Is it possible that the first statue is Cuchulainn himself, before he became a horrible vomit fart demon? In all the legends both in FF and irl Cuchulainn was quite handsome. in FF12 he was a esper tasked with consuming all that is vile and putrid in the world, eventually it consumed him and he turned into what we saw in 12.

Irl while never losing his beauty Cuchulainn was well known for his many vices, including battle rages, which in one instance resulted in the death of his own son.