"Wayward Daughter" with Official Lyrics (Tsukuyomi Theme) | Final Fantasy XIV

[@Zakkare7]

Even though Gosetsu cried out and questioned it, them surviving the castle collapse gave Yotsuyu the chance to experience kindness for once in her life before she died. I like how part of the fight showed that. Gosetsu MVP.

[@TheOnlyLonelyBoy]

I finished Stormblood not too long ago. I feel like the kami spared the both of them, knowing how much blood was on both of their hands, just so when the time came they would at least have each other in the afterlife. A taste of happiness to prepare for eternity.

[@CrashB111]

@@TheOnlyLonelyBoy Well their paring wasn't a romantic one, Gosetsu is like 3 times her age. It was more like the grand daughter he never got to have because he spent his life in dutiful service to his lord.

[@noblewolf8232]

@@TheOnlyLonelyBoy well said. :'(

[@UmatsuObossa]

She KNEW she would die by the second half of the fight and embraced it, to me that was the moment her redemption was sealed, because in that moment she chose suicide by WoL over vengeance...though still managed to get it right at the end.

[@justinlee790]

@@TheOnlyLonelyBoy I don't really think the kami had anything to do with it. That is, I don't think the "Kami" even exist, just like the Twelve. Some beings worshiped as Kami are just Auspices like Seiryu, other beings worshiped as Kami are Primals like Susano. It's just a word that Easterners apply to beings they don't understand the nature of. That they both survived may have been fate, but I don't think any higher powers consciously intended what happened to them.

[@raisinbran1421]

"I wonder... was the fruit... as sweet as he remembered?" I hope so Yotsuyu... I hope so

[@lynndylan4674]

I cried to this when I finished the cutscene. it was a beautiful tragedy

[@itsOasus]

Why would the kami spare us only to inflict such pain....

[@miminanaki]

this makes me cry every single time 😭

[@zaeynnezameel989]

I was vibing to this and then I scrolled down to your comment, now Im crying to this. Thanks ;-;

[@mark0183]

A smile better suits a hero and that phrase ... Final fantasy xiv really knows how to make you cry with a single phrase

[@amsaa91]

“Flower waiting to be plucked, each petal a promise torn” :(

[@owohscorner]

Especially harsh if you know flowers symbolism, especially with women; and Yotsuyu's back story.

[@fmhydracorp3642]

also the flowers used by yotsuyu are a tragic symbol in japanese story

[@FF-tp7qs]

The red spider lily, Lycoris Radiata or in Japanese Higanbana, is associated with death and supposedly guides the dead across the Sanzu River to Buddhist Hell. The bulbs are also poisonous and are planted around rice paddies to ward of mice that would try to eat the crops

[@AlexWaff]

@@FF-tp7qs Wasn't it also called "abandoned child flower"?

[@ifeastontoenails]

Oof your display pic gives me feelz

[@Guy-9]

I like how even though she would never admit it, she subconsciously knows being with Gosetsu was the best thing that ever happened to her.

[@rajabuta]

I think she admitted it. She just couldn't accepted it. She just couldn't forgive herself after all she did. Hence, suicide by WoL

[@Zsaver3]

@@rajabuta She definitely admitted it. In the very last line, while it's not spoken directly in words. "I hope the fruit... was as sweet as he remembered"

[@mark0183]

​@@Zsaver3Exactly she wanted to die as tsuyu at the end 😔

[@acgearsandarms1343]

@@Zsaver3The thing about persimmons is sometimes they can be bittersweet. Such symbolism, don’t you think?

[@Zsaver3]

Didn't know that, but that also makes a lot of symbolism@@acgearsandarms1343

[@tea5864]

This poor woman. She is an example of how abused people can sometimes become abusers themselves. While it doesn't justify her actions, it does explain them.

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

Actually cause and effect is how the universe works. It takes an act of will to fight it. Doma deserved everything they got. And she was one of many abused. Is just that she got the oportunity to get even. While the others didn't. I hate the hipocrisy of society with a passion. We create monsters and then wonder why they attack us. Well if we diddn't abuse people or tolerate the abuse, or try to withewash it as not occuring there wouldn't be any monsters. And while the monsters have to be deal with, that does not excuse society on any way or form.

[@tea5864]

@@RicardoSantos-oz3uj Yeah I see what you mean. I don't think she's a monster at all. It's a very human response. I feel sympathetic, but at the same time there's no denying that she was very cruel and nasty. Just an unfortunate situation. And very realistic imo.

[@redddayspring1219]

@@RicardoSantos-oz3uj doma deserved colonial oppression because....?

[@Densoro]

"Tsuyu deserved a kinder fate."

[@BioMatic2]

I will always remembee that one kid in dohma that had some Garlean soldiers incinuate that one day theu would r*pe her sister. Thats the enviroment she created, one where all dohmans know would fear, suffering and desperation. Understanding how a human becomes a monster is very valuable but trying make me feel bad for her with all the sad music as she dies? Get the fuck out of here.

[@KinglyRed]

Just the fact that there's both Japanese and English lyrics present. Symbolizing her being torn between Doma and Garlemald. Tsuyu and the Witch. This song is heartbreaking

[@Spoonsies_]

Not to mention, the English lyrics are sung by a male choir, much like the Garlean themes, whereas the Japanese lyrics are sung by a woman as if it is Tsuyu singing that part.

