With the unhappy passing of Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama, Last Fantasy XIV gamers have come collectively the world over to pay tribute to a hero and legend of the anime sphere. Since information of Toriyama’s passing broke, gamers have gathered outdoors the Pugilist’s guild in Ul’dah, many dressed as a few of the creator’s most beloved characters.

Though finest identified for creating the foundational world of Dragon Ball Z, Toriyama was additionally famend for his work on much-loved RPGs. From his character designs in Chrono Set off to putting designs in Dragon Quest, Toriyama touched artists and followers throughout the world of anime, manga, and video video games. 

It doesn’t matter which server you play on, it’s laborious to overlook the gathering of gamers in Ul’dah, decked out in cosplay in homages to the life’s works of Toriyama. There’s no finish to the Goku outfits, and a whole lot of individuals donning the Slime Crown and Thug’s Mug glamour objects, impressed by Dragon Quest, and rewarded through the Breaking Brick Mountains occasion final held in 2021. 

As they all the time do in unhappy instances like these, gamers are utilising the Wanderer’s Campfire minion to mild the streets of Ul’dah, and so they’re prone to stay of their chosen spot for hours, and even days, in remembrance of Toriyama and all he gave to the world throughout his life. 

It’s not the primary time Last Fantasy XIV gamers have come collectively in honor of a treasured artist; again in 2021, the neighborhood got here collectively after the demise of Kentaro Miura, creator of the notorious Manga Berserk. Hundreds of Darkish Knights on each server lined the streets of Ul’dah in his reminiscence, simply as we’re seeing them do in the present day. The neighborhood additionally gathered once more for considered one of their very own, Stephen Critchlow, who voiced Rely Edmont de Fortemps within the Heavensward enlargement.