#Final Fantasy 12 Revenant Wings

[katkeyboardmastah]

Gee I wonder what Fran meant by this-

[mostfuckableffvillain]

Round 2

Edea: Unlike most politicians, really tells it like it is

Mydia: Can she fly with armor wings?

[freyayuki]

Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Llyud and Tifa Lockhart Banner

The Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) event just started in the Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia (DFFOO) mobile game. This event came with 1 banner.

Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) Banner

The Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner features the following chars and their weapons:

Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII - Burst or BT only

Llyud from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, LD, and Force or FR

Zell Dincht from Final Fantasy VIII - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD

Amidatelion from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD

Missing Tifa’s BT, Llyud’s FR, and Zell’s Ex. Have a copy of Zell’s Ex that hasn’t been limit broken at all. Have all the other weapons featured on this banner and they’re all fully MLB already.

Thoughts about Llyud from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

I like Llyud from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings well enough but wouldn’t call him a fave or anything.

I did pull for him when he first debuted as a playable char in this game with his 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD weapons. Got to use him a few times too. Even completed all of his Boards and Realized his High Armor to 0/3.

Llyud is a support and healer with pretty decent buffs and auras. His main gimmick is being able to instantly charge the Ex abilities of his allies. He can deal decent enough damage too.

Now Llyud comes back to DFFOO with his own Force weapon. The force time effects of Llyud’s FR are as follows:

HP damage bonus +40% when party member takes turn while level-based buff or special effect active

HP damage bonus +20% when certain amount of HP restored at start of party member’s own turn or party member restores HP on party member’s own turn

Llyud’s FR isn’t meta but since he provides party-wide HP Regen, all chars will be able to increase his FR’s HP damage bonus by 20%.

There are also a lot of chars with level-based buffs and/or special effects. For instance, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII (#ad) has 3 buffs (Jenova, Reunion, and Bringer of Despair) and all of them are level-based.

Currently, I always try to use Sephiroth in any and all endgame content that appears in DFFOO. He doesn’t have his own Force weapon yet though so I need to pair him with someone who does.

As such, am always on the lookout for upcoming Force weapons whose conditions for increasing the HP damage bonus are easy enough for Seph to fulfill.

The first time I saw the force time effects of Llyud’s FR, I thought this could be really good for Sephi. With this, Seph can increase the HP damage bonus by 60% each time he takes a turn. So I made plans to pull for Llyud’s FR.

Llyud’s FR vs Iroha’s FR vs Cor Leonis’s FR

However, the closer we got to the time wherein Llyud’s FR will finally show up in the game, I started having second thoughts. Do I really need Llyud’s FR?

I started thinking that maybe I could do without it since I already have a lot of FRs and there are more coming up that will be even better than Llyud’s and that I want to pull for.

One of the Force weapons that I have and that seems to be the most similar to Llyud’s in terms of being rather generic is the one that belongs to Iroha from Final Fantasy XI.

Kinen no Isshi, Iroha’s Force ability, has the following force time effects:

HP damage bonus +30% when individual HP at least 100% of max on party member’s own turn

HP damage bonus +20% when individual BRV at least 20% of max on party member’s own turn

Iroha’s similar to Llyud in that she’s also a support and healer with pretty good buffs and auras.

Her main claim to fame and what makes her different from other supports is that she allows everyone in the party to retain 20% of their brave in between each of their HP attacks.

With Iroha’s healing and BRV retain gimmick, any char should be able to easily increase the HP damage bonus of Iroha’s FR by 50% each turn.

Llyud’s FR is better in that it’s possible to increase the HP damage bonus by 60% each turn so my plan had been to skip Iroha’s FR and just wait for Llyud’s to show up.

Except when Iroha’s FR showed up, ended up pulling for it. I talk more about that in another post. Was able to get Iroha’s FR. Fully MLB’d it and got to use it a few times.

But I didn’t use Iroha for long. Dropped her as soon as I got other FRs even if the HP damage bonus from those other Force weapons wasn’t that high.

That’s because my Iroha isn’t fully built. She has all of her weapons fully MLB. All of her Summon Boards have been completed. She has her High Armor and it’s been Realized to 0/3.

But I didn’t get any of her Force Enhancements. Only unlocked parts of her Character Enhancement Boards, particularly the tiles that would give me her LD Call and LD extension passive. She has triple perfect Artifacts and one RF Sphere.

She still works well enough in this state but of course chars who were actually fully built were better so I opted to use those chars instead of Iroha.

