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secret-engima · 4 years

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....I lied. If you’re still doing the title thing - if I go down gonna burn with the sun

I thought there was a few more title asks still lurking in here for me to answer. *cracks knuckles* RAMBLE TIME.

-Star Wars AU. Star Wars FFXV sorta-x-over AU where the Astrals decide that Aera and Ardyn deserve a chance at happiness, just not on Eos, and therefore go YEET. The Force, finding these two wayward and powerful souls is like- Sure okay and boom. Ardyn and Aera are reborn in a galaxy far, far away.

-Purely not coincidentally, far away, on different worlds and in different star systems, one Satine Kryze and one Obi-Wan Kenobi take their first breaths.

-Yes I’m serious.

-This would be- SUCH a chaotic fixit AU, both because Aera loves peace but she is NO pacifist and not about to let an entire Culture DIE just because some so called New Mandalorians cannot see the dangers of burying their own past. Two because- well.

-Ardyn has already BEEN a Chosen One and an Accursed, a Hero and a Villain. He has walked the path to salvation and damnation both and seen the worst sides of himself and humanity, and for all they look different, every species in the galaxy isn’t far different from humanity in those regards.

-Obi-Wan Kenobi grows up in the Jedi Temple and he is a Troublesome Child. Too quiet and too reckless by turns, a smile that could melt butter and a tongue that can strip flesh from the backs of whatever bully goes after him this time. The Jedi ... worry. He is Dark, they whisper, was born with shreds of Darkness in his soul. He is manipulative, they worry, he has a temper, they gossip.

-Ardyn hears them all and inside a part of him screams. Because of course he is Dark, they did not have their souls swallowed by a plague for others’ sake, were not consumed with madness until dying (being freed) at the hands of a nephew two thousand years removed. As for manipulation ... he doesn’t mean to. It’s just ... he’s so much OLDER than the other children mentally, older even than any Jedi there (even YODA), he can’t help it that he thinks rings around people sometimes, or that he is so in tune with the Force (with a galaxy-spanning magic that burns beneath his skin like a hundred newborn suns that he keeps buried so the Jedi will not sense it so clearly, will not know how strong and old he really is inside) that he can practically read minds and knows what to say to get the best outcome. He has a temper. Who doesn’t? You try being reborn after a lifetime of AGONY and see how patient you are with petty morons and small minded bullies.

-He says none of those things, and when his time grows near to be sent away without a Master, he does not fight it.

-He looks at the shadow of Qui Gon Jinn in the doorway and something in the Force ... sings. Sad and soft. It speaks of heartache and betrayal and a fear of being hurt again. Ardyn can almost FEEL the two paths branching away under his feet, one with Qui Gon in it, and one without, and he does not know which one will bring him less pain.

-Ardyn does not try to impress anyone in the sparring ring, but after he is done, he slips away. He finds Jinn in the garden, trying to meditate, and settles down across from him without invitation.

-Qui Gon opens his eyes in annoyance. He knows that the Council wants him to take a Padawan, and that this one is almost at the age of being moved to the Corps. He expects the boy to beg to become a Padawan, or to try to impress him somehow.

-Instead the boy just smiles, thin and sharp and knowing in a way that makes Qui Gon feel ... exposed. Like every thought and wound in his heart is on display for this child, “The Council wants you to take a Padawan. That’s why they keep making you watch us.” It’s a statement, not a question.

-Qui Gon raises an eyebrow, “And you think I should take you?”

-The boy shrugs, but his blue eyes are still sharp as knives behind his friendly mien and Qui Gon doesn’t like the feeling crawling up his spine, “That’s your choice to make and yours alone. There’s nothing I can say to change your mind one way or the other.”

-“Then why are you here?” He asks suspiciously.

-“Because you’re lonely, and it makes the Force feel sad.” The answer is so blunt, so sure of itself. Qui Gon feels his stomach twist, and old anger makes him snappish without meaning to be (he’s heard of this boy as well, he’s heard that he’s got a manipulative streak and a tendency to twist his Force empathy to his own ends, he’s heard many things).

-(Qui Gon forgets that it is not a good idea, to base judgement on rumors) “I am not, and if I was, I would not need your company to ease it.”

-Obi-Wan Kenobi, Initiate of the Jedi Temple Ardyn Lucis Caelum, Sage and Healer King and Accursed, tilts his head thoughtfully, then nods and stands up, “Then I will take my leave. Take care of yourself, Master Jinn.”

-Initiate Kenobi Ardyn the Accursed and Healer King walks away, and a breath later the Living Force twists, like the snapping of cables, and Qui Gon gets the fleeting, distinct impression that he has failed some kind of very important test.

-Ardyn is assigned to the AgraCorps. A life as a farmer for others awaits him.

-The day before he’s to be shipped off, he walks out one of the Temple’s side-entrances and into the underbelly of Coruscant with only the clothes on his back. He doesn’t look back even once. It takes until the next day for anyone (for his friends, if he can call them friends when they are so much YOUNGER and painfully more innocent than him) to miss him. It takes another day for the Jedi to realize Obi-Wan Kenobi is well and truly missing.

-Deep in Coruscant’s seedy side, at the dockyards manned by those who are less than concerned with legality, a boy in ratty (stolen) clothes asks to be taken aboard as a maintenance worker. He calls himself Ardyn Izunia, and there are no Force Sensitives close enough to feel the sunlike fire burning in his blood as he smiles.

-Skip forward several years and Satine Kryze (Aera) is on the run from Death Watch, civil war is on the horizon and her father asks for Jedi protection to keep her safe.

-The bounty hunter who calls himself Adagium finds her first.

-A sword that glitters like blood and cuts through metal like a lightsaber (that hums-hums-hums with magic none but a Force sensitive can see blazing like bloody fire down the ancient blade) finishes off the Death Watch assassin that Satine hadn’t had the chance to shoot yet, and under his hood, Adagium smiles. Satine stills, head tilted as if listening, then she collapses into the teenage bounty hunter’s arms in joyous tears. Adagium- Ardyn- holds her close and cries with her.

- “I finally found you, My Aera,” he breathes and for a moment he lets his magic loose and it burns like the sun through the Force, lancing through the growing shadows in the Force like they’re fragile paper and somewhere far away Sidious feels Doom™ crawl violently up his spine.

-Aka that Fixit AU where Aera is a Mand’alor that DOES want peace for her people but NOT at the cost of burning history to the ground (or being defenseless, she has died to the sword once already she will not go quietly into the night a second time, not if she has to paint the walls in blood to protect her life and the lives of her people), the Jedi are Confused™, and Ardyn is incredibly content to be Aera’s former bounty hunter trophy husband with a tendency to adopt strays (read: Anakin and Shmi who he frees as well as Anakin kthanks, and quite possibly Savage and Feral too tho no one is quite sure how) until the Clone Wars start and Ardyn takes one (1) look at the war and goes: ah. I know this plan. This is a stupid plan. And all of Sidious’s plans go fwoosh.

-Because I’m sorry but there is no way you can convince me that Ardyn wouldn’t EAT SIDIOUS ALIVE in any kind of fight, mental, physical, Force, or tactical. This man is 2k years old. It took Sidious until he was an old sack of bones to get his Empire and that was with GENERATIONS of Sith serving as his foundation, and then he got yote down a reactor shaft by his minion 19-25 years later. Ardyn was able to manipulate an entire Empire into engineering its destruction and fulfill ALL HIS REVENGE GOALS (giving Bahamut a headache, driving the world to darkness and ruin, and ending the line of Lucis Caelum INCLUDING HIMSELF) in like- 30-40 years. While MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ILL thanks to the Scourge. Fully healthy and in control of himself and with people (Aera) to protect? Sidious would just be fresh meat.

-Also Ardyn adopts a bunch of the clones, possibly all the clones, on the excuse that since they were raised by Mandalorian trainers they count as Mandalorians and as genetic sons of Jango Fett that makes the Mandalorian CITIZENS by BIRTHRIGHT and the Republic can only watch in confusion as their army gets mass adopted by the Mand’alor’s trophy husband who also exposed their new Chancellor as a Sith. Bail Organa, the new Chancellor, may or may not be sweating quietly at the thought of accidentally gaining the ire of the so called Trophy Husband because he’s smarter than most and knows that Ardyn is Very Very Dangerous.

