#abel xenogears

[linnaealyn]

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**SPOILERS for Xenogears and all of Xenoblade except X**

I wanted to talk about how some xenoblade characters and elements (specifically the trinity processor) parallel parts of gears and saga. Beginning with xenoblade 1:

Alvis serves the role of both the Zohar and the wave existence within the story of Xenoblade 1. He is the power source for the demiurge that creates a cycle of destruction and recreation (Zanza/Deus) while also connecting with the protagonist and eventually allowing him to defeat the demiurge. The term "Monado" is directly derived from the Monad, which is the Zohar and wave existence are partially based on. At the end of the game, Alvis appears as a glowing green cross, extremely similar to how the wave existence appears in Xenogears.

The Monado III is very similar to the role of Xenogears (the gear) being the final form of the protagonists weapon after they make contact with Alvis/the wave existence. Alvis's line "I was here at the beginning, and I will proclaim the end." calls back to the bible verse which is the first thing you see in Xenogears, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." In the context of Xenogears' opening scene this is associated with Deus. (More on this later)

In both stories they drive the protagonist forward to defeat the final antagonist, creating a world where people are free to live without some god, oppressive government or religious structure deciding for them. The main thing that separates Alvis and the WE is that the WE acts in order to free itself from the Zohar, whereas Alvis, as the facilitator of the world, wants it to cease stagnation. Future Redeemed recontexualizes this slightly by saying he embodied Klaus's regrets.

Xenoblade 2:

Xenoblade 2 formally introduces the trinity processor as well as the actual Zohar. Being computers linked to the Zohar, the trinity processor is similar to Xenogears' Kadomony.

The way Pyra is found resting in the Ancient Ship is a reference to when Abel awakens Elhaym in Xenogears

Elhaym was created in response to Abel's desire for a mother figure, the way blades reflect their driver could be seen as similar.

More on Logos and Pneuma in a bit.

Xenoblade 3 (Primarily Future Redeemed):

Future Redeemed is what got me thinking about all this in the first place. Given the prevalence of Ontos and that it takes two forms, as well as the other parts of the trinity processor having relevance, there's a lot to talk about.

The first form Ontos takes in Future Redeemed is Alpha. He has the appearance of Alvis, but with Zanza's wing(s) and he wields the Monado I (which is also Zanza's). Zanza's influence is an intentional contradiction with Alpha's driving force of extinguishing the past for the sake of the future, and also alludes to how he takes the role of Deus, which Zanza held in Xenoblade 1. Zanza's angelic motif is contrasted by Z symbolizing the devil. Alpha's goal is to take the life of the City to a new world, which is very similar to how Deus acted to return to Earth. This connection is made obvious with Alpha's second phase being obviously inspired by Deus's final form.

This brings the whole "I was here at the beginning, and I will proclaim the end." thing full circle, what with Deus being associated with the ALPHA and Omega verse. Additionally, Xenosaga's expy is called Omega so it all fits together nicely.

If Alpha is representative of Deus, then Na'el fills the role of Miang. Both are women who act in order to achieve the goal of Deus/Alpha. What makes Na'el different is that it's at least partially coming from her own will, whereas Miang fully takes over women's bodies.

In Xenogears, Kadomony is composed of 3 parts, the Persona, Anima, and Animus. The Persona is what created the original Elhaym alongside Miang. Na'el is connected to Ontos and parallels Miang, which leaves the final aspect of Ontos in Future Redeemed, A, to be Elhaym. A is separated from Alpha by Ghondor's desire for a future that's the best for everyone, once again being similar to how Elhaym is created. A also states that they are composed of Alvis's memories with Shulk which is a similar type of thing.

Future Redeemed states that Ontos acts as an arbiter between Logos and Pneuma, using their input to make decisions. Without the complete Trinity Processor, Ontos cannot function properly. This feels very reminiscent of Xenogears' theme of becoming whole, and also Deus needing all of its different parts to accomplish its goals. Alpha is only defeated when the powers of Pneuma and Logos (at least symbolically) come together again.

