Quote Originally Posted by Hinoto-no-Ryuji View Post
I guess I'm just taking some issue with the idea that a Primal of Rhalgr would somehow not be the "real" Rhalgr. This is different from Bahamut, Shiva, and Moggle Mog, who were historical entities being invoked directly; if Rhalgr was summoned, it wouldn't be as whatever inspired him, but instead as the Rhalgr-of-the-Twelve worshiped in the modern day. Because that's a concept and not a physical, historical entity, it doesn't matter how closely Rhalgr resembles some hypothetical hero of millenia past - he'd be the real deal in the same way that Titan, Ifrit, and - yes - Garuda are the "real" Titan, Ifrit, and Garuda.
Well in a sense. Garuda was an Allagan commander that was in charge of the Ixali. Their image of her the result of her story progressing into Myth. In that regard she is actually quite a lot like Moogle Mog since the Moogle's of the Twelveswood weren't factual in their understanding of the true story. Regardless, all primals, regardless of their origin, are shaped by the belief of their followers. Even Shiva was Iceheart's imagination of the real Shiva, if in a rather more powerful form.