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Have the laws of man grown so twisted in my absence that it is now permitted to lay hands upon an emissary?

Elidibus

Elidibus is a character from Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in A Realm Reborn and making recurring appearances throughout subsequent expansions. He is a white-robed Ascian who claims to be an Emissary for the "one true god". Secretive and enigmatic, Elidibus is invested in the balance of light and darkness, as a world filled entirely with either element would become a void and be of no use for his master. Able to possess others, he has appeared in various forms. "Elidibus" is his title in the Convocation of Fourteen, his true name being Themis.

History[]

Early life[]

In the world unsundered, the ancient Themis was chosen for the seat of Elidibus in the Convocation of Fourteen, a group that served as guardians of the star. He was the youngest of the group[note 1], admiring the other members, which Emet-Selch found both endearing and embarrassing. Themis earned his peers' respect despite their initial impression of him, tending to overwork himself and seeming too kind for his position.

Themis was sent to investigate strange occurrences in Pandæmonium and awaited the arrival of his prophesied "guiding star", the Convocation member with the title of Azem, to help deal with whatever menace they would encounter.[1] Themis instead received aid from what he assumed was Azem's familiar, the two proceeding to investigate and learn a chapter from fellow Convocation member Lahabrea's past.

When Etheirys was besieged by a calamity from within, Themis and his fellow Convocation members decided to imbue a will in the form of the primal Zodiark. Azem left their seat before the summoning as half of their people were sacrificed to offer up the necessary aether to complete the ritual. As part of the summoning, Themis took the place of Loghrif to be the first "sacrifice" and became Zodiark's heart. Zodiark saved Etheirys, but the Convocation resolved to commence a series of sacrifices to replenish their world by offering another half of their people and then use the newly born lifeforms to restore the people they had previously sacrificed. This disturbed many of the remaining ancients, including Venat, who felt that the sacrificial costs were already too great, and that the world now belonged to the new lives birthed in it. Aware of the conflict among his people, and realizing it would not resolve without his guidance, Themis separated himself from Zodiark to continue his role in the Convocation as the primal Elidibus. Venat and her followers summoned Hydaelyn in opposition to Zodiark, and the resulting conflict ended with Hydaelyn's final attack shattering reality, sundering the world and all life on it into the Source and its thirteen shards.

Due to an intentional flaw in the sundering to spare Emet-Selch, Elidibus—who happened to be nearby—survived the sundering intact alongside him and Lahabrea. Elidibus began to work with the two other Paragons and their Ascian followers to orchestrate the rejoining of the shards with the Source to restore both their god and their home. Throughout the ages, Elidibus made heroes of random people and occasionally assumed the identity of one himself, originating the legend of the Warrior of Light, at least on the First. He did this to ensure the precise balance of light and dark for the rejoinings, to prevent another Flood, such as what had happened to the Thirteenth. Such instances also resulted in him opposing his Ascian brethren when they became too reckless with their plans.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[]

Doubt my claims and question my motives if you will. Only believe me when I say this... I am Elidibus, emissary—bearer of the word of the one true god. And we shall speak again.

Elidibus to the Warrior of Light
Elidibus Waking Sands

Elidibus before Minfilia inside the Waking Sands.

Following Lahabrea's defeat, Elidibus made his presence known to the Source's current Warrior of Light to see if they and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn organization they belonged to could be useful pawns.[2] Elidibus appeared to Minfilia Warde as she prepared to leave the Waking Sands to the new Scion headquarters in Revenant's Toll. As she prepared Louisoix Leveilleur's shattered staff, a voice lamented how he never could meet the late great sage. Minfilia was startled to see an Ascian in the Waking Sands, albeit one with white robes. He noted she was gifted enough to perceive him, though ignorant of his station as Emissary. He confirmed that Lahabrea had not been fully vanquished at the Praetorium, and remarked that "he may yet learn from his mistakes".

Adventurer and Elidibus

The Warrior of Light encounters Elidibus.

