*SPOILERS* KINGSGLAIVE: FINAL FANTASY XV - "Ardyn Izunia, Chancellor of Niflheim..." *SPOILERS*

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The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the sacred Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis (Sean Bean) commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, Nyx (Aaron Paul) and his fellow soldiers fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum - to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae (Lena Headey), captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to the empire’s rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.
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[@richardromaine8639]

When your great great great great... great granduncle walks in and demands great... great grandkids

[@thedude3065]

114 Greats trust me they tell us

[@yrevra2407]

I swear to God majority of the game, Ardyn is just driving around messing with Noctis and the gang for kicks and to get that trophy at Thanksgiving titled: Most obnoxious Crazy Uncle of the century award! And let's be honest....its only natural too mess with one's family/ little siblings descendents when your immortal......its like "Hey family! REMEMBER ME! WHERE ARE MY HUGS!?"

[@djw_tekken8490]

How regis forgot ardyn beat him before?? In ardyn dlc or they didnt include it bc the dlc came after it... lol

[@richardromaine8639]

@@djw_tekken8490 there's no need to try and explain anything in ff15...they've had years to make this a GOTY game but its seems nothing went right 🤣

[@dannlawrenceoblena7173]

​@@djw_tekken8490 I seem to recall in the dlc that Ardyn took the shape of a Lucian guard so Regis won't recognize Ardyn. It is quite confusing since the game shows Ardyn changing forms from time to time but I guess in Regis' perspective, the Ardyn he fought was the missing guard. This is simply just based on my understanding of what happened.

[@JenJenRome123]

Ardyn: It is an honor! Regis: [bullshit detector going off]

[@lanceelopezz223]

L

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

I know this is late... But... His BS detector went off the moment he heard Ardyn's voice on the other side of the door xDDD

[@djw_tekken8490]

How regis forgot ardyn beat him before?? In ardyn dlc or they didnt include it bc the dlc came after it... lol

[@erjohn5404]

@@djw_tekken8490 he knows its him but age took his strength

[@Kayriel]

@@erjohn5404 Ardyn was disguised visually and audibly the whole time. If he used Royal Arms in there, Regis would know. Just how he knew last time. But he has no idea what Ardyn looked like.

[@DrakeyC]

Gotta love Ardyn, walks into the throne room and struts around not giving a shit. It's like he thinks he owns the place... owait.

[@otaku_senpai_ex6196]

That's cuz he does after everything he went through

[@ajimit8669]

because... well... actually he did own the place. it was supposed to be his throne

[@DrakeyC]

@@ajimit8669 Yes, that's the joke.

[@DrakeyC]

@@ajimit8669 oh, my bad, you were replying to the other guy

[@setagawaifu]

Damn.

[@padmew8357]

Regis is having some bad memories of a soldier with that same exact voice, posture, and wordplay

[@claudevalentine8657]

I was gonna say, Doesn't he recognize him? But If he was actually still in disguise during their encounter, That'd make more sense. I had thought he revealed himself but that might've been just for the players sake.

[@gr2192]

@@claudevalentine8657 Regis saw a soldier during the DLC fight :) You can actually see a shot from regis perspective with a soldier in front of him and at the beginning of the conversation, Regis speaks to him as he would do with a simple soldier :)

[@jensenatkins8936]

He does recognize him. He fought him 12 years ago. You can tell by the way regis leans forward when Ardyn walks in. That's why Ardyn introduced himself. Ardyn knew that regis remembered. Plus you can see it in his eyes when Ardyn says "12 long years" it wasn't in reference to just luna. He was reminding regis about what happened between them. Like he was rubbing it in his face

[@maxredjasper55]

@@jensenatkins8936 They fought 22 years ago, not 12. That Ardyn says "12 long years" could be a hint that Ardyn was the one actually launching the attack on Tenebrae and/or reminding Regis that he's grown middle-aged and weak while Ardyn is strong as heck and looking relatively young. He's got all the time. Regis doesn't.

[@djw_tekken8490]

How regis forgot ardyn beat him before?? In ardyn dlc or they didnt include it bc the dlc came after it... lol

[@sccatke]

Ardyn's CG face is fucking real!

[@mrniceguy8314]

Except for the Lips, while Speaking. They look a bit Fake, but its allright, Movie still is Savage af.

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

sccatke he's gorgeous

[@MintyFreshVoices]

That's only really because of the fake feeling we sometimes get when it comes to hearing voices irl as opposed to in games and tv and such. Plus lip syncing is weird when different languages are done(i.e. japanese and english)

[@damien2673]

100th like 👌

[@IronsteffL]

I guess it's his lower lip. It looks a little swollen, as if he just came from the dentist after 2000 years in a stone prison and still had these cotton rolls under his lip. Everything else (and in profile, as he says "AND you...") looks practically perfect I think.

[@FritzFoxPirate]

The party doesn't start till Ardyn walks in.

[@alexlee4154]

Dont stop Make it drop Infernian blow insomnia up

[@ChaosRain786]

@@alexlee4154 Haha!

[@valentinecresent9620]

He's like a evil Tigger

[@Living_Legacy]

@Aiz チャンネル it's Tik Tok by Ke$ha

[@sonyabelmontfarenheght1189]

@@valentinecresent9620 tiger between sheep ;-):-P

[@bassgasmask]

I love how Ardyn does little thing to show his disrespect and how he's not afraid to cross that line, mainly when he take that first step on the stairway, aswell when he places his foot on the throne in the game

[@elisabethacronqvist7859]

According Wikipedia,Ardyn mocked hard with the king and his noblemen and he obviously did that in the scene.

