[SPOILER] Who or What is Unukalhai?

[Mimilu]

For those who are ignoring the Spoiler warning and are not that far into HW, Unukalahai is the one who gives you the Bismark and Ravana EX fights.

Here is my question though: Who, or rather what, is Unukalhai?
They wear a white mask and robe, so we can't see any facial features.
They are the size of a Hyurian child, yet they do not have any visible horns like the Padjal of Gridania.

To go even further is the name, Unukalhai.
Unukalhai is the brightest star in the constellation Serpens.
Serpens is the snake portion of the constellation Ophiuchus, a.k.a. the constellation Zodiark is based off of in the Ivalice Alliance games.

Could Unukalhai be connected to the Ascians, Elidibus, and/or Zodiark?

[Viridiana]

To quote myself from elsewhere, which is pretty much what you said in more words

First, he's someone we don't know anything about, but Urianger seems to know him. And Urianger shows up saying that the discussion you're having concerns "the fate of this star," exactly echoing the words used by Elidibus at the end of 2.55. This should already be sounding alarm bells.

Second, we have his name. Unukalhai is the name of a star in Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. In FF Tactics, the bearer of the Serpentarius Zodiac Stone was. . .Elidibus.

Third, we have his outfit, which is about as close to the white Ascian look as one can get without actually wearing Ascian garb.

So, yeah, all signs point to his being Elidibus.

[aerolol]

Could Unukalhai be connected to the Ascians, Elidibus, and/or Zodiark?

No one knows for sure, but yeah, it's very likely he has those connections.

[treuhavik]

"the fate of this star"

Unukalhai himself uses this phrase if you talk to him after completing Thok Around the Clock.

Yeah... I mean, I'm not saying he's Elidibus, ...but he's definitely Elidibus.

[Nialle]

Ascians can possess all kinds of bodies, so I wouldn't be surprised.

[myahele]

I also think that they were "discovered" that way, too.

You know what's interesting? Sabik and Unukalhai are both stars in the Ophiucus/Serpens constellation........which also represents Zodiark: the 13th Zodiac



Additionally, Elidibus in previous FF has always been closely tied to Zodiark + in Tactics he looks like this:



Back on topic: another poster said that in the French translation that the Triads were from a different dimension. Very far fetched theory, but what IF they're the same Triad from FF6? That after Kefka's defeat they somehow teleported into FF14's world?

I don't know about him being Elidibus, but I do think he's a subordinate of Elidibus at least.

We know that there are "minor" asciens that work for the main Asciens so far we only know of Lahabrea's subordinates, but it's possible each have their own and in varying amounts

[Velox]

I believe this all ties back to Urianger's meeting with Elidibus at the end of the whole 2.0 story arch. It's plain through Elidibus' speech and conversations that he was not happy with Nabriales and Lahabrea's attitude towards how to re-establish balance and their actions taken. It's obvious that Urianger also understands that any sort of imbalance towards light or dark can disrupt all life on the planet. I assume both of them are working together to find a solution to the problem that will benefit both parties equally.

[-Krypyonite-]

[QUOTE=myahele;3233972 - [/QUOTE]

I never actually looked at the names of the stars, BUT ultima weapons core, is called ''heart of sabik'' wich, in praetorium cutcene lahabrea described as :

It is the Weapon's core - an enigma whose surface even the vaunted scholar of ancient Allag failed to scratch. The magic within has lain dormant for eons

Well, i could rocket speculate at how what we know of ultima can be related to the scions of light from XII, as how this ultima or even proto ultima could have some relation to elidibus like mateus/lahabrea, chuchualain/nabriales etc....

as we know that its the Heart of sabik that ''absorbs'' the primals aether.... and its ''but a silver of my god's power'' (Zodiark)could ununkalhai also want us to slay ravana and bismark so their aether is absorbed by something OR to it be absorbed by the warrior of light as the ''WoL is becoming a primal'' theory?
Anyway, this also hints that Ultima is also some of elidibus doings?

[Daralii]

I never actually looked at the names of the stars, BUT ultima weapons core, is called ''heart of sabik'' wich, in praetorium cutcene lahabrea described as :



Well, i could rocket speculate at how what we know of ultima can be related to the scions of light from XII, as how this ultima or even proto ultima could have some relation to elidibus like mateus/lahabrea, chuchualain/nabriales etc....

as we know that its the Heart of sabik that ''absorbs'' the primals aether.... and its ''but a silver of my god's power'' (Zodiark)could ununkalhai also want us to slay ravana and bismark so their aether is absorbed by something OR to it be absorbed by the warrior of light as the ''WoL is becoming a primal'' theory?
Anyway, this also hints that Ultima is also some of elidibus doings?

Omega?

*tinfoil*

[Nalien]

One interesting thing is how he seems to suggest that the Extreme Bismark/Ravana and their goal to reach Azys Lla to absorb the Warring Triad were not part of any Ascian plan...

Obviously, if he is related to the Ascians, he'd try to improve our opinion of them... Though he could always be telling the truth... I'd quite like it if the Ascians plans have just backfired instantly... They tried to manipulate the Warrior of Light in the past, would be quite interesting if the Warriors of Darkness instantly ended up threatening the Ascian Master Plan...