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[@sadeyne2412]

Fun fact: the name of the spell Haurchefant casts to give you the buff is "Together Forever."

[@aleckzonyoutube2438]

I was having a good day. We were all having a good day. 😭

[@jaeme683]

Bruh...

[@WilliamTheWatchful]

THAT'S NOT A *FUN* FACT!!! TT^TT

[@Castersvarog]

Oh my god, just, oh my god. I need a minute, that is just so fucking sweet.

[@pelosuelto70]

OMG...

[@Mocita]

The final boss fight: Phase 1; The party: Why do we hear boss music? Phase 2; The Boss: WHY DO **I** HEAR BOSS MUSIC?!

[@2Shiba]

WHAT IS THIS DEFIANT MUSIC?

[@shinkicker404]

Zenos: I want to hear boss music... :(

[@Bottle-OBill]

Our song of hope, she dances on the wind

[@Cardzer]

@@Bottle-OBill Higher, oh Higher!

[@TonyRedgrave]

@@Cardzer E'er our vows endure!

[@LeeroyJanky]

When Urianger got drunk and said, "Keep thy secrets" I died And when you speak to him again he starts asking you about the doubles he's seeing of everyone

[@occamsaturn]

my favorite this is why I talked to every NPC whenever I could

[@timoteotutaia4412]

As soon he said that i was like “HE SAID THE THING?!?”

[@Wolfdoggie]

Is it a reference to something?

[@bosinclaire7670]

@@Wolfdoggie Lord of the rings reference Frodo says it.

[@GamingDualities]

at least something that franchise has still going on for them... everything else is mostly outdated... combat, not combining PVP and PvE elements... no alternatives, no innovation... lack of PVP updates and social features like chat bubbles...

[@Toffeehammer]

I think that little noise Meteion makes when you ask her to come home broke my heart more than anything else in the game.

[@clairemadeinheaven]

I felt so sad for her, our meteion before she shuts herself down even tried to run away from us to protect us

[@Xenmaru00]

@@clairemadeinheaven i love our sweet summer bird child.

[@yabiyabi]

In JP voice, Meteion made me cry just by the voice acting, I cannot not cry watching it

[@Tenkuu-san]

@@yabiyabi Yeah, especially the way the Endsinger's voice breaks in the cutscene at the end of the trial, and she sounds just like Elpis Meteion. Not to mention the way she's sobbing and sniffling when we show her our memories.

[@yabiyabi]

@@Tenkuu-san omg I am crying yess T_T

[@hjt091]

Fun etymological fact: Thule was the name of an island that Greek explorers claimed to visit at the very edge of the Arctic Circle, basically considering it as the last place humans lived before the world became uninhabitable (in medieval maps, it was occasionally used to represent Iceland) Ultima Thule was therefore the term used for the absolute edge of the world, a place where there was nothing further beyond it. A fitting name for a world that is literally and metaphorically at the end of the universe.

[@alpha00zero]

And if you want more Greek stuff, Endsinger during their final phase, all their attacks are called Telomania. In Greek, "telo" means "to terminate" and "mania" is "obsession". So in short, it's her final struggle to end us, an obsession to end life is all she as left to counter us.

[@leafyr0kr]

Ultima Thule is also the unnoficial nickname of the the farthest and most primitive object in the Solar System visited by a spacecraft when the New Horizons space probe conducted a flyby on 1 January 2019. The more you know.

[@Dracobyte]

Like the End of the World in the original Kingdom Hearts and the End of Time in Chrono Trigger?

[@scifisyko]

@@leafyr0kr its name got changed to Arrokoth because of the Nazi obsession with the concept of Ultima Thule

[@Veloso-hf1ux]

Really cool all the info guys! 👏🏽

[@MicahBoy]

me: "i think im done crying" Endwalker: no you're not

[@raiyano7436]

Fun Fact: you only see aether currents in ultima thule after Estinien’s sacrifice, you are quite literally attuning to estinien

[@ReesesBees]

Are you sure? I saw them as soon as I got to Ultima Thule.

[@raiyano7436]

@@ReesesBees I meant to say get, not see mb

[@ngfshgsfhsgh]

@@raiyano7436 Well there's no aether currents in the first area literally is partially why, but yeah

[@Scotia__]

And they're also super easy to find! Thanks for that Estinien! True bro

[@gbtygfvyg]

@@ReesesBees there's no aether currents in the first area so unless you had a friend flying you around the other zone's then it's not possible

[@khloeprower6087]

Larry, through tear stained eyes as Meteion tells him that he can’t reach her: Jokes on you, I got a gap closer.

[@Sketchblopp]

I laughed so heart when I heard this reaction. xD

[@WilZyX75]

"My standards for story in video games are now going to be extremely unfair." That is so true !

[@MunkeeGamer]

Same

[@falcontomto]

not just in video games tho... my anime time is gonna be a lot less enjoyable, for now I knew true perfection.

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

@@falcontomto by now im sure many many people have next to no expectations for movies anymore, so yeahhhh lol

[@Tensazabimarukai]

Dam too true this bit I need to be screaming at one point “LETSFUCKING-GOOO” after exploring a steadily creeping despair now in order to call it a moving story,

[@josetapia9606]

*Well, FFXIV's tory was better* Is gonna be my new Entlited Shitposter motto from now on

[@emmelynrp]

"How does she have a digestive tract?" Come on Larry, they made it very clear in Elpis that she can't eat. Get your facts straight

[@MrDoot-hj2ir]

Y'shtola really heard about the Heat Death of the Universe and the Fermi Paradox, like, centuries before Eorzean science even could even think about it and said "While I appreciate your advice, I will not heed it". Knowledge ages ahead of her. ABSOLUTE GODDESS

[@LeeroyJanky]

Y'shtola be like, "I don't care what happens in a million years. That's a future me problem." And everyone just looks at her like "???"

