Estinien Heavensward: A quiet and brooding tormented warrior tasked with carrying the eyes of his sworn enemy only to be engulfed by his own rage and regret becoming the beast he vowed vengeance against . A beautifully tragic character Estinien Endwalkers: This man is about as social as a coconut, the social tack of a chocobo at a gala, and is so horrible with money he's not allowed to walk around in markets alone. His new BFF is a dragon and though he won't say he truly loves his new found family and would joyfully kill for them. He also makes dad jokes now God tier character development right here and he only gets more endearing as he opens up
Let's also not forget he is terrified of Krile and Tataru. A 6ft tall Azure Dragoon who stared a deranged dragon down, is terrified of two 2ft potatoes
@@MrSOAP999 Can you blame him? Between facing them and an army of Ultima weapons that are 2 seconds away from casting Ultima I would still choose the latter... Its far less costly, with even less snark.
Estinien in EW cracks me up because the dude really just cares about those in his boundary. but due to the misfortune of one of those friends being WoL, he is helping in saving the entire world with a group of phDs
True, Urianger, Yshtola, Alphianaud and Alisae are all very well educated. I have a feeling the player character WOL is pretty knowledgeable too, but in much less a formal higher education way and more in a "I killed enough gods and gone enough crazy places to know a thing or two" way.
@@Nehfarius Not to mention some of the Jobs, lore-wise, require quite a bit of intelligence to grasp, such as Arcanist (And it's later variants SMN/SCH).
Ah, that just made me realize that Estinien quite literally might be the least educated of the scions. Almost every single member of the scions are all archons (which might as well be PhD's in our world), leaving Tataru and Estinian as the only non archons, and the WoL is a bit iffy on their level of education. Some jobs make it seem that the WoL might be a bit of a meat head who is really good at fighting and not much else, and others seem to imply that you have to be a genius to master the jobs you play as. Which just leaves Estinian with Tataru, and I have no clue about Tataru's education, but considering how good of an accountant and entrepreneur she is, I doubt she hasn't studied a lot. So Estinian might literally be the least educated of all of the scions. He's basically the equivalent of the guy who went into the army immediately after high-school, and after retirement is suddenly friends with a bunch of doctors who keep talking above his head.
@@althelor Least Educated =/= Less intelligent or Unintelligent. Estinien is still a "Ser", meaning he's pretty high status or ranking within Ishgard, not to mention his position in the Order of the Knights Dragoon, which is likely equivalent to a military officer or NCO in our world, (which is a position that requires a degree) so he probably does have some form of advanced education, and knowing Estinien's expertise on Dragons, that's probably where it's at; whereas Urianger, Y'shtola and the twins are experts in the field of aether magic and such, Thancred is also an Archon but his field was stealth/espionage. Estinien is probably more akin to the latter. Or at least that's how i'd put it.
Apparently he made his coin before joining the Scions by hitting those lvl90 maps and getting into the vaults, he mentioned something like it when we're walking around Radz-at-Han. Goes to show how dragon boy is a pro at doing stuff in the least efficient, most flashy way :"D
@@drih_hawkeye Well isn't the most efficient way to max crafters and wait for a new raid patch and sell the now in ultra-demand pots and gear? Estinien doesn't strike me as someone who could stand sitting and crafting
@@zeehero7280 out of context but maps are an excellent way to make money. That and ew hunt trains, if you're not a crafter gatherer, which also seems estinien's type of thing to do.
I love Estinien, he's got this natural brooding Batman-esque chrisma and presence to him, and the instance you peel back that veneer even the slightest bit, it's revealed that he's just this socially awkward doof who doesn't know anything that doesn't involve some form of jumping onto dragons.
I could have sworn that was Midgardsormr back in ARR after the Keeper dungeon. Unless you’re not counting him cause he’s “dead” which is understandable.
I love the transition from thancred mentioning how bad estinien is worth money to the thavnairians waking up suddenly to estinien roaming their village like "wake up, losers! We got a foreigner to scam!" xD
Estinien being dragged off for science makes me laugh every time. He could have EASILY gotten away by simply jumping, but was either panicked or concerned for their safety.
I'm still confused why fans act like Estinien is unemployed and homeless. He's not really different than the WoL. He's basically just a mercenary or freelancer spy
Estinien, as far as we can see, is not an omnicrafter and does not own even a chocobo. The man probably thinks a dragon's back is the best bed ever. Estinien just strikes us as the type of guy who probably lives a very nomadic lifestyle compared to the wol
@@MrSOAP999 I always viewed the WoL as a nomad as well. Doing odd jobs and missions and only sleeping at Inns. Admittedly I view Estinien as sleeping in a tree, or more likely not at all, but it's not like he owns less property than the WoL or Thancred(who equally probably sleeps on the ground since he's away on secret missions so often)
@@AntiNihilist my WoL has a private quarter with an FC but lol, canonically I'm sure they do sleep in inns a lot, or camping outside, now that I think about it...
