Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
Should they? That's a very difficult question to ask.

The primary reason they were "killed off," I think, was to break ties to the 1.x - 2.x cast and give the 3.0 cast a chance to shine. Without the Scions to guide us we had to struggle and suffer to find our way. If we had them around still, it'd just be like 2.x with Minfilia yelling "Go do X because reasons, Warrior of Light!"

(In theory. In reality, we just took orders from Alphinaud instead of Minfilia.)
agreed, but i read it as more of alphinuad saying "we should probably do this!" and my character saying "K." T3T

Do I think dead NPCs should stay dead...? Of course I do; the resolution of the Ul'dahn coup was one of the weakest parts of the 3.0 story, in my opinion.
was weak, still glad i got to kick Ilberd's arse.
Yes, we never personally checked Nanamo's vitals, but when someone looks like they're choking and then collapses, I'm not inclined to believe that was a [kupo!] sleeping drug.
some poisons are actually tailored to do that...maybe some of it went down the wrong pipe?
Plus, if Lolorito really was more concerned with preserving the Ul'dahn social and political systems, why did he sic the Brass Blades and Crystal Braves on us after his plan had already gone off without a hitch?! (In fact, Teledji unwittingly helped him with it!)
something tells me Lolorito wasn't actually responsible for that part, or that he was trying to make sure the situation didn't get too out of hand. remember that he is working with the braves. not directly controlling him. Ilberd probably was the one responsible for having the braves attack us.

...

... personal grievances aside, the ultimate fate of the Scions remains inconclusive. I'd wager Yda and Papalymo somehow snuck out of Ul'dah. Thancred got warped with Y'shtola's Flow, so nobody knows where he is or if he's even on the physical plane. Minfilia ran back into a collapsed tunnel...

... /sigh.
either that or minfilia managed to pull Thanred's sorry body out of the rubble. not sure where she went after.

i'm still wondering what happened to the non-key scions. like F'lhaminn, Hoary boulder, and his conjurer friend...