little girl off Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the highest point of the Vault Yanxia villagers as punishment they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for Aymeric trying to change the status quo. Luckily, Vidofnir manages to come by and save the girl in the nick of time.what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
*TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and taken to prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on theextreme. left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler:They are absolutely livid being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed thatAymeric had Thordan's secrets exposed (which had also caused her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the general populace to look upon owner of the church differently) and brothel she was trying sent to change how Ishgard should progress. In response, the group starts fires, commits murders, attempts to kill Aymeric, and even attempts to kill by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a child just position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the status quo returns and thus, they get to return to the power they once had.miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
*VillainousBreakdown: After BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the 3.1 main questline is completed, [[spoiler:Hilde reveals that their leader has undergone this, the SlasherSmile he put on before attempting to murder a hostage seemingly permanently plastered on his face, floor and he's completely unresponsive weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring tothe Inquisition's show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts tomake commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has himtell kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels thereare any is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and moreconspirators.as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: Takes the Insane Troll Logic
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The leader's attempted murder of
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* SlasherSmile: Their leader makes one [[spoiler:right before trying to throw a hostage to her death]].
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* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler:
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that
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* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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The Dravanians are a loose "nation" of dragons that live in the area now occupied by Ishgard. While most in Ishgard are only familiar with the Horde led by Nidhogg, which serve as one of the major antagonists in ''Heavensward'', the lands of Dravania have many of dragons that do not take an active part in the in the Dragonsong War. Merycadian dragons are included here due to originating from the Dravanians.
''Note that, due to the nature of at least one of these characters and the fact that their entries would otherwise be totally blocked out, there are open spoilers in this folder.''
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The Dravanians are a loose "nation" of dragons that live in the area now occupied by Ishgard. While most in Ishgard are only familiar with the Horde led by Nidhogg, which serve as one of the major antagonists in ''Heavensward'', the lands of Dravania have many of dragons that do not take an active part in the in the Dragonsong War. Merycadian dragons are included here due to originating from the Dravanians.
''Note that, due to the nature of at least one of these characters and the fact that their entries would otherwise be totally blocked out, there are open spoilers in this folder.''
''Characters associated with Idyllshire can be found under the "Goblins" section of [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimalsAndBeastmen the Primals and Beastmen page]].''
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* TheAgeless: Dragons are functionally immortal and will only die if sufficient violence is done to their bodies or they have their eyes removed.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood has the chance of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the mothercrystal in order to be allowed to stay.]]
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood has the chance of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes, which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of the different kinds and shapes of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the traditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs with no second parent, that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming a mate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, and after that settles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
* TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the mothercrystal in order to be allowed to stay.]]
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* TheAgeless: Dragons are functionally immortal and will only die if sufficient violence FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is done to their bodies or they have their eyes removed.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originatebased on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from Midgardsomr, who came from space carrying the seven eggs that are the progenitors of the entire species.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever warTokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with Ishgard. Because of the dragon blood in every Ishgardian, partaking in this blood has the chance exception of turning the people into a dragon themselves.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes,Kugane which seem to grow and self-sustain and just create aether instead of pulling it from anything (which given how everything ties back to aether, should be metaphysically impossible). They also start as hatchlings small enough to fit in a human's hand, but many times over their lives will find a taste for a certain element, linger near crystals, and metamorphose into any of more resembles the different kinds and shapes clash of dragon, eventually in theory becoming as gigantic as Midgardsormr himself. [[spoiler: Given that they're actual aliens who came to Hydaelyn from a different Star, the rules of their world and how aether works may have been entirely different, hence their strange relation to the Mothercrystal and the planet.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate thetraditional way to create an offspring of both parents, they can also to no ill-effect reproduce asexually, meaning both males and females are capable of laying eggs Japanese culture with no second parent, western influence that hatches into a perfectly normal hatchling. This also has the benefit/consequence of making falling in love and claiming Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As amate matters of true, deep, and nearly impossible-for-mortals-to-fathom spiritual love instead of carrying on the species. [[spoiler: Bonus points for them literally being aliens, as revealed in 4.2.]]
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragonnation, Hingashi refuses their leader's call; [[spoiler: They struggle internally before eventually going completely insane, to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and after even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one thatsettles, they become little more than a feral beast surviving off instinct.]]
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm upconnects Othard to the player after they prove themselves to the dragons.
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.west.
*TheUnseen: After ''Heavensward'', two {{Wutai}}: As one of the seven great wyrms are still not accounted for, Vrfra and Azdaja, the Encyclopedia Eorzia gave us their names and appearances, but no guesses about where they could currently be calling home, or if they're even paired off together or living alone with their broods.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed hereticstwo Japanese-inspired nations of adequate age and power can return to their original forms, which is why Witchdrop was considered an effective execution ground. However, it's left ambiguous if they can actually do this or if every circumstance we see of a heretic turning back to normal is illusion magic (which they tend to be skilled in), as most circumstances of a heretic that transforms then and there ends with their death (and they remain a dragon as corpses, no ThisWasHisTrueForm here).
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the mothercrystal in order to be allowed to stay.]]Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
* AncientAstronauts: Dragons originate
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Part of Nidhogg's forever war
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Dragons possess similar senses of morality to the other races, but because they are so long-lived, their memories of transgressions from a thousand years ago remain fresh in their minds long after: an event in history that barely any living Ishgardian can recall is remembered as vividly by dragons as if it had happened only days prior, hence many dragons' centuries-long grudges against Ishgard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Dragons are effectively mana elementals in a tough scaly shell, and most of their biology seems to subvert or defy the known rules of how aether on Hydaelyn functions. The majority of their power is in their eyes,
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Touched on slightly in expanded lore fluffs. While dragons can mate the
* TrueNeutral: As a
* CallARabbitASmeerp: When addressing the spoken races, they generally call them "child/children of man" as reference to them being the children of their ancestors (which said ancestors was the first time dragons came into contact with man).
* CompellingVoice: If the leader of a brood "sings" a command to those who follow him, they have to listen. This is why every dragon of Nidhogg's comes across as AlwaysChaoticEvil, they're more or less controlled into it. The Stormblood Dragoon quest chain delves into what happens when a dragon
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that
* FantasticRacism:
** The dragons not with Nidhogg's brood are on the light version of this. At worst, they look at man with contempt and at best, they see them as flawed and/or inferior, but some do warm up
** Compared to the non-evil dragons, the dragons in Nidhogg's brood hold absolute hatred against man as they see them as either selfish beings that will never learn from their mistakes while their future children are [[HistoryRepeats doomed to repeat the same mistakes]], or nothing more than food to hunt in the wild.
* HealingFactor: Regeneration. Combined with a dragon's very high durability, a wounded dragon can easily recover (though it takes some time) from its injuries by simply ''sleeping it off''.
* MagicalEye: A dragons power and lifeforce is located in their eyes. If the eyes are removed the dragon will eventually die. They can also become an ArtifactOfDoom if the Dragon finds a way to survive since they are still connected to it. [[spoiler:They can also give their eyes to eachother]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Unlike Nidhogg's brood and the transformed Ishgardians that actively take part in the Dragonsong war. Other dragons just want to live in peace and have quests that can be done in ''Heavensward''. In fact, due to their distorted sense of time, many elder dragons you meet on good terms remember the time when human and dragon lived together fondly, and hope that those days will eventually return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dravanians form a large and varied list of dragon types, from small dragonflies to giant turtles.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Midgardsormr and his children, the First Brood, naturally has this, but the ones involved directly in the Dragonsong War (Nidhogg, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr and Midgardsormr himself) are named after Norse creatures.
* StrongerWithAge: It's implied that dragons get stronger and tougher as they get older and the really old dragons are massive in size.
** WordOfGod has it that a dragon never stops growing stronger, and though there aren't many that hit that point before being slain somehow, any dragon that lived sufficiently long could be as strong as the 7 great wyrms.
* {{Telepathy}}: All dragons seem to have the mental speaking version of this trope as an inherit ability, even newborn hatchlings. Nearly every dragon still vocally speaks Draconic, yet the words translate perfectly to the Spoken language in their heads. Alphinaud notes this rather jarring phenomenon when he meets Vedofnir for the first time, confirming that it's not just the player's echo translating Draconic for them.
* TranshumanTreachery: Among Nidhogg's horde are human followers known collectively as Heretics, though interchangeably referred to as the Harriers as well. These people betrayed home and country and happily kill their kinsmen until eventually they get to drink the blood of the dragons they worship. This transformation will either destroy their mind, effectively turning them into a clone of the dragon they drank the blood of, or they resist the mental break and become a new dragon. They normally only become one of the three types (Wyvern-like Aevis, top-heavy humanoid Syricta, or beefy tanky, dangerous Diresaurs), but if they survive long enough will metamorphose until they're indistinguishable from a dragon that hatched from an egg.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Ishgardians, transformed heretics
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Horde has recently started attacking other dragons during the Warrior of Light's time traversing Ishgard for standing idle during the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero This is most likely your fault as you had recently killed Nidhogg's prime consort.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: During a conversation with Omega, Midgardsormr reveals that the planet where all dragons originated from was destroyed by Omega. Once Midgardsormr brought his 7 eggs to Hydaelyn, he had to agree to make a pact with the mothercrystal in order to be allowed to stay.]]
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!!!Voiced by: Taketora (JP), Allan Corduner (EN), Emmanuel Bonami (FR), Tino Kiessling (DE)
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Bane of the Fourteenth\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Men die, and their children forget. But we are everlasting."''
This dragon, ancient beyond all memory and reckoning, has been many things... but today, he is dead. Eorzean myth says that Midgardsormr was charged with the protection of Silvertear Lake and its abundant aether by the heads of the Eorzean pantheon, Althyk and Nymeia, at the dawn of time itself. Whether or not that is true, Midgardsormr has been around as long as ''anyone'' can remember or find record of, and always protected Silvertear... which is why he called down a massive host of Dravanians to confront the Garlean Empire when they tried to take Silvertear for themselves, ten years prior to the beginning of ''Legacy''. The ensuing battle destroyed a huge portion of the Garlean Air Force, including their super-dreadnought, the ''Agrius''... and with it seemingly died the ageless dragon himself.
!!!Voiced by: Taketora (JP), Allan Corduner (EN), Emmanuel Bonami (FR), Tino Kiessling (DE)
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'''Race''': Dragon\\
'''Epithet''': The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Bane of the Fourteenth\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Men die, and their children forget. But we are everlasting."''
This dragon, ancient beyond all memory and reckoning, has been many things... but today, he is dead. Eorzean myth says that Midgardsormr was charged with the protection of Silvertear Lake and its abundant aether by the heads of the Eorzean pantheon, Althyk and Nymeia, at the dawn of time itself. Whether or not that is true, Midgardsormr has been around as long as ''anyone'' can remember or find record of, and always protected Silvertear... which is why he called down a massive host of Dravanians to confront the Garlean Empire when they tried to take Silvertear for themselves, ten years prior to the beginning of ''Legacy''. The ensuing battle destroyed a huge portion of the Garlean Air Force, including their super-dreadnought, the ''Agrius''... and with it seemingly died the ageless dragon himself.
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'''Epithet''': The King of Kings,
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Midgardsormr seems remarkably unconcerned with the state of his physical body at any given time, and will change form to suit his needs. He first reappears in a spectral version of his old body to battle the Warrior of Light, then when he accompanies the Warrior he takes on the unassuming form of a dragonling, later turns into a larger but still reasonably sized form to give the Warrior a ride into and out of the Aetherochemical Research Facility, and later still returns to his dragonling form during the investigation into Omega's activities. He is also fully capable of hiding his presence from anyone, and will appear and disappear without warning.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does'' seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]] When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show that the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps the Warrior of Light in a crystal and warns that he will kill them if they can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does'' seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't get the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind the words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says something when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if he keeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He, while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that the Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when and only when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in the middle of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will remain calmly perched on your shoulder even if you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck" would have to be blanked out. In particular, we only get to see a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems to be intended to make him sound much older and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in the English script.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Midgardsormr seems remarkably unconcerned with the state of his physical body at any given time, and will change form to suit his needs. He first reappears in a spectral version of his old body to battle the Warrior of Light, then when he accompanies the Warrior he takes on the unassuming form of a dragonling, later turns into a larger but still reasonably sized form to give the Warrior a ride into and out of the Aetherochemical Research Facility, and later still returns to his dragonling form during the investigation into Omega's activities. He is also fully capable of hiding his presence from anyone, and will appear and disappear without warning.
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]]GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When Omega resurfaces, Midgardsormr is... [[TheStoic apparently]] furious at the mere sensing of his aether, and decides to aid the player directly in a combat role for the first time.
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. Thisit comes to particular light with the death of Moenbryda; while everyone else is deep in mourning:
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago showthat the dragon was a ''lot'' more powerful in his youth and had a flaming mane. The battle against Omega and the very long trip through outer space to reach Hydaelyn weakened him considerably as well as causing his mane to disappear. In a way, Midgardsormr was brought down from "totally badass" to "weakened, but still badass enough to not be taken lightly."
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the powerbottle of the Elemental Crystals. Of course, compared to the vast majority of Eorzea, and the fact that the player can still fight extremely deadly foes with their own combat abilities, this is more BroughtDownToBadass.
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega trapswine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a crystal lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and warns that Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he will kill them if they gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't break free in three minutes. Midgardsormr uses his energy to transform into his old self, as in ''the huge city sized dragon body he used to inhabit'' and chews on the barrier until it shatters, freeing the Warrior of Light.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does''seem to be beaten and burned to the point that it can't biologically function any longer, which is why he needs to construct the dragonling body to tag along with the [=WoL=].
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn'tget the answers Iceheart seems to have implied we would.
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behindthe words are the same, the added clarity changes the impact of the dialogue ''entirely'':
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneelout before him out of respect and the start of mending the broken relationship between man and dragon.
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyessettling on his otherwise lifeless body flare up.
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really sayssomething when Midgardsormr tells Hraesvelgr that if else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When hekeeps being indifferent then he would just be causing more suffering.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any itemhappens to be used, and the player is already riding him after the cutscene where his mount form is gained (conviently, this is also the point when flying is unlocked for that area).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willingin Costa del Sol trying to throw down with the largest airship on modern Hydaelyn and make it look as effective as an oversized ''blimp'', and only "die" in retaliation because he underestimated how big the explosion would be when it crashed. He also tags along with you without much hesitation, once he decides to invoke whatever this "covenant" is.
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He,sell Higan wine while ''mostly dead'', resurrects fallen kin, fights you on equal terms, ''strips you of your Hydaelyn-given blessing and drains the crystals of light'', and reconstitutes himself using the aether from this ''while holding a conversation''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees thatthe Warrior of Light is worthy of taking Hydaelyn's essence and he becomes an adult sized dragon (though not there trying to his former size) for the Warrior of Light to ride on through the skies.
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintainsfind a very even, calm vocal tone in all languages and what unexpected things do come up are more ''disappointments'' than anything.
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it whenspecific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when it pleases him to, and will get off when it also pleases him. Slash commands have no effect at all.
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''inhe learns who the middle bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of combat'', seemingly without caring, and will the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remaincalmly perched in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on your shoulder even if just how quickly she's sending you fight world raid bosses or S-rank hunt targets (and survive).
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form isback to attack, not speak) and seems to have formed something like the latter with the Warrior of Light, given how nobody else can hear his otherwise-seemingly-loud voice.
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck"Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered tobe blanked out. In particular, we only get to see host you for a lot of his character traits ''once'' we get to talk to him, and a lot happens all at once. His only previous appearance few days, but Tataru was in ''Legacy'''s opening movie, and the subsequent repeat of the scene during Gaius's speech early in ''ARR''.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely takeadamant that form or his broodling form depending on whether he is summoned as a mount or a minion]].
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stancesyou return on the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr first available ship. One could almost suspect she is impressed and he gains a new adult body to allow them to ride on his back into the final battle.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seemseager to be intended to make him sound much older rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and more archaic than the other characters, which is saying something when most Eorzeans already get a little baroque in assuredly incorrect. She wants only the English script.best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
* AgainstTheSettingSun: Seemingly ''invokes'' this imagery when still inhabiting his "old" body and conversing with the Warrior of Light.
* TheAgeless: ''Nobody'' can remember a time when he wasn't there, even in records going back ''millenia'', which has led to common wisdom being that he's as old as the world and knows the very gods. He hasn't commented on this ''directly'', but in person he sure does seem familiar with Hydaelyn-the-entity and speaks as if he sired and remembers the first dragons besides himself ''to even come into the world''.
* AncientAstronauts: It is implied from his child, Tiamat, that she, her father, and the rest of the brood had come to Hydaelyn from another planet thousands of years ago, which may also imply that all dragons are not native.
* ArchEnemy: Omega. [[spoiler: Some millenia ago, Omega launched an alpha strike on the dragon's homeworld, wiping out all but the seven eggs that he could flee with, then destroying the world itself to leave them without a home, forcing him to seek refuge on Hydaelyn, which came at the cost of sacrificing his near-infinite might to become the mothercrystal's servant so his children could thrive and repopulate.]]
* BadassBoast: When first encountered, and first revealed to still be alive, atop the Keeper of the Lake.
-->"Thou hast forgotten the face of thy lord. Remember, mortal, and fear me."
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Being a deathless dragon, his take on events is rather different than all of the mortals around him. This
-->"Life for death. A fair exchange. [to the player] Other bargains will be struck."
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed. While he is pretty damn powerful in the present, Omega's representation of him at his prime eons ago show
* BroughtDownToNormal: Does this to the player, when he strips away Hydaelyn's protection, and the power
* TheBusCameBack: Midgardsormr is absent from 3.5 until after ''Stormblood''. He decided to sleep after the Dragonsong War, but sensing Omega woke him from his slumber.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the of the Sigmascape storyline, Omega traps
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Seems to take this attitude toward the Battle of Silvertear Skies. For mortal Eorzea and beyond? One of the most important events in modern history, one which shaped the entire world and the course of the whole plot and entire lives. For 'Sormr? Apparently an excuse for a twenty-year ''nap'' and a mild inconvenience concerning his old body.
* DareToBeBadass: Seems to be one of his goals by forming a covenant with the Warrior of Light. He wants to see if anything you accomplish is of your own skills, and not while safely protected by Hydaelyn.
* CompositeCharacter: His name comes from the recurring Midgardsormr enemy (mistranslated as "Midgar Zolom" in ''VII''), but his role as an extremely powerful interworld-traveling dragon and especially his history with Omega call to mind how Shinryu is normally portrayed in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's got some ''moments''. Especially aimed at the Warrior of Light.
-->"Hmph. Trickery is thy shield. This frail, ignoble creature is not gifted, but merely ''chosen''."
-->"[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Art thou a pawn, or master of thy fate? What]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion hast]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion thou wrought by thine own hands, mortal]]?"
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nidhogg's [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with vengeance]] eventually reaches the point where even Sormr realizes that his son is out of control and must be stopped, leading him to [[spoiler: warn Ishgard that Nidhogg is about to return]].
* FakingTheDead: Maybe? Sort of? It's more that everyone assumed 'Sormr was dead and gone forever without actually understanding what he ''was'' (and/or he just didn't bother stirring anyway until the Warrior of Light showed up). It's also played with a bit further in that his old, famous body ''does''
* {{Forgiveness}}: Midgardsormr who would be justified as any of the other dragons to destroy Ishgard in anger [[spoiler: for killing his daughter Ratatoskr]], was one of the first dragons to accept Ishgard's apology and vow for peace. Not only that but by seeing how much the Warrior of Light fought for peace, and the sacrifices that were made in pursuit of it he advocates forgiving Ishgard to his other son Hraesvelgr.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: By the end of the Heavensward questline, you are given a mount and a minion of Sormr. Both are created from his aether and are basically fully sentient copies of himself and can appear and disappear in cutscenes whenever he wants. [[spoiler: During ''Stormblood'' Sormr uses all his available aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega's trap, which would put him back to sleep for an indefinite amount of time. He notes that after doing so the minion and mount you have can still be used but would no longer have his consciousness making them effectively just a regular toy and mount respectively.]]
* GodzillaThreshold: For most of the story post-1.0, Midgardsormr is content to sit back and watch the Warrior of Light's struggles and occasionally lend some words of wisdom. When the [=WoL=] gets involved with Omega however, he makes an exception, becoming a lot more vocal and even helping in the solo instance preceding the raid tier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: He appears in the solo instance that leads into the Omega raid in ''Stormblood'', although he doesn't do anything other than cast Cure on you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of Omega: Sigmascape, Omega comes to conclusion that the best way to speed up the process of finding out the Warrior of Light's source of power is to simply take its previous threats to the "logical" conclusion; trap the Warrior of Light in the same style of electric field it used to imprison Shinryu and give a final ultimatum that if they do not escape within less than three minutes, they will die. After watching Alpha's defiant and heroic attempt to rescue the Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr declares that he is satisfied with what he has witnessed and taught everything he possibly can to the Warrior of Light, then expends all of his available aether to ''partially reconstruct his original body'' and proceeds to crushes Omega's field apart with his jaws. All while delivering to Omega TheReasonYouSuckSpeech before fading away to slumber for an indefinite amount of time.]]
* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Assuming he ''is'' a proper "villain", of course; but either way, his motives are unclear and he seems to like keeping it that way. He definitely ''did'' command the Horde to defend Silvertear when the Empire came... but was it due to a covenant with Althyk & Nymeia, as Eorzean scripture teaches? Was it maybe a pact with Hydaelyn-the-entity Herself, as Minfilia speculates later? Something else entirely? And what exactly did he show or do with Iceheart, who said we'd understand ''everything'' if we paid 'Sormr a visit? He is, currently, silent on all of this, and we sure didn't
** He's also really vague about just ''why'' he stripped the Blessing of Light from you (aside from some obvious distaste that you were "chosen", rather than earning your gifts), and what exactly this "covenant" is that binds the two of you together now. At one point he's talking to ''Hydaelyn'', not you. That alone is a big deal considering that you or Minfilia hadn't heard from her since you defeated Lahabrea. That's five patches worth of story where she's been eerily quiet.
** [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/2tc5fk/spoiler_midgardsomr_japanese_versus_english/ The Japanese version of the cutscene is significantly less vague]], and though the meaning behind
*** 'Sormr is significantly more polite and interested in you once he's unable to temper you, realizing it as the Echo. It also confirms he doesn't entirely "destroy" the blessing of light, but seals it away, and said the darkness would do it anyway. He also explicitly states that he let you keep the Echo. And indeed, this was at ''Hydaelyn's'' request. At the end, he mentions breaking away from his claw, implying that he will give you the blessing of light back eventually, but you'll have to earn it.
