MSQ

[linayar]

Not really. We already had established him as a character in the original CT storyline.

No, I mean that there is a gap in knowledge between where he was when we left him and where the Exarch is.

I just think it could be more interesting than the current state the character. He doesn't feel like the Exarch any more, but he talks entirely from that perspective and not like there's any melding between the two parts of his personality.

I think the only difference is that the Exarch was more reserved since he had a responsibility over Crystarium. Post 5.3 is just showing the Exarch as he is without the stress.

[Iscah]

No, I mean that there is a gap in knowledge between where he was when we left him and where the Exarch is.

I'm not sure how that would affect things. If you resume having young G'raha, he has the same personality he had in CT and the gap is irrelevant.

I just feel like there are more interesting ways they could take his current situation, whether it's that idea of it being young G'raha grappling with receiving his older self's memories or having both souls-and-memories merged into the same self trying trying to get used to the fact that he's sort of thinking from both perspectives of his life at once (eg. the events at the Crystal Tower being equally years ago and last week).

He feels a bit flat right now.

[linayar]

I'm not sure how that would affect things. If you resume having young G'raha, he has the same personality he had in CT and the gap is irrelevant.

The gap is relevant because there is a difference between knowing about something and experiencing it for yourself. Essentially, all the time we had with the Exarch would be gone just to have Source G'raha back for no reason while still having Exarch's knowledge. That is such a convoluted way of doing it.

I just feel like there are more interesting ways they could take his current situation, whether it's that idea of it being young G'raha grappling with receiving his older self's memories or having both souls-and-memories merged into the same self trying trying to get used to the fact that he's sort of thinking from both perspectives of his life at once (eg. the events at the Crystal Tower being equally years ago and last week).

He feels a bit flat right now.

Remember, it's not like Source G'raha had a different experience to the Exarch. It's literally adding Exarch's additional memories. And since they're the same person, it would've resulted in the same person.