Enjoy the photos hehe 😎😎

Finally playing through FFXV after starting the game 5+ years ago, making it through a couple chapters, and realizing that I had no time for video games and coming back to it for a few hours every week or two made for a terribly disjoined experience and I had no idea what was going on.

Anyways, I encountered my first BABY FREAKING CHOCOBO which made this grown-ass 37-year-old dude gush like a little kid in barely-comprehensible baby talk about how freaking cute they are. How did my wife respond?

By counting the number of toes on the babies and adults and telling me how these two birds obviously are not related because the babies have three toes on each foot and the adults have two and birds "don't just lose toes" as they grow up. Game completely ruined, totally unplayable 😭😭😭

Watching Jurassic Park with her was equally impossible, as she spent the entire time pointing out scientific inaccuracies.....

Since this is a Final Fantasy XV group, I'd like to assume that we all love Final Fantasy XV, or atleast it meant something to us.

Me, I love Final Fantasy XV. Now, obviously, FFXV is the farthest from perfect but to me it's fun. The characters are interesting. The fights are fun (to me anyway. Others call it bad or clunky). Prompto, Ignis and Gladio doesn't feel two dimensional. Even Luna Freya who just showed up for a few minutes, I cared for her and teared up when the thing happened. Ardyn is a very good villain too.

Anyway, I'm getting sidetracked here. I recently came back to FFXV and saw some people calling it "trash". "Failure" even though it earned a lot of money. They also call it "The worst final fantasy". I think it's not the worst. I know this is nothing new but it's been almost a decade and it's frustrating.

So, how do you guys deal with these harassment from other Final Fantasy fans? Let's be honest, it's far from perfect but calling it trash is too much, right? They even manage to pin the failure of Forspoken to FFXV devs when Hajime Tabata is no longer there and it's frustrating.

I really wish they stop shitting on FFXV. It's a good game when given the chance

Anyway, thanks for reading my rant.

the picture isn’t very good cause my mum took it but im so obsessed with it

It was almost midnight when I went to see it too, which meant there were barely any people around, which ALSO meant nobody could judge me for spending far too long getting a good angle for this photo.

Turned out pretty nice imo. What do you guys think?

Original video https://youtu.be/t8Ansi-xsLY?si=clcfLYPbZ-xIo089

I’m so happy with it! The blue is remnants of the stencil and will wash off soon. I may add a bit of additional shading at some point but I love how she turned out :)

It came out so well, I'm so freaking happy and excited!!! I got my favs on me forever now!!! I was originally going to get the sword of father done, SO glad I decided to do this title piece by Yoshitaka Amano instead!!!

had to get some weapons removed to fit my shoulder properly unfortunately.. + engine blade

This Checklist is by all means optional, hope it helps you. Do note some of the links will get outdated, (changed, removed, moved) along the way. If you find any links not working do let me know.

For easier navigation, do search using Ctrl+F to look for the specific stuff. (For Browsers)

1. Finish The Story

2. Platinum Trophy (https://psnprofiles.com/guide/5390-final-fantasy-xv-trophy-guide)

3. Clear all Sidequests (https://samurai-gamers.com/final-fantasy-15-ffxv/sidequest-directory/) (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5gotbf/list_of_quests_for_completionists_spoilerfree/)

4. Clear Mystery Scraps Sidequest (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-scraps-of-mystery-quest/)

5. Clear Stealing the Past - Secret Quest (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-stealing-the-past-secret-quest/)

6. Clear all Hunt Missions (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/hunt-quest-locations-rewards/) (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bjqddcIkcOEud3aHtD4qzmKb9HJEdvmDnQ2xvqJmDK8/edit#gid=0)

7. Find and kill Big monsters at world (Midgardsormr, Griffon etc.) (Hunts included)

8. Find and kill all 3 types of Cactuars

9. Clear all Photo Op (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-photo-op-locations/) (http://www.randomchievos.com/2016/12/all-photo-op-locations-final-fantasy-xv-ffxv-fotoshooting-collecitbles/)

10. Broken cars & Rescue quests (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-rescue-quest-locations/) (https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932981-final-fantasy-xv/74735031)

11. Clear all Imperial Base Strongholds (Currently 3 available)

12. Obtain Unique loots from all Imperial Base Strongholds (Cerberus, Gravity well etc.)

13. Obtain 14 Oracle Ascension coins from defeating Adamantoise quest (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5i9pzh/you_can_get_up_to_14_oracle_ascension_coins_after/)

14. Acquire 1x Hunter's Medal (Limit break magic, from completing Menace Beneath Lucis quest)

15. Watch all Special Events at Camp (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5h1dcc/special_events_at_resting_spots/)

16. Clear all training at camp ( Blue diamond bracelet reward for last trial)

17. Summon each Astal at least once (Ramuh, Titan, Leviathan and Shiva)

18. Summon Carbuncle at least once (Easy mode when you are dying. Resurrection plus stats buff)

19. Complete all Dungeons (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5g5e12/all_dungeon_locations_on_map_spoilers/)

20. Clear all Menace Dungeons (Sealed Doors) (http://www.itechpost.com/articles/61482/20161203/final-fantasy-xv-guide-to-unlocking-dungeons-locations-and-rewards.htm)

21. Obtain all unique loots from Menace Dungeons (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5hycer/a_few_tips_for_collecting_all_the_loot_in_the/)

22. Clear Pitioss Dungeon for loots/Genji Glove/Black Hood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0VMJ8oEmYw)

23. Clear Pitioss Dungeon in 1 min 30 seconds (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5jevcb/pitioss_dungeon_completed_in_1_minute_34_seconds/)

24. Aquire all Royal Arms (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5h1e5n/armiger_weapons_locations_and_stats/)

25. Obtain all Limit break Magic (Flare/Freeze/Electon) (Details/location below)(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5g6448/small_guide_to_crafting_limit_break_spells/)

26. Acquire 14 Magic Flasks, 28 Magic Flasks in ng+ (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5j41k4/psa_theres_a_14th_magic_flask_list_of_all_flask/)

27. Acquire all weapons (Including Ulric daggers, details below) (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5gr4uy/weapons_all_of_them_organized_and_notated/)

28. Acquire all upgradable weapons and upgrade them (Cid, Carem Carrots)(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/upgradeable-weapons-cid-sophiar-master-mechanic/)

29. Acquire Thermal Suit (Details below)

30. Acquire all accessories (https://battlecalculator.com/final-fantasy-xv/final-fantasy-xv-accessories)

31. Acquire all unique accessories for Noctis (Soul of Thamasa, Robe of the Lord, Field Medicine, Applied Sorcery, Thieves' Way 1&2, Black Hood and Auto-changer)

32. Acquire all unique accessories for Gladio (Megaphone, Black Belt)

33. Acquire all unique accessories for Ignis (The Good Chamberlain, The Grand Chamberlain)

34. Acquire all unique accessories for Prompto (Target Scope, Camera Strap)

35. Acquire 4x Moogle charms (Details/location below)

36. Acquire 3x Friendship Band (Details/location below)

37. Obtain max 99 items such as Mega-potion, Mega-Elixir, Mega-phoenix, Rare coins and Debased stuff without farming (Require Fittest Survival skill 999AP)

38. Acquire all Key Items (http://finalfantasyxv.wiki.fextralife.com/Key+Items)

39. Acquire 4x Ribbons (1x from end of frog quest, 1x from lvl 99 hunt, 2 from exchanging 80 oracle ascension coins or wait for ng+)

40. Acquire 8x Magitek V2 Suits (See below: MX Angelus 0 with Armiger Accelerator 1min 10secs) (Details/location below)

41. Acquire 1x Stone wall, Magic Guard (Exchange Oracle Ascension Coins) (Details/location below)

42. Obtain all justice monsters arcade machine level rewards (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5fr2k9/justice_monsters_five_rewards/danh4ft/)

43. Level 99 for all 4 Characters (Just play along and clear all sidequests and saving up exp for 3x exp hotel stay will get you to 99)

44. Max Ascension Grid (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5hbo1r/1300_aphour_the_three_valleys_shield_of_just/)

45. Attain Max Gil (Justice Monster Reward @99 Chests, Wind-up Vexxo sells for 500k each)

46. Purchasable items all at x99 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18DIv9Eptux4Iuyc79CdW3vEVfU9FYhFP48R-DcOJcF4/edit#gid=0)

47. Purchase all available Soundtracks and MP3 players (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5fq9w2/all_locations_for_the_regalia_soundtracks/)

48. Complete all Fishing (True end game hardiness! Pink Jade Gar is the hardest to catch (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ALPRCseF4ofcXhe0hvPmM7s2mjA83ib65XRY00EHunI/edit#gid=0&fvid=404493913)

49. Obtain all rods and reels, all lures and lines (Best Rod @ end of fishing quest, best reel is in Arena for purchase with medals)

50. Complete and fill all dishes (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5ifi01/every_single_final_fantasy_15_dish_recipes_where/)

51. Missable dish and stuffs (Details below)

52. Purchase/Exchange all Arena items (http://www.gamersheroes.com/game-guides/final-fantasy-xv-arena-totomostro-guide/)

53. Win all Chocobo races (7 of them) (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5ghfyu/tip_chocobo_faster_riding/)

54. Chocobo's hidden pears colours (http://www.itechpost.com/articles/60638/20161201/final-fantasy-xv-guide-hidden-chocobo-pear-locations.htm)

55. Purchase/Acquire all Regalia Mods and upgrades (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/car-customization-ffxv/)

56. Regalia Secret Paint Samples (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5jbhiz/2_secret_paint_colors_for_the_regalia_no/.compact)

57. Fly and crash Regalia Type-F (Like a man!) (Details/location below)

58. Obtain all Cactuar Statue for Talcott Sidequest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BfOn51EdqA)

59. Try out both active and wait mode

60. Get a massage at Galdin Quay

61. Laugh at least once at the jokes in game (Puny like yours!)

62. Cry at least once for the end story (You know..)

63. Bring Iris for a joyride during tour event, take pictures and camp together

64. Refuel at Hammerhead, let your SO knows how great Cindy is.

65. Play darts!

Finish The Story

If you finish the story already, do wait for SE to release the 3 dlc episode for the brothers (Side story) as well as patch to include more cutscenes in chapter 13 and hopefully much more for better understanding of FFXV story. Rumors are they will be release sometimes this year. Ring of Lucii will be buffed with coming patches too.