Estinien is an absolute master of brow-beating Dragons into fixing their shit or taking responsibility for their problems. It's hilarious how often he ends up doing it.
Vrtra being the head of state, while Estinien is his man on the ground dealing with the problems that Tavnier has lurking in the shadows. I like this idea a lot actually.
I was laughing so hard at how the Thavnairian chemists wanted to "raid" Estinien's being that I completely forgot I wanted the way they rose from the "dead" as an emote.
This is why I love Estinien. They'll wash dragons can be cold and brewing and try looking like absolute badasses but deep down inside we all have our dad jokes are funny side and the willingness to sacrifice our own lives to protect those we care about🤣
I started playing FFXIV during SHB. I wanted to play DRG because my friends showed me the armor and I thought it was cooler than anything. I played DRG through all of the MSQs. Little did I know that I'd find a brother in arms with him and I've never bawled at a video game until Endwalker. If you know, you know.
The people who directed the hildibrand quest must have directed the alchemist moment with those facile expressions and sound effects. (Not to mention urianger preying for Estinian was funny).
"since we are now colleagues in an official sense" nerd!!! note in japanese culture it's considered rude to keep using honorifics when addressing your friends.
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Estinien Heavensward: A quiet and brooding tormented warrior tasked with carrying the eyes of his sworn enemy only to be engulfed by his own rage and regret becoming the beast he vowed vengeance against . A beautifully tragic character
Estinien Endwalkers: This man is about as social as a coconut, the social tack of a chocobo at a gala, and is so horrible with money he's not allowed to walk around in markets alone. His new BFF is a dragon and though he won't say he truly loves his new found family and would joyfully kill for them. He also makes dad jokes now
God tier character development right here and he only gets more endearing as he opens up
ALL of the Scions are huge goofs in their own way. It was great seeing Estinien fitting in so well.
Im just going to blame that we beat more out of him than Nidhogg when that happened.
Let's also not forget he is terrified of Krile and Tataru. A 6ft tall Azure Dragoon who stared a deranged dragon down, is terrified of two 2ft potatoes
@@MrSOAP999 Can you blame him? Between facing them and an army of Ultima weapons that are 2 seconds away from casting Ultima I would still choose the latter... Its far less costly, with even less snark.
@@MrSOAP999 That man literally jumped across the entire city of Kugane to get away from Krile and Tataru, and those two still tracked him down.
I lost it when Urianger prayed for him when he got dragged off for science 😂
"F's in thine chat for SER Estinien"
The emote he uses is literally /payrespects
@@margotrosendorn6371 Same thing lol.
@@margotrosendorn6371 I made a macro that does that emote and nothing else just so I could bind it to F on my keyboard
They will probe him
"What praytell is your profession now?"
"...a free lancer"
Is that actually in game?
@@elgatochurro Almost same
"What pray tell is your profession now?"
Estinien: " *Uh* "
well, he is a Free Lancer of course ^^
@@oberoneledthar3782 👍🏻
the man had a moment of existential crisis xD
I like how one of the most badass warriors in Eorzea is rendered powerless by social situations.
Social awkwardness is crippling even amongst the most badass
The WOL nodding.
That's why WoL managed to escape most social situations by nodding and going "k I gonna go kill a god, bye"
he's a goof, but his skill, determination, and intuition still make him a badass.
Estinien, the mix of Kain from FF IV (personality) and Ricard from FF II (the human-dragon partnership)
Estinian's "Oh gods I'm unemployed!" realization leaves me dying every time.
Estinien in EW cracks me up because the dude really just cares about those in his boundary. but due to the misfortune of one of those friends being WoL, he is helping in saving the entire world with a group of phDs
True, Urianger, Yshtola, Alphianaud and Alisae are all very well educated. I have a feeling the player character WOL is pretty knowledgeable too, but in much less a formal higher education way and more in a "I killed enough gods and gone enough crazy places to know a thing or two" way.
@@zeehero7280 I figure as such too. Education through hands-on experience.
@@Nehfarius Not to mention some of the Jobs, lore-wise, require quite a bit of intelligence to grasp, such as Arcanist (And it's later variants SMN/SCH).
