Recap of Final Fantasy XV (RECAPitation)

released in 2016 by square-enix on the PlayStation 4 Xbox one and later PC Final Fantasy 15 would be a new fantasy based on reality project for the main franchise directed by Hajime Tabata who also directed Final Fantasy Crisis Core and Final Fantasy type-0 the game originally started as Final Fantasy Versus 13 in 2006 to be directed by Tetsuya Nomura and written by Kazushige nojima 4 story the game features a young man named Noctis alongside his entourage of Ignace Prompto and gladiolus as they embark on a journey to reclaim the throne of their fallen Kingdom for gameplay the game is split among 15 chapters and the first half of the game involves traversing a large seamless open world experience ability points at items are earned from real-time combat using the new active x battle system though all for the main party are fielded players primarily controlled noctus though can switch to the other members as enemies are encountered in the field and a fifth guest occasionally helps a group attacking dodging and parrying or real-time team combos can be done weapons can be swapped on-the-fly time can be frozen to select commands and plan moves and a bars built up that can be spent to use special moves from among the group magic kicks the form of consumable area of effects that are crafted with a variety of additional effects and skills and upgrades are unlocked at a variety of skill trees the game also features a story-driven online cooperative mode called comrades and over 200 side quests including hunts races minigames and personal hobbies like fishing cooking or photography that the main cast indulges in the game also features a day and night cycle new game plus postgame exclusive dungeons and quests and two difficulty modes a prequel anime was made to add character backstory and a concurrent movie called Kings clabe would elaborate more of the fall of a kingdom in the beginning additional free and paid downloadable episodes as well as a book would tell new stories from any characters as well as present two alternative endings the story only gets larger from here so lets cut it down to size with a recapitation as the game begins we see the world of IO split into four nations Lucius Al and gifted with strong magic thanks to its crystal the maritime islands of accord o the lush mountains of tenebra and the advanced magitek empire of nifflheim Niflheim would star a campaign of world domination resulting in conquering tenebra though would allow them some autonomy given that tenebra possesses the oracle one who can commune with the gods lucius in a quarter would allied holdback Niffleheim but nifflheim would annex accord oh and push back lucious to his capital city and force at the terms of peace and surrender among the terms would be that lucious as Prince Noctis would be went to his childhood friend antenna Brice Oracle lady Luna Freya suspecting something King Regis would send his son ahead to all tisha the capital of Accord Oh alongside his personal guard and Friends Ignace his tactician and advisor gladiolas his loyal bodyguard and his common born best friend from high school prompt Oh before they leave king regis gives his son warm words mixed with a warning to walk tall also asking his friends to stay by his side unfortunately not far into their journey their car breaks down and they are forced to push it to their first stop on their journey the hammerhead garage headed by what a king reaches his old friends the machinist Sid though these days he lets his granddaughter the knowledgeable and cheerful Cindy take care of running things Sid also isn't impressed by noctus or by their handling of reaches his classic car the regalia out of money from the repairs noctus and group takes small jobs to help pay their way forward outdoors they are prepared to set up camp as Ignace shows off his culinary mastery to come up with new recipes they also help the local businesses and hunters guild handle monsters disturbing the area though some are still too large from him to handle by the time they return Cindy has the regali restored and the boys are ready to hit the road as Prompto gets a photo to remember the occasion showing off his passion and talent for photography and exposing his interest in Cindy they help her out with a delivery job and while doing so Noctis is approached by Umbra one of Luna Freya's two magical dog companions who have been their way of communicating back and forth with each other since they were children as they travel south to catch a ferry to Leticia they glimpse the coastline golden key and partake in the beachside resort restaurant while Noctis cannot help but spare some time for his favorite pastime fishing they are met by an awfully suspicious stranger who tells him the boat's outbound from gaulden are not leaving port laments the current ceasefire and flips a coin towards noctis while leaving quietly confirming to hold up themselves a nearby reporter named dino shares that his sources tell him the Empire has placed an embargo on a tisha noting that he recognizes the prince but won't blow his cover doing a favor for Dino that involves obtaining a garnet from the roost of a fearsome zoo they are reminded of the six deities of e o s-- of earth lightning ice water fire and blade forming the hexa Theon returning to Dino he shares that the coin that got from the danger is a special one commemorating the oracles ascension gained from nifflheim and he decided to help the group secure a ship for tomorrow as the young men rest for the day king regis as suspicions are true as a plot to merely have Lucius Lords guard emerges resulting in the crystal from Lucius being stolen by nifflheim and Insomnia's protective walls are dropped allowing a Niffleheim invasion the captain at the king's elite fighting force the king's slave betrays and kills king regis and claryce the king's personal bodyguard and gladiolus his father fortunately one loyal Kings clave member named NYX protects Luna Freya leads her out of the city and sends her ahead to meet Noctis and deliver a ring necessary for his royal succession meanwhile the capital C falls to the darkness of the demons that rise in the night including some of nifflheim artificial demons like the fearsome diamond weapon the next day agnes comes in to relay a shocking broadcast that insomnia has fallen The Imperials have won the long war and King Regis has been killed stunned the group is conflicted on what to do next turning to noctus who wants to turn back and verify the reports personally a dark rain falls the next day as a group sees Imperial dreadnaughts indeed fly towards the city pack with more of nipple Himes humanoid mass-produced magitek troops sneaking around a checkpoint they see the ruin of insomnia from a distance and also hear from the news that noctus Aluna Freya have also been pronounced dead calling core the leader of the Royal Guard the Crown's Guard Corps indeed picks up relief to here Noctis survived after all but confirms the king is dead he tells them to meet him at hammer head while the same time amber returns to Luna Freya alongside prainha and another messenger of the astral scan Tiana who delivers noctis's message showing Luna he is alive as she shows that the ring of the Lucy I showing the king is dead back with the group Gladius receives a message from his younger sister eros who has also been friends with noctis since they were little is okay and is travelling with refugees to the city of La Scala arriving at hammerheads CID his Restless upon hearing the news but also tells the boys that he's known Regis for a long time and knows that the king was playing a losing hand as best he could and saw this trap coming that's why he was prepared to go down fighting even though it wasn't enough CID mourns his own way stepping away from a picture of regis and his younger days when CID and a few others were as close retainers he passes along that Corps went on ahead to wait for Noctis and the others in a nearby tomb said