Quote Originally Posted by AwesomeJr44 View Post
I liked him as a friend to my character, but I do think that his death has been overrated to hell and back by the community. Yes, I found it sad that he died. Do I think it's a part of the story? Sure. Doesn't mean I think it's the best storybeat since Darth Vader telling Luke he is his father. Then EW came in and tried to milk his death a bit in Aitiascope. At first I thought it was ok, then I actually thought about it a bit. It was just cheap emotional manipulation, just like the rest of Endwalker. If you give this expac any logical thought, it falls apart instantly. "Hey look at this! Remember that? Doesn't that make you feel bad/sad/mad/happy/*insert other emotion here*?" Then you have the streamers/Youtubers overreacting as always, getting hyper emotional over it and tearing up. Meanwhile I was just like "Oh that's cool."

Graha on the other hand... he should have just done what Haurchefant did and left his story on a high note. This is what would have happened if Haurchefant survived. The abomination that is Graha Tia.
Honestly, I've always felt there is a lore disconnect with Haurchefant's death. From the scenes on the Final Steps of Faith where his spirit and Ysayle's help the WoL and Alphi pull the eyes out to when his spirit shield shows up in Aitiascope...

The lore leads you to believe that a "blade of light" renders the soul into dissolute aether. I was always under the impression that he had been killed right down to his soul, so much so that my memory later disregarded the 3.3 scene after Nidhogg on the steps.

That's what made it so poignant to me, but like so many other things, the writers just do not care to adhere to what they wrote before with this game. It makes me sad and mad.