Ah, that just made me realize that Estinien quite literally might be the least educated of the scions. Almost every single member of the scions are all archons (which might as well be PhD's in our world), leaving Tataru and Estinian as the only non archons, and the WoL is a bit iffy on their level of education. Some jobs make it seem that the WoL might be a bit of a meat head who is really good at fighting and not much else, and others seem to imply that you have to be a genius to master the jobs you play as.
Which just leaves Estinian with Tataru, and I have no clue about Tataru's education, but considering how good of an accountant and entrepreneur she is, I doubt she hasn't studied a lot.
So Estinian might literally be the least educated of all of the scions. He's basically the equivalent of the guy who went into the army immediately after high-school, and after retirement is suddenly friends with a bunch of doctors who keep talking above his head.
@@althelor Least Educated =/= Less intelligent or Unintelligent.
Estinien is still a "Ser", meaning he's pretty high status or ranking within Ishgard, not to mention his position in the Order of the Knights Dragoon, which is likely equivalent to a military officer or NCO in our world, (which is a position that requires a degree) so he probably does have some form of advanced education, and knowing Estinien's expertise on Dragons, that's probably where it's at; whereas Urianger, Y'shtola and the twins are experts in the field of aether magic and such, Thancred is also an Archon but his field was stealth/espionage. Estinien is probably more akin to the latter.
Or at least that's how i'd put it.
Estinien's pay as a mercenary must've actually been huge if he can spend his coin the way he does.
Apparently he made his coin before joining the Scions by hitting those lvl90 maps and getting into the vaults, he mentioned something like it when we're walking around Radz-at-Han. Goes to show how dragon boy is a pro at doing stuff in the least efficient, most flashy way :"D
@@drih_hawkeye Well isn't the most efficient way to max crafters and wait for a new raid patch and sell the now in ultra-demand pots and gear? Estinien doesn't strike me as someone who could stand sitting and crafting
@@zeehero7280 out of context but maps are an excellent way to make money. That and ew hunt trains, if you're not a crafter gatherer, which also seems estinien's type of thing to do.
Urianger doing the prayer emote kills me every time.
F's in thy discussion room
Dad: Doesn't want to get a dog.
Family: Gets the dog anyway.
The dad and the dog a week later: 4:59
I love Estinien, he's got this natural brooding Batman-esque chrisma and presence to him, and the instance you peel back that veneer even the slightest bit, it's revealed that he's just this socially awkward doof who doesn't know anything that doesn't involve some form of jumping onto dragons.
I believe that's the description of a himbo.
And his close friend the WoL is the only one he can relate to on this trip
I just wanna point out- Vrtra was the first Great Wyrm we met to speak in common tongue
That was legit the first thing I noticed when I met Vrtra!!! such a cool detail that they put in^^
I could have sworn that was Midgardsormr back in ARR after the Keeper dungeon. Unless you’re not counting him cause he’s “dead” which is understandable.
@@ParagonBobby He's just sleeping. Papa is tired.
Vidofnir spoke common as well. Vrtra is the first great wyrm who's spoken common though.
@@shirazan6314 right, let me correct myself
First Great Wyrm is what I meant
Poor Estinien forgot the rules of Stranger Danger.
Estinien needed an adult, but not those adults
@@MrSOAP999 I AM AN ADULT
Not when he got instant transmission'd like that lmao
@@MrSOAP999 an adultier adult
"Cool, brooding edgelord turns out to be dumb as bricks" is easily one of my favourite character arc tropes.
Urianger: Fs in chat.
My man straight up /pray'd over Estinien
I love the transition from thancred mentioning how bad estinien is worth money to the thavnairians waking up suddenly to estinien roaming their village like "wake up, losers! We got a foreigner to scam!" xD
Estinien and Thancreds lowkey bromance is the best part of Endwalker.
Estinien being dragged off for science makes me laugh every time. He could have EASILY gotten away by simply jumping, but was either panicked or concerned for their safety.
Love his personality in end walkers
How can you NOT love this man, he is an absolute wonder! xD
I'm still confused why fans act like Estinien is unemployed and homeless. He's not really different than the WoL. He's basically just a mercenary or freelancer spy
Estinien, as far as we can see, is not an omnicrafter and does not own even a chocobo. The man probably thinks a dragon's back is the best bed ever. Estinien just strikes us as the type of guy who probably lives a very nomadic lifestyle compared to the wol
@@MrSOAP999 I always viewed the WoL as a nomad as well. Doing odd jobs and missions and only sleeping at Inns. Admittedly I view Estinien as sleeping in a tree, or more likely not at all, but it's not like he owns less property than the WoL or Thancred(who equally probably sleeps on the ground since he's away on secret missions so often)
@@AntiNihilist my WoL has a private quarter with an FC but lol, canonically I'm sure they do sleep in inns a lot, or camping outside, now that I think about it...
its cuz teasing estinien is fun, he's our bestest floor tank dragoon bro.
