Quote Originally Posted by WellFooled View Post
I'm going to assume you switched your Roman numerals, meant FFIX, and give my full support to Ishgard itself being Alexander
Nope. He means Alexander in 11. If you didn't play XI or quit before Treasure of Aht Urghan, Alexander's old and broken husk of a body is the Ruins of Alzadeel, also known as Nyzul Isle. During his battle with Odin long before the FFXI story, Alexander's body was broken by Odin. Odin sought to finish Alexander, and maintained himself in the world through a Dark Rider who was someone Odin made a pact with for the sake of revenge, granting him immortality with the promise of Alexander's Destruction in return. The Dark Rider is Prince Luuzaf, with the option of the player to become Odin's new Vessel. Meanwhile, the Aht Urgan Empire sought to revive Alexander to quell uprisings among their people and the beast men alike. However, the control body that was created to control the Alzadeel ruins became possessed by Alexander, resulting in his second coming of Alexander, leading to the penultimate battle of ToUA. Basically, you fight a dark Alexander within something that resembles Classic Alexander. There were also 2 raids (Nyzul Isle Exploration, a 100 floor 6-man dungeon, and Salvage, an 18-man Raid in which your powers and armor are sealed and you must slowly regain them) that take place within Alexander.