Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
But Jenova, to me, had done this whole planetary thing multiple times before, it's what it does, I don't think it's specifically tied to Gaea. I think the Ancients just had really great mages, and one of them was able to attain a level where he/she could call something that could even destroy the planet. Knowing that kind of power, they sealed it as the Temple of the Ancients.
Yes, JENOVA has done that "I absorb planets" thing many times before. But the Black Materia definitely existed before JENOVA came to Gaia. When JENOVA was sealed away there were not many Cetra left because they were all absorbed by her - of course they died by its viral cells but in the end JENOVA absorbs the life energy - and life energy needs time to become materia. The planet definitely gave it to the Cetra before JENOVA was there. But there is no doubt that there were Cetra who were incredibly powerful. The ultimate proof is that they were able to seal JENOVA away.