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Final Fantasy XVI

“THE EIKON SHIVA’S ICY POWERS MANIFEST AN ALMOST PROTECTIVE VEIL AT YOUR BACK.”

Traditionally, the Phoenix grants its feathers to the firstborn of the Archduke of Rosaria – but it skipped over strapping young Clive and bestowed the gift on his gentle younger brother Joshua. As the Grand Duchy of Rosaria burns, Joshua has no choice but to fight through the flames and invading forces that lit the match. Gasping for breath every time he calls on the Phoenix’s power, we can’t help but wonder how different things might have been.

We already know that Joshua won’t survive the night, triggering protagonist Clive’s decade-spanning quest for revenge. Knowing

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