also knows the distinct engine blade Noctis wheels as it was a gift from his father and offers to mod and improve his weapons or any other machinery they find traveling on foot towards Court they find the remnants of the Crown's garter well we did their best to evacuate refugees including Aris meeting the mighty martial Corps gets straight to the point revealing the power of Kings has passed from the old to the new as their souls are bonded and it's a power unique only to knocked us by birth he urges the downtrodden prince to stay focused on getting strong enough to start protecting others instead of remaining that protected in grief noctus angrily wonders why his father told him nothing at the end and course suggests that even though the Kings suspected what was going on he perhaps wanted to spend his last moments with his son as a father and not a king and trusted knocked us to do the right thing for the people when the time came gathering his resolve Noctis holds out his hand and indeed the power of the old king responds blessing Noctis with new strength and borrowing of his royal armament with this noctis's journey has only begun as course says there will be more royal tombs across the land including one nearby but they are all either in dangerous lands or deep within deadly dungeons core says he'll accompany them for a bit non weight to help keep an eye out but also to measure noctis's strength there are 13 royal arms altogether but the locations of some of them are a mystery and so he's enlisted the hunters guild help them locate what they can their next tumor acquires on the break through an imperial camp right on top of it as he hands noctus the key he'll need to open the tomb special door core separates two containers investigation of nifflheim as the group cuts through goblin filled tunnels to claim another royal arm as they leave cork calls them tasking them with helping him take out a nipple hind base they're constructing nearby a desk i before cuts off all travel westward within the base they team up to defeat the commander and course ease the team could handle itself fine confident they can continue their journey on their own elsewhere and buried olace of nifflheim learns Luna Freya has escaped with the ring of Lucy I his true target and while he wants to kill her Imperial minister in chief researcher Pacifica points out it's better to capture than kill her given the exclusive abilities of the Oracle general Rivas Luna Freya's brother doesn't comment and set focus on capturing his sister as well as Noctis whom they all know is life back with the group agnes shares the lay of the land on our journey to collect the royal arms starting with lead that desert flatlands in coastal region where they are now to the wetlands and chocobo forests of dusk I and the mountainous region of Cline we're in the heat from the falling meteor of the six still powers the city of a solemn nearby impromptus enthusiasm they visit the chocobo ranch along the way but the races and rentals have been suspended as a mean behemoth has been prowling about agitating the birds they accept a hunt to take down the dangerous monster taking time to study their quarry where they see where its namesake comes from and follow it back to its lair to challenge and defeat it helping out the chocobo ranch the team is now allowed to rent and ride the feathered mounts allowing them to quickly cross water and ridges their regalia cannot one night Prompto shares what knocked as how grateful he is to be on an adventure with them even one is dangerous as theirs he recalls how they've been friends since high school for about five years but noctus surprises him by pointing out they have actually known each other since elementary school revealing he knew prompt I always admired him from afar and took a long time to work up the nerve to talk to him Prompto recalls those days when he was a shy overweight kid with low self-esteem who grew up alone in a foster home and didn't know how to talk to people one day he helped Pina and got the thanks of Luna Freya who noticed he went to the same schools noctus and asked him to be his friend during their first meeting prompt his weight made the situation awkward and since them committed to getting fit succeeding and reintroducing himself in high school he's been a loyal friend a noctus even though noctus never forgot him from the first time he knows he looks like a happy-go-lucky jokester to others but underneath that he's still a mess of mental hang-ups admitting he feels in fear to Noctis his power and presence Agnes's talented and sharp mind and Gladio strength Abadi in social savvy but when they're together they have so much fun he forgets all that and thus tries as hard as he can to prove his worth and fight to stay by those who have accepted him noctus affirms he's never thought less a prompt oh and feeling better about his honesty prompt appeals more inspired to keep supporting Octus venturing into some abandoned mines the group fights a deadly samurai for another royal weapon and after that arrived at the energy-rich city of lost aalam they head to the hotel heiress is staying and belong the way a tremor rocks the city and everyone it's just a minor earthquake but to Noctis a vision of some sort of burning stare flashes in his mind they are soon met by eros as well as Jared and his grandson Talcott who are retainers to Gladius noble house ama see tia IRRI shares what happened to the crown city the night it fell and the next day the group decides to use the time to relax a bit as air shows knocked us around town and Talcott shares a rumor of a legendary weapon somewhere nearby that sounds like a tomb noctis's headaches get worse but they indeed find a glacial grotto fighting the mind flayers within and secured another royal armament with this Noctis gains restraint they use a technique called the armature in which he can brandish his entire Royal Arsenal at once but the headaches now worsen with a vision of the meteor now becoming more clear returning to last aalam the group decides to head to a nearby lookout to scope out the meteor from a distance but a surprise to be met by the mysterious stranger they passed in golden key again he recites a small rhyme suggesting of how to help the Archaean suggesting they visit him and hear his plea and what more he offers to take them all there cautiously they agree to follow him as he introduces himself as Arden revealing he knows who they are driving behind Arden zone classic car the group still find some awfully suspicious especially as the Imperials do not hesitate to open the gates to the meteor for him and he chooses to simply leave after leading them there surprisingly there is a royal tomb right before the meteor and not missing a chance noctus collects the weapon but suddenly the ground rumbles and gives way before them the colossal Archaean Titan rises up and tries to speak to noctus which has been the source of his headaches switching to a more direct method Titan begins his trial by attempting to stomp and smash the Prince as noctus does his best to counter an imperial troops now land and try to bind titan themselves working together a flash freeze one armored Titan the group succeeds in bringing him down to his knees Titan again tries to speak with Noctis and this time the Prince sees a vision of Titan speaking with Luna Freya earlier and now understands he means to help Titan dissipates letting his power to Noctis but with nothing holding up the meteor now the heat begins to burn up everything around them just in time an imperial ship lands before the group as Arden shows himself again this time introducing himself as the Imperial Chancellor Arden is ouya here to rescue them and without any other means to escape they are forced to accept his offer several days pass and while the Empire has taken credit for quieting a Titan the group is wondering why the regalia has not been returned to them stranded they wonder how to proceed next when amber approaches them and