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Final Fantasy XVI is the upcoming sixteenth Numbered Sequel in the brain-burstingly popular Final Fantasy series developed by Square Enix. It is set to be released for the PlayStation 5. A Microsoft Windows release was also announced in the initial trailer, but this has since been retracted. It is produced by Naoki Yoshida and Square-Enix's Creative Business Division 3, of Final Fantasy XIV fame.
On the continent of Valisthea, giant crystal mountains that tower over the land, Mothercrystals, affords the continent's people the blessing of aether, allowing them to live lives of comfort and plenty. With these Mothercrystals came the rise of six realms on Valisthea: the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, the Dhalmekian Republic, the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, the Kingdom of Waloed, the Iron Kingdom, and the Crystalline Dominion. Thanks to the blessing of the crystals, an uneasy peace has long settled on the land.
With the Mothercrystals come Dominants, Elemental Shapeshifters who can transform into powerful beings of destruction, known as Eikons. Treatments of dominants vary across the continent; some treat them as royalty in admiration of their power, others bound them in fear and forced to serve as Human Weapons, and others deem them monstrosities who are to be killed. Anyone born a Dominant, for better or worse, are unable to escape their status.
However, the uneasy peace that has settled on Valisthea is to come to an end, as a mysterious malady known as the Blight threatens to destroy the realms. The stirrings of conflict slowly begin to brew across the continent, each nation with its own agenda to ensure the survival against the Blight.
Meanwhile in the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, Clive Rosfield, the first-born son of Rosaria's ruling archduke, has earned the title of the First Shield of Rosaria, tasked with protecting his younger brother, Joshua Rosfield, the Dominant of the Fire Eikon Phoenix and the heir to the archduke's rule. When the arrival of a second, mysterious Fire Eikon, Ifrit, one bloody night results in a major tragedy and the end to his career as the First Shield, Clive sets out on a dark and dangerous road to revenge, as Valisthea continues to change for the worse.
Previews: Awakening Trailer
(IGN mirror).
"The tropes have shaped our history for long enough."
- Bishōnen: As is Final Fantasy tradition, scenes in the Awakening Trailer set during peaceful times show that Clive starts off with bright eyes and a slender, effeminate facial structure. He loses this in his timeskip appearance.
- Bloodier and Gorier: The Awakening Trailer shows that the game is much more violent than previous entries, with enemies emitting blood spatter whenever struck.
- Blood-Splattered Innocents: The Awakening Trailer shows a man attacking another man right in front of Joshua, drenching him in his blood.
- Death Glare: At the end of the Awakening Trailer, the protagonist gives a mean glare to the camera as he declares his intention to kill an unknown "you" if it's the last thing he does.
- Declaration of Protection: In the Awakening Trailer, the protagonist declares himself to be Joshua's shield and is sworn to protect him.
- Elemental Shapeshifter: The Awakening trailer reveals that eidolons common to the series (Ifrit, Shiva, Titan, etc.) are possessed by people called Dominants who can change into them. The trailer also shows a boy named Joshua involuntarily changing into Phoenix, with Clive yelling "Please, Joshua! Wake up!" while he's transformed.
- Facial Markings: The Awakening Trailer shows that members of the faction that the protagonist belongs to have identical cross-shaped tattoos on their left cheeks.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: The Awakening Trailer shows the protagonist using a sword as his primary melee weapon.
- I'll Kill You!: The final shot of the Awakening Trailer has the protagonist declare, "I'll kill you... if it's the last thing I do."
- Involuntary Shapeshifting: The Awakening Trailer at the September 2020 PlayStation 5 showcase shows Joshua involuntarily transforming into Phoenix.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: The trailer's tagline is "The legacy of the crystals has shaped our history for long enough," referring to the farcical long development cycle of the "New Legend of the Crystals" brand that the series has been following since 2006, when Final Fantasy XIII was announced, and has had an extremely mixed reception.
- Magic Knight: In the Awakening Trailer, the protagonist is shown smoothly transitioning between fire spells and swordplay as he fights a Malboro.
- Protectorate: Joshua, as the protagonist states in the Awakening Trailer that he is his shield.
- Revisiting the Roots: After XV's modern setting, this game returns back to the medieval fantasy roots. The "Awakening" trailer showcases this with knights on the backs of chocobos, along with large castles and medieval towns as settings. According to Producer Naoki Yoshida, he wanted to create a "straightforward fantasy" with Final Fantasy XVI.
- Shapeshifter Showdown: In the Awakening Trailer, Phoenix and Ifrit challenge each other with a staredown. The game's logo also features Phoenix and Ifrit going at it.
- Teleport Spam: The Awakening Trailer shows the protagonist using short range teleportation as a weapon in combat.
