FFXIV OST Diamond Weapon Theme

[@iforgot8376]

Sometimes I wonder if the WOL is just like “hey remember that time we fought a giant mecha in the sky on the back of another mecha? Yeah, good times!”

[@andrewowens4421]

The fact that this is just another walk in the park of WOL is what kills me. If WOL ever has kids and/or grandkids I can imagine they'd have no shortage of insane stories to tell.

[@shinji200489]

We will just outsource story telling to G'raha or the Wandering Minstrel

[@cesblazikenturmoil9455]

They remember.

[@elinfini]

According to its orchestrion roll, this theme is called: *In the Arms of War*

[@calamaty2007]

What was the name of the remix for Ruby and Emerald?

[@elinfini]

@@calamaty2007 Depends on _which_ phase you mean. - For their 1st phase (which is common to both), it's called: *Ultima (The Primals)* - For Ruby Weapon's 2nd phase, it's called: *Rise of the White Raven (Orchestral Version)* - For Emerald Weapon's 2nd phase, it's called: *The Black Wolf Stalks Again*

[@7Celestron]

Thank you for telling me the name of it my good sir/ma'am.

[@DollRyougi]

I like the Japanese name are war or orphanage

[@Motonari11]

G-Savior designed to capture the weapon and rescue the pilot *Starts shooting 500 rockets against the weapon. Still can't catch it"

[@calamaty2007]

It is like Omega with Shinryu

[@drbiohazmat]

Welcome to Pokemon

[@TheImaggine]

i remember how yoship said that it was made for this fight specifically.... no? I thought there was a timelimit where one or two players had to jump in , destroy the add that would eventually wipe the entire party and then reasume the fight

[@holmesholmes.8784]

when the 2 G-Savior come close to each other, it form a restrain barrier that the weapon can’t fly out

[@DfRaid]

"Finally I can work on something designed to save not destroy" *Equipps it with missile launcher*

[@pit32]

FFXIV sure likes its "No, it can't be" lines

[@calamaty2007]

It is essentially a villain cliche.

[@SUPERSONICGIRLIFY]

Many villains are overconfident and in over their heads. Though, you have to say, the WoL has overcome some seemingly impossible odds before. The enemy's baffled response is sometimes justified. LOL

[@optimaltt6070]

@@SUPERSONICGIRLIFY Like Thordan; the fucker literally bombards you with mechanic after mechanic, and then a nuke and the kitchen sink, and you're still fucking STANDING. His ensuing panic/loss of composure makes WAY too much sense. It's even stupider that, canonically, the WoL beat Thordan ALONE, as in *solo* .

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

​@optimaltt6070 I like that Dragonsong's Reprise played off that though. Haurchefant's death pissed off the WoL so much they just hunted down Thordan and obliterated him. Saving Haurchefant means we took pity on Thordan later and let him go, resulting in the deaths of both Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr and the advent of the dragon-king.

[@PowerfulSkeleton]

FF14 sure likes its big fat tacos (so biiig)

[@joshuapatrick4887]

TFW you realize G-Savior MK II was made by Nero to one-up Cid, again.

[@elinfini]

At least they didn't name it the S-Savior or something.

[@1jidion]

ironworks gear is still better looking than scaeven gear, and the ironworks weapons are nicer looking than the scaeven weapons

[@DIEDIECANNON20XL]

@@1jidion but which one performs better?

[@1jidion]

@@DIEDIECANNON20XL irrelevant, because they each hold a purpose at their specific levels, i just like the aesthetic appeal of the ironworks stuff over the scaeven

[@williamroche5249]

@@1jidion I'd like the Ironworks armors a lot more if Cid didn't plaster his gaudy Ironworks insignia in very obvious places on some of them. Looking at you Ironworks chest pieces of Healing and Aiming

[@JayByrd83]

This Diamond Weapon battle was so intense. They probably did that to make up for how weak he was in VII.

