Final Fantasy 14 Might Have Unintentionally Revealed a New Hairstyle

Man, where do I even start? So, there I was, scrolling through social media, avoiding everything productive, when I stumbled on this buzz about Final Fantasy 14. Apparently, after this whole producer livestream thing (still trying to figure out why it’s called “LIVE” when I’m catching up on it later, but whatever), fans found this nugget of gold—or maybe just a weird silver nugget? I digress.

Right, so the hairstyle! Yep, it’s crazy how obsessed we get over hairstyles in games, but I can’t blame ’em. There’s this sleek look from a 2023 contest, that might—keyword, might—be dropping with the 7.3 patch. It was kind of snuck in with armor previews for that mysterious raid, San d’Oria: The Second Walk. What a name, right? Sounds like a fantasy novel my younger self would’ve devoured.

Anyway, Naoki Yoshida, the guy with an impossible job title, producer-director or something, dropped that Patch 7.3, aka “The Promise of Tomorrow,” is landing August 5. Circle that date or don’t, your call. Apparently, it wraps up the main Dawntrail story arc—who knew! And there’s new stuff too, like this Pilgrim’s Traverse dungeon and some crafter quests. If I crafted anything more complex than instant noodles, I’d be excited—let’s face it, still am.

By now, I bet some sharp-eyed fans were screenshotting the heck out of those armor pieces. A user on Reddit, usernames are always a trip, something like Pinkbunnies66 or 99, pointed out this new style. Others chimed in, claiming it was a contest winner. Specifically, third entry stuff from Square Enix.

Get this: it’s on a miqo’te character (no idea how to pronounce that!) and the haircut has some sort of inside-out highlight thing going on. Genius or just marketing? Tossup, honestly.

Back to the important bit. Someone mentioned this girl showed off bows too, but apparently, they were just part of the armor set. Subtle, right? The rumor mill says if this style does drop, it wouldn’t be Dawntrail’s first hair contest entry. There was this “A Half Times Two” thing from Patch 7.15. You could snag it with some crazy in-game currency or just throw Gil at it—virtual microeconomics at its finest.

Honestly, hairstyles in Final Fantasy get treated like unicorn sightings. Each patch tossing them out like rare candy. Fingers crossed “The Promise of Tomorrow” doesn’t break the streak, huh?

Right, where was I going with this? Oh yeah, hairstyles and gaming patches. That’s the gist, folks. Or maybe, the tangent… who knows.