Yeah, I see where you were coming from with Adel, it's probably a bit of both. Wouldn't be surprised if the story around that character (who hasn't been named yet?) is very FF8 Sorceress inspired... Heck, given Eden Prime was actually the first boss, I wouldn't be surprised if the final boss is a Voidsent Ultimecia/Griever, with her final form (which, given the design, also potentially doubles up as an Anima(FF10) encounter) as the Savage exclusive encounter.