So if there is one thing that FFXIV is lacking, it's any real or true love story. Sure you hear of see a random character pine over another. Livia and Gaius, Urianger and Moenbryda. But there is no real love story. Actually real love stories is something a lot of mmos lack although its not at all far fetched in an FF game.
So, I am hoping we will finally see one in Shadowbringers and I hope it is between the two characters I have wanted to get together since the get go. Minfilia and Thancred.
Now I know I know, "she is just a child in the trailer", but it could be that she had to be reborn after the events on the first shard and is aging quickly, as they seem to do in tropes like this, then she could reasonably get back to the Minfilia we know, and if Thancred is crossing shards to save her what could be a better set up for a real Rosa and Cecil, Yuna and Tidus, Rydia and Edge sort of love story?
We all know he loves her deeply anyway and that she doesn't seem to know since he is so guarded.
Idk I think it would just be lovely. Esp in all the chaos that is about to ensue, if we just had this story unfold on the side.
Who would you wanna see a love story between?
Shadowbringers, a love story
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02-03-2019, 11:29 AMAnimaAnimusShadowbringers, a love story
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02-03-2019, 11:33 AMMorbolvampireQueen6
Maybe.. i kinda hope the name rings true forcing us to spread darkness more than anything
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02-03-2019, 11:44 AMTheodric
I'd prefer things to remain vague across the board so that players themselves can privately contemplate any relationships that may or may not happen behind closed doors.
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02-03-2019, 11:53 AMKidria
If Shadowbringers is gonna be as dark as they want to hint at, and we do get a "love story" you're looking at a repeat of the Vault and/or an Automata-esque love story that's more tragedy and heartbreak than it is heartwarming love.
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02-03-2019, 11:57 AMAlexandre_Noireau
Rowena and Gerolt.
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02-03-2019, 12:01 PMbriarth0rn
Technically, Heavensward started with a love story- The love between Hraesvelgr and Shiva. It was the foundation for everything, including a 1000 year long war, that followed.
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02-03-2019, 12:02 PMVahlnirI bet Gerolt doesn't even owe her a debt and they are secretly a couple. They just say that he does to keep up appearances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandre_Noireau
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02-03-2019, 12:05 PMChaseNetworkEh, almost. That relationship was not the foundation for the Dragonsong War. In fact, that relationship is why Hraesvelgr did not participate in the Dragonsong War.Quote:
Originally Posted by briarth0rn
Ratatoskr being killing by Haldrath and his Knights was what started it. -
02-03-2019, 12:09 PMbriarth0rnThat's true, but Ishgard did use that relationship, the 'sin' of laying down with dragons, as an ongoing justification for the war for centuries.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaseNetwork
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02-03-2019, 12:13 PMDevilsDontFly
I support a relationship between Hien and the dozen male Au Ra in minimal clothing that keep stalking him every now and then.
Setting that aside I think I'd rather have a small sidestory as a romantic one than the main focus of things. Like Tataru and Wedge.
Though the true love story of this game could have been Yotsuyu and Gosetsu. -
02-03-2019, 12:31 PMAriaFairchild
Curious Gorge and Dorgono is already OTP. So far they are the only couple I see that has mutual feeling from both sides.
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02-03-2019, 12:32 PMChaseNetworkI felt like Yotsuyu really had an opportunity for a great redemption arc there. She still got some redemption when she took that Asahi slimeball down with her. Also...Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsDontFly
>_>
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#StepOnMe O\\\O
Poor Thancred though.
Thancred recovers Minfillia. After she had been dead and gone from his life.
Sees she's become a child.
Hears the police sirens.
Thancred cries "This isn't fair!"
I don't want to see potatos having their yeast activated.
I want to see some proper Nashu and Hildebrand rommance go down.
Maybe some more Hildebrand/Yojimbo? :3
Y'shtola/Little Sun could be really fun if they keep up with that. -
02-03-2019, 12:54 PMIscah
Definitely want to see more of Wedge's crush on Tataru. He's adorable.
A few job quests seemed to be lining up couples, actually. Curious Gorge/Dorgono was mentioned earlier; also Alka Zolka/Setoto pretty heavily hinted in the SCH quest and Zhai'a/Lalai suggested in the BLM quests. Oh, and Aldis/Mylla from GLA (and extending into PLD now) is pretty clear, if possibly of the 'eternally unresolved' variety. -
02-03-2019, 01:34 PMAmemeAmeklin
Thancred was Minfilia's foster dad* and kept hitting on her foster mom F'lahminn so I'm a little squicked out by people wanting to see him hook up with Minfilia...
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02-03-2019, 02:41 PMSenorPattyI hope the Tataru/Wedge thing goes somewhere. I'm cheering for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iscah
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02-03-2019, 10:10 PMHakuro89I think the running gag with him is that he hits on whatever new female character wanders into that area, last patch it was just Y'shtola's turn. Though her reaction to it was the best, no lie.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaseNetwork
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02-03-2019, 10:19 PMBeckettAs a father loves a daughter. When Thancred first met Minfilia, she was a child and he was an adult. He became her protector and guardian. This business with Minfillia being a child again in Shadowbringers is just reinforcing the father/daughter relationship.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus
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02-03-2019, 10:21 PMxbahax92
Thancred and Minf-.... Wait.. Umm.. :thinking:
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02-04-2019, 03:58 AMDarthSanguineThancred is basically Minfilia's adoptive father though...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus
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02-04-2019, 04:01 AMDarthSanguineIn addition to him being way too old for her, she literally calls him grandpa in the Japanese version... Yes, I know they're not actually related, but still, it serves to emphasize the age gap.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsDontFly
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02-04-2019, 04:29 AMJaywalker
I really, really want the option to have NPC romance as Warrior of Light. I don't know if it would be significantly harder given the MMO format to have multiple dialogue options and cutscenes set up according to player choices but BY GOD DO I HOPE THEY FIND A WAY.
Aaaaand they have considered it at the very least:
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02-04-2019, 04:54 AMKeddera_StormMoonThey made it obvious Wedge adores her in ARR, then did nothing with it for two expansions. Am as so disappointed in that.Quote:
Originally Posted by SenorPatty
Now Tataru isn't interested in anything that isn't project-related. Boy is gonna have to step up his game at this point - he has some catching up to do. -
02-04-2019, 05:13 AMAnimaAnimusMy other half is 20 years my senior, its not like an age gap is really anything these days. I just think their relationship is sweet and he does love her.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthSanguine
I played v1, I know their relationship from its beginnings. But it doesn't mean feelings cant grow and change, I just think it would be a sweet story that could have its tragic aspects but at the same time be intense and crazy. -
02-04-2019, 05:36 AMNaria
Sry but a large age gap between people who met as adults is completely different in my mind then the gap between people who met, not to mention had a close mentor/family relationship when one was a child. Minfilla is very important to Thancred, but I can't see a romantic relationship between them as anything other than creepy.
A "romance" I'd like to see more of is Carvallain and Rhoswen. Or just more of those two in general. -
02-04-2019, 05:38 AMLLSmoothJNot exactly, as their relationship seemed more like Father and Daughter as Gosetsu likely saw "Tsuyu" as a replacement for his lost daughter.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsDontFly
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02-04-2019, 05:50 AMCanadaneEorzeas favourite power couple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandre_Noireau
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02-04-2019, 06:43 PMBeckettThat would be difficult to fit in with the current Bonding Ceremony. Even if they added the ability to Bond to NPCs, it would make the Eternity Ring teleport useless (and halve the profits on weddings).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaywalker
I could see them adding a system similar to the Satisfaction system with the collectable NPCs though. With an "implied" romance where it's clear the NPC is into your character but never acts on it. -
02-05-2019, 02:19 AMIscahYes! How could I forget those two when I made my list earlier?Quote:
Originally Posted by Naria
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02-05-2019, 10:07 AMRamessesExactly, Naria... I was already raising an eyebrow that this thread got to page three and nobody had mentioned them. They were arguably one of the first "speculative" couples on the gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Naria
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02-09-2019, 12:16 AMMixt
Vidofnir X Estinien (I ship it)
Varis X Karma (She's a nasty one)
Little Sun X Eternal Comical Epic Fail
Go on Little Sun, make me laugh some more, your misery feeds me. -
02-09-2019, 01:47 AMXion136
Sardu x Cirina
Little Sun loses them both...to each other! -
02-09-2019, 01:49 AMIscah
The other pairing I forgot about that I want to see more of: Emmanellain and Laniaitte.
We're getting more Ishgard storyline, so fingers crossed! -
02-09-2019, 10:32 AMRamessesHow do I properly explain this to you, friend?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mixt
The Estinien x Ysayle ship has sailed and even morphed into a spacecraft with a massive online following. Considering the storyline involved, this baffled me as well when I found out last year August... perhaps some images will help illuminate this...
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02-09-2019, 11:00 AMBeckettThat would be delightful, but Cirina is clearly smitten with Hien!Quote:
Originally Posted by Xion136
Besides
I'm routing for Sadu x Magnai. They'll make each other delightfully miserable!
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02-09-2019, 11:06 AMRamesses*(Goes all bigeyes)*Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckett
Beckett... where in the world did you find that epic image? That perfectly captures their madness. -
02-09-2019, 11:18 AMHakuro89It looks like he's breaking her ankle. :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckett
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02-09-2019, 11:35 AMBeckettI think I originally got it off of /v/, but it comes from Waco aka misonobu (pixiv)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramesses
Incidentally, it looks like they're also responsible for my other absolute favorite bit of Sadu x Magnai art
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02-09-2019, 11:55 AMRamesses*(Laughs)*Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckett
By the way, there are also two really good ones by Slater...here...
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Originally Posted by Slatersev
And here...