Please bring back Arenvald, Square Enix and Creative Business Unit III. T_T

Arenvald Lentinus is a Scion. A hero. A friend, who heedlessly and without hesitation gave of himself to offer salvation to a traitoress that so many others had since written off as irredeemable. He sacrificed a crucial part of himself, something he'd never have returned, to the cause of the eradication of the mad schemes of the utmost villainy. He is valuable, and he can contribute yet more to the cause. Many enjoy him, and would see him return to the fold if such an eventuality were to be put on offer. Cid nan Garlond is the premier genius of Eorzean Magitek. He is capable of many things, including the restoration and retrofitting of an Allagan superweapon eventually made useful to end other, more malevolent Allagan superweapons. Magitek is also capable of much. The world of Final Fantasy XIV is loaded with ingenious and revelatory Magitek, and this can be put to prominent use to either restore of bolster the use of Arenvald's legs.

For too long now, our friend Arenvald has quite literally sat on the sidelines. Pointlessly meandering, only to be wheeled out to be a glorified cheerleader. A criminal act of the highest caliber, when he can be so much more. His presence is a shining beacon to all who witness it. Bring him back, Square Enix. Restore one of the prodigal sons of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn to his rightful glory, and place at our side. I, and many others players I have precious little doubt, implore you to find it in your hearts to do so.

Magitek Armor mount could provide the legs. Magitek Preadator, Magitek Sky Armor.

This thread is 2 years to late....but I agree. Give us back our Friend.
Give back Alphi's Bestie.

I don’t see why it’s such an issue to begin with considering all the other things we have in game. Like, for what reason couldn’t we do a variety of things for him. We have Allagan tech. We have wild and crazy magic. We have weird Garlean chimera-science. We have Magitek. We have the ironworks.

We literally have the technology to to do a Million-Dollar-Man makeover. A million times over.

why

he's just a highlander version of graha tia: boring

at least he's a hot stud

See: MCU Wiki: James Rhodes's Leg Braces

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Originally Posted by kaynide

I don’t see why it’s such an issue to begin with considering all the other things we have in game. Like, for what reason couldn’t we do a variety of things for him. We have Allagan tech. We have wild and crazy magic. We have weird Garlean chimera-science. We have Magitek. We have the ironworks.

We literally have the technology to to do a Million-Dollar-Man makeover. A million times over.

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Agreed. Considering Grynewaht went full hypertuned cyborg in stormblood, and Lugae in endwalker even goes further, he becomes a full robot.. I dont see why they cant just give Arenvald a pair of magitek legs.

I agree - always found him to be an interesting character, particularly with his having the Echo but not being as confident in actually using it as the Warrior of Light. Regardless of his mobility (which, as others have suggested, could be addressed) it's something that could/should be explored further.

And I would say I'd love to see something develop between him and Fordola, but SE seem adverse to having relationships develop between NPCs and I therefore don't expect to see anything of the sort.

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Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso

This thread is 2 years to late....but I agree. Give us back our Friend.
Give back Alphi's Bestie.

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Someone had to say it. Better late than never.

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Originally Posted by hunkygladiator

why

he's just a highlander version of graha tia: boring

at least he's a hot stud

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I find his backstory, basic as it is, to be far more compelling than G'raha's "inexplicably good at Allagan things, oh also I'm a bloodline descendant of Allag royalty/chosen ones" nonsense. Blegh to that, I say.

I like his character. It hit home to me with this story as at the time I was recovering from a very serious stair accident which has left me with not much use in my left leg. I really felt for this story. Have a lot of metalwork I am now made up of screws and plates lol but at the time I was sitting in a wheelchair and it made me feel better about my situation lol! So yes give him new legs!!

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Originally Posted by kaynide

I don’t see why it’s such an issue to begin with considering all the other things we have in game. Like, for what reason couldn’t we do a variety of things for him. We have Allagan tech. We have wild and crazy magic. We have weird Garlean chimera-science. We have Magitek. We have the ironworks.

We literally have the technology to to do a Million-Dollar-Man makeover. A million times over.

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I said the same thing somewhere some time ago. I guess leaving him a cripple since the writers don't know what to do with him is much the same as what happened to Papalymo.

EDIT: Now that i looked back on that thread, i was reminded that Raubahn deserves a fully functional arm that also works as a cannon, like Guts.

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Originally Posted by Misplaced_Marbles

I said the same thing somewhere some time ago. I guess leaving him a cripple since the writers don't know what to do with him is much the same as what happened to Papalymo.

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Worst case, now that we’ve figured how to make temper-free primals, let’s just summon him a pair of legs.

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Originally Posted by TowaIsBestGirl

G'raha's "inexplicably good at Allagan things ... nonsense"

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He has a PhD in Allagan Studies. He didn't just magically become an expert on Allag without any training.

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Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso

Give back Alphi's Bestie.

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Well, Estinien is offended (probably).

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Originally Posted by Rongway

He has a PhD in Allagan Studies. He didn't just magically become an expert on Allag without any training.

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Except for how he got that magical (supposedly temporary, but i'm sure that's as temporary as Y'shtolas not-waning health due to magical super eyesight) knowledge transfer along with the magical blood transfusion.

He is a great character, the healer part of the EW Job quests was by far my favourite due to him and my girl Fordola. It is a fine line to walk with the subject of disabilities, but I feel it did a decent job showing he was not useless and still had a role to play. That said, it is surprising how he (And Raubahn) have not been given more technical aid to help with their disabilities, given what the Ironworks and Sharlayans can do.Not sure if we will see him again anytime soon, but would be nice if when we do he has an upgraded chair at least.

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Originally Posted by SassyAssassin

Well, Estinien is offended (probably).

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Estinien is not Best Friend....he is Big Brother.

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Originally Posted by TowaIsBestGirl

I find his backstory, basic as it is, to be far more compelling than G'raha's "inexplicably good at Allagan things, oh also I'm a bloodline descendant of Allag royalty/chosen ones" nonsense. Blegh to that, I say.

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The Allagan part of Graha Tia literally does not contribute one iota to his character. It's a plot device.

So if you strip the Allagan part out you get the same two men: fanboys who want to adventure with the WOL. Remember 4.1?

His arc with Fordola in the blog posts was also really bland and it was more about Fordola than it was about him.

Oh and the worst part about him is that he idolizes Alphinaud. LMAO

Now say even if they put Arenvald into 7.0 and make him the main Scion. What would happen? They're going to write him into a Graha Tia that endlessly lathers you with effusive praise the moment you walked a grandma cross the street. He's going to remark on how you managed the unthinkable feat of interacting with some sparkles over at the tree trunk. He's going to spend exactly two lines of dialogue on his mother with absolutely zero emotional resolution. Etc. Etc.

I would very much rather they let Arenvald off the hook so I don't need to witness him being made into a fanfiction character.

I'm always surprised by people who enjoy Arenvald. I find him about as interesting as a bag of rocks.

Granted, I haven't done the EW healer quests though. Does he or his dynamic with Fordola get any more interesting, or do the writers insist on playing the tsundere pairing card again?

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Originally Posted by Lunaxia

I'm always surprised by people who enjoy Arenvald. I find him about as interesting as a bag of rocks.

Granted, I haven't done the EW healer quests though. Does he or his dynamic with Fordola get any more interesting, or do the writers insist on playing the tsundere pairing card again?

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Yea, I don't get it either. He's fine any everything but nothing special. No Hairy Boulder that's for sure. Fordola would be in jail if it was up to me.

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...74d7dceb68.jpg

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Originally Posted by Misplaced_Marbles

I said the same thing somewhere some time ago. I guess leaving him a cripple since the writers don't know what to do with him is much the same as what happened to Papalymo.

EDIT: Now that i looked back on that thread, i was reminded that Raubahn deserves a fully functional arm that also works as a cannon, like Guts.

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Aaaaaw yeah, Raubahn of the Rocket Punch. Then again, Raubahn has been consistently shown to have gotten more badass since losing the extra paperweight.

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Originally Posted by Rongway

He has a PhD in Allagan Studies. He didn't just magically become an expert on Allag without any training.

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Yes, except they never show any of his esteemed "training" so it's hard to believe it. Which is something this game is often rather terrible at, one of my biggest issues really. We constantly get told a character is this or that, but given no compelling scenes to believe it. They just immediately show up and start doing amazing things. G'raha is particularly bad at this, even his morphing into the Crystal Exarch happens largely off-screen. We finally see G'raha again, and he's suddenly an entirely different person. Compare him to... say, Alphinaud? The little brother figure we personally got to see grow into the young Elezen man we know today? Witness his trials and his tribulations? Yeah, that.

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Originally Posted by Lunaxia

I'm always surprised by people who enjoy Arenvald. I find him about as interesting as a bag of rocks.

Granted, I haven't done the EW healer quests though. Does he or his dynamic with Fordola get any more interesting, or do the writers insist on playing the tsundere pairing card again?

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This is fair. I'm just so damn weary of them throwing interesting characters into the background to rot. Be it Arenvald, who was seemingly beginning to become prominent to Lady Yugiri Mistwalker etc. Characters being introduced in certain expansions or other content only to be promptly forgotten about not too long after is an awful waste. Square hyperfocuses on the main cast a bit too much for my liking. I'd like to see certain less prominent characters become more relevant in the MSQ so others might see them for what they bring to the table. And Arenvald is a particular interest of mine.

I'm really torn. I loved his arc in the healer role quests that even if he was in that chair, he was still the person he always was and he was going to find a way to make a difference besides jumping into combat. But I could also see the big brains getting together and coming up with something that would give him the choice to be mobile without the chair if he wanted. I'm not entirely convinced he would take them up on it, though.

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Originally Posted by TaleraRistain

I'm really torn. I loved his arc in the healer role quests that even if he was in that chair, he was still the person he always was and he was going to find a way to make a difference besides jumping into combat. But I could also see the big brains getting together and coming up with something that would give him the choice to be mobile without the chair if he wanted. I'm not entirely convinced he would take them up on it, though.

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True; but he doesn’t necessarily need to come back as a fighter. He could become a lead in prosthetic development which would be in line with future healer role quests. I’m sure there are a lot of injured who would benefit from that, and he’d easily find a home in the ironworks.

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Originally Posted by kaynide

True; but he doesn’t necessarily need to come back as a fighter. He could become a lead in prosthetic development which would be in line with future healer role quests. I’m sure there are a lot of injured who would benefit from that, and he’d easily find a home in the ironworks.

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He's not really an engineer, though. He did fantastic establishing himself as something of a diplomat and leader among the Ala Mhigans in the healer role quest. He's certainly someone who can bring people together. Reminds me a lot of Carrot from the Discworld novels.

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Originally Posted by TaleraRistain

He's not really an engineer, though. He did fantastic establishing himself as something of a diplomat and leader among the Ala Mhigans in the healer role quest. He's certainly someone who can bring people together. Reminds me a lot of Carrot from the Discworld novels.

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I mean, he isn't one yet. Could start somewhere! If nothing more than to be the guy who test-drives the new models/machines.

Though diplomat works too.