FFXIV Lore- What it Means to be a Reaper

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Not every job in Final Fantasy 14 is about upholding justice and honor. Some of them walk dark paths with dangerous ends. So I suppose we should be glad they’re on our side, shouldn’t we? Join me as we discuss the history and powers that make Reaper what it is. I’m glad to finally get back to making job content, so I hope this is a great way to begin the What it Means series again!

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Primary Sources:
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Publications-
Encyclopedia Eorzea Volume I
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Encyclopedia Eorzea Volume III

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FinalFantasyXIV, The Lodestone/Sidestory
FFXIV, Letter from the Producer
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43 thoughts on “FFXIV Lore- What it Means to be a Reaper”

  12. I saw Reaper on the video 👀 and clicked fast!! 🤩 Im very interested on Reaper lore and specially about our avatar and how all that works now with the MSQ that we went more deep into the Void

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  19. Reapers lore is fantastic. I wish the newer jobs got more than just 5 missions to tell their story.

    Im sorry for always having off topic questions, but if you have the time i was hoping you might help explain to me if there is an in lore reason for why the primals are so different in the eden raids? I get that theyre based on WoLs memory but i don't understand how that turns Titan into a transformer. Ive tried researching this on my own but all i can find are peiole making jokes saying its because WoL has brain damage.

    I also never really understood wha Ryne was hoping to accomplish by channeling Shiva. I get that Ysayle did that but i dont get how she made a difference really, unless she was hoping she couid just force shiva to not fight?

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  20. I have a theory that reapers had limited ability to use magic to facilitate pact making. The reason I think this is in the Zenos short story it's revealed he gained limited ability to use magic by embedding a crystal in his hand. In theory some of the harvested aether could recharge this crystal.

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  21. Reaper was a job dream come true and then some
    Always loved scythes in media, always loved the whole “bind yourself to a spirit/demon for power but beware!” concept
    Getting both in one while pairing it with a bounty hunter team was the icing on the cake (then iced further, literally, with the 6.4 dungeon, hearing alphy say “the very same art I believe you have mastered” and we just smirk was great)

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  23. I cant get on board with the whole Avatars are your 13th shard stuff. That would be wayyyyy too big of a plot element to give to players on an OPTIONAL element of gameplay.

    Not only that, but Zero and Zenos could barely be more unalike each other. Hell I think even WoL has more in common with Zenos than Zero did.

    Finally, hardly any voidsent are simply the 13th shard any more. They literally eat and merge with each other, combining their whole essence with another to become sometimes relatively new. And they do that over and over and over, resulting in voidsent that can only be described as an amalgamation of many souls.

    One could argue this is what gives credence to the 13th shard theory, since the 13th shard could be amalgamated into the remaining voidsent. Except, Zero contradicts this again, because she's outright stated that she's never merged with any other voidsent soul, further distinguishing herself from Zenos.

    tldr; the 13th shard is your avatar theory is beyond far-fetched.

    edit: oh and then there's the far more credible ( I think ) evidence behind OG Golbez being the 13th shard of Azem.

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  28. Damn it, I knew most of this lore, but not all of it, but hearing it again makes me want to main Reaper so badly again, despite me knowing I really dislike their gameplay. I really love their lore and how unapologetically edgy it is. I hope I end up enjoying DT Reaper, but I doubt it

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  32. I made it cannon Lore that My WoL was so damaged by the Power of Light that their soul was made unstable. They sought out a means of balancing their Aether so they joined a Pact with a voidsent who helped quell the stagnation of their soul. The voidsent they are tied to is very kind though very greedy for aether so Rei'tan goes on hunts constantly to quell their shared hunger as a result.

    Anyway just wanted to say that lil bit of character lore. Love the video~
    looking forward to more stuff from ya in the future, Scribe~

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  42. Really wish we knew more about the WoL's Avatar. Yoshi P gave some interesting info in an interview with Zepla prior to Endwalker. In the interview she asked about the nature of Reaper, and inquired about whether or not it was evil, since Zenos was a Reaper, he also said some cryptic lines and asked her to think about "What kind of Voidsent would join a pact with the WoL"

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