-Also also Qui Gon doesn’t die somehow because I do really like him and I think he’s a good Jedi, just not a good fit for Ardyn as a master.

#Secret Engima Rambles #Burn With the Sun verse #Ardyn Izunia #obi wan kenobi #obi wan x satine #ardyn x aera #oh no new au

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ooc-but-stylish · 6 years

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Now that FFXV is Officially Dead I’d like to reiterate that every good tragedy is earned, not forced through the plot, and FFXV earned absolutely goddamned none of its tragedy throughout its entire story, least of all its “canon ending”.

A well-done tragedy makes sense with the character’s actions; if it has to happen, it happens because of ( or despite ) the character’s best efforts, which requires their best efforts to actually be shown on screen rather than them acting like a bunch of shoddy horror movie teenagers taking stupid action after stupid action. The tragedy makes the audience sad for the loss of a character they’ve come to care for, but ultimately the audience can nod and say “it makes sense”, as the character would have taken no other route because their action is part of who they are and therefore consistent with their character. And again, FFXV has none of that.

FFX had Yuna want to defeat Sin at the cost of her own life because she thought the smiles on other people’s faces was worth the sacrifice, and as she went on her pilgrimage and witnessed the events in Kilika and Mi’ihen, it only strengthened her resolve to defeat Sin so that no more people would die, even if that peace only would last for ten years. Near the end, she turned away from the sacrifice option because she learned it would cost not only her own life but the life of one of her friends, meaning she would sacrifice an additional person that wasn’t aware that they would die beforehand and wouldn’t have made that choice themselves up until that point.

FFX also had Tidus, on a personal quest to return to the Zanarkand he left behind supposedly one thousand years in the past. He learned close to the end of his journey that he was a “Dream of the Fayth”, basically the figment of self-sacrificed religious figures from the actual Zanarkand of a thousand years ago, and that the permanent defeat of Sin would also end his own existence. He was allowed to come to terms with it while he continued to interact with the other characters he was traveling with, then broke the news to everyone in the end and disappeared exactly like he said ( and it was told to him ) he would. Then FFX-2 happens, but whatever.

Noctis, on the other hand, is traumatized and guilt tripped into the sacrifice by a God ( see: BAHAMUT ) that never showed up to help the people/country He was supposedly the patron of ( see: INSOMNIA ) and can’t even land a single hit of its ultimate attack against the One Astral that it’d fought against in a war 2000 years prior ( see: IFRIT ). Then Noctis is held hostage for ten years, unable to interact with anyone else he knows until he “comes to terms” with the fact that he “needs to” commit suicide before ever having actually done anything for his country and the rest of the world. He’s not even doing it to save a specific person in his group that would die otherwise, he’s dying because he owes it to already dead people who gave their lives for him that he’s not even aware of. And even their sacrifices are the result of a lie.

Would Nyx have put on the Ring if he’d known beforehand that Luna would die weeks later anyway in a completely preventable death ( see: GENTIANA ), and the young king he was telling to “rule well” would lose ten years of his life then die anyway not having ruled a damn thing?

Would the citizens of Insomnia have accepted this if they’d known that Regis agreed to a treaty he knew was suspect and sold them out for one person who would die anyway ( see: NOCTIS ) and whose greatest act would come only after the world was turned into a hellscape for ten straight years?

Would Luna have even bothered with all this nonsense if she weren’t being told to do so since the age of 4 by a goddess that proceeded to do absolute fuck all to save her from the worst events in her life ( see: GLAUCA, CALIGO, ARDYN ), and only ever showed up to reaffirm her connection to a boy she first hadn’t even met yet and then later didn’t even know all that well, with all affirmations happening absent the presence of any other adult/elder figure ( see: SYLVA, REGIS, RAVUS, “UNNAMED VIA/NOX FLEURET DAD” )?

I’m not even going to ask about Ignis putting on the Ring, because, here’s the Hellfire take, the “canon” route was him acting a whole fool thereby turning himself into Male Luna, complete with keeping the truth from Noctis about the fact that he’ll die sooner than he thinks, and featuring other hits like letting Gladio act like a socially maladjusted five year old, especially in a train full of people where Gladio’s oh-so-mature rant against Noctis thereby reveals the Prince of Lucis's location among potential enemies in plainclothes as opposed to keeping a low profile. The V2 route was Ignis actually remembering he's the strategist of the group that thinks with his head, bides his time, makes plans, and gathers knowledge before acting, and gets rewarded for that work. Considering he puts on the Ring in both the “Canon” and V2 routes, that he’s willing to give his sight and his life for Noctis is not in question. It’s whether he takes the action too early and effectively wastes it at the behest of Scaly Asshole God and the idle threat of Trash Hobo Jesus that’s the matter.

So in case it needs restating, the “tragedy” in FFXV wasn’t earned in the least and every retcon they kept adding to it, short of negating the deaths entirely, made the “sacrifice” even less sensible.

Luna held Ardyn’s hand for an entire half-minute in Altissia while she was talking to him. Ardyn didn’t seem the least bit affected and slapped her. She died. Then later she showed up from nowhere, despite no evidence or foreshadowing that she would be in the Astral Realm/the Beyond, and touched Ardyn for only one second, which seemed to be enough to significantly weaken him. Again, no evidence she would be there or that that realm was someplace she was allowed to have an actual presence. Then the Retcon Edition decided that she would appear in the realm of the living with her powers perfectly intact, to summon all of the Astrals, even the ones she didn’t personally meet or awaken ( see again: BAHAMUT ).

So uh, what gives? How is Luna more powerful as a spirit than she was when she was alive? If she could show up on Eos instead of being confined to only the Astral Realm, why didn’t she show up while Ardyn was laid out after his and Noctis’s Battle of Kings to purify him then? Or couldn’t she die earlier than Chapter 9 ( say, during the Invasion of Insomnia? ) and remain in ghost form the rest of the game, if she can do the exact same things in either state anyway?

No problem, she shows up, summons the presence of Astrals she isn’t actually needed for since Noctis had all their Marks already and could call upon them himself. Disappears conveniently, doesn’t show up for anything else her powers could actually sensibly be used for, allows her betrothed to undergo an overblown suicide ritual by ancestor. The game tells us this sacrifice absolutely needs to happen, not really because Noctis wants to and he decided to for the good of everyone, but he’s told he owes it to people. He’s obligated to pay a blood price brought about by actions and events prior to his even being born.

Did this suicide-by-ancestor need to happen at all? Until “Episode Ardyn” comes out, the general consensus ( I su-fricking-ppose ) was that he was supposed to give his life the same way Noctis eventually had to, and simply chose not to and circumvented the sacrifice with unintended use of whatever special Oracle-like gift he had on him. Evidence doesn’t bear that out, though, because the Starscourge was not as bad then as stated in the official timeline of Eos ( “Epidemic disappears with the King’s success” / “the plague subsides by the King’s hand” ) and the fact that the Scourge comes across as a “new life form” to the people of Eos. That, and the Kings that Noctis needed to perform elaborate suicide-by-ancestor literally did not exist in Ardyn’s time for him to be killed with. One of them is his brother, and all the other ones are great/grand/nieces and nephews of his thereafter. So it would be impossible for him to have sacrificed himself like Noctis, but the Scourge was still reduced to such a negligible phenomenon that it needed to be rediscovered in some ancient ruins almost 300 years prior to the start of the game and it still wasn’t weaponized or a huge problem until around 30 years prior to the start of the game, at which point the plague spreads rapidly to the extent that the very soil is infected and mutating frogs and other local wildlife, according to one researcher studying the Scourge ( see: SANIA YEAGER ).

