Storyline Spoiler: So I just beat the game...where are ...

Where are the main characters from 1.0. You know the original heroes of light? I was looking forward to meeting them and stuff and the cinematic pretty much show that they got teleported into the future by the old man with the beard.

So where are they? I had to say, the entire time I was able to enjoy the story UP until the final dungeon when I was told "You are not allow to watch the cut scene, skip it." so I am not sure what happen except that I came out and no orignal heroes was there.

What happened? Where are they?

They are the players from 1.0

I'm right here.



Seriously though, as Ryel said the warriors of light are the legacy players.

Welcome to 2.x.

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Originally Posted by Alwryn

I'm right here.

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You're only alive cause of me. You know that don't ya? /nudge

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Originally Posted by Nullie

You're only alive cause of me. You know that don't ya? /nudge

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The one time I decide to post on the forums, THE ONE TIME, and poof! Ish!

Can't it be a team effort? No? Then I redirect all praise to ish, lest I stop receiving heals.

Edit: Winky face ;)

Wait, so the CGI character that look like main characters are not really characters? Then who the old man that die? Just another representation of players? I thought those guys were like Aldo/Alto from FF11. You know the boy who survivied became an adventurer and afterward a ninja or something.

Actually everyone here, including yourself, are warriors of light. Remember, a Warrior of Light is not necessarily a legacy player. A Warrior of Light is an adventurer chosen by Hydaelyn and entrusted to save the world. So you have Warriors of Light being transported through the void (to escape annihilation) thanks to Louisoix, joining new Warriors of Light chosen at the beginning of the 2.0 story.

Legacy players are the Warriors of Light. If you're not legacy, you're still Warriors of Light technically. Legacy characters go through the same questline as you, the only exception is that they get slightly tweaked text of "oh hey, you're familiar".

Those characters you see in the video are supposed to represent the original player base. The main guy you see there with the short dark hair, he was on the cover of the 1.0 box. I've been advised he's referred to as Derplander. I rather like it, I've continued that term. Anyway, Derplander and friends are a general thing. They have no real names.

Not to include Louisoix (old man). He was important and you should remember him since he's referenced in 2.0's storyline a lot.

Exactly, were are those guys? Are they NPCs or just vague representation of 1.0 players? All this time I keep on thinking I was a replacement hero waiting for the real guys to show up...but that's it? It stops with me?

the old man is louisoix. someone really important ^^

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Originally Posted by Phelios

Wait, so the CGI character that look like main characters are not really characters? Then who the old man that die? Just another representation of players? I thought those guys were like Aldo/Alto from FF11. You know the boy who survivied became an adventurer and afterward a ninja or something.

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The adventurer party in the CG cutscenes is SE's representation of the players/adventurers. You can't actually meet them in game.

The old man (Elezen, actually) that died was Louisoix. He was a major NPC in FFXIV 1.0, and the leader of the circle of knowing before Minfilia took over. The broken staff on the wall above Minfilia's seat was his.

Oh...well that's kind of a let down. Pretty cool story but was hoping to meet the orignal nPC warriors of light. Ah well..

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Originally Posted by Alwryn

Can't it be a team effort?

Edit: Winky face ;)

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You know it is! No way I could take that death sentence ever.

Still doesn't change the fact that you're alive cause of me. ;)

They are the Legacy players lol.

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Originally Posted by Phelios

Oh...well that's kind of a let down. Pretty cool story but was hoping to meet the orignal nPC warriors of light. Ah well..

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If it helps, since you're on Excalibur, you're all but guaranteed to have met many of them already. They're just player characters instead of NPCs.

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Originally Posted by WizardShotTheFood

If it helps, since you're on Excalibur, you're all but guaranteed to have met many of them already. They're just player characters instead of NPCs.

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^ Pretty much this lol we're everywhere

Kinda not the same, thought they were cool legendary npcs not your average run of the mill Hero for Hire like me. ./shake head. Ah well.

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Originally Posted by Phelios

Kinda not the same, thought they were cool legendary npcs not your average run of the mill Hero for Hire like me. ./shake head. Ah well.

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Well,to be fair. We did fail spectacularly at saving the world. We did some stuff but we still let the moon fall. Course, we didn't know the moon held Bahamut at the time. Perhaps if we did, we would have tried a little harder? Still, not Legendary hero type results if you ask me!

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Originally Posted by Alwryn

Well,to be fair. We did fail spectacularly at saving the world. We did some stuff but we still let the moon fall. Course, we didn't know the moon held Bahamut at the time. Perhaps if we did, we would have tried a little harder? Still, not Legendary hero type results if you ask me!

