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Tracking Nyx's Kukris - Part 2

[[Cropped from the wiki]]

If you missed it, here's Part 1.

Okay, we’re back, this time looking at Nyx in the second half of the movie and how he uses his kukris. Since he has his kukris the whole time from here on out, the focus is more about his fighting style than worldbuilding of when and how he’s allowed to use them, but we still thought it might be interesting!

As before, descriptions are in the alt text, and sources should be below the image - likely the wiki, @capsource, or @starjunco. All gifs are courtesy of @starjunco.

As the glaives warp onto the airships, Nyx has the Galahdan kukri in hand and uses that single blade over and over during the warps rather than switching between the two.

[[You can see here why that's useful]]

When he reports in to Drautos, he doesn’t bother with the juggling act from the first scene, and just keeps hold of the kukri as he taps his earpiece with the same hand. Shortly thereafter, Luche uses the same gesture with his own weapon in hand. 

[[From @starjunco]]

Nyx infiltrates the airship with weapons sheathed, keeping his focus on balance and stealth.

As he realizes the whole thing is a trap and starts running to Pelna and Luna, he reaches down and draws his Galahdan kukri from his leg sheath with his right hand and then flat out sprints with it in hand. By the time he reaches them, he’s switched the kukri to his left hand, which leaves his right hand free to pull Luna back after an octopus-like arm grabs Pelna (though Nyx does nothing to attack Ultros with either).

[[Just resign yourself to most things being blurry from here on out as Nyx is moving fast and often other things are in focus. This is the best I could get and required me to watch Pelna die several times which is cruel and unusual.]]

We next catch up with Nyx as the Wall falls, and Nyx and Luna stare out the airship window. Nyx has his weapons sheathed again, so when the first traitor approaches, Nyx takes him out by snapping his neck with his bare hands.

The glaive Sonitus stabbed sends a fireball down what appears to be the engine in the airship he's on, which slams the whole ship into the one Nyx is on and spins it vertical as it takes out what appears to be important equipment. Nyx scrambles for his balance, which makes his empty hands a stroke of good luck. It’s impressive how well the kukris stay sheathed even with all the jostling, climbing, and odd angles.

(NB: As the signing ceremony devolves into chaos, all the Lucian nobility pull swords out of nowhere, but only Clarus and Regis form (equally perfect) magical shields, and thus survive. I point this out as further proof that being able to summon a weapon appears to be an ability independent of Regis' magic, and thus gives interesting context to when people appear to be unarmed vs actually are, and the Glaives' use of sheathes)

Ultros Fight

But Nyx's luck is fickle, so even as they climb a traitor comes after them and tackles Nyx off the catwalk. As they grapple in midair and the traitor tries to stab Nyx, Ultros grabs the traitor and Luna both.

As Nyx continues to fall, he uses his left hand to draw his Insomnian Kukri (the first time we see him use it himself) and throws it to warp to “safety”. As a point of interest, he throws it using his left and catches it with his right. This could be because Nyx is right handed (we mainly see him use and especially catch a blade with his right hand) or just for the cinematography and continuity because the camera switches sides, and so the left hand that threw and the right hand that catch both end up on the “far side” from the camera’s perspective.

Sometime while we were paying attention to what was happening to other people, Nyx sheathed his blade again, which is once again a good thing because when the ship starts breaking apart further he has his hands free to dodge the debris coming down and to catch himself on the railing.

He doesn’t bother to draw either kukri as he studies Ultros and watches several glaives fall past him to their deaths and sees how the creature reacts.

Eventually he reaches down into his leg sheath and draws the Galahdan kukri and lets go of the railing to fall down toward Ultros and Luna.

He throws the Galahdan kukri with his right hand into the arm holding Luna and catches it with his right hand. He’ll then dangle from that grip for about half a minute and through some very crazy gyrations, which is a very impressive feat of strength, especially since he's already been hanging one-handed from the railing for a decent chunk of time.

As he hangs, he uses his left hand to form fireballs, throwing one that misses Ultros and hits the engines again, and then another that hits true as Ultros flails.

Luna is released and Nyx follows, warping after her even though his kukri literally bounces off some debris that falls between them. Nyx catches it running (perhaps with his left hand, but only perhaps, because) then his hands are magically free to catch both Luna and the rail again. We know he didn’t just drop it because it’s in its sheath three seconds later, so perhaps he just sheathed it very quickly during the lens flare from the warp.

