#Episode Duscae

[primamchorus]

"If only somebody hadn't wrecked the car. Oh my god... Unbelievable." "Oh... I would hate to be that guy... Heh... Oh, c'mon, don't be that way. You know I didn't mean to do it!" "Of course not. Sabotage is far beyond you."

[cyan-pickaxe]

Ignis in the opening of episode duscae 👀

[lunarlegend]

textless intro to Episode Duscae, recorded from my game <3

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[marmolita]

thinking about that post I just reblogged about ffxv lore is reminding me how I was so confused why fanfic always has Gladio calling Noct "Princess" when he never does it in canon, only to discover that he does call Noct "Princess" but only in the Episode Duscae demo

[nirgilis]

SRNHNR 1 - Yozora and Noctis

Part 2 | Part 3 | Extra 1 | Extra 2

This post was sponsored by this track:

Nachtflügel helped to trace some Yozora's elements back to Noctis, despite racking the author's brains first by Batman's Nightwing.

These are theories based on unreleased stuff or similar elements from not that distant from each other games, so they might be overthoughted.

Nachtflügel is number 137 on KH3 OST tracklist, "13" and "7," aka Nomura's favorite numbers.

1) Night-part of "Nightwing" is already pretty understandable with the whole Noctis-night-theme, but together with wings it might be leading to Lucis' feature which for FF15 on different levels was either completely cut off or heavily toned doned.

With FF15's theme of Noctis becoming the King of Light it probably didn't suit anymore for his country to be even more connected to death then it was, so the scull on Lucis' emblem for almost all imaginery had to go and only eight-pointed star in circle remained.

Since countries in VS13/FF15 world tend to depict some deities/summons on their emblems, like Leviathan probably would've been and still kinda is the one for Accordo, the summon on Lucis' emblem might've supposed to be Diabolos.

In one of VS13 trailers it was said, that Lucis' crystal was the last remaining one and Solheim, Accordo and Tenebrae already lost theirs. That makes 4 crystal, which can be Wind/Fire/Water/Earth, the most common combination.

FF Type-0 in the way it was released also has 4 countries with 4 crystals, but at some point in development there was considered an idea about making 5th nation with Void crystal. It's possible that VS13 also might've had Void crystal, which would've been Lucis' one.

Diabolos might be a match for Lucis' Void crystal bc:

His skills are Void/Gravity-based. Diabolos from FF0. Lucis' powers of warping and "flying swords" of all magic are most close to be void/gravity-based.

His skills are still technically present in FF15, but in the form of Ring of Lucii. Alterna Spell.

Diabolos drains HP of enemies and throws gravity-spheres at them. Yozora likes to drain (steal) HP, other things and using Gravity-spheres very much.

These attacks with trapping/magneting enemies into spheres and then deconstructing them into data-cubes look like some sort of high-tech Diabolos.

Not even talking about Yozora making a dome with sphere, that temporarily changes gravity on the field.

Yozora's attacks and sphere he summons both remind red moon from Episode Duscae demo.

Since Diabolos is practically a humanoid bat with a tail, it's doubful that it's a coincidence that Komory Bats also have gravity-magic and drain-attack.

2.1) In VS13 trailer where Stella and Noctis talk about the Light they can see after near-death experience, Noctis might be trying to dodge questions and avoid talking about himself not to let Stella know some information he might be knowing or/and to make her reconsider her curiosity in their world's mysteries.

In Fabula Nova Crystalis Etro was tasked by Mwynn to keep the balance of Chaos between real world and unseen realm. Etro initially didn't understand what Mwynn meant, but when she started giving Chaos to humans, which became their hearts, the cycle and balance of Chaos between real world and unseen realm established.

In FF13 when Yeul was returned to life by Etro, she received Eyes of Etro, which allowed her to see the future. Noctis and Stella obtaining Eyes of Etro, in VS13 in this case Eyes that can see the light of expiring souls, throught near-death experience is close to how Yeul received them.

Turning to Nachtflügel again. It reminds Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries." It can be a coincidence, but it might've landed too accurately in mythology context, since Valkyries guide souls of the dead to Valhalla, or they might be guiding only those who they deem worthy. And Sora at the end of KH3 is sort of dead.

In VS13 Lucis line might've not only worshiped goddess of death, but served as her grim reapers in some way. Since the biggest problem of FNC's world is the balance of Chaos between real world and unseen realm, which if broken will doom the world, Lucis line' task might be to help maintain that balance.

2.2) There's a similarity between Snow's words in opening cutscene of FF13-3 and Yozora's, with "save" being taken in ditto marks.

Snow indirectly asks Lightning to kill him, despite that's being the opposite of her task, to free shacked souls by solving their troubles, so they'll be ready to be reborn in the new world.

These scenes might have the same subject, but with opposite events taking place. Yozora might've been brought to be Sora's "examinator" in a way. To test him if he still has will and strength to continue walking the road he brought upon himsef.

3) Apart from possibilty of Yozora's heterochromia coming from his appearance being a mix of 2 people, it might also be what he originally was supposed to have in VS13, but with kinda an opposite meaning and nearly devoid of its pros it was given to Ravus for FF15.

Ravus' eye turned purple from Starscourge infection from magitek arm, which he was given after the gods burned his hand in punishment for him trying to wear Ring of Lucii. Starscourge might've given him some increase in physical strength, but it was also turning him into a daemon.

In FF15 Omen trailer visual of Noctis going haywire is somewhat similar to Sora's Anti and Rage forms.