The next upcoming is the Gladio DLC which was mentioned to include a boss fight! (Gilgamesh)!!

FFXV Bestiary/Enemies Compendium

There are 3 types of enemies in FFXV, they are Daemons, Beasts and Imperial Forces.

(https://samurai-gamers.com/final-fantasy-15-ffxv/enemies-compendium-creatures-eos/)

Gladio's Fittest Survival

If you want x99 of items like mega-potions, mega-elixir, mega-phoenix, rare coins or the debased stuffs without any farming, get Gladio's Fittest Survival ASAP. It is located in the exploration section of your Ascension grid. it cost 999 AP though.

Ascension Grid Guide

(https://nowloading.co/p/final-fantasy-xv-breakdown-of-ascension-grid-abilities-and-ap-costs/4156387)

(http://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-15-ascension-grid-guide/1100-6445825/)

Techniques List Abilities

Limit Break(Gladio, Ignis, Prompto) - Allow character's techniques to break the damage limit.

Noctis

Tech Strike - Adds to the tech bar when Noctis lands attacks.

Tech Damage - Adds to the tech bar as Noctis takes damage. (Amount = Damage/500)

Quick Tech - All Tech Bar replenishment increased by 10%.

Gladio

Dawnhammer - Powerful greatsword slash. Depletes tech bar by two.

Royal Guard - Calls Gladio to protect Noctis with a shield. Depletes tech bar by one.

Cyclone - Damage nearby enemies with shield shockwave. Depletes tech bar by two.

Impulse - Frontal sweep area attack. Can break limbs. Depletes tech bar by three. (9999x2 damage to each enemy / AOE attack)

Ignis

Libra Elementia - Exploits an enemy's elemental weakness. Depletes tech bar by one.

Regroup - Gathers allies. Rescues any allies in Danger status and quickly restores HP. Depletes tech bar by two. (Very useful heals in early game)

Enhancement - Casts Flameboost, Frostboost, or Stormboost on Noctis based on the weaknesses of the player's current target. Depletes tech bar by one. (Can be stacked 3 times if the elements are different. Details below)

Overwhelm - Focuses the party on one enemy at a time. Noctis retains normal attacks. Allies attack with Deathblows. Depletes tech bar by two. (Overused and OP attack if combined with Bow of clever)

Sagefire - Devastating Fire attack with daggers. Can break appendages. Depletes tech bar by three. (Very strong tech if enemy is weak to fire, damage upward of 50k)

Prompto

Snapshot - Take photos in battle. Up to five can be saved. Depletes the tech bar by one.

Starshell - Draws enemy attention in a wide radius with a firearm. Causes Light damage and Enervates daemons. Depletes tech bar by one.

Gravisphere - Draw enemies in an area to the center with machinery. Depletes tech bar by two. (Use Gravity well machinery weapon on Prompto instead for the free cast)

Piercer Pierce target with a firearm to hit multiple enemies in a line. Reduces enemy defense. Depletes tech bar by one. (Most useful Tech from Prompto to reduce defense for increase damage deal)

Recoil - Deal heavy damage to a single enemy with machinery. Can break enemy appendages. Depletes tech bar by two.

Trigger Happy - Area attack with a firearm. Can break appendages. Depletes tech bar by three.

Iris

Eclipse - Iris's technique that attacks one enemy. Depletes tech bar by two.

Aranea

Highwind - Aranea's technique. Depletes tech bar by three.

Cor

Lion's Roar - Cor's technique that is an upward slash that releases a shockwave that moves in a single line. Depletes tech bar by one.

Limit Breaks

Always get limit break for link-strikes if you want to see big numbers. Friendship bands increase the number to link-strike activated.

If you are looking for limit-break for tech abilities, Ignis sage fire has the highest damage output when limit break. You may see 50k >damage but most players are using overwhelm instead. Sagefire damage depends on the fire weakness of enemies. Bow + Overwhelm depends on your strength, with minor increment with additional magic stats.

For aoe, do try impulse from Gladio with 2x 9999 damages to each enemy. If there are 5 enemies, you can expect 50k damage per tech activation.

For tech limit break, Ignis ranks first for the sagefire, second will be Gladio to break the limit for impulse to see more than 9999x2.

Do play around more techs, they can be fun!

Magic

The most expensive item in game is Arapaima Roe which cost 100k each, too time consuming if you want to max it out at 99.

Easiest limit break magic to farm is Zu Beak, which i can max it out at 99 in a few hours of farming. Details of the fastest farm method below.

Cheapest magic spell is 99 sheep milk for 990 gil + any 99 element makes x6 duelcast spells, 8 cast if you upgrade your magic in ascension grid. This provides 9999x2 damage per cast.

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5hcitv/guide_relatively_quick_and_easy_way_to_create_17/)

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5bfgp4/spoilers_an_indepth_look_at_elemancy/)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5mub2a/elemancy_guide_how_to_craft_and_catalysts_and/

Ring of Lucii

Everyone knows right now the ring is pretty much useless other than Holy, even that is only useful second to magic spells on invulnerable flans and custards.

SE will be implementing changes and buff to the ring to make it more useful and fun, especially at chapter 13.

i have a few runs with the ring for the sake of experience, which is slow to kill but kinda fun.

Using sword of father, scepter of pious, bow and Ring of Lucii.

Acessories are hypno crown/Adamantoise Bangle, applied sorcery and robe of the lord.

This build is pretty simple. Run like a madman into the midst of enemies and start playing Holy dodge, activating impulse and if your brothers got aggro, i will >cast death or demi. I am sure this ring will be useful next time so i am sharing this to all of you in advance.

Fastest Farming Zu Beak

Note: On the latest patch update, You cannot teleport back to the entrance to keep your hunt quest, keep your Regalia at the hunt quest area and teleport back to reactivate the quest, at least you will still get the reward for each hunt completion.

There are a few guides out there for farming Zu Beaks, most of the parts mention here will be about the same. There is a few differences in my method for getting higher drop rates. The first time i tried to farm for zu beaks, about 10 kills i get non of them to drop, i then realised that speed of killing it provides the greatest difference in drops. If you can kill it very fast, 3x zu beaks drops per kill are almost guaranteed. You will require Apocalypse and Zwill dagger for fastest kill speed. Each kill takes about 30 secs minus the running and cutscene.

Use critical or drop food if you like, i prefer critical as i find zu beaks drop easily if killed fast. Only prepare meal at the camp inside Rock of Ravatogh though as you need the saved rest location.

Head to the outpost located at the base of Rock of Ravatogh and pick up the hunt "Feathered Giant of the Firesmoke".

Prepare the meal at the camp in Rock of Ravatogh.

Go and kill Zu, this is where there is a difference here. To kill it in 30 secs or lesser is doable, i did this around lvl 60-70s. I also farm experience and keep them for the 3x hotel stay.

Use your apocalype greatsword and spam warp-strike to the beak. do not hit anywhere else as the damage are lower. By the time you warp-strike till your mp is less than half, it will fall down and be vulnerable.

Switch to your zwill dagger and warp to it's beak again and hold your attack button, it will be dead in 1 or 2 combos.

Zu will die even before flying to the air, have some practice it will be easy.

Right when Zu dies, before combat ends, open up your map and "Return back to the Entrance". This is so the hunt quest is not completed and you can save alot of your time.

Fast travel back to the camp inside Rock of Ravatogh and repeat. You will get 99 beaks very fast.

Do note not to use armiger when fighting Zu unless you are too weak to do much damage, the reason is that whenever i use armiger Zu dies too quickly and while i am in that mode, i am not able to teleport out to entrance (greyed out).

Royal Arms

Notable strong royal arms are the trident of the oracle, bow, star and katana for warp strike spamming. Katana is good for ground enemies only though.

One tip for those who do not know, attack with your royal arms when your armiger bar is full andwhen your hp is low, activate armiger, armiger chain when bar is running out. Your HP will be filled up. You do not need to keep using potions unless you are activating bow+overwhelm often. You can also equip Megaphone and black choker for the hp regen. Grand Chamberlain on Ignis is all you need for healing and remember to put blackbelt on Gladio too.

Gladio's Impulse works better with multiple mobs in aoe. 9999x2 to all aoe targets.

