Can we please have at least 1 female Au Ra to accompany the WoL on their adventures?

It would only be fair to add at least one or two to accompany the WoL on their adventures. That, and we could use having new characters as they scions surely already overstayed their welcome. So much for wanting a new adventures and being baited into thinking the scions were all going their separate ways... but nope. Everyone's together again in the following patch!

Anyway, I make my point that having a Fem Au Ra NPC would be quite at this point since they barely get representation in the story as well for being one of the most played race and gender combination. I'd extend the request to have a Fem Keeper of the Moon to accompany the WoL as well.
Because we've had, for the longest time:
4 Elezen
3 Midlanders
3 Lalafells
2 Miqo'te

I think we're all tired of the same Sharlayan smartasses every single MSQ breathing on our neck.

Best we can give you is an Au Ra educated in Sharlayan like Mikoto, take it or leave

Yugiri used to be that person

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Originally Posted by Vandso

Yugiri used to be that person

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I can't believe OP forgot about her :(

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Originally Posted by Vandso

Yugiri used to be that person

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For how long that even was? Just the short Doman arc? A couple of quests in ARR and HW? I'd like a long-term Au Ra party member who wants to adventure *with* the WoL. Like the twins.

I'm just thinking about how many interesting characters we've had join the scions only for them to get kinda flanderized and turned into milquetoast boring versions of the people I liked. I thought Graha was cool, interesting, and tragic when he was the crystal wizard, but now he's just an irritating fanboy. Estinien was mysterious and cool when he was a brooding dragoon with a hateboner for dragons, but now he's wearing button-up tops and struggling to buy things at the market. Those moments were funny, don't get me wrong, but I'm not interested in that character anymore like I used to be.

I get monkey paw vibes from this request. Like they'll give us Yugiri as a scion and then iron out all her internal conflicts and just make her an uninteresting yshtola clone or something.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

I'm just thinking about how many interesting characters we've had join the scions only for them to get kinda flanderized and turned into milquetoast boring versions of the people I liked. I thought Graha was cool, interesting, and tragic when he was the crystal wizard, but now he's just an irritating fanboy. Estinien was mysterious and cool when he was a brooding dragoon with a hateboner for dragons, but now he's wearing button-up tops and struggling to buy things at the market. Those moments were funny, don't get me wrong, but I'm not interested in that character anymore like I used to be.

I get monkey paw vibes from this request. Like they'll give us Yugiri as a scion and then iron out all her internal conflicts and just make her an uninteresting yshtola clone or something.

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That's why you RP and just come up with your own headcanon and ignore the story

As you see in the list you made, there are a lot of different races that haven't gotten to be featured as part on the WoL's inner circle. I don't think female aura should be in any priority in this case, especially when Yugiri exists.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

I'm just thinking about how many interesting characters we've had join the scions only for them to get kinda flanderized and turned into milquetoast boring versions of the people I liked. I thought Graha was cool, interesting, and tragic when he was the crystal wizard, but now he's just an irritating fanboy. Estinien was mysterious and cool when he was a brooding dragoon with a hateboner for dragons, but now he's wearing button-up tops and struggling to buy things at the market. Those moments were funny, don't get me wrong, but I'm not interested in that character anymore like I used to be.

I get monkey paw vibes from this request. Like they'll give us Yugiri as a scion and then iron out all her internal conflicts and just make her an uninteresting yshtola clone or something.

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I don't really get this. Is it that the characters have been shown to be more than just the single detail that was cool? I enjoyed both Estinien and Graha before they got more fleshed out and enjoy them both more now that I have a better idea of who they are underneath all the edgyness.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

I get monkey paw vibes from this request. Like they'll give us Yugiri as a scion and then iron out all her internal conflicts and just make her an uninteresting yshtola clone or something.

