With the revelation that the echo is merely, as described by Elidibus, a remnant of the power the ancients had... And as we witnessed how an illusion could awaken this remnant of power even on the fragmented souls in the first.
Consider this: the ancients that summoned Zodiark were tempered by him.
That means the echo =/= temper-proof, considering even the 'real deal' couldn't protect them from zodiark's influence... Therefore, could it be this whole time we thought we were immune to tempering was just correlation, in the sense that we aren't protected from tempering, as much as it might be that we simply already were tempered?
Could it be that when we attain the echo, we are tempered by Hydaelyn? (Hear, feel, think...) And now that we know tempering by Zodiark still allows his subjects (the ascians) to retain such a grand level of autonomy and reasoning, it no longer stands impossible to reason that we are likewise tempered by her.
I know it's old old stuff, but don't forget Ifrit's shock when he first tried to temper us and fails, only to exclaims in realization that "we've been claimed by another" (paraphrasing there).
Thoughts?
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Consider this: the ancients that summoned Zodiark were tempered by him.
That means the echo =/= temper-proof, considering even the 'real deal' couldn't protect them from zodiark's influence... Therefore, could it be this whole time we thought we were immune to tempering was just correlation, in the sense that we aren't protected from tempering, as much as it might be that we simply already were tempered?
Could it be that when we attain the echo, we are tempered by Hydaelyn? (Hear, feel, think...) And now that we know tempering by Zodiark still allows his subjects (the ascians) to retain such a grand level of autonomy and reasoning, it no longer stands impossible to reason that we are likewise tempered by her.
I know it's old old stuff, but don't forget Ifrit's shock when he first tried to temper us and fails, only to exclaims in realization that "we've been claimed by another" (paraphrasing there).
Thoughts?
Continue reading...