Quote Originally Posted by Exodus-E View Post
Two things.

A) Different universes, different rules.
In FF14's universe, Carbuncles are aetheric constructs created by Arcanists through the use of arcane geometries (more specifically, gemstone-based ones).
They're not Primals.
At best, they serve as the "focus" for various ACN/SMN skills.

B) There are various other summons from past games that didn't become Primals in FF14 (thus, won't have an Egi/Trance/etc. made out of).
Such as Kujata, Siren, Diabolos, Mist Dragon, Eden, etc.

So yeah...
Bad lore is a poor excuse for denying Summoners the job they've enjoyed in FF games for decades.

Dragoons get to look cool and jump, Paladins get to tank and use white magic, Black Mages get classic black magic etc etc. Summoners however are stuck with a "carbuncle" who stands around doing nothing, and used to be stuck with stupid looking "Egis" until they thankfully added ifrit/titan/garuda at level 90.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel. Final Fantasy summoners are already cool. Just give us that.