Evolution of your character

[Gaddes]

My elezen/elvaan in FFXI was named Gaddes, and I wanted my character in FFXIV to be the continuation of that character, so I made sure to try and make him as close to the FFXI version as possible, which meant choosing the closest ponytail and making him a tan duskwight to match the XI skintone. I also gave him the Ronfaure surname to honor his roots. (I gave him a scar to mark the harrowing journey from Vana'diel to Eorzea)



Unfortunately, my XI character was a THF main and there wasn't a THF in XIV at the time, so I opted to be a PLD. I figured I was already well-versed in enmity control, so it made sense.
As time went on, I selected slightly longer hairstyles to indicate his growth away from the old XI ponytail, until I ended on the luxurious male long-haired hairstyle that I use today: