Emet-Selch Is Not That Tragic

[HyoMinPark]

Was it ever defined what sort of life they were planning to cultivate and sacrifice? For all we know they could've meant plants, monsters, animals and such. I'd say we are still lacking a lot of information on that part to pass judgment on the happenings pre sundering.

Also, accepting death is a neccessity for us, and still many don't. How many would if there were other options?

On topic though: Emet is an anti-villain to us, and a anti-hero to himself. I don't think it was ever intended as outright tragic. Moral relativism and all that, as once a wise Ascian said.

In terms of sacrifice, Emet-Selch told us that he wanted to take the lives of the people on the Source and the remaining Shards, and offer them up to Zodiark as payment to restore the original Amaurotines that sacrificed themselves to Zodiark when he was summoned initially. The Ascian’s plan all along was to bring about the Rejoining, reunite with Zodiark, and return their world (at the cost of ours and the Shards’).

Personally i don't think Emet was a bad person at all. Considering if you actually read every line throughout the expansion and the way he acted and his facial expressions. Yes what he was trying to do was "Evil" but like he said before you entered the last dungeon "You would do the same" in trying to save your people. I really enjoyed Shadowbringers, it was a damn good roller coaster.

He actually asked us if our people would ever do the same as his did: give up half their number to save their world. The implication when Alphinaud didn’t answer was that it’s likely our people wouldn’t be so selfless; which gave Emet more reason to condemn us as weaker/lesser beings.