*** Apparently Ishgard committed some terrible sin in the past, and Dravania is moving to attack them because they sense they haven't learned from it. There's also an implication he knows the Ascians are controlling the Holy See.
*** He forms his bond with you because he wants to know WhatYouAreInTheDark; are you truly a hero, or are you as foolish and capable of sins as Ishgard was?
*** He talks of your legacy, and more or less encourages you to involve yourself in the war, saying that there's a chance that you can change the course of it entirely.
* ItsPersonal: Is very invested in the Omega storyline due to the machine destroying the dragon's home planet prior.
* KneelBeforeFrodo: Midgardsormr and the Warrior of Light return to Ishgard together at the end of ''Heavensward'' after Thordan was slain. The people witnessing the dragon landing in their city react with fear and hostility as one would expect. When Midgardsormr introduces himself as the father to all dragons and aided the Warrior of Light, ''everyone'' begins to kneel
* LargeAndInCharge: Literally as long as a city. Also '''the''' dragon all others will pay heed to, although actual "command" of Dravania seems to have been left to his son, Nidhogg.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfvhykTAfo "Primogenitor"]], which plays both during the boss battle with him and during the conversation with him afterward, and which also shares notable similarities with the song used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CNzwinqlg Heavensward teaser]]. This song is also used when fighting [[spoiler:both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr, his sons]], and when you fight [[spoiler: the virtual copy of his younger self in the Alphascape.]]
* LuckySeven: He came to this world from space and carried with him seven eggs, which became the first blood and the progenitors of the dragon race.
* MagicalEyes: As with all dragons. Midgardsormr is first shown to still be alive when the eyes
* MetaGuy: Not blatant, but there in a way. Really, what Midgardsormr seems annoyed at with regard to Hydaelyn's blessing, your ChosenOne status and whatnot is the fact that ''you're the protagonist in a Final Fantasy/RPG story'', and he doesn't really think you've done anything to ''earn'' all the special powers or adoration you've been on the receiving end of, having been led by the nose to your victories to date, and seems to be nudging the character to make their own choices and really ''deserve'' to be TheHero. Your actions throughout the 3.0 main story serves as proof to his eyes of your worthiness of Hydaelyn's blessing.
* MrExposition: Midgardsormr has a long history with Omega and so he feels obligated to offer information about his old foe to the Warrior of Light and the Ironworks.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Although the Warrior of Light seems to have told Alphinaud and Minfilia about him, he makes a point of appearing (at least in 2.5) when ''only'' you can possibly see him, and it's inferred that only you can hear him. In ''Stormblood'' during the Omega side story, he appears in front of Biggs, Wedge, Nero, and Cid and they can all see him.
* NotSoStoic: While it is very subtle, you can hear the sadness in the dragon's voice when he sees his child, Tiamat, is bound by chains and had chosen to stay that way until the end of the world because she's punishing herself for consorting with the Ascians, whom had given her the power to bring her brother, Bahamut, back as a primal. Midgarsormr also displays a hint of sadness when he sees Nidhogg comes back from the dead and wonders what had happened to his child that caused him to still be full of hatred.
* OnlyMostlyDead: Thanks to the ''Agrius'' exploding, his original, millenia-old body is basically done for. Thanks to him having an ability like the Echo wherein his ''essence'' isn't necessarily tied to his ''body'', however, he's able to make a new body for himself with some unwitting help from the Warrior of Light. (This new body is, of course, about the size of a housecat, but hey, one step at a time.)
** [[spoiler:Falls into this again after his HeroicSacrifice. After using up too much aether to save the Warrior of Light from Omega, his spirit is forced into a state of hibernation until he can recover, which could take a very, very long time. His minion and mount forms remain available to the Warrior, but he explicitly states that these will merely be empty shells until he revives.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Midgardsormr is cold if not indifferent towards humanity and barely recognizes the Warrior of Light as worthy; however when it comes to his own children he is notably more open when it comes to his emotions. Showing concern and sorrow towards Nidhogg and Tiamat both of whom are suffering in completely different ways; and when it comes to Hraesvelgr even Midgardsormr is moved by how less of damn Hraesvelgr gives about ending the Dragonsong War. It really says
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Quite. Most dragons aren't ''effectively wholly immortal'', for one. Physically he's very much a "serpentine dragon", as befits the name, though in temperament he is ''very'' much like the classic taciturn "Western" dragon.
* PutOnABus: After the end of the Dragonsong War, Midgardsormr doesn't show himself for some time. He claims that he decided to sleep for a while.
** TheBusCameBack: Returns following the conclusion of the war between Ala Mhigo and the Garleans when the Warrior of Light begins to investigate Omega. Knowing what the construct is capable of he joins the party as part advisor and part exposition device.
** [[spoiler: And then goes back on the bus after preforming his HeroicSacrifice, taxing his body's aether more than he should have been, which results in his conscious mind falling back into slumber for an indeterminate amount of time, in the final few cutscenes Hraesvelgr mentions that it could be a few months, or it could be well after the Warrior of Light dies a death of old age, effectively shelving him unless he's needed for the plot.]]
* RedBaron: The King of Kings, the Father of Dragons, the Keeper of the Lake, the Guardian of Silvertear, The Bane Of The XIV Legion...
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and like his children that had names from that same mythos, he is a key figure in the events of ''Heavensward''.
* RequiredPartyMember: Of a sort. You do ''not'' have an option about getting him as a minion - every single other minion pet in the game is ultimately acquired by using an item, even quest-centric ones like the 2015 Heavensturn sheep. Dragonling-Midgardsormr forces his way into your minion list without any item required at all, the instant you beat the (main-quest-required) Keeper of the Lake dungeon the first time and there's no way to remove him. And he ''will'' show up in further cutscenes, whether you like it or not.
** Happens again in ''Heavensward'' when he allows the Warrior of Light to use him as a mount out of respect for their accomplishments; he is automatically added to the player's mount list without requiring any item
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a king amongst kings who commands the unquestioning loyalty of an entire race of beings and is the greatest dragon who ever lived or shall live; he's also perfectly willing
* SerialEscalation: Done in an interesting way. Primals are presented as potentially-murderous gods who can kill the land just by ''existing'', can create armies of zealous thralls by ''breathing'' on them, and come back again and again when beaten. The Ascians are immortal wizards who seek to unmake the world and command weird, spooky voodoo you barely understand. And then 'Sormr comes along and, despite being ostensibly a "living" being, does stuff the primals and Ascians only dream of doing. He,
* SecretTestOfCharacter: His purpose in joining the Warrior of Light and stripping them of their blessing is to see if they can accomplish their goals without constantly relying on a power that they were blessed with and also seeing if they are willing to endure many hardships and trials to accomplish said goals. He eventually sees that
* ShoulderSizedDragon: He turns into one to tag along with the player.
* TheStoic: A ''major'' character trait of his. He doesn't really seem surprised by anything, he maintains
** He's so stoic, the names of his attacks in his boss battle are all ''feelings of annoyance and disapproval''. He's basically ''sighing'' at your attempts at fighting.
** He also doesn't seem to be all that broken up about "dying"; see ButForMeItWasTuesday above. Once the player shows up, he gets back to business with a little help from your aetherial blessing.
** In his minion form, he is capable of perching on your shoulder (or head, if you're a Lalafell). Other minions with this ability will do so on command, with a /beckon emote. Midgardsormr will do it when
** He'll even hop a ride when you're ''in
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain
* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]PsychicLink: Apparently communicates in this manner (the only time we see him open his mount in any of his form is
* VocalDissonance: Played with. At first his deep, booming voice makes perfect sense for a dragon the size of a ''city'', but then he makes his little, about-as-big-as-a-Hyruan-head dragonling body for himself and ''his voice doesn't change at all''. It might sound almost comedic, if he wasn't so deadly serious all the time.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is essentially impossible to create an entry for this character without discussing his meeting with the player/Warrior of Light and his subsequent joining of your "party". As a result, this entire entry has no spoiler tags, because basically everything past "the [=WoL=] went to check the wreck"
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:After reaching the size needed for the [=WoL=] to ride him, Midgardsormr can freely take
* WhatTheHellHero: When Hraesvelgr digs his heels in on not helping mortals fend off Nidhogg's attacks in 3.3, Midgardsormr finally has enough of his son's indifference and angrily lambasts him for sitting there refusing to help out of a misguided belief that the Nidhogg that's about to destroy Ishgard is his reincarnation, instead of a shadow of his hate, and for acting so lofty and superior when the Warrior of Light and his allies have busted their asses trying to make amends with dragonkind. This is probably the most frustrated we see him, and one of the only time his opinion falls in with the player character over another dragon.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: 'Sormr sure doesn't.
* WowingCthulhu: Midgardsormr isn't convinced that the Warrior of Light earned the right to be Hydaelyn's champion and he strips them of their blessing to test their ability and determination to pursue their goals in defending Eorzea with their own merits. After the Warrior of Light proves that they can kick as much ass as they did before and influence others to change their stances
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: He speaketh in this form in the English script, if the quotes didn't make it obvious. It seems
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Due to a miscommunication between the cinematics and modelling team, Hraesvelgr appears in the original ''Heavensward'' trailer attacking the Warrior of Light on the Steps of Faith before being driven back (it was originally meant to be Nidhogg). He never attacks the heroes at all in the proper game, save as the final boss of Sohr Khai, which is a challenge he posed to you and not a fight to the death.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.]]
* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anything about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation of her.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in the final battle of the Steps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop and the fighting begins.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man. [[spoiler: It isn't until the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, and Alphinaud pass their trials that the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.]]
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He was the dragon that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem to react much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after the battle is over and even flies off with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Due to a miscommunication between ConMan: Very few of the cinematics and modelling team, Hraesvelgr appears in deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the original ''Heavensward'' trailer attacking Scions gets him punished, the Warrior of Light on the Steps of Faith before being driven back (it was originally meant to be Nidhogg). He never attacks the heroes at all in the proper game, save as the final boss of Sohr Khai, which is a challenge he posed to you and not a fight to the death.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
*BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:Do not presume you know anythingDidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about his beloved, or make yourself out as some reincarnation the promise of her.money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
** [[spoiler: When Nidhogg and him first meet in * Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the final battle selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to theSteps of Faith, Hraesvelgr attempts to talk him down at first. But when Nidhogg insults Shiva, increase in tensions between the look of sheer, unbridled '''hatred''' on Hraesvelgr's face is clear despite his dragon features making emoting in the same fashion as humans impossible, and marks the point where the words stop Garlean Empire and the fighting begins.Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
*BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Along with Wedge OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and Biggs, he saves Cid, Alpha, and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Warrior of Light as Omega's pocket dimension begins to collapse. He says that his father, Midgardsormr, asked him to.Garleans.]]
* BigFancyCastle: His home is apparently that enormous, airy, wing-styled castle in the Churning Mists. Its main spire appears to be as ''tall as all of Ishgard combined''.
* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man.** [[spoiler: It isn't until In the Warrior of Light, Aymeric, 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and Alphinaud pass their trials hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the dragon is willing to give man one more chance at redemption.level this time.]]
*ForgivenButNotForgotten: [[spoiler:After completing his trial Hraesvelgr explicitly warns Aymeric and the Warrior of Light that he will allow himself to believe in mortals once more, and if that they should ever fall again then his trust WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be forever extinguished.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: He wastea. Tea has the dragon same effect on Namazu that the original Shiva fell in love with and he loved her in return, and he's never truly moved past her sacrificing herself for peace, much less the fact that he devoured her (at her request) to do so. This is reflected a lot in his face, at their most open his eyes are still half-closed like he's just finished crying, only opening fully in moments of intense emotion like when he got angry at Iceheart for making herself out to be Shiva's reincarnation [[spoiler: or when Nidhogg insults Shiva's memory]]. Though [[spoiler: at the end of the Ishgard storyline when the Warrior of Light flies next alcoholic beverages have to the recovered Hraesvelgr, his eyes are more open than usual, suggesting he's finally found hope in the repaired relationship between man and dragon.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: Heaverage person. And it doesn't seem to react take much to Nidhogg tearing off one of his wings after send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the battle is over and even flies off ground like fish with only a little bit of lack of balance. Given that he has seraphim-like wings, just losing a singular one out of the multiples he has doesn't seem to affect him all that much, as he can be seen flying in the closing of 3.3 having learned to balance himself without much difficulty.]]
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.BlankWhiteEyes.
* TheAloner: He spends his life in isolation from others rather than take part in the Dragonsong War or end it. Awaiting the day oblivion comes for him. Even his brood rarely sees him, with Vidofnir - a firstborn daughter - being the only one to speak to him semi-frequently and enacts his will with matters concerning his children.
* AnIcePerson: Uses powerful ice magic in combat, most notably, his primary area attack is a stronger version of Shiva's Diamond Dust called Diamond Storm.
* AwfulTruth: He reveals the truth behind the Dragonsong War and Primals to the Warrior, Iceheart, Estinien, and Alphinaud. [[spoiler:Namely, that it was Ishgard's King Thordan I and his Knight's Twelve that committed the betrayal of peace, by slaying Ratatoskr, and consuming her eyes for greater power. Then when Nidhogg fell upon them for revenge, he slew Thordan and about half the Knights Twelve, before losing his eye to the remaining knights. He also reveals to Iceheart, that the "Shiva" she calls forth, is but simply a phantom of her beliefs manifesting itself.
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* BystanderSyndrome: He initially refuses to help out the Warrior of Light and the rest of the party because he feels that the war is not his problem and he doesn't care about man anymore.
* CynicismCatalyst: It was bad enough that he had to endure the fact that his love, Shiva, had a limited lifespan, but seeing man commit sin once again by killing his sister, Ratatoskr, left him completely devastated. Since Shiva's soul is keeping his rage in check, Hraesvelgr resorts to being completely cynical and apathetic by not caring what happens between dragon and man.
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* HeartbrokenBadass: He was
* HolyHandGrenade: A number of Hraesvelgr's powers are holy in nature, such as holy [[PillarOfLight pillars of light]] or Holy Sprites appearing to attack on his command.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He does not involve himself in the Dragonsong War out of respect of his beloved Shiva, but [[spoiler: when Nidhogg first arrived at his doorstep missing both of his eyes he guilt tripped Hraesvelgr saying that everything that had happened was his fault, demanding one of his eyes as recompense. Hraesvelgr folded and gave Nidhogg an eye knowing full well he would start the Dragonsong War, betraying the wish for peace that he and Shiva tried to create together.]] Once the Warrior of Light's group learns the truth his hypocrisy infuriates even Ysayle.
* JustAFleshWound: [[spoiler: He
* MeaningfulName: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse. Alluding to the original Shiva being swallowed by him at her request.
* MoralityChain: Hraesvelgr makes it ''very'' clear that where it not for Shiva's calming influence on his soul, he would be just as wrathful and vengeful as Nidhogg.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Subverted. Everyone takes Hraesvelgr's lack of involvement in the dragonsong war to be a sign of either distaste or disinterest and believe he can be made to help the war stop. In actuality, while he has no care for the war, he's most decidedly not on humanity's side because he's every bit as angry at humanity as Nidhogg for their transgressions and, were it not for Shiva's love and spirit keeping him soothed, more than likely would have joined his revenge-crazed brother. [[spoiler: In fact, pre-storyline he gave Nidhogg one of his eyes and thus half of his power, knowing exactly what Nidhogg would do with it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name means ''corpse eater'' in old Norse and he's named for the giant eagle whose wings cause the winds to blow. Ironically, however, most of the promotional material he features in shows him being quite civil.[[note]]He is shown attacking the Warrior of Light in the ''Heavensward'' opening movie, but Yoshida actually noted at the debut that this was a modeling mistake which was caught too late (the dragon isn't supposed to be Hraesvelgr) but they decided to roll with it to avoid the cost of reanimating everything.[[/note]]
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and as mentioned in the NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Entry above, he has a part to play in the Dragonsong War. [[spoiler: It's also an IronicName; Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr were {{Arch Enem|y}}ies in the Norse myths, but this Hraesvelgr granted Nidhogg one of his eyes so that he could live and start his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Ishgard. He also notes that were it not for his love for Saint Shiva, he would have likely joined Nidhogg in said rampage.]]
* NeutralNoLonger:
** He aids Iceheart by letting her ride upon his back as she goes to Azys Lla to aid the Warrior of Light. He makes this clear in 3.1, where he sends a message to Vidofnir of how they will walk alongside man once again after seeing Iceheart's noble intentions and sacrifice.
** [[spoiler: After hearing Aymeric's heartfelt plea for aid, Hraesvelgr tests you, him, and Alphinaud. You come out victorious and he puts faith in humanity and fights Nidhogg for their side. While he doesn't defeat Nidhogg himself, him gifting the Warrior of Light with one of his eyes is ultimately the reason he was beatable.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Nidhogg. Not only are they ''literally'' black and white, Nidhogg is usually shown being violent or threatening in most promotional materials, while Hraesvelgr is quite a bit more civil.
** It even extends to the way they fight - Nidhogg predominantly uses [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] attacks, spells, and his BreathWeapon, while Hraesvelgr uses [[LightTheWay light]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Hraesvelgr's eyes are gold in color, and the source of his power like all dragons.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: [[spoiler: Seeing his vengeful brother finally defeated and seeing that there's hope in mankind yet has him give a small smile at the end of the war.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: Possibly. Given the dragons' nature as beings of aether and the fact that spoken souls are also made of aether, it's entirely possible that him devouring Shiva so their souls would be entwined is meant literally, and she still exists inside of his mind and body in some form. If this is the case, it makes it a rare willing version of the trope, and an even rarer benevolent version. However, this is left vague enough to go either direction, as we have only his own archaically phrased words (and the fact he uses ice magic, including an improved Diamond Dust) to support this.
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* EyeScream: She had her eyes gouged out and consumed by the Ishgardians. This had the effect of placing her power in the blood of all their descendants, and being the reason the Heretics can become dragons.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they gained the ability to become dragons.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the source of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's also worth nothing that her namesake is the squirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being the names of the wyrms hurt by her death the most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the expansion, with the biggest being the revelation that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they gained the ability to become dragons.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the source of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks the beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's also worth nothing that her namesake is the squirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being the names of the wyrms hurt by her death the most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the expansion, with the biggest being the revelation that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.
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* EyeScream: She had her eyes gouged out AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and consumed by defeating the Ishgardians. This had guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While theeffect Confederacy appears to be just a band of placing her power in pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the blood of all their descendants, and being Ruby Sea, as well as the reason the Heretics can become dragons.
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they gained the ability to become dragons.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the sourceAllagan technology hidden within. Several of their power. Thordan I made her his first target to claim draconic power for himself.
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginningmembers are actually members of the game, but her murder at Thordan I's hands cast a large shadow over Ishgard Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and Dravania, and is Nidhogg's CynicismCatalyst.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marksthe beginning of Ishgard's checkered history. It's also worth nothing that her namesake is the squirrel that acts as a messenger between Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg, both being the names of the wyrms hurt by her death the most.
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the expansion, with the biggest being the revelation that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the
* MagicalEye: Like all dragons, her eyes were the source of her powers. Because of this, she became the target of Ishgard's {{Envy}}, and after the Ishgardians ate her eyes, they gained the ability to become dragons.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: According to the ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'', Ratatoskr shared a lot of information with the Elezen in the spirit of understanding, including the fact that the eyes of a dragon are the source
* PosthumousCharacter: She's dead long before the beginning
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology, and her death marks
** ''Encyclopaedia Eorzea'' extends her messenger role, noting she was a keeper of songs and often travelled between all her siblings bringing news, and that many of her own brood shared her wanderlust.
* WalkingSpoiler: What is known about her is tied to plot twists throughout the expansion, with the biggest being the revelation that Ishgard, not Nidhogg, attacked first.
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[[folder:Vidofnir]]
!!!Voiced by: Yu Sugimoto (JP), Gemma Whelan (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Kim Pfeiffer (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Yu Sugimoto (JP), Gemma Whelan (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Kim Pfeiffer (DE)
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'''Race''':Dragon\\
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial leader of Hraesvelgr's brood below Sohm Al, dealing with any issues that don't outright require Hraesvelgr's input on, and being a direct bridge to him when it is. Vidofnir serves as a representative of the dragons in 3.1 to the people of Ishgard.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial leader of Hraesvelgr's brood below Sohm Al, dealing with any issues that don't outright require Hraesvelgr's input on, and being a direct bridge to him when it is. Vidofnir serves as a representative of the dragons in 3.1 to the people of Ishgard.
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
->''"Our sire bade us hearken unto the whispers of our hearts. They spoke to us of a paradise lost--of bonds of brotherhood which they yearn to see restored."''
A child of Hraesvelgr tasked with keeping the Gnath and their primal Ravana under control and serves as the guardian of Anyx Trine. Due to Hraesvelgr's distance from the world due to his lingering hearbreak, Vidofnir seems to serve as the unofficial
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of
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* AffectionateNickname: Fondly refers to Ysayle as "Little One".
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some time scared of being killed if she approached to land, but put all those fears away when she saw the girl falling from the vault to save her as fast as she possibly could.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: [[spoiler: Nidhogg!Estinien brutally attacks her in the middle of a peace conference between Ishgard and Dravania, spraying her blood all over the symbol of harmony the Ishgardians had just unveiled. Through this act Nidhogg makes it clear that no one, whether they be man or dragon, shall be spared from his wrath. Thankfully she survives the attack, but talking to her at Anyx Trine has her tell you that her heart hurts much more than her body because of the derailment of the peace talks.]]
* NumberTwo: She seems to be the highest ranking dragon in Hraesvelgr's brood next to her father, and due to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some time scared of being killed if she approached to land, but put all those fears away when she saw the girl falling from the vault to save her as fast as she possibly could.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: [[spoiler: Nidhogg!Estinien brutally attacks her in the middle of a peace conference between Ishgard and Dravania, spraying her blood all over the symbol of harmony the Ishgardians had just unveiled. Through this act Nidhogg makes it clear that no one, whether they be man or dragon, shall be spared from his wrath. Thankfully she survives the attack, but talking to her at Anyx Trine has her tell you that her heart hurts much more than her body because of the derailment of the peace talks.]]
* NumberTwo: She seems to be the highest ranking dragon in Hraesvelgr's brood next to her father, and due to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.
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* AffectionateNickname: Fondly refers to Ysayle as "Little One".
