Revelations from Final Coil [SPOILERS]

So, I guess its safe to say that the song "Answers" is the tortured Meracydians basically crying out through Bahamut? With the "my children" lines being Bahamut speaking to them? "The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter"... They wanted vengeance and they wanted to die.

I'm just sitting here, listening to the song again, struck by the sadness of it.

I was thinking Odin was being kept summoned by adventurers (aka player characters) unknowingly 'praying' to him. He's someone who people want to challenge to a duel to prove their might and thus that what's continues sustains his existence. So basically we became his 'beastmen'.

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Originally Posted by lilirulu

I was thinking Odin was being kept summoned by adventurers (aka player characters) unknowingly 'praying' to him. He's someone who people want to challenge to a duel to prove their might and thus that what's continues sustains his existence. So basically we became his 'beastmen'.

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Odin: No Adventurers. You are the tempered.

And then they were hunted by the GCs, Scions etc.

It's definitely something I expect they'll clear up in the future, we got answers on Bahamut finally after a bit, Odin is probably the next biggest Primal mystery, at least to me.

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Originally Posted by Alleluia

So, I guess its safe to say that the song "Answers" is the tortured Meracydians basically crying out through Bahamut? With the "my children" lines being Bahamut speaking to them? "The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter"... They wanted vengeance and they wanted to die.

I'm just sitting here, listening to the song again, struck by the sadness of it.

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FIRST OF ALL HOW DARE YOU

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Originally Posted by Alleluia

So, I guess its safe to say that the song "Answers" is the tortured Meracydians basically crying out through Bahamut? With the "my children" lines being Bahamut speaking to them? "The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter"... They wanted vengeance and they wanted to die.

I'm just sitting here, listening to the song again, struck by the sadness of it.

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Wow, that is crushingly sad... Some of the lyrics are really heart wrenching if true.

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Originally Posted by Mirron

It's definitely something I expect they'll clear up in the future, we got answers on Bahamut finally after a bit, Odin is probably the next biggest Primal mystery, at least to me.

It's definitely something I expect they'll clear up in the future, we got answers on Bahamut finally after a bit,

we got answers on Bahamut

Answers on Bahamut

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And it's a great song for the fight.

I wonder if Ultima and Omega weapons were powerful Meracydian dragons at one point and converted into what they became? Physiology wise Ultima looks like a dragon. Ultima has the hear of Sabik. Sabik is a star withing the ophiucus (snake....zodiark) system. It means "one who comes 1st" now with Omega (meaning last)weapon confirmed I think once activated and fire a spell that will be the impetus for Zodiark to finally be released. Makes me wonder of dragons are related to Zodiark in some way

The lyrics for Answers certainly seem to be about the dragons plight. Then there's Akh Afa amphitheater and it kinda gives a new meaning to the Dragonsong war.

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Originally Posted by myahele

I wonder if Ultima and Omega weapons were powerful Meracydian dragons at one point and converted into what they became? Physiology wise Ultima looks like a dragon. Ultima has the hear of Sabik. Sabik is a star withing the ophiucus (snake....zodiark) system. It means "one who comes 1st" now with Omega (meaning last)weapon confirmed I think once activated and fire a spell that will be the impetus for Zodiark to finally be released. Makes me wonder of dragons are related to Zodiark in some way

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I don't think Omega will look like Ultima Weapon. I'm pretty sure Omega is going to be based on the one from FFV. (It is only ever refered to as "Omega", not "Omega Weapon") I actually think we can see a part of it in-game already: the node that appears during Frontlines looks like it could be a part of Omega.

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Originally Posted by Mirron

It's definitely something I expect they'll clear up in the future, we got answers on Bahamut finally after a bit, Odin is probably the next biggest Primal mystery, at least to me.

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Odin has been confirmed in a recent interview to be the next primal boss released following the Tokyo Fan Fest with an extreme mode trial to also be released. The fact they're releasing an extreme as well suggests he'll be the 2.5 story primal so I would imagine we'll get answers about him soon enough. Louisoix's prophecy for 2.5 makes reference to 'an old despair astride a new shod mare' as well which could potentially be Odin.

My personal theory is that Odin's sword will be the 'blade of light' that we need to contain the aether from the white auracite. What better to hold aether than a sword made of the very stuff. In the cutscene following defeating Odin in the trial he leaves the sword behind as well... ;)