Lahabrea, old vs new... *Spoilers*

[Absimiliard]

Can you elaborate on how what you've posted fails to support what I said? His threatening to kill them if they oppose him is pretty reasonable. What you've posted establishes the following:

1.) Emet-Selch was indeed being truthful.
2.) He was testing the potential of humanity.
3.) He legitimately did not want to kill them if he didn't have to.
4.) While rather set in his ways, Emet-Selch is not above being reasoned with. He shows a clear willingness to alter his plans to include some of the "lesser" lifeforms.

Peripherals indicate that a "might makes right" mindset is part of Emt-Selch's psychological makeup. His behavior just prior to his death that he was quite willing to accept it without qualm after his last ditch effort failed. A being that is unwilling to accept that it could've misjudged humanity's potential would not have been so rational and calm about their impending demise. Even his last request showed clear acceptance of his own fate as well as the WoL's strength.

It's important to remember that, in many instances such as these, we never really get direct confirmation of anything. SE has a habit of leaving a great many things up to player speculation. We will probably /never/ receive any kind of confirmation as to what would and would not have happened if Emet-Selch had indeed been proven wrong about humanity in a manner that did not include his destruction. .... His plan was definitely pretty weird, though. Kinda makes more sense if you read the game in Japanese. Emet-Selch has a bit more of that "might makes right" mentality than gets conveyed in the English text. That's probably why he accepted his death so gracefully after his last ditch effort failed.