FFXIV OST Innocence Theme ( Insanity ) SPOILERS

[@Tinandel]

I always tell people, Vauthry missed his calling in life. After fleeing Eulmore he put together his little sanctum on Mt. Gulg in, what.... a week? And you may or may not like his aesthetic, but by God the man had a stylistic vision and he stuck with it. Different time and place, he'd have been the best interior decorator the First had ever seen.

[@Caribbean-Man]

this. and forgiven obscenity? NYUM NYUM NYUM that BODY IS... well the name says it all!

[@cuvro1353]

"Oh no... He's hot!"@@Caribbean-Man

[@natediaz1863]

I read this in Josh Strife Hayes voice.

[@ApexGale]

"Vauthry, we'd like to renovate the villages in the Raktika Greatwood. Would you be willing to dedicate your talents to the cause?" "VERY WELL, I SHALL EMBRACE THIS TRIAL"

[@thehermit8618]

​@@ApexGale"I am an interior designer!. Thats why i was born as man and sin eater both. Only i can recreate this artistic vision!!"

[@wakkaseta8351]

You gotta admire his resolve in a way. Once the light surges and he transforms, he sees it all as a trial *HE* must undertake, and then accepts it head on.

[@Nameymcnamerson7]

That’s why he’s called Innocence, he thinks he’s the hero.

[@shadovvwolfie790]

Yeah poor guy was mislead his whole life into believing he was meant to be what he became and noone can be superior to him.

[@murakumo8194]

ShadovvWolfie And then he met the Warior of Darkness, who break fast on many _gods_ and shitty kings and shady popes turned self proclaimed god.

[@garret432]

@@murakumo8194 person: claims to be a god Wol: You dare chellenge me, mortal?

[@KoalaDonut]

From his point of view, the Jedi are evil.

[@KalavinkaK]

Y'all surprised by his change in appearance while I'm still recovering from seeing him walk

[@misterpantherman7678]

Nah screw that. Then tight ass wings tho that carries him there in the first place

[@TMBG1337]

HE COMIN

[@bladewolf39]

You ever see that caterpillar from A Bugs Life turn into a butterfly?

[@CptKamome]

I literally saw at least 3 times newbie said "F**K" in last few days. It's quite fun always. :)

[@DeusX121]

Big man turns into literally archangel Michael: I Sleep Big man do a W A D D L E: REAL SHIT!!

[@TheSlammurai]

*sees Vauthry's health dropping like a child down a flight of stairs* Me: He definitely has another form.

[@thehooded-guru]

LMFAOOOO! OKAYYYYY!

[@ryanc5572]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NatsukoIzuki]

Lol! I was thinking the same thing when I did this

[@Unguided]

Yep.

[@NaiyaBladesinger]

I mean, to be fair, it's a FF boss, if there isn't at LEAST two forms, it's not the final boss!

[@dragondaddykushala7133]

I love the symbolism in the name innocence because vauthry IS innocent he was turned into a monster before he was ever born corrupted before he ever had a chance

[@ggn92]

This character was so well written. Probably one of the best vilain of the game

[@darionarretrea3586]

When you just want to play FFXIV, but Griffith can't stay in his own universe.

[@AliciaIVSilence]

Griffith sounds more like the Seat of Sacrifice to me tbh

[@arskakarva7474]

@@AliciaIVSilence Getting to kill Griffith a second time is pure bonus.

[@spacemarine6212]

​@@arskakarva7474Agreed.

[@arcanaobscura3519]

Well, and then Endwalker hits with all the transformations going on Eclipse style

[@Deca777-g3o]

Thats why we are the Warriors of light and no Guts , we had better luck and Powers that they arent trying to kill us

[@TheGunboat]

“Don’t panic, WoL, just picture him wearing underwear” Vauthry: *transforms* “OH NO HE’S HOT”

[@shaderunner8220]

Literally did this fight for the first time today and screamed that in the voice chat with my friends when he transformed.

[@VirgoDurai]

SAME! THAT PLOT TWIST

[@EmperorZ19]

That joke was pretty much free commendations when ShB first came out.

[@orochifluffy]

lmfao my thoughts exactly in this fight im so happy i wasnt the only one love yall

[@Crasheschick]

Don't you mean "Don't panic, WoD, just picture him wearing underwear"

[@kairekdahl2866]

Phase 1: Oh lawd he comin' 🤣 Phase 2: Oh lawd he comin' 😍

[@roseevelyn3175]

accurate LMAOOO

[@thehooded-guru]

Funny part is... in the Slums, there's a Vieira (Viis in their case) who said she had a dream that she seen Vauthry with golden locks in a gaudy golden castle. Something along those lines.

[@nararanaraiii2022]

Yeah, I remember reading that, at that point I wasn't sure if he was going to be a Lightwarden, that totally confirmed he was Innocence to me xD

[@kobayashi4377]

The meol diet works I guess

[@Tokkoking]

Kobayashi no

[@beneaththeazure6958]

In his case it did.

[@murakumo8194]

I guess opening and closing his mouth wasn’t the only thing he did...

[@jaeusa160]

You know, I was really skeptical of Meol. But you can't argue with results.

[@tylerthomas6494]

Warriors of Light hate him! Click here to find out how he went from fat to phat!

[@shyla7722]

"Vauthry is hot" is honestly not something I thought myself saying before this fight.

[@Alysana2604]

Same

[@justinlilith4326]

0:04 When mom says the chicken tendies are ready

[@villaniousmustache4898]

Lmao

[@joeyfromanimalcrossing]

bruh

[@ApexGale]

I really like the bait and switch they hit you with when it comes to Vauthry's transformation and how much it makes sense. When it happens to Tessleen, she becomes a malformed monster with tears streaking down her face, like she is in horror of what she has become. But Vauthry, who in this world is "Innocence," becomes beautiful because by the First's current paradigm, he is "free of sin." The one who ran a hospice for those infected by the light is a beast, while the one who imprisoned people and turned them into literal food is the angel.

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

Phase 1: Big Chungus Phase 2: literally Michael, the ArchAngel of War

[@miyatenmeiritsu1810]

First time I entered the trial and saw Innocence name on Vauthry. I was like "THIS is Innocence?" Turns out that was after he fully turned into a Lightwarden.

[@USMC49er]

Virgin Vauthry = Fat Chad Vauthry = Jacked

[@Alicendre]

@@miyatenmeiritsu1810 I think he's supposed to look like a baby, so the innocence theme still fits

[@Doxham]

Yeah, he was a lot like the typical depiction of cherubs; chubby, tiny wings, and the like. He was an egg, in a sense. And [SPOILERS COMING BELOW] Vauthry is innocent in a way. His sheer ignorance of the truth of things, and being raised as a god by his family due to meddling, he's innocent of the knowledge his own wrongdoing because he thinks he's doing the right thing. No one ever told him 'this is wrong' during his formative years, and likely just encouraged it.

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

@@Doxham you're right. He truly believed his way was the only way. That he did and has done nothing wrong. Even when he was defeated he still couldn't understand why he lost like it didn't make sense to him because he thought he was the hero.

[@SenaBryer]

Can we just take a sec to appreciate his English VA? The dude BELLOWED every line so fiercely

[@NerdishGeekish]

Indeed since HW the voice acting of the bigger (haha) characters was ON POINT!

[@Chai_Mage]

He played The Lord of Bones on Game of Thrones. Other fun fact: Gaius Baelsar is voiced by the actor who played Roose Bolton. Ardbert by the actor who played Gendry.

[@Darkmirror7]

In general the voice acting in Shb has been phenomenal, by everyone. But new characters like Vauthry stand out especially. The VA nails this character so damn well.

[@joshuajohn8691]

I AM RIGHTEOUSNESS

[@dumbsterdives]

What i really appreciate is how his voice ACTUALLY CHANGES when he transforms, going from the shrieky bellowing and archetypal fat aristocrat sound to the smooth, passionate voice you expect from something that looks like his warden form does

[@jakecastleman8132]

8:28 Innocence: “ATONE WITH YOUR LIVES!” Dragoon: “ Awwwww shit, here we go ag-“

[@shinobi_magi]

That transformation sequence was slick AF

[@Jykinturah]

Shinobi_Magi ohhaizark

[@Brentoboxed]

FEEL MY WRATH!

[@murakumo8194]

“A Giant Stout-than-an-average Lalafell Lalafell Appeared!” “The Giant Stout-than-an-average Lalafell Lalafell uses Transform!”

[@winkf1ma]

IKR. I was like who he think he is Jesus.

