Our passive characters and why the 2.55 story fails (BIG SPOILERS) (rant warning)

[AdamFyi]

And what is your point? Just because he was gaoled and broken out immediately doesn't mean he isn't still the official leader of the Crystal Braves and perfectly capable of confirming that THEY are the traitors, and not the WoL if they had cut some of them down.

Refer to:

Not a lot of people know about the Crystal Braves turning against the Scions as it all happened in private, so they'll just assume you turned traitor and kill some of your own. Welp.

Then refer to:

"Needless to say, I did not think his imprisonment justified."

Not saying that events would be completely different - just that the credibility of Alphinaud drops just because you decided to murder a few people. If you took a look around and talked to some of the NPCs scattered around the world after finishing the 2.55 questline, you'll find out that some of them genuinely do not think of you as guilty and that some of them are just doing their job. What do you suppose would happen if say, during your killing spree that you end up murdering innocent Brass Blades/Crystal Braves that didn't know better?

I'm not against having choices in the cutscenes, but for this particular event, I really do not see how murdering people would help you in the least in that situation. You're making yourself look bad by murdering people. At the same time, because you are pretty close to Alphinaud, his credibility would possibly drop because of your decision to resist. Same with the Scions.

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Pretty sure that Ascians being hard to kill is more based on their biology than our power. Remember that Ascians are basically ghosts that possess humans and cannot be killed be conventional means. Just because we couldn't kill him normally doesn't make us weak.

But my question is, does the strength of an Ascian depend on the body they possess? Or does possessing a mortal body grant it supernatural powers? I'm kinda curious. Was it ever explained?