[@jellyfishjig]

There's actually a book you can find in the library earlier that discusses the expansion of the universe as part of a "did you know this?" type popular science book, so academics like Y'shtola likely at least knew that the heat death of the universe was one possible end. It's more that that particular really advanced civilization felt like they had tried everything and couldn't avert it that may have been the extra demoralizing part (although given that dynamis is basically FF14's version of dark matter and was used to accelerate the expansion, I see no reason why a dynamis-proficient civilization (the Ea were aether-based) couldn't simply reverse or otherwise slow this expansion.

[@Jean-ii8cg]

@@jellyfishjig probably only some researchers with some focus on astral bodies might have an idea of a possible "heat death" without feasible proof, so Y'shtola almost certainly never heard of it, on the other side I think the demoralizing part for the Ea was that they made themselves immortal, so they would inevitably experience the end of the universe without a way to stop it

[@carlfromaccounting1112]

@@jellyfishjig Another thing to consider here is that the Ea had made themselves immortal at this point, so the knowledge of the heat death of the universe would hit a little harder if you also knew that you would be alive to experience it.

[@Xyonai3112]

"Yeah I guess learning about the inevitable heat death of all of creation got you feeling down but I'm built different."

[@Kasaaz]

Nothing hit me as hard as that Urianger / Parents moment.

[@InfamousResult]

I'm normally not an Urianger fan, but the VA's quivering voice in the English dub sold the moment for me. Phenomenal work by Timothy Watson.

[@kipicbloud]

The story conclusion we didn't know we needed, but now can't live without T-T

[@Fractured676]

The moment she said "The letter written by shaky hands", I was absolutely crushed. That line obliterated my very soul.

[@shadcroly]

That was the moment I started crying. I could hold it in through the whole expansion, but Rachel Atkins broke me like glass. Bless her for her ability to play moms that I fall in love with instantly.

[@PurpleStar22]

I fucking lost it.

[@tatersalad76]

The end fight for summoners is just yelling **"I LEARNED THIS ONE FROM MY BOI IFRIT!"** and proceeding to beat the shit out of Zenos

[@meelee412]

don't bring bahamut to a scythe fight , all I'm sayin

[@roetemeteor]

What's great is for my scholar, I got started as a pugilist. You took away my book... *You shouldn't have done that.*

[@1wayroad935]

I still can't believe that the Endwalker logo wasn't the moon, it was a thing in Ultima Thule!

[@gamerninjah8508]

Right? They really took us for a ride this time.

[@jn1791]

it wasn't. the login screen clearly shows that it's the moon

[@jaysanj152]

And the Pizza thingy is none other than the Ragnarok itself. Really Clever.

[@GamingDualities]

at least something that franchise has still going on for them... everything else is mostly outdated... combat, not combining PVP and PvE elements... no alternatives, no innovation... lack of PVP updates and social features like chat bubbles...

[@arianecarter]

@@jn1791 it shows the moon at first, then it changes to Ultima Thule right before the Ragnarok arrives. Go to Ultima Thule and look at the sky, it's almost 1:1 the exact same object in the sky as the logo.

[@Derpinator01]

Can't believe that Larry, summoner main that he is, missed that the ship has a head dong to channel the energy it gains from summons.

[@neberboi]

Interesting observation!

[@TonyRedgrave]

Is that what that was for? It all makes sense now...

[@DEATHBYFIRE09]

The absolute panic in chat at the boss repeating the planet attack fucking killed me. I'm glad we have a new MSQ trial to trick sprouts with.

[@zaolus2507]

They tricked Savix with it, making him use LB at the ad phase before the first planet attack and it was the most hilarious thing to watch unfold from there.

[@tuggerjaegger2886]

@@zaolus2507 i think i did the same on accident, and just before the screen went black, someone asked ''who did that?'' x'D idk why my accidental LB mistakes make me laugh so hard

[@kuronaialtani]

Even better is that you get a free lb3 when you kill the add I used melee lb3 on it just because it had so much health and I had no idea we’d need the tank one after I thought I’d doomed the run until we got it back right away And then everyone had their respective “THAT’S ILLEGAL” when she rewound it

[@apollogarvan9446]

Near wipe in my case. I and the two tanks were the only ones alive. I had to slowcast revive the first since swiftcast was on cooldown, revived the other immediately, party revived just as the screen went black and I'm like "did we wipe?"

[@IosLocarth]

I had some DC right before add phase : )

[@KaayuMajiad]

I'm so glad to see someone acknowledge the gradual building of the BGM in Ultima Thule, and with each sacrifice adding layers to the song, nobody will ever convince me that the vocals are being sung by anyone other than G'raha. Have to love the parallel between our chars and Louisoix in the scene at the end of Dead Ends, forcibly teleporting everyone away to stand alone facing down the threat to everything we hold dear. Even moreso as 1.0 survivors following so closely in the actions of the man that guided us in our early days and teleported us away, getting to return the favor by doing the same to save his students and grandchildren.

[@Sketchblopp]

And yet we did not turn into a big WoL-primal, kinda disappointing. But then again we are not risking to become cannon fodder for other Summoners.

[@rollwily]

I am 1000% with you on G'raha singing, he vanished and the lyrics started and I died.

[@pseudipto]

I liked the first two iterations a lot, hope they release them as soundtracks. Similar to ill mheg with all the fog.

