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FFXV Favorites Meme

I was tagged by @geekgoddess813. Thank you GG! This was really fun.

Instructions:

To celebrate a year of FFXV and the end of the first year of updates, let’s spread the FFXV love! I haven’t seen a tag meme like this for FFXV yet, so I decided to make one. If you see this and want to, copy/paste this list and share what your favorite things about FFXV are.

Favorite Chocobro:

Ignis. Not gonna lie, I started with Gladio and still have major thirst for him (the car pushing scene? Yes) but Ignis with his sassy intelligence, nuanced body language, and beautiful voice acting stole my heart pretty quickly. (I play with English VAs but have listened to some of his Japanese VA and it's also wonderful).  He is many things I am (nerd, mom friend, quietly passionate about stuff) and am not (sculpted god who can do backflips), and I find that very appealing. Also he reads queer to me and I enjoy that too. (YMMV don't yell at me just my headcanon!) Thirst wise though, it's true, the other two crept into my tent too, sneaky beaky like, and I'm not kicking them out.

Favorite Guest Party Member (including Ravus and Libertus from DLC):

Aranea. She is the badass you wanna be and be with. Also dragoons rule as a general matter.

Favorite Minor Character(s):

Regis (does he count as minor?)  He pulled at my heartstrings so hard and was just the kindest, bravest dad.

Favorite Villain:

I'm a sucker for a sexy voice, so yeah. Ardyn. Also I do have a weakness for smirkers.

Favorite Kingsglaive Character:

Nyx. Crowe would have been a contender but she didn't get enough screen time. That scene where he's playing with fire? swoon. Also I dig his hairdo and backstory.

Favorite Astral/Divine Being:

Gentiana/Shiva. Because I'm superficial (that's probably obvious at this point) and girl is STACKED. I also loved how Gentiana is her the whole time. Also also also, and let me not get on a huge tangent about this, but you really *see* the effect summoning her has on Noct. He's cold, and he looks like it hurts. I thought they could have done better in the game with showing the toll the armiger weapons and summons take. There is an excellent fic I read somewhere that fleshes this out. I will find it and reblog it because it's exactly what I wanted from the story.

Favorite Character Overall:

Iggy. He's just undeniable. Also after the DLC with his hair down? Yes please.

If I HAD to make it someone different- Gladio. He is more nuanced than people realize, I think. When he hollered at Noctis on the train, I remembered all the times I felt like I had failed miserably, couldn't fix it, and so yelled at someone else over something smaller. Yeah, it doesn't make you feel better and probably isn't a good character trait. But I didn't find it unrealistic. *shrug*

Favorite Weapon:

I'm gonna copy GG a *bit* and say Ardyn's armiger. Because watching all those weapons he got stole over the years fan out was pretty majestic, and added to the story. Also his reaper scythe was cooooool.

Favorite Weapon you can actually fight with? Ragnarok or Iggy’s frost daggers.

Favorite Location: 

Zegnautus Keep. I know I'm weird but I love industrial creepy.

Favourite Quest/Questline/Hunt:

I really enjoyed climbing Ravatogh with the boys. Outdoorsing is fun, and the area was neat looking. Also, dragons. (nerd)

Favorite Boss:

Ravus.  His story and conflict are really compelling.  And the whole vampire-era-Tom-Cruise thing he has going on doesn't hurt either.   

Favorite Monster/Monster Family/etc:

Iron and Red Giants. They look super cool at night. Also, once I reached the point in the game where I could swagger around at night without being afeared, it was really fun. (Iggy was like "we can drive at night now" and I'm all DAMN RIGHT WE CAN!) Also, bonus Aranea drop-in opportunity.

Favorite Song:

Can’t choose just one.

Lestallum, because I love Spanish guitar. 

Episode Ignis main theme - violins!

Up to the Challenge (Cleigne Battle Theme)

Veiled in Black

A Retainer’s Resolve from Episode Ignis (this shreds)

There is this really great music that plays sometimes after a dungeon that I haven’t been able to find the title of on any of the OST track lists.  I love it though.

Favorite Boss Theme:

Invidia and Ardyn’s theme

Favorite Non-Episode DLC/Update/Event:

Assassin's Creed Festival. I disproportionately enjoy jumping off high things and do it in almost every game, sometimes to my peril, because I'm a weirdo. So that was super satisfying. Also Prompto's "the prince of garbage," Noct mocking Iggy’s "new recipeh" line, and Iggy's adorable complaints at how revealing the costumes are. LOVE.

Favorite Episode DLC:

Squenix took my favorite character and made him even hotter? Yeah, Episode Ignis pls. Also I love angst. And I am enjoying the gameplay too.

I liked the two other episodes too though. Gladio's story isn't quite as compelling, but it felt good to smash stuff and be a big badass. And Prompto's story made me cry, and also made me feel like maybe I can actually play shooters?

Other Favorites of Note:

Killing the final boss at the end of Episode Prompto. It was pretty awesome to beat something that large from the back of a snowmobile.

Cindy. *sighs dreamily* I also enjoyed the little snippets of backstory and development they gave her (more would have been great too). She's more than just a pretty everything. 

Fave Things to Do:

Chocobo riding. It's just so cute.

Get the boys all grubby and dirty and then take them somewhere nice to sleep

‎olllldddeerr Chocobros. So attractive!

‎link strikes. I love all the little animations.

‎listen to music from some of my other fave FF games in the car

cute car animations (My favorites are Who Farted and Shut Up Prompto) I totally brake check Noctis when he sits his irresponsible ass on the back of the car too. I'll never admit to him that he does look pretty cool up there.

Going to murder that giant snake down in Crestholm Channels. That dungeon was overall fun.

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