Thread: 6.4 patch speculation

So, what's the guesses for who actually sent the crystal forward that started our involvement in Pandamonium in the first place? I'm btwn Elidibus and Ericthonios. The message sounds less collected than Elidibus ever comes across, while Eric is emotionally invested in Pandamonium's situation. But on the other hand, Elidibus sending it and being the one to close the timeloop would work really well. But on the other other hand, Elidibus is almost guaranteed to already get an emotional moment when we finally see him swear his half forgotten oath to us before we part (assuming that speculation on my part is right ofc), while Eric would still need his own moment for the end.

Of course... the crystal in question has a previously broken bit that is fused back on, which could hint at Lahabrea. Plus, the crystal may potentially be behind the professor in the present going rogue and pulling a disappearing act. If he's possessed by someone, they likely rode along on that crystal, and Lahabrea's efforts being tainted like that (or Hephaestus just straight up becoming Laha's dominant personality) would make him being the source of the crystal make the most sense.

Youtube video recapping story and including the scene for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50QY-_yvD4E

EDIT: I suppose its also possible the crystal was another of Agdistis' actions, given how she's the "distant voice" a few times once we're there. But I don't know how she'd have managed to get a memory crystal or sling it forward to us when it was all she could do to make herself heard in her present day.


Edit 2: On another note, Athena is another parallel to FF7 imo. She's clearly ancient Etherys' version of Hojo. >_>