leaves him again Tiana she tells him that Luna Freya is on her own journey to prepare a covenant with the full Gurian drama next like she had with Titan and once Noctis gains that she will wait for him with the ring in all tisha boasted by words from Luna in their shared journal noctus gives his own message to share he reflects that when he was young Luna told him that the job of the lucious King so far was to safeguard the crystal until a prophesized king of light would appear that would purge the world of the blight of darkness known as the star scourge nacos has already been told he was the chosen true king for this and Leah's job as Oracle would be to keep his star scourge at bay until he could purify it for now the group knows of a hidden Harbor in which they can prepare a boat for their trip to all tisha and gladiolus has Eris go ahead and ready things they know the next destination thanks to Luna as storm clouds build overhead as Noctis activates rune stones to unseal Rama he reflects again how he's Mac and tiana the past as well and hears from her that Luna Freya is working hard to awaken all the Astral's the trial of Rama leads them into damp caverns where poisonous Naga awaits and defeating her noctus finds thanks to Luna again he now benefits from the power of another deity looking to head to all tition now they spot a huge plane overhead and at this time city calls them letting them know she's located where the regali is and it's currently impounded in an imperial base thanks to the plane overhead they now know where one nearby is located and see no reason to delay retrieving their car Agnes formulates a plan on how to infiltrate the base at night in sneaking in the hoop locates the regalia it takes the opportunity to unleash the power the newly acquired summon while they're there demolishing the base however on their way out Rivas steps out to confront them sporting a mechanical arm to replace the one he lost from when he attempted to wheel the Ring of Lucy I and it rejected him knocked this fits at him for helping the enemy hunt down his own sister and while gladiolas tries to shield him Ravus easily overwhelms him mocking his weakness both sides prepare to clash when Arden steps in again cheerfully breaking up any fighting Ravus indeed pauses and ardent states he'll help them by letting them go as he knows they'll next meet in el tisha where the Empire also has business with the deity there he bids them farewell leaving and taking the former prince of tenebra and older brother of Luna Freya with him decided to head back to LA stall him and check in with IRA's she gives him the bad news that Imperial stormed in searching for Noctis and while none of them talked jarred was killed for his resistance and that night Noctis has a vivid dream fighting the Empire alongside a few days pass and gladiolus insists they escort IRA's to cave Khayyam where Sid and Cindy are fixing up the boat jared source before he was killed while they traveled they passed by the base led by Commander Cala Gore who storm las' dalam and killed their friend and deciding to avenge Jared they choose to capture the same commander while they approach him they hear his dissatisfaction with Commodore high wind though after they capture him he quickly gets away instead they're intercepted by Commodore R&A a high wind herself a swift and powerful dragoon and edging on a win against her aerial techniques our Ania shows off her mercenary sight by suddenly stopping when the fight drags on for too long showing more loyalty to herself than the Empire they continue their travels not forgetting to reclaim any royal arms from tombs they find along the way including one deep in a misty forest guarded by a fearsome Bandersnatch where ears show she could hold her own in a fight - arriving at cape Khayyam it turns out Sid needs some mithril to get the boat fully restored and the group agrees to obtaining some the gladiolas quietly tells noctus he has some private business to take care of while they go get the metal understanding the group splits up for now while at the same time Luna Freya has arrived in Odisha and Umbra continues sharing a journal on his own Gladio meets with the Marshall Corps and wishes to take on the trial to Blademaster after suffering a resounding defeat at the hands of Ravus Kaur explains to face this is to face death as Gilgamesh waits beneath ruins they uncovered thirty years ago and no one has ever returned except for Kor himself course courts him and early in Gilgamesh introduces himself as he was the first shield of the first king of lucious and will test not only the strength of his body by the strength of his heart and will between the various trial rooms Kor shares like Gilgamesh believes onda strong should survive and Gladius own father never took the trial as he was too attached to the King to leave his side even for this also when Kor was young at first took this trial Gilgamesh cut him down to size with a humiliation tempering his brash ego but still allowed him to live succeeding through the many rooms including a duel with gilgamesh's partner in ki do the voices along the way doubt a true shield for the chosen King can come from an age that has only known peace facing down Gilgamesh again they battle on a big bridge as Gladio pressures the blade master not to underestimate the Crown's guard men by fighting him with one hand - back during the clash Gilgamesh gives Gladio a fresh scar but Gladio wins the duel admitting afterwards he may not be fearless but he will protect the king the best way he knows how Gilgamesh accepts a strength of will and gifts him is Genji blade and blessing a power alongside a token gain from core as it was Kor who actually took Gilgamesh is armed during his trial core is impressed that Gladius accomplishment that not even he could achieve and with the focus and strength garner from this gladiolas begins to head back to catch up to the group meanwhile travelling to the ruins where Cindy said they could find some mithril the party of three passes through some wet woodlands and topple an imposing tree it outside another royal tomb arriving at the ruins there somehow unsurprised to find art and already there with the Imperial Army but once again he somehow knows they are down a man and need mithril graciously extending his aid in helping them RNA is there - alongside her subordinates biggs and wedge and while she clearly sees through the antics because there's no gain for her to fight it she lets them go their way in fact she's currently being paid to escort them and so she joins the party as they delve into the ruins together which is only open at night as they explore the group talks are Ania who openly voices her lack of support for many the Empire's projects including the current one which is collecting and harvesting demons from sites like this and turning them into weapons recently she's been thinking of leaving the army and going back to being a simple mercenary and she cannot stand the top brass of the Emperor high commander or Chancellor together they faced on a legendary Quetzalcoatl and after following this mighty foe they secure their or as our na a shares that the Empire's magitek troopers are actually made in a lab from demons as they leave both sides part with more respect for each other and ignis receives instructions from Cindy that they are to take the mythril to that power plant and loss column and refine it their RNA gives them a lift there noting if there is some trouble being reported at the power plant before heading off checking it out they learned that demons have infested the plant and destabilized the generators so Noctis is sent in to clear out the enemy threat he meets up with another hunter already inside noting he sounds very familiar and together the duo make quick work of the demons before things go critical crisis averted the stranger is indeed Gladio sporting a new scar but also brimming with a new confidence as he rejoins the group and indulges them all in a perfect cup