It's okay, Cyril. My favorite character will never come back either, and Yoshida will never confirm his permanent departure because that would require acknowledging he existed to begin with.

But really, if Nael van Darnus and Louisoix can be resurrected by not-quite-dead Bahamut, and if Nanamo can visibly and animatedly asphyxiate on screen (in FMV!) only to shrug it off one patch later like it was just a sleeping pill, there's really no point in trying to gather evidence supporting whether or not someone is really, truly dead, because that's just not how this universe works.

Hell, maybe we stop Nidhogg for realsies and Lahabrea runs off with Estinien's body instead? Gotta leave room for a sequel!