History Series / FinalFantasyXIVDadOfLight

* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The show took liberties with the original posts for RuleOfDrama. For starters, Real!Maidy didn't have a strained relationship with his father.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: Hirotaro walks in one evening on Akio. Akio covers up his monitor, which won't shut off, to keep his father from knowing he's Maidy. The tissue in his hand leads Hirotaro to think Akio's on ADateWithRosiePalms.

Akio Inaba, a young officer worker, has been distant from his father, Hirotaro. For many years, despite living under the same roof, the two haven't talked beyond a few words with one another since Akio was a child. One day during the year of 2014, Akio's mom notified him that his dad suddenly quits his job without consultation. [[DumbStruck Stunned, confused]], and not knowing how to break the ice with his dad over the reason why he had quit his job, Akio recalled how his father bought him ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' when he was little, and how they bonded over the game. To that end, he hopes to use his passion for ''[=FFXIV=]'' to reconnect with his father; he buys a copy for Hirotaro, and plans to befriend him in-game, keeping his identity a secret while trying to understand his father better.

Set in part in their [[TearJerker tear-jerkingly]] popular MMORPG ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', and BasedOnATrueStory from a blog titled, ''Ichigeki Kakusatsu SS Nikki'' under the sub-category, ''Project: Dad of Light'' chronicled by a [[JustForFun/OneOfUs real]] ''[=FFXIV=]'' player named "Maidy Maidy;" whose project garnered a grand readership following through his 9-month journey documenting his attempts to reconnect with his father through ''[=FFXIV=]'', and whose [[AuthorAvatar user account]] was used in recreating the drama.

* PacManFever: Young Akio tells his dad to enter the grand tower; they were in the beginning dungeon where no such thing even exists.

* {{Adorkable}}: Hirotaro is funny and endearing in his attempts to learn the ropes of FFXIV. After Maidy saves him from a Treant Sapling, being unable to communicate for lack of a keyboard, he just runs in circles around Maidy before leaving. Later, after Akio gives him a hand-me-down keyboard, his first attempt at communicating is flubbed when the "A" key becomes stuck.

* LikeFatherLikeSon: Hirotaro and Akio are basically similiar in having {{Adorkable}} personality.

* VocalDissodance: Satomi's character in-game, Big Gorio, is a big burly male roegadyn who speaks with Satomi's distinctly feminine voice.

* MistakenForRomance: A few of Akio's coworkers are eavesdropping on him and a female coworker who also plays the game. They fall into this after hearing a few out-of-context words.

During the Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival in 2019, it was revealed that a [[TheFilmOfTheSeries movie]] featuring a new cast of actors is in production, and set to be released on June 21, 2019.

** MistakenForRomance: A few of Akio's coworkers are eavesdropping on him and a female coworker who also plays the game. They fall into this after hearing a few out-of-context words.

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** Indy riding the same chocobo as Maidy is a reference to the original blog post where he participated in a promotion to receive a dual passenger chocobo if he invited a new player.

* AuthorAvatar: [[DescendedCreator Literally]]. To preserve user rights (and prevent non-gamer [[Main/{{Noob}} noobness]],) the character of Maidy was enacted directly by his original user, and dubbed by voice actress, Creator/YoshinoNanjo post-production; while the entire gameplay segments, including in-guild interactions, were also newly recorded gameplay (including footage capture, user log texting, and emote acting!) featuring the author's very own guild members for drama production, including the person who [[TheLancer manages]] all of his "online public meetings," [[ADayInTheLimelight Aru-chan.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Hirotaro is funny and endearing in his attempts to learn the ropes of FFXIV. After Maidy saves him from a Treant Sapling, being unable to communicate for lack of a keyboard, he just runs in circles around Maidy before leaving. Later, after Akio gives him a hand-me-down keyboard, his first attempt at communicating is flubbed when the "A" key becomes stuck.