But then Ardyn also has a plethora of Royal Arms, including the Sword of the Father, and Arms that Noctis doesn’t get at all, so he must have acquired them after all those respective Kings lived and died and were buried with their Arms, but before Noctis could embark on his own trip to gather the grand total of 13. It’s already acknowledged that there were more tombs scattered around Lucis but that they and their Arms are lost for whatever reason. But there’s really no way Ardyn could have had the time to do all that--

oh no, wait, Episode Ardyn’s trailer shows that Ardyn was discovered by a young Verstael about 30-something years ago, and from that point he was free enough to make the presumable trek across Lucis to get all those Arms and vandalize the tombs so that Noctis couldn’t get the same, awaken Ifrit despite not being an Oracle, infect Ifrit with Space Malaria ( see: STARSCOURGE ), and eventually challenge Regis in a Lucian standoff, the same Regis who then has a senior moment in Kingsglaive and forgets who Ardyn is and needs an introduction ( ????? ) to the guy that attacked him years ago when that same guy traipses into the throne room and makes an impossible demand.

The gods allowed that to happen because of bullshit “Prophecy” instead of letting Ardyn rot or leading the Oracle and King of the time ( see: REGIS AND SYLVA ) toward Ardyn’s prison so they could purify him while he was still weak and emaciated. The gods let the Accursed Enemy fall into the wrong hands ( see: NIFLHEIM, VERSTAEL BESITHIA ), come into power, awaken one Astral ( see: IFRIT ) and kill another ( see: SHIVA ) and gimp their only chance to save the world they claim to care about so much -- again, Ardyn has more Royal Arms than Noctis does, even ones Noctis couldn’t acquire and the player is unfamiliar with ( dat scythe ). Niflheim’s control over the daemons was also bolstered enough by Ardyn’s presence and his contributions to their research, that they released the Marilith to attack Noctis when he was a child and give him a near-fatal injury, which crippled his ability to harness the Crystal’s power to its full potential. This isn’t even speculation, you guys. This is actual ( extended ) canon. Ardyn was allowed to make shit worse for everyone.

Anyway. Noctis had to be stabbed by his ancestors to take in their spirits and then painfully get them out of his spiritual form when he made it to the Beyond … except for the fact that he already had their Royal Arms within him ( he acquired them painlessly the first time around, I should add ), and that the Ring should have all their spirits already within it ( including the Mystic/Somnus who is the Founder King/Ardyn’s Brother and part of the Old Wall ). They shouldn’t even need to enter him twice– they did it the first time when he got all of their Arms, and the weapons are as ghostly ten years later that they were in the beginning, so how are they actually killing him, again?

But, sure, let’s assume they needed to get into the Astral Realm/the Beyond, and had to use Noctis’s corpse/spirit as a ferry ... except not really, because Noctis spent ten whole years inside the Crystal, whose realm is identical to the Beyond where Noctis, Ardyn, and Luna ended up in when they died. They only needed to hitch a long enough ride until Noctis went into Crystal sleep, leave him, then wait for Ardyn there whenever he appeared so that they could stab him to pieces instead of being absorbed into Noctis and then ejected painfully. It’s not like their actual spirits were needed for the Ardyn battle in Insomnia; they didn’t do jack shit to help Noctis in the “Battle of Kings” and they didn’t do anything against Ifrit beforehand either -- and the Astrals didn’t do anything for either fight as well, and mobilized better to take down one measly shield over the Citadel! Lazy jackasses.

But sure, let’s assume they couldn’t simply leave the Ring of Lucii while Noctis was in Crystal sleep ... except the ending clearly shows that part of the suicide ritual involves the Astrals’ spirit forms converging into a portal, connecting the throne room to a realm that the deceased Kings descend from ( you mean like a ... Beyond? ) so that they can then stab Noctis to death with their respective weapons. So the Kings came from this spirit realm ... to kill Noctis ... to then go into the spirit realm ... the same realm that they were already in and that the Astrals had access to ( you could call this, the, I don’t know, the Astral Realm, then? ) ... instead of staying exactly where they were while Noctis transported himself into this Astral Realm/the Beyond via some other method, such as… maybe…. going through the exact same fucking portal the Astrals created that bridged the gap between living and spiritual worlds to begin with, seeing as that’s what it does.

I mean, considering these dead spirits were corporeal enough to stab a living person to death, and then both Noctis’s and Ardyn’s spirits could somehow suffer an additional death while there, dying in the same way living bodies would by either disintegration or repeated stabbing and dissolution, it doesn’t matter if the body in their ghost realm isn’t dead going in, because both ghostly and living things have the exact same level of corporeality and therefore physical effectiveness on the environment around them!

But sure, let’s assume they needed to appear to Noctis and kill him so that all of them would meet Ardyn in the Beyond ... except for the part where killing Noctis means his spirit is trapped in the Ring, and in the same place all the other Kings are, which is identical to the inside of the Crystal, which is identical to the Beyond, where Ardyn was waiting. So that realm was already in the Ring to begin with, and somehow the Kings could not go into that realm themselves at literally any point during the game even though their spirits were absorbed into the Ring post-mortem and their Arms were acquired any point before the Chapter 13 time skip.

But sure, let’s assume that there was something special about Noctis that required he be with them– perhaps like the Royal Arm of Regis, the Sword of the Father ... except Ardyn also has the Sword of the Father in his Armiger arsenal even when he left Ravus’s corpse with it for Noctis to get it, and he has more weapons besides, and the Kings apparently let him have it because of their blood relation unless otherwise stated ( I mean, did Ardyn use his Villain Sue powers to braaaaiiiinwash them into giving him their Arms against their better judgment? Why would they do that at all? They don’t seem very cognizant of ... anything, to be honest! ), so ... uh, what was making Noctis special? The part where he’s not Scourged? He was attacked by a demon already and sent into a coma, afflicted by something he needed to be taken into Imperial territory to heal from instead of seeing any doctor ( what doctor? ) or Regis using a King sigil for healing magic ( see: COMRADES ) so he’s not immune to the affliction, but he was healed by an Oracle, which, oh hey, uhm, wasn’t Ardyn eventually purified by an Oracle at the end point of his life anyway? Good golly, a shame that couldn’t have happened at any point prior to any of this bullshit happening!

But sure, let’s assume that Ardyn possessing more Arms than Noctis does isn’t relevant ... so in a hypothetical scenario where Noctis had Ardyn’s Armiger, or acquired more weapons than the 13 he ended up with, how many Kings would he be stabbed with then? Was he meant to hold out against every single one? What if all 113 Kings had Arms, and he found all of them without fail? How long would that suicide ritual take? He definitively died with the last stab out of thirteen, five score more would be ridiculous, and Ardyn could probably revive himself by that point, so ... ?

Or maybe, we can more safely assume that the writing to get Noctis to this point was contrived as fuck and made no sense, where he neither had a real choice to give his own life, wasn’t allowed to live otherwise, no one around him made their best efforts to save the life of their supposed best friend/brother figure/betrothed even if they weren’t actively lying to him by omission or otherwise taunting him into the act, and any alterations to the details of his death or giving it any more thought makes it fall apart.

#ffxv hate #anti ffxv #ffxv critical #ffxv criticism #final fantasy xv #long post #noctis lucis caelum #gladiolus amicitia mention #ignis scientia mention #gentiana negative #this text is NOT for gladio apologists #NOT for luna apologists #NOT for gentiana apologists #NOT for bahamut apologists #NOT for ffxv apologists who think this game was well written #NOT for ffxv apologists that think the canon ending was the best ending #this text isn't even for people who don't think ardyn's powers are getting ridiculous #and that they're coming from fuckoff nowhere #read at your own risk

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prynacle · 6 years

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[Unused] Datamined Lunafreya Content

From the user SylvaViaFleuret on this really interesting Reddit thread, I compiled all of the old/unused/pending Lunafreya content that won't/hasn't made its way into the final game. Some seem to be scrapped ideas, while others like Luna's battle content where added with updates as recently as the royal edition! This really perks up interest since Episode Luna was announced to be released next year so... maybe they have already started to place content in? :D

Conjectures aside, and since there are many interesting tidy bits concerning or making allusions to Luna, I took the time to pick and separate the content in sections. Here's a list so you have an idea of what’s under the read more:

Play as Luna Tutorial

Events

Sidequests

Assets

Unused cutscenes (Japanese dialogue)

Unused cutscenes (English dialogue)

Unused Chapter’s headers (Japanese)

Notes: The parts translated from Japanese were made by a friend of the original poster, not me, and are marked as blockquotes. Otherwise, they are the corresponding English text in the files. The only thing I added to it were some of the headers and separators for readability. Any inaccuracy presented in the text below is not my responsibility, and I fully encourage you to read from the source for even more of the unused content found between the game files!

