A brand new FFXIV fan video pays tribute to some of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings memes in Sq. Enix’s MMORPG, after the meme’s creator handed away in March. If you happen to have been on the Web within the mid-2000s, you’ll nearly actually be very conversant in Erwin ‘Tron’ Beekveld’s Tolkien-themed earworm “They’re taking the Hobbits to Isengard” – first uploaded as a video to the Albino Blacksheep web site in August 2005.
The unique video remixes a number of scenes from the second Lord of the Rings film, The Two Towers, into an unreasonably catchy dance anthem. Because the title suggests, it centres on Orlando Bloom’s character Legolas shouting, “They’re taking the Hobbits to Isengard!” The 2-minute video gained enormous reputation on-line, reaching the purpose the place LOTR director Peter Jackson uploaded a video to his Fb web page of Bloom singing alongside to the observe.
Now, FFXIV creators Plam & Change have created a Last Fantasy XIV spin on the video, reimagining it as “They’re taking the Lalas to Garlemald.” The video includes a full re-imagining of the tune and its video made within the multiplayer recreation. As you may need guessed, it replaces the Hobbits with the diminutive Lalafell, and Isengard with Imperial homeland Garlemald. You possibly can watch it on their YouTube channel, or down under – although be warned that the footage consists of clips from the climax of the bottom A Realm Reborn marketing campaign, in addition to some minor Endwalker snippets.
Sadly, it was reported in March 2022 that the meme’s authentic creator Beekveld had handed away on the age of 52 following a battle with lung most cancers. Alongside along with his most well-known work, he additionally created many remixes of traditional Commodore 64 themes. It’s refreshing to see, then, that his legacy continues to be bringing folks throughout the Web pleasure seventeen years later.
Right here’s the total video (once more, mild location and character spoiler warnings):
Elsewhere in Eorzea, Reside Letter 72 is ready for August 12 and we’re anticipating to get loads of particulars on the fantasy recreation‘s upcoming 6.2 replace – and maybe an early launch for the FFXIV Island Sanctuary characteristic, which turns the MMO right into a farming recreation. If you wish to lay your fingers on some hard-to-get mounts and minions within the meantime, the FFXIV Moonfire Faire 2022 occasion is operating till the subsequent enlargement launches.