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Final Fantasy XIV players held in-game virtual funerals and vigils across servers on November 11, 2026, to mourn Eikichi Iwai, bassist of the game's official band The Primals, who died suddenly aged 57. Players on the European Omega server gathered around Limsa Lominsa's Aetheryte Plaza with campfires, and on the Sephirot server players sat for more than seven hours at Ultima Thule. Square Enix's development and operations team announced his death in a public letter on The Lodestone, saying the band and staff were overcome with deep sorrow after his performance at the recent Fan Festival in Japan. His own rock band, Chirinuruwowa, also confirmed the death and cancelled upcoming dates on its Endless Loop 2026 tour. Iwai joined The Primals in 2014. His bass work featured on tracks including Stormblood's Amatsu Kaze and Endwalker's Scream and Close in the Distance, according to PC Gamer. IGN reported that fans and games industry figures shared memories of his music, and that the band's last concert was at a Fan Festival in Tokyo on November 1.