Crowny, your point doesn't really hold any water when you yourself are admitting that the actual root of these phrases and concepts can be so far divorced from their original context that they aren't even related, or hold any of the meaning anymore. If that's the case, how does this "subconscious force" have the impact you are claiming it does, on what is a very consciously designed story and world, with many differing viewpoints and people behind it? I'll have to take Brinne's side in saying this just seems like a generalization conjured from overthinking things. Having spectated your discussion, I'm failing to see what it is you're even trying to say here. But regardless, it's getting pretty far off topic so it's best just to let it lie.

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Regardless of whatever the original influence was for these two deities it doesn't solve the problem that a lot of us wanted to see both Zodiark and Hydaelyn have ample screentime/development this expansion and we got neither. No duel between the two, barely any time where we got to see them in their godlike forms, no transformation sequences, nothing!
Unfortunately Zodiark can't really have development with the reveal that he was only ever a gundam suit. I have to say, not my favorite choice 5.3 made...