Your character and the MSQ

[Aaron]

OK, let's say your character actually WAS the warrior of light like in the real story, had all the abilities and such, BUT they kept the personality and everything you gave them as they went along.

 

So, they find out they're the warrior of light. And now, given each characters respective personality's, how would YOUR character go about it?

 

Would try accept it on the spot? Deny it till the end? Not give a damn?

 

If they did accept it, would there be a point hey would draw the line and say no more? Would they have given up and let the villian's win? Would they cower and flee at the sight of a primal?

 

Knowing their IC fighting abilities, even WITH the power of hydaelen would they make it? You're blessing is only as powerful as you make it. 

 

Fun little thread to discuss how it would happen if your character was made into a movie etc where they were the hero, and how they would take it all or reject it all.

[Unnamed Mercenary]

"All according to plan".

 

And then Franz would try to get back in Garlemald, after single-handedly making the Garlean Republic of Eorzea.

 

...but not really. He'd probably watch everything and say "not my problem" until someone asked him.

[Aaron]

Lmao.

 

Aaron would probably do the same thing, but he'd always wound up helping if people pestered him enough.

 

He'd draw the line at Shiva though, she too fine to hurt.

[Enla]

Honestly I sort of roleplay as I go through the MSQ, wondering what my character would do and how they are different because of the circumstances that brought them there. Roleplaying Enla would just give them a flat expression, wave a hand in front of her eyes, and just sit there ignoring the scions until they either guilt tripped her into being the resident medic or some rough equivalent.

MSQ-equivalent Enla is all the snark without the blindness, but even then it takes a lot just to make her fit within the confines of the story. Simply because the WoL has to be mind-numbingly stupid to even allow some of the events of the story to occur - and that goes true for a good portion of the class quests as well. So honestly... I don't know what might happen. She'd probably get along famously with Thancred, Yda, and Papalymo - less so with the others and definitely not with Minfillia. Though in the case of the latter, that's probably just my personal bias bleeding into my character. I don't think they could drag her back after the events of the Ultima Weapon fight, though she would help Cid with ST because she actually likes him and his crew quite a bit. G'raha would most likely be punched at some point though.

[Zyrusticae]

Well, first of all, T'rahnu's a regular chatterbug, so that'd be a major change right there. She'd be far more snarky than the WoL is in canon, undoubtedly changing how the Scions and other major players would view her.

 

She wouldn't be able to resist the urge to bite back at Thancred's flirtations. She'll gladly tease him just for kicks, and deny him all the while (but not for good, that's just no fun).

 

Right from the off, she'd be considerably more powerful than your typical adventurer. She's pretty well-traveled, after all, and has had lots of different teachers to pull from. She'd also gladly take Hydaelyn's blessing and run with it, going on to perform the various feats of daring-do just because she can (and because it's fun). It'd probably get to her head and make her insufferably arrogant ("Oh, you want me to do what? Well, you know, I'm a very busy Scion, my abilities being in such great demand and all...")

 

She'd likely still follow orders, but that's just because they happen to coincide with her goals. She wants to repent for not being strong enough to save everyone, so she just does whatever she can in whatever fashion she can. She's likely the type to question a lot of orders, which is probably a good quality to have in someone at the upper echelons of some of the most powerful organizations in society (and not so much for a common grunt). I'm not sure where she'd end up after everything is said and done...

[Michikyou]

That, pretty much. She'd probably be inconsolable if she were the WoL

 

 

 

[Aya]

Totally checked out.  Looooong time ago.

[Merri]

Well, if Merri were the MSQ Warrior of Light...

 

He and Raubahn would be bros, now. When Raubahn lost his left arm, I couldn't help but smirk at the relation. Merri would've been all "Been there, bro."

 

 

Entirely unrelated, but, I also smirked at Pipin showing up. For obvious (Meri and Pippin gogogo) reasons.

 

 

Merri's an adventurer, through and through. He'd thrive with all the adventure the MSQ WoL encounters.

[Val]

If Val found out he was the Warrior of Light, not a single bit of this would have gotten done.

 

Ever.

[Spethah]

Dude if Septha was with the Raisin Queen shit would of been hilarious.

 

"YOU POISONED THE SULTANA!"

 

Septha looks at her non-existaning arms "I totally did, with these hands. Raisin didn't know what hit her. Bam. Sucker punch."

