Loose threads

[Cleretic]

I think Zenos beat us the first time because some people can just do that. If you want to bring in systems logic, the game itself put forward the simplest evidence: He's level 70 all the way through Stormblood. He was literally just stronger than us.

The only other one here I have any particular feelings on is Emmerololth, and for that, I'd put forward the simple fact that 'Emmerololth died because Galuf and company dunked an entire island into the Lifestream' is by far dramatic enough to supercede 'Emmerololth was seen alive in an earlier cutscene that was probably later chronologically'. That means that whatever answer we get will be much more likely to keep Emmerololth dead. However, I don't expect it (or honestly, most of these questions) to ever get an answer larger in scale than an off-hand clarification in a somewhat relevant cutscene.

Hell, given how all but maybe three of these are about dead characters, I don't even think that's likely, and the best we'll probably get is 'dev Q&A at a con that you'll REALLY struggle to look up specifics about when you need it'.