Tataru Taru entered to confirm she was ready to depart, but could not sense Elidibus's presence as Ascians are "indistinct" to those not attuned to the Echo. Elidibus claimed the Echo was a gift, but one that Minfilia and others had yet to master: if they did, there would be no strife between them and the Ascians. He bid his farewell, hoping they would meet again as friends. As he turned, Minfilia rushed toward him, and in reflex, he knocked her out with dark magick. As she lied stunned, he mused how it was a mercy that Hydaelyn shielded "Her children" from "His grace" and pondered if it was by her hand they survived the "Ardor".

After the Warrior of Light checked on Minfilia, she implored them to find the enigmatic Ascian. He was spotted in the town square of Vesper Bay, unnoticed by the townsfolk. He recognized the Warrior of Light was strong in the Echo, and bid them to head north into Parada's Peace, warning that they may be tested by assailants. After progressively fending off groups of voidsent and Ascians sent to judge, the Emissary remarked on how only one strong enough to best Lahabrea could endure the "examination".

Elidibus Ishgard

Elidibus behind the Archbishop.

As the Warrior of Light assumed a combative stance, Elidibus asked if the laws of man had twisted to permitting one to bear arms against an Emissary. He reminded the Warrior of Light had seen his meeting with the Antecedent through the Echo, and how he had acted in self-defense. Changing his tone, he admitted that Lahabrea's actions were not so easily excused, though he could not wholly condemn his deeds as it had allowed them to discover one strong enough in the Echo to banish an Ascian. The Emissary noted how Hydaelyn had been waning and that the world would soon change. He introduced himself as Elidibus, and conceded that the Warrior of Light may doubt his words and motives.

Fellow Ascian, Nabriales, questioned Elidibus's intentions of approaching the Scions.[3] He reappeared presiding over a meeting of the Ascians in the rift between worlds, and Lahabrea and Elidibus flanked the throne of the Archbishop of Ishgard, implying they were manipulating the affairs of the Holy See. Elidibus also informed Lahabrea of Nabriales's fall.[4] After the overlord left, he spoke with Urianger Augurelt concerning fate.

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward[]

Hydaelyn's champion has grown too strong. [Their] might encroaches upon the realm of gods. Equilibrium must needs be restored. The time is come for you and yours to join the fray... Warrior of Darkness.

Elidibus to Ardbert
FFXIV Warrior of Darkness

Elidibus with Ardbert.

Elidibus stood on the surface of the moon, sensing that both Igeyorhm and Lahabrea had fallen, with him left to handle the consequences. The imbalance of Light and Dark from the Warrior of Light's actions halting their plan, Elidibus sent the Warriors of Darkness to restore the balance by having them terrorize the beastmen into summoning more primals, before deciding that pitting them against the Warrior of Light was ideal. In doing this Elidibus was exploiting Ardbert's desperation, a Warrior of Light from the shard known as the First on the verge of being consumed in a Flood of Light. Elidibus was largely responsible for the birth of the primal Shinryu, since he recovered the Eyes of Nidhogg from the ravine outside of Ishgard and bestowed them to the Ala Mhigan extremist known as "The Griffin", who used them to summon the deity.

Though the Warriors of Darkness ceased their attack and returned to their world with Minfilia to save the First, Elidibus was pleased by the outcome and intended to watch Hydaelyn's emissary carefully. Elidibus also sent his disciple, Unukalhai, to join the Scions to aid them in defeating the ancient primals knows as the Warring Triad.

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]

Our enemy is resourceful. Though victory is certain now, it will not remain so indefinitely. Deliberate if you must, but be quick about it. We will speak again when you have unburdened yourself of doubt. Until then, I take my leave... Father.

Elidibus to Varis while possessing Zenos' body
FFXIV Zenos Returns

Elidibus in Zenos's body.

Elidibus took the corpse of Prince Zenos as a vessel after Ala Mhigo's liberation. He presented himself to Emperor Varis (Zenos's father) while asking the Ascian who had assumed the identity of Solus zos Galvus (Emet-Selch) to resume his duties and help him get their plan of an eighth Umbral Calamity underway.

