Is this terrible? Am I evil for this? [MAJOR, FREAKING MAJOR SPOILERS]

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We don't need to use spoiler tags if a spoiler warning is in the title of the thread.

The Glabados church is clearly modeled on the medieval Catholic church. They have a Pope (Funeral), several Bishops (including Draclau), and are a powerful, weathy force in the life of Ivalice, with power almost equal to that of the squabbling noblemen.

Also similar is the church's desire to surpress any form of heresy, which explains the character of Zalmo. Simon is a closet heretic when he discovers the Germonik Scriptures and learns of the true life of St. Ajora that got glossed over by the church's official history.

Most likely the villified Father Fara was the true hero in the Zodiac Brave story. But the church that formed around the martyred Ajora had a vested interest in painting Fara as the villain. It's also significant that there were 12 'official' Zodiac Braves, like the disciples.

Having said that, I doubt that the game's creators were being anti-Christian. Christianity is often heavily used in anime and video games to give an exotic, otherworldly quality to the story. Similar to the way most Westerners consider Shintoism exotic. Just look at the tons of religious symbollism in Xenogears.

I think once a Lucavi posseses a possesor of a stone, they inhabit the body and it becomes a shell, even if they retain a human form part of the time. Like Pod People or the Strangers in Dark City. Lucavi are all about deception, so it would make sense that they keep a low profile most of the time. No doubt they kept their human forms the first time around as the original Zodiac Braves when they were recruiting human followers.