[@NerdishGeekish]

You know? if think about it, his name, Innocence, really fits. Heavy spoilers here, but if you're in this comment section I assume you don't care: Vauthry was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was imbued from birth with godly light that me might lead the whole world into the blissful sleep of oblivion. He never saw any of his actions as wrong, he never understood the consequences of his decrees. He was a big fat man-child that thought it was his duty to lead man to "paradise". In a perverse, twisted sense, he was truly Innocence itself. man I fucking love this character as much as I also despise him!!!

[@MrThunda51]

Hes the first FF character that I wanted to kill as much as I wanted to kill Joffrey from GoT. Great villian.

[@NaiyaBladesinger]

The first time I saw him I was in discord with my Team and said "He will be the first to die." I was so ready to drop him. When he transformed I yelled 'DAMN IT! Now I have to fight the Archangel Michael!" He was the PERFECT bad guy. I put him right up there with Kefka, Ghalleon (Lunar), and Kagato (Tenchi Muyo). Bad guys I want to kill just because I hear their voice. No redemption arc. Nothing redeeming. total villains with visceral reactions.

[@chokoanders6546]

I wouldnt say hes that innocent by his own standards he did kill his own kind and eat their flesh(meol)

[@Nathrezim0]

@@chokoanders6546 They're not HIS kind. He's a unique being and, from what he was told by his parents, way above them all. I genuinely believe he was twisted enough to not know any better, hence innocent. Doesn't mean he didn't deserve to die, though.

[@ryno4ever433]

I've seen this take too many times, and it's pretty wrong. Let's not forget how he murdered tons of peasants just so he could keep people enthralled to him. At several points, people try to appeal to his morality, and he's shown to have none. He does things like make people jump off of balconies and mutilate themselves in front of live audiences for committing little to no crime. I don't really think it matters how he was raised or if he was a light warden from birth. Innocence is a very poor fitting name. He is not innocent of anything. He's an absolute monster. If anything, Innocence is the name he gives himself because it's how he sees himself. He is not in any way innocent or absolved of his crimes because of his circumstances.

[@umbral1918]

Vulthry: IAM A GOD Me: You're too ugly to be a god. -Transition- Me: oh okay, nvm.

[@miyatenmeiritsu1810]

Still have an ugly heart though. Pure, yes, but neither light nor purity is good by themselves.

[@murakumo8194]

If he actually _had_ a brain -or much as a shred of sanity - and practicality and human morals to go with it - people would have called him buddha. But, no. He had to have lofty goals and ideals, beaten into him, to the point that he grew fat with the weight of his own disappointments, which he was oblivious to - And _somebody_ had to be Professor Hojo. If he had much of existiential crisis. Would he be called Innocence?

[@murakumo8194]

Miyaten Meiritsu Maybe a matter of _identity?_

[@Kairos_Akuma]

@@murakumo8194 Tbh I think that his upbringing and the fact he was infuses with a Lightwartden made him nutts. I mean..he is a Brat as much as his Father was, and his mother wasnt any better - she didnt object (at least we didnt saw anything like that)

[@DeeRadens]

Careful Who You Call Ugly in Middle School (Ultimate)

[@Rogue2316]

I love how, even in a video dedicated to just the music, a Dragoon STILL manages to floor tank several times.

[@andiaradan]

It's what we do. Pretty easy to hold threat, too.

[@DraconicCatgirl]

My first experience with this trial (DRG Main) was a party of -2 DRKs -2 WHMs And -4 DRGs Me being one of the DRGs, and my friends being 1 of the WHMs and DRKs respectively. No one died, and it went astonishingly quick, despite one of the DRGs never using Disembowl & Chaos Thrust (or any Buffs, Jumps, or Blood)

[@hereniho]

@@DraconicCatgirl It's always a treat seeing players in lv 70/80/90 content who literally don't know the basics of their job or role. Like a WHM who individually spams cure 1 on every player instead of ever once trying to see what that "Medica" button does.

[@Personmaner]

This has got to be one of if not the single best song in the entire game. I love it so much.

[@rustypotato6862]

Last battle of SHB its epic as well.

[@UltimatBlitz]

My favorite has to be phase 1 of the final boss, but this is probably my second favorite.

[@captaincroissandwich6950]

8:21 Probably the most on-brand DRG moment ever captured on film. >LB3's >Elusive Jumps further into the line attack >Dies 🤣 #JustDRGThings

[@lezard2102]

fr why is it always the DRGs that use LB3 on unsafe attack patterns like bro plz wait for the tankbuster or raidwide they so used to animation lock they no longer fear it 😭😭😭

[@hereniho]

@@lezard2102 "You merely adopted the animation lock. I was born in it. Molded by it. Didn't know the freedom of movement until the AOEs already went off!"

