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[Tavrobel]

Because he [Tidus] is real now. Yu Yevon has no jurisdiction over the real world.

[Dr.M]

what ive always wondered is what's beyond the boarders of the DZ? is it connected to the mainland like in spira or is it, as some believe, an island somewhere out to sea with no connections to the outside world. i think its just a non-physical world that is just a dream. the only way to it is sin. the only physical thing in DZ because it was the gateway for tidus, jecht and auron to get into spira....okay wait.....now im thinking....sin disapeared at the end of the game, which means that it is part of yu yevons' dream as well. beacuse it is the the s**t end of the deal (pardon my pun). so really it dosent exist either. its just a giant flying killing whale machine...wow, i confused myself again. lol

[Mr Cactuar]

Think of it like this. Theres the real world, Spira which contains the real Zanarkand, the ruins. Then, also in the real world, but in a different sort of way is the Dream Zanarkand, which anyone can really access but then again can't because of Sin. The Dream Zanarkand is real, because people can go there from the real world and leave there to the real world, but it isn't real because its just an aeon/dream and the people who leave the Dream Zanarkand are basically an unsent. The Matrix is a great comparison.

This sort of stuff is what makes FFX so good, all the theory and religous stuff is just amazing.

[Dr.M]

the only person that went to the DZ from Spira was auron. and well he's unsent so dose that have anything to do with going back and forth?

[BG-57]

Yeah so any unsent character could theorectically travel to DZ and back. Only they don't. Of course so can the Fayth which I would count as unsent (they certainly aren't alive). Which would explain the random visits by the Fayth of Bahamut.

[jammi567]

I've wondered this for a little while, but if the people of DZ have their own will to do what they want (which we can clearly see in the game), then why have they never tried to leave their island?

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by jammi567 ^

I've wondered this for a little while, but if the people of DZ have their own will to do what they want (which we can clearly see in the game), then why have they never tried to leave their island?

Why do fish stay in the water? It doesn't occur to them to do otherwise. Even with free will, their island is the border of their world. It never occurs to them to leave, it doesn't occur to them that there is anything beyond there. They have their world, and their thoughts are tied to that world.

[Renmiri]

Originally Posted by Skyblade ^

Originally Posted by jammi567 ^

I've wondered this for a little while, but if the people of DZ have their own will to do what they want (which we can clearly see in the game), then why have they never tried to leave their island?

Why do fish stay in the water? It doesn't occur to them to do otherwise. Even with free will, their island is the border of their world. It never occurs to them to leave, it doesn't occur to them that there is anything beyond there. They have their world, and their thoughts are tied to that world.

There is also some speculation that Yu Yevon "resets" those who find out the true nature of the city. A bit like "the Matrix", those who know get chased and destroyed... Can't really remember if that is fan theory or Ultimania though.