I've always loved dragoons, because their response to flying enemies wasn't, "Let's develop powerful long-ranged weaponry," or "Let's practice effective long-range magic." No, it was, "Let's get so good at jumping we can stab them with a spear." What's not to love about that mindset?

@a.z.pantera5577

2 жыл бұрын

"This warrior keeps itself in the air by the sheer force of anger alone."

@PorktatoesSSRB

2 жыл бұрын

My main weapon in MHW is Insect Glaive... *Guess im a Dragoon now*

@zeehero7280

2 жыл бұрын

Black Mage: "I cast explosions at the flying dragon" Bard: "I shoot arrows at the flying dragon" Warrior "Dammit why does it have to fly" - chucks a tomahawk, Dragoon: "I JUMP 500 feet into the air and stab it with my pointy stick!"

@ro3528

2 жыл бұрын

Guess the adage He who dares, wins, Is applicable here.

@taylormakaiknightburleson

2 жыл бұрын

Dragon: You can fly!!! Dragoon: No jump good

I love how the Dragoon's progression is lore base. From Blood of the Dragon/Geirskogul, to Life of the Dragon/Nastrond, to Star Diver, it's all leading the Dragoon to be more Dragon-like, or to be more specific, Nidhoog-like.

@MegaBlast96

2 жыл бұрын

To add to this, in endwalker they're getting an upgrade to chaos thrust and it's animation looks exactly like ala morn from nidhogg phase 2

@davidpoa7775

Жыл бұрын

As a new sprout you have no idea how happy this lore bit makes me im a lore nerd lol 😂❤

@SniperKing-O

10 ай бұрын

Ironically, the Dragoon is Nidhogg's greatest legacy, despite its tragic and bloody birth.

I can imagine a dragoon in training, great at the lance, the jump, but their landing… is reminiscent of George of the Jungle. A great lecture Professor.

@randomizer1666

2 жыл бұрын

Pssh... Landing is easy, gravity does all the work...

@Xardion55

2 жыл бұрын

Watch out for that tree...

@AegixDrakan

2 жыл бұрын

**Floor tanking intensifies**

@jacobybarra907

2 жыл бұрын

This almost made me choke on my drink XD

Weekly Dragoon Training Schedule (Why most Ishgard Knights wash out of Dragoon training): Day 1: Leg Day Day 2: Leg Day Day 3: Leg Day Day 4: Leg Day Day 5: Leg Day Day 6: Leg Day Day 7: Leg Day

@S-D-Listen

2 жыл бұрын

Dragoon Drill Sergeant: WHAT DAY IS IT?! Recruits: LEG DAY DRILL SERGEANT! Dragon DS: WHAT’S OUR FAVORITE DAY?! Recruits: LEG DAY DRILL SERGEANT!!

@creldest

2 жыл бұрын

One of the first things you see entering the main hub of Coerthas: Knights doing squats. They’re always doing squats. They never stop.

@LeftyPencil

Жыл бұрын

Legend says Haurchefant's men are still squatting to this day

@burritowyrm6530

4 ай бұрын

@@creldestpeople die and recruits do squats

Some Dragon: You can fly?!?! First Dragoon: No, jump good!

@orcinusrex

4 ай бұрын

"It's falling with style" 😂

Interesting to note how DRG is the only DPS I've come across that makes great use of the determination stat and how that makes a ton of sense given their fighting style as highlighted here. Glad to see this, Teach'.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny how things come full circle eh?

@TheOneGreat

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I get it. lol

@ubiwrongcomeatme3452

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOneGreat You need to have determination to jump onto the back of a dragon, or into the sky at all. Apparently, though, you don't need it to fire a gun, shoot a bow, throw chakrams, punch really hard and fast, cast magic, use ninjutsu, or study the blade.