[@justinchampagne1729]

The “Westward lies bleed t’ward the East.” line is particularly haunting when looking at the song from that perspective.

[@AFChris513]

​@justinchampagne1729 really makes me think of rl parallels that can be made to this story, makes it that much more tragic. I haven't started Endwalker but I do really enjoy Stormblood's story

[@justinchampagne1729]

@@AFChris513 Endwalker will shatter your feelings into billions of pieces, then completely atomize each of those pieces one by one until there’s nothing left. However, that doesn’t detract from how great and tragic Stormblood is. Not at all.

[@autumneagle]

​@@justinchampagne1729I really REALLY loved Stormblood. I get the love for Endwalker and Shadowbringers it's well deserved, but Stormblood stole my heart long ago

[@PapaDeusVult]

I reviewed the Tsukuyomi fight, and I think the detail I found most striking recently is the fact that Yotsuyu witnessed firsthand how capably overpowered Zenos was. Particularly when he single-handedly beat a group of assassins sent to kill him in one of the Stormblood short stories. To her, Zenos is practically the strongest being she knows. And yet, Gosetsu's shade in the phase transition was able to not only stagger and push him back, which stopped his strike completely, but said shade even managed to hold him there, and overpowered Zenos-albeit with some help. If that isn't her having a change of heart about her life and what was true for her, I don't know what is

[@saber2802]

Now I'm sobbing. Thanks

[@PapaDeusVult]

@@saber2802 That's all of us, anyway. Hurr

[@thehermit8618]

@@PapaDeusVult to Yotsuyu, Gosetsu was the all too late realization theres genuinely kindhearted people in the world. So touched was her by his heart of gold that she inmediatly thought herself undeserving of such kindness

[@ApexGale]

What makes her story so sad isn't that Doma actively attempted to hurt her. It's that the people just passively let her suffering continue. It's a theme that was a big focus at the start of the Doma section of STB, and you see how it reached far back for decades. Nobody thought to reach out to her, to pull her out of her shitty circumstances. Her parents didn't care, her brother didn't care, her husband didn't care, her proprietor didn't care, her clients didn't care, and when she decided she'd had enough the people of Doma declared her a monster. They weren't there to help an innocent girl suffering alone, and then they were all too eager to call her horrid things after their passivity made her what she became. I think this is why Hien's promise to Gosetsu carries so much more weight than it initially appears. He's not just saying "I'll repair Doma after it was damaged by the Empire." What he's really trying to get across is "I'll make Doma a place where we won't repeat the tragedy of Tsuyu again."

[@amsaa91]

If you go into crafter quests and other sidequests you see how rotten Doma and Shirogane culturally are in some aspects. As the culinarian quest said it it’s a place where you don’t get honor in life, you’re simply born with it or not

[@ApexGale]

@@amsaa91 she outright says it herself. they're an ugly society that covers up and ignores the negative aspects of just to continue maintaining their beautiful lie

[@RandoPassingBy]

@@amsaa91ngl that’s the most Chinese thing I’ve heard from the game

[@jacobkern2060]

​@@amsaa91The SAM questline in particular was really heavy about how fucked the situation in the East is. Where because one member of a family decided to become a revolutionary, everyone else related to him was to be put to death.

[@Draco-9158]

@@jacobkern2060 It reminds me a lot of multiple irl Asian cultures, and not in a good way. Whole region has some serious issues regarding such things

[@RikuAkimoto]

The part where Gosetsu spirit protects Tsuyu from Zenos... God a boss transition does not have the right to be this good!

[@ClessTheAngel]

God what it was like being a sprout when that happened the first time for me. I was like GO GOSETSU!! xD The chat was amazing too. Good times.

[@ApexGale]

"You must survive, Tsuyu!"

[@acgearsandarms1343]

Most people who die after becoming primals don’t even leave a body behind. They dissipate into aether. Yotsuyu had a body to leave behind and at least one person was able to mourn for her. She’s lucky to leave that much behind. Something to bury and properly mourn.

[@Phatocatto]

ikr, give us Ysayle back.

[@Dachief54]

With all the dead body Shenanigans that go on in this game... You have suddenly made me very nervous.

[@DonnyDunne]

Wait... as far as i remember. there have five cases where mortal become primals has reverted back to their form. Twice with Ysayle, Once with Zenos, and Yotsuyu. The one time somone dissapates was Ysayles third transformation, but to be fair.. she was being blasted by airship canons that time, so we can't really take that as the norm.

[@acgearsandarms1343]

@@DonnyDunne Keyword being “died.” Ysayle didn’t die until her final transformation. Zenos didn’t die after the Shinryu fight. He also fused with the Primal, not use his body as the vessel. Then he tried to slit his throat. So again, consider how fortunate she was to leave behind a body that didn’t dissipate to aether.

[@koffeeasika]

There is also Ryne in Eden quests

[@lorekeepershiori9874]

This fight gave me so many emotions at once ngl, I loved it. "Tsuyu deserved a kinder fate."

[@Nightmare704RY]

I also chose that line.

