Betrayal and Wuk Lamat

[Eraden]

See I got the exact opposite impression of her, to me she was just putting on an act to try and 'fit in' with us, hence the trembling hand and terror in the face of danger, if anything I imagine she's actually a dweeb under it all and just wants to look cool.

Mao agrees. Is why Mao gonna bring all Mao brushes for the brushings of furs with Mao to the new lands. Mao thinkings Mao will has do much brushings to cheer Lady Fuzzy Cat ups. Also, Mao hopings for chance to beats Thancred ups. Mao still angrys at him for being rude to Ryne.

[Sayo_]

Yeah I don't really like how we're forced to go along with her plan.

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I bet $5 that her betrayal will be her not paying us for winning the throne for her.

Also she's too cute and silly to become a villain.

So true! Now let's go awaken those crystals!

[TheMightyMollusk]

Wuk Lamat will eventually realize she's a poor fit for a country's leader, surrender her claim in favor of a more fitting candidate, and join the Scions more permanently.

Okay, not likely, I just want some new long-term characters that aren't elezen and miqo'te, damnit.

[MikkoAkure]

I mean to be entirely honest she did come to a Foreign Country and asked her to help us rig her election in her favor.

I do not believe SE is smart enough to write this but damn is it funny to think about.

It’s not like her brother didn’t do the exact same thing and hire other Scions as well. She probably heard about his plan and came to do it on her own too since he’s been established in Sharlayan far longer.

[Mimilu]

Different take:

Wuk Lamat is just as she is and the real villain will be the mysterious girl at the top of this poster:



Who I am predicting is the leader of Solution 9.

That's what I think too. And the Mamool Ja at the bottom is the heir that wants to go to war with Eorzea and is probably being manipulated by her. °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

[Absurdity]

I just thought the insinuation that the writers are "too scared" to have a betrayal was funny.

That was a very different time when it comes to this game's story writing.

[Bun_Vivant]

Wuk Lamat will eventually realize she's a poor fit for a country's leader, surrender her claim in favor of a more fitting candidate ...

Good point: "poor fit for a country's ruler" is a logical conclusion from "needs foreigners with no knowledge of or stake in the country to support her."

[TheMightyMollusk]

Good point: "poor fit for a country's ruler" is a logical conclusion from "needs foreigners with no knowledge of or stake in the country to support her."

I've seen other stories that justified hiring foreigners for succession fights. For example, in Fire Emblem Awakening, the clan leaders of Ferox hire foreign mercenaries because having the clan leaders fight it out themselves just leads to blood feuds that drag the nation into civil wars, while hiring the right foreigners shows they know how to assess their neighbors and recognize talent and strength outside of their own clans. Time will tell if Dawntrail does anything about it, or if we're just there as an adventure hook.

[MikkoAkure]

I've seen other stories that justified hiring foreigners for succession fights. For example, in Fire Emblem Awakening, the clan leaders of Ferox hire foreign mercenaries because having the clan leaders fight it out themselves just leads to blood feuds that drag the nation into civil wars, while hiring the right foreigners shows they know how to assess their neighbors and recognize talent and strength outside of their own clans. Time will tell if Dawntrail does anything about it, or if we're just there as an adventure hook.

It wouldn't be the first time our WoL has been hired out as a mercenary in a political struggle either.

Prince Hien used us to uproot the entire political status quo of a whole race of people just so he could have them as his army to reclaim his throne. Just like now, it was in our own interest to help him because doing so drew Garlean attention away from Ala Mhigo, which was arguably more personally important to us. And now we have a warmonger who wants to bring an army to our homeland while the three great continents are weak from multiple wars so we have an interest to at least check out to see what's going on.