Elidibus intended to escalate the war between Garlemald and Eorzea to the point where Varis would authorize the deployment of the Black Rose, a Garlean bio weapon: poison gas that killed those who breathe it. Emet-Selch's work on the First would ensure the Black Rose would become deadlier than expected and bring about the calamity desired. Elidibus used Zenos's face and influence as the prince to undermine any attempted rebellions in Garlemald's surrounding provinces while sabotaging Varis's peace treaty with Doma; he manipulated Asahi sas Brutus into orchestrating his sister, Yotsuyu goe Brutus—who was recognized as a Doman citizen—to summon a primal unto herself.

Even though Maxima quo Priscus learned of the true Zenos's death, Elidibus assured a furious Varis that he had things under control as he had sent the imperial guard to make an attempt on Alphinaud Leveilleur and the Populares, driving the political party out of Garlemald. Now unopposed politically with no one to expose the truth, Elidibus instructed Varis to give the word and bring down the might of the Garlean Empire on Ala Mhigo, but Varis was hesitant and silent. Unable to egg him on, Elidibus left, stating that should Varis act, it needed to be soon. When the assault commenced, Elidibus personally led the second wave of Garlean soldiers to battle.

While defeating Hien Rijin, Yugiri Mistwalker, and Lyse Hext in Zenos's body, he battled the Warrior of Light on equal foot, but the call from the First made them eventually lose consciousness. Elidibus tried to exploit this opportunity to kill the Warrior, but Estinien Wyrmblood saved the Warrior before the Ascian could perform the final blow. Rumors in Garlemald about "crown-prince being possessed by a demon" forced both Elidibus and Varis to return to the capital, with the former showing contempt for the emperor for abandoning the battle and vowing that the Warrior of Light would not escape him again.

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[]

I will strike you down... Destroy you body and soul. All else must wait.

Elidibus's threat to the Warrior Of Light

With Emet-Selch keeping the Warrior and the Scions occupied on the First, Elidibus continued to urge Varis to deploy the Black Rose, and the Emperor finally conceded. Elidibus's plans met disaster when the real Zenos—who had cheated death by using an artificial Echo to possess another body—returned to Garlemald, outmatched Elidibus, and murdered Varis, plunging Garlemald into civil war and halting the Black Rose's development.

Elidibus was forced to abandon his vessel while imparting his knowledge to Zenos. The Ascians' plans were further derailed by Emet-Selch's death on the First, having been slain by the Warrior. Upon sensing Emet-Selch's demise and realizing he was the last unsundered Ascian, Elidibus vowed to avenge his comrades and plotted a last-ditch attempt to kill the Warrior by using the "Warriors of Light".

Aware that G'raha Tia used a spell to bring the Warrior of Light and the Scions to the First with the Scions' champion declared a "Warrior of Darkness", Elidibus sought the same spell so he could summon an army of spectral "Warriors of Light" from across the shards to build his strength. Elidibus possessed Ardbert's lifeless body and used it to slay the remaining sin eaters as a "Warrior of Light". He arrived in the Crystarium on the First just as the Scions revealed the forgotten truths of the shard's Warriors of Light, spurring the citizens to follow in their footsteps before leaving.

FFXIV ShB Elidibus illusion

Elidibus' illusion.

The Scions intercepted Elidibus at the Rak'tika Greatwoods, tricking the Ascian into exposing himself when the Warrior used the real Ardbert's personal history against him. Though Alphinaud tried to have Elidibus reconsider his actions in light of Emet-Selch's dying words, the Emissary scoffed at the notion of man's ability to understand or remember the ancients' plight, and remained adamant to carry out the Convocation's will. Elidibus later made his presence known at the Crystarium, casting an illusion of a starshower to awaken the Echo within those present. When Urianger pressed him for information, Elidibus revealed that Hydaelyn only awakened the power dormant within the sundered, a fragment of an ancient's full power. When the Scions demanded to know his plan, Elidibus said he was just another Warrior of Light seeking to save the world.

Elidibus later felt himself called to the Crystarium and drawn to the Warrior of Light, unbeknownst to either of them. Upon Elidibus's arrival, the Warrior glimpsed Themis's induction into the seat of "Elidibus" via the Echo, which Elidibus deemed to be of no importance. Elidibus revealed his intentions were to gather his strength and destroy the Warrior, who had killed his fellow unsundered and nearly destroyed his people's dreams of rejoining the worlds. To Elidibus, this was a mission that needed to be put above all else. Before Elidibus left, he asked the Warrior of Light why Emet-Selch seemed to recognize something in them, but even if the Warrior answered, Elidibus could not remember what it meant. When the Crystal Exarch arrived and told Elidibus to leave, the Ascian agreed, but attempted to strike down the Exarch whose soul was dense enough to prevent any serious injury.