@Hestroah1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@ubiwrongcomeatme3452 its more like, you need more determination to jump 70ft in the air and mach 3 dive into the back of a dragon than to just go pew pew from a distance

@ubiwrongcomeatme3452

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hestroah1337 Much better put. Thank you.

I will always question why Rouges and not Dragoons take less fall damage. Great video and as always great art.

@thismarxtheendforjoo2298

2 жыл бұрын

Ninja’s and rogues are generally thought of as sneaky assassin’s striking at the right moment while being very agile and quick ,ergo leading to the cat like reflexes and graceful landings they are known for. In FFXIV I think dragoon’s would also have learned that falling skill just based on necessity .

@meeeberperson

2 жыл бұрын

Dragoons just use their massive quads to ignore fall damge, they are just too angry to care about the pain

@Rhoen13

2 жыл бұрын

Ive always thought of it as not because of their skills but because of their armor. The rogues by design use their abilities plus their lighter gear to stick the landing better. I think the Dragoon armor is still treated like mail or slightly lighter heavy armor? Like, they may be skilled at sticking the landing but theyre still bringing all that extra weight down with them as they do it?

@sixthcairn

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because the spear driving into the target absorbs most of the kinetic energy, which is perhaps why it deals so much damage.

@SniperKing-O

10 ай бұрын

It makes more sense for your average Dragoon to take fall damage, but our Dragoon is Second Azure Dragoon! We should automatically get a pass for ourselves canonically being on the same skill level as a Dragoon as Estinien post Stormblood and beyond.

One of my favorite parts about Dragoon's lore is that its a practical class. A practical response to a practical problem of war. Its a world of magic where a nation needs a reliable, low tech solution to kill flying enemies: Just fucking jump at em. It probably means that you'd find a weaker version of Dragoons active in the Azim steppe because they *also* need low tech solutions to fighting flying enemies, mounted Roc Riders. They lacked the power of two dragons to get the discipline started, but I would bet money a culture that decides to kill each other as a means of deciding political leadership is a crucible for fighting styles. I won't pretend that 'dragoon-lites' would be even half as strong as people juiced up by dragon magic, though.

@shezyam460

2 жыл бұрын

Late response, but that makes so much sense

@creldest

2 жыл бұрын

The alternative if you’re fighting fliers that aren’t multi-ton scaled monsters is a spear with a rope on it. You either pull them from the sky or get a crash course on the finer points of high jump and improvised landings.

@absollum

Жыл бұрын

The First does have an something similar to this. I don't remember what they're called exactly, but the First's version of dragoon was developed to fight flying enemies.

As a dragoon main I love this video thank you.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@yaphetbruce9321

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same thing!

@Xardion55

2 жыл бұрын

By the Fury!

@mikoto7693

2 жыл бұрын

My Elezen female alt is a Dragoon, lvl 51 just before the end of ARR.

I cant wait for dragoons to get blast off into space when they try to use jump on the moon

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Dah mooooon

@Zeppelee

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, there's a fee to pay going to the moon? Might as well JUMP.

Lancer/Dragoon wasn't the job that I started as but once I tried it, it was an instant "click" of "oh, this is what I'm here to do." Plus Dragoons have a great look. I like this lore dive! Thank you very much.

@mikoto7693

2 жыл бұрын

My class that clicked was Scholar. I did expect it but I know how it feels to find a job that feels right.

@Meowfy

2 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same experience as you. I played the game on and off for the last couple years, never feeling very drawn to the lancer. Once I actually gave it a chance one night a few weeks ago... I haven't played a single other job since. I've found my calling to say the least, Dragoon is the job for me.

@Mr.OJ17

Жыл бұрын

Same here

DRG really has the best cohesion between its gameplay loop and its lore, especially from a leveling perspective. A really fun mix between your unorthodox experience as an adventuring lancer and an azure dragoon.

i ADORE the watercolor sequences you do, they're so pretty

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

All the art is done by Catti! She's really talented!

@ilikepie21234

2 жыл бұрын

Hi im that artist *holds gun* give me the money www.patreon.com/catticatgame jk but thank you

@veradrost9654

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilikepie21234 It's lovely! Your art adds a lot.

I love that you explain the lore behind dragoons dying so often due to animation lock. And the lore makes complete sense for the same reason it happens in gameplay.

Falling with Style.

I think dragoon is the only job ppl should level before going into an expansion. I dunno if there’s different cutscenes but it seems to be tied deeply to heavensward as a whole.

@mikoto7693

2 жыл бұрын

My main is a lvl 65 Smn/Sch and lvl 70 Whm. She’s a Hyur midlander about to start Stormblood. But my alt is an Elezen female who is a lvl 51 Dragoon.

@liamoliver5848

2 жыл бұрын

In one dialogue in Heavensward the other Azure Dragoon you “kill” actually survived and is good again. He says something like “My fellow Azure Dragoon would agree” if you play as a Dragoon in that scene

@laurakristensen3111

2 жыл бұрын

@@liamoliver5848 Not just if you play as a dragoon. Just if you've completed the questline. I played WHM throughout heaven's ward and DRG in ARR

I'm waiting for the Dragoon job quest where Hraesvelgr is involved and the title becomes Holy Dragoon. Considering we're getting Kain's Holy Dragoon armor as a tomestone set in Endwalker, it's not out of the realm of possibility that we'll have the title in Endwalker or the following xpac.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

That's a fun idea. Honestly I'd just be happy to see Hraesvelgr get out of his hole and now mope around for another 1000 years.

@Ghost200x

2 жыл бұрын

Well in one of the side story he gives Estinien's Stormblood armor

i feel like endwalker's armor set is going to be the natural evolution and mastery of all the rediscovered crafting techniques after everyone had to relearn how to do them

My starting job and still the one dearest to me. Love your lore videos.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I was able to do it justice.

I just started doing Dragoon not too long ago and am loving it! Thank you so much for this deep dive!

There were a few tidbits that I think you missed First off, during the dragonsong war at least, it's stated by one of the Dragoons that they're not actually that great with Lancework... Suffering a crippling overspecialization as their training helps them to fight airborne or otherwise large enemies. Grounded enemies or enemies the size of Humans are a bit harder to hit with Jumps, thereby making Dragoons a bit less effective against them. The primary character of the 50-60 quests wants to train *under* us because we've effectively blended Gridanian Lancework with Ishgardian Dragoon styles. It does show in some segments of the game as well, as certain Dragoons even at full power don't quite fight with the poise and grace of a Lancer Furthermore, you neglected to mention in any way the existence of the Dragon Soul inside of each Dragoon, and how they dominate it to achieve their jumps to begin with. It's also a source of their greatest drawbacks, as the Dragon Soul does not like being forced to use its power against Dragons, and is always in conflict with the Dragoon to try and take control and turn them into a Dragon themselves. Dragoons themselves are trained not only from Knights, but also primarily from children whose villages were razed by Dragons, using their sheer rage to temper their power and make them that much more effective. However, when the Dragon Soul is able to cooperate with the Dragoon - which we start to see towards level 60 - it confers far greater power. In regular Dragoons, this is usually unobtainable as their Dragon Soul isn't that strong, but through consuming Dragon's Blood it grows stronger and more akin to one of the First Brood... Conferring power closer to the level of the Azure Dragoon With that in mind, one must also consider the brief effect "Life of the Dragon", which I can only speculate involves the Dragon Soul briefly *taking over* the body to enable the use of far more potent forms of Geirskogul and the Jump. It's through the cooperation of the two souls that enable them to effectively fight in a battle-trance, though never for longer than 30 seconds. Finally, I believe it's worth mentioning the existence of the "Blood Dragoons" following the Dragonsong War. Titles bestowed upon Dragoons who forge bonds with Dragons, and are granted specially crafted armor from the Dragon in question. These Dragoons are, functionally speaking, stronger than the Azure Dragoons due to the strength of their Dragon soul and the mutual cooperation they have achieved by no longer slaying Dragons out of hatred Just some thoughts I had while watching. Very enjoyable watch though

The pride of Ishgard...

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed they are

I just discovered your channel a couple hours ago and already I’m binging videos. Incredibly well done and so very informative! Thank you for explaining the lore of the world we all love!

I will always be grateful for choosing Lancer as my starting class in FFXIV. Everything about the dragoon’s journey of loss and moving forward resonates with me especially since Kain in FFIV. Heavensward surprised me in the fact that it made that choice better than I could have even imagined. GREAT VIDEO!! ❤❤

Perfect as usual. I was waiting for this one, thank you so much!! Warrior next please!

Now I want to be a Dragoon. Great lesson as per always, professor.

great vid! loved the script and the amazing artwork! also still learned a lot even as a dragoon main myself

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

When I first had the pleasure of playing FFIV as a young child, The Dragoon, Kain Highwind exploded my imagination and all I wanted to be was him (in all his pixelated glory). I imagined being able to jump super high with a spear, and I would play outside pretending to be Kain. Dragoons have a special place in my heart, and playing FFXIV as a Dragoon at my age now really completes it for me. Thanks for the vid!

Discovered these videos the other day. Fantastic work! It's really appreciated.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to be found! Glad to have you!

Your lance is the lance that will pierce the heavens!

Love having the title The Blood Dragoon.

What’s this a new video! And it’s about my main job, welp here’s an instant like because I know you’ll do the job justice

I am having so many emotions about this. Like, I have loved dragoon from the first moment of playing it, and always looked at it from a gameplay perspective as opposed to how they operate within the world. I am blown away with the history because I've either forgotten these facts or completely missed them (or they weren't there in what I've played). This is so awesome, thank you ^♡^

Dragoon is my 1st class and even after doing other classes in XIV I always fit right back into that class. My char is Dragoon through & through.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

I always thinks it's great when people have THAT job they love.

@kharjo8099

Жыл бұрын

I'm new, and Dragoon was my first, and only class I wanna play

Loving the videos! Keep it up Mr. Scribe 😊

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

While I never took DK nor DRG jobs, it's nice to see that these jobs can be acquired on the same place, Ishgard.. It's like it's paying respects to Kain and Cecil. Also that attack animation 11:29 is Cecil's..

I just got my dragoon to 80, thank you for this video, teacher ☺️

Thank you very much for this video! It was nice to finally see a DRG video that does the class proud. 👏 🐉

Very cool piece. I was just curious about the lore but now I'm definitely gonna give this game and class a try!

Yes as much as our will is for the sky we also all need to remember to all my fellow dragoons that we must keep whatever is hiding down in the bottom pits of Titans arena in check. For if that thing ever arises it will destroy all of Eorzea. ( do not take this as a serious thing I am just making fun of that us dragoons we always fall in the pit at Titan at least once in our whole career. It's kind of like a ceremonial thing at this point because this is where you would get the backflip and if you use a backflip there in the fight you'll fall in the pit. So like I said do not take what I said serious but to one Dragoon to another keep your spear sharpen and keep your head high to the sky for our adventure will never be over.)

@scarecrowhobo

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget its also the duty of a RDM to help out

I really love ur video especially the way explain how the abilities work with aether manipulation

I only found your channel today and I was looking for a dragoon video in your back log some good timing

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you as well!

Nice TTGL reference at the end. Also good video ^^

This is so neat! I hope you can do Blue Mages at some point!

been waiting for this one !! :D

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Well here you go!

Love this art style!

The only thing you forgot is how the armors of dragoons are full of spikes because they would pierce the throat of dragons trying to eat them. Otherwise, incredible lesson, as always.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Do people really think that joke is part of the lore? The first set of "Dragoon" armor predates the Dragon Song war, so it wouldn't have been designed with that in mind. People need to stop taking off handed remarks as 100% canon. xD

Hey dope videos! gives alot of insight on the world of ff14. The dragoon is one of my favorite classes. When you can I'd love to see the lore of the monk

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

I'll be doing a poll on my community tab this weekend to see which job I cover next, come back and cast your lot my friend!

Another great video!

I like how in FFXIV the Dragoon has a canonical transition from one of the forms Dragoons took in older games; a slayer of dragons, to the other; a Dragon Rider. That's just neat. Though I believe it's not the first time the franchise has had Dragoons transition from one to the other in a single setting.

@Sarucapture4fight

Жыл бұрын

Dragoons irl are calvary type warriors too, known for horseback combat. So I always imagined in FF14, their riding/piloting stats would naturally be high - like they can drive most anything pretty competently.

@patrickbuckley7259

Жыл бұрын

@@Sarucapture4fight Your not wrong... to drive it home, Dragoons where actually mounted infantry. (They would ride to their location on horseback and then dismount to fight.) Which Dragoons often do in Final Fantasy, when they are Dragon Riders, use the mount for transportation in between fight's then dismounting to fight, and freeing up the dragon to fight more aggressively. Then using their insane jumping capabilities to remount without forcing the dragon to land, so they can move to another location on the battlefield. So pretty accurate aside from the fact that real life Dragoons used Muskets... but hey a rifle with a bayonet is basically a spear right?

Shit there was a poll? I would'a voted if I knew there was one. Great job as always sensei, thanks for the lesson :)

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! The Community tab of the channel has polls every now and then!

The life of the floor tank is one of perpetual challenge and landslides... but one Dragoon mains live and die for....

@ultimagaming6035

2 жыл бұрын

Ahahah you got that right

Can’t wait to see gunbreaker!! My favorite job and dancer too

Y'know, the bit about dragon blood and dragon fire used in metalworking makes me wonder: if some dragons decided to donate decidedly nonlethal amounts of blood - like a blood drive but with dragons - and the smiths of Ishgard had access to both dragon fire to smelt their metal and dragon blood to quench it, how much stronger would that make the arms and armor? Presumably a lot, right?

Great video! Since we are going to Garlemald in Endwalker, could we get a lesson on Garlean society?

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

I only know so much but I can give it a shot!

@jirooflamia6719

2 жыл бұрын

@@SynodicScribe that would be awesome!

I never knew being a dragoon was so risky lol. I think this video has given me a newfound respect and appreciation for the class as a whole.

We can’t reach the enemy! Do we use archers? No. Magic? No. Guns????? No. We jump really high. By god

This was AWESOME!! Thank you for making this! I've been a Lancer/Dragoon main since I started playing(late Shadowbringers), and it's become one of my top favorite classes. The lore, emotion, and weight behind the class is far outshadowed by memes and jokes around the class, and I've had a hard time trying to convince friends to play or stick with the class. Little side thing, in my opinion, it's a damn shame they got rid of Blood of the Dragon. It was one of the coolest parts of the class, in my opinion, especially since it blended so well into Red Eye Mode. I just wish they would have made it similar to, say, a Dancer's gauge, where you wouldn't loose your charges even if the timer ran out, instead of just removing the ability alltogether. I miss getting to roar like a dragon into combat. 😭

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Dragoon as actually my main when I played FFXI and when I started FFXIV, so it still holds a special place in my heart even if I don't play it as religiously as I used to.

Thank you

I can’t wait to see videos like this for Sage and Reaper once EW comes out and we have a fuller understanding of their lore.

Just glad the armor no longer provides a penalty to MDef.

Love that you included animation lock deaths in the training lore 😂

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

That's all true actually. It's not a joke about floor tanking. xD

I'm really excited to know the lore of Sage!

Yaaaay my favourite class!

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to bring it to you!

Dude, you deserve sou many more subscribers!

