Minfillia Speculation

[CyrilLucifer]

I think it was 2013 they first mentioned it. I believe it was during the beta, actually.

My thoughts on Minfilia, well all I'll say is that I notice in one of the magazine screens it showed Krile smiling while looking up at Minfilia. I don't think she's going to be smiling for very long.

I have mixed theories, but the quote for the quest name ('as it once was - as it ever should have remained') is driving me crazy. It seems like a fitting quest name, "As it once was" representing the return to how it was before politics went and made a mess of things for the Scions, but then you take a look at it and it's a quote from best Ascian Lahabrea, and I can't just see that ending happily. At all.

[The_NPC]

well since SE has used the "God is evil" trope at lest once so far & we know Hydaleyn's blessing acts like a anti-tempering shield she could just so straight to full on tempering with Minfilia or someone could have just fiddled with her "blessing" enouf that it caused that... talk about making u'r own worst nightmare gratz random who ever u are u took a weakling, made her a super weapon & then she kills u for being dumb, big question then is will it corrupt her with time

this is if it goes the "testing/torchering the hostage" route (by hostage I mean held by an enemy or Hydaleyn)... weird twist would be amesia & a cult leader with super powers she didn't have before

[Grayve]

I just love how much speculation comes from a single picture. It's fun to see so much passion for the story.

[Remus]

Well from the looks of the end of the 3.2 trailer I think Minfilia pretty much got absorbed by the Mothercrystal because maybe Echo users have a lot of aether to give compared to normal people?

[Nalien]

Wonder what we have to go forth and seek? Minfilia Shards? Friendly Eikons to summon? Ascians for a purging? The distant versions of the Twelve (Azim as the Doman version of Azeyma, for example) to unify them to save the day? Adoulin?

[CyrilLucifer]

My bet is on The Truth™.

[Nalien]

My bet is on The Truth™.

She's making no friends here then...

"We're going to directly meet Hydaelyn? Finally, we can learn The Truth™!"

"Go forth and seek The Truth™!"

"..."

Damned deities and their cryptic nonsense... If I'm face to face with God, I expect some bleedin' answers, not to be told to go looking for those answers! Why do you think I'm here in the first place?!

[CyrilLucifer]

She's making no friends here then...

"We're going to directly meet Hydaelyn? Finally, we can learn The Truth™!"

"Go forth and seek The Truth™!"

"..."

Damned deities and their cryptic nonsense... If I'm face to face with God, I expect some bleedin' answers, not to be told to go looking for those answers! Why do you think I'm here in the first place?!

If you want my honest, unironic opinion, that is exactly something FFXIV would do to leave us hanging. I am expecting it to be exactly that cryptic.

At this point, we get less cryptic answers from Elidibus than we do from Hydaelyn.

[Fenral]

At this point, we get less cryptic answers from Elidibus than we do from Hydaelyn.

Are you saying you don't Trust In The Light™? We have always been doing The Right Thing™, so you should just Trust In The Light™ and everything will be fine!

[Theodric]

Hopefully it'll be something revealed to us directly - because Hydaelyn really owes us an in-depth explanation instead of manipulating the WoL in a manner similar to how a Primal/Eikon manipulates their servants...