You speak as if you were disappointed in me. Why? I am your enemy, and you mine. Our goals are in conflict, and we are fated to clash. Or had you hoped that feigned sympathy and false understanding would cast your crimes in a less reprehensible light? That I would come to look upon you as a friend? You who have slaughtered my people. Who would tear down everything we have built... You do not deny it, then. Very well, let us change the cast of this trial. You will know what you have stolen from us. But do not imagine I crave remorse. Only justice.

Elidibus beginning the Warrior Of Light's trial

Elidibus found Y'shtola Rhul passed out in Anyder, having succumbed to her aetheric instability in the Source. Seizing the opportunity, Elidibus took the unconscious Y'shtola captive in Emet-Selch's memory of Amaurot, promising the Warrior of Light that he would return her unharmed if they passed his trial. The Warrior followed Elidibus to the recreation of Amaurot, where he subjected them to a gauntlet of opponents based on those they had met on their journey, designed to make the Warrior understand what they had taken from him, until fighting the Warrior himself. Elidibus lost as Y'shtola arrived, having learned of his true nature from her research. When asked if he was truly acting on his own or by the will of those who maintained his existence, Elidibus considered answering it pointless.

Deeming the Warrior's test over and realizing he would be unable to defeat them without greater power, Elidibus left for the Crystal Tower to kill the Crystal Exarch and acquire his summoning magic. Though the Exarch escaped and locked the tower down to keep Elidibus trapped inside, the Ascian still acquired the spell he was after through a crystal imbued with G'raha's blood and memories. This allowed Elidibus to take control of the Crystal Tower as he summoned numerous spectral Warriors of Light to kill the Scions, with all the strain of using the magick being transferred to the Exarch instead of him, allowing him to summon a spectral army without end.

This... Yes... I would become Him. I would save everyone. This I believed. Yet still they cried out, in rage and despair... Divided—over the fate of the star. A rare occurrence, always fleeting. But not this time. Not this time... Reconciliation. Elidibus. I was needed. I withdrew myself from Zodiark. For them... My people. My brothers. ...My friends. Stay strong. Keep the faith. At duty's end, we will meet again. We will. We will. The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day. But you are not here to see it.

Elidibus before fading away
Elidibus as the former Warrior of Light.

Elidibus as the Warrior of Light.

When confronted at the tower's peak, Elidibus reminisced with the Warrior of Light about the time they had met at the Waking Sands, and how he had thought he could use the Warrior as a pawn to keep darkness from overwhelming the Source, a decision that cost Lahabrea and Emet-Selch their lives and left Elidibus as the last of the Unsundered. With the survival of his people now resting on his shoulders, Elidibus swore to destroy the Warrior, resurrect Zodiark, and bring back those who had called him forth, no matter how long it took him. He could barely remember Amaurot, the Convocation, or why he was so driven to follow this goal outside of it being his "duty", yet was determined to fulfill it. He absorbed some of the spectral Warriors and took the shape of the First's original Warrior of Light to do battle with the Warrior of Darkness. In the middle of the battle, he banished the Warrior into the rift, where the Ascians had retreated multiple times. But to Elidibus's surprise, the Warrior prayed with all their might to the crystal of Azem they had received recently, and, to his astonishment, an Amaurotian shade, whom Elidibus was able to recognize (implied to be Emet-Selch), recalled the Warrior back to the present, and as the shade left, he waved goodbye to Elidibus. Seeing as banishment didn't work, Elidibus summoned even more spectral warriors, but not even they were enough to defeat the Warrior of Darkness, and eventually the Warrior defeated Elidibus.