Play as Luna - Tutorial

未使用・アクセサリ「○○（仮）」を装備した状態だと仲間切り替えでルナフレーナが選択できます。

Unused: If you equip the accessory 「○○ (Temporary) 」you can select Lunafreya with Character Swap.

未使用・ノクティスが『ジールの花』を装備することで、バトルにルナフレーナが参加します。 Unused: By equipping Noctis with a 「Sylleblossom」(Flower of Zeal), Lunafreya will participate in battle.

未使用・仲間切替を行うことで、ルナフレーナを操作できます。ルナフレーナの操作は、チュートリアルでも練習することができます。 Unused: By using Character Swap, you can control Lunafreya. You can practice Lunafreya's gameplay within the tutorial.

未使用・ルナフレーナができる事は以下の通りです（L1コマンドのものを列挙） Unused: What Lunafreya can do is as the following (list of L1 commands to be shown)

未使用・（仮）全回復 Unused: (Temporary) Full Recovery

未使用・（仮）そよ風 Unused: (Temporary) Zephyr

未使用・（仮）突風 Unused: (Temporary) Wind Blast/Gust/Buffet

未使用・（仮）烈風 Unused: (Temporary) Gale

未使用・（仮）全員蘇生 Unused: (Temporary) Revive All

未使用・（仮）全員強化 Unused: (Temporary) Enhance/Strengthen/Reinforce All

未使用・（仮）全員バリア Unused: (Temporary) Barrier All

未使用・（仮）剣神召喚 Unused: (Temporary) Summon Sword God ※ Note: FFXV JP Sword God is 「剣神バハムート」Sword God Bahamut.

未使用・より詳しい性能を知りたい場合は案内役に近づいてください。 Unused: If you want to know more details, please use the tutorial.

未使用・練習を終える時は案内役に近づいてください Unused: When in the tutorial, please access the guide.

未使用・練習をやめたくなったら、僕に言ってね！ Unused: If you want to stop practicing, please tell me!

未使用・【ルナフレーナの練習：説明選択】 Unused: Lunafreya Practice: Explaination section

未使用・ルナフレーナのバトルについて Unused: About Lunafreya in battle

未使用・ルナフレーナの操作について Unused: About the operation of Lunafreya

未使用・チュートリアルTOP(思い出の訓練場)に戻る Unused: Back to the tutorial top (training place of memories)

未使用・■ルナフレーナについて.1 ゲストパーティがいない場合、バトル中に参戦してくれます。 Un used: About Lunafreya 1: if there is no guest, she will participate in battle.

未使用・■ルナフレーナについて.２ルナフレーナは遠距離型で～ Unused: About Lunafreya 2: Lunafreya is a long-distance type~

未使用・■ルナフレーナのプレイアブルについて.１プレイアブル中は●●ができます。 Unused: About playing as Lunafreya 1: You can do [missing in the text] when playing as her.

未使用・■ルナフレーナのプレイアブルについて.２ Unused: About playing as Lunafreya 2 (the no further text provided).

Events

Forest of Memories; name is conjecture. この不思議な森ではルーナの記憶、レギスの記憶を集めることで特別なイベントを見ることが出来ます。ルーナの記憶を全て集めました In this mystical forest, you can gather the memories of Luna, Regis and view special events.

※ Note: This seems to now have corresponding English text. An astral power has revealed one of the Oracle's memories to Noctis. An astral power has awakened memories sleeping deep within Noctis's mind. text for luna tutorial + terrabattle + episode ardyn already program to game

Sidequests

SUBQUEST_UMBRA

アンブラがレスタルムの街の何処かにいる

探して交換ノートにシールを貼る

Umbra is somewhere in Lestallum

Look for him, and put stickers into the notebook; "Umbra quests".

Assets

Removed Combat System (Noctis)

//Lonely Moon

Warp toward an enemy and perform a sudden slash. Press the attack button again to unleash a combo.

Removed Items (Noctis)

Fleurette Brooch

//Updated 5/19 MF ù€“ƒ¤

Timeless antique that blooms eternal with petals unwithering.

File Name

LEVEL_GOTY_UI_TUTORIAL_LUNA_MESSAGE060_010

Unused cutscenes (Japanese dialogue)

Chapter 14

Noctis, Umbra with a flashback of Lunafreya in Tenebrae.

10年？どういうことだよ？ 10年待ったら……世界は…… アーデンは？世界はどうなる？あいつら待っていてくれるのか？

神となるか？王となるか？人として生きるか？ただ待て、決断の時まで俺はどうすればよい？これが終われば俺は死ぬ？

でもやらなければ… 神として生きる、王として生きる、人として生きるか？さあ、どうする…… アンブラ…… テネブラエ…… 城が壊れないって事は…これは過去……アンブラが見た光景なのか？アンブラ……おい！待てよ！花にはそんな意味があったのか…… ルーナ、もう会えないかもって覚悟してたのかよここは…… 最初から結婚出来ないって知ってて…… ルーナ……

ここは… ルーナ…… ねぇ……アンブラ…… これからインソムニアに行ってくるわもうここには……戻ってこれないかもしれないわねノクティス様に会えるかなあアンブラ……私…死にたくない……怖い…… ノクティス様と一緒に生きたい…… でも……ダメなんだよねルーナ…… そうやって…… 俺のために…… 世界のために…… 相談もしないで…… 全部一人で背負い込んで…… 急にいなくなって…… ルーナ……ルーナ！！話したいことが沢山あるのに…… ……もういないのかよ…… オレ…… みんな何も言わねーからオレも、いっつも覚悟が遅れて ……ごめんな、ルーナ使命、果たしてくる光は満ち、そなたは啓示を終えた。

己の玉座へ向かうがよい ……そこに座んのは、王様だけだアンブラ……ありがとうなルーナのためにも、世界を取り戻さないとな俺は……アーデンを倒す！さあ、どの道を選ぶ？俺の生きる道は… これを選ぶさあ、全部終わらせよう

Noctis is catching up after the 10 year gap. What about the world? What about Ardyn? Is everyone waiting for him (Noctis)? Will you be a god? Will you be a king? Will you be a normal person? (Confusion about this decision) I'll die after this? But if you do not, how do you live? (Repeats the same question as before). A flashback from Umbra of Lunafreya in Tenebrae, prior to leaving for Insomnia. She expresses that she'd like to be with Noctis once more. Noctis is encouraged to go to the throne, and to defeat Ardyn. Asked once more for what path will be taken (choice prompt box likely here), and then makes a comment about finishing it all. ※ Note: Don't take this as being perfect, take it as rough notes. Still reading through more of what you sent. I have spaced the lines out a little easier to read as well.

Chapter 14

Noctis and Ardyn conversation, includes some details of the past.

オヤジも……ルーナも…… テネブラエ…… オレ…… みんな何も言わねーからオレもいっつも覚悟が遅れて ……ごめんなルーナ使命果たしてくるオレはおまえのご先祖だよ知らねーよ心優しき王にさオレもなるはずだったんだひどい兄弟がいたんだよオレに敬意を払わないおまえはその血を引いてるからねどうりでムカつくわけだオレも特別な王様に選ばれたかったなぁへっ無理だろうんあの石に使骸扱いされてたからね触ったら弾かれちゃうくらいにさ黒は大事な色なんだっけみんな黒ずくめだもんなぁでもクリスタルって元々真っ青でねオレが触ったときに怒りで真っ黒になったんだオレには使骸が棲みついてるだからおまえの一撃が効くよだったらさっさと消えろよ痛いからぜひそうしたいねぇでも身体はさ死なないんだよね―― これで終わりじゃねえんだよなまだだ少ししたら元に戻る ……騒ぎが呼び水になったか使骸どもか城の前かな全部相手にする……？半分はこれで何とかなる残りは手作業な了解！炎神……か？えっアーデンだけじゃなくて？結構な相棒がいやがったな死んだ神を起こしたのか相当追いつめられてんだろ行くか？あれじゃ街が燃えちまうぞノクト先にあっちへ飛べるか炎を抑えられるのはおまえだけだああ行けるオレたちもすぐ援護する位置に回る ……っノクト…… （戸惑うアドリブ） ……行こう手伝わなきゃ向こうにもお仲間がいるしなああノクトを支えようまだ共に戦える――！ノクト！上に逃げやがったか今なら終わらせられるえっ？もうあいつは弱ってるこれまでもらってきたいろんな力が効いてんだろ炎神は……ひとりじゃ無理だったけどなおまえだけでやれるのか使骸一掃の前にあの巣叩いてくるわ残念なお知らせです …… ここ座りに来たんでしょっふふもう空いてないってさ～汚ねえカッコでそこ座んなよそこは王様の椅子だオレの名前さあれ本名だけど正式名じゃなかったんだよね～アーデン・ルシス・チェラム正式名あぁイズニアは誰の姓だった��…… 待ってたよノクト待ちくたびれてイライラしたけどねやっと ……王家を未来ごと潰せる

