O5-12 predictions

[Jonnycbad]

So, given that in the Interdimensional Rift we have fought bosses from FF5 and in the story, Omega is pitting us against foes from myths that were beaten by heroes, what do you think the future tiers will have? I think the next tier will be FF4 Arch Fiends Cagnazzio, Barbaccia, Runicante and finally Zeromus. Typically in remakes of FF games 1-6 there has been a post-game zone where we fight bosses from other FF games and this is kinda what Omega in ff14 feels like, plus the boss music im this tier is all FF5, I cant imagine us fighting another 8 FF5 bosses, especially because O1-O3 were the "4 generals of exdeath" (the 4th one we didn't fight was the final boss in Weeping City of Mach). So 3 arch fiends and Zemus with Ff4 boss music could be the new tier. Plus the savage version of Zemus can have him transform into Zeromus for some Big Bang fun.

[FJerome]

I do think there's going to be bosses we *don't* see, just because they're too iconic for their specific game rather than just the franchise as a whole. Sephiroth or Kefka, for example.

[SunAurel]

Oh god the 4 fiends from IV would be amazing - though I'd also like them as a primal series like the warring triad

[Saiah]

I do think there's going to be bosses we *don't* see, just because they're too iconic for their specific game rather than just the franchise as a whole. Sephiroth or Kefka, for example.

Sephiroth would probably create confusion since we already have Sephirot. And the achievement for beating EX refers to the original. Though I wouldnt mind fighting him in a trial.

What if... what if...

We get to fight HEROES from other FF's? It would make sense for this to happen in Omega. I mean, villains from the fairytales he takes inspiration from are defeated by heroes. And his goal is to test us and learn from us. So what better way to test us than to pitch us against the ones who defeated the villains? Theres no reason all the contestants in Omega need to be evil, right? Besides, they dont need to be the real heroes, but representations conjured by Omega.

[Jonnycbad]

Not gonna fight 25 foot versions of Cloud or Bartz. If they were our size it would look silly still. Humanoid bosses tend to larger than us to make them more menacing and "larger than life" but having a big version of Cloud, when he's supposed to be 5'7, would be silly.

Small humanoid bosses are usually for dungeons.

[Saiah]

Not gonna fight 25 foot versions of Cloud or Bartz. If they were our size it would look silly still. Humanoid bosses tend to larger than us to make them more menacing and "larger than life" but having a big version of Cloud, when he's supposed to be 5'7, would be silly.

Small humanoid bosses are usually for dungeons.

Size would be an issue indeed. I actually cut that out of my message to fit the cap limit. Though I think it would be somethig worth thinking over. A larger target ring would improve positionals. But the remaining issue would be visibility of the boss itself.

[koichi88]

Omega 9-12 could be revamped versions of the Ruby, Emerald and Diamond weapons before culminating with a fight against Omega itself.

[Remedi]

FF1 bosses could be a possibility too

[Hinoto-no-Ryuji]

For whatever reason, using actual protagonists/antagonists from the franchise really bugs me. I'm not sure why I draw the line where I do (and it's not even consistent; I have no issue with ExDeath, for instance), but the idea of fighting Cloud or Zidane or SIN or Ultimecia makes me roll my eyes and pray that doesn't happen (that said, I like the the idea of the Four Fiends, and they would certainly fit the raid structure nicely).

It's also very difficult to speculate future bosses with the Full Franchise approach, as they could literally be anything. Assuming that the game is going to stick to FFV, however, makes speculation quite a bit easier. This is actually pretty likely; not only is the setting itself, as a whole, straight out of FFV, the primary antagonist (Omega) uses its FFV appearance, and I think it's a pretty safe bet that we'll be fighting Omega as the final battle.

So what other FFV bosses are likely, given that the final boss of the game has been used already? Well, half of this current tier (Catastrophe and Halicarnassus) are Demons of the Rift, so that would be a likely source of inspiration for the other fights. Melusine, Calofisteri, Apanda, and Twintania are obviously already elsewhere in the game (although that didn't stop them with Halicarnassus); that leaves Necrophobe, Azulmagia, Wendigo, and the Triton/Nereid/Phobos trio. Boom, full tier right there. Gilgamesh is also a possibility, as is the Magissa and Forza duo, and as some have mentioned, a fight against a heroic character isn't entirely out of the question. The final tier, then, could be Gilgamesh - Forza/Magissa - Warriors of Light party - Omega.

There's also the possibility that we'll see Shinryu again; given the relationship between Shinryu and Omega, it seems strange that the only appearance they have together is a quick 3.56 cutscene, especially when the latter's raid series references FFV so heavily. On the other hand, we already have an 8-man fight against Shinryu, so that might be a bit redundant to include in the raid as well.

[Jonnycbad]

What will Omega's musical theme be since FF5 boss music is already being used for previous tiers, I wonder.