Welcome to the Estinien zone! A little place to gush over him. By no means an exhaustive archive but hopefully it can act as a repository of sorts. That being said, Estinien is a very dear character to me... I beat Heavensward back in 2020-ish and I've been obsessed with him since. His character growth strikes some emotional chords through the way it's a story of someone who was hurt greatly and hurt others in the process, but was given the chance to grow and amend and be free in the end - turning the fires of vengeance in his heart into love, warm and pure. A little reminder that life's worth fighting for. I love how distinct and real he feels - I like to think of him as someone I'd just love to sit with and talk for hours, granted he'll let me. He's so much more intriguing that he gives himself credit for! ...And as a bonus, he's a mature man in armor. What's not to love.
screenshots
(Needless to say, massive FFXIV spoilers ahead)
All screenshots by me (except #10)!
These were all taken using a mod that restored his original face model before it was swapped out in 3.3.
As of the graphics change in 7.0, it unfortunately doesn't work anymore. I have him immortalized here at least LOL miss him
official art
Closeup from the Final Fantasy XIV 2017 Official Calendar [November]
From Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - The Art of Ishgard - Stone and Steel (2015)
'Revenge Of The Horde' (2016) patch art.
From Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - The Art of Ishgard - Stone and Steel (2015)
Closeup. From Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - The Art of Ishgard - Stone and Steel (2015)
Interestingly shows Estinien and Alphinaud alongside the WOL against the Warring Triad. This does not happen in canon.
Rough for the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - Art of Resurrection - Among the Stars cover (2022)
His pose changed drastically in final but I just adore the energy of this one. Ft. The lovely Tataru :3
Closeups from the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - Art of Resurrection - Among the Stars cover (2022)
& Kodai Okamoto's Japan Fanfest 'Welcome Home' artwork (2022)
Respective closeups from the Heavensward (2015) & Endwalker (2021) expansion art.
Concept Art. From Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - The Art of Ishgard - Scars of War (2021)
The art itself, as it was released, likely dates back to 2016.
♥ Nidstinien Concept Art. From Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - The Art of Ishgard - Scars of War (2021)
The art itself, as it was released, likely dates back to 2016.
Tetsuya Nomuya's Third Year Anniversary art (2017)
Pictologica Final Fantasy portrait & FFXIV x Bikkuriman Chocolate sticker.
FFXIV China Fan Fest 2024 art. Illustrated by Syoyo!
Crop of my sweeties from the FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Arrangement Vinyl LP Box (2025)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Character Multi-Purpose Case + Pin Badge.
From Magic: The Gathering (2025). Illustrated by Yakotakos.
From Magic: The Gathering (2025). Illustrated by Fang Xinyu.
A lot of these scans are thanks to Eniphina and Dawntrailing!
Alright, this one exists too. I know.
From the FFXIV 'Stay At Home' Campaign (2020)
LINE stickers
(2018)
(2023-2024)
miscellaneous
DUALITY Arrangement Album (2016)
From the CGI Endwalker trailer (2021) + Render (2022)
Spritesheets from Final Fantasy: Record Keeper. Found here!
Bring Arts figure :) 2nd pic source
Ingame minion (chibis), first pic by popup_ff14 & kitty face pic by me
Screenshot of Estinien singing Baka Mitai
...JK :) "Tales under the New Moon: As Azure Fades" (2023)
"Tales from the Storm: From Azure Ashes" (2018)
From Korean ffxivtwt's "characters most wanted for marriage" unofficial survey (2023)
Source here!
FFXIV x Uniqlo Heattech collab (2019)
extra little space where I intend to put some cutscenes I recorded before the graphics change. I've yet to edit them so it may take a while... in the meantime have this