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

That's really nice of you to say ^^

My first main. Besides DarkKnight it still is: It´s just so unique

I'd really love a warrior one of these ...also with a bunny boi on the art that part is the dream tho 😁

"Nidhogg went into a blind rage" I see what you did there.

I wonder what would happen if a Dragon focused its evolution to emulate the techniques and fighting style of a Dragoon. We've already seen evidence of Dragons having the capability of evolving to something in order to better effectively copy mortal ingenuity in the form of a crafting Dragon in the Firmament. So it would be amazing to see a Dragon attempt to emulate a Dragoon someday. :D

@LowIntSpecimen

19 күн бұрын

Doesn't Nidhogg technically do this in phase 2 of Final Steps of Faith?

@SniperKing-O

19 күн бұрын

@LowIntSpecimen Yup, though he's just using Estinien's body. I'd like to see what a Dravinian would and fight like using their own evolved body suited to the fighting style of a Dragoon. I doubt they would look like what Estinien looked like possessed by Nidhogg. They'd more than likely retain most of their draconic appearance while having a more humanoid shaped body like the Syricta: those blue/green humanoid dragons that wander around the Dravinian Hinterlands. Or something less humanoid, but just more dexteritious with their limbs and such, like Ehll Tou from one of the Ishgardian Custom Delivery weekly quests.

2:10 ... is what I would like to think after all the times I've jumped off the platform in trials

Coming back to this. My second character started as Lancer and naturally progressed to Dragoon. But at lvl 53 I discovered Red Mage and switched to that. Yet I couldn’t quite let go of Dragoon and continued to level it to 60. Even then with the conclusion of the Dragonsong War I was going to have her put down the Lance for this new era of peace. And yet I keep going. The rdm-drg lol.

You should do podcasts. I love these lore videos.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

I've actually been trying to get in touch with other content creators for either a podcast or a collab. So far, no such luck. lol

It means supporting a war that the god king pope lied to you about,being completely incapable of dodging aoe's,and NEVER being able to outdo estinien in skill and sexiness no matter how hard you try.

This was perfect inspiration for a dragoon elden ring build :)

I will continue to climb higher. I will continue to jump further. I am the pride of Ishgard. I am the lance of coerthas. I... am a dragoon.

Dragoon is basically just "We're not flying, we're jumping in ⭐style⭐"

@SynodicScribe

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

Ever see a dragoon backflip off an island in the Sea of Cloud in an attempt to slay a flying whale? Quite the sight.

hell yeah im gooning out

Awesome.

MY SPEAR IS THE SPEAR THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEVEANS!!! -Simon The Dragoon From Gurren Lagann

@SynodicScribe

Жыл бұрын

I'M GOING TO FLY THROUGH THE AIR LIKE A MISSILE! -A Dragoon Probably

@sixthcairn

Жыл бұрын

@@SynodicScribe If they make a new job or even an NPC that combines a Machinist's drill with the Dragon's piercing of the heavens, I'm going to explode!🤣

I always wondered what happened to Ratatoskr's eyes, they said Thordan took them but its not seen anywere in the history or lore

@InfinitusMG

2 жыл бұрын

Thordan and his knights ate them. No joke.

@xanxv1246

2 жыл бұрын

@@InfinitusMG having in consideration that they are related to catholics sounds pretty accurate not gonna lie

@SUPERSIDESWIPER

2 жыл бұрын

As was said they ate. Hence the turning into a Dragon thing, when one drinks dragon blood. That's a remnant of Ratatoskr's power.

man call me what ever but I have been a long time healer main in most games until recently where I now just want to dps and see big numbers. Its honestly shocking how much more I am enjoying dragoon compared to any other class in ffxiv. Then after watching the lore on dragoon it has made me feel some how even more connected to the job. I love that Dragoons are so brave, courages and strong. While fear might be present they show no fear. Its something that really resonates with me lately and its something that has helped me in my own personal growth. So its pretty neat how my current path in life where I am pushing myself more and more is somewhat similar to my main dragoon who never shows fear and is brave all the way through.

