6.0 Story Speculations

[Wiz33]

The title of 6.0 ("Shadowbringers" or "Jet-Black Villains," depending on language) has a double meaning. On the one hand, it's obviously a reference to how the Ascians are considered to be villains associated with darkness and chaos ("shadow") by contemporary people. On the other, it's also referring to the Scions, as on the First the relative morality of light and dark are flipped due to the Flood of Light - the Scions act as "shadow" bringers by restoring the night, while Vauthry labels them villains for opposing his tyrannical rule (an epithet they wholeheartedly embrace). It's all designed to play into the morally grey narrative.

Personally while I do sympathize with them, I can't agree that the tragedies and misfortunes they've suffered even come close to justifying the things they've done. But that's just me.



Saying five words while mortally wounded doesn't constitute a conversation; and Emet-Selch was trying very hard to kill the PC and Scions at the tail end of Shadowbringers after they failed his bad faith arbitrary test of worth. Other than that, this is "can't be disproven" territory and thus not worth arguing against.

So you're saying it's sloppy writing?

As to trying to kill everyone. Did he? Who snapped Y'shtola out of the livestream? Why did he not simply kill you while you're overwhelmed with Aether at the end of The Crown of the Immaculate if he really consider you a failure at that point? Did you considered that Graha/Exarch would have died if Emet did not shoot him when he managed to absorb all your Aether? Did you notice that the arrows lands in a circle around Alphinaud and Alisaie instead of on them? Did you notice that a perfect killing shot on Ryne didn't even leave a scratch? If Hythlodaeus's shade can see that you have a fragment of Azem's soul and have another fragment walking beside you (Arbert). Emet certainly did much earlier and have alluded to it in his conversation with you. If he intends to kill you, why leave the trail of crystal to help you against Elidibus?