Quote Originally Posted by Riastrad View Post
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It's not that I don't like it. I just don't think that's the direction things are going to head. Though I've been wrong before.

Also though, the thing about Schala and Lavos and Chrono Cross and the reason I say that I don't know how Lavos would fit in with the world split is because the world was physically and aetherially split. If something like Lavos is in on this, it was Hydaelyn who caused the split, and therefore Lavos-like entity is also split and unable to enact its will. I guess that might cover why it hasn't reared its ugly head, but I still think they'll keep it to Final Fantasy references when it comes to MSQ.

I appreciate at the art, but while they seem similar on a visual level, Minfilia's predicament was quite different from Schala's. For one, she was absorbed by Hydaelyn, the supposed good in the story, not the bad. Second, she didn't really have amazing magical ability or anything special about her beyond diplomatic leverage enhanced by The Echo. Schala was taken in by Lavos due to her amazing magical potential, as she was the only one who could summon him to the surface using the Mammon Machine. Queen Zeal was unable to do that. Minfilia was taken by Hydaelyn as an act of desperation, and received her powers after the fact.

I do really like the comparisons you made, it is food for thought.