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** [[spoiler:This isn't ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]''. Killing their boss does not [[KeystoneArmy cause the whole army to die]]. The remaining Ganglion are left to their own devices. They may seek revenge, to reunite scattered commands, survive as

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[[folder:Luxxar and the Gangleon]]

* [[spoiler:Without Luxaar to lead the Gangleon, what is there left for the Gangleon? You still fight Gangleonforces post-main story, and most of them are much more difficult than even the final boss.]]
** [[spoiler:This isn't ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]''. Killing their boss does not [[KeystoneArmy cause the whole army to die]]. The remaining Ganglion are left to their own devices. They may seek revenge, to reunite scattered commands, survive as best they can, or any or all of the above.]]

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* [[spoiler:Without Luxaar to lead the Gangleon, Ganglion, what is there left for the Gangleon? Ganglion? You still fight Gangleonforces Ganglion forces post-main story, and most of them are much more difficult than even the final boss.]]
** [[spoiler:This isn't ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]''. Killing their boss does not [[KeystoneArmy cause the whole army to die]]. The remaining Ganglion are left to their own devices. They may seek revenge, to reunite scattered commands, survive as as
best they can, or any or all of the above.]]
** In particular [[spoiler: The Ganglion are an organized syndicate. They almost certainly have some chain of command that would indicate who takes over if Luxaar is MIA.]]


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* Why does the game make such a big deal out of [[spoiler: Lao asking Elma whether to shoot him in the head or the heart? It makes it out like she ''has'' to choose one of them and risk destroying the data when doing so makes no sense. Lao can barely even stand under his own power and he's outnumbered four to one. There's nothing stopping team Elma from just holding him down and searching for the hard drive. Chapter 5 even shows that there's a way to shut down an injured mim without harming the consciousness inside it, so that was also an option.]]

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** However it also requires storage for all that food on the trip. Do mims get hungry if they don't eat? Do they die if they don't or was it a possibility that they would have been left in space starving until they found a suitable home?
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*** Most people already did that when they got their first Mim (like the Prospector who got a body younger than his son's). Besides, IIRC, it's not so much the idea, but that, as noted below, ''he's'' the one doing it.

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*** ** Most people already did that when they got their first Mim (like the Prospector who got a body younger than his son's). Besides, IIRC, it's not so much the idea, but that, as noted below, ''he's'' the one doing it.



*** Why are people ''primarily'' getting drunk at a diner?
*** Do you see any bars in New LA?

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*** Most people already did that when they got their first Mim (like the Prospector who got a body younger than his son's). Besides, IIRC, it's not so much the idea, but that, as noted below, ''he's'' the one doing it.



** Why are people ''primarily'' getting drunk at a diner?
** Do you see any bars in New LA?

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** Because prohibiting them from doing it would make them less desirable as party members.



** Same way the Ganglion did (they don't know either). Their backstory suggests possibly stowaways or escaped prisoners.

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** Same way the Ganglion did (they (''they'' don't know either). Their backstory suggests possibly stowaways or escaped prisoners.



** Those ships were friggin huge.

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** Those ships were friggin friggin' huge.




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** Mistakes were made, money changed hands, people change when wandering out in space for two years or stuck on alien worlds. Take your pick.




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** Evidence seems to suggest that it was the "Great One's" personal mecha. Pretty much as if a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon Remnant]] found the remains of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Sazabi]].




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** Evidence suggests a great (or ''the'') leader of the Ganglion over him.
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** Some are presumably [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]].
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** Yardley explains this: Because the government would take it from him, either to sell the service themselves or for medical and maintenance purposes. Which does bring up the question of why there's no option to point out that Yardley could make a legal fortune selling this back to the government instead of skulking around in the shadows.
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** Another question is: why ''isn't'' it common knowledge? What harm is there in letting people have whatever bodies they want?




