08-27-2025, 11:12 PM
so you're of the feeling that Xavier's ultimate goal (assuming we're reading him right) will wipe out his own existence and he's made his peace with it?
The Dark Souls Timeline was Xavier's end, but not his beginning, so that doesn't really count since it doesn't pinch point his actual reality. It's just a dead end that collapses - the main street, as it were, is perfectly intact. and technically wouldn't there be as many timelines where Xavier exists as timelines where he does not? There will always be a Xavier who will advance enough to try this plan of backtracking.
just like there will be a timeline where he is never born. or a timeline where he never meets the girlfriend. or a timeline where he meets the girlfriend but saves her with that protocore. or a timeline where he meets the girlfriend but doesn't understand what's happening to her and never figures out the central horror of Philos.
this timeline is one of them where Xavier exists, discovered the error at the heart of his world and figured out time travel to do something about it. the Traceback ship goes through time, but there's no mention of skipping realities so maybe that is blocked to him. maybe he's angling to have Philos be born through a different set of initial conditions, that doesn't set up the sacrifice requirement. maybe even just taking down EVER at the very start, removing them from the picture will set up Philos to be nurturing instead of carnivorous.
Also, the fact that we haven't had a version of Xavier from the "past" is fun to think about. does he only ever exist from his initial future starting point? or have we met him also over and over and over again and its only on Philos that destiny kicks in?
i lean a little more into "same person / no different" i guess. if given different conditions, you make different choices and your life changes, but you are still you. reincarnation carries the soul forward, growing as it learns, but you are still yourself. if you're completely different people each time, then what exactly is moving from life to life?
The Dark Souls Timeline was Xavier's end, but not his beginning, so that doesn't really count since it doesn't pinch point his actual reality. It's just a dead end that collapses - the main street, as it were, is perfectly intact. and technically wouldn't there be as many timelines where Xavier exists as timelines where he does not? There will always be a Xavier who will advance enough to try this plan of backtracking.
just like there will be a timeline where he is never born. or a timeline where he never meets the girlfriend. or a timeline where he meets the girlfriend but saves her with that protocore. or a timeline where he meets the girlfriend but doesn't understand what's happening to her and never figures out the central horror of Philos.
this timeline is one of them where Xavier exists, discovered the error at the heart of his world and figured out time travel to do something about it. the Traceback ship goes through time, but there's no mention of skipping realities so maybe that is blocked to him. maybe he's angling to have Philos be born through a different set of initial conditions, that doesn't set up the sacrifice requirement. maybe even just taking down EVER at the very start, removing them from the picture will set up Philos to be nurturing instead of carnivorous.
Also, the fact that we haven't had a version of Xavier from the "past" is fun to think about. does he only ever exist from his initial future starting point? or have we met him also over and over and over again and its only on Philos that destiny kicks in?
i lean a little more into "same person / no different" i guess. if given different conditions, you make different choices and your life changes, but you are still you. reincarnation carries the soul forward, growing as it learns, but you are still yourself. if you're completely different people each time, then what exactly is moving from life to life?