[[The first picture is horrible but it shows you the bouncing Galahdan kukri enough to identify it. The second picture of Nyx with his hands full is lovely and crisp because it's from @capsource]]

Then we check in with what else is going on in Insomnia, then back to our intrepid duo trying to escape the crashing ship. Ultros whales on Nyx for several blows, but his kukri-less hands allow him to keep up a fragile but adequate shield until the catwalk they're on shifts further away from Ultros and into the sunlight.

[[Thanks again, @capsource!]]

Luche conveniently arrives with a dropship and is immediately knocked aside by Ultros. Luna climbs to the now empty dropship, and Nyx draws the Galahdan kukri with his right hand to warp after her. The kukri again bounces off the floor of the dropship, but Nyx literally rolls with it and finds his feet immediately. His hands are again free as he yanks Luna out of the pilot’s chair, but then he presumably has to sit on the back sheath, which seems frankly uncomfortable. Minor in the grand scheme of things, but still not fun.

[[Interesting to see how the blade itself (clearly the Galahdan kukri from this shot) turns the blue of a warp before Nyx even arrives.]]

(Fun side note - Ultros literally steams every time it's in the sunlight. It happens when Nyx knocks it back with a fireball and here as it tries to drag the dropship back into the nice dark airship)

When it comes time to exit the airship (again by warping), Nyx again draws the Galahdan kukri with his right hand, then throws it with an awkward sort of backwards grip as he leaps out of the ship. He seems to materialize right as he makes contact with Luna, and his momentum pushes them forward. Nyx is definitely more on fire than usual as he lands - perhaps the result of coming out of the warp early or of carrying the momentum of two people? Oddly enough, though he threw with his right hand, his left hand seems to be burning a hotter blue. 

Maybe it's foreshadowing for the ring.

Glauca Fight - Part 1

Luna and Nyx run into the signing room through the double doors rather than the balcony, which makes me wonder how long they had to run around the interior of the Citadel to get here.

Nyx warps in and fights Glauca with his Galahdan kukri in his right hand. He is tossed away, then roars angrily and continues to increase his multitasking ability as he sends off a burst of lightning from his right hand for once, casting around the kukri. The spell seems to have a recoil, perhaps as a result of his quick casting or of the kukri.

[[gif and still of angry Nyx both courtesy of @starjunco. I included the still because of how you can see the lightning as he casts.]]

He then draws the Insomnian kukri with his left hand, throwing it at Glauca even as the sparks from his lightning spell dissipate, but Glauca deflects the literally low attack despite the distraction and surprising angle.

Before the first kukri hits the ground, Nyx immediately follows it up with the Galahdan kukri, which he warps to, landing feet first on Glauca’s chest and then sort of kicking back into a handstand then a roll. He picks up the Insomnian kukri after comes out of the roll, then stands up with both in hand as he moves into the next combo.

[[watch carefully - the gif has both attacks. I could not get a clean shot of the roundoff, roll, and kukri recovery but it all happens clearly if you watch at .25 speed, I promise.]]

As soon as he gains his feet, Nyx throws what seems to be the Galahdan kukri high into the air and warps above Glauca, catching it with what might be his left hand, then uses both kukris to attack Glauca many times, each attack deflected by Glauca’s gauntlet or sword.

He continues to just blitz without much finesse, attacking left then right then left than right with a reverse grip on each kukri that keeps him close to Glauca. Perhaps he’s trying to be more of a distraction here than actually attack, to keep eyes off of where Luna is helping Regis to the elevator behind Glauca.

After several seconds of that, Nyx throws the Galahdan kukri high up in the air for a change of pace, but Glauca catches it (rude) by the blade, and as Nyx catches the other end Glauca uses it to throw him down. Nyx struggles to rise, but luckily Glauca doesn’t attack him immediately.

[[That's just rude.]]

Both of these beats - Glauca knowing Nyx's style enough to catch the blade and his hesitation to finish Nyx off - are, in retrospect, hints about Glauca's identity.

Before Glacua can actually commit to an attack, Regis sends a massive lightning blast at Glauca, pushing him clear of Nyx. Nyx takes full advantage, scrambling to his feet and heaving the Galahdan kukri with his right hand in an underarm pitch. Nyx lands standing and runs one more step to back of elevator, then crouches as the flames burn out.