Cor Leonis from Final Fantasy XV is one of the chars who I have fully built. Have his 15cp, 35cp, Ex, LD, and FR fully MLB. His High Armor’s been Blued.

All of his Boards and Force Enhancements have been completed. He has triple perfect Artifacts and triple RF Spheres. He even has a fully leveled Special or Unique-type Ultima Weapon.

At the moment, my FR of choice is Cor’s. The force time effects of Cor’s FR are as follows:

HP damage bonus +5% after party member’s additional attack triggered not on own turn

HP damage bonus +40% when party member deals at least 9999 BRV damage in 1 hit on party member’s own turn

Cor is a support slash DPS. He can deal pretty good damage but he can also support the party via his buffs and auras. He can battery the party and he even provides party-wide HP Regen.

His main gimmick is giving one of his allies a buff that links him to them. This causes him to attack and deal damage to the enemy right before the char he’s linked with gets to move.

Iroha’s FR may have a higher HP damage bonus per turn but my Cor is fully built unlike her so he deals more damage than her and is able to support the party more. Plus, that 5% can add up since Cor will be able to trigger this every time the ally he’s linked with (usually, I have him linked to Seph) moves.

Even if I get Llyud’s FR and decide to MLB it, I’m pretty sure that he’s just gonna end up like Iroha in that he won’t be fully built. This is especially because it takes a lot of resources to fully build a char.

Completing a char’s Force Enhancements and Char Boards takes lots of scarce resources so really need to be selective in who gets these upgrades.

I don’t think Llyud is gonna make the cut. I mean, sure, he’s pretty good but he’s not that good. And he’s not even a fave or anything. There are other upcoming chars who I want to pull for and who I’d prefer to fully build and max out.

My new plan was now to skip the Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner. Well, other than doing the first free multi-draw we’re gonna get as part of the autumn campaign anyway.

Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) Banner Free First Multi-Draw Results

As aforementioned, thanks to the currently-ongoing autumn campaign, our first multi-draw on the Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner is free.

The free multi-draw gave me a gold orb, which turned into a dupe of Llyud’s LD. Meh. If I was gonna get a dupe LD, why couldn’t it have been Zell’s instead? Could have used it to limit break the copy I already have.

Reasons to Pull on the Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) Banner

After doing the free first multi-draw on the Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner, should have walked away already. Shoul be over and done with this banner.

It’s too bad that I missed out on Llyud’s FR but it’s not like I really need it or anything. But it’s not just Llyud’s FR or even Zell’s Ex that I’m missing. It’s also Tifa’s BT.

There’s another banner that features all of TIfa Lockhart’s weapons. Already have her 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD but was missing her FR and BT so I pulled on this banner with gems.

I talk more about the results of my pulls on that banner in another post but I was thankfully able to get Tifa’s FR without having to pity it. Unfortunately, her Burst didn’t show up in any of my pulls on said banner.

I like Tifa. She’s one of the chars that I want to fully build and max out. So of course that includes getting her Burst and Greening it.

But the thing is I don’t want to pull on her FR banner anymore because the only thing I’m missing there is her BT. My plan is to just use my Burst Tokens to exchange for 1 copy of Tifa’s BT.

Couldn’t do that yet though because there are 2 more banners that will feature Tifa’s BT and that will come with a free first multi-draw. So I want to do the free pull on those banners first before exchanging my Tokens for Tifa’s Burst.

The chances may be minuscule but it’s still possible for Tifa’s BT to show up on one of these free draws. Don’t want to risk spending my Tokens only to end up getting TIfa’s BT for free later on.

Anyway, one of the banners that have Tifa’s BT is the Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner. Now I just need to wait for the last banner that will feature Tifa’s BT to get to the game.

Just need to wait for a few days but this feels like an eternity. Want to have Tifa’s BT already. So I decided to toss a few tickets on the Llyud FR banner in the hopes of getting lucky and being able to get Tifa’s Burst already.

Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) Banner Tickets Pulls Results

Currently have 480 tickets on hand.

The Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner gave me the usual bronze and silver trash and a few gold dupes. Even got 10-draws that didn’t give me a single gold weapon.

Here are the results of some of my more notable 10-draws on this banner:

3/10, came from a gold orb - dupes of Llyud’s Ex, Llyud’s 15cp, and Amidatelion’s 15cp

2/10 - dupes of Llyud’s Ex and Amidatelion’s 15cp

A bit later on, got my very first copy of Zell’s Ex.