[@W0lfscythe]

​@@Nightmare704RY I've done that fight recently and I chose that line

[@Nightmare704RY]

@@W0lfscythe yeah, it feel that's the one that fits better, btw what character do you have?

[@W0lfscythe]

@@Nightmare704RY Hrothgar

[@Nightmare704RY]

@@W0lfscythe fem roegadyn.

[@gamester512]

"What's the matter? The witch of Doma will soon be dead." "Gosetsu will mourn you." / "Tsuyu deserved a kinder fate."

[@laylaminrir]

She would have had that kinder fate if the first thing she did after transforming was yeet Asahi then fight us. But I understand that's not how the order of things go.

[@CrashB111]

@@laylaminrir She was suicidal upon getting her memory back. She felt after everything she had done, she deserved nothing but to die. Having Gosetsu of all people, someone she directly tried to murder, take pity on her and care for her was too much. She 100% went along with the Primal plan because she knew we'd kill her, and she made sure she killed her parents and brother before she died. They were the source of the torment she endured for her entire childhood and young adult years.

[@laylaminrir]

@@CrashB111 that doesn't change the fact that she might have lived if she yeeted Asahi first. Who's to say she won't try to be a better person if Gousetsu forgive her as Yotsuyu. Im not saying that's how it should be. I'm only stating a what if she lived.

[@CrashB111]

@@laylaminrir It's not a matter of if other people could forgive her, she can't live with herself. Think about it, the very first thing she does on getting her memory back is leave the house to go slit her own throat in the yard. The only thing that kept her from committing suicide right then was her parents walking up. Which then made her take the opportunity to finally get revenge on the true sources of her pain before her death.

[@lorenzolyleabadia1669]

@@CrashB111 That way I view that scene was her ending her life whilst her humanity was still intact. For her, that was "true peace" since she finally felt guilty on doing all those horrible things and dying whilst feeling those said guilt made her feel that at least she will die knowing that she isn't really a heartless monster. But alas, her parents showed up. Provoked her to no end that it triggered back her anger and nihilism.

[@SilverforceX]

Yotsuyu was one of my fav characters. I hated her, then pity her and finally loved her. The character, story, themes and this music lyrics, all beautifully written by Natsuko Ishikawa.

[@shinkushika]

Amen.

[@Rithysak101]

I thought stormblood had a different writer

[@SilverforceX]

@@Rithysak101 It was 2 main writers, she did half.

[@souldanny.]

She's so well written. You can totally sympathize with her, and understand why she did those things she did, even if you don't agree with them.

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

Natsuko Ishikawa, YoshiP and Soken are the triforce of MMORPGs.

[@DesignDoc]

The male chorus is sooooooooooo good here. Great boss music and a great end to a very interesting arc.

[@dongster529]

Who knew using opera singers in metal-pop-rock hybrid experimental could be so bass-ed.

[@Nundalose]

something about the FFXIV Male Opera goes SO HARD. coincidentally all my favorite songs have em. Answers, Dragonsong, Who brings Shadow, this song, like c'mon.

[@lapinbeau]

@@Nundalose Am I the only one who noticed the "Doma" theme tune being sung by the male chorus? Almost as if Doma itself was the source of this being's pain, and its people were at long last acknowledging it.

[@Rob23765]

@@dongster529 Just goes to show how versatile Metal is

[@Levicopter]

@@dongster529 this comment made me miss nightwish with tarja :(

[@karlrassmann4604]

The song is like a duet between the souls of Yotsuyu and Gosetsu. Yotsuyu giving into and embracing her suffering and Gosetsu begging his newfound daughter to return and not believe the lies...

[@someonecomenting1300]

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[@nekroz_of_super_dora3477]

Merciful Halone I never thought of it like that God I love this song even more now

[@kaythere6187]

That's beautiful

[@void9938]

( ; ^ ; ) oh....

[@minalinsky5067]

not to dump on your interpretation of it, but the male singing is definitely not Goesetsu - it's her oppressors. If you look at the official post for the song, it sheds more light on the meaning of the male vocalist's lines. There was a very nice post on it with translations a while back. Westward lies bleed t'ward the east. 西の虚栄が　東へと流れ込む (The vanity of the west flows into the east.) Wayward daughter, step into the night 価値なき娘よ　夜闇へと踏み入れたまえ (Worthless daughter, you shall step into the darkness of the night.) Restless eyes, blind to the beast 瞑れぬその目も　堕ちた己を映しはしまい (Restless though those eyes may be, they cannot see how far the self has fallen.) Barren waters yield unto the tide 無力な露は　流れに従うしかないのだよ―― (Powerless dew, you cannot help but obey the tides.) Keeping in mind that "tsuyu" means "dew" in Japanese.

[@Adam1602]

when Gosetsu's spirit appears I just told my whole group 'I should not be getting feels from a boss mechanic damn it'

[@TheDancingBastard]

You expected an ads phase but got a (s)ads phase instead

[@shadowshinobi45]

@@TheDancingBastard take this upvote and get out

[@LeonLailoken]

I still remember my whole group standing around like "bro this is fucked up why would-" Gosetsu power slides in "YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

[@Mrlaged]

I'm not going to lie when go came sliding in saying she must not fall I teared up a little.

[@joshthehuman9449]

Still getting chills from that, especially when it's timed with the opera chants!