Noctis discusses seeing things through, including apologizing to Lunafreya. Ardyn discusses being Noctis' ancestor, and then discusses the past. 「兄弟」 is getting used instead of a singular as seen in some of his retail lines, or the "Lucian King" comment from Ardyn, and that he mentions a lack of respect. The colour black being an important and/or formal colour of Lucis is brought up, and that the Crystal wasn't the current colour it is now, but rather a pure blue. (The standard Final Fantasy crystal colour). The crystal's colour changed when Ardyn touched it, or at least so it would seem. Discusses his immortality briefly. Ifrit shows up, there's some chatter in there. A comment about a puzzled ad-lib (voice over) is left within brackets, and then there's the lines for after Ifrit. However, Ardyn is now on the throne and it is here that he introduces himself by his official name of Ardyn Lucis Caelum, and reinforces his intentions. ※ Note: This is really weird to me, I don't see why some of this is gone. Same as before, just rough notes as I'm not doing the whole thing properly.

Unspecified Chapter; must be after Chapter 2.

Cor is missing, there is propaganda about his execution. Loqi appears.

こんなに集まってのか…… じゃ、早くルナフレーナ様を手伝おう！さすが了解わかんねーでもまずはこいつの相手だ準備はできたか？まずはハンター本部に連絡を取ろう。事実かどうかを…… あれ、ノクトは？もたもたしてられっかよ俺一人でやってやる……！コルはいない、か。別を探そうコル将軍が本当にここにいるとでも？！？（電話に）もしもし（電話に）はぁ！？何言ってんだよどうした？（電話を切って）コルがニフル軍に捕まった。（コル将軍処刑と書かれた新聞を見て） ……で、どうするんだよ？作戦内容は、コル将軍の救出。不確かな情報では動きようがない。今まで通り、敵の情報を分析し…… ……呑気な作戦だこと（イラだって）確実に将軍を助けるためだ。冷静に対処しよう。まさかどこだよ、あのオッサン。こんな子供だましに引っかかるとは、王家も地に落ちたな私を覚えてるか？北ダスカ封鎖戦では世話になった。あの爆発から逃げ出せたのは運がよかった。無論、大怪我をしたがな。怪我のことよりも、傷ついた名誉のほうが重傷だ。ノクティス王子、貴様を殺すことで、傷を癒させてもらう。（兵に）一斉に撃ち殺せ！首の一部でも残っていれば構わん！罠かよ、くそ！くそっ、離しやがれ！不死将軍が処刑？だいぶ侮られたようだなはっ、あんたもそろそろ引退ちけーだろ。（笑いながら）相変わらずの減��ず口だな。が、お前以上に、こいつらから舐められるのは、気に食わんな。ああ、やろうぜノクト！よかったー無事で！まったく、こんな情報をだまされるとは。説教は後で！（魔導アーマーの拡声器から）北ダスカの再戦とは、面白い。（魔導アーマーの拡声器から）新型魔導アーマーの力、お前たちにも見せてやろう。ニフルハイム帝国に栄光あれー！

よし準備しようか ―― 封鎖について帝国軍のレイヴス将軍より次のとおり声明が発表されましたダスカ地方の封鎖は調印式襲撃に関わった人間の行方を捜索するために行っている影響が大きいことは承知しているすべては市民の安全のためであると理解願いたい ―― 他に帝国軍は王都内での生活の支援も続けていると強調しました先日までダスカクレイン地方を中心に頻発していた地震について帝国軍より次のとおり発表がありました地震の原因は巨神が目覚め暴れ出したことにあった軍は巨神の討伐に成功し周辺の被害が深刻になる前に防ぐことができた―― この発表によるとすでに巨神はカーテスの大皿内部から―― はい―― わかった、何とかするどうした？帝国の基地に向かった将軍と、連絡が取れないらしいちょっと信じられないけど、将軍を処刑―― ってこんなの撒かれてたよ真実かどうかはわからないが…… グラディオ、野獣退治の方はどうするだいぶ深刻そうなんで受けちまったが、仕方ねえ…… 断るかいや、それなら二手に分かれよーぜおまえたちに野獣を任せるひとりで基地に向かうつもりか中に入れば将軍がいるだろ助けて合流する本当にひとりで行くつもりなのか？もちろんオレたちも退治が終わったら向かうあんまり無理しないでよヤバけりゃ連絡しろいやまだだけどさて、どこだ将軍はじゃ潜入開始だいねーかハズレここも違うな―― これはノクティス王子―― ！？やられたよあの見習い兵がルシスの王子だとは思わなかった処刑される将軍を助けにきたんだろ？やってみろここの牢にぶち込んである残党が少しは集まると踏んでたが―― 王子が引っ掛かるなんて運がいい撃ち殺せ！首の一部でも残ってればいい！くそ！将軍！どこだよ！くっ動けねーまさか王子が救出に来るとは驚いたおい！捕まってたんじゃねーのか？ああ、機をうかがっていた騒いでくれたおかげで楽に動けた。さあここを潰すぞ！何だよ、そーいう作戦か！？ノクト！無事か！間に合った！手伝おう頼むぜ！ろくでもない仲間が揃ったかまとめて始末してやる！くそ……またっ……！あれ……将軍は？作戦は完了だ―― って帰ったぜうまく使われて最後は放置かよ放っておいても平気だと判断されたならまた成長を認めてもらったということだろう車で行くからさみんなで駐車場まで行こうかオレも愛車で来たんだよ？

あれ、コル将軍は？次の任務だとよ。あいかわらず神出鬼没なオッサンだな。また会うことも会うさ。さあ行こう。ニフル軍が勢力を広げてるようだな。ん？なんか様子が変じゃない？（誰もいない基地を見て）誰もいないみたい、だね戦闘の痕跡もある。調査する必要がありそうだな。何かの罠かもしれない。用心してかかろう。準備はできたか？作戦目標は、主要施設の調査だ。慎重に進もう、何があるかわからない。死体……みたいだね。何かと戦ったのかな？戦闘状態になったのは確かのようだ。敵兵は……いねぇみたいだなこれは何の跡だ？ ……もしかしたらシガイを研究していたのかもしれないじゃあ、ここにいたシガイはどこに？シガイだらけかよ！（上空の揚陸艇を見ながら）おい、あれ見ろよ！（上空の揚陸艇を見ながら）基地を奪還するつもりだ！やるぞ！（揚陸艇の拡声器から）全部隊、モルモットを捕獲しろ。（揚陸艇の拡声器から）モルモットには貴様ら以上に金をかけてる。（揚陸艇の拡声器から）傷一つつけるんじゃないぞ（揚陸艇の拡声器から）ん？別の客がいるようだな（揚陸艇の拡声器から）ノクティス王子一向、か。あいつが、プロンプト・アージェンタムか。（兵たちに）ふん、出せ。（去っていく）（電話に） ……わかった。探ってみるコルは、なんだって？（揚陸艇の拡声器から）全部隊、展開開始！目標を逃がすな！（揚陸艇の拡声器から）フハハハハ、またもや子供だましに引っかかるとはな。（揚陸艇の拡声器から）ノクティス王子に告ぐ。もう逃げ道はない。（揚陸艇の拡声器から）ククク、降伏すれば痛みなく殺してやろう。人気者はつらいな。敵も必死のようだな。おそらく総力戦になるだろう。 B2B、最終決戦って感じだね上等だ、つぶしてやる。貴様を抹殺するため、我々は多大な戦力を整えてきた。第一陣、出撃せよ！ここでノクティス王子の息の根をとめろ！さすが王子。この程度の火力ではものともせんか。第二陣を出撃させろ。兵力だけではないことを、見せてやれ！なかなかやるようだな。では次はどうだ？ヴァーサタイル閣下の研究成果、その恐怖をとくと味わうがいい！フ、さすがだな。しかたあるまい。貴様の命、この手で直接葬り去ってやろう。ニフルハイム帝国に栄光あれーぐほっー B2B、完全クリアだねゲーム感覚かよニフルハイム帝国の真髄、とくと見せてやろう！

