Four years ago, Final Fantasy 14 blogger Maidy passed away after a long battle with cancer.
He became an icon in the community through his blog "Hikari no Otōsan" in which he introduced the game to his father to bring them closer together after having drifted apart. He chose Final Fantasy 14 in particular because his dad introduced him to the series with Final Fantasy 3 on the Nintendo Famicom, making their journey together in Eorzea a true, wholesome full-circle moment.
The blog was later turned into a TV series called "Dad of Light" which was then adapted into a movie called "Brave Father Online: Our Story Of Final Fantasy 14".
His father passed away only six months ago, but Maidy—and thus their story—has now been immortalised in the game that brought the two back together.
The new Dawntrail expansion introduces an NPC bearing the likeness of Maidy in Solution Nine, sitting on a park bench. It's an especially fitting spot to find them in, but if you want to avoid spoilers, stop here.
Spoilers for Dawntrail.
Those who die in Solution Nine are uploaded to what is essentially the Final Fantasy equivalent of the cloud, living forever in...