[@falcontomto]

Tsuyu shows us how kind she could've been. With her lifetime of malice being wiped out temporarily, all she needed was just 1 person to show her a bit of kindness, and she became a sweet, kind and innocent girl. what she had done are unforgivable, but I can't help but feel bad for her.

[@GhalanSmokeScale]

If I had one thing to gripe about during that story portion then it's the fact that we kept talking about her infront of her, like she wasn't even there. Like, guys. You know she's lost her memories and you kinda are all in agreement it's for the best if it stays that way. So why actively talk about what happens if her memories come back and how much you distrust her?

[@HalfBrainGamers]

​@@GhalanSmokeScale Yeah some of the execution of those story beats were not great, if I'm being honest, but I can't say I didn't feel anything seeing the primal fight. Just wish how we got there was better executed.

[@IPWNEDSASUKEANDKIRA]

I Can Fix Her (Ultimate)

[@autumneagle]

Omfg I love this

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Oh man I would LOVE if this were part of the Ultimate story

[@BS-ru6lp]

The 4.0 Ultimate is probably coming in 7.0 release, so we might expect a boss-rush consist of: Shinryu (probably the main boss, with a hyper final boss phase fully joined with Zenos) Zenos (boss that can change the plot like Thordan?) Hyper-Grynewaht Dr. Aulus mal Acina Tsukuyomi (maybe we can save her like HG?)

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Back here to say damn, we didn't get 4.0 Ultimate - they skipped it entirely to do FRU instead. While I'm not opposed to an Eden Ultimate, I still want one for Stormblood MSQ eventually! Come on, we had one for both ARR and HW MSQ!

[@BS-ru6lp]

@@MissPoplarLeaf It’s still possible for the 4.0 Ultimate to be released somewhere in 7.0. Raid themed ultimates did come together with msq ones, with the raid ultimates being one version ahead. 2.0 Ultima+3.0 Alexander were released in 5.0, and 3.0 DR+4.0 Omega released in 6.0.

[@davidbrooks2872]

Her entire story arc was masterfully crafted. This song is just a cherry on top.

[@elizabethyoung5304]

I could not agree more.

[@cyphi474]

I think most of people missed deep message behind Yotsuyu's story. Me too at first, but replaying it and giving it more thoughts, its very, very sad story.

[@one_eyeddd473]

I agree, the end arc for her was so odd to me bc she was so irradeemable

[@Wumbology378]

@@one_eyeddd473 That is one thing I love about this, the story is so well done that in some ways you can sympathize with Tsuyu because she was treated horribly by everyone in her life. Of course she has done heinous things so while she can't be forgiven it was still nice to see her experience true happiness.

[@Xelemich]

According to the songwriter, the Japanese portion of the lyrics represent the voice of she who has become Tsukuyomi, while the English portion features the voices of those who have restrained her (represented with the fiercer tone in the male chorus). Throughout the entire song, the structure of the song goes back and forth between the two voices singing to one another. In a story of revolution and liberation, she also fought to try and release herself, which was included as the final line of the song. We hope you enjoyed this insight into the storytelling of Stormblood through song! Perhaps using these lyrics, we can all better understand the perspective of this wayward daughter of Doma. Until next time! - Luxpheras Community Team

[@KohiKona]

Listen closely! The riff at 1:25 is the same melody as the one in "A Father's Pride," and "Mother's Pride," Yanxia's themes for day and night respectively

[@avmcat]

This primal fight has one of the hardest mechanics in the game: Having to cry-sing-scream your lungs out while you try to still concentrate on the rest of the fight.

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

Not going to lie, when I did the fight, I stepped in front of her to block the attacks aimed at her by the phantoms. As soon as I did that, each of my party members did too. The healers raised their barriers. Had I been a Paladin, I would've raised that one barrier. It's a rare thing for the party to protect the person they're battling...but I keep seeing parties in the Tsukuyomi fight do just that. We may be fighting the primal...but darn if we don't want to save the person who's been victimized into being their vessel.

[@timestate9718]

​@@TheAsvarduilProjectthat's so wholesome

[@roetheboat1]

Holy crap, no wonder the lyrics to the music were so good. Natsuko Ishikawa (the lady who was the main writer for Shadowbringers) was listed in the credits for the lyrics.

[@QwertyRulz2]

So she's categorically the best writer, then. DRK quests These lyrics. And then Shadowbringers. She's gotta be a primal of writing. No other being can have that sheer level of power. **finds crystals for her**

[@xivCatumin]

@@QwertyRulz2 I think she also did the Alchemist quests, didn't she?

[@AgathaASR]

@@xivCatumin Yup, BUT I think that only ARR ones

[@Altearithe]

@@AgathaASR that would make so much sense. The story for it ended up making me cry by the end.

[@Thagesthoughts]

@@QwertyRulz2 You have to admire Yoshi's eye for talent. Natsuko did the well-received ARR Alchemist quests, so he gave her the DRK quests. That was well-received, so she got the Azim Steppe storyline (including the 60-70 storyline moneyshot, the Nadaam) and let her come up with this fight's lyrics. These, too, were almost universally hailed as the expansion's high point, so he promoted her to lead writer for Shadowbringers, and she chads up and makes one of the best story twists in an MMO to date. Dude knew a rising star when he saw one.