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** Actually, it seemed like nothing was actually placed ''into'' the mimeosome. It's more like their consciousnesses were functioning like computer programs within the Core. What was supposed to happen was once those "programs" went offline, the Mimeosomes would thus stop functioning. The Mimeosomes having fully-downloaded consciousnesses was completely unintentional.




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** Those ships were friggin huge.

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"This story never truly ends" is the main story's way of concluding that seems to hint a [[SequelHook Sequel Hook]]. Yes, unlike [[XenobladeChronicles the previous game]], [[spoiler:completing the main game does not give a New Game Plus, BUT rather continuing the game and adding new content not available during the main game's plot]]. There are many mysteries and unanswered questions.

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"This story never truly ends" is the main story's way of concluding that seems to hint a [[SequelHook Sequel Hook]]. Yes, unlike [[XenobladeChronicles the previous game]], [[spoiler:completing the main game does not give a New Game Plus, BUT rather continuing the game and adding new content not available during the main game's plot]]. There are many mysteries and unanswered questions.
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*** Then why is the Sylvalum sand different from the Oblivia sand?
*** Different minerals compose it.

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*** ** Then why is the Sylvalum sand different from the Oblivia sand?
*** ** Different minerals compose it. it.

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*** Why are people ''primarily'' getting drunk at a diner?
*** Do you see any bars in New LA?

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*** ** Why are people ''primarily'' getting drunk at a diner?
*** ** Do you see any bars in New LA? LA?

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** Same way the Ganglion did(they don't know either). Their backstory suggests possibly stowaways or escaped prisoners,

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** Same way the Ganglion did(they did (they don't know either). Their backstory suggests possibly stowaways or escaped prisoners, prisoners.

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*** Becomes a further headscratcher when a human mimeosome (Leroy) and a Prone (Lavina) were married. Are male mimeosomes capable of impregnating?

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*** ** Becomes a further headscratcher when a human mimeosome (Leroy) and a Prone (Lavina) were married. Are male mimeosomes capable of impregnating?impregnating?
** Easy: They don't, and they can't. Mims aren't alive, they can't make living babies from them. It's part of why they're so desperate to find the Lifehold.

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* [[spoiler:Without Luxaar to lead the Ganglion, what is there left for the Ganglion? You still fight Ganglion forces post-main story, and most of them are much more difficult than even the final boss.]]

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* [[spoiler:Without Luxaar to lead the Ganglion, Gangleon, what is there left for the Ganglion? Gangleon? You still fight Ganglion forces Gangleonforces post-main story, and most of them are much more difficult than even the final boss.]]




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* How did [[spoiler:Lao survive the final battle? Is he back in his mim or is he a human again... or something else?]]

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* How did [[spoiler:Lao survive the final battle? Is he back in his mim or is he a human again... or something else?]]else?]]

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** This isn't ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]''. Killing their boss does not [[KeystoneArmy cause the whole army to die]. The remaining Ganglion are left to their own devices. They may seek revenge, to reunite scattered commands, survive as best they can, or any or all of the above.

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** This [[spoiler:This isn't ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]''. Killing their boss does not [[KeystoneArmy cause the whole army to die].die]]. The remaining Ganglion are left to their own devices. They may seek revenge, to reunite scattered commands, survive as best they can, or any or all of the above. ]]

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** Because it serves alcohol.

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** [[MathemeticiansAnswer Because it serves alcohol.alcohol]].


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** Same way the Ganglion did(they don't know either). Their backstory suggests possibly stowaways or escaped prisoners,


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** This isn't ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]''. Killing their boss does not [[KeystoneArmy cause the whole army to die]. The remaining Ganglion are left to their own devices. They may seek revenge, to reunite scattered commands, survive as best they can, or any or all of the above.
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* Later in the game, you are allowed to [spoiler:change your Mimeosomes features, including gender. Why would Yardley, the one response for this, say to keep this a secret between you and him, yet at the time of this mission, you are most likely around government officials like Nagi, if recruited? That would have made this common knowledge.]]