[@bully_hunter_4206]

He got shot with a laser cannon the size of a skyscraper

[@Soma81]

Yeah, this one had an Au ra brain inside it's core

[@dauid9102]

Looking back, it was one of the best extremes I've ever done synced.

[@loganreed23]

​@@dauid9102I think that's because of how mechanically sleek this fight is, divided arena, very narrow space and very precise positioning for every mechanic yet it still feels intuitive. It doesn't feel bad if you get yeeted off the platform, it just makes want to try again.

[@Havenscythe]

Cried so hard at the end of this quest line

[@dannybu898]

saaaameeeeee

[@bawlzyreviews465]

It's the last thing I did from the patch and I"m glad cause my eyes hurt from all the tears. XDDDDD

[@carlos-zy7vx]

i wanna hug Allie so bad

[@DrakeSilvos]

Same

[@KogashiwaKai]

Me when this started: eh i dont care for these au ra people After this ended: aww man...

[@blastchaos4286]

1:40 "While I await you, I shall drink a sea of souls and gorge myself upon the darkened moon."

[@RichterfanReborn89]

I speak Zenos' language, ahem , when translated it reads ; Finally a worthy opponent, our battle shall be legendary!!!!

[@Kairos_Akuma]

@@RichterfanReborn89 Thanks for the Zenos to human translation!

[@StarshadowMelody]

@@Kairos_AkumaThank you for implying Zenos is an inhuman fuck. I don't intend to show up to his duel. I Intend for him to realize how much of an irrelevant fuck he is. Nobody cares about you you big dumb loser. God I love hating this bastard.

[@Lukeormaybenath]

This was the first high end content that I literally went through the whole first day trying to figure things out. A bunch of markers, a bunch of strats, confused people that tagged along for the ride. Dude, zigzag dog, numbers, all of these things, culminating in a victory by the end of the day. That was a really cool experience!

[@villaniousmustache4898]

Congrats. This was actually the more unique fight in the expansion. Everything else has been pretty lame

[@blackh9604]

Buncha casuals, literally got carried by G-Warrior

[@calamaty2007]

*ahem* G-Saviour

[@bigfoxki]

and Mark II

[@MeowMita]

G Savior put the team on its back

[@velvetbluez9823]

G-Warrior Dendrobrium

[@calamaty2007]

@@velvetbluez9823 Yeah and when they said "because of its advanced schematics Gaius will be piloting it' I was like "NOOO I want to pilot the gundam!"

[@fleperd7021]

this one is amazing of course, but i don’t think anything can beat The Black Wolf strikes again, hearing the introduction to that literally gave me chills

[@Jaredskoll]

Agree, one of the best themes in the game, plus a super cool phase change too. The stage for this fight is also cool, just the weakest musical theme of the three weapon trials.

[@fujiyamapanic]

I ran Emerald Weapon 40 times. Diamond Weapon 240 times, at least. I can not get enough of this song. Weird as it sounds.

[@Plasmapause]

Black Wolf Strikes again is just absolutel superb. Seeing Gaius in his prime from a memory and the guitar is just *chief's kiss*

[@yukilu602]

Actually really like this soundtrack, was starting to miss the orchestral stuff

[@bupbup7659]

Right? And I liked that the fight kind of subverted expectations and didn't change arena and stuff. At first I was like "is that it?" but then I thought that it conveyed what it needed to well and there's no reason to overdo fights

[@JoseMartinez-rt4kx]

@@bupbup7659 That was me yesterday too but as story progressed I saw why the fight was what it was

[@JulieLamia]

@@bupbup7659 Well, kinda? Armorless Diamond changes things up substantially from armored, and you're fighting on a relatively small section of the arena.

[@calamaty2007]

@@bupbup7659 It did a pretty good equivalent with its armor purge it does part way through the fight. It suddenly turned into a fast moving beast.

[@calamaty2007]

@@JulieLamia I think though the point applies since this armorless form is a temporary part of the raid, not something that lasts the rest of the raid.