of delicious noodles they resume their trip back to kake I am now swing by the whining outside the crown city or a savage Jormungand has battled and defeated and a fiery volcano is climb revealing another royal tomb descending into the dismal depths of a deadly dungeon moving walls and magic traps pit the guise against scores of burly foes culminating in two taking down an imposing Jabberwock and earning themselves yet another royal arm spelunking into a demon stand toxic pools and abomination Sat the team's efforts for more treasure and after it all knocked us hears back from Luna that she is ready for him in all Tisha arriving at cape Khayyam quarries there to see them off and he apologizes for not being there to protect the king CID waves it away saying there was nothing that could have stopped that but what Noctis needs to remember are the friends by his side now as they are more than just his bodyguards they're his brothers loading the regalia on board CID takes the helm as they wave back to IRA's and tell kit finally setting sail for all tisha at the same time Arden and Ravus are already there preparing for the hide rien as ardent coyly points out he knows the cost of the Covenant with it and how Ravus his real goal is to slay Leviathan and save his sister back with a group as they sail Ignace passes along here say that Ravus actually where's king reaches his sword since insomnia is fall but curiously has yet to wield it pondering what that could mean CID also recommends they contact the last of their old retinue wescam who has a place in all Tisha when they arrive as they get closer they hear news report that the Empire is actually preparing to some of the hide rien and leading this would be lady Luna Freya who was previously reported dead to the public finally arriving in all tisha proper CID stays with the boat in regalia while the group explores the streets and canals in the aquatic capital they spot a memorial exhibit showcasing Yuna Freya's dress that once was in remembrance of her passing and now of her safe return as a group encourages Noctis to continue wedding plans after this is all over taking SIDS advice they visit West Kim's floating bar and as he recognizes and greets the prince he reminds them that while a quarter was technically an independent nation the Empire still runs everything behind it in fact that people wonder why the Empire is seeking to summon a deity that is likely to wreak havoc on the city they don't speak for long as the first secretary a leader of a quarto camellia steps in and introduces herself aware of noctis's arrival as well she cuts to the chase telling him Luna Freya is in her care and the Empire's demandingness are under her she says she refuses until her country stands to gain something from it and so she has a mind to talk to the current leader of lishus noctus inviting him to her estate with the offer more of an obligation Noctis visits the first secretary in her office in his political savvy is put to the test to engage negotiations as would be fit a king while she does not mind releasing Runa Freya nor her endeavour to summon Leviathan to help noctis she knows it will result in war in the streets against the Empire and she has no interest in hosting a battle in her city she will allow noctus and the group to fight a proxy battle here provided they prioritize citizen safety and evacuation and understand all tisha will not be aiding them in battle noctus succeeds in earning camellias trust though after he leaves she speaks with Luna freights and prepare her for the rite as imperial troops surround her at gunpoint not intimidated she leaves to address the public while Noctis and the others take position around the city she speaks to the public of how the light of the world is being swallowed by the darkness but not to give up hope as she will do now her part to help the light and commune with the hydron noticing and nodding to noctus in the crowd beginning the rite that called the Oracles answered but the proud goddess Leviathan has not convinced she should bother helping the humans unflinchingly luna reminds her she has to help the king of kings and restoring the light and angered Leviathan tries to devour Luna however Luna Freya shows she is no pushover herself driving the hydrant back with her own royal arm the Trident of the Oracle gifted from Bahamut himself respecting this Leviathan then commands the king to prove himself worthy else she will begin devouring every person here just in time Prompto gives knocked us a lift borrowing a ride from the Empire to dart around town with a furious torrents of Leviathan behind them latching on to Leviathan proper knocked his deals with a strong-willed deity by demanding her power and challenging it directly while they duel a weakened Luna Freya is approached by Arden who asks her to give nacht as the ring she has suddenly stabbing her and adding that she should remind him about the crystal - he mockingly calls out to Noctis who was beaten down by Leviathan and helplessly watch as Luna follows Arden makes his exit determined Luna freya uses her power to restore an empowered Noctis with radiant light bolstering him with awesome power able to easily subdue the raging deity and loaning her traded for him to use to finish the fight an exhausted Noctis is laid to rest by a suffering Luna as Titan now emerges to defend them from the by as well in his mind Luna now Thaksin Octus where she says she has finally fulfilled her duty but cannot join him for the journey ahead noctus by moans that all he wanted to do was save Luna chosen one or not and struggling TOEIC Sara Luna drifts away saying goodbye and giving Noctis the ring of the lucy i sharing his role as a true king is to bring back the light and promise him to keep watch over him at the same time agnes hurries to rescue the unconscious prince from the altar gaining a hook-shot from a fallen enemy enabling him to zipper on the rooftops of all tisha as fighting against the Empire ups in the streets Ignace spots high commander Ravus speaking a caligo the commander of the first base they raided who got away as Ravus borders on withdrawal so Noctis has a chance to survive Calico notices Ignace and gives chase for the sake of revenge also claiming aspirations of the ring for himself defeating the foolish commander and his custom mech caligo scrambles to escape again but has finished off by Ravus who steps in though teaming up with Ignace to defeat the empire he claims it's not to help Ignace but rather help himself rescue both Luna and noctus carving a path forward Ravus reveals his main goal has always been protecting Luna even when it cost him his arm for once trying on the ring of the Lucy I believing he was fit to dispel the darkness the Empire also wants the ring for itself so to thwart that it's better if noctus lives though this doesn't mean he's allied with them after all he still never forgotten or forgiven king regis for abandoning tenna bride to the empire in order to say just Noctis arriving at the altar agnes notices prenup collapsed over and getting close he receives a vision of a prophecy being fulfilled by Noctis succeeding in the end approaching the Oracle in the prince they see they are too late to save Luna Freya and outraged Ravus blames Noctis for this forcing Ignis to defend a blacked-out Noctis from his rage fighting Ravus says anger and grief with a reason and quick combat Ignace edges out of victory in their duel as Ravus calms down and cradles his dead sister he mentions that even in death an Oracle cannot rest until the darkness is dispelled and to verify that a graceful form of Luna Freya appears and vanishes to the realm beyond already now arrives or troops that attain both of them about to kill Noctis in front of them but a Ravus prevents that distracting Arden from the Wraith illusi eye that falls from noctis's hand and rolls of vagueness or the single strike he knocks down Revis and makes the offer for Ignace to join him instead but defiantly Ignace stands