[@Sketchblopp]

@@rollwily I had to wait for someone before I could continue and meanwhile looked up the lyrics. This whole scene where he left and then this song was the point where I was actually starting to doubt that we'd get them back like they were. Maybe stalking us like Ghost-Yoda or something, or a temporary return, but not really. That song is so haunting at that moment. I almost cried when I had to get back later to gather stuff with my botanist in this area and heard that song again, even after finishing Endwalker. xD

[@tehSunBro]

Well the singer is Jason Charles Miller, who also did Shadowbringers, and more importantly, To the Edge. Which has a very similar feel and thematic. Close in the Distance feels a lot like a continuation to To the Edge. Lyrically the song speaks of the universal "we" the scope of the song is much larger than just any 1 person. But if i had to choose, i'd pick Emet, since he was the one entrusting the future to us.

[@remixofdestiny]

Larry`s pugilist training from Drak helped him out in the end huh.

[@Nobrev]

pug-alist

[@sleepysera]

OMG I forgot about that 😂

[@shimasclan]

It was great watching my cute little white mage kitty going fisticuffs with Zeno's. God, this expansion was so great...

[@NeoSaturos123]

Seeing my lalafell girl punch the crap out of Zenos was better I think. She is at least max size and a Warrior though.

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

MNK confirmed most powerful job.

[@dec222]

"Wait, I've changed my mind about how smart the trusts are. I want my trust back." legit laughed my ass off at that.

[@Sketchblopp]

I played it with my Trust and when I saw how they all dodged the mechanics that are new, it made me sad, bc. I felt like this will be the smoothest run in a long long time. (Which is no surprise, "follow the herd" doesn't work when there is no herd that knows stuff.) :D

[@AxiamWolfe]

All fun and games until Alisae yeets herself away with the stack marker to do a melee combo.

[@Wolfdoggie]

I did it first without much issue with Trust during MSQ (outside of dying once at last % cuz Alphenaud randomly dived into me with his aoe circle at last second). Then when I got it for trial roulette it was literally not completeable and duration expired from so many fails. It was first time I ever seen a roulette fail that way.

[@Sketchblopp]

@@AxiamWolfe Hehe... I've never had issues with this but from what I heard Stack Markers are still a bit of a problem with the Trust when they are busy doing something else. Especially with Estiniens though. I hope they fix it.

[@marajademiller477]

I can relate.... did it with players first because wanted to do it together with my bf... we wiped and wiped and wiped and people just kept charging at it without thinking. The one and only time I rage quit a duty and screamed at my bf "k bye I'm doing it with trust" Trust was the best choice it went so smooth. Even tho G'raha almost killed me with his spread marker, the poor boy runs away from the boss and there was me being a good healer and trying to get away from the boss letting the PLD have his uptime XD

[@SugaMot]

"I couldn't see because of Titan" That about sums up my lvl 90 experience

[@Dharengo]

/petsize all small. It makes them really cute.

[@Dharengo]

@randomguy8196 Is it that bad? Even with party set to simple?

[@Dharengo]

@randomguy8196 Hahahaha that's awful. It's so awful it makes me laugh. The more I learn about smn the more I feel like the people who evangelize it are on heavy copium. "But look it's a real summoner now". Yeah, with a two button rotation that blinds you to mechanics.

[@Dharengo]

@randomguy8196 There was no reason to take away the dots and related mechanics. They would only add to what we have now and make it feel a lot more rounded.

[@Dharengo]

@randomguy8196 If they're going to save summoner they're going to have to make changes lol. This "OMG SO AWESOME" high won't last. People will grow bored, mark my words.

[@cameronbeach2581]

Larry: "We can be friends so long as you're not a homocidal maniac." Zenos: "BRUH"

[@Tom-wb8pc]

Fun Fact: The delivery scene actually changes depending on the content you have completed. If you just did the basic MSQ, the cutscene is much shorter, but if you do it all, they'll all show up for you. They've done something similar before, but its a really cool detail to see in a full cutscene.

[@VariableEnd]

The English dub for /that/ cutscene with Urianger is absolutely incredible, 10/10 always makes me cry, the VA put his whole Uriangussy into that

[@TheChoasMan]

Reported. Urangussy is a slur against decency.

[@VariableEnd]

I knew what it was when I typed it out, morality has no power over me

[@MarkZeroGaming]

This game broke my whole entire heart and then put it back together again. I never thought I would actually be excited and willing to give Zenos effing Galvus exactly what he wanted.

[@Xenmaru00]

i always thought he was one of those badass asshole types that anime likes to put out. Someone absurdly skilled and powerful, a walking Natural Disaster, but is just slaughtering thousands on a whim with a bored look on his face. and then he meets us and breaks his blade on our tits, and goes "...ok that's new." Then he finds what he desired most, in us: a challenge, and an ending. He fought us with his power, he fought us with the power of a world-threatening entity, he _lost_ to both, and then acknowledged our strength, acknowledged the unwilling gift we gave to him, and _kills himself_ with a smile on his face. The thing is, he didnt do it to deny us the kill, to deny anyone _anything_ at all, he did it as a Reward for having bested him. To him, the winner survives, the loser dies. He died. and then he didnt stay dead. and then decided "i would change nothing about myself...but i _do_ want to see if they can repeat the victory". All he wanted was death on his terms, which was at the hands of one who could challenge him. But he wanted us _focused_ on him. No distractions, no weakness. Us at our best. Everything terrible he did, from the point of his revival to his end, was to spur us to focusing on him. But he realized, _that wasnt working_ so he changed tactics. He joined us at the end of everything, even giving us time to _save_ everything, so he could have our absolute attention. And he even offered for us to walk away. He was not a good man. Not in the slightest. but he was a simple man, with a simple want. and i feel like, had the Scions save our character, truly understood his motivations, he could have been used for good, for a while. But for a literally flat, two-dimensional character, who ADMITS he is a flat, two-dimensional character; he was very well done.

