Final Fantasy XIV brings in the current update “The Legend Returns” a new raid called “The Royal City of Rabanastre”. In it, the stories of Final Fantasy XIV, XII, and Final Fantasy Tactics are intertwined.
Under the title “The Legend Returns”, the update 4.1 for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood was recently released. The highlight, besides the continuation of the story, is the new raid “The Royal City of Rabanastre”.
The special thing about it: Rabanastre is not located in the FF-14 world of Hydaelyn but in the world of Ivalice. There, the games Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics once took place.
And these two titles play a significant role in the raid and influence the world of FF 14.
Are the heroes from Final Fantasy Tactics returning?
Anyone familiar with Final Fantasy Tactics should immediately notice a few curious events in the new raid “The Royal City of Rabanastre”. It starts with the actors on board the newly arrived airship “The Prima Vista” performing a play called “The Zodiac Brave Story”.
The Zodiac Braves and their story are an important part of the plot of Final Fantasy Tactics. But it gets even crazier: on the ship, you meet the siblings Alma and Ramza bas Lexentale, who are searching for their father Jenomis. Your hero in Final Fantasy Tactics was also named Ramza and had a sister named Alma.
Only the last name was Beoulve. So, are you dealing with the heroes from the other game?
Raid “The Royal City of Rabanastre” features a whole range of bosses from Final Fantasy XII & Tactics
To help the siblings, you continue into the city of Rabanastre, which is already located in Ivalice and belongs to the Kingdom of Dalmasca. There you will encounter the reptilian beings of the Bangaa people known from Final Fantasy XII.
Then the cutscenes are finally over, and the action begins. With 24 players, you will challenge 4 bosses from Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics in the raid:
- The first boss is “Mateus the Corrupt”, an ice esper from FF XII
- Boss number two is also an esper, this time the earth esper “Hashmal, Bringer of Order”
- The third boss is Rofocale, who is inspired by the Lucavi demons. These beings were mentioned in Final Fantasy Tactics but did not appear directly. Rofocale is a repurposing of a concept that was unused back then
- As the final boss, fans of Final Fantasy can expect a particularly disgusting boss. This is the foul young noble Argath Thadalfus, one of the most hated villains in the entire series.
If the known bosses are not enough content from Final Fantasy XII & Tactics for you, you can look forward to more revelations in the final cutscene after the final boss, which we do not want to reveal here. Have fun replaying!
Are you still interested in the content of Final Fantasy XIV? Read our comprehensive review of the laborious masterpiece Stormblood here!
