Who was really behind the Dalamud project? (Theory thread)

[Boxworm]

You are correct Alerith, you can clearly see his symbol if you pause just before the seal breaks. I guess I just don't like the concept that Bahamut could be stronger than the Twelve, so I wonder if perhaps simply his symbol being shown doesn't necessarily mean he was lending his power to it. I mean, it all seems like a strange coincidence -- his meteor symbol, titles, and the information given in the Of Archons and Muses quest.

Thanks for your input!

[Alerith]

You are correct Alerith, you can clearly see his symbol if you pause just before the seal breaks. I guess I just don't like the concept that Bahamut could be stronger than the Twelve, so I wonder if perhaps simply his symbol being shown doesn't necessarily mean he was lending his power to it. I mean, it all seems like a strange coincidence -- his meteor symbol, titles, and the information given in the Of Archons and Muses quest.

Thanks for your input!

I certainly understand where you are coming from, but let's just wait to see what place Bahamut actually holds in the XIV universe.

There are numerous things that could have happened, from absorbing enough Aether to at least break free to being a God-like being himself.

[Zenaku]

You are correct Alerith, you can clearly see his symbol if you pause just before the seal breaks. I guess I just don't like the concept that Bahamut could be stronger than the Twelve, so I wonder if perhaps simply his symbol being shown doesn't necessarily mean he was lending his power to it. I mean, it all seems like a strange coincidence -- his meteor symbol, titles, and the information given in the Of Archons and Muses quest.

Thanks for your input!

The summon a god to the real world like ifrit or even the twelve it take energy from the world. Also the Twelve could be gods but they could always be something that would be stronger bahamut was piss being seal up that long and all that energy he got because of darnus even his body went to dalamud so it save to say the twelve is just not strong enough to seal bahamut back up at this time.

[Arcell]

You are correct Alerith, you can clearly see his symbol if you pause just before the seal breaks. I guess I just don't like the concept that Bahamut could be stronger than the Twelve, so I wonder if perhaps simply his symbol being shown doesn't necessarily mean he was lending his power to it. I mean, it all seems like a strange coincidence -- his meteor symbol, titles, and the information given in the Of Archons and Muses quest.

Thanks for your input!

We also don't know the circumstances behind the original sealing of Bahamut. The Allagans may have worn him down first before attempting the seal. This time we simply tried to seal him right off the bat. Most stories involving sealing immense power away in general would point to this being the wrong way to go about it.

Bahamut is likely far more powerful than the summoning of the Twelve at his peak. However we're also not aware that the gods themselves were actually present. They were likely just being drawn upon, which means they are not out in full force. Were they to actually directly intervene perhaps they could have won over Bahamut.

Too many things we don't know to say for 100% certain why it didn't work.