[@TobiGame1]

Omg once I saw it, XD

[@EnuoAkatsuki]

8:28 Good to know the dragoon tradition continues in 5.0

[@Veloso-hf1ux]

😭

[@cyberspaceufo]

😂

[@erazor825]

if we dont tank the floor who will then?

[@thatffnerd9170]

Legit made me laugh lol

[@yeahokbuddy1396]

💀💀💀

[@theultimabass]

"I see now... this is the passion of my ascension" "Very well, I shall embrace this trial!" Chills every time. I love Vauthry as much as I hate him. What a fantastic antagonist.

[@casacara]

I genuinely felt sorry for him, in the end. He never really had a chance.

[@Crimson_Samurai-h8q]

i like how desperate he gets in the first phase "Why do you not fall?!" he has no idea how powerful we are

[@murakumo8194]

I would think. Did we hit him too hard? Him transforming gives going under the knife(Black Mages would be the calorie burner) literal meaning. Guess we weren’t being delicate enough

[@leonfurry]

His voice actor really did an amazing job. There were times I legit feared and hated Vaulthry.

[@punintendedd]

Such a fitting VA as well (English at least)

[@shaetane]

That crazy piano in the background is so mesmerizing, I'd love to hear a piano rendition of this

[@GeneralCane]

That piano is why I love this track so much.

[@LuceDGooseVT]

So when our group saw this opening cutscene of him walking down the stairs, my bf casually said "o lawd he comin" and the rest of us just lost it

[@UltimatBlitz]

I showed this to my mom to share the music with her. She had no context to who Vaulthry was, but she was immediately wary of him. She said "If he has that gait with all this weight he must be one strong mother fucker."

[@saintgeekSG]

@@UltimatBlitz And what did she say about the music?

[@UltimatBlitz]

@@saintgeekSG she liked it, she likes most final fantasy music

[@leonides1527]

What amazes me is... When he walks down them stairs the whole fucking Mountain don't have constant 7.0 earthquakes

[@ryancasey3801]

@@UltimatBlitz And she was damn right then, as he can transform into an angelic figure, as you and her probably seen.

[@blackheart_xiv6989]

I love how this expansion shows us amazingly that everything that is Light associated is not morally good, and everything that is dark is not evil.

[@Bluecatte]

to quote wow: "Dark be the jungle, Fertile is it's soil"

[@haydenbennett3547]

Thats the beauty of Shadowbringers, just because someone's ideals or views conflict with your own doesnt necessarily mean they are evil. Good and evil are subjective and only influenced by your upbringing and ideology.

[@andiaradan]

That was the facet that made me so excited for this whole expansion. That entire idea is something I've looked for literally for years. And to see it done so magnificently in the ShB expansion has made me so HAPPY. I love this expansion so.

[@CodyRockLee13]

@@haydenbennett3547 Which is a message the whole of America--honestly the whole world--desperately needs to hear now.

[@MikyBounty]

Light shines but also blinds I'd say. People can bright like a sun only to make others too blind to see anything else, like using your phone at night. Blinded by it, everything in your surroundings is now total darkness, you're unaware of everything that is happening around you.

[@Ckff71up]

"The road that we walk Is lost in the flood Here proud angels bathe in Their wages of blood At this, the world’s end, do we cast off tomorrow "

[@thomasconnor5128]

The real MVP

[@iantaakalla8180]

“One brings shadow, one brings light” indeed

[@murakumo8194]

To think he called us worms - he was a larvae that entire time, to turn into something else.

[@amyborden541]

@NVRØ TØXXYN A pointy, vicious, shiny butterfly.

[@natebug1976]

You fool it was I Dio the whole time!

[@Deca777-g3o]

A little shite

[@ReaverPrime]

I cannot express just how much I love Soken. This man is an absolute prodigy in his field. So much of his music is so strong. So powerful. This track in particular creates a feeling for me that I can't even put to words properly. The closest approximation I can draw is "epic". When music has the ability to make you feel things you can't even describe, it proves just how much of a genius the composer is.

[@loganreed23]

This track was done by Ken Ito.

[@AlexanderPR2]

​@@loganreed23 It was Soken who composed the music, Ken Ito just arranged it.

