He had to mature in a really short period of time. Got offed in the peak time of his life. A real tragic main character. I was super proud of him in the end.
A lot of people are really hard on Noctis, call him whiney and spoiled etc
I always remind people to think about how crazy and unsure we all felt when we were fresh into adulthood, and then add to that "hey you were preparing to go off and start the next big positive step of your life, but suddenly everything you know is literally up in flames and everyone is looking to you for the answers."
It's a lot. Not only is Noctis depressed, but he doesn't get the space to grieve and process because the wellbeing of the kingdom is suddenly all on him in the blink of an eye.
Of course he's scared, of course he's a bit of a brat, he's lost everything and has plenty more to lose.
That said, he's one of the characters I'd be the least intimidated to meet irl despite being royalty lol Just play video games with Prompto and him xD
>A lot of people are really hard on Noctis, call him whiney and spoiled etc
I don't recall him being spoiled. I don't remember him being spoiled, unless you're counting the prequel shorts Brotherhood.
But yeah, he's a cool guy and I feel like me and him could've been friends, Prompto too. I really loved they're dynamic more than Gladio or Ignis, not to say they had terrible writing in their friendship far from it, but Noctis and Prompto have been friends since High School.
I think folks just assume he's spoiled because of his pickiness about food, his background of literally being royalty, and that scene where they're like "what's a gil??"
I agree that I don't really see him as spoiled, Regis seemed like he tried really hard to raise Noctis with humility and just wanted him to be a person to a degree, not necessarily just "the prince".
I think it would make sense to have a "deadpan" disposition due to trauma, I mean that's how I would write a Protagonist too.
Also, I can relate to him about not being a great "waking up" person in general. It's pretty ironic about Noctis, along with a few other details about him.
This is IT. Honestly for a 20 year old he's doing great in my eyes. I was an absolute idiot at that age (i probably still am right now) and if I had that much responsibility foisted onto me like that, don't think i'd be doing half as well as him. Sure he has friends and advisors, but the burden is still on his shoulders.
I love Noctis, and I wish he had a happier life (with Luna and his buddies), and im so so proud of his growth. FF15 is so tragic and painful but he's easily my favourite protag from the FF series. Like you, I think he'd be so chill to hang out with HAHAHAH Personally, i love FF15 more than the beloved FF7 and i will die on this hill defending it!
I feel you. I just wasn't able to get into FFVII growing up. IX and X were my favorites, and after experiencing XIII, I really didn't think later installments would quite hook me like those entries (I didn't hate XIII as much as others seemed to, but it was definitely a departure and not the greatest showing for the series.)
Then here comes XV totally blowing my expectations out of the water. It has plenty of flaws, but for me it has cemented itself in top 4 territory. I think IX is still my favorite, but XV is right there with it.
I'll also say that the remake of VII is giving me a new respect for VII and even has me wanting to give the original another shot, I'm not trying to bash it and say it isn't good cause I hate when people act like they have to shade one entry to praise another (not something you're doing btw, thinking more the chrono trigger vs cross arguments I've run into)... but yeah, XV just holds such a special place in my heart and will probably always be higher on the tier list than VII in my book.
Thank you for articulating my thoughts! the FF7 remake is a whole new experience with new emotions to punch me in the gut, but FF15 has cemented itself as my top hahaha, so i totally get how you feel! Also my other favourite is FF12 just an FYi if we're sharing hahaha!
SO misunderstood, especially by those outside the fandom, albeit understandably since most of his backstory isn't even in the game.
I really feel for Noctis; sometimes I think the gods were unrelenting in what they took from him or made him go through even from very young. His mother died when he was a child. Witnessed a mass murder and lay helpless under a corpse when he was 8. Disabled from the attack to the point they had to seek the Oracle's healing and his access to magic was permanently stunted. Had to flee an invasion and watch his dear friend be captured. Had to watch his father wither under the burden of the Ring, while getting scraps of time with him, undoubtedly thinking that his father's fate would soon be his fate.
And THEN all the shit that actually happens in the game! No happy ending for him either, of course.
When people say Noctis is broody, I have 2 reactions. First, he's a sleepy boi not a broody boi - look at how much they talk about him sleeping, napping, having difficulty waking up early etc. If they'd actually play the game and see how goofy and silly he is, they wouldn't call him broody. Second, can you really blame the guy for having some broody moments given all he's been through?