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Like finding relics when hecking our beds.

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Originally Posted by Alwryn

Well,to be fair. We did fail spectacularly at saving the world. We did some stuff but we still let the moon fall. Course, we didn't know the moon held Bahamut at the time. Perhaps if we did, we would have tried a little harder? Still, not Legendary hero type results if you ask me!

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Well when you put it that way, it's no wonder that nobody remembers us, lol.

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Originally Posted by ispano

Like finding relics when hecking our beds.

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epic mt was epic!

One thing to understand about the FFXIV storyline is that it isn't complete. It's an ongoing thing. So you've only seen the storyline so far, not the whole thing.

It should also be noted that during the Hildibrand quests the Warriors of Light seem to be actually be now seen in a more negative light - a npc in the Golden Bazaar mentions how she 'never trusts anyone who claims they are a Warrior of Light' because inevitably they're proven false and are usually thieves out to capitalize on the story, and even in that same quest an adventurer NPC starts boasting how he is supposedly one himself and about his supposed heroics at Carteneau, including nonsense about how he tried to save Louisoix - of course even he's quickly proven to be nothing but a fraud who couldn't even defend himself against

Gilgamesh

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As I've mentioned in the past, the way the narrative seems to be, the Warriors of Light are less a group of literal adventurers who saved Eorzea, and more an ideal that adventurers should aspire to be like - as far as the narrative goes, the 'real' Warriors of Light, that is, the ones that were at the Battle of Carteneau, never return (or at least, their identities are never actually known by the world at large). Either way, all player characters are essentially Warriors of Light by the end anyway, as that's how Hydaelyn Herself refers to to the player after the final battle, thus making the argument rather moot.

On a slightly related note, here is the original 1.0 opening trailer for those that wish to view it~ http://youtu.be/DCi1F1OvFSo

If I recall correctly, they ditch the male Elezen (who would blame them) and form a party with the group from his vision.

If you beat Nael van Darnus (or some other requirement that I do not know) you get a special scene when starting 2.0. It shows your character appearing in a remote location (via the spell used to teleport away from Meteor) and beginning to walk to your "starting" city of choice. So yes, unfortunately, the guys from the cutscenes are not in the game (yet).

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Originally Posted by Nikita

If I recall correctly, they ditch the male Elezen (who would blame them) and form a party with the group from his vision.

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Oh, I had always thought the male elezen became the BLM. I'd mostly forgotten about the female one...

EDIT: How did it escape my attention for all these years that the Hyur has the Echo. My lord.

Doubledit: I can't tell the difference. The best shot I can find of the BLM is right before they get on their chocobos, and I can't draw any conclusions from it.

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Originally Posted by Nikita

On a slightly related note, here is the original 1.0 opening trailer for those that wish to view it~ http://youtu.be/lDSnzcaLaZg

If I recall correctly, they ditch the male Elezen (who would blame them) and form a party with the group from his vision.

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My god I don't know who did this but it's enough to induce motion sickness. I remember the opening cinematic and I promise you the camera never moved around THAT much even during the start of it. Somebody added their own "effects" to the scene and now it looks like an amateur tried to shoot the scene. On a more related note, the male Elezen was actually replaced by the female from the vision. The female Miqo'te is the only original party member he continued to travel with before finding the group from his vision. Incidentally in the v1.0 story we were originally paired up with an NPC ally that was supposed to be your partner during the walk, SE hasn't mentioned whatever happened to them since. Personally I would like to see them make a return later on, possibly even as a summonable ally like your chocobo.

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Originally Posted by Mihana

My god I don't know who did this but it's enough to induce motion sickness.

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You know I noticed that and didn't think too much on it. Updated the link regardless as to not induce motion sickness!

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Originally Posted by Nikita

Updated the link regardless as to not induce motion sickness!

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Yeah I noticed. Rewatching it now I realize the Miqo'te there has so much more emotion in her ear movements as she sits there staring at him near the end. Why can't we have this much control over our own ears SE?! I DEMAND MORE EAR MOTION! /cough Off-topic but you never know! ^^;;

[QUOTE=Phelios;1773466]Then who the old man that die?/QUOTE]
[spoiler]Louisoix isn't dead. Neither is Nael Van Darnus for that matter.[/spoiler]

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Originally Posted by Phelios

Then who the old man that die? Just another representation of players.

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The old man teached us how to beat primals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...juKCKpNw#t=380