[@TitanDraugen]

Props to you. I couldn't after he did the thing in Garlemald. I love my WoL to death. >:T

[@KatrinaAmaxas]

@@Xenmaru00 This is probably the best description of Zenos I've ever read. I'm mad I can't like this five times.

[@tangocan1732]

@@Xenmaru00 in my headcanon he killed himself because in the elation of the battle, he knew he would never feel that good ever again, and so ended it on his terms. I'm probably wrong tho.

[@Xenmaru00]

@@tangocan1732 funny thing is that's pretty much what he did. he found his meaning, he got EXACTLY what he wanted, and rather than risk not being able to get it again, he decided to die satisfied. It just didnt _stick_ for him, is all.

[@DameonStarflame]

Because of the way he acts and talks (especially in English), people might forget that Urianger is younger than Thancred. Dude might be in his thirties if the game's timeline has moved forward at all. And if it hasn't, he's still in his late twenties. And he's had so many life or death decisions put on his shoulders by himself and others to save the world (or multiple worlds), more than anyone at that age should have to deal with. The dude REALLY needed the talk we had with him on the moon, and the moment with her parents, especially the hug.

[@holmesholmes.8784]

urianger is Younger than thancred ? o.o

[@DameonStarflame]

@@holmesholmes.8784 Yeah, Urianger is (in ARR) 29, while Thancred is 32. It's wild to have that knowledge. XD

[@SleepyPitou]

@@DameonStarflame small fun fact, the entire story of FFXIV (apart from time travel shenanigans) plays out in the same year. iirc the only confirmed bit of time skip is the month that passes between ARR and HW

[@DameonStarflame]

@@SleepyPitou Yeah, I know that Yoshi P refuses to set the game on a solid timeline because he doesn't want to limit the role players' enjoyment and, well, role playing. But at the same time, it has kinda invoked a weird sort of Comic Book Time in the game because it seems like a lot of things are happening while time is... not moving all that much. Yet some characters act like it's been years since they last saw you, while others note that it's still five years from the Calamity, which creates a weird inconsistency.

[@anonymouspenguin9876]

@@DameonStarflame considering the time spent in the first before we arrive at the beginning of shadowbringers (i forget how long each was there for) he's probably in his 30's now

[@jeffreydanielmaurer9159]

The G'raha fistbump is what broke me. I was holding it together until that and when the fists hit I just had to go sit down and cry for a bit.

[@kat7270]

Same. The Urianger part made me cry pretty good, but that fist bump broke the dam.

[@galileach2189]

Allisae being so mad about loosing G'raha represented me

[@viaxon6]

Fight with Zenos just isn't the same without "A TEST OF OUR REFLEXES"

[@thomasfleming8131]

And in Hydalens fight the "Follow your light. Or else fly my children and never look back"

[@pachpaints5356]

Urianger's shaking hands make me ugly cry immediately every time.

[@bbgdaryl]

"Wait, you're not the main character of this story." WRONG.GRAHA IS ALWAYS MAIN CHARACTER. He's the main character of my heart. 🥺

[@TheFalino]

Man I'm happy I'm not the only one who had such reaction to Zenos showing up. I've seen a lot of people being like "meh.. just leave me alone Zenos you stalker".. I was literally screaming when he showed up... I knew he was going to help us since he showed up in Garlemald.

[@hitagisenjougahara2651]

Almost all liked this scene only few people are the loudest

[@tehSunBro]

I absolutely despise Zenos. I sure hope he's dead now and we never see him again. Worst character ever. Loved the scene where Alisae ripped him a new one. Also when Meteons space first cracked and the dragon flew in for a second i thought it was Midgardsormr, before realizing it was Shinryu and that was such a dissappointment. Midgardsormr coming back would've been so much cooler. Fuck Zenos.

[@cryoaegice2670]

@@tehSunBro Redditor alert

[@Slade951]

I love the guy. Everytime he show up on screen I wish I was saying you son of a bitch im in before he even finished his sentences.

[@kylestewart2829]

I was ecstatic I was so dreaming of fighting with guy 1vs1 and they did it. Best ff moments for a true last final boss that has meaning I loved every second of it

[@1337penguinman]

I love the symbolism of Zenos literally breaking the 4th wall. He is actually talking to the player here, not the WoL. Also, it's pretty obvious that at least one of the writers is a Metal Gear fan.

[@flirkyn1661]

"Also, it's pretty obvious that at least one of the writers is a Metal Gear fan." Yeah ngl, that fistfight really reminded me of MGS4 final boss ahah

[@AerikkThief]

what I found really cool is that if you keep walking through all the voices without stopping, they never overlap each other and the music track will end right when you reach the top. that whole sequence was perfectly timed for that, and I think that fucks me up even more.

[@heartfullbutterfly314]

Yeah they perfectly spaced out each shadow to have the voice finish the quote when you approach the next one. Just neat they planned it so perfectly

[@IosLocarth]

The climb up with just the twins hit me so fucking hard. It's one of the greatest moments in the game and the solo walk afterwards is the only thing that surpasses it

[@jimboparker1477]

started laughing so hard that i cried. The Warrior of Light: Baja Blast

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

Baja Blast is too powerful!

[@Catlady29]

I can't stop laughing at "If I was a boss" 😂😂😂

[@Dharengo]

If I was a boss, I’d use my ultimate attack twice in a row.

[@thetraveler611]

You can see the change of reaction from Meteions as you travel through Ultima Thule, the first encounter was extremely hostile and inhuman, and the last one before the Dead Ends was greatly different, she seems a lot of humanlike, having some anger and disbelief on your stubbornness but at the same time showing her way of "caring." I especially like the moment when Hermes' word crossed with WoL's face.

