Though we may not realize it, everything in this world is preordained. That's why Bahamut made sure to cancel the second season of DLC; so that we would not oppose him and get a happy ending.

Yup, Bahamut is the villain and played the Lucis Bloodline like a damn fiddle.

Honestly his tale is very tragic and Noctis / Luna was basically just caught in a crossfire of that unfortunate event.

“Pierce my heart if you must, but you will never kill my resolve”. Got to love that line 😄

Can I say that Ardyns voice actor is probably the best choice they could’ve gone with.

It legitimately breaks my heart when Ardyn asks, "Am I alive? Oh, does it matter?"

Listening to Ardyn laugh just breaks my heart into tiny pieces. You can hear him descending further into insanity. So far to the point of zero return

7:05 I don't know if I've ever heard an evil laugh that's been so equally amazing but also haunting. Ardyn really is the full villain package plus some.

This feels like the game is not yet over because the final villain(bahamut) still doesnt get beaten.

.... noctis killed the wrong guy. he should had teamed up with ardyn and kill all the gods!!! wheres lightning when you need her

Ardyn needed to enlist Lightning or Caius to really show Bahamut just how much humans can defy Gods- kill them to be exact.....lol

Bahamut: To spread Darkness throughout the world is thy TRUE calling Ardyn: DARKNESS? Bahamut Soon the true King will be born unto Lucis, He Shall lead the people as their BEACON OF HOPE and drive away the DARKNESS, in turn thou shalt be his SACRIFICE - THE LIMITLESS SHADOW THAT USHERS IN THE LIGHT Ardyn: Why must I continue to suffer? Have I not Already Sacrificed enough!? Bahamut: When the true king awakens summoning the power of his forebears, he shall at last relieve thee of thy suffering. Then the line of Lucis shall come to an END and the revenge thou seekest shall finally be found. SO IT IS ORDAINED SO SHALL IT BE. Ardyn : You say I am not the SAVIOR of man but his SACRIFICIAL Lamb, and that I live only to die by the hand of the heir to an ILL-GOTTEN throne? That is the FATE the gods have CHOSEN to BESTOW upon me!!!??? Bahamut: The very same, defy thy destiny if thou dare, but know that it would grant thee a life of darkness unending, devoid of deaths reprieve. Bahamut: What Say Thee Adagium? Note the highlighted words, this was intentional to make the point. What Bahamut is saying is that Ardyns purpose is the be the bad guy that destroys the world and Noctis is the good guy that stops him. There needs to be an ultimate evil that an ultimate good defeats and that Ardyn and Noctis have been chosen for these roles (There needs to be a boss and a protagonist that beats him) it's all just a game to the gods its a story that needs to be told. The power of kings will empower Noctis and this will enable him to defeat Ardyn but in turn that very power kill Noctis. Read all that and this is what it sounds like....They are both pawns to be sacrificed, Actors playing their roles, Puppets on strings. the point here is Noctis being the chosen king isn't a good thing, it's a curse that is maybe just as bad as the one given to Ardyn. In the eyes of the gods they decide all and determine all and in the Case of Noctis and Ardyn they have decided That Noctis will be the Good guy And Ardyn the bad both pawns to be used and sacrificed. In Short that gods do not care about the people they are only their playthings

"Pierce my heart if you must, but you never kill my resolve" Best FF Antagonist ever!

The fact that Bahamut a summoning that always helped us in previous titles turns out to be the true villian really surprises me due to the uniqueness of it all

,,I'm no mortal, I'm a monster!" Oh how I love this line

something tells my that Bahamut is the true villain of this story, and i think Shiva, Titan and Ifrit were the only gods that actually cared for humanity. I bet that mister dragon man caused Ifrit's turn. And i think were originally as Noctis going to save Ardyn and defeat Bahamut. Thats what i think the original dlc for noct was going to be. because think about it, in most final fantasy games, whos a boss, and often a bad guy.........Bahamut

So basically the gods won and there’s no good ending

Bahamut controlling Aera reminds me how Bhunivelze was controlling Hope Estheim

Jesus Christ! I first saw Ardyn and thought he was a giant hipster douchebag but after seeing this, I completely understand why he went mad and did the things he did...somewhat. I pity the man that turned monster

Bahamut was the bad guy. If this world is ruled by such gods it deserves Ardyn

Bahamut is straight up doing some Bhunivelze stuff

3:05 give me chills everytime.

Bahamut is the true villain here

FFXV might not be the greatest FF of all time but Ardyn Lucis Caelum has definitely cement himself as the greatest FF villain of all time. Ill say hes a better than Sephiroth or even Kefka.

What I believe happened: Ifrit went nutters when Solheim rebelled against him and the other gods, the battle ended up destroying most of humanity and left their trust and faith in the gods shambled. To regain the trust of humanity, Bahamut ripped a piece from the Crystal and used it to create the Starscourge. Then after letting the remnants of humanity suffer for a few years, he appears and grants the Lucis bloodline powers as his chosen to combat the “alien” Starscourge. One he gives powers similar to his own, while the other he geves the power to absorb the Scourge, later using him as the “evil antagonist” with dark powers to oppose his champion of Light, who would be nothing without the “blessing and power of the Gods.” All of this, just a 2000 year long publicity stunt to increase the mortals faith in the gods who “protect” them.

