Almost to Shadowbringers | Our FFXIV Journey Continues

[@BlumenCT]

Zenos's voice actor is absolutely playing Elidibus pretending to be Zenos and it's such a good detail.

[@Reycied]

Luke Allen-Gale fucking CHEWS on the scenery. He is 100% my favorite voice actor in the game, and is a big reason why Zenos is my favorite villain.

[@RasenCore]

I love it and i'm disappointed that a lot of people don't notice

[@uwu-cx2yc]

There was this recent reddit thread that discussed how Ascians work and when they discussed that in such scrutiny I go :) :) :) :) Kyle & Garrett's attention to detail in this patch is great!

[@squidlump]

Elidibus is a LARPer

[@tyty8484]

@@Reycied Yeah, his is by far the superior version of all languages. And also in Dissidia his is 100% the best voice in the entire game. Even despite getting the nature of Zenos' character a bit wrong. I do wonder tho, how it would make a player feel if their character got excited and complimented the opponent whenever they lose.

[@silmerien6]

“There are no villains we really hate in this game…” “Except Asahi. Hate that guy!” I died 😂😂

[@darkedge221]

Asahi also died haha

[@KharaChmiel]

@@darkedge221 Yikes, sick burn.

[@JanusZeal11]

Cloning has been brought up before. It was a introduced during the Crystal Tower story where it is revealed that Doga and Unei are Allagan clones. It's why there are copies of them as enemies in Syrcus Tower raid.

[@WeirdSketcher]

this very much this. but to be fair... it was pretty forgettable back then

[@sirthanksalot97]

Yup! Allagans are well established to have had cloning technology, even in Azys Lla. Most of the enemies there are genetically modified clones of base creatures, or machines meant to have tended to them.

[@christianhagel6835]

I was also part of the Summoner Job questline at some point

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

@@WeirdSketcher you forget at your own peril, even the most insignificant piece of information has worth when it comes to these writers

[@Xanthanarium]

Funny thing is that every time you do the Syrcus Tower raid, you fight like forty enemies specifically called clones

[@kidneystone699]

Solus is not the first case of cloning brought up in the game, Unei and Doga was. In Syrcus Tower, between 1st and 2nd boss, you fought clones of Unei and Doga.

[@Riplee86]

And Unei and Doga were themselves clones, as noted before you entered the tower.

[@katarh]

Xande has a clone running around by World of Darkness as well. And I believe the Xande you fight at the end of Syrcus Tower is also stated to be a clone of the OG Xande that was brought back in an effort to restore the glory of the fallen empire, created by Amon.

[@kidneystone699]

@@Riplee86 yeah, forgot to mention about that part

[@clumsyturtle8544]

Also Solus in the cutscene they show in the video, he did say to Varis about allagen cloning tech. So the crystal tower having clones fits. I think the boys forgot to mention it in the video.

[@darknyx9876]

Xande as well

[@canatsey]

OMG! That ending! The video overall was amazing, no joke. But that ending...you guys really nailed it this week!

[@Amovetv]

[@coolyeh1017]

I love how many of the WoW creators use that a lot. I remember Preach using in his opening skit.

[@Tentaphox]

Woke up my housemate laughing because of the ending thank you for this gift

[@sleeplesson]

@@Amovetv Throw wide the Adobe Premiere......and replace it with Davinci Resolve.

[@WillKazeOh]

Without spoilers, I love hearing new player theory crafting, it's so entertaining to hear the thoughts of people with limited information, and how different interpretations exist all around.

[@lukeretallack54]

Shadowbringers is also center stage for quite possibly one of the greatest video game characters of all time. There are big reasons for the love.

[@Zakemaster]

Absolutely. That character is probably in my top 3 best video game characters ever made. They may not be my favorite character in the game (Alisaie) but I definitely think they’re the best written and most fascinating one.

[@highbrow-stonebender]

ONE WHOLE HOUR??? You guys are feeding us well this week! If it took you an hour long video to get out your thoughts this week, plan for hour long weekly episodes from here out lol... You'll need it.

[@tranquilb6399]

For anyone who does not already know this, each zone in the expansions has a main side quest story, you usually have to do the first quest of which to get the aether currents. The story for The Peaks in Stormblood is actually all about Black Rose, it's origins and what it does. (Edit: it is the Castrum Oriens story in The Fringes not The Peaks my bad.)

