Moon and another attributes of the real Earth. Why?

[Xyno]

If the Gerun Oraclesand Louisoix is to be believed, then Hydaelyn banished Zodiark to the Moon when she created the Shard worlds


That statue does look like what we see in the Chrysalis. Though I'm guessing he's inside the moon?

Hm.. in the cutscene after the Antitower, when we fly with Minfilia, she tells about "light and darkness were in balance, but then the DArkness begin to grow stronger and they were divided on 4 and 11 (if I remember right). Also Minfilia (The Word of Hydaely) speaks about "him". I think, that in a "time before time" Hydaely and Zodiarc were that Light and DArkness, but then they were separated. I think, that the 'Moon" cant be the "home" of "Zodiarc". I think he is somewhere in his dimension, waiting for another rejoining

[LineageRazor]

I think, that the 'Moon" cant be the "home" of "Zodiarc". I think he is somewhere in his dimension, waiting for another rejoining

It looks like we've got you thinking, though! The moon may not be as ordinary as you seemed to think it was.

Personally, I'm fond of the theory that Zodiark is imprisoned in the moon. Hyaedalyn is a living god in a living world, and Zodiark is a dead god in a dead world. The symmetry is nice.

It also has parallels in Final Fantasy IV, where the final boss, Zemus, was imprisoned in the moon. And like the moon in this game, on the surface it appeared to be an ordinary moon, with dust and craters and all (and also lots of giant amoeba monsters to fight in random encounters, but hey, it's a JRPG) but turned out to have not only Zemus but an entire civilization of sleeping Lunarians.

[Belhi]

Hm.. in the cutscene after the Antitower, when we fly with Minfilia, she tells about "light and darkness were in balance, but then the DArkness begin to grow stronger and they were divided on 4 and 11 (if I remember right). Also Minfilia (The Word of Hydaely) speaks about "him". I think, that in a "time before time" Hydaely and Zodiarc were that Light and DArkness, but then they were separated. I think, that the 'Moon" cant be the "home" of "Zodiarc". I think he is somewhere in his dimension, waiting for another rejoining

It would be 3 or 4 and 10. There were 14 in total. I don't think Zodiark is on a particular one. Its the fact they are divided that is keeping him banished, not that he is trapped on a different one. Otherwise the Ascians job would probably be a lot simpler.

Assuming the Moon was there before the division (which is quite likely) its quite possible it was once a sacred place for him. He might not literally be the moon but it seems likely that the Moon has some significance to Zodiark's people.

3.4 will give you more info on the whole 'divided world' thing.