Fun fact: They added Alphinaud trying and failing to heal him recently to this cutscene, because people kept yelling at this cutscene going "IM A HEALER, LET ME HEAL OUR BOY!". It hit hard already, but now it hits even harder. Count Fortempts's voice line still kills me though... Rest in peace Stephen Critchlow, you will be missed.
According to a comment here, there's a fight against the knight who threw the spear in an extreme trial, and that attack gives a healing received down debuff with the description "There is nothing you could have done"
@@dacomputernerd4096 This is indeed correct and happens during the phase after thordans ultimate attack, the same knight that threw the spear will stand in the middle and attempt to instakill a player that was downed by shield bash from 2 different knights, the debuff received from this attack has that description.
As horrible as Haurchefant's death felt, seeing Count Edmond break down at the news was what truly killed me. And knowing that his VA has passed just hurts all the more.
This is what destroyed me. I cried when Haurchefant died. I SOBBED when Count Edmond broke down. It didn't help that I'd lost my dad not long before that, but still.
yea back then I wasn't as invested in the story so I didn't get super emotinal when haurchefant died, but Edmont trying to keep it together and then breaking was a critical hit.
Watching that unflappable man, the man who slapped one of his sons when he messed up a mission, Count Dripula himself... he's just staring out the window. He doesn't look at anyone while he's talking. You see and hear how much pain he's holding in, and watching him collapse like that, when it finally becomes too much to bear... it hurt.
To quote Theoden from the LotR trilogy: *"No parent should have to bury their own child."* It is expected that the child(ren) will outlive their parents, so when it's the opposite, it's that much harder. And sadly, this is what happened with my Great-Grandmother, as her son (my Grandfather) passed away from cancer about a decade before she herself passed. My Great-Grandmother made it all the way to the age of 100 before she finally passed, while I believe my grandfather was in his 60s when he passed (I don't know for certain how old he was when he passed as I was only 8 years old at the time).
I was sad when he died.... but the Count? THAT was what broke me. His VA did such an amazing job, I'm not a dad but in that moment I felt his pain.... It was great work.
For those of us who find these clips and watch knowing damn well what happens in them because we experienced it ourselves, I'm going to throw a quote that is entirely too relevant here: _"...it doesn't get any easier, does it."_
You mean designed with the intent of visual sadness rather than Physical positioning or other natural tells of sadness or resolve, or Brave face. It wasn't so, just an easier way to express an emotion.
A bit of information regarding the "Why?" of this scene: Zephirin de Valhourdin, the Knight who threw the spear, originally aimed for the position of Lord Commander, but Aymeric beat him to it. Because of this, he specifically aimed to hurt and undermine Aymeric by taking out one of his strongest allies in this moment - namely the Warrior of Light -, even though Thordan the VIIth never gave any orders or even mentioned wanting you dead beforehand. Haurchefant was just an unforseen, but not unwelcome, victim in this tragedy born out of jealousy and spite.
@@nyrahl593 bonus detail The description on this particular debuff, rather than specify what it does, simply reads "there is nothing you could've done"
Additional bonus: when Heavesward was endgame, Paladin's block (defense mechanic using shields) did not block magic attacks. So when we saw that magic attack blocked by Haurchefant, we got confused, then realized they went and injected that into the lore when it got through. Of course now it's not true anymore, retconned out of existence.
@@the0s0ph1st Not retconned. thats not what a retcon is. That was what it was when it was current content but the game had to move on due to gameplay and story segregation BUT even by that measure, the ability later changing can be considered the warrior of light as a paladin developing and growing their skills. In this case the WoL can be seen as specifically adapting the ability it because of this trauma. Theres more than a few ability changes that can be linked alongside lore events just before the big change, SMN has a lot of those.
