Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
I would argue the difference of opinion stems from some people being more willing to forgive Hydaelyn for her faults and flaws rather than hold her in contempt for them.

The Warrior of Light does what they do out of choice, not compulsion from Hydaelyn. (snip)

I'd rather stick to what's known and how it's presented in-story than try to press a narrative that requires twisting and warping those selfsame facts and presentation. I hate forced narratives. I remain leery of Hydaelyn due to the circumstances surrounding Minfilia's transformation into "The Word of the Mother," but if Hythlodaeus' shade is wholly truthful it's difficult to argue that her intentions are anything but benevolent, and the thousands of years she remains inactive do not suggest a desire to control or shape history.
To my mind, the problem lies in people making assumptions based on opinions and then insisting that they are facts. That's the kind of post in these threads that always derails them and causes them to get heated. What most of us are doing here is indulging in speculation and what ifs, but then someone comes in and goes 'no, no, you're all wrong, THIS is how it is' and that puts the cat among the pigeons.

Like you, I am wary of Hydaelyn and have been since the Praetorium. The more her story has developed, the more wary I've gotten. I'm very much inclined to think she's a construct with one program only - destroy Zodiark - and everything else is irrelevant. But that is my opinion, it's an opinion based on how I see Hydaelyn's in-game presentation, but it's not set in stone. If things in-game take me down a different path, that's cool, but they will need to be convincing.

People's musings here are just that - musings - so please let's try and be non-confrontational about how we respond to them. Most of us manage that very well, imo, but some individuals seem to want to beat folks over the head with the 'Hydaelyn is the BEST!' hammer