[[This is a great indication of how Nyx often just chucks his kukris with more strength than finesse, which honestly makes sense for warping, especially here - you want to get as far as you can]]

After Nyx finishes steaming and panting a few more breaths, he sheathes both kukris to talk to Regis about what has happened and will happen next.

When they elevator reaches its destination, Nyx leads the way through the escape path with both kukris still sheathed, and he keeps them tucked away through Regis’ death and getting Luna to the car (where he once again has to sit on the blades. Ouch.)

As they try to escape, Nyx throws the Insomnia kukri at Tredd, in an insane throw through girders between them and as both the dropship and car are moving under other people’s control, still managing to embed it deep into the metal of the ship.

[[Dang, Nyx. That went like 10 cm/3" into solid metal.]]

Since he cannot warp to it, he then loses it until Libertus picks it up when he later stumbles upon the wreckage of the dropship and the bodies of the traitor glaives.

We might do a part III where we trace the kukris through the final battle after Nyx puts on the ring, but for now we’ll leave you with a quick summary of their journey, which is generally more familiar to us all: Libertus hangs on to the Insomnian kukri and then offers it back to Nyx when they reunite. Nyx tells him to keep it since Libertus is otherwise unarmed, and then Libertus stabs Glauca with it when Glauca comes after Luna in the car. It stays in Glauca’s shoulder, and then Nyx sees it and warps to it at the end of their fight.

But I think this post is long enough for now.

[calling4glaives]

Tracking Nyx's Kukris - Part 1

Welcome to our first deep dive for Nyx Week 2025!

We’re going to take a look at where Nyx’s kukris are during the film, with a special focus on at where weapons seem to be allowed and not allowed in Insomnia. There will be a part two that focuses a little more on *how* Nyx uses them during the battles in the middle of the movie.

Unless noted otherwise, the images are from the wonderful @starjunco. Thanks also to @capsource and the wiki. All images have descriptions in the alt text; let us know if there are any issues.

As a reminder, Nyx has two kukris, one made in Galahd that he keeps in the sheath on his right leg and one made in Insomnia that he keeps in the horizontal sheath at the small of his back. The wiki has a lovely image of them here (the Insomnian blade is the top, the Galahdan in the middle, and the bottom image shows the sheathed Galahdan kukri with the small blades used for sharpening it in attached sheathes):

Got those in mind? Good! Let’s dive in.

Psych! Actually, we’re going to briefly talk about other weapons first, to keep with our theme of where and when weapons are used.

The movie opens with a shot of the three courts - Lucis, Niflheim, and Tenebrae. Neither of the people (vs MTs) in the first two groups have weapons, but when we see the group collected in the grove of Tenebrae there is an armed set of guards (though none of the nobles appear to be armed, at least openly). Not just Regis, who has weapons stored in the ring, but neither Sylva nor Ravus have weapons on them, which of course does not go well for them.

Now back to the important part - Nyx.

Nyx makes his grand entrance literally one-shotting a behemoth, and it says a lot about him that this is not the pinnacle of his appearance in the movie. It’s impossible to see during the attack, but after he lands we do see that he used the Galahdan kukri for this.

[[image courtesy of @capsource. Technically from slightly later in the battle but it's much prettier than anything from this early.]]

In fact, throughout the opening battle, he will only use the Galahdan kukri, mainly keeping it in his right hand, leaving his left free for magic usage and catching his balance. If this is his normal fighting style, it might explain the differences between his gloves.

[[edited from stills from @capsource]]

Shortly after he appears onscreen, Nyx does do a little shuffle to switch the Galahdan kukri to his left hand so he can use his right to tap his earpiece, then tosses it back to his right hand before warping off. This is pretty minor, and mainly interesting because of a scene we’ll discuss later.

It also means that it is his Galahdan kukri (in his right hand) that he points at Pelna while he claims to be “worth the wait”.

[[image courtesy of @capsource]]

Nyx keeps it out through most of the fight - when Luche tries to stop him from charging back at the enemy as the Glaives retreat, he still has it drawn, and it’s what he throws to go after Libertus.

Throughout the fight with the Cerberus he keeps to that pattern - magic with his empty left hand, stabbing and throwing with the blade in his right (except when he seems to use the blade to magic himself invisible as Libertus did earlier).