[@Dragon-rh9kv]

God bless you Soken... your musical composition talent continues to evolve exponentially... epic songs in virtually every new zone in Shadowbringers. Thanks for posting this Dee!

[@loganreed23]

This track was made by Ken Ito.

[@bladewolf39]

*Vauthry eating* WoL: He's like right there, we can just kill him Alphinaud: "Wait for it...." *Vauthry mutates* WoL: I feel like we should be stopping this Alphinaud: "Wait for it...." *Vauthry flies away* Alphinaud: "Darn it! Why does this always happen to me!?" WoL: You should fucking know why you little-

[@MrCjlauer49338]

I now desperately want a FFXIV fic that features a WoL so utterly done with everyone's shit by the end of ARR that they act exactly like this

[@hioozuma1064]

Correction, WoD

[@octapusxft]

@@MrCjlauer49338 basically the "Final Fantasy XIV in a Nutshell" by RABtoons?

[@hereniho]

@@MrCjlauer49338 Did you mean the DRK questline?

[@bigusdickus9903]

as a drg main, that signature drg lb backflip & die got me so hard...

[@Arukkao]

The horns/tuba drops at 00:31 and the piano are my favourite parts of this masterpiece.

[@GCPlugs]

This song just hit everything for me. Soken is a god. That piano just hits my heart. Definitely gonna go down as one of my favorite primal songs

[@matthewgriever2289]

Could not agree more. So many layers..like an onion

[@hadespluto3319]

He’s a Lightwarden 😂 not a Primal

[@GCPlugs]

Hades Pluto I know but you know how primals are tied to trials and stuff..I couldn’t help it

[@super-engineer8437]

Me too!!

[@halo3boy1]

@@hadespluto3319 fucking nerd

[@asatowolfe]

Watching Vaulthry walk down those stairs is more horrifying than Zodiark ever was.

[@Ununpentius]

The piano work in this BGM is premium.

[@7ySayOcean]

the trombone shots during the quieter piano/choir parts just gives me chills.

[@toffeelatte6042]

That intro my fucking god. Love the touch where they started putting the names in the opening cutscene.

[@jakepearce6949]

Wow, and i thought Soken was amazing before, but somehow he has stepped it up even further. Wow, just WOW!

[@smward87]

Stormblood he wasn't allowed to shine as it was all just Eastern Themed tracks or like War Anthems. Not to say Stormblood was bad, there were a few standout tracks like the Burn, but for the most part it was probably the weakest of the OSTs imo due to the theme. With Shadowbringers on the other hand it's clear he was given free reign to do whatever he wants and it shows and the results are glorious.

[@geek593]

@@smward87 I disagree completely. Stormblood had a ton of incredible tracks and some of Soken's previously best experimentation. Heavensward's OST was comparatively dull. There are some major standouts but by and large the music was worse than Stormblood's. Compare Ominous Prognosticks to Triumph. The only area where Heavensward wins is in the 8 man OST where Soken could make weird shit with Alexander but was kind of bound by remixes in Omega.

[@KHRules]

@@geek593 omg its almost like everyone can have an opinion

[@Lord_Sunday]

@@KHRules the irony being that you are unhappy with the opinion that stormblood music is good.

[@lv6168]

8 youngsters beat up an overweight man. What happens next will shock you!

[@lapisfengari2428]

This is so different in tone from anything in Stormblood and I'm all for that. I liked the music from Stormblood, but this is just way more fitting tonally for a boss from this expansion.

[@Sneedboy]

I’m certainly loving this way more than the Asian-sounding stuff from Stormblood. How refreshing

[@Zayindjejfj]

@a HERO that doesn’t know what protect means The music does have this sacrosanct/religious touch to it.

[@pantherman8719]

Stormblood was good but they played the dungeon boss theme wayyy too much

[@Gummiisnacks]

I love how every expansion’s music tone is so different and matches each theme perfectly, it’s just so [chef’s kiss]

[@jokanxu7308]

0:12 me coming downstairs to get the delivered pizza

[@Divin3t78]

What a magnificent theme, that piano play lures me in every time I listen to this

[@EikoHarvey]

Innocence gained Nidhogg/Zenos status over one story arc of MSQ. One of the best fights ever.

