Quote Originally Posted by Pharoh Amon Khan III View Post
It's inconclusive, but you gotta admit, it's fun mind-boggle stuff.

This may get off topic, but I thought the fayth were the dreamers that sacraficed themselves to enter into a eternal sleep, and the Aeons where the physical manifestation of those dreams. Kinda like some people say, "When I dream, I am a Dragon..." But we'll get on that later. If there is anything to add...
Well, some, like Bahamut, seem to be both fayth and Aeon, though it seems possible for them to create entities separate from their conciousnesses, like Jecht and Tidus.
Of course, all of them are some form of Shinentai- will made form- using the energy charged matter of the farplane/lifestream for physical substance.

If not... My next question about the GF summons is, illusions or physical manifestions... Summons such as Odin, Gilgamesh, and Shiva I think are physical manifestations, while others such as "Siren" is an illusion.
Well, Gilgamesh is supposed to be the same Gilgamesh from FF5, travelling through different dimensions and timelines to find his way home, so he's completely 'real', inasmuch as he is as physical as the party members (I forget if he's canon or just an easter egg as it were). Odin's got to be real, given his cutting and being cut, as do Ifrit and all other GF who appear out of battle in some form or another.
As for the ones who only appear in battle, well, again, that's "only in battle", and battle has ALWAYS been the iffiest way to determine capabilities in an RPG.
Which GFs in particular do you think are illusory?