Ifrit Feather or Fetters?

[Yrusama]

Just when I was thinking ARR wasn't leaving enough open to interpretation. Thanks, SE!

[Catapult]

Personally, I see the fetters as shackles which he places in order to anchor the party to the inferno, rendering his Hellfire fatal.

I like this one. Let's go with that.

[Mjollnir]

IFRIT FRITTERS!

[Rannie]

Personally, I see the fetters as shackles which he places in order to anchor the party to the inferno, rendering his Hellfire fatal.

that one is pretty good too bad we can't get a boost when we destroy the fetter

Just when I was thinking ARR wasn't leaving enough open to interpretation. Thanks, SE!

hell this one isn't just "fettered" to Arr they were supposed to be called that in 1.0 version as well >.<

[PSxpert2011]

Definition of fetter (n)
Bing Dictionary
fet·ter [ féttər ]
1. shackle for ankles: a chain or shackle fastened to somebody's ankles or feet.
2. restraint: a means of confinement, restriction, or restraint-
put fetters on somebody: to shackle somebody with fetters

It makes more sense to bind Ifrit to our spectrum but the risk would be him gaining strength from the natural realm, giving the engaging party almost a disadvantage. SO, what I get from this- the only way this would make any ounce of sense is that if you gain a fetter, you can use it to aggro the primal and access the battle in open world.

Can someone who done this confirm? I haven't really fought with the 2.0 Ifrit yet, though I'm looking forward to it NOW! ^^

(does he drop any weapons?)

[Gukster]

It makes more sense to bind Ifrit to our spectrum but the risk would be him gaining strength from the natural realm, giving the engaging party almost a disadvantage. SO, what I get from this- the only way this would make any ounce of sense is that if you gain a fetter, you can use it to aggro the primal and access the battle in open world.

Can someone who done this confirm? I haven't really fought with the 2.0 Ifrit yet, though I'm looking forward to it NOW! ^^

(does he drop any weapons?)

I did the Ifrit fight and there was no chest at the end, so I'm assuming he won't drop any from the story mission just like 1.0. There'll probably be a higher tier one(50 cap) that'll drop the Primal weapons we know and love.

[Beowolf]

i'm still gonna be calling it a nail....

[Demacus]

Maybe we are looking at this backwards. Instead of the fetter being a restraint against Ifrit, what if its a restraint against the players defense to Hellfire? Thus destroying the fetter would allow the players to survive Hellfire.

[Rannie]

it is a possibility but it's never mentioned in the battle chat that "Fetter destroyed hellfire defense brought back to normal" and vice versa

[Skies]

And most specifically, there is a better hint as to why that is a fetter.
It's stated soon after the battle that a Primal's natural state is not the condensed form we see, but dispersed through the aether flow.
That is why a fetter would strengthen Ifrit. It gives him a stronger foothold in the material realm, makes him more solid and his power more real. That is also why primals are never fully killed, only... Dispersed.