Most people, including myself, had your exact reaction. This is the "welcome to Heavensward" moment. Even sadder too now that Edmont's VA has also passed not long ago. RIP all around.
i've found love with the demon armour set because the reds complement the Halonic earrings I've got... House Fortemps will always be with me, pinned to my ears and closest to the seat of memories
The moment we stop getting attached is the moment our hearts are replaced with stone. Only with soft hearts can we extend to others the same compassion Haurchefant showed us. He may be a video game character, but that compassion is easy to bring with us across the border separating fantasy from reality. The way he lived shows us exactly why a smile better suits a hero.
At the end of Heavensward you'll get the chance to do a yellow basic quest from the butler in Fortemps manor called "The Paths We Walk." Make sure to do that one, don't skip it.
That's how I always looked at it, when Eorzea was against us and we had no where else to turn he was there always believing in us. He let us into his home and family and protected us to the very end. There's a reason why this death always touches us.
That's the thing about Final Fantasy games, the writing is so good a lot of the time that you can't help but to get attached to a character. Years later, that scene still makes me tear up.
The Vault was the first dungeon I tanked in FFXIV. Just picked up Gunbreaker. Yeah, Survivor's Guilt became a major drive for my Warrior of Light after this.
The first Ishgardian to show you hospitality and friendship. The one person to provide succor when the lands you saved turned on you. This is why the scene hurts.
Nearly 8 years later, and this still always makes me cry. The entirety of ARR didn’t make me cry, even though I felt sad at the invasion of Vesper Bay. Heavensward is what truly broke me, with its amazing story and music. I hope you enjoy it, and I’ll see you in a few patches.
Now imagine doing it for the first time with Duty Support as dps: Lord haurchefant was the tank through the dungeon, Alphinaud the healer, random lancer knight as other dps....... First time I did The Vault - before duty support - was as a healer, I was so bummed that I couldn't heal him. The noble knight who had done so much for the WoL & i COULDN'T HEAL HIM!
I remember when I did this scene, it was the toughest I had to go through because I loved Haurchefant as he reminded me of a RL friend who passed away. So I was always reading him text and was hoping he join forever but then when he actually passed too that hit me too hard, I couldn't do MSQ properly for 2 weeks and I cried almost every night because the depression came back from losing my friend and now this fictional character who had no ties to it, but this game somehow connects you to it emotionally.. Also I played in Japanese so yes my friend was very pun heavy and mad those silly rmarks always. Japanese Haurchefant is a bit of a pervert and too silly, he was so loving and lovable that is why it was more connected ... it was comforting
Haurche was instantly best friend material from the very first hot chocolate. Give me hot coca and i'll be your best friend for life, it huuuurt so much when he was taken here, and then with Edmont it just broke me so so much.
"it hurts" Hey, like Rumi said -- "the wound is where the light enters" haha. If you can't feel pain you can't feel love. This is so great every time yuo've made one of these FFXIV videos I've just done it myself like 3 days earlier :-D This story element impressed me tho ... broke my heart, but well done. Hourchefant was a real one, was there by you ride or die when everyone left you hanging, brought you in under his own name, called it that he was willing to go in and die to help Ishgard's future according to his moral compass, always put his money where his mouth was. RIP to my hero.
Apparently in the JP Dialogue they make it way more on the nose that Haurchefant is in love with and attracted to the WOL. And that some of the fatherly affection Count Fortemps has for the WOL is because he is taking care of the person his late son loved so dearly.
I'm late to this vid but I wept like a baby for several minutes after and had to log off for an hour because I was so bereft after this happened. I'm 60 years old. I bawled like a baby. That's just one of the things that makes this game so darned amazing...it makes us really invested in the story, the characters. We are inside the story and we feel everything that's going on in a very personal way.