As both a drg/mnk main, please do a video on monk!

What weeds out the dragoon is those that can deal with the action lock. Those that fail... Well they die to AOE.

Dragoon armor is spiky so to make it harder for dragons to swallow them

@Ningflingslinger

2 жыл бұрын

Probably also to give a minor degree of resistance to dragonfire as the spikes serve as heatsinks to dissipate the heat.

Thank you great video when youre trying to RP 8 characters

I still believe the Spikes on the armor arent just funny spikes but act like wings to let them manuver around, makes the flips and dips they do more realistic

we DRG's might be memed to high heavens (lol) but damn, do we have drip and and an entire expansion dedicated to us. Amazing work as always!

Always good to point out that Dragoons have another, equally important job aside from tanking those nasty and dangerous floors.

DRG's and DRK's are easily the 2 most badass jobs with the most badass backstories. It's good that I main both in their respective roles.

considered the Og dragoon lore back there in ff 2 Dragoons were originally Soldiers That rode Wyrms to battle, The spear and jump motiff only arrived in ff 3 where they were turned into the infamous Dragon hunters that were imbued with the power of said dragons

Beginning of the Abilities section: Wait, did this video just Lore-Justify Dragoon's Floor-Tanking?

@SynodicScribe

11 ай бұрын

The lore explanation for everything!

i'm gonna have to play dragoon now

Question: how does the WoL still have dragoon abilities without the eyes or being fused with the eyes like Estinien?

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

The Eye of Nidhogg bestowed a blessing of draconic aether to the WoL after seeing their potential. While not as intense as Estinien's possession it was still some of Nidhogg's aether, and that can't be taken away just because the eyes are gone.

So Nidhogg couldve beaten Allag is what you're saying? So if Bahamut and Tiamat asked their brother Nidhogg to step in, then Bahamut wouldn't have died.

Please do one for WAR!

if there is a staple job that reflects Final Fantasy, one could argue that it is the Dragoon for its uniqueness. No idea who in their right mind thought "Let's make a job which main feature is jumping" and not call them a Vaultist. But still, Dragoons remain the masters of vertical agility and while it's never really shown 'how' their jump ability and training works (except the Shadowbringer trailer perhaps) and memes aside, there's a certain awesome factor to seeing them in action at all levels. - Spoiler ahead - And it's interesting to see how, during the course of FFXIV MSQ, you see how the main representative of the Dragoons, Estinien, comes to evolve the role of Dragoon from Dragon Killer to Dragon Rider and how the WoL's take on the Dragoon arts also evolved in their own way as a more generalist combat art. You could say that the 'modern' Dragoon has a much more different role to play in conflicts now than it did before and what was once an art made out of the necessity of hunting dragons to protect Ishgard, they've now become, in a way, the bridge between man and dragon. And I think one of their most distinct feature, their spiky armor, has a lot more to do with their arts as a mean to control their direction while in the air. That, and having a heavily spiked armor means if a dragon tried to eat you, the spikes would damage their mouth, throat and stomach on the way down, possibly to the point of fatal internal hemorrhage. ... Still don't know why they take fall damage from heights, though... especially since the Ninja even has a passive trait that reduces fall damage; considering that, Dragoons should have immunity to fall damage altogether, especially since it's not a "powered" one.

"Just get in the Coffin," - 1st Day of Dragoon school.

@SynodicScribe

2 жыл бұрын

You joke but that actually happened! Poor little Timmy knew how to jump but not how to land....

@SoraMatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@SynodicScribe he only died because he crashed into my Holy Shield rather than the crash mat THREE FEET IN FRONT OF ME!

Monk: my body is a weapon Ninja: I fight with trickory and precision. Dragoon: J U M P

16:51 *Libera Me From Hell intensifies*