インソムニア奪還も近いかもしれないなくっなんだ――？（ノクトの間近で咆哮）水神――！ガンカクサァ『人よ……』カファルサデ・プァファナ『我が力を望むか――』おい！さっさとオレに力を渡せ！アルウンヴァジャーティ『愚劣なる種め――』（咆哮）やっと啓示か？かかってこいよ！どうか話を聞いてくれシハジュララヴァカーク『無稽の王――』あんたの力が要るんだサーフィヤファサ『塵虜に溺れよ――』オレを王だと認めてくれクージェアルクァ『我こそ波源――』 (咆哮）これが啓示か……受けてやる！

Chatter about gathering to prepare, including contacting Meldacio Hunter HQ. Noctis calls, and it is confirmed that Cor has been captured by the Nifilheim Army. There is a newspaper that has a headline of Cor's execution across it. What are you gonna do? A strategy to rescue Cor. There won't be any action without any verified information, and as per usual they will gather intelligence and draft a strategy. Comments about being lucky to have escaped an explosion at the North Duscaen Blockade means that this is Loqi, and his survival was to be brought up more-so than suddenly appearing with Caligo. It's a trap, and being regarded as a rematch. More preparation chatter, as well as the radio broadcast from Ravus about the blockade, the earthquakes and Insomnia. Noctis intends to go into the base alone, and then it goes into the next part. There's another one after, and that whilst troops are being deployed both Noctis, and Prompto are mentioned by name as being involved in things. Verstael's research is being tested again. At the end, there's a comment about the recapture and/or recovery of Insomnia being close. Then it goes into there being a roar sound near Noctis, and Leviathan appears. Noctis mentions this being a trial and/or Revelation, and that he accepts it. Then the following text goes into a jumble instead of being structured properly like the rest above. Not sure if this is exactly the same as Chapter 9, so I would recommend checking it after the fact.

Unspecified Chapter; likely Chapter 3 or 4.

Umbra makes a delivery from Lunafreya, and it's a bit different to the final.

アンブラこれおまもりか？ルーナがくれたのか彼はアンブラご主人はルナフレーナ様だえっじゃあ届け物をわざわざ？ノクティス王子を心配して―― か彼もよくここがわかったなゲンティアナが示したんだろアンブラも『神影』の一員だしなんだよまったく人の身ばっか心配してんなまただね

※ Note: This is odd, because the term 「神影」 isn't what is used in the retail for the Messengers and/or Angels. The term used in the final is 「天使」 and there's a mention of concern. Not wanting to have some conjecture, but is this potentially earlier than what I would expect? Same thing with some of those name changes I pointed out for you earlier.

Unused Cutscenes (English)

CHAPTER 1

So...you thinking to fairy tale Lady Lunafreya back to the Crown City? Nah, no need to rush to happily ever after. Wow. Still can't believe you're actually tying the knot, dude! How does it feel now that it's finally happening? Pretty good Fine, I guess? C'mon, you can't fool me. Any guy would be over the moon to marry her! No big deal. Yeah, whatever. Not sure Won't know 'til it actually happens. Makes sense. Wait. Think...I'll find someone to marry? Don't look at me. You'd think royalty would've been spared the holdup. I know, that's what I thought. No one likes a lazy prince. Thanks. Just saying Lady Luna's in for a rude awakening. Forget the wedding, you'll be late for your own funeral. Don't rush me I should have it worked out by then. Joke around all you want, but you won't be laughing when she's had it with you. I'll be fine. I can wake up when I have to. Good, 'cause I didn't join the Crownsguard to serve as your human alarm clock. Don't even dream of sleeping in tomorrow, unless you'd prefer to swim rather than sail across. Heaven knows Lady Lunafreya's waited long enough. We'll see. Maybe she'll call the whole thing off. This is no laughing matter. No problem. I think I can handle it. Yes, it's all fun and games...until we fail to make the wedding and violate the terms of the peace treaty. Listen, Noct. It's your last night as a free man. You've gotta live it up, dude! Live it up how? Alright! So what should we do? If you jump off the pier, make sure you come back up. I recommend not going overboard. No thanks I'll pass. C'mon!

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You miss home? Nope, can't say that I do. What about you? //updated 150108 I like it out here. You don't have to worry about acting like a prince. Your Highness acting unprincely!? Perish the thought! //updated 150108 //updated 150108 All of Lucis celebrates your betrothal, Your Princeyness. //updated 150108 Hey, watch it. I like it out here. You don't have to worry about acting like a peasant. //updated 150108 You're acting like an idiot. //updated 150108 You should try it sometime. Once you're married, it is game over, buddy. Game's already over, far as I'm concerned. It ain't over 'til it's over! //updated 150108 Take a load off. There's nothing you can do. //updated 150108

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Go to him. Tell him that I am alive, and I am well. ...And that he is ever in my prayers. Hey! Hm? Hey there fella! What's your name? Umbra? There, in his collar, a note. //updated 150108 You know this dog? //updated 150108 It's a letter...from Luna. Umbra here is a loyal servent of none other than Her Highness, you see. Does this mean what I think it means? It means Luna made it out alive! It would seem. Well, not quite the reunion I was hoping for, but at least she's okay. //updated 150108 There you are, Umbra. Good dog. Thanks for everything. Say hi to Luna for me. Whoa! Unbelievable!

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We need to go! Some kind of problem? I'm afraid these mountains are unsafe for trespassers. The army is tending to the issue, yet I must ask you be on your way. Luthus. Say wha-? Huh? The Archaean's memorial is no more. There is nothing left for you here. Wait. What about Luna? Her fate is yet unknown to us. You would do well to obey your calling. No man shall be king that the ring does not will. Don't know about you, but that imperial weirdo gives me the creeps. Her Highness's brother is not of the empire. Why's Luna's brother on their side? What other side is there to be on? Curious he spoke of the ring. Well, I'm "obeying my calling" the best I can.

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Hey Noct, it's man's best friend. She sent you, didn't she. With a letter. Any news? You crossed the sea to bring this to me. The sea? Turns out Luna is in Altissia. I trust she's well. Hey! Sounds like you've got a date waiting! She say anything else? Says she's got something for me. Finally! Some good news for a change! We can cross the sea from Caem. It'll take some arranging. We'll have to leave the car behind. So be it.

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//Unused Gentiana. //Unused So, the boy has become a man. Much hardship has come to pass. //Unused And now the covenant is kept— the Landforger shed his grace on the king. //Unused Yet the might of earth alone will not suffice to carry the Godstone. //Unused Hm? //Unused The king has traveled far and wide, but only now does his journey truly begin. //Unused By mortal words and divine will, the blessings of the Six await. //Unused The Stormsender's temper the king must first enlist. Would he hold the Godstone once more, this path he is to follow— //Unused The path paved by the Oracle. //Unused Where is Luna? //Unused The eye of the storm. //Unused Can I...see her? //Unused Once the covenant is forged, the Oracle and ring will await the king at the Walls of Water. //Unused If the king is wise, he will hasten to her... for covenants come not without cost. //Unused SFX //Unused You'd at least heard of Messengers? //Unused In legends. //Unused Yes, those—the Oracle's divine escorts. //Unused Whoa. //Unused So we're off to pray for thunder and lightning? //Unused If we're to ever have any hope of overcoming the empire, we're going to need a little help from above. //Unused Until the crystal is restored, let the storm rage.

