This thread assumes that you know about the plot in Final Fantasy X, and that there will therefore be no spoilers for you herein.
I recently started playing Final Fantasy X again, to help me with "He who is with Sin," and I realized something. Why is it, that with their nice little 'four element, opposing pairs' magic system, there is no water aeon? We have fire held down by Ifrit, with my favorite ever look for him; I liked the more canine look he took in this installment. Opposing him is Shiva with ice, looking radiant as ever. For lightning, we have Ixion for some reason. What unicorns have to do with lightning, I may never know. Actually, that brings up another question; would Yuna be unable to summon Ixion anymore if she wasn't a virgin? (The previous question was not a serious one.) Lording over them all is the non-elemental Bahamut, who aside from the weird ring on his back was awesome. And then... Valefor.
What the fuck do we need another non-elemental aeon for? I mean, besides Bahamut, we've already got the three "hidden aeons," all of whom kick ass. What purpose does the bird have? Why is there not some kind of mini-Leviathan to round out the elements? Even if you go with the, "They needed a flier for the dramatic scene at Yuna's wedding," they could have just ditched Ixion and re-used Quezacotl from FF8 for lightning, thereby leaving room for a water aeon to oppose him. The closest thing to a water aeon is Sin, and that sure as hell doesn't count. Even then, he doesn't use water to attack, he just swims around in it.
Given that the world seems to be mostly covered in water, that the central part of Spira's culture (Sin) lives in water, and that the freaking national pastime is played underwater, you'd think that it wouldn't be left out.
Phew! Just had to get that out.
I recently started playing Final Fantasy X again, to help me with "He who is with Sin," and I realized something. Why is it, that with their nice little 'four element, opposing pairs' magic system, there is no water aeon? We have fire held down by Ifrit, with my favorite ever look for him; I liked the more canine look he took in this installment. Opposing him is Shiva with ice, looking radiant as ever. For lightning, we have Ixion for some reason. What unicorns have to do with lightning, I may never know. Actually, that brings up another question; would Yuna be unable to summon Ixion anymore if she wasn't a virgin? (The previous question was not a serious one.) Lording over them all is the non-elemental Bahamut, who aside from the weird ring on his back was awesome. And then... Valefor.
What the fuck do we need another non-elemental aeon for? I mean, besides Bahamut, we've already got the three "hidden aeons," all of whom kick ass. What purpose does the bird have? Why is there not some kind of mini-Leviathan to round out the elements? Even if you go with the, "They needed a flier for the dramatic scene at Yuna's wedding," they could have just ditched Ixion and re-used Quezacotl from FF8 for lightning, thereby leaving room for a water aeon to oppose him. The closest thing to a water aeon is Sin, and that sure as hell doesn't count. Even then, he doesn't use water to attack, he just swims around in it.
Given that the world seems to be mostly covered in water, that the central part of Spira's culture (Sin) lives in water, and that the freaking national pastime is played underwater, you'd think that it wouldn't be left out.
Phew! Just had to get that out.