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EMET-SELCH
But, yes, moral relativism and all that.
STATISTICS
TITLE Emet-Selch
TRUE NAMEHades
AGE ~12,000
HEIGHT 6'05"
BUILD Lithe; slender; limber
HAIR Brown with a white streak
EYES Golden
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE
Emet-Selch is a tall, lanky man that carries himself with an aura of drama that is very hard to ignore. He is also dressed very fantastically in comparison to a lot of his peers.
ABILITIES & SKILLS
THE THIRD SEATEmet-Selch can play two of the 'canon' classes of Final Fantasy XIV - a Dark Knight and a Black Mage.AETHER SIGHTEmet can see magic and life forms as if they have an aura, with different levels of vibrancy or how dense they are depending on the person. He is particularly skilled at this and known to be one of the most gifted.UNSUNDEREDH is immortal - he can cheat 'physical' death, but not metaphysical (which is why Hades was able to be killed by the Warrior of Light) by using another body as a host and manipulating the appearance to his liking.MAGICAL POWERHe has incredible magical strength and can do almost limitless things with his strength and his aether. His main focus is shadow and creation - he can apply his shadow magic to many different types of damage, teleport and create mirror images of himself. He also has immunity to any mind control sort of effect.
GENERAL CHARACTER OVERVIEW
Emet-Selch is a major character from Final Fantasy XIV as an Ascian working to bring about the Rejoining. Resurfacing in Stormblood with a younger, more able body, Emet-Selch develops into the main antagonist of Shadowbringers and a supporting character and the narrator of Endwalker.
Emet-Selch's best-known persona was Solus zos Galvus, the founder and first Emperor of the Garlean Empire, and the grandfather of Varis zos Galvus and great-grandfather of Zenos yae Galvus. As the Legatus and later Emperor, Solus was a visionary and brilliant leader who dreamed of a glorious future for his people. He forged an empire in the span of a single generation, but his vision led to war and expansion, the Garleans conquering nation after nation under the pretense of "uplifting" them and ending the threat of the primals. The Garleans oppressing the imperial provinces led to fear, anger, and resentment towards the Empire.
PERSONALITY
Emet was originally a man who was unapologetic, more likely to complain than do as asked and generally rather uncooperative, no matter who he was talking to - friend or otherwise. While he came across as someone rather selfish and refusing to offer aid and support to the people he cared about the reality is different: he would do it with some encouragement, perhaps to temper his ego.
The words of his friends offer a counter to this, suggesting that he was, at heart, compassionate, deeply responsible and caring - doing things such as helping Azem despite his frustration with them.
Things changed after the creation of Zodiark, however, and the great losses that Emet-Selch faced as a result. He's transformed into someone far more bitter, a lot more condescending and not as kindly or gentle as he had been once upon a time. He created an entire Empire for the prospect of bringing back the world that had once been and he doesn't seem to show much concern for who or what might have been harmed along the way.
Compared to his fellow Unsundered he is a lot more talkative, a lot more eccentric and all over the place, making it hard to place what his actual intentions are. He is determined when it comes to his beliefs, to the point of damning himself and others, and he is almost too intense when it comes to the balances of the world. He doesn't even seem to be able to muster the ability to have any kind of consideration for his "grandson", linked to the heartbreak of the losses of his firstborn son. He sees the people of the world as lesser - likely due to his Aether sight showing him that their levels, their strength, are somehow lesser.
While he can come across as cruel and incredibly dangerous, there is a moral side of Emet-Selch. He is not fond of lies and when it comes to information he shares he omits information rather than outright denying it or twisting the truth. There's a hint of arrogance to it as well - there's no point lying to people when he knows more than they could ever possible know due to his thousands of years of living.
Under all the arrogance and drama, however, is the deep grief and sorrow that Emet-Selch feels almost all the time. He is carrying the weight of a thousand years of loss - he had been there to witness it and has seen what the world has become as a result. As the only one of his kind that has truly retained himself it's hard for him to let go of his sorrows and his pain, perhaps leaving him a more embittered and cruel than he might have been in the past.
