My creepy theory (warning spoilers)

[Prince Morrigan]

I do not know if posted thie here but here we go.

My theory is that the hero of light is....like the primals, is the desires of the people who desire a champion
Lets get a few things.
PLayer interaction with each other is nont cannon to the story, or else I could say certain things to certain NPCs and they would react, thats not the case. I could give a long speech to the various leaders on what is going on and how to solve it and they will still stand htere in their idle state. Thus when we as players jump around and all that, its mainly cause its out of cannon.
They do not refer to other players in your story lines as other heros of light, they refer to them as your friends.

So with that said this bolsters the fact that we as players are like the primals, based on the hopes and desires of the people to seek justice.
Who summoned us ? you might ask
Easy question
Based on the fact we come into this world weak, we are based off of the heros of the past, who they do not even know what they looked like, just a vague idea. SO the people who surivived the calamity did, they wished and wished for some one to come and be their hero, and thus indirectly a summon was created.
when we first start off, we have nothing cept for the clothes on our back and a weapon of the class we pick. If by chance the people knew what they were doing, they might have done a better job and conjured a stronger hero.

Now another thing that crops up, Primals consume crystals, we do not. Well, we only see them do this. Its a quick means of gaining power, if we the player were to do the same I bet we could become stronger, but we do not.

Further proof.
We have no real back story. We as players do not have a side quest dealing with our history. We wont have to deal with long lost family members,
Another thing to mention, in the beginning part, we are riding into one of three major cities, with the same twins and one of three triplet merchants. The twins are always asleep or distracted in some way. So the only person but the merchants could have seen the character appear.
So in a sense they would know more about this then every one else. I would bet he was their guided by a certain large glowing crystal to take that trip to deal with the newly summoned being.

So what is every one thoughts?

[Gabby]

You're missing some context and lore here. Primarily that your theory only works if you ignore that there are people who played in 1.0.

First, we have a backstory. We are the Warrior of Light. You (treated as the protagonist) are one of the Company of Heroes that marched into the battlefield of Mor Dhona when the Garlean forces attacked Eorzea. You were lost, as were the rest when Bahamut was unleashed. The name Warrior of Light comes from the fact that any time people attempt to remember the Warrior or any Company of Heroes member, all they can see is a silloutte bathed in pure light.

For ease of the narrative, the NPCs aren't not acknowledging othe Warriors of Light, they're simply your companions / fellows, to the NPCs. With your character being the actual Warrior. It's not a plot thing, it's a storytelling thing.

Your background is largely what you decide to make it. There's not a whole lot to explain about the Warrior of Light. If you were one of those who marched (aka, a 1.0 player), the game even starts differently from new players. You appear in a beam of light and walk towards your starting city. The reason for tnhis is actually explained via the Coil of Bahamut, when you learn that your survival was guided by the workings of a newly born, or shall we say, reborn Eidolon, Phoenix. Who came into creation when Luisoux attempted to stop the coming of Bahamut but was consumed. This is actually shown in the trailer for ARR. But either way it's implied that your character has no lack of memory about the past, simply that everyone else does. Either way, you actually know what happened. Which is why the narrative doesn't cover it.

((It should be noted that Hildibrand actually breaks most theories that we're an embodiment. He actually recognizes the Warrior of Light as one of the heroes he's encountered in the past, if you're a Legacy player. His introduction quest has an added line where he remarks on such, and you can remark on knowing him from before the start of ARR as well.))

I can assure you of one simple thing: We're not Primals. A Primal is a being created from the faiths of a chosen people and take their forms by the consumption of crystals or, as we're shown later, by the sacrifice of a willing vessel. Eidolons don't necessarily "gain power" by consuming crystals, but rather use them as fuel to take on a physical form. Their power comes from those who worship them.

[Prince Morrigan]

Interesting. You very well done blown my theory out of the water.
Well maybe.

Perhabs not a primal like being, but the aether of the hero that vanished, and the reborn Phoenix reshaped your aether into a new being, as close to how the warrior was.
But what you said would make there a chance of having more then one warrior of light. But their never mentioned in plural, just singual.

[Gabby]

Originally posted by Cheshire the gray cat:

Interesting. You very well done blown my theory out of the water.
Well maybe.

Perhabs not a primal like being, but the aether of the hero that vanished, and the reborn Phoenix reshaped your aether into a new being, as close to how the warrior was.
But what you said would make there a chance of having more then one warrior of light. But their never mentioned in plural, just singual.

Phoenix (Louisoix) didn't revive you or restore you. You were sent moments in time to after the blast to avoid death.

Again, the narrative specifically just pretends there's one Warrior of Light, it's not a plot thread. Rather in order to be able to tell the story without breaking it, your companions are simply addressed as your friends who help you. Even within some of the story dialogue.

[LZXio]

Also, besides what Seraphna has already said all Primals apparitions seem to be guided by raw "instinct", they almost behave like they have no choice but to do what they were "made" to do, in short, manifestations of their summoners will. I think Yoshi mentioned that he wants players to have more control in the story, and thats why they've been adding dialogues and different ways to react to whats around them, so you're not actually a blind entity following someone's else will, the Warrior of Light can choose his own path (even if we really don't). Also if you played Dark Knight quest line you would learn a few more details about what you character feels regarding what it does.