Louisoix: The White

[Duelle]

However, those who sacrifice themselves should stay gone. I'll miss Lou, but it's his sacrifice that makes him worth missing. Be honest - until today, he was just the old elezen who couldn't be bothered to remind you that you left without your goddamn inferno lamp AGAIN. He gave his life - respect his choice.

Agreed.

Or when Mu La Flaga came back from the dead, if you're a Gundam fan?

In all fairness, the way Mu died was stupid beyond belief and solely done for shock value and the fact SEED had not met the Gundam series' quota of likable characters that have to die.

[KaMuiSouZou]

I believe Yoshida mentioned in the live letter that finding out what exactly happened to him/bahamut will be a major storypoint in ARR. This could imply that there's more to the ending than him simply dying. Consider that all of the GC leaders and Cid were at the same location as Louisoix. Having Louisoix die from the Megaflare would then heavily imply that the GC leaders and Cid died as well? As much as Louisoix sacrificing himself makes the moment tearful and memorable (mostly due to that awesome smile scene), I think it actually makes more sense story-wise in ARR for them not to die. Although it's still possible that they died while Y'shtola, Papalymo, Yda and Thancred live on (we know Minfilia does for example, who was probably in Ul'dah). These are all characters in the main storyline before The Seventh Umbral Era and therefore are in the reworked ARR story, but Louisoix, Cid and the GC leaders were all created specifically for The Seventh Umbral Era. The only thing really going against this is that I doubt SE would kill off Cid... He and Gaius clearly have a history that needs to be resolved.

Sorry, just rambling my thoughts on the matter. I also thought Louisoix died the first time, but after thinking on it some more, it might not be the case.

[Vilhem]

I have reason to believe everyone who mattered made it out alive with Louix's teleportation spell, except Louix himself. Perhaps he didn't have enough time to cast on himself, or simply didn't have any more power left in him to do so (I'd imagine time travel uses up a great amount of power).

Maybe they pulled an Aeris-scanario where he melted into the aether and thus his spirit lives on in the world..or something o_O

[Punainen]

He died pretty awesomely (and happy) so I'd be okay if he stayed dead, but there should definitely be ingame mentions of his heroic effort and some way to show respects.

[Nox]

He died pretty awesomely (and happy) so I'd be okay if he stayed dead, but there should definitely be ingame mentions of his heroic effort and some way to show respects.

^ this. He should stay dead, and his name needs to certainly go down in lore. I would love a statue of him somewhere. perhaps a shrine to him where he made his last stand in Mor'Dhona.

[Wulfthryth]

If you listen carefully you'll notice the sound of a horse when Louisoix is smiling at the very end.

Odin has a horse...

[Vilhem]

If you listen carefully you'll notice the sound of a horse when Louisoix is smiling at the very end.

Odin has a horse...

Even if this pans out to be true, I don't think Odin or any other primal made it "in time" to save Louix himself..but to save the planet, sure.

[Altanas]

If you listen carefully you'll notice the sound of a horse when Louisoix is smiling at the very end.

Odin has a horse...

Sounds like Ifrit followed by Garuda

[Mural]

If you listen carefully you'll notice the sound of a horse when Louisoix is smiling at the very end.

Odin has a horse...

I think that was Bahamut yelling. I could be wrong though :P

[Enyce]

If you listen carefully you'll notice the sound of a horse when Louisoix is smiling at the very end.

Odin has a horse...

You know how when someone says "hey listen to this record backwards you can hear blah blah blah", and when you do, you sort of hear (or think you heard) blah blah blah? Well I don't know if this is the case for that end scene with Megaflare>>Louisoix or not, but I THINK I HEARD A HORSE TOO lol.