[@BunnychanFarabee]

Beef Soft Tacos: Extra Grande Supreme Edition

[@calamaty2007]

Is the extreme version of this fight available now or not until later.

[@ArchieGamez]

@@calamaty2007 Already available

[@7Celestron]

@@ArchieGamez Time to die eating beef soft tacos already?

[@bharbarawyrstwaemasyn8741]

Big soft tacos the remix part VII

[@PuntOMancer0666]

@@calamaty2007 already a mount for it too

[@AirshipCanon2]

What you get when you combine the AMX-004 Qubeley, the NZ-999 Neo Zeong, and ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex and have it fight a bunch of guys riding 2 RX-78GP03 Gundam Dendrobiums... Immobile Suit Diamond Weapon.

[@twilight3037]

Absolutely love this music, farmed so hard for the dragon but ended up having to go to 99 totems. Never less it was worth it for the mount music

[@mainstreamvoltage]

I had a horrid time during prog, all my parties would quit before we could clear, but then finally we did it, and I got the mount on my first clear

[@mainstreamvoltage]

Makes up for the 100 totems I had to get for Hades

[@jacobkern2060]

Poor Alphonse. Turned into an EVA against his will.

[@EinDose]

Ohhhhh no. He got hit by worse than that. Evangelion has never been in this raid, it's all Gundam. He met the Alana-Viljana System.

[@ProfessM]

Newtypes always haunt the battle field.

[@jacobkern2060]

@@EinDose His soul was turned into a computer's core for a weapons system. Is that not how the EVA units worked?

[@EinDose]

@@jacobkern2060 with... several extra steps and complexities. But JUST that, no extra complexities, and a heaping helping of war orphans and consciousness of the situation? That's Iron Blooded Orphans, no doubt about it.

[@zaynethtroistal1130]

@@EinDose older than Alana-Viljana System, its the EXAM or ALICE system

[@LlenPlays]

The whole time I was thinking that this has the same chords as Ultima. When the Ultima vocals dropped I was so excited.

[@spiroskarv8341]

Ruby and emerald weapon have the ultima theme on their first phase as well.

[@GbrBy]

@SpirosKarv sapphire weapon: crying over the seawater

[@unsedinsane]

Fighting in a moving airship gives me that old feeling that a spiky alien will emerge from the Earth and burn everything..

[@calamaty2007]

@Chips Raider Except it is more like spiky alien will emerge from the moon

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

Well as long as we don't get teamed up with a frog paladin and a cave woman monk we might be alright.

[@dragonmangames2523]

@@crimsonwizahd2358 DON'T GIVE PEOPLE GLAM IDEAS /joke

[@okamikitsune1024]

@@crimsonwizahd2358 DON'T GIVE D&D DUNGEON MASTERS MORE IDEAS TO USE AGAINST US MERE PLAYERS!!!

[@JS-kr8fs]

Diamond: "You guys remember that Sepirot mechanic?" Party: "...No?" _everyone flung off the stage_ Diamond: "That one."

[@halapenopepper]

i love how small it is in the duty and how it's freakin godzilla sized in all the cutscenes

[@vigo2669]

Well it is more zoomed in in the cutscenes. The player characters are still tiny in comparison.

[@imptwins]

In fairness a lot of the aspects of this quest line were based on mecha anime and its tropes, and what's more mecha anime than jarringly inconsistent size ratios?

[@holmesholmes.8784]

it look so small when we fight, but when I got close enough it look surprisingly big (when I fall to it’s leg)

[@KogashiwaKai]

not gonna lie wasnt ready for the G-Savior name drop let alone there being 2 of them

[@DP-fq7iy]

*Sunrise has entered the chat.*

[@ProfessM]

Had to explain my loud groan to my friends when Cid dropped that name.

[@Shadowtheheartbroken]

Me, clueless: Ah. Makes sense...?