[[potato quality cap courtesy of me]]

It does get slightly odd when he gives Libertus a blade so they can warp out of there, though, as he seems to have two Galahdan kukris here. This could be a byproduct of the opening battle being created by a slightly different group than did the rest of the movie, or a simple mistake.  If you have a fun headcanon about why it happens from an in-universe perspective, feel free to share it; we’d love to hear it!

To further complicate the situation, when he helps carry Libertus out on the stretcher, Nyx’s leg sheath appears to be empty, but it’s filled by the time he talks to Drautos.

[[First potato quality image another cap by me, second lovely image by @capsource]]

The first appearance of the Insomnian kukri is actually here, when Tredd uses it to shave as they head back to Insomnia. Tredd never uses this weapon again, so presumably it’s the same one Nyx uses (or again, an error in communication from the different groups). Have fun with this information (and again, tag us about it!)

[[another low quality image from me]]

Side note: Here’s another interesting point about weapon etiquette - when Drautos reports to Regis, he has his blade by his side. Given that we never see him without it, it could just be easier on the animators, but it does raise some questions. Does Drautos have some special privilege that allows him to be armed here, or a dispensation for the fact that perhaps he can’t summon it as other nobles and characters can summon theirs? (remember, even Aranea can summon her lance, so it doesn’t appear to be a specifically Lucian magic).

[[It's low quality, it's from me!]]

A very interesting weapon in the throne room is whatever swords the Crownsguard are using here to (ineffectively) bar Ardyn from the room. They appear to possibly be able to fold at the round parts, though it’s hard to get a good picture of them given the lighting. Another interesting worldbuilding note that probably comes from saving money on extra models - the Crownsguard here are dressed the same as at the Gate, which is more like fatigues than anything as dressy as one might expect in a throne room. Make of it what you will.

Nyx appears next on gate duty, where he is in his basic uniform (plus chain, as always) but has both his kukris in their sheaths. Petra appears to be unarmed, but perhaps has the same sort of folding sword as his fellows in the throne room at his side.

Obviously, none of the glaives are armed at Yamachang’s, but we also don’t see where Nyx’s sheathes went. He has his jacket over his arm, but the belts and sheathes don’t seem to be there.

Then we switch to training, where – at least in his flashback – Nyx is fully suited up in his battle uniform, with both kukris. He tries to throw the Galahdan one but something fails, and so Nyx starts falling, dropping the Galahdan kukri as he falls.

When he snaps out of it, he’s in his basic uniform but with both kukris. There are a few other glaives armed as they listen to the broadcast of the peace treaty, and a few others in battle uniforms, too, likely for training.

But when they assemble in the briefing room as Drautos commands, Nyx appears to be the only one (other than Drautos) still armed, which is very odd.

[[Look, it's a bad quality still we know it's me, but it's not all my fault this time! Tredd is just out of focus in the shot; that's not on me!]]

Next we cut to seeing off Crowe, where neither Libertus nor Nyx are armed, though both are in the standard uniform. Nyx (out of standard uniform) is also unarmed as he watches the tv in his apartment. ^_^

As Nyx prepares to report for duty at the Citadel, he swings on his jacket while clearly unarmed (which is likely wise amid all those people). Drautos picks him up in Noctis’s car, and since Drautos doesn’t have his odd yoke around his shoulder (presumably for more freedom of movement in the car) I hope he also has taken off his sword, because that seems to be rather uncomfortable.

That said, when they actually pick up Luna, Drautos has the yoke and his sword on, and Nyx is suddenly armed. Either Nyx does keep his kukri and their sheathes in a sort of storage space, or Drautos had already picked them up and had them all shoved in the back seat or trunk (I imagine that was pretty funny to watch them wiggle into if so).

Nyx keeps his kukris as he escorts Luna into the throne room, perhaps because he is functioning as a guard for her, and perhaps because they just assume Regis (and presumably Clarus and any Crownsguard) should be able to handle himself as a Lucian king? Who knows.

Even once he leaves Luna’s side and checks in with Drautos, Nyx keeps his weapons, though he loses them sometime during the run to meet Libertus outside the morgue when he hears about Crowe being returned. Perhaps he ditched them for speed or to cause less panic from an armed Glaive running, or there is some sort of etiquette about being armed outdoors within the citadel district. Have fun with speculation!

An indeterminate about of time later, as Nyx is handed Crowe’s effects, he still is unarmed. T_T

While on guard duty at the signing party, Nyx is again unarmed (which might be wise considering the Emperor of Niflheim is there) but Drautos has his sword, which might indicate special privileges or again that the animators just didn’t bother to make a model without the sword.