up and refuses taking the ring of the Lucy eye and putting it on Arden mocks him for his foolish move but Ignace knows of a Glade can do it so can he calling out to the past Kings to lend him enough strength to save the true king approving his cause Ignace pays the price of power with his eyesight as they burn with new divine light able to push back at Arden and persuade him to give up for now succeeding at protecting Noctis Ignace collapses next to him as Ravus walks in with new respect for Agnes he leaves to continue his goal of helping restore the light his way but he wishes the best for Ignis and now for Noctis as well Claudio and Prompto arrive on scene to help them away but for now the ring of the prints are safeguarded we knocked this wakes up he is greeted by Ignis noting his wounded eyes but Ignace states they were a small sacrifice pointing to the journal Umbra left for him and confirming Luna has indeed passed though he has succeeded in getting the blessing of Leviathan knocked us now mourns for Luna while pressing on several weeks pass and the group is now on a train headed towards the imperial capital and though noctus wants to stop by tenebra and see the royal tomb gladiolus firmly vetoes that rather he confronts noctus on continuing to mope and feel sorry for himself when he doesn't even wear the real Lucy Isle una Dyke trying to get him and ignis went blind for tensions run high as they travel as Noctis knows he has a mission now to get the crystal back and cleanse it of darkness but he still has not overcome his own losses yet as a group gets off at one stop where a royal tomb is rumoured to be in a nearby quarry even efforts by prompted a light in the mood fall flat against the silence schism dividing the group a massive tree has reclaimed the mine and then at the bottom of its trunk they find a nest of giant eggs blocking the door a guardian parent is a berserk Malboro and while struggling against it the quick thinking of Ignace succeeds in getting it out of a tough spot together as the group claims a final royal arm for their journey before they leave Ignis tops them all it decides to clear the air once and for all he openly acknowledges he will not recover from his blindness but that does not mean he will stop remaining by their side the group disagrees over this it Ignace states firmly he doesn't mean that they need to slow down or worry for him because if he cannot keep up then he will retire on his own in return he simply asks that knock just keep moving forward and never look back and gladdie will be patient with noctus who may not be ready yet but has not forgotten the mission everyone agreed to at least this they returned back to the Train where noctus again asks for them to stop in tenebrae and everyone allows it though all are unaware Arden is again following closely behind as they travel conversation is no longer as forced as Gladio confirms Ignace suspicions that nights are getting noticeably longer day by day likely result of the Oracle no longer being around to push back the star scourge suddenly the group notices the odd phenomenon a thick snow cutting into otherwise barren desert landscape otter still not this is shocked to see time stands still for everyone but him on the train as the voice of art and echoes out and appears before him Arden talks and knew strangely now trying to escape Noctis but the train rumbles as it stopped and now under attack from appear old troops trying to blow up the Train with exploding soldiers and tanks getting the train moving they fend off more troops dropping in from transports as Noctis takes to the sky using their ships against each other to defeat them all he quickly warps to start Arden from pulling a gun on Prompto but as he knocks away Arden he is shocked to see this whole time he was under an illusion switching his perception of the two as it's Prompto he accidentally knocks off the Train and Arden who chuckles as he knocks out noctus coming to noctus learns the train is about to arrive in tenebra and despite noctis's plea they cannot stop the train as demons are everywhere and so they just have to trust in Prompto overwhelmed by the foes that swarm the train in the dark tunnels it's the power Leviathan that deftly washes them away in one fell swoop as the train arrives to the next station everyone gets off and the group is met by RNAi again who says she wasn't the one behind the attack but knows who is as she and a few others left the Army has started a search and rescue business she notes the missing Prompto and agrees to help the stranded passengers here as biggs and wedge are offered to help drive a train the rest of the way to Niffleheim 'he's capital gras Leah among the people here is actually Luna Freya's retainer who shares that Ravus was covertly trying to help Noctis as bacchanal tisha he secretly met with his sister encouraged her and even now wishes to return king regis as weapon to noctis she repeats out Luna Freya truly did love Noctis even though king regis and herself knew of his destined fade heavy snow begins to fall as a group begins to ride agraja and passed by the gorge with a glacier his dead body still freezes over the region back with Prompto he has survived but cannot help but feel confused and rejected by what happened with Noctis regardless stranded in the freezing cold he struggles to keep going in the direction of growl eeeh strangely some Imperial ships arrive out of nowhere on his position and pick him right up as he passes out after a depressing dream of his lonely childhood he wakes up in a strange facility and the barcode on his wrist is no longer covered up looking around he hears him a new project from magitek course called the deathless project and his shock that his serial number is recognized and authorized for this facility barding comes in wagging prompt o's gun and telling him this is not just the original magitek production facility but also prompt dose original home he hands him back his gun it wishes him well in remembering as Prompto leaves only to see Arden was telling the truth about the compound sneaking about and using the firearms of the soldiers here against them Prompto learns chief Pacific created magitek troopers by infusing miasma with infants he mass-produced to modify clones of himself realizing they all have the same barcodes as him a horrifying truth comes to Prompto especially when hearing long ago a spy from Lucius kidnapped a single infant from the lab realizing he's forced to kill clone brothers of himself pronto is mentally shaken as he fights to survive but now wishes to learn more about his origins making his way to a lab deeper within he finds live experiments and tanks and chief pacifica himself along with Arden Rd reminds Pacifica the lost child and invites prompted to come out of hiding and reunite with his long-lost father and fierce denial learning who his father as Prompto seeks to confront him catching a glimpse of the artificial demon called diamond weapon that laid siege to the crown city speaking to Pasiphae who has already begun to turn the Cynthia rejects him as his own flesh and blood calling prompt to a defect in a failure encroaching as darkness overtakes him the city is shot by a panicked Prompto but as it turns out this was all planned as the city is de modification completes upon his death his essence seep sent to complete his latest creation the immortalis at this time RNA ax comes crashing in checking out the weapon the Empire was working on and shouts that prompted a quit moping and start fighting spotting some snowmobiles they hurry to escape together riding out of snowy mountains and meeting up later as he waits for her to catch up prompt I was so disgusted with his past he sees his barcode and things to try burning it off but RNA a walks in stating that wouldn't work she also shares that she met noctus and the others in tenebra and they were worried sick about him and while this makes him happy he states he cannot see them anymore having learned what he truly