Quote Originally Posted by Vyrerus View Post
Do you really think Hydaelyn's construction went straight from her berthing pool to fight Zodiark without opposition? It is very likely she first sundered individuals or their summons/creations, as they attacked her to stop her(as well as tempered more to her cause).
Yes I do think Hydaelyn was created and immediately latched onto Zodiark – not to fight him but to keep him in check, whatever that check was. She was designed as a counterbalance to his power, so why would she not be immediately applied to do that function?

My personal speculative take on it is that Zodiark was designed to be 100% of the will of the star; Hydaelyn was designed to be 50% and perceived Zodiark acting on his own programming as "overstepping his half". And reached a logical conclusion that her own creators had not conceived of her attempting, which was thinking that Zodiark had to be depowered to maintain the balance between the two of them.