
(06-08-2016, 09:51 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: Something that I've been mentally chewing on since I saw it, but it unrelated to Ishgard itself:Tch. You beat me to it. It's as if you knew I'd comment on it, lol.
We watch Lucia block a stream of fire with her shield, which sends her back dramatically but leaves her unharmed. Lucia's a pure-blooded Garlean with a third eye. That means she can't channel aether. THAT means that "ordinary" people can definitely do things at a higher power level: Her sword also shoots off big bursts of energy during the Steps battle.
Seems pretty concrete to me that the "baseline" of power is higher than Earth-Mortal standards!
No need for this any more.
*Tosses icameheretolaughatyou.jpg*
I actually had some difficulty initially taking the scene seriously when Lucia one shot three dragons in a row. I had figured she was strong, but I thought a Garlean with no aether whatsoever would be more, I dunno, clever about it? I tended to think battle armor was their equalizer with the supernatural. But that was admittedly quickly submerged in the spectacle.
Take note that average Temple Knights blocked draconic fire with their shield first in that cutscene too, IIRC. These are normal, non-special elite mooks. The dragons still made quick work of them, but they're still capable of some pretty outrageous stuff.
I think Niddhogr's brood scattering is probably a convenient reason for why you can still fight dragons randomly in overworld areas. It feels like that kind of plot element, but at least it can allow Dragoons to still have function in their original intended role.
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