is and thinking they would reject him to RNA as surprised he while people doesn't believe in them more since it was noctus you put past the fact that she worked for the empire once and asked her to go help Prompto tired of hearing him feel sorry for himself she kicks him over and points out he's so worried about others one of him he doesn't even know what he wants for himself the next day RNA ops to go after the weapon herself and as prompt of spends time thinking he hears some barking and goes to investigate as he sees a following magitek trooper haunting himself with a vision of being one of the many mts he and Noctis have thoughtlessly cut down till today the barking turns out to be the messenger prainha and following her again he's led to another fallen Mt only this one is dying slowly seeing himself inside the armor at first he hesitates but wanting a step forward Prompto steals himself and finishes the trooper he then sees himself as a child remembering the letter he got from Luna Freya asking him to support noctus and ever since he always doubted himself reconnecting with himself he decides that he may not control where he came from but he can control where he's going and right now he wants to face his fears catching up to RNA ax and ready to take down his father they assault the base and learn it was also Pacifica who took down and killed the Galatian giantess and has worked the data into a better weapon called God Slayer he imagines could take down all Astral's they make a good team as they destroy the mechanical barbarous but are too late to stop him or tell us from activating seeing the colossal threat emerging RNA and Prompto raced down the mountain gunning down the magitek monstrosity that was once his creator destroying the height of my organic weaponry after the battle prompted thanks RNA fr help and feels confident now and going back to help the guys and tell them his origins because it's what he wants to do he earns new respect from RNA ax as he speeds towards growl eeeh not aware that Arden is looking on and orchestrates his prompt capture back with a group they finish eliminating a powerful deathclaw blocking the tracks when Noctis notices Arden again somehow on the train giving chase he soon sees him standing over a fallen Gladio and ignis while supernaturally strong cold rushes in through the train car Gantz IANA now walks in behind the frost as Arden is almost unsurprised seeing this was just a human guise for the Glaceon Shiva who has only been faking her death until now as she easily freezes and kills Arden fulfilling her promise she not only comes to finally lend aid to noctus but to also impart the Trident of the Oracle for him to claim as he touches it he once again sees in memory of Lunas in which she knew both of them were slaves to destiny since they were born despite their desires would have to fulfil the prophecy of the crystal no matter their personal loss getting up and checking on his friends Arden stops him saying he did indeed die but reveals he's an immortal so it hardly mattered despite the offence he teases that Prompto is alive and actually in gray Lea already urging Noctis to find him alongside his crystal brushing by him as he takes his leave again NIR angrily the group targets his egg not as a mega fortress likely we're both prompt so and the crystal are their train is stopped and laid siege again by demons and this time they truly can go no further at this worst time noctus realizes Arden somehow strict him of his weapons and powers and so the group is forced to flee as best they can agnes suggests they make for the freight car and take the regalia as a bolt out of the tunnel as fast as they can as Imperial gates slam shut behind them racing past a gunship fire and tanking the hits their royal steed can take no more as the old girl gets them past the final blockade but can go no more making it to safety not just looks back at the regalia and realizes it was more than just a car but yet another way his father was protecting his son until the very end with no car no weapons and behind enemy lines the group is separated by wreckage as a voice of art and taunts noctus as he runs from the hordes left with no other choice noctus finally turns to the ring of the Lucy eye and struggling to put it on its immense power painful he seizes him as the reaccept sim awesome Arcana is now open to him as he easily demolishes the demons before him with the magics of death holy and alterna within the ring sneaking around the base Arden continues to toy with him with illusions but not to see someone else's destroying magitek troopers here too falling into a trap set by Arden nocte stumbles below but finds he wakes up near a fallen Ravus whose magitek armor has been ripped in half still clutching his father's sword claiming his blade as a final war armed he thinks ravens for all the work he did on the other side as noctus makes his way through the heart and labs of the fortress arden tells him it was he who showed the Empire how to make artificial demons as regular demons actually come from normal people and animals claimed by the darkness of stars' courage a parasitic miasma and disease their most common production was the magitek Trooper dubbed mts but they were born as babies and printed with serial codes and grown until they could fight finally as Noctis reads of mass disappearances of citizenry of a city and unprogrammed empties going rogue Arden shares up their friend Prompto has a related secret noctus finds himself in a room full of countless mysterious pods quickly finding they contain rogue empties and fend off waves of them as eventually the three are reunited each remarking how they were basically teased and led here by Arden not far they find and free and in-person Prompto whose relief to see them at long last to Ignace leads them to where he believes the devices that's been sealing noctis's power and the doors had sealed with our own lock by prompt toes barcode he chooses now to reveal he has one just like all the MTS because he basically is one too and hopes they can still stay friends the group waves in a way saying how he was born changes nothing between them now or going forward and overjoyed to hear that they move onward together privately noctus apologizes a prompt over falling for Arden strap and knocking him off the train for Prompto forgives his friend and in return noctus doubles down a promising to make the world a better place alongside him they find a strangely ornate throne with the Emperor's and the robes on them in this room but quickly destroy the suspected device finding they finally have their magic back making their way to the crystal now they cut down a winged demon that has turned out to be a turned former emperor dolis still spouting rhetoric as he falls as they continue to the hangar where the crystals kept art and then pits them against trayvis resurrected with darkness and made to fight against his will as he begs for a swift death the party bands together to take him down lamenting the wasteful loss of life and his sacrifice but the group barely has time to relax as they are quickly surrounded by mobs of foes Ignace urges locked us to go ahead to the crystal and use its power to turn the tide and Noctis hurries as Arden is delighted to seed knocked his cast away even his beloved friends for the greater good taking the elevator Arden jeers at all the people that have died along the way so noctis could be here wondering if he even remembers them all finally arriving at the fable Kristallnacht just reaches out asking for the strength to defeat the demons but suddenly finds himself gripped by it and being sucked in the real art now steps out noting noctus is unharmed by the light proving he is indeed the chosen King Arden then tells a tale recapping how an ages past there was an incurable pandemic that turned men into monsters but alicia's there was a man who could cure the disease by absorbing into himself in saving the victim however one King not chosen by the