How does Garlean Armor Work?

[Vyrerus]

This has been bothering for the longest time but can't seem to find any information on the armor characters Gaius, Zenos and Hydrus all wore.

Zenos in particular has me scratching my head because of the ominous aura he can wrap himself in and imbue his katana with.

If anybody could help share any information on Garlean armor, even if its little I'd be really grateful! ^^

I look to the fight at the end of the Ghimlyt Dark with the Soranus sisters. They both achieve flaming auras with colors that match their armor. The flaming auras resulting from the rule of cool the aether/ceruleum/power bleeding into the air around them because it's a high level of energy without an equal measurement of containment.

Though I don't know the mechanism, it's said that personnel Garlean Magitek armor allows them to manipulate aether. I'd assume it has some sort of central power crystal or highly refined ceruleum core that lets it mimic aetherial ability. The Soranus twins have a raid wide similar to Zenos called, "Artificial Plasma." It cracks the ground around them, and explodes outwards from their armor in a giant purple cloud.

Despite what was said on the previous page, Zenos's red and black aura only seems to come from the Ame-no-Hibakiri, because of the first fight against him with it in Yanxia. It's actually some half way house between his armor and himself. Note that his armor glows bright red in the center of the aura the whole time, but never his face. Also note that when you fight him in Ala Mhigo, he throws all 3 of his swords, the actual swords, into the ground around him during his ult prep phase. He then still has the aura, complete with bright red armor during that ult prep.

Compare and contrast with when the WoL fights his body piloted by Elidibus. Elidibus does the same battlefield encirclement as the fight in Ala Mhigo, with a mostly black aura, some red intermingled. But no bright red armor. Not the same aura, but a mimicry. He also fails to surround himself with purplish black sphere shield during the ult prep.