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For example, why/how can Summoner finally summon Demi-Bahamut? What is Demi-Bahamut?
One of the main themes of the SMN arc was extending the limitations of arcane geometries utilized in evoking avatars by utilizing the high-speed computations of a machine, thus allowing the summoning of more "authentic" egi. I had assumed that Demi-Bahamut was the Warrior of Light's first crack at trying out a calculator; though I'm not sure how they overcame the aetherial limitation. Perhaps somewhere between LV58 and LV70 our life force's reserves were increased (Do we blame the advanced blessing of Light? Or just that we have more MP? lol).

The AF3 origins can be difficult to pin down, but the SMN one seems easy enough; Sari was the last great summoner of Allag, so the gear is from as high of a summoner as you could get from as late in the Empire as we've seen.

In the SCH scenario we actually find a set of gear from a SCH that infiltrated Amdapor; it was sealed inside of a mana idol, implying that this too was very late in the era, as Amdapor's golems were intricately carved and ornate until they didn't have the time to do it, anymore.

Did we ... steal their clothes? Or did we just go home and custom order a set based on what we saw? lol