 

Queue awkward silence. 

 

Even then, if Septha was the Warrior of Light she wouldn't be in Ul'dah, she'd be chasing after beast tribes and forcing them to summon another Primal so she can kick it's ass again with a dark flare.

[Imo]

My RP is 99% MSQ-compatible already. Imogene is totally the person to answer to every request with a silent nod.

[Gabineaux]

Crying, clutching the Sultana's portrait. Wondering if Memeli is ok. Shit I can RP that anyways huh?

[Aaron]

If Val found out he was the Warrior of Light, not a single bit of this would have gotten done.

 

Ever.

Bahahahahaha

 

I can just imagine Val saying "Dragons? Th' fuck I look like fightin dragons you stupid fuck? I ain' got no death wish. Fuck you and your blessing."

[Ryanti]

Hahaha! It's a funny thing to imagine.

 

 

I think Ryanti would be very comfortable with being the Warrior of Light. Not because he's the most adept person for it, mind you. He'd probably be terrible at it.. he's not exactly a devout religious guy. But he would be happy about it, because it would give him comfort knowing that he had an important destiny.

 

 

I'd imagine he'd be a hell of a lot less goody two-shoes. He would probably complete the same objectives with a lot more 'grey' if you know what I mean. Some significant figures might of died a lot earlier in the storyline.. (Looking at you, Livia.)

 

His ambition might have twisted his good intentions along the way, though... he would be a lot more vulnerable to temptation than the stoic, normal WoL is depicted in the game. While he may not of turned evil he probably would of.. did things his own way, or the highway.

 

Also, if Minfillia were to call him on a Linkpearl and told him he had to come back to Mor Dhona just for her to tell him something she could of told him via Linkpearl he would friggin' split her in half with that fancy sword beam Ascian-slayer thingie.

[Gegenji]

Dude if Septha was with the Raisin Queen shit would of been hilarious.

 

"YOU POISONED THE SULTANA!"

 

While not along the same lines, I was sitting there watching that scene with Gogon (who's a SCH, by the by) and wondering why he couldn't... you know, Leech the poison out of her or something. I figure anyone who plays any IC healer-type would've done SOMETHING instead of sitting there and watching her die.

 

Really, I would figure ANYONE would've done something than wait until she was basically dead already to get out of that chair. Musta been some hella fast-acting poison. Chachan would've panicked and run out to get help - which might've made framing him a bit harder. :lol:

 

I still could see him being a better fit for WoL than Gogon, though, for obvious reasons. He really is the dorky, helpful hero.

[Mae]

*contemplates the can labeled 'Worms' in her hand, then shrugs and goes for the can-opener*

 

Being part of a group that RP's MSQ, it's not that difficult for me to imagine >_>

 

Kara doesn't like it. She doesn't have the disposition to be a hero-type... or be overly helpful to strangers. She actually tried to buck it a few times and run away (there were other, perhaps more pressing, reasons for her running away but the whole "destiny" and "fate" thing did factor in), but she kept getting dragged back. In the end, her involvement in events is both reluctant and selfish -- she doesn't want to do it, but she realizes that if the world goes to hell there'll likely be a lack of people for her to steal from.

 

She's also gone and answered the question of "Why me?"... there's not really anyone else she'd trust to do this stuff in her place. It's another reason why she hasn't totally buried herself under a pile of rocks somewhere to avoid being involved in events.

 

Being immune to being Tempered/Touched/Thrall'd/Drowned/whatever is only useful when it comes to being on a team that's being sent to fight a Primal. Considering that it's a trait that the Scions look for when they're looking to put down a Primal, Kara isn't fond of it. Her Echo powers seem to be more of a hassle to her than a gift; she can understand languages only about half the time, and the occasional random glimpse into other's memories tends to literally knock her on her ass. Beyond that, she has no special gifts -- she's just as frail as the next person and has taken her fair share of lumps, bumps, sprains, and wounds. She's just so far been lucky enough to avoid more serious injuries.

[Verad]

Verad as Warrior of Light would have made the whole thing an elaborate farce. 

 

Every major fight would be an exercise in him failing forward: splashing dehydrated water on Ifrit, tricking Titan into selling his mineral rights, accidentally surfing on Leviathan, defeats Ultima weapon by having swapped out one replacement magitek gyro with a piece of imitation fool's gold at a critical moment, etc.