It came with a dupe of Llyud’s 35cp.

It’s always nice to get something new but still wish this had been Tifa’s BT or even Llyud’s FR instead.

Zell’s kinda outdated and powercrept by now. He doesn’t even have his own Force weapon yet so have no plans of using him for any endgament content.

2/10, came from a gold orb - dupes of Amidatelion’s 35cp and Llyud’s LD

Ugh. Wish that dupe LD had been Zell’s instead. Sigh. Also, Tifa BT and Llyud FR, doko da?

2/10, came from a gold orb - dupes of Zell’s 35cp and Zell’s Ex

Then, much later, actually got a force orb. Hell, yes!

Super pleased to see this purple orb. Also super pleased to have gotten my very first copy of Llyud’s FR.

Not sure if I’ll actually bother to spend the resources needed to MLB this but it’s still great to have been able to acquire this anyway. At least I have it in case I need it.

This 10-draw only gave me Llyud’s FR.

Still have 340 tickets left when Llyud’s FR appeared.

It’s really too bad that Tifa’s Burst didn’t show up but since I already have everything else on this banner, can’t really justify continuing to toss tickets here. Should just wait until I can finally Token Tifa’s BT. It’s only a few more days. Just need to be patient. I can do this. Wish me luck. LOL.

Update: ended up not bothering to max out Llyud and his FR. Really don’t need him right now.

Also, I talk more about this in another post but I was finally able to get Tifa’s Burst. Super happy to say that my Tifa is now fully built and maxed out. Even made her a Level 5 of 5 Fist-type Ultima Weapon.

Conclusion

So, what about you? Did you pull on the Wings Graven with Emotion (Lost Chapter) banner? What do you think about Tifa Lockhart, Llyud and all the other chars featured on this banner? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging or replying to this post.

Notes:

screenshots are from my Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia game account

[zexainias-doodles]

Vaan

I love the color scheme of his clothes. Also, I've never actually played Final Fantasy 12. I only found out years after I played FFXII Revenant Wings that it wasn't the same game.

[theworsethingsgettheharderifight]

INKTOBER DAY 12 — Spicy

just a couple of pyromaniac newts

(left: Salamander from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings)

(right: Salamander from Shin Megami Tensei)

[fioras-resolve]

it's weird for me to say i'm "a final fantasy fan" when i'm not madly in love with any of its games, but i do generally appreciate them all and i'm fascinated with them as cultural artifacts. and also i did have a period around the start of the pandemic where i played 15, 13, 12, 10, 10-2, 7 remake, crisis core, dirge of cerberus, and revenant wings basically back-to-back so i have Thoughts on each of them and on final fantasy directors as a whole

[fgg5ebrewery]

Aegyl Race for 5e

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FmyW-CLRrG02p9ac1dHw2jo5a_io3MEu8VI2S2_Uwbo

Mobile Friendly Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQY2jWCz_hCn5J-KxADImpM_zrKX93Wu2Ijf8F_qQAkBFaxJfAcw9TJMY9K5SBi-UZbtOlZMbgs1VYS/pub

The winged race from Final Fantasy 12 Revenant Wings. They can possibly replace Aarakocra or be used along side other races in you campaign.

Aegyl had a lot of details to work with, but the most notable was their severed tie to magic. Their emotions might be hard for them to handle due to their history. Wings give them a nice 50 flight speed so long as they aren’t wearing medium or heavy armor. With how they had to live in a dangerous environment with no access to magic Aegyls have a bonus to Dexterity and Wisdom, as well as excel in martial combat, giving them a bonus to both hit and damage, but they can not learn any magic, though they can still use magical items such as Staffs of Magic Missile and Spell Scrolls. DMs may allow an Aegyl to learn magic through heavy dedication of the character in question, requiring a 13 minimum in a proper ability score for a spell they wish to learn, as well as some roleplay to correspond to this, even using this varient rule an Aegyl can not be a sorcerer though under any circumstance.

Lastly Aegyl have access to the “Revenant Blade” from Wayfinder’s Guide to Ebberon, as well as a unique Feat called “Sky Guard,” based on the Aarakocra’s Sky Warden feat, which gives them extra Strength or Dexterity, the ability to knock creatures down when they take to the air, and extra damage if they dive.

[eirenare]

FFXII: The Zodiac Age — I finished it in New Year’s Eve, and...

... and, gods, my feels. 

MY FEELS.