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some time scared of being killed if she approached to land, but put all those fears away when she saw the girl falling from the vault to save her as fast as she possibly could.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem:AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: Nidhogg!Estinien brutally attacks her in the middle of a peace conference between Ishgard and Dravania, spraying her blood all over the symbol of harmony the Ishgardians had just unveiled. Through this act Nidhogg makes it clear that no one, whether they be man or dragon, shall be spared from his wrath. Thankfully she survives the attack, but talking to her at Anyx Trine has her tell you that her heart hurts much more than her body because become leader of the derailment of Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the peace talks.first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
*NumberTwo: She seems to be NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the highest ranking dragon Warrior of Light prove themselves in Hraesvelgr's brood next getting the Red Kojin to her father, abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and due later to his grief keeping him isolated from the world and even his kin is the one who often handles matters of protection and politics, while being one of the few who can directly seek him out if counsel is required.free Doma.
* BerserkButton: Vidofnir was furious upon seeing Estinien since he has a dragon's eye on him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a child hostage taken by the clergy in 3.1.
* FriendToAllChildren: Her fondness when she refers to Ysale as Little One and "child" when she meets, plus defending Anyx Trine where most brooding dragons and their hatchlings are paint her as this. This is also more or less confirmed in 3.1 when she rescues the child hostage the clergy took, she mentioned that she had been circling Ishgard for some time scared of being killed if she approached to land, but put all those fears away when she saw the girl falling from the vault to save her as fast as she possibly could.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem:
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!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin for both his power and nobility, being among the strongest of Hraesvelgr's brood besides his father himself and more than willing to stand against Nidhogg's servants in the Churning Mists. Though originally a part of a protracted FATE chain in the Churning Mists, he later gets a small role in the main story quest as the one who tests Aymeric during Hraesvelgr's trial, and appearing to have formed a friendship with the Lord Commander after the war's end.
'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin for both his power and nobility, being among the strongest of Hraesvelgr's brood besides his father himself and more than willing to stand against Nidhogg's servants in the Churning Mists. Though originally a part of a protracted FATE chain in the Churning Mists, he later gets a small role in the main story quest as the one who tests Aymeric during Hraesvelgr's trial, and appearing to have formed a friendship with the Lord Commander after the war's end.
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'''Discipline''': N/A]
Another child of Hraesvelgr, Vedrfolnir stands out among his kin
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for
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* AscendedExtra: Originally a FATE boss, he was low-key promoted to one of the three leaders of Hraesvelgr's brood in 3.3 and challenged Aymeric as part of Sohr Kai's trials, after which he bore him into the final battle against Nidhogg. And given the epilogue after the war's end, he and Aymeric have apparently formed a kinship, enough so that they often fly around the city and other parts of Ishgard. [[spoiler: He also shows up at the finale of the ''Stormblood'' Dragoon quest chain, being Orn Khai's father and the one who requested you track down and bring back Faunehm.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One of the hardest FATE bosses in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a thousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players as one which leads him to challenge them to a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In the level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One of the hardest FATE bosses in the game to spawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a thousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Sees the players as one which leads him to challenge them to a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.
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* AscendedExtra: Originally a FATE boss, he was low-key promoted to one of the three leaders of Hraesvelgr's brood in 3.3 and challenged Aymeric as part of Sohr Kai's trials, after which he bore him into the final BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle against Nidhogg. And given can burn off the epilogue after aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the war's end, he and Aymeric have apparently formed a kinship, enough Warrior of Light's aid so that they often fly around can fight the city and other parts of Ishgard. [[spoiler: He also shows up at Lords and quell the finale rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the''Stormblood'' Dragoon quest chain, being Orn Khai's father auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and theone serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who requested you track down nearly set the entire region aflame, and bring back Faunehm.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Inthe level 70 Dragoon quest, Orn Khai's song fails to bring the insane Faunehm back to her senses and Estinien is starting to fear she may be beyond salvation, when Vedrfolnir slams down from above and restores her sanity with his much stronger call.]]
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: Onefate of the hardest FATE bosses in the game other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives tospawn, getting Vedrfolnir to challenge you requires players to complete three different [=FATEs=] around the Churning Mists, be one being possible to fail, before drawing out the high-ranking Horde dragon Darkscale. Darkscale himself is a long, 3-part chain that if Vedrfolnir at any point dies or is forced to flee fails, restarting the timer over. Fittingly, despite being a world FATE boss Vedrfolnir is arguably one of the hardest enemies in the game and is more than capable of wiping masses of players.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and athousand years of isolation from her kindred.]]
old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
*WorthyOpponent: Sees {{Yokai}}: They are based on the players as one which leads him to challenge them to Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a non-fatal duel as a boss fight. He also considers Aymeric one, which leads to a lasting friendship.certain age.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: In
* BlowYouAway: Tornado is one of his most powerful abilities, if a player stumbles over the vortex, the explosion of wind causes enough damage to one-shot every player in range.
* BonusBoss: One
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to
* GoodColorsEvilColors: From head to toe his body is a blindingly beautiful shade of snow white, even more vibrant than his father and sister's more muted colors, representing his more active stance against Nidhogg's brood compared to his father's apathy and his sister's defense-first approach.
* PapaWolf: One of the FATE chains he's involved has him show up to protect a hatchling from being attacked by one of Darkscale's lieutenants.
* StarCrossedLover: [[spoiler: With the dragon Faunehm, it was at his request that the Dragoon player character and his son Orn Khai go to seek her out. Their love was genuine, but when Nidhogg started the Dragonsong war he pleaded that she not join the fight and possibly die for her father's vengeance, and instead flee as far as she could. She listened, but went insane in the process due to resisting Nidhogg's CompellingVoice, and a
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/MaayaUchida (JP), Siobhan Hewlett (EN), Laurence Crouzet (FR), Sonja Firker (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''': Thaumaturge]
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
An Elezen woman who leads the Harriers, a [[TheHeretic heretical]] group of defectors that left the Holy See of Ishgard in favor of their sworn enemies the Dravanian Horde.
!!!Voiced by: Creator/MaayaUchida (JP), Siobhan Hewlett (EN), Laurence Crouzet (FR), Sonja Firker (DE)
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'''Race''': Wildwood Elezen\\
'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''': Thaumaturge]
->''"I am neither a saint nor a savior--just another sinner. Yet I will not forsake this cause. I cannot. I will see this cycle broken and peace restored."''
An Elezen woman who leads the Harriers, a [[TheHeretic heretical]] group of defectors that left the Holy See of Ishgard in favor of their sworn enemies the Dravanian Horde.
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!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
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'''Epithet''': Lady Iceheart\\
'''Discipline''': Thaumaturge]
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* AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler: Like Haurchefaunt, Ysayle appears to help you and Alphinaud remove Nidhogg's eye from Estinien's body, freeing him from his rage. Afterward, she and Haurchefaunt GoIntoTheLight]].
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired of the blind obedience her people have for the Dragonsong War (and apparently clued in to more of the history than her kinsmen thanks to the Echo), defects to the side of their sworn enemies, the Dravanian Horde.
* CultOfPersonality: She has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as the Warrior of Light walks up.]]
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they can now invade.
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of Light during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be something neither of them are, and the Warrior of Light and Estinien call her out for the fact that she got so many innocents killed over her naive beliefs with only partial knowledge of the past. For someone who wants to end the Dragonsong War, she helped make it very much ''worse''.]]
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything else she learned previously. She eventually gets over it and seeks to aid the Warrior of Light and Estinien in ending the war for good so that the bloodshed on both sides can end.]]
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[[folder:Nidhogg]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nidhogg_ffxiv.jpg]]
->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened and all the suffering he's caused, [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
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[[folder:Vishap]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vishap_ffxiv.jpg]]
A greater dragon within the Dravanian Horde, Vishap leads the assault on the Steps of Faith with the intent to break Daniffen's Collar, the protective ward that guards Ishgard proper. His assault is what eventually leads to the Holy See to make the decision to open Ishgard to adventurers to shore up the city-state's now weakened defenses.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired of the blind obedience her people have for the Dragonsong War (and apparently clued in to more of the history than her kinsmen thanks to the Echo), defects to the side of their sworn enemies, the Dravanian Horde.
* CultOfPersonality: She has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as the Warrior of Light walks up.]]
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they can now invade.
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of Light during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each other and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be something neither of them are, and the Warrior of Light and Estinien call her out for the fact that she got so many innocents killed over her naive beliefs with only partial knowledge of the past. For someone who wants to end the Dragonsong War, she helped make it very much ''worse''.]]
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything else she learned previously. She eventually gets over it and seeks to aid the Warrior of Light and Estinien in ending the war for good so that the bloodshed on both sides can end.]]
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[[folder:Nidhogg]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nidhogg_ffxiv.jpg]]
->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened and all the suffering he's caused, [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
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[[folder:Vishap]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vishap_ffxiv.jpg]]
A greater dragon within the Dravanian Horde, Vishap leads the assault on the Steps of Faith with the intent to break Daniffen's Collar, the protective ward that guards Ishgard proper. His assault is what eventually leads to the Holy See to make the decision to open Ishgard to adventurers to shore up the city-state's now weakened defenses.
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* AlwaysWithYou: [[spoiler: Like Haurchefaunt, Ysayle appears to help you and Alphinaud remove Nidhogg's eye from Estinien's body, freeing him from his rage. Afterward, she and Haurchefaunt GoIntoTheLight]].
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate forBadassDecay: Genbu was once the icy climate she inhabits. Unlike Alphinaud though, she's likely better acclimated to it.
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tiredmost powerful of the blind obedience her Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn peoplehave for the Dragonsong War (and apparently clued in of his visions to more of the history than her kinsmen thanks to the Echo), defects to the side of their sworn enemies, the Dravanian Horde.
* CultOfPersonality: Sheno avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has formed one around herself to unite the scattered heretics of Ishgard under one banner.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just assummoned the Warrior of Light walks up.]]
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispellingfor aid because he has foreseen the wards around Ishgard and yelling to the dragons that they can now invade.
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of Light during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with eachother Lords go mad and that her goal is towards restoring that peace. you question her how killing innocent civilians who died during the assault on the Foundation section of Ishgard is going to accomplish that. Her voice trembles as she expresses her guilt, and how she never meant for that to happen.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just aboutdestroy everything she does, leading up to the start of ''Heavensward'' when it's revealed she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen and goes about it in the worst ways possible. Nidhogg frankly, couldn't give two shites of his humanoid allies beyond them being more pawns in his unending thirst for revenge against Ishgard, Hraesvelgr is most certainly pissed that she would dare to make herself, or his beloved Shiva out to be something neither of them are, and the Warrior of Light and Estinien call her out for the fact that she got so many innocents killed over her naive beliefs with only partial knowledge of the past. For someone who wants to end the Dragonsong War, she helped make it very much ''worse''.]]
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything else she learned previously. She eventually gets over itRuby Sea and seeks to aid prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of theWarrior of Light and Estinien in ending the war for good so Four Lords that takes the bloodshed on both sides can end.]]
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[[folder:Nidhogg]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nidhogg_ffxiv.jpg]]
->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened and all the suffering he's caused, [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
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[[folder:Vishap]]
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A greater dragon within One of the Dravanian Horde, Vishap leads Four Lords who helped the assault on great hero Tenzen imprison the Steps of Faith auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the intent to break Daniffen's Collar, the protective ward that guards Ishgard proper. His assault is what eventually leads to the Holy See to make the decision to open Ishgard to adventurers to shore up the city-state's now weakened defenses.rage out of him.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A woman named Iceheart that is icily pale with white hair and blue lipstick.
* AnIceSuit: She doesn't dress in a manner appropriate for
* CategoryTraitor: Iceheart, tired
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people
* CultOfPersonality: She
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Like the Warrior of Light, she too is one of Hydaelyn's [[TheChosenMany Chosen Many]].]]
* CutenessProximity: Her initial reaction to seeing moogles for the first time, almost to the degree of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. She hides it well enough when her friends are watching, but when she thinks it's just her and the moogles she remarks in disbelief that they make her heart feel so "fluffy." [[RightBehindMe Just as
* EvilLaugh: Lets out an absolutely psychotic one after dispelling
* GhostMemory: She is blessed with the Echo, much like the player characters and Minfilia.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She joins the Warrior of Light during the ''Heavensward'' scenario, but as a person with a common goal rather than truly being on the Warrior of Light's side. After her faith and beliefs get shaken up by Hraesvelgr, she eventually regains her composure and fully join's the Warrior of Light's side of the fight.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Assists the Warrior of Light and their companions in Azys Lla by summoning Shiva and using her power to distract the Garlean warship so that the Warrior of Light can get away safely. She's shot down and then explodes into a cluster of aether.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Forms one with the player (Apathetic), Estinien (Cynic), and Alphinaud (Realist). She's the Optimist, intent on ending the war between Dravania and Ishgard, and has the most faith and determination that they can do it.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: A regal and skilled thaumaturge who can even [[spoiler: [[SummonMagic summon]] Shiva [[WillingChanneler into her own body]]]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early into ''Heavensward'', she's found for the first time since the attack on the Steps of Faith by the [=WoL=]. She mentions that the Echo has shown her fragments of the truth to a time when dragon and humanity were not at war with each
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Despite the fact that she's one of Hydaelyn's chosen, and possesses a Crystal of Light herself, AND still having communication with Hydaelyn during a period in which she had gone silent to the Warrior of Light and Minfillia, she decided her best course of action, was to A. Assist Nidhogg's attacks on Ishgard, B. Summon the power of a primal to herself, and C. launch an attack on the magical barriers of the Steps of Faith to enable Nidhogg's horde to launch two attacks them selves, and break into to the Foundry level of Ishgard, causing much damage, chaos, and harm to innocent civilians.]]
** [[spoiler: As mentioned below, she once again does this when she rides to the rescue of the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and Estinien, and transforms as Shiva, right in front of the Garlean Empire's newest flagship. While it can be argued that if she didn't reveal the secret of ordinary people being able to call forth and become primals themselves, the corrupt Archbishop Thordan and his Heavens' Ward would with their self-empowerment as the Knights of the Round -- and that she had to do it to make sure the Warrior of Light and allies survived making it to Azys Lla -- it's absolutely the last thing anyone in Eorzea wanted the Empire to learn about.]]
* RedBaron: Her real name is Ysayle, though everyone refers to her as Iceheart. Curiously, though, the ''Heavensward'' site insists on calling her Ysayle, which may have to do with the fact that she is a key character in the expansion.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her attack on the Steps of Faith was particularly sobering for her at just how out of control and beyond reason an enraged dragon is. The civilians killed in the attack weigh heavily on her and becomes one of the reasons she begins to work with the Warrior of Light. According to the Tales from the Dragonsong War, she seeks to atone towards Hraesvelgr for using dragons and Saint Shiva in her selfish cause by wanting to aid the Warrior of Light in Azys Lla.]]
* TheHeretic: Leads the heretical faction known as the Harriers.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her BigDamnHeroes moment in Azys Lla.]] How does she fit this? [[spoiler:Her transforming into Shiva in front of the [=VIth=] legion gave the Garleans justification to intensify their invasion of Eorzea.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Iceheart wants to end the Dragonsong War due to the sorrow it's inflicted on her, [[spoiler: and she doesn't care what cost to herself or anyone else it comes at, even if it means becoming a primal]].
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Just about
* WillingChanneler: Iceheart summons Shiva [[spoiler: by using her own body as a vessel. Remarkably she remains in complete control, even after Shiva is defeated. This is because like the player and Minfilia, she's blessed with the Echo and thus immune to tempering. She quotes both the opening theme and "Hear. Feel. Think." to clue you in. The whole affair is quite horrifying in its implications]].
** She summons Shiva again [[spoiler: to take on Ravana in single combat. There weren't enough crystals to bring out Shiva's full power however and Ravana was able to break free before she could use Diamond Dust.]]
* VillainousBSOD: While she had softened up in 3.0, Ysayle was still on the side of dragons until a huge reveal shook up her beliefs. [[spoiler: After she finally meets with Hraesvelgr, the dragon reveals that Ysayle's summoning of Shiva was just her using her beliefs to give the primal an image and that she never actually summoned or had bonded with the real Shiva at all. Hraesvelgr also reveals that he actually hates mankind and the only reason he isn't joining Nidhogg in the slaughter is due to Hraesvelgr's bond with Shiva, thus he doesn't want to help Ysayle end the Dragonsong War. After the Warrior of Light and Estinien kill Nidhogg, Estinien figures out that the mismatched eye he yanked out of the dragon had belonged to Hraesvelgr, who had given Nidhogg said eye to restore some of his power after he was nearly killed by the knights of Ishgard, which also explains why the vengeful dragon was able to keep up his crusade for a thousand years. Ysayle completely shuts down after learning about Nidhogg's second wind on top of everything else she learned previously. She eventually gets over it
* TurtlePower: A member of the
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!!!Voiced by: Simon Greenall (all languages)
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!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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->''"Champions of man! Hearken to my fury! Thy final verse is sung!"''
The current "king" of the Dravanian Horde, at least as near as the Ishgardians can figure it. Also one of the "First Brood", the seven children of Midgardsormr.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything's that happened and all the suffering he's caused, [[spoiler: Estinien comes to the conclusion that most of Nidhogg's grief and rage stemmed from the fact that Nidhogg had no one to set him on the right path, and if Estinien were in the same situation, they would have likely turned out NotSoDifferent. Even talking to Vidofnir once Nidhogg is defeated, after he had stabbed her to send a message, hopes Nidhogg's soul finds peace.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: His eye, which each successive Azure Dragoon has possessed. It grants them the power to be the strongest Dragoon in existence, but also slowly and subtly works its way into the Dragoon's mind by making them feel admiration towards the dragons and sympathy to their cause.
* BadassBoast: "I am of the first brood... I am vengeance incarnate... I am Nidhogg! Thou shall die by my hand!"
* BigBad: Becomes this in ''Heavensward'' after 3.0.
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler: zigzagged. While he does assume Estinien's human form during a conversation and his final battle's second phase, which is harder than the first, ultimately he spends most of the fight, the ending of it included, in his original dragon body.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His eyes fuse to Estinien's right forearm and left shoulder when he takes over Estinian's body. The trailer for patch 3.3 also shows that he can also take a form that merges his own features with Estinien's.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after being defeated to the point where he can barely stand and Estinien is capable of combating his influence, Nidhogg utterly refuses to give up, continuing to struggle and fight Estinien for control right up until the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud tear his eyes from Estinien's body and kill him for good.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. His dragon form dissipates after his final battle with the WoL and he resumes the form of his mortal body. Estnien's consciousness then resurfaces, struggles for control of his body, and poises it to receive a fatal blow while Nidhogg is defenseless. However, when Nidhogg's eyes are prised from his host and the wyrm is killed for good, his spirit rises from the body in its natural dragon form.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** [[spoiler:Loved his sister Ratatoskr and her murder helped transform him into the vengeance fueled monster he is today]].
** Dragons don't take reproductive mates, so a dragon's mate is someone they're intrinsically, spiritually bound with. This makes the players distracting Nidhogg from the Dragonsong War by killing Tioman [[VillainousBSOD take on a different meaning]].
* EyeScream: A thousand years ago, his eye was pulled out of his skull by the early settlers of Ishgard. Twenty years ago, the Azure Dragoon rammed his lance into Nidhogg's empty eye socket. The dragon's got reason to be so furious.
* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He doesn't seek to kill all Ishgardians like most people thought, rather he wishes to make them suffer as their punishment for their crimes and the [[SinsOfOurFathers dragon's blood that runs through their veins due to their treachery]]. Killing them, causing them to defect and become [[TranshumanTreachery dragons themselves]], or simply by [[NotSoDifferent letting vengeance consume them]] to continue the eternal punishment against Ishgard.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his eye only enraged him further. It was [[spoiler:the unprovoked death of his sister at Thordan I and his knights' hands]] that started his desire for vengeance.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Nidhogg's face is covered in deep scars from where the Twelve Knights attacked trying to gouge out his eyes. [[spoiler:They are no longer present on Nidhogg's face after he takes Estinien's body for his own]].
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Nidhogg's wings are black and leathery compared to the feathered wings of his brother.
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:When Estinien took both of Nidhogg's eyes while still covered in the wyrm's blood, Nidhogg was able to possess Estinien, and convert his body into a new body for himself]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: It is one of Hraesvelgr's eyes that allows him to begin the Dragonsong War in the first place, and ultimately proves to be his downfall after Hraesvelgr bestows it to the Warrior of Light.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: While King Thordan is effectively the FinalBoss of the ''Heavensward'' main scenario, the final fight with Nidhogg is what brings an end to the Dragonsong War.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Far from a pleasant fellow, filled with anger and hate with a desire to spread suffering. He even blamed Hraesvelgr for [[spoiler:Ratatoskr's death]] because he had sought peace with man and guilt trips him [[spoiler:into giving him one of his eyes]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He "dies" at the Arey and comes back when Estinen hold's both of the wyrm's eyes at the end of ''Heavensward''. Later on, the dragon "dies" again when Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light remove the eyes from Estinien's armor, destroying the dragon's link to his host, but the eyes are later recovered and used by Illberd to create Shinryu. At the end of ''Stormblood'', Nidhogg's eyes are almost completely dried up of their aether due to being used to summon and maintain Shinyru's form. Estinien stabs both eyes and they disappear in a small red mist, permanently killing off whatever remained of the once great wyrm.]]
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Phase 3 of his boss fight at the Final Steps of Faith opens with him admitting that he's now doomed thanks to his brother's actions. He then [[TurnsRed powers himself up]] for one last hurrah, because if he's going to die, he's going to [[TakingYouWithMe take you and all of Ishgard with him]].
* MeaningfulName: Old Norse for "Malice Striker".
* MoreThanMindControl: Seems capable of this; he can enthrall minds into serving the Horde and cause of dragonkind in a way not unlike a primal, although he isn't a primal himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:His attack on Vidofnir at the end of the 3.2 questline was meant to sabotage the peace talks between Ishgard and the neutral Dragons. Instead, it ended up ''uniting'' both parties in an attempt to stop him once and for all.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: While the Warrior of Light and Estinien slay him during ''Heavensward'', his rancor lives on through [[ArtifactOfDoom his eyes]] and towards the end of the main story where Estinien holds both eyes and is still covered in Nidhogg's blood, he lets down his guard for just a moment, which was enough for Nidhogg's hatred to consume him and allowed the dragon to be reborn.]]