Comprehensive moveset guides for all basic weapons

Comprehensive moveset guide which includes video as well as explanation on the directional combo for combat. Do check it out!

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5mg17h/moveset_guides_for_all_basic_weapons_videos_and/

Other links for combat movesets for your info.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932981-final-fantasy-xv/74560055?jumpto=6 http://www.tweaktown.com/news/55405/final-fantasy-xv-master-attacks-combos/index.html

Secondary abilities of Weapons list

(https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932981-final-fantasy-xv/74713569)

Materials for upgrading weapons from Cid

Cactuar Needle (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-cactuar-needle-locations/)

Coeurl Whiskers (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-coeurl-whiskers-locations/)

Dynamo Locations (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-dynamo-locations/)

Glass Gemstone (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-glass-gemstone-locations/)

Hydraulic Cylinder (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-hydraulic-cylinder-locations/)

Metal Scraps Locations (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/metal-scraps-locations-ffxv/)

Rusted Bit (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-rusted-bit-locations/)

Sky Gemstone Locations (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-sky-gemstone-locations/)

Sturdy Helixhorn Locations (http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-sturdy-helixhorn-locations/)

About Key of Prosperity

Key of Prosperity Can be equipped on any brothers, the only slot that i feel is appropriate is on prompto so as to keep everyone hp high enough with v2 suits.

Another option is to use Adamantoise Bangle instead on prompto.

This key does not affect V2 suit drops as i have tested it with 100 kills run, the drop is the same without this item, about 1 V2 suit at around 60-80 kills.

About Tech Turbocharger

Tech Turbocharger: A device for Noctis that accelerates the tech bar replenishment rate, but freezes the Armiger bar.

I predict many will be abusing this accessory for spamming of bow+overwhelm, making the game a slideshow. Try to avoid this though. This accessory is good to level up your buddies tech skills.

About Armiger Accelerator

Few points i found, warp-striking does not increase the armiger bar much, normal hits provide the largest gain. Number of hits and damage affect the amount gain. Aoe damage provides the biggest gain.

Zwill daggers on MX Angelo kill with Armiger accelerator is about 1 min 10 secs.

Flayer and Balmung on MX Angelo kill with Armiger accelerator is about 1 min 30 secs.

If you are using Armiger Accelerator, you can now use all other different weapons for fun.

Farming MX Angelus 0 Location and Spawn

They can basically spawn anywhere but the easiest place i find is at the area above Hammerhead, around the haven and the imperial airship will spawn frequently. Sometimes there is a bug where nothing spawns, in that case just reload your save and you are good to go.

The fastest method to farm for Magitek V2 Suits are explained below.

Magitek suit V2 is an accessory item. Gives +2,000HP, +100strength, +70vitality.

MX Angelus 0 with Armiger Accelerator 1min 10secs

Armiger Accelerator is pretty fun, using Zwill daggers the bar will fill up really fast. Below is the video capture from my ps4.

The Key of Prosperity, as i predicted does not help much as i have killed several MX with no V2 drops.

Guaranteed critical food buff

Strength clothing

Sword of Father, Axe of the Conqueror

Armiger Acelerator, 2x Magitek V2 Suits

All relevant Armiger skills in Ascension Grid.

Carbuncle buff, No Enhancement needed

The kill takes about 1 min and 10 secs.

https://youtu.be/4CsbgXcDhZY

MA-X Angelus-0 spawn without the 90% damage reduction

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5nd4ys/psa_if_you_havent_done_the_formouth_garrison/)

Adamantoise 6 mins kill + Loadout

I came across this youtube video and you might want to check it out if you intend to farm admantoise for the materials.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6IhRP631Rc)

Level 1 Adamantoise Kill

Check this thread out for a lvl 1 kill using Equalizer food buff (More damage if the level in difference is great)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5k29o8/level_1_adamantoise_kill/

Tips on Jedi Tonberries

If you are not sure if you can attack without being hit, hold dodge and wait for the tonberries to attack you for the parry and counter-attack.

The only tech skill you need to cheese Tonberries are ignis's Overwhelm (any weapons, although bow give you the fastest kill). Activate it whenever there is 2 bar of tech.

You do not need any potions or healings as you will not get hit by the Jedi. Once you get used to their routine attack you can start throwing some attacks in-between blocking.

May the force be with you!

FFXV Experience Table

There is a recent thread on how much experience to get to level 99.

The estimated experience needed is about 3.2 million for level 99. If you are using the 3x hotel stay you can divide the number by 3. You can take a look at the thread if you are interested.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5lbq6a/ffxv_experience_table/

High quality Map of Lucis with item locations and fishing spots

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5lg0k5/high_quality_map_of_eos_ffxv_complete_with_item/)

(https://imgur.com/gallery/3z7RK)

World and Dungeon maps including unmarked items, quests

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5lrvl0/world_and_dungeon_maps_including_unmarked_items/)

All Dungeon locations on Map

Total of 12 Dungeons to explore in FFXV

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5g5e12/all_dungeon_locations_on_map_spoilers/)

All Menace Dungeon Maps

Total of 8 Menace Dungeons. Located in:

Keycatrich Trench - LVL 55

Fociaugh Hollow - LVL 65

Glacial Grotto - LVL 65

Daurell Caverns - LVL 72

Balouve Mines - LVL 78

Steyliff Grove - LVL 86

Crestholm Channels - LVL 92

Costlemark Tower - LVL 99

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5k5czt/end_game_dungeon_vault_maps_menace_beneath_lucis/?st=ixflqn21&sh=bbb7f41f)

Guide To Unlocking Dungeons, Locations And Rewards

Total of 12 Dungeons, 8 of them include Menace Dungeons (Sealed doors) and 1 secret dungeon (Pitioss)

(http://www.itechpost.com/articles/61482/20161203/final-fantasy-xv-guide-to-unlocking-dungeons-locations-and-rewards.htm)

Great list of info consolidated by dfoley323 (Google Sheet)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13W9IF-wAtyHLryEO3sCjtslJlrGkGyLAzBxBPXtDxIY/edit?usp=sharing

Acquiring Regalia Type-F

You have to be in post game.

Clear out the 3 imperial base stronghold below for the Car parts. Two of them will be done through story quests.

Fermouth Garrison - located in northern Leide, near the Prairie Outpost (Story)

Aracheole Stronghold - southeast of Lestallum and northwest of the Disc (Story)

Fort Vaullerey - southwest of the Old Lestallum outpost

Once you have all three parts, you’ll receive a quest titled “Into Unknown Frontiers,” asking you to speak with Cindy. Drive over to Hammerhead and show her your new parts, at which point she’ll install them into the Regalia, finally giving you the Type-F upgrade and the ability to fly.

You may find additional type-f car part in Arena to boost the speed of your car.

Now go and crash the car! Be warned you will be game over!

Battlecalculator's info site (Meals, fishing, equipments etc.)

(https://battlecalculator.com/final-fantasy-xv)

Acquire Ultima blade early in Chapter 3

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5hmnzn/guide_ultima_blade_as_early_as_chapter_3/)

How to get all 5 legendary weapons

Once you’ve completed Chapter 15 and returned to the open world head to Lestallum, it’s the town in the North West just before The Vesperpool.

You should now find a new NPC here that has a special quest for you, his name is Randolph. Randolph is a legendary blacksmith that will offer you a series of quests, each more challenging than the last and each offering a legendary weapon as a reward.

There are 5 quests to be completed for the 5 legendary weapons.

(http://www.gamersheroes.com/game-guides/how-to-get-all-5-legendary-weapons-in-final-fantasy-xv/)

Oracle Ascension Coin Exchange and Locations

Oracle Ascension Coins are a form of end-game currency that you can collect throughout the game. They are scattered across the world

There is an oracle coin vendor later in the game, in Altissia, who accepts the coins as currency. His name is Alessio, and he can be found in a cafe in the northeast of the city.

Below is the list of items you can exchange with Alessio

Megalixir - Restores max HP and MP for entire party (1)

Fire Crest - Greatly reduces fire damage (4)

Ice Crest - Greatly reduces frost damage (4)

Lightning Crest - Greatly reduces lightning damage (4)

Dark Crest - Greatly reduces dark damage (8)

Mighty Guard - Greatly reduces fire, frost, lightning, and dark damage (20)

Stone Wall - Greatly reduces fire, frost, and ballistic damage (30)

Ribbon - Protects the wearer from all status ailments (40)

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/oracle-ascension-coin-locations-map/)

Ulwaat Berries Location(For sidequest and dish)

You’ll only be able to solve this once you reach the Brave New World quest. Go to the house near the lighthouse by the Cape Caem outpost in the south. Talk to Iris – she’ll be on the porch. Choose the option to tend the garden, and she’ll give you some seeds. Plant them and leave, then return a day later.

You’ll get 5 Caem Carrots from your harvest. As soon as you pick them, Tony, a fancy restaurant owner will appear. He’ll offer you stuff in exchange for the carrots. He’ll offer some weapons, car parts and most importantly, ulwaat berries.

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ulwaat-berries-location/)

Frogs of Legend Quest

Last quest for finding the rainbow frogs (Reward: Ribbon)

Frogs of Legend is a quest in Final Fantasy XV. It is the last step in the Professor’s Protege chain. It involves helping Sania find rainbow frogs. The frogs are extremely hard to find, and she won’t help you at all. There are no markers on the map to help you. Best tip is to listen to the sound frogs make while near bodies of water.

