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[Gloc 9]

1. How Long We're Calms? Was it ever explicitly stated?

2. What do you think happened to the temples after Sin and Yu Yevon were gone? My guess, just used to honor great summoners. You think they may have torn them down?

3. If all aeons were necessary to complete the journey, why was Anima not needed even though Seymour summons it. I Understand Magus and Yojimbo were optional for gameplay challenges, but Anima is shown in an important scene during the blitzball tourney.

[leader of mortals]

1. Calms last 2 years

2. Temples were left as they were, they were not torn down. This is very clearly shown in FF X-2. The residents of Besaid, including Wakka, kept the temple in good condition. The temple in Kilika was used as the New Yevon base. The temple in Djose was used as the Machine Faction base. The temple in Macalania was destroyed and sunk to the bottom of the sea. The temple in Bevele was abandoned. The Zanarkand Ruins became a tourist attraction. Requiem Temple is not shown, presumed to be abandoned. The Cavern of the Fayth(Yojimbo's) was nearly turned into a tourist attraction, but the fiends in the cave detered efforts.

3. All aeons were not required to complete the journey. The game is not completely clear on this, but it is supposed to be that Aeons from other temples are only training for the Final Aeon, nothing more, but then the lift(where you fight the Spectral Keeper) implies that you need the aeons to operate it. Anima was not important to the story, Anima was only important to Seymour's Backstory, nothing more.

[Jiro]

I was under the assumption that the Calm lasts 10 years.

LoM's got it for your second question.

Anima was Seymour's mother, who became an aeon in order to protect Seymour from being harassed. The pilgrimage only requires journeying to Besaid, Kilika, Djose, Macalania and Bevelle. Then the summoner has proven their worth and command over aeons and can meet up with Yunalesca and get the final aeon.

[leader of mortals]

Actually, calm lasts 2 years, and the last calm, during the story, was 10 years ago, when Braska defeated Sin.

And another point to #3...

Anima, Yojimbo, and the Magus Sisters were recognized religiously, but not nationally.

[Jiro]

They only get two stinking years? I wouldn't have bothered xD

[Karifean]

I've also heard it's 10 years... how do you know, LoM, that it's 2 years?

[Balthier Rocks]

Better Than Nothing.

As Long As I Don't Die, Ill Savour Those Two Years.

Oh Yeah New Years Day Must Suck At The End Of The Second Year!

[leader of mortals]

It is not ten years, ten years is the time since Sin was last defeated, at the start of the game. This is explained throughout the game, and Sin was there in those years, also explained throughout the game. I can not remember where it tells you how long the calm is, but I am quite sure it does tell you, and that the time interval is in fact 2 years.