* NotSoDifferent: To Estinien. They both sought vengeance against those who had killed their loved ones and would not stop until that vengeance is fulfilled.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he finally fights and defeats Hraesvelgr near the end of the 3.3 story, he's reasonably shocked when he realizes his brother is missing one of his eyes. And then has cause for serious worry that it's in the hands of the Warrior of Light, the same person who defeated him the last time they had a dragon's eye at their disposal.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye of Nidhogg is blood red, befitting an incarnation of rage like Nidhogg. [[spoiler:Red eyes are his natural color]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Myth/NorseMythology and the one leading the Horde in the Dragonsong War.
* RevengeBeforeReason: This is Nidhogg's entire shtick. He refuses to listen to reason and only wants to cause as much pain and suffering to man as possible ever since he lost an eye to them a thousand years ago. While Nidhogg could have destroyed Ishgard many times over, he chooses to [[ForeverWar prolong the war as long as possible]] so that all of Ishgard and its future generations can suffer his wrath. By the end of the main story even Midgardsormr, having seen just how deep Nidhogg's rage and hatred runs first hand, seems to realize that he's completely out of control and does indeed need to be dealt with, going so far as to [[spoiler: warn the Ishgardians of his resurrection at the end of the story and telling them to be ready for him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Nidhogg is a black reptilian nightmare of a dragon who loathes the Ishgardians and made it his life's mission to destroy them. Hraesvelgr is white and more mammalian in appearance, who would rather distance himself from it all in grief.
* SignatureMove: Massacre. A searing breath of flame that will consume everything.
** In the form of [[spoiler:Estinien]], he has Final Chorus, a diving strike from above, empowered by his broodlings, that bathes the battlefield in darkness.
* SpikesOfVillainy: He's ''covered'' in the goddamn things. They go down his neck and back, ring his wings, frame his limbs..
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Nidhogg's remaining left eye is a striking yellow and a source of strength. [[spoiler:It's actually one of his brother's]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: When pushed into his final phase he admits that the actions of his brother have doomed him. But if he's going down he's taking the Warrior of Light and all of Ishgard with him.]]
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: He quite literally does this in the final battle with him as you wear him down, giving the impression that he's on fire.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Nidhogg has been enraged and hostile over the loss of his eye [[spoiler: and murder of his sister]] for over a thousand years. To quote Midgardsormr, "No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor". [[spoiler: After stopping the Knights of the Round, Midgardsormr realized that even he underestimated how deep Nidhogg's rage burned. He even shifts from defending it as a justified response to viewing it as his child going way too far off the deep end.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: After taking over Estinien's body Nidhogg can freely transform between his great wyrm form, a twisted version of Estinien's, and a third form shown in patch 3.3 which resembles Estinien with Nidhogg's wings and horns. Of course, this shapeshifting is voluntary for Nidhogg only. Not so much for Estinien.]]
* VillainousLegacy: [[spoiler: The Ascians recovering his eyes and gifting them to Ilberd, who used them to birth Shinryu, has guaranteed that even though Nidhogg's spirit has been forcibly passed on to the next life, his legacy of RevengeBeforeReason will continue, and worse, has widened to the entire world instead of a single country of humanity. Nidhogg's legacy is finally put to an end when, after Shinryu's defeat, Estinien finds the depleted eyes and destroys them for good.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This seems to be his opinion on Hrasevelgr's brood, as many of the [=FATEs=] and sidequests in the Churning Mists has you preventing his brood from attacking Zenith, the moogles that look after it, or the friendly dragons that inhabit the area. It's implied that this is a recent development, and might be because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you killed his mate Tioman during the ascent up Sohm Al.]]
** This is made more blatant in 3.2. [[spoiler:Nidhogg, in Estinien's form, impales Vidofnir for working towards peace with the Ishgardians. He leaves her alive as a message to all Dravanians who would ally with Thordan's lineage]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:When he's fought as the final boss of The Aery, he's severely weakened by Estinien channeling the power of the Dragon's Eye at him.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Downplayed, but for a being that detests mortals, he takes quite well to [[spoiler:Estinien's mortal body, using it to its full potential and coming to consider it his own.]]
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let his gargantuan size fool you: although he may fall for the first dragonkiller he'll wise up and dodge the second and third ones without even blinking [[HoistByHisOwnPetard (causing ''your party'' to take the hit instead)]] if you don't chain him down first.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups of players and was later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across the field to knock out your cannon defences.
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[[folder:Tioman]]
Nidhogg's broodmate and the boss of Sohm Al.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups of players and was later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishap will sweep his long neck across the field to knock out your cannon defences.
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[[folder:Tioman]]
Nidhogg's broodmate and the boss of Sohm Al.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his gargantuan size fool you: although snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but hemay fall for takes on a humanoid form to face the first dragonkiller he'll wise up and dodge Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, andthird ones without even blinking [[HoistByHisOwnPetard (causing ''your party'' to take the hit instead)]] if you don't chain him down first.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups ofrequires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player andwas later toned down.
* UseYourHead: Vishapthen slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will sweep die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously longneck across neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from thefield White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet toknock out the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe yourcannon defences.
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Nidhogg's broodmatesword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by theboss Warrior of Sohm Al.Light.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He doesn't stop. He'll keep marching on the Steps of Faith until he [[NonStandardGameOver destroys them]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Vishap is to date the largest Trial boss the player can face.
* FinalBoss: Vishap is the last major boss that the player faces before the storyline for ''A Realm Reborn'' is brought to its tragic close. Befitting his status when he was first released he regularly made quick work of randomly assembled groups of
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and
* UseYourHead: Vishap
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your
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Nidhogg's broodmate
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* LeanAndMean: She's very thin to the point of being skeletal compared to other dragons and has a nasty temper.
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
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!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war with the {{Warrior Monk}}s who served him. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
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!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war with the {{Warrior Monk}}s who served him. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.
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* LeanAndMean: AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She'svery thin to the point of being skeletal compared to other dragons and has a nasty temper.
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
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!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open wargodly firebird with the {{Warrior Monk}}s power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who servedhim. While anarchy reigned the Black Wolf of Garlemald, Gaius van Baelsar and as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his XIVth legion conquered the city state where it has remained under Imperial control.companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's
* StarPower: Can call down meteors with her power.
* UnholyMatrimony: Nidhogg's broodmate, which is about as close to "wife" as dragons get.
* UnstoppableRage: Is highly offended that mortals are walking their sacred land and is out to kill you for the offense.
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!!Ala Mhigo
[[folder:Ala Mhigo in General]]
Once one of the great city states of Eorzea, Ala Mhigo was a powerful kingdom of proud warriors located in the region of Gyr Abania. Twenty years ago a terrible civil war gripped Ala Mhigo when the [[TheCaligula Mad King Theodoric]] began a reign of terror, executing the rest of the royal family and waging open war
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who served
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first meet the Resistance, you find them all in this state due to the Griffin's plan. This is especially telling in Ala Gannah, they're all just content on just ''living'' than doing any sort of fighting back.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and warmongers at the worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to stop the Garlean occupation because of the Autumn War a hundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted to invade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Ishgard banded together to deal a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted the Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this was the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and warmongers at the worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to stop the Garlean occupation because of the Autumn War a hundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past, when Ala Mhigo attempted to invade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Ishgard banded together to deal a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship of the Twelve has been outlawed.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first meet {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from theResistance, you find them all get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in thisstate due case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to theGriffin's plan. This is especially telling in Ala Gannah, they're Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all just content on just ''living'' than doing any sort of fighting back.
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and acceptedthe Garlean rule "tinhead-lovers" for allying with their TinTyrant overlords.
more vital to restore his balance.
*TheFriendNobodyLikes: For years this UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the feeling the other City-States held for Ala Mhigo. They were fighters at the best of times and warmongers at the worst, their nearest neighbor, Gridania, didn't lift a finger to stop the Garlean occupation because of the Autumn War a hundred years ago, and many Ul'Dahnian natives resent the refugees they ended up dealing with which made them disinclined to help with any dreams of liberating it. Thankfully however, with [[spoiler: Lyse and now Raubahn]], two people who are extremely popular with both of the aforementioned city states at the helm of the liberated Ala Mhigo's senate, relations are improving.
* {{Irony}}: In the past,his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when Ala Mhigo attempted disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to invade Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, grow disillusioned and Ishgard banded together sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to deal be a crushing defeat. In ''Stormblood'', the same nations team up again to liberate the nation from Garlemald.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worshipdemon instead of the Twelve has been outlawed.a God.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the
* FantasticSlur: Ala Mhigans would call those who adapted and accepted
*
* {{Irony}}: In the past,
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Ala Mhigan Resistance has been fighting a guerrilla war with Garlemald for the past twenty years with only minimal support from Ul'dah.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Ala Mhigo was a warrior culture whose patron god was Rhalgr the Destroyer. Since its annexation to the Empire, however, open worship
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[[folder:Lyse Hext]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyaEndo (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Los Angeles cast), Laura Aikman (EN, London cast), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Henrike Krügener (DE), Paulina Weiner (DE recast)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Monk]
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
The sister of the Archon Yda, she was but five years old when Ala Mhigo fell to the Garleans and has spent her life dithering in the shadows of her father and sister who where both leading figures in the Ala Mhigan resistance. Formerly [[spoiler: masquerading as her older sister, Yda, having been a member of the Scion's since Yda's death years before the story. After liberating Ala Mhigo, she chooses to leave the Scions to help her people rebuild]].
!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyaEndo (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Los Angeles cast), Laura Aikman (EN, London cast), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Henrike Krügener (DE), Paulina Weiner (DE recast)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Monk]
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
The sister of the Archon Yda, she was but five years old when Ala Mhigo fell to the Garleans and has spent her life dithering in the shadows of her father and sister who where both leading figures in the Ala Mhigan resistance. Formerly [[spoiler: masquerading as her older sister, Yda, having been a member of the Scion's since Yda's death years before the story. After liberating Ala Mhigo, she chooses to leave the Scions to help her people rebuild]].
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyaEndo (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN, Los Angeles cast), Laura Aikman (EN, London cast), Isabelle Volpé (FR), Henrike Krügener (DE), Paulina Weiner (DE recast)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Monk]
->''"No need to overthink things!"''
The sister
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A vast steppe far to the
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* BareFistedMonk: She doesn't even bother with a pugilist's arm in her liberator costume but when she switches to her traditional Ala Mhigan dress she uses a katar that can spring from her gauntlet.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity because she felt aimless and without her own purpose, much of her arc in Stormblood is about growing into her own as a leader that the Ala Mhigan resistance and follow.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge of Fate'' reveals that the real Yda [[DeadAllAlong died 6 years prior to the events of a Realm Reborn]], at least a year before the Calamity, when she tried to help some Ala Mhigan refugees sneak out of her home nation, but was caught by Imperials. The Yda in-game is revealed to her sister Lyse, who took up her name and face mask since Yda was considered a hero for her part in the resistance against Ala Mhigo's former tyrant king Theoderic, and subsequently the Garleans when they rolled in soon after, as well as a trusted companion of the Archons who followed Louisoix as part of the Circle of Knowing. Papalymo tried to discourage Lyse, and kept insisting she follow her own path, but agreed to put on a charade, secretly informing the other Archons and convincing them to accept Lyse as "Yda".]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: She and Hien share this role with with the Warrior of Light for the initial campaign of Stormblood before handing the reigns back to the twins.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Light in the Stormblood trailer, which was released before the reveal of her true identity and unmasking.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Fordola. Both are Ala Mhigan and fighting for their country's freedom, but Fordola was raised under imperial rule and is willing to butcher her own people and rise through the ranks and wants nothing more than for her people to be equal to Garleans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using the stretch emote]].
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries to justify firing on her own comrades by telling Lyse that she is trying to help Ala Mhigans live free (that is, living under Garlean rule as their equals), but Lyse yells at her to shut up]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how late in the game's life it was revealed, it makes talking about any of her involvement in the story post-reveal difficult without spoiler tags.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, a duty which she reluctantly accepts. After the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states that she intends to step down and give command of Ala Mhigo's army to Raubahn, which comes to fruition in patch 4.2 where she states that the resistance has become the official standing army of Ala Mhigo with Raubahn to lead it. She does however continues to protect the Fringes and Rhalgar's Reach as her charge.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity because she felt aimless and without her own purpose, much of her arc in Stormblood is about growing into her own as a leader that the Ala Mhigan resistance and follow.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge of Fate'' reveals that the real Yda [[DeadAllAlong died 6 years prior to the events of a Realm Reborn]], at least a year before the Calamity, when she tried to help some Ala Mhigan refugees sneak out of her home nation, but was caught by Imperials. The Yda in-game is revealed to her sister Lyse, who took up her name and face mask since Yda was considered a hero for her part in the resistance against Ala Mhigo's former tyrant king Theoderic, and subsequently the Garleans when they rolled in soon after, as well as a trusted companion of the Archons who followed Louisoix as part of the Circle of Knowing. Papalymo tried to discourage Lyse, and kept insisting she follow her own path, but agreed to put on a charade, secretly informing the other Archons and convincing them to accept Lyse as "Yda".]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: She and Hien share this role with with the Warrior of Light for the initial campaign of Stormblood before handing the reigns back to the twins.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring with the Warrior of Light in the Stormblood trailer, which was released before the reveal of her true identity and unmasking.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Fordola. Both are Ala Mhigan and fighting for their country's freedom, but Fordola was raised under imperial rule and is willing to butcher her own people and rise through the ranks and wants nothing more than for her people to be equal to Garleans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using the stretch emote]].
* ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries to justify firing on her own comrades by telling Lyse that she is trying to help Ala Mhigans live free (that is, living under Garlean rule as their equals), but Lyse yells at her to shut up]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how late in the game's life it was revealed, it makes talking about any of her involvement in the story post-reveal difficult without spoiler tags.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading the Ala Mhigan resistance in his place, a duty which she reluctantly accepts. After the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states that she intends to step down and give command of Ala Mhigo's army to Raubahn, which comes to fruition in patch 4.2 where she states that the resistance has become the official standing army of Ala Mhigo with Raubahn to lead it. She does however continues to protect the Fringes and Rhalgar's Reach as her charge.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
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* BareFistedMonk: She doesn't ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even bother with a pugilist's arm in her liberator costume but when she switches to her traditional Ala Mhigan dress she uses a katar that biology (Like the Ejinn, who can spring from her gauntlet.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity because she felt aimless andhold their breath for nearly 12 hours without her own purpose, much the blessing of her arc the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in Stormblood is about growing into her own as ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are aleader number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the Ala Mhigan resistance current Xaela clans are living around, beside and follow.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge(in the case of Fate'' reveals the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the real Yda [[DeadAllAlong died 6 years prior to the events of a Realm Reborn]], at least a year before the Calamity, when she tried to help some Ala Mhigan refugees sneak out of her home nation, but was caught by Imperials. The Yda in-game is revealed to her sister Lyse, who took up her name and face mask since Yda was considered a hero for her part in the resistance against Ala Mhigo's former tyrant king Theoderic, and subsequently the Garleans when they rolled in soon after, rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a trusted companion dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the Archons who followed Louisoix as part questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the Circle of Knowing. Papalymo tried to discourage Lyse, empire before it fell, and kept insisting she follow her own path, but agreed to put on a charade, secretly informing this would also make the other Archons and convincing them to accept Lyse as "Yda".Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
*{{Deuteragonist}}: She and Hien share this role AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Lightfor is female, the initial campaign of Stormblood before handing the reigns back Buduga you speak to the twins.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparringseem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light in and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years theStormblood trailer, Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which was released before the reveal of her true identity participating clans race and unmasking.fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
*{{Foil}}: To Fordola. Both are Ala Mhigan TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and fighting overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their country's freedom, but Fordola was raised under imperial rule and is willing sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to butcher her own people and rise through the ranks and wants nothing more than for her people to be equal to Garleans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola indestroy their final encounter during ''Stormblood'' and again on Lackshmi in ''The Legend Returns''.]]
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit fromcivilization. Today, the ''Stormblood'' cinematic, which has an open back, very low cut pants, and a CleavageWindow. All throughout, she remains fond of [[MaleGaze using Uyagir eke out humble lives within the stretch emote]].caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
*ShutUpHannibal: She pulls this on Fordola, her {{Foil}}, after [[spoiler: Fordola fires Castrum Abania's cannon on Specula Imperatoris while BadassGay: This seems to be the Alliance and Imperials are fighting there. Fordola tries to justify firing on her own comrades by telling Lyse general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that she grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is trying to help Ala Mhigans live free (that is, because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living under Garlean rule as their equals), but Lyse yells at her to shut up]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how latein the game's life it was revealed, it makes talking about any Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members ofher involvement the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the storypost-reveal difficult without spoiler tags.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with headingis somewhat more nuanced, the Ala Mhigan resistance official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in his place, a duty which she reluctantly accepts. After all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Ala Mhigo she states Doma]] is that she intends a war is the perfect opportunity for them to step down revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, andgive command so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version ofAla Mhigo's army to Raubahn, Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, whichcomes they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough tofruition in patch 4.2 where she states that the resistance has become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the official standing army clan’s survival. A chain of Ala Mhigo sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information withRaubahn each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to lead it. She does however continues to protect pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of theFringes clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Rhalgar's Reach Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition asher charge.]]
one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
*ZettaiRyouiki: Her plate armor boots are thigh high in her Liberator attire.
WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The red dress she dons has a wrist mounted blade built into her right gauntlet to augment her punching.
* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
* CharacterDevelopment: She was originally flighty and hid behind her sisters identity because she felt aimless and
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:3.56's finale to ''The Far Edge
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** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: As Lyse. She's the one sparring
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:From a refugee escaping from Ala Mhigo as it was invaded by Garlemald to the ''de facto'' leader of the Ala Mhigan resistance.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Stormblood'', Lyse resigns from the Scions to fully commit herself to leading the restoration of Ala Mhigo.]]
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler: She uses Final Heaven, the same level 3 limit break used by Monk players, on Fordola in
* MsFanservice: As of ''Stormblood'', she starts wearing a new outfit which consists of shorts, [[BareYourMidriff a sports bra with an open vest]], and her old greaves. She later gets another new outfit based on her outfit from
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* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her Liberator's jacket costume is a sleeveless leather jacket over a tube top and some pantelettes with thigh high boots.
* SympathyForTheDevil: In ''Stormblood'', she shows some pity for [[spoiler: Zenos after his death]], saying that no one is born evil and that he was once an innocent baby like anyone else.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Given the nature of her SecretIdentity and how late
* BareYourMidriff: All members of
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story
* YouAreInCommandNow : [[spoiler:As Conrad lay dying he charges Lyse with heading
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
A Highlander Hyur from Ala Mhigo. He is the second-in-command and head of the First Unit of the Crystal Braves and later becomes its de-facto leader after Alphinaud is removed from power. He's known Raubahn for over 20 years and was a fellow refugee that fled Ala Mhigo when the Empire occupied it.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Ilberd unleashed Shinryu to destroy Zenos and Garlemald to liberate Ala Mhigo. What happens instead is that Zenos ''captures'' Shinryu and '''hijacks it''', giving him a weapon that could potentially cause another Calamity. Ala Mhigo ends up being liberated anyway without its help and before it can do any damage that wasn't to Baelsar's Wall.]]
** Not only that, but [[spoiler:deliberately leading so many rebels to their deaths caused problems in the fight for Ala Mhigo's liberation as many were scared off risking their lives for what seemed to be a suicide mission.]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Patch 3.5 reveals him to be the true identity of the Griffin of the Ala Mhigo resistance. After he's beaten he double crosses his own soldiers so they die cursing the Empire and praying for salvation before using Nidhogg's eyes and his own suicide to complete the summoning of Shinryu.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While he may sacrifice his own life in the doing, ''Heavensward'' ends with Ilberd's plans ultimately coming to fruition, his suicidal assault on Baelsar's Wall spurring the Eorzean Alliance into action to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire. The end of ''Stormblood'' has Ala Mhigo freed from the empire's grasp, which is what he wanted all along but it was unfolded in a different way.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to make the Empire think the Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the rest of the base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the last unscripted boss in Heavensward.]]
* {{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or reason to let go of the bitterness he felt over having his original home stolen from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their crimes and for betraying and harming the Scions and Warrior of Light.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with potentially more power than Bahamut and trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a Calamity would not only be absolutely devastating to Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but implied to be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his goal of punishing the Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that wasn't enough, the measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to Raubahn when he reveals to him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's hands are untied by Raubahn during their fight. His confident expression quickly shifts to pure terror, anticipating the Warrior of Light will join in the fight.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have the same smug smile throughout the battle as he dodges all of Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own men (without their knowledge of his true plans) to fuel the birth of a primal to attack the empire.]]
'''Epithet''': Ilberd of the Dull Blade\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
A Highlander Hyur from Ala Mhigo. He is the second-in-command and head of the First Unit of the Crystal Braves and later becomes its de-facto leader after Alphinaud is removed from power. He's known Raubahn for over 20 years and was a fellow refugee that fled Ala Mhigo when the Empire occupied it.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Ilberd unleashed Shinryu to destroy Zenos and Garlemald to liberate Ala Mhigo. What happens instead is that Zenos ''captures'' Shinryu and '''hijacks it''', giving him a weapon that could potentially cause another Calamity. Ala Mhigo ends up being liberated anyway without its help and before it can do any damage that wasn't to Baelsar's Wall.]]
** Not only that, but [[spoiler:deliberately leading so many rebels to their deaths caused problems in the fight for Ala Mhigo's liberation as many were scared off risking their lives for what seemed to be a suicide mission.]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Patch 3.5 reveals him to be the true identity of the Griffin of the Ala Mhigo resistance. After he's beaten he double crosses his own soldiers so they die cursing the Empire and praying for salvation before using Nidhogg's eyes and his own suicide to complete the summoning of Shinryu.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While he may sacrifice his own life in the doing, ''Heavensward'' ends with Ilberd's plans ultimately coming to fruition, his suicidal assault on Baelsar's Wall spurring the Eorzean Alliance into action to free Ala Mhigo from the Empire. The end of ''Stormblood'' has Ala Mhigo freed from the empire's grasp, which is what he wanted all along but it was unfolded in a different way.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to make the Empire think the Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the rest of the base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the last unscripted boss in Heavensward.]]
