The Rising Event 2022 (New Minion)

[Iscah]

A bit disappointed myself, tbh. Not that we're getting it or anything. Just, isn't something I can share with lowbie friends to draw them back to the game.
"Hey, the anniversary event is coming up, and that's usually pretty neat. Oh... but this time all you get is a minion of someone that means nothing to you yet..."

The Rising is prettymuch always a confusing and irrelevant event for newbie characters where some random guy alludes to you having adventures from MSQ you haven't played yet and gives you a minion of a character you don't know.

[hagare]

Solus is in fact part of the storyline even in ARR; he's the Garlean emperor in 1.x and even in ARR, only passing away in the post-Praetorium storyline, if I recall right. At which point there is a succession crisis; Solus' grandson (Varis, at the time the High Legatus of the first legion) and Solus' youngest son started a civil war over who would get the crown. And in the end Varis wins -- thus why he's the emperor we deal with later.

I swear I remember a cutscene in the post-ARR slog where Varis literally walks up and spits vindictively on Solus' casket.

yes. Before we really learn of his importance, he was shown twice and alluded to once.
The SB Appearance and the casket one.
both are near an end game

the casket one obviously doesn't show his face.

[P0sitr0nic]

Slightly disappointed it's not called Mammet-Selch

That would be too good.

[ElizanderNorisse]

I truly hope that someday they’d release the actual wind up of Varis so that they both interact. Doubt he’d interact with Anima.

[TaleraRistain]

He's so ugly!

I love him!

[hagare]

I truly hope that someday they’d release the actual wind up of Varis so that they both interact. Doubt he’d interact with Anima.

as in Varis shooting him from the back and/or spitting on him? xD

[ElizanderNorisse]

as in Varis shooting him from the back and/or spitting on him? xD

Both lol. And Solus finger snapping at his face just to piss him off.

[TheMightyMollusk]

That cut scene does happen I believe I'd have to watch again but it's either him spitting or him staring angrily at the casket

Varis's default expression is an angry scowl, but yeah, he stares at the casket while the Scions are giving voiceover exposition, then spits on it and walks away.

[Alleo]

I mean as a level 15 sprout this is literally a minion based on the emperor of a nation you'd know as a nothing more than an enemy. Would probably be more awkward than spoilery to someone who does not know.

Honestly its probably way more awkward for the people living in Eorzea. They would just look at the minion and ask why the Garlean Emperor was given out, when he was the one that started all these wars. After all they have no idea who he really is and even then I doubt they would see him in a good light.

[Denishia]

We do have dozens of Garlean mammets running around Eorzea, mostly windup versions of the weapons used to slaughter Eorzeans, in equally in-universe poor taste, and we have plenty of other villains like Kefka who destroyed worlds but have a sympathetic backstory excuse (and unlike Emet I find actually entertaining and funny). So it's a reward that they can toss up onto the cash shop in a year, and one that a lot of other fans are happy to get. The cynical part of me says that cash shop reason is why he's an event reward instead of Bi-Color Gems. Brave New Yshtola with her sorcerous look was more a real spoiler, I think.