What's the meaning behind the rings? (spoilage)

[NegativeS]

Look at these pictures.

Hydaelyn:

Zodiark:

The Endsinger:

What do these three arguably supreme beings have in common?

They have rings behind their heads.

Even in the murals--



--they have the rings behind their heads. (Though we never see Hydaelyn with the goofy mask)

What do the rings mean? Do you get a ring to hover behind your head when you apply to be a supreme being?

Are there any other bosses that have these rings?

If we ever get to see humanoid incarnations of the Twelve and they have rings behind their heads, I'm gonna lose it.

[Tlamila]

I assume they are a sort of halos.

[NegativeS]

I assume they are a sort of halos.

I'm pretty sure we've seen things with halos before, though, and they looked like halos.

Why do these guys get rings?

[EgilTheStressedMage]

I'm pretty sure we've seen things with halos before, though, and they looked like halos.

Why do these guys get rings?

Ask the Ea.

[Floortank]

The word you're looking for is halo.

[Rongway]

They don't mean anything. As Tlamila said they're halos, as would be seen in classical depictions of religious figures. They are gods, after all, false or not.

[Gothicshark]

it's a Halo, and is commonly used to indicate divinity. Divine beings of great power in most Eurasian and African cultures used the ring over the head to indicate a god or a person who was blessed by a god.

[van_arn]

It’s the last boss halo. You can’t have a jrpg without a last boss halo.

[Caurcas]

It's a clear link betwixt the 14-verse and the Halo-verse. In sort I mean that SE is in secret collaboration with Microsoft to create such demand for 14 that that Sony had no choice but to be bought out by Microsoft to save the gaming industry by seeding 14 onto every machine that can run it. Also inter pot belly goblins from the 4th dimension.

[ApolloGenX]

Divinity.... or enlightenment.... or snappy fashion.