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To be honest at this point I just want new, grounded and relatable characters like Ardbert's companions. Don't get me wrong, I'm just tired of seeing the same faces all over and I can already predict what they'll say. The proposed new Au Ra NPC doesn't even need to be Yugiri, I'd rather have someone new really. Preferably Au Ra, Roe, Viera maybe a Highlander. And it doesn't help that practically every single Scion character already concluded their stories and Square Enix has no balls to threaten their lives or make them suffer.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

I'm just thinking about how many interesting characters we've had join the scions only for them to get kinda flanderized and turned into milquetoast boring versions of the people I liked. I thought Graha was cool, interesting, and tragic when he was the crystal wizard, but now he's just an irritating fanboy. Estinien was mysterious and cool when he was a brooding dragoon with a hateboner for dragons, but now he's wearing button-up tops and struggling to buy things at the market. Those moments were funny, don't get me wrong, but I'm not interested in that character anymore like I used to be.

I get monkey paw vibes from this request. Like they'll give us Yugiri as a scion and then iron out all her internal conflicts and just make her an uninteresting yshtola clone or something.

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It's not as if Yugiri has much of a personality other than 'honour and duty', so I can't see how they could make her worse.

Anyone remember Mide Hotgo? I'd really love her to somehow make a reappearance but I also haven't played the HW raid in years so I honestly don't remember if she's lost in time or something.

Besides from Yugiri, she's the only other Au'ra girl with a enqueue face who was only put in as a mini side story character.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hOAjt7J5Zuk/maxresdefault.jpg

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Originally Posted by KhudusQestir

Anyone remember Mide Hotgo? I'd really love her to somehow make a reappearance but I also haven't played the HW raid in years so I honestly don't remember if she's lost in time or something.

Besides from Yugiri, she's the only other Au'ra girl with a enqueue face who was only put in as a mini side story character.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hOAjt7J5Zuk/maxresdefault.jpg

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Uhhhh, yeah she isn't coming back from the looks of it at the end of Alexander raids. ;(

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Originally Posted by Bunnycake

Uhhhh, yeah she isn't coming back from the looks of it at the end of Alexander raids. ;(

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We should give her a twin. Or split time somehow. Ya I'm sure we can BS this.


But seriously, I wouldn't mind a nice new Au'ra character that actually sticks around. We already know dragon boy isn't doing that. He's gonna stay king in Radz.

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Originally Posted by KhudusQestir

Anyone remember Mide Hotgo? I'd really love her to somehow make a reappearance but I also haven't played the HW raid in years so I honestly don't remember if she's lost in time or something.

Besides from Yugiri, she's the only other Au'ra girl with a enqueue face who was only put in as a mini side story character.

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Mikoto would be a sensible addition as well. Sadly I don't think Mide will ever come back and Yugiri is too tied to Hien anyway.

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Originally Posted by KhudusQestir

We should give her a twin. Or split time somehow. Ya I'm sure we can BS this.


But seriously, I wouldn't mind a nice new Au'ra character that actually sticks around. We already know dragon boy isn't doing that. He's gonna stay king in Radz.

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God, I wish. I really enjoyed her, damnit.

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Originally Posted by Tehmon

As you see in the list you made, there are a lot of different races that haven't gotten to be featured as part on the WoL's inner circle. I don't think female aura should be in any priority in this case, especially when Yugiri exists.

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Oh, I think they should. Just take a look at the census LuckyBancho of active characters. A rather big chunk of players play Auri girls.
https://i.redd.it/oote9oevt0981.png

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Originally Posted by Yukimin

Oh, I think they should. Just take a look at the census LuckyBancho of active characters. A rather big chunk of players play Auri girls.
https://i.redd.it/oote9oevt0981.png

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Doesn't that mean that instead of choosing aura girls they should instead give hrothgar's and roegadyn's more time to shine?

They're never going to have every race represented in the WoL's major companions all at once, and we have had a reasonable number of female Au Ra supporting characters. Yugiri, Cirina, Sadu, Mide, Mikoto, probably her twin sister turning up somewhere.

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Originally Posted by Yukimin

Mikoto would be a sensible addition as well. Sadly I don't think Mide will ever come back and Yugiri is too tied to Hien anyway.