[@Slade951]

You'd change your attitude too if someone you argue with on Internet actually showed up to fight you instead of just them threatening you over the Internet. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Even the pope guy went through that at thordan trial after you survived the ultimate attack.

[@thetraveler611]

@@Slade951 Well, but meteion isn't really afraid of WoL even at the end, that's a difference.

[@skylerliu_]

What i love so much about the Japanese voice cast is that... Hermes voice is so gentle and soft, especially at the end when he called Meteion's name 😭 I can't help but to be a sobbing mess

[@lj_aderyn]

I think Hermes' English VA also did an amazing job, honestly everyone in both Japanese and English (i havent heard the other languages) did some of their best work here for sure.

[@wontononionslicer1004]

the fact that square enix hired HIM to play a villain...

[@nahuel3433]

I love Hytlodaeus's voice in JP. He sounds like such a troll who can't wait to poke fun at Emet and get a bit of a laugh out of it

[@lj_aderyn]

@@wontononionslicer1004 to be fair its not the first time he's played a villain. He plays Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti in Re:Zero.

[@yinyang452]

@@wontononionslicer1004 Who was Hermes JP VA? I know that Ardbert is Archer from Fate.

[@Aerowind]

"I'm Alphinaud, I don't know how to play sage." Don't worry, neither does Alphinaud. I played through MSQ on Sage and his buttons are all messed up.

[@Wolfdoggie]

lol that annoyed me so much~ wouldn't let me swap them around.

[@AdeptKing]

They really knew how to hit the feels with this one, I was honestly expecting the twins to get turned into stone at some point. Now there’s no more ascians and no more Crystal Mom. I’m curious if that’s going to take away the blessing of light from the Wol or something. I also wonder if Meteion is actually gone or if she's put herself in the role of observer now. It’s also kind of bittersweet to see Hades, Hythlodeus, Hermès and Venat exiting the stage without a certain “someone” that has to stay behind without them even though that person isn’t the person they knew anymore but at least they got to go knowing that their home was safe.

[@AdamGMsKs]

well Zenos ATE the mothercrystal, so who knows at this point?

[@Xenmaru00]

Considering the "Blessing of Light" was little more than awakening the ancient ability to actively use Aether to peer into the past, paired with a Traveler's Ward (prevention of corruption of one's Aether) and she never truly rescinded it (Middy blasted SOMETHING to bits but we may very well have simply reconstructed the Ward on our own) we probably still have it. Meteion probably isnt dead, and is very likely either just wandering the world and chilling in a way she never got to before (For Hermes' sake) or is traveling the cosmos, likely telling our story, the story of one who faced the sentient End of the Universe and said "bitch please."

[@dedexter88]

Meteion is singing Song of Hope now across several dead stars

[@AdeptKing]

@@Xenmaru00 Yeah I know Midgardsomr did break the blessing before but I'm wondering if Hydaelyn's passing is going to make it lose effect. It probably won't but it crossed my mind. Well I hope that means Meteion will show up again then if she is still around.

[@KnightRaymund]

@@Xenmaru00 that's the Echo, not the Blessing of Light.

[@ACuteLittleFish]

“Jokes on you I have a gap closer now, I can reach it” that KILLLLLLED MEEEEEE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@VictusUnus]

The final scene with Zenos is so good as a Lala. Zenos getting the shit kicked out of him, by something the size of a toddler. Also the version of Answers that plays during Trial 2 is called "Your Answer", which is kind of cool.

[@InfamousResult]

Honestly, I can buy a Lalafell fistfighting Zenos very easily because I loved OG Dragonball with Kid Goku. What's REALLY funny is someone who plays a Healer in MSQ doing this fight scene, lol

[@StudioYami]

Lala's are cute but I really hope people who play Lala's don't wanna take the story seriously. Waddling toward Nidhog. The pope looking at you and being scared. Fist-fighting Zenos. If you're a lala the story turns into a comedy.

[@InfamousResult]

@@StudioYami I take the story seriously as a Lalafell player, but I guess I just have a good imagination and a sense of immersion that isn't easy to break.

[@PurpleStar22]

@@InfamousResult Healers be like, "I'm sick of yo shit." XD

[@nijiru4448]

@@StudioYami I normally take stuff seriously as a Lalafell, unless I am in my snowman tank glamour. Then all the shots of my face look like my user pic here. :3 I liked the final fight because I main PLD but I was originally a MNK and keep it leveled as my melee job, so punching felt really good.

[@chenkaihang3342]

anyone that doesn't cry at the ultima thule part is literally a monster

[@clairemadeinheaven]

I go back there sometimes just to walk the endwalker part and remember with the music lol

[@yuezhenglongya1491]

I believe I don't cry but I died on the inside if that counts

[@chenkaihang3342]

@@yuezhenglongya1491 we all die

[@tenjenk]

The further you get in the story the more defined the bg music gets

[@Emmerron]

The Urianger scene reduces everyone to a sobbing mess. What a beautiful scene

[@醫生喵]

Fun fact: the Japanese name of the dungeon "The Dead Ends" is "最終幻想 レムナント" . "最終幻想" means "Final Fantasy".

[@Nathikal]

"Enemy can't hurt him if the enemy's dead" congratulations you're a white mage now

[@protomous]

Amazing how much of Endwalker is literally just Gurren Lagann This is probably the best compliment I can give

[@1wayroad935]

Featuring Zenos as Frieza

[@TerryVideoZone]

aka gunbuster, aka getter robo

[@InfamousResult]

I'm sure a lot of Shonen anime end with the "we used up all our supernatural power, so let's end this in a brutal fistfight" trope, but my first introduction to it was s-CRY-ed.

