The Griffin

[Mieck]

Of course, there's always Option D: They just disbanded party and went their separate ways without trying to kill each other, lol.

We've all had duty finder parties where that is the most sensible option.

[Cilia]

We've all had duty finder parties where that is the most sensible option.

Or: fail Palace of the Dead 41-50 at Edda because someone is too busy watching Luke Cage.

[RobinMalvin]

Of course, there's always Option D: They just disbanded party and went their separate ways without trying to kill each other, lol.

We've all had duty finder parties where that is the most sensible option.

Or he could just ditch the entire party and leave them behind like any good Gladiator...

The Griffin being Ilberd works out perfectly though

From what little we're given about the Griffin, I agree that Ilberd is the most memorable character we know that fits the description. But his circumstances, him being a criminal and possible trouble with the Braves, make me hard to think he could muster another force -the Masks- and rose to prominence in just 2-3 months.

While the Masks are said to be new addition to Ala Mhigo Resistance, I'm getting a hint that they've been around for quite some time, probably around 2.5-3.0 time. When we met Yda and Papalymo, they said that after the Scions were cleared of suspicions and Raubahn's reinstation as Flame General (mid 3.0), they tried to contact us through a letter, since they've discarded their linkpearls and were involved in what's likely a mission for the Masks. Given the time frame, it's rather unlikely for Ilberd to be Griffin, at least at that time.

We've seen enough that Ilberd is not the only one who will sacrifice everything for their goals, he's just the most relatable to Ala Mhigo at this point.

And also, why not just make the Griffin another Ysale-type character, and we'll end up working out with him to stop a bigger threat-Nero and his Omega weapon.