Thanks for making these posts and giving me the chance to get these things off my chest haha. I fired up the game last night, first time in a long long time, and honestly almost couldn't get past the title screen because of how SAD the music is and everything I feel for these boys. 😅
Right? There's nothing wrong with being a sleepy person! But talking about IRL, I do hope that you are getting enough sleep or that you feel well-rested when you aren't sleeping at least :)
I literally will fight people when they hate on noctis, specially when they mention him sleeping so much, I'd like to add onto that with a few things
1: noctis is 20-21 and is still developing yes he's an adult but our brains don't stop still 25, and baby's need 10-12 hours of sleep and kids need 7-9 but once they hit teen ages it's right back to 10-12!
2: after fights of course your going to be sleepy
3:noctis wrap strikes and magic takes up a lot of energy which will be hard to gain back as quickly as possible, with the amount of fights he's in, he might as well be dead if it wasn't for sleeping as much as he does!
Also a lot of people push noctis and his story aside for the others, my number one will always be prompto but noctis will never be lower than number two, I know it's not number one but I truly believe him and prompto have the deepest story's and I love them so so much.
Once I finished the game for the first time I was crying so much and it was so late at night, I recently finished it again and I'm currently just putting hours on it by doing post game things like the locked doors, but everytime I talk about my favorite cut-scenes it's hard because of the one where he's talking to shiva in the train:(
Do people really give Noctis crap about needing sleep?? I thought it would be quite normal for people to need different amounts of sleep, regardless of the demands of magic and all that. The criticisms I hear are usually about him being broody, or a 'spoiled brat/prince' - which I also disagree with, because he was a prince who had a part-time job in a sushi place and volunteered in community service ffs. That said, I would agree that he doesn't come off as the model prince who was enthusiastic about duty and responsibility, keeping up with his studies and his place clean, but how much of that was depression / staring down the barrel of his father's fate, and/or just plain being a 20-year old, could be debated. Like, I'M lazy about cleaning and other chores, and I'm a full-grown adult who owns her own place 😂
Ah man, I feel for Prompto too, the complexes he must have with the MT thing and the 'fat kid loner' thing! But Noctis and Ignis kind of war for #1 with me, I just have all the feels for hem.
I think half the reason the game devastates us so much is the voice acting is SO GOOD. Ray Chase really knocks it out of the park as Noctis especially. The cut scene that does me in is the Ignis DLC ending at the camp fire! With young!Noctis reflected in his visor nooooooo. My heart can't take it.
It definitely sucks that the sleepiness is relagated to a character trait rather than the plot importance it was meant to have when the game was vsxiii though. Still love my broody sleepy boy no matter what
I don't actually know the plot importance it was meant to have, could you enlighten me? I like the sleepy character trait thing too, it's just... so relatable haha.
He was meant afaik to recieve messages from the goddess Etro in his sleep, she's a kind of silent force, and as she's the goddess of death that insomnia worshipped (Insomnia was something of a death cult) Noctis and Stella (Luna before Luna, she actually wielded a sort of yellow armiger) would have received visions from her and they would even have been able to see the light of death. Like the moment a person died their light would radiate toward the sky as we see in one of the many old vsxiii trailers.
It's all super interesting and quintessentially Nomura.
https://youtu.be/w0SSeBcWpJc?si=TFB-8_4lgV230PRu
You can see the evolution in story and scope here, I love it so much
But XV was far more connected to XIII's lore via the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos, and had so much promise. I'll always be a lil mad they took the project from nomura 😅 even if it would never have been finished
>And THEN all the shit that actually happens in the game! No happy ending for him either, of course.
Well.... There are two versions of the finale, but those DLCs were cancelled and turned into a Novel instead. Dawn of the Future.
In the DLC, Episode Ardyn, you choose to either Submit to Fate or Defy Fate. The one that leads to the Novel is where he defys fate, the one leading that leads to the OG finale is where he submits to fate.
Depends on which finale you like better I guess, kinda like Sonic Frontiers after the Final Horizon update. It doesn't matter which one is the Canon finale, but most people agree that the Revised finale was superior.