[@beckyweiss6072]

bassgasmask He probably saw the whole place as his. XD then he sees the descendant of his coward of a brother sitting there whom he wiped the floor with a few years prior

[@labibragilasfari269]

He's just can't wait any longer to finally sit there.

[@zackfair2323]

@@labibragilasfari269 more like "shit" in there

[@ventstopa5533]

At the same time this is show how powerful he is :)

[@Jahaerhys]

If you know the game's plot, you know why King Regis didn't even bother to restrain him. Everyone in that throne room were dead men and didn't even realize it.

[@MultiGeorge101]

Brady Gillespie did Regis know who he really was and that he was immortal?

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

George George no. regis didnt know

[@jaharned1]

Regis did know that Niflheim was planning to betray them.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Alex H. No he didn't. Nyx are the one that warned him that they wanted to attack lucius. Regis did know the attack is coming bit he didn"t know when until nyx warned him.

[@jaharned1]

nobody survives even one bit true, maybe it's more fitting to say he figured they'd betray him. Still, thank you for the correction. ^^

[@diromiz]

And then King Regis's corpse hung from the ceiling and Ardyn sat the throne.

[@omegalock27]

...It'd be a pretty funny Gilligan Cut, actually.

[@charlesbassig26]

I think the gaurd who died in the end of the movie was hung too

[@omegalock27]

@@charlesbassig26 He was.

[@Nisashi3K]

they were illusions

[@cilllee2308]

@Nisashi/にさし nope, they were real cause tabata explained this on interview

[@cookiecooly]

The CGI in this is CRAZY!

[@avrhamcom]

DTXGAMES then watch chapter 0 witch , then you will see that square enixe craziness, thats the future of gaming, however it takes 4 titan x in sli to ran this so it will be in the far future

[@bassgasmask]

it really helps that they motion cap these things because trying to mimic movements manurally it tend to be hit or miss

[@kingchickenwing4887]

Avrham Wassa What do you mean "4 titan x in sil"?

[@Fruitypuncho]

KingChickenwing He means the Nvidia graphics cards titan x and that they need 4 in sli in order to make this kind of cgi as those are very powerful.

[@cutekitty1212]

Really want this animation for everybody's favorite chocobros!

[@RandomShinigami7]

For those wondering why Regis doesn’t remember Ardyn from the events of Episode Ardyn, remember that Ardyn was disguised during that. We, the player, saw him for who he was, but the characters in the game saw him as a soldier. Regis even addresses Ardyn as such when they first meet, and the game doesn’t give any clear indication that Ardyn ditched the soldier disguise when fighting Regis (again, we as the player got to see him for who he is, but the characters did not). Regis doesn’t bring it up here because he doesn’t know that Ardyn was that soldier that attacked him. He never saw Ardyn’s face.

[@fordguy2836]

Thank you elaborating I was about to go on a whole rant that this shit got retconed thank you for preventing from looking like an idiot

[@drkTmplar422a]

But wouldn't Regis be able to recognize the voice?

[@monstergarou1638]

@@drkTmplar422a He disguise his body and voice

[@SubduedRadical]

@@monstergarou1638 Yup. Remember when he swapped with Prompto and you as the player see Ardyn's body but also Ardyn's voice saying Promto's lines like "Bro?! Are you for real?!" when you're chasing him and trying to attack him. Ardyn can mask his voice as well as his body.

[@leealex156]

Regis knows exactly who ardyn is he even calls him Adagium which was his code name when somnus locked him away and was a very close kept secret amongst the kings nobody knew who ardyn/Adagium was except them not even noctis knew

[@jsh020]

This guy went on to be one of my favorite antagonists in a long time, i initially was concerned he wasnt gonna be that good cause while i love his early scenes he was pretty comedic and goofy with the game even playing his interactions up for laughs with how it made the party super uncomfortable, but holy shit do they absolute nail this guy as a threat for the entire 2nd half of the game. He was so cunning and condecending that was always 3 steps ahead. XV has some serious plot issues but he really manages to salvage it and make for one HELL of a final chapter because of it.

[@rpg6612]

Hes one of the best Antagonist, but somehow Glauca made me hate him more than Ardyn.

[@FritzFoxPirate]

jsh020 that moment when the music changes when he puts his foot on the step.

[@simonwang4530]

If you play episode Ardyn, you will love him even more

[@simonwang4530]

@Bakon he does remember. You can look at his expression when he sees Ardyn. He just couldn't do anything because of his age and the helpless stage that he is in at the moment. He knew that none of them could do anything so he accepted his entrance.

[@simonwang4530]

@Bakon yeah I honestly think FF XV is really good game but it's just being delivered in the wrong way. If square released the game as the royal edition at day 1 instead of the vanilla one that we get, the game would have way more sales compared to what it is now.

[@lightkikib3355]

Darin de Paul's acting is ON POINT 👌👌

[@FritzFoxPirate]

Light Kikib cue Geico storybook commercials for Darin de paul

[@brittanyr613]

Hell yeah!

[@TheXIVPlayer]

keep in mind he voiced Reinhardt

[@15Linkmaster]

if you know the spoilers then this scene takes on a whole new meaning and sense of tension between ardyn and king regis.