[@thecrimsonmeteor]

@@Shadowtheheartbroken g savior is a bad gundam movie

[@undna]

In French it was G-Guerrier, then G-Gardien, G-G

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

and here i thought it would be a higher tier of anti eikon weapon not the mark 1 that i did not expect

[@TheSMBZfan1]

It was intended to be perfect out of the gate, using the other Weapons as the 'Prototype' Designs to integrate.

[@edogard1]

That leaves me with the question, What’s the Mark 2 anti eikon weapon then?

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

@@edogard1 id assume ultima? omega? no idea really but i do wanna know and i hope someone (prolly mr happy) does a series showcasing each weapon and their role and history as it comes to their place in the ff14 story

[@holmesholmes.8784]

@@edogard1 I think there won’t be mark 2

[@DarkEnigmaXIII]

Likely the Arch Ultima that estinien fought in Garlemald.

[@satedsnail]

This theme really gives out a triumphant final boss vibe

[@andredesouzadovale1426]

Diamond's Missiles gave me Rufus Shinra flashbacks

[@arahman56]

I mean, the pre-fight cutscene already has Diamond Weapon blowing up the facility.

[@calamaty2007]

Reminds me of the Xi Gundam's funnel missles

[@catdoguchiha2720]

@@calamaty2007 he's from ff7 he's having flashbacks to shinra killing diamond weapon lol

[@the.duck.is.ronin.]

One notable thing about this trial is that Diamond Weapon is the Mark I warmachina, while Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald are Mark III to V respectively. That means there's a fifth weapon we have yet to see.

[@nikorasudayo]

Ultima Weapon?

[@the.duck.is.ronin.]

@@nikorasudayo Ultima Weapon was created before the other weapons, so there's no rrason for it to be Mark II.

[@seasirocco3063]

I think the one Estienian destroyed was that one.

[@sparthyslaysstuff2405]

Mark II was the weapon Estinien soloed with the brainjacked pilot hooked up to it.

[@keeganguyer5237]

There’s the Jade Weapon from the FF7 prequel focused on the Turks. Maybe a Minstral’s Ballad Weapons could have Mr Anti-Gaius the Scientist piloting it as the Final Boss of that Ballad?

[@MrLilven]

The bit from 1:14 giving me me a lot of brave fencer musashi vibe, old square's game, so nostalgic i'm gonna cry 😭

[@xigbarmasters3337]

LOL!!! It's exactly like the GP03 Dendrobium mobile armor! All that is missing is you screaming 'GATO!!!' The whole fight.

[@zaynethtroistal1130]

At least Gato himself is involved (as in Gato's seiyuu, Akio Otsuka, is Gaius van Baelsar)

[@DatCheese]

@@zaynethtroistal1130 holy shit good catch xD

[@Ephra_wangai]

Twin dendrobiums trying to capture a mobile suit in a Narrative-esque fashion.

[@thesunthrone]

I love this rendition of the Weapon's theme so much. It still has the same beat and that same choir and that ominous undertone, but... it is hopeful. It's like a marching beat, the triangle percussion giving it an almost cheery feel, a throughline of hope that is then underlined with the soaring flutes and trumpets. It really captures what's going on in the story - Alphonse carrying Allie and the hope of Werlyt with it, knowing the weapon is far too dangerous to be anywhere near their home or VIIth legion. And so it's raging out here, up in the sky - where it's safe to burn the trapped eikon's power, along with the weapon itself. Burn it all until there's nothing left, but for Allie, their hope and their precious memories safely protected within. Diamond Weapon Alphonse is... almost having fun here, in some small part glad to be facing off against the infamous Warrior of Light. Even as the Heart of Sabik beats with its twisted purpose with the echoing choir motif, the son of Baelsar still remains true and gives his all in his flight for freedom.

[@FantasyTOUCH]

In love with this music 🥰

[@GEMINIVice1]

...I just can’t with Gaius and his kids This quest line really turned out better than I thought it would. Sad as shit near the end, but still... And really enjoyed this fight, looking forward to learning EX this weekend.

