Thread: The 2.5 (Part 1 & 2) speculation thread

Originally Posted by Alberel

'The northern sky doth burn full bright upon the wyrm lord's call,
the red behemoth beckoneth and flame consumeth all.'

I'm willing to bet this is a prophecy from Sharlayan or Louisoix. The wyrm lord is most likely Midgardsormr as his call is what united the entire Dravanian horde in the assault on the Agrius back at the start of 1.0. The red behemoth is probably Nidhogg as the description doesn't fit Midgardsormr at all and he's currently the only other known candidate to lead the horde in the invasion.

Notably, the Agrius (the giant airship) was painted red. This line is likely part of the prophecy that predicted the Seventh Umbral Era, but it's clearly a reference to the Battle of Silvertear Lake. I don't know if you've ever seen the 1.0 opening movie, but it involves everyone's favorite Midlander as he gets to witness the battle first-hand through some kind of Echo flashback.

What I'm curious about is what was up with the clip of Minfilia floating in front of the statue of Zodiark and presumably attacking the Warrior of Light.

Originally Posted by EinherjarLucian

What I'm curious about is what was up with the clip of Minfilia floating in front of the statue of Zodiark and presumably attacking the Warrior of Light.

The problem with that shot is, at a glance, you can either see it as her gathering a ball of energy in her hands to attack or as her hands being bound above her head in a ball of darkness. First time I watched, I saw the first way; second time the second way.

It's more like she's bound, from the way she's sort of hanging, if she was attacking, it'd look more like she was floating, lol.

Originally Posted by Viridiana

Well, right after Ultima she's still speaking to Minfilia. And I'm willing to assume (though I admit it's a guess) that Iceheart's talk with Hyd is after that, too. But, yeah, the WoL hasn't heard from her in a while.

I'm not sure, Minfilla said that she couldn't here her voice too since Ultima was defeated, the battle must have weakened her seriously.

Originally Posted by lololink

I'm not sure, Minfilla said that she couldn't here her voice too since Ultima was defeated, the battle must have weakened her seriously.

My laptop isn't up to the task of playing the game at the moment, but I'm pretty certain she hears Hyd as we're bringing Thancred out of the tunnels. Of course, that's literally right after Ultima, which colloquially could be the same as "since Ultima."

But, yeah, that still leaves the question of Iceheart.

Iceheart could have heard her voice long before the battle against Ultima, there isn't anything that would imply that she heard specifically after Ultima, it's likely that she heard her at the same time a lot of people in Eorzea did.

Originally Posted by Terrini

Now that Kotemon mentions Ascians among the Scions still and worried about Urianger being posessed... have we EVER seen a non-Hyur body shape under one of those cloaks? I mean Urianger's ears would be very noticeable if we saw an ELEZEN ASCIAN... And that makes me wonder why they tend not to possess anyone but Hyur males...

*cough* Travanchet *cough*

About Urianger, I have this odd fear he will die in 2.5. Hope he reunites with Hilldibrand before that.