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    Quote Originally Posted by Ririta View Post
    Valigarmanda wouldn't need to exist if not to show Zoraal Ja's obsession with proving that he's worthy of being a miracle and prove that he can be better than Gulool Ja Ja. He didn't help out of goodness in his heart, he wanted to prove himself.

    His disappointment over learning that Valigarmanda was weak compared to when it fought Gulool Ja Ja also serves as a hook to why he couldn't feel satisfied enough with killing Gulool Ja Ja, who was old and had the head of reason dead, and he became obsessed with beating Wuk Lamat who did beat Gulool Ja Ja at his prime - something that Zoraal Ja couldn't do.

    If anything, him NOT being there would go against his character - Zoraal Ja would never miss a chance to prove himself worthy of being the miracle. His character is eternally falling short of proving himself. He beat Valigarmanda but it was weak. He failed to beat Gulool Ja Ja in his prime. He failed to become dawnservant. He beat Gulool Ja Ja but he was old. He failed to beat Koana's army. He failed to beat Wuk Lamat in combat. He's perma cucked. That's his character.
    Zoraal Ja is arguably the worst written villain in the entirety of FFXIV, his reasoning for the point where his character gets to as one of main villains is stretching things to the extreme and isn't plausible. But that's a different writing issue and not the point of my OP.

    Prior to the trial he literally walks away from group, this is in line with his character so he can get ahead of everyone in an attempt to win the contest. His motivation for wanting to win the rite of succession is to plunge Tural into war so that the population can experience the horrors of it and become stronger as a people after suffering through it. Having Valigarmanda laying carnage across Urqopacha and beyond completely fits this motivation. When he suddenly does a u-turn and reappears, even Sareel Ja is shaking his head in disbelief at what he's doing.
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    Last edited by MeteorShan; 07-11-2024 at 03:28 AM.