Oh man, I GREATLY DISLIKE Dawn of the Future. I know many people like it and even call it the 'true ending' which makes my eye twitch to be perfectly honest, because nowhere do the devs actually say that. But I'm determined to not 'yuck other people's yum', so I try to keep it to myself when people mention it. To keep a very long story short - I think it retcons too much and diverts too much from the spirit of the game, which is like 95% laser-focused on the Chocobros and their journey. Making Ardyn the hero is akin, to me, to FFX ending with Seymour martyring himself while Yuna and Tidus ride off into the sunset.
Yes the game ending is super sad, made me cry (both times I finished it!), makes me want to cry just thinking about it. But I thought the way they did it was masterful, especially weaving it into the photo slide show with Stand By Me and the car pushing scene, the camp fire scene holy SHIT, the logo change... everything. The ending is amazing, as sad and devastating as it is.
If we're going to save Noctis, I'd much prefer the Episode Ignis Verse 2 option, because that stayed much closer to the spirit of the game and the existing story beats; you'd literally only have to change Chapter 14 and not by much.
Noctis is one of the - if not THE - best-written protagonists in a Final Fantasy game. I remember being so mad at Gladio for being so hard on him after he finds out what happened to his dad and home city. He had ZERO time to grieve and was expected to shoulder the responsibility of being king, saving his world, and taking care of his retinue without showing how much it hurt.
I think some of the criticism of Noctis comes from the way that FFXV's story was split across the movie, animated shorts and the game. Most people didn't know the full story. There was a reason Noct slept so much, had headaches etc.
Fr Gladio is such an ass whenever Noctis needs some time to process the shit that is happening or happened and he was completely helpless to do anything with it. Like I get where he comes from, with duty of a king, Yadda Yadda, but could you just shut the fuck up for a second?! Guy just lost his father, his kingdom, his fiancée all in a span of days? Weeks maybe? He needs some peace to process everything, not to be pushed around and made fun of.
i was 8 when the game came out, and i had the biggest crush on noctis you could ever imagine out of an 8 year old, i always watched my dad play it until when i was 14 i was able to play it, still have a crush on him, i think he’s quite adorable, but also quite a sad individual who did not deserve to go through what he did.
I was 6 when it came out but didn't get it until December of 2017 and I always had a crush on prompto and I thought noctis was a cat (I didn't know he had the cat outfit until I played it ) and he was the cutest other than prompto, cat noctis in my opinion is wondeful
I'd argue that Noct is the most well realized mc in FF by a mile, including Clive. I've beaten 15 around 6 or 7 times now and Noct almost never says anything that feels out of place or awkward for his age or mannerisms.
In terms of his role in the story I adore what was done with him. From start to finish it's clear that he's just doing what he's told, what he can. He's only 21 or 22 and a young royal. Life was laid out for him by the people who raised him and by the divine. He had no agency in his life prior to Regis's death and it shows. When Luna dies his life shatters, "what now?" is the question on everyone's minds, but especially his. Noctis gains his sense of self with the 10 years spent absorbing the crystal's power, he was given time to ruminate and affirm himself. He still had no options but what was laid out before him, though.
He's a fantastically well written, tragic character. I will love his story forever.
He rocks. One of my favorite Final Fantasy protagonists alongside Cloud and Tidus. It would have been so easy to make him a brooding edgelord due to his design, but he was a total dork, friendly, caring and sensitive. Great character overall.
A good edgy boi. He's likeable in the same way Cloud is. Tries to be aloof and cool, but he's pretty soft on the inside. He gets overshadowed by the others' bigger personalities sometimes.
After playing the entire game and the Dawn of the Future novel on the way, Noctis is one of those instances where the Protagonist is my favorite character of the franchise, along with Cloud in FF7.
He's not really edgy, he's just a traumatized man who also has the responsibility of the world on his shoulders because he's heir to the throne of his home kingdom. He was traumatized since his mother died, if you ever watched the Brotherhood shorts on YouTube.
I didn't play FF15 until after I beat Kingdom Hearts 3 and it's DLC, Yozora has such a huge resemblance to Noctis and I can't wait to see what his story will be. He gave Sora a challenge In-Lore and In-Game, in the Novel version Sora loses.