[@Flameseeker343]

Damnit now that one comment about the lyrics sounding like "BEEF SOFT TACOS, SUPREEEEME" is stuck in my head.

[@charliemcmillan4230]

Me as machinist and 2 tanks solod this guy down from 30% during a roulette when someone carried the flare into the party. I got marked with the flare and backed into a corner with a time limit on my life of about 5 seconds and we edged it out right before the third flare killed me

[@obsidianselene2349]

feels like they added the eternal fight from ff13-2 into it at 2:29 either way I'm not complaining or comparing both are lovely

[@DarkspineNero]

I just finished the Extreme fight today, It was my first Extreme and I did it with my new FC to boot. I'm still pump with adrenaline from the second phase.

[@LukomoNettomi]

The return of Big Fat Tacos remastered

[@kingforte2741]

LOL! XD

[@jaeusa160]

All I hear is "Big Fat Tacos Drama-tic"

[@plaguekatt]

Loved these trials and story so much.

[@nicholasparsley7183]

I don't play FF14 but I do like quite a bit of the music... so imagine my dismay when I notice "BIG FAT TACOS" in this after being made aware of it in the ruby theme lol

[@MB-em9ek]

For some of us, those fights give a Gundam vibe. As for me, it gives a Zone of the enders vibe. Such a great quest line. Sad and epic.

[@Poldovico]

I thought Ruby Weapon had more of an Evangelion vibe. That and the whole oversoul concept, basically turning people into dummy plugs.

[@TheCrimsonSpork]

@@Poldovico glad I wasn’t the only one

[@Olive_Gorilla]

Man I expected it to sound like the weapon raid theme from ff7 but he'll this theme is cool

[@ReiokoLSciffer]

Me the entire fight: Forward and back and then go forward and back and then go forward and back, then put one foot forward

[@7Celestron]

I get the reference, but I don't get why you made the reference X)

[@ReiokoLSciffer]

@@7Celestron because you keep going forward and back between the platforms

[@Lyu-Phy]

This boss is one of the most satisfying bosses ever. Absolute God tier trial, super fun and amazing especially while farming. The other God tier one is Seat of Sacrifice.

[@darkshade2k7]

It took me 253 runs to eventually get my Dragon from this fight, so this fight is permanently stuck in my head. Which is good because its awesome, lol

[@sgtass1]

But you are guranteed the dragon with 99 runs? Are you a masochist?

[@darkshade2k7]

@@sgtass1 At the time the dragon wasn't available to purchase for tokens, lol

[@LUCIOUSXIV]

@@darkshade2k7 that was were i was at as well had 240 tomes but wasn't available for purchase yet so like a madlad i press on and got it as a drop

[@darkshade2k7]

@@LUCIOUSXIV we're both insane, lol

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

MEN OF DESTINYYYY

[@calamaty2007]

Dendrobium yeah. And you could argue the Emerald Weapon was a reference to the Neue Ziel, though functionally I would almost say it was like the Neo Zeong

[@rexxel8867]

probably one of the best storyline quest in the game

[@Kreality]

After listening to this theme for few days non-stop, I have to admit that this is 100% the best boss theme song for 5.5. The entire chase sequence is just amazing, and then you are fighting the Diamond Weapon at the sea of clouds with this intense, fast, and epic soundtrack playing behind it. And then it gets even better after Diamond Weapon transformed into some kind of agile alien beast and destroying one of the platforms. After a moment of the fierce fight, instead of exploding, you can see the weapon slowly fall down into the sea of clouds as the closure of this fight. My favorite part: 0:00 - 1:00. The animation and music are just superb. If anything, I can't find myself enjoying the Nier Automata Final Boss theme in 5.5. Maybe because I don't play Nier Automata, so I really have a hard time enjoying or appreciate that final boss music.