The next day, while on guard duty at the Citadel steps, Nyx is once again unarmed – perhaps that is another reason he might not have bothered with carrying his kukris when he was originally reporting for duty earlier.

The Crownsguard members preparing for extra guard duty do appear, however, to be armed, either with the folding swords or some kind of taser.

Nyx doesn’t have his kukris while running back to his apartment or fastwalking in the Citadel to talk to Regis. He also is unarmed during his talk with the king.

Then we get a lovely arming scene as the Glaives gear up to rescue Luna, and Nyx is armed through the rest of the movie.

[[I tried]]

This seems a good place to stop, though, and continue with the major battles in another post soon.

[calling4glaives]

Nyx Week 2025

Thanks for your patience and all your wonderful responses to the surveys. Based on your feedback and prompts, Nyx Week 2025 will be:

July 20-26th.

The prompts are listed above, but will also be typed out below the cut. Feel free to substitute one of the alternative prompts for any day you like or to ignore them all. If you have any questions, feel free to message us and we'll answer them as best we can.

As always, you can write fic, make art, music, cosplay, whatever you like. You can use one prompt each day or all of them, you can update WIPs or write new content. The point of this is more Nyx Content, not gatekeeping. That said, if you make something that's NSFW or includes content for one of Ao3's major warnings, please tag appropriately.

We'll reblog work tagged with #NyxWeek2025 and the prompt you use as quickly as we can get to it, usually within the day.

Good luck, and look forward to some more deep dives as we all work on our creations over the next months!

(EDIT: Graphic has changed to improve accessibility.)

Prompts:

Day 1: Galahd, Faith, Animal Shifter, Rain Day 2: Role Swap, Braids, Callouses, Shadows Day 3: Butterfly Effect/Want of a Nail, Eavesdropping, Masquerade, Hunter Day 4: Selena Lives, Rescue, Chains, Dreams Day 5: Fairy Tale, Hero, Price, Sunrise Day 6: Aftermath, Soulmate, Sunset, Found Family Day 7: Free Day Alts: 5+1, Comrades/World of Ruin, Socks, Whump, Little Comforts

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NyxWeek2025

Thanks to everyone who responded! Based on your feedback, Nyx Week 2025 will be July 20-26th! Thanks for the excellent prompts! More info on the exact choices incoming. We do know that we will have with both a free day and alternate prompts. Keep an eye out for updates!

[calling4glaives]

Another deep dive boost (don't forget to check part 2 as well!). Tomorrow is the last day to submit prompts for Nyx Week at our survey. Thanks for everyone who's replied!

Welcome back to another deep dive on a location in the Kingsglaive movie! This time we’re tackling Nyx’s apartment, and there is a lot here. (caps courtesy of StarJunco. All photos are described)

Now, obviously we can’t get into everything here (we’re saving a deeper look at the corkboard for later), but we’ll go through most of what’s here as best we can. Buckle up; this is going to be a long one.

So, let’s go! First up is the clothesline (and Nyx’s sartorial choices). Nyx has three items here: a thin white hoodie, a grey sleeveless undershirt, and what appears to be a pair of socks. They appear on different days in different orders, so it appears he does wear them, even if we never see it. The socks are the most puzzling part, because Nyx apparently doesn’t wear them with his boots, which disturbs me greatly. Rewatch the scene and tell me I’m wrong. Please, please tell me I’m wrong.

Socks, undershirt, hoodie. It’s interesting to me that these clothes are very similar to what we see Libertus wearing later for his civilian clothes. (Libertus also does not appear to wear socks with his shoes, btw)

Hoodie, socks, undershirt. This rolling coffee table is odd, especially with what all the apartment doesn’t have. At first glance I thought it was a gurney.

Undershirt, hoodie, socks. At least the apartment has a smoke alarm?

See? No socks. Which seems painful. The other interesting fact here are the fact Nyx’s floor appears to be plain concrete, no wood, no carpet.

The Poster image is courtesy of the wiki. The sole wall decoration in Nyx’s sad apartment (apart from, arguably, the corkboard, which is not on a wall) is this poster of Galahd taped where he can see it lying in bed. I guess this means that he sleeps on his back, at least when he’s injured or missing home, maybe. To be continued in Part II.

