1.23b/c Speculation

[Alerith]

What if we haven't seen the absolute last of Nael Van Darnus? I understand a Hard Mode of To Kill a Raven is coming, but that's not exactly what I mean.

1.23 doesn't feel like "The End". Rather, because Yoshida said that "1.23 would mark the beginning of the events of the 7th Umbral Era", combined with the fact that Cid speaks of a plan Louisoux had come up with.

I know many of us were expecting Darnus to turn into Ultima/Omega, and while that may not have happened here, perhaps we could be looking at an ascended Darnus as a final boss for 1.23c?

It's not my intention to beat a dead horse, but I have this ominous feeling we haven't seen the end of Dalamud or Darnus as Cid claims.

[Fyres]

Agreed. Even in the 2.0 trailer, you see Louisoux in the trailer trying to do something. Something is gonna happen to make Dalamund fall and destroy the world.

Pretty obvious actually~ Maybe I forgot but we just killed the white horned dude? where is the black armor dude?

[Alerith]

Agreed. Even in the 2.0 trailer, you see Louisoux in the trailer trying to do something. Something is gonna happen to make Dalamund fall and destroy the world.

Pretty obvious actually~ Maybe I forgot but we just killed the white horned dude? where is the black armor dude?

I think Gaius Van Baelsar is meant to be the primary antagonist representing the Empire in 2.0 once we get around to continuing the main storyline.

We have to remember that Nael Van Darnus was made specifically for the 7th Umbral storyline, and that in the end, he or the master he claims to serve are most likely the final bosses.

I'm expecting something in 1.23b/c....I just don't know what.

[Skies]

'white horned' = Nael van Darnus, the White Raven
'black horned' = Gaius van Baelsar, the Black Wolf

With that cleared-
Gaius is actually 100% against Meteor, he is very sure that Meteor itself is an error that will threaten the Garlean Empire as well and goes as far as straight out telling you to go kill Nael because that would be better for him and the Empire.

[Keres]

Pretty obvious actually~ Maybe I forgot but we just killed the white horned dude? where is the black armor dude?

He's in the 2.0 trailer, so he'll probably be our next big villain.

[Rau]

He's in the 2.0 trailer, so he'll probably be our next big villain.

He's also still listed on the 2.0 website.

[Rocl]

He's also still listed on the 2.0 website.

I mean, so is Nael so clearly he lives through whatever's changing the world from 1.23->2.0 right?

[Noir]

What if we haven't seen the absolute last of Nael Van Darnus? I understand a Hard Mode of To Kill a Raven is coming, but that's not exactly what I mean.

1.23 doesn't feel like "The End". Rather, because Yoshida said that "1.23 would mark the beginning of the events of the 7th Umbral Era", combined with the fact that Cid speaks of a plan Louisoux had come up with.

I know many of us were expecting Darnus to turn into Ultima/Omega, and while that may not have happened here, perhaps we could be looking at an ascended Darnus as a final boss for 1.23c?

It's not my intention to beat a dead horse, but I have this ominous feeling we haven't seen the end of Dalamud or Darnus as Cid claims.

That earring white raven pretty much says that we will have a hard mode.

[Nikita]

I mean, so is Nael so clearly he lives through whatever's changing the world from 1.23->2.0 right?

Well, the site still shows screenshots of 1.0 areas and doesn't list/show the missing genders either. With the apparent mix of 1.0 and 2.0 information, he could indeed be dead. That is not to say he absolutely is though, just that it is unclear.

[Alerith]

That earring white raven pretty much says that we will have a hard mode.

You kinda missed the point.

I'm talking about Nael Van Darnus being involved beyond the "To Kill a Raven" fights, regular or hard. I'm speculating that we'll see him again before this 7th Umbral Event comes to it's conclusion, and I mean we'll see him in a storyline capacity, not just a Hard mode fight.