Trust me, this moment hit *ALL* of us hard. Haurchefant was the kind of person that any of us would be truly blessed to have as a friend. Selfless, compassionate, kind, honest, noble, reliable....the very epitome of an ideal knight. He was the kind of person that you knew you could always count on to be there for you whenever you needed him....and even if you didn't. And yet, in my eyes the absolute worst part about his death is that it came at the hands of one of his own countrymen....at the hands of a fellow Ishgardian. He wasn't struck down by a dragon as a casualty of the Dragonsong War while defending his homeland, he was struck down in an act of callousness and treachery by a fellow Ishgardian. One of the very people he'd so often put his life on the line to defend was ultimately the one to end his life. As heartbreaking as his death is, it's the fact that he deserved a far better end than to be struck down through treachery that stings the most.
its years later for me and i cant make it through watching others play through this without tearing up. i almost made it but then saw you cry then saw his father fall to his knees and it broke me again
Why is THIS the part where the algorithm drags me here? Anyways, glad to see you... enjoying... Heavensward. Gonna be honest, the scene at the Vault didn't break me. The scene at the manor afterwards destroyed me. Well, all that's left now is sweet, sweet vengeance.
Vault - Noun, a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. Perfect because after this scene, I buried my heart deep underground so it wouldn't break again.
@itsjorja The game is not all tragedy. Sometimes the story hurts, but it also has moments so bright they are unforgettable. Don't let these times keep you from moving forward.
I literally shouted 'YES' when I noticed this video (scared the crap out of my guinea pigs XD ). Been waiting for you to reach this part since seeing your arr ending reaction.
I remember I audibly gasped at this scene and wept like a baby. I continued to cry while trying to continue the MSQ. This scene literally messed me up for at least a week.
Playing this as DPS with Duty Support for the first time, I couldn't help but feel my WoL's helplessness in that moment- the healers cry "I'm supposed to heal you" but I, the dragoon, am literally screaming, "You aren't supposed to protect me, my fight is with them!"
I’m not able to watch your streams, so it’s great to keep up with your FFXIV journey here on TH-cam. I’m glad you’re growing so attached to the characters and are moved by the story!
While I am glad from an internal consistency perspective that they added the part where Alphinaud tries to heal Haurchefant and clarifies that the wound is too deep, I'm kind of upset about that from a my personal character standpoint, because his death is what prompted my WoL to finally pick up a healing class (I'd spent all of ARR refusing to touch anything healer-adjacent because I mained healer in a different MMO).
When we did this dungeon, my friend waiting for us outside and as soon as we appeared, tear stricken and in pain: (cheer emote) (sparkles) (celebration noises) LMAO but god this doesn't get easier. at least the vault is gorgeous
As a follow up now that I've finished the video, as painful as it is to say or feel, I would not recommend getting less invested in characters. Not for a selfish reason because I like seeing people suffer, but because this story and these characters can be very special. With how long the story is you can connect to them deeply. Sometimes that connection hurts but sometimes it can also bring unbridled joy. This story touched my soul and connected with me like no other form of media. It's changed me as a person for the better in a way that, while I hesitate to use this term, feels almost spiritual. If you try and close off your emotions, try to disconnect from the story, you may find that you loose that spark. It's a special, rare thing. I do hope, through the good times and bad, that your journey is a good one. Take your time, you only get to experience it once.
Haurchefant was the first death that got to me pretty hard. others got me sad.. but haurchefant did hit my heart so deeply. up to that point never did i wanna have more vengeance than at that moment.
"A Knight lives to serve, to protect, to sacrifice. There is no greater calling" -Lord Haurchenfant Edmont echoes his son's words later Also all the reaction videos are Catgirl players, and I have no room to judge as a Catgirl.
I just past this part and I won't lie I wasn't fond of Hauchefaunt at first but he grew on me and I felt attached to him near the end and that's when I was mad that he died and when I Edmonts pains of sorrow I burst out into tears because that was the final kick to this tragedy 😢
As someone who lost a mother, I can only partially understand this. But the waterworks hit... after the pure unbridled rage at having the one man who took our character in when no one else would, was taken from us.
