A talentedFinal Fantasy 14fan, who is also an artist, is combining several characters from the critically-acclaimed MMORPG with the Demigods ofElden Ringfame. Their first two projects combined Lyna and Y’shtola with Malenia and Ranni respectively, creating some truly fantastic fusions betweenFinal Fantasy 14andElden Ring.
The character combinations were produced by ArcTemperedPhoeniX, an avid fan of bothFinal Fantasy 14andElden Ring. They have produced a great deal of fan art for both games, as well asCastlevania,Dragon’s Crown, and more.
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The first of theFinal Fantasy 14andElden Ringfusions was of Lyna, an important character from theShadowbringersexpansion, and Malenia, the infamousBlade of Miqella and the hardest boss inElden Ring. The art envisioned the guard captain as the “Chakram of the Crystal Exarch,” mirroring Lyna’s devotion to her surrogate father with that of Malenia’s towards her twin. ArcTemperedPhoeniX used the Crystal Exarch’s crystal corruption in place of the Scarlet Rot of Malenia, and designed armor that is a perfect fusion of the two characters. Both characters sport a crimson cloak, further drawing a comparison between the two.
The second crossover is between Y’shtola Rhul and Ranni the Witch. ArcTemperedPhoeniX’s mashup of these two characters mirrors that of a previous drawing they made of Ranni, but with more elements of Y’shtola combined with her dress and style. Most fans would agree with ArcTemperedPhoeniX in desiring Ranni’s hat for theirFinal Fantasy 14glamours, or the Ranni-influenced version of the Nixie minion for their collections. The combination of two major face characters beloved by fans of the franchises,Y’shtola the Witchis certain to steal the hearts of many.
As expected,Final Fantasy 14andElden Ringfans instantly fell in love with ArcTemperedPhoneiX’s work. Both received dozens of comments within days of the works’ posting. Beyond complementing ArcTemperedPhoeniX on their work, fans also imagined other situations of crossover between the world ofFinal Fantasy 14and the Lands Between. Some also suggested how one might best accomplish glamours for theseElden Ringcharacters inFinal Fantasy 14–a deed otherplayers have done in games likeGuild Wars 2.
It is unclear whether ArcTemperedPhoeniX plans on making more of theseElden RingandFinal Fantasy 14crossovers. There are plenty of other characters in both games who could make fantastic parallels.Elden Ring’spossible upcoming DLCwould undoubtedly have even more terrifying and fantastic characters–perhaps one of them could inspire ArcTemperedPhoneiX to make anotherFinal Fantasy 14mashup.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
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