Though defeated, Elidibus refused to surrender. G'raha arrived to activate the Crystal Tower to seal the Ascian within it, reducing Elidibus to his original Amaurotine form. After the Warrior gave Elidibus the memory stones they had acquired from Anyder, Elidibus finally remembered why he had taken on his duties as the core of Zodiark and as Emissary of the Convocation: to save his friends, and his people. Elidibus mourned his friends would no longer be able to see the coming days with him as he faded away, his essence absorbed into the Crystal Tower.

With Elidibus's death, the threat of the rejoinings and Ascians as an organization appeared to largely be over, as without the Unsundered, no new Ascians could be created. However, Elidibus's death and lack of further oversight allowed Fandaniel, a remaining Ascian, to put his plans into motion, going rogue and allying with Zenos with the intent of destroying the world, and himself along with it.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker[]

Due to Fandaniel's machinations, Zodiark was destroyed. Without him, the Final Days, which He had forestalled, returned. The Scions of the Seventh Dawn responded to a crisis on Thavnair, where the sky was the first to burn, encountering the same horrors they had seen in the phantom Amaurot. They determined that fear and despair caused people to transform into beasts of the Final Days. After quelling the crisis for now, the Scions tried to figure out how to avert further crises. Y'shtola believed Hydaelyn had the answers they needed but that she was either incapable or unwilling to elaborate. The Warrior remembered the Watcher telling him about the flower, Elpis, but no one had any knowledge of it. Yet everyone believed the name was somehow significant. Since Hydaelyn, or any other live Ancient, was not around to answer, G'raha suggested they ask Elidibus whose essence remained sealed within the Crystal Tower.

The Warrior embarked to the First alone since none of the others could travel there again. After meeting with Lyna and Ryne, they headed to the Ocular. Using G'raha's spirit vessel, they accessed the Crystal Tower's systems, and found Elidibus. The Warrior told him everything about Fandaniel, Zodiark's demise, and Elpis. Elidibus was saddened to hear Zodiark was gone and what it had wrought. He was surprised that the Fandaniel of this age sought to end everything, unlike the one he had known long ago. To him, Elpis was not a flower but a place: back in the unsundered Etheirys, Elpis was a facility where Amaurotines tested the new kinds of life brought into existence by creation magicks, to see if they could be released to the wider world. Fandaniel had been its main supervisor, then known as Hermes, who had come up with the idea of summoning Zodiark to avert the Final Days.

Well, Hydaelyn. I take my leave of You. Yours is the mantle of the last of us. May You have...the joy of it. The burden...and the solitude. It falls to You now—You and Your champion—to save our star.

Elidibus

Elidibus recalled seeing the Warrior in Elpis, suggesting it was possible for the Warrior to travel to a time when Elpis still existed. Elidibus had familiarized with the Crystal Tower's systems when he had learned the spell that was used to bring the Warrior to the First. Elidibus used his remaining essence, and, declaring that sending the Warrior to the past would be his final act, opened the way into the Unsundered world, ancient Etheirys. Before disappearing, Elidibus mused to Hydaelyn that the fate of their star was now in her hands, as well as her champion's.

After the Warrior of Light received an Amaurotine memory stone from a group of Sharlayan researchers that mentioned Pandæmonium, they returned to the Crystal Tower and used the memory stone to re-open a portal to the past, accidentally crash-landing on Elidibus's past self, Themis, and aiding him in his investigation of Pandæmonium.

Following the Warrior's victory over Hephaistos in the past, the Pandæmonium appeared within the Sharlayan's Aitiascope in the present day, courtesy of Athena, the head keywarden, whom Lahabrea had killed to safeguard the star from her crazed research. Within Pandæmonium, Themis appeared before the Warrior. Athena had taken his essence from the aetherial sea and made him her thrall. Even though he still maintained his memories and will, he was unable to resist Athena's resolve. After defeating the monster Pandæmonium, whom Athena had created by granting the facility a soul, Themis congratulated the Warrior, and told them to come forward, where they would meet again. Within an imagined hall of the Convocation, the Warrior and Themis fought, and the Warrior defeated him yet again. He thanked the Warrior for his release, but was unable maintain himself. The Warrior claimed the emissary was needed, and granted him some aether to prolong his existence. Joined by aetherial constructs of Lahabrea and Erichthonios, Themis declared his intention to pass his judgment on Athena.

