Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
It's ultimately a side effect of his summoning due to the sheer power going into it. The debatable part is the use of "enthrall", which comes down to his characteristics and the fact that the tempering we witness with the beast tribes is by contrast premised on flawed/simplified rites taught by the Ascians; in Zodiark's case, the Loporrit in the JP version for example make it clear that his raw power is what caused it. Ultimately it has some negative consequences for the summoners, particularly if they don't preserve their identity over time, but enthralment isn't necessarily one of those.
i'm aware of this and i'm aware that emet-selch indicates he's enthralled in the ENG ver. of shadowbringers and tries to plant a seed of doubt in you that you yourself have been enthralled by the milf crystal which Ardbert even mentions (and then dismisses). generally when i say something like that it's not because i have reason to believe otherwise but because people get -really- upset when you take imply their waifus/husbandos are acting a particular way only because they've been enthralled by zodiark. (emet-selch becomes more jack-sparrow-y, elidibus becomes cold and uncaring, lahabrea is... well. lahabrea. etc.)