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* Later in the game, you are allowed to [spoiler:change [[spoiler:change your Mimeosomes features, including gender. Why would Yardley, the one response for this, say to keep this a secret between you and him, yet at the time of this mission, you are most likely around government officials like Nagi, if recruited? That would have made this common knowledge.]]

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** Sand and pollen

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** Sand and pollenpollen.
*** Then why is the Sylvalum sand different from the Oblivia sand?


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* Later in the game, you are allowed to [spoiler:change your Mimeosomes features, including gender. If this were common knowledge, what would happen to the NLA's government?]]

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* Later in the game, you are allowed to [spoiler:change your Mimeosomes features, including gender. If Why would Yardley, the one response for this, say to keep this were a secret between you and him, yet at the time of this mission, you are most likely around government officials like Nagi, if recruited? That would have made this common knowledge, what would happen to the NLA's government?]]knowledge.]]

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"This story never truly ends" is the main story's way of ending the story that seems to hint a [[SequelHook Sequel Hook]]. There are many mysteries and unanswered questions.

* What is the practical purposes for making Mimeosomes eat when they are on a mission? Do they poop too? What is the poop made of?

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"This story never truly ends" is the main story's way of ending the story concluding that seems to hint a [[SequelHook Sequel Hook]].Hook]]. Yes, unlike [[XenobladeChronicles the previous game]], [[spoiler:completing the main game does not give a New Game Plus, BUT rather continuing the game and adding new content not available during the main game's plot]]. There are many mysteries and unanswered questions.

* What is the practical purposes for making Mimeosomes eat when they are on a mission? Do they poop or pee too? What is the poop made of?



* Later in the game, you are allowed to [spoiler:change your Mimeosomes features, including gender. If this were common knowledge, what would happen to the NLA's government?]]



* If only the few humans were chosen to board the White Whale, why were known criminals chosen to board?

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* If only the few humans were chosen to board the White Whale, why were known criminals chosen to board?board? What was the exact selection process?



* Who exactly is [[spoiler:The "Great One" that Luxaar keeps mentioning?]]



* [[spoiler:How did Lao survive the final battle? Is he back in his mim or is he a human again... or something else?]]



* [[spoiler: Where are the Ghosts? We never get to directly encounter them and are left with almost no information about them other than that they were part of the war that destroyed Earth.]]

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* [[spoiler: Where are the Ghosts? [[spoiler:Ghosts? We never get to directly encounter them and are left with almost no information about them other than that they were part of the war that destroyed Earth.]]



* Who is the [[spoiler:Black Knight that carried Lao in the beach? Did Lao revive as a Mimeosome, a human, or something else]]?

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* Who is the [[spoiler:Black Knight that carried Lao in the beach? Did Lao revive as a Mimeosome, a human, or something else]]?else]]?
* How did [[spoiler:Lao survive the final battle? Is he back in his mim or is he a human again... or something else?]]

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Sequel Hook was getting too large, and the game left many unanswered questions.


* How did Lao [[spoiler: get to the life hold in Chapter 12? Did the medics reach him and he escaped from NLA stealing another Skell? Or did he somehow manage to fix the Prog Ares and go there directly from Cauldros? Seems like the kind of thing that would be clarified somewhere in the game but I haven't come across any explanation in all that optional text.]]

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* How did Lao [[spoiler: get to "This story never truly ends" is the life hold in Chapter 12? Did main story's way of ending the medics reach him and he escaped from NLA stealing another Skell? Or did he somehow manage to fix the Prog Ares and go there directly from Cauldros? Seems like the kind of thing story that would be clarified somewhere in the game but I haven't come across any explanation in all that optional text.]]seems to hint a [[SequelHook Sequel Hook]]. There are many mysteries and unanswered questions.



* If only the few humans were chosen to board the White Whale, why were criminals chosen to board?

