FFXIV Lore- What it Means to be a Warrior

[@ManxoChu]

As a proud WAR main, Warriors view all problems as having one effective solution: Cleave it.

[@micahlindley7515]

What's 9 + 10? Cleave it.

[@bluesrike]

If problem persists, treat with more Fell Cleaves. Repeat until problem is nonexistent.

[@patrickoverstreet2372]

I love how many jobs reprisent the old phrase "Beware staring into the Abyss, for as you stare into it the Abyss also stares into you."

[@ubiwrongcomeatme3452]

It then becomes about which abyss you stare into.

[@Bilskirnir3124]

And then there's Warriors. "Stare into the Abyss until the Abyss blinks."

[@navyflyboy07]

The DRK is literally the abyss itself

[@charnor2727]

And many times, love helps one look away from the edge

[@seath8055]

on the contrary imo. When they look into it, those who see it for what it is rather than just power, see it as love

[@markup6394]

I think you forgot to mention that the Inner Beast is tamed by the desire to protect. I liked that detail ^^ Its a simple thing you'd overlook, especially when taling about "taming a beast".

[@Narrendor]

The sheer survivability and indomitability of a warrior is why I love the job so much. It's great to hear more of its history and lore - thank you!!

[@SynodicScribe]

You're very welcome!

[@charliemcmillan4561]

Warrior is the only job I've ever played that genuinely makes me feel like I am the one who will make the difference. This wall to wall pull is mine and mine alone because warrior's survivability and self-healing through damage is second to none. One thing I can promise, for every expansion I have played and will continue to play; I will main warrior

[@SniperKing-O]

This would explain why Raubahn could take getting his arm sliced off and still coming for more from Ilberd. Guy was tapping into his inner beast in combat. xD On a serious note, I hope we get an offshoot DPS class of the Warrior job that fights like Raubahn using two swords and flaming aether combined with their blade work, like him and Ilberd, that devastates the battlefield with their fiery rage.

[@zedorian6547]

Oh god no dual sword jobs please. Its bad enough that there is a scythe using job now.

[@aethon0563]

@@zedorian6547 Faster. Gotta go faster.

[@MineVex]

@@zedorian6547 yes, because this game had realism before that.

[@seath8055]

Rather than dual swords, I'd say dual axes.

[@Venitas751]

@@zedorian6547 Who's gonna tell'em?

[@chadhardt6136]

There was always something beautiful about the warrior in most rpgs imo, being just armed with a blade in a world of magic has a certain amount of charm

[@zeehero7280]

why fear magic when you can chop it with your AXE!

[@zeehero7280]

Every magic user is gangsta til a warrior charges them swinging a 500 pound axe.

[@drtyprior]

That's why I like the barbarian - just pure anti magic, shouts, and beast skills

[@chadhardt6136]

@@drtyprior Barbarians are my favorites tbh... nothing like Weaponized Autism

[@1337penguinman]

A mage can't cast any spells if he has no head to speak with.

[@UrbanCohort]

WAR is considered the "Angy Tank", but I don't think that anger is the only emotion they feel in abundance. I think they're more passionate than anything, and like anyone who feels so intensely about...anything, they can take things too far. But a good WAR is aware of this, and while we feel everything with pure intensity, we also keep a disciplined mind.

[@raphaelhuwyler6640]

Warrior means pressing one button 50% of the time and getting dopamine from every fell cleave sound. It means using the fell cleave sound as a ringtone, It means charging into shit and scream UNGA BUNGA while using nascent flash + chaotic cyclone to heal urself for 3 times ur helth.

[@kinggeo8545]

We get the job done.

[@zeehero7280]

@@kinggeo8545 Yeah the haters are jealous and ignorant. otherwise they wouldn't hate.

[@CryogenicEchelon]

I've levelled all the jobs to 80, but after the events of Shadowbringers, when tanking, I take up the axe. I like to think I wield the beast of a hero, from a very distant shard. Enjoy Endwalker my favourite scribe.

[@SynodicScribe]

Only if you enjoy it with me my friend!

[@CryogenicEchelon]

I’m right there with ya. I’ve got my glamour and weapons ready. First thing I’ll need to do is relearn summoner, then I’m charging the MSQ. Hopefully the release will be kind to you as well on launch :)

[@zeehero7280]

Ardbert's a real soul bro.

