[Spoilers] The Patch 4.5 Lore Discussion Thread!

[KageTokage]

You shall be the capstone of this world, and I, anchoring the shard, and together, we shall give the lie to this star's fraudulent existence.

So says the voice in the stringer of the trailer.

I feel mostly unsure of what to make of this, though the specific mention of a shard has me convinced that the first has a role to play in this whole mess. It's what they're referring to when they say "this world" and "this star" that has me confused.

On an unrelated note, it looks like real Zenos is cutting down imperial forces for whatever reason, but if I had to guess, it's because they're distracting us from a proper fight with him. I'm wondering whether it's him or Elidibus that's going to be the final boss...assuming it's either since the Emperor's personal bodyguards look to also be present and they mean business.

There's also so many death flags raised now that I really don't know who's going to go, if anyone. I totally didn't think about the fact that Hien and Yugiri would likely be getting themselves involved in the battle, which has me more concerned about the latter then anyone else now, as she's comparatively minor in the grand scheme of things compared to the other candidates, but has had enough of a presence that her loss would still really be felt. Though to be honest, having her homecoming also be her funeral is tragic enough that I could see them going for it, especially since she's expressed a desire to return to Sui-no-sato multiple times already (In the MSQ as well as some missable dialogue).