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* If only the few humans were chosen to board the White Whale, why were known criminals chosen to board?board?
* Just what the hell was the [[spoiler:Vita? Luxaar seemed to believe it was a "vessel" for the "Great One", but what exactly this meant was still left somewhat unclear and he ended up piloting it himself. Elma seemed to have some idea of who might have made it, but she doesn't share this information.]]
* For that matter, who ''is'' [[spoiler:Elma, really? She seems to legitimately and truly care about helping humanity survive, but... why? Why go through all this trouble? What exactly is her back history? Why was she the ONLY life form existent while everyone else's original bodies destroyed?]]
* [[spoiler:How did Lao survive the final battle? Is he back in his mim or is he a human again... or something else?]]
* [[spoiler:Who in the hell is ''Rook'', really? Rook was woken up after the Lifehold database was destroyed... which is why Rook lacks any memories, because there weren't any ''there'' when s/he woke up. But that also means that there shouldn't have been a consciousness loaded into the mim in the first place for Mira to "save", however it did that - everyone else was saved because they were awake and loaded, but Rook wasn't. So just who or ''what'' is giving Rook consciousness? Is Rook even really human? Is Rook even really the same kind of mim that everyone else is?]] This one isn't ''quite'' as spelled out as some of the above ones are in the main plot, but talking to certain [=NPCs=] and a little deductive reasoning make the question very prominent.
* Who is [[spoiler:Eleonora, really? She seems awfully invested in your development as a BLADE, and she seems to be working with some sort of unseen superior on something called J-Bodies, which is apparently what Yelv is. What ''are'' J-Bodies? Are ''you'' a J-Body? ''And who the hell is Eleonora, really?!'']] This one got bonus points in Japan for being DLC-based, to boot, meaning Monolith deliberately added ''another sequel hook'' to all the ones you see above, after the game came out.
* [[spoiler: Where are the Ghosts? We never get to directly encounter them and are left with almost no information about them other than that they were part of the war that destroyed Earth.]]
* How did Lao [[spoiler: get to the life hold in Chapter 12? Did the medics reach him and he escaped from NLA stealing another Skell? Or did he somehow manage to fix the Prog Ares and go there directly from Cauldros? Seems like the kind of thing that would be clarified somewhere in the game but I haven't come across any explanation in all that optional text.]]
* [[spoiler:Without Luxaar to lead the Ganglion, what is there left for the Ganglion? You still fight Ganglion forces post-main story, and most of them are much more difficult than even the final boss.]]
* What the hell is [[spoiler:Planet Mira, exactly? How is it keeping the human mims alive despite the destruction of the Lifehold's database? And what's translating all these alien languages? What exactly happened inside the destroyed servers?]]

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* How did Celica and Rock reached Mira?
* Why wasn't the Trion shield barrier equipped to protect the ark ships?

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* How did Celica and Rock reached reach Mira?
* Why wasn't the Trion shield barrier equipped to protect the ark ships?ships?
* How does one conceive in a Mimeosome?
** Hope dodged this question when asked by a couple.
*** Becomes a further headscratcher when a human mimeosome (Leroy) and a Prone (Lavina) were married. Are male mimeosomes capable of impregnating?
* If only the few humans were chosen to board the White Whale, why were criminals chosen to board?
* Who is the [[spoiler:Black Knight that carried Lao in the beach? Did Lao revive as a Mimeosome, a human, or something else]]?
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* How did Celica and Rock reached Mira?

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* How did Celica and Rock reached Mira?Mira?
* Why wasn't the Trion shield barrier equipped to protect the ark ships?
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** Because it serves alcohol.
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* Why on Mira can [[spoiler:L and Celica use Overdrive when it's implied that it's a function of Mimeosomes?]]

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* Why on Mira can [[spoiler:L and Celica use Overdrive when it's implied that it's a function of Mimeosomes?]]Mimeosomes?]]
* How did Celica and Rock reached Mira?
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* Why are people getting drunk at a diner?

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* Why are people getting drunk at a diner?diner?
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** She's theorizing it hasn't been turned to space dust and is just ravaged. That kind of clashes with the massive explosion we see in the opening but personally I like the idea that Earth still exists in some form since physics makes outright destroying a planet like that ridiculously difficult.
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**Sand and pollen
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** [[spoiler: It's suggested to not just be their memories placed in the Mimeosomes, but their consciousness, conscience and psyche as well. Once they had their new bodies made, they would simply be implanted into them.]]