Alphinaud trying to heal him is new to me, but yeah I can't wait for the 2 Vtubers I'm watching reach this part. They're still not in HW yet and have seen Moen's death. I'm in Endwalker post game so I know what's next, at least for the most part because apparently SE is changing cutscenes now and it looks like I need to use TH-cam to see the original cutscenes again. And for me personally, I want Alphinaud to take a backseat in the story. I don't hate him, just that being the brains of strategy and tactics I don't think he should be on the front lines. But then there's enemies with stealthy tactics so idk, also kinda wishing him and his sister to be tall like Urianger already. Anyway minor gripes aside, I migrated to Star Wars The Old Republic cause I'm finally able to play it and have been enjoying it the past few months and I just finished the Sith inquisitor story the other day. Loving the stories each class has and so far character deaths as a Sith are primarily my fault because evil playthrough 🤣🤣🤣. I do wonder if anyone I care about dies, so far I don't think so
To ignore the elephant, I adore how the vault guards (and to a lessor degree most human dungeon enemies) just pour out of the woodwork. They dont just wait around, they coming! Real fun touch.
Fun fact: They added Alphinaud trying and failing to heal him recently to this cutscene, because people kept yelling at this cutscene going "IM A HEALER, LET ME HEAL OUR BOY!". It hit hard already, but now it hits even harder. Count Fortempts's voice line still kills me though... Rest in peace Stephen Critchlow, you will be missed.
Thank you for the clarification - I was very confused hearing that dialogue because I was sure it wasn't there before.
According to a comment here, there's a fight against the knight who threw the spear in an extreme trial, and that attack gives a healing received down debuff with the description "There is nothing you could have done"
@@dacomputernerd4096 Ok, now that one really hurts
@@dacomputernerd4096 This is indeed correct and happens during the phase after thordans ultimate attack, the same knight that threw the spear will stand in the middle and attempt to instakill a player that was downed by shield bash from 2 different knights, the debuff received from this attack has that description.
this. omg. i remember shouting "swiftcast ascend" at the screen the whole cutscene while my ex kept telling me to calm down xD
As horrible as Haurchefant's death felt, seeing Count Edmond break down at the news was what truly killed me. And knowing that his VA has passed just hurts all the more.
This is what destroyed me. I cried when Haurchefant died. I SOBBED when Count Edmond broke down. It didn't help that I'd lost my dad not long before that, but still.
The worst part is - if you do this dungeon in Duty Support, *Haurchefant is your tank.* (if YOU are a tank, he simply DPS's with his sword & shield)
I was a very new Dad when I saw this part, and the Count's grief broke me. I can't imagine how to deal with that.
yea back then I wasn't as invested in the story so I didn't get super emotinal when haurchefant died, but Edmont trying to keep it together and then breaking was a critical hit.
Watching that unflappable man, the man who slapped one of his sons when he messed up a mission, Count Dripula himself... he's just staring out the window. He doesn't look at anyone while he's talking. You see and hear how much pain he's holding in, and watching him collapse like that, when it finally becomes too much to bear... it hurt.
To quote Theoden from the LotR trilogy: *"No parent should have to bury their own child."*
It is expected that the child(ren) will outlive their parents, so when it's the opposite, it's that much harder. And sadly, this is what happened with my Great-Grandmother, as her son (my Grandfather) passed away from cancer about a decade before she herself passed. My Great-Grandmother made it all the way to the age of 100 before she finally passed, while I believe my grandfather was in his 60s when he passed (I don't know for certain how old he was when he passed as I was only 8 years old at the time).
I was sad when he died.... but the Count? THAT was what broke me. His VA did such an amazing job, I'm not a dad but in that moment I felt his pain.... It was great work.
For those of us who find these clips and watch knowing damn well what happens in them because we experienced it ourselves, I'm going to throw a quote that is entirely too relevant here:
_"...it doesn't get any easier, does it."_
and for those who finished the current content, we can only advise the newcomers..
"forge ahead"
When we're asked MUCH later on, "Was it worth it?" This scene was one that comes to mind and breaks my heart anew.
In "that" scene any headgear you use is always hidden... so he can see you smile
Time to wear the trashcan glam!
You mean designed with the intent of visual sadness rather than Physical positioning or other natural tells of sadness or resolve, or Brave face.
It wasn't so, just an easier way to express an emotion.