crystal villainized the healer who was a host to countless demons and caused him to turn to a literal monster himself he reveals his birth name Arden Lucius caelum older brother to the first king of Lucius and noctis's ancestor somnus he then remarks that he's been helping Noctis all this time because killing him as a mortal would not be enough instead wanting the chosen King to rise as the crystals Warrior of Light only then can he defeat both in no Redemption he bids farewell to Noctis who was absorbed into the crystal to fulfill his destiny as the rest of the group arrives too late and strike down Arden who ignores them showing them as immortality within the crystal the god Mohammed now calls out to noctus who wakes up to find himself in the heart of the crystal where he learns he will be there until he becomes a vessel for the light and with its power can destroy the immortal arden and restore light to the world he further reveals that Arden was once considered for King by the crystal but because he sacrificed his body to contain so many impurities his tainted soul was rejected by the crystal and so he has not only been kept alive by the demonic power but forbidden to ascend to the round beyond for over 2,000 years he has waited to assert the true King as revenge and Noctis needs to end his madness the power Noctis will receive will exceed even the power of the six deities and the weapons of the past Kings and is the only thing that will banish Arden but the price of his power will be his own life noctus is distraught to hear this all comes without even his consent but Bahamut points out many have sacrificed everything for him and in return he must accept that he must do the same for everyone with nothing to do but reflect on a journey so far noctus remembers his friends his love his father and his enemy as a light from the crystal envelops him and Muhammad tells him he needs to complete his journey on his proper throne as king sending him with his blessing as well meanwhile back in insomnia Arden passes by the throne II is coveted for so long reflecting on the long journey so far he reflects in the beginning the truth about the healer and King history for God 2000 years ago he was a righteous healer blessed by the gods to combat the star scourge serve the people and was in line to be the realms first King however he had a little brother named somnus the other royal candidate who alongside his bodyguard Gilgamesh grimly fought a large-scale war to kill demons and choose to preemptively kill anyone who was even remotely sick with it the oracle era waited for the decision of the gods to come down or privately she and arden were in love with each other and already engaged arden was able to absorb the disease out of people into himself curing them and never agreed with his brother's ruthless and murderous ways of dealing with the issue while his brother fell Arden was too inefficient it would never fix the problem just one person at a time the ambitious somnus would lay a deceitful trap for Arden accusing him of being a traitor it would seize the throne for himself as the brothers dueled arrow would be killed by somnus for trying to protect Arden and even while trying to approach a crystal himself it would reject him for being tainted by the star scourge he absorbed trying to save others somnus and Gilgamesh would strike down and kill Arden too but the sheer power of Darkness accumulated within him would make him an actual immortal monster his brother would rename him a Dodge young and prison him on the island of Angel guard and strike his name from history as Arden will grow more hateful of the royal family as time passed it wasn't until 45 years ago when cheapest if you and follow clues and find Arden still bound an angel guard Lucian Guardsmen will discover them and try to take them down including Arden and Arden found his power was still quite potent over the years but more surprisingly he discovered he had the ability to not only absorb the thoughts and memories of those he killed but also imbue others with a star scourge and D modify them after becoming Pacifica's lab rat for a year Arden would slowly become acclimated to the modern day but would gain no love for his host for himself Pasiphae would gain leaps of knowledge about harnessing the power of demons and was excited to unlock the secret of Arty's immortality with it he tried to spur artists disdain for the Lucian's into a cause for Niflheim but Arden was more self-interested after all in the lab Arden learned more of the history of the world of es namely that as the six Astral's resided over the world the DD afire a free would bless the humans with fire and the mechanical kingdom of Solheim would rise and offend if free who decided to burn away humanity were it not for the intervention of the other five deities who fought him and afterwards all faded away a freak would lose the fight and his body was dropped on top of the rock of rabbito which became a lo que no afterwards the Galatian shiva would sleep forever in the mountains freezing them over the blade God Baja moon would disappear in some relation to the crystal finally the earth God Titan would continue supporting the falling meteor the storm god Rama would seal himself away in the sea goddess Leviathan would sleep beneath all tisha in their stead they left protecting the kingdom and its ring to the royal line of lishus whose kingdom continued to that day with the current king and his son regis the lineage of Oracle's would establish Tenebrae and how solder cap would attempt to revive the secrets of the ancient machinery of the Solheim kingdom and established a formidable Niffleheim kingdom with their magic technology what more dimana fication is a process caused by a mutant strain of plasmodia infecting living creatures and changing them at a cellular level and transforming upon death were in they emit a miasma the spread of which is called the star scourge Pasiphae learned that like all demons arden would take damage from light like any other demon but his regeneration was so powerful it basically negated it so he could walk in the daylight Pacifica then showed art and he had been keeping the sleeping of freed here on ice since they found him on the rock a rabbit oh and asked him to dimana Phi the God doing so Arden would be able to access to millennium worth of memories and have control of a supreme weapon bisetta believed demons were the key to surpassing the magic technology power that gained from Solheim but a squad of Lucian glaives and made the facility intent on killing Arden still to art and all he saw was his murderous little brother's legacy haunting him to this day mocking him for his losses and gloating of the kingdom he built upon them as Arden thought it one tended to resume his own revenge afreet recognized organization and in response Arden made up his mind to take the ax fern 'i'm for himself and burn the kingdom somnus built to the ground pouring demonic energy into the deity succeeding and subjugating a god a freak was now bound to Arden an Arden gained his insight into the crystal learning out long ago he was indeed originally the one chosen to be king by the gods he also saw a vision of his fallen fiance in Oracle era who admitted that she had revealed to somnus that Arden was to be king before she was supposed to but she never expected him to kill Arden for it and steal the throne she believes that rejection of the gods was punishment for her indiscretion but Arden doesn't blame her asking him to kill her as atonement he refused still insisting his role was a healer she then asked him to live on but the spirit of their treacherous somnus came out to mock him again forcing a dagger into era and again laughing at him for failing to save the one he loves like the monster he is falling into despair and rage again Arden rose committed to now ending the kingdom Psalm is built on blood and lies and backed by gods that turned their back on him fully embracing the power of darkness and label