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16.12.2023 - 14:52 / screenrant.com / Takeo Kujiraoka / Will
's second DLC,, will explain one of the biggest mysteries in the base game's plot. The first DLC,, is already out. It tells a side story mostly unrelated to the main one, in which Clive, Joshua, and Jill hunt down the source of synthetic dark crystals that have suddenly appeared on the black market. Its plot is nice, and certainly ties into the main game well, but the main focus of is the new bosses it adds to .
[Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for the ending of FF16.]
By contrast, looks to be a more story-focused expansion, and if its higher price is any indication, it'll be longer than, too. Its main goal will be to fill in one of the biggest gaps left in the main plot — not a plot hole, per se, but an intentional omission. Multiple hints are dropped throughout the base game to suggest the DLC's subject, and brief glimpses in its reveal at The Game Awards 2023 seemed to confirm them. Now, a new interview with the developers has made it certain. Here's everything to know.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), user @aitaikimochi translated parts of a interview with some of ’s developers, explaining that will reveal how and why the lost Eikon Leviathan disappeared. Leviathan's existence was already implied by the name of the DLC, Clive's use of water-elemental moves in the trailer, and the brief appearance of a serpentine beast. However, for the first time ever, DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka, co-director Hiroshi Takai, and producer Naoki «Yoshi-P» Yoshida now confirm that will finally solve the Leviathan mystery.
Leviathan is a recurring summon in the series, like all the other Eikons in. However, it's only ever mentioned offhand. Per lore, there were once more Eikons than there are at the beginning of the game. Leviathan is one of those, and its appearance has been teased for some time now. It shows up most prominently in a mural painted by members of the Circle of Malius cult; Joshua positively identifies depictions of all the major Eikons, including "."
Another mysterious Eikon in is Typhon, who only appears briefly in a boss battle. Like Leviathan, Typhon is a recurring summon throughout the series, but there's no information to imply DLC will address its origins.
Some of the readings available at the Thousand Tomes in also seem to hint at additional Eikons. Although there were once eight Mothercrystals in Valisthea, by the time the game begins, only five remain. There were definitely other Eikons associated with these, Leviathan potentially being one of them, but they don't appear in-game. Thankfully, will address at least one or two of these mysteries.
also strongly implies that Leviathan is somehow connected to the Circle of Malius, an ancient cult from which many Valisthean traditions
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