Lots and lots of chocobros doodles.

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

The original ending made perfect fucking sense thematically because it ends with Noct’s sacrifice to save the world which was, you know, one of the major theme’s of the game? The entire FFXV series was full of characters sacrificing themselves to pave the way for Noctis to do his duty as Chosen. We might not like that it has to end with his death, but it made sense because it came full circle. We had Regis, Clarus, Nyx, Luna, Ignis, and Ravus (and seemingly Cor too) sacrificing themselves to do the right thing. Even Gladio takes a huge risk attempting the Blade Master Challenge to be strong enough for Noctis. Even Prompto makes his way through both enemy territory and a horrible realisation about his identity to go support Noctis - and he isn’t even a proper Crownsguard.

this is the worst thing ive ever drawn ,

but one of the things that sort of annoys me is when i see some people make prompto act scared and timid and have him cry over everything (which yes he is very jumpy but,, he stronk!!!!! he’s a strong boy too….!!! i mean,, just play episode prompto…. he’s strong and i love him

Let me talk about this mother fucking scene here for a second. This fucking scene.

So the whole time I was playing FFXV I knew Noctis was gonna die, I mean who didn’t? They made it as obvious as they possibly could. I knew getting attached to him was a massive mistake but I did anyway cuz I mean, he is fucking hilarious and cute and everything. Anyways, when Noctis comes back from the crystal he is acting more mature, he looks more confident and he actually acts like he knows what the fuck is going on, prior to his 20 year old self.

You know Noctis is ready to die and has accepted it, he knows he is going to die, there is no stopping it. The gods were like “Sucks to be you” and pretty much fucked him over. But this scene, this god damn scene is what finally made me start tearing up, because fuck you game. You send him to his death, you watch him kill himself to destroy Ardyn, you watch his father stab him and then you watch as he dissolves into nothing. BUT you are watching this KNOWING he is ready to die, he is at peace so you are at peace, then this fucking scene shows up at the end.

Noctis is pretty much fucking crying over the fact that he is going to die, he is doing it after seeing his friends again and it makes his resolution quiver. It goes back to the beginning of the game and brotherhood, it goes back to us seeing Noctis not as an “emo kid” that is just trying to be edgy, but a fucking kid that has been forced to watch his father DIE SLOWLY, knowing that he is going to be next. Noctis has known since he was little that he was going to die and not because of a fuck up, or because of an accident, or hell because he burns the kitchen down, no, he is going to die because he was born a Lucis and because the gods picked him. And there is absolutely NOTHING he can do about it.

Noctis wasn’t going “through a revel” phase when he was trying to push his duties away, it was his love for life that was doing that.  Noctis did NOT want to fucking die. You can see it through the whole game, you can see how much fun he fucking has, you can see how much he enjoys everything and is actually ready to jump in when it comes to an adventure. He acts like a god damn kid when it comes to fishing. Even if he is lazy and somewhat spoiled, you cannot tell me that Noctis did not fucking love everything about life, except being the “chosen one”.

Regis raised Noctis as a son, not a king, because through the trailers and the movies, and the cartoon and fucking everything, you can see that Regis was intending in bringing peace himself. Regis wanted to fix everything so his son didn’t have to die. He didn’t prepare Noctis to face death because he never wanted him to die, he wanted Noctis to be a normal teenager that makes stupid mistakes and doesn’t have to worry about his life being taken away slowly. Regis was a fucking beautiful dad that wanted nothing but happiness for his son, and he was trying to achieve that one way or the other.

But fuck man did all of that shit screwed over Noctis. Still, I can’t blame Regis, I’m just fucking upset. I’m god damn sad as fuck that you send Noctis to  die just to find out later that he didn’t want to die anymore. 10 years of isolation he tried to make himself understand that death was the only answer and seeing his friends for ONE DAY destroyed all of that resolution, but he had to go on because he needed to, not just save the world but show his bros that they didn’t put their trust on the wrong man. He needed to go on because it was the right thing to do. He needed to go on because Ardyn is a dickhead. All the people that died so he could end the darkness were counting on him. So he went on and died, knowing that he still wanted to live.

I feel like I already have a post like that. Well I’ll have two then. But you know what’s really sad? Ignis is a function character. It’s not me shitting on the story, there are actual real life people who live like that, molding all their lives around someone else. Typical thing for mothers, maybe that’s one of the reasons why fandom thinks about him as a mom-friend despite the fact that he is adventurous pun master dork. But really all his life since the early childhood was dedicated sorely to Noctis. There are Gladio and Luna who are quite literally live for Noctis to fulfill his role but still, Luna has her oracle shebang, Gladio expresses characteristics that has nothing to do to Noctis: he loves his sister, likes reading, hiking, getting stronger, even those cup noodles. 

Every habit or quality Ignis exhibits is there for Noctis. He may enjoy cooking but he got into it to lift the prince’s spirits after the Tenebrae attack. His knowledge, his manners, his skills at fight all were developed to guide a young king to his fullest potential. And not once he shows even a trace of resentment toward Noct, even having every right, even after this quest leaves him fucking blind. The depth of his devotion and selflessness is truly mind-boggling. 

And the saddest part? It’s all for nothing. He dedicated every second of his life to make Noctis a perfect ruler he never meant to be. 

King Regis never pressed his son to be a great leader because he won’t be, it was good enough if he lived happily for those short years he had. But Ignis didn’t get the memo so he kept on trying.  

They will remember the magical king who spend 10 years inside a crystal, who drew magic from the earth and sealed it in glass, who could summon weapons from thin air and wrap across the landscape in milliseconds, who gained the favor of 5 God’s and slew the sixth, who killed the Accursed, who ended the starscurge, who brought back the sun and put an end to all demons.