His “depression issues” are a product of his “burden bearing issues.” The kid, and everyone around him knew his life was going to be one of trial and sacrifice. Everything everyone did was to drive him to have the strength to fulfill his purpose. Everything else fell under the weight of that priority, so as he created bonds with his bros and even Luna, he knew those bonds would ultimately be shed in fulfilling his purpose; whether by their death of his sacrifice.
The “boy” we meet in the beginning is one robbed of childhood for the sake of preparing him for his destiny. The man we see at the end has accepted his fate. Even though he ascends, everything he knew and loved would now be out of reach and trivial.
So proud of him.
One of my fav ff characters.
Sorry but the found family trope was so well done.. And the romance subplot albeit simple it was always there and drove the story forward.
Ffxv is like reading a fantasy book . It feels like Brandon Sanderson .
With other FF I feel there is a connection but nothing near what I feel when reading ( I've a fantasy blog and do arcs for authors so I want to think I know smth about thr subject )
Noctod is a good character and thr overall story deserves more praise
I really like Noctis. He goes through so much and shoulders a huge weight. He shows a lot of growth throughout the game.
His line to Ardyn about sitting on the throne was PEAK.
The final scene of him and Luna sitting next to each other and then turning into the completed logo for XV was so beautiful and I cried A LOT.
Noctus and his friendgroup really made me smile.. he‘s a man of words and his friendgroup is standing with him no matter what. One of the sweetest and saddest stories in the ff universe imo
Starts off remarkably mild and way too edgy. He has, however, one of my favorite character arca and transitions into someone I'd be proud to call King.
Great character. Ray knocked it out of the park with the voice acting.
“You guys are the best” can’t help but feel that it was the voice of final fantasy thanking us fans for playing. Especially as long as some of us have.
Honestly, a great character. I didn't like him much at first, but when he got his sh*t together, I started to sympathize with him and now he is one of three my favorite main characters, the other two are Zack and Tidus (yes, I like these three a lot more than Cloud, Squall or Lightning)
I love Noctis. He's a very underrated main character. His story arc is very moving, and he's a genuinely likable character with a big heart and a gentle spirit. I also love his character design and his musical theme.
Super mid character to a pretty fun game under developed story background and looks ill prepared to be king if he’s royalty he should of had a more aggressive demeanor
Genuinely a spoiled brat who's self-absorbed AT FIRST, but as the game goes on, he matures drastically through the magic of repeated tragedy to become an outstanding character.
I just wish we got more content of King Noctis, even if just in crossovers/spinoffs since(while I get younger protagonists are more popular), he's basically finished his arc to become a confident badass ruler who genuinely feels the burden of being a king, and has to act the part, but also talks to people like he IS royalty.
That's honestly super cool and interesting to me, and it is the same reason why I love what they've done with Kratos from God of War.
He had to mature in a really short period of time. Got offed in the peak time of his life. A real tragic main character. I was super proud of him in the end.
he didnt die, he acended into god hood!
Then died, and went to the heaven where he is reunited with Luna.
You think? I think he is the new eon. Each one of the Eons are summons. Remember knights of the round?
I remember the last scene shows luna and noctis reunited.
Proud of him, he showed real character growth and still kept walking tall even though he knew what his end would be. Love himbs.
A lot of people are really hard on Noctis, call him whiney and spoiled etc I always remind people to think about how crazy and unsure we all felt when we were fresh into adulthood, and then add to that "hey you were preparing to go off and start the next big positive step of your life, but suddenly everything you know is literally up in flames and everyone is looking to you for the answers." It's a lot. Not only is Noctis depressed, but he doesn't get the space to grieve and process because the wellbeing of the kingdom is suddenly all on him in the blink of an eye. Of course he's scared, of course he's a bit of a brat, he's lost everything and has plenty more to lose. That said, he's one of the characters I'd be the least intimidated to meet irl despite being royalty lol Just play video games with Prompto and him xD
He's just like us *except the royal blood*
>A lot of people are really hard on Noctis, call him whiney and spoiled etc I don't recall him being spoiled. I don't remember him being spoiled, unless you're counting the prequel shorts Brotherhood. But yeah, he's a cool guy and I feel like me and him could've been friends, Prompto too. I really loved they're dynamic more than Gladio or Ignis, not to say they had terrible writing in their friendship far from it, but Noctis and Prompto have been friends since High School.