*screams into the void*

Feels-y demonic wall of text below “read more” because it’s not going to be spoiler-free at all.

[NOTE: the edition of the post is done! Changes made: corrected writing mistakes, highlighted words properly to make the text easier to read, and added some new text.]

First of all, I have to say I haven’t completed the game. I’m not close to it, I still have Espers to collect, preys to hunt, side missions to beat... but I just wanted SO badly to finish the story of the game.

I had accidentally spoiled myself of some things of the ending beforehand, and I have to say, I thought things would be predictable... I’m glad I was wrong because, even if I knew some things were going to happen, it wasn’t everything at all.

The ending is... quite impressive.

The first time I saw the Bahamut, FUCK, it was SCARY. All that mist and smoke around it, how humongous that airship was... Damn. Well, when the mist and smoke is no more he’s not that much scary, but it’s still SO impossing. I love its design.

I have to say I expected the Bahamut to be more maze-like, to be more complicated a dungeon that in reality was. In that sense, it was a bit of a letdown, because I expected more in that sense. But still, the design of the place was cool, and dealing with the runic/magic bishops was a bit of a hell (a welcomed one once I realized the place was little, though).

Seeing the Bahamut fire, by the way, that’s IMPRESSIVE. The battle between the two armies, and seeing Ondore in CG, man... I LOVED IT. I was agape at the battle scenes, and there were a lot of scenes in general, in this last part of the game, something I enjoyed very much.

Vaan faking to be Larsa was genius! To be honest, I thought it was weird that Larsa would let these mistakes slip, but I didn’t remember the device that changed the voices omg. 

I loved that moment of “you have good friends”. It was SO heartwarming...! 💛 Vaan and Penelo are such sweethearts, damn. I want to hug them.

I also love and respect just how brave Larsa is. He’s but a kid, but he’s so pure and so courageous. I love him, really. He’s gold. Opposing someone like Vayne, that’s his brother as well, just adds bonus points. Larsa’s going to go far.

Gabranth... Ouh.

You see, I knew beforehand that he was going to die, and that Basch was going to take his place, and I heard something about Gabranth being stabbed, about him protecting Larsa, but I didn’t know the context ot anything. Although not knowing the context was a relief, it took part of the drama of the ending, which is sad.

But well, continuing on...

Gabranth, my boy. Gods, he just WANTS so badly to hate Basch. I mean, I’m sure there’s a part of him that’s really bitter about him, but I think the hate he’s spat like venom is just... him TRYING to hate his brother. To have a reason to go on, to not give in to sorrow. I don’t know the exact details of what happened in their past (maybe the manga shows it, or talks about it with more detail? I have to check it), but man... THE PAIN. I can understand why Gabranth would feel like that. 

And Basch... Basch is so pure. Oh my goodness, is there even any trace of hate within him? His brother RUINED his life and his country, put in serious danger other people and killed many, yet he believes his brother can be saved and return to who he once was. Man... I love Basch with every fiber of my being. He’s the best thing ever to exist.

The talk between Basch and Gabranth is so angsty... I liked it a lot. Although, to be honest, the combat didn’t last long in my case. 

[ADDITION EDIT: I’ve checked about Gabranth and Basch’s past just recently in the Wikia, and... Oh my goodness... That’s such a difficult situation to be in, for both twins. Such brutally heavy sorrow and guilt in both of them...

For what it seems, during the invasion of Landis 19 years ago Basch took the decision to flee to Dalmasca to serve in the military, leaving his brother and his mother (who was sick) behind. No mentions of their father, which means he either died or abandoned them. Gabranth moved with his mother to Archadia (her homeland), and it seems that “Gabranth” was the woman’s surname, which he took as his new name. He entered the military, like his brother... But Basch didn’t know about this, and he thought them either dead or enslaved to the Empire after Landis fell.

No wonder why the brothers (a detail: Basch was the older twin, something that’s mentioned in the Japanese version but not in the English one) focused on their militar careers. Their only ways to cope with all this were (asides from that), in Gabranth’s case, to redirect his hate and blame to Basch, and in Basch’s case, to devote himself wholly to serve and protect his new country and its royal family.

Heartbreaking story, no doubt... Big pity that we don’t get to know the details during the game and that this data comes from other sources.]

When Vayne and Ashe finally confront... Oh man, I’m SO proud of Ashe. She’s come a long way from hate and a desire from revenge, and that’s some serious progress. I liked that exchange, when Vayne asked her about who she is, and she just said “she’s herself, nothing more and nothing less”. That’s my badass queen-to-be!

