The dragon war and the Dragoon

[Stitches1974]

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Best way to explain what I mean right now is: When I was a child I had a plushie toy that looked like a fox - but it obviously wasnt a fox. A better example would obviously me having an imaginery friend who looked like a fox, because I gave it that shape - that wouldnt have made it a real fox either though.

It may not have been a real living fox, but it was still a fox made from whatever material it was made from. Just like Bahamut is just a bunch of pixels in this game and not really a primal or a dragon.

[Ririta]

It may not have been a real living fox, but it was still a fox made from whatever material it was made from.

To add to this -

While Bahamut is made of and feeds on aether, considering who summoned him, I think it's safe to assume that he has the same appearance and powers as the real Bahamut, and probably language (don't remember the FCoB cutscenes very well orz).

Shinryu though... his whole existence puzzles me (people were crying out for Rhalgr as they died), but I still find it hard to not call him a dragon especially when the reason given for his form was Niddhog's eyes.