Discrepancy in lore (spoilers)

[Vyrerus]

and thus narrative escalation.

Ranjit

Y'all two's posts make me think that perhaps this is the best explanation for why they kept Zenos around, and why they showed Elidibus to flee from him. To quash the idea that there won't be a proper escalation. I mean, afterall, Fandango is just another sundered Ascian, and we've been stepping on standard red mask Ascian toes with relative ease ever since Nabriales. Of course, with the Eden raid series, they've shown what a red mask can do when given a powerful enough tool... makes me wonder how monstrous Nabriales may have become if he'd succeeded in keeping broken Tupsimati.

I'm hoping the idea that Emet-selch experimented on Zenos leads into us learning more of his backstory, and how he grew to be quite so powerful. Perhaps it's intended to be the villain's version of, "The Gifted?" Of course, my narrative hopes for Zenos might be held too high. He is probably just around for his dummy thicc power level. *sigh*

Also Alleo - Ranjit drove me crazy. I did his first instanced fight on DRK the first time around, and if you time tank cooldowns right, you pretty much take no damage... yet you're supposed to believe he's knocked you down for the count. I know it's a debuff all its own in plenty of fights where your HP doesn't get reduced, but even so... just UGH