[@adriancruz8633]

I'm pretty sure the development team was watching Gurren Lagann.

[@TerryVideoZone]

@@InfamousResult s-CRY-ed goes so hard

[@fellruinn]

Fun fact: if you talk with Urianger in the end to know their future plans, he suggests that the reason the teleport appeared and took you to safety was Zenos final wish, since the place was made full of dynamis, he knew you still had much to live and he got his wish fullfilled

[@LunaPPK]

Lol so many people want this to not be true to lol

[@scoobiusmaximus9508]

I don't think he specified Zenos. He said that as a realm of Dynamis it could be responding to the wishes of others. Could be you, or the Scions, or Meteion.

[@fellruinn]

​@@scoobiusmaximus9508Personally i think it could'nt be the Scions since they're were really far away inside the ship, Zenos was in the "center" of the Dynamis place with us, and the camera started focussing on him before and after the teleporter falls, i want to believe it was him since there's a big possibility, after all we were his best friend till the end.

[@Xenmaru00]

@@fellruinn i could see him deciding "this place is not for them to fall. Such a victory should be savored." and half-intentionally desire-constructing a method of our escape.

[@izukazephoenix]

@@Xenmaru00 that 100% sounds like something he'd do.

[@Kowdan_Joshu]

The moment between Urianger and parents of Moenbryda touches me the most. Thankfully he finally gets this moment after he faced the situation of Moenbryda, Minfilia, and also Crystal Exarch.

[@Hwyadylaw]

I've seen these scenes twice before, some of them thrice, and they still hit hard

[@JangoFox11880]

So true Q_Q

[@sweepingtime]

It was a pleasure to see this game simply evolve over the years. First coming back from ruin after 1.0, then taking its shaky steps in ARR. HW is when they tried to be daring with the story, willing to make characters seem vulnerable and killable. Then SB improved the acting and cut scene quality tremendously, and so much colour and liveliness was put into the monster and area designs. Finally at the apex, ShB and EW are two parts of a story that ends the series, tying up all those loose ends.

[@CombativeMedic]

That's two expansions now where Emet was the thing that broke me. He's joined the ranks of Haurchefant for me. Dude may not have won the war but he sure won my heart. As for Zenos, I'm somehow gonna miss that big dummy. I still fail to wrap it around my head he's Emet's great grandson. Woof.

[@awrawrwar]

Urianger's moment got to me. And then delivering sandwiches for a side quest also got me, like a sneak attack to my crotch.

[@marcoklepsky]

RARRY!!! It’s so amazing to see this, both experiencing it for myself while playing and this video as well, the other day marked the 48th month I’m subbed on twitch and I remember first seeing the original job stereotypes video. Everything has come a long way since then, this game, this channel, everything, and it’s amazing to have grown along with both! ^^

[@Blizzardfire]

Just going to point out that in the artwork at the end Tataru is once again right below Venat...

[@MartinEB72]

The Trust ran a perfect Mothercrystal for me. It seems if you run a tank they don't play well with you, but a dps you just follow their lead. Having Hydaelyn pass on was the least sad thing for me, I just wanted her to rest. She was just a badass that was forced to live through so much, until she felt she could finally put down her burden. Truly rest in peace.

[@weberman173]

they never run a perfect trust ,be it healer, DPS or tank, they will alway smess up the first mechanics to teach you they wont "die" unless you directly cuase them to die do to action or inaction, but they will mess up 2 mechanics and then go in dialogue "ah, i have to do this"

[@GTaichou]

played WHM in Mothercrystal with a trust. Estinien fails every mechanic like a true floor tank. Several DPS also stacked on me during spreads and killed me. Alphinaud overheals like mad - I glare maged the whole fight pretty much. Trusts are silly, but it was an endearing experience nonetheless hehe

[@weberman173]

@@GTaichou Alphinaud is a Sage.. his entire job is to overheal kinda... And they only stack on you if you go to the position they are meant to occupy.. thats the shtick, they have assigned positions during ice spreads.. and if you go to one of them you are dead

[@alenezi989a3]

They don't actually do it perfectly and thought they did it this way deliberately just to show them learning and figuring out the mechanics, they get hit at the start with every mechanic and slowly they start to get good.

[@weberman173]

@@alenezi989a3 the devs specificaly mentioned that ysthola (as the only scion) does the fight perfectly unless you hinder her positioning directly

[@sanderwillems8603]

It's the flowerbed that broke me. That moment was building up for such a fight, only to do the one thing even Emet knew would actually work.

[@wontononionslicer1004]

I think really it's lore reason SMN can summon full size primals in endwalker, with loporrits new summoning techniques ofc.

[@Xenmaru00]

having never touched SMN, i too, think this is the reason.

[@Mr-Lister]

So... we need a third rotation where we summon Alexander as our big primal? Sounds like a plan to me! And two expansions from now, we'll learn to summon Shinryu as a fourth. But instead, Shinryu just taunts us because he's actually Zenos.

[@jankentrexpalalay8879]

I cried so much doing atiascope. So much pain and yet I felt so happy because even though souls are wiped clean of memories to start anew our bonds with our deceased frienda overcame this. They still remember us and fought for us even after death. Hydaelyn's trial delivered the coup de grace to my shattered heart. She who carried such a burden through all those years. She suffered by herself waiting for us her champion to finally appear. I felt so much guilt in dounting Hydaelyn because she was a primal. 😭😭😭 A poem I made to offer to Venat. In darkness, she writhes in pain. Holding on to what little hope remain. Believing everything is not in vain. For a champion to break her chain.