[@scathan8186]

Phase 2 emerald music was best imho

[@holmesholmes.8784]

time to look up some vid about nier to understand

[@rolandlaroche117]

That last boss from the raid isn't from nier automata. Iirc its either from nier gestalt or drakhengard

[@holmesholmes.8784]

@@rolandlaroche117 it doesn’t even come from gestalt or replicant, or even drakengard, though it is a heavy reference to drakengard

[@BlazeLibra]

Even though I know very little about Nier, I still really liked the final boss theme, rare are the times that a climactic final boss theme feels so unnervingly peaceful. Saying that though, yes I agree this weapon theme SLAPS.

[@SaigaTenshi]

0:12 OMG, its GP03 Dendrobium Gundam

[@nao61_08]

Proud Last Weapons Theme

[@lartisteautravail]

Why does the way this opens remind me of the "watch out" part of "I Put a Spell on You" in Hocus Pocus? Now whenever I'm fighting Diamond Weapon I'm gonna be muttering, "ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi."

[@neoel9511]

So was the Mk. II also supposed to call back how in Zeta there were multiple Mark II Gundam suits at first?

[@holmesholmes.8784]

yes, and that it was made by Nero (painted red) to one up Cid, again

[@rueceless7580]

I cant say I ever expected to fight Diamond weapon in the sky on top of a pilotable mini ultima weapon using Gundam GP-03's fuck off mobile armor thing.

[@bigboots1177]

What the hell. They just casually up the storytelling to god tier with this questline. The darkest and most sad yet by far. The trials get a completely different feeling story-wise compared to everything before this, like trying to strike down those you want to help as there is no other choice.

[@leonides1527]

Yay we saved the- Cid: it won't hold!! *diamond falls* *OH COME THE FUCK ON!!!*

[@okamikitsune1024]

Also Gaius: "YOU HAD ONE JOB CID! LITERALLY ONE JOB, AND YOU BOTCHED IT!"

[@leonides1527]

​@@okamikitsune1024 Nero: should've let me hold it 😏

[@Lanadra]

I literally just did this fight and god was it fun.

[@calamaty2007]

It is, it is arguably my least favorite of the trials (not counting Sapphire) but it was very fun as a whole. Well okay maybe I like it a bit more than Ruby because I didn't like Ruby's second form.

[@lucca5367]

I love how the theme sounds more ancient than Ultima's did

[@Exdeathmore]

Dendrobium vs. Neue Ziel

[@sum1337]

its going 3x faster than the other weapons!

[@Loispealz34]

i simultaneously love you and hate you for that reference.

[@shissona9572]

@@Loispealz34 that reference being? I'm stupid n curious

[@Loispealz34]

@@shissona9572 original gundam main antagonist char aznable fought in a custom mech suit, famous for being "3 times faster" than the basic model.

[@Ephra_wangai]

@@Loispealz34 the best part being that he never actually did. His zaku2 was only about 30% better in specs with safety limiters turned off. It was all about his skill in piloting that made him seem that much faster.

[@Loispealz34]

@@Ephra_wangai i completely forgot that. Char the original chad.

[@azatheeverchosen7615]

So fast.... It hasn't even been a day!

[@erdnuzz8368]

Ive never been savage before. Then my first savage was Eden 9 S. Then they told me - okay today we do a different one, dw its not that hard. Then i stood before Diamond Weapon Extreme.... :D Without a warning, without prep bcse no one told me we would go. Ive learned a lot pain this day XD

[@bupbup7659]

It's nice to get an orchestral track for once

[@BunnychanFarabee]

I like that Soken at least switches it up quite a bit. Meanwhile, you've got the other big MMO that only ever does ambient orchestral music for everything...

[@MrSpacebar13]

@@BunnychanFarabee There's something for everyone in FFXIV's soundtrack. Do you like orchestral tracks? There's plenty of those. Do you like tracks that totally rock out? There's plenty of those too.

[@BunnychanFarabee]

@@MrSpacebar13 Do you like electronic dance bangers? Jazz? Pa-paya, pa pa payaya paya?

