Crazy Personal Headcanons

[Mhaeric]

I presumed the merchant hadn't turned into a sineater insomuch as that sineater devoured him - it left behind his distinctive ring after Lyna slew it which the WoL of course immediately recongizes and seemed to believe that was what happened. Either way, he met a sticky end no matter how you look at it.

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I will say, however, that he is (was) probably the First's soul counterpoint to that merchant dude from the original opening cutscene in much the same way that the AF gear dude Grenoldt is for Gerolt and the WoL is for the WoD/L. So not the same person, but also kind of sort of in a way.

[LineageRazor]

I will say, however, that he is (was) probably the First's soul counterpoint to that merchant dude from the original opening cutscene in much the same way that the AF gear dude Grenoldt is for Gerolt and the WoL is for the WoD/L. So not the same person, but also kind of sort of in a way.

Except... None of them are, except the WoL. Not likely, anyway. Consider:

Folks assume these are shared souls because the individuals look similar and have similar jobs. However, the only definite, for sure shared soul we know of is the WoL and Ardbert - and unless you designed your character in a VERY specific way, your character does not look at all like Ardbert, and probably does not have the same job.

So, appearance and job have NOTHING to do with whether you're a shared soul. Now, this is the Headcanon thread, so if you want to pretend they are, go for it! There is, however, no evidence to support it, in-game. I think Yoshi P stated in an interview that certain jobs attract certain types of people, and that's why you have strikingly similar folks like Grenoldt and Mowen. Not even he claimed they are shared souls - and, indeed, he seemed to be hinting you shouldn't read too much into it.

[Vyrerus]

Except... None of them are, except the WoL. Not likely, anyway. Consider:

Folks assume these are shared souls because the individuals look similar and have similar jobs. However, the only definite, for sure shared soul we know of is the WoL and Ardbert - and unless you designed your character in a VERY specific way, your character does not look at all like Ardbert, and probably does not have the same job.

So, appearance and job have NOTHING to do with whether you're a shared soul. Now, this is the Headcanon thread, so if you want to pretend they are, go for it! There is, however, no evidence to support it, in-game. I think Yoshi P stated in an interview that certain jobs attract certain types of people, and that's why you have strikingly similar folks like Grenoldt and Mowen. Not even he claimed they are shared souls - and, indeed, he seemed to be hinting you shouldn't read too much into it.

Actually, except the WoL and Ryne. Ryne inherited Minfilia's soul. Running parallel, foreshadowing WoL and Ardbert. Also I'd say, even though in gameplay we're a different race and appearance from Ardbert, Ardbert is clearly the same face as the canonical representation of the player character in the trailers and other related medias. Yoshi's answer in the interview is a careful answer, so that he doesn't step on too many toes in regards to fan theories.