[@NavytroyXIV]

Thordan VII was above Nidhogg,in fact,Innocence it's like the Thordan from The First. (Thordan still way above in terms of power tho,he had the Warring Triad,Nidhogg eyes and the power of a Primal with a millenia of prayers...)

[@DarkOmegaZero]

@@NavytroyXIV i'll have to disagree on the point that Thordan is more powerful. The light aspected aether each warden carries is too great for any single being to hold onto. Titania, the king of the fae folk did manage to take a light warden down but became a more powerful light warden herself. Not to mention the everlasting light giving sin eaters their strength and the fact that Innocence is the strongest Light Warden/Sin Eater. Even if Thordan beat Innocence...Thordan would just become the new Innocence in his place

[@NavytroyXIV]

@@DarkOmegaZero Thordan killed Lahabrea,Lahabrea was way more powerful than Innocence.

[@Roymoney1998]

@@NavytroyXIV You mop the floor with Lahabrea in ARR with no assistance from Hydaelan he was an absolute scrub compared to the sin eaters

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

@@Roymoney1998 actualy we dont delete lahabraia in 2.x

[@sartharyon]

Seeing this expansion and fights like this one really makes me wonder what Yoshi P could do if given the reigns of a single-player FF game. I haven't had this much fun with any FF for many, many years.

[@EikoHarvey]

I don't want XIV to stop anytime soon but I guarantee after he moves on he will make the best single player game to come out of Japan in decades

[@Laukaus11]

We already know he's working on another title, which could be the next FF. Or something else, we don't quite know.

[@johnjamesreyes]

Rumor is he's developing FFXVI right now.

[@Tokkoking]

Rebel Heart I doubt it. Square not going to make their directors work on more one game at time, you seen what happens ff15 and KH3

[@johnjamesreyes]

@@Tokkoking cause you know exactly what the board is thinking.. lol. There's a reason why Yoshida was promoted a year ago and mysterious job postings suddenly popped up for a new "high fantasy" RPG. BTW: FF15 and KH3 sold well to their standards, just because YOU didn't like the result of Nomura working on both simultaneously doesn't mean the people making decisions did not.

[@sipixis4014]

The road that we walk Is lost in the flood Here proud angels bath In there wages of blood At this,the worlds end do We cast off tomorrow

[@DanielRamirez-ml6fs]

Reisu agar lyrics ?

[@sipixis4014]

@@DanielRamirez-ml6fs ya there the lyrics

[@jordanortiz246]

the motif of "Who Brings Shadow" is hella foreboding and foreshadowing because you already KNOW what's next

[@cosmosofinfinity]

Probably my favorite trial in the whole game still. This was Seat of Sacrifice before Seat of Sacrifice. This was when we really brought the shadow

[@haoujudai]

2:40 Is addicting to listen to.

[@johnjamesreyes]

This music snatched my wig and sent it to outer space

[@ryanc5572]

Omg rebel heart haha. I've seen you on Hyperion.

[@johnjamesreyes]

@@ryanc5572 :o yes that's me lol

[@snowdarkwolf137]

Why do you wear a wig?

[@maskeddivisions]

@@snowdarkwolf137 it's a meme you dip

[@TrashyDork]

EVER SINCE HE LAUNCH TRAILER I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THE MUSIC CAME FROM. The piano and everything AHHHHH I’m dead it’s so good

[@FabzP96]

Late to the party (started playing FFXIV this year February) but GOD DAMN. This track went in hard. 🔥

[@ethanbrown7978]

I swear to god it sounds like someone is shouting at me from my house at 6:27

[@mlt3496]

Ethan Brown yes!! I always get tripped up by it

[@shaunmochan3836]

LMAO I thought the same threw my headphones off and everything because of it xD

[@Zack_Wildfire]

Same

[@codybord2294]

SAME! I always think it's my housemate yelling at his dog lmao.

[@snowy0716]

I get the same thing around 3:13

[@Xman42635]

I always get really excited the first time I see the AoE's in these fights. "OH, WHAT'S IT GONNA LOOK LIKE? I'LL DODGE IT, BUT HOW BONED WAS I?"

[@Kalakauai123]

The irony of Shin Megami Tensei's Chaos route

[@Fransens]

Still one of my favorite transformations and angelic designs of all time.

[@segafan1316]

Soken still blows me away everytime

[@Shiirow]

New Weightwatchers brought to you by Soylent Green.

[@Tokkoking]

Shiirow it’s Meol

[@jacobkern2060]

Well, it's not quite Soylent Green. More like Soylent... White.