A bit of information regarding the "Why?" of this scene:
Zephirin de Valhourdin, the Knight who threw the spear, originally aimed for the position of Lord Commander, but Aymeric beat him to it. Because of this, he specifically aimed to hurt and undermine Aymeric by taking out one of his strongest allies in this moment - namely the Warrior of Light -, even though Thordan the VIIth never gave any orders or even mentioned wanting you dead beforehand. Haurchefant was just an unforseen, but not unwelcome, victim in this tragedy born out of jealousy and spite.
The same knight in the Extreme trial uses an attack called Spear of Fury. Which gives a debuff of "healing received down" to anyone hit by it :)
@@nyrahl593 bonus detail
The description on this particular debuff, rather than specify what it does, simply reads "there is nothing you could've done"
@@Konpekikaminari 😢😭😭😭
Additional bonus: when Heavesward was endgame, Paladin's block (defense mechanic using shields) did not block magic attacks. So when we saw that magic attack blocked by Haurchefant, we got confused, then realized they went and injected that into the lore when it got through. Of course now it's not true anymore, retconned out of existence.
@@the0s0ph1st Not retconned. thats not what a retcon is. That was what it was when it was current content but the game had to move on due to gameplay and story segregation BUT even by that measure, the ability later changing can be considered the warrior of light as a paladin developing and growing their skills. In this case the WoL can be seen as specifically adapting the ability it because of this trauma. Theres more than a few ability changes that can be linked alongside lore events just before the big change, SMN has a lot of those.
Most people, including myself, had your exact reaction. This is the "welcome to Heavensward" moment. Even sadder too now that Edmont's VA has also passed not long ago. RIP all around.
WELCOME TO THE REAL FFXIV!!! IT ONLY GETS MORE TRAUMATIZING FROM HERE!! HAVE FUN!!!
exactly.... and you will be reminded of this scene few times in future by how I won't say it, it would spoil it.
Yeah, ffxiv is notorious for this. 😅
This is why I will always wear the House jewelery. To remember him and the House that took us in. Our family, as close as we've got.
Well Now I have to follow suit. To the house jewelery
Wait, there is House Fortemps jewelry?
@@Diraphe The Dusk Vigil Ishgardian sets and the Vault Halonic sets have jewelry with house Fortemps symbol on them
The house shield will always be my PLD glam
i've found love with the demon armour set because the reds complement the Halonic earrings I've got... House Fortemps will always be with me, pinned to my ears and closest to the seat of memories
The moment we stop getting attached is the moment our hearts are replaced with stone. Only with soft hearts can we extend to others the same compassion Haurchefant showed us. He may be a video game character, but that compassion is easy to bring with us across the border separating fantasy from reality. The way he lived shows us exactly why a smile better suits a hero.
At the end of Heavensward you'll get the chance to do a yellow basic quest from the butler in Fortemps manor called "The Paths We Walk." Make sure to do that one, don't skip it.
That's how I always looked at it, when Eorzea was against us and we had no where else to turn he was there always believing in us. He let us into his home and family and protected us to the very end. There's a reason why this death always touches us.
"I need to stop getting attached to characters"
Good luck with that my sweet summer child 😂❤
i swear i told myself, I already watched this scene hundreds time, there is no way I could cry again. and here I am. crying. again.
Right? Why does it always make me cry?
That's the thing about Final Fantasy games, the writing is so good a lot of the time that you can't help but to get attached to a character. Years later, that scene still makes me tear up.
The Vault was the first dungeon I tanked in FFXIV. Just picked up Gunbreaker.
Yeah, Survivor's Guilt became a major drive for my Warrior of Light after this.
The first Ishgardian to show you hospitality and friendship. The one person to provide succor when the lands you saved turned on you. This is why the scene hurts.
Nearly 8 years later, and this still always makes me cry. The entirety of ARR didn’t make me cry, even though I felt sad at the invasion of Vesper Bay. Heavensward is what truly broke me, with its amazing story and music. I hope you enjoy it, and I’ll see you in a few patches.