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//Unused Guys? //Unused Long has it been, Noctis. //Unused Ravus. //Unused You've accepted the Fulgurian's blessings. //Unused SFX //Unused Yet you know nothing of the consequences. //Unused Watch it. //Unused SFX[Djuh] //Unused Not good... //Unused Be still. All of you. //Unused SFX //[Ungh] //Unused Heir to a crown befitting no other... //Unused Awful high and mighty for an imperial rat. Siding with the enemy to hunt down Luna!? //Unused SFX //[Ngah haaa] //Unused I am the enemy. Never forget this. //Unused SFX //[Gk ah ah ah] //Unused The king's sworn shield. //Unused You better believe it. //Unused A brittle shield is fit for naught but the smelter. //Unused SFX //[Nguh huh] //Unused Gladio! //Unused SFX //[Ooo] //Unused Hey! //Unused Wanna play? I'm game. //Unused Should the chosen one die, that too is fate. //Unused Right! Enough fun for now. //Unused Need a hand, Highness? //Unused Not from you. //Unused Come, come, after all we've been through. Who can you trust if not your friends? //Unused Right. Wait, what? //Unused Spare us your mockery. //Unused I couldn't be more sincere. We hereby withdraw. //Unused How's that? //Unused Because fate has seen fit to bring us together. Your untimely end would be most unbefitting. //Unused Nor would it be very honorable of me to kill you. I, of course, have my own interests to protect. //Unused You of all people should understand. You are the king. //Unused SFX //[Ch heh] //Unused Ah, a brave and noble soul, your good father. Hoping against hope, defying the enemy to his dying breath. //Unused Little good that did the crown city, of course. But can you readily relinquish the crystal? //Unused No telling what havoc the powers-that-be may wreak next, though I can say they're hell-bent on finding that ring. //Unused Nay, High Commander? //Unused What is the Line of Lucis without its crystal? What rightful heir would not fight to reclaim it? //Unused I hold the kings of eld in the utmost esteem. Alas, it will not do for your line to end here, now will it? //Unused You're serious—you'll just be on your way? //Unused When next we meet, it shall be across the seas. //Unused I believe you have a courtship to consummate. //Unused Just so happens we have business of our own with the tutelary deity. Don't we? //Unused Fare thee well, Your Majesty, and safe travels. //Unused Hey! //Unused Next time? We finish this. //Unused You guys know that guy? //Unused Ravus Nox Fleuret.... Elder brother of Lady Lunafreya.

CHAPTER 9

Head to the rendezvous point. Board the imperial assault craft. Sever the cables attached to Leviathan. Dodge Leviathan's attacks. Join Gladiolus. Stop Leviathan's tidal wave. Defeat Leviathan.

The Summit Bound by Destiny The Trial of Leviathan +Listen to Luna's address. Search for survivors.

Must've been quite the earful. You can say that again. Sounds like you've got something to sleep on. Indeed. Perhaps a quick word then? About? The goings-on in town. Best you know your roads before you arrive at a conclusion. Hey, it can't hurt to ask, right? Sure. What makes you so sure the imperial army's coming? After they felled the Archaean in Lucis, one can surmise it only a matter of time before they come to Altissia. The empire's not content ruling all the land—they want the heavens as well. Hence they'll come for the Hydraean, which I imagine should come as no surprise to you. Call me a cynic, but I have my misgivings about the Honorable Madam Secretary. Then ask away. What proof do we have that Lady Lunafreya is in the government's care? You mistrust Camelia, and I don't blame you. But ask yourself this: Why would they open the Hydraean's altar, which is of no good to them without the Oracle? Of course, it's "no good" they'll be up to, letting her summon the Hydraean to a military massacre. There IS this one thing that's been on my mind. Cool if I ask? Go for it. So, what's the "Serpent's Rage?" An old sailor's tale we might see for ourselves. In short, the Sea Goddess wrought havoc before entering her forced slumber. Perhaps she slept it off, or perhaps not—an "unsettling" prospect for politicians. They'll guard Lady Lunafreya, so long as you fight off the imperial army, yes? That's the long and short of it. You must think it a fool's errand. Yet it is a gambit, not pure sacrifice—they wager that you will claim the might of the Hydraean. Lady Lunafreya is loved and revered. Turning her over to the empire would amount to political suicide, but that hardly stops them from using her for leverage. All is fair in love and war, particularly if it turns out you can bring true peace. This is not the utopia Insomnia was. Here, each acts only in his own best interests. We stand divided against an empire that has come to bear down upon us, much as it did Lucis. Your heart is yours to follow. Just see to it that you proceed with caution. Should you ever need it, Maagho is at your disposal. As am I, of course. Sleep well, lads. Well, guess we need to go give her our decision. Like there was any other option. So long as the empire is involved, our choices will be made for us.

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My dear Camelia, it's been a while. Oh, I won't be staying long. So, to what do I owe the pleasure? I heard about your distinguished guests. You've an ear for gossip. Hardly any match for yours. Do you flatter me? Must you doubt me? Old habits. Hmph. It's time we broke them. Curious. That who I think? Who? Who? Gentlemen, I won't waste your time. My name is Camelia Claustra. First Secretary of the Accordo Protectorate. You should know we have Lady Lunafreya in our care. ...For the time being. I am inclined to surrender her to the empire. What? But not before I weigh the words of the King of Lucis. When you're prepared to discuss terms, come to my estate.

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Once the rite is complete, we'll give them all we've got. We knew we'd have to take on the empire sooner or later. Then it's settled. Per the agreement, we will guarantee the Oracle's safety... ...insofar as it does not endanger our people. Once the empire attacks, I cannot—will not—be held responsible for her. Abandoning her at the altar? There's nothing to stop her from running. And nothing to stop me from going there now. Except the terms of this agreement. I won't let you jeopardize the lives of my people. Yet we're supposed to take a deal that'll cost hers? It's hardly a death sentence. The girl can fend for herself. Against an entire army? If you'd prefer, I could deliver her to the empire right now. You wouldn't... You've quite the penchant for picking on Lucian men. And you the penchant for eavesdropping. A skill I acquired here— My ears are all that's kept me in business. Certainly wasn't your manners. There is a play, once you know all the angles. We move our king to the fore to keep the pawns out of harm's way, while our pieces offer support from the back rank. Of course, our dear queen here is in no position to abet the enemy. Hmph. She has an ostensible allegiance to maintain, which is why she's alerted her imperial superiors to your presence. She did!? It's nothing personal. She wishes to keep the empire in check as you do, but can't afford to tip her hand. Should we prevail, she benefits by having her masters cast out of the capital. And should we fail, she ingratiates herself with them by having delivered the king. I'd hoped at least His Majesty would understand. I am First Secretary of Accordo. My loyalties lie with my people, and nowhere else. The liar-in-chief in a land of snakes. In her role, honesty is a luxury that can be ill afforded. You'll engage the empire as agreed. How you do so is up to you. But don't forget: the Oracle is in our custody. If you value her safety, you'd best behave yourselves. Same to you. We'll take care of the empire, but if you pull anything before the covenant— we'll take care of you next. I can't promise something I can't help. Of course. You certainly opened up to them, though. What can I say? I have a soft spot for the young and tragic. They've lost Regis, they've lost the crystal… Was it so long ago the last Oracle was taken from them? We've seen the empire go mad these ten-odd years. That we have. Holding my walls won't matter when the whole world crumbles.

What about Luna? Then I'll just go to the altar right now. You're leaving her for dead. No two ways about it. No deal. Same to you. Alright.

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If worse comes to worse, you can threaten to throw the trident into the sea—then they'll listen. In the meantime, it will be well guarded. Better than the Oracle herself. Understood. I shall reclaim it at the altar. You'll be escorted by imperial soldiers. I know. Think of it as a necessary evil in order to forge the covenant. I am in your debt. Easy to see why they all adore you. Once it's over, you may go as you please, but you do so without our protection. So be it. You'd better get going. Your public is waiting for you.

