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First there's the blitzball game, there was at least two or three fights that took place under water, I'm just trying to figure out how they could be under water for so long! Do they have gills or something?! scream

major amounts of suspension of disbelief going on with that one.... I always wondered too. rolleyes

First of all, Spira, not Gaia. smile

But yes, that's why he said they have to train for it. You know how you can only use Tidus, Wakka, and Rikku in underwater battles? It's because they're the only ones who can do it: The Blitz players and the Al Bhed who goes on deep sea salvages all the time.

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul

blaugh

(And if you want to be really technical, if was Byzantium before that.)

Bad Kazuma! No thread mixing! *totally didn't start it*

But see, it's nobody's business but the Turks' why Gaia was once Spira.

And if capturing Aerith is part of their mission...

Were the Cetra actually one of the races from X? Was it not really Jenova that wiped them all out, but the Turks, as the only certain means of silencing them? If not, where else could they have gone?

Of course, that begs the question of which race they were... Judging by appearances, the most obvious choice would be Al Bhed. Aerith does even have green eyes... However, we have no real proof that Ifalna was 100% Cetra, so we cannot be sure they did look entirely human. Our best bet then, is Jenova itself! Jenova did, of course, impersonate the Cetra to get close to them... however, when we take a look, it does not appear to be a very good impersonation if they did look human. Rather, it looks to be more... guado.

In fact, guado would make a lot of sense... The Lifesteam is analagous to the Farplane, and who were the keepers of the Farplane but the guado themselves? They even have the ability to sense the unsent... It sounds rather like the Cetra's connection to the Lifestream. Coincidence?!

...I should probably just shut up and disown myself right about now.

i think i can explain it in another way, tidus wakka and rikku were made (by the accusing eyes of their comrades) to do the underwater missions because,
1) its too "dangerous" for yuna
2) who the hells gonna make sir auron
3) who the hells gonna make kimahri
and finally..well, lulu wouldnt want to get her hair wet biggrin , plus its very impracticale to swim in a dress biggrin

Haha, I like your explanation better than the real one! Anyway, Lulu would probably just sink to the bottom with all them clothes... xd