[@writer_man5318]

Each zone actually has two and if you do both chains they then have a joint storyline.

[@ZephWraen]

Yup, if a sidequest unlocks an aether current, it's worth continuing that questline even after unlocking the current. Usually really good lore hidden there!

[@daasnahk5058]

Reminder streamers have just started shadowbringers. Please be careful of spoilers.

[@razriga]

This video reflects why you two are my favourite FFXIV streamers. You actually sit down and think and reflect on what you are experiencing. You dive into different topics, present ideas and theories. And then you share it with us all. Thank you both for these videos. Take all the time you need!

[@anotherkenlon]

I love watching them fumble their way through the plot they don't know yet, and seeing what they guess right and what they don't. 95% of the time they have a reasonable reason for their suppositions, 5% they forgot something. (Like the whole allagan cloning thing.)

[@TheIvoryDingo]

I love how Ghimlyt Dark's music itself is a battle between the hopeful Stormblood main theme and the menacing theme of the Empire with the multiple back and forths during a single loop.

[@elixwhitetail]

This is fairly common in 14, Soken is an absolute fiend for leitmotifs. The music for the final Omega fight (in both normal and savage) are mashups of Torn From The Heavens and The Maker's Ruin with the Prelude mixed in -- musically referencing the WoL, the Ascians' schemes through ARR and their involvement in Allagan weapons used by the Garlean Empire, and the battle for the star itself.

[@ericbright1742]

Many great boss/battle themes almost sound like a duel. The foe's theme and the hero's theme going back and forth.

[@keagian8115]

You guys are going in hard with all these extra editing and effects, and the extra effort is appreciated. It made me chuckle and for that, hats off to you two.

[@tsuribachi]

Actually G'raha and Krile should know each other since both are part of Students of Baldesion (He said so when first introduced himself)

[@AmyElnah]

This is confirmed in multiple storylines ^^ :)

[@DracoSuave]

When Krile was written in, Crystal Tower was not in the story--so it's like Y'mhitra and Y'shtola's relationship--it's not brought up until it is.

[@cyphi474]

@@DracoSuave To make it even more confusing, Y'mhitra is one of Sons of Saint Coronach group members..... she should know Graha aswell.

[@DracoSuave]

@@cyphi474 Yeah, but she's doing her own thing. She's not really working on the same stuff as them, and she never really bumps into G'raha in her part of the story.

[@NakuruKouChannel]

i cant express enough how much i love the vibes of your videos, especially the longer ones. the fact that you actually stop and think and reflect on the story as well as showing that you pay attention to it by presenting ideas and theories as you go along the way really distinguishes you from the other people who do this same kind of content, and off the top of my head the only other channel i saw doing this was Pyromancer. if you're giving us an hour-long video just on 4.5, i can't wait to see how long the videos are gonna be as you storm through shadowbringers... or how many videos you're gonna be able to craft us, what with all the lore bomb that will be present later on. i know both of you have real-life responsibilities to take care of and you guys do all the editing on your own (which is very nice and personal), with the chunky size of the expansion that's going to be Shadowbringers, you're gonna need a lot of time to work on stuff. that being said, take all the time that you need! i hope you'll enjoy shb!

[@fennyfenris]

You're in for a wild ride you two!

[@NikkoTanGoogle]

Damn yall are asking all the RIGHT questions!! very very smart observations!

[@squidlump]

6:06 audio seems to cut out for krile quote

[@DifunctedReble]

~~I wonder if KZbin muted that for the music?~~ EDIT: Turns out it was an editing error. phew.

[@christianf.5553]

@@DifunctedReble Yep. That music is from earlier FF's after all, so it was almost certainly hit by copyright claims.

[@FranWest.]

Pretty sure that's the joke.... "it's as though they were CUT OFF"... 🤣🤣

[@SticktheFigure]

Gotta say, any time you guys upload one of these it's the highlight of my day. They help speed the workday along considerably!

[@samyie3279]

I enjoy all of the comments about the end from new names. Welcome to Grinding Gear! Glad you enjoy and stayed to the end! These are good blokes 😊

[@deeeebeeeee]

I'm so glad to finally be able to watch these. I'm loving the different perspectives of this experience, cause you noticed things I managed to miss.

[@NatyaVT]

To be fair, the purpose of the table was not really to *avoid* open war, it's purpose was to *delay* the battle long enough for the reinforcements from Doma to arrive and for defenses (albeit rudimentary) to be raised. Trenches dug and barricades erected. . Everyone at that parley knew they were just playing for time.

