shadow was a much better answer, because you have a choice to wait for him on the floating continent. If you don't, he dies, and if you do, he dies in the ending.
The ragnarok Esper and Sword are far from the same thing, even if the esper summons a sword.
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but the riddle says "but either way i turn out the same thing" if you dont choose to wait for shadow he doesnt turn out the same thing because he's dead.
ragnarok the choice is esper or sword either way its still ragnarok.
lynx
beaten final fantasy III,IV,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X,X-2,XII,mystic quest, tacitcs, tactics advanced, crystal chronicles.
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