The Keeper of the Lake Elder primal

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I always figured the whole Elder Primal thing was quite literal; Bahamut and Odin were summoned and sealed during the Allag times, and have maintained since. Bahamut certainly, Odin is a bit of an oddity but I don't think we actually defeat him in the FATE, maybe in the upcoming Trial. Meanwhile, Ifrit et al are continually being defeated and resummoned. Their physical "lives" end almost as soon as they begin, while Odin and Bahamut have "lived" for eras. How does Belias fit into that? Well, he maintained physical form for a significant amount of time, thus becoming "Elder", before finally being put down and forgotten. Alternatively Belias, like Odin and Bahamut, maintains a physical form to this day and when he was described as a "slumbering elder primal", he literally is slumbering in some corner of Hydaelyn.

Kinda like a Primal leveling system;

Bahamut, summoned and undefeated for X years, leveled up to Elder Primal.
Ifrit, summoned and defeated in 5 minutes, still a Primal.

It could explain why Primals are so intent on being summoned and maintaining physical form. The longer they're out, the stronger they get.

I really dig this theory. It's 100% true that the longer they maintain their physical form, the more powerful they become. This is because they have to have a supply of aether to keep them in that state, and, well, aether = primal-power-up-juice.

By this theory, Garuda probably would have become one herself, had we not stopped her, given she was out consuming aether/worship for a little over 5 years.


But...you're probably right. It isn't worth speculating when we'll never have anything to back it up one way or another.

.....so, what were we talking about? Midgardsormr? Yeah..he wasn't ever a primal, just a B.A. Dragon King. I find it interesting that the twelve made him, lends itself nicely to my Greek Mythology relation.