 

The Royal Feast would be marred by a pie-fight.

 

In short it would be Final Funtasy XIV.

[Leanne]

To my shame, Leanne would do most of the things the Warrior of Light. Yes, that includes being sent on meaningless quests left and right...

One thing that she'd do different though is about the authorities that tries to stop her. She'd give them a heeeeell of a hard time.

[Dis]

Glioca would probably take to being the Warrior of Light really well.  And then immediately discarded every bit of destiny and rewritten things herself.  Most things, she finds, can be handled with a spell-bolt between the eyes.  

 

Teledji?  Not an issue.  Lolorito? Also not an issue.  And she sure wouldn't have had to wait for Raubahn to free her hands, as she's incredibly strong.  Being framed wouldn't have mattered to her, as in RP she operates outside all of the different City-States anyway.  

 

The biggest thing would have been the Sultana being poisoned.  She'd have immediately started applying first aid, as Glioca is, first and foremost, a healer, and wouldn't have let a woman she respected just die in front of her without trying to lift a hand.  That vial?  Yeah, that wouldn't have been on her person.  It would have been stowed away elsewhere in the city until she could go back for it.  She never keeps what could possibly be foreign substances on her until she identifies it thoroughly - she's an alchemy practitioner, and knows the dangers that can pose.

 

Unfortunately, Glio's too genre savvy to make a good WoL.  Too much wouldn't make it past her radar, and blow some badguys plans out of the water.  She's definitely not the most trusting individual, and that helps greatly.

[Caspar]

Virara is actually fearless, naive and thickheaded enough, as well as a foreigner, to fill the role of quiet brute force type who just gets pointed in the direction of trouble by other people and fired like a guided lalafell cruise missile. She is industrious and obedient, unless angered, and thus would totally do random odd jobs for people, not really valuing prestige and never considering any kind of work beneath her.

 

However, some personality traits of hers would probably get in the way.

 

She has no connections to any of the Grand Companies or their city states and thus wouldn't feel obligated to join one of them.

 

A lot of scenes in which villains talk or otherwise grandstand, like Lahabrea, would probably end prematurely due to Virara bum rushing them. So it'd actually be kinda like those guys who start the last fight in Praetorium before you're done watching the cutscene.

"Ahahaha! You are strong, Warrior of Light. Yet know that if I should- wait, what are you doing!? Don't you care what happens to him! Stop that! Stop punching you minuscule imbecile, I'm trying to talk!"

 

 

She would probably accidentally kill Thancred because unlike WoL, she doesn't have as much precision with her freakish strength, thus earning herself the animosity of most of the Scions.

 

 

She would have probably attempted to fight every Scion at least once, which really doesn't endear someone to you unless you're Hoary Boulder or Yda.

 

She would horribly bungle the quest where you have to disguise yourself. For one, there's like one other Imp Lala around and she's not him. It's unlikely she'd be able to act and would be found out immediately.

 

Virara lacks diplomatic acumen and would worsen relations with Ishgard if sent to represent Eorzea, despite her seeming politeness. At least taking her words at face value, Virara comes off as placating and modest, but really, she's just doing what she was trained to do and it shows. Though, the WoL was able to build bridges with only a few enigmatic nods and some help from her friends, so actually Virara might be the perfect girl for the job...

 

She tends to avoid attention, so using her as a heroic type or sending her to give others morale, which happens a lot in the MSQ after your win over the primals, would probably not work. On the other hand, it would explain why so many people initially don't recognize WoL or can't believe they killed primals or defeated countless imperial men and materiel.

 

Virara is phobic of typhoons and so would either fail to defeat Leviathan or would have to undergo considerable training and counseling to do it. I suppose she could blindfold herself...

 

In addition, for various reasons, it's possible key Doman NPCs would refuse her help entirely, unless Yugiri put in a good word for her, highly unlikely. So some MSQ content would have to be carried out by other Scions.

 

Virara also is one of the least likely candidates to receive echo, despite being written as being extremely strong, maybe even a different level of power entirely from a lot of the characters she's interacted with, by my perception anyway. It's a bad habit of mine; I like my heroes to be "Heroic" in the old sense, and can't really resist snowflaking, and yet the way I snowflaked *in* actually hamstrings Virara greatly as a WoL. It might say too much for me to explain why, though.