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The wedding day arrives, but alas, without the bride. Of course, we've come for the Hydraean, and you've gone to such lengths to prepare. Merely my duty. Ah, but for an outsider to lead the imperial army must be a battle in and of itself. You've spoken to Lady Lunafreya? No. That obstinate secretary, standing in the way. While you rush off to slay the Hydraean for your poor sister's sake. I know the price of the covenant. First the Archaean, then the Fulgurian, and soon the Hydraean! Tragic...yet were the bond to be severed... The Oracle is not your concern. ...the world would be the daemons' for the taking. Your presence is not required. And then there's this. My arm, what of it? The pitiable fate of one spurned by the light... And you wished only to be its champion. Meanwhile that recalcitrant vagabond is chosen. I understand more than you can know. You do seem rather...well-acquainted. Acquaintances are the means by which I keep an ear to the ground and an eye on the heavens. One doesn't live to my age without making a few friends. We suffered great losses slaying the Archaean, and this battle should prove no different. Should the chancellor insist on staying, I must insist on appointing guardsmen for your safety. Most kind of you to care for my...well being.

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Pryna... Pryna! Such a terrible storm. My poor escort... the waves ate him alive. You... Most perceptive, must run in the family. You're holding onto something that doesn't belong to you. And I'm supposed to collect it. But on second thought, you keep it. We can't have a king without a ring, now can we? And do remind him about the Crystal. I want him to know his imperial friend is behind him. You have time enough to carry out your errand. The question is, have you the willpower? Of course you do, you're dying to see him! The anticipation is killing me as well! Ah, to see the look on his face as he watches his beloved die before his eyes! Come, sweet prince! Your bride awaits! I will pass the ring to the rightful king. The rightful king... will restore light to the world. And then, at long last, those in thrall to darkness shall find peace. Luna! Ladies first, sweet Lunafreya. Good luck finding peace. I'm coming. Hold on! Noctis... Luna!

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Don't you love how trains let you just sit back and enjoy the ride? So, we're gonna roll through Tenebrae. Not before visiting the royal tomb at Cartanica. And the train'll just wait for us. How's the eyes? The wound's improved, but my sight has not... You wanna pass on Cartanica? No, I should be fine, given a bit more time. Forgive me, Noct. Once past Tenebrae, it's on to, uh, Niflheim. We've a chance to take a brief furlough in Tenebrae, courtesy of the first secretary. Camelia comes through. That's great! Should we...drop by? I don't know. Goddammit, how long you gonna mope like this? We're not stopping in Tenebrae. You know where we're headed and what we're out to do. So get a goddamn grip already. I've got a grip. That's why I'm here. Don't give me that crap. What're'you-- Not when you won't wear the ring, let alone look at it. She gave her life so you could do your duty, not so you could feel sorry for yourself. And Ignis, he took one for you. You should be apologizing, not him. But no, first you drag your feet and put it on him for not being able to drive us. Then when the Secretary goes out of her way to book the train for us, you make them drag the Regalia on board!? To be fair, it was Camelia who offered first...(with the Regalia) Think you got it bad? Take a look around! Your eyes still work. Where're you off to? I need some fresh air.

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Aranea. The hell happened here? You should see the manor, come with me. Just come on, I'll fill you in along the way. The daemons wrought havoc? There's more to it than meets the eye, speaking of which. Long story. Oh. Where's your chipper little sidekick? Wish we only knew. Sorry to hear. So if it wasn't the daemons, that leaves… The imperial army. The army that you fight for. Fought for. My men and I are in the search and rescue business now. Huh. Why the attack on their own territory? A "royal welcome," they called it. Orders were to leave nothing standing. Petty, I know. They'd already sent a unit after your train. More like a battalion. Call him "Chancellor Overkill." So it's Ardyn. The Chancellor is running some circus.

Perhaps I'm fortunate I can't see what 's become of the once-beautiful manor. I can only imagine the grief of the people, who did nothing to deserve this.

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To liven things up, I thought I'd take you on a stroll down memory lane. Of course, memories decay with time. Sadly, the sister went off into the deep, but I've brought the brother back as best I can. Don't be shy, you're hardly strangers. No...that can't be him. Wait a sec. What do you mean "him"? Who are you seeing? Ravus. Unbelievable. I wanted to finish it between us, but not like this. He was a person... Made into a daemon. But is it truly the work of imperial science?

FLASHBACKS

Ah, the young prince is recovering well. Who...? Gentiana, a Messenger. The prince has read of our kind? Oh! I tried to, but I only know what Luna told me. Lady Lunafreya. Yeah, Lunarffr...Luna. It is heartening to see the future King and the Oracle enjoy such familiarity. The fate of our world may depend on it. Prince Noctis. It's open! Uh, come in. How are you feeling today? Gentiana? Merely...well-wishing. Ah, how thoughtful of you. So, did she frighten you? Maybe...just a little. She's gone. An old trick of hers. Here one minute, gone the next. She gives me the creeps. Funny you should say that: even my brother grows timid around Gentiana. Even Ravus? Yes, but you've nothing to fear. The Messengers have our best interests at heart. In time, you will see. ...If you say so.

EPISODE IGNIS

I see my suspicions were correct. Bravo. But why have you aligned yourself with the darkness? I like to think the darkness has aligned itself with me. After all, we share a mutual odium of those thrust into the light and beloved by all, hailed by the masses as their "chosen savior." And what is your aim? Why, to bring the King to his senses. With your sister's help, of course.

Unused Chapter Headers (Japanese)

FINAL FANTASY XV EPISODE 01 旅立ち

ルシス王国とニフルハイム帝国の間に停戦協定が結ばれることになり、戦争の終結を祝うムードに包まれているルシス王国。その平和を象徴するかのように、王子ノクティスと、テネブラエの神凪の力を継ぐルナフレーナとの結婚式が隣国アコルドで行われることになった。ノクトは結婚の儀に向かうため、親友３人とともに車の旅をすることになる。

EPISODE 01 旅立ち Departure

A ceasefire agreement is to be finalized between the Kingdom of Lucis and the Nifilheim Empire.

The Kingdom of Lucis is celebrating the end of the war, and as a symbol of this peace Prince Noctis and the Oracle Lunafreya are to be wed in Accordo.

In order to get to the ceremony, Noctis travels via car with his three best friends.

FINAL FANTASY XV EPISODE 09 水神召喚の儀出港準備を整えてカエムを訪ねると、コルの姿があった。コルは自分がレギスを守れなかったことをノクト達に詫びるが、シドはそれがレギスの決断だったと諭す。そしてノクトが何かしらの決断を迫られたときは、「仲間」を頼るよう遠回しに告げた。翌朝、４人はイリスやタルコットに見送られて意気揚々と船出する。表向きは、水神リヴァイアサンの力を授かり、帝国を倒す力を得るために── 内心ではオルティシエにいるルーナとの再会を少しだけ期待しながら。

EPISODE 09 水神召喚の儀 Summoning Leviathan

Whilst preparing for departure, Cor appeared at Caem. He apologized to Noctis about being unable to protect Regis, but Cid states that it was Regis' own choice in the matter, and that when Noctis is faced with certain difficulties to rely on his friends.

The next morning, the group head out and are sent off by Iris and Talcott. To obtain the power of the Water Goddess Leviathan -- to gain the power to defeat the empire -- though, also to reunite with Luna who is already in Altissia.

FINAL FANTASY XV EPISODE 14 10年ぶりの再会星の力で強固に守られた神影島は、いかなる使骸も、アーデンでさえも立ち入ることはできなかった。ノクトは徐々に欠けていく月の光を指輪に集めながら、仲間や世界の無事を信じてひたすらに待ち続ける。そして月がほぼ消滅しかけたころ「時は来た」と久方ぶりに聴こえた神の声と共に、密室に出口が現れる。ノクトがすべての星の力を得て牢を出たそのとき、世界には10年の時間が流れていた。

EPISODE 14 １０年ぶりの再会 Reunion after 10 years

Angelgard, so strongly protected that none may enter, not even Ardyn. Noctis continues to wait collecting moonlight for the Ring, earnestly hoping for the safety of both his friends, and the world.

When the moon has all but disappeared, an exit appears within the prison, and he hears the voice of a god that says "The time has come". By the time Noctis has gotten all of the power of the star, and has left the prison finally, ten years have passed within the world.

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