I wholeheartedly agree! He is my favorite character with Clive and Baranabas as close seconds. I knew I would like him from the second trailer before the game released months ago. He deserved a better ending than he got!
I mean I like that aspect but I think it was a bit too comedic considering he was causing explosions in his own ranks so really they should have been hoping he can aim.
@@burntgrahamcracker2866 his initial attack actually aims for the mountains, none of his initial lasers directly hit the battlefield. it's only when odin counters his lasers that they hit the battlefield, so it wasn't directly caused by him. he retreated after that presumably because he knew it would keep being reflected back onto his men.
Dion, Gav and uncle Byron are the real MVPs and Dion has the best arc of all of them , and his theme is amazing as well , it reflects his personality, bravery, sadness, determination.
Technicaly it's never confirmed they dont have their happy after. Only implied Dion died. Not proven. So untill the day they give is a clear canon ending, you can asume the happy ending is canon. They all lived in my world. Dion is a dragoon, they dont take fall damage. He survived, but he did get knocked out and he did lose grip on bahamut in the end. Joshua did die, but with Clive casting raise with Ultima's power, Joshua was brought back to live, just still unconcious right after. Clive was dying on the beach, but magic dissapeared before he was petrified alltogether and he only lost an arm. Joshua finnished his book. He and Dion became two of the new rulers to help shape the world after the loss of magic and bring stability to the people after the chaos of being leaderless. Dion and Terrance remained together and adopted medicine girl. Who becomes the princess heir because Dion gives 0 fs about bloodlines. And they lived happily ever after. (As far as one can be happy having to deal with politics, rebuilding a chaotic world with confused people. They have to deal with the aftermath of the blight, the loss of magic, the past of war and the fact that all the slaves are now all regular people like everyone else, but still have those deadly tats to remind them of how they where treated.. and all the different factions that would rise from that. Like whole subcultures and stuff. Even alive Dion and Joshua would have a lot of drama to deal with.. and they wont have eikons to help them anymore either. Old fashioned combat now.. and still monsters around a plenty. So yeah.. happy ever after is still not all rainbows and unicorns here. That world will need ALL the help it can get.
What I loved about this game is I thought so MANY of the characters were truly epic! (Not just one or two main people, but so many of the side characters felt JUST AS "alive" in their own right , not just as peripherals. )
I love how they made the first ever explicitly gay character in Final Fantasy a prince who can transform into Bahamut. You can't get any more badass than that.
This is actually refreshing to see. If you think about it, in most media, their ideas of "representation" are solely shown through side/background characters. Almost like an afterthought. Now THIS is representing.❤
@@WuTangClan-og5mlhmmm...I'm not. I'm totallly "truned" on. 😉 Lol. I love that Dion was gay "without fanfare." Not treated as it was anything special. Not stereotypical at all--neither flamboyant or "overcompensating" traditional masculinity. If there weren't the scenes with Terence (which ALSO were treated normally), I wouldn't have even known. THIS is how it should be treated!
I loved the character Dion and I agree with wanting to see more scenes throughout ff16. He was amazing and him and Clive had some parallels. Thank you for this❤
They are quite similar and a bit opposite in some ways. But they do have that respect for each other. I saw that Dion and Joshua seemed to be good friends with each other as they knew each other since childhood. Funny how they ended up also being stepbrothers.
I also love how this game represented ALL loves and affections as "normal." Homosexual or hetero, both were sincere, deeply caring, and full of feeling. Not sensationalized ("Look how edgy we are!") or stereotyped (gays flamboyant or over- "compensating" masculine). And the hetero men really embraced each other, showed physical affection (like touching the other's face even)--something we seem to deny hetero men without making it a big gay joke.
Dion is definitely in my top 5 of favorite characters in this game. 1. Clive 2. Cid 3. Joshua 4. Dion 5. Jill SPOILER BELOW and funny enough all of the top 4 sacrifice themselves for what they believe in.
@@ds1448 Yup. Especially second half of the game Jill just becomes a damsel in distress or plot device for Clive. I think she just got forgotten by the writers at that point, which is a shame as her character had some promise early on.
@TheLQGaming Unfortunately, she couldn't do much because the curse had already started to take effect on her body. She's been a slave for many years, and i could only imagine they forced her to overuse her dominant power. You can see her in pain when she uses her Eikon's power too frequently. Even if she wants to help, Clive wouldn't let her because he loves Jill too much, no way he would risk losing her.