[@navyflyboy07]

@@zeehero7280 he's a shard of us, Azem

[@zeehero7280]

@@navyflyboy07 our PC isn't Azem, we are made from pieces of his or her soul, but are still our own person. it's like some versions of re incarnation myths in real life, you may have a soul from a certain person who came before but are still your own person. We inherit some aspects from Azem, the desire for adventure and to help others for instance, but we are ourselves more than Azem.

[@jerrydidrik]

Thank you for making these. They might not have millions of views but they should.

[@sanddry738]

My first class was reluctantly Maurader since I wasn’t super keen on the other options. Was so uncertain in the beginning about tanking but now over 200+ hours later I really love WAR and how it fits in with the story and journey of my character. Thanks for a great lore view on the class!

[@thirion1850]

Thank you for pointing out that the warrior is very much lucid and strategic in spite of their savage rage. That's the key to what makes them so horrifically dangerous - they are indeed beasts that can hit like a freight train, but also clever and temperamental, strategic and understanding of both their and their foes' strengths. If I had to speculate, the original tribe was probably taken out bit by bit, systematically and through extensive levels of underhanded scheming. That the warrior tradition of old was intentionally orchestrated to be forgotten, as Eorzean powers throughout all times feared their potential. The uncompromising soul of raw, primordial humanity. Best fucking job, accept no substitutes.

[@DubiousShell]

Weird because GNB is the best job. :^)

[@zeehero7280]

Yeah we arent stupid. we just prefer chopping problems with axes to thinking them to death. when possible.

[@DeadSpaceWing]

While I'm more of a GNB/PLD tank, I'll never say no to a WAR tanking with me in a pull.

[@durpychicken128]

Is it just me or do these jobs make you wana level jobs you previously had no interest in. Keep up the great work this youtube channel is great 👍

[@ohwowfemroes]

Thank you for this video!! It’s nice to think my Hellsguard Roegadyn has basically gone back to her roots! I started the game with her being a marauder - the axe just really suited her! (I actually had no idea what being a tank even meant when I started the game xD FF14 is my first MMO, so I was a serious noob when it comes to MMO terms and gameplay.. Thank god for all my amazing friends who’ve been helping me out :’D) I played all of msq as a warrior (even if it meant losing a lot of exp I could’ve used for other jobs). She’s been a warrior since the character creation menu so it seemed right to let her be just that through all of msq. It really brings me joy that that kinda lines up with the lore too :)

[@covadiin9876]

Samurais and Ninjas are also warriors in some cultures

[@MrJgame22]

I have a friend who loves Warrior and Dragoon, definitely sending him this vid.

[@yoooo790]

I also love both.

[@UnlimitedPlatesWorks]

I always like to compare warriors with the likes of Achilles, while yes he was incredibly brutal and cruel in battle he was by no means incompetent and it was his ferocious tact (and many blessings) that led to many victories.

[@GlemWalker]

As a Warrior main I'm so happy to see this video in my recommended , Really like dig your channel, it does good job explaining the lore, keep it up!

[@SynodicScribe]

Happy to do your favorite job justice! Or the best justice I can do. lol

[@korimiller379]

While I don't have much of an interest in the tanking jobs, I love hearing about the lore of them. Thanks for the new lesson Professor!

[@KibblesDoesStuff]

Loved the video, warrior main here loving the lore. One side note, I see this missed all the time. The word decimate comes from decimal, it means to destroy only 10% of something

[@SynodicScribe]

Destruction is Destruction!

[@Sarutobisasuke]

Decimation, I believe was a roman military punishment where they drew lots and 1 out of 10 were executed.

[@TheGreatDanish]

While that is true of the origin, colloquial use has changed the meaning to be something akin to "thorough destruction." And actual use trumps old definitions.

[@zedorian6547]

Old definitions still matter though. Otherwise words lose meaning and power very quickly. Just look at Twitter.

[@ubiwrongcomeatme3452]

An etymology discussion! Yeeeesssssss - fiiiiinaalllyyy!! I have nothing more to add! Nooooooooo!

[@MyopicMaev]

Your videos are truly inspiring and super informative! Keep up the good work! I have been sharing your videos with my friends who also love them!

[@SynodicScribe]

I'm happy to be a topic of conversation between you and your buddies! I'll make sure to bring more content to you all!

