Quote Originally Posted by Nitelancer View Post
I think the difference was explained by Otis. His soul was transferred to his robot body, not just his memories. The Endless don't have souls.
Why would they need souls if they don't have souls?

Quote Originally Posted by Caitlinzulu View Post
Then we have to go really esotheric by asking "what is a soul?"
I think we can discus it till the next calamity happens
Well, in the game reincarnation is a fact and souls are real, and it's something that's been coming up in the story quite a bit, so maybe they should have a definitive explanation of how it all works in the game, or at least have one in mind while writing the story.

Like when Y'shtola describes what she sees when a Blasphemy happens she says like 'their aether didn't return to the aetherial sea, it was snuffed out' or something. Making it sound like turning into a Blasphemy was a sort of "soul death". But then in the role quests it shows Blasphemies retaining aspects of the person they were and gives the impression that they're passing on when you kill them. So they're just borrowing souls, not snuffing them out? The same question exists for Solution 9/Living Memory. Are they "using" souls or "borrowing" them? If I'm supposed to feel things in the hours upon hours of MSQ that deals mainly with this subject I feel like I need to know what's even happening. The Endless require souls but they don't have souls? Sphene acts like Endless are superior to robot Otis but then it seems like he's actually a person with a soul in a robot body and the Endless are just lifeless holograms with people's memories?