[calling4glaives]

Another deep dive boost, this time a peak at part of the Kingsglaive headquarters! We're hoping to look at some other parts of the building this year, so stay tuned. And in the meantime, give us some prompt suggestions for Nyx Week at our survey here!

Kingsglaive Briefing Room

We’re back with another closer look at Kingsglaive! Today it’s a shot from the briefing room scene:

We'll take a closer look at it below.

[id: A still of Tredd Furia at the end of the Kingsglaive Briefing room. The far wall is marble with a carved roundel and framed maps, and an ornate wooden desk along the entire wall. One of the equally ornate transverse arches which run the length of the room is visible, as are the girders that cross over and brace the windows that form the outer wall.]/end id.

Here’s what we’re going to take a closer look at:

[id: The same picture with five areas circled - the roundel, the map, boxes attached to the wall, the base of an arch and girder, and the desk across the far wall.]/end id.

[id: A close-up of the carved roundel. The wall is made of large marble tiles, and the roundel takes up four of them, carved in delicate relief lacework with eight main “lobes” around the circle, and an eight-petaled flower over a star in the center.]/end id.

First we have the design on the wall tiles. It has the same 8-way symmetry as Lucis’s symbols and the wall itself. For a look at those, check out this post by DozingCarbs. The flower-like motif is reminiscent of the top part of the windows in Luna’s room, but the vesica piscis or almond shapes there are more pointed and the symbol has a symmetry based on 10 rather than 8. For a look at those, check out this post by AllofEos.

[id: A zoomed-in view of the framed map on the wall, which has the boot-shaped main island and the smaller island mostly covered by Insomnia, with much smaller islands along the left and bottom edges of the frame. Inset is the official game map for comparison, which is more detailed and mostly matches.]/end id.

You can’t have a Lucis briefing room without a map of Lucis! It cuts off the eastern islands and shows some of Accordo to the south, but it’s rare to not see the western islands cut off. It also goes to prove that every single map in this game has different arrangements.

[id: On the small wall between one of the ornately-carved transverse arches and the window are two wired boxes: one smaller and shiny, with a small insulated wire leading from it (with an larger outline that might indicate it was an upgrade), the other boxy with a single round button and a larger insulated wire trailing up the wall.]/end id.

What is this? My bet is a speaker for an intercom. Check out the arch-and-pillar pattern of engravings on the wall. It’s difficult to make out the engravings on the arch itself, but it looks to be based on three/triangles, which we haven't seen elsewhere. Whatever they are, this is a beautiful room for its rather utilitarian purpose.

[id: The base of the aforementioned arch, showing the riveted girders that brace the window next to it. The arch itself is brown, the base a light beige, and the wall golden. The girders are unadorned black I- and T-beams.]/end id.

We’re looking at the base now of the supports. Wood (by the color anyway) and stone turn to stone(?) and metal on the right. The base of the arch/pillar looks like it might also have a three-theme. The bare steel girder by the window is a huge contrast to its highly decorated companion, making this shot a nice overview of the material character of the Kingsglaive HQ. It looks like there were some hasty renovations done here - to put up with the magic being used in the courtyard outside, or just general security in a more modern age?

[id: The ornate wooden desk at the far end of the room has a familiar globe and three radio-like devices of various levels of technology resting on it.]/end id.

The best for last! I bet you hadn’t noticed before that the Kingsglaive team left an easter egg for us: doesn’t that globe look a little too familiar?

I imagine they picked this view because the Indian Ocean is a less familiar map to most people. For a fantasy based on reality, this is a nice slip-in.

Next, take a look at the equipment. Radios maybe? Though the smaller machine on the left with just the lit bar and single button doesn’t look like much. Disk reader for the screens in the room?

A little more engraving to end things: gothic arches are all over this counter. The diamond-scale on the deepest part reminds us of stained-glass windows or a lattice screen. The spiraling outer pillars are also nice.

Thank you for joining us on another detailed look at a scene from Kingsglaive!

[calling4glaives]

We have some new members of the fandom, so we're bumping some of our old deep dive posts! Keep an eye out for the rest, and don't forget to fill out our survey and add some prompt suggestions for Nyx Week!

Here is a screencap (from @capsource) of the scene at Yamachang’s bar. There certainly are many little details that are hard to notice the first time around. What is remarkable to you?

Check under the break for a closer look!

