Dramatic character deaths....possibly.

[Draxis_Fallspear]

But he was the only Elezen in the vid! lol

[Fadigre]

I keep thinking of the Jurassic Park theme watching that signature, Alerith

[MrKupo]

It is possible that Louissiosox also sent the leaders and Cid through time, but I like the idea of the leaders being killed, leaving the Grand Companies with a choice of keeping up with the truce that their dead leaders made (offering a good premise for the war between the companies and the subsequent PVP)

[Esk]

A short-term Force Ghost would be acceptable. And I'm sure the GC leaders and Cid survived.

The way it "feels" to me is that Louixoix was very important, but that this death scene was a necessary part of his character.

The others, Cid, Marlyboob, Kansascity and Rubon are all integral to the continuation of the plot.

Actually yes about the ghost but then 100% no at the same time..

He was a smart Guy, It would be really good, ( and simple i think ) to add in a "huge" Echo based story that he had been setting up since we met him, just so if something went wrong he could still help us all..

Conversations actually aimed at the adventurers to guide them to important places, relics, 1/2 the stuff he could mention wont make sense till the time comes/he speaks to us again kinda thing... (for the 1st mini expansion or so.. )
Keeps an Epic death as it should be but also keeps him in the game for a while (id totally not want this in beta though), I can think of more ways to do it but meh.. that's the basic idea

As for the other leaders, I'm guessing they are safe too, otherwise were not either :P
An we don't know what that spell or thing was, so no saying we would all come out of it at the same time.

[Punainen]

I was never real attached to him, and he smiled at the end which makes his death pretty touching. It'd be weird if he came back somehow. He should at BEST be in spirit on the aether or something and intervene to help you once or something. Nothing too weird though. But I think his heroism should be remembered by NPCs, and there should be maybe like a quest to pay respects.

[LlenCoram]

I agree with this. Watched an anime recently that had a HUGE set up for the "death" of a character, and it was all very well done and touching. Then credits roll, come back to main character, previously "dead" character pops up and says, "Oh, lol, guess not."

I raged. Louisoix died a good death. Let him stay that way. Bringing him back will cheapen the entire final event.

[Valmonte]

Wait, Aeris dies?!

its the best part of Disc 3

[Valmonte]

I was never real attached to him, and he smiled at the end which makes his death pretty touching. It'd be weird if he came back somehow. He should at BEST be in spirit on the aether or something and intervene to help you once or something. Nothing too weird though. But I think his heroism should be remembered by NPCs, and there should be maybe like a quest to pay respects.

he comes back as a summon.

[raelee]

I would agree with this thread.

He needs to be dead.

I would, however, love to see the generals back. I would also like to see the 4...I can't think of the proper name they had, but the ones who were praying at the altars. I would like to see them back as well, but I'm not so sure...

Yoshi-P did remark that we'd find out why Bahamut was trapped...who is going to tell us if not them?

[Nuinn]

Wht if he never actually died. . . . We see him vanish in a white light. For all we know, he could've "ported" into the future with the rest of us in the last second, waiting to be discovered all wounded or otherwise changed by us in a GC quest line. . . . Maybe he wasn't smiling cause he was accepting death, but rather cause he knew cause everything's gonna be ok in ARR >_> Louisoix's thought bubble: {Oh Bahamut, I tricked you, lol}

I dunno, but I wouldn't be surprised if SE led us to think he was dead during the transition to ARR, while in fact they've been sneaky and keeping him alive in secret :U