I do very much like this theory, but where I come with the disconnect with is the underlining premise in which I always have to make a separation in lore.
What is said in game, by characters, can never truly be taken as absolute - as it's being thrown in as a lends of perception.Â
What is being said by developers and story staff, however - is being told to you by the creators of that game, which holds the weight of 'Word of God'. Even in free-form roleplaying, which pools the majority of my roleplay experience, "House Rule" is typically respected. In which case, it's Koji and Oda-san who's word succeeds anything short of Yoshida who can say "Recompose".Â
That said, that does not mean that the Au Ra themselves could not have made the mistake on their origins and based their creation story on Bahamut and Tiamat, much in the way that it's speculated that some of the Eorzean gods are based off the Triad and fables of old.
This theory may very well be the legend upon which the Au Ra have created the their faith base. The fact that it does not line up to the origins Koji and Oda say they come from is irrelevant in this case. Faith and Facts do not have to necessarily coincide.
Either way, it's a fun parallel to draw I see where it could be lined up and even if it is or isn't true, there's been a lot of thought and investment into it and I like concept.
What is said in game, by characters, can never truly be taken as absolute - as it's being thrown in as a lends of perception.Â
What is being said by developers and story staff, however - is being told to you by the creators of that game, which holds the weight of 'Word of God'. Even in free-form roleplaying, which pools the majority of my roleplay experience, "House Rule" is typically respected. In which case, it's Koji and Oda-san who's word succeeds anything short of Yoshida who can say "Recompose".Â
That said, that does not mean that the Au Ra themselves could not have made the mistake on their origins and based their creation story on Bahamut and Tiamat, much in the way that it's speculated that some of the Eorzean gods are based off the Triad and fables of old.
This theory may very well be the legend upon which the Au Ra have created the their faith base. The fact that it does not line up to the origins Koji and Oda say they come from is irrelevant in this case. Faith and Facts do not have to necessarily coincide.
Either way, it's a fun parallel to draw I see where it could be lined up and even if it is or isn't true, there's been a lot of thought and investment into it and I like concept.
