FFXV — A wild theory appeared! + Juicy, dramatic, new pairing/ship
[Normally I just highlight words to make my texts be more readable, but not going to do that now, since it would make some things more visible, probably the spoilers themselves.]
[EDITED! Added a detail I had somehow managed to forget about the Pitioss theory. The new paragraph is properly signaled for better readability.]
So, after playing Episode Gladiolus, a theory happened to take form in my mind. One related to the Pitioss Ruins’ theory, that I’m about to “sum up” just in case someone doesn’t know it. The link for the complete theory is over here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/5t367b/pitioss_ruins_revelations/?st=j0epe7zf&sh=1111e262
Now, if I remember well...
Eos had a relationship with a human that ended up with her being pregnant, and the gods, seeing it as a taboo, jailed her in the Underworld. Ifrit loved Eos and went to rescue her, but she was already way too tainted by the darkness of the Underworld and she was dying.
The theory ends up with Ifrit taking her dead body out of the Underworld and to the Rock of Ravatogh, to burn her in a pyre as to purify her... And that accidentally released the Starscourge she had been bearing within herself. The gods fought Ifrit then, and the mysterious parts of the Rock of Ravatogh that we see would be his horns on the right, and Eos’ wing on the left.
[ADDED -->] If I remember well, the theory also says that the place where Vyv sends you to take a photo is literally the heart of Eos (it kinda has the shape of a realistic heart), and that there was the only pure part of Eos that remained, so Ifrit took it out to save it, burning his left arm in the process because of the pyre. That part he took out would have been the Crystal (it has a similar form to the hole of the “heart”). [END OF ADDITION]
What was put on the Pitioss dungeon would be a theatrical representation of what happened.
About her children, however, anything could have happened: growing up on the Underworld, being taken out of there by Ifrit or by the gods... Still, they wouldn’t have been able to survive if the gods wished for them to die (because of the taboo), so they would have shown pity for the kids (Shiva would have probably make that possible since we’re told she’s merciful with humanity).
The theory says that one of the twins would be Ardyn, and I think it pretty much makes sense, from the similarity of his hair with the hair of the sculpture, to the black wing garment he often wears, to the strange powers he had and doesn’t seem to have much to do with the Crystal (stopping time and changing his appearence at will come to my mind).
The thing is, in the Episode Gladiolus DLC, there’s a loading screen that confirms that Ifrit DIED at the Rock of Ravatogh after fighting the gods for many moons, being his last clash with Bahamuth... AND it’s also said in that loading screen that Ifrit was LAID ASUNDER atop the Rock of Ravatogh, which confirms that the mysterious forms we see really are his horns.
In one of the phases of Pitioss, there’s a huge statue of Eos. Said statue is handcuffed, with a collar on her neck much like a slave, and holding a katana. The thing is, you find a certain item just in her belly: “Genji Gloves”.
Now, the interesting thing is Genji means “2 beginnings” (which is where the twins theory comes from), and there’s a character in Final Fantasy that’s always been related to Genji equipment: GILGAMESH.
In the Episode Gladiolus DLC it is revealed that the katana that Gilgamesh (the Shield of the Founder King of Lucis) uses later on in his combat with Gladiolus is “Genji Sword” AND that he took it from Cor. Cor defied him when he was 15 years old, lost the battle but survived, and Gilgamesh took his katana.
Now, this is where I’m going...
Ardyn was to be the King, was Chosen by the Crystal, and he had Gilgamesh as his shield. Izunia could have been his brother BUT... Ardyn explicitly says “a king not yet chosen” when he tells Noctis about his past. “NOT YET CHOSEN”... Which, in my opinion, as the way it’s spoken, can only mean that replaced him in the throne would have been NOT his brother, but his OWN SON.
You trade your own health to cure others, you’re loved by everyone and you just want the good for others, and then suddenly, BAM, the Crystal says you’re tainted and that you won’t be King, and not only that, but you also lose your Shield, your son DEMONIZES you and you end up being hated and alone and erased from history...
I can understand that the Crystal rejected him, because it would have been dangerous for the world if he was to become King... But what Izunia did was ATROCIOUS.
No wonder why Ardyn is so full of spite and hate and pain...
But let’s head to the new juicy questions...
What if Cor is a descendant of Ardyn’s brother? Heck... What if Gilgamesh was Ardyn’s brother? Honestly, I don’t think Gilgamesh is, but is still a possibilty. However, isn’t it strange that Cor was SO gifted that he joined the ranks at 13 years old, and that he’s always seeming to escape death?
But the most important data over here... I remember a video theory I saw some time ago, before the game was out, in which the youtuber said that Tabata talked about 2 members of the Brotherhood being more than friends (and Cor is part of it, even if from the distance though)... That could hint to being a couple, but it could have also hinted about being family.
I very highly doubt that any of the bros have family ties, and as much as I love the pairings Promptis and Gladnis, well, Gladiolus talks in Chapter 14 about the fact that he has a girlfriend, and it’s clear as day that Noctis loves Luna...
So, Cor being a descendant of Ardyn’s twin brother could fit that...
Not to mention about having a loading screen talk to you about the gods, Ifrit specifically, and the Rock of Ravatogh...
Also, it’s quite the parallel between Cor and Ardyn: while Cor ripped the left arm of Gilgamesh, Ardyn did the same with Ravus. Both also have white hair, and if I recall well, a movement that Gilgamesh does to Gladiolus, is the same that Gladiolus received from Ravus.
The interesting thing about Gilgamesh, though, is just how TALL the guy (kind of espectre?) is... Like, whoa, was he even human?
Aaand this is it about the theory of Cor, folks! *exhausted*
About the “extra juicy, dramatic, new pairing”... I swear, I only thought “what if”, and suddenly I was getting tons of feels and I was shipping it already.
Ardyn and Gilgamesh being childhood friends, and later on, Gilgamesh being his Shield and keeping a secret he loves him.
Ardyn getting married, having a child and losing his wife, taking care of young and future fucking asshole Izunia while Gilgamesh takes care of Ardyn.
Years pass and a romantic relationship starts to happen between... Just to see it all fall apart when Ardyn, who has sacrificed himself to heal others, gets rejected by the Crystal because he’s tainted, his son taking his place in the throne, and Gilgamesh appointed as Izunia’s Shield. Imagine Gilgamesh trying in pain to make Ardyn understand that he’s absorbed too much darkness, Gilgamesh trying to soothe away his pain...
But the hurt just deepens when Izunia demonizes, ostracizes Ardyn, and Gilgamesh has to see his life-long friend, his lover, go to the deepest abyss of despair, even as far as to claim in his madness that Gilgamesh was a traitor.
Imagine the drama... Imagine Ardyn feeling so lost and hurt, Gilgamesh feeling useless to protect Ardyn from the pain... Imagine Gilgamesh’s own pain, him trying to make Ardyn think and understand, trying to calm his suffering to no use, Ardyn having no option but to leave and never go back to Lucis... Imagine Gilgamesh trying to follow him, but Ardyn just disappears, and Gilgamesh recludes himself in the Taelpar Crag in shame and sorrow, letting another take his place.
Imagine the both of them suffering for too long, Gilgamesh dying and becoming an espectre, waiting for next Shields while Ardyn spirals down in madness and plots his vengeance and his own death...
Gosh, I want to write about this so badly... *broken-hearted*
