With dedicated leitmotifs and lyrics written from the perspective of various characters, the music in Final Fantasy XIV is as integral to the game’s story as any cutscene—and after two years of speculation, we finally know which character is behind the gut-wrenching main theme of Endwalker, “Close in the Distance.”

Apparently, it’s none other than dear Ardbert, the poster boy of the game itself and the narrator of Shadowbringers, one of FFXIV’s most critically acclaimed expansions. Japanese game news site GAME Watch first reported on the revelation in their coverage of the recent official concert, “THE PRIMALS Live in Japan – Darkest Before Dawn,” where the Japanese VA for Ardbert was invited onstage to MC the beginning of the event.