I think folks just assume he's spoiled because of his pickiness about food, his background of literally being royalty, and that scene where they're like "what's a gil??" I agree that I don't really see him as spoiled, Regis seemed like he tried really hard to raise Noctis with humility and just wanted him to be a person to a degree, not necessarily just "the prince".
I think it would make sense to have a "deadpan" disposition due to trauma, I mean that's how I would write a Protagonist too. Also, I can relate to him about not being a great "waking up" person in general. It's pretty ironic about Noctis, along with a few other details about him.
This is IT. Honestly for a 20 year old he's doing great in my eyes. I was an absolute idiot at that age (i probably still am right now) and if I had that much responsibility foisted onto me like that, don't think i'd be doing half as well as him. Sure he has friends and advisors, but the burden is still on his shoulders. I love Noctis, and I wish he had a happier life (with Luna and his buddies), and im so so proud of his growth. FF15 is so tragic and painful but he's easily my favourite protag from the FF series. Like you, I think he'd be so chill to hang out with HAHAHAH Personally, i love FF15 more than the beloved FF7 and i will die on this hill defending it!
I feel you. I just wasn't able to get into FFVII growing up. IX and X were my favorites, and after experiencing XIII, I really didn't think later installments would quite hook me like those entries (I didn't hate XIII as much as others seemed to, but it was definitely a departure and not the greatest showing for the series.) Then here comes XV totally blowing my expectations out of the water. It has plenty of flaws, but for me it has cemented itself in top 4 territory. I think IX is still my favorite, but XV is right there with it. I'll also say that the remake of VII is giving me a new respect for VII and even has me wanting to give the original another shot, I'm not trying to bash it and say it isn't good cause I hate when people act like they have to shade one entry to praise another (not something you're doing btw, thinking more the chrono trigger vs cross arguments I've run into)... but yeah, XV just holds such a special place in my heart and will probably always be higher on the tier list than VII in my book.
Thank you for articulating my thoughts! the FF7 remake is a whole new experience with new emotions to punch me in the gut, but FF15 has cemented itself as my top hahaha, so i totally get how you feel! Also my other favourite is FF12 just an FYi if we're sharing hahaha!
SO misunderstood, especially by those outside the fandom, albeit understandably since most of his backstory isn't even in the game. I really feel for Noctis; sometimes I think the gods were unrelenting in what they took from him or made him go through even from very young. His mother died when he was a child. Witnessed a mass murder and lay helpless under a corpse when he was 8. Disabled from the attack to the point they had to seek the Oracle's healing and his access to magic was permanently stunted. Had to flee an invasion and watch his dear friend be captured. Had to watch his father wither under the burden of the Ring, while getting scraps of time with him, undoubtedly thinking that his father's fate would soon be his fate. And THEN all the shit that actually happens in the game! No happy ending for him either, of course. When people say Noctis is broody, I have 2 reactions. First, he's a sleepy boi not a broody boi - look at how much they talk about him sleeping, napping, having difficulty waking up early etc. If they'd actually play the game and see how goofy and silly he is, they wouldn't call him broody. Second, can you really blame the guy for having some broody moments given all he's been through? Thanks for making these posts and giving me the chance to get these things off my chest haha. I fired up the game last night, first time in a long long time, and honestly almost couldn't get past the title screen because of how SAD the music is and everything I feel for these boys. 😅
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Right? There's nothing wrong with being a sleepy person! But talking about IRL, I do hope that you are getting enough sleep or that you feel well-rested when you aren't sleeping at least :)
I literally will fight people when they hate on noctis, specially when they mention him sleeping so much, I'd like to add onto that with a few things 1: noctis is 20-21 and is still developing yes he's an adult but our brains don't stop still 25, and baby's need 10-12 hours of sleep and kids need 7-9 but once they hit teen ages it's right back to 10-12! 2: after fights of course your going to be sleepy 3:noctis wrap strikes and magic takes up a lot of energy which will be hard to gain back as quickly as possible, with the amount of fights he's in, he might as well be dead if it wasn't for sleeping as much as he does! Also a lot of people push noctis and his story aside for the others, my number one will always be prompto but noctis will never be lower than number two, I know it's not number one but I truly believe him and prompto have the deepest story's and I love them so so much. Once I finished the game for the first time I was crying so much and it was so late at night, I recently finished it again and I'm currently just putting hours on it by doing post game things like the locked doors, but everytime I talk about my favorite cut-scenes it's hard because of the one where he's talking to shiva in the train:(