[@sorareinsworth8514]

This was such a conflicting arc for me..one part of me is saying that Yotsuyu still deserves to be ended for all that she did and a part of me is saying that it's fine to forgive her and let her find peace with Gosetsu..when I was clearing this trial with my friends I was the main tank and I was literally fighting through the tears during the ads phase, our offtank offered to switch with me on the next phase but I declined as I wanted to face Tsukuyomi till the end (since the MT is mostly the target it always feels like I am mainly the one fighting the boss)..I kept repeating "not like this, not like this" inside me as Yotsuyu's suffering filled up and I literally bawled Gosetsu's name when he appeared to protect Yotsuyu and when he said "Live long, Tsuyu".. Yotsuyu deserved to be ended, but she deserved a kinder and more peaceful ending..but I'm still glad that she really did feel Gosetsu's kindness before she died

[@emiach]

Stop it. Get help.

[@munyuki6359]

Yotsuyu deserved her death, but Tsuyu didn't. Tsuyu was basically another reality of what Yotsuyu could have become if she wasn't abused by every single person in her life. I'm still inclined to believe it was Tsuyu we killed. Reliving memories is not the same as experiencing them. I feel like she decided to play the villain so people would feel at peace with her death. And yet, it felt so awful. The animation of that fight made it so much more harder to cope. I believe Tsuyu should have had a chance to live for Yotsuyu that couldn't.

[@Kyoukami]

Major spoiler about Yotsuyu, i just need to get this off my chest. This is what i think of Yotsuyu, It is common knowledge the WOL has fell countless primals and Asahi showing up before she was about to kill herself gave her a chance to play along with him, she knew she is going to be defeated by the WOL, which will provide the opportunity for Asahi to get careless so she can kill him and get the vengeance she wanted so badly. Her acting all evil just before the last fight was just part of her self destructive plan to goat the WOL into defeating her Yotsuyu's true nature is a kind hearted person, this is evident when she lost all her memories. She even wanted to kill herself when she regained her memories realizing she doesn't deserve kindness for her evil acts. Her evil deeds stems from an unfortunate product surrounding her upbringing and circumstances. She is only evil because she was seething with hatred and wanting vengeance but not getting it. Years of mistreatment has turn her into a spiteful witch that just wants the world to burn at how harshly it treated her. At the end of her short life at least she finally experienced kindness towards her and understand what it feels like to have someone who actually cares for her. Yotsuyu is a really well written character, in a bittersweet story.

[@jw5931]

100% agreed and basically how I explained it (though not as well said here lol) to my party member who was confused about her "turning back" evil once she recovered her memories, this was an elaborate suicide characterized by how mentally shattered she became through back-to-back-to-back traumas I don't really care for the narrative structure of SB overall but Yotsuyu always kept me hooked along

[@thehermit8618]

@@Kyoukami i also agree. You can tell she is kinda trying to fall back on her habits but she isnt as into it anymore. Gosetsu connected to the humanity she has willingly ignored for years

[@ElricBrightsoul]

i love that even after she regained her memory an became her old self again she still loved gosetsu

[@beltranliscano3022]

😢

[@icewolf6062]

Yeah. She wishes she could’ve lived that happy life. I think she felt she was irredeemable tho.

[@archi4226]

Carry on, my wayward daughter There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more

[@dr.arielfinch4316]

Y'know, I can't but notice a distinct lack of her bodyguard as a shade. Grynewaht done dirty, my man was used and discarded like a dishrag. A whole 'I never even considered you' moment.

[@proudlarry8225]

"Stay behind me, Tsuyu!"

[@ScourgeGlaive]

Not gonna lie- That's the moment I always tear up. In the end, i don't fear the boss mechanics, I fear the moment Gosetsu jumps into the fight to protect Tsuyu ...

[@Neoansho]

And if you fail that mech, Yotsuyu will say something like this, "The world is only filled with cruelty." And then you wipe, not in hp, but also get wiped because of the tears you're shedding because of that single line, right there.

[@mazem2981]

I started ff14 lately and reached the patches of stormblood. This si one of the most beautiful and saddest primal fights I experienced (up to this point). We had a chance to peek into her mind and Gosetsu was standing tall protecting her. In one of the Japanese Samurai novels, there was a story about one fallen lord. He never felt connected to his subjects and when he lost (he is Mitsunari Ishida and Ieyasu Tokugawa beat him fyi) he was just cursing everything partly because he was never loved by anyone. Then one farmer gave him a persimmon (the same one as Yotssuyu fetched for Gosetsu) and then the lord realized he was loved at least by someone, felt peace and died in peace. I think Yotsuyu, when she committed too many crimes, killed herself by fighting the warrior of light. But Gosetsu gave her the peaceful times she can die. She died as Tsuyu and not Yotsuyu, thinking about the persimmon. I love ff14 so much. Just arr, hw and sb already gave me more awesome time than any media (books, moveis and what not) gave me in my near half a century life.

[@JohnDoe-mw8hi]

"Tsuyu Deserved a better fate." I think you're spot on.