@@AntiNihilist yeah you're a wanderer like Azem. I think though that you might have more tolerance for learning crafts than estinien.
LMAO Alphinaud using the formal title of "Ser" sounds so weird.
Yeah why this stiff formality?
True... tbh "Ser" *insert any name* sound a little weird. But maybe it's just me.
I legitimately think that his time in the First made him forget Estinien and then Estinien was a member so he acted like he was nobility out of habit.
From killing dragons, to being a dragon (although not woluntarily), to befriending a dragon. Our boi Estinien has come a long way.
Estinein was a man, but maybe he was a Dragoon man, or maybe he was just Nidhogg, but he was still ESTINIEEEEEEEN!!!
befriend a dragon (Ricard FF II)
cold and loneliness (Kain FF IV)
Estinien is an absolute master of brow-beating Dragons into fixing their shit or taking responsibility for their problems. It's hilarious how often he ends up doing it.
3:04
Enter Estinein's thirst squad 😌
I love this grumpy giraffe. ❤
I want.. No need a buddy cop series of quests about the tomfuckery that Estinien and Vitra get up to.
For sure. I definitely would love a comic series of them foiling monsters and keeping the peace.
Vrtra being the head of state, while Estinien is his man on the ground dealing with the problems that Tavnier has lurking in the shadows.
I like this idea a lot actually.
1:49
To pay for what? More 100k gill hair clips?!
This man is worse with money than his little step brother Alphy
I was laughing so hard at how the Thavnairian chemists wanted to "raid" Estinien's being that I completely forgot I wanted the way they rose from the "dead" as an emote.
This is why I love Estinien. They'll wash dragons can be cold and brewing and try looking like absolute badasses but deep down inside we all have our dad jokes are funny side and the willingness to sacrifice our own lives to protect those we care about🤣
The Azure dragoon everybody
I want to spend more time with him 😩
Of all the things, wholesome interactions between Estinien and Krile was not what I expected from Endwalker's MSQ LMAO
He knows she can find him. Hell he said it himself, Krile is a damn bloodhound when it comes to tracking down people.
I started playing FFXIV during SHB. I wanted to play DRG because my friends showed me the armor and I thought it was cooler than anything. I played DRG through all of the MSQs. Little did I know that I'd find a brother in arms with him and I've never bawled at a video game until Endwalker. If you know, you know.
1:21 I like wallmart Estenien there
Name : Estinien Varlineau
Profession : Yes
*ESTINIEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!*
~He's the Azure Dragoon~
Bless this Himbo
*THE HOUR IS CUM*
2077 Music Plays
At the time the trailer released, some people misheard it as "Devour his cum".
Bruh!! When he yelled "she's possessed"" I laughed it off!!!
"Smoother than a WHM soulstone" XD
yknow, when youre done and waste everything of your moments in a theme park, ive seen fairer faces after a bout of bad shellfish indeed
After endwalker I decided to start leveling Dragoon because of Estinien
how can your WoL see when he has an eyepatch on one eye and his fringe covering his other eye 😂
Dragon sight ;D
The people who directed the hildibrand quest must have directed the alchemist moment with those facile expressions and sound effects. (Not to mention urianger preying for Estinian was funny).
It won't let me like the video, but I love it a lot and I wanted to let you know.
You can always ask a "friend" to like it for you ;D
Or the ever favorite when Y’shtola summons her familiars:
“Ready your arms! I fear she’s been possessed!”
What is your profession
Red Dwarf Estinien :.......ehhh...Bum
Estinien being like an Army NCO: "Don't Ser me, I work for a living!"
"since we are now colleagues in an official sense" nerd!!!
note in japanese culture it's considered rude to keep using honorifics when addressing your friends.
Glad to see they carried that over from translation but spun it as Estinien needing to almost smack the young boy for being a nerd
Urianger paying respects is the best.
1:36 THIS IS KILLING ME SO BAD LIKE DKJHCAHSX
Dawntrail has no moments like this. I can’t think of a single thing… 😖
One might say your WoL and Estinien were…Twinning
More like Azure Dragmood am i right
spoiler alert at 4:00 just for anyone who hasn't got this far
Tataru gun, she should’ve specialised in machinist instead of arcanist
Because then she would be overpowered and a true mafia boss
XD
"Estinien being the Azure Dragoon"
Tell me you don't give a shit about the lore without telling me you don't give a shit about the lore 😂