Quote Originally Posted by LineageRazor View Post
The fact that FFV is a fictional tale is FAR from proof that FFV is not a reflection. In fact, if anything, it makes it MORE likely that FFV is a reflection. Travel between reflections is possible, as we know; with the exception of Minfilia's journey, all currently known travel has been facilitated by Ascians (or made by Ascians themselves), but it DOES happen. Suppose one such traveler either visited or originated from the FFV reflection, and brought the tale of Exdeath back to the Source? It's just a story here, but was the actual truth on this other world.
That would only be true if the game already did not all but state that the 'reflections' of Hydaelyn are actually just plain parallel versions of Hydaelyn itself, not other FF worlds (this was shown with the Warriors of Darkness who were stated as originating on the First reflection.. and they have FFXIV Jobs and AF/relic, are the FFXIV races (Midlander hyur, Sea Wolf roegadyn, Wildwood elezen, Plainsfolk lalafell and Seeker of the Sun miqo'te), and, here is the kicker, all possess the Echo, an ability that does not exist on any other FF world.

If the 'reflections' were all past FF worlds, being from the First reflection then by all rights the Warriors of Darkness should have all been ordinary humans in FFI armour (and there should have only been four not five), not FFXIV races in FFXIV gear. That pretty much shows each Reflection is merely an alternate Hydaelyn where things turned out very differently to the 'player's' Hydaelyn, they're parallel worlds not completely different planets (this also shows how the WoD were able to use Hydaelyn-abilities like teleportation or using linkpearls, that is something both the Reflection and Source Hydaelyn share.).

And that all but confirms what SE stated all along (and debunks completely the very point of this thread) - Hydaelyn and it's various 'reflections' are not any other FF world in a different time or dimension, each FF world is it's own unique world.