Now imagine doing it for the first time with Duty Support as dps: Lord haurchefant was the tank through the dungeon, Alphinaud the healer, random lancer knight as other dps.......
First time I did The Vault - before duty support - was as a healer, I was so bummed that I couldn't heal him. The noble knight who had done so much for the WoL & i COULDN'T HEAL HIM!
I still cry more when we tell lord Edmont.... and he says "my son". It just breaks me.
Even after all the time since playing this back when this was current content, seeing this scene brings a tear to my eye.
I remember when I did this scene, it was the toughest I had to go through because I loved Haurchefant as he reminded me of a RL friend who passed away. So I was always reading him text and was hoping he join forever but then when he actually passed too that hit me too hard, I couldn't do MSQ properly for 2 weeks and I cried almost every night because the depression came back from losing my friend and now this fictional character who had no ties to it, but this game somehow connects you to it emotionally.. Also I played in Japanese so yes my friend was very pun heavy and mad those silly rmarks always. Japanese Haurchefant is a bit of a pervert and too silly, he was so loving and lovable that is why it was more connected ... it was comforting
Haurche was instantly best friend material from the very first hot chocolate. Give me hot coca and i'll be your best friend for life, it huuuurt so much when he was taken here, and then with Edmont it just broke me so so much.
"it hurts" Hey, like Rumi said -- "the wound is where the light enters" haha. If you can't feel pain you can't feel love.
This is so great every time yuo've made one of these FFXIV videos I've just done it myself like 3 days earlier :-D
This story element impressed me tho ... broke my heart, but well done. Hourchefant was a real one, was there by you ride or die when everyone left you hanging, brought you in under his own name, called it that he was willing to go in and die to help Ishgard's future according to his moral compass, always put his money where his mouth was. RIP to my hero.
Apparently in the JP Dialogue they make it way more on the nose that Haurchefant is in love with and attracted to the WOL. And that some of the fatherly affection Count Fortemps has for the WOL is because he is taking care of the person his late son loved so dearly.
Someone spoiled the cat. She was trying to get ready to comfort you.
I'm late to this vid but I wept like a baby for several minutes after and had to log off for an hour because I was so bereft after this happened. I'm 60 years old. I bawled like a baby. That's just one of the things that makes this game so darned amazing...it makes us really invested in the story, the characters. We are inside the story and we feel everything that's going on in a very personal way.
Trust me, this moment hit *ALL* of us hard. Haurchefant was the kind of person that any of us would be truly blessed to have as a friend. Selfless, compassionate, kind, honest, noble, reliable....the very epitome of an ideal knight. He was the kind of person that you knew you could always count on to be there for you whenever you needed him....and even if you didn't.
And yet, in my eyes the absolute worst part about his death is that it came at the hands of one of his own countrymen....at the hands of a fellow Ishgardian. He wasn't struck down by a dragon as a casualty of the Dragonsong War while defending his homeland, he was struck down in an act of callousness and treachery by a fellow Ishgardian. One of the very people he'd so often put his life on the line to defend was ultimately the one to end his life. As heartbreaking as his death is, it's the fact that he deserved a far better end than to be struck down through treachery that stings the most.
That was a damn good supercut. Nice little touch at the end with that Eulogy Dono I did. I honestly forgot about that . Really well done stuff
its years later for me and i cant make it through watching others play through this without tearing up. i almost made it but then saw you cry then saw his father fall to his knees and it broke me again
Why is THIS the part where the algorithm drags me here?
Anyways, glad to see you... enjoying... Heavensward. Gonna be honest, the scene at the Vault didn't break me. The scene at the manor afterwards destroyed me.
Well, all that's left now is sweet, sweet vengeance.
Because it knows we crave that mineral.
Vault - Noun, a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.
Perfect because after this scene, I buried my heart deep underground so it wouldn't break again.
@itsjorja The game is not all tragedy. Sometimes the story hurts, but it also has moments so bright they are unforgettable. Don't let these times keep you from moving forward.
Don't worry. We got her back. :) She has a great community that supports and loves her.