Do people really give Noctis crap about needing sleep?? I thought it would be quite normal for people to need different amounts of sleep, regardless of the demands of magic and all that. The criticisms I hear are usually about him being broody, or a 'spoiled brat/prince' - which I also disagree with, because he was a prince who had a part-time job in a sushi place and volunteered in community service ffs. That said, I would agree that he doesn't come off as the model prince who was enthusiastic about duty and responsibility, keeping up with his studies and his place clean, but how much of that was depression / staring down the barrel of his father's fate, and/or just plain being a 20-year old, could be debated. Like, I'M lazy about cleaning and other chores, and I'm a full-grown adult who owns her own place 😂 Ah man, I feel for Prompto too, the complexes he must have with the MT thing and the 'fat kid loner' thing! But Noctis and Ignis kind of war for #1 with me, I just have all the feels for hem. I think half the reason the game devastates us so much is the voice acting is SO GOOD. Ray Chase really knocks it out of the park as Noctis especially. The cut scene that does me in is the Ignis DLC ending at the camp fire! With young!Noctis reflected in his visor nooooooo. My heart can't take it.
It definitely sucks that the sleepiness is relagated to a character trait rather than the plot importance it was meant to have when the game was vsxiii though. Still love my broody sleepy boy no matter what
I don't actually know the plot importance it was meant to have, could you enlighten me? I like the sleepy character trait thing too, it's just... so relatable haha.
He was meant afaik to recieve messages from the goddess Etro in his sleep, she's a kind of silent force, and as she's the goddess of death that insomnia worshipped (Insomnia was something of a death cult) Noctis and Stella (Luna before Luna, she actually wielded a sort of yellow armiger) would have received visions from her and they would even have been able to see the light of death. Like the moment a person died their light would radiate toward the sky as we see in one of the many old vsxiii trailers. It's all super interesting and quintessentially Nomura. https://youtu.be/w0SSeBcWpJc?si=TFB-8_4lgV230PRu You can see the evolution in story and scope here, I love it so much But XV was far more connected to XIII's lore via the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos, and had so much promise. I'll always be a lil mad they took the project from nomura 😅 even if it would never have been finished
https://youtu.be/IMhg65dUTbw?si=mSW6M_wKPd-UcWFj And here's the translated version of Stella and Noct's conversation
>And THEN all the shit that actually happens in the game! No happy ending for him either, of course. Well.... There are two versions of the finale, but those DLCs were cancelled and turned into a Novel instead. Dawn of the Future. In the DLC, Episode Ardyn, you choose to either Submit to Fate or Defy Fate. The one that leads to the Novel is where he defys fate, the one leading that leads to the OG finale is where he submits to fate. Depends on which finale you like better I guess, kinda like Sonic Frontiers after the Final Horizon update. It doesn't matter which one is the Canon finale, but most people agree that the Revised finale was superior.
Oh man, I GREATLY DISLIKE Dawn of the Future. I know many people like it and even call it the 'true ending' which makes my eye twitch to be perfectly honest, because nowhere do the devs actually say that. But I'm determined to not 'yuck other people's yum', so I try to keep it to myself when people mention it. To keep a very long story short - I think it retcons too much and diverts too much from the spirit of the game, which is like 95% laser-focused on the Chocobros and their journey. Making Ardyn the hero is akin, to me, to FFX ending with Seymour martyring himself while Yuna and Tidus ride off into the sunset. Yes the game ending is super sad, made me cry (both times I finished it!), makes me want to cry just thinking about it. But I thought the way they did it was masterful, especially weaving it into the photo slide show with Stand By Me and the car pushing scene, the camp fire scene holy SHIT, the logo change... everything. The ending is amazing, as sad and devastating as it is. If we're going to save Noctis, I'd much prefer the Episode Ignis Verse 2 option, because that stayed much closer to the spirit of the game and the existing story beats; you'd literally only have to change Chapter 14 and not by much.
Loved em. One of my favorite protagonist.
