It's something I just got to thinking about earlier, but those characters from the opening cinematic *seem* to be fairly important in that cinematic, yet I've never encountered in-game. As they're all wearing player-attainable gear, I can assume they're meant to "represent us, the players", yet Louisoux (sp?) seemed pretty intent on protecting them, specifically.

It got me to wondering; do those characters have any other story?

If nothing else, I'd definitely like to see them introduced into the game's story, if they aren't already. It seems like we have a fairly short list of recurring NPC's, and given that they clearly held their own during the Calamity, seems like a great way to bring them into the mix. Maybe as the first official "Warriors of Light" NPC's, instead of relying purely on us silent protagonists?