Below is gosunoob website with detailed location to look for the rainbow frogs.

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-frogs-of-legend-quest/)

Ulric's Kukris Location - How to spawn Psychomancer

The daggers can be found in Insomnia, and they’re guarded by a lvl 85 Psychomancer. Here’s what you need to do:

Go to Insomnia. If you’ve already left, you can use Umbra’s powers to get back there.

Fight the Ifrit.

Go to the elevator after the boss fight and ride it. Ride it back down.

Go back to the boss arena and kill the Red Giants there.

Keep going back until you find the Psychomancer. He should be at the spot where you spawn at the start of the area. If he isn’t, keep running around Insomnia, killing stuff across both sides of the city, periodically checking to see if he’s appeared.

Defeat him, and you’ll get the daggers.

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ffxv-ulrics-kukris-location-how-to-spawn-psychomancer/)

Cerberus Sniper Rifle Location

Located at Fort Vaullery Imperial Base

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/cerberus-sniper-rifle-location-ffxv/)

Black Choker Location

Hunting Quest: Devils Cry Curses (Lestallum, Thoroughfare); Hunter Rank 6 reward

Obtainable: Costlemark Tower Wiz Chocobo Post (Chapter 15), Costlemark Tower maze (Chapter 15)

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5labze/black_choker_treasure_location/)

Target Scope Location

Made a video on the exact location to find Target Scope in Crestholm Channel.

(https://youtu.be/MocR8MQPwJc)

Thermal Suit Location - Secret Attire

Do note there is an error in the guide below, once you pick up the Thermal Suit, all 4 characters can wear them. There are 4 suits total.

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/thermal-suit-location-ffxv/)

Locations of all friendship bands

Balouve Mines

Glacial Grotto

Crestholm Channels

Moogle Charm Locations

Daurell Caverns

Crestholm Channels

Costlemark

Lambath Haven (Gladio tour)

Pitioss Dungeon

Justice Monster Five (10k)

Music Location

FFII - Longwythe

FFIII - Coernix Station Alstor

FFIV - Hammerhead

FFV - Galdin Quay

FFVI - Taelpar

FFVIII - Hammerhead

FFIX - Coernix Station - Cauthess

FFX - Wiz Chocobo Post

FFXI - Burbost Souvinir Emporium

FFXII - Ravatogh

FFXIV -Coernix Station Lestallum

Dissidia - Old Lestallum

Dissidia 012 - Old Lestallum

Type-0 - Altissia

Stamina refresh

Release your sprint button right around between ST to automatically refill your stamina bar.

Enhancement Stacking

You can stack up to 3x enhancement provided it is 3 different elements. It is easier for you to achieve 2x enhancement stacks, save your time.

Best Clothing and Accessories (Subjective)

Strength/Magic Clothing for all if you are using the guaranteed critical dish.

Swap out for Ribbons if needed.

Magitek suit V2 is an accessory item. Gives +2,000HP, +100strength, +70vitality.

Gravity well is the best machinery for Prompto, he will activate free gravity with it without using the tech.

You can use Tech turbo charger but it is too much overkill if you use it to spam bow+overwhelm, you will be watching a slideshow. Try not to ruin your ffxv experience by abusing this accessory.

Best DIshes

1. Golden Tail Soup (Best Offensive dish)

Guaranteed Critical Hits

Increase HP Recovery Rate by 150%

Require Kujata Marrow (Bought in Lestallum)

Require Platinum Myrltrot (Bought in Altissia)

Require Allural Shallot (Bought in Lestallum)

2. Lasagna al Forno (Highest Exp dish)

Increase Maximum HP by 4000

Increase Exp earned by 100%

Nullifies Fire, Ice and Lightning

Require Jabberwock Sirloin (Bought at Meldacio Hunter HQ)

Require Cleigne Darkshell (Bought in Altissia)

Require Fine Cleigne Wheat (Bought in Lestallum)

3. Papa Bird and Baby Bowl (Best dish for drop rates)

Increase HP by 1000

Increase exp earned by 40%

Increase enemy drop rate by 100%

Require Basilisk breast (Have to be farmed)

Require Birdbeast Egg (Bought in Lestallum)

Require Saxham Rice (Bought in Altissia)

4. Grilled Mighty Barramudi (Best status protection dish)

Prevent most Status Ailments

Nullifies Fire, Ice and Lightning

Requires Mighty Barramudi Fillet (Bought in Altissia)

Requires Kettier Ginger (Bought in Lestallum)

5. Fried Tide Grouper (Second best strength dish)

Increase Attack by 500

Require Tide Grouper Fillet (Bought at Cape Caem or Regalia?)

Require Garlic (Bought in Lestallum or Altissia)

6. Longwythe's peak (highest strength but have to farm)

Increase Attack by 600

Increase HP by 4000

Increase HP Recovery Rate by 200%

Require Adamantoise Meat (Have to farm)

Require Kettier Ginger (Bought in Lestallum)

Favourite Dishes for 4 Brothers

Favourite Dishes for 4 Brothers affects their tech skills and there is a recent thread on this, you may want to take a look. https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5jd8bs/psa_eating_favourite_food_makes_techs_stronger/

How to get Aranea as a permanent Party Member

http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/how-to-get-aranea-permanent-party-member/

Missable

Chapter 3 - Pilgrimage (Quest): Talk to a person South West of the Chocobo Ranch.

Chapter 3 - A Stroll for Two (Tour): Accept the invitation to go around town with Iris when prompted while following the main quest.

Chapter 3 (also available in the first half of chapter 4) - Disk (Photo Op): Around the centre of the northernmost horizontal Road above the mountain (it looks like a giant rock-like structure on the map.

Chapter 8 - Magical Flask: Can be obtained by talking to Cor in the bottom of the lighthouse around the end of the chapter.

Chapter 10 - Chilled Food Tin (Camping)

Chapter 14 - Weapons: 'Hyperion Greatsword and Quicksilver gun are sold in Chapter 14 Hammerhead.'

Chapter 15 - Minor Items/Incomplete scene: Get all 14 people in the restaurant before triggering the Adamantoise quest. it's the Adamantoise one. 'One person never shows up. Wiz just leaves a note on the table, but he still does count as 1 person. Wiz just leaves a note on the table, but he still does count as 1 person.'"

(https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932981-final-fantasy-xv/74698188)

New Game Plus

Note that by starting New Game+ you’ll overwrite your original save.

Most of your stuffs are carried over.

DLC on Dec 22

The Holiday Pack (Free Version) includes:

Warrior’s Fanfare: A scroll of sheet music containing a song of jubilation that provides additional AP for earning an A+ in Offense outside of training.

Nixperience Band: A device that stops experience points from being tallied, preventing the party from leveling up for an added challenge.

Carnival Passport: An adorably adorned ticket that whisks the bearer away to a fun-filled carnival for a limited time.

Choco-Mog Tee (available late January 2017): An exclusive T-shirt featuring everyone’s favorite fluffy and feathery friends. Colorful, comfy and appropriate for any carnival-goer.

*The premium Holiday Pack + DLC includes:

Ring of Resistance: A protective piece of jewelry that renders the entire party to be resistant to magical friendly fire.

Tech Turbocharger: A device for Noctis that accelerates the tech bar replenishment rate, but freezes the Armiger bar.

Armiger Accelerator: A device for Noctis that accelerates the Armiger bar replenishment rate, but freezes the tech bar.

Blitzer’s Fanfare: A scroll of sheet music containing a song of jubilation that provides additional AP for earning an A+ in Time outside of training.

Tactician’s Fanfare: A scroll of sheet music containing a song of jubilation that provides additional AP for earning an A+ in Finesse outside of training.

Key of Prosperity: A lucky charm that increases the rate at which fallen foes leave behind items of value.

Stamina Badge: A device that enables Noctis to sprint and hang without expending stamina.

Carnival Passport: An adorably adorned ticket that whisks the bearer away to a fun-filled carnival for a limited time.

Festive Ensemble (available late January): A fancy and fun outfit perfectly suited for enjoying the festivities. The darling design puts all who see it in high spirits

Holiday Pack + Exclusive Photo Frames (available late January): Additional themes the player can add to Prompto’s photos when sharing over social media.

Final Fantasy XV's Prompto Records Special Holiday Message for Fan

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ff15-prompto-special-holiday-message/)

Final Fantasy 15 Cup Noodle Ad: New Nissin Commercial

(http://www.gosunoob.com/final-fantasy-xv/ff15-cup-noodle-ad-new-nissin-commercial/)

Lots of favourite soundtracks suggested by reddit members

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5j16w5/i_really_love_this_ost_who_else_does_too/)

My Favourite Soundtracks

Final Fantasy XV OST - Apocalypsis Aquarius (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n0d787aByk)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Apocalypsis Noctis Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7y3XNIdGVQ)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Careening Into Danger (Dream Battle) Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suors1Bg4OM)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Gratia Mundi [HD] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drdQExvXuJo)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Love Lost Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n0d787aByk)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Menu Theme (Prelude) Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owY3xbMk_I)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Noctis' Dream Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTsWCfB-4Ps)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Noctis Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzodKbkwObs)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Somnus (Instrumental) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYvH4MzWYOI)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Somnus Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJVY9grIxlk)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Valse di Fantastica (Morning Arrangement) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-SWJG5w3HA)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Valse di Fantastica Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xG3Rci-hA4)

Final Fantasy XV OST - Wanderlust Extended (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaad5O7HYk)

Solidarity - Brotherhood- Final Fantasy XV Soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDI97z9Rcv8)

Vector To The Heavens - Yoko Shimomura - Memoria (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf8hdNL7ZUA)

Community uploaded Screenshots/Wallpaper! Enjoy!

