History NightmareFuel / FinalFantasyXV

*** And the worst part (from the POV of your victims)? ''You are completely unstoppable.'' You cut through the guards like warm butter while Ifrit (serving as your corrupted summon) burns innocent civilians to death, you destroy the magical reinforcements of the barrier in no time (giving the Nifleheim forces the chance to invade Insomnia), ''Regis'' cannot stand against you and not even [[spoiler: ''Somnus'' can put a stop to your rampant destruction. If Bahamut had not directly intervened at the last second, Ardyn would have skewered Regis on the spot ''and won.'']]

** Lets not overlook the fact that the entire episode is basically focused around genocide, revenge and destruction - and you're playing the root cause of it. Human deaths in this game are fairly tame, off-screen or filtered in some way, and this even carries over to how the Insomnia forces normally just get knocked to a knee and [[EverythingFades disappear.]] But Ardyn can outright ''daemonify'' people, causing them to scream in agony, gurgle in their demise, writhe on the ground, and even start snarling like monsters. You're not some edgy guy killing bad people or anything, either - you're the ''BigBad'' mass murdering innocent guards that are the heroes in every other part of the story, and the game doesn't even attempt to shy away from this.

** And while he's giving this speech in voice-over, Ardyn is slowly advancing towards apparitions of Aera and Somnus. And when he reaches them, he gives a horrifying SlasherSmile and ''stabs them to death,'' before covering the world in darkness while letting out the mother of all [[EvilLaugh Evil Laughs.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[FauxAffablyEvil Well, then.]] '''[[OffWithHisHead Off with your head.]]'''"'']]

*** According to the Ultimania, this is totally intentional too. [[spoiler: Ardyn planned to torture Ignis to death one way or another because he felt Noctis wasn't stepping up fast enough.]]

** [[spoiler: The bad ending, should you choose to give up. As Ignis lays dying, Ardyn taunts him about how he is ultimately powerless to avert Noctis's destiny and that he will savor every moment of seeing events pan out as they do in the main game, except now Noctis gets to be dealt the trauma of losing one of his best friends. Ardyn is overjoyed while describing the scenario, and he leaves Ignis to die while laughing to himself.]]

* [[spoiler: The secret final boss fight in ''Episode Ignis''. Ignis finds the Crystal and looks upon it with awe. Cue [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52BZWMOKeY this]] suddenly playing as the camera pans around to reveal none other than Ardyn, conveniently tipping his fedora towards it. Then he lifts it up, and you get an up-close-and-personal look at his true daemonic form as he gives Ignis, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou and the player by extension]], a SlasherSmile for the ages. His face then proceeds to eerily fade back into its more human form, further emphasizing that his appearance is nothing more than an illusion. The fight itself becomes more terrifying once Ignis puts on the Ring of the Lucii, which only allows the use of its power for a limited time before requiring you to either sacrifice your life or surrender. And should you fail to defeat Ardyn within that time limit, you die. Game Over.]]

** [[spoiler:Prompto's nightmare of Noctis attacking him, followed by having to flee from him and ''having no way of attacking back''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/JurassicParkIII "Nobody...move...a muscle."]]]]

* [[spoiler: The secret final boss fight in ''Episode Ignis''. Ignis finds the Crystal and looks upon it with awe. Cue [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52BZWMOKeY this]] suddenly playing as the camera pans around to reveal none other than Ardyn, conveniently tipping his fedora towards it. Then he lifts it up, and you get an up-close-and-personal look at his true daemonic form as he gives Ignis, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou and the player by extension]], a SlasherSmile for the ages. The fight itself becomes more terrifying once Ignis puts on the Ring of the Lucii, which only allows the use of its power for a limited time before requiring you to either sacrifice your life or surrender. And should you fail to defeat Ardyn within that time limit, you die. Game Over.]]

* [[spoiler: The secret final boss fight in ''Episode Ignis''. Ignis finds the Crystal and looks upon it with awe. Cue [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52BZWMOKeY this]] suddenly playing as the camera pans around to reveal none other than Ardyn, conveniently tipping his fedora towards it. Then he lifts it up, and you get an up-close-and-personal look at his true daemonic form as he gives Ignis, [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou and the player by extension]], the mother of all SlasherSmiles. The fight itself becomes more terrifying once Ignis puts on the Ring of the Lucii, which only allows the use of its power for a limited time before requiring you to either sacrifice your life or surrender. And should you fail to defeat Ardyn within that time limit, you die. Game Over.]]

* With the Beta release of the ''FFXV: Comrades'' multiplayer expansion, a quick look at the various details is enough to tell you that it takes place [[spoiler: during the beginning of the 10-year disappearance of Noctis, as the sun's light is steadily fading away]].

