Crystal Tower theories

[Nalien]

So err... The hooded guy doesn't have a tail, nor apparent cat ears, as one would expect from G'raha Tia. Then again, nor does Y'shtola in the trailer... Could just be obscured by the robe I guess, not like these trailers usually make glaring mistakes... *cough*Nidhogg*cough*

Naturally, I want it to be Lahabrea, filling a Unukalhai style role in the First... More so since Gaius muttered something about missing his chance for revenge against Lahabrea...

I could actually see it being Unukalhai, come to think of it... Just because he is maybe going to need a new room to stand in if Minfilia is returning... From the features we do see of the hooded figure, he does seem fairly young? That's also my assumption though, just since I figured they'd want a shota Ascian to mirror the new look Minfilia is rocking... Unukalhai also has a track record of surviving world ending calamities, only to move to a different world after... Heck, he was the first Warrior of Light to flip sides too, and the only surviving one... Makes sense for him to mentor us in that process...

EDIT: Oh, also Unukalhai is currently chilling in the Rising Stones, which is right next door to Crystal Tower, so he is in a prime location to teleport the whole thing if needs be. G'raha is even closer of course, but also apparently in stasis. Given I believe it was stated we'd need to open the Tower to end that stasis, I imagine a "Worst Future" scenario wouldn't result in the Tower being opened, meaning he is probably powerless to really do much... Unukalhai taking a page from Galufs playbook and teleporting the it away, mixing in some Elidibus tricks to take it to the First as well? Then Crystarium is built up on the First specifically to open up the Tower and get access to G'raha and his Royal Blood... All in order to do... Whatever it is...

If nothing else, it's a nice explanation to why Crystarium isn't a mess like Bizarro-Limsa. For a world on the brink, it looks oddly like a utopia... Although I guess if you had access to Crystal Tower, that'd probably just be a given, heck it was basically a glorified solar panel, and they live in a world of perpetual light... It should be producing twice as much power as it was at the Allags peak...

[AmemeAmeklin]

I'll just drop these speedy comparison images here...

Trailer dude:


Trailer dude compared to G'raha Tia in profile:


Unukalhai:


I will fight anyone who says it's not G'raha and even if I lose I'll still be right

[Rosa_Frandlia]

So the question becomes if we'll know on Tuesday, or if we'll be left hanging for 3 months.

"I'm not ready to get your full body over yet, but await word for me at the Rising Stones and then come meet me at the Crystal Tower when I'm ready"

My one question, if we walk up to the tower how would those who haven't done the 24-man raid get to the front door? I won't spoil it beyond that so those that haven't done the raid can do the quests.

[KylePearlsand]

I'll just drop these speedy comparison images here...

Trailer dude:


Trailer dude compared to G'raha Tia in profile:


Unukalhai:


I will fight anyone who says it's not G'raha and even if I lose I'll still be right

The only real difference I can see is that the G'raha we see in the game has a more pointed chin. The figure in the trailer has a shorter and rounded one.

[Yuyuka3]

The only real difference I can see is that the G'raha we see in the game has a more pointed chin. The figure in the trailer has a shorter and rounded one.

Could just be engine limitations or something, really. Thancred, for example, has some differences as well between trailers and ingame model iirc. Helps that the trailers got pretty high rendering quality.

[AmemeAmeklin]

Yeah everyone's a bit softer and more rounded in the trailer due to more polygons. Oh, and also way more detailed.

Ignoring the chin's roundness, the proportions are the same and the nose is basically identical.

[Fenral]

His in-game nose is actually unique. I checked. He was one of the first NPCs to get a face that couldn't quite be done in character creation.

[KylePearlsand]

His in-game nose is actually unique. I checked. He was one of the first NPCs to get a face that couldn't quite be done in character creation.

Pretty much nearly settles it really. This hooded figure is very likely G'raha.

[JDNightWalker]

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but if you look at the YouTube U.S. Trailer, at the frames of film at 5:03, you can clearly see the gates of the Crystal Tower. Not only can you see the gates, you can see the Allagan symbols of royalty, the King and the Queen, with their hands forward, the ones Doga and Unei faced when they unlocked the Crystal Tower in the lead up to Syrcus Tower. Not only that, but the symbols are glowing, indicating that the gate is no longer sealed. This proves that the tower is Allagan and lends support to the time-and-space-displaced G'raha Tia theory.

[stopatfiveorsixstores]

Just wanted to add in some more support for G'raha Tia possibly being the figure ... a few weeks ago, during a community stream where they showed off new merchandise, they showed a pin/badge thing with pictures of minions on it, including one with a G'raha Tia minion it (we don't have it in-game yet). Why would they make a new minion for a character from a super old storyline if they were not going to be relevant in some way ...?