@@mystchevious1129 That is good to know. :)
I remember seeing this scene when I ran The Vault, and then again when my partner ran it. Each time brings me to tears. I'm crying right now.
Not the last time this story will bring you to tears, but this one is everlasting...
I literally shouted 'YES' when I noticed this video (scared the crap out of my guinea pigs XD ). Been waiting for you to reach this part since seeing your arr ending reaction.
The same here, I admit that I'm a sprout emotional vampire
Everyone who has been moved by this cutscene, do the Dark Knight quests if you haven't already
The vampires ate well this day. Brighter days ahead and more feasting.
It's been 7 years since I did this the first time and I still cried right along with you while watching this. ❤
His death is a very important step in ffxiv heavenward story, it really gave you a reason to move forward
I’m just like you! Getting attached to characters who are then taken from me. Not only that but I am madly in love with Haurchefant so this killed me!
I remember I audibly gasped at this scene and wept like a baby. I continued to cry while trying to continue the MSQ. This scene literally messed me up for at least a week.
"I experienced the Vault" Me: "Oh no, you poor poor soul. Let me get you some tissues. Don't ask why. You'll know."
that is a scene that breaks the hearts of many. I cried for several days after. and it still makes me cry even several years later.
Playing this as DPS with Duty Support for the first time, I couldn't help but feel my WoL's helplessness in that moment- the healers cry "I'm supposed to heal you" but I, the dragoon, am literally screaming, "You aren't supposed to protect me, my fight is with them!"
ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
We're all vampires feeding off your tears lol. It's def not the standard anime 'we will win by the power of friendship' fare :)
this came in my recommended and all the emotions came flooding back, this scene crushed me and even when I recall it it hurts
I’m not able to watch your streams, so it’s great to keep up with your FFXIV journey here on TH-cam.
I’m glad you’re growing so attached to the characters and are moved by the story!
Haurchafant's Heroics inspires the Warrior of Light to become the greatest hero in the Universe.
As someone who literally skipped all cutscenes in this game, seeing you cry made me cry too 😭
This scene still fucks me up, even 8 years later...
i think i just saw the 5 stages of grief in video here god i remember how hard it hit
While I am glad from an internal consistency perspective that they added the part where Alphinaud tries to heal Haurchefant and clarifies that the wound is too deep, I'm kind of upset about that from a my personal character standpoint, because his death is what prompted my WoL to finally pick up a healing class (I'd spent all of ARR refusing to touch anything healer-adjacent because I mained healer in a different MMO).
God damn. His father's scene hits hard.
its okay, dont cry. remember, a smile better suits a hero.
When we did this dungeon, my friend waiting for us outside and as soon as we appeared, tear stricken and in pain: (cheer emote) (sparkles) (celebration noises) LMAO but god this doesn't get easier. at least the vault is gorgeous
It's probably bad to say I was waiting for this but... I was waiting for this. Just got to keep up that smile for him. Let us be about it hero.
As a follow up now that I've finished the video, as painful as it is to say or feel, I would not recommend getting less invested in characters. Not for a selfish reason because I like seeing people suffer, but because this story and these characters can be very special. With how long the story is you can connect to them deeply. Sometimes that connection hurts but sometimes it can also bring unbridled joy. This story touched my soul and connected with me like no other form of media. It's changed me as a person for the better in a way that, while I hesitate to use this term, feels almost spiritual. If you try and close off your emotions, try to disconnect from the story, you may find that you loose that spark. It's a special, rare thing.
I do hope, through the good times and bad, that your journey is a good one. Take your time, you only get to experience it once.
Must carry that weight til the end..,
and know you can't back down, you've come this far.
I feel this is literally everyones reaction... I still can't not cry... and the game just keeps beating you up T.T
"I need to stop gettingn attached to characters."
Good freaking luck. The MSQ certainly doesn't make it easy.
Just recently passsed this part on my alt...It doesn't get any easier I was still feeling the tears welling up.
