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    Well, Mide was at the initial summoning of Alexander, so she should have been tempered by him then. Assuming there's any logic or consistency in how they operate, which there really isn't at this point, I guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyrilLucifer View Post
    That Locus' lyrics really heavily imply that Alexander is capable of tempering and yet Mide just strolls in really sort of shows how much SE respects the ability to Temper. As in - not at all.
    I don't feel like we've actually "met" Alexander, just his Goblin protectors and their creations. I think if Mide went to the central core of the giant, she'd face tempering, but the outer areas? Don't think the Primal is awake enough to really influence things much (I mean, he moves a bit then shuts down. Twice.)

    Quote Originally Posted by Fenral View Post
    Well, Mide was at the initial summoning of Alexander, so she should have been tempered by him then. Assuming there's any logic or consistency in how they operate, which there really isn't at this point, I guess.
    Summoning =/= tempering. IIRC, none of the Sahagan are tempered, for example (just the Drowned) and I don't think any Kobolds are either, nor the Gnath (don't know about the Vundu, but based on the Vanu Vanu quests they aren't either).

    Ifrit is the only Primal (we know of) who indiscriminately tempers, being only focused on gaining more power and followers; Garuda tempers her children (Ixal) and only was going to temper you as a punishment. The rest likely save tempering as something else; Ravana probably sees it as dishonorable so will not Temper, Shiva may not know how (but also knows you have the Echo), Ramuh does not want to (only Tempered the Sylphs because they demanded he do so), Bismark...I don't know, maybe he has to eat you to Temper?

    Tempering is probably not the first reaction to an enemy for most either; if the enemy is weak, why waste the energy to Temper them into a weak servant? Look at Nael; after his defeat Bahamut releases him from his Tempering since he proved to be too weak a servant (same for Lou, actually...)
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    Quote Originally Posted by PArcher View Post
    Tempering is probably not the first reaction to an enemy for most either; if the enemy is weak, why waste the energy to Temper them into a weak servant? Look at Nael; after his defeat Bahamut releases him from his Tempering since he proved to be too weak a servant (same for Lou, actually...)
    Wait a minute... What if we summoned Ifrit the same way Ysayle summoned Shiva? So we become Ifrit... Would we be able to just release Tempered victims?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nalien View Post
    Wait a minute... What if we summoned Ifrit the same way Ysayle summoned Shiva? So we become Ifrit... Would we be able to just release Tempered victims?
    Somehow I don;t think that is as easy as it sounds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nalien View Post
    Wait a minute... What if we summoned Ifrit the same way Ysayle summoned Shiva? So we become Ifrit... Would we be able to just release Tempered victims?
    Theoretically, its possible.

    Reality...almost certainly impossible.

    We have no proof that Shiva tempered anyone, and even though its highly likely that the Knights were tempered (well, one anyway), we can't say for certain that they were. So its hard to say if Ysayle or the Archbishop actually knew how to or could Temper anyone. I don't think we'd be able to remove Ifrit's Tempering in this manor without knowing how he Tempered them in the first place.
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