[@avrhamcom]

15Linkmaster ikr

[@TheDebu666]

Are you talking DLC?

[@mikehuntburns9753]

@@TheDebu666 DLC basically said fuck you to this movie.

[@Fibblewinter]

@@mikehuntburns9753 Not really though. I mean, Ardyn already proved he could 1v1 Regis in his prime so he could have killed everyone in the room easily. Regis could very well have recognized him and know how fucked he is but fulfill his role nonetheless.

[@franky4578]

He was disguised as a guard though,only we saw him as Ardyns true form

[@mas8705]

This is the brilliance of Ardyn's character. Until you finish FFXV, you question why the hell no one bothered to kill the guy yet (let alone at least shut him up). ... It isn't until after the endgame when you realize he is literally unkillable and does whatever he wants.

[@justsomedragonslayer]

mas8705 Regis looks like he wanted to rip him apart. If you ask me he knew who Ardyn was

[@mas8705]

Would you perhaps say that Royalty recognizes Royalty?

[@justsomedragonslayer]

Seems possible.

[@alexgamer1556]

Ryujin except he can't he isn't strong enough

[@justsomedragonslayer]

alexgamer 155 Yup he's too old and realizes that Ardyn has beaten him

[@punisher00109]

the king knows.. he can feel it

[@FritzFoxPirate]

Guard Passer he senses a disturbance in the force

[@playeronegamervloger9762]

you're the disturbance in the force

[@shadowlibrarian400]

Guard Passer kinda doubt it

[@shadowlibrarian400]

Guard Passer but he can feel the bullshit 😋

[@mikan3233]

He does

[@Ubermensch9240]

"MUST...... RESIST....... URGE...... TO MURDER EVERYONE." -Ardyn's inner voice

[@stevenvinci1]

Why does Ardyn look like The Godfather of hobos

[@ailurophile4341]

S Lo *Godfather of the Hottest Hobos.

[@consumerjtc5835]

M'lady

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

Excuse me ?

[@ninjajin8788]

wait ardyn cleared that pitious dungeon where I spent 5 hours in it? To get the black hood??? Wtf dude how did ardyn master this puzzle dungeon or wait thats what it took him 2000 years? Oh than im proud of myself did with 5h ...poor ardyn tho biggest torture bahamut could give him

[@gmanrowe]

If you know the plot to FFXV (more specifically what happened to Ardyn) you can't help but feel sorry for him as he was truly screwed over. Darin de Paul did an awesome job voicing him!

[@Audreyreagan.s]

George John Jr I’m just a little confused, is there where he gets hanged?

[@yodoleheehoo90]

Omg yes! I just commented on Darin's OUTSTANDING performance for Ardyn!

[@rasdan1192]

Ardyn: (Ah, good old throne. when the last time i sat there?)

[@maxs9062]

Ferdinand Andre not the same throne. Ardyn was made King in a time before the Citadel was built.

[@juntakyle]

Could still be the same throne, moved to a new building and restored over time.

[@Suave2459]

Maxs still holds the same meaning and power even if it wasn't the original building or throne

[@maxs9062]

Suave Man you have a good point.

[@illia01]

Gotta love how he just storms in like he owns the place all the same.

[@lushen952]

They nailed Regis facial expressions. Dude is terrified here, but trying to look calm.

[@lanceelopezz223]

that wasn’t fear. that was struggling to contain anger/ an outburst

[@aberamagold2352]

@@lanceelopezz223no it was fear you can see it in his face he won’t even move from his seat he knows ardyn is not human

[@lanceelopezz223]

@@aberamagold2352 pay attention. being vexed isn't being scared.

[@angadik]

all it takes is just one bad day

[@Zarryon12]

more like 2 millennia...

[@alexgamer1556]

I like how regis says they sent ardyn without any guards even though he can wipe the floor with all of them

[@Kayriel]

Court protocol, sending Ardyn without guards is ceremoniously an insult. Even if the big boss is the strongest man in the world you send guards to show that he is important to his home nation and that they consider your court/nation a worthy threat/rival. By sending him alone, it says two things: You can kill him, we don't care. Or: You WON'T kill him, you wouldn't dare provoke us.

[@picklesthewise]

That added detail of that boot on the step was such a nice touch. Whether you know the character's history or not watching this, it conveys the same message: He owns the place, respects nobody in it despite the false pleasantries, and could kill any of them without a second thought if it didn't amuse him so much to toy with them. Tiny details like that in a scene are what bring these stories and the characters within to life.

[@tenryubito]

If he loses then his wish for peace is granted, but if he wins then at least he got his revenge. He wins in the end no matter what happened to him, such a boss antagonist.

[@ailurophile4341]

Chris2892 He will still get his revenge no matter what.

[@huynhvuongviet2410]

might want to restate that. Ardyn actually lost regardless because the gods still manage to get him to play their game.

[@squallofthedai]

@@huynhvuongviet2410: He didn't care about that, all that he cared was that he would no longer be a pawn in Bahamut's game, hence OP's comment.

[@huynhvuongviet2410]

@@squallofthedai Well, I didnt say he cares about that. I just said that it's a loss for him regardless since he has already submitted to Bahamut and played his stupid game.

