This may seem like a match already won, but how can we be so sure? Let us examine the fighters to get a better understanding of their abilities and limitations, so those not so brushed up on their lore can spit fire just as easily as anyone else.

Perhaps the most iconic character of Heavensward (though certainly not the most likable), Estinien stands above his peers as the one and only Azure Dragoon of Ishgard. His spear is long and ready. His clout, immense. Not only is he a skilled fighter trained in felling the most fearsome of all beasts, he is a strong-willed and uncompromising individual. If there is something this man wants, nothing will stand in his way. However, in every great man lurks a great weakness. Some would say his pride is his weakness. Estinien would not suffer the weak to fight alongside him in a battle he considers his. What then, would a man of his caliber be able to do against such a natural, unassuming foe - especially without the help of others? He may have been training his muscles for cycles, but no doubt his digestive tract's strength has been cast to the wayside. He may talk big game, but can his spear truly fell every foe? Will Estinien's massive lips be his largest asset? Or his greatest downfall?



Moldy Loaf
Bane of The Brume
Unassuming. Repulsive. Unhealthy. Moldy Loaf may seem like mere fodder to anyone in possession of a garbage bag. However, just like Rocky Balboa proved to every American that the underdog does indeed stand a fighting chance, so too does this once-perfect mass of carbohydrates. Perhaps an unknown foe in the lordly halls of The Four Great Houses, Moldy Loaf is a feared and known sight to any denizen of The Brume. "Speak not his name, or he too will curse your pantry." At a young age, children are taught to abhor and avoid the very sight of a green or grey splotch on Loaf's majestic form. Yet even still, how many lives has he claimed? How many times has Moldy Loaf triumphed against Hunger, the greatest foe of them all? Stationary, yes, but far does his influence spread. "Speak his name, and let his power grace your lips - and you shall know death."