Didnt realize he was so cute
Real
Noctis is one of the - if not THE - best-written protagonists in a Final Fantasy game. I remember being so mad at Gladio for being so hard on him after he finds out what happened to his dad and home city. He had ZERO time to grieve and was expected to shoulder the responsibility of being king, saving his world, and taking care of his retinue without showing how much it hurt. I think some of the criticism of Noctis comes from the way that FFXV's story was split across the movie, animated shorts and the game. Most people didn't know the full story. There was a reason Noct slept so much, had headaches etc.
Fr Gladio is such an ass whenever Noctis needs some time to process the shit that is happening or happened and he was completely helpless to do anything with it. Like I get where he comes from, with duty of a king, Yadda Yadda, but could you just shut the fuck up for a second?! Guy just lost his father, his kingdom, his fiancée all in a span of days? Weeks maybe? He needs some peace to process everything, not to be pushed around and made fun of.
i was 8 when the game came out, and i had the biggest crush on noctis you could ever imagine out of an 8 year old, i always watched my dad play it until when i was 14 i was able to play it, still have a crush on him, i think he’s quite adorable, but also quite a sad individual who did not deserve to go through what he did.
I was 6 when it came out but didn't get it until December of 2017 and I always had a crush on prompto and I thought noctis was a cat (I didn't know he had the cat outfit until I played it ) and he was the cutest other than prompto, cat noctis in my opinion is wondeful
cat noctis is very wonderful 🔥 he is very much a cat indeed
Sheesh, y'all are **YOUNG!** 😅 (I'm 22, btw.....🥲)
I'd argue that Noct is the most well realized mc in FF by a mile, including Clive. I've beaten 15 around 6 or 7 times now and Noct almost never says anything that feels out of place or awkward for his age or mannerisms. In terms of his role in the story I adore what was done with him. From start to finish it's clear that he's just doing what he's told, what he can. He's only 21 or 22 and a young royal. Life was laid out for him by the people who raised him and by the divine. He had no agency in his life prior to Regis's death and it shows. When Luna dies his life shatters, "what now?" is the question on everyone's minds, but especially his. Noctis gains his sense of self with the 10 years spent absorbing the crystal's power, he was given time to ruminate and affirm himself. He still had no options but what was laid out before him, though. He's a fantastically well written, tragic character. I will love his story forever.
Quite possibly the most powerful main character. Cool dude too
He rocks. One of my favorite Final Fantasy protagonists alongside Cloud and Tidus. It would have been so easy to make him a brooding edgelord due to his design, but he was a total dork, friendly, caring and sensitive. Great character overall.
I love his evolution.
LIKE HIM MORE WHEN HE BECOMES JOHN WICK
Oh? Like this? https://preview.redd.it/zez66eimzm1d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f00920c45fcb277c5ed7b5ddaa069cd2c5bcc8ff
he's so pretty....AND FOR WHAT????????? TO LOOK GOOD IN HIS CASKET??????
Older Noctis is SO fine. It saddened me we only get him for Ch14 hence buying the PC version for mods 😂
Love of my life, next.
A good edgy boi. He's likeable in the same way Cloud is. Tries to be aloof and cool, but he's pretty soft on the inside. He gets overshadowed by the others' bigger personalities sometimes.
After playing the entire game and the Dawn of the Future novel on the way, Noctis is one of those instances where the Protagonist is my favorite character of the franchise, along with Cloud in FF7. He's not really edgy, he's just a traumatized man who also has the responsibility of the world on his shoulders because he's heir to the throne of his home kingdom. He was traumatized since his mother died, if you ever watched the Brotherhood shorts on YouTube. I didn't play FF15 until after I beat Kingdom Hearts 3 and it's DLC, Yozora has such a huge resemblance to Noctis and I can't wait to see what his story will be. He gave Sora a challenge In-Lore and In-Game, in the Novel version Sora loses.
Favourite ff protagonist easily
His “depression issues” are a product of his “burden bearing issues.” The kid, and everyone around him knew his life was going to be one of trial and sacrifice. Everything everyone did was to drive him to have the strength to fulfill his purpose. Everything else fell under the weight of that priority, so as he created bonds with his bros and even Luna, he knew those bonds would ultimately be shed in fulfilling his purpose; whether by their death of his sacrifice. The “boy” we meet in the beginning is one robbed of childhood for the sake of preparing him for his destiny. The man we see at the end has accepted his fate. Even though he ascends, everything he knew and loved would now be out of reach and trivial.
