Why are alisaie and alphinaud in Dawntrail?

[yoshinoharu]

You want the real answer? The true no bullshit answer is: They needed low-impact side-characters for Trusts. Could you imagine if they had put in Y'shtola and Graha instead (which would have made more sense because Graha can be a true all rounder while Y'shtola can be DPS or Healer instead of making a RDM healer or WAR DPS)? They're such fan favorites that the entire community would have been foaming at the mouth at their lack of presence. Everyone's already used to Alisae and Alphinaud being mostly in the background and just piping up from time to time already, so it was a tactical choice to have trust characters that wouldn't necessarily rob the spotlight from Wuk Lamat.

[a42nut1inct]

You want the real answer? The true no bullshit answer is: They needed low-impact side-characters for Trusts. Could you imagine if they had put in Y'shtola and Graha instead (which would have made more sense because Graha can be a true all rounder while Y'shtola can be DPS or Healer instead of making a RDM healer or WAR DPS)? They're such fan favorites that the entire community would have been foaming at the mouth at their lack of presence. Everyone's already used to Alisae and Alphinaud being mostly in the background and just piping up from time to time already, so it was a tactical choice to have trust characters that wouldn't necessarily rob the spotlight from Wuk Lamat.

Mostly in the background? They were the main Scions the WOL interacted with including their numerous accomplishments and relationships on a whole. Not sure how you're reading that as mostly in the background. I would say Urianger and Krile are mostly in the background. I don't understand why they thought they were the best Scions going into Dawntrail. Just my opinion.