Final Fantasy 14: The Differences And Commonalities Between Sin Eaters And Voidsent
Voidsent and sin eaters are monsters out of the Final Fantasy 14 MMO, both warped in similar ways but with polar opposites. While voidsent are warped by darkness, sin eaters are warped by light. It pushes the idea that a balance is needed, and that light is not inherently good and darkness is not inherently bad. However, while voidsent have always been around in Final Fantasy 14, the sin eaters did not come about until Shadowbringers.
The similarities and differences between these two groups are fascinating and say a lot about the nature of aether in the world of Final Fantasy 14. Both were accidentally created by Ascians in their attempts to get worlds such as the First and 13th to rejoin with Zodiark. While the 13th became the Void, the expansion of Shadowbringers solved the issue with sin eaters before it could share a similar fate.
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The voidsent were created on the 13th reflection when the Ascian Igeyorhm defeated the Bringer of Light. Their defeat inadvertently made a Flood of Darkness occur. All the residents caught in the flood became voidsent and the world turned into what is now known as the Void. The world had only two survivors: Cylva and Unukalhai, who were saved by the Ascians to later help with their plans.
Sin eaters were made on the First reflection. The first sin eater was born when Ardbert defeated an Ascian named Mitron with a blade of Light while wishing light to banish all darkness. The Ascian was already Light aspected, and his defeat at the hands of Ardbert turned him into a sort of Light primal called Eden. The primal cast a Flood of Light (much like the Flood of Darkness on the 13th). While Minfilia Warde sacrificed herself so that the whole would not be
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