After the Warrior defeated Athena, she claimed she never truly loved Lahabrea or Erichthonios, having only used them as means to obtain godhood and remake the star in her own image. Now that her ambitions had been laid low, she intended to erase the aetherial sea and everything within it. Erichthonios realized that Athena had used the researcher Claudien's body as her vessel, who was a reincarnation of Erichthonios's sundered soul. He intended to use himself to awaken Claudien's persona within Athena, thus denying Athena's control over him. He succeeded, and with Athena's defeat, Themis, the Warrior, and Lahabrea escaped.

The Warrior returned to Elpis to learn who had caused the chaos within Pandæmonium to begin with, discovering that Athena had planned all of this long before Lahabrea had killed her by corrupting the keyward of Abyssos, Hegemone. The Warrior returned to Aitiascope to inform Themis who remembered how he had set the Warrior on the path to end the Final Days. When he had recalled seeing the Warrior on Elpis, it was because of their journey through Pandæmonium. Themis realized that all of his actions had a meaning in the end: his choice of becoming Zodiark's heart, taking the mantle of the emissary after the sundering, all of his encounters with the Warrior and the Scions, and finally sending the Warrior to Elpis. Acknowledging the Warrior as a friend, Themis returned to the aetherial sea.

The people of your time call this the aetherial sea - a name I quite enjoy. For it teems with life, every soul a star on its journey.

Themis

Characteristics[]

Appearance[]

Unlike other Ascians, who wear dark robes, Elidibus dresses in a white robe with golden accents with purple patterns on the front and back. A simplistic red mask covers the top half of his face. His Ascian sigil uses the pattern from the center of Zodiark's summoning glyph from Final Fantasy XII. Zodiark Glyph Art

FFXIV Elidibus as Zenos

Elidibus in Zenos's body.

After possessing the body of Zenos yae Galvus, commenting that this new body made him an equal to the Warrior of Light, Elidibus resembles a man in mid 20s with a youthful face and fair complexion with long golden hair. To maintain his cover as the prince, Elidibus wears Zenos's suit of armor.

He later possesses the corpse of Ardbert, wearing the same black Fighter's set but a standard Bravura, as opposed to the Bravura Atma the original Ardbert wielded. He can speak in Ardbert's voice, but drops the act and returns to his own voice when around those who are aware of his true identity.

When he later reverts to his Amaurotine form, Elidibus retains his distinctive white robes and red mask, setting him apart from his fellows. Emet-Selch notes Elidibus was a young man of small stature[note 1] compared to his fellow Amaurotines. In Endwalker, his true ancient form is shown in full, appearing virtually identical to his form as the Warrior of Light primal. He has aquamarine eyes, long silver-white hair, and his mask sits on his white robe when not worn over his face.

Personality[]

Elidibus is polite and diplomatic, attempting to meet Minfilia Warde and the Warrior of Light on peaceful terms. This is at odds with the other Ascians, who are cold at best toward the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Elidibus deviates from the methods of his black-robed brethren, and is not close or loyal to them, and informs Emperor Varis that he would not act against him should Varis use the Garlean Empire against the Ascians. Elidibus is nonetheless a dangerous and cunning foe to the Warrior of Light and the Scions. Even when his plans do not go accordingly, Elidibus is foresighted and intelligent enough to gain an advantage. According to Emet-Selch, while Elidibus may be a "worrier" and an "insufferable bore", he is no fool and the choices he makes are rarely wrong.

Elidibus is subtle in the pursuit of his goals, being a master of manipulation and in using half-truths to convince others the righteousness of the Ascians' cause. He possesses the typical Ascian overconfidence when appearing to have the advantage, as after gaining Zenos's body, he mistakenly believes he can easily defeat the Warrior of Light. Likewise, Elidibus fails to foresee Zenos's return or stop him from reclaiming his body, forcing the Emissary into fleeing. Before his final clash with the Warrior of Light, Elidibus admits once seeing the adventurer as another useful pawn, but instead they became the greatest threat to the Ascians' plans, something he would lament following the defeat of his Paragon comrades.