Side note: this fantastic video by PhantomHeit talks about the trinity processor and speculates that Zanza and Meyneth may have stood in for Logos and Pneuma in Xenoblade 1.

Future Redeemed establishes Pneuma and Logos as intrinsically feminine and masculine respectively, granting credence to them representing Anima and Animus. This isn't the only thing pointing to this, Malos's battle theme in Torna the Golden Country is called "Over Despair and Animus". Nia's weapon in Xenoblade 3 is called the Anima Sword, which could relate to the 2 phantom Aegis swords that float behind her or that she created the Ouroboros power which allows Matthew to access Pneuma.

In Xenogears Animus takes the form of the Gazel Ministry, antagonists who wish to obtain the Anima Relics to become complete, not unlike Malos needing Pyra/Mythra to repair his broken core.

In the climax of Future Redeemed, everything comes together, not just the Trinity Processor, but also Keves, Agnus, and even Moebius to complete the power of Ouroboros and oust Alpha and -redeem- the future if you will. Humans joining together to create a future they can live freely in is a frequently recurring theme in Xeno, and it's a fitting end for this chapter of the series.

[h-worksrambles]

Takahashi bringing Fei into Xenoblade by any means necessary be like:

[foxceus]

contact👁‍🗨

[hrodvitnon]

Abraxas Playlist

Holiday stress and Hell Week aside, I’ve been working on this off and on for a little while and thought I’d just throw it out there for fun, because why the hell not! I figure this might be a neat treat, an early Xmas gift of sorts! Huh, that’s a lot of Silent Hill in there...

ACT 1 (1-6):

“Krigsgaldr” – Heilung “Incantation” – DOOM (2016) “Waiting for the Engineer” – Chernobyl “Who... Are You?” – Final Fantasy VII “Innocent Moon” – Silent Hill 3 “Magdalene” – Silent Hill 2 “Dillion” – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice “Maith Dhom” – Kíla “The Darkness That Lurks in Our Mind” – Silent Hill 2 “Cleric Beast” – Bloodborne (with screams) “Ashes” – Halo: Reach

ACT 2 (7-13):

“Traust”  – Heilung “Elysium” – Gladiator “Black Tower” – Halo 3 “Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me” – Silent Hill 3 “Face On” – Wolf’s Rain “Breeze in Monochrome Night” – Silent Hill 3 “Omen” – Xenogears “Acolytes of a New God” – Fallout “Heads No. 2” – Silent Hill 3 “On A Pale Horse” – Halo: Combat Evolved “Battle With Magus” – Chrono Trigger (orchestral version) “Warlord” – Killer Instinct (2013) “Faraway Promise” – Xenogears

ACT 3 (14-18):

“Galgaldr” – Heilung “Breakdown” – DOOM 64 “The One Who is Torn Apart” – Xenogears “Urzael” – Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls “Lost... Broken Shards” – Xenogears “Warped Mind” – Silent Hill 2 “The One Reborn” – Bloodborne “The Miracle” – Xenosaga Episode I “A Great Spirit Lies in Wait” – Ōkami “Abel’s Ark” – Xenosaga Episode III “Omega” – Xenosaga Episode I “The Icon of Sin” – DOOM Eternal “Battle Against the Masked Man” – Mother 3 (orchestral cover) “Now We Are Free” – Gladiator “Faraway Promise” – Xenogears (piano cover)

[tenkohime]

This is the best thing I've ever read.

So let me make sure I’ve got a proper chart of who is and isn’t Fei.

So first there is current, so he’s got main character Fei, Id, the coward, and that one empty shell MC Fei produced. The coward was the first version, but developed split personality disorder due to the abuse caused by his mom, who was possessed by Miang. So that Fei created Id, who took most of the abuse. Id then set out to destroy the world. Then MC Fei was created to seal Id. After that seal was broken, MC Fei created a hollow personality because he couldn’t take all the plot twists. Eventually they all fuse into one being, True Fei.

Then there is Lacan, who developed another personality, Grahf. Grahf then went on to possess Khan, Fei’s father. Thus making Fei his own father.

