[FFXIV Lore] The Story of Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate)

Lali-ho, everyone! Welcome to another lore video.
This time we are taking a look at the alternate story that the new ultimate Dragonsong's Reprise is based on, which answers the question:
What if we saved Haurchefant?
The story of Dragonsong's Reprise takes us to an alternate timeline where both Haurchefant and Ysayle are alive, and shows us what could have happened with King Thordan and His Knights Twelve as well as Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr if we saved our friends' lives. Please note that this is, as mentioned, an alternate approach to the story and is not canon.
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[@Huliandel]

I really like the alternate story the devs decided to go for with this ultimate! RIP our dear knight.

[@ashinox]

If Alphinaud died in the alternate timeline, imagine the consequences of that... Alphinaud and Alisaie are huge driving forces behind the WoL's actions...

[@HairoGuerra]

Man now i want a "what if" MSQ for us to fully explore the details of this scenario

[@itsbosco1025]

I think Haurchefant dying highly resembles the sundering of Etheirys, without sacrifices, the story will have gone worse

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

WHAT IF (ULTIMATE)

[@IceQueen007]

Thank you so much for making this video. I never watch Ultimates since I felt they were definitely for higher skilled players who want a challenge, but had no story relevance so I wasn’t missing anything. Then I heard whispers about something with Haurchefaunt but I didn’t want to watch hours of prog to figure out what was going on. This video helped me understand the story implications if we had saved our loyal knight. Given Niddy’s eyes were the source of bringing Shinyru to life, I don’t think that would have happened otherwise. We may or may not have gone on to help Doma and Ala Mhigo. No one had done it for years previously due to political strife in the major nations of Eorzea and then the 7th Umbral Calamity. The other nations essentially had other fish to fry in their own backyards, they didn’t have bandwidth to deal with nations conquered for many years at that point. Zenos was still around and a homicidal maniac without what happened in SB, but meeting us and having that moment where he “made a friend” (all while almost taking tons of people down with us, but I digress). That desire to relive that moment really lead to the events in EW. Zenos might have found another way to commit regicide on his father, but it would have been seen as another Garlemald internal struggle that we don’t give two shits about like when Solus died and there was a war that lead to Varis getting the throne. Narratively speaking, there was no reason for us to care about Garlemald’s internal squabbling when we had a possible looming crisis from the “death” of Nanamo and later trying to deal with the dragons. I had no idea the deaths of our friends would drive so much of the story! Death is painful and heartbreaking, but sometimes those deaths happen for a greater purpose. I secretly, not so secretly think XIV needs another major death like those in HW to remind us that we and everyone else are still mortal and can permanently die. I know it’s a meme at this point, but seriously, if someone doesn’t dissipate into the aether, they ain’t dead and even then, it’s possible to get them back. That’s not how life really works and I’d like to see XIV get back to some really raw story telling that confronts death and it’s permanence, allowing us to go through the grief cycle but have that death serve a greater purpose and meaning that allows us to overcome and become stronger. Anyway, this is a long comment, thanks for your awesome video, it’s greatly appreciated.

[@Huliandel]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comment, thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts! And I definitely agree with the not-so-subtle need to lose someone in the story. It doesn't necessarily need to be one of the Scions like some people seem to want, but it can be a character or even characters later introduced to the story that we will get really attached to - just like Haurchefant and Ysayle. Or some other friends that we have known for a long time. The story is sad as it is already but we need that impact as well if you ask me.

[@nyxican6295]

What if that timeline was Graha's timeline that lead up to shb? :O

[@yugifrolife]

👀👀👀👀👀👀 Oh snap!

[@idefponx1269]

Kinda wish I followed along with the hype now, didn't realise there was so much going on. Nice vid ^

[@Vinex3431]

"Be it that of a man or dragon all life is percious..." Tragedy seems to follow those who forget those lessons...

[@duckyisded6167]

Very interesting with the question of black rose! I'd actually recommend looking into one of the quest at the end of endwalker, this goes into that idea of "what if" and gives quite an intriguing reveal.

[@Azareea]

Omg! Thank you so much for this video. I finished HW just a week ago and I'm still not and I found out about this ultimate!!!! Thank you so much for telling us this story, for I know I will never play through this but the question of 'what if...' is still burning through me. I think this story will temper that flame a bit and help with my grief.....so thank you again 😊

[@Nikoli492]

Given that alternate timelines are canon I like to believe that this scenario did happen in an alternate history. But the one thing that really bugs me is that the warrior of light could have just destroyed the allagan enslavement collar around Hraesvelgr's neck to free him. Also I blame Lahabrea & Igeyorhm for teaching a power hungry priest to be a primal.

[@Gexon1000]

Now i know what is like when The Flash make a "Flashpoint"

[@Elaieth]

That look Varis gives gives me the creeps every time. 😱

[@Banana-cc5rx]

man what great writing by the devs again. The consequences of changing fate

[@rodimus580]

What about nidhoggs baby? Or how would that have affected property value in the foundation? Even more so what about diedem? Were any dragons/wyrms hurt during the making of this video? Jk

[@Meoidn]

So they can write good shit but choose not to.

[@SarzaelX]

Shadowbringer and Endwalker are some of the most loved pieces of RPG writing according to user ratings.

[@jonasfadi8213]

Wtf are you even saying. Are you drunk or what

[@Meoidn]

@@jonasfadi8213 This mini story they made for this ultimate was 10x more interesting and engaging than anything in the actual msq.

[@Kassilphe]

@@Meoidn Well, I personally don't agree with that but opinions are opinions.

[@Banana-cc5rx]

@@Meoidn this did came like 8 years after HW, of course they have all the time to think up "what if" scenerios. HW's story was fine as it is, this is just you being a dick