* {{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or reason to let go of the bitterness he felt over having his original home stolen from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their crimes and for betraying and harming the Scions and Warrior of Light.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with potentially more power than Bahamut and trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a Calamity would not only be absolutely devastating to Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but implied to be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his goal of punishing the Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that wasn't enough, the measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to Raubahn when he reveals to him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's hands are untied by Raubahn during their fight. His confident expression quickly shifts to pure terror, anticipating the Warrior of Light will join in the fight.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ilberd, along with the other key co-conspirators Laurentius and Yuyuhase appear in ''Heavensward'' for one fairly quick part of the main story quest, and early on. After that, they are not seen or heard from again for the rest ''Heavensward'', only mentioned in passing that not only have they found themselves outcasted and made outlaws by Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, made the enemy of the Immortal Flames, General Raubahn and his adopted son, Field Marshal Pipin Tarupin of Ul'Dah, but also have lost Lolorito and the Monetarists' support because Ilberd is too blinded by anger to be of any use to them. Aside from that though, no further mention is made of him or the other traitors after the matters in Ul'dah conclude and the Brave's are officially disbanded.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Reappears in 3.5 as the true identity of the Griffin and dies almost as quickly to complete his latest and final mad gambit to bring action to the reclamation of Ala Mhigo. And it may have worked...but it may have also started open warfare with the Garleans again.]]
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely dangerous group of bandits.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have the same smug smile throughout the battle as he dodges all of Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own men (without their knowledge of his true plans) to fuel the birth of a primal to attack the empire.]]
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'''Epithet''': Ilberd
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
->''"Know this: there is nothing I would not give to take back Ala Mhigo! Nothing!"''
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the
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* AllForNothing:
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* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in
* FalseFlagOperation: Leads a rare two way example. He has [[spoiler:the Ala Mhigan rebels dress in Grand Company uniforms in their assault on an Imperial outpost to make the Empire think the Eorzean Alliance is invading. But unbenowest to them, he also has a few agents dressed as Imperials alert the rest of the base to have the rebels slaughtered. Using their despair and the power of Nidhogg's eyes, he summons a primal as powerful as Bahamut, if not stronger.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's the last unscripted boss in Heavensward.]]
* {{Foil}}[=/=]ShadowArchetype: To Raubahn. The shadow archetyping in particular comes from the opposing nature of how they went about remaking themselves after Ala Mhigo fell. Raubahn went on to become a famous gladiator and then found a cause, and a person, to live for that didn't involve reclaiming Ala Mhigo. Ilberd became just as good a fighter, but never found a way or reason to let go of the bitterness he felt over having his original home stolen from him, and resents Raubahn for not sharing his viewpoint.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims that he made his decision to support the Monetarists because in his view, Raubahn "forgot" about Ala Mhigo, and has become soft since becoming Nanamo's champion. Sure... that, and the Monetarist coin would give him instant wealth and power.
* GetOut: [[spoiler:Eorzea's answer to Ilberd and the traitorous Crystal Braves in ''Heavensward'' for their crimes and for betraying and harming
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lectures the Immortal Flames' former Second in Command for being a traitor, claiming he would rather cut off his own arm rather than betray a comrade and friends. Come 2.55, and he betrays his long time friend, and a large group of the heroes, while ''literally'' cutting off said friend's arm to make a power play and take command of the Crystal Braves, while having Braves who know the truth and aren't on his side murdered or captured.
* {{Irony}}: During his initial fight with Raubahn, Ilberd seems convinced that Lolorito is really in it for Ala Mhigo and that the two of them are going to have a very good future together. [[spoiler: Unlike Raubahn's situation, Lolorito really doesn't feel the same way about Ilberd and when it becomes clear he's a threat to his political future, he fires them and throws them to the dogs; in other words, his reward for backstabbing the Player, the Scions and Raubahn was to be backstabbed when he stopped being useful, by someone he thought he could trust despite that he really, really should have known better.]]
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in 3.5, he'll always smugly say "Sloppy!" when he unleashes a big attack, even if no one gets hit by it.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Let's just go ahead and tally everything up, shall we?
** [[spoiler: First, let's handle 2.x to 3.0 materials: He betrayed and murdered at least one Crystal Brave member for not being onboard with his plans, and kept the others imprisoned. He betrayed his friend Raubahn and cut off his left arm and plotted his execution. Was part of the murder plot against Sultana Nanamo. He forced the Scions and Warrior of Light to become fugitives and hide with false accusations, indirectly leading to Y'shtola going blind, Thancred's Aetheric attunement possibly being damaged beyond repair, and Minfilia, albeit at the request of Hydaelyn, to become trapped in the lifestream. He nearly caused the Eorzean Alliance to fracture due to all of this. He attempts to kill the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri when they arrive to rescue Raubahn from him. And he manages to escape arrest from all this.]]
** [[spoiler:And now let's tally up what he does in a mere ''half'' patch worth of content, in 3.5 Part 1, ''The Far Edge of Fate'': He tricks the Eorzean Alliance to send a heavy defensive force to Gridania's border with Ala Mhigo, then launches a FalseFlagOperation with Ala Mhigan Resistance members dressed in Grand Company colors. He also has Laurentius and Yuyuhase, while wearing Imperial uniforms, order a counter attack from the Garleans that slaughters all of the resistance members. After attempting and failing to kill the Warrior of Light once more, he willingly leaps to his death holding Nidhogg's eyes, with the specific purpose of being the catalyst to summon a primal with potentially more power than Bahamut and trigger another Calamity.[[note]]As discovered in 3.4 ''Soul Surrender'', a Calamity would not only be absolutely devastating to Eorzea or Hydaelyn/The Source World as a whole but can also lead to a "Rejoining", forcefully causing another world fragment of Zodiark to merge with the collecting pieces. Thus bringing potential harm to residents of those worlds.[[/note]] All this, in his mad desire to force a bloody war upon Eorzea for not launching a liberation of Ala Mhigo, and purge it of all Ilberd deems unworthy, be they Imperial, Eorzean, or Ala Mhigan refugee who's moved on from the fall of their homeland. This in turn, forces Papalymo to perform a HeroicSacrifice to cast the sealing spell to temporarily trap the emerging primal just to buy the [=WoL=] and the Scions some time -- [[KilledOffForReal a sacrifice all but implied to be for real this time]], unlike what occurred in the events of patch 2.55. Although Ilberd's plan is ultimately foiled as of the events of patch 4.0 with Shinryu's defeat, he escapes any true form of justice, he (temporarily) achieves his goal of punishing the Eorzean Alliance for its complacency in his eyes, and his actions will almost surely be felt for some time to come, not to mention the further emotional pain he's inflicted upon the Scions with Papalymo's sacrifice. If all that wasn't enough, the measure that was taken to halt Shinryu's initial rampage -- [[GodzillaThreshold the activation of Omega]] -- means that there is now an all-powerful, interdimensional killer robot on the loose.]]
** [[spoiler:Reaches a head in TheStinger of 3.5's storyline, where Raubahn stands on the platform Ilberd killed himself with after the alliance had taken Baelsar's Wall and begrudgingly admits Ilberd got exactly what he wanted.]]
* [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Kicked Across the Room]]: [[spoiler: In the fight against him in patch 3.5, he is capable of performing a kick so hard that it sends the targeted player flying backwards.]]
* KubrickStare: Delivers an absolutely chilling one to Raubahn when he reveals to him he was the one who poisoned Nanamo (a lie, but it pissed Raubahn off further all the same).
* LoveIsAWeakness: Seems to hold this view, and it's one of the many reasons he hates Raubahn so much, claiming that Raubahn's loyalty and caring for Nanamo has made him weak.
* OhCrap: Has a visible one of these when the Warrior of Light's hands are untied by Raubahn
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* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the
** TheBusCameBack:
* RedBaron: Ilberd of the Dull Blade/[[spoiler:The Griffin]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Though he isn't killed, his ultimate reward for helping Teledji and attempted murder of Nanamo was to be cast aside by Lolorito once his employment became too troublesome, leaving him and the Crystal Braves hated and wanted by the entire realm with zero political support, friends in high places or self-sustaining supplies, basically making them little more than an above-averagely
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Ultimately a key factor in his downfall. His single-minded obsession with taking revenge on Raubahn for "abandoning" Ala Mihgo ends up causing him to be more trouble than he's worth to Lolorito, causing him to abandon Ilberd and leaving him on the run as a wanted criminal.]]
* SmugSnake: His fight with Raubahn begins after he puts on an absolutely smug smile you'll want to punch, gleefully telling Raubahn that he was the one who poisoned Nanamo. And continues to have the same smug smile throughout the battle as he dodges all of Raubahn's rage fueled attacks.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler: Heavily resents Raubahn for him "going soft" by not focusing on liberating Ala Mhigo while living a cushy lifestyle in Ul'dah while Ilberd himself had to struggle to survive and find people willing to liberate his hometown. It boils over towards the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' arc of the story where he turns against his friend..]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of Ilberd's storyline is a huge spoiler, from his and the Crystal Braves' betrayal to [[spoiler:his reveal as the Griffin.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barely qualifies the "well intentioned" part, but his overall plans does have some merit. [[spoiler: He wants his homeland to regain its freedom, but with no one helping him, he grows frustrated and angry at everybody's apathetic attitude towards Ala Mhigo. This causes him to hatch a plan that would force Eorzea to wage war against the empire in order for Ala Mhigo to be set free while he sacrifices himself and his own men (without their knowledge of his true plans) to fuel the birth of a primal to attack the empire.]]
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'''Race''': Midlander Hyur\\
'''Discipline''' Thaumaturge]
The old and well-respected commander of the Ala Mhigan Resistance in Rhalgr's Reach.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for the people under his command, and the fate met by the Resistance members at Baelsar's Wall makes him visibly angry.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse can take his place as commander of the Resistance.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a kind, just, and fair man who weighs his options carefully and fights on the front lines as often as anyone else.
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The old and well-respected commander of the Ala Mhigan Resistance in Rhalgr's Reach.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for the people under his command, and the fate met by the Resistance members at Baelsar's Wall makes him visibly angry.
* DyingToBeReplaced: [[spoiler:Ends up killed near the end, so Lyse can take his place as commander of the Resistance.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a kind, just, and fair man who weighs his options carefully and fights on the front lines as often as anyone else.
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'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
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* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his
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* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his
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'''Race''': Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te\\
'''Discipline''' Archer]
A member of the Ala Mhigan Resistance.
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* AscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the end of the ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the Rising Stones in order to bring word about the Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with the Garleans.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
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[[folder:Fordola rem Lupis]]
!!!Voiced by: Marika Hayashi (JP), Annabel Scholey (EN), Caroline Mozzone (FR), Lisa Braun (DE)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': The Butcher\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A youth in service in the Garlean army, born during the imperial occupation of Ala Mhigo. Fordola has known no life without Garlemald ruling over her people and finds herself torn between serving her Garlean masters who regard her little more than an Eorzean savage and the plight of the revolution who regard her as a kinslayer.
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* AnimalMotifs: Much like Gabranth in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII she is often compared to a dog, her detractors comparing her to a stray dog begging for scraps at the prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to as a [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to as his hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that Urianger refused to tell the Warrior of Light on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that attempting to oppose them or "kick them out" will just result in even greater destruction and tragedy later on, and that any real future for Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light after she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a copy of the Echo with different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a first step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the Resistance's motto of "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
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[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
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[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
'''Discipline''' Archer]
A member of the Ala Mhigan Resistance.
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* AscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the end of the ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the Rising Stones in order to bring word about the Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with the Garleans.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
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[[folder:Fordola rem Lupis]]
!!!Voiced by: Marika Hayashi (JP), Annabel Scholey (EN), Caroline Mozzone (FR), Lisa Braun (DE)
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': The Butcher\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A youth in service in the Garlean army, born during the imperial occupation of Ala Mhigo. Fordola has known no life without Garlemald ruling over her people and finds herself torn between serving her Garlean masters who regard her little more than an Eorzean savage and the plight of the revolution who regard her as a kinslayer.
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* AnimalMotifs: Much like Gabranth in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII she is often compared to a dog, her detractors comparing her to a stray dog begging for scraps at the prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to as a [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to as his hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that Urianger refused to tell the Warrior of Light on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that attempting to oppose them or "kick them out" will just result in even greater destruction and tragedy later on, and that any real future for Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light after she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a copy of the Echo with different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a first step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the Resistance's motto of "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
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[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
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!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hancock_3.jpg]]
An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
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[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
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!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
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[[folder:Rasho]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rasho.jpg]]
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'''Race:''' Eastern Roegadyn\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
The leader of the Confederacy.
to:
'''Discipline''' Archer]
A member of the Ala Mhigan Resistance.
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* AscendedExtra: She makes her initial appearance towards the end of the ''Heavensward'' storyline, but doesn't get any real screen time until ''Stormblood'' where she becomes a recurring character.
* BringNewsBack: She arrives wounded at the Rising Stones in order to bring word about the Griffin's plan to assault Baelsar's Wall.
** UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:This turns out to be a part of the Griffin's plan as with the Eorzean Alliance positioned at Baelsar's Wall, he stages a false flag operation with the resistance members in the uniforms of the Grand Companies in order to drag them into the war with the Garleans.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Lyse.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fordola rem Lupis]]
!!!Voiced by: Marika Hayashi (JP), Annabel Scholey (EN), Caroline Mozzone (FR), Lisa Braun (DE)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fordola_ffxiv.jpg]]
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'''Race''': Highlander Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': The Butcher\\
'''Discipline''': Gladiator]
A youth in service in the Garlean army, born during the imperial occupation of Ala Mhigo. Fordola has known no life without Garlemald ruling over her people and finds herself torn between serving her Garlean masters who regard her little more than an Eorzean savage and the plight of the revolution who regard her as a kinslayer.
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* AnimalMotifs: Much like Gabranth in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII she is often compared to a dog, her detractors comparing her to a stray dog begging for scraps at the prince's table. As Zenos himself is often referred to as a [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunter of men]], she is referred to as his hound.
* BoxedCrook: She became conscripted by [[spoiler: Raubaun as a secret weapon to aid the Eorzean alliance against primal uprisings.]]
* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: The Resonant experiments performed on her allows her to read her enemy's movements before they can even launch an attack. It was for this reason alone that Urianger refused to tell the Warrior of Light on how or when to use his aetheric siphon device so that they wouldn't be predictable in using it against Fordola.]]
* TheDragon: She serves as Zenos's right-hand woman for the Ala Mhigan portion of the game, gradually gaining more authority due to his favoritism.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Ansfrid, Hrudolf, Emelin. And she'll never let herself forget them.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: 4.1 shows her as this as she asks and waits for her execution for her crimes. It turns out that she wants to die due to the overwhelming guilt she has to face from the memories of the people around her whose lives she changed for the worse forever via the Echo and having no way to stop seeing it over and over.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: After being captured, she rejects Lyse's sympathies and understanding while telling her that she is too soft to really understand her plight.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Played with, Fordola bears a very high rank of ''rem'' in the Garlean military and she achieved this rank working for the [=XIVth=] Legion under [[AntiVillain Gaius]], who was known for his progressive merit-based promotions. However when the [=XIIth=] Legion is in control of Ala Mhigo, Fordola's authority is called into question by her new Garlean-born superiors due to her Ala Mhigan heritage and only Zenos is willing to respect her.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After reading the Warrior of Light's past with her artificial Echo, she is utterly incapable of understanding how they can still keep going and fighting despite everything they've suffered.]]
* EvilCounterpart:
** She is one to Lyse in terms of Ala Mhigo's freedom. While Lyse desires pure liberty and justice for her people and wants the Garleans ''gone'', no matter what, Fordola believes that rule through strength has always been the way of Ala Mhigo, that the Garleans are going to be in charge for better or worse (being the strongest), and that attempting to oppose them or "kick them out" will just result in even greater destruction and tragedy later on, and that any real future for Ala Mhigo lies in serving Garlemald. Another way she foils Lyse is that while Lyse escaped the Garlean regime as a young child (about 5 years old or so) Fordola has lived under the Garlean occupation all her life.
** [[spoiler: In combat, she eventually becomes a counterpart to the Warrior of Light after she gets the Resonant experiment performed on her. She possesses inhuman strength and speed and her status buff icon is even a copy of the Echo with different colors. Every time she recovers from her aether sickness, she regains her buff with a flash of light in the same way that the Warrior of Darkness did with their Echo.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[spoiler: Her right eye becomes red with a strange symbol on it when she is using her powers. This is a result of the experiments the Garlean scientists performed on her to put her on par with the Warrior of Light.]]
* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution to [[spoiler: having a war criminal as a military asset, the grand companies gave Fordola a cursed choker so that if she slips her leash the magics will cause said necklace to strangle her.]]
* FacialMarkings: She has a unique tattoo on the left side of her face. [[spoiler: In an Echo flashback in 4.1, it's revealed to be a TragicKeepsake of sorts, as her late father had the same tattoo.]]
* FantasticRacism: Much like Rhitahtyn, most Garleans hold little respect for her due to her being Ala Mhigan. Zenos is one of the few to show her any manner of regard befitting a talented soldier of her rank. Granted he's mostly drawn to her hatred and ruthlessness directed towards both the Ala Mhigan resistance, whom she views as the reason Garleans show such little respect for her people, and towards most of the Garlean occupiers, who are not even remotely subtle with their racism against her.
* FlashStep: [[spoiler: Once she's been experimented on by the Garlean scientists, she can read her enemy's movements and react accordingly in blindly fast speed. It's later revealed that she was given an artificial form of the Echo so that her results can help the Empire in allowing its natives to wield magic.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Arenvald. Both were Ala Mhigans born and raised, but were considered outcasts by both people (Arenvald because he was half-Garlean, Fordola because she was Ala Mhigan and trying to side with the Garleans). [[spoiler:Both are also gifted with the Echo, though Arenvald's is natural and Fordola's is artifical]].
** She is also one to Yotsuyu. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective lands. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:While it may be a case of EnemyMine , Fordola comes to the aid of the Ala Mhingan future meeting when Lakshimi is summoned, using her echo to protect everyone from her enthralling attacks. Opting willingly to return to her cell afterward.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's not stated anywhere in the game, but the supplementary material ''Tales from the Storm'' shows that [[spoiler: she was recruited into Raubahn's special primal extermination group where she aids Arvenald and Elite Flame's Summoners in defeating Ifrit.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: She is subtly shaken when she orders her men to fire the cannon at the tower while knowing that it will kill both the Resistance and her own men. Granted, Zenos ordered her to fire the cannon in the first place (and you [[BadBoss can't really refuse his orders]]), but Fordola attempts to justify it by saying blood must be spilled for the price of freedom.]]
* MightMakesRight: A mindset she seems to have inherited from the similar-minded Gaius, who was her former superior.
* NationalWeapon: Notably in the beginning of the story she wields a shamshir [[note]] in FFXIV, the shamshir appears to have more curve in the blade and handle than the scimitar which is only moderately curved though they are related [[/note]], the national weapon of Ala Mhigo but as the story progresses she is given a gunblade as she is inducted as Zenos's right hand woman. [[spoiler: When she in recruited to stop Lakshmi by Lyse, she is again given a shamshir]].
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times Fordola has smiled can be counted on one hand. The rest of the time she is scowling at something.
* RaisedByOrcs: An Ala Mhigan born in annexed territory and raised as a fully-fledged Imperial citizen, with all the rights and privileges thereof.
* ReformedButRejected: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of people from a primal attack. Naturally, the citizens don't trust her and some refuse to forgive her. Fordola isn't exactly seeking forgiveness or reformation, but she fought on for the sake of her homeland as a first step.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Being such a subscriber to Gaius's MightMakesRight philosophy, she pointedly does ''not'' agree with the Resistance's motto of "Liberty or Death" - from her perspective having seen the Garleans' strength (Zenos' especially), the "Liberty" part isn't even an option.
* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In 4.1, she saves a group of civilians from Lakshmi. One of them outright says that he will never forgive her, but he still thanks her for saving everyone. She sheds one tear before going back to her cell.]]
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that she and her parents chose Garlean citizenship, Fordola's father was killed trying to protect her from being stoned by a mob when a rock struck his head. A Garlean officer was nearby, yet ''refused'' to help even Fordola's mother begged him. Needless to say, this day left a lasting impression on Fordola.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While she fights for the Garleans, she still cares about Ala Mhigo and only does so in the hopes of achieving HappinessInSlavery so that there won't be any more destruction to her homeland, and will do anything she feels is necessary to achieve that goal - whether she wants to or not, going as far as killing her own kind.
** Later it's discovered [[spoiler:that killing her own kind is actually revenge in some cases.]]
* WhatAreYou: About the only reaction she can muster after she's on the receiving end of a [[CurbStompBattle hilariously one-sided beatdown]] during her first encounter with the Warrior of Light. [[spoiler:She wonders this again in 4.1, after witnessing all the tragedies the Warrior has been through.]]
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!!Doma
[[folder:Doma in General]]
A nation on the eastern continent of Othard, for twenty-five years Doma served faithfully as an imperial province after its annexation by Garlemald under the stewardship of its own king. But after the SuccessionCrisis that followed after the death of the First Emperor, Doma's king and his retainers rose up to reclaim its independence only to suffer a brutal counterattack decimating the army an installing a cruel viceroy to rule over the shattered nation.
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* DespairEventHorizon: When you first arrive in Yanxia, you find the populace scared witless of the very ''idea'' of attempting to fight back against the Empire and reclaim their homeland. Much like the Ala Mhigans, most who grew up under Imperial rule, particularly under viceroy Yotsuyu's cruel reign, came to believe that life in chains was preferable to whatever fate awaited those who rebelled.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Doma is based on the Nara era Japan compared to Hingashi which takes more cues from Edo period Japan.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: For twenty five years Doma was an Imperial province, its own king and his retainers even fighting for Garlemald's banner but they still jumped at the first chance of liberty that they could.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
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[[folder:Hien Rijin]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Andrew Koji (EN), Boris de Mourzitch (FR), Matthias Scherwenikas (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?"''
The young heir to the throne of Doma, Hien is a charismatic leader, beloved by his people. Together with Gosetsu and Yugiri, he spurred his people to rise up against their Garlean oppressors. But when the rebellion was crushed, Lord Hien vanished without a trace…
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Hien is very much loved by his citizens and pretty much everyone who meets him...
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Hien's goal when you meet him is to participate in the Naadam, a ritual contest of fighters, and win to enlist all of the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe in fighting the Empire. If you ''still'' doubt how badass he is, during [[spoiler: the ending of Stormblood and the Siege of Ala Mhigo]] the strike team lead by he and Yugiri is the only one shown making progress throughout the dungeon and ends up being the one that gets closest to the throne room that isn't the Warrior of Light's own team.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's convinced he and the Warrior of Light were fated to meet, that destiny purposely brought them in his life, and says so a few times in the story.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: When the Eorzean Alliance begins to get torn apart by Garleans in flying magitek armor during the Siege of Ala Mhigo, Hien and Yugiri arrive out of nowhere with a detachment of Doman forces on riding yol and begin to slice the Imperial air support to ribbons allowing the Alliance to break down the door to the palace and begin the attack in full.]] Alphinaud can't help but wonder if he deliberately waited till the last second, though he's quick to dismiss the idea, saying that [[{{Callback}} he's not Vidofnir.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: With the Warrior of Light. They find out they have a lot in common and bond extremely fast, quickly becoming very close to each other. It's actually lampshaded by [[spoiler:Lyse]].
