Before we get into this story properly, please know that there’ll be massive spoilers for Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward. The expansion is more than five years old now, so plot details should be fair game by now. However, nonchalantly ruining one of the MMORPG’s most prominent story beats feels wrong. So go catch up if you haven’t and come back!
Dragonsong’s Reprise is the new ultimate raid from patch 6.11 in Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker. It’s already the most brutal fight in the MMORPG’s history, blitzing even top-tier raiders. Think of it as an esport, but competitors are racing for a world-first finish. It’s exciting beyond belief, especially for fans still mourning over Haurchefant, the beloved character who tragically passed away in Heavensward.
The wildest part of Dragonsong’s Reprise is that changing Haurchefant’s fate, and creating an alternate timeline where he survives, is potentially in the cards.
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Thoughts Per Second #FFXIV Dragonsong's Reprise progression – ??? pic.twitter.com/urKgGHRxcI— Radiance FFXIV (@RadianceXIV) April 28, 2022
Nobody knows for sure if that’ll happen since, as of this post, none of the big raiding teams have finished the (multiple) fights. That’s not stopping onlooking Final Fantasy 14 fans from going wild with speculation, fanart, and memes. We’ll list some of the coolest reactions to Dragonsong’s Reprise below.
Children of the Memes, do you hear
#FFXIV Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) in a Nutshell pic.twitter.com/ntKb6CXFXD
— hyliombi (@hyliombi) April 29, 2022
Anyone else do this yet?
Getting some "ah shit" vibes from that time loop, lol#Haurchefant #DragonsongUltimate #FFXIV #SaveHaurchefantSaveTheWorld pic.twitter.com/d7t2un9Zq5— 💢Eji💢 living in Endwalker feels (@ArtsyNeurotic) April 28, 2022
(Dragonsong Ultimate spoilers)
I WANNA GET OFF MISTER MINSTREL'S WILD RIDE pic.twitter.com/WfMN7l7bB1
— Rahela Waters (Writing Commissions Closed) (@RWilkes94) April 29, 2022
Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) pic.twitter.com/oBn4fabStN
— dark (@firn_night) April 28, 2022
Happy Dragonsong Ultimate day#FFXIV pic.twitter.com/FAWqz1yojb
— Rhose @ comms in proggies (@rhosequartz) April 26, 2022
Two souls intertwined
"You… are unharmed? Thank goodness…" 💙🥲✨🙏 Haurchefant enamel pin Reprise (*´˘`*)♡#FFXIV #endwalker #haurchefant #DSR #dragonsongultimate #enamelpin #heavensward pic.twitter.com/tYAKs8K94g
— 五 一 Fiveonthe (@fiveonthe) April 29, 2022
DREW THIS AS SOON AS I HEARD THE NEWS#FFXIV #Haurchefant #DragonsongUltimate pic.twitter.com/gj4qZZnV61
— Daniel @ working on comms ! (@froggercube) April 29, 2022
I had to doodle haurchefant because hes so concerned for us im so emotional…! pic.twitter.com/qmyeBHytex
— frays emotional support (@moonhyur) April 29, 2022
sorry I just couldn't not draw the poor Haurchefant stuck in a limbo of dying for a week now#ffxiv pic.twitter.com/FYBpOznHBJ
— 🇺🇦Pain(t) | 6.1 and onwards (@Absolem0) April 29, 2022
Watching as their worlds drift apart
it says something about the effect Haurchefant has on so many of us silly little FFXIV players that the world first teams that are streaming their progs publicly are, in the heat of the moment, screaming "Protect! Protect him! Haurchefant!" and then checking on him afterwards XD
— Haurchefant 💙💛 (@hersheyfont) April 29, 2022
i wonder how many people who are casual and never cared to do savage content much less ultimate are now seriously considering doing both so that they too can experience firsthand haurchefant lives au
— 🌱 ashara (@ashara_xiv) April 28, 2022
so dragonsong's reprise (ultimate) is basically the extended yoshida producer's cut of heavensward, right?
— viria @ HW extended producer's cut – 6.1 spoilers (@aetherflows) April 28, 2022
Honestly can't believe it's canon that the Wandering Minstrel wrote his own AO3 fix-it AU fic where Haurchefant lives lmao
— ☆オードリーAudrey☆ (@aitaikimochi) April 29, 2022
GLHF is covering the ongoing Dragonsong’s Reprise race here, so check back often if you’re interested in seeing how this wild tale unfolds.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
