(06-05-2015, 09:35 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:In the same cutscene, Garuda talks about the Ixali providing her with loads of crystals. It's not inconceivable that not only were the aether of the dead Amalj'aa and Kobolds were used but the crystals they brought her to summon Titan and Ifrit.(06-05-2015, 03:14 PM)mongi291 Wrote: To be honest, during the MSQ, Garuda forces the captive Amalj'aa and Kobolds to summon Ifrit and Titan, and no crystal was seen there (and even if there were some, they would have probably been drained of their powers by Garuda).
So in my opinion, crystals aren't needed to summon a Primal and sustain its physical form, but they are used to empower the Primal. Without them, the Primal would be weaker, but still able to survive, probably sustaining itself by draining the aether from around them.
You can be sure that there were crystals involved, even if you didn't see any. Â It's pretty much concrete that crystals (i.e. large amounts of available aether) are required to summon Primals if they are not already in existence. Â The reason is that their bodies are literally made of aether, and without that aether to form their bodies, they don't manifest.