And Larsa, again, showed serious balls when he just picked up his sword and stood against his brother.

It caught me by surprise, by the way, that Vayne would fight with fists and legs, rather than with swords or any other weapon, at first. The kicks he did were pretty cool.

What wasn’t very cool to me, however, was the design o Neo Vayne. I mean... Well, he’s imposing, and the swords swirling around him and obeying his every whim, along with the cool special attacks he performed, where quite the sight... but then I looked at his very own design, an I was a bit disappointed, like, I didn’t like it much, since more than imposing, he really just looked like a mountain of muscles. I really hoped that wasn’t his only transformation because, as much as it took me a bit to take him down, he wasn’t that much scary to deal with.

Gods... When Larsa got electrocuted, well, because I knew he would still be alive, but if I didn’t know? I would have suffered for my beautiful child there, I’m sure. And still it hurt to see the poor guy fall. 

When Gabranth appeared and turned his back on Vayne, damn. What a man Noah is. I love that he’s SO loyal to Larsa, that he wants to protect him at all costs, it’s endearing. I mean, you can tell from time ago that he isn’t protecting him just because he’s the future of their country, but because he CARES for Larsa as much as Drace did. 

[ADDITION EDIT: not to forget that Drace had been Larsa’s mentor, and that Larsa had been put under Noah’s charge... But seriously, poor kid, he lost SO much people he loved. His mother, his other 2 older brothers, his father, Drace, Vayne, and now Gabranth... So much tragedies in this game (and I didn’t know this until today, but it seems that Ashe had 8 older brothers and they all died either because of the war or from illness, omg).]

A moment I loved and whose screenshot I want to have as my PC’s background is when Noah’s helmet breaks and you can see half his face, his expression, his determination. That was SO stunning, damn. It hurt, though, when you see him get hurt so much for protecting the young lord...

And, again, Larsa showed himself swift in thought and ballsy and, with a smug expression, he just stopped Vayne from murdering Noah and Basch by using the same artificial nethicite that his brother had used on himself. Oh, the irony. Liked this twist a lot. 

"Is he a good master?”

“Yes, he is”.

I LOVED THIS. Noah just went full proud older brother (or father, even?) with Larsa. He loves this kid a lot, and that’s endearing and makes me crave hard to know and see more about their relationship. 

[ADDITION EDIT: I edited Noah’s phrase because it seems I either didn’t read it well or didn’t remember it well, but still, even corrected, I think it has that sense of pride for Larsa... And I would say it has as well a feeling of Noah being like, well... searching for validation of his choice?]

Oh, and Basch so protective around his brother when he’s on the ground... My feels. 

Vayne is interesting, because he REALLY thought he was doing the best for his country, and for the world itself. He REALLY believed that fear was the way to rule, that any means were justified for his goals. And, well, if his older brothers’ deaths happened before Venat appeared in his life and Cid’s, I wonder just how much it was Vayne’s mentality a result of Archadia’s life... I mean, he may be a noble, but heck, that’s even worse, given the fact that the Senate is there, and there’s conspiracies, and war. I would say Archadia influenced him to be how he is now, but the thing is, on how much quantity...?

And Venat.

Venat, who appeared from nowhere, whose motivation to turn her back to the other Occuria we know not exactly... I mean, sure, she gave the man the knowledge to create the artificial nethicite and so on, but WHY? 

[ADDITION EDIT: maybe I’m just reading too much and Venat just really wanted to give back the reins of history to the hands of men, though. But still, something HAD to trigger that... And I would have loved to know about it.]

It’s kind of interesting, though, that she looks genuinely attached to both Cid and Vayne, all the more Cid. It’s not like she’s using them, no, they all have a kind of a symbiotic relantionship that I think it’s quite unexpected. I mean, how many times have gods manipulated humans in stories? It’s something that often happens, yet this time it took a good twist. Venat is different, for what it seems; for some reason, she seems to have developed a bond with these humans whose lives are shorter than a sigh compared to an Occurian’s immortality.

[ADDITION EDIT: it’s kind of interesting, too, that Vayne and Cid really seem to regard each other as close friends, given their interactions and that even Vayne remembered him at the end (although I wonder if he knew about Cid wanting to become something akin to a god).]

I would love to know more about Venat and the Occuria, about Vayne, and so I’m hoping that the manga provides more insight, because I think the relationship between Vayne, Cid and Venat is fascinating.

