Quote Originally Posted by Berteaux_Braumegain View Post
When Ysyale turns into Shiva, she retains a similar appearance.

Why, then, would Ryne turn into Ysayle when she transforms? Especially given that this fight is about her not only taking on Shiva's properties, but also tapping into the Minfilia/Hydaelyn aspects of her legacy. There's also the fact that the fight isn't about her turning into Ysayle, but turning into Saint Shiva. Ysayle is not a factor in this equation, hence why the song Oblivion, which has lyrics about Ysayle, are not used.
I did think about that at first, believe me. But, with these versions of the primals supposedly being based on the WoL's recollections of the primals (despite how very DIFFERENT they end up looking lol), it could still make sense for Shiva to have Ysayle's face, given that she was the Shiva the WoL fought. Now, if we'd ever had a clear look at Saint Shiva's face, I'd be all for using that face (and actually, using the OG Minfilia's face on the Hydaelyn based form probably wouldn't be a terrible idea, in the spirit of not using baby's face, hmmm). My primary point is that depicting an under-aged character in the way that she has been is just...not a good look. I mean, if someone were to photoshop a real teenager's face onto a grown woman's nearly nude body, they'd get a big ass squint from a lot of people. I just don't believe that fictional children should be regarded any differently. If the devs don't agree, then I can't make them.