[@silverancient7840]

Man this song is guuuud

[@crowofcainhurst]

I cried so hard and couldn't tank properly during this fight after figuring out who piloting the diamon weapon.

[@kerrygamer9359]

I feel like gundam Vs zaku Edit: because G warrior connect with truster platform to fight Diamond weapons

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

More like gundam stardust memory

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

My god is the coolest thing ever see GEEZ ORE WA GUNDAM

[@Lore_XiV69]

Big FAT Tacos is back !

[@jaeusa160]

Big Fat Tacos, oh Big Fat Tacos, oh Big Fat Tacos... drama-tic!

[@SirMonty_]

Sounds pretty gangsta

[@asch5299]

This song while solo tanking since our other tank at the time quit on us was quite the experience I have to say

[@sifridcrew4168]

I mourn the healer having to babysit the dps for getting 2nd aggro

[@extinctbaryonyx]

Lol those poor healers having to always on standby for the 2nd agro.

[@sweepingtime]

BIG FAT TACOS BIG FAT TACOS THEY'RE BIGGGG

[@brokendolfie]

I love this track, it sounds like it could've been in Xenogears.

[@DrLavitz]

BIG FAT TACOS, A BIG FAT TACOS, A BIG FAT TACOS, SUPREME

[@Elementalzx14]

Man I was hoping for FF7 music, overall though This is a fun fight

[@MegamiYura]

This song gives ace combat vibes and I love it

[@Gwynbleidd_117]

Song from the second half of the 5.5 trailer. It bumps I like it 😁

[@ms.mittenz]

This is the song in which i hear the most leifmotifs. Its just leifmotifs, and its PERFECT THIS SONG HAS NO RIGHT TO SLAP THIS FUCKING BAD!!!

[@AkaAkoVT]

Okay, now I have got to ask, when does the story suddenly turn into gundam? Like, I think I stopped partway through stormblood, and this looks pretty awesome.

[@amsaa91]

It involves Garleans researching Allagan technology and building from it. If you played until Stormblood you remember the Ultima Weapon at the end of ARR and Azys La at the end of Heavensward which were pretty futuristic; those were Allagan as well.

[@AkaAkoVT]

@Raphael S After getting back into FFXIV after briefly thinking "Shadowlands can't be that ba- oh" I ended up beating this trials series jut a day before Endwalker hit. Instant favorite with me, and I'm now really looking forward to what Endwalker's trials end up being like :3 So far, I've beaten the EX of the 83 trial as well as Pandaemonium(Normal). Looking forward to trying the 89 EX and maybe even Savage in the coming weeks!

[@PkmnTrainerMario619]

Song reminds me of Unbreakable Chains from KH BBS, love this theme

[@DekkarJr]

Thing is pretty agile for such a wide boy

[@alenofbellwood]

0083: Diamond Dust Memory

[@shirokasute1520]

The end of this Side-Story hitts so hard

[@GbrBy]

it does. i just wanna hug Allie

[@Mrtll]

I would pay $30 just a diamond weapon mount

[@마징가-q2q]

GUNDAM !!!!

[@unit9578]

Enjoyed the story and the fight in general, but... Tracking mechanics... I didn't enjoy it with 'Crush Weapon' on "The Thunder God," and I didn't enjoy it here with 'Diamond Shrapnel.' I reeeaaally suck at these things.

[@zenosyeetgalvus]

BIG CHUNGUS TIME!!!

[@connormac4401]

am i the only one who hears bits similar to "away" from ff16?

[@paradoxicaldragon]

One thing that left me confused about this trial was the fact that to me it seemed to have little in common with Zenos, despite using his combat data. Anyone else feel the same way? It was much different than the Emerald Weapon, which clearly did have influences from Gaius (in phase 2 especially). Somewhat disappointing. I actually wonder whether there was development pressure at this time (because of upcoming Endwalker release), meaning plans for a phase 2 that might have shown Zenos influences got scrapped.