[@blueshift7320]

Another stellar piece of writing from Natsuko Ishikawa! So far she's written the Coerthas section of 2.0, 3.2 + 3.4 MSQs, the Doman half of Stormblood, the Crystal Tower arc, Omega quests, and DRK/ROG quests. No wonder she was promoted to lead writer for Shadowbringers. Can't wait to see what she's done for Endwalker!

[@michaelmoore2679]

Ah, so most of the best parts were written by the same person? Makes sense. She’ll definitely have a career wherever she wants to go with that talent and record.

[@williek08472]

IIRC she also did the ARR Alchemist questline. Never expected to get so many feels from a crafting quest…

[@Nahellion]

@@williek08472 She also wrote the DRK questline in Heavensward, and I will say, probably without knowing who the write was. You could tell where the whole 'Shadow and Darkness' stuff started (aka Shadowbringers)

[@thristanebben8902]

From writing small questlines to Lead Story Designer. This is a combination of two things: She is a genius writer and a master of her craft. And Yoshi P is a truly visionary game director, by recognizing greatness and making it shine. Creative Business Unit III is a superteam.

[@william7182]

I just found out Natsuko Ishikawa penned the lyrics of Wayward Daughter. She has such an amazing talent in writing, everything she does is full of emotion and rich character development. The main FF series hasn’t had a compelling story since FFX, but now I am excited for FFXVI, simply because she’s the main story designer.

[@christopherbravo1813]

I'd argue that FFX's story leaves much to be desired too, but I do share your hope.

[@BeanMan157]

FF XI - XIV prototype FF XII - politics FF XIII - woman Cloud

[@Scurpmun]

When the fight ended and asahi was being a fucking asshole shooting Yotsuyu. I thought she had a chance but those 2 shots sealed it for me. I wanted nothing more then to kill him myself. Then those 2 swords from her to kill him had me cheering. I wanna say I actually screamed "She's taking you with her you bastard!" Even after whipping constantly to eventually get my clear. This fight will forever be one of my favorites and one of the most emotional moments to me.

[@Lasyusha-Chan]

Honestly Of all the things that really made me cry was watching Gosetsu get upset over the woman he belived deserved a better life than the one she had. The words "I hope the fruit is as sweet as he remembered it" is still something that gets to me every day.

[@GoldenMushroom64]

Yotsuyu was such a beautiful fantastically developed villain and I genuinely felt heartbroken when she turned evil again but at least we got this epic final boss and this ABSOLUTE BANGER!!!!!

[@zero_chevalier]

As much as Stormblood gets flak (or not rated as high as the other expansions), I still consider this, and the dungeon final boss music (Triumph) to be the best, alongside Weight of the World from Copied Factory.

[@klopfer14000]

I personally prefered stormblood over heavensward, mostly because the dungeons weren't just a grey and brown blob like so many in HW. Also the boss mechanics were really cool in the raids and trials. And overall the world felt much more colourfull.

[@HadeaRin]

It can't be helped though all of FF14 Expac are good on their own ways. It is like choosing between arrays of gems and need to pick one with the least quality. The least one is still a gem even if losing in quality compared to the other gem.

[@Shiirow]

xiv at its worst (1.0 notwithstanding) can still beat out a lot of games at their best.

[@Blitzwaffen]

Considing this happens post 4.3 this story is actually part of the build up into ShB. Which is sort of like our sampler for Tragic enemies. And I almost feel is like a teaser considering how it twists our thoughts about certain Ascians and their actions. Tragic as it is Tsuyu is just the prologue to all the feels ShB dishes out.

[@HuchiaZ]

I'm not sure it's fair to compare Weight of the World for FF music tho imo. You've got the whole of PervDev's music team for that xD

[@AmirysMewen]

The saddest part of this is that she was so close to redemption… and then Asahi ruined it all

[@historiabyssus]

At least he had the comeuppance of having his dead body puppeted, disgraced, and defiled by a nihilistic psychopath worse than him, and now has to spend the rest of eternity with only said psychopath for company in the spirit world.

[@robikkupegasus7039]

I'm sorry, Yotsuyu...I know what you went through, you deserved better - your crimes, however, cannot be absolved. Even then - may you know, and be, at peace...you deserve that much at least.

[@MrDoot-hj2ir]

I died because I couldn't see shit through the tears

[@StrangerForever85]

Tsuyu deserved so much better... My WoL told her that before she died... I was really hoping that with a clean slate, she’d have a happy ending...

[@bluezhift]

Oh Tsuyu. This made me so sad. When she summoned the primal, it just broke my heart.

[@crowdemon_archives]

When I was fighting her recently as tank, I asked if I need to do anything for the fight, and most of the reply I got was "put her down" and "feel sad for her" lol

[@dunnejos8423]

another hint that Yotsuyu was making her final play was the spider lilies. The red spider lily is a symbol for death and inevitable endings in Japanese folklore, she knew she was going to die and wanted the WoL to grant her that. She just wanted to go out on her own terms, and what better way to do that then to make them hate you, to spew venom the way she so easily did before. But you can tell that she half heartedly means them now, it's less vitriolic and more... heartbreaking. Proud until the end, for better or worse.

[@ΣτέργιοςΚαραμπάλιος]

"The Witch of Doma will soon be dead".....😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[@Daecoth]

Why am I still crying after all these years and only now reading the lyrics!?!?