All the awesome cutscene photos, screenshots and wallpapers for you desktop or phone. There are even pictures of Carbuncle, or Iris/Aranea to choose from!

(https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5lij5e/by_request_collection_of_iris_amicitia_pictures/)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5lu09j/upscaled_4k_wallpaper_collection/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/51fjcd/made_an_aranea_highwind_wallpaper_a_while_back/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/506fij/some_minimalisticgrungey_phone_wallpapers/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5dmzuu/best_ffxv_wallpapers/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5lvy8p/wallpaper_ingame_screenshots/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5hl5s1/the_promptography_i_made_my_wallpaper/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5l2pia/spoiler_hey_guys_i_made_a_custom_wallpaper_for_my/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5c576j/ffxv_qhd_mobile_wallpaper/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5ky4s4/desktop_beautification_project_pt2_ffxv_wallpapers/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/54hveh/final_fantasy_wallpapers/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5a06uv/final_fantasy_xv_omen_trailer_images/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/54aodt/cool_artworkedit_for_ffxv/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5ii3yd/took_a_few_shots_of_the_beautiful_regalia/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5l446b/amano_big_bang_art/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/4dzwlg/carbuncle_wallpapers_plz/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5itmmd/spoilers_looking_for_a_wallpaper_of_a_midgame/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5ic9r5/can_i_interest_you_in_some_epic_snapshots/

Credit to all FFXV contributors as well as the reddit community. Happy New Year 2017!

I will be adding more fun stuff in this thread. Check back once in a while! Cheers!

I wanted to cosplay Ignis so bad, super glad I finally made the costume! 🤩

UPDATE 1/15/18: This is probably a little overdue, but a few months ago in an interview with Kotaku, Tabata debunked a major part of this theory. The article made it seem like the whole theory was debunked, however, we contacted the author of the Kotaku article and based on his response the only part that was debunked was the fact that Ifrit loved Eos. That being said, we're really not sure how much was debunked so take this theory with a grain of salt and enjoy it for what it is, a theory! One thing to keep in mind is that Tabata has said multiple times, even as recently as this week in an interview for Xbox magazine, that there IS a story being told in Pitioss for players to figure out. Hopefully through future content, we'll get the true story of pitioss whether this theory is confirmed or not. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read this theory, we hope that it at least inspired you to look at FFXV a little differently.

UPDATE 3/11: Pitioss: Ruins theory partially CONFIRMED!! The first 15 minutes of Episode Gladio reveals a loading screen stating that the Rock of Ravatogh is where Ifrit died fighting back the Hexatheon http://imgur.com/SBsSaCu With that said, here's some food for thought: http://imgur.com/Xg6b99j Remember, only the first 15 minutes of Episode Gladio is out. What else will be revealed by the end of it? Maybe nothing...maybe everything...

MEGA UPDATE 2/26: We've just gone live with our newest post, EOS : REVELATIONS. Hope to see you there! https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5w8ws8/eos_revelations/

DOUBLE UPDATE 2/17: Kotaku has picked up Pitioss:REVELATIONS and written an article about it! Check it out here: http://kotaku.com/a-wild-theory-about-final-fantasy-xvs-secret-dungeon-1792490713

UPDATE 2/17: Prince Freakin' Noctis has read Pitioss Ruins: REVELATIONS! Check out Ray Chase's (Noctis's VA) Periscope session where he & Matt Furda (Translation / Localization SQEX Employee) discuss the theory. Very interesting to see Matt & Ray discuss it. Pitioss talk starts @ 9:30: https://twitter.com/RayChase/status/832130388268969984 Huge THANK YOU to reddit user /u/katerpii for bringing this to our attention!

UPDATE 2/16: Check out youtuber Caelum Rabanastre XII/XV's video where he uses the Flying Armiger out of bounds glitch to fly around and IN the Rock of Ravatogh! https://youtu.be/7YqbGx8v5yQ

UPDATE 2/10: Rumors of Square Enix confirmation on the previous "Pitioss; a tale of love & despair" theory. Check out FFPeasant's video where he discusses the Pitioss theory & other things, including the confirmation rumors: https://youtu.be/WPXQPuSTqjQ

GONE GOLD! Holy crap....thank you so much to whoever gave us gold. Made all this effort worth it. :) You made our day!

+++ Pitioss Ruins; REVELATIONS +++

http://imgur.com/OeP20ZH

Original theory by husband & wife team, Perona77.

WARNING: Major game story spoilers below. Don't read if you haven't completed FFXV.

==================================== FOREWARD: First off… a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who read & participated in our last thread, Pitioss Ruins; a tale of love & despair. We were blown away at the response it had, and are thrilled that it sparked so many of you to discuss the masterpiece that is Pitioss & got people interested in re-playing this often overlooked gem.

THANK YOU: HUGE shout out to Youtuber Final Fantasy Peasant, for making a video about our theory!! We love you, man! We did want to make it clear that we are the original creators of this theory. Peasant seemed confused as to who originally wrote it, because we mentioned we had gotten a piece of the puzzle from someone else’s comment about the female statue being an astral corpse. Other than that small detail, everything else is us. We’ve spent DAYS together playing FFXV, researching leads, brainstorming, & writing this all out to share with you guys.

THANK YOU: We also want to thank Felipe C. for leaving us a comment on facebook earlier today. He mentioned that one of the producers of FFXV worked on Bloodborne, a game famous for using environment & item descriptions to bring lore and story in to the game. This lines up with Tabata’s comments during the FEB 2nd ATR that a “certain” developer wanted to put a floating head of Ramuh in Pitioss. This cements the story we are about to lay out for you even more. Thanks, Filipe!

In the first thread, everything was written as if one person was writing, but actually, we are a husband & wife who both love Final Fantasy. We worked this story and the previous theory out together. Each of us noticing things that the other didn’t.

Link if you want to read our first theory about Pitioss: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5rwru8/pitioss_ruins_a_tale_of_love_despair/

In our original Pitioss: A Tale of Love & Despair post, several commenters pointed out holes in our theory that we kind of agreed with. This inspired us to revisit Pitioss & think even further outside the box. What we found shocked us. It has turned the game as we knew it upside down. We have all been as blind as Ignis up to this point. Please read our tale to the end, so you can fully grasp the majesty and depth Square Enix has snuck into this game.

The story in Pitioss, as said in our last post is a tale told through symbolism. It is Ifrit’s masterpiece crafted to tell the tale of how he tried to save Eos, Goddess of the Dawn, by travelling into the Underworld to free her from her imprisonment. Let us stress here that Pitioss is NOT where these events actually occurred. Pitioss is literally a Greek tragedy stage play set up by Ifrit himself to tell his epic tale to a future Lucian king & memorialize his beloved, Eos.

The Greeks invented stage play with the Greek Tragedies, and this game is heavy with Greek & Roman mythology. It fits the tone of FFXV perfectly. Ifrit is fickle as fire, emotional, and a romantic. He could have just written a book & hidden it somewhere. But no. He’s artistic. He wants to lay his tale out in a very visual & symbolic way, down to the last detail. This explains the heavy use of symbolism throughout Pitioss Ruins.

We realized that if the statues, puzzles, and events in Pitioss are symbolic…then the items strewn about the dungeon and details on objects must be as well. We slowly went through Pitioss and studied every item and what we know they mean. Paying attention to even the smallest of details in Pitioss truly opened the story to us in a completely new way.

Now join us, as we jump back in to the Pit of Eos.

CHAPTER 1: “AN IDEA”

The play begins in the main hall of Pitioss Ruins. A spotlight shines on the bearded statue who is holding a door shut with one hand and a platform with the other. This is Titan holding the Door to the Underworld shut while supporting the earth. A second spotlight shines on Ifrit in a cage. Titan is barring Ifrit’s way forward. There is very light, sinister music playing in the background. The stage is set. http://imgur.com/X58taw1

Take a look around, this place has the same architecture as Costlemark Tower and Steyliff Grove, but it is grossly unfinished! There are holes in the ground, loosely stacked pillars, haphazardly placed stones… Solheim started to build this place, abandoned it, and later, Ifrit used it to build a sanctuary for his tale. This can be evidenced by the building materials ALL OVER this dungeon, represented through items like rusty bits, chrome bits, metal scraps, building stones….Ifrit had a specific reason for this location…but we will get to that at the end.

We see Ifrit in a cage. The cage represents that he is either imprisoned, locked in thought, or that he is alone in his way of thinking & morals.

After multiple play throughs, we’ve noticed sometimes as you approach Ifrit’s statue the first time, the OST Overworld Music, “Wanderlust” track begins to play. We think this is important!! The music playing is saying that at this point, Ifrit is outside on the world map, restless, eager to start his journey.

The first puzzle to progress further involves bouncing a giant ball off the cage. We think this symbolizes a Meteor hitting whatever has Ifrit imprisoned. Alternatively, it could represent an “Ah-Ha! Moment, or a sudden idea involving the use of a Meteor.

