For real tho, I thought this would be a fun little challenge-
Also keep in mind his stats and epic status aren't accurate to what I'd like him to be...
I also thought I'd draw out how he'd play if he was in the game! (also keep in mind that I still have not and will not actually play the game. I fall too easily into Gacha paying traps-)
You tell me if this would be a gameplay issue with him or not, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.
BASE I USED FOR THE CHARACTER SCREEN BELOW THE CUT!
❝je n'ai plus peur à présent plus peur de ce qui nous arriver ala nuit tombée me rassure❞
Here's a better view of his soul stone, which I wanted to look like a starry night since that's like... Howl's whole aesthetic. The soulstone was his grandfather's from when he was a Queensguard, as it was his father's before him.
So, who are our previous incarnations? We got Tenzen as all but confirmed ... by 4 auspices and us wielding his legendary blade said to incinerate everyone else.
We have the theory of Haldrath, maybe that Padjal guy whose soulstone we have?
And my personal theory of Bardam of course.
Trying to think back through all the various history lessons we've had... We get so much random history from Eorzea but we meet so many of the characters from said history in actual form because of Shenanigans... XD
I don't think we have anyone from the War of the Magi who stands out, I think because a ton of lore was lost, and our interactions with things like Dun Scaith didn't give us much lore that was easy to jump on, or else whole civilisations were turned into immortal tonberries so we can't have been a Nymian who was present at the time. So I like to think that like Bardam, for lack of any actual lore except that she was There and has a statue, Kiribu of PotD buff fame, was one :D Thanks, past!me, for getting me through Floor 100 o7
Ngl. I seriously thought Golden cheese cookie was like a giant cheese bird that found a soul stone that turned her into a cookie. Then after the soul stones were destroyed she turned back into a cheese bird.