[ID: Looking over Libertus’ shoulder at Yamachang behind his bar. Pelna stands nearby. The shelves are full of various dishes and supplies.]

[ID: The same picture with areas circled and labelled 1 to 5.]

Here are the things we’re going to take a closer look at.

[ID: Nine identical very textured brown cactuars in the characteristic pose about the size of a hand hang on the outside of a shelf.]

So, definitely cactuar. Are they dried? Pickled? Carved decorations?

What do you think?

[ID: Three sets of three rings of what looks like bulbs in sheathes tied together by long stems hang in the back corner of the shop near the ceiling.]

What on earth are these? Seed pods/stocks from marlboros? Dried tentacles from Ultros? There are a lot of them. Any ideas?

Now we play Count-The-Li’l-Malbuddies!

[ID: Close up of Yamachang with the Lil Malbuddy on his shirt circled, as well as the cans on the shelf behind him, which have the logo and “MBS” on them.]

We got the most easily noticed one on Yamachang’s shirt, but check out the cans over his shoulder. Could the ‘S’ in ‘MBS’ stand for sauce? Or is it just a reduction of Malboros?

[ID: The window of the door out of the bar area he’s standing in has a poster with the logo and possibly also “MBS” half-obscured by the shelf.]

If you look behind the shelves, you can see a Li’l Malbuddy poster. Think Yamachang has a marketing deal with them? Could the "Fan Appreciation Special Movie" short actually be a commercial?

Please let us know what you think! Any theories, headcanons, or worldbuilding thoughts?

Please don't forget to vote for prompts! Voting closes January 12th at 11:59 PST.

[calling4glaives]

Thanks for all your responses, it's great to see Nyx get the love he deserves!

Now is the time to vote on what Nyx Week looks like! Please fill out the survey and let us know what you think.

The survey will be open until March 3rd!

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Last of our old quizzes! Enjoy!

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Which of the Kingsglaive are you most like?

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Another of our previous quizzes! What will you end up doing in the Kingsglaive?

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We have a lot of new people this year, so we're reblogging some of our old quizzes in case you missed them the first time!

Also, don't forget to take our interest survey if you haven't yet! It closes on Feb. 16th!

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New Social Media

Thanks to the feedback from our Nyx Week 2025 Interest Check, we heard that many of you would prefer updates from bluesky, so now we have one:

Follow us there for updates on Nyx Week and other Kingsglaive events!

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Life has been crazy for us, but Nyx and Kingsglaive are always worth the wait!

Love Nyx? Fan of Kingsglaive? Please take our survey and let us know how you feel about Nyx and Kingsglaive events for this year.

The survey will be open until Feb. 16th!

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Hi, is it possible to get an invite to the kg discord?

Of course! It's a great server, and very welcoming! Disclaimer, we are not officially affiliated with For Hearth and Home, but we are members.

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Nyx Week 2024 Badges

Better late than never, right? Here are the badges for those that participated and completed Nyx Week 2024!

Participants

Awlwren (@awlwren-writes)

bleucommelhiver (@bleucommelhiver)

Charlotte daBlotte / junjokitten

Finidraws

Garbria / Loki_chan (@garbria)

likha-ni-dia (@likha-ni-dia)

misspsychotic (@misspsychotic)

MrsMneme (@mrsmneme)

vandal_aria

Thank you for all participating! Here's your badge:

Completionists

Shiary/Niaswish (@niaswish)

Milo (@milo-makes-art)

StarJunco (@starjunco)

Congratulations! Thank you for completing all seven days of Nyx Week 2024! Here's your badge:

Did we make a mistake or have you completed more prompts? Let us know!

Thanks again for all who participated or supported the participants!

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Nyx Week 2024 Day 7 - Recap

If we missed any of your work, please let us know and we'll add it to the recaps! Here's our final day:

Fics

Title: For want of a Companion (Chapter 7) Author: niaswish / Shiary Link: Ao3, Tumblr Characters: Nyx Ulric, Somnus Lucis Caelum, Ardyn Izunia, Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy XV), Aera Mirus Fleuret Relationships: Ardyn Izunia & Nyx Ulric

Summary/Excerpt:

Finally, Ardyn and Nyx head to Galahd.

Art

Title: Love/Rest Artist: Milo Relationship: Nyx/Noctis Link: Tumblr, Twitter

Title: Day 4 Artist: StarJunco Link: See above card