Magical change of appearance in the lore

[shadowclasper]

According to Koji Fox:

https://gamerescape.com/2014/10/25/f...st-london-qas/

According to what seemed to be an unofficial meetup with someone from the localization team:

https://nunhofthat.tumblr.com/post/1...ck-im-in-japan

Koji’s answer seems a bit tongue-in-cheek so I’m more inclined to go in line with the 2nd one.

Not everything in the game is canon. Hildebrand for example is “as canon as you want it to be” since much of it breaks character and defies the laws of physics and logic.

Given his dad is just as wacky but actually involved in ul'dahn politics that's blatantly false, and multiple characters in it appear in more serious story lines but remember you from hilde quests

Secondly, the localization team has significantly less power or clout about the narrative than Koji, however flippant (especially at something unofficial). Combine that with the fact the game has literally gone out of it's way to give an in universe explanation for quite literally every single game mechanic, including party finder as of 5.4-5.5, and I don't think anyone can argue in good faith that fantasias don't exist in universe.

At best it can be seen as an argument that ti undergo the massive restructuring if aether necessary to change species requires some significant changing in one's mentality.

Personally I just rp my Viera as always having been one, but I personally want eorzea to be a place that just goes 'you get the body you want if you're brave enough to make the changes'