Elidibus is persistent and patient, as even after learning of the demise of his Paragon comrades, Lahabrea and Emet-Selch, he only becomes more determined to restore Zodiark and reestablish the balance between Light and Dark. When the Scions confront him, Elidibus considers himself the hero and reveals that he shares similar sentiments as Emet-Selch did about the state of the world: it and its people are fragmented and flawed, and he desires to restore the original world. Elidibus claims that the Scions and their people are incapable of understanding the Ascians' plight or history, let alone remember them. Elidibus is obsessed with carrying out his duty, both as a member of the Convocation and as a primal, even if he can no longer remember the reasons behind it.

Elidibus still retains a sense of honor. He willingly aids the Warrior of Light in seeking answers to the Final Days to repay them for freeing the imprisoned souls within Zodiark from servitude, and in his final moments, passes on the responsibility to protect the planet to the Warrior of Light, while Elidibus desires nothing more than to be reunited with his brethren in the afterlife.

In ancient times, he investigated irregularities at Pandæmonium while undercover, using his given name, Themis. He was responsible, but unsure of himself at times. He was astute enough to recognize the Warrior of Light as the helper whom his superiors predicted would come. Despite this, he occasionally failed to understand common phrases, such as being unable to infer that Erichthonios's mother had passed.

In "Tales of the Shadows", the original Elidibus was a far more optimistic and cheerful personality who not only idolized the Convocation, but saw them as his family, who likewise saw him as their younger brother. After separating from Zodiark's heart, his optimism was replaced by melancholy and an unrelenting drive to save his people in spite of his worsening amnesia.

Gameplay[]

FFXIV ShB Warrior of Light render

The Warrior of Light.

Themis from FFXIV boss render

Themis in Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle.

Elidibus is fought thrice in the main scenario, though never using his own name or form. The first battle is against him possessing the body of Zenos yae Galvus during A Requiem for Heroes A Requiem for Heroes. The second battle is against him possessing the body of Ardbert during the quest Faded Memories Faded Memories. The third battle sees him become a primal Warrior of Light during The Seat of Sacrifice The Seat of Sacrifice.

A recreation of his original self as Themis is fought as the boss of Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle and its Savage mode.

Triple Triad[]

Elidibus Card
Elidibus Triple Triad Card
Card No. 283
Total stats 25
Type None
Description “If you would usher in the end, then with my all shall I oppose you...”
Obtain Purchasable from the Manderville Gold Saucer for 56,000 MGP MGP
Shadowbringers Warrior of Light Card
Shadowbringers WOL Triple Triad Card
Card No. 287
Total stats 27
Type Primal
Description A being summoned into existence through the peoples' hopes and prayers for salvation. One can only speculate as to what era, what far-flung world, inspired its otherwise antiquated visage. Perhaps it is the culmination of ideals to which all heroes aspire.
Obtain Potential drop from The Seat of Sacrifice The Seat of Sacrifice and The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme) The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)

Musical themes[]

Like other Ascians, most of Elidibus's appearances are accompanied by "Without Shadow".

Each time he is fought, a different track plays. As Zenos in A Requiem for Heroes A Requiem for Heroes, the standard Stormblood boss theme of "Triumph" plays in the first phase, with "Thunderer" playing in the second. When fought in the body of Ardbert, the track "Flight" plays. During his fight as the Warrior of Light in the Seat of Sacrifice, "To the Edge" plays, a vocal remix of "'Neath Dark Waters" with "Who Brings Shadow". When fought as Themis in Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle, "Fleeting Moment" plays, a piano remix of "Neath Dark Waters".

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

Elidibus shares his name with the legendary wizard who is in possession of Zodiark in Final Fantasy Tactics.

In Greek Mythology, Themis was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus. She represented justice, divine order, fairness, and law.

Notes[]

Annotations[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 In "Ere Our Curtain Falls", the English version calls him "youth" or "young man", the French version uses "a relatively short young man", and the Japanese uses 小柄な青年 (kogarana seinen?) , a young man of short stature.

Citations[]

  1. Final Fantasy XIV, Post-main scenario cutscene following the conclusion of Endwalker
  2. Final Fantasy XIV, Patch 5.3
  3. Final Fantasy XIV, Patch 2.3
  4. Final Fantasy XIV, At the end of Patch 2.55
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