* ChickMagnet / DudeMagnet: Not that he seems aware of it, but many people seem to have feelings for him. [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]] has a crush on him, [[BodyguardCrush Yugiri]] might have one as well (though she also acts like a worried mother/sister), and he has the entire Buduga tribe all over him.
* GenghisGambit: He pulls this with, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture appropriately]], the Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe to unite them under a single banner after winning the Naadam and fight against the Garleans.
* HotBlooded: Up to a moderate point, but it's clearly there.
* HumbleHero: Willing to hunt gulo gulo, look for lost lambs, listen to stories and haul goods. He's not ashamed to admit his ignorance (or 'wield it as weapon', as Magnai puts it).
* EmbarrassingNickname: Shun, apparently. "A man should not be called by his childhood name!" Besides his parents, the only persons to call him as such are Gosetsu and the Warrior of Light, doubling it as an AffectionateNickname.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A rare heroic and sane exemple. After [[spoiler:winning the Naadam]], he breathlessly tells Warrior of Light they were absolutely magnificient (if not a bit terrifying), obviously in awe.
* ItsAllJunk: Hien realizes this while reminiscing about the past on the eve of the Battle of Doma, and decides he's willing to [[spoiler: flood his father's castle]] to give the Domans a better chance at winning their freedom.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Aside from their master/servant relationship, he seems to be like this with Yugiri.
* MythologyGag: To ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. But not to Cyan, as might be expected. Rather, his late father Kaien is a reference to Cyan (right down to the name, as the official pronunciation for Cyan is actually Ky-an, (it's a hard C like cayenne pepper)). Hien is a reference to Cyan's ''son'', Shun/Owain.
* NiceGuy: Polite, honorable and friendly, never raises his voice in anger even to his enemies, takes losses (in small contests) with grace and bows to the Warrior of Light in gratitude upon their first meeting.
* ObliviousToLove: Unfortunately for [[HopelessSuitor Cirina]], not only Hien is this concerning her feelings, but he also seems to consider her only as a little sister. He is also confused about why the men of the all-male Buduga tribe are so fascinated by watching him do manual labor for them.
* ParentalSubstitute: He sees Gosetsu as a sort of father figure and was around him ever since he was a child.
* PromotedToPlayable; [[spoiler: You play as him briefly during the first phase of the fight against Elidibus in 4.56]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He fights to free his homeland.
* {{Samurai}}: Was trained since his childhood, often by Gosetsu and with other young samurai. Accordingly, he remarks that Hien's time in the wilderness seems to have sharpened his skills.
* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a nice one, but it looks like he's in need of a brush.
* ShipTease: With the Warrior of Light. They bond extremely fast, and become quite close as a result, quite a few of their interactions seemingly bearing romantic subtext.
* TragicKeepsake: It's unclear whether he kept it but he and the Warrior of Light find a unused, sheathed blade in the ruins of Monzen. He notes that he sparred with the boy who wielded it when they were young and that said boy never had a chance to draw it.
* WarriorPrince: A skilled and accomplished Samurai.
* TheWisePrince: Honorable and often gives good, heartfelt advice to his companions.
* XMarksTheHero: The brave and beloved leader of the Doman Liberation Front has a large X-shaped scar on his right shoulder and over his right eye.
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[[folder:Yugiri Mistwalker]]
!!!Voiced by: [[Creator/RinaSato Rina Satoh]] (JP), Paulette Ivory (EN, Los Angeles cast), Sian Blake (EN, London cast), Eleanor Matsuura (EN, London recasting), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
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'''Race''': Raen Au Ra\\
'''Discipline''': Ninja]
->''"To whom much is given, much is expected..."''
An Au Ra refugee from the far off Garlean-held nation of Doma, Yugiri arrives in Eorzea with a small fleet of refugees after a failed rebellion saw most of their country burned to the ground in response. She joins the Scions of the Seventh Dawn near the end of the 2.2 quest chain to repay the Scions for helping the Refugees find a new home in Revenant's Toll.
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* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned once Ninja became a playable class, to help the newly formed Crystal Braves investigate TheMole in the Immortal Flames. [[spoiler: She also pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment in Northern Thanalan when the player confronts said mole.]]
** The bus comes 'round again in 3.5, with a second re-casting of the character's English actor, after the murder of the first replacement was fully resolved in the British courts.
* CuteMonsterGirl: When she loses her mask at the end of 2.55, revealing her face for the first time. Tataru even flat out claims that she's cute looking.
* DraconicHumanoid: She is an Au Ra, a draconic race (in appearance) not common to Eorzea before the refugees from Doma came.
* DualWielding: She wields two [[KnifeNut knives]].
* TheFaceless: When she first arrives in Eorzea she decides it best to keep her mask on because as far as the Eorzeans are aware, she's the only one of her race, the Au'Ra, on the continent at the time of 2.4; She'd rather not complicate things by weirding people out. [[spoiler: The end of 2.55 reveals her without her mask on, showing off the horns and scales on her face. When asked about her mask, she simply says that it was lost during her struggle to help Tataru escape when they were attacked.]]
* HealingHands: When she aids you in battle, she uses a unique healing spell to restore your HP if it's low.
* KungFuWizard: Her SheFu knife skills come complete with ninja magic as well.
* {{Ninja}}: Confirmed to be a master one by the refugees she guards, it was implied she was the only one that escaped Doma, but with the advent of the Ninja class, it's shown that multiple others escaped.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Pulls a BigDamnHeroes to save Tataru when [[spoiler: she is attacked by the Crystal Braves at the end of 2.55, helping her become one of the few Scions to come out unscathed by the ordeal]]. We never get to see it, but she loses her mask in the process.
* PutOnABus:
** Takes a temporary leave at the end of the 2.2 story quest to teach the Limsans true Ninjutsu instead of the imitation they and Thancred have been using. She returns once the Ninja job is added in 2.4, and she continues to pop up in the story throughout ''Heavensward'', [[spoiler: notably coming along with you in Raubahn's rescue and generally playing a part in the segments surrounding Ul'dah]].
** She hops back on the bus for the ''Heavensward'' patch cycle (3.1-3.4), and there's speculation this may have had something to do with the murder of Sian Blake not long after ''Heavensward'''s release. She's most conspicuously absent during the end of 3.4, [[spoiler:where ''all'' of the major Scions to date - including Krile, who's new to the team, and Alisaie, Yda and Papalymo, who had been missing for some time - vow to re-dedicate themselves to the cause in the wake of Minfilia leaving Eorzea for good.]] Happily, she does return again in 3.5 and will remain for ''Stormblood''.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Partly because of her Raen Au Ra heritage, and evident after losing her mask.
* RegeneratingMana: In certain battles where she teams up with you, she'll use Goad on you to boost your TP regeneration if it gets too low.
* SheFu: As a ninja those sort of skills are to be expected.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Yugiri was raised in Sui-no-Sato located on the sea floor of the Ruby Sea where it is clear that outsiders are not welcome. As a young girl Yugiri and another child of the village slipped out and had a chance encounter with Hien. His stories of Garlean oppression stuck with her. Certain that the Garleans would come for Sui-no-Sato one day she returned to the village and tried to convinced everyone of the same, but they'd have none of it. Unsatisfied with this, Yugiri eventually slipped out again to become a shinobi in hopes of gaining the power she needed to defend her home. The Ruby Princess didn't take kindly to the news and forbade her return despite the protests of Yugiri's parents.
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[[folder:Gosetsu Daito]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JP), Nigel Betts (EN), Thierry Desroses (FR), Bernd Vollbrecht (DE)
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'''Race''': Othard Roegadyn\\
'''Epithet''': Gosetsu Everfall\\
'''Discipline''': Samurai]
->''"I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma! You will rue your choice of opponent this day!"''
A Roegadyn Samurai who ''rowed'' his way from Doma looking for Yugiri and the Doman refugees that accompanied her. Introduced in 3.5, he's slated to be a major player in ''Stormblood''.
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* TheAtoner: Gosetsu has been under Imperial thumb for 25 years and under Hien's father lord Kaien, he was served in the Garlean army fighting for their banner until the failed rebellion when the First Emperor died.
** [[spoiler: One of the main reasons he is taking care of Tsuyu is because he is aware that Doma had failed Yotsuyu in the past, and that they are just as responsible as the Garleans for causing her to become so twisted.]]
* BigFun: Absolutely massive and tends to make sure his presence is known.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Yotsuyu shoots him. Despite the implications otherwise [[LoadBearingHero (the situation looked grim enough even without the gunshots)]], he survives.]]
* BookEnds: Is introduced to the story bemoaning how his empty stomach seems a trifling concern next to the gravity of matters at hand. [[spoiler:He similarly closes out the 4.0 Story complaining of how anti-climactic it is that hunger is his main concern after surviving his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* CapturedOnPurpose: When Yotsuyu threatens to kill a pair of old villagers, Goestsu offers himself in their place and lets himself be captured. It was all a ruse to buy the Warrior of Light and their companions some time to undermine the Empire's operations in the Ruby Sea while Goestsu himself tries to learn of Yotsuyu's plans.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: When you first meet the Dotharl, Gosetsu is horrified at their lack of DueToTheDead due their particular beliefs in reincarnation and idea that a corpse is just a corpse, and that they'll just dump the body of a fallen tribesman into the desert for the scavengers. When the reincarnation ideals are better explained to him, he openly insults them (though mostly due to a failure to understand, having come from a society that values honor and remembrance) and gets glared out by every member of the tribe (and given the Dotharl's nature, he's lucky they didn't attack him for it).
* DentedIron: Unfortunately, the events of ''Stormblood'' push his [[MadeOfIron ridiculous toughness]] beyond its limit. [[spoiler:He survives being shot repeatedly and being trapped inside the collapsing Doma Castle - which leads to him (and Yotsuyu) being washed out to sea and eventually turning up on a deserted island. When the Scions catch up with him in 4.2, however, it's clear that the ordeal has left Gosetsu badly weakened, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to return to his duties as a samurai of Doma. By the end of 4.3's main story quests, he gives up his position altogether to spend his remaining days WalkingTheEarth.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The man crosses the stormy seas ''in a rowboat'', pulls into Vesper Bay, asks a nearby dock worker if he's in Eorzea (terrifying the poor man with his LargeHam mannerisms), then muses that he hadn't eaten once the entire trip, shrugs it off and takes a step forward... and promptly passes out, [[FacePlant face first]], from the exhaustion and hunger. A perfect sign that this guy is quite a bit more than eccentric... and it doesn't devalue him being a badass in the least.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: At the end of the attack on Doma Castle with Yotsuyu defeated and the castle coming down around them Gosetsu catches a massive piece of ceiling to prevent it from crushing everyone. As he bids them to escape Yotsuyu grabs her gun and shoots wildly, running out of ammo, but shooting Gosetsu in the process. After everyone escapes the last of his strength leaves him and he and Yotsuyu are presumed crushed to death by the ceiling. Ultimately subverted as they both survive.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After Yotsuyou's death, Gosetsu shaves his head bald to formally retire as a samurai and begin his journey of prayer for the fallen.]]
* LargeHam: His boisterous presence is matched only by the complete lack of volume control in his voice and hamminess in which his lines are delivered.
* LoadBearingHero: [[spoiler: Is left behind holding up Doma Castle's collapsing roof so the [=WoL=] and company can escape.]]
* MadeOfIron: Let's repeat the above again. This man all on his own crossed rough seas and thousands of malms (miles), constantly rowing without rest or food, and the first thing he does is carry on a several minute long boisterous conversation with a local about his purpose there, pauses long enough to note his hunger as though he's merely forgotten to have lunch between breakfast and dinner. And its only after he attempts to take a few more steps does he ''finally'' pass out, only to be back on his feet in mere hours after a bit of rest and food courtesy of Urianger and the Scions residing at the Waking Sands location, and immediately setting off for Mor Dhona. The man is on the ''Manderville tier'' of sheer endurance and strength. It is taken to ridiculous extremes in [[spoiler: Doma Castle where he manages to hold up a collapsing ceiling for several minutes ''even after Yotsuyu shot him several times''. And he ''still'' lives after that, though not without lasting damage.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: The night before [[spoiler:the attack on Doma Castle]], Gosetsu confides in Hien and the Warrior of Light the two greatest failures he's suffered in his life. The first being when their nation was conquered by the Empire and the second being the failed rebellion during Garlemald's war of succession. Both times, Gosetsu considered taking his own life to atone for the shame.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Despite being a Roegadyn Gosetsu lacks the species' characteristic square nose or eyes, and his skin color is closer to stereo-typically human than we're used to from Roegadyn. When he was first introduced it led to questions if he was a HalfHumanHybrid of Hyur and Roegadyn, but WordOfGod stepped in before ''Stormblood'' launched to confirm that he just looks different because Othard Roegadyn are of their own clan with their own characteristics.
* NoIndoorVoice: Gosetsu tends to shout and all around be a boisterous person.
-->'''Alisaie''': [[LampshadeHanging Good gods, that voice could fell a gigas...]]
* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:While the Scions are visiting Gosetsu, Tsuyu comes in and tells him to take off his cloths. Alisaie is quick to accuse Gosetsu of sleeping with an amnesiac Yotsuyou which he strongly denies. Tsuyu then innocently clarifies that she needs to wash the bedridden Gosetsu, causing the twins to laugh]].
* {{Samurai}}: Apparently in service to the same Lord as Yugiri. What little time he spends in combat shows us that he's the real deal though.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Hien theorizes that due to all the battles he's been through, as well as his age, his health is quickly getting worse, and wants him to spend his last days along Yotsuyu.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: In 4.2 and later, he is seen taking care of an amnesia riddled Yotsuyu since her new self reminds him of his daughter while also feeling sympathy for the hell that Yotsuyu went through when she was growing up. Even after Yotsuyu regains her old personality and summoned a primal, Goestu still shows her sympathy after her death.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: [[spoiler:The main reason Gosetsu becomes attached to Yotsuyu in 4.2 is because she reminds him of his deceased daughter. When Yotsuyu herself dies in 4.3, Gosetsu becomes ''incredibly'' distraught.]]
* WanderingTheEarth: After 4.3 he [[ImportantHaircut shaves his head]] and announces his intention to wander the land offering his prayers to the fallen.
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[[folder:Yotsuyu goe Brutus]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShizukaIto (JP), Naoko Mori (EN), Sabrina Marchese (FR), Yesim Meisheit (DE)
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'''Race''': Eastern Hyur\\
'''Epithet''': Orphan of the Naeuri, Widow of Sashihai, the Witch of Doma\\
'''Discipline''': Machinist]
->''"'Tis better to bend with the wind than stand tall and be broken. Therein lies... hope. Therein lies freedom."''
The Acting Imperial Viceroy of Othard after the Garlean conquest of Doma. Despite her beautiful, regal and stoic appearance, Yotsuyu is a cruel, merciless tyrant who often abuses her authority to commit horrible atrocities against the Doman people under the guise of squelching rebellions because of her deep burning hatred for them, despite being Doman herself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite all that she's done, the protagonist expresses sorrow at her death in 4.3. She even asks why they are sad, as the "Witch of Doma" is finally dead, then wonders if Gosetsu found the persimmon she gave him to be sweet before dying.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:After her biological parents died, she was left in the care of relatives who treated her poorly; her adoptive mother, in particular, abused her horribly until she was of age to be betrothed (to an older man who was a mean drunk) and sent to a brothel after becoming widowed. When Asahi brought his parents to Doma to restore Yotsuyu's memories after being stricken with amnesia, her adoptive mother was quick to berate her again before her father suggested selling her back into sexual servitude...shortly before [[KarmicDeath Yotsuyu buried a dagger in them]].]]
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Even though she doesn't know what they mean, when Yotsuyu has flashbacks to how she cruelly mistreated the Yanxia villagers as they confront her, she begs their forgiveness for what she vaguely remembers doing.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: When she slaps Grynwhat after he showed her sympathy, she causes him (a fully grown Roegadyn in a suit of full magitek platemail) to fly a foot into the air and prone onto his back.
* BeautyMark: Yotsuyu has such a mark on the left side of her chin.
* BerserkButton: The very idea of [[spoiler: being made to kneel and grovel again]] is enough to send her into a rage.
* BoomerangBigot: She's particularly cruel and hateful to Domans for her apparently petty sadism grounded upon her FreudianExcuse, despite being Doman herself. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that her FreudianExcuse is well-grounded, since her adoptive family were every bit as abusive as her claims, and the owner of the brothel she was sent to by her father knew she shouldn't have been in such a position, but she attracted so many customers that he prostituted her anyway, with nobody ever so much as lending her a hand out of the miserable life she went through. One can understand why she has no love for her fellow countrymen.]]
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: With her reign ended and her final scheme thwarted, a wounded Yotsuyu can only lie on the floor and weep as Doma Castle crumbles around her.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She backhands Grynewaht in a rage for daring to show concern after [[spoiler:she was manhandled and threatened by Zenos]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She attempts to commit Jigai when she regains her memories, rather then face the kindness of Gosetsu whom by all means, has every right to hate her for what she did to him. The presence of her foster parents not only stops her from going through with it but reignites all her original hatred.]]
** [[spoiler: Note that despite apparently reclaiming her evil nature, Yotsuyu notes over the course of her battle with the Warrior of Light, as the tide turns against her, that her defeat was inevitable, as another failure in her wretched life. Or consider that she willingly becomes a primal, to provoke and face off against a being with an incredible track record as a primal slayer. Though Yotusyu makes overtures of rejoining Garlemald and damning Doma once more, her actions also have strong overtones of a SuicideByCop via the Warrior of Light.]]
* EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:She had these before being sold into the brothel and afterwards.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Like Zenos, her first introduction establishes her cruelty. After getting a villager to swear loyalty to Garlemald, she has him kill one of his fellow villagers suspected of a crime. [[spoiler:Once he does, she orders him to kill ''his parents'' for being too old to work. Once he refuses, turns on her and is gunned down before he can shoot, Yotsuyu casually picks up the pistol and contemplates killing the parents herself. Only the arrival of Gosetsu prevents their deaths.]]
* {{Foil}}: She is one to Fordola. Both are women who have sided with Garlemald against their home countries due to mistreatment they received from their countrymen. Both are TheDreaded in their respective homelands. Both are the ArcVillain of their respective land. Both [[spoiler:come to regret their actions after specific events occur (Fordola is forced to shell a battlefield that killed not only enemies but her own allies (and her best friends) And with the power of her artificial echo, she sees the Warrior of Light's past and is broken by the fact that they ''aren't'' broken after everything they've experienced. Yotsuyu is cared back to good health by a mortal enemy who she tortured and generally tormented.)]] However, they differ in that while Fordola wants to drag Ala Mhigo kicking and screaming into what she believes will be greatness and prosperity under Garlean rule, Yotsuyu simply wishes to see Doma burn to the ground. And while [[spoiler:Fordola ultimately performs a HeelFaceTurn and begins to serve as a weapon against primals with her artificial echo (admittingly as a BoxedCrook), Yotsuyu feels that she has done far too much to be redeemed and commits SuicideByCop against the Warrior of Light.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Her reason for being extremely ruthless and a sadist is due to her upbringing in her childhood. Her own mother passed away, leaving her to live with her aunt. Said aunt didn't care much for her and always told her how she was a weak child. As a child, she would be forced to work day in and day out. She was given away again to be married to an old man that was always drunk and beat her constantly with no one coming to her aid. When her husband died, she was taken away again to work off his debts at a pleasure house. It was only when the empire came about that she manages to become a spy for them and escape her past life and gave her the ability to extract revenge on those who wronged her. Needless to say, none of the protagonists sympathize with her.]]
** [[spoiler:Even so, they can't help but be angry when they find the brothel owner that she was sold to and he explains he knew that she wasn't fit for the profession but that men would flock for the chance at how beautiful she was.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She passes away in the middle of 4.3 with a smile on her face, having finally satisfied her thirst for vengeance after killing Asahi.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The tyrant of Doma smokes from a long, ornate pipe.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as she looks like she may live life as Tsuyu, Asahi manipulates her back into evil and dies in the following hours after a vicious battle with the Warrior of Light, but not before she finally kills her parents and Asahi for being the ultimate cause of her suffering. With her vengeance sated she dies content.]]
* HesBack: A villainous example, [[spoiler:after regaining her memory and agreeing to Asahi's plan she announces her intent to destroy Doma loudly and proudly in her old kimono]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Yotsuyu's opinion on visiting a Doman fishing village, calling it squalor under her breath.
* IveComeTooFar: During [[spoiler:the final battle with her, even though Gotsetsu would protect her after all she's done, she feels she has fallen too far for redemption and continues to fight a battle against the Warrior of Light she is sure she will die in.]]
* MotiveRant: When she's [[spoiler: finally captured after the Warrior of Light sieges Doma Castle, Yotsuyu reveals her backstory; unloved and sold away by her family twice- first to a drunken, abusive husband, then to a pleasure house- she came to despise Doma for what she sees as it turning its back on her, and upon rising up within the Garlean Empire as a spy and seeing a crying, injured Doman lying on the road, she found herself delighted by the sight, and so resolved to crush Doma and its people so she could keep feeling that rush.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When her memories come back to her, she remembers all the horrible things she had done to her people and decides to kill herself out of shame. Subverted when her parents show up and start treating her like garbage again, which causes her old personallity to come back in full force and decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become the very monster everyone made her out to be]] and starts off by killing her parents in cold blood.]]
* NonActionBigBad: While she is not afraid to get her hands dirty such as threatening to kill a pair of old villagers with a gun or stomping on Gosetsu's head, she doesn't do a whole lot herself since she has her soldiers do the heavy work. But, given the chance she's all to happy to put a bullet between her foes eyes herself. [[spoiler:Yotsuyu eventually takes much more action in 4.3 by transforming into the primal, Tsukuyomi.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi, using the supply of crystals Asahi hid in Castrum Fluminis.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her kimono is primarily black with red trimming.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:By killing Asahi in her final moments Yotsuyu ultimately torpedos the plans of her brother and Zenos to reignite the conflict between Garlemald and Doma, sparing her countrymen another bloody war.]]
