Why not? If we're to believe Eorzea / Hydaelyn is a living, breathing world, that kind of thing is to be expected. Dalamud is a retcon, but it's believable enough because five millennia have passed since it was launched. Given we've been led to believe the symbols of the Twelve have been around since before the First Umbral Era, there's bound to be some differences compared to the original design.Quote:
Originally Posted by JepMZ
Whether the Twelve actually exist is up for debate. According to Gaius they're basically unsummoned Primals, an assessment that's difficult to contest. The Age of the Gods was so long ago no real history exists from back then, so anything's possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiser-Ace
Each Ascian's glyph is indeed unique, corresponding to the lower part of the Esper whose Scion of Light they're named after. Lahabrea, for instance, has the lower part of Mateus' glyph, just inverted, and is named after Mateus' Scion of Light counterpart, Lahabrea, Abyssal Celebrant. This holds true across the Ascians, with Lahabrea = Mateus, Nabriales = Cu Chulainn, and Igeyorhm = Shemhazai. This is taken from Ivalice mythology.
EDIT: When Lahabrea and Igeyorhm fuse into the Ascian Prime, the glyph is half-and-half, showing the merger or synchronization of their souls.
IX eidolons don't have glyphs, just FYI.
Now, my personal guess to the mythology? Either Hydaelyn and Zodiark were originally one being, and Hydaelyn split from him at some point for some reason, or Zodiark was originally the "fathercrystal" and Hydaelyn somehow usurped the position and killed him. Now, Umbral Eras are periods of "rest and recovery," so during those times Zodiark is gaining strength and preparing to take on Hydaelyn to either assimilate her or take his seat back. What would happen should he succeed, well, who knows.
Either way, Hydaelyn is probably leeching Zodiark's power so he doesn't wake up. Lahabrea alludes to this.
To nobody in particular: I know a lot of people want this to be another FF world but it isn't. Even if there's a load of nostalgia in XIV it's an original world. It's not III even though there's the Crystal Tower, it's not IV even though the UFO is assumed to be a Lunar Whale, it's not VI even though there's the Warring Triad, etc. There's no connection between Final Fantasy worlds except a very loose connection between VII and X.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lahabrea