Why are alisaie and alphinaud in Dawntrail?

[midnitdragoon]

Like ok no problem, i get the devs want us to see familiar faces... but why?

[Turnintino]

Well, they're very popular, unfortunately lol.

At least as far as I've seen, though, (which isn't much, tbf, I've been taking my time) they haven't been featured much. They're there, but not actually doing much. Which may leave you more confused about their inclusion, I guess, but... otherwise, it's probably just to fill out Trusts.

[CottonC]

I mean imagine if there where not in it and you had even more of Wuk Lamat to suffer through, at this point I welcome anyone would it be Scion or not, enemy or friend, anyone as any even smallest fraction of time without Wuk Lamat is precious.

[midnitdragoon]

I mean imagine if there where not in it and you had even more of Wuk Lamat to suffer through, at this point I welcome anyone would it be Scion or not, enemy or friend, anyone as any even smallest fraction of time without Wuk Lamat is precious.

I would have been ok with this though. Give me a whole cast of new characters to worry about as im taking my time in the MSQ.

[Galvuu]

Like ok no problem, i get the devs want us to see familiar faces... but why?

To nod, encourage Wuk Lamat and make her seem super duper awesome, and be in the promo material to jebait you into thinking the Dawntrail story has any sense of cohesion.
Seriously- they did nothing. Worse, they're so mischaracterized in DT that 95% of the time I can't tell which twin is which.
And you know it's true, because the real Alisae would immediately throw a fit if she realized she was sounding 100% like Alphinaud.
Give me my twins back SE... these are skinwalkers. Where are they?!

[Chasingstars]

They are just their to learn from how another country handles matters, Tural, and then take that information to go and help the Garleans on the relief effort. Nothing more.

[Raikai]

They are just their to learn from how another country handles matters, Tural, and then take that information to go and help the Garleans on the relief effort. Nothing more.

Which is a completely arse reason if you'd ask me. There's nothing we encountered that would represent some sort of character growth in that regard. They probably seen more valuable things in Shadowbringers alone.

And even if it was meant to be a fruitless quest ("well we tried but we didn't see anything that we could use."), why both of them? Why not an actual Garlean like Jullus? The story could be written that way. I honestly feel that a garlean reacting to Turali culture and taking notes would be much more endearing to see.

[Lak14]

They are just their to learn from how another country handles matters, Tural, and then take that information to go and help the Garleans on the relief effort. Nothing more.

hey Alphinaud, you know what? Lets go to africa to find a way to help california.

[Lady_Silvermoon]

They are just their to learn from how another country handles matters, Tural, and then take that information to go and help the Garleans on the relief effort. Nothing more.

And what did they learn? "Seeds solve racism."

[lolnotacat]

So they can ask "Where's Wuk Lamat?" when Wuk Lamat isn't on screen.