[@ProfessM]

Again amazing art, that roar really shows what we feel like when being the main tank.

[@eikofarron6364]

WAR always feels so good to play. Give me my two handed axe and I'll tear stuff up.

[@Itachigan22]

The Warrioir truly is the best Tank there is. True story, I was running The Cutters Cry once as a Warrior and finished off the final boss on my own. It's that badass if you know what your doing :)

[@JamesW609]

Most of the tanks can do that the boss hit like a wet noodle but WAR and PLD are the best soloers out of the tanks

[@Enderlinkpawnu]

I had a similar experience in the same dungeon. But I was leveling bard at the time. Terrifying experience, but good thing I knew how to kite the boss. Had to do like 25% of its health on my own lmao.

[@OriginalKasym]

Warriors when the find out they're the lowest dps of the tanks

[@Itachigan22]

@@Enderlinkpawnu Same here.

[@scroom1202]

@@OriginalKasym Lowest DPS outside of the Inner Release window. Which do you play? The most frail one? The forever off-tank? Or maybe the flavor of the expansion? The worst WAR has been is still the most survivable tank.

[@KonDragon008]

The Inner Beast feels like it has some similarities to willpower/dynamis; could be an interesting discussion.

[@Nyfgheist52528]

Incredibly interesting, I waited quite some time to find a channel like yours ! Keep up the good work :D

[@SynodicScribe]

I'll keep it up so you wont have to wait any longer!

[@ulibarriL]

This job is a MAJOR part of my character's lore. She is a warrior by default thanks to Arbert's soul. But i literally wrote that the first manifestation of her inner beast happened when facing Thordan and the knights of Heavensward, that ended in a bloodbath of her enemies. EW has now roused the beast once again. Absolutely fantastic job, with awesome lore 👌

[@lostonessoul5154]

As a warrior let me say this. You did a outstanding job. Down to the slightest detail you were spot on. Second to my fellow warriors I have one request for you all, no matter your race. Stand tall. Not because it's your job to as a tank class...but to protect what you hold dear. No matter the cost. And to all you Lalafell Warriors out there know your some of the bravest out there. Smaller then most yet you go in and fight on the front lines. We may be tiny, but we ARE mighty.

[@GoldenXShark22]

Cleave ahead fellow kings

[@o.s.95]

this was such a joy to watch as a loreloving warrior main thank you

[@tiyon7872]

Watching your videos before work make me so happy! I can't wait for the Sage/Reaper videos! 😄

[@Shanks612]

My time has come at last. WAR fam!

[@SynodicScribe]

Indeed it has!

[@glitch172]

Ah I will allways be a warrior main at heart

[@taywebb9407]

Don’t think I’ve ever clicked on a video so fast in my life XD awesome video, I can’t wait for the next one!!

[@thisnewfeatureisdum]

Like grunt in mass effect said " anger is my weapon, not my sickness"

[@thisnewfeatureisdum]

Replaying it he actually said Fury is my choice, not sickness Close enough

[@BunnyWitchcraft]

Today, you chose violence

[@chrisreichelderfer6630]

Been hooked to your lore videos. I would love to see one on monks.

[@zeehero7280]

The Inner beast! BEAAAAAAAAAAAAAST! WARYA BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAST! GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAARHGGH!!! UNGA BUNGA! *fell cleave noises intensify*

[@ptibaf]

I should answer to that sooner As the guy who asked you to make a video lore about the warrior on the drk video, I thanks you for making this video about the warrior, it's really appreciated you talk about them without talking a single time about curious gorge and stuff Still, I still think the lore of the warrior is pretty underwhelmed and lack a lot of things to be interesting lore wise However again, it give some opportunity and headcanon, that stuff some other job can't get

[@IronPilled]

I like thinking every race at one point has had this type. Highlanders are known apparently for sewing amulets and such inside their clothing. I’m of the mind that before coming to Eorzea they had their own gods and warriors while still being somewhat nomadic amongst having its standard folk as hunters, farmers, shepherds or fishermen. Just my thinking.

[@sgtsage2]

ZugZug is a universal way of life.

[@ridewild1956]

you know one thing i've always wondered about is why characters like yda/lyse and lolorito wear those masks so casually, is it a style thing, is it cultural it boggles the mind

[@rezzarchkorlith2950]

A theory, looking at this - I have to wonder if things such as the Darkside of Dark Knights, Inner Dragons for Dragoons, and Inner Beasts for warriors, are just - different manners of drawing on the same source (that not just being the person's personal Aether) - some darker center that finds different expression in different cultures.

