FFXIV Lore - Vrtra, Missing Child of the First Brood

[@TheSydLexic]

4.5 years later: Vrtra confirmed, and he looks frickin great

[@taopui]

Also connected with the Indian story .. omg everything is perfect

[@pachpaints5356]

This video sure is a watch after EW. "This isn't to say he couldn't be in Thavnair."

[@EthysAsher]

you always find the most flattering mug shots

[@FirstNameLastName_255]

do u cover main story lore in chronological order like my happy's ffxiv: arr lore series? i find none of these in ur videos or compiled playlists

[@Hudork]

I dont think so , not sure tho

[@eliotarcher]

Did you all remember that at the Azim Steppe for The Great Hunt Rathalos quest, when you are searching for rathalos, a NPC talks to you and says there is a dragon at the Steppe, on top of the mountain Snowpierce, but it does not go by the name of rathalos. So maybe Vrhta is hiding on the himalayas? lol

[@DeathofHeavens]

Who's hyped for Vrtra appearing in the endwalker trailer?

[@erickortschak3804]

Great video! I enjoyed the collaboration with Ethys, and hope to see you guys come together on more stuff. Quick note, though - based on the Encyclopedia, it seems that Dalmasca is in Ilsabard, not Othard (although Rabanastre has been confirmed by Koji to be an Othard nation). I know the little blurb on Othard makes it a bit vague, but both the 6th Astral timeline and the section on Garlemald place Dalmasca in the dividing mountain range of Ilsabard, which makes me think that the Othard paragraph conflated them based on the necessity to conquer them by airship, not their geographic location.

[@DarthSanguine]

I seem to recall it being mentioned in game by one of the Domans (I think it was Yugiri) that there actually are dragons in Othard. So... theory confirmed?

[@Azdaja13]

I just replayed that section of the story on my alt and it was Higiri who said that. Not only does she point towards which continent Vrtra might on, but also she did say there were dragons near her homeland. So we can eliminate Yanxia, leaving Dalmasca and the Azim Steppe (and other unknown regions of Othard) as possibilities. Personally I think the latter, sounds like a decent wilderness for Vrtra to hide in, but can't be sure. :D

[@DarthSanguine]

SKnight8046 A brood of Dragons aren't going to be doing much hiding in a steppe, since it's mostly open grassland.

[@Azdaja13]

Darth Sanguine True, I guess that does just leave the mountains in northern Othard. I'm hoping for some Au Ra - Vrtra connection, still possible I guess.

[@DarthSanguine]

SKnight8046 The lore book hints at a connection between the Au Ra and Bahamut & Tiamat. The Au Ra were created by the Dawn Father & Dusk Mother, and Bahmut & Tiamat were known as the Dawn Wyrm & Dusk Wyrm respectively. The rumored third clan could be Vrtra's though.

[@Azdaja13]

Darth Sanguine Oooh, I must have missed that part. :O

[@Azdaja13]

From what we've learned since the upload of this video, it looks like Vrtra was living in Thavnair, both due to it showing up there in the Endwalker trailer and the culture of Thavnair looking very Indian-inspired.

[@seasonaldates]

This makes a lot of sense now

[@lindseys3708]

This aged hilariously. (Do not comment spoilers, I kept it vague intentionally)

[@Wuffskers]

It's interesting how back then based on mythology the best guesses was that Vrtra would be antagonistic, but he is by far the most altruistic and philanthropic of all the dragons, even Hraesvelgr with his love of Shiva was skeptical of being chill with humans and had to really be convinced to collaborate while Vrtra actively loves humans.

[@maelys199]

Interesting how the two remaining children may potentially be in the two locations we get to visit in Stormblood. In the interview Mr. Happy did with Yoshi-P, Yoshida did mention that Dravanian involvement in Stormblood is "in the cards" but may be later than sooner. Maybe Hraesvelgr knows where his siblings are, and sees merit in helping Eorzea liberate their homelands from the nation trying to, or maybe already is, imprisoning them?

[@IceAokiji303]

A note about assigning these two names to the two remaining dragons in the "family portrait": Wouldn't the names fit better the other way around? Ethys' video on Azdaja had a picture looking an awful lot like the top right one. Unless, of course, it has officially been confirmed that it's your way around.

[@jackchester2946]

How come Mr happy stoped doing the overviews after 2.5 honest I am trying to get to max but pay as much attention as possible but having the Story overviews was a massive help to me anyway being able to rush and still have an understanding of the story was brilliant hopefully some time he might get back into making them. Fingers crossed

[@maximumride987]

What about that tower that looks allagan in the ruby sea? What are the chances it connects to something similar as Azylis la (sorry for spelling) and that's where the dragon is at? Just speculating

[@Inhaledcorn]

I'm actually kinda upset that Shinryu isn't one of Midgarsormr's children, unless Shinryu (the true Shinryu, aka, the Dissidia one) is equal to that of FFXIV's Midgarsormr.