This sorrow and this grief has lead to Emet-Selch often drowning in his losses and his memories - it is what made him to create a false version of his home, even creating shades of the people he had cared about the most. He loves his friends, deeply and intensely, and was the one who created Azem's crystal when they were denied one, despite it being forbidden. Despite his anger, and his arrogance, he is sentimental, often to the point of causing himself harm. This sentiment carries over to him going as far as coming to the Warrior of Light's aid when summoned using the crystal and, eventually, sharing their desire for a better future.
APPEARANCE
Emet-Selch is a major character from Final Fantasy XIV as an Ascian working to bring about the Rejoining. Resurfacing in Stormblood with a younger, more able body, Emet-Selch develops into the main antagonist of Shadowbringers and a supporting character and the narrator of Endwalker.
Emet-Selch's best-known persona was Solus zos Galvus, the founder and first Emperor of the Garlean Empire, and the grandfather of Varis zos Galvus and great-grandfather of Zenos yae Galvus. As the Legatus and later Emperor, Solus was a visionary and brilliant leader who dreamed of a glorious future for his people. He forged an empire in the span of a single generation, but his vision led to war and expansion, the Garleans conquering nation after nation under the pretense of "uplifting" them and ending the threat of the primals. The Garleans oppressing the imperial provinces led to fear, anger, and resentment towards the Empire.
PERSONALITY
Emet was originally a man who was unapologetic, more likely to complain than do as asked and generally rather uncooperative, no matter who he was talking to - friend or otherwise. While he came across as someone rather selfish and refusing to offer aid and support to the people he cared about the reality is different: he would do it with some encouragement, perhaps to temper his ego.
The words of his friends offer a counter to this, suggesting that he was, at heart, compassionate, deeply responsible and caring - doing things such as helping Azem despite his frustration with them.
Things changed after the creation of Zodiark, however, and the great losses that Emet-Selch faced as a result. He's transformed into someone far more bitter, a lot more condescending and not as kindly or gentle as he had been once upon a time. He created an entire Empire for the prospect of bringing back the world that had once been and he doesn't seem to show much concern for who or what might have been harmed along the way.
Compared to his fellow Unsundered he is a lot more talkative, a lot more eccentric and all over the place, making it hard to place what his actual intentions are. He is determined when it comes to his beliefs, to the point of damning himself and others, and he is almost too intense when it comes to the balances of the world. He doesn't even seem to be able to muster the ability to have any kind of consideration for his "grandson", linked to the heartbreak of the losses of his firstborn son. He sees the people of the world as lesser - likely due to his Aether sight showing him that their levels, their strength, are somehow lesser.
While he can come across as cruel and incredibly dangerous, there is a moral side of Emet-Selch. He is not fond of lies and when it comes to information he shares he omits information rather than outright denying it or twisting the truth. There's a hint of arrogance to it as well - there's no point lying to people when he knows more than they could ever possible know due to his thousands of years of living.
Under all the arrogance and drama, however, is the deep grief and sorrow that Emet-Selch feels almost all the time. He is carrying the weight of a thousand years of loss - he had been there to witness it and has seen what the world has become as a result. As the only one of his kind that has truly retained himself it's hard for him to let go of his sorrows and his pain, perhaps leaving him a more embittered and cruel than he might have been in the past.
This sorrow and this grief has lead to Emet-Selch often drowning in his losses and his memories - it is what made him to create a false version of his home, even creating shades of the people he had cared about the most. He loves his friends, deeply and intensely, and was the one who created Azem's crystal when they were denied one, despite it being forbidden. Despite his anger, and his arrogance, he is sentimental, often to the point of causing himself harm. This sentiment carries over to him going as far as coming to the Warrior of Light's aid when summoned using the crystal and, eventually, sharing their desire for a better future.
APPEARANCE
◇rachel
◇25+
◇gmt
◇aziraphale @ plurk
◇CODE BY TESSISAMESS