I expected way more MSQ

[Rhindas]

Yeah that's not who you think it is

I agree with this. Go back and rewatch the cliffhanger scene from the end of 4.1. At least I think it was 4.1, now I forget. With a certain black cloaked individual. I have a feeling we have some shenanigans going on here.

And in terms of people staying dead I'm still not convinced a certain voice of Hydaelyn isn't gonna come back in the end of the end due to some deus ex reason.

[Wilan]

I agree with this. Go back and rewatch the cliffhanger scene from the end of 4.1. At least I think it was 4.1, now I forget. With a certain black cloaked individual. I have a feeling we have some shenanigans going on here.

I thought this was obviously what happened actually. I've been talking with some FC mates after that post credits scene (it was 4.0 btw, and it was a white cloaked individual) and we all came to the same conclusion. Spoilers, obviously. Elidibus took off his mask and the emperor recognized his (transformed) face and understood what his plan was. There's not many people he could have taken the appearance of that both us and the emperor would have recognized that had recently disappeared, and only one whose reappearance could have a meaningful impact.

After all, you don't just recover from cutting your own throat open. Giving people living proof that the fantastic victory boasted by the resistance was actually a lie, on the other hand, is going to have catastrophic effects on morale. People of Garlemald will feel reinvigorated and probably even members of the resistance who didn't witness the fight go down will start to wonder if what they conquered with many sacrifices wasn't a false victory after all.