Is Byakko a Primal?

[Anonymoose]

In trying to figure out the true identity of Susano, don't forget that primals aren't actually the thing whose summoning was first attempted, just their shade. Garuda is not the Empress of Birds, Primordial Goddess of Wind who helped bring the world into being and raised the Ixal to sentience. That Garuda (probably) doesn't even exist; rather a grim summoning spell taught by immortal wraiths pulled the aetherial LEGOs of a dead Allagan general's soul out of the Lifestream and rebuilt them into a mockery of that concept.

If we had to kill Susano because he was a primal, then in all likelihood that wasn't Susano, i.e. the "real" Susano could be anything - or nothing.

That said, primal entities mocking kami-possessed objects seem plausible, even if their creation is a bit murky. What's the flashpoint of worshiping an object and filling it with spiritual "faith" aether suddenly becoming a permanent catalyst - a host essence that can trigger its own summoning?