[@zadayaz]

3 years later, still no in game mention of the rest of the first brood 😔 🤙🏾

[@ngazzolo5087]

Thanks to Endwalker you now know about 1 more

[@jackjohnson8305]

@@ngazzolo5087 2 more

[@Yokai_Yuri]

I thought about another Azys Lla as well. If at some point we go under water you can surely expect an allagan facility there and as far as lore goes the Allagan conquered the four corners of eorzea and expanded their domain further beyond so it's safe to bet they, at that time, conquered the entire star. I mean who would oppose them if they already captured and slaved beings with infinite power like the Warring Triad? The dragon might be captured in one of those facilties or even corrupted by the ages.

[@Draylin41]

Can we go to the moon in a Final Fantasy game again? It's been a long time since I've had a visit, I miss it terribly >.>

[@setsuna5919]

the writer also confirmed that Vrtra is the youngest of the 7

[@benjamincastro7949]

Thanks! Lore!!

[@dracotitandovahkii7175]

Before anyone annoys me with stupid comments, this is just a question for Mrhappy. Do you think that the Au Ra were created by Bahamut and Tiamat? Before anyone says that's this is a stupid question, let me explain something. I said created by Bahamut and Tiamat, not born from dragons. This means artificially created. The fact that we know that dragons don't have a major body mass difference is obvious mention, same with the enhance hearing and spatial recognition. What I'm asking is if the two dragons could have been made to be a form of warrior and/or servitude beings for the young dragons. This, of course, would be if they were made before Bahamut became a Primal. If you're not Mrhappy, then I'm not even going to acknowledge your comment.

[@thehighwayman3122]

While this is an interesting point, I do believe that Bahamut and Tiamat aren't likely to be the Au Ra's creators. The Au Ra's articles on the Heavensward lore section on the FF14 website states that the race hails from Othard, not Meracydia. So, taking Mr. Happy's video into account, I would guess that, if any of the First Brood had a hand in the Au Ra's creation, it would have been Vrtra, not the Meracydian Monarchs.

[@KAvanAlten]

I'm going to answer anyway, but with a serious answer: in the creation myth of the Au ra they speak of a 'Dawn mother and a dusk father', without being specific about who these people (if they where people at all) where.

[@thehighwayman3122]

Krijn van Alten "Dawn Mother and Dusk Father" sounds like another name for Hydaelyn and Zodiark.

[@KAvanAlten]

Liam Jordan It does. But there is no 100 % clearense on who these people are. And they are froma creation myth, so wirhin the in game reality they might be more mythological than actual beings. But than again its a Final Fantasy, so we might encouter them at some point when we go further eastwards in 5.0 or later.

[@TowelRanger]

JaQuan Millery I'd like to add that based on the small amount of info on them in the lore book: I don't have mine right in front of me, but upon recollection, there is no mention anywhere in their history of serving dragons. They (I'm assuming primarily Raen) were retainers for Doma Lords at some point and (mostly the Raen) assimilated into cultures. Also what business would the Meracydian Monarchs have had fighting each other in Othard?

[@meakimon]

Very interesting lore, and theories here.

[@FirstNameLastName_255]

yey finally another lore video!

[@iZolanski]

....My book didn't arrive yet >_>

[@TrungTran-yg3uv]

shouldn't the bottom most dragon be bahamut? their horns match better than the one you placed there

[@Mrhappy1227]

Those are the official labels as stated in Encyclopedia Eorzea

[@Mrhappy1227]

Also remember the Primal Bahamut we fight looks nothing like the actual Bahamut

[@qdog8367]

Mrhappy1227 also I thought bahamut wasn't a child of misgard? I thought he was rats lover or something weird like that

[@xianicarus8770]

The lovers from the First Brood are both siblings and mates.

[@othyrusxerxes760]

Mr happy could you please do a speculation video on SPOILER ALLERT Ilberds primal

[@JonnyVision88]

Othard Vrtra confirmed lol

[@pyroromancer]

hay guyz rmembur wen dey menshioned DAT PLAECE WID OAPEN WORLD BOSSES? yeh i sea wat dey leeeked to u guyz at Las Vegas

[@BE-fw1lr]

Vrtra? Huh I thought they were from FFXI.

[@ChouhouinNeko]

he is

[@LiquidusSnakeX]

lol really... You think SE makes all theses names out of thin air? I bet you also think Final Fantasy invented Gilgamesh.

[@BE-fw1lr]

LiquidusSnakeX Eh? Of course not my dude, when did I imply that? I just thought he was from FFXI within the Final Fantasy series.

[@justdray6592]

hi mrhappy :D

[@melodiousschemer]

I love his big nose uwu

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