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** [[spoiler: It's suggested to not just be their memories placed in the Mimeosomes, but their consciousness, conscience and psyche as well. Once they had their new bodies made, they would simply be implanted into them.]]]]
* Is Sylvalum covered in sand or snow?
* Why are people getting drunk at a diner?

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* Theoretically, what was going to happen [[spoiler: to the minds controlling the Mimeosomes after they were copied into their clone bodies? Would they keep controlling the Mimeosomes and there would be two of everyone running around, or would they agree to be turned off and sit in the Lifehold indefinitely, or erased?]]

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** [[spoiler: The people running Project Exodus simply didn't tell everyone else the truth until it was revealed. They were most likely put in the Mimeosomes before the Whale launched, and the Lifehold may have been off-limits to everyone except the Project Exodus heads to prevent tampering and keep the rest of the crew from freaking out. Elma does state that this was the most controversial aspect of the project, even if this was only known among the people in charge of it.]]
* Theoretically, what was going to happen [[spoiler: to the minds controlling the Mimeosomes after they were copied into their clone bodies? Would they keep controlling the Mimeosomes and there would be two of everyone running around, or would they agree to be turned off and sit in the Lifehold indefinitely, or erased?]]erased?]]
** [[spoiler: It's suggested to not just be their memories placed in the Mimeosomes, but their consciousness, conscience and psyche as well. Once they had their new bodies made, they would simply be implanted into them.]]

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* What is the practical purposes for making Mimeosome's eat when they are on a mission? Do they poop too? What is the poop made of?

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* What is the practical purposes for making Mimeosome's Mimeosomes eat when they are on a mission? Do they poop too? What is the poop made of?of?
** Mimeosomes were designed for humanity to overcome the rigors of space travel since they had no idea how long it would take them to find a new home (such rigors could include CabinFever on the White Whale if it took centuries for humanity to find a new home), but at the same time, make themselves still feel human. If eating doesn't provide the Mims a source of energy like it does for humans, it does at least keep them mentally healthy.
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* Why didn't everyone remember [[spoiler: that their bodies weren't in stasis it was just their DNA and memories? Haven't their memories been running nonstop since the White Whale? What happened on the White Whale?]]

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* Why didn't everyone remember [[spoiler: that their bodies weren't in stasis it was just their DNA and memories? Haven't their memories been running nonstop since the White Whale? What happened on the White Whale?]]Whale?]]
* Theoretically, what was going to happen [[spoiler: to the minds controlling the Mimeosomes after they were copied into their clone bodies? Would they keep controlling the Mimeosomes and there would be two of everyone running around, or would they agree to be turned off and sit in the Lifehold indefinitely, or erased?]]
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* How did Lao [[spoiler: get to the life hold in Chapter 12? Did the medics reach him and he escaped from NLA stealing another Skell? Or did he somehow manage to fix the Prog Ares and go there directly from Cauldros? Seems like the kind of thing that would be clarified somewhere in the game but I haven't come across any explanation in all that optional text.]]

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* How did Lao [[spoiler: get to the life hold in Chapter 12? Did the medics reach him and he escaped from NLA stealing another Skell? Or did he somehow manage to fix the Prog Ares and go there directly from Cauldros? Seems like the kind of thing that would be clarified somewhere in the game but I haven't come across any explanation in all that optional text.]]]]
* What is the practical purposes for making Mimeosome's eat when they are on a mission? Do they poop too? What is the poop made of?
* At the end Lin says something about [[spoiler: going off to find Earth someday. Why would they look for a planet that's been reduced to space dust?]]
* Why didn't everyone remember [[spoiler: that their bodies weren't in stasis it was just their DNA and memories? Haven't their memories been running nonstop since the White Whale? What happened on the White Whale?]]
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