I can’t help feeling some sense of irony over the announcement that the English name for FINAL FANTASY XIV’s “Dark Elves” is “Duskwight Elezen.” Yeah yeah. I know that the previous name for this race was likely an unofficial fan translation from the Japanese website, but still… that name sounds a lot more German than English. Either way, the American website for the next FF game has the official description of this race up and it breaks down a little something like this…
The Duskwight Elezen have spent centuries in the peace and seclusion of Eorzea's caves and caverns...Many of the reclusive Duskwight resort to robbery and pillaging to survive, earning them the scorn of their woodland relatives.
What? Am I REALLY supposed to be believed that caves and caverns are so lacking in plentiful natural resources that this proud, majestic race must stoop to something as base as theft? I suppose that’s the row every goth has to tow, right? You want to spend all your time in the dark, the dank and the gloom but, sooner or later, you’ve got to come out and brave the burning sunlight to get something good to eat, huh?
Anyway, check out the official site for the game, view the Duskwight Elezen description on your own and come up with some snarky comments that best suit your point of view. And big ups to Kotaku for the head's up.
-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia. Watch out for the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover collection this April - - available for pre-order now on Amazon.com.
