Quote Originally Posted by Absimiliard View Post
Once again, I am not disputing that she tried. I am observing that she had detailed foreknowledge of all that would transpire. She knew her champions would fail time and time again, yet she chose the same ones anyway. My general assumption is that the individuals she chose to empower in any given era were the most worthy, meaning failure would have been a possibility even had she taken advantage of her knowledge of future events and selected others.
She didn't have 'detailed foreknowledge' at all. She had our impromptu explanation, which gives her at most eight people she'd pick as champions beyond just 'here have the Blessing', every single one from the same time period (The WoL, Minfilia, Ysayle, Ardbert and the Warriors of Darkness). All of those, I should note, did their job pretty well, so no reason to waver there anyway; clearly those were good picks.

She's got absolutely nothing on any time before then. She can't have 'picked the same ones despite failing' for stopping other Calamities, because we never told her who she picked in the first place, and therefore couldn't have told her.

EDIT: Although I should say, we do have a reasonably good idea that she did pick champions who then did stop potential Calamities; Ramza and the Zodiac Braves were pretty much confirmed picks (and success stories), and Tenzen may have been, too.