@@hopeinvoked1822 yeah kain, cid (ffvii), fang, freya, well kimhmari is a mix of a blue mage and dragoon but they all got shit on, justice for the ff dragoons
Theres a reason for that, must eikons have human body forms (arms, legs and a face), bahamut is a dragon and has no arms just wings so its hard to make and animate
Dion is the golden boy here. Cares about protecting his people, can transform in Bahamut of all dragons and is gay but isn't weighed down by it?! Yeah no this is how you write a good character. Take note other games. This is how you probably use LGBT representation
@@shadicsaiyan2659 why would I? I'm just being honest, wasn't meant in a bad way I emphasized it to show that even someone like me likes and accepts said characters if done correctly Jeez, you people are so damn soft, which is why I'm a hater lmao
@@Sohelanthropus”I didn’t say I was a homophobe and a ‘hater’ of the LGB stuff in a bad way lol you people are soft because I hate you and your existence” …cool
The interesting thing about Dion is that in any other Final Fantasy game, he'd slot right into the role of the protagonist and main hero. He's an idealistic knight in shining armor whose kingdom falls victim to an evil overlord, leading him to rebel against it while also dealing with his own personal dark side. He fits right in with the archetype of FF heroes along the lines of Cecil, Celes, and Noctis. But in the world of FF16, that's just not the case for him.
I say that people can learn from each other. West learns from Japan how to make good chars, Japan follows the example of the rest of G7 and legalizes gay marriage. The happy ending that FF16 didn't give us.
@@Chihiro-Kikuchi you mean the western world currently pushing bleeding edge boundries in science, medicine, and trade to levels that every other country balks at in utter disbelief, with standards of individual fulfillment and happiness reaching unprecedented levels? Gee maybe the rest of the world should take some notes.
That is a more another version of Bahamuts theme but you can count it as Dion's theme since he's Dominant of Bahamut.I think his actual theme song is at 54:11. You can hear its the piano version of Bahamuts theme. But I could be wrong. Bahamuts theme is absolutely badass nonetheless!
I came here looking for a scene i thought i missed after Dion was taken to the hideaway but somehow he is found back in his home town by the little medicine girl?
yeah Dion somehow left the hideaway in between missions. I found out when I talked to the lovestruck npc near the infirmary, she was like the only one who acknowledged that he left
I have that scene in my complete video of Dion cutscenes ^^ Tarja tells Clive Dion left, and Clive tells them to let him go as he is free to go as he pleases :)
Triple A western gaming developers really need to think what they're doing when the same japanese developer who got criticize for "sexualizing" women in FF7 Rebirth manage to do a AMAZING LGBT character liked by everyone in the same series.
He might be gay but he really is the MVP in the end. Love how his character was written. He is by far one of the most interesting character in this game especially how his redemption.
@@OAnIncurableHumanistbecause nowadays a gay character is synonym for "bad, unlikable, pissy, cringe character" as they try so hard to push their little agendas Dion is a perfect example on how to make a gay character without it being it's whole persoma
@@SohelanthropusCan you give us some examples of "bad, unlikable, pissy and cringe" gay characters? Because the ones I know are just underwhelming because straight people hate to see gay people. They even need to zoom out some gay kisses, like this one.
@nathanielranney9163 nope, took a few seconds to write that, and this was fun kicking his ass though. Always good when you can destroy the catering woke type characters.
"I ask not for acceptance...ONLY FORGIVENESS!"
R.I.P Dion, you absolute king.
He's the honorable Prince.
Dion stole the show for me tbh, I wish we had more time with him
Same, I liked him alot definitely up there with Clive and Jill and Cid for me
yeah me too but unfortunately he was killed with the other 2 that I also adored . I need to recover from this game ngl
I wholeheartedly agree! He is my favorite character with Clive and Baranabas as close seconds. I knew I would like him from the second trailer before the game released months ago. He deserved a better ending than he got!
SAME
did someone understand what the flowers meant in all the scenes w dion and his family?
"The Prince is with us"
That line really hits me for some reason. Dion fights alongside his people!!!!
I mean I like that aspect but I think it was a bit too comedic considering he was causing explosions in his own ranks so really they should have been hoping he can aim.
@@burntgrahamcracker2866 his initial attack actually aims for the mountains, none of his initial lasers directly hit the battlefield. it's only when odin counters his lasers that they hit the battlefield, so it wasn't directly caused by him. he retreated after that presumably because he knew it would keep being reflected back onto his men.
@@what-tm2ow yeah going back I did notice that guess I should have paid more attention
Yes, I wonder if war would be so prevalent if world leaders today had to actually fight their own battles.
He's the greatest, honorable Crown Prince Dion Lesage.
One of the best-written characters in the game.
Dion was absolutely amazing.