We want to make note of this now because this pertains to the entirety of Pitioss. From here on out, whenever the player hits a switch, it represents an action being taken. Casting a spell, opening a door, etc. There are also a lot of random items in this dungeon that at first might not make sense like Rare Coins, Gemstones, etc. Ifrit is crafting spells with these items throughout his journey to help himself progress. Anytime the player sees a healing item, it represents a time Ifrit used it to heal himself. The red Glowing Wall Guards are literally daemons he has to fight. They glow with the same red lights we see when an Iron Giant spawns. Ifrit placed these Wall Guards throughout Pitioss for two purposes: one to represent when he fights a daemon, and two, to force the player down the correct path of his story. http://imgur.com/22edcA3

The next puzzle lets you get in to Ifrit’s area after the “Meteor” hits it and the cage is lifted. Next, the player jumps on to Ifrit’s back so they can then jump to the Meteor and hit the yellow switch to trigger a Meteor that smashes Titan’s statue completely. Proof that this actually happened is that the real Titan has been pinned down by the giant Meteor in Duscae.

Of note inside the cage area we find a Blood sword in the corner, and a Garnet Bracelet literally inside of Ifrit’s hand. http://imgur.com/NeuNopK

Blood swords in previous Final Fantasies have the item description of being covered in the blood of its victims. Ifrits in early Islamic lore are said to be formed from the blood of murder victims. Garnets can be associated with fire. Even more compelling here, however, is that they are symbolic of quick returns and a separated love and as such will be given to a lover about to embark on a long journey. AND if we take a look at Ifrit from the battle in Insomnia we can see that he is covered head to toe with jewelry adorned with red garnets…does this outright say that Ifrit is represented by this statue? No, but it certainly is a step in the right direction to proving that it IS indeed Ifrit. http://imgur.com/7B4DRI5 Another interesting piece of evidence that the identity of this statue is Ifrit, is Ifrit's artwork from Final Fantasy Tactics: http://imgur.com/R8DVRdX

From here, we climb to the next switch that causes a second meteor to blast through the door that had been blocked. Once Noctis hits this switch he says “This’ll work”! as if he’s mirroring Ifrit when he uses the second meteor.

SO….the first Meteor is the one that is holding Titan down at the Disc of Cauthess. http://imgur.com/dTIYTeD

The second Meteor is thrown at the spot that becomes Lestallum in the future. The crater in Lestallum creates an entrance to the Underworld for Ifrit to enter through. http://imgur.com/gGDHe1X

This would explain why daemons sometimes appear in the power plant…not because of star scourge in the meteor, but because deep below is a direct hole to the Underworld! Don’t believe us? Listen to this. It is widely believed that Episode Gladio involves going in to the Underworld. http://imgur.com/daYGUAz

We know Gladio leaves the party at Cape Caem. There are screenshots of Gladio in the Taelpar Crag area with Cor. http://imgur.com/E74VkbZ

We are positive that while Ifrit originally enters the Underworld in Lestallum, he exits the Underworld somewhere in Taelpar Crag. So where does Gladio start his journey with Cor? Taelpar Crag. And where do we first encounter Gladio again after he has left for his mission with Cor?? Answer: The power plant in Lestallum! http://imgur.com/k6yRZY8

It’s such a weird part of the game, isn’t it??? It feels like bad story writing to have Gladio leave the party then randomly reappear later fighting Daemons in the power plant. But no. Square Enix had this planned from the start.

Ok! Let’s move on…we head through the now open door, and the music changes to dungeon music and a notice of officially entering Pitioss Ruins pops up…as if saying you weren't in it before. We think the main hall of Pitioss was built by people of Solheim, Ifrit only adds a few details to this room,such as his statue ,cage, and Titan statue. It’s only once we officially enter the “first” room of Pitioss that we start getting the crazy imagery. From here on out, Solheim only has minor things built, such as hallways or the general shape of the rooms. Everything else seems to be of Ifrit’s making.

The next room has the giant spinning globe with another Ifrit statue perched above it. http://imgur.com/lJLKOFp

Notice that his statue seems to have smashed through a steel beam that runs the length of room…more imagery that he has smashed through something. The globe represents the planet of Eos itself. There’s a giant hole in the globe that you have to jump through to reach the center of the globe…all while dodging fiery spikes (could this represent lava?).

Another thing to notice here is if you follow the statue of Ifrit’s gaze, you can see the statue of Eos far below. http://imgur.com/On4wiww

Until you actually arrive at the statue of Eos, anytime you see her below, it represents Ifrit thinking of her, not that he actually sees her. Why else make her visible at key points throughout Pitioss? Remember….Ifrit is a romantic, Eos is his beloved, & he is undertaking this massive journey for her sake.

Now, the outside of the globe has an interesting patina that looks like earth crust or perhaps an old, yellowed map. Inside the globe itself we noticed something crazy! There is this weird patterned, mosaic interior. Let’s look at it closer: http://imgur.com/0xfhz4z

Do you see it?? These tiles seem to represent the 4 Four Fiends of Chaos from FF!!! Marilith (the 2 headed snake), Lich (The boney face with a red hat that has souls flying to him), Kraken (aka Ultros with his 8 tentacles), & Tiamat (the white flower with 8 petals). What a stunning detail that so many people seem to miss! We think that there could be a connection to the 4 Fiends within Pitioss, but we couldn’t conclusively be sure. In particular, we couldn’t find a placing for for Tiamat & Kraken. But we found hints at Maralith and Lich. Maybe someone else could piece this part together.

The way to continue your path is to literally jump into the planet from the top, as if you’re falling into the planet, past lava, through the hole Ifrit made.

CHAPTER 2: THE GREAT RIVER & THE PHANTOM TRAIN

After crossing a short series of jumps, the player lands in a long rectangular room with 5 doors, and another Ifrit statue. http://imgur.com/V1ItTX7

There is an epic story being told in this room. Ifrit’s statue is perched at the beginning of the room, looking down the the hall that leads to the Door of the Underworld. http://imgur.com/SUBh6ly

Ifrit isn’t in the Underworld yet, rather deep inside the planet Eos, approaching the Door to the Underworld. Interestingly, there is a bright red spotlight shining on him, and in his hand is a Prawn Antennae. http://imgur.com/7CgU5YF

Weird, right? This is all seems very random…but it’s not, there is a tale being old here. As we discussed earlier, lighting is important here in Pitioss. Red lighting can be used to convey several emotions….violence, anger, or passion. Based off evidence of the Prawn Antennae we can decipher what happened here. Prawn Antennae are dropped by the lobster like Karlobos monster. In FFV Karlobos is a boss that guards a great river. After the heroes defeat Karlobos, he creates a whirlpool that wrecks their ship. Based off of these hints…we believe that Ifrit fought Karlobos who was guarding one of rivers of the Underworld. The red lighting signifies battle. Ifrit won the battle since he has the Prawn Antennae in his hand. Upon being defeated, Karlobos creates a whirlpool that sucks Ifrit into the river. Visualize this hall room as a river that Ifrit has been sucked in to and must traverse to reach the Door to the Land of the Dead.

The first room players can enter is full of moving spikes and platforms. http://imgur.com/AjrpFrD

The spike platforms move up & down, left & right, its pure chaos in here. This room represents the whirlpool, created by Karlobos, which Ifrit has been sucked into.

The second room, we are challenged by some spinning pillars. http://imgur.com/dYbGC4E

We make our way to the top where we then have to jump onto the pillars to reach the next room. This room is after the whirlpool, Ifrit is under the water and must get to the surface. He is still stuck in a mighty river rapid represented by the player spinning as they stand on the top of the spinning pillars.

The third room has spinning wheels and platforms. http://imgur.com/VMlIPPA

The spinning wheels represent his struggle to stay at the surface as he’s still being drug down the river. At the end of this room the player slides down a steep slope. This is a waterfall, and Ifrit uses a spell as he crashes down. The next thing we see is a small cut scene of the door being blown off its hinges and landing in the main path of the hall way room. The cut scene for this is really odd…the door is blown off but it manages to stand up briefly and then falls down in an odd way….like a tree falling down. Ifrit uses this tree log to float or cling on to in his desperation to not drown.

Which leads us in to the fourth room. http://imgur.com/3WTNxrR

Here Ifrit is clinging on to his log, struggling to hang on. This is represented by all the obstacles that can push you off your platform. There comes a point in this room where the player is forced to react quickly or be hurt by spikes. And remember, the spikes here in Pitioss very likely represent lava. Ifrit is forced to stand and balance on top of his log as he floats down a river of fire. There’s a spike wall that you can barely squeeze past. Noctis even groans here. He’s getting closer now…

Finally you reach the shore & must scale up narrow ledges, like climbing up a narrow canyon. On the precipice there’s one final trial of a wall of lava on each side. http://imgur.com/5BPgvvZ

Ifrit has to squeeze through & finally jump off the cliff, landing safely in a circle of lava. Ifrit triggers a switch…the music changes and the Door to the Underworld opens…

THANK YOU to reddit user /u/PenguinSunday for pointing out that in this final room as you land in the circle of lava and hit the switch to open the door to Doomtrain's room, the music changes from What Lies Within (normal dungeon music) to Disquiet (the music that played during Noctis's nightmare) after you hit the switch.

