Bahamut: Foe? or Friend?

[BobbinT]

The Garuda (Sanskrit: गरुड garuḍa, "eagle"), Indonesian: Burung Garuda which means Garuda Bird/Eagle is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and the Brahminy kite and Phoenix are considered to be the contemporary representations of Garuda.

Oh wow! kudos! XD

And I do know Aladdin references, I am (and still) enjoying those. Like I said earlier, Bahamut is just a plot device. But I wouldn't compare it to Genie since he still has emotion (the Disney version, dunno about genie in general which probably more evil). This Bahamut is like a ticking bomb, highly doubt emotion can be involved in it. And the fact that it is super furious being locked so long, kinda felt it upon the impact on Eorzea.

But at the end, Eorzea still got totally razed.

[Mardel]

Well, given we aren't beastmen... and none of primals like us.(Except maybe moogle?) I'd say it would be safe to say... foe. Plus last time I checked a friend doesn't come over and break my stuff after he has been gone while saying, "how ya doing pal?"

We have to remember though in most the series he never really is friends with humans. He just occasionally decides to not kill us but sometimes...

[Nuru]

Bahamut allowed for the dev team to make a new map while also providing lore on how those new maps came to be. I vote.. friend.

[Aenarion]

Pfft, Bahamut will forever be an enemy.

FOR LOUISOIX!!!!!!!!!!!