Dion, Gav and uncle Byron are the real MVPs and Dion has the best arc of all of them , and his theme is amazing as well , it reflects his personality, bravery, sadness, determination.
Cid too
Give 'em an Oscar Awards
@@IamSnehanCid is a cool man
Alternative universe where Dion and Terence live a happy life together. 🙏 they deserve it.
or maybe if they got reincarnated
Don't forget raising medicine girl together.
@@shiroutheherotraceon3313 YES
Technicaly it's never confirmed they dont have their happy after. Only implied Dion died. Not proven. So untill the day they give is a clear canon ending, you can asume the happy ending is canon. They all lived in my world. Dion is a dragoon, they dont take fall damage. He survived, but he did get knocked out and he did lose grip on bahamut in the end. Joshua did die, but with Clive casting raise with Ultima's power, Joshua was brought back to live, just still unconcious right after. Clive was dying on the beach, but magic dissapeared before he was petrified alltogether and he only lost an arm. Joshua finnished his book. He and Dion became two of the new rulers to help shape the world after the loss of magic and bring stability to the people after the chaos of being leaderless. Dion and Terrance remained together and adopted medicine girl. Who becomes the princess heir because Dion gives 0 fs about bloodlines. And they lived happily ever after. (As far as one can be happy having to deal with politics, rebuilding a chaotic world with confused people. They have to deal with the aftermath of the blight, the loss of magic, the past of war and the fact that all the slaves are now all regular people like everyone else, but still have those deadly tats to remind them of how they where treated.. and all the different factions that would rise from that. Like whole subcultures and stuff. Even alive Dion and Joshua would have a lot of drama to deal with.. and they wont have eikons to help them anymore either. Old fashioned combat now.. and still monsters around a plenty. So yeah.. happy ever after is still not all rainbows and unicorns here. That world will need ALL the help it can get.
He's hands down the most epic character in Final Fantasy XVI.
What I loved about this game is I thought so MANY of the characters were truly epic! (Not just one or two main people, but so many of the side characters felt JUST AS "alive" in their own right , not just as peripherals. )
dion is a gigachad unironically
Homochad.
I love how they made the first ever explicitly gay character in Final Fantasy a prince who can transform into Bahamut. You can't get any more badass than that.
A dragoon prince even 😭🤌🏻🤍
This is actually refreshing to see. If you think about it, in most media, their ideas of "representation" are solely shown through side/background characters. Almost like an afterthought.
Now THIS is representing.❤
Amen!
But it’s gay af it’s a huge trun off
@@WuTangClan-og5mlhmmm...I'm not. I'm totallly "truned" on. 😉 Lol.
I love that Dion was gay "without fanfare." Not treated as it was anything special. Not stereotypical at all--neither flamboyant or "overcompensating" traditional masculinity. If there weren't the scenes with Terence (which ALSO were treated normally), I wouldn't have even known. THIS is how it should be treated!
I loved the character Dion and I agree with wanting to see more scenes throughout ff16. He was amazing and him and Clive had some parallels. Thank you for this❤
They are quite similar and a bit opposite in some ways. But they do have that respect for each other. I saw that Dion and Joshua seemed to be good friends with each other as they knew each other since childhood. Funny how they ended up also being stepbrothers.
Maybe in DLC ? Who know
I also love how this game represented ALL loves and affections as "normal." Homosexual or hetero, both were sincere, deeply caring, and full of feeling. Not sensationalized ("Look how edgy we are!") or stereotyped (gays flamboyant or over- "compensating" masculine). And the hetero men really embraced each other, showed physical affection (like touching the other's face even)--something we seem to deny hetero men without making it a big gay joke.
This!! I agree totally
One of the best characters in the whole saga for sure
Dion is definitely in my top 5 of favorite characters in this game.
1. Clive
2. Cid
3. Joshua
4. Dion
5. Jill
SPOILER BELOW
and funny enough all of the top 4 sacrifice themselves for what they believe in.
@@ds1448jill and shiva deserve more stage, also ramuh
@@ds1448Jill literally is weak duo to carrying Clive
@@ds1448 Yup. Especially second half of the game Jill just becomes a damsel in distress or plot device for Clive. I think she just got forgotten by the writers at that point, which is a shame as her character had some promise early on.
@TheLQGaming Unfortunately, she couldn't do much because the curse had already started to take effect on her body. She's been a slave for many years, and i could only imagine they forced her to overuse her dominant power. You can see her in pain when she uses her Eikon's power too frequently. Even if she wants to help, Clive wouldn't let her because he loves Jill too much, no way he would risk losing her.
