FFXV: Royal Edition â interesting details of the fight vs The Mystic + a new theory
I noticed this at, like, the 2nd or 3rd watch, but for one reason or another I havenât posted it until now.
I realized that the footage they showed of the fight with the Ruler of Yore called âThe Mysticâ (Iaksa in Spanish âin Spanish the Royal Arms are called by names and then the title is said in the descriptionâ, Yasha/Yaksha in Japanese according to the Wikia) has a... quite interesting background.Â
The first moments shown, he appears on the hall of the paintings, before you reach the throne room; he seems to be facing that room itself. That is kind of interesting, given the fact that you fight âThe Fierceâ in the lowest part of the Citadel: since we donât see any footage vs the queen called âThe Rogueâ, and itâs said weâre getting an expanded map of Insomnia, either weâre going to have âanother stopâ between the lowest part and the Throne Room., or we fight her in that same lowest floor.
Given the fact that the 3Â Kings of Yore shown appear as watchers when the fight with Ardyn its reaching its end, it wouldnât be crazy if we would have to fight the other two as well. I would love to fight them all, though.
However, what caught my interest the most, and a lot... was that thereâs more footage of the fight with âThe Mysticâ but, this time, for the footage of the fight, youâre in another place...
That âetheralâ and swirling background around then just looks like the vortex seen in the cinematic after Noctis dies, before he confronts Ardyn for the last time; like that vortex that surrounds Noctis as he warps to its center before finding Ardyn. The thing is... youâre with the other bros, for what it seems.
Oh, and if you look at the minimap at that part of the footage you can see that the map looks very similar to the one of the throne room, althought you look like being âout of the mapâ. It could just be another floor or something, or the same floor as the throne room maybe... but then, why not âshow/putâ that part of the minimap and have the minimap like that? Thatâs a bit weird.
Another thing that Iâve noticed just now, after watching again the trailer, is that I canât, for the life of me, recognize the sword that Noctis calls upon in the scene before fighting âThe Mysticâ. At first I thought he was summoning Regisâ sword, or the one of the same king heâs fighting, but for what Iâve seen, it doesnât look to me that the form corresponds with either of them.
Is it me or Noctis looks like... kind of âangryâ in that scene in which he calls upon that sword to fight âThe Mysticâ? I mean, I donât know you, but he gives me these vibes, more than simple concentration.Â
But well, imagine this... Noctis and the group get called by Cor saying that, before heading to Altissia, they could use the Royal Vessel to go take a look at what looks like a tomb thatâs only accesible using a ship (or better accessed to by using a ship). Imagine that that is... not exactly a tomb, or an almost destroyed tomb, with a 14th royal arm: Ardynâs weapon. Imagine that that is the sword that Noctis summons in that little scene before fighting âThe Mysticâ...
Man, I would LOVE this so much. Chances of this happening I would say are non-existant, but I would love to see something like this nonetheless.
Oh, and bonus points if the place to where you have to go pick up the sword is Angelgardâs stone prison, instead of a tomb.Â
P.D.: RIP MY HEART, I forgot silence my phone and the freaking sound that I have for notifications, of the chirp of a chocobo, rang LOUD. JEEZ.