Final Fantasy 16 Seems to Confirm Clive and Ifrit Theory
It took a couple of years, but Final Fantasy 16 finally has its second trailer and a release window. While the game's polishing phase is going to take a little longer than some fans hoped, it still could be released three years after its announcement, which is a lot sooner than some other recent Square Enix projects. The fact that the game is already playable from start to finish is a good sign, and the remaining year of development should give Creative Business Unit 3 plenty of time to ensure Final Fantasy 16 is fully realized on its launch.
The second trailer hammers home a lot of the points made in the first. War is raging in the medieval fantasy land of Valisthea, and whether it likes it or not, the Grand Duchy of Rosaria is being swept up in the conflict. Players take control of Clive Rosfield, firstborn son of the Archduke and the bodyguard for his younger brother, Joshua. Joshua is the future Archduke and Dominant of the Eikon Phoenix, and there are many other Eikons who belong to Dominants of varying allegiances. Fans have suspected that Clive and Joshua's adopted sister Jill will become Shiva's Dominant after a timeskip, but that doesn't explain Clive's own Dominant-like powers. The editing in the second FF16 trailer gives a hint as to what might be going on: Clive may awaken as the Dominant of Ifrit early in the game, which only raises more questions.
Final Fantasy 16: What We Know About the Main Character
This reveal did not come out of nowhere for many attentive fans. One of Final Fantasy 16's most prominent promotional images shows a grown-up Clive with Phoenix and Ifrit converging on him in a manner similar to the game’s logo. This in itself did not have any meaning, but Clive's left arm, which he seems to use
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