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[MikkoAkure]

Isn't that the more reason to support a leader who's going to change garlemald for the better?

If the eorzean City states are afforded second chance after their crimes, why can't garlemald as well?

Eorzea’s crimes aren’t the same as Garlemald’s crimes. Thousands upon thousands if not millions of people were killed in conquest. The only actual number we know is 70,000 in just one battle in Othard. The cities of Rabanastre and Doma were reduced to rubble because they didn’t want to be Garlean. The people they conquer are often conscripted and forced to fight against other countries on the other side of the planet or are even experimented on.

Limsa Lominsa made peace with the Kobolds and the Sahagin, Ul’dah came to the rescue of the Amalj’aa, Ishgard put down their war with the dragons and decided to work together. In what world would it then make sense for the Garleans after everything they’ve done to suddenly make everything OK and keep their empire just because they have a new leader?

Even if the new leader is well-meaning, many of the provinces don’t want to stay. Corvos, the entire fake-objective of Garlean expansionism is gone for them and the legions are broken. The successful rebellions in Ala Mhigo and Doma inspired more than just Dalmasca to rise up again. Rabanastre being bombed by airships quieted that down, but we know that they’re not the only ones.


Aveyond very obviously took inspiration from FFXII for his re-write. The difference between the Garlean Empire and the Archadian Empire of FFXII though, is that the Archadian Empire doesn’t go through two civil wars over its succession between the rules of Gramis, Vayne, and Larsa, and their military isn’t destroyed, surrendered, or deserted. The Archadian Empire has no rebellions against its rule at the time the game takes place, except for Dalmasca which it gives back at the end of the game after failing to put it down and their emperor dying after becoming a monster.

All-in-all, the Garlean Empire is an unstable mess that was never meant to be a real, sustainable empire. Reforms at this point would come too late because the provinces are in open rebellion. Even if you take away the events of EW, Garlemald’s military and legitimacy are severely depleted from two civil wars, a front in stalemate at the Ghimlyt Dark, the loss of Doma, Bozja, Dalmasca, Nagxia, Ala Mhigo, and Werlyt, 1/3 of Garlemald's legions have been lost in Eorzea (including the one sitting around doing nothing, leaderless in Azys Lla with a giant airship, for some reason), one legion completely deserts to try to make their own country (and fails), and the reformist faction has been purged.