[@penmumble]

This scene takes an entirely different meaning when you finish the game... Holy shit, this dude is an awesome antagonist, probably my favourite in a video game. Knowing what this dude can do, and what he goes onto to do later on... it's chilling

[@beckyweiss6072]

Ardyn was the *only* good thing - no, only *great* thing to come out of that game. Easily the most complex antagonist in the entire FF franchise, surpassing even the likes of Kefka, Kuja, and Sephiroth. He got his goal from beginning to end, even if it was bittersweet for him (since he was doing what Bahamut wanted him to do the whole damn time).

[@quoctrungnguyen2317]

To me . Ardyn lucis caelum ở a really poor good man turn to the villain . To me bahamut is the godamn villain of the ffxv

[@Orcaluv26]

Becky Weiss Kefka had the depth of a kiddy pool. Kuja and Sephiroth however are complex indeed and Ardyn has definitely surpassed them both

[@Lucifronz]

True. He comes off as an arrogant imperial mocking the king's court. It's pretty much true, but it's so much more than that for him, too. And Regis didn't even recognize him from before. Not that he could, even though the game chooses to let the player see Ardyn as himself, he was in disguise when Regis and Ardyn first met.

[@Lucifronz]

@@Orcaluv26 I like Kuja as a villain, but he was rather simple. He couldn't handle that his life was so short, so he wasted it trying to end the lives of everyone else around him. There wasn't much depth beyond that, really.

[@antipova23]

for those of us who have dug deep and discovered ardyns full story, including the pitioss dungeon story that ties in with him, this scene holds so much more weight now. Ardyn is one of the greatest villains ive ever seen period. Alongside Caius Ballad.

[@Vayne_Solidor]

Indeed!

[@chrismb7835]

Not only when they had Ardyn lock up for centuries and when Regis and Ardyn fought when he was younger

[@ninjajin8788]

@@Vayne_Solidor wait ardyn cleared that pitious dungeon where I spent 5 hours in it? To get the black hood??? Wtf dude how did ardyn master this puzzle dungeon or wait thats what it took him 2000 years? Oh than im proud of myself did with 5h ...poor ardyn tho biggest torture bahamut could give him

[@ninjajin8788]

wait ardyn cleared that pitious dungeon where I spent 5 hours in it? To get the black hood??? Wtf dude how did ardyn master this puzzle dungeon or wait thats what it took him 2000 years? Oh than im proud of myself did with 5h ...poor ardyn tho biggest torture bahamut could give him

[@ninjajin8788]

@@chrismb7835 wait ardyn cleared that pitious dungeon where I spent 5 hours in it? To get the black hood??? Wtf dude how did ardyn master this puzzle dungeon or wait thats what it took him 2000 years? Oh than im proud of myself did with 5h ...poor ardyn tho biggest torture bahamut could give him

[@Tython82]

You know watching this after playing Episode Ardyn......makes you realize just how much of troll Ardyn truly is and that Regis either forgot how much a beating he took at Ardyns hands(or he had his disguise up all that time even during battle) or just realized that even if they tried anything Ardyn would just crush them.

[@azazel166]

In Ignis' episode in Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV, he tells Ignis that maintaining the wall is sapping him of his energy, requiring him a cane to walk, and he later tells Noctis that he is having difficulty summoning weapons. Plus his target, the True King was already born and reached adulthood by then, thus making Regis and the rest of the rabble at Insomnia loose ends at that point, so he let the empire deal with them.

[@Allisonwonderland47]

I love how the first words he says are “hello there!”

[@maxredjasper55]

I say "hello" exactly like that. When I'm being sarcastic asf and I cry from laughter hearing Ardyn's introductions XD

[@yoyoky6426]

Yeah! The mockery and sarcastic tone! Plus he was like talking to bunch of young kids that pose no threat to him..well he's practically 2000+++ years old 😂

[@mariogirl8100]

General Kenobi.

[@DarkxBlood89]

After playing the game it's interesting to watch how Ardyn approaches the throne. Makes me wonder if Regis knew who he was from the start.

[@justsomedragonslayer]

DarkxBlood89 He did know. It looked like he wanted to rip his throat out

[@jsh020]

regis did, the terrible burden he reluctantly put on noct was in reference to his destiny to defeat ardyn, Lunafreya also knew but neither told noctis directly though it can be assumed both wanted to.

[@LightKeyDarkBlade]

I doubt that anyone other than Luna knew. Regis only knew Noctis's fate and was helpless to avoid it as he was chosen by the Crystal. He was looking very serious in this scene because of the peace treaty, the concern of his son, and Luna whom he couldn't save back then. Luna probably knew, as shown when she touched Ardyn's hand and started to have effect on him as a host of daemons with the power of the Oracle. Well, she's the Oracle and her job is to prevent the Starscourge from happening so she probably knew about Ardyn. It's just either before or right after she touched him.

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

I think his approach to the throne is meant to be threatening and to show disrespect. Regis knows that he is about to lose the war, hence he cant afford to kick out Ardyn. And Ardyn know that Regis know, so he can walk up that stairs like Niflheim walks into Lucis territory. It's a gesture of dominance.

[@Toa_Axis]

MoreImbaThanYou That, and I think Ardyn felt a sense of belonging. That throne was the one stolen from him so long ago, even when he was the rightful heir. He didn't care what Regis thought, to Ardyn, he was emblematic of the false king that stole his fate from him. He thought that a descendent of his own bloodline should be sitting the throne, not one of an imposter. He viewed Regis as a "false" Lucius Caelum.

[@matodragonespor5000]

0:13 Here you can see Regis recognized the man that 30 years ago attacked the city and kicked his ass and knew he had to take his son out of the city at once

[@TonberryQueen]

I keep pausing the video at 1:07. That face he makes when he purses his lips is so cute and mischievous. It melts my heart. 😍

[@NickCaligo42]

I keep watching this over and over just to look at everybody's facial expressions. The technical mastery and attention to detail here is insane.

[@ureshiiiiii]

Tonberry Queen The CGI and heavy detail put into this film is simply breathtaking. Ardyn is such an awesome villain.

[@Mr360attack]

Tonberry Queen gay

[@ALGammash]

Tonberry Queen well, firat, he can't because he is a fictional character. second, even if he can, he won't because he is not interested in this kind of stuff not even one bit.

[@TonberryQueen]

I actually meant if he _had_ been real. I mean, I thought that might have been obvious. Oh, and how do you know he's not interested? For all you know, he's gettin' all the tail. lol

[@FandeJay]

There's no way in bloody hell he won't be the main villain of the game. ...can't wait to hear his musical theme, though!

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

FandeJay he is. pain to kill.

[@Orcaluv26]

The fucking hipster douchebag is the main villain instead of ifrit...why?

[@bobertbaratheon5603]

Because the fucking hipster douchebag is awesome

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

Bobert Baratheon he's amazing

[@DarthDragon007]

I love Ardyn's theme. It's so badass.

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

He could he been more fleshed out in the game, but despite that, he is a very great antagonist. He is as tragic as Kuja and achieved his goal, like Vayne did.

[@lordlightning2339]

MoreImbaThanYou and kefka

[@UrdnotRed]

MoreImbaThanYou He's getting his own episode for the game.

[@geraltofrivia3083]

Episode Ardyn will fix that.

[@moneeb23returns]

He got his own DLC

[@beckyweiss6072]

Arguably, Kefka also achieved his goal until the very end (I argue he did achieve his goal, since the initial world was absolutely ruined).

[@isnhart]

Ardyn Lucis Caelum

[@korosensei9337]

isnhart fr

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

isnhart cheers . I knew this already

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

He's still my lover boy.

[@Roksana-gy1ek]

Spoiler you #######

[@jchea1764]

"you'll never guess whose name Izunia was..."

[@590275502]

Thank you for uploading this scene in its entirety. This beautiful man just steals the show and over time I have come to absolutely fall in love with him. This delightful bullshitter is one hell of a man. Once more I offer my deepest thanks. I own this movie twice and it makes me cry every time.

[@lordlightning2339]

590275502 i love the english dub here for ardryn moreso than the japanese- the artist masterfully conducts ardryn right down to the last lie 😂😂😂

[@MisterSmith00]

The eccentricity and dialect of Cid (FF12), the underlying madness of Kefka (FF6), and the ruthlessness of Sephiroth (FF7)...poof! Ardyn Izunia, the most interesting character in FF15.

[@eren34558]

How about justified?

[@stormwolf8770]

@@eren34558 so so true. Screw the gods and Somnus' lineage. All except noctis are sheep

[@raine4958]

Watching this scene after Episode Ardyn in 2019 and highly convinced King Regis's facial and body expressions aren't just cuz Niflheim's chancellor walked in. And that's all I'm gonna say about that.

[@beckyweiss6072]

Raine Ae’Yda You’d be right. The greatest thing is that since Episode Ardyn came looong after the movie, Sean Bean didn’t have that to go off of when he was doing that scene. Which means the whole scene is just so good and so subtly done by Bean and DePaul that it’s so easy to sit there and go ‘Regis knowwws’ when we watch it now.

[@LuckiSir]

Becky Weiss IKR

[@SonicPrototype]

Ardyn's facial animations are great.

[@blackheavymetalman]

its hard to think the voice actor also does reinhardt

[@Beeimus]

blackheavymetalman Voice actors are magical beings. They have the ability to become different people.

[@maxmillianwiegel1643]

Really? Good god, that man has amazing acting chops.

[@evanlongfellow6849]

The best are truely flexible. Amazingly so.

[@soralight_x]

The look on Regis face at 0:14 almost as if he recognized him!

[@DarthDragon007]

He did recognize Ardyn, not as the Accursed, but as the Chancellor. No one knows Ardyn's true identity except Luna (because of Gentiana) and even that is unknown on how long she knew. Remember Ardyn's name has been erased from history, possibly multiple times given what he said to Noctis. The only ones who'd have know who he was the entire time would be Ardyn himself and the Astrals.

[@modernhiendai]

@@DarthDragon007 This guy beat Regis near death, of course he remember.

[@NewWorldDreams47]

@@DarthDragon007 Regis knew man. Doesn't matter if he was disguised. The Ring of Lucii contains the soul of Somnus, his brother. Regis would've easily discovered this fact after communing with the old Kings. Besides, if Ravus could see through Ardyn's ruse then of course Regis with the Ring could

[@Toa_Axis]

If you've beaten the game, this scene takes on a very different context.

[@jordannguyen661]

@DeadMemes NeedToStayDead Yup, seeing how they've fought before and such and how everyone was literally at Ardyn's whims once he entered that room.

[@artorias6321]

Ardyn is such a badass! I love seeing him on screen both in kingsglave and FF15 because his character so entertaining to watch!

[@dmcfan3845]

Episode ardyn:destroys the entire city once and nearly kills the king Years later:”hello once again your magesty” Regis:”oh god oh no oh god oh no”

[@nesshin]

0:18 the guy on the right is literally an older Gordon Ramsay, wtf

[@DarthDragon007]

Haha! AWow didn't notice but he looks like an older Ramsey! XD

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

😂😂😂

[@EvilPhantasm]

While I personally wasn't a fan of ffxv, Ardyn is one of the greatest villains of the franchise. Up there with Kefka and Kuja, maybe Sephiroth.

[@kinderriegel105]

Such a great Antagonist. He couldve do more in the Game but other than that. Gorgeous.

[@IBeMelissa]

That's why they gave Ardyn his own DLC, not even Luna got one lol.

[@TonberryQueen]

Ardyn is such a badass. Watching the movie and going through the storyline of the game really puts things into context. He's such a tragic character (rivaled only by Sephiroth in that regard imo) and yet, at the same time, such a mischievous problem maker. He's the wisest and most dangerous man in that room, and he knows it. This scene gives me the impression of a tiger walking politely into a room full of rabbits and speaking in a friendly tone while sharpening his claws. I kind of wish they _had_ tried to restrain him. Would have been funny to watch Ardyn effortlessly turn Regis' guard into a pile of corpses then politely ask Regis to tea. lol

[@Kayriel]

Ardyn got what he deserved and what he wanted. He basically destroyed the world, enslaved a god - killed other gods, killed a lot of good and innocent people, for revenge against someone who didn't do anything wrong that we actually know of (the only perspective we have of Mystic and Ardyn's interactions is how Ardyn saw it and that's clearly biased) who has been dead for possibly thousands of years. All because he was slurping down demons and becoming crazy in the process.

[@Beerbottles123]

Just Imagine if Ardyn actually introduced as himself at court. "Ardyn Lucis Caelum, off my chair jester."

[@modernhiendai]

@@Kayriel New DLC told me a diffirent story.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

@Feli Aslan Indeed. The moment he discovered his birth he stopped being the pawn that the scientists wanted to be and decided to take his mothers role in conquest of the Galaxy. After all, practically every encounter with him throughout the game is literally him using his own mother to commit horrific acts, and literally used chunks of her as monsters in his delaying tactic to buy himself more time. The only "tragedy" was in his fall, and by the completion of that he had become a master mind. He knew what he had to do to absorb the mana absorbed in the crust in the planet to become the ultimate mega being. Tragic was the ending of the heroes. I always had the impression that most of them were killed when the meteor struck. Kuja from FF9 wasn't really tragic either, as he was an absolute ruthless arse before he even found out his lifespan was limited to no more then a few years, yet that same thread was tragic to Iviv who was a fantastic guy who literally only had years to live, and he didn't even survive long enough to see his great friend return.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

@Feli Aslan Actually, that is a fantastic point, you are correct. It's been a long time since I've played FF9, perhaps I should find time to do so again.

[@QuintusKing]

1:06 the stomp and the music that starts playing are really on point to bring out the tension

[@AH-cc9dd]

After Chapter Ardyn...both men know each other but neither said anything...it's insane how coming back you can see that tension!

[@segafan1316]

Regis could only see the soldier in Episode Ardyn. Here he reacts because he recogonized his voice

[@yozoranotnoctis]

Yeah. He instantly became calm as soon as Ardyn showed up, indicating he knew who and what the man in front of him could do- blazing the entire Insomnia until that real villain came and stopped him

[@beckyweiss6072]

Pretty sure Ardyn revealed himself at the tail, tail end, right before the fight started (or was that just a stylistic choice for the player's sake?)

[@segafan1316]

@@beckyweiss6072 I feel that was stylistic yeah

[@spiderlink7666]

I think Regis knew the inevitable prophecy of his son had just arrived and im quite sure that he wasn't ready. No parent would be.

[@sashalee4]

Ah, my sweet genius Ardyn~~ 💜💜💜💜 I love him so much~~!!

[@lordlightning2339]

Estrella Lucis Izunia a genius of turning the tongue into serpentine ferocity :D

[@lordlightning2339]

Estrella Lucis Izunia so sly and devious

[@brittanyr613]

I love him but I also hate him at the same time. Such a great villain.

[@Vintage_77]

1:06 And this is why he is the best villain

[@dustinprewitt]

I love the fact that he's the only person in the room who knows he can tear up the entire building without breaking a sweat

[@elisabethacronqvist7859]

Damn,Ardyn knows how to make an entrance ;-);-)

[@elisabethacronqvist7859]

And that poisonous sarcasm,hidden behind his polite words sounds so Scarry and kind of sexy...

[@sonyabelmontfarenheght1189]

@@elisabethacronqvist7859 oh,sis,you are right

[@LepWho]

anyone here after episode ardyn

[@stormwolf8770]

Raises hand

[@raysorayhocobalt]

Notice his feelings of stepping on that stair

[@SimpOfTheUncannyBrothers]

Yes .

[@李欣儒-w7r]

Ardyn Lucis Caelum....

[@ThePinkfreak2011]

What’s funny is we the players know who Ardyn is and what has transpired while the people in this room have no clue who they r dealing with including Regis. Didn’t Ardyn disguise himself so Regis couldn’t see his true form during that fight so long ago? Ardyn was definitely having a field day during this meeting that’s for sure.

[@kkayco]

He is a great villain. Has a interesting past with lots of clues and question about it.

[@mariogirl8100]

Dear Ardyn, Please leave my algorithm, you're scaring me, and it feels like you're stalking me, even through my dreams that turn into a chase with me trying to get away from you. Thank you. -Mario Girl

[@DJVirgoNeun1]

That look on King Regis's face! Say whatever you guys will. That to me is anything but anger. That my friends is FEAR. I take it Regis is fully aware whose throne he's sitting on, even his ancestors and his father and his predecessors knew of their thievery let alone that man coming back to collect their debt!! Karma's a bitch I'd say. Nothing personal, Regis!

[@Kayriel]

Um, Nine PointO... the only person who said Ardyn had anything stolen from him WAS ARDYN. Biased account, much? The gods gave his brother the Ring and Crystal to defend AGAINST ARDYN. Which means something was going on with Ardyn that made them believe mortals needed godly magical powers to try and keep him in check. Considering how he is these days I can easily imagine that taking all those daemons out of people started out as a good thing and he was a good man, but you can only touch so much corruption before becoming tainted yourself. For all we know he became some sort of super-daemonic nexus, and even though he thinks he was still a good guy, he was actually quite mad and evil and the gods armed his brother and put him on the throne to keep it from spreading. We only got one side of that story in regards to perspective. We got the whole story in regards to 'Ardyn eats daemons, brother ascends to throne with gods backing him'. Ardyn is the one who said he got dicked over, and he was currently an evil daemon god. Would you really take the word of someone who was so crazy he wanted to die and kill the whole world full of innocent people who hadn't hurt him or anyone as he went?

[@DarthDragon007]

New diologe in the game has proven that Ardyn was once the first King of Lucii and Oracle. Not only that, but it was confirmed in some new dioluge that he was also supposed to be the King of Light.

[@frederickace]

If Sepiroth and Aizen have a child, they called him Ardyn.

[@kuronyra1709]

0:11 "Hello there". "Wait... Isn't that-HO SHIT IT'S HIM-okokok-keep calm keep calm!"

[@useless1]

Ardyn looks more real than me

[@XRandomXShinigamiX]

I played the game first and then watched the film and let me tell you, Ardyn is by far my favorite character and antagonist in the entire FF series to date! I love the voice actor's performance and the motion capture is absolutely breathtaking, I just can't believe this is actually an animated film. Compared to Advent Children that came out in 2007, they have really improved on the CGI! I really wish SE had done better for the main story and its lore, rather than putting so much effort on the side-quests and other menial characters that have nothing to do with the story :(

[@Murat0897]

Madness of Kefka + Sephiroth Ruthlessness = Ardyn Izunia

[@WizdaVision]

Due to copyright concerns, this will be the last scene I upload from the movie. If you are interested in seeing more I highly recommend you rent it, it's definitely worth the watch! If you liked this video please subscribe for more videos or leave a like to support the channel, i'd greatly appreciate it!

[@ninjajin8788]

wait ardyn cleared that pitious dungeon where I spent 5 hours in it? To get the black hood??? Wtf dude how did ardyn master this puzzle dungeon or wait thats what it took him 2000 years? Oh than im proud of myself did with 5h ...poor ardyn tho biggest torture bahamut could give him

[@imsleepdeprived2666]

Regis did know who ardyn is at this point of life. In episode ardyn, Ardyn attacked regis when regis was younger.

[@mysterycliff6045]

Ardyn's presence here describes what a walking charisma he is

[@OmarJoseph]

He reminds me of Raymond Reddington (James Spader) from The Blacklist

[@vsfangirl9526]

This scene has so much more impact after Episode Ardyn... 😱

[@yodoleheehoo90]

I fell in love with Trash Jesus when I heard his voice thr first time. Like wow, Darin de Paul really nailed that creepy yet sultry voice dripping with barely held contempt at thr injustice of his long immortal existence😍😆

[@jaggerjackize]

Watching Kings Glaive again after playing Episode Ardyn made me feel really bad for him and a WHOLE new level of respect for the man. Without a doubt one of my favorites and one of the greatest antagonists Square Enix ever thought of.

[@Dennnnnnn_]

I've given this video 50,000 views alone just because Ardyn was in it.

[@real_luthor]

This man literally has Dante's personality but with more philosophy

[@mariogirl8100]

No no no, it's more like: "If Dante was evil, and scary."

[@darkavengers9958]

i love his style

[@ayea28]

Dear lord, Ardyn's facial expressions...so real! *o* And handsome, in a wry kind of way

[@IncarniUnknown]

While I do think the animation of the mouths are a bit odd at times in this movie, it is overall a masterpiece. Even without playing the game, it is a pretty good stand-alone movie. However, when you do play the game this movie is like a treat. It shows so many characters you haven't even heard of in the game itself or only hardly know. It shows you a new side of the plot and what is happening in Insomnia while Noctis is gone.

[@Spartanz1170]

0:12 Regis getting PTSD from getting his ass kicked in Episode Ardyn

[@DrakeDraco2000]

The funny thing is, not only does this scene have more significance after beating the game, but it goes even *further* when you play through Episode Ardyn. (Spoilers) 22 years prior to this scene, Ardyn invaded Insomnia and singlehandedly stripped back its defenses before fighting Regis AND a building-sized soldier of the Old Wall, and would have killed Regis (ending the line of Lucis before Noctis' birth) if not for an act of literal divine intervention. Regis here is aware not *only* of Ardyn's true identity, but the Lucian, Daemonic and even Divine powers at his disposal -- including that Ardyn hasn't aged a day since their confrontation. Ardyn climbing the steps isn't just a show of disrespect towards custom OR of personal familiarity with the throne itself; he's outright _goading_ the king, because they *both* know Regis would be absolutely powerless to stop the man had he wished to murder everyone present. The throne of Niflheim is waving their trump card in front of Regis' face, saying "Or you could refuse the treaty, while we already have our most dangerous weapon inside your capital. See how that turns out." That's why Regis is uneasy through the conversation, because he's being strong-armed with EVERY tool at Niflheim's disposal... and Ardyn is _relishing_ that.

[@dantecrailman8861]

Ardyn is disguising as a male Lucian guard by the time he attacked Regis. No one in the bloodline of Lucis (with the exception of Somnus) knew of Ardyn's identity.

[@jch1306]

uh actually regis didn’t know ardyn's true identity here cuz ardyn was disguised as a lucian guard back then he attacked regis. it's just that we see ardyn's true form in the game cuz we are playing from his perspective

[@DarkDollGames]

I envy Ardyn’s hair color so much. Lol

[@sonyabelmontfarenheght1189]

I'm mad about redhaired guys.Ardyn is my ginger candy

[@LuckiSir]

Pretty much put Noctis in the same situation as Ardyn 2000 years ago with the Oracle :O

[@ninjajin8788]

wait ardyn cleared that pitious dungeon where I spent 5 hours in it? To get the black hood??? Wtf dude how did ardyn master this puzzle dungeon or wait thats what it took him 2000 years? Oh than im proud of myself did with 5h ...poor ardyn tho biggest torture bahamut could give him

[@IronSnake98]

0:52 - 0:55 Ardyn:...to offer terms of peace. (Whatever that is) Regis: Peace? (What?!) The facial expressions tell so much that the 'peace' offering is nothing more but a trap.

[@RpgBlasterRpg]

ardyn seems like a real actor not a 3D model

[@sonyabelmontfarenheght1189]

Awesome CGI + Darin De Paul's incredible voice ==> Ardyn Izunia on flesh.

[@lovepunklohrman8852]

mannn after episode ardyn there is so much new meaning in everything Ardyn does!

[@ailurophile4341]

I am so in love with this man.

[@ferdyX93]

Regis knows everything but can do nothing about it since they both want the same thing basically Ardyn had won right at the start of the FFXV media

[@Onebie]

Throw Venat, Vayne (both from XII) and a bit from Kefka (maybe also Kuja?) into a blender and you get Ardyn :D

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

I was actually thinking the same. Dunno about the Kefka part, he is not insane enough, but he somehow inherits the cheekyness of Balthier. Glad to see some ppl still remember FFXII characters.

[@azazel166]

Throw in some of that Seymour(for being helpful in the first half of the game), and some of the Sephiroth(for stabbing Luna, and appearing in Limbo just to get finished off).

[@hoeraufist]

Like a dirty doctor cid. If we wanna stick to xii

[@brittanyr613]

I was thinking more like Kefka, personally. I mean.........incoming spoilers...... they both got what they wanted. No matter what Noctis did, Ardyn won, basically.

[@ryutheslayer123]

God, I love Darin de Paul as Ardyn

[@justasterikz9300]

ardyn is mood lol

[@nathanhutchens4454]

GOD DAMN IT ARDYN

[@Asmitha90]

I like how Ardyn dosent give a fuck to what Regis says

[@hafizmohd8224]

Every people who play Episode Ardyn definitely came to observe how intense the atmosphere when Ardyn stepped in.His movement was indeed reversed to his speech.

[@Ashaweshk]

Everyone in that room knows who he is.

[@Pixelkabinett]

This whole scene is pure genius. The writing, the acting, the direction... It isn't just good, it is really brilliant, which is not a quality I usually relate to the Final Fantasy property. Where did all of this quality go in the game?

[@beckyweiss6072]

Wonderful question lol. I still have an axe to grind with the character of Lunafreya in general, both in the game and in the movie.

[@TheTrueProdigy101]

Everyone Ardyn was disguised as a guard the whole time in the dlc. There are no plot holes lol

[@ninjajin8788]

There are gods wanzed ardyn and then changed their mind

[@Caporai]

When Ardyn takes the step on the stairs Regis gets flashback: Ardyn in Flashback kicking Regis: Can you please summon my brother? Regis: No Ardyn: Can you please summon my brother?

[@1Larxene1]

sooo good!!!

[@TheArchworks]

Not sure how this landed in my recommended feed, but with the Ardyn DLC for more context this scene just got WAY better.

[@JJCgaming777]

ardyn dlc made this scene impossible ... regis would recognise ardyn not as the chancellor but as adagium and so would attack him right away UNLESS sqaure enix pulls something out of their ass and they say that bahamut ordered him ( regis ) not to do anything

[@TheArchworks]

@@JJCgaming777 I mean, Ardyn was showing up as a Chancellor. Even if Regis did want to kill him right there and then, he's a political envoy. doing so is as good as declaring war on the Empire. But yeah, also Bahamut kind of explains it all as well. If Bahamut was willing to clue Ardyn into the Gods' larger plan, then why wouldn't he also tell Regis?

[@TheTrueProdigy101]

Ardyn was disguised as a guard when he fought Regis

[@JJCgaming777]

@@TheTrueProdigy101 no he dropped the disguise by then.

[@marseldagistani1989]

it's not a party without Ardyn