[@lizc524]

"New Weightwatchers brought to you by Meolent White."

[@pantherman8719]

Lol somebody finally said it

[@KH2FanLover]

I dropped my jaw when I saw that the throne was there only to be the areola in Innocence head like a saint. The environment, the music, the boss itself and the cinematic decisions of this trial were incredibly amazing

[@AiroDusk]

I feel like this song is slept on.

[@Lyu-Phy]

True it's arguably Sokens Magnum Opus imho.

[@nairuji3796]

1st Phase reaction: Balloon boy. 2nd Phase reaction: KEFKA 5.0 !! Welp, I love this game.

[@King_O_Fools]

*sees second form* As a strait man, I can confirm that, that man is sexy.

[@davidrogers2602]

And every time I see him I wish I was a women

[@naif9464]

David Rogers when there is a hole, there is a way ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@davidrogers2602]

@@naif9464 XD

[@sami-joross3115]

I love how everyone's reaction to his transformation is the same.

[@kaizenflare]

For any ff8 fans. If u listen carefully the choir. Its the ultemecia boss theme mixed in to this beautifulness that is this BGM. Also the guy playing the piano went hard XD im going for this mount

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

No it's not, but I do think Soken took inspiration from FF8 for the soundtrack, since this is the "FF8 expansion" in general. The beginning of the standard boss theme is reminiscent of the start of FF8's battle theme.

[@steibella]

It isn't the extreme, However I can kinda hear liberi fatali if that is what you meant?

[@jaypro6269]

The lyrics are the same ones that repeat from the main theme and the boss theme

[@TKUltra971]

This is isn't FF8 ultemecia but this expac is FF8 geared for sure. You can hear the same progression here and there.

[@jubez187]

Okay I thought I heard it and came here to confirm. It is a tad different but VERY similar, obviously inspired given the FF8 presence in this expac.

[@Darksaviour]

I find it hilarious that the ugliest character becomes the least grotesque sin eater.

[@barrybanter8419]

Titania wants a word

[@Akuosa]

@@barrybanter8419 What does she want to talk about? This debate is clearly closed...

[@barrybanter8419]

Akuosa now reflecting on it Titania was pretty more unhinged than vauthry

[@barrybanter8419]

FantomOmega you know she’s made of souls of dead children -Chris Hansen.jpg-

[@starshade7826]

@Nikzedik Helel literally means Lucifer so I think your linguistics needs work.

[@Shizukanexen]

I do this the EX fight with learning parties just so I can listen to this for hours. YES ANGEL DADDY BRING THE PAIN.

[@obliviouschipmunk6539]

There are two reasons I queue up for the duty intentionally to this day: 1. To hear the piano player going mental 2. To see first timers' reactions to the transformation 😂

[@esjihn]

Man they just keep making better and better osts! so good!

[@zero5559]

almost 5 years later and shadowbringers still peak expansion.,

[@Nikqo]

yeah that 5 meter earthly star is truly peak

[@winterye6818]

Can't believe we fight Sanguinius, the Primarch of the Blood Angels

[@Commander_Spyke]

My party was like oh no, HE'S *HOT*

[@Edge9404]

Lmao I said the exact same thing

[@SKRTS]

my party said the same

[@Puunyamya]

Haha, I shouted the same thing!

[@galacticbob1]

I said the same thing.

[@KingdomBusiness21]

Calling this a masterpiece is an understatement...

[@Sneedboy]

So this is the song from the start of the Launch Trailer. Those inception-style trumpets really helped the beginning. Very nice boss fight, very good music. Would relive it all over again. I dare say this is a better expansion than even Heavensward!

[@silly5905]

3:05 when a disgruntled WoW player finds FFXIV

[@TreeTats]

Pre 3.05 - typical wow player Post 3.05 - every ff14 player

[@doomdude3034]

WoW player finally puts down the azerite, becomes BEAUTIFUL

[@surgeofgaming6405]

I think I finally understand the theme behind these songs. The choirs are the servants of light, imposing what they deem are just laws. But the one voice that is constantly muffled by electronics is the neglected individuals. Who are trying to express their distress and protests against their angelic overlords. But that can never make it through, sounding like nothing more but mere sounds joining in the machinations of powerful deities who see nothing but perfection in world they are otherwise ruining.

