The Maker's Ruin

"The Maker's Ruin" is a leitmotif appearing in Final Fantasy XIV, used as the main theme for the Warrior of Light.
It was composed by Masayoshi Soken, with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and Eva Kappeller.
==Lyrics==
;Latin
:Una pugnamus
:Unitis
:Una morimur
:Unitis Crystalle
;Japanese translation
:いざ共に戦わん
:一丸となりて
:死す時も共に
:クリスタルによりて、我ら結ばれん！
;Unofficial English translation
:Together we fight
:United
:Together we die
:United, O Crystal
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV===
"The Maker's Ruin" first plays in its entirety during the first phase of the confrontation with the Ultima Weapon at ( pre-patch 6.1), as well as the during the cutscene after defeating Lahabrea in a solo quest battle in .
Its leitmotif can be found in the Ultima Weapon's second phase theme, "Ultima", as well as in "Penitus" (the theme's first appearance), "Breaking Boundaries" (a theme appearing in each of the final job quests), and "And You! - A Realm Reborn Medley", among others. It appears for the second time during the introductory cutscene of .
"The Maker's Ruin" is track 109 on the A Realm Reborn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
====Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward====
"The Maker's Ruin" plays during the fight with Ascian Prime in the , and during combat with the Warriors of Darkness.
The song also plays from the twin music boxes (Star Ruby Music Box and Star Sapphire Music Box) crafted as part of the Heavensward Goldsmith questline.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3IMkEXYu4U
====Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood====
The song, arranged as a medley with "Torn from the Heavens", appears in Omega's battle themes, "Heartless" and "From the Heavens", for the raid and , respectively. "Heartless" was arranged by Yukiko Takada and "From the Heavens" was arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Soken.
"Heartless" is track 5 on the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood - EP digital mini album and track 6 on the Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
"The Maker's Ruin" also appears in the final Dark Knight job quest, during the battle with Myste the Delusionist.
====Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers====
A new arrangement plays in cutscenes featuring Ardbert and the Warriors of Darkness, titled "More Than Truth", arranged by Yukiko Takada.
====Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker====
"With Hearts Aligned", an arrangement of "The Maker's Ruin" and "Endwalker - Footfalls" appears as the theme for the final phase of .
"Heartless" plays during the battle against Omega-M and Omega-F in the second phase of . It is track 50 on the Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
==Video performances==
===Square Enix Music Channel===
A piano cover of "Heartless" was arranged and performed by Keiko and uploaded on the channel in celebration of Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary.https://twitter.com/sem_sep/status/1601140215548039170
==Compilation album appearances==
===Untempered: Final Fantasy XIV Primal Battle Themes===
"The Maker's Ruin" is track 9 of disc 1 on the album. "Heartless" is track 5 of disc 1 on the album.
===Final Fantasy XIV - The Best===
"The Maker's Ruin" is track 43 on the album.
===Time and Again 2: Final Fantasy XIV Raid Dungeon Themes===
"Heartless" is track 15 of disc 1 on the album.
===Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box Vol. 2===
"The Maker's Ruin" is track 2 on side B of the A Realm Reborn Vinyl LP Vol. 2 album.
==Citations==
Category:Battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy XIV
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