[@SynodicScribe]

They're all different unfortunately. The only reason the WoL has an Inner Dragon is because of the Eye of Nidhogg.

[@ubiwrongcomeatme3452]

@@SynodicScribe But Teach', isn't Nidhogg just an incarnation of vengeful anger over betrayal? And the Darkside is anger at injustice within the world. So, wouldn't the warrior's anger and bloodlust stem from personal injury? There is merit to Rezzarch's idea, that these all draw from a similar source - at least emotionally, if not practically.

[@SynodicScribe]

@@ubiwrongcomeatme3452 I'm not saying there's aren't common themes, there absolutely are! But when you polish down these sources down to their base components you end up with unique sources. All we're left with is a fun coincidence.

[@ubiwrongcomeatme3452]

​@@SynodicScribe True. I have a habit of trying to find meaning in things that may not have meaning and messages in things that may not have intended any message. Overactive pattern recognition, I suppose.

[@Takyomi]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@SynodicScribe]

Happy to bring it to you!

[@n7quantum472]

Great content as always. warrior seems like a fun job and after watching this video I really wanna play it. I wonder tho, I've leveled PLD to 80. what's the difference between PLD and WAR from a gameplay perspective?

[@SynodicScribe]

PLD has spells and shield based stuff to add to their kit. Warrior just runs in and commits Axe to Face until the thing is dead.

[@robowolfzane6666]

War can do big healing while doing damage pld can not

[@MH4wheel]

WAR becomes too angry to die. With skills that give you HP back based on how much damage you inflict. They were even more busted in the older expansions when they still had Bloodbath as a CD.

[@solerosable]

@@robowolfzane6666 ehh, give it a couple days that’ll change soon enough.

[@zedorian6547]

@Oswyn Voss isnt that the truth?!

[@Gat720Dua]

I think I see myself more of a GNB guy, but Warrior is a second favorite of mine.

[@FeralShadow]

Kind of out there but would it be safe to assume that an ex monk gone warrior would have an easy time taming their inner beast through meditation? Or would their meditative focus conflict with having something as primal as rage?

[@dracotias]

"NO TALK! ME ANGRY!"

[@JayKingIngram]

Love these videos!

[@martinsmith9371]

That rawwwwww fcking brilliant.... Absolutely brilliant

[@TheSpicyLeg]

Best tank in the game. I’m literally unkillable in dungeons.

[@sadgirlhours4088]

Ok I get it now, dark knight is the Guts class and warrior is the Doomguy class

[@SynodicScribe]

Not a bad comparison.

[@somanythoughtzz]

lool soo stupid of me thinking lore meant something else. goddamit. i need more like these because its hard for me to play catchup and within a 17hour shift, i refuse to lose my childhood gaming spirit just because work takes over.

[@somanythoughtzz]

i work for a company where comments that contain just full on negativity shouldnt effect me. i cry in dungeons alot because yeah i cant even make time to practice for the dungeon. i do my best i am average i except that. listening to this lore is simply empowering for me as i play ffxiv because of this video i still prefer doing the stuff i had problems with when i first started…kinda helps to help others sometimes

[@gigantore64]

Where can I find that roar sfx?

[@bittersweetvictory8541]

finally writing a WAR for rp purposes so now i’m here, bc our text-based lorekeeper doesn’t have an article on them yet beyond the fact that there’s no required weapon :P

[@SynodicScribe]

Well your KZbin based lore keeper has you covered!

[@TheCalcit]

warriors should be able to use hammers axes swords and maces. even in shadowbringers the berserker uses a 2h sword so cool. yet we only have axes -.-

[@zedorian6547]

That would kinda defeat the purpose of how the job system works. Though i agree that they could put in more skins to make the weapon look like hammers or maces. Not 2h sword though. DRK has that and once you do it for one you have to do it for all jobs.

[@astonersteve5310]

HELL YEAH BROTHER

[@swordseye2]

Honestly I think Warrior is OP but I also think there's nothing wrong with it that. It's an enjoyable class to play and I think it's one of the better tanks in any game and works really well due to it not being a PVP game

[@josepadron335]

Hey I wanted to ask are these stories in the lore book?