All along, Lightning was right.

i hate how unfinished this game is and yet how much everything still makes me cry

Ardyn Lucis Caelum... Chew toy of fate...

- You say I am not the savior of man, but his sacrificial lamb. And that I live only to die by the hand of the heir to an ill-gotten throne. That is the fate the gods have chosen to bestow upon me!? - The very same. I seriously cracked up at this. Bahamut's delivery was just perfect.

I want a DLC Epilogue where Noctis, Ardyn and Luna team up on Bahamut and friends and give them what-for! This cannot end like it did!

NOCTIS X ARDYN V.S THE GODS. MAKE IT HAPPEN SQUARE!

Tragic indeed. Truly opposite to ff 13 . Defying fate versus accepting fate . I finally realize the message & be at peace .

“I’m afraid you’re out of luck. The one you hope to see is not here”. (Nor is the one I WISH to see) *unsurpressable laughter* “Ah, but do pardon my surprise at this most unexpected development. How very nice it is to see you again, Lady Lunafreya”. ~ Ardyn Izunia; Dawn of the Future, FFXV, Resist Your Fate Ending - A Saviour Lost, Pg 93.

He didn't have a choice but to be the monster, a shame. A great antagonist.

That.......laugh......so freaking scary

Zuko: Where is the rest of it!?!

Ardyn Refused to become a Kingdom Hearts Villain. He knew what he'd get himself into if he did. Truly, Respect for this man.

I think Aera is just illusion made by Bahamut. You can clearly heard Bahamut voice when aera is speaking -_-..... well Bahamut is reall villain indeed :P

I love the little detail about Aera's voice having an echo of Bahamut's, implying that this isn't really her.

Just one more dlc please, of where we get to kick Bahamut's ass? Is that too much to ask for?

So basically Bahamut is Bhunivelze, the Starcourge is similar to the uncontrollable chaos.

Ardyn: So this is to be my fate? Bahamut: yes. 2:55 *DAGA KOTAWARU*

9:10 Wow ! so Ardyn have killed luna in the same way that he killed area. The history of Ardyn is really the reverse miroir of noctis

i know FFXV isnt up there as top FF, but Ardyn for me is the top 3 villain bested by Kefka and Sephiroth and that laugh at the end is the best and the most terrifying ff villain laugh i've ever heard kudos to Darin de Paul for voicing Ardyn, perfect voice for Ardyn

God, what is the name of the OST that starts playing when I Ardyn says "Oh I'm no mortal, I'm a monster."

That wasn't Aera that was just a illusion cast to look like her notice how she talks using words like bahamut

Basically bahamut says you know torturing you again will be a waste of our time one way or another you gonna do what i just told you.

7:13 that laugh... I LOVE IT!!!👿👿👿

Daryn de Paul's delivery of lines after you choose is so good

Makes me feel vibes that ffxv is still apart of fabula nova crystallas cause we can agree that gods and crystals sometimes turn to be huge douches while the darkness/chaos turned out to be the lesser evil

I can`t wait for Ardyn to be in Dissidia

Yeah, the endings of Ardyn's episode blew me out of the water. Darin DePaul is just exceptional with his performance. My eyes actually watered when Ardyn fell to the floor wailing. And Bahamut, as usual, knocks it out of the water with that demonic God voice effect, and the writing. That said, many people are saying Bahamut is actually a villain…But I think maybe he just realized there was only one way for the darkness/starscourge to be banished. As such, he would be more of a divine entity that is neither good nor evil.

When will this ost be available, I need it now😭😢

All of them are just God's pawns.

Why ardyn is the best character in ffxv

So bahamut is the real true villian !?!?!

Ardyn’s story is really profound and enjoyable. If only the current developers knew how to tell a story and keep things a coherent whole. Ffxv may easily be the masterpiece that almost was. The biggest issue I have with the game is how they broke up the vital aspects of the story into DLCs. Plot points and character origin/ development is something that should be delivered standard in a final fantasy game. Could you imagine if in seven you had to buy a separate disc for each character’s arc? One for Barret and Dyne, one for Yuffie and Wutai, one for Vincent and Lucretcia, or Red XIII in Cosmo Canyon. Or even ( in the truest spirit of FFXV’s hoarding of vital plot points) the flashbacks of cloud and Sephiroth in Nibleheim? No. Because without all that it wouldn’t be close to the coherent complete game we were given. The same goes for all the other FFgames. All the games since four took the time to flesh out their story and characters before release. I would say that final fantasy 8 was a mechanical mess of a final fantasy game, where as 15 was a narrative failure.

