(01-24-2015, 04:33 PM)SeijiTataki Wrote: Nabriales actually makes a specific comment at the start of his fight that he has no intent of holding back at all against you, unlike Lahabrea. Considering that all Lahabrea did was stand there and fling a few minor spells at you when presumably the two of them have similar powers and abilities, even if we were somehow weaker against the Ascians because of the lack of blessing, it's entirely plausible that Lahabrea simply didn't care to go full out. Nabriales implies that while we had the blessing we couldn't really be harmed, so it's entirely possible that Lahabrea was aware of this too, and was merely testing the limits to how much that protection had sway; IE he was just doing whatever to try and discourage you or even just to test the limits of the actual protection we had since he knew doing anything serious was ultimately futile as long as Hydaelyn had watch.I don't buy it. I took it as typical video game villain swagger where he plays up his own abilities over that of his peers. Lahabrea obviously did not expect to be rebuffed to such a degree and was clearly attempting to destroy us utterly (listen to his dialogue! Guy is going all out for sure). Plus, while there is obviously going to be overlap between their abilities because they come from the same stock (whatever it is that Ascians pull their power from), they're also going to have their own quirks and nuances because they're all different people, just like the Scions all have their own specialties. Nabriales, after all, came from an entirely different world from Lahabrea. Who knows what kind of magic they used where he came from?
If Lahabrea shows up again and starts casting magic he never used before... well, we can have this discussion again then. Honestly, I doubt we're going to see him again, at least not for awhile, seeing as how he's lost face among his compatriots after his previous efforts. It wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't using his full repertoire, but then I doubt it was for lack of trying.
