[spoilers]3.2 MSQ Discussion/Reaction thread

[CyrilLucifer]

Much as Minfilia is now the Voice of the Mother might Elidibus be Voice of the Father? Zodiark is the moon so is this why he is in white?

This has been one of my theories for Eli for a while, him being an avatar of Zodiark. After all, at the very least, he seems to hold some position above the others - but he does not seem to be one and the same being as Zodiark, as Minfilia does with Hydaelyn, so I don't think we can directly make the comparison.

Unukalhai, I believe, is a Lesser Ascian (I actually didn't know people were hypothesizing he was directly Elidibus until I saw people posting it here, hence why I'm usually typing totally-not-Elidibus-or-his-servant, of course, he very definitely shares Elidibus' goals and we can use him to try to figure out what Elidibus seeks, as the 12th Lessers did for Lahabrea). I'm super excited for Cutest-Ascian's story, though, because it might just segue into a slightly more sympathizable view of Ascians.

[Ayuhra]

Unukalhai, I believe, is a Lesser Ascian (I actually didn't know people were hypothesizing he was directly Elidibus until I saw people posting it here, hence why I'm usually typing totally-not-Elidibus-or-his-servant, of course, he very definitely shares Elidibus' goals and we can use him to try to figure out what Elidibus seeks, as the 12th Lessers did for Lahabrea). I'm super excited for Cutest-Ascian's story, though, because it might just segue into a slightly more sympathizable view of Ascians.

Some of the theory that Unukalhai is Ellie or an avatar thereof is that, aside from the similarity in appearance and mysterious motives and connection to Urianger, Unukalhai is a name for Alpha Serpentis. In FFT Elidibus' zodiac sign/job class is Serpentarius. It seems to suggest there is at the very least a connection between them. Servant is definitely possible.

Serpentarius is the older name of Ophiuchus the "Serpent-Bearer" so servant actually suits the names better.

[CyrilLucifer]

snipsnip

Oh trust me, I'm the very first person spouting that Unukalhai is related to Elidibus precisely for that reason. His name means he literally cannot be. However, I just didn't think he was directly Elidibus.

(Also, who thought it was a good idea to put Sephirot into Trial Roulette?)

[Theodric]

(Also, who thought it was a good idea to put Sephirot into Trial Roulette?)

You're lucky. I want to get Sephirot again - but I ended up getting Ravana instead. As an aside Sephirot is very cool, I think. I hope the other two encounters are just as impressive - if not more so.

As for the Elidibus theory...there's definitely a connection and I do want to see a more sympathetic view for the Ascians. I'm hoping we get the same for Garlemald too though - especially with the Emperor. I mean imagine how conflicting it'd be if the Emperor finally sees things our way but gets killed by Regula. Then just as the potential for peace with Garlemald emerges the Ala Mhigans strike and screw it up. Add a fresh succession crisis into the mix and there's a lot of potential for change.

The more I think on it the more I believe that the Ascians are manipulating Garlemald to ensure that they don't ally with the WoL because then the WoL would have the full might of Garlemald behind them.

(...and completely unrelated but I would love a 'third eye' glamour. At least if they add a new Garlean raid/dungeon there's the potential for Garlean themed gear...right?)