[@Sketchblopp]

That is a wonderful poem!

[@jankentrexpalalay8879]

@@Sketchblopp not as beautiful aa Venat's story.

[@felixkiseki]

G'Raha and the twins made me cry so damn bad; the story in this expansion was so good man...

[@TheCoDSlayer1]

Thank you Larry you’re the only one i’ve seen that makes the Pheonix connection to that line, it’s the first thing i thought of in that scene.

[@shadow23498]

where was it? i think i missed it in the video

[@TheCoDSlayer1]

@@shadow23498 just before Alphi and Alisae disappear they say "We rise, fall and rise again!"

[@shadow23498]

@@TheCoDSlayer1 oh yeah, you're right. I totally missed it

[@Riku-Leela]

I love that you play in JP, alot of others (like myself) play in english so to hear the JP VA work, which is amazing of course, is awesome!!

[@livenreloaded]

Fun fact, when the planets collide with one another you can hear screaming at the point of impact around and after the aoe markers appear :D

[@DigitalCoffee08]

Wait, for real?? I can never catch all the sound effects because that mechanic always kills me and I’m frantically trying to run away.

[@MidorikoSenpai]

OK I thought i was going nuts cuz I had headphones on XD

[@lilrockstar8170]

"If I was a boss, I would break everyone's computer" Me who plays on PS4: You may have outsmarted me, but I outsmarted your outsmarting

[@kaylads]

Oh my god hearing Larry cry makes ME cry 😭😭

[@KonDragon008]

That art is now my computer background. This expac broke me spectacularly. By the time I hit The Walk in Ultima Thule, I could barely see my screen through my tears.

[@Zyvux.]

When Zenos was breaking in to help us, for some reason I thought instead neo exdeath would pop out from the crack and repeatedly shout I AM NEO EXDEATH at meteion.

[@ShikenAegis]

I was honestly really hoping it would somehow be Midgardsormr and Omega, even if they had no business being there. It would have felt so good to see them show up after Meteion trying to rub their "extinction" in our faces, just for them to be like "we lived, bitch".

[@fawkespryde9183]

"Our nest is up there!" "Yeah, I got a gap closer now. I can make it." Larry is always so witty with his comebacks. I love it.

[@bauscheusse]

That 'oh fuck' when Emet smiles was exactly the reaction my brain had before proceeding to bawl

[@Cous1000]

Emet only gives you his genuine smile 3 times in the entire arc, and each time I either broke down or shed a tear. His smile alone is enough of a reward because his character is so well-developed and you EARNED each of those smiles. They're rare treasures.

[@warriorofdawn876]

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. *Permanently locked into favorite game status.*

[@sleepysera]

"I was very confused, I thought she summoned Ifrit" Yes, same xD I hit lvl 90 during the final fight of the dungeon, so when the primals suddenly popped out, it was like...wait is this a mechanic 😂

[@Sketchblopp]

When I pointed out how cool it was that the summoner primals are there in the final trial, bc. it looks like the ones summoned by the mothercrystal would be helping us, my friend was genuinely surprised. Because he thought this would be exactly what was going on. And then I felt a bit bad for telling that and destroying that idea. ^^;

[@SeraphimStardustArtist]

you taking screenshots during the cs before the 2nd trial was such a mood. i took SOOO MANY PICS!!! also took alot just throughout endwalker in general. such a good game!

[@entclimber]

Endwalker: I thought It Was Over But Then It Got Worse

[@qaztim11]

Shadowbringers made us feel But Endwalker makes us feel every single shade of feels

[@unbreakable333]

Papalymo saving you at the start of the dungeon was amazing 🥺

[@colticide]

This expansion has given me a whole new look on life. I think in this day and age, we really needed this. In the face of endess despair, forge ahead, with determination and the proof of your life, forge ahead. Sure sounds cringe, but it's so easy to give in... but sometimes you need that little reminder to never give up~

[@zackfair6203]

18:31 "I want my trusts back" - yes, it's easy because you can just stick to them 30:11 loved the walk with everyone we lost and the music 32:39 this reminded me of the opening cutscene of FFVIII

[@Karshiva4eva]

Every time i look back on this story i ugly cry. It was a beautiful journey

[@Kasaaz]

Emet tells you to envision the thing to go on, and you pick Elpis. ἐλπίς. Greek for Hope.

[@FirionLionheart]

man, seeing Zenos in that last boss fight was an absolute joy.

[@maelstorm71YT]

'Enshroud mode? Oh, it'd be really cool if I was Reaper here...' As someone who went through the MSQ as Reaper, it was fucking awesome.

[@Maplie]

16:06 the hardest part of MSQ: getting the snapshot in time

[@Drakochannojutsu]

You were one of the first content creators I started to watch for FFXIV and 5 years later and through this incredible journey it feels so special to be able to share this experience with everyone else playing. Thank you for all the laughs over the years and I'm so excited to see what FFXIV has in store for us all in the future and where our journey takes us next.

[@AncientShotgun]

Fun fact that you might already know: When you fight Hydaelyn, she doesn't just use light. She uses water, ice and stone spells as well. These elements are classified as 'Umbral' (passive/static/preservation), whereas fire, thunder, wind and darkness are the Astral (active/dynamic/evolution) elements. What is odd to me is this: The ancients attempted to use a Primal of an Astral element (Zodiark is darkness-aspected) for an Umbral purpose (continuation of their own culture and way of life), and Venat became an Umbral Primal but her plan (betterment of the inhabitants of the star through exposure to hardship and the tenacity it brings) was distinctly Astral in nature. Commenters' thoughts?