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

R.I.P. Yotsuyu

[@LunarAnimeAngel]

At first I hated her, but then learning her backstory, I sympathized with her. I am glad Gosetsu showed her some compassion and kindness and gave her a chance to show she wasn’t as bad as people thought. Too bad Isahi had to destroy her chance at happiness

[@reyjusuf]

I just realized the english chorus uses Cyan's theme leitmotif

[@WayToDawn72]

The English parts are Cyan's Theme and the Japanese parts is the music that plays in Yanxia so it's an interesting back and forth. And appropriate since this is a battle for Doma's future

[@thom2331]

Fuck, now I like this song even more.

[@Mance1680]

Holy shit I never realized

[@BloodTrinity]

@ReyJ also, assuming you finished the Omega Raids, in Sigmascape V1.0, after you finish fighting the Phantom Train, the ghosts of Cyan's wife and Son(who is also supposed to be Hien) appear and thank you for saving Doma. That was a real surprise feels out of nowhere for me.

[@ElFreakinCid]

Cyan's theme is also heard in the phase before this one, and you can also hear the famous Final Fantasy battle theme bassline throughout this.

[@noblewolf8232]

When Yotsuyu transformed into a primal, my first thought is Gosetsu. This shouldn't happened but the world was not kind to her. Only Gosetsu showed kindness towards her... Kami be damned! When the old man showed up in the battle, not really him though, it broke my heart. I really want to save her, for her sake and Gosetsu's.

[@MaxLebled]

Every time Soken uses a male choir, it ends up being incredibly awesome and memorable. I hope to see it used more in the future

[@amsaa91]

Gosetsu always accepted the Kami’s will no matter what, but the one time he questioned his God was when Yorsuyu died

[@prideofasia99]

How dare you Square Enix make me cry for that monster after what she did... and made me mourn what she could have become instead...

[@Toffeehammer]

As another WoW refugee I'm really loving these FFXIV boss fights that have these halftime "TIME TO GET SERIOUS" moments where the soundtrack goes absolutely ham for the rest of the fight.

[@SertalisMusic1993]

“In darkness blooms the Spider Lily..” -Tsukiyomi

[@SlvrStryker]

"From mortal husk, I RISE ANEW!"

[@storytellerrex2537]

Just completed this fantastic story arc. I am honestly scared of shadowbringers "thanks Zev"

[@Reynsoon]

They say Endwalker's gonna top shadowbringers F E A R

[@storytellerrex2537]

And it did

[@EdgeKisaragi]

Still one of my favourite instances for the story telling alone

[@tatoublindedaldebaran7064]

listen to the japanese verse of Wayward daughter, then go listen to Yanxia day theme, A Father's pride, at 1:37. A father's pride, and a wayward daughter

[@richardfitzwell5500]

ShB was amazing with everything that was done, HW was amazing too.....but this theme is Soken's masterpiece, when you think about when the themes were introduced and how he tied them all together.....perfect display of tragedy

[@narius_jaden215]

To the Edge is still my favorite song from him so far, but this is a very good contender imho.

[@Thunder88]

Such a bewitching and beautiful theme. Thank you for the lyrics.

[@enlongjones2394]

God damn. From the very first lines, the pain in the story is made clear “A flower waiting to be plucked Each petal a promise torn.” The sheer magnitude of the betrayal in one’s own parents casting their own out to a life of effectively slavery.

[@Jack-nd7gw]

I still remember the first time I did this trial, I was so distracted by the music I kept dying to the fight. Absolutely unparalleled. Maybe my favorite track in the whole game including Endwalker

[@Legendi-chan]

No i am not crying. I am just crying alot.

[@dialaskisel5929]

I'm not going to lie: I cry every time I hear this song and think back to the extremely over-the-top tragedy that it is about. Makes it really hard not to die during the fight, too.

[@CouriousChris]

This was one of the best stories in the game IMO. I come back to listen to this every once in while.

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

Managed to cast a white mage LB3 for this in my first attempt. Everything works fine until in the last phase multiple DPS were down all of a sudden. I cast the LB3, and... I'm down instead.

[@thebadshave503]

Phase One: Primal Phase Two: Eorzean Therapy

[@gianghuynh9570]

When we step into Dawntrail, the trials from Stormblood will be in rotation for the unreal encounter. I strongly suspect I will hear this song again much more. Not only this was a great music track, but also a complex and challenging encounter.

[@theikachi]

Gosetsu last second save its everything right, its just so friking perfect, as a mechanic and part of the story of the Yotsuyu/Tsukoyomi Fight, this game just go beyond to prove why its so amazing, thats peak Final Fantasy Story

[@phoenixflamegames1]

''oh....its going to be a long night...'' ''In darkness blooms the spider lily....'' ''From mortal husk, I rise anew!'' I cant stop hearing those lines XD

[@shd_samurai9676]

I can't wait for Gosetsu to come back in Endwalker. The absolute best character of SB.

[@commediaDollArte]

the fact this contains part of the yanxia leitmotif is heartbreaking once you know the song names Yanxia Day - A Father's Pride Yanxia Night - A Mother's Pride Tsukuyomi - Wayward Daughter

[@castorvolkCH]

fun fact: if you notice, when tsuyu dies, her hair is white, when it was originally black. She died, having purged herself of the malice that drove her.