Interestingly, hidden at the top of the door frame to enter the next room are some Marlboro Vines. This might be a hint as to what awaits in the next room. In FF8 Marlboro Tentacles are a key ingredient to finishing the quest to obtain the Doomtrain summon…also, this door is odd, it is spinning. This could be like a turnstyle at the entrance to a train station…

This next room is Doomtrain’s station in the Underworld. http://imgur.com/yjHBNik

There is imagery in here that references Charon from greek mythology, but In the Final Fantasy universe, Doomtrain plays this role. Don’t forget Doomtrain is in Amano’s Big Bang art. http://imgur.com/wqyhnL3

(Oh look…Noctis is riding on the back of Doomtrain…towards his death…)

Doomtrain/Charon ferries the souls of the dead to the Underworld. Upon death, a soul encounters the Ferryman, Charon, who ushers souls across the River Styx to the underworlds. Only those who could pay the fare with coins placed under their tongues are granted passage.

When the player enters the room, seeing Doomtrain for the first time, there is a long perch with a chrome bit on it. Doomtrain literally rolls up to the perch, and it is inserted in to his chin, just where the bottom of his tongue would be! Or you could take it as that it is going down his throat, he’s eating it. This perch is to offer coins for passage on Doomtrain! There are quite a lot of oracle ascension and rare coins in this room hmmm... http://imgur.com/MzNiBhD

After the first time the player has run through a compartment on Doomtrain and has continued along a path to enter the next compartment, there’s something odd in your way. A hand, jutting out of the wall. http://imgur.com/KWiH8JW

It’s as if the hand is saying “Tickets, please”!

Many people in our previous thread argued with us that this is NOT Doomtrain. And to an extent, they’re right, it isn’t. This skull contraption is a REPRESENTATION of Doomtrain. Ifrit needs this place to pass the test of time, an actual train would be difficult to maintain.

At the end of this room, before jumping through the last door, we pass through two small halls that highly resemble the exit terminal of a train station. The two pillars framing the exit, are unlike any other pillars seen in Pitioss. They resemble pillars you would see in a grand train station.

CHAPTER 3 “THE DEEP DESCENT”

After Doomtrain’s room, you’ve moved past the Gates of the Underworld. This is the realm of the dead, the point of no return. http://imgur.com/BqE6RQ1

Up to this point, you could have turned around and walked all the way out, but once you hit the switch to enter here, you cannot go back… we’re in it for the long haul now! Noctis even comments on this, saying, “Oh no…have to get back…have to get back…” http://imgur.com/IflYDfH

Time & space have no meaning in this room. It’s darkness and chaos. There is nothing in this room of chaos that looks like people from Solheim built. There’s cave outcroppings, even. http://imgur.com/kxyWkoZ

It’s clear that Ifrit is the architect from here on out. This place is woven with magic.

You can see Eos’s statue clearly at just one point while in this room. There is a ruby bracelet right where your player stands to see her. For thousands of years, Rubies was considered the stone of love. Like no other gemstone in the world, Ruby is the perfect symbol for powerful feelings. It can’t be any clearer that Ifrit dearly loves Eos. http://imgur.com/On4wiww

Right after this hall of chaos, the player’s perspective radically changes & a new somber song begins to play. The perspective of Noctis in this maze adds depth of space & time. This section could almost be seen as a time skip. It’s showing Ifrit’s long and very deep descent. Ifrit truly went to the depths of the planet. There are even Ammonite Fossils & Ancient Dragon Teeth items to represent just how deep he is going.

And then FINALLY, the reason Ifrit has trekked through absolute hell & faced so many dangers is before him. His true love, Eos, Goddess of the Dawn. http://imgur.com/zzM71af

We want to change our original statement that this is Eos’s actual corpse from our previous Pitioss theory post. This is definitely a statue, and we will prove she is a statue by the end of this thread.

So finally, Ifrit has reached his goal. This is Eos. As you walk closer to her, the whole room begins to spin. (At this point, we originally thought that Eos was dead at this part of the tale. However, Reddit User /u/TurtleBees worded it best and several other readers commented that Eos was likely alive at this point. Her picture in the Big Bang art, and her statue both depict her as having her eyes open. This and other points make more sense if Eos is alive here. Several points from here have been rewritten from the original post to convey this point.) What Ifrit sees before him, is not what he was expecting...there is something horribly wrong with Eos. The spinning room symbolizes Ifrit’s despair at finding Eos in this state. He came all this way to save her, only to find her chained and...not herself…It’s truly sad.

The player gets closer to Eos and soon the only way to continue is to jump onto her chest. We believe this is Ifrit embracing her & then quickly cutting her chains, freeing her. http://imgur.com/kruAgsG

Something to note here is that you find the Genji Gloves at her navel. http://imgur.com/XqH6F6b

This is key as to WHY Eos was imprisoned and sentenced to the Underworld. She was pregnant. Could she have fallen in love with a human, and become pregnant? That would be a huge taboo in the eyes of the other Astrals... http://imgur.com/B7Sosgw

In Final Fantasy Peasant’s Youtube video about our original Pitioss theory, he made a connection that we did not about the Genji Gloves. That is that Genji represents twins. He thought that could mean Eos gave birth to Ardyn & his brother Izunia. We disagree on that point. We strongly believe that the male twin is the one whose descendants would eventually become the Lucis Caelum family. And the other twin’s line led to the Nox Fleuret family. Ying & Yang. Both families are key to bringing about the Dawn. You can’t have light without dark. This explains why the Lucis & Nox family have powers separate from the crystal. They are part Astral. Only someone from the line of Lucis, descendants of Eos, could completely get rid of the star scourge & bring about the dawn. Regardless of who’s wrong or right, the fact remains that Eos DID exist and she had children, most likely with a human.

CHAPTER 4: “THE PANICKED ASCENT”

Now the player progresses by jumping off the top edge of Eos’s hanging rod to fall through to the next room. This part is jarring & scary. You slide down a long shaft very quickly. We believe this symbolizes the quick and sinking feeling you get in your stomach when you realize you’re in very real danger. Noctis takes huge damage from the fall, almost dying. http://imgur.com/2XANm3E

Something terrible has happened to Ifrit after embracing Eos and releasing her. Something that would make even an Astral at peak strength despair in terror. But what?? The story that follows next through symbolism & hints is the climax. Things. Get. Real.

Before this point, Ifrit’s journey led him down deeper and deeper into the Underworld. From this point on we only move up, Ifrit has started to make his way back.

The player boards an elevator, as the player rides the elevator, you can notice that it is a very quick ascent. Ifrit is running. He needs to get out.

At the top of the elevator we find several items strewn across the floor. http://imgur.com/AyNUDCq

Most all of them have a common theme: A blue choker to increase HP recovery, Safety Bit to protect from sudden death, Silver Bangle to increase HP, a Megalixer to restore full health. Ifrit is doing his best to keep Eos alive as he makes his escape...but also among the items are Fireproof Inners to protect from fire damage…but what could be burning Ifrit, the Astral of fire, The Infernian?! The answer is Star Scourge. Ifrit is being burned & is taking major damage.

Eos, the radiant Goddess of the Dawn has been imprisoned in pure darkness, surrounded by daemons and souls of the dead. She must have despaired from her fate and let the darkness overtake her, turning her once majestic light into the purest form of darkness to the point that it literally oozes out of her.

We next make our way up a narrow upwards path. Everything in this room is utter darkness. Watch Noctis at this part…he stumbles and trips. http://imgur.com/heCxGFo

This is a blind run towards the surface! Then…suddenly in the path, we get one last glimpse of Ifrit. http://imgur.com/avPKWYZ

His face has changed! He is skeletal, eyes sunken in. He is dying!! Compare pictures of his face from the first three Ifrit statues: http://imgur.com/lnlyxQo

Now take a close look at his current face vs the figure carrying Eos’s corpse in Amano’s Big Bang art: http://imgur.com/JLxTmOc

He is completely burned in the Big Bang art. His hair is charred off. His face is skeletal and damaged.

BUT…but…Perona…!! The figure in BB art has wings, and the Ifrit statue doesn’t! Don’t worry fam, we got you.

Now let’s continue. We really encourage you the player to play this part of Pitioss with this imagery in mind. This room is intense. Past the statue of Ifrit, the only path forward is random, twisted steel beams. The far end of the path is a dead end with a steep wall. There’s desperate scratch marks all over the wall, oozing star scourge. http://imgur.com/wjnQ4DB

Ifrit is going berserk, trying desperately to find his way out. At the dead end, you must turn around to follow another path which leads you back to the Ifrit statue. You must jump on top of Ifrit’s head to continue, once again taking his perspective. But…at the tip of his horns is an item. http://imgur.com/OLj564Z

The Golden Hourglass. Eos is running out of time. Time is literally weighing on Ifrit's head. Once again from Ifrit’s perspective, you must find the way out, a tiny steel beam, it’s his golden, shiny wire of hope!