[@SynodicScribe]

some of them are!

[@bearandthebull2372]

It means having a rotation so easy a 5 year old can do it,turning off your reason,and eating more crayons than the marines. Oh and not being disappointed every expansion.

[@ScarletStarManor]

you couldn't be more wrong on the expansion bit. I've been literally nothing but disappointed every expansion

[@bearandthebull2372]

@@ScarletStarManor Is it because it doesn't have a long ass rotation like gnb?

[@ScarletStarManor]

@@bearandthebull2372 Lack of fun, or even remotely busy or active rotations and or mechanical gameplay, and the fact GNB shits on it for damage. I would love to lose some utility and defensive power to focus on the healing and damage needing to be kept up by not fucking up rotations and having to work on uptime.

[@bearandthebull2372]

@@ScarletStarManor kinda sounds like you want a different class altogether than what war actually is.

[@Irulesmost]

Every single tank rotation is easy. Do combo, press damage buttons off cooldown. But warrior has the most interesting defensive options because every other tank can only mitigate stuff. Where warrior can choose to not mit and heal after, hold resources, align vengeance to optimize retaliation damage, situationally boost its raidmit by feeding other cooldowns into it. I'm sorry drk is so wack and awkward right now, but stop hating lol

[@FrankTulloch]

Love your content

[@SynodicScribe]

appreciated!

[@hoshi314]

no oaths (PLD) no weird magic (DRK), no funny wizardry tech (GNB) just pure raw power, that is why i use WAR as my go to tank class

[@mikoto7693]

While I’m very much a Summoner and Scholar, I do so love learning the lore of the other classes. I’ll have a special fondness for warrior as it’s what I would have played as a kid. I even started warrior in FF11 thinking it was DPS. But once I got into group exp parties I learnt the uncompromising superiority of Rdm in that game. It led to a huge mental change to Mage classes. But warrior is what I would have been. The road not taken.

[@Irulesmost]

My favorite part about this is- ok, Sch/Smn are obviously linked, but. XIV Warriors and Scholars are canonically buddies. The scholar job quest/trainer being based out of the marauders guild. Scholars being the healers for the Nymeian Royal Marine corps, a group of warriors/marauders, heck, the fact that their 2nd job trainers are both based in camp bronze lake, or how the new endwalker abilities have some fun similarities to older tools the other job. -A warrior main whose favorite healer is scholar

[@snailmail2000]

Holy shit...now I see why my gf likes the Warrior class so much

[@EmilyTempest81]

These job loses are so good. Great video. Do Munk snd samari

[@SynodicScribe]

new job vote this weekend in the community tab!

[@JamesW609]

Fel Cleaves nuff said

[@KOkami03]

Could you do Monk or Blue Mage for your next class lore video?

[@SuperFanFiction]

I second for the Blue Mage.

[@darkmage4050]

really hope you do a sage vid when its lore become clear enough cause tbh my fav jobs thematically are sage and scholar cause i like the smart mage fantasy more than the mage who learns for power lol

[@SynodicScribe]

That might take a while since I don't even have all the data I need on Gunbreaker/Dancer yet. But I can try to do a summarization while we wait for the deep dive!

[@darkmage4050]

That’s okay and really looking forward to it!

[@yoooo790]

Can you please do monk next?

[@SynodicScribe]

Next job poll on the community tab this weekend

[@commonspy6054]

I hope bard is next

[@SynodicScribe]

Sorry, Samurai won the latest poll. Though Bard is prolly after it!

[@OrbitalDeathRay]

M A N M O D E

[@monsunoguy19]

What it means to be a Warrior: Meaty Whack

[@ALLANX7]

I'm a weekend warrior

[@MidnightMagpie73]

One of my favorite classes for my Barbarian Lalafell :> Rage on fellow Axe fans. >:D

[@balstann10]

wish that roar was somthing I could hear when I use my Warrior ability to enrages me and allows me to cleave without any cost of rage

[@Taoryu]

_Stares at_ Mr. Scribe kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTSmHl-h9mAgMk

[@josephkim9974]

Hehe fell cleaves go brr

[@ballistic2527]

Warrior's job quest storyline is so lame. So much more could have been done

[@xxzxzxzxx6974]

The lizard people look terrible as warriors