 

That being said, taking into account her *potential* strength ICly, Virara with the Echo would probably be able to accomplish a lot of the things that take place in the story, if maybe not as easily.

 

 

As for more recent MSQ, it is hard to say. For one, Virara would have never noticed the poison vial or at least wouldn't think to pick it up. She also would probably never have made a good impression on Nanamo to begin with, and even if she is respected, would not be offered or even might be refused audience. Virara is headstrong and would just break her bounds and fight to the death if arrested, not really caring about law. In the final sequences, she would probably have to be sedated and carried out due to that same quality, rather than willingly allowing the others to sacrifice themselves to protect her. (Assuming she was close to them.)

 

[Darien Cadell]

Qhora would spend too much time laughing her ass off to get anything done, at least with this latest installment. Probably most of the earlier story, she would've been better at acting as the relatively dutiful mercenary, if a little yawning over the fawning accusations of her being a superhero. But this latest batch... she'd be out of breath from the laughing, and being like, "No, please, give me the credit. This is too good. All my fault. Yes, indeed. Been machinating it for months. What are you going to do about it?" Then probably go "request" payment from some Syndicate people for not at least giving her warning, or collecting payment because actually they gave her warning. And all the after-events, she'd be hiding giggles behind her hands while all her rescuers acted all serious. Then straight up aetheryte back to Ul'dah for more laughs.

 

I like to assume that the MSQ stuff happens to somebody else, but there's no way Qhora could do it, really. She'd either be "eff this" once it got into the realm of please help we need help, rather than for her own benefit. Or, you know, she'd straight up offer to poison the Raisin Queen. For gil, of course.

[Kellach Woods]

Kellach would have turned the MSQ into the equivalent of Hildibrand, only he's actually competent.

 

The tone would certainly be much lighter, with each confrontation with the primals ending more on a positive note than "dismissed".

 

Also, Kellach would have had an antidote on hand, or be able to synthesize one.

 

And no one else would have left the room alive.

[SM Nick]

If Solis was the Warrior of Light, he would gladly take up the role alongside his friends (my other characters serving as his party members), also with the members of Solaris Ventus backing them up.

 

Solis would be the hot-blooded leader.

 

Niklas is the second-in-command and big brother mentor to Solis.

 

Rena is the big guy, or little girl lol that is the brawn and bruiser of the team.

 

Max is the smart guy, using his magicks to attack, destroy, and heal.

 

Finally, Sakura is the chick/other damage dealer that does recon and stealth.

 

 

I wish I could have a party of 5 with my own characters lol.

[Aaron]

OK, guess its my turn.

 

Aaron would probably be a terrible WoL, he's too non chalant, blatantly sarcastic, and has a habit of outright forgetting and or abandoning stuff time he loses interest.

 

Probably would have everyone think Thancred was his brother, he would treat Minfilia like badly. Oh, you got captured again? I'll save you after my nap.

 

He wouldn't be too fond of taking on Primals either, he hates having to try.

 

Aleria would probably just say no right off the bat as being some uber chosen one doesn't impress her.

[Kurt S.]

Ramona being the WoL huh? Well then, Eorzea is screwed also that'll increase her current ego from just being the size of Dalamud to being the size of Dalamud 10^whateverI'mtheWoL. She knows she can kill you with just a spoon because 'plot armor.' 

 

Well she'd abuse the recognition that comes with it and use it to her own ends. Charging exorbitant amounts of cash for trivial stuff because WoL power could be used elsewhere after all. She'd like it if people made it worth her while. She'd have some personalized taunt for all the primals too. 

 

Ifrit? 'Oh you mean my stove?'.

 

Titan? 'I can stop the rock.'

 

Garuda? 'Blow harder, maybe it'll tickle.' 

 

Ultima? 'I am the Ultimate Weapon.'

 

Good King Mog XII? 'That crown, I like that crown, it's mine.'

 

Leviathan? 'Guess who's having fish tonight?'

 

Ramuh? 'I'll turn that beard of yours into my carpet.'

 

Shiva? 'I'm cooler than you'll ever be.'

 

Enkidu? 'Your chicken form was harder.'

 

For the right price she will do the MSQ jobs if and only if she stands to profit from it. So basically Eorzea is screwed unless they can compensate her properly for taking on the threats to it. What's she gonna do with all that cash? No idea. 

 

Money, money and more moneeeeeyyyyy!