[@ArCvnDnt]

Valens thought about using Zenos' auracite combat data but he's too unpredictable and insane, making it useless for his goals. Instead he used Alfonse's mind as replacement.

[@Caribbean-Man]

@@ArCvnDnt that's lame. Literally bait and switch in emeralds ending cutscene. Hopefully in ultimate we get diamond zenos

[@dracomeister7684]

@@Caribbean-Man I always saw the armor shedding into a beast-like creature to be Zenos, as he’s a beast And what were they gonna take from the Zenos fight? (At the time). His aoe? His adds? (Swords) All of his cool stuff was Shinryu (at the time)

[@galloviking4766]

Bismark's back baby

[@calamaty2007]

With no vore this time

[@yourdude9942]

Actual title: Ultima Weapon Gachi Mix ♂

[@adimaru861]

G-Warrior Dendrobium

[@vaimantobe3034]

So basically another version of Ultima, but now with hints of Infinity (Zurvan's theme) at the start for some reason?

[@SirMonty_]

Why is that a bad thing question mark

[@vaimantobe3034]

@@SirMonty_ it isn't. I just wonder why it seems like Infinity of all things is referenced. Also, I'm not entirely sure if that's what they are referencing here. Maybe it's another leitmotif?

[@DarthXelion]

@@vaimantobe3034 Its a combination of Ultima and the Azys Lla motif. Or Scale and Steel. especially since the opening cutscene is a direct reference to the Shinryu v Omega fight.

[@RobdeliaYT]

@@DarthXelion Remember that the Ultima Warrior, which we repurposed into the G Warrior, was found in Azys Lla, specifically in Fractural Continuum Hard. That's why the Azys Lla motif is here.

[@vaimantobe3034]

@@DarthXelion @Darth Xelion I can't really hear Azys Lla in here. Maybe it's the different tone and the busy background vocals. The part i'm referring to starts at 0:27 It goes something like this: Du du du du du duuu Duuu du duuu duuu du duuu (Repeat in roughly the same tone) And the last part of Order Yet Undecided (also featured in Regula's theme and Scale and Steel) goes like this: Duuuuuuu du du duu du du duuu du du duuu du du duu du duduuuuuuuu (Repeats in different ways) Sorry by the way, I'm not a music expert so i have no way to annotate this. My point is that Ihave trouble hearing the Azys Lla leitmotif here.

[@Iamkitkatbar]

Finally managed to get the Gwiber at 230 runs with 14 gwiber drops

[@coffeelink943]

Mine was 345 :,) I kept track and collect totem when it first came out

[@chokoanders6546]

*pop*

[@calamaty2007]

Mmmm I love bubble wrap

[@deathaccent7437]

This song reminds me Food War

[@Parzival0117]

What quest line is this and how do I start it?

[@IntegratorNivramgrate]

The quest should be in Porta Praetorium, in The Lochs.

[@meitomiyazaki9848]

It is the sorrow of werlyt questline, the optional boss quest line of shadowbringers the first part of the quests unlocks in patch 5.2 after a certain cutscene then the next part is unlocked every patch after that up till now with this being the conclusion it is usually in the lochs to start it

[@alandunaway933]

Gato Riding Dendrobium?

[@Dubbartist]

Big fat tacos are big fat tacos are big fat tacos are biiiiig! ♪

[@andredesouzadovale1426]

Those Who Fight Further or J-E-N-O-V-A Quickening mashed up with Ultima (Primals Version) would be fitting for the Weapons battle for Final Fantasy 7 Remake part 3

[@Ysantrophy]

does anyone know, if this theme exists for the orchestrion?

[@mikey2gameplay344]

Yep EX drop I believe

[@crystalgoddess4085]

Yes, it's from the EX, and it's called In the Arms of War.

[@Ysantrophy]

@@crystalgoddess4085 thank you!

[@spinerflame7922]

How were those Astro macros set up?

[@bubblee6698]

Nier raid music next please ! - final song is *chefs kiss*

[@sera_venus]

anyone else's left ear ringing?