Quote Originally Posted by mario710 View Post
Something seemed awfully wrong about the way Emet-Selch was taken out. By all accounts, he should have won.
I mean, are Ascians even evil?
That's the whole point.

Apart from the fact that it still amazes me we were even able to dent that thing, I cried pretty hard when he said "remember us.... remember that we one lived".
I wanted to take his hands and tell him "Trust us, we will not squander your sacrifice." and then give him a hug until he dissipates.

Ascians are not evil in the strictest sense of the word. Their macciavellian approach may appear evil to us, since we lesser races get the short end of the stick in order to bring their civilization back but their motives are completely understandable. They had a great civilization with strict ethics. Desparation, and unfathomable suffering turned Emet-Selch cruel though he wasn't heartless about it. It is clear it weighed heavily on his conscience but he saw no other way to undo what had been done.

The more important question we have to ask: would the Ascian civilization look like what we saw in Amauroth post Zodiark? How would them being his thralls affect things?

I REALLY hope that they find another solution for Elidibus than us just whacking him too. There has to be a possibility for some form of compromize.