Metaphor: ReFantazio – All Endings Explained

Muhibul Alam Chowdhury
By Muhibul Alam Chowdhury
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There are 4 Endings you can get in Metaphor: ReFantazio, though only one of them is a happy one.

In Metaphor: ReFantazio, the choices you make throughout the game affect the outcome of the story. As such, there are multiple endings to your adventures in the Kingdom of Euchronia.

There is, however, only one real ending, and three of the four endings will cut your story short. Starting from 9/24, there will be various twists to the story as well as revelations of important information about the world of Metaphor: ReFantazio.

How you react to the dilemmas and information presented to you, will decide the outcome of the game.

In this article, we will take a look at all endings, explain their consequences, and how to get them.

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All Endings

On 9/24, you will learn crucial information about the Elda, the Protagonist and the Prince’s tribe. The Elda are the oldest tribe in the world. After the discovery of magic, all the other tribes fought over it, destroying much of the world.

The mindless monsters called humans are those who were transformed due to prolonged contact with magic. However, the Elda were unaffected.

This information is crucial to how Metaphor: ReFantazio ends.

Fantasy is Dead

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  • How to Get:
    • On 9/24, during your dialogue with the mysterious voice that has been guiding you since unlocked your Archetype, select the following choices:
      • It came to nothing.”
      • It was all a mistake…
      • … Lies dead before me.
      • Then this is where it ends.”
      • “I’ve had enough.”
    • You can also deny your identity as the Prince to get this ending.

While exploring the Ancient Eldan Sanctum, you find that the Prince has been slain. Upon seeing his corpse, you start hearing the mysterious voice that guided you throughout the game. The voice explains that it’s the disembodied spirit of the Prince’s mother and that you are the Prince’s idealism in the form of his own Archetype, a new body made from Magla.

It is revealed that your destiny is to merge with the Prince’s body, bringing him back to life and allowing him to claim the throne.

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This ending happens if you refuse to merge with the Prince. It results in the game abruptly ending. And in the epilogue, it is stated that Louis, without any contention, becomes King of Euchronia and destroys the kingdom. So much so, that it is forgotten by history.

Choosing to merge with the Prince will continue the game, and you’ll be able to get the rest of the endings.

Fantasy is Ruined

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  • How to Get:
    • Between 9/26 and 10/25, you’ll have a conversation with Louis at the end of Skybound Avatar. To get this ending, choose “You’re absolutely right.”

During your conversation with Louis, it is revealed that he plans to use the King’s Royal Sceptre to transform Euchronia’s entire population into humans- the monstrous kind.

He states that under his rule only the strongest can reverse their transformations and eventually defeat those who remain human. Thus, creating a society of elites.

Agreeing with Louis will lead to the “Fantasy is Ruined” ending, where you ally with Louis and become the joint ruler of Euchronia.

In the epilogue, it is stated that all of Euchronia was transformed into mindless monsters.

Fantasy-is-Ruined-Epilogue
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It is effectively the same outcome as the previous ending, where the Kingdom of Euchronia is erased from history.

If you instead choose to fight Louis, the game continues, and you will be able to the final two endings.

Fantasy is Only Fiction

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  • How to Get:
    • During the Final Battle with Louis, you will have a conversation with More. Choose “I understand. You’re right.” to get this ending,

During the Final Battle with Louis, after you defeat the first phase, you will seemingly die only to be rescued by More at the last second. Then, More will take you to Shibuya, Tokyo, the real world.

More explains that the United Kingdom of Euchronia, the Tournament, the allies you fought with, and that whole world is just fiction, and that it is doomed.

He also claims that the real world has no prejudice and that you continue to live if you accept that the world you were born in is a fantasy.

He also sympathizes with Louis, stating that the fantasy world was a miserable cycle of people taking out their frustrations on one another, and that even Louis’ rule is preferable.

Fantasy-is-Fiction-Epilogue
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If you accept what More says then the story ends here.

Choosing “I don’t want to give up.” instead of “I understand. You’re right.” will let you continue to the true ending.

The One True Ending

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  • How to Get:
    • Do not select the choices to get the previous three endings, and defeat Louis.

If you refuse More’s offer to return to the real world, he reveals that it was only a test to see how easily the Protagonist would give up. He returns the Protagonist to his life, and after you defeat Louis, the Protagonist claims the Royal Scepter and destroys it.

New-King
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With Louis gone, the Protagonist becomes King. Hythlodaeus V’s apparition disappears from the sky above Grand Trad and so does More, who explains that he was the King’s Archetype and was created to find a suitable successor.

Afterwards, you’ll be able to move around Grand Trad to talk to Followers whose bond rank you’ve maxed out.

In the epilogue, your party, on Gauntlet Runner, talk about the Sceptre’s destruction already leading to growth of grass in the desert outside Grand Trad.

The-Future
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While Prejudice is still widespread and oppressed tribes still live in poverty, there is hope for a better future.

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Muhibul Alam Chowdhury is a Guide writer at GameRiv.