** [[spoiler:According to Yoshida this was also ultimately why Yotsuyu survived it was Yotsuyu who was meant to be redeemed in the end not Tsuyu, and Gosetsu's role was to bring this to fruition. Despite dying she dies finally knowing the kindness of other people which had eluded her for her entire life, and in the end dies with her lust for vengeance ended while thinking of Gosetsu.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:What fuels her destruction of her own homeland. She feels she lost everything because of her own country and its government, and she seemingly won't be satisfied until Doma has been well and truly ''annihilated''.]]
* {{Sadist}}: The pain and death of Domans is more or less all Yotsuyu lives for. Oddly enough, this applies exclusively to the people of Doma; when she has a trio of Kojin executed for desertion, she finds herself frustratingly unfulfilled by the sight. [[spoiler: It ends up that this was mostly GuiltByAssociation towards the cruelty she faced over the course of her life, when she kills her parents and her brother, she says aloud that she's finally, truly satisfied before letting herself pass on.]]
--> '''Yotsuyu:''' No...no, it's no good. There's just no joy in it. No release. There needs to be some investment. They were negligent imbeciles deserving of punishment, but it was hardly personal. Ten thousand such Kojin could not satisfy me half so well as a single Doman.
* SexSlave: [[spoiler:She was sold into a brothel after her husband was finished with her, where she was consistently taken by other men despite clearly not being okay with it. His father musing about the thought of selling her to the brothel again was the final straw that reignited her memories.]]
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: [[spoiler: The brothel owner might very well have shown pity on her if she wasn't attracting so much business with her beauty.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Towards Zenos, ''very unwittingly''. He wanted to incite rebellion among the Doman just so he can find someone strong enough to fight. Though he gets a worthy opponent with the Warrior of Light, he makes it ''quite clear'' that she messed up with her petty sadism.
** In a wider scale, she serves as one [[spoiler: in the moments of her death. In making sure that Asahi dies with her, she allowes Maxima, an ''actual'' ReasonableAuthorityFigure within Garlemald, to step in and return to the homeland alongside Alphinaud with the news of Zenos and Asahi's manipulations leading to the summoning of Tsukuyomi, something that will likely cause very large scale dismay in Garlemald.]]
* SweetTooth: [[spoiler:4.1 shows an amnesiac Yotsuyu with a fondness for dango. Gosetsu is dismayed by this fact, because she keeps spending what little money they have to their names on sweets]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Rigs Doma Castle to collapse upon its successful capture- with her still inside- and tries to kill Hien personally. When Hien cuts her down and Gosetsu attempts to hold the ceiling up so he, Yugiri, and the Warrior of Light can escape she shoots him multiple times to ensure he goes down with her. In an extremely rare take on this trope, ''both'' of them end up surviving the attempt, albeit stranded on a deserted island.]]
** [[spoiler:Played straight in 4.3, when she saves the last of her strength to kill Asahi after he gunned her down and started beating her to death.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:The first people she kills upon regaining her memories in 4.3 are her AbusiveParents. Considering how they provided the very upbringing that turned Yotsuyu into the ruthless sadist she is now and were at that very moment railing about her getting them moved back to Doma, with her [[TooDumbToLive adoptive father musing about selling her into sex slavery]] ''[[TooDumbToLive again, to her face]]'', they ''[[AssholeVictim completely and utterly]]'' deserved it. It's quite telling how absolutely ''no one'' shows any form of sympathy towards their deaths, with Hien only musing how willing Asahi was to throw their lives away.]]
** [[spoiler:She was turned into a primal through the Kojin mirror and crystal troves provided by Asahi, who had intended to sacrifice her in a XanatosGambit to reignite the conflict with Doma on Zenos's behalf. She proceeds to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Asahi by keeping the last of her strength to skewer him with Tsukuyomi's swords.]]
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler:Even though she had reformed due to her time with Gosetsu even after her memories returned, being put face to face with her abusive parents causes her hatred for Doma to return, bringing her back to her old vindictive personality. A more fatalistic example occurs later during her boss fight. She knows Gotsetsu feels there is redemption for her, but she believes she is too far gone and throws herself into a suicidal battle against the Warrior of Light.]]
* TheUnfought: She is never fought since she has her lackeys do the bulk of the work. [[spoiler:Averted in 4.3, where she transforms into the primal Tsukuyomi and is fought as a Trial boss.]]
* TragicVillain: At the end of the day, this is what she is; [[spoiler: her life was one incident after another of things out of her control, the death of her mother, adoption by her extremely abusive step-family, being sold to an abusive drunken husband, then ending up at a brothel where she was used like currency, all before she was in her 20s. Her joining the Garleans as a spy started as less of a matter of revenge and more as just a matter of survival and to be ''somewhere'' she could belong, which still backfired as her nightmares as Tsukuyomi suggested that the Garleans were just as cruel to her, so she decided to be cruel right back. Even after getting amnesia and nearly getting a fresh start as Tsuyu, the machinations of her own brother result in her regaining her memories and contemplating suicide, and an extra dose of cruelty from her adoptive parents sends her into ThenLetMeBeEvil, killing them and turning into a primal, who is slain by the Warrior of Light because her echoes of Gosetsu's kindness keeps her from amassing the power to strike them down. After everything, and her lost second chances, even characters who suffered so much during her stint as The Widow mourn her passing.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The end of 4.1 shows her losing her memory and acting like a child to Gosetsu's dismay. It's implied that the trauma she endured in her childhood and the injuries she may have suffered in the collapse of Doma Castle reverted her mind to her younger self.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Asahi sas Brutus]]
For more on Asahi see Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire
[[/folder]]
!!Hingashi
[[folder:Hingashi in General]]
A small island nation to the east of Doma and the Othard mainland, Hingashi has managed to maintain a strict neutrality in the current state of affairs. This can be partially attributed by the fact that the port city of Kugane acting as a major trade and diplomatic hub, as well as very strict enforcement of the law by the Sekiseigumi should foreign guests decide to cause trouble.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Hingashi like Doma is based on Japan, but Hingashi itself takes queues from the Tokugawa Shogunate's strict isolation policy with the exception of Kugane which more resembles the clash of traditional Japanese culture with western influence that the Meiji Restoration brought.
* TrueNeutral: As a nation, Hingashi refuses to participate in any of the wars outside its borders and even in Kugane the only open port in the nation, combat is strictly prohibited under pain of death enforced by the Sekiseigumi.
* PortTown: Kugane is a famous and wealthy one that connects Othard to the west.
* {{Wutai}}: As one of the two Japanese-inspired nations of Final Fantasy XIV's setting.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hancock]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Ishihara (JP), Ciarán Owens (EN), Thierry Kazazian (FR), Adam Nümm (DE)
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An Ul'dahn man who has come to live in Kugane, representing Lolorito's East Aldenard Trading Company. He gives the Scions their base in the Ruby Bazaar during their stay in the city.
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* GaggingOnHisOwnWords: When it comes to light that the bottle of wine the Warrior of Light spent a long time attempting to procure for the Garlean Playwright in the Ivalice Raid series was actually worth a lot less than the grief the WoL went through to get it, and Hancock who is a wine connoisseur said nothing about it, he gives a bottle of actually expensive wine to the WoL as an apology, but he physically can't seem to get the words out before settling on something else.
* NiceGuy: His ties to Lolorito (and general love of money) aside, Hancock is a pretty affable guy. When he just happens to be in Costa del Sol trying to sell Higan wine while the Warrior of Light is there trying to find a specific rare wine and only has an empty bottle of one, when he learns who the bottle is for, he comes up with a plan to help the WoL out of the pickle they are in, completely free of charge, before going on his merry way.
* MrExposition: He teaches the Scions all about the way of life in Kugane.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Tataru speeds the Scions on their way while volunteering to remain in Kugane for logistical purposes, Hancock remarks on just how quickly she's sending you back to Gyr Abania.
-->'''Hancock:''' Personally I would have prefered to host you for a few days, but Tataru was adamant that you return on the first available ship. One could almost suspect she is eager to be rid of you...Idle musings, naught more. Purely hypothetical and most assuredly incorrect. She wants only the best for her dear friends, and is surely not motivated by hidden desires to go gallivanting about with her Hingan paramours...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gyodo]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyodo.jpg]]
A Namazu[[note]]Lalafell sized humanoid catfish[[/note]] merchant. The Scions meet him in Kugane while searching for information on the whereabouts of Gosetsu and Yugiri.
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* ConMan: Very few of the deals he makes are sincere. [[spoiler:Even after attempting to scam the Scions gets him punished, the Namazu beast tribe quests show he's still conning people.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He makes it painfully obvious that he is fully intending to betray the Scions' trust in providing a boat to Doma and instead right into the Garleans' hands due to him being more concerned about the promise of money from the Garleans. The Scions decide to intentionally spring that trap so they can turn it around on him and capture him for questioning.]]
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: His race is based on the selfsame [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology) Namazu of Japan]].
* NothingPersonal: [[spoiler:Due to the increase in tensions between the Garlean Empire and the Confederacy, and demanding that Hingashi make the payment of the "Ruby Tithe" illegal, trading by sea has become harder for him. As such, he turned himself into an informant to the Garlean Consulate in Kugane, alerting them to anyone seeking sneak into Doma.]]
* OhNoNotAgain: In the 4.1 Hildebrand mission, he's attempting to con Nashu as she's hunting down Hildy. Once you show up, he freaks out and comes clean, not wanting a repeat performance [[spoiler:of Lyse kicking him airborne after his attempt to turn them over to the Garleans.]]
** [[spoiler: In the 4.2 main story line, he shows up again, once more offering high-priced information. Unfortunately for him, Alisaie is present, and hasn't forgotten him. She repeatedly makes mention of calling [[ActionGirl Ly]][[KickChick se]] in, prompting frantic reassurance from Gyodo that he's on the level this time.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: For all Namazu, it would be tea. Tea has the same effect on Namazu that alcoholic beverages have to the average person. And it doesn't take much to send them into a drunken stupor, flopping on the ground like fish with BlankWhiteEyes.
[[/folder]]
!!The Ruby Sea (The Confederacy, Sui-no-Saito and the Auspices)
[[folder:The Ruby Sea]]
A stretch of sea that separates Doma from the islands of Hingashi, named for the brilliant ruby color of water at sun rise, control on the surface belongs not to either Doma, nor Hingashi, but rather to the "Confederacy", a group of pirates who once maintained control of the area and offered safe passage with payment of the "Ruby Tithe".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Confederacy]]
A band of pirates that once controlled the Ruby Sea before Imperial Occupation. In addition to patrolling the waters, they keep watch over the mysterious tower, Heaven-on-High, that dominates the region's skyline.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Literally. Becoming leader of the Confederacy [[spoiler:requires reaching the 30th Floor of Heaven-on-High and defeating the guardian within.]]
* HiddenDepths: While the Confederacy appears to be just a band of pirates, [[spoiler:they are actually dedicated to protecting the Ruby Sea, as well as the Allagan technology hidden within. Several of their members are actually members of the Onishishu, responsible for maintaining the aethernet in Othard and the machinery in Heaven-on-High.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rasho]]
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'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:'''
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Enforced, [[spoiler: to become leader of the Confederacy, Rasho had to clear the first thirty floors of Heaven-on-High, presumably ''by himself''. That's no easy feat, even for the Warrior of Light.]]
* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genbu_6.jpg]]
One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suzaku.jpg]]
Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
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[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Race:''' Xaela Au Ra\\
'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* NeutralNoLonger: After seeing the Warrior of Light prove themselves in getting the Red Kojin to abandon the Garleans, he mobilizes the Confederacy to free the fishing village of Isari and later to free Doma.
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[[folder:Tansui]]
!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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'''Race:''' Eastern Hyur\\
'''Discipline:''' Lancer]
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* SimpleStaff: He uses the Eastern Journey staff, which on players uses a Lancer animation for fighting, but it is not a bladed weapon.
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[[folder:The Auspices]]
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: If an auspice becomes unbalanced, an exhausting battle can burn off the aramitama's excess and restore balance. Genbu has enlisted the Warrior of Light's aid so that they can fight the other Lords and quell the rage of their aramitama before it completely consumes them as it did Koryu.
* EliteFour: The Four Lords, auspices of great power who protect the regions of Othard and Hingashi.
* LongLived: A requirement to become an auspice is to live for at least one thousand years. Many of the auspices are even older than that.
* SleepModeSize: The Auspices normally hide their full power and true forms unless needed and will spend most of their time in forms similar to their original bodies before the change.
* TalkingAnimal: All of the auspices are shown able to communicate with the spoken races.
* UnstoppableRage: Auspices have two halves to their souls, the aggressive an animalistic aramitama and the serene and calm nigimitama. If an auspice loses the balance between the two, the aramitama could overwhelm them and drive them into forces of chaos and destruction. This was the fate of Koryu, who nearly set the entire region aflame, and the fate of the other Four Lords if they're not aided.
* UpliftedAnimal: If an animal lives to be one thousand years old, they undergo "the change" and become auspices, semi-divine creatures.
* {{Yokai}}: They are based on the Yokai of Japanese folklore, specifically based on the legend that animals gain magical powers upon reaching a certain age.
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[[folder:The Four Lords]]
!! Genbu
-->''"Come, blessed waters, to frolic and flow!"''
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One of the Four Lords. Genbu is among the oldest of the auspices and serves as their leader. It was he who contacted the Warrior of Light with an offer of treasures for their assistance.
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* BadassDecay: Genbu was once the most powerful of the Four Lords according to Seni, but his advanced age and millennia of using his powers to maintain the wards sealing Koryu have drained him of his former glory.
* CassandraTruth: After centuries of seeing disaster come and being unable to do anything to prevent it, a five hundred or so year old Genbu attempted to warn a human village of a coming landslide that would destroy everything. But because he couldn't yet speak their language, the villagers mistook his flailings as an entertaining dance and went on their way ignorant of the danger. Thankfully Tensen arrived, able to understand Genbu and used his guile to evacuate the village to safety.
* FlippingHelpless: After his battle, Genbu reverts to normal and lands on his back, leaving him helpless until Tataru helps him up.
* MakingASplash: In battle, Genbu can manipulate water in several forms.
* MagicStaff: Genbu battles with a large wooden walking stick which he channels his water magic through.
* PowerFloats: While in his regular sea turtle form, Genbu floats in the air.
* {{Seers}}: As early as one hundred years into his life, Genbu has had the power to see events from the future with perfect clarity. Most of his visions are of coming disasters. At first, he felt he could do nothing about them because he was just a turtle. After some time, he tried to warn people of his visions to no avail until he met Tensen and Byakko. He has summoned the Warrior of Light for aid because he has foreseen the other Lords go mad and destroy everything in the Ruby Sea and seeks to prevent it.
* TurtlePower: A member of the Four Lords that takes the form of a wizened bipedal turtle in combat. At other times, he is a humble sea turtle.
!! Byakko
-->''“It begins. Receive of me my fury, children of man, and quell it!”''
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One of the Four Lords who helped the great hero Tenzen imprison the auspice Koryu beneath Hells’ Lid. Byakko is no longer in harmony with himself, and is in danger of succumbing to unfathomable rage unless someone can calm him down by beating the rage out of him.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Byakko was shunned by both man and beast because of his snow-white fur, considered to be an omen of a harbinger of doom.
* ArmCannon: In his humanoid form, Byakko’s right “arm” functions as one of these, firing both gigantic laser beams and a SphereOfDestruction.
* BishonenLine: Byakko’s natural form is that of a gigantic white-furred tiger, but he takes on a humanoid form to face the Warrior of Light in battle. He reverts back to his tiger form upon being defeated.
* BlowYouAway: He has power over wind, to the point where he can sweep the party up into a gigantic cyclone as part of his ultimate attack.
--> “Tempest, surge!”
* BulletHell: His Unrelenting Anguish attack is a low-key example of this trope. The attack sends out three gradually-rotating lines of slow-moving bullets from the center of the arena. By themselves the bullets aren’t hard to avoid, but avoiding them while also dodging the rest of Byakko’s attacks is another story.
* CombatCompliment: When he starts getting low on health, Byakko will praise the Warrior of Light by saying that they’re stronger than he dared to hope.
* FreeFallFight: The second phase of the battle begins with Byakko launching the party hundreds of feet into the air with a cyclone, and requires players to spend almost a minute dodging multiple attacks while helplessly plummeting to the ground.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Played with. One of Byakko’s attacks has him pick up a player and then slam them into the ground on the opposite side of the arena, away from the rest of the party. The other players need to invoke this trope by stacking up at the point of impact to split the damage, or else the grabbed player will die.
* PantheraAwesome: He’s a giant, godly tiger.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: While Byakko himself doesn’t fit the colour scheme, his BattleAura and projectiles resemble seething red-and-black fire.
* RedRightHand: Byakko’s right “arm” is actually his tiger form’s head attached to a ridiculously long neck. He can detach it to form a clone of his tiger form called Hakutei.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes his name from the White Tiger of Chinese astrology—or at least, the Japanese version of the name.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks involve raining lightning down onto the battlefield.
--> “Lightning, sear!”
* SignatureAttack: The Roar of Thunder. After stunning everyone with a roar, Byakko hurls the party high into the air with a cyclone and attacks them relentlessly from all sides as they plummet to the ground. Once they land, Byakko concludes the attack by firing a SphereOfDestruction at the party.
* SphereOfDestruction: Fell Swoop, which caps off Byakko’s ultimate attack.
* WaveMotionGun: Fire And Lightning has Byakko fire a giant red-and-black energy beam wide enough to cover a third of the battlefield.
!!Suzaku
-->''"Tenzen? Tenzen, 'tis I! Sheathe your sword, I beg of you!"''
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Another of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Like Byakko before her, Suzaku is in danger of succumbing to the aramitama and must be pacified in battle by the Warrior of Light.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: During her fight she keeps attempting to tell Tenzen her true feelings. When she assumes human form she is less subtle about it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She never confessed her feelings to Tenzin before he died because she had yet to gain enough power as an Auspice to take on a human form and by the time she could, he had been dead for centuries. This lingering grief at never confessing her love combined with being unable to prevent his death has left her in a state of grief far worse than Byakko's anger, especially when her Arimitama consumes her.
* BattleThemeSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3m8GewVWQk Sunrise]]", a hauntingly beautiful song highlighting the pain Suzaku feels after Tenzen's passing and her desire to see him once more.
* BishonenLine: Suzaku is normally in a plain firebird state until the fighting begins, where she turns into a much large phoenix with elegant armor and a "mane" that's a deeper fiery red than her body, after a quarter of her health is drained she finally changes into her humanoid form. Her humanoid form is also the most human-looking out of the four, appearing as a very beautiful red haired woman with feathered ears.
* BerserkButton: She gets absolutely livid at the thought of someone replacing Tenzen during her aramitama-induced stupor.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Her primary mechanic is to split the arena floor into four colors and symbols reminiscent of "Simon Says", with orbs matching those colors/symbols floating on the edge of the arena. When a bird add flies into an orb, the corresponding arena section detonates.
* DeliriousMisidentification: She mistakes the player for Tenzen in her aramitama-induced delirium.
* DoWellButNotPerfect: '''Inverted.''' Suzaku's enrage has an interesting condition: she normally has four "Simon Says" phases followed by an enrage version in her full fight, but if her HP is low enough, the next "Simon Says" will be replaced with the enrage version. You must either do the fight nearly perfect, or claw and scrape your way uphill to a victory. This is likely done to prevent more-skilled players from "carrying" the fight and force less-skilled players to learn the mechanics.
* HeroicBSOD: Dialogue during her fight suggests that Tenzen's death traumatized her severely, and that even after a long period has passed she was still consumed by her memory of Tenzen's final moments.
* HolyHalo: She gains one after crossing the BishonenLine.
* InterspeciesRomance: She was deeply in love with Tenzen despite being a bird.
* {{Irony}}:
** During the fight, Suzaku thinks the Warrior of Light is Tenzen, who is attacking her because he has succumbed to some sort of madness. Many of her lines in battle are her trying to make Tenzen come to his senses and wake from his madness. Suzaku only thinks that Tenzen has lost it because ''she'' is being driven mad (by her Aramitama) and the Warrior of Light is fighting bring ''her'' to her senses.
** Though she always appeared to be a glowing Phoenix, Suzaku never had the power of the mythical firebird while Tenzen was alive, it was only after his death that she gained the powers of a true Phoenix, including the ability to heal grievous wounds and revive one from death or near-death. Once her sanity is restored, she briefly muses on this irony before considering that it may have been because of wishing she could have had those powers when Tenzen died that she eventually developed them in truth.
* MagicalFlutist: She uses a flute to activate her magic in her humanoid form.
* TheMourningAfter: She has been mourning the death of Tenzen for centuries!
* MesACrowd: She can create lesser versions of her firebird self as adds in her battle, and when she has crossed the BishonenLine she is always accompanied with one of these birds that will help with her attacks.
* MyGreatestFailure: She is guilt ridden over the fact that Tenzen had to protect her and her fellow Four Lords, and wished with all her might that she could have protected him instead.
* KickChick: When it comes to physical attacks, she will use her legs almost exclusively.
* LostLenore: She lost Tenzen a long time ago in the past and is still in mourning.
* ThePhoenix: She's a godly firebird with the power to overcome death and raise others from the dead. Before she became an auspice, people mistook her for the firebird of legend. Ironically, it was only after losing Tenzen and undergoing the Change that she gained the powers of the firebird in truth.
* PlayingWithFire: Nearly all of her attacks are fire-based in some way.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her humanoid form's tankbuster is a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Chun-Li]]-esque series of rapid-fire kicks, followed by a telegraphed leg sweep that covers half the battlefield.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Takes her name from the Vermilion Bird of Chinese astrology.
* RhythmGame: Her Scarlet Melody phase transition has elements of this. Players must stand in a ring of eight circles and turn to face whichever direction an arrow on the floor of their respective circles is pointing, while a series of energy balls move from the edge of the arena toward Suzaku. Doing the mechanic right gives players a stacking buff to their damage output, while doing it wrong powers up Suzaku's subsequent Scarlet Fever attack.
* SignatureMove: Scarlet Fever. After a protracted charging phase where Suzaka is an ember nestled in a magical lotus flower, she reveals her humanoid form as the flower blooms over the battlefield before playing her flute, consuming the area in phoenix fire.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female among the Four Lords.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Her enrage mechanic consists of her "Simon Says" section with all of the detonating floors as the same color, detonating the entire arena with a OneHitKill attack ''eight times'' in succession, while she slowcasts a party buster that is also a OneHitKill if that somehow doesn't do the job.