[@ComicalConqueror]

I think something like this is all that could have happened for her. We were foolish to think she could have both redemption and absolution. The actions one takes don't just hurt and damage others, but change the self.

[@samanthaangelinedefensor]

You can totally sing this in the English version.

[@MattAlchemy]

All the syllables fit. Kinda cool

[@loomingdeath1758]

Gotta Admit the most interesting part of the spider lilies phase is not only the meaning of the spider lily but as pretty and creepy as the flowers are....they are still considered a pest. In some ways you can say that she was seen as a pest, an annoyance to many, a hindrance to all...never truly loved for her beauty a creature meant to die along and unloved. Tho the meaning of spider lily is abandonment, longing, and many more just the mere thought of how they can be viewed as a pest makes the fight even sadder.

[@ElFreakinCid]

More than that though, in Japanese media, the red spider lily is often used as shorthand for "Expect this character to die."

[@Reve_Hyrulier]

The words to this song hits hard hard hard hard.

[@everveil]

I only just now realized... The female vocal line in this song is taken from the Yanxia day theme, which is called 'A Father's Pride'. I'm sad all over again.

[@laurentst-denis3839]

And the male vocal line is Cyan's theme. Despite all what happened, she was still a daughter of Doma.

[@stakefr0mjatefarmvods534]

So funny thing about this song; I got Lunar Wolf from the tombstone events and was using that mount for most of my tenure of Heavensward and Stormblood. When I finally got to this boss and Wayward Daughter came on, it gave me that exact feeling you get when the anime opening plays during the final fight.

[@chocolatemilk6022]

Wish I could find a version of this that had the boss's voice lines included

[@danielaxc2900]

"I wonder... was the fruit as sweet as he remembered?"

[@lusasedoux479]

Yotsuyu was why Stormblood was the best DLC.

[@lusasedoux479]

Zenos too of course.

[@TallyhoYGO]

Looking back at it I think this is the moment where I truly started loving FFXIV. I liked it before, but I really started appreciating the storytelling here.

[@FemboyJoe]

I just beat Tsukuyomi. I think what was sad seeing the buildup of Tsuyu becoming Yotsuyu being inevitable at least i thought that way made it all the more tragic. Because i knew it wasnt gonna last but it hurt even more when everything went to shit.

[@poro9084]

i love the male chorus so much and when gosetsu jump in to save Tsuyu, i cried

[@DarthAlphaTheGreat]

The fact it’s a remix of the Othard/Doman region theme hits home hard.

[@chelsthegameruiner8669]

I always ignore the music during my first runs of these somehow, then when I do the extremes I always say "Fuck, why didn't I hear this during my first run?"

[@SonySteals]

One of the saddest fights and one of the best themes in ff14 up to date

[@dawnwalkerwolf9655]

One of the few enemies I've faced that I wished they had a happier ending.

[@lostempyrean]

This was one of the only moments to ever make me cry in a game, but I didn't just cry, I broke down like a little bitch crying; specifially when Gosetsu came to save Yotsuyu from her parents, the people of Doma and Zenos. The only person to ever treat her with dignity saves her from complete dispair. Truly a beautiful character arc that turned a hateful bitch into a heartbreaking tragedy.

[@erlanhimawan3489]

Dude, i cried so bad in this battle.. ~_~

[@misscookiesncrime]

This mechanic where you get blinded by tears is way too difficult, what were they thinking?? Jokes aside, I can't recall the last time something consistently made me tear up no matter how often I saw it. Currently running the Extreme over and over to farm mount and I tear up a bit every single time Gosetsu shows up to protect her. I also really love the Kabuki theater theming, the cadance of her voice and the dramatization of her story, it's all so good. I'm in love with this fight, even though it hurts me every time.

[@srs419]

I feel like the guitar in particular is screaming that it's going to rage quit from life and take me with it.

[@waywardphoenix3188]

A nightbloom shall flower here upon the site of my demise! In darkness blooms the spider lily!

[@stinkertonsden]

Of the bosses in StormBlood, Tsukiomi is still the one my heart breaks for. A victim of a country who knew not how to band together and help one another, crushed under the yoke of an even more oppressive region and government who's only purpose was to bring about the end. Her only choice was to either join them, or be swept along and perish after a lifetime of torment. So many feels...

[@lv6168]

When Gosetsu appears, Siege players be like Monty: “HIDE BEHIND ME”. I wish we could have saved Tsuyu

[@justaintitchief4133]

I love singing along to this and trying to switch between a really deep voice to a calmer, more serene one whilst switching languages at the same time.

[@InsanoRider777]

We, the vaunted Warrior of Light, utterly failed Yotsuyu.

[@elijahtan-whyusehandle]

While I hope Tsuyu lasts, but it seems impossible at this stage.. I feel overwhelmed by the sadness and having watery eyes, when suddenly Gosetsu appears in the fight protecting her against Zenos.. I never expect such an impact during a fight, as I'm concentrating on my rotation and the mechanics..

[@noahjboyle3341]

i am crying tsuyu deserved a kinder fate :( :( :(

[@naif9464]

What an epic fight... forever my best experience in FFXIV