Diabolos and Yozora's red gravity spheres also recemble red spheres Darkside and Sora in Rage form have.

If in Anti and Rage forms Sora is relying on darkness or his feelings of anger, then in VS13 it might've been Chaos.

From Yeul's words about Chaos in FF13, it can give a number of abilities:

"The power to see the future. The power to travel the timeline. The power to bend monsters to your will. The power to remember in your dreams, even when the timeline has changed. They are manifestations of hidden chaos, and in a chosen few, these powers are great indeed. Such are the blessings of the goddess."

Yozora has a strange mechanic where he summons Gigases to fight for him, but as far as VR's trailer went, they weren't playing on the same team. Gigas might be VR's equivalent of magitek, so it might fit the words "The power to bend monsters to your will."

[reflectionsofacreator]

went on a bender again and now I'm going to subject you all to it.

So this is a slide from Episode Ardyn showing the area that the New Wall covered before King Mors scaled it back, but it's a little unclear exactly how much of the mainland was covered.

Prior to the DLC's release, canon said that only the area of Cavaugh, the island that Insomnia rests on, was covered by the New Wall and King Mors scaled it back to Insomnia's ramparts. (Granted, this is at odds with how you can find an Almanac in the Keycatrich ruins saying that it was protected by the Wall) Now, based on the image above, and following the exact line of how big we're shown, the New Wall covered the entirety of Leide, most of Galahd to the north, and half of Duscae, as shown by the black line.

Notably, the settlements for Lestallum, Galdin Quay, and Angelgard aren't included, as well as it leaves out a decent portion of the bigger island of Galahd. So I propose the white line, which encompasses all of those settlements, as well as the Meldacio hunter's HQ and most of Duscae.

It's entirely possible that the New Wall encompassed the entire continent, but that feels a little farfetched, especially because of how much ocean it would cover. (From what we know the Wall only seems to expand in circular directions.) Anyways, due to the Great War 30 years ago, King Mors pulled back the Wall a significant amount, all the way to the city's Ramparts, shown in red.

Mors died roughly four years after this event, and his passing is noted as "untimely". His actual age isn't known, but we can assume he was in decent health before the Wall was scaled back. It's extremely likely that complications with scaling back the Wall led to his death.

Now, we know that it's canon that the fueling of the New Wall drains the life force out of the reigning monarch, with 50 year old Regis' body failing him and looking to be somewhere in his mid 70s. However, given how this Wall was maintained for 150 years, and likely put up by the 108th King, Optimus Lucis Caelum, otherwise known as The Wise, each monarch would've had it for about 25 years or so.

Based on Episode Ardyn, Insomnia has multiple pylons inside the city that enhance the magic of the Crystal and strengthen the Wall, forged out of Adamantite. You only need to destroy 3 to progress the story, but there's 7 total in a small section of city surrounding the Citadel. Due to the difficulty of their construction, and how many were destroyed, it's likely that Regis' health declined much quicker than it should've, despite managing to rule for about 25 years under the Wall. Presumably, Mors intended to let each monarch live longer under the strain of only protecting a much smaller area, but Ardyn made sure that didn't happen.

I'm going positing that the greater continent and region of Galahd also had these pylons, which is what allowed the Wall to be held for 150 years. Like, it's the only way it makes sense, considering the size that's covered. Furthermore, the invasion of Niflheim in the War of 30 years ago was likely to destroy multiple pylons that were erected on the continent, thus forcing Mors to withdraw the Wall (rather than the assumed "mors was a lil bitch" route). Lucis had already set itself up in a siege position, and had one major city, Keycatrich, that was under the protection of the Wall, as well as outer territories like Galahd. If the Wall was maintained for over 120 years with no real issues (that we know of), what else could've forced Mors to scale back the New Wall to less than half it's original size?

Anyways I don't really have a fucking point to all of this nonsense, except for trying to figure out more of the scant backstory that XV has via very loose lore and vague ideas that only sort of connect. Also a lot of wiki hopping and tracking down sources. Do with this what you will.

[levinbolts]

welp. i was gonna go in game but now i'm just gonna rewatch the episode duscae demo and and the brotherhood anime thx spotify

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[ffxvficrec]

by Anonymous Gladio's POV for more key events, filling in the gaps in Noctis' knowledge for the times his heats prevented him from staying fully conscious. This section covers from the group following Ardyn out of Lestallum to completing Titan's trial and finding respite in Duscae. Words: 3017, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English Series: Part 9 of As Bonds Overflow Fandoms: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Gladiolus Amicitia , Noctis Lucis Caelum , Ignis Scientia , Prompto Argentum , Ardyn Izunia , Iris Amicitia Relationships: Gladiolus Amicitia/Noctis Lucis Caelum , Prompto Argentum/Ignis Scientia , Gladiolus Amicitia & Iris Amicitia Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics , Canon Rewrite , Alpha Gladiolus Amicitia , Omega Noctis Lucis Caelum , Alpha Ignis Scientia , Omega Prompto Argentum , Secret Crush , Misunderstandings , Hand Jobs , Scent Marking , Friends With Benefits

[lunarlegend]

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[cyan-pickaxe]

I finally got a copy of episode duscae

[lunarlegend]

Prompto you had your chance and you used it to cause Episode Duscae

When Prompto asks to drive the Regalia...

[telamons]

Gladiolus: If only somebody hadn’t wrecked the car… Unbelievable.