[ADDITION EDIT: something I haven’t mentioned is the relationship between Vayne and Larsa... As much as Vayne has done so much wrong in all of his life, the way he seems to feel for Larsa is quite interesting.

I mean, at first I really thought he cherished his little brother, but as soon as I found out just some things he did I thought “oh my god he’s going to try to kill him”... Yet he didn’t. In fact, he really did what Emperor Gramis wanted and asked for to both Vayne and Noah: to not let Larsa stain his hands in blood.

I wonder if Vayne would have attempted to assassinate Larsa, though, if the kid had been chosen as Emperor... I think he wouldn’t have tried, in all honesty, but that instead he would have tried to influence him a lot and continue staining his hands so that his brother wouldn’t. The thing is, I’m a bit confused about that part when Larsa gets electrocuted... Was it accidental, or...?]

But well, going back to the action...

I like that moment when Vaan is stopped from chasing Vayne just because Venat shows herself in front of the boy’s sight. Venat does nothing, she just... stares, and buys Vayne time. Must be a bit of scary, having such a creature looking right at you like that.

I liked that conversation between Venat and Vayne and OH GOD THAT TRANSFORMATION. Now THAT is what I was waiting for, and not just Vayne on steroids! He looks AMAZING, like a mechanic version of the summon Bahamut! That design is something I loved, and it gave me goosebumps the sequence when the metal adheres to him to give him this appearence. 

The battle was a bit long, but apart from a scare or two that involved his most powerful attacks (the animations are SO GOOD), I could take him with not much problems, just giving it time. 

I loved this all.

And, gods, when you defeat Vayne... That was so relieving. Like, you see the guys looking at the sky, all relaxed, thinking “it’s all over now”. And you see Balthier and Fran doing that cute gesture with their fists, you see them all smiling, Basch looking at Ashe from behind, smiling...

It was so peaceful.

... Well, nevermind, though, the moment lasted so little. 

It managed to make me nervous the fact that, even if I did know who would die and who wouldn’t, the Strahl couldn’t fly. Balthier and Fran have some serious balls and they’re SO amazing. 

[ADDITION EDIT: Balthier is just such a smooth badass. I loved that interaction between him and Fran when he carries her...! I ship them a lot by the way, they’re too amazing together to my eyes ♥]

Between the scene of Noah dying, and Ashe screaming Balthier’s name in despair to the device as he carries Fran in his arms (because, yes, in Japanese Ashe literally screams his name, while in English it’s toned down so much it hurts)...

Ah, man, the feels. 

To be honest, I see Ashe and Balthier more like very good friends, like, the kind of friend that knows all your shit because he tells his too? BROTP could be said, I guess? I see them like that, although I totally understand why a lot of people ships them.

About Noah... Gods, he seemed to go in peace and I liked so much that, if he had to go, he would go like that. It wouldn’t have been a good thing if he left the world full of hate (not just because of that fact itself, but because well, you know... Remember some of the hateful spirits you’ve sometimes fought? Exactly). The scene when he’s dying, with Basch is clinging to his dear brother like a lifeline with such pain, and Larsa looking so sad... Gods, it’s heartbreaking, they’re all in such sorrow. It gets even more sad when Larsa takes Noah’s hand between his, knowing it’ll be over soon.

It’s killing if you imagine Larsa could have had Noah around him for ALL of his life. I mean, imagine it... It wouldn’t be only that Basch had with Noah always, but Larsa would have been all of his own life with him around as well. And for Basch it would have been difficult as hell to deal with this, but Larsa? Larsa’s is just a kid... Still, even if he’s so little, he really is courageous and doesn’t crumble in front of Noah, which is what Basch is somehow managing to do as well. Noah didn’t deserve to die...

[ADDITION EDIT: I’ve been thinking about it, and... gods, just how much disturbing must be to see your own twin die? It probably must feel like... watching youself die...?]

And I have to say that I understand the motivation behind asking Basch to take care of Larsa, but... Again, Basch “The Martyr”. Again, his life is taken from him. His homeland, Landis? Destroyed. His life on Dalmasca? Taken. And now, his possibility of a future in which he can be free. It’s heartbreaking. All the more because Basch is such a pure soul... 

But well, the good thing is that he would have Larsa by his side, and Larsa would have him, and they seem like they could be very good friends, which is a relief. 

I still have to play Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings though (I’ll start soon becaue I want badly to play it), so I don’t know how things will be, but I know they could find comfort in one another in their kinda-fucked-up (in different degrees) lives.