The steel beam leads to a small tunnel, finally, they are able to ascend. This tunnel twists and turns in such a way it’s disorienting. Almost every surface in this tunnel is covered with oozing, desperate scratch marks and patches of large drag marks, oozing star scourge. You can SEE the terror Ifrit must have felt while desperately trying to claw his way out of the Land of the Dead while clinging to his beloved as her life is quickly fading. http://imgur.com/P3362KR

CHAPTER 5: “THE CHASM OF MANY DOORS”

Finally Ifrit has found his way out of the realm of the dead, but before him still lie many obstacles. Ifrit enters a large room with several doors. We as the players have been in this room before, but narratively this is now representing a different area. This is suggested by the continuing dungeon music playing, whereas the first time we come here a different song plays.

Remember how earlier we discussed that Ifrit originally entered via the Lestallum Crater? But in episode Gladio, Gladio and Cor will probably enter the Underworld through Taelpar Crag. http://imgur.com/E74VkbZ

So narratively, think of Ifrit and Eos being located somewhere deep in Taelpar Crag. Only….it’s not a Crag yet. It’s a cavern. Let’s not forget that Taelpar Crag was created sometime during the War of the Astrals… http://imgur.com/u09FTuc

So you as the player are completing the last obstacles of Pitioss on your trek out. From Ifrit’s point of view, he knows that he is on the final legs of his ascent with Eos. He keeps looking for a way out, ripping doors open forcefully, climbing through tunnels, traversing pitfalls…but they are all dead ends. http://imgur.com/TZaQSqK

Time is running short for Ifrit, and he has no way out…at one point in this part of your trek out of Pitioss you find the Pendulum accessory…another allusion to running out of time. http://imgur.com/O2g8rZl

At this point we believe Ifrit goes berserk and starts rampaging in the cavern. He can’t find a way out, so he MAKES a way out. Perhaps in his rampaging he causes a major earthquake that tears the Crag open, creating Taelpar Crag as we see it today.

He has finally found his exit

This exit point, must be the “entrance” in Taelpar Crag that Gladio will use in Episode Gladio. It will be interesting to see what happens with Episode Gladio, if he truly does enter the Underworld through Taelpar Crag…then this would only further prove what we are writing here. http://imgur.com/E74VkbZ

A few other items found on your way out are: Warm Inners (Reduces DMG from ICE), Insulated Inners (Reduces DMG from Lightning), and 2 Behemoth Horns (Bahamut is the Arabic word for Behemoth). Could Ifrit have been anticipating an encounter with Shiva, Ramuh, & Bahamut?? Either way, it’s clear an attack didn’t occur, most likely because Ifrit and Eos are literally oozing Star Scourge . The last thing the other Astrals would want to do is touch Star Scourge. Clearly, it is poisonous to Astrals, too.

Regardless, this is the last leg of Ifrit’s journey out of the Underworld. The last hallway before the player exits the ruins we find an excessive amount of healing items and the Black Hood. http://imgur.com/oCj5iLQ http://imgur.com/RLIxQe7 It is here that Eos meets her end...Ifrit used all the items and spells that he could, but it was not enough...Eos was too far gone. Just as we exit, we find the Black Hood...Eos died just as she was brought back into the sunlight...she was able to see the day one final time after her eternity of torment.

We then jump out of the side of the building. Not where we entered, but close by, mimicking Ifrit’s final exit from the Underworld.

One last question remains… If all Ifrit wanted was to be with Eos, why not just die with her down in the Underworld? She is not far from death's door, and he knows that he is going to die, so why the frenzied escape from the depths?

EPILOGUE: “The True Story of FFXV Revealed”

Well, Perona77, that’s a nice little theory you two have there, but it’s only a THEORY! It’s not canon unless there's proof in the game!

We were convinced that this tale HAD to be true. All of the imagery is there, it is nearly impossible to dispute in at least some of the areas…but it wasn’t enough, there were still pieces missing to this puzzle.

There’s nowhere to look for information about Ifrit. The Hexatheon don’t speak of him, there’s no lore in game, all we know is he is “The Betrayer”. So we turned to the only interaction we have with Ifrit in the entire game, the battle at the Citadel, hoping for SOMETHING. And boy, did we find something! http://imgur.com/id7RSBy

This short conversation conveyed SO much. Shiva calls Ifrit “Pyreburner”. That’s an odd choice of words…a Pyre refers to a cremation burial…

“That heart of flame was turned to ash once”…what could have turned Ifrit’s heart, master of fire, into ash?

“A dead flame must burn no more”…Why is he a dead flame??

“Taste again the chill wind of death”….So Shiva confirms in game that Ifrit has died before.

Pyreburner… He has burned a pyre. This is proof that he has handled a corpse. This perfectly falls into place with everything we have laid out for you about Pitioss Ruins. But somehow, this still isn’t quite enough…

And then we saw it...

http://imgur.com/TChYBA0

Do you see it?? They've been in front of our faces this whole time!

Ifrit burst out of Taelpar Crag, carrying Eos…and lit a Pyre at the nearby Rock of Ravatogh in order to purify her and save the last bit of her light buried deep inside her heart. He laid his beloved Eos down, lit the Pyre, and collapsed in death next to her, and while embracing her body, burned along with her. As her corpse burned, the ash and smoke rose in the sky, releasing the star scourge throughout the planet. And all that remains are her fossilized wing, and his crystalized horns, still visible from atop The Rock of Ravatogh to this day. http://imgur.com/829cqW6

During the quest “Ascend The Rock Of Ravatogh” Vyv says, “if you really want to impress people, you’ve got to show them something they’ve never seen before. They say there’s a cave near the summit that offers the finest view in all of creation.” This is a sublte hint from square enix! When you arrive at the cave to photograph it for Vyv.…there’s an item nearby. A RUBY BRACELET. Now why say it’s the finest view in all of creation, when it’s just a tiny cave with lava that you can’t even enter? Let’s take a closer look at it…. http://imgur.com/hxgqEhd

Huh. This reminds us of something… http://imgur.com/4knAvLR

That isn't a cave, it's a crystallized heart. See the veins sticking out? It's Eos' heart! It has a hole in it…the same shape and size of the Dark Lucian Crystal. Let’s see what Bahamut has to say about the Crystal. http://imgur.com/XF86yoy

The soul of the star is in the crystal. The sun is a star. Eos’ soul is in the crystal. This is why it can restore the Dawn. The crystal contains a small shred of the goodness and light that once was Eos. Ifrit saved her just in time, before the last of her light was extinguished. If he had not gotten Eos’ out when he did, and purified her body with the Pyre, her light would’ve gone out, bringing eternal night. Burning her on the Pyre spread the star scourge into the air, but it was a necessary evil.

But how was the Crystal retrieved?? Let’s look at Ifrit during the Citadel battle. http://imgur.com/PpxwtZR

After Ifrit transferred his soul to his nearby messenger, he must have returned to the Pyre after the flames died down. He must’ve cut open her heart and reached inside to retrieve the Crystal. That is why he has burns on half of his body. Her burning, crystalized heart was still that hot! At some point, Bahamut must’ve stolen the Crystal from him. Also, at some point after his first death and retrieving the crystal from Eos’ heart, Ifrit in his messenger’s body must have built Pitioss ruins.

At the cost of his life, at the cost of becoming a Betrayer, at the cost of spreading star scourge unto the world. If Ifrit had not saved Eos when he did, the last of her light would've been extinguished, and there never would of been another dawn!

Ifrit is the hero of this game! Not the Lucian Kings, not The Oracles, and certainly not the other Astrals! Ifrit unintentionally save the world with his act of pure love. http://imgur.com/25AG2hq

But why do the other Astrals call him The Betrayer? We know Titan was blocking his entrance. They most likely believed that nothing was wrong, and Eos would be fine in her prison of utter darkness, continuing the cycle of Dawn for all eternity. In their eyes, all they see is Ifrit coming forth from the Underworld with the Punished One, festering with Star Scourge. In their eyes, Ifrit is to blame for bringing forth the Star Scourge. Wow, they’re assholes. Hmm…who else acts like this? The Gods in Greek & Roman Mythology!! They’re Astrals, Divine Beings, couldn’t they of purified the crystal themselves? It’s pure malice that they put this on humans. They want every trace of the original Eos to be erased, and if her bloodline can’t do it, then fuck the planet, enjoy your eternal night.

Ifrit then continued to oppose the other Astrals plans to have the Lucian line purify the Crystal. If Eos is reborn, then it would no longer be “HER”. Ifrit goes as far as to side with and aid Ardyn , slowing the plans of the other Astrals for centuries. Even in the battle at the citadel, Ifrit fights to the death to protect the last sliver of his Beloved. My god…how tragic is this?!? He fought SO hard to save Eos, literally going to the depths of hell & back, giving up his life, only to die in the end, and knowing that his efforts were for naught.

http://imgur.com/cFPnGct

How appropriate is Chapter 0 now?! This story begins and ends with Ifrit.

Even the song, Somnus, fits in to the story of this game now:

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God (Eos) sleeps

And his (her) children (Lucians) start a fire (Ardyn)

Which they cannot extinguish

And he (she) will never be able to awake.

Every tragedy divides,

before our very eyes,

the things which should be loved.

And in this endless night,

In despair,

He (she) can see the dawn

That will awake him (her) in the next morning

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That’s why the developers left Somnus in the game! That’s why it plays during your last trek through Insomnia! It still applies.

PART 2 IN COMMENTS BELOW!

TLDR ; The Rock of Ravatogh is actually Eos's and Ifrit's corpses. Pitioss Ruins tells the tale of how this came to be.