Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
True, but he never specifies how really, and it's contradicted by Zenos's own recollection, as he states it's a shame Elidibus just fled and he'd have enjoyed a fight against himself, or some such twaddle. Elidibus is powerful enough by that point to at least be able to go against the WoL who had already bested Zenos and his Shinryu form by that point, and who benefits from Hydaelyn's protection via the Blessing.

To suggest he wouldn't even register on Zenos's radar, while Gaius and Estinien would, requires suspension of disbelief, IMO. What does stand out is the fact that he's a primal, and Zenos has managed to take control of one before, and may well have given an indication that he could do so again if he so pleased. So I believe he overpowered him in that sense - with Zenos being a potential asset and with nothing to gain by then in fighting him, he took his leave.
Another thing worth bearing in mind is that, in 5.2, Zenos revealed that he's had memories of the Final Days plaguing his dreams since he was a child. It's not impossible that the reason for this was a failed attempt by Emet-Selch to ascend him as a member of the Convocation, in which case it becomes a question of who Emet-Selch was attempting to awaken. It could well be that Zenos was able to oust Elidibus without realizing it by virtue of a weird memory-based technicality.

Unfortunately, Zenos has barely ever expressed interest in anything other than his next big fight. I worry that these things will be ignored going forward by virtue of none of the characters in the story caring to explore them. Actually, my biggest worry is that Hydaelyn and Zodiark will be among "these things getting ignored"—I can easily imagine us going the entirety of 6.0 with hardly a mention of either, only to have it be revealed that Zenos dealt with both offscreen.

And it's not like that treatment is unprecedented, either. They killed off Minfilia and replaced her with someone who knows absolutely nothing about Hydaelyn, doesn't care to learn about her, and explicitly can't leave her own world even if she wanted to. And out of the Scions, the only ones who have any sort of connection to Hydaelyn are the Students of Baldesion, of which there are only two survivors: Krile "What story relevance?" Baldesion and... G'raha Tia.