I loved how the ending was portrayed, with a letter from Penelo (who looks absolutely gorgeous and amazing, by the way), showing that life goes on even if things didn’t quite end up in a happy ending (Ashe becoming distant and more lonely because of her position, Basch forced to sacrifice his freedom and more years of his life to take care of Larsa...).

The moment “Kiss me goodbye” started playing, I cried. I didn’t cry as much as I could have done a while ago (because it seems as if I’m kind of losing that “crybaby” side of me, or getting a bit “numb”), but I cried, and gods... I couldn’t stop grinning, and I continued doing so until the end.

I also think that seeing Rabanastre getting restored was amazing and precious.

Oh, and the Bahamut looks beautiful with the plants overrunning it, like a huge tower~

The thing is, the fact that Balthier and Fran were alive I knew, but if I didn’t, I’m pretty sure would have cried a lot more (which I think I would have done as well with the scenes of them at the Bahamut and Noah). I loved that Balthier gave Ashe her ring back, and that they “stole” the Strahl. That was a genius comeback.

But what probably made me all the more happy was the part of Penelo’s letter that involved Basch, and that Larsa, wearing that smug expression, gave it to Basch so that he himself could read it. 

So Penelo asks how is Basch, and then literally prays that he can return soon to Rabanastre... AND TO ASHE. Oh, dear... But that’s not everything, no, no... Penelo says that and THEN she says (if I recall well) that Ashe wouldn’t be able to say it given the situation, but Penelo thinks she misses Basch.

OH GODS. FINISH ME.

Finish me, because I ship Basch and Ashe so much...! I just can help but love them, they’re precious to me and I cherish their pairing a lot 💛 But well, going back to what I was saying...

It’s obvious that Ashe misses her friends, but the way Penelo just worded that part of the letter... OMG. I mean, the way Penelo talked about the matter screamed that there was something going on, and the fact that Larsa gives that smug expression to Basch while giving him the letter, and then giving him space to read it?

There’s a lot implied there, and not only by words, but by gestures (*).

I feel that it is, as minimum, a confirmation that at least from Basch there’s more than duty and friendship for what he feels for Ashe. I thought I felt some of that coming from him, but this just looks like plain confirmation.

But still, even if it wouldn’t imply a romantic relationship, it would still be endearing. I mean, Ashe. Ashe, missing Basch. I wonder just how much closer were to each other before the events of the game, or during the game, since they traveled a lot. And by foot mostly, which makes the group spend a good amount of time together (I tried to make some calculations and, hold your horses... it probably takes like 1 week to reach Mt Bur-Omisace from Rabanastre), and thus, a lot of untold scenes could have taken place with the group, and between Basch and Ashe.

What can I say... This ending was so AMAZING and beautiful...! I loved it so much! 💛💛💛

[ADDITION EDIT: omg, that scene with Vaan giving a piggyback ride to Penelo. That was SO cute. I loved it, all the more because I ship them~]

Oh, and I almost forgot it, but... THE CREDITS, OH MY GOODNESS. That was a cuteness overload! Basch and Noah when they were younger; little Ashe embracing a chocobo (I saw that image some time ago and I thought it was just a very well done fanart, but I wished it was official — In the end it was, which is funny); Fran, Mjrn and Jote together; Cid with baby Balthier (I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING); Fran and Basch in such a cute/funny pose... Not to mention other stunning artworks, but these were ones I’ve never seen before, and that was fantastic to watch! 

Without a doubt, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has taken its place at my TOP 3 Final Fantasy games (but that’s a matter for another different time maybe).

Now, I guess I’ll just combine doing what I have left to do in FFXII with playing FFXII: Revenant Wings then~

I’m so excited to see what happens in the sequel...! 💛

(*) Gods, this game is FULL of body language and gestures that tell so much. I would love to analyze that aspect as much as I can, one day.

P.D.: I really hope I’m not forgetting to mention anything right now, but well, if I did, I’ll just add it later in a new paragraph. Although I think I hadn’t forgotten a thing, though.

[khianavy]

I Have A Thing For Fran And Crossbows

[a-bluedream-posts]

Fran by dandonfuga

[fuzzychildchopshop]

Filo by BeautCannon

[minervaxoxo]

[freyayuki]

Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Wings Graven With Emotion Banner

The Wings Graven With Emotion event and banner just started in the Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia (DFFOO) mobile game.