What's the name of the OST as Ardyn walks out of the darkness and into the light? Sounds so majestic

''pierce my heart if you must, but you will never kill my resolve''

I feel bad for Ardyn. I believe his story connects with a lot of people. Those who wants to fit in to but are rejected, considered outcasts, even have their trusts betrayed by those dear to them.

3:50 - 3:52 was the last time we saw a glimpse of the face of the real, good hearted and “savior” Ardyn; and this is where he officially died. Now he’s in a path to madness to a point of no return.

In the end, we're all puppets to the gods eh

Instead of a DLC, this game deserves a re-release on new consoles and PC with a Second Ending … Bahamut be damned

Damn, this is dark (@. @)

If Ardyn really wanted to defy his destiny, even the gods themselves, all he had to do was to look pass his vengeance and seek something maybe more fulfilling.

Welcome Retcon, i see you've already met the popular villain character we will be exonerating today.

Damn Ardyn actually had a legit motivation, he did nothing wrong but trust the gods, bahamut is the true villain.

Ya know, i'm back from watching Shadowbringers full trailer... And i really wish we could unload the same kind of shit on Bahamut and co.

I think the scourge was something that not even Bahamut could do anything about. Until he hatched the whole plot of giving Ardyn the power to absorb the scourge into himself and giving lucis the power to banish it through the power of the crystal. Without Ardyn and the Lucis line the world would have probably ended and Bahamut sacrificed two people to save the world essentially. Ardyn was basically the saviour since without him, the scourge couldn't have had been banished. Problem was that Ardyn wasn't Jesus Christ and had a problem of sacrificing himself for humanity.

Damn it’s really sad at 11:23 that he sits there almost looking miserable knowing his demise and end will be soon to the king due to destiny and fate, real eerie

Imagine if Noctis saw past events that had occurred such as this scene

This ending pissed me off. After all this and Ardyn has to suffer. I really wish the alternate ending we were supposed to get wasn’t cancelled so he could get his happy ending. Oh, well there is always that novel coming out next month. 😓

there was a time when Bahamut was the ultimate ally of the heroes, the creature that would test them to see if they where strong enough to defeat the villain; look at him now: a villain like many other, playing with other people like they were pieces on a chessboard. " You either die as an hero or you live long enough to become the villain."

i think there is a light version hidden. all one need to do is not decend further and avoid spreading darkness. its harder then useing gobline cap but after my test its possible. 1 only use triangle button for ifrit and do not upgrade ardyn to be able to defy fate as far as i understand to make sense of how light path should be possible. might also require to have cleared the base game once.also try avoid destroying insomnia.

So... it's BUT THOU MUST kind of choice and trope: Ardyn has no choice but to submit to the Astrals' grand scheme, free will be damned. XV's Bahamut the Bladekeeper is now officially a dick.

This dude puts all other FF villains to shame. He's the best

So ardyn was the hero and we play as the villain ns

"Please, Aera. Wont you free me from this curse" You can hear the suffering Ardyn has endured, physically and emotionally and mentally. Physically Suffered, Emotionally Shatter, Mentally Broken, Spiritually Angered.

Does anyone know the ost playing when Aera stabs Ardyn?

We need lightning!!!

One of the best evil laughs ever

It's very sad to see Ardyn goes to a road he didn't choose, one of the best written vanillin character in FF.

Wow the gods really did Ardyn dirty, and Ardyn died on purpose because let’s be honest Ardyn was destroying Noctis and even picking him up and taunting him. Maybe that’s why Ardyn never explained anything to Noctis

So bahumut is allowing ardyn to have his revenge. But not yet....this is wild....

Anyone else likes how the music picks up the melancholy when he says “I’m no “mortal”, I’m a monster.” Also Bahamut is a dick for using a vision of Aera. #TEAMARDYN#THETRUEKING

Bahamut should be a final villain of the game where Noctis sticks his sword of father to its ass.

During the main game, I called Ardyn the shittiest person in the FFXV universe. That title now belongs to Bahamut.

We need a part 2 to this game where they make the game better and end the story with Bahamut’s defeat and Ardyn’s rise as the true king

The Final Scene. *Flash Point Paradox Referrence!*

I can not blame him

I picked the first option cause that's what happened in the base game. Can't believe I missed out on Aera screentime lol

Madara's voice actor just nails this

"Off my chair, jester. The king sits there." -If only you knew...

9:17 just noticed how Ardyn's face aren't smiling or laughing when Lunafreya heals him, he thinks that Luna resembles her ancestor and "lover" being the oracle

Ardyns laugh is pure melody

Episode notctis was suppose to be noct and ardyn teaming up to take down bahamut. It's a shame that the episode will never get made considering the events that unfolded in episode ardyn.

This is exactly the same scenario as Stranger of Paradise. Except Jack embraces the Darkness and his role.

Well who’s in the mood to kill some gods?

So the last DLC, Dawn of the Future was supposed to be Ardyn and Noctis vs Bahamut?

I wish we could get a Kingly Clash that actually has a story ending...some catharsis for seeing Ardyn used and abused like this.