* TrainingMontage: Before their last fight with Twintania, Maidy, Indy, and their friends are shown training for the big fight.

Akio Inaba, a young officer worker, has been distant from his father, Hirotaro. For many years, despite living under the same roof, the two haven't talked beyond a few words with one another since Akio was a child. One day during the year of 2014, Akio's mom notified him that his dad suddenly quits his job without consultation. [[DumbStruck Stunned, confused]], and not knowing how to break the ice with his dad over the reason why his dad made this move, Akio recalled how his father bought him ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' when he was little, and how they bonded over the game. To that end, he hopes to use his passion for ''[=FFXIV=]'' to reconnect with his father; he buys a copy for Hirotaro, and plans to befriend him in-game, keeping his identity a secret while trying to understand his father better.

Set in their [[TearJerker tear-jerkingly]] popular MMORPG ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', and BasedOnATrueStory from a blog titled, ''Ichigeki Kakusatsu SS Nikki'' under the sub-category, ''Project: Dad of Light'' chronicled by a [[JustForFun/OneOfUs real]] ''[=FFXIV=]'' player named "Maidy Maidy;" whose project garnered a grand readership following through his 9-month journey documenting his attempts to reconnect with his father through ''[=FFXIV=]'', and whose [[AuthorAvatar user account]] was used in recreating the drama.

During the Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival in 2019, it was revealed that a [[TheFilmOfTheSeries movie]] was in production, featuring a new cast of actors set to be released on June 21, 2019.

During the Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival in 2019, it was revealed that a [[TheFilmOfTheSeries movie]] was in production, featuring a new cast of actors.

Akio Inaba, a young officer worker, has been distant from his father, Hirotaro. For many years, despite living under the same roof, the two haven't talked beyond a few words with one another since Akio was a child. One day during the year of 2014, Akio's mom notified him that his dad suddenly quits his job without tell her. [[DumbStruck Stunned, confused]], and not knowing how to break the ice with his dad over the reason why his dad made this move, Akio recalled how his father bought him ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' when he was little, and how they bonded over the game. To that end, he hopes to use his passion for ''[=FFXIV=]'' to reconnect with his father; he buys a copy for Hirotaro, and plans to befriend him in-game, keeping his identity a secret while trying to understand his father better.

Set in their [[TearJerker tear-jerkingly]] popular MMORPG ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', and BasedOnATrueStory from a blog titled, ''Ichigeki Kakusatsu SS Nikki'' under the sub-category, ''Project: Dad of Light'' chronicled by a [[OneOfUs real]] ''[=FFXIV=]'' player named "Maidy Maidy;" whose project garnered a grand readership following through his 9-month journey documenting his attempts to reconnect with his father through ''[=FFXIV=]'', and whose [[AuthorAvatar user account]] was used in recreating the drama.

Set in their [[TearJerker tear-jerkingly]] popular MMORPG ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', and BasedOnATrueStory from a blog titled, ''Ichigeki Kakusatsu SS Nikki'' under the sub-category, ''Project: Dad of Light'' chronicled by a [[OneOfUs real]] ''[=FFXIV=]'' player named "Maidy Maidy," whose project garnered a grand readership following through his 9-month journey documenting his attempts to reconnect with his father through ''[=FFXIV=]''; and whose [[AuthorAvatar user account]] was used in recreating the drama.

Akio Inaba, a young officer worker, has been distant from his father, Hirotaro. For many years, the two not having talked with one another since he was a child. One day during the year of 2014, Akio's mom notified him that his dad suddenly quits his job without tell her. [[DumbStruck Stunned, confused]], and not knowing how to break the ice with his dad over the reason why his dad made this move, Akio recalled how his father bought him ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' when he was little, and how they bonded over the game. To that end, he hopes to use his passion for ''[=FFXIV=]'' to reconnect with his father; he buys a copy for Hirotaro, and plans to befriend him in-game, keeping his identity a secret while trying to understand his father better.