of monster given to him with his new knowledge and abilities he would then help Pacifica design and construct new artificial demons and demon fueled magitek troopers and soon gained the position of Chancellor Arden would began consolidating power and knowledge by spreading the star scourge in stealing memories warping his demeanor into a mask of playful for volatile Ong the way one day after King Mors died and the young prince regis would ascend to the throne he would visit incognita the city of insomnia himself to see the kingdom personally finally beginning his revenge he was somewhat afraid in the middle of the city killing hundreds but also with the intent of disabling the device's amplifying the magic wall protecting the city king regis mobilized to stop Arden as Statue Guardians fashioned after the kings of old activated to halt him as well causing chaos resting on benches trying out new hats and shopping at vending machines Arden gleefully painted the town red with blood fire and miasma approaching the citadel he intended to howl king regis summon the spirit of somnus while surprising the king that he too had the power the Royal Arms of lishus recognizing him as the Royal secret of a dodgy M regis fought as best he could but could not overcome Arden as Arden asked the defeated King to summon what was known as the old wall knocking the King out regis his ring shine bright and the founder king indeed arrived to greet his brother as they clashed somnus stated that Arden was unfit to sit on the throne but it he was jealous that Arden was the popular and chosen one Arden would win the rematch and as he fell psalmist admitted what needs it to Arden was wrong and unforgivable but he did it for the sake of their people in the future moreover he was doing what the gods commanded of him trying to explain to an enraged Arden - please understand where he was coming from Arden then moved to kill Regis now but he was halted by the power of Bahamut who refused to allow such an act to pass smiting a free easily taking art into the realm beyond inside the heart of the crystal Bahaman explained that Arden was indeed chosen but now for a different purpose his calling was now to spread darkness around the world as the true king would soon be born delicious and his calling would be to drive away the darkness arting questioned why he had to continue to suffer and Bahamut said the true king would also be able to finally put Arden to rest and the line of leashes would definitely come to an end that was thirst for revenge would be quenched and his eons of suffering would n Arden wasn't thrilled to be a sacrificial lamb in all this whose fate was to live until he was killed by the error of his stolen throne Mohammed replied that being a slave to his destiny was the only deal he was going to get and so Arden reluctantly submitted to fate as he was returned to the world Arden cried out to somnus and era demanding to know if they knew about this prophecy all along and kept it from him in his mind he imagined them scheming behind his back and in light of his betrayal he moved forward eager to settle his revenge time passes as noctis's returned to the world and he is greeted by Umbra first thing he receives a message that his friends will be waiting in hammerhead and as he returns to Golden Key he sees the world is now one of ruin walking down the demon infested roads noctus easily handles the mobs but is discovered by a young man who turns out to be an old Italica as he drives him to hammerhead Talcott reveals Noctis has been gone for ten years and the Sun has not risen since bathing the world in eternal night despite this his friends and Cindy have all kept up the fight in las column and hammerhead never giving up hope on his return Sid is still around - and Cora dearest now lead demon Slayers using hammerhead as a Bey arriving the group is overjoyed at the reunion but they don't delay too long knowing them us resumed their last mission together suiting up in their royal crowns guard uniforms and regal attire they spend one last night camping out and catching up and before long they finally re-entered a lost home older stronger and better than before nothing stands before the team not even a behemoth King as they marched straight to the Citadel Arden is indeed waiting for him wasting no time to introduce them to his own summon a free giving the party a warm welcome their fight is interrupted by Bahamut himself who peppers the battlefield of blades courting her free and distracting him long enough for Noctis to land a critical blow refusing to go down with this a free traje is out as shiva now comes out once in love with a free and seeking to save him again freezing and shattering him putting him to rest now entering the citadel a group reminisces about how the last time they were here it was to embark on their long journey pausing Noctis asks Prompto to show them all the pictures he took along their journey and picking one to take with him the new king settles his affairs stepping into the throne room the group is taken back by the gruesome illusion art has prepared for them unceremoniously stringing up illusions of corpses of king regis nyx of the kings clave lady Luna Freya and Emperor II dolis challenging him to take the throne noctus Ignace gladiolus and Prompto stand firm to end things Arden begins by blowing away his friends and ensuring the duel between Kings stays private revealing he to bears the Royal Arms the ability to warp strike and the Armiger ability the kings of old lay witness to the fated duel of light versus dark and has knocked his clashes with Arden who bears a copy of every royal arm noctus gets the leg up with one weapon artoo never had the sword of the last king his father striking him down and winning the fight defeated art and wonders what Noctis will do now and the new king replies he will have art and rest in peace as he is super king now fades and leaves for the afterlife rain now falls as the friends now see knock this off to finish his final duty noctus gives them parting words akin to what his father told him asking them to walk tall in his stead now and now sits down on the throne thinking of those he loved in life summoning the ancient kings now he collects all of their power within himself and the crystal as final king his father hesitates but obeys the calling and trusts in his son helping him pay the blood price and delivering him to the realm beyond as powerful light bursts out noctus returns to the heart of the crystal where a smirking Arden has indeed ascended however his corruption would be cleansed here as art in a surprise to see the will of those bearing light alongside Noctis and Noctis begins purifying the accursed finishing him off with a combined might of the kings he brought here with him finally ending the long night the prophecy the film knocked us now falls to scattering into light as the ring of the Lucy I and the Royal lishus bloodline also end as the game ends we see the night before where the friends were once again around a campfire as Noctis admits that while he's made peace with himself being here with them one more time is simply overwhelming him with emotions truly accepting these our brothers he will soon leave behind noctus reaffirms they are truly the best to Ignis in particular who was known in the longest noctus thanks and for the good times and for sticking with him in the hard times though blind Ignace can clearly see the friend before him as Noctis says they may not be together by his side anymore but they'll always be together in his heart back to the present the Sun rises on a new day over EOS as the darkness has been banished and star scourge has been eliminated in the halls of empty Citadel we see the spirits of noctus and Luna Freya happily reunited in the afterlife and able to finally rest Final Fantasy 15 has enjoyed the success of selling over nine million copies worldwide [Music] [Music]

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Published: Wed Jun 17 2020