So... that spiderman shirt... (new job tease)

[ZhaneX]

Or we could look at it this way:

2014 Fanfest we had one name relation: Dark Knight -> Dark Knight
2014 Fanfest we had one theme related clue: 007 -> gadgets and guns -> machinist

2016 Fanfest we had one name relation: Scarlet Witch -> Red Mage
2016 we may or may not have a theme related clue: Spiderman -> ??? -> ???

Yeah, that's a valid way to look at it, a pattern in the teasing, rather than just pure odds.

[jdnyc]

From Yoshi-P's New Year's Letter I got in an email this morning.

Look ye where the sun doth rise,
See crimson embers, dark'ning skies,
Look ye where the sun doth fall,
See azure lost amidst the squall.

Crimson is Red Mage announcement. East comes before west as the sun rises and sets in the evening.
Azure is Blue. West comes second and would be the second announcement.

I think it's pretty clear it's Blue Mage.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

From Yoshi-P's New Year's Letter I got in an email this morning.

Look ye where the sun doth rise,
See crimson embers, dark'ning skies,
Look ye where the sun doth fall,
See azure lost amidst the squall.

Crimson is Red Mage announcement. East comes before west as the sun rises and sets in the evening.
Azure is Blue. West comes second and would be the second announcement.

I think it's pretty clear it's Blue Mage.

No, Crimson is Stormblood, and Azure is Heavensward. The titles of both expansions in Japanese are Azure skies of Ishgard and Crimson Rebellion (or Liberation, I dont remember lol).

[aesteval]

No, Crimson is Stormblood, and Azure is Heavensward. The titles of both expansions in Japanese are Azure skies of Ishgard and Crimson Rebellion (or Liberation, I dont remember lol).

It also could have multiple meanings or implications. Could being pure speculation of course.

[Lambdafish]

It also could have multiple meanings or implications. Could being pure speculation of course.

I highly doubt it, the context of the entire quote directly indicates that the azure part is indicating ishgard.

sun doth rise - east - ala mhigo - crimson - stormblood
sun doth fall - west - ishgard - azure - heavensward

It is saying that as another chapter opens, we close on ishgard (and that a storm is coming for the azure city state).

I'm going with the fact that none of the clues we have been given have pointed to BLU specifically, and that BLU is as likely as it is unlikely (shrodingers BLU?)


Edit: The text confirms gunblades as much as it confirms BLU (why else would they use the word squall?), why isn't that speculation?

[Katana190]

It also could have multiple meanings or implications. Could being pure speculation of course.

Yeah I mean, if BLU is confirmed people will just say "I TOLD YOU SO" no point arguing it.

I was referring to the 2 minute mark (as I said in my comment) when he glows blue, not his fighting style.

And I still struggle to see the logic, it's a 4.0 trailer showing 2 Monks fight, end of. The blue aura is 1 of 2 things, either creative design or a new skill/buff in 4.0 which Monks have access to.

Just going to stick with Spiderman being the one and only teaser. Can the BLU camp stop trying to enforce everything that involves freaken blue is a hint to BLU, it's a common colour and a primary colour at that... I'll try it to.
Heavenstun has Samurai helmets, SAM hint? The poem describes the Rising Sun, SAM hint? The 4.0 trailer has an eastern music theme to it, SAM hint? Zenos looks like a Magitech Samurai, SAM hint? etc...

[Alleo]

The glowing bits at the end of the trailer were for artistic purpose. This was said by Yoshida in one of the interviews. If I remember it correctly they were not planned and the studio put them there in the end. (Something about the trailer finishing in time for the Fanfest)

[Balipu]

The glowing bits at the end of the trailer were for artistic purpose.

Artistic purpose? Hmmm. Comic book drawing is art. Spiderman is a comic book character. Spiderman hints at Blue Mage. Sooo we are getting a blue mage.

Am I doing it right? XD

[Alleo]

Artistic purpose? Hmmm. Comic book drawing is art. Spiderman is a comic book character. Spiderman hints at Blue Mage. Sooo we are getting a blue mage.

Am I doing it right? XD

Hm I think you are onto something! Maybe somewhere in some comic books someone bought a blue pen. Blue mage confirmed. (I know this was bad)
Love the jokes

[ZioSerpe]

All I know is if it ends up being blue I would just give them a bravo and a convinced golf-clap.
They made just so much teasing for it that is insane, a lot of things they did recently used red and blue theme that while not being related to red and blue mage at all could be speculated on, wich is exactly what YoshiP seems to thrive on.
I mean how about the guy during starlight saying I couldn't decide between the red or blue present so I got them both.
For all the people hoping in blue mage (I ain't one, my favourite FF jobs are all in the game already) that is such a cocktease.