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Yugiri isn't coming back because her VA was murdered. she was retired after Stormblood because of it.

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Originally Posted by Tehmon

Doesn't that mean that instead of choosing aura girls they should instead give hrothgar's and roegadyn's more time to shine?

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Nah. I don't think so.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

They're never going to have every race represented in the WoL's major companions all at once, and we have had a reasonable number of female Au Ra supporting characters. Yugiri, Cirina, Sadu, Mide, Mikoto, probably her twin sister turning up somewhere.

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Also Allie, whom we'll be getting more of in 6.4.

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Originally Posted by Yukimin

Nah. I don't think so.

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Okay then I hope there will never be a prominent female aura character ever again.

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Originally Posted by Mosha

Yugiri isn't coming back because her VA was murdered. she was retired after Stormblood because of it.

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Her 2minute HW va did, and who cares about english vas?

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Originally Posted by Iscah

They're never going to have every race represented in the WoL's major companions all at once, and we have had a reasonable number of female Au Ra supporting characters. Yugiri, Cirina, Sadu, Mide, Mikoto, probably her twin sister turning up somewhere.

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Then unfortunately I'm pretty sure the story, at least characters will be just like a 7 year old stale bread with the same faces, the same platitudes about friendship and the same predictable dialogues.

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Originally Posted by Mosha

Yugiri isn't coming back because her VA was murdered. she was retired after Stormblood because of it.

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I genuinely don't see the issue with this. And I'm not even trying to be cold and heartless, why not just hire a new VA? I genuinely really like Yugiri and wouldn't mind seeing more of her.

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Originally Posted by Xirean

I don't really get this. Is it that the characters have been shown to be more than just the single detail that was cool? I enjoyed both Estinien and Graha before they got more fleshed out and enjoy them both more now that I have a better idea of who they are underneath all the edgyness.

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It's just a difference in opinion then. Personally, I enjoyed them less once I learned more about them, and feel like they're just boring comic relief at this point, while before they felt like they had depth. Becoming a scion gives a character the chance to overstay his welcome imo. This has more to do with the writers being afraid to let "finished" characters go though, which is probably a topic for a different thread. More power to you if you enjoy a happier Graha though. I get it. I just don't, personally.

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Originally Posted by Yukimin

To be honest at this point I just want new, grounded and relatable characters like Ardbert's companions. Don't get me wrong, I'm just tired of seeing the same faces all over and I can already predict what they'll say. The proposed new Au Ra NPC doesn't even need to be Yugiri, I'd rather have someone new really. Preferably Au Ra, Roe, Viera maybe a Highlander. And it doesn't help that practically every single Scion character already concluded their stories and Square Enix has no balls to threaten their lives or make them suffer.

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I've been wishing for another shb-tier isekai arc just to get away from everything and start fresh for almost this exact reason. I'd be thrilled at just, a new squad. But way too many people love the old squad, so that's probably what we'll get to keep for the next decade.

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It's not as if Yugiri has much of a personality other than 'honour and duty', so I can't see how they could make her worse.

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Yeah she was kind of forgettable to me too. I honestly couldn't tell you much about her. She just came to mind first for some reason.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

It's just a difference in opinion then. Personally, I enjoyed them less once I learned more about them, and feel like they're just boring comic relief at this point, while before they felt like they had depth. Becoming a scion gives a character the chance to overstay his welcome imo.

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I can definitely understand not liking a character, but doesn't depth imply something beneath what you can see? That being their actual personality when they aren't in constant war mode?

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Originally Posted by Fourbestintoner

Her 2minute HW va did, and who cares about english vas?

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I genuinely don't see the issue with this. And I'm not even trying to be cold and heartless, why not just hire a new VA? I genuinely really like Yugiri and wouldn't mind seeing more of her.

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I would imagine it's out of respect, I believe it happened during SBs production so after that they started to draw down her role. If recall her HW VA was meant to do SB but obviously that happened and so they hired a replacement VA to finish production. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I haven't looked at the details in years.