!! Seiryu
->''"Prove me wrong, mortals! Make me submit - or die for your insolance!"''
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The last member of the Four Lords who served as Tenzen's companions. Unlike his companions before him, Seiryu plans to give into his aramitama in order to gain enough power to defeat Koryu on his own.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He is a very beautiful and effeminate man in his humanoid form.
* BishonenLine: Unlike his compatriots he does not fight in his animal form, switching to his humanoid form from the get go.
* CoolSword: He wields a tsurugi, a Japanese straight sword used more commonly in the Heian Era, where his court dress and onmyodo based powers come from.
* MakingASplash: Most of his own techniques barring his summon magic use water to attack.
* MagicKnight: He wields both a sword and onmyodo to bare in his fight with the Warrior of Light.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He is not a dragon in the ''XIV'' sense, but rather a serpent. As with JapaneseMythology a snake who has accumulated great power can evolve and become a dragon and as such is Seiryu's motivation, to become a dragon worthy of worship with the power to safeguard his chosen.
* {{Orochi}}: In spite of his draconic name, Seiryu is closer to the Orochi of legend, his animal form being a serpent, and his humanoid form being a mix of a multi-headed serpent and a dragon, with his SignatureMove calling a massive amount of snake heads to thrash about. His backstory in particular is almost word for word the myth of the Trope Namer, with the twist that Seiryu was always benevolent and whisked the maidens to safety instead of devouring them, and instead of being slain by the god (or Primal in this case) Susano, Tenzin finds him and gives him a new start.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He takes his name from the Azure Dragon of Chinese astrology.
* TheRival: He considered Tenzen his one true rival and is greatly dissapointed he died before he became an auspice and he could challenge him once more
* SignatureMove: Dragon's Wake. After focusing, Seiryu will cast Strength of Spirit to incapacitate the party. Seiryu then floods the island, calling a horde of snakes to him before detonating his SphereOfDestruction.
* SnakePeople: In his humanoid form his torso becomes humanoid but underneath his lower half is a dragonic serpent with a pair of snakes attatched for good measure.
* SummonMagic: Seiryu is skilled in Onmyodo and summons many shikigami to aid him in battle, from {{Oni}}, {{Tengu}}, Wanyuudou, and Daidarabotchi.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Seiryu is under the delusion that he will be strong enough to defeat Koryu himself if he willingly succumbs to the Aramitama as Koryu had, making his battle all the more vital to restore his balance.
* UnwantedFalseFaith: When he was a young serpent the people of his island home believed him to be a kami and paid tribute to him and when disaster struck offered him young maidens as HumanSacrifice. Seiryu of course spirited them away but over time the cult that built around him began to grow disillusioned and sicced mercenaries on him claiming him to be a demon instead of a God.
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!!The Azim Steppe
[[folder:Xaela of the Azim Steppe]]
A vast steppe far to the north of Doma, the Azim Steppe is home to the nomadic tribes of the Xaela Au Ra. Its people are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the outside world.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are a ''lot'' of Xaela tribes (52 known and many more who may be living elsewhere), all of whom have a different culture and belief system and in some of the wilder cases, even biology (Like the Ejinn, who can hold their breath for nearly 12 hours without the blessing of the Kami like the Raen). Since they are so diverse, there's no way every single one could be covered, so the Steppes zone in ''Stormblood'' focuses mostly on the Mol, Oronir, Dotharl (And their Buduga allies), and Qestir, with small cameos of other tribes like the Goro and Dataqi here and there.
* AfterTheEnd: It's left ambiguous, but there are a number of indications throughout the Steppes [[spoiler:and especially throughout, and ''especially'' on the lower level of, Bardam's Mettle]] that the current Xaela clans are living around, beside and (in the case of the Dawn Throne) within the remnants of a much older, ''much'' more advanced culture of Au Ra. The exact nature of this and what might've happened isn't explored in full during the 4.0 ''Stormblood'' quests, but there are a few hints, [[spoiler:such as the Dotharl having a belief that a certain set of incredibly advanced ruins is key to ''removing'' oneself from the rebirth cycle via suicide, should one wish it, as well as the Dusk Throne being in a dilapidated state compared to the Dawn Throne, and the Raen of Sui-no-Sato having "fled their enemies" long, long ago. 4.4 answers some of the questions and alludes to the answers to others; The ruins that can permanently kill a person? An Allagan-made aether siphon that drained The Burn to a lifeless husk, and would also likely devour the aether of any soul that dies near it. And given that, it's possible the ruins of Bardam's Mettle means Xaela were likely made tribal steppe-folk because the Allagans destroyed their society, or that they were an arm of the empire before it fell, and this would also make the Allagans the "enemies" the Raen mention.]]
* AmazonBrigade: The Borlaaq are an all-female tribe of warriors. Breeding with men from other tribes is acceptable, but male children must be given up within a year of birth. Another tribe, the Iriq, follows the Borlaaq and adopts the male children given up by the women.
** The Buduga are the SpearCounterpart to the Borlaaq: an all-male tribe who add to their numbers by raiding and kidnapping male children. If the Warrior of Light is female, the Buduga you speak to seem to want as little to do with you as possible. On the other hand, they will admire the prowess of a male Warrior of Light and invite him to join them, and openly make passes at Hien and a male Warrior of Light.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Every few years the Xaela clans hold the Naadam, a contest in which the participating clans race and fight to be the first to claim a sacred spot of land called the ovoo. Whichever tribe manages to take and hold the ovoo is recognized as the Steppe’s dominant tribe, and their khan is honoured as the khagan. [[spoiler:The ''Warrior of Light'' ends up in this position, technically, by the end of the Azim Steppes main quests.]]
* TheAtoner: The Uyagir believe that their ancestors were greedy and overconsuming, and that they lorded over the other tribes. The gods punished them for their sins by unleashing a plague of giant beetles to destroy their civilization. Today, the Uyagir eke out humble lives within the caves dug out by those beetles as a way to atone for their ancestors’ actions.
* BadassGay: This seems to be the general motif of the Buduga. As mentioned above they're an all male tribe that grows via kidnapping of young boys according to WordOfGod. What we see of their members in game however, makes them out to be a tribe of largely gay men, openly flirting with and making passes at at Hien (Who seems not to notice) and a male Warrior of Light. In fact a few of them venture out to Doma much later to try and get Hien to come back and stay with them permanently. The badass part is because when the player arrives in the steppe, they're considered the second most powerful tribe, living in the Dawn Throne with the Oronir (Though the Dorthal would likely contest this claim, as it's likely that they can only be such due to the Oronir's backing, their leader being Magnai's RighHandMan)
* BareYourMidriff: All members of the Dotharl clan wear blue clothes that bare their midriffs.
* BloodKnight: All of the clans who focus on battle are this, but the Dotharl are the most bloodthirsty and combat loving, due to their belief system encouraging them to fight and die in glorious combat to re-incarnate. Though their representation in the story is somewhat more nuanced, the official list of known tribes from WordOfGod states that they're extremely violent, prone to drawing first blood, and will happily participate in all out massacre that wipes out other clans. Part of the reason the several of the tribes (especially the Dotharl) agree to [[spoiler:aid in the liberation of Doma]] is that a war is the perfect opportunity for them to revel in glorious combat.
* ElectiveMute: The Qestir clan believes that all spoken words are lies, and so they never speak. Instead they communicate their intentions through gestures, body language, and writing if necessary.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Azim Steppe is ''Final Fantasy XIV''’s version of Mongolia, and the various Xaela tribes—between living in yurts, being led by khans, having a nomadic lifestyle—are stand-ins for Mongolians.
* GenderIsNoObject: The Dotharl have no problem with women fighting alongside men or leading the clan, since their beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} allow for the possibility of warriors being reborn as members of the opposite sex.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Any warrior who has overcome [[RiteOfPassage Bardam’s Mettle]] will have tamed a yol, a giant bird of prey, which they can ride into battle.
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: The Oronir look down on any man who isn’t strong enough to become a great hunter or warrior, no matter how important his occupation is to the clan’s survival. A chain of sidequests revolve around an Oroniri cook who is quite skilled at his profession by all accounts, but is treated like dirt by the other men of his clan for being weak.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s left ambiguous whether the Dotharl clan’s beliefs on {{Reincarnation}} are true or not. 2.2's explanation of the metaphysics of Hydaelyn's lifestream even do suggest it's ''possible'', but...
* MerchantCity: Reunion, a semi-permanent neutral settlement run by the Qestir clan. The various clans of the Steppe gather here to barter, trade, and share information with each other and with outsiders. The Qestir enforce Reunion’s neutrality by banishing anyone who tries to pick fights or stir up trouble.
* TheOldGods: The Mol worship “the elder gods”, unlike most of the clans who worship Azim the Sun Father and Nhaama the Dusk Mother.
* ProudWarriorRace: Several of the clans place great emphasis on their hunting skills and fighting prowess, particularly the Oronir and the Dotharl. Hien's goal in the Azim Steppes main quest is to make use of this.
* {{Reincarnation}}: The Dotharl clan believes that their greatest warriors will be reborn if they die gloriously in battle. Their khan inspects every newborn baby and, if they recognize the spirit of someone who died, that baby is declared the reincarnation of that person and given the person’s name. A non-Dotharl can also be reborn into the tribe, if they died aiding the tribe. A side quest deals with with helping a young man in the tribe visit and do favors for an old woman in a different tribe that he and his tribe believe to be his mother from his past life.
* RiteOfPassage: Anyone who wants to participate in the Naadam must first overcome Bardam’s Mettle, a rite of passage in which the warrior must venture to a sacred ground, overcome wild beasts and a series of trials, and finally defeat and tame a ferocious [[GiantFlyer yol]]. Success will earn you recognition as one of the greatest warriors on the Steppe.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Members of the all-male Buduga clan wear clothes that partially cover their arms and legs but leave their torsos completely bare. It's a green version of the Shisui set basically a glorified swimsuit, noted to be extremely revealing even on men (of which the Budga consist entirely of)
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[[folder:Cirina Mol]]
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'''Epithet:''' Cirina of the Laughing Reeds\\
'''Discipline:''' Archer]
A friendly Au Ra of the Mol clan. She meets the Warrior of Light when they come to Reunion in search of Hien, whom she has been taking care of for some time.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has feelings for Hien, who unfortunately only seems to see her as something akin to a little sister.
* BadassAdorable: She's a sweet and friendly young woman (who uses the "cutest" of the four standard face types for female Au Ra), but she's also strong enough to be able to [[spoiler: participate in the Nadaam.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don’t let her friendly and non-confrontational disposition fool you: Cirina is a crack shot with that bow [[spoiler:and puts it to good use during the Naadam]]. Make a lot of sense since she [[spoiler: has to be tough enough to make it through Bardam's Mettle if she's even participating to begin with.]]
* BigEater: A few tool tips and a fair bit of optional dialogue suggest very heavily that Cirnia is almost constantly hungry for buuz. During an early meeting with Gyoshin in one of the later parts of the Namazu quests has her privately fantasizing about catfish buuz before you speak to her.
* HopelessSuitor: Again, to Hien.
* NiceGirl: She is genuinely involved in helping the Scions during their time in the Azim Steppe at every turn.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is unfailingly polite and kind to everyone she meets.
* SilkHidingSteel: She is a friendly, faithful, demure young woman who isn't afraid to lead forces of her non-aggressive tribe on the front lines of the Naadam, even facing down such powerful and intimidating fighters like Magnai and Sadu. Also, she's [[spoiler: able to participate in the Nadaam]], meaning that she's a skilled enough archer to have completed one of the Xaela's most dangerous rites of passage.
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[[folder:Magnai Oronir]]
!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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'''Epithet:''' Magnai the Older\\
'''Discipline:''' Warrior]
The proud and arrogant khan of the Oronir, the most influential clan on the Steppe. Magnai’s clan has won the Naadam several times in a row, and he’s looking to maintain his winning streak. To that end he kidnaps the Warrior of Light and their allies after they successfully pass Bardam’s Mettle, seeking to use them for his own ends.
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* AGodAmI: While most Oronir believe that they are shards of Azim, it's believed the tribe's leader ''[[GodInHumanForm is]]'' Azim. Magnai has done a poor job of not letting this belief go to his head.
* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a gigantic battleaxe that looks like it was carved out of solid rock. [[note]]Sharp-eyed players will recognize it shares the same model as the Titan axe.[[/note]]
* BadassArmFold: He keeps his arms folded at all times when not in battle, and is a powerful warrior.
* BerserkButton: He does not appreciate having his clan’s beliefs disparaged by outsiders, even in jest.
* BreakTheHaughty: Y'shtola's withering rejection of him is brutal. The man practically deflates. Sadu, of course, loves it, and will never let him live it down.
* ButtMonkey: In the ways of combat, Magnai is indeed very formidable. In the ways of love and finding a soulmate...not so much. It has become a RunningGag for Magnai to come across various women in the story that he suspects might be his soulmate, with each one bluntly turning him down, culminating with Y'shtola's utterly ''brutal'' put down.
* DeathGlare: He gives Hien one so severe when the young prince makes a bit of fun out of his way of speaking that every single member of the entourage senses that he is more than capable of backing up his lofty talk.
* DishingOutDirt: His Broken Ridge LimitBreak involves striking the ground with his axe, hitting it so hard that the earth fractures and giant stalagmites of rock and magma erupt from the ground. His Violent Earth attack also breaks the ground under the player’s feet.
* EmbarrassingNickname: When he tries to see if Y'shtola might be his soulmate, she flatly refuses him, calling him "little sun" because she finds him immature. Magnai is left stunned and Sadu finds it hilarious, quickly adopting the nickname.
* IAmYourOpponent: The second phase of the Naadam battle is heralded by him yanking you off the Ovoo (basically a control point) with the Holmgang skill. You have to defeat him (and the meddling Sadu) before you can claim it.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He tries very hard to find his fated person. With hilarious results.
* LimitBreak: Broken Ridge, a variation of the Warrior’s level 3 Limit Break Land Waker. Unlike the latter, Broken Ridge is a powerful attack rather than a temporary shield for Magnai’s allies.
* OneTrueLove: Magnai believes that he is the incarnation of Azim the Dawn Father, and that somewhere out there is a Xaela woman who is a matching incarnation of Nhaama the Dusk Mother. So far, he hasn't had any luck, though not from lack of trying.
* OutnumberedSibling: Tales from the Storm reveals that he had many bossy older sisters, which is why he decided his Nhaama should be more docile. Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II would later specify his sisters number at five.
* {{Pride}}: He is ''insufferably'' smug.
* RoyalWe: He refers to himself with plural pronouns when not referring to himself as the Sun, both because he’s speaking for the Oronir clan as a whole and because he views himself as a personification of Azim the Sun Father.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler:Sadu, his main rival, is heavily implied to be his destined partner. Magnai once tried to gather every female Au Ra in the Steppe to find his partner, only for Sadu to be the ''only'' one not to show up because she can't stand how proud he is, and Magnai has despised her ever since and refuses to see past his grudge. In a recently released short story retelling this event, it turns out Sadu ''did'' show up to event, only to laugh at the whole thing. The two of them then fought for three days and returned to their homes unable to best the other.]]
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:He does not take losing the Naadam to the Warrior of Light well. The first time you visit him after the Naadam, he refuses to look at you and demands that you keep your business brief. He still holds respect for you however, and agrees to follow your orders should you have some for him, as seen during the liberation of Doma.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: For a given value of “villain”, anyway. He takes note of the Warrior of Light’s strength after they overcome the trials of Bardam’s Mettle, and has them kidnapped in an effort to make them fight on his behalf in the upcoming Naadam. His honor code (and desire to beat you down at the Naadam) is the only reason he lets you go.
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[[folder:Sadu Dotharl]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
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'''Epithet:''' Sadu Heavensflame\\
'''Discipline:''' Black Mage]
The khatun of the Dotharl clan. Like all the Dotharl, she believes that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior who previously bore her name. She has a rivalry with khan Magnai of the Oronir, and intends to win the Naadam to take him down a peg.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ishgardians have dedicated their entire culture to their war against the dragons, leaving them stunted in all other fields because of it. One example would be astrology. Sharlayan astrology uses several constellations and can be used for healing magic. Ishgardian astrology only focuses on a single star [[SarcasmMode (creatively dubbed the Dragon Star)]] to plot the dragons' movements. Part of what eventually forces them to open their doors to outsiders is the Heretics gaining ground as an organized movement capable of planning thanks to Iceheart, as the Ishgardians have ''no idea'' how to fend off an organized threat that thinks and fights like people instead of raging dragons, and this further shows itself [[spoiler: with all the resistance Aymeric ends up facing in his attempts to bring a peaceful end to the war.]]
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'''Race''': Midlander Hyur\\
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!!The First
[[folder:The First in general]]
One of the thirteen worlds created by the split between Hydaelyn and Zodiark. Much like the world of Hydaelyn, the First was a world where the Warriors of Light were tasked with dispelling the forces of darkness. They had largely succeeded, but at terrible cost: the balance between Light and Darkness has become so badly disrupted that the world is being ravaged by a Flood of Light. Here, the night has been extinguished, the skies blanketed in eternal radiant light that causes those overexposed to its glow to mutate into "sin eaters". Much of the world has been washed away in this light, with only a few scant areas remaining...
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* AfterTheEnd: By the time the Warrior of Light shows up, the entire planet save for the region of Norvrandt has been consumed by the Flood of Light. The inhabitants live in constant fear of the violent sin eaters and the inevitability that the Light will eventually consume them as well.
* EndlessDaytime: There is no night in the First. The world is blanketed in eternal daylight, the sky a perpetual radiant pale pink.
* LightIsNotGood: Nowhere is this more apparent than the First. The Flood of Light has nearly destroyed the world in its entirety, and much like how the impenetrable darkness of the Void mutates living beings into voidsents, so too does the ceaseless light in the First transform people into sin eaters.
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[[folder:The Crystarium]]
A town situated at the base of a Crystal Tower, the Crystarium is a hub for adventurers and others who have banded together to fight back against the Flood of Light and deliver the First from the brink of annihilation.
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* HubCity
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[[folder:Eulmore]]
A city where social divides are at their most egregious, the rich and influential citizens of Eulmore live a life of luxury in a massive opulent castle, whiling away their days as they await the end of the world. Those unfortunate enough to be denied entry live in ramshackle shantytowns surrounding the castle.
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* FatBastard: The nobles of Eulmore have become morbidly obese as a result of their hedonistic lifestyle. Meanwhile, those not considered nobility are forced to live in a run-down slum at the foot of the noble district, scavenging through the garbage from the upper city and at the mercy of any sin eaters that wander in.
* TheHedonist: Knowing their city could be consumed by Light at any moment, the nobles of Eulmore overindulge in luxury.
!!The First
[[folder:The First in general]]
One of the thirteen worlds created by the split between Hydaelyn and Zodiark. Much like the world of Hydaelyn, the First was a world where the Warriors of Light were tasked with dispelling the forces of darkness. They had largely succeeded, but at terrible cost: the balance between Light and Darkness has become so badly disrupted that the world is being ravaged by a Flood of Light. Here, the night has been extinguished, the skies blanketed in eternal radiant light that causes those overexposed to its glow to mutate into "sin eaters". Much of the world has been washed away in this light, with only a few scant areas remaining...
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* AfterTheEnd: By the time the Warrior of Light shows up, the entire planet save for the region of Norvrandt has been consumed by the Flood of Light. The inhabitants live in constant fear of the violent sin eaters and the inevitability that the Light will eventually consume them as well.
* EndlessDaytime: There is no night in the First. The world is blanketed in eternal daylight, the sky a perpetual radiant pale pink.
* LightIsNotGood: Nowhere is this more apparent than the First. The Flood of Light has nearly destroyed the world in its entirety, and much like how the impenetrable darkness of the Void mutates living beings into voidsents, so too does the ceaseless light in the First transform people into sin eaters.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Crystarium]]
A town situated at the base of a Crystal Tower, the Crystarium is a hub for adventurers and others who have banded together to fight back against the Flood of Light and deliver the First from the brink of annihilation.
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* HubCity
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[[folder:Eulmore]]
A city where social divides are at their most egregious, the rich and influential citizens of Eulmore live a life of luxury in a massive opulent castle, whiling away their days as they await the end of the world. Those unfortunate enough to be denied entry live in ramshackle shantytowns surrounding the castle.
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* FatBastard: The nobles of Eulmore have become morbidly obese as a result of their hedonistic lifestyle. Meanwhile, those not considered nobility are forced to live in a run-down slum at the foot of the noble district, scavenging through the garbage from the upper city and at the mercy of any sin eaters that wander in.
* TheHedonist: Knowing their city could be consumed by Light at any moment, the nobles of Eulmore overindulge in luxury.
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* BoobsOfSteel: Given her expertise in hand-to-hand combat and her considerable bust size, she fits the trope.
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* EndlessDaytime: There is no night in the First. The world is blanketed in eternal daylight, the sky a perpetual radiant pale pink.
* LightIsNotGood: Nowhere is this more apparent than the First. The Flood of Light has nearly destroyed the world in its entirety, and much like how the impenetrable darkness of the Void mutates living beings into voidsents, so too does the ceaseless light in the First transform people into sin eaters.
* LightIsNotGood: Nowhere is this more apparent than the First. The Flood of Light has nearly destroyed the world in its entirety, and much like how the impenetrable darkness of the Void mutates living beings into voidsents, so too does the ceaseless light in the First transform people into sin eaters.
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* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sisters death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
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* FantasticRacism: Always disliked mortals even before his sisters sister's death, believing them to be shortsighted and greedy due to their short lifespans and that they pass off responsibility for the actions of their ancestors while [[HistoryRepeats eventuallly repeating their mistakes]] at some point. When he and Hraesvelgr finally meet face to face again, Nidhogg calls his brother a fool for suggesting that they ever treat spoken as equals instead of prey, implying that even before peace was made, they were just above-averagely intelligent food to him.
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!!!Voiced by: Yuki Keicho (JP), Jaye Jacobs (ENG), Olivia Nicosia (FR), Katja Hirsch (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Brian Protheroe (ENG), Jean-Claude Sachot (FR), Bernd Volbrecht (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Nigel Pilkington (EN), Benjamin Bollen (FR), Johann Fohl (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (JP), Dan Fraser (EN), Gilduin Tissier (FR), Florian Hoffmann (DE)
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka (JP), Beatriz Romilly (EN), Emmylou Homs (FR), Melanie Blocksdorf (DE)
