Zenos Appreciation Thread [Massive Spoilers]

[Kallera]

Perhaps the reason why he dies is because if he had stuck on, it would result in something like Doomsday or Bane, a villain who was famous for THAT ONE TIME they beat the hero...then gets reduced to a cheap flavor that is offed as quickly as the rest of the rogues gallery afterwards.

At any rate, I feel Zenos does more than just be that one guy that defeats us. He also shows that the traits that got us started on the road to being the hero we are? They can be duplicated, they can be extracted and given to others. I have a feeling the ramifications of this will last long after he is gone, and he was the one who lent an ear to it. It is ultimately our efforts beyond the echo, who we are beyond the gifts and the favor, that will see us through his legacy of the Resonant.

At least, that is my hope.

That depends on how you view your chara. We're soldiers in a war we never REALLY signed up for but that no one else can fight because of the Echo, and by default, your chara at least isn't the kind of jerk who'd sit back and let the world burn on their watch. I felt a much stronger kinship with Hien. But again, personal storytelling.
That said, that IS how he views the WoL, finding no other reason why anyone would fight as much. It would've been very interesting to see more than just your character being exposed to that stance. Have the Scions suddenly wonder if they're really allied with a hero, or are you only wearing that title because you kill the things they want you to kill instead of, well, them. But with Zenos gone, I don't think they'd go that much into it. Hell, even choosing the option of accepting him was lackluster imo. I kind of get why - you have to accept him in order to condemn him, as that is not the same as rejection. But different people would choose that expecting different things, they had to kind of brush it aside.

I was kinda expecting different things myself, but yeah, I was willing to accept him. Not out of any sense of mercy, but because I see my character seeing Zenos as someone everyone wants on their side. As Zenos seeks to bring out the ideal rival, the twisted version of himself within her, she sees the twisted concept of a Warrior of Light within him.