[@jacobb5484]

It also showed them making an effort to be diplomatic and show they’re interested in peace and not just vengeance.

[@Wolferey]

the editing for the table scene discussion is so great haha

[@98765zach]

Oh hell yeah here we go boys

[@brunohenriqueazevedoborges5490]

24:54 Not the first time. It brought for the first time in Crystal Tower. Doga and Une we see are actually Doga and Une's clones, and that is said on the questline.

[@vgpowerlord]

The audio goes mute during the quote from Krile at 6:08 until around 6:13

[@Salt_Mage]

One might say that it’s “cut off” like the threads of aether :^)

[@Cellybeans]

I noticed this too

[@DifunctedReble]

@@Cellybeans Garrett got "Called" to during the editing of that part.

[@Zlei.]

The ending to this video put a smile on my face. Great video, love the thoughts and ramblings. You all even caught a few things I missed on my playthrough. Have fun through Shadowbringers!

[@firedrake110]

I adore that they have like, hundreds of questions, and, having played the upcoming content, I can actually answer all of them confidently. That's how you goddamn write a story

[@shinyuy]

some of the characters we interacted with in the Crystal Tower admitted they were clones of older Alagans. This comes up again in the Summoner story. So glad to be there when you walked into Shadowbringers.

[@astralbuddha]

54:12 *smug smirk* ...Y'all in for a ride among rides. I look forward to much future stuff.

[@dientimuri3956]

I found you guys because of your JoCat reaction videos about the time you went through 4.3 and have gone back and watched through all your old story reaction videos. It's great that you guys are enjoying yourselves, and it's fun to see your reactions to the story and the various dungeons and trials when your do your walls. I agree with you guys on Alisaie, as well. She and her brother have gone through the most growth among the Scions, but they also had the most room to grow to begin with, and Alisaie's arc has been very satisfying. Shadowbringers does start a tad slow again, but it gets rolling faster than Stormblood did after a couple of really poignant bits and a breather episode and then it just doesn't slow down until 6.3. Endwalker manages to top Shadowbringers, but Shadowbringers is a truly excellent expansion.

[@vaercova]

I’m loving the journey you guys are going through, your streams get me through many a workday. Though at this rate, you guys miiiight finish Shadowbringers by next expansion. 😂😂😂

[@drakelx]

I only started playing in patch 5.3 with the free trial, but man I appreciate these videos! This video in particular reminds me of how the community was before the launch of EW :) the amount of wild and crazy speculation is really fun, especially watching from someone who has already played ShB

[@XixisII]

Krile gets cutoff at 6:08, may want to check it out

[@DreadKyller]

I think they got caught by copyright for background music in that scene, some of the earlier music and especially Matoyas cave theme has issues for many people.

[@Steve-YT383]

Would love to see you react to your own videos once you complete Shadowbringers & Endwalker 😃

[@arcanadawn]

THIS!!!!!!!!!

[@meltheredcap6307]

As for why Krile didn't get called, I got the impression that Grabby Dude was aiming at the WoL, missing, and hitting people who were emotionally/magically close to them (and usually physically close, too). Although we already knew Krile a little, she wasn't part of our group the way the Scions were. I had other stuff to comment on buuuuut then got far enough into the video to find out that you haven't reached a bit I was going to reference, so in the interests of not spoiling you I shall just say "you'll find out :P"

[@Omega068]

It is just fascinating to watch where you guys are at with this. Some of your theories reminded me of ideas I had at the time too. I think you'll enjoy how it plays out.

[@KLGChaos]

I think the best part of the questions and theories you guys have is knowing that you're playing a game that actually provides answers.

[@christianf.5553]

Got to say I love your theorising and attention to details. Even if you guys get stuff completely off the wall some times, it's really interesting to hear your thoughts about things. Of course, some things you are meant to get wrong, and some things you might just be drawing the wrong conclusions on. Some times you might even be right, but... Time will tell, because I sure as hell won't. ;)

[@Snowmanse]

21:40 Fun fact about the scene from other languages. In French, when he hits her and looks at his hand, he says that Hydaelyn's protection is stopping him from possessing her body. So for the French exclusively, he was trying to take over Minfilia.

[@Kasaaz]

I feel for Garrett. I had the Asahi hair before I knew who Asahi was. After we met, I was like, "Welp! Time for new hair!"

