Final Fantasy Wiki
Register
Advertisement

Template:Sideicon

Gaia is a non-player character from Final Fantasy XIV. She appears in the Shadowbringers expansion as a relevant character for the Eden raids' storyline.

Story

Shortly after Ryne reactivates Eden, Gaia attacks it from above under the embrace of a voidsent. The Warrior of Light defeats her, but Gaia rises again, only to be unaware of her current location before collapsing. Thancred Waters takes her into their custody and interrogates her. After the Warrior defeats versions of Leviathan and Titan based on their memories and Ryne's interpretations before leaving the Empty to recuperate, Thancred and Urianger Augurelt discuss her presence.

Gaia later wakes up in the player's absence and arrives, along with Thancred carrying all her luggage, from Eulmore. She explains she grew up there and not a single soul knew her, nor did she remember anything of note. She is quick to push away from any connection with the player party outside of trying to press on to Eden where she hopes to find out more about herself and the darkness that possesses her. Upon wandering off on her own she is discovered to have great dark magic as a result of the darkness, however she doesn't have control over it and it speaks in her head to her, even revealing that it was the voice that gave her name to her having forgotten her own.

She observes the player party as they restore the aetheral elements to the empty although their discussions end up frustrating her and lead her to march off away from them. Ryne attempts to connect with her, desiring a friend her own age, but Gaia coldly shuts her out. Later the darkness within her manifests and summons sin eaters that the player protects her from, while trapped in the emptiness of her mind she quickly comes to lament the isolation, and admits she would welcome the party's presence now. Upon waking up, Ryne's relief at her recovery is not unwelcome and she slowly starts to cooperate with the party more. Later upon Ryne losing control of Shiva's powers in the attempt to restore the ice element to the empty, she dives in to attempt to save her and makes no attempt to hide her true feelings about her new friends, begging for Ryne's safety. Afterward, she begins to properly become friends with Ryne, even spending time away from the empty casually with her.

Personality

Gaia initially is an extremely impatient individual, unwilling to become emotionally invested in others and simply wants to move forward toward finding out the truth about herself. Her lack of knowledge of her past is a sore point to her, as she makes clear any time someone tries make her see other points of view. As time goes on, she starts to become affected by the efforts of Ryne to become closer to her, especially upon becoming exposed to the depths of emptiness brought on by the darkness affecting her. Soon enough she warms up to Ryne and while still putting on a face of being uptight, it's clear she is now valuing the friendship being offered to her.

Gameplay

Gaia, as the Voidwalker, is fought as the boss in the Eden's Gate: Descent raid, as well as its Savage mode.

Gaia later appears during the Eden's Verse Refulgence raid during the final phase to spur players on to aid her in the final phase to save her friend.

Gallery


Impresario-ffvi-iosThis section is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.
Advertisement