We were suspected this for a long time but the Ignis’ DLC
finally validated it: Ardyn has indeed a brother.
We don’t have much informations on this man excepted what
Ardyn says about him: he betrayed him, stole his throne, was jealous of him and
then demonized and bannished him.
From Ardyn’s point of view his brother was not a good guy,
and that’s perfectly normal since he took everything away from him.
We also know that this man was the first King of Lucis as
Ardyn was meant to be, and is Noctis’ ancestor. (Bahamut validated that Ardyn
is part of Noctis’ family and besides they have the same ability to use
Armiger, a power only holds by the Lucis Caelum lineage.)
But maybe we can try to investigate a little more on this
mysterious man…
.
First, we can have a quick look to what FFXV gives to us
about Eos’ past in the Cosmogony.
I think we can all agree that the man in Luna’s Cosmogony
book is Ardyn.
The face is not very precise but you can identify some
similitudes with Ardyn, and the wavy but longer hair can corresponds too.
He has no crown because has never been King, but you can
see perfectly the light that comes out of his hands wich seems to be some magic
power. The aureole of light around his head gives him some « saint »
attitude and informs us on the beneficial nature of his magic, as all the
Messengers kneeling in front of him and the benevolent look of the Oracle
reinforcing this feeling.
If those powers are from the light, you can easily imagine
that it can be Ardyn’s healing abilities.
Now, consider the man on the cover of Cosmogony books:
He is very similar to the one we saw before: long wavy
hair, long coat. But this one has a crown, and someone is giving him a holy
stone.
This picture seems to represent the gift from the Astrals
to humanity, with Bahamut delivering the Crystal to the Lucis Caelum and
healing powers to the Nox Fleuret as depicted in several sources.
We know that this man even if he is very similar to Ardyn
can’t be him because the bestiary and now the Ignis’ DLC clearly specify that
he never became King. And Ardyn tells Noctis that the jealous king that
demonized him was not yet chosen by the Crystal. The Crystal that we see
perfectly here. Given to the first king. I think you understand my point.
This man on the cover of the Cosmogony book is Ardyn’s
brother.
Now let’s consider this option: as the first king this
man probably left an important mark in this world, such as a weapon from the
Armiger. Could Ardyn’s brother be one of the Kings from whose Noctis is
claiming the weapons?
According to Cor and the loading screen of Chapter 10,
the most ancient tomb is at Cartanica, in the Caestino Mine.
[…] However,
according to Cor, the oldest of the royal tombs would be at the bottom of the
mine…
.
The corresponding weapon is the Katana of The Warrior,
which means that the first king was The Warrior ([FR] Le Combattant) as you can
see here in Comrades between the Oracle and the Father:
In the French description of the Katana in the game, it
is specified that it was « the Katana of the most ancient king »,
leaving no doubt about the fact that the Warrior is the first King of Lucis.
And so Ardyn’s brother.
Which means that Ardyn is using his dear brother’s weapon when he has the Armiger.
And we have his physical appearance in Comrades.
.
Wow! I think my mind just blew up.
.
Now let’s go further: Ardyn’s brother was the first King
of Lucis and was chosen in some way by the Crystal.
We know that the only Chosen King is Noctis, so what does
Ardyn mean by « not yet chosen by the Crystal » ?
We know there are 113 Kings and Queens in the Lucis
Caelum family, but only 13 weapons in the Armiger according to Cor.
How is decided which King/Queen will leave a weapon in
the Armiger? It’s probably due to the Crystal.
It’s only a theory, but it could explain why some glaives
are part of the collection and some other not. Because the Crystal decides
which weapon and soul incorporate.
So maybe Ardyn’s brother was « chosen » by the
holy stone to leave his legacy in the Armiger, becoming « The Warrior King ».
Katana of the Warrior
.
The story doesn’t stop here: the description of the
Katana also says that The Warrior King is supposed to have changed brutaly
after the prematurely death of his beloved queen.
That implies that Ardyn’s brother lost his wife in an
unexpected way, deeply transforming him.
Now it’s only theories. You can imagine Ardyn killing
tragically his brother’s wife, or the jealousy of the brother because his queen
was in love with Ardyn, I mean you can put all the crazy stuff you can have in fanfictions
here. We can’t interpret this until Ardyn’s DLC.
But I’m pretty convinced that all the rest is true. The Warrior is the First King of Lucis and Ardyn’s
brother.
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