[@sweetpanic705]

Awesome video and AN HOUR❤🎉 Best ending too🤣 Your time refreshing on the prior Ascian encounters will pay off, my friends. Keep going!

[@SilentMike55]

Once you guys are all the caught up with everything, I very much hope you go back and watch this video again, especially the part about the Ascians.

[@XixisII]

And here's the vid i was looking forward too

[@RicoSeattle]

That was an awesome ending! I really enjoyed this video. Can't wait to see the next one.

[@ohnospacey]

So while I've been commenting here and there as I binge your whole series, this was where I caught up to MSQ. When you said it was rough, it was ABSOLUTELY EXCRUCIATING. Not knowing what would happen, not having even seen any trailers for Shadowbringers yet, I had NO CLUE what was happening to the Scions! This was also before they required the Crystal Tower alliance raid for MSQ, that didn't happen until 5.3! So I had NO IDEA WHO THIS G'RAHA THAT EVERYONE KEPT TALKING ABOUT EVEN WAS (i did it on an alt character shortly after catching up on MSQ (this was also before they added NG+, so I couldn't even redo it on my main ;; )). Even as I went through base Shadowbringers, I was largely clueless as to the who or what of it all. Watching your videos truly lets me relive these moments that I missed in my rush to consume as much of the game as i did in 3-4 months up to this point (i played this like it was my full-time job during the pandemic...), so THANK YOU for saving your experiences for us all!

[@stephenoss196]

fun fact, the Warrior of Darkness and Arenvald are voiced by Joe Dempsie, another GoT alum

[@hobogray6385]

I love that its so not readily apparent either, since Gendry and Arenvald are so different

[@hoshiataru]

I really love all your speculations! I find myself answering your questions and it's a really good refresher. It even solidified my understanding of the lore! 😄 SHB is such a wild ride!

[@RothAnim]

Watching your video finally put something in place for me regarding Elidibus. Not going to say more for now though. Good stuff!

[@seekittycat]

Thanks for editing such long form content. Take care of yourselves ❤️❤️.

[@Amovetv]

Glad you enjoyed it! We basically split the video in half and each edited a chunk. Only way we thought we could get this out in a week.

[@joeyfromanimalcrossing]

praying for your hard drives

[@Uggluk]

Shadowbringers is one of the best video game stories ever told! GL to you both on holding back the tears 🥲

[@Rhoen13]

Ameryic's point when talking to Varis reminds me alot of real life to an unsettling degree: Of war. In Ishgard, we were able to see what happened, why it happened, and were given the whole truth the good and the bad. To everyone else that WASN'T there-which is a lot of people, it looks like Ishgard took their oppositions down and then extended the olive branch. We know Nidhogg was the problem because we were there to see it but the world may not-we never get to read that Heavensward memoir and since theyres no ducking internet in Eorzea news of that peace conference is basically word of mouth if at all. Hearken back to real life, we know war is a travesty that destroys all it touches but how much of what we see about both sides is actually true when we weren't given a chance to see the truth play out in its entirety and the "truth" we DO see has changed hands who knows how many times before reaching us?

[@uwu-cx2yc]

Your comment reminds me a lot about how Final Fantasy Tactics wraps up. How Varis used that point without fully understanding the dynamics + full history of the Dravanians vs the Ishgardians is a great detail

[@lsschwartz]

You guys just keep getting better and better!

[@FranWest.]

29:45 - The voice acting of that line is so absolutely perfect! The VA definitely needs more love just for that imho.

[@ancientspark375]

The common theory for why Ghimyt Dark is the way it is is because it was actually supposed to be the testing ground for Trusts (which would become Duty Supports later). As ShB was the first expansion with Trusts/Duty Supports, they needed to figure out if AI companions would work properly in a dungeon setting before that. I don't know if that was confirmed anywhere, but a lot of people say that. It makes a certain amount of sense because in addition to normal dungeon behavior, they also need Trusts to do special actions from time to time (whether it's for easter egg character moments or to resolve dungeon mechanics that would not be doable by an AI under normal behavior).

[@Geallach83]

Watching this as someone who has completed the story, all I can say is hooooooooo boy!

[@Sephalia]

Man I love this theory-crafting stuff. You guys do great content on great content.

[@azurechan]

As always, I love how your predictions and understanding can be completely wrong but also completely correct at different parts in the same sentence.

