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  • At the start of the game Typhon goes into a tirade about how the gods oppress the mortals, talking of how the mortals "are the victims" and the ways in which the gods are weak. Yet in the midst of all this the mortals still suffer in the wake of his actions, most of whom are petrified and some of whom are shattered. So is this his intention or merely a consequence of his actions? Is he a hypocrite or just a fool?
    • At the end of the game, it's revealed that it was Zeus that turned the mortals to stone, not Typhon.
    • Typhon is also kind of a fool, though. If you listen to his rants over the course of the game, it becomes obvious he's really doing this for himself and his own pride. He wants to do away with the gods so he can reign supreme and remake the world in his own image. He doesn't really care about saving mortals. But yes, also what the above said.
  • So how exactