Thread: Foresight for 5.5 - Character Death

I just hope if they kill off a character, they stay dead. I feel like the "they're dead but not really" thing gets over played.

Like I was happy when they did it with Nanamo because her death felt contrived and for 'shock' value. So I am glad they corrected it.

But then you take Zenos who got the same treatment, except his death didn't feel contrived, it felt meaningful, it felt like a good way to end Stormblood. I have no issue with him continuing on being a villain after Stormblood. But in doing so it made his death sequence meaningless. When he got his body back he just continued the same motive like nothing had happened. His death had weight for me because in his moment of defeat he finally felt something, that he finally got to call somebody 'friend'. This is a moment that could have gone two ways. Either, that's it, it's the end for him, at least he can die having felt something, like it hadn't been for nothing. Or finding a 'friend' brings him the drive to double down and stop at nothing. Unfortunately by taking both options they devalued the former IMO.

Given I was 'meh' about most of Stormblood's story it was one of the things I complemented once I got to the end of 4.0 and they took that away lol So I can't even say "it ended strong" anymore.


My fear for Endwalker is that they bring back Emet-selch. I adore Emet-selch as a villain, but I don't want them to ruin those last moments by bringing him back and cheapening what was a fantastic end. His time is gone and done.


If we are going to sacrifice anybody for 5.5, make it Lyse. I don't like her. :P She should have died with Papalymo when I'd have mourned. M'naago should have been Ala Mhigo's leader. But I'll take a death in 5.5 to make up for it and M'naago taking over.

If I have predictions? I don't think we're going to see any of the main scions die. Especially Y'shtola and Thancred and we know Alphinaud and Alisae live because of the trailer and I don't see them killing them off either. Y'shtola and Thancred have died a few times now I feel they're just not going to kill them off. Nobody really is giving me any death flags TBH. G'raha had them leading up to 5.4 but he got to live and all his death flags have been resolved.

Originally Posted by KageTokage

Honestly, with the story arc coming to a close I'm half-expecting we're the ones who are going to try/do a heroic sacrifice stunt to save the world, only to be spared by the grace of Hydaelyn or some other super-powered entity.

I do think it would be interesting to see how everyone reacts if they thought we were the ones who were right and proper dead for once.

I second this, I've honestly been expecting us to pull the sacrifice play for ages now, it would be interesting to see how everyone reacts to thinking we're gone.

I am still sad over Papalymo he was one of the first NPC i encountered in 2010 and I felt it was rushed....I have hopes he will pop up haha I have no idea how but I hope he will.

I would like to see the twins less I know they have a big fanbase but they are not my faves. Kirile would not be missed either.

I cried at Moenbryda death, I loved her not the least for her and Urianger history and the way she made him squirm ....
I hope for Alphinaud painful demise, I would buy the expansion just to see him die.

Originally Posted by White_Wolf_X

Nothing of value was lost

No but with the amount of characters who "die" and come back (some multiple times now) death really is meaningless. Are they dead for real? Will they come back in a few patches? Should I even feel anything about this?

My friend and I were discussing this. We're waiting for the 6.0 gameplay trailer where Y'shtola will cough up blood only to then wink into the camera. lol

Originally Posted by Zer0

I honestly think the PC might end up sacrificing themselves to the aether in a final bid to prevent the untimely destruction. Leaving the world in peace, free from the Garleans and Ascians. But broken, damaged and in dire need of healing. Which ends the "warrior of light" arc with it. As the world no longer needs a warrior. His purpose fulfilled he moves on and ends his story with Hydealyn (spelling I know). Which I think would lead to the new arc in 7.0, the journey of restoration. How does one mend a world with no light and no dark?

They might do a fakeout with the WoL. But I cannot see them actually kill them. It is the player character after all. What are they going to do, have us pretend our character is a new, different character starting with 7.0?

Anyhow, as to who might kick the bucket. As long as it isn't Y'shtola I can deal with it. Though personally.. let them please, for the love of god rid us of Lyse, she should have died with Papalymo, foregoing the whole 'Yda is actually Lyse' shtick.