Quote Originally Posted by Eloah View Post
so by using his Echo to recall his past...
But there's no indication that he's using "the Echo" to recreate Amaurot. It's simply a model based on his memories - the normal sort that everyone has, given form by creation magic.

When Hythlodaeus describes how he came into being, he just said that Emet must have had a stray thought during the creation process that led to his self-awareness.

Having just rewatched the scene to check, because I didn't remember any suggestion that it was an Echo vision, I also disagree that is starts with an "Echo headache". It's one of the moments where the Light threatens to overwhelm us, with the accompanying white glow and cracking-glass sound effect. It's not the Echo's 'whooshing' lead-in and the scene shows none of the sepia-tone or distortion that accompanies those visions. Neither is there any "Echo over" indication at the end.