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[ffxivtranslations]

Why did Haurchefant have to die? Interview Translation

I translated part of an interview with Yoshi-P and the two main scenario writers of HW, Ishikawa and Oda. It's about Haurchefant's character arc and why he had to be sacrificed. At least Oda tried to save him, bless his heart!

Interviewer: In 2.x, Haurchefant appeared to be a cheerful character, but in 3.0 his role takes a serious turn. What was the reason for this change?

Ishikawa: In the 2.x series I was in charge of his dialogue as the Character Concept designer, but in 2.55 I felt I had properly written down his important points and position in society, so I could hand him over to Oda and Maehiro for 3.0. Because of this I don’t think anything changed about him from the start; how he cares about his friend, or his essence as a knight.

Oda: I agonised over Haurchefant’s fate right until the very end… over and over I suggested plots in which he might somehow survive.

Yoshi-P: Those plots were too contrived; I couldn’t approve them! LOL In depicting this war between humans and dragons, I thought it was wrong to only have the dragons’ side experience loss after loss and not have the humans make any sacrifices. So that’s why I told them to properly decide the fate of every character. The fate of every character should have been decided early in the development phase of Patch 2.3. So Haurchefant’s fate was decided by then too, right?

Oda: Yes, that’s right. That’s why in Patch 2.4 and 2.5, when I wrote all his un-voiced lines, I was already doing so conscious of the fact that he would die later on.

Yoshi-P: Haurchefant is a character that is not just loved by players, but also loved by the development team. But since we decided on the plot twist where he would become the Warrior of Light's shield, we were prepared for the worst. Because of that we were able to write the Patch 2.5 scene, in the Falling Snows, where he reaches out to the Warrior of Light in his time of need. I think that such a long build-up led to the deep emotional impact of Haurchefant’s final moments. In that way, I think the deciding his fate early on was connected to how much importance he had to the story.

Oda: However, seeing how warmly players reacted to him, I feared that having Haurchefant lose his life would cause some players to quit the game forever, and fought desperately against it to the end…

Yoshi-P: He kept giving me re-takes of the plot where Haurchefant is able to come back to life, and eventually I remember getting quite mad at him. At one point, the 3.0 ending ceremony scene had Haurchefant appear in a wheelchair and I yelled “Hey, isn’t that the same as Thancred in ARR?!”. I’m pretty sure I shouted at him LOL

[deathflare]

“erenville, who had something to say, remained silent for a while, choosing his words”

fell in love w this rough translated line from kr fic by goldenapple (printed fanbook)…

[eriyu]

if i could tell the entire ffxiv fandom one thing only it would be that "my/mine" and "thy/thine" work exactly like "a/an" in that mine and thine only come before words starting with a vowel sound.

"my friend" but "mine only friend"

"thy departure" but "thine arrival"

thank you

[wildstar25]

WolShtola Week 2025 - Day One - Greetings

"What a peculiar sensation. It's as if I've heard that greeting once before."

[fyllophobia]

colour warmup 230225

[akirakirxaa]

this is how final steps of faith went right?

[mercurialmalcontent]

One of the surest ways to make me instantly weepy is to start playing Corridors of Time. Chrono Trigger has excellent music all around so I don't know what it is exactly about this particular song that stuck with me as THE Chrono Trigger song, but it did -- an everlasting reminder of one of the few unequivocably good things about my adolescence.

Many thanks to Jammin' Sam Miller for creating this amazing restoration.

[tainbocuailnge]

hi, i made a website to host my various translations of german ffxiv! please check it out if you're interested in the game's localisation differences! every scene I have translated on there comes with the official english script next to it for comparison and it's all color coded and mobile responsive.

most of the scenes on there are from stormblood right now but I have something for every expansion, and I translated the dark knight questline in its entirety since it's the reason I started looking into these differences in the first place

[edenchoir]

「 I think it’s the same thing you offered me that day… That solace, that answer, that hope. 」

[ffxivtranslations]

Zenos Death Scene - Retranslation

If you haven't listened to the Japanese version of this scene, do yourself a favour. His voice is altogether softer and more tragic. Like if u cri every time T_T

ああ……俺はまた、負けたのか……。

…………悔しいものだな。

俺は終ぞ……周りが執着しているものの価値が、わからなかった……。

世の中はどれも、泥のような……退屈で……醜く……くだらないものだ……。

だが……時折……こうして火が……愉しみがもたらされる……。

まったく……憎いものよ……。

お前は、どうだった……この世界に生み落とされ、名を与えられ、生きてきて……。

歩いてきて……何を思った……。存分に、愉しかったか……？

……俺は…………

Ah... it seems I have lost again...

...How frustrating.

I have never... understood the value of things that people around me were so attached to.

Everything in this world was the same to me, like mud... so boring, so ugly, so trivial.

But just occasionally... like this, a fire... would bring me pleasure...

Oh it's so... so infuriating...

What about you... born into this world, given a name, living...

Walking to this point... what did you feel.... Did you enjoy it to your heart's content?

I...

[starrysnowdrop]

Isn’t it Wonderful?

Being together, all alone

walking hand in hand.

And I want to go to your city

To your home, into your arms.

~ 💙 ~

Inspired by the famous Tidus x Yuna kiss scene from Final Fantasy X

[keicordelle]

Finally, after the end of Shadowbringers, Thancred asks if it's alright if he uses less formal pronouns with the WoL. Like yes bro, you should have been doing that like 3 expansions ago

[TR: Hey, Keshet. Would it bug you if I dropped the formalities? We've known each other so long now... Glad to see you either way, even if I was sure you'd join our expedition.]

[wildstar25]

MiqoMarch Day 18 - Legacy

"This legacy I've inherited; these remnants of your Oblivion..."

[kayzis]

a study in drawing this guy better

[escherstrange-ffxiv]

Left: [迎新春事事如意] "Everything goes well as you expect" Right: [接鸿福步步高升] "Career rises steadily as you want"

Snake carries the meanings of malevolence, cattiness, mystery, as well as acumen and divination.

Studio: Elemental/Kujata Lavender Beds, W30 Lily Hills R32

[akirakirxaa]

And we'll sing Even if the sun doesn't shine With your voice and mine The whole world will rise

[ Inspired by @azems-familiar and @sunderedazem's fic Time Circles Endlessly ]