[@PokeMultiverse]

Somewhere it was stated that "darkness" has an aspect of activity and thus it would quicken the stagnating aether. This is also easier understood compared to the first's calamity, the flood of light, which stagnated the aether. Unless youre asking for comments through a thematic lens, in which case... some message about balance?

[@alenezi989a3]

I think it's the opposite Hydealyn has the power over stasis her power is Astral not Umbral, Zodiark is the one who has power over activity and that how he saved the star by making the aether currents moving and protecting the star from Dynamis, since the only reason Dynamis got in is because of the stagnation. Anyway what I'm saying is Astral is light=Hydaelyn and Umbral is Dark=Zodiark. The Astral os light and stasis while Umbral was Dark and active was explained in Shadowbringers by Urianger in Il Mheg.

[@kosko99]

"The Warrior of Light.... Baha Blast" *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* *screenshot* (I think we all did the same xD)

[@Bread-hq4fp]

After “That I can’t deny” it was that smile, that damn smile :D

[@JackgarPrime]

The trusts may do slow damage, but at least they know mechanics!

[@skylablack8568]

I love the scions way too much to don't do everything I can with them

[@lyconxero457]

It’s interesting seeing this in Japanese because the English VA was SO GOOD this expansion! I’m sure the JP VA was as well but I appreciated being able to turn off subtitles and just watch these cutscenes like a movie. Plus, I love all the regional accents we get to hear in the different areas of the world.

[@InfamousResult]

I'm sure the Japanese VAs are great, but I'd hate to miss Sheena Bhattessa's phenomenally soothing voicework as Nidhana. And it's hard for me to disassociate Rene Zagger's sassy uncle portrayal of Emet-Selch.

[@youarepu3]

I played with Japanese voice acting from ARR through shadowbringers, but I'm SO HAPPY that I changed to English for endwalker. Literally every VA was perfect imo. It was so insanely good I don't think I'll ever go back to Japanese for ffxiv

[@TheSilverwing999]

I usually like the English VA but they fell extremely flat this expansion. Emet doesn't have enough range, they miss the character of hythlodaeus and hermes sounds like a child

[@mizuhashiriku5219]

I played with JP VA to know about original script. EN VA is good but the script sometimes reduced some interaction in favor of others.

[@ovum]

You all forgot Erenville!

[@loyalmoon2238]

Gonna say it now that scene where you and zenos trade blows looks funny as a Lalafell. Al the other races have impact as lalafells are more like a comedy routine since they don’t technically hit each other with zenos swinging to high or the lalafell just clearly missing it’s honestly kinda funny to watch.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Lalafell got a stands, and small hit box. Trully the strongest race!

[@FeydenAR]

Hehe, love these super speedy highlights of yours, Larry! I've been following your FF14 content since ARR, and let me say what a pleasure to share this journey with you! Let's keep enjoying this treasure of a game!

[@EludyaQuinn]

I finally finished Endwalker last week and needed time to recover. Larry, thank you for this compilation, it's a good way to keep it all fresh. Loved how you kept coming up with wild ideas that ended up half true, but honestly that's part of what I love in FFXIV, the fact that sometimes you can see where the story is going, because the story telling is so good.

[@Eckull]

The Zenos vs WoL bit where they start punching one another just made me think of one of those anime scenes where the guys get into a fight and start slugging one another on the riverbank and then become best friends laying next to one another exhausted.

[@alenezi989a3]

That's what I thought until Zenos stopped breathing

[@ShindoWonderland]

We all went through the same emotions. Me was bawling over my keyboard as well. Those emotions were too much for us all. This game is the epitome of story telling. We all went through the same hell.

[@TheLunarLegend]

I'm honestly glad i couldn't pick up endwalker right away, i got it a month later. Avoided all spoilers, and by the time i reached ultima there was no one else around. It made the experience way better.

[@tehSunBro]

I love how in the story the Loporits "fix" the summoning of primals, and thus giving us a legit way to get the real ones as a summoner. Maybe at LV100 we get to summon Demi-Hydaelyn.

[@Skasaha_]

The MSQ level they do it at is also immediately before you unlock the true primal summoning too.

[@tehSunBro]

@@Skasaha_ Thats what i'm saying xD

[@PokeMultiverse]

I legit have imagined them implementing traits to upgrade summons as new level progression and was trying to think of a primal that has healing aspects to it, thats as cool or cooler than phoenix (to replace it), and I settled on Hydaelyn and now I want it.

[@tehSunBro]

@@PokeMultiverse Hydaelyn for phoenix and zodiark to replace bahamut

[@Sunnyflowers95]

The scene with Fourchenault and the twins makes me cry everytime

[@tenjenk]

With every sacrifice and the actualization of every new section of the final zone, the background music goes from distant, vague and distorted to more and more defined, loud and distinct

[@jkblohm9899]

Seeing Urianger finally not only confront Moenbryda’s parents but the fact that they still love him just 😭

[@LashNSmash]

Everyone: it’ll be really hard to one up Shadowbringers Everyone post endwalker: but… HOW?! How was it THIS much better?!

[@miguelarturohuertabermudez8488]

No it wasn't. Shadowbringers didn't need nostalgia to be good. That's why I say that ShB is the best Expansion.

[@RockR277]

Idk how many times I've seen the scene with Urianger and Moenbryda's parents but it actually makes me cry every time

[@Kikoou]

Seeing someone do normal Hydaelyn with a party feels weird. I felt like everyone who came across that just did it with Trust.

[@ShikenAegis]

yeah it was amazing to be able to use the full gang in a trust together, felt wrong not to lol

[@alenezi989a3]

You can't get into Atiascopeor or the Mothercrystal trial at all in Duty finder I waited for over 30 minutes as healer on my alt everyone does them with with trust.