Here’s our prediction for what goes down: In this case, it’s probably affecting the Mothercrystals, aether, magic, Dominants, and most importantly, the Eikons. Blights in high fantasy settings are always turning things into swamps. And what do you know, the FF16 trailer shows Clive fighting in a swampy area, even taking on the monstrous Malboro with its signature Bad Breath move that poisons its foes. So there’s a creepy malevolent force that’s seemingly corrupting the world, threatening the very source of all magic? That sounds a bit like Stranger Things Season 2 where the Upside Down was tainting the local fauna.
But another section notes that it threatens to destroy all of the dominions. Square Enix’s official website for the game calls it “a threat that, left unchecked, would doubtless usher the realm to ruin” in a section about Rosaria. Now, the other key detail here that’s been overlooked by many thus far is this thing called the Blight. When Ifrit appears to confront Phoenix, everybody is surprised. "A second Eikon of fire.But that's impossible!" Based on somebody’s reaction in this scene, that’s not supposed to happen. Ifrit, a demonic-looking Dark Eikon also appears. Except after a Rosarian knight is butchered in front of him, Joshua summons the Phoenix. But we also see Clive some years prior in the Grand Duchy of Rosaria where his younger brother, Joshua, is the Dominant of the fire Eikon Phoenix. The trailer introduces us to Clive Rosfield, a warrior with a face tattoo who fights in a huge battle in an attempt to take down Shiva’s Dominant. These include Final Fantasy classics like Shiva, Titan, Phoenix, and Ifrit.
But they also produce Dominants, summoners who can wield the power of primordial magical beings called Eikons. The five Mothercrystals in the land of Valisthea produce aether, the fuel for magic. The first FF16 trailer showed off plenty of blood and violence, promising a mature tale of brotherly love and loss. Is the mysterious Blight corrupting the land also creating Dark Eikons like Ifrit, plunging the world into chaos?īut first: What are your favorite games and platforms of 2021, and what future releases are you most excited about? Take our poll!
But what if the secret plot twist is already hiding in plain sight? By most accounts, it seems like developer Square Enix will show off more of the game during E3 2021, and maybe even announce a release date. We barely know anything about Final Fantasy XVI’s story, but the gripping “ Awakening” trailer from September 2020 is rife with mystery waiting to be unraveled.
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