Wawalago Momolago is a non-playable character from Final Fantasy XIV. Officially, he is the guildmaster of Fisherman's Bottom in Limsa Lominsa. However, since he does not bother with actually running the guild, Sisipu handles administrative tasks instead.
History[]
Early life[]
Wawalago used to fish in his native Thanalan, when he came across a pirate ship during an expedition and ended up kidnapped and put to work under the mast. Wawalago managed to win his freedom with his sharp intelligence. He came to settle in Limsa Lominsa, where he enjoyed a life without fantasy.[1]
Final Fantasy XIV (version 1.0)[]
With the growing increase in Sahagin's attack, Wawalago began hiring adventurers to outsmart the Fishermans' Guild pullers. Wawalago hired the Warrior of Light to escort Sisipu to Oschon's Torch and return.[2]
Wawalago tended to provoke newly initiated handles to perform peculiar tasks. Once the Warrior of Light joined the Fishermans' Guild, Wawalago asked them to dance half naked for the fish. Due to complaints from the pullers, Wawalago decided to open a big sale.[3]
With the end of the sale approaching, Wawalago offered to extend the time limit for veteran pullers while denying the novice extension request. When questioned by Sisipu, Wawalago stated that she should be the one who would understood him.[4]
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[]
Wawalago occasionally appears Fisher class quests, mostly to give advice on catching certain kinds of fish. In the last major Fishing class quest, he tasked the Warrior of Light with catching a Mazlaya Marlin from the Bloodshore to clear up a temporary lockdown by the Maelstrom following a "sea serpent" scare.
Ascelyn, a learner of lore, asked Wawalago to catch a monstrous fish that he believed was the origin of the Nepto Dragon legends. Wawalago claimed to be too old to fish for heavy things and asked the Warrior of Light to do the task. After the Warrior of Light caught the titanic sawfish and Navigator's brand, Wawalago officially recognized the Warrior as a fisherman with enough skill to catch an Old One, if such a need arose.[5]
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward[]
Wawalago was visited by an old friend named Ansaulme de Rougecarpe. Wawalago presented and told the achievements of the Warrior of Light to Ansaulme, who was fascinated and invited the Warrior to visit his homeland, Ishgard.
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]
Wawalago started sneaking out of the city at night to meet Govv—a young Sahagin who befriended Master Wawalago after ending up on the wrong end of his fishing line. To Wawalago's surprise, Sisipu noticed his strange behavior and asks the Warrior of Light to assess what was going on. Wawalago explained and said that Govv wanted to meet the Warrior of Light.
Govv was concerned about the sudden disappearance of a fish species known as "the shooting star of the seas" in the Sahagin language. With a clear vote of confidence from the guildmaster, Govv accepted the help of the Warrior of Light. Wawalago asked to the Warrior of Light keep his business with Govv a secret from Sisipu. He explained that the girl's home was invaded by the Sahagin when she was young, and he sought only to prevent her from reliving the pain of her past.
Wawalago recruited Reyna Breakhook as a capable cooperator to help with the search. Reyna reduced the possible location of the breeding beds of the shooting stars to a region on the Ruby Sea and accompanied the Warrior of Light to Hingashi. Talking to local fishermen, Reyna learned that the Sahagin's so-called shooting stars were known by the Hingan people as harutsuge and asked the Warrior to capture some to gain more insight into the cause of their disappearance. Eventually, Sisipu found out and punished Wawalago for his insensitivity to her true feelings and giving him the blessings to he make the journey to the east.
In Isari, Warrior of Light learned that formerly Isari fishermen and their Kojin friends held an annual event known as the Wadatsumi festival. The festivities involved the capture of giant plesiosaurs and their traditional religious practices were banned twenty-five years ago, when the Garlean Empire arrived. Upon hearing the story, Wawalago deduced that the festival's ban had resulted in an overpopulation of plesiosaurs, who were hunting the harutsuge pups before they could reach their maximum size. As such, it would be logical that reliving the festival would restore harutsuge to the seas.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Wawalago is a male dunesfolk Lalafell with grey hair and a curled moustache. He wears a full set of Fisherman's attire.
Personality[]
A laidback womanizer, he prefers to spend his time instructing fishers and slacking off. This causes no end of grief for Sisipu, who has to pick up the slack.
Gameplay[]
Triple Triad[]
Wawalago is a NPC available for Triple Triad matches added in patch 3.0. He is located at Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (8.1, 15.3).
The matches have the Match Rules Swap and Chaos. The possible reward for defeating him is Lucia goe Junius Card.
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Encyclopædia Eorzea: The World of Final Fantasy XIV, p. 105
- ↑ Final Fantasy XIV, Limsa Lominsa's main quest "Treasures of the Main" in version 1.0.
- ↑ Final Fantasy XIV, Fisher quest "The Beast of the Barrel" in version 1.0.
- ↑ Final Fantasy XIV, Fisher quest "Polishing the Mast" in version 1.0.
- ↑ Final Fantasy XIV, Sidequest The Beast of Brewer's Beacon.