The indifferent cruelty of the universe when the indomitable human spirit walks in:

It's kinda sad that with current gear the fight is over before the vocals start. I remember how hyped I got when I heard that the most epic part of the trailer lyrics was in there^^

I still remember when I first got to this... When the screen went black, it was very much a feeling "Ok, let's get the obvious ATB button mash over with." But then The Scions happened which kinda spiked motivation to all new heights.

"Made to see if I could get a good audio loop." Over 2.3M million viewers say that you did as of March 2024!

This isn't the Endsinger's boss music, this is OUR boss music!

This is what the "song of hope" part of Footfalls refers to. Sort of an opposition to the song of despair.

So hard finishing this fight through tears in my eyes 😭

I've played FFXIV recently just to have a chance of hearing this masterpiece in game... what this OST makes me do. thank you Soken

first time got here n heard this, i literally couldn't see my scree.. been playing since the beta of ARR.

her spammed raidwide is called Telo: from Greek Telos meaning end, arguably final Mania: passion, mad desire for, arguably fantasy Thus it could be argued that the Endsinger's spammy Phase 2 raidwide is literally 'Final Fantasy'. Fuck. They did it again. Shit.

Finally, this amazing game is coming to Xbox and can’t to experience this part of the game with my friends one day.

I completed Endwalker with the same group of friends I started A Realm Reborn with. We experienced the journey together from beginning to end and honestly, it made the finale of Endwalker hit even harder with every emotion imaginable. We'd experienced tragedies and hardships in our real life over the years we played. Every time, we overcame. We never gave up on ourselves or each other.

When you become the boss in the boss fight.

One of the few rpgs where "power of friendship" is ultra deserved snd hits rly fucking hard

The power of Hope in the face of utter and total despair is a powerful one, friends. Use it, and march forth unto a new tomorrow. After all, you've come this far. No sense in stopping now. For those we've lost. For those we can yet save.

1:00 "YEEEEEEEET!!!!"

All spectacle, no substance. NB4 wave of offended fanpeople arrives: Nothing wrong with spectacle. And that's ok. It's not my taste, I'm allowed to say that. I'm not attacking you.

As much as I wanted to say something epic and/or profound when this song kicked in for me the first time... All I could manage was a primal *"LET'S FREAKIN' GOOOOOOOO!!!!"* xD

I was on my SAM during this fight, messed up the combo because I was busy crying like lil biatch lmaoo.

Golly, I sure do wonder what the initial cutscene is referencing :]

"We've been here before..." "Many a time" *A player falls off the arena* Yeah...

this game actively kept my sanity throughout the pandemic. even though I graduated college, I'd been feeling empty and hopeless for a bit. as I'm here fighting my depression to try to study for a chance at a job, I thought I'd listen to my playlist of FFXIV bangers. big mistake. I'm crying now. (but I'll do my best to keep working hard for a little longer.)

are those health bar colors mods? o.O

lyse deserved to be there, why wasn't there any stormblood representation in the team?

This part is just too good! Master piece! I do re runs cause the whole fight and the music is just amazing good. I remember first time it was hard to focus cause this part got me so hard.

The thing I hate about this edit..... It really doesn't take this long

Best Endwalker song.

Song of hope, she dances on the wind Hyur, oh Hyur~

absolutely dying at 1:02 when the reaper yeets theirself off the platform.

I still come back to this video for the exact moment in this final boss fight where at 1:00 the reaper throws himself off the arena.

Something worth mentioning. The term "Elpis" is the term the ancient Greeks used for what we call "hope." It is mentioned in the story of Pandora's Jar. Tricked into opening it, she released many negatige things onto the world. Plagues, illness, depression. The only thing that remained in the jar was - you guessed it, Elpis. It's often portrayed in a manner like the glass half full/empty. Some people say Pandora sealing the jar again meant that she trapped hope, and humanity was not able to achieve it. Much like what Meteion believed. But the more common reading of the myth (which I think speaks a lot on the nature of humanity's belief in goodwill) is that she prevented hope from being lost. Theognis of Megara, a Greek poet, stated "Hope is the only good god remaining among mankind; the others have left and gone to Olympus." In sundering the star, Venat was like Pandora: she unleashed suffering, strife, illness, and so on. But she imbued the people with the ability to hope for a better tomorrow.

Just did this duty for the first time a couple of nights ago. As a white mage, it was pretty crazy to see myself firing off 14K Glare III hits by the end...

Scions: “Estinien! We must pray safety for our friend!” Estinien: “ok guys… but... I’m not dropping my lance for it."

1:00 that reaper tho lmao

Endsinger was a masterpiece of a boss fight. A boss fight where the boss isn't the boss.. your the boss.

I remember when me and some buddies did this together for the first time. We were in a call and when the lyrics began we all just screamed "Higher, o Higher" at the same time. It was glorious.

If i may: This song is the embodiment of something i'm going to quote from God of War 2018: "Fine, my turn".

So I sifted through saw people mad cause power of friendship....but lets be real if you all payed attention to ARR this same thing happened and Failed. So here where in life and death exist at same time, were dreams made true a reality in which the ghost of the past walk. With power born from emotions would breed the idea that in Darkest night when all else is lost and you lil lost sheep cant find yourself should light brighten the path and show you that in darkest time, hope can be achieved yet standing alone will not help, so gather the hope of friends, allies, enemies who all seek a common goal of survival only then can there hopes and dreams live on in you so let roar the emotions and scream NOW THAT IN DARKEST TIME WE WILL NOT FAULTER. :3 there does that feel better than crying over power of friend ship.

Either avengers have assembled or they're trying summon capitan planet

I can never tank this without going absolutely lunatistical something about this song grabs your emotions. It just makes you scream “For our star” Haurchefant Greystone words just ring in your mind. “ For the ones we have lost, and for the ones we may yet save” Goose bumps everytime. I bow to Yoshi P And Master Soken

I'll never forgive SE for not putting this song in the extreme

I still can't believe they made the power of friendship a mechanic

This is me fighting my ex out my heart and mind

That's an end fight fitting for a final fantasy game ^^

this fight needs to be item level synced now, the bird just dies when the best part of the song starts... that's sad.

Did this as a healer the first time around. First time I saw this phase transition and the part of the song from footfalls starts, I nearly caused a total party wipe from not being able to see my screen though tears. this was beautiful.

that lag spike was truly magnificent.

Theme of a really sad bird.

The indifferent cruelty of the universe when the indomitable human spirit walks in the room

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