[@Aitomy]

The first second you glare at that guy you wonder how it is (because they are supposed to be genderless) possible to be an angel or a god. 4 minutes later you discover he is a handsome, Final Fantasy quality bastard and everything makes sense.

[@barrybanter8419]

Dev: how many mechanics do you want for the final fight.. Yoshi: yes

[@molagballin_]

Griffith Extreme is looking pretty good, can't wait.

[@undergroundhero3804]

Peter B Jordanson GRIFFFFFIIIIIIITTTHH

[@Falcoln999]

Ew

[@Deca777-g3o]

So we can kill griffith now thats some good info

[@ablynn_thegalewinds]

My favorite part of this video is actually watching the dragoon die of the same avoidable attack twice

[@keiyousu7454]

DRG: I'll fuckin do it again

[@kevinurlaub3810]

Can we appreciate for a moment the fact that the transformation is fucking awesome, that ShB REALLY delivers the Duality/Morality-Questing System and that many of the comments are just extremely funny and good? :D

[@BigGamingBossMan]

Absolute masterpiece of a song

[@christianrodriguez8577]

Innocent's theme name is "Insanity."

[@KitsuneVoidsinger]

Insanity in definition is trying to do the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. I think it fits him well if you think about it

[@christianrodriguez8577]

@@KitsuneVoidsinger Agreed, from trying to save the world through decadence and bliss, from him starting over after his kingdom is taken over by the warrior of light and friends, this is a man who is the definition of "Insanity."

[@DiogoJ1]

@@christianrodriguez8577 That's not even the tip of the iceberg of his insanity, it goes far deeper than that. Treating people who are no longer usefull as tools to be discarded whitout concern for their lives or sacrificing people to sin eaters under false promises of ascension. And let's not forget, feeding sin eater meat as food to be distributed. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's another level of insanity and evil right there.

[@casacara]

His voice in the first half was that of a blustering televangelist, but the second? You can feel true conviction there.

[@damte131]

this piano -.- so damn good

[@Marvinous117]

The piano is really pretty.

[@Avyrsoul]

first time i ran this, at the transition someone was like "i would have smashed before...but now..."

[@galloviking4766]

I like how the music is perfectly synced with the transformation.

[@avidgames91091]

Man… that Ozempic must’ve helped Vauthry transform to an Angel during the second phase!

[@dariowulff5629]

Soken Masayoshi san's music has been so transformative in my life ive been adding non stop ost from the final fantasy xiv experience ever since i stumbled upon the game, needless to say i inmediatly fell in love with the story and here we are 3 months later having finished shadowbringers, and man what a journey. I'd like to thanks for having us enjoy your talent mister Masayoshi san and i hope you keep on bringing us such an auditory experience that which you excell this much.

[@kimfry4019]

If you don't love me when I'm ugly, you can't have me when I'm hot.

[@Adol3]

When the music suddenly changes at 6:00, it signifies a moment of tension and build up to the ultimate attack from Innocence while your team rushes to beat the last add. Then when the attack happens the music reaches its peak. The circling of the golden swords as they pick their position and hone in on your party as the music reaches that climax is incredible. It would only be made more epic by a tank LB3 cast just in time to defend against it. I will forever hold Shadowbringers to be the best expansion for moments like these and many more, I just don't see it being topped.

[@DrakengardGirl]

Been over a week since I first did this trial and heard this music. Still listening to it on repeat >.>

[@KrasniyNosok]

3:34 I will never be over that hand movement for swords to appear on first wing

[@charlesmorgan4653]

Shame we never got weapons from his trial; they would look so great

[@KrasniyNosok]

i bet yoshi thought we would be too powerful with them and scrapped idea of adding them

[@CleverKnight777]

the walk at the beginning such power

[@aqj2014]

god i love that transformation and how it frames his new golden mode against that halo behind him

[@adriandavids7775]

3:02 goddamn chills

[@feuerkunstzero]

the good "old" shadowbringers time... my favorite expansion

[@joshlarry8284]

If the trials ost are this good then I sure can't wait for Edens.

[@Doco160]

The transformation completely caught me off guard, I was in VC with people who had played this already and was like "WHAT THE FUCK??" and they were just laughing like mad xD

[@thedualgamers3273]

Awesome note for this trial, if you wipe after the transformation then you start at innocence angel form and get to skip vaultry phase

[@EdgeKisaragi]

TheDualGamers it’s called a door boss, it’s been done in most of the savage final tiers