4000 years ago, a different incarnation of Fei, Kim, created a nanomachine colony that was his daughter. The nanomachine colony awoke with MC Fei.

10,000 years ago, there were two Abels. Both Abel are the same person, so they’re both Fei. At the end of Xenosaga 3, one of the Abel’s along with Nephilim, chaos, KOS-MOS, T-elos, and Jin were sent to a new version of Earth. If my theory is correct, that would be the Earth Klaus blew up and the three people that are deeply connected with the Zohar and could reset the universe with it, became the Aegises, three stones that are deeply connected to the Zohar and can destroy the universe with it. (chaos => Ontos, Nephilim => Pneuma, Abel => Logos). Therefore by that theory, Fei is also Malos (considering that two of the Fei’s are already trying to destroy the world, a third Fei that’s trying to do the same thing isn’t too far of a stretch).

And he’s had countless other incarnations, they’re just not meantioned. Assuming the incarnations happen at a constant rate, that’s one Fei per 500 years, over the course of 10,000 years, that would be 20 Feis. Considering that 2 of the 4 known Fei’s have split personalities, I’m going to estimate that half of them get one extra personality, thus adding 10 more Feis to the counter. Thus, 30 Feis.

But it gets even better. Fei is actually a part of God. The other entities that are part of God/Wave Existence/U-DO are Deus and Elly. So teeechnically Fei, Elly, and Deus are all part of the same person.

Deus is also Omega (a mech in Xenosaga), which is piloted by the Abel that later becomes Malos. Which means that Fei drove himself once.

Like Fei, Elly has multiple incarnations that all have the same name. She’s not randomly getting multiple personalities, so 20 Ellies.

However, Elly has another form, Miang. Miang exists in all women in the Xenogears universe. Because Miang is Elly, Elly is Wave Existence, and Wave Existence is Fei, by transitive property, Fei is every single woman in the universe (except Emeralda), including his mom (who is possessed by Miang, who is also Fei). Fei is literally both his mom and his dad and himself at the same time. However, Wave Existence created Elly to be Fei’s mom, but because every woman is Miang and therefore Elly, every woman is Fei’s mom, who is also Fei. Which makes Fei his own mother. It also means that Fei cannot legally engage in heterosexual activity because it is literally incest and selfcest at the same time. However he and Elly are fated to fall in love no matter what.

However because Fei is also part of Wave Existence and Wave Existence is literally everything that has and will exist, Fei is by extension, everything. And also Wave Existence possessed the Zohar, which is Deus’s battery.

However due to both being green sparkles, it’s possible that Wave Existence and Alvis are the same. Alvis is everything on Bionis, which includes everyone (except Zanza and Meyneth). So if Alvis and Wave Existence are the same entity, Fei is by extension, every single person on Bionis.

Shulk, a person on Bionis is also Zanza. Zanza is also Klaus, the Architect and Malos’s father/creator. Which means by theory, technicality, and extension, Fei is also the Architect.

In summary: everyone is secretly Fei

[linnaealyn]

[linnaealyn]

[linnaealyn]

Contact monopoly featuring Miang

[linnaealyn]

They're just shooting stars, little one.

[linnaealyn]

artblock ❝sketches❞. Abel was the cure.

[linnaealyn]

the first little one 🥺

His adult design is only seen in his sprite. I like to make his wrist wraps looser like Fei's & give him some white string. Just something a bit different for him, since young Abel/Fei share the same design and the same wristbands.

[linnaealyn]

Hottest game of 2023. Its still the 25th, guys- we haven't even gotten to the US release's 25th yet.

[linnaealyn]

context:

[linnaealyn]

quick paint

so idk what this might mean for XS or anything but I still wanted to draw it. it somehow makes sense to me with my limited knowledge.

i still think of him like he's an all-seeing all-knowing space baby at the center of the universe, so Abel being able (ha) to see beyond their own dimension, beyond all copyright, fits in my mind

[linnaealyn]

First appearance outside of kadomony and Elly's already doing what she does best 🥹