Midgardsormr Clarification? (Spoilers)

[Mysteltain]

If you take all four languages worth of Midgardsormr's dialogue into account, a lot of it comes together.


It's possible that her protecting of the one with the Blessing of Light has weakened her too much to reach out to any one with the Echo.

Reading your compilation gives me a thought: what if, by stripping us of Hydaelyn's Blessing, he's helping her to recover? She's been growing weaker and weaker throughout the main scenario, and it's not too much of a leap to assume that she's been depleting what little power she has left defending both the Warrior of Light and the Scions from the Ascians. Midgardsormr admits that Hydaelyn was the one who gave him life and strength, so what if he's returning the favor? To me, at least, his dialogue can be interpreted as "Hydaelyn gave me life, and She now dies by helping you. I shall shoulder Her burden, but I will not coddle you as She has. Prove to me that you are worthy of Her Blessing."

[Terrini]

Reading your compilation gives me a thought: what if, by stripping us of Hydaelyn's Blessing, he's helping her to recover?

I actually thought this with the original text, talking about a covenant. It's like they had a deal a long time ago. So I had thought that he was easing her burden and became our prprotector instead.

[Kaiser-Ace]

I actually thought this with the original text, talking about a covenant. It's like they had a deal a long time ago. So I had thought that he was easing her burden and became our prprotector instead.

Like wise though, even though he will act as counsel and guidance, Midgaurdsormir will NOT directly intervene on our behalf should we get in a jam. He wants us to prove ourselves "Worthy" or Hydalyn's blessing by being able to prove we can accomplish our destiny with out it.

Seems he views our victory over the Ultima Weapon as only being possible because of Hydaelyn acting as a crutch and throwing us a handicap. So since he refuses to "Codel" us he's demanding that we "Grow Up" so to speak and learn to rely on out own power first and not need to burden the Mother Crystal during her waning strength with trivialities that we should (In his point of view) have no excuse to not be able to handle.

[Ethys]

I actually thought this with the original text, talking about a covenant. It's like they had a deal a long time ago. So I had thought that he was easing her burden and became our prprotector instead.

In Eorzean myth (as Erik tells), time begins with Hydaelyn creating Althyk and Nymeia, then the fount of water and magic, "Silvertear" and the great dragon Midgardsormr to serve as its warden. Despite being the ancestor of the Dravanian horde, Midgardsormr is first and foremost a servant of Hydaelyn and the Twelve and defender of the realm - as evidenced by his interference in the Garlean invasion of Mor Dhona despite himself being long-dormant and Dravania being at no immediate threat. I would go so far as to suggest that Midgardsormr is in fact the very first Warrior of Light. So that ought to detail the covenant that you mention, if you want me to expand on this I start talking about it at about 1:30 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lrpwWCKnEc