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Regula van Hydus.
Regula van Hydrus (レグラ・ヴァン・ヒュドルス, Regura Van Hyudorusu?) is a major antagonist in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. The Legatus of the VIth Imperial Legion, he seeks the secrets of Azys Lla so the Garlean Empire can use the Allagan knowledge kept within to trap primals to stop their cycle of rebirth.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Regula is first encountered when the adventurer and Alphinaud Leveilleur arrive in the Sea of Clouds in pursuit of Archbishop Thordan VII. Seeking the key to Azys Lla in the possession of the primal Bismarck, he confronts the pair alongside Emperor Varis Zos Galvus. They are forced to withdraw when Lucia comes to their aid in a suit of Magitek Armor.
When the adventurer's party breaks the barrier to Azys Lla, Regula ambushes them aboard a massive Garlean airship, the Gration. Though Ysayle, in her primal form of Shiva, saves them and damages Regula's dreadnaught, she is slain by an onslaught of fire power. The Gration is forced to remain moored at Azys Lla due to the engines being frozen.
The adventurer encounters Regula on the surface of Azys Lla, near the Garlean outpost at the Gamma Quadrant, and engages him in battle alongside Alphinaud, Y'shtola, and Estinien. Following this battle, Regula orders his troops to keep them engaged, while he goes on ahead to the Aetherochemical Research Facility where he engages the adventurer once more in battle, but flees upon defeat.
The Gears of Change
Regula appears after the Warrior of Light defeated Sephirot.
After the Adventurer, Krile , and Unukalhai successfully defeat the primal Sephirot, Regula briefly confronts Unukalhai. Although he rebuffs Unukalhai's condemnation of the Empire's attempt to control the Primals' power, he leaves without a fight.
Revenge of the Horde
When the wards that Urianger Augurelt created in order to seal off the Aetherochemical Research Facility are removed, Regula enters the facility with a troop of Garlean soldiers, hoping to find the "Genesis Expression", one of the most powerful pieces of Allagan technology. Unbeknownst to him, the wards had been removed by Unukalhai, who had hoped to lure him into a trap during which he could be killed. The Adventurer, Krile, Y'shtola, Urianger, and Unukalhai follow him in. The Adventurer battles Regula, and once more defeats him. Cornered by the Scions, he again ridicules their arguments against the Empire's activities, but states that dying won't help his emperor's plans and escapes.
Gameplay
Boss
Template:See Also Regula van Hydrus is fought as a boss with the aid of Alphinaud, Estinien and Y'shtola at the Dreadnought Landing zone in Azys Lla. He is fought later as the first boss in 3.0, and again as a boss in 3.3, the last two in the Aetherochemical Research Facility.
Triple Triad
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Etymology
Regula's full name translates as "Rule of the Serpent." Regula is Latin for "rule."
Van means "from" or "of" in Dutch (equal to German word von), used by those of noble descent.
Hydrus is Latin for "water-snake."
Trivia
- Like the other Garlean Legates, his armor closely resembles those worn by the Archadian Judges of Final Fantasy XII, and in particular, Zargabaath.
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