Theory for becoming a Warrior of Darkness

[gumas]

Right now the event look too... peaceful for the character to resort to darkness and become the WoD.

i was hoping in the recent event (or later in shadowbringer) someone is going to pull "haurchefant maneuver" or "papalymo last stand" but ff14 seems pretty shy from killing key character on the good side.

But Matoy'Sthola turn black mage and burn a forest... she keep all the fun for her like always.

or you know what? maybe that trailer when sthola burn a forest (it could be gridania? or that whm holy tree? lots of tree over there lol) is actually her try to make us become wod? seeing your most trusted friend become evil is quite an impact i say. maybe sthola (and others) awake at some point and she need to become "evil" to help us while other scion has role of their own.

[SubtleGraces]

I really don't understand why Warrior of Darkness is associated with Dark Knight Class, is it something from DK questline? Never played DK before.

[MrThinker]

Dark Knights use darkness. Best way to show we are the Warrior of Darkness, change to a job that uses darkness. For most people, that association is all they need.

[Daralii]

I really don't understand why Warrior of Darkness is associated with Dark Knight Class, is it something from DK questline? Never played DK before.

It's a martial class(in other words, a warrior) that uses darkness. That's about it. DRK being the poster child also gives SE an excuse to use elements of Cecil's design, like how DRG being the poster child for HW gave them an excuse to use elements of Kain's.

I'm always happy with FF4 fanservice.

[LineageRazor]

Dark Knights are fueled by the Power of Love!!!

That was the Moogles' lesson, anyway. What it really seemed to be indicating is that Dark Knights' abilities are fueled by powerful emotions, with the desire to protect those that need protecting (loved ones, especially) being the strongest fuel of all.

The fact that the people these loved ones need protection FROM are often "untouchables", nobility or clergy in positions of power is where the Dark Knights' reputation for "darkness" comes from, both in the deep-seated cynicism that arises as they witness these corrupt individuals escaping justice, and in the fact that they tend to be vigilantes, working outside the law in order to punish those the law can't touch.

It's nonetheless possible that this method really does evoke big-D Darkness, as well. If the Dark Knight stands in defiance of the law, and the law represents order, and if Darkness is opposed to order, then perhaps their power DOES come from the same place as the Ascians'. That's a lot of "ifs", though.

[IkaraGreydancer]

I cant help but feel that WOD will just be a title. We wont actually do anything different. The people we fight will look different is all. I was hoping we'd truly become bad guys but thats not happening. The only difference is that Light is now "evil" and darkness is now "good".
Unless im missing something

[Daralii]

I cant help but feel that WOD will just be a title. We wont actually do anything different. The people we fight will look different is all. I was hoping we'd truly become bad guys but thats not happening. The only difference is that Light is now "evil" and darkness is now "good".
Unless im missing something

III and XIV are the only numbered games that the Warriors of Darkness have shown up in, and they haven't been villains in either(though Arbert's group came closer thanks to Ascian interference). In III the WoLs and WoDs were just counterparts, defending the World of Light from Darkness and the World of Darkness from Light respectively. Restoring balance was never going to be a matter of going to the First and burning down orphanages.

[Bright-Flower]

III and XIV are the only numbered games that the Warriors of Darkness have shown up in, and they haven't been villains in either(though Arbert's group came closer thanks to Ascian interference). In III the WoLs and WoDs were just counterparts, defending the World of Light from Darkness and the World of Darkness from Light respectively. Restoring balance was never going to be a matter of going to the First and burning down orphanages.

Yep. I imagine for our part things won't change much except we'll have some light aligned antagonists (ie, sin eaters and Innocence) to fight. Maybe another set of 'unlocking crystals' similar to ARR but I don't think our character will act all that different.

[gumas]

DRK being the poster child also gives SE an excuse to use elements of Cecil's design

eh iam not surprised if our char will play exactly like cecil from ff4, become wod, do stuff, back to wol, end stuff. i mean, its pretty given, i doubt we are gong to end up as permanent wod (at the end of story that is)

[Rannie]

There is actually a darkness growing inside of us. This is confirmed by the old lady of the Mol tribe. Go speak with her since that battle with possessed Zenos and she makes a comment to the extent of, "remember that darkness that was growing inside of you that I warned you about.... yeah it's there still and growing. I thought it was due to zenos but I was wrong *shrugs* that's prophetic seeing for you" (I know that's not the exact wording... but I'm not at home right now and that's almost what I got from it... though she tells him/her to be careful too I think).