No it happened at the beginning of HW and she was immediately replaced for the rest of HW and SB.

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Originally Posted by Tehmon

Also Allie, whom we'll be getting more of in 6.4.

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Wait, what? Did I missed something from MSQ? I didn't see her at all after ShB.

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Originally Posted by Xirean

I can definitely understand not liking a character, but doesn't depth imply something beneath what you can see? That being their actual personality when they aren't in constant war mode?

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Yeah, but the thing that was beneath the surface was really shallow. Using Graha as an example, he's been this one note fanboy for like 2 years straight. If you're into that, great. I'm bored of it though. Only so many ways I can say this.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

I've been wishing for another shb-tier isekai arc just to get away from everything and start fresh for almost this exact reason. I'd be thrilled at just, a new squad. But way too many people love the old squad, so that's probably what we'll get to keep for the next decade.

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It's unfortunate that the character that baited us into believing she died 3 to 4 times is the one that sells the most. I agree with the ShB isekai. Which is why I'm hoping 7.0 will be more of that minus the old squad... but I'm not holding my breath, really.

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Originally Posted by Yukimin

Then unfortunately I'm pretty sure the story, at least characters will be just like a 7 year old stale bread with the same faces, the same platitudes about friendship and the same predictable dialogues.

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All you're asking for is the same platitudes with new faces, if it's still the same people doing the same writing.

And if we do get new characters, it will be whatever race the writers want to add.

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Yeah, but the thing that was beneath the surface was really shallow. Using Graha as an example, he's been this one note fanboy for like 2 years straight. If you're into that, great. I'm bored of it though. Only so many ways I can say this.

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Actually I'm just glad that he is happy now after all the death he's seen. The fanboy thing comes off to me as a coping mechanism.

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Wait, what? Did I missed something from MSQ? I didn't see her at all after ShB.

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Not MSQ, but Tataru's Grand Endeavour side quest will feature Gaius and Allie.

Maybe if are we lucky Zero will die and be replaced by a meat puppet femra Azdaja.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

All you're asking for is the same platitudes with new faces, if it's still the same people doing the same writing.

And if we do get new characters, it will be whatever race the writers want to add.

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All I want are more new and grounded characters. I can let the platitudes slide if such characters are interesting. I know I enjoyed a bunch of their stories when they were still developing.

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Originally Posted by Tehmon

Not MSQ, but Tataru's Grand Endeavour side quest will feature Gaius and Allie.

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Ahhh, awesome! Thank you for that info.

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Actually I'm just glad that he is happy now after all the death he's seen. The fanboy thing comes off to me as a coping mechanism.

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That's an interesting approach. If the story ever went somewhere with it, I think it'd be a genuinely engaging character arc to explore. Lots of people cope with trauma by being overly cheerful and helpful to others. But we went through all of EW with the writers sort of just... solidifying this as genuinely who Graha is. There's not a lot of evidence to suggest that he's even coping at all. Man's just happy af that he gets to adventure with the hero he read about in books. The situation you suggested though, to me that's depth. That's something I would like to actually see in the story. But there rarely seems to be room for it. Characters don't get to sit with their trauma very long in this series. I'm now thinking of when Krile got abducted in Stormblood and they placed her in the mindfuck echo capsule and basically ran traumatizing memories through her again and again and again. When she got out, she was fine afterwards. We didn't even get to see hints of her struggling with the ordeal after the fact.

Idk, I'm rambling now. This game has a wealth of characterization it could do involving the very real theme of what happens to soldiers when the war's over, and endwalker could've explored that in post-ew, but it largely didn't. The more I think on it, the more it feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.

I personally don't mind what type of character we would get, I mainly want characters with interesting stories (I although I'd kind of would like to see a female tank for once, but other then that I'm not to fussed), I hope in 7.0 we Get a new cast at least, I don't even mind the scions but at this point I think most people have had enough of them, I think 7.0 is also our biggest chance of actually having a new cast of characters, which I feel like we need honestly.