Quote Originally Posted by Valic View Post
"Again"... I don't mean we fought him and we lost as in being knocked out. I mean we fight, to the death, and potentially hydaelyn's champion is erased for a period of time... possibly turned to ghost like a certain someone in ShB. I think we're just spoiled as the WoL and see no other plausible story writing because we assume we'll auto win... Which if this game gives us a happy ending, sure I guess? I personally find his personality and plans go beyond trivial pursuits and kind've welcome him killing us and everyone we know.

Maybe even cause the ending that a certain someone in ShB saw for us?
We fought him to the death in the Royal Menagerie. Also, how would "erased for a period of time" even work? Would NPCs be shocked at seeing you, claiming that they're seeing someone who is supposed to be dead? How exactly would the story progress, considering the player character is kind of the vessel through which people play this game? Would we go to some kind of Spirit World for an expansion/couple of patches before fighting our way back to the lands of the living?

Even if that'd happen, we'd likely still end up defeating Zenos afterwards, because I can't see SE going with a permanent bad ending. They couldn't even kill Y'shtola in Stormblood, there'd be a meltdown on the forums if they permanently killed off the WoL.