Quote Originally Posted by Eloah View Post
To tack on to what moose said, the total amount of "Warriors of Light" or Hydaelyn's choosen that we know of is 4. Us, Ysayle, Minfilia, and Krile. Basically, anyone with the Echo, whether or not they have risen up to the "prestige" of these 4 is unknown. I have my suspicions about Urianger, since he seems too close sometimes to issues related to echo users and primals in regards to tempering. There is also a debate on Thordan possibly being given the echo from Zodiark.
I do not believe possessing the Echo makes one a Warrior of Light, because it seems to be an unspoken thing that the Warrior of Light's Adventuring allies also possess the Echo and thus are immune to tempering.

The primary qualifier to be a Warrior of Light is possessing not just the Echo, but ALSO the Blessing of Light. The two appear to be two completely different powers, as when Midgardsormr took away the Blessing of Light in 2.55, the Echo was a power our characters still retained. If anything, to have the Blessing of Light would require one or more Crystals of Light as well. The only other person with the Echo who also had a Crystal of Light that we know of is Ysayle, but that wasn't any indication that she had the Blessing of Light.

My guess is the Blessing of Light comes directly to the Warrior of Light from Hydaelyn through Crystals of Light.

Quote Originally Posted by Okamimaru View Post
I'd like to ad that other wol are shown interacting with hydaelyn in more than one cut scene including the first hear feel think one... I agree with moose on his interpretation of its various uses...
I think those individuals were either bearers of the Echo, or just plain everyday folk, considering the ending of 2.0 where we strike down Lahabrea includes a number of characters we know do NOT possess either the Echo -or- the Blessing of Light.