A problem with the R=U theory.

[Squall of SeeD]

Yes, it is a problem, and it isn't the only one either. The bottomline is that it isn't all too likely that sorceresses age slower than normal people, but there's one thing that could contest against this particular argument:

Perhaps Adel was in fact possessed by Ultimecia. After all, it seems like a rather odd coincedence that both Ultimecia and Adel were searching for Ellone. Ultimecia used Edea for her search, so is it not possible she also used Adel? I mean, look at how Ellone is treated; looked up in some research facility without any care at all. Hardly the kind of care you'd expect given to someone who's supposed to take over after you're dead, no?

One thing which could explain the odd coincidence is that Ellone just happened to be the only potential sorceress they could find, but that seems a little bit odd. Perhaps she was searching for Ellone because she was possessed by Ultimecia, and she had Ellone put in a research facility to try and awaken Ellones dorman powers(she was very young, so she might not have learnt of her powers yet).

This is naturally pure speculation, so it doesn't show anything conlusively, but it's interesting to think about anyway.

I think this was most likely the case. I'll have to edit my own theory on this (the one in your document at GameFAQs) now.

Anyway, we don't really have anything much to go on for this theory. Saying that Edea looks younger than Cid -- as was said earlier in this Thread -- isn't necessarily true. Comparing Edea to Quistis, Selphie, or Rinoa, she's obviously got a good 15 years on them in age, and 10 at the least. Cid doesn't look all that old himself. I would assume he and Edea to be in their thirties, which both of them appear to be.


I really hope the Ultimania has some kind of conclusive information.