The Wings Graven With Emotion banner features the following chars and their weapons:

Noel Kreiss from Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Burst or BT only

Llyud from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD

Zell Dincht from Final Fantasy VIII - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD

Amidatelion from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers - 15cp, 35cp, and Ex

Have nothing for Llyud from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (#ad) since this is his intro banner and event. 

Missing Zell’s Ex and LD. Have copies of his 15cp and 35cp. His 15cp may or may not be fully MLB already. Pretty sure his 35cp isn’t MLB yet. 

Other than the aforementioned, already have everything else on this banner.

Been hearing a lot of good things about Llyud. He’s a good support and healer with pretty decent buffs and auras. Casting his Ex will instantly charge the Ex of his allies. 

Using his LD will fully charge his Ex. Since chars who can be Awakened to Crystal Level 90 and Level 90 also get their Ex abilities reworked, it’s great to have someone like Llyud.

Was actually considering using gems on this banner but now that it’s here and I’m seeing that I still have 877 tickets on hand, decided to just go with tickets.

Hopefully, I can get Llyud’s weapons before I run out of tickets. Don’t want to have to spend them all here. 

Just need Llyud’s Ex and LD since I can just use Power Tokens to exchange for his 15cp and 35cp, if worse comes to worse. Also, we do get a free copy of his 15cp just by playing through his event so that’ll help as well. 

Zell’s just another DPS and not really interested in using him so he’ll just be a nice bonus if I do end up getting his Ex and LD.

Anyway, got the usual bronze and silver trash as well as a few dupes on my pulls. Then, a bit later on, got a gold orb. This gave me a dupe of Zell’s 15cp and -

My very first copy of Llyud’s LD! Hell, yes! So pleased to see this.

This is the first weapon I got for Llyud. Getting this automatically recruited him to my party.

Still have 837 tickets left when Llyud’s LD showed up. Now I just need his Ex then I can be done with this banner.

A few 10-pulls later, I got a gold orb which gave me my first copy of Llyud’s Ex. Yay!

Still have 817 tickets left when Llyud’s Ex showed up so I decided to keep going for a bit longer.

After all, was still missing stuff for Zell and maybe I could get copies of Llyud’s 15cp and 35cp as well.

So I did get more dupes of Zell’s 15cp and 35cp. IIRC, was able to MLB his 35cp thanks to these dupes. Also got some copies of Llyud’s 15cp.

Later, I got a gold orb which gave me my first copy of Zell’s LD. Nice.

This draw also came with a dupe of Llyud’s LD and Zell’s 35cp.

Still have 787 tickets left when I got my first copy of Zell’s LD.

Kept going for a bit more, hoping for Zell’s Ex but just got a dupe of Amidatelion’s Ex instead. 

Later, a gold orb gave me another dupe of Llyud’s LD.

Decided to stop pulling when I was down to 700 tickets. Failed to get Zell’s Ex and a copy of Llyud’s 35cp. But at least I can just buy the latter with Power Tokens. 

It sucks to miss out on Zell’s Ex but can’t justify throwing any more tickets on this banner, especially since I don’t have any plans of using Zell anyway.

Llyud from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Didn’t hesitate to fully build Llyud. MLB’d all of his weapons. Completed all of his Boards. Bought his High Armor and Realized it to 0/3.

Took the time to farm for triple of his perfect Artifacts - 3 ATK 108 with Standing Apart from the Aegyl Up★★.

Equipped him with triple RF Spheres - Raijin’s from Final Fantasy VIII, Alphinaud Leveilleur’s from Final Fantasy XIV, and Hope Estheim’s from Final Fantasy XIII.

Been trying Llyud out in fights and he is really good. No regrets in building him up.

Conclusion

So, what about you? Did you pull on the Wings Graven With Emotion banner? What do you think about Noel, Llyud, Zell, and Amidatelion? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging or replying to this post.

Notes:

screenshots are from my Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia game account

[twlvie]

it's about time y'all

i have decided to make a ffxii discord server! go ahead and click the link here to join!

also open for fans of any of the ivalice alliance games! :)

[sugarapplebaby]

Vaan from Final Fantasy 12 and revenant wings!

[mazziemay]

“You really must see the sunset from the Ambervale… It was beautiful.” “No more beautiful than the view from the Strahl, I should think.” “If only I’d had the time to appreciate it then.” “There’s still time.” “Is there, Balthier?”       - final fantasy xii revenant wings 

Where’s our sunset, man.