Dion might be the most tragic dragoon I everseen😔
Typical Fate Lancer
@@HonkaiMain I hate the fact that this statement is so accurate. Lancers are usually my favourites but they get done dirty most of the time.
Estien would like to know your location
@@hopeinvoked1822 yeah kain, cid (ffvii), fang, freya, well kimhmari is a mix of a blue mage and dragoon but they all got shit on, justice for the ff dragoons
@@HonkaiMain Super accurate. Lancers are always cool as hell but end up getting run over by the 18-wheeler story.
DLC to play as Dion pls
I noticed that Prince Dion is the only Dominant that didn't show his semi-prime form in the game
He doesn't half-ass his fights lol.
And it’s a damn shame.
Theres a reason for that, must eikons have human body forms (arms, legs and a face), bahamut is a dragon and has no arms just wings so its hard to make and animate
@@letingradyou could see the semi prime of Bahamut form through Clive when he equips the Eikon.
I was about to comment this. It's a shame cause it would have looked badass!!
Dion is the golden boy here. Cares about protecting his people, can transform in Bahamut of all dragons and is gay but isn't weighed down by it?! Yeah no this is how you write a good character. Take note other games. This is how you probably use LGBT representation
As a homophobe and hater of the LGB stuff, I respect what they did with him, just write a good character without pushing in your agenda
@@Sohelanthropus Buddy. You could have left that first bit out. I could report this
@@shadicsaiyan2659 why would I? I'm just being honest, wasn't meant in a bad way
I emphasized it to show that even someone like me likes and accepts said characters if done correctly
Jeez, you people are so damn soft, which is why I'm a hater lmao
@@Sohelanthropus Very well. My apologies
@@Sohelanthropus”I didn’t say I was a homophobe and a ‘hater’ of the LGB stuff in a bad way lol you people are soft because I hate you and your existence” …cool
The interesting thing about Dion is that in any other Final Fantasy game, he'd slot right into the role of the protagonist and main hero. He's an idealistic knight in shining armor whose kingdom falls victim to an evil overlord, leading him to rebel against it while also dealing with his own personal dark side. He fits right in with the archetype of FF heroes along the lines of Cecil, Celes, and Noctis. But in the world of FF16, that's just not the case for him.
Yup, it makes me crave for more storytelling.
you missed a really big cutscene-- when Dion and Jill arrive in Ash.
I think you may have mixed up the whole section where Clive and Joshua are fighting Ultima into it instead of that scene.
But thank you for compiling them!
You also missed the scene where Dion says goodbye to Terence.
And bahamut's whole fight..
@@SaiiiiiiSaiiiiiI missed those scenes too! So uploaded a fuller version myself, if you want to check it out ♡
Doctor : You have 1:52:54 left to live
Me :
You missed the part where Dion saves Byron.
I uploaded a completer version including that scene, and the quest with tomes and Dion ♡
I love Dion because he was a good character who happens to be gay. Not just a typical forced gay character.
I think you left out the scene where he sorta comes to Uncle Byron's rescue.
Dion the mf goat
That little girl is literally the embodiment of Chekhov's Gun.
There's a theory that she could be the Dominant for Leviathan
The confidence of this man...
The honorable Prince Dion Lesage
Dions still alive. Dragoons don't take fall damage
I like how genuine this guy is in such a wretched world of manipulative cutthroats. I thought he was some kind of paladin like Cecil.
why did he have to die in this game he was one of the best characters
Honestly I wished you fought dion in his human form
Best Gay Character For Pride Month
Western people should take notes from the japanese. They know how to write a good character.
@@terrancecloverfield6791 isn’t Japan the only G7 country that still hasn’t legalized gay marriage 😂 maybe Japan can take some notes 🤷🏼
I say that people can learn from each other. West learns from Japan how to make good chars, Japan follows the example of the rest of G7 and legalizes gay marriage. The happy ending that FF16 didn't give us.
@@barttrodd7918and look where legalising gay marriage has gotten the western world…
@@Chihiro-Kikuchi you mean the western world currently pushing bleeding edge boundries in science, medicine, and trade to levels that every other country balks at in utter disbelief, with standards of individual fulfillment and happiness reaching unprecedented levels? Gee maybe the rest of the world should take some notes.
thank you for your service 😌
He was too cool to live. :'(
Don’t you mean too cool to die?
Dion needs his own spinoff, love all the characters tho
31:15 is that his theme?! epic
That is a more another version of Bahamuts theme but you can count it as Dion's theme since he's Dominant of Bahamut.I think his actual theme song is at 54:11. You can hear its the piano version of Bahamuts theme. But I could be wrong. Bahamuts theme is absolutely badass nonetheless!
Everyone: trying their best to get to the ship
Dion: DRAGOON LEAP!
