Thoughts on how we might go from WoL to WoD

[LineageRazor]

I feel like Elidibus is more on the side we're about to take than specifically with the Ascians, namely, that balance is absolutely required. He wants Zodiark back, yes, but because Zodiark is *needed.* I suspect he would have been working with Minfillia and the Scions if the positions were reversed. I need to doublecheck a cutscene if I can find it to remember the conversation, though.

Well, I doubt we'll ever be on Elidibus's side, due to the fact that the balance he seeks hinges on the deaths of all currently living beings. It might be balanced. It might be the way that the planet is "supposed" to be. But the cost is just too high. We might change to WoD for the purpose of seeking balance, but it's almost assuredly the case that the balance we seek will be a different balance than the one Elidibus believes to be necessary.

[Theodric]

Well, I doubt we'll ever be on Elidibus's side, due to the fact that the balance he seeks hinges on the deaths of all currently living beings. It might be balanced. It might be the way that the planet is "supposed" to be. But the cost is just too high. We might change to WoD for the purpose of seeking balance, but it's almost assuredly the case that the balance we seek will be a different balance than the one Elidibus believes to be necessary.

It's a Final Fantasy game, though. There's a long list of characters in previous titles that have been antagonists and have done terrible things only to team up with the protagonists at a later date for the sake of necessity, a change of heart or some other reason. Kain, Beatrix, Kuja, Rufus, Golbez and Gabranth are but a handful of examples.

It might not happen...but if it did, it wouldn't be without precedent. The story and the characters within are constantly evolving. A few years ago it was unlikely that we'd see the Warrior of Light team up with Gaius. Now that is looking to be inevitable due to necessity.

If Solus pulls a Lahabrea and does something extremely stupid that ticks off even Elidibus, a temporary alliance for the sake of eliminating a mutual threat could very well be on the table.