[Spoilers inclluding 7.0] My "True" Main Character Theory

[RyuuZero]

3.0 Estinien for reasons explained by Cleretic

One Question: Who had the Idea to End the DRagon Song on a diplomatic Path?

without that why would Estinien at that time show Hresvaelgr any mercy?

[Cleretic]

One Question: Who had the Idea to End the DRagon Song on a diplomatic Path?

without that why would Estinien at that time show Hresvaelgr any mercy?

...are you asking this in-story? Because the answer is 'Alphinaud, specifically and exactly', he's the one that gets that idea. And Estinien sort of just... invites himself; he's not really the kind of guy you can refuse when he does that sort of thing, he's too spiky. But 'main character' of a story like this doesn't mean 'person who makes the initial events happen', or else we might as well call Ilberd the protagonist of Stormblood.

Hraesvelgr survives their meeting mostly by way of there being a much bigger, louder, angrier dragon for Estinien to aim at instead. If Nidhogg wasn't around, yeah, Estinien might've took violent ire with him instead, but Nidhogg was the very specific public enemy number one and root of problems. However, remember that this came down to Estinien's choices at the time, and the fact he made the choices he did was a big part of his character arc, which in turn was emblematic of the arc of Ishgard as a whole. Alphinaud being--let's be honest--WAY too idealistic might've set some parts in motion, but it's Estinien's story through and through.


If you're asking in terms of the developers... I dunno, there's like, five potential people who could've come up with that part, possibly more if the idea started back in 1.0, we don't have a great grasp of the specific environment and context in which HW was written. If I were to narrow down my guess it'd probably be either Yoshi-P or Kazutoyo Maehiro, but even that's just a guess.

[RyuuZero]

I would say that Dawntrail didn't make the Playerbase Happy..
as for my Point of View of who the Real Main Character is:
Erenville. I just looked up his Name and funnily, he is also the Narrator of Dawntrail.. you could say my Main Character Theory decides the Narrator (most of the Time) also to be the True Main Character of the Story. But why Erenville? Well, he had the same Goal as Wuk Lamat, finding the Golden City. And No, it isn't Wuk Lamat because her task was concluded at the mid-point of the MSQ of Dawntrail. Yes, she also wanted to find the Golden City, but was verified as victor of the succession to the Throne of Tuliyollal. But Erenville's Story wasn't done yet. I'd say his story was concluded with the Finale of the 7.0

We do not know they'll build up to 8.0 yet.

But! I'm in the Mood to Yap! I mean.. you will tell me that I save the Entirety of Existence at lvl90 only go get lvl100 at a Summer Vacation!? I'm sorry but the Writing of Dawntrail Squandered the Potencial for a New Beginning. imo the Second Half of Dawntrail ruined it all, only to have some sorta graceful moments at the end..

So let me elaborate on my Dawnsinger Prediction:
Coming off from the FF4 Remake that was the Endwalker Patch Story, it would've been the Perfect Opportunity for Meteion to show the Positive Energies that Dynamis can mobilize!
Rebuilding the Thirteenth Shard by inbuing Hopeful Dynamis with the Light of the First Shard, Helping to save 2 Worlds as the Dawnsinger. I would picture the Dawnsinger Expansion more like FF4 The After Years.. thing is I haven't played that but I'd say it would be a Good Reference Point for the Story Writer. And after Saving the Thirteenth Shard we still can join Wuk Lamat on her Rite to Succession of the Throne of Tuliyollal, since the Follow of Time across the Shards is uncertain.

Yet knowing that this isn't happening anymore, I at least hope that we travel to Meracidia in 8.0 and that it will be like Breath of the Wild.