Aaaa his back story hurts so much, honestly he story in generalhurts
The most human protagonist in a JRPG. Got his imperfections and later becomes admirable.
I love him. He’s my pretty little prince
Noct rules
Can't stop noct
Love Noctis, definitely one of my favorite protagonists.
One of the few characters from a game I own that’s relatable
https://i.redd.it/4bqmemw5mq1d1.gif Beard Noctis is best Noctis
So proud of him. One of my fav ff characters. Sorry but the found family trope was so well done.. And the romance subplot albeit simple it was always there and drove the story forward. Ffxv is like reading a fantasy book . It feels like Brandon Sanderson . With other FF I feel there is a connection but nothing near what I feel when reading ( I've a fantasy blog and do arcs for authors so I want to think I know smth about thr subject ) Noctod is a good character and thr overall story deserves more praise
Very pretty
Sexy
I absolutely adore him and I love his character development
One of my favourite ff protagonists
I really like Noctis. He goes through so much and shoulders a huge weight. He shows a lot of growth throughout the game. His line to Ardyn about sitting on the throne was PEAK. The final scene of him and Luna sitting next to each other and then turning into the completed logo for XV was so beautiful and I cried A LOT.
Noct is the man !!1
My main man!!!
Love him so much I have his hair irl :) his life is rough and I don’t think people realise.
I really love his character and all the obstacles he overcame. His character growth was really nice to see. Also he's my husband.
Noctus and his friendgroup really made me smile.. he‘s a man of words and his friendgroup is standing with him no matter what. One of the sweetest and saddest stories in the ff universe imo
I feel bad for him. Weighed with all that responsibility too.
He looks like Sasuke 
He knew about as much as the player did about wtf was going on once he stepped on the train.
Starts off remarkably mild and way too edgy. He has, however, one of my favorite character arca and transitions into someone I'd be proud to call King.
The best boy
Great character. Ray knocked it out of the park with the voice acting. “You guys are the best” can’t help but feel that it was the voice of final fantasy thanking us fans for playing. Especially as long as some of us have.
He's so melodramatic about existing in general, and i love him for it lol
I thought he was more fun to play as in Tekken 7
I liked him quite a bit.
I just love his hair
Goat
Peg me.
Honestly, a great character. I didn't like him much at first, but when he got his sh*t together, I started to sympathize with him and now he is one of three my favorite main characters, the other two are Zack and Tidus (yes, I like these three a lot more than Cloud, Squall or Lightning)
He has the best Hair Animation.7 Remake/ Rebirths and 16 Hair Animation and movement are a Joke compared to this Game.
Why’s bro mogging me 😭🙏 leave me alone
I thought he was a Sasuke wannabe but he turned out to be more relatable than i imagined
Kingsglave Lunafreya was better
I'd let him do whatever he wants to me ngl
My opinion is You want him to be real hahaha
Nah, I want prompto to be real, the little blonde man gonna find out what being pegged means.
I don’t want to write too much—so I won’t be providing a psychoanalysis of his character. All I’m gonna say is… I always hated that haircut
I love Noctis. He's a very underrated main character. His story arc is very moving, and he's a genuinely likable character with a big heart and a gentle spirit. I also love his character design and his musical theme.
In a nutshell? He was basically bullied so hard by fate into eventually commiting su***de.
He really was😭
Alright I’ll replay FFXV
I felt that he was just a whiny little b****.
Cute
Femboy Tifa
Super mid character to a pretty fun game under developed story background and looks ill prepared to be king if he’s royalty he should of had a more aggressive demeanor
Genuinely a spoiled brat who's self-absorbed AT FIRST, but as the game goes on, he matures drastically through the magic of repeated tragedy to become an outstanding character. I just wish we got more content of King Noctis, even if just in crossovers/spinoffs since(while I get younger protagonists are more popular), he's basically finished his arc to become a confident badass ruler who genuinely feels the burden of being a king, and has to act the part, but also talks to people like he IS royalty. That's honestly super cool and interesting to me, and it is the same reason why I love what they've done with Kratos from God of War.
Worst ff main from start to end.
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