Quote Originally Posted by odie View Post
That's not what I meant locked by lore. I don't care that you get it from the story. The thing is, Red XIII was meant to be almost extinct...therefore can't have it as a mount...but thousands of players can all have Midgardsormr all at the same time. So their original stance apparently shifted.
Enhhh not exactly.

The corpse of Midgarsormr passes along a whelp of his brood to follow you in your search for certain truths- one from which he has chosen as a vessel for his consciousness. As the story progresses he begins to trust the honor you profess. Ultimately his trust in you becomes absolute, and his form evolves into a rideable mount. Its the info that is not presented which could allow multiple instances.

Red XIII, however, according to the only title wherein it existed, has one story point that trumps others: It is practically the last of its kind, an endangered species. Were it to be doled out as a crossover mount, it would violate this lore point.

That said...Nothing here says that a red XIII style mount won't exist, but if it does, it will likely have its own FFXIV universe lore to explain its existence. Not a direct event port like the lightning/snow gear.

The way you get to your goal is in many ways more important than whether you reach your goal at all. If we ask the right requests, you can still, maybe, see a future with this mount. Just don't count on the FFVII crossover event being the specific source for it. Because reasons.