The Exarch vs. Lord Vauthry

[@MizukiYumeko]

"The hopes and dreams of those who came before, which we bequeath to those who came after" is SUCH A GOOD CALLBACK TO "ANSWERS" im TT-TT

[@stars-and-clouds]

Omg I never realised that!

[@GalanOfTruth]

I don't why, but I love Vauthry's confidence up until the moments the tables are turned. The way he says "insurrection will not be tolerated!" with a big smile on his face, and not visible anger like a raving tyrant who has had his authority questioned. He's annoyed by the defiance but always feels like he's in control. Yeah, he has his temper tantrums but he's like controlled madness, a fervent believer in his own delusions.

[@Lyu-Phy]

Yeah that's what makes him even better as a characters as well as more tragic. He packs a certain charme and confidence to his attitude, however vile it might be. And it all comes full circle because he is not some petty man but indeed stands tall behind his beliefs and what made him that way.

[@jakobrose8278]

More like... The Exarch vs Discord moderator.

[@StudioRevoct]

two different types of discord mods

[@VagrantButterfly]

everybody loves G'raha Tia cuz he looks cute...its the personality for me. He's truly the goodest boi.

[@RKateb]

Im pretty sure its both for everyone :3

[@stars-and-clouds]

Literally everyone loves him for his personality. Everyone in this game is attractive lol

[@Alen725]

Another horny degenerate. Probably like 90% or more of the playerbase are hetero guys, almost nobody loves him for look.

[@seath8055]

I dunno about that. I think Teledji would look nicer if he shaved. Could we recommend a good barber to him? I hear Raubahn is a skilled one.

[@Revenante_of_Asylum]

​@Seath Oh heck yeah! Raubahn is a maestro with a pair of shears, he'll practically shave off half your weight!

[@Kpsla]

The Exarchs speech here means so much more once you have the context to see he's not talking about the Crystarium when he talks about people who would labor and toil for generations on the mere chance of a better future.

[@tayachan4987]

I will find a way to Tap that Exarch later.

[@frediculous1191]

3:54 Rewatching this scene, I wonder why The Exarch didn't elaborate further on this when Vauthry asked. What would Vauthry have done if he learned that his unchecked rule would lead to him and his entire world being erased?

[@Revenante_of_Asylum]

Nothing, his whole philosophy is that the world is beyond saving either way, so best to refrain from any effort to save it and wallow in bliss for what precious little time remains. If the revelation that the Lightwardens can finally be dealt with didn't move him, the impending erasure likely wouldn't either. If anything, armed with such knowledge, he'd probably try to bolster his own worldview, perhaps by pointing out how close demise really is, or allaying concerns by citing that they'd "simply" merge back with the Source.

[@mark0183]

>refuses to elaborate

[@elgatochurro]

Do you think Vauthry would believe him ro care?

[@TheAzulmagia]

I'm probably the only one that feels this way, but I wish the writers had gone in on trying to make Vauthry a more nuanced villain. I get his whole deal is that he is "innocent" in that he was raised from birth to believe he can do whatever he wants, but there's a lot of potential for a tragic villain there given he was created from birth to be a monster that has to die in order for Norvrandt to regain normalcy. And by the time we learn that, not only is he already dead but the story is already shifting gears to focus on Emet-Selch. I don't think Vauthry needed to be quite AS complex as Emet-Selch, since he's ultimately a minor villain, but it would've been nice if there was more to him than just "I'm evil because my dad told me to be."

[@actuallygin]

Isn't that exactly what they did though? He was born/raised half-sin eater by his father. A plan that was set in motion by Emet-Selch. And from there he was raised as a spoiled brat destined to rule the world. Thinking he was doing the right thing for himself and his fellow sin-eaters. It's not 100% his fault he turned out this way, but you can only have so much sympathy for him. And that is okay. He served his role in the story, and he played it just fine.

[@GhostShiroyama]

Poor Jabba The Hut xD

[@seath8055]

Vauthra the Gutt

[@rina8719]

Is that a human head poking out from underneath Vauthry's shirt?

[@cynthricsgamingchannel9177]

It's a sin eater head. He was born half sin eater. That and the whole thing is meant to look like something out of Berserk.

[@charonib]

I thought cat boys and Reddit Lords were best friends.

[@jet44444]

I prefer G’rahas personality as exarch, he kinda gets a bit too silly as G’raha.

[@RKateb]

You mean when he was trapped and depressed and had the crushing weight of the Source and the First set on his shoulders? Let the old man be silly. He deserves a break ;.;

[@ApexGale]

The entire point of his character arc is that he had to rise up and put aside his own dreams and fears for the sake of saving the WoL and the First. When people need a leader, he is happy to step up (see how he prevented mass panic in Radz-at-Han after their satrap was killed by a blasphemy). But that's not what *he* personally wants. He just wants to go on adventures. Responsibility is heavy, see how it crushed Emet-Selch.

[@Lyu-Phy]

@@ApexGale True that's the best thing about G'raha. He is a silly goofball and freespirit, but can get very serious if it is required and become the hero everyone needs. He in essence pretty much mirrors what the Warrior of Light is all about and is inspired by that.

[@NargaCat]

Janny vs Ban Evader 2019 colorized.

[@jimidoodles]

When the younger generation complains about us older generations they need to remember they only have what they have from the blood and sweat of the generations before I think its touching a video game is adding these sentiments.

[@cynthricsgamingchannel9177]

Younger generations don't complain about older generations as a whole. They complain about the individuals of the older generations that vote for people that drag the country down just because they say they hate the same people that they hate and do nothing to improve the lives of anyone.

[@luminozero]

And that older generations benefited from great opportunities and made sure those opportunities didn't exist for those who came after. Sounds like another out of touch Boomer that thinks they can do no wrong.