Our Azem - A secret plan? (Slight EW Spoilers)

[LittleArrow]

I think it's possible Azem may have been busy frying a completely different fish. We still have no idea why the Sound itself was coming from inside the planet.

I can't agree with this more! Before they introduced Meteion, I was 1000% positive the keening was Lavos / Jenova / Planet Parasite within the star and our Azem had gone down to deal with the problem head on (seal it / weaken it / put it to sleep / w/e). The entire story seemed to heavily imply this was why Azem left. Azem is a traveler that solves problems through friendship / companions. It was obviously pointing to their final trial. However, with Endwalker, I'm definitely taking a second look at this. Since there was no issue within the star (it's explicitly said the sound didn't come from within but outside in Endwalker which was a super retcon that they could of course retcon again), where was our Azem at this point? I truly hope there is an alternative way to help the unsundered world, but it very much seems like due to the dialogue of Emet / rest of the ancient trio, it's done.

They tried and failed to save their world. We tried and succeeded thanks to Venat and well ourselves playing a 12,000yr long game. They're going to the aetherial sea and we're to continue our journey. I'm positive the XIV team won't let this plot point rot, but it had me pretty sad that I'm still left wondering with this being the final expansion for this 10yr saga.

[Shookbeast]

I can't agree with this more! Before they introduced Meteion, I was 1000% positive the keening was Lavos / Jenova / Planet Parasite within the star and our Azem had gone down to deal with the problem head on (seal it / weaken it / put it to sleep / w/e). The entire story seemed to heavily imply this was why Azem left. Azem is a traveler that solves problems through friendship / companions. It was obviously pointing to their final trial. However, with Endwalker, I'm definitely taking a second look at this. Since there was no issue within the star (it's explicitly said the sound didn't come from within but outside in Endwalker which was a super retcon that they could of course retcon again), where was our Azem at this point? I truly hope there is an alternative way to help the unsundered world, but it very much seems like due to the dialogue of Emet / rest of the ancient trio, it's done.

They tried and failed to save their world. We tried and succeeded thanks to Venat and well ourselves playing a 12,000yr long game. They're going to the aetherial sea and we're to continue our journey. I'm positive the XIV team won't let this plot point rot, but it had me pretty sad that I'm still left wondering with this being the final expansion for this 10yr saga.

Yeah, I too hope we learn more about Azem. I wouldn’t worry too much about this being “the last” part of the story. I think the creators might be using a bit of an exaggeration in their wording. Certainly stories are wrapping up - but there’s definitely more to explore and I doubt they’re leaving it alone.

I‘ll change my tune though if we find out Azem truly does have something to do with the 12 (along with maybe Azem’s Scion-parallel friends). We may wind up wrapping that part of the story then.

I have a feeling Azem is long-game story telling though. I’d buy the theory that we’re Azem, and the true final expansion of the game is about us ensuring our friends’ futures, while securing that past with a stable time loop.