[@evamuhlhause]

I love watching you guys speculate. Such.a.good.story.

[@kendric99]

Another great one guys! And that ending ... geeky perfection. :D I understand and accept your need to wait on MSQ, but hot damn if this video doesn't make me want you to get into Shadowbringers right the hell now! So many of your questions will be answered, in ways that will surprise the heck out of you! So many incredible moments yet to come. Thanks for giving me another treat on a middle-of-the-week slog day!

[@eorzeanECM]

I couldn't watch the whole stream last week but I truly appreciate y'alls thoughts and recap. Again, always appreciate the canon rewind. I cannot believe parts that I I have forgotten and still so pertinent to current content.

[@cgeist]

Ah looking forward to the theories, which is definitly a benefit of not blowing through the story really quickly. Gives your ideas more time to stew :)

[@asbelastelle]

Listening to both of your reactions and questions are so interesting and it makes me so excited to see how you guys will react to everything in future msq. I just can't wait!!!

[@kree4872]

The speculations are so fun. I'm giggling just thinking how you'll react to the revelations.

[@reyennarhel2505]

Same. Predictions are so fun

[@TheRedKnaveLP]

A whole hour? Darn we eatin' well today!

[@Fhyber]

Thank you for that ending segment

[@siyrean]

The thing i find most hilarious about Varis's plan is that he somehow has forgotten that Calamities tend to be 1000-1500 years apart. Like, did he just think he was going to live another 8000 years? And that they're near apocalyptic events, Bahamut was the exception because of Louisiox, but the true devastation of them is horrifying and tends to cull humanity to the brink. Encyclopedia Eorzia part 1 was published before Shadowbringers and is safe to read, goes into the calamities time lines and is a must read for lore nerds. Also about the Imperial Family line of succession since the game makes it really hard to piece together unless you remember throwaway lines from ARR; Solus had two sons, those 2 sons also have a son of their own. Solus's eldest son died in early adulthood, but a line of succession was never established whether the crown passed to Solus's grandson via his first born, or to Solus's second born son. This is what lead to the civil war between uncle and nephew and why Zeno's being named heir while his identity is in question could potentially help the uncles claim as he has a legitimate heir of his own who does not have the already bad rep Zeno's has plus also might be possessed by a demon. The uncle starts to look good in the eyes of the people, Varis worried about a second civil war. And before Solus, the Garlean Empire was the Garlean Republic with Senators in charge. Solus came in a Julius Ceaser'd that shit.

[@MrLightlike78]

nice! Extra long video to start the day :) lovin the theories- Hope ya'll are havin a fine day GG

[@medekhgui]

33:40 you forgot about Asahi. Most definitely a hatable bad guy.

[@Kozmokast]

Pray return to palling around.

[@k2k4]

It's amazing how everything makes so much sense in hindsight

[@Reinshark]

Watching these speculation videos after having played through Endwalker is wonderful. Glad you guys are enjoying the game, and thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences!

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

There's a quest at the start of Stormblood involving retrieving the research on Black Rose as well. They tested in in Ala Mhigo once, suggesting the very first small test of it. I hope when the pieces fall into place, you realize how much of it was revealed before you knew it was revealed. :) EVERYTHING since 1.0 will start to culminate in Shadowbringers and fully come to fruition in Endwalker. Can't wait to see you experience it. Also, keep the tissues near. Shadowbringers is an emotional ride. Again and again.

[@josepadron335]

4:58 this was first mentioned in 3.1 in the scene were you first meet krile

[@ponderingForever]

#SupportOurWolmance

[@DavePoint84]

I love your content, had a good laugh at the end. Keep up the great work :)

[@Amovetv]

Thanks for watching, will do!

[@fancywire7606]

I’d say the meeting with the emperor also served as a reference to FF VI’s meeting with the emperor of that game. It’s done under different terms and for different reasons but similarly serves the purpose of misdirection and takes place in two parts.

[@TheGerrok]

It will be fun to see how the story clicks as they sprinkle in more details in ShB.

[@cparle87]

59:36 Even longer than just the Stormblood patch content. Ali was with us continually from her reappearance in Heavensward patch content till now. We'd been with her more than we'd been with Alphinaud, what with him sitting out the Ruby Sea, first half of Doma, Azim Steppe part before rejoining before Doma Castle.

