However, hallucinations of Somnus's spirit taunting him and Aera being killed by his own hand ultimately made him become a twisted, evil, cold, vindictive, vengeful immortal, no longer caring for the people he once did everything he could to save and fully willing to destroy all of the Lucians for revenge.

How did Ardyn become a demon?

When Lunafreya relays Aera's wish to save him, he angrily summons Ifrit to kill her. Lunafreya absorbs the Scourge from Ifrit, and makes a covenant with him. When Noctis arrives Lunafreya has fully turned into a daemon, as her power to absorb the darkness is the same as Ardyn had used 2,000 years ago.

Is Ardyn really a villain?

Even in just the base game Ardyn is a fascinating villain, whose motivations and story run deep into the heart of Final Fantasy XV. Three years later, however, Episode Ardyn firmly solidifies the man as one of Final Fantasy's best villains.