Quote Originally Posted by MrThinker View Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jmALV5kDVw&t=122 At the very end of that scene, just before it ticks over to the next second, the animation of the beam looks very similar as when he does it to Minfilia in your video, complete with the glowy darkness particles, which are not in Igeyorhm's beam. Any difference in the effect can be ascribed to, at best, a different perspective, and at worst, an updated animation of the same technique.
When he does it to Minfilia, it lingers on her like a tether, and only dissipates when he pulls his hand back.