Quote Originally Posted by Eloah View Post
My speculation is that Pandaemonium was where Labyrinthos currently is. It sorta makes sense, both are underground research facilities that are near the Underworld/Aetherial Sea. Plus Athena placing it there doesn't seem coincidental. I mean why not just create Pandaemonium in Azys Lla then.
I like this, especially with the Elpis-Azys Lla parallel to give a justification why it appears in the Aetherial Sea so nearby; I also like the idea that surface geography doesn’t align when you go into the Aetherial Sea.

If the real Pandaemonium survived the Sundering, it is dangling as a plot hook, but one I doubt they’re in any hurry to use just yet, and one that will be tacked onto some completely different plot, as Ivalice provides the Ultima High Seraph to give some flavor to Athena. And the Lea Monde suggestion makes sense, as a nice parallel connection.

8.0 when it gets around to the Pandaemonium Ultimate could use that as a what-if Athena fully powered instead of recreating Pandaemonium via transforming a section of Aetherochemical Research has found the surviving real place, thus handwave to include earlier floors and make everything harder.