Final Fantasy XIV players gather to pay tribute to Berserk creator

Honoring an author’s impact

Kentaro Miura, the creator of significantly influential series Berserk, passed away at age 54, . And soon after the news hit, Final Fantasy XIV players who were fan𓃲s and influenced by his work took to their ꦜown servers to pay tribute.

Players on various servers donned their Dark Knight armor and stood in line as a tribute to Miura’s work. Berserk has over the years, from Souls games to characters like Soulcalibur‘s Siegfried/Nightmare and Cloud Strife’s infamous Buster Sword.

FF14 players are making a tribute to Kentaro Miura, author of Berserk by having Dark Kn♚ights (job HEAVILY influenced by Guts) standing in line

— Lulu🌈🎠(@luulubuu)

A whole bunch of DRKs gathered in Balmung’s Ul’dah in tribute to Miura tonight, I think there’s a real intersection between fans of FF and fans of Berserk.

— Kyrie 《Alexander (Primal) stan》 (@uwurianger)

Balmung’s dark knight memorial to Berserk author Kentaro Miura. I love this community.

— Oz! @ 5.5 (@localhyurzen)

One gathering shared around frequently was on Balmung, but players have being held on as well. It seems clear that Miura’s influence will keep carrying on, resonating in the creators and players who hold his work dear.