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According to its lead staff, the DLC's aim was to show more emotion in Ardyn, while his gameplay featured greater freedom of movement than the main game and a focus on his dark powers. The DLC entered production during development of Episode Ardyn Prologue, a short ONA detailing Ardyn's backstory. įollowing the game's release, Ardyn was chosen for dedicated downloadable content (DLC) due to positive fan feedback. Tabata described Ardyn's unique design as tying into his personality, comparing it to the design of Final Fantasy VI antagonist Kefka Palazzo. Both Tabata and scenario writer Saori Itamuro called Ardyn a character driven by hatred of the Lucian royal line, with everything in his life serving his quest for revenge and his wish to torment Noctis. The project's later director Hajime Tabata called Ardyn an unusual antagonist within the Final Fantasy series as he actively helps Noctis through his quest, even though it ultimately serves his desire for revenge. Īrdyn's position as an imperial chancellor was decided due to his antagonistic role, with designer Takatsugu Nakazawa saying Ardyn's villainy suited the "chancellor image". Ardyn's red hair was chosen as a reference to his Japanese voice actor, who had voiced other red-haired characters in Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. He commented that the in-game version of Izunia was closer to his original design compared to the one shown in Kingsglaive. After the initial design work in December 2010, Ferrari "brushed it up" the following month, with it otherwise remaining unchanged. Ardyn was designed by Italian artist Roberto Ferrari, who worked on the project from 2010 to 2013. Some cut content and backstory elements were made into the prequel film Kingsglaive, and the original net animation (ONA) Brotherhood, part of the multimedia " Final Fantasy XV Universe". Exploration of his character in both DLC and expanded media met with mixed reactions.įinal Fantasy XV (2016) began production in 2006 as the spin-off game Final Fantasy Versus XIII for PlayStation 3 following a troubled production history, the game was rebranded, resulting in it changing platforms and staff, and seeing multiple story rewrites. While several critics have commented on his lack of effectiveness as a villain in the game, he became a popular character among series fans. He is voiced in Japanese by Keiji Fujiwara and in English by Darin De Paul. He was presented as an unusual villain within the series, initially helpful to Noctis but ultimately driven by revenge and a wish for cruelty. Initially presented as chancellor of Nilfheim, the nation opposing Lucis for control of its magical Crystal, he is later revealed to be the source of a corruptive plague dubbed the Starscourge and pursuing a vendetta against the family of protagonist Noctis Lucis Caelum.Īrdyn was designed by Italian artist Roberto Ferrari, surviving though the game's prolonged development generally unchanged. He is the main antagonist in Final Fantasy XV and a prominent character in the game's associated media, and makes appearances in other Final Fantasy products. Ardyn Izunia ( Japanese: アーデン・イズニア, Hepburn: Āden Izunia), also known as Ardyn Lucis Caelum ( アーデン・ルシス・チェラム, Āden Rushisu Cheramu), is a character from the Final Fantasy video game series made by Square Enix.
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