I am not ashamed to say I cried when he died.
Dragoons Blessed by their Mortal enemy. this is the dude Estenien shop shampoo and hair care with
could you pretty please do all of gav's scenes??? I love him so much 😢
i love that the first on-screen transformation of his is him jumping of the ledge
thats very dragoon of him (knowing yoshiP, it might be intentional)
Dion needs his own dlc. shit give him a prequel spin off he is way to legendary
Badass gay man. Dion is amazing!
I can't find the scenes where he and Terence say their farewells in Ran'Dellah!
Bless You my dear
I came here looking for a scene i thought i missed after Dion was taken to the hideaway but somehow he is found back in his home town by the little medicine girl?
yeah Dion somehow left the hideaway in between missions. I found out when I talked to the lovestruck npc near the infirmary, she was like the only one who acknowledged that he left
@@slurplie thank you! That was driving me crazy. I didn't hear anyone mention him leaving or even showing concern.
Tarja mentions a few scenes earlier that he’d woken up and immediately left despite her urging him to rest
@@slurplieI just noticed her acknowledgment of Dion's absence 😂 if only she knew that Dion don't fancy women.
I have that scene in my complete video of Dion cutscenes ^^ Tarja tells Clive Dion left, and Clive tells them to let him go as he is free to go as he pleases :)
The besy way to describe him is: The Dragon Twink
question, did Clive ever get to obtain Dion's Bahamut powers?😢
Yes
Yes at 35:00 you can see Clive receiving the power
This is not only all Dion cutscenes really.
Prince Dion is an ally of Prince Clive and Joshua Rosfield
1:35:25 Now that's true DRG main fan service.
41:39 - Annabella auditions for Resident Evil.
2 months ago 😮
Triple A western gaming developers really need to think what they're doing when the same japanese developer who got criticize for "sexualizing" women in FF7 Rebirth manage to do a AMAZING LGBT character liked by everyone in the same series.
1:13:38 Why did Dion stay behind for a bit, and he seemed to be looking out for something too?
Flower Dragoon Dion!
He's so girlboss
He might be gay but he really is the MVP in the end.
Love how his character was written. He is by far one of the most interesting character in this game especially how his redemption.
wdym "he might be gay but"????? why do you need to preface with that????
@@OAnIncurableHumanistbecause nowadays a gay character is synonym for "bad, unlikable, pissy, cringe character" as they try so hard to push their little agendas
Dion is a perfect example on how to make a gay character without it being it's whole persoma
@@SohelanthropusCan you give us some examples of "bad, unlikable, pissy and cringe" gay characters? Because the ones I know are just underwhelming because straight people hate to see gay people. They even need to zoom out some gay kisses, like this one.
What the fuck Is the meaning "he might be gay" like for how you written this Is like "ah he Is the MVP and gigachad BUT gay" 👀☠️
39:20 any1 knows the name of that ost?
どなたかこの動画でのBGMの曲名をしりませんか？
Despite Dion being a gay boi, he’s probably one of my favorite characters in the game.
What is the song that begins at 0:50?
Why dion don’t have LIMIT BREAK 😢
what does that white flower symbolize?
I’m so glad Annabelle died
Good mother or bad mother
@@lylel.j.plummerjr.2094 play the game fool
@@Mo_Mudabber I beat Ultima in FFXVI
same here she was a bad mother I even laughed evily when I seen her die
Same. She was literally the worst character in the game. Worse than Barnabas and Ultima.
the only based gigachad gae in gaming
ele eh lindao
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If only they didn’t make him gay he would’ve been a great character
That's homophobic
@@vontheunknown7982 good
@@WuTangClan-og5ml Get with the times!
@@vontheunknown7982 what I said was a fact
@@WuTangClan-og5ml not really more so a really whiny opinion
Love when you can kick the pandering character's ass, his sexual preference was unnecessary touch.
Every single straight character is just pandering for straight people.
As was Clive’s by your logic
@@Thats-What-We-Dewwwww nah Clive is natural.
It must be so exhausting getting so upset over a zoomed out kiss that had less screen time than all the literal straight sex scenes in this game.
@nathanielranney9163 nope, took a few seconds to write that, and this was fun kicking his ass though.
Always good when you can destroy the catering woke type characters.
His only drawback.
Being gay.
True.
And? He's still a awesome character.
Still peak
@@pcmld2267❄️
That's homophobic
Bro DION!! 1v1 odin! While taking a break!! Dude landed a hit to ultra while he was 50%!!! Beast mode i wish i can use him as a character in ff16
woke game
For having 2 gay characters 💀
Nope