[SPOILER ALERT] Exarch is the Bae in this expac <3

[Eclair_Xysha]

Thank you, FFXIV Team for allowing us to have a date night/date day with Exarch. I shot him. Out of love.

It's not exactly a dinner date like with Aymeric, but I appreciate this non-erotic fan service.

Edit:
This topic thread became a General Discussion for all things Bae that isn't Exarch related, but I couldn't edit the thread title for which ever reason...
ANYWAYS....

Who's your Bae?

[Mingqin]

Since this thread has spoiler in the title.

You can show him the wind up toy of himself after the MSQ ends.

[Eclair_Xysha]

Since this thread has spoiler in the title.

You can show him the wind up toy of himself after the MSQ ends.

I know! OMG <3
His reactions are so cute and priceless. I still loved the scene where he waited outside my room, just bouncing around a little bit, waiting for me to open the door. It was cute.

Although when he reached for the portal after letting me pass through... My heart broke. :<

[Enla]

If you don't enable the ability to reflect quest progression while rewatching the cutscenes in the inn you get a taste of what his dialogue is like if you didn't run the CT raids, and I have to say that it just makes me all the more appreciate of the effort they went in to code dialogue for those of us who did those raids. His reactions to being called his name are so heartbreaking...

[CraftOs]

How do you initiate dates with NPCs? Could I do it with Thancred and Yshtola?

[seida]

Not real dates, both the above mentioned were just parts of the msq but felt kind of like dates.

Also, the exarch was lovely but I'm afraid the real bae was

Emet-Selch

[Enla]

Not real dates, both the above mentioned were just parts of the msq but felt kind of like dates.

Also, the exarch was lovely but I'm afraid the real bae was

Emet-Selch

[Eclair_Xysha]

makes me all the more appreciate of the effort they went in to code dialogue for those of us who did those raids. His reactions to being called his name are so heartbreaking...

Omg right?! ;_____; And then you think back on the CT cutscenes where he locks himself in the tower. AAAAAAAAAAHHH

How do you initiate dates with NPCs? Could I do it with Thancred and Yshtola?

I think the closest you can do is just stand around them or next to them while you /gpose. I did that with Urianger. xD

Not real dates, both the above mentioned were just parts of the msq but felt kind of like dates.

Also, the exarch was lovely but I'm afraid the real bae was

Emet-Selch

I know they aren't. lol

And lel He can be your bae. Alllll yours. xD
He seems like he likes to play the, "hard to get" game.

[Irie]

I adore absolutely everything about him. You can feel right from the beginning that he is very fond of the player character, but tries to hide it the best he can. He is very formal and polite, and does his best to sound like the person of authority he is. But sometimes you get small glimpses of affection or even shyness, when talking to him. I love the part, where you have to escort the dwarf guy to the cave. And the dwarf kept making comments about how the player character and Exarch work great together and the Exrach goes really shy. OMG.

It makes him feel so incredibly human. The part, when he leaves some food for you in your room? My heart melted. I don't think I've ever been as afraid for a fictional character as I was for him after Emet-Selch shot and kidnapped him. And as relieved as I was, when he turned out to be ok.

And Jonathan Baileys voice acting is top notch. I don't know how many times I rewatched the cut scene after the last battle and almost fainted everytime he said "Where to start..." or began crying, when you call him G'raha Tia.

[SannaR]

I loved the dwarf's so how long have you known the Wol/Wod and he's all weeeeeeeellll and then probably super glad more sin eaters show up. I didn't think he was cute during the CT quest line, but man he looks super cute with those white streaks in his hair. I'm really glad they didn't make him be some super creepy new person who just knows about us because of the stories that were told about us. Like they really could have made him go the guy we have to trust because reasons only to find out he's also a bad guy trope.