Some wounds just don't heal.
literally just finished this when this vid popped up in my recommened so heartbroken.
watched that scene so many times, still hurts deep to see it
It has been a year and a half since I saw that and it still hits me the same. q.q
I also experienced the Vault yesterday 😭😭😭😭😭😭
"Life for death. I will cut out Ser Zephirin's heart for what he did to Haurchefant."
i remember going thru this
haurchy dying, i was like "thats said"
then we get to the count breaking down then that really f me up
Haurchefant was the first death that got to me pretty hard. others got me sad.. but haurchefant did hit my heart so deeply. up to that point never did i wanna have more vengeance than at that moment.
Why am I here again for this emotional damage 😭
Me a healer in this scene 👁👄👁
The amount of emotional damage in this game makes me wonder why I haven't seen anything this bad in Shadowbringers yet, it really worries me
"A Knight lives to serve, to protect, to sacrifice. There is no greater calling"
-Lord Haurchenfant
Edmont echoes his son's words later
Also all the reaction videos are Catgirl players, and I have no room to judge as a Catgirl.
I just past this part and I won't lie I wasn't fond of Hauchefaunt at first but he grew on me and I felt attached to him near the end and that's when I was mad that he died and when I Edmonts pains of sorrow I burst out into tears because that was the final kick to this tragedy 😢
I keep forgetting they added the Alphinaud part to the cutscene
As someone who lost a mother, I can only partially understand this. But the waterworks hit... after the pure unbridled rage at having the one man who took our character in when no one else would, was taken from us.
You experience the Vault. And from here on out, things are personal.
Zephirin made Tataru cry. Your sworn duty is now to terminate him with *extreme prejudice*.
There is one good thing about this.
Hauchefaunt got to see his favourite thing in his final moment.
*Our smile*
This is the FFXIV rite of passage o7 welcome
It has been the right for a long time. Others have been added.
I always hold it together until the "my son" line ... Never fails to make me mtear up
Alphinaud trying to heal him is new to me, but yeah I can't wait for the 2 Vtubers I'm watching reach this part. They're still not in HW yet and have seen Moen's death. I'm in Endwalker post game so I know what's next, at least for the most part because apparently SE is changing cutscenes now and it looks like I need to use TH-cam to see the original cutscenes again. And for me personally, I want Alphinaud to take a backseat in the story. I don't hate him, just that being the brains of strategy and tactics I don't think he should be on the front lines. But then there's enemies with stealthy tactics so idk, also kinda wishing him and his sister to be tall like Urianger already.
Anyway minor gripes aside, I migrated to Star Wars The Old Republic cause I'm finally able to play it and have been enjoying it the past few months and I just finished the Sith inquisitor story the other day. Loving the stories each class has and so far character deaths as a Sith are primarily my fault because evil playthrough 🤣🤣🤣. I do wonder if anyone I care about dies, so far I don't think so
Was giddy to see the sad happen to the new person...forgot that means I have to have the sad too. *shocked pikachu*
Still debate in my head which is worse watching him die or having to tell his dad 😢 but anytime I'm a paladin I still use his shield.
Real ride or die best friend kind of guy. RIP.
I've experienced the scene for a long time now, but it still hurts like the first time
The pain is the best part... I'm fine, I swear :)
I just passed this part and I was absolutely heartbroken😭😭😭
Me seeing this on my recommended page: HOOO BOY, time to be hurt again!
They Added Alphinaud Cause They Were Tired Of The Healer Comments!
Emotional vampires, we gather here on this blessed day to attempt to bury our own pain by indulging in others
Welcome to FFXIV, bring tissues... a lot of tissues.
To ignore the elephant, I adore how the vault guards (and to a lessor degree most human dungeon enemies) just pour out of the woodwork. They dont just wait around, they coming! Real fun touch.
they actually removed that from the dungeon. They no longer run at you.
im not sure which is sadder, haurchefaunts death or count edmont breaking down after hearing the new
A smile better suits a hero...
count edmond tried to be strong but when he said "my son..." that broke me even more
well dang it still hurts to see after all this time.
Think of revenge - you'll get your chance