Predictions for 5.3?

[EdwinLi]

I agree that often the Ascians are just there pulling the strings from the shadows and letting people being people (with a bit of a push in the direction they want to) but they are also quite active too. Lets not forget that the founder of Garlemald as we know it was Emet (and probably the one behind Allagans too). They did not just give the means but they outright were the leaders there. Of course the people also ate up their talk about might makes right and all that stuff but unlike other countries they were not just behind the scenes. And being the leader of a nation is a huge influcence. Heck the actions of Garlemald influence Eorzea too with beast tribes turning to their primals.

It will be interesting to see how the world turns out if they are gone. Yes there will still be bad acts happening because there are still selfish horrible people out there. But I wonder if any countries as a whole will turn out as bad and war mongering as Garlemald.

This is a topic that will get very complicated when getting deep into it because it is a "Who is more evil? The person who use it or the person who gave the person the means knowing they will use it?" both are evil but options will differ if this is discusses farther.

Not to mention the topic of "if their life may have taken a different course if he or she never was given the means or push to do that evil or not by X or Y person?" However, the best I can explain it, that is a Kirei Kotomine (from fate series) scenario where he will end up a Mapo Tofu restaurant owner, still evil but evil in a lesser and different way, simply because Kiritsugu never caused the events of Fate/Zero that push him to cause Fate/Stay Night events because Kiritsugu chose to save his family over his Hero beliefs. Still that is a questionable scenario as well since we don't know if X evil or Y Evil person already had or had not the means nor was he doubting or not doubting the ability to act.