* The [[https://youtu.be/H4lELtOxCiE?t=26m44s Naga]]. If its design wasn't horrifying enough, you encounter it while exploring a dark cave, where it [[JumpScare drops down from above, without any warning whatsoever]]. It then asks you in a pants-wettingly scary voice if you know where its children are. If you say no, it then ''screams out that it's going to make you its children''.

** Malboros aren't daemons. That means that ''those things evolved naturally on Eos and are a normal part of its ecology.''

** [[spoiler:Him telling Noctis the most horrifying, murderous and monstrous things with a smile and a very friendly and casual tone.]]

** [[spoiler:Gladiolus, Ignis and Prompto tearing into him and seemingly killing him...only for him to stand up, smile, salute the three and walk off like nothing happened.]]

* The InMediasRes opening of ''Final Fantasy XV'' shows an older-looking, weary and exhausted Noctis who almost seems like he's dazed and weathered by everything he's been through, not helped by the fact that shortly thereafter he gets hit head-on with a large burst of flame. [[spoiler: Considering the rest of the party looks like their normal selves, it's implied that the rapid aging that had happened to his father due to being a BarrierMaiden is going to happen to Noctis too - and the gameplay trailers imply we'll get to see this ourselves over the course of the game.]]
** The blow is lessened somewhat knowing that this scene [[spoiler:takes place ten years into rhe future, with everyone more or less changed slightly]], but the point about Noct could still hold weight.

** [[spoiler:Prompto's nightmare of Noctis attacking him, followed by having to flee from him and ''having no way of attacking back''.]]

* When you rescue [[spoiler:Prompto]] in chapter 13, he's covered in bruises and has a scar on his temple. [[FridgeHorror It can only make you wonder what he's been going through during his captivity...]]
* Chapter 13 Verse 2 shows the full context of [[spoiler: Ravus' death. Just as he encounters Noctis after asserting his turning against Niflheim and is presenting Regis' sword, "Noctis" [[HeelFaceDoorSlam kills Ravus on the spot]]. He then speaks in an all too familiar tone as "Noct" reveals himself to be [[BigBad Ardyn]].]] Props especially go to the English version with [[spoiler: Creator/RayChase]] able to perfectly capture [[spoiler:Creator/DarinDePaul]]'s accent for the scene, creating a chilling dissonance as you hear the tone of one character in the voice of another.

* Chapter 13 Verse 2 shows the full context of [[spoiler: Ravus' death. Just as he's encounters Noctis after asserting his betray against Niflheim and is presenting Regis' sword, "Noctis" [[HeelFaceDoorSlam kills Ravus on the spot]]. He then speaks in an all too familiar tone as "Noct" reveals himself to be [[BigBad Ardyn]].]] Props especially go to the English version with [[spoiler: Creator/RayChase]] able to perfectly capture [[spoiler:Creator/DarinDePaul]]'s accent for the scene, creating a chilling dissonance as you hear the tone of one character in the voice of another.

* Chapter 13 Verse 2 shows the full context of [[spoiler: Ravus' death. Just as he's encounters Noctis after asserting his betray against Niflheim and is presenting Regis' sword, "Noctis" [[HeelFaceDoorSlam kills Ravus on the spot]]. He then speaks in an all too familiar tone as "Noct" reveals himself to be [[BigBad Ardyn]].]] Props especially go to the English version, as [[spoiler: Creator/RayChase]] who was able to perfectly capture [[spoiler:Creator/DarinDePaul]]'s accent for the scene, creating a chilling dissonance as you hear the tone of one character in the voice of another.

* When you rescue [[spoiler:Prompto]] in chapter 13, he's covered in bruises and has a scar on his temple. [[FridgeHorror It can only make you wonder what he's been going through during his captivity...]]

** [[spoiler:[[ParanoiaFuel The fact that he can disguise himself as other people]], as he used it to trick Noctis into attacking Prompto and Ravus into thinking he's giving Regis's sword to Noctis before killing him.]]

** The Dungeon also shows that the devs made the Demon Wall's return come twofold. Along with the actual enemy you can encounter on a hunt [[spoiler: or more likely the darkness-ridden world in the ending]], the Pitioss pits you against one as an actual environmental hazard. Specifically, a gigantic freaking wall of rotating red-hot spikes, with a massive skull in the center, closing in and out on you. The worst part? [[ThisIsGonnaSuck This is only the midway point...]]

* Assuming [[NintendoHard you don't tear your hair out from the sheer difficulty of it]] and simply RageQuit, the [[BrutalBonusLevel Pitioss Dungeon]] that you can unlock after beating the game is guaranteed to creep everloving hell out of you. Why? [[NothingIsScarier Because the absolute lack of any sort of life in the labyrinth]]. There aren't even any Daemons, which're supposed to thrive in the darkness. Instead, it's a bloody marathon of brutal puzzles involving [[MalevolentArchitecture perilous pathways of thin balancing struts, constantly moving architecture, and eternally red-hot spike panels galore]], with random-ass demonic-looking statues to scare the hell out of you once you shine your flashlight on them.