[@zeehero7280]

Maybe the real Rejoining was all the friends we made along the way all along.

[@l.d.n.6016]

Hell yeah feelsbringers here we go

[@kaleiohulee6693]

Fan of the time capsule speculation style made possible because of your deliberate pacing. As hard as it is to wait being afflicted with the burden of knowledge, videos like this make it worthwhile.

[@silentsnow9254]

The thing with the first time you *realize* it's Gaius being the first time you hear him voiced in a scene after meeting him only could throw off English voiced scene players. The actors on the other versions didn't change. And it's for that reason I believe all the lead up cutscenes with him are unvoiced. Because he would've been 10000000000% recognized immediately if he'd started talking in that first cutscene with Shadowhunter if I had the audio on JPN.

[@rob4290]

It's funny you mention that there'd be more fanfare if you hadn't guessed that it was Gaius - I think they wanted you to know (or at least have a strong guess) it was Gaius from the start. Initially it was just his mask that was supposed to give him away but most people (unless they got into discussions online) would glaze right over that and their character apparently recognizing him was a surprise or confusing point for the player. They went back and reworked his abilities after the Praetorium update to match and make it obvious he was using the same skills, so that they could make it more apparent in The Burn that it was him.

[@Bokugo1]

There is also a good lore video by Jesse Cox and he goes into Astral/Umbral into quite a good amount of detail. Most of the info is from the encyclopedia or random side quests so it's easy to miss when you're playing. May want to wait till after Shadowbringers to watch the whole thing tho.

[@KharaChmiel]

Yeah, this is a video that really can't be watched until after ShB.

[@moodudable]

great edits as always. appreciate the small details. you may want to increase stream days or videos per week at some point there’s a lot coming up. you’ll understand.

[@anotherkenlon]

Anyone else really amused by Garrett's 80s hair metal band refugee hair?

[@Amovetv]

I take this as a massive compliment!

[@anotherkenlon]

@@Amovetv You should.

[@KopeAcetic]

6:08 the sound gets cut off from Krile

[@forterocks123]

6:09 Kriles audio cuts out...bit of awkward dead silence there.

[@Churee]

Man if 4.5 alone turns into a 1 hour video I think you two might seriously need to start looking into getting an editor and/or up the production to 2 videos per week becaue hooo boy Shadowbringers and Endwalker is a LOT.

[@siyrean]

They're gonna end up making hour long video's on single cut scenes. calling it now.

[@nostars8804]

They are so in for it. I'll grab the popcorn!

[@royox]

@@siyrean THAT scene after THAT dungeon half into ShB MSQ with all the lore bombs, I call a 1,5h video xD

[@RockR277]

Oooooh man they're so close to getting answers for a lot of their questions. It's interesting hearing from people that only dipped a toe into ShB

[@alibutterfly82]

When you mentioned Solus talking about chaos and "this is how we do it," immediately Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" started playing in my head, accompanied by the Solus dancing video lol. Feels very Solus, at this point in the story XD

[@SaraHungary]

I really hope you guys gonna do story analysis videos as frequent as these patches during ShB and EW as well, I am interested in all your thoughts 😁

[@Yume03]

I hope they do one every story beat in ShB. There’s so much happening in that story. It’d be great to hear their thoughts often 😊

[@Jelloshotmod2]

The audio seems to cut out Krile's voice at around 6:08.

[@Tony_Chalmers]

06:09 does the audio for Krile cut out for anyone else?

[@elixwhitetail]

Yeah, it ducks out for some reason for a few seconds.

[@DifunctedReble]

@@elixwhitetail Garrett confirmed editing error.

[@streetshopkid]

I'm so excited for you two to dig into ShB proper :3 also the ending was a really cute touch haha

[@NorthzYT]

I think Solus mentioned that they could make bodies out of aether, but that it's just must easier to have a ready made body prepared in advance. This was mentioned in the bit when he talks about the body clones. So they don't require another person to serve as their host.

[@runicex2310]

The stuff with the gas gets explained much more in depth later sorta. But more then anything it’s more simply about what actually causes calamity and why they are all elementally aspected except for one which was darkness. It’s why in 1.0 no one thought a 7th umberal calamity was going to happen due to having six they went through all ready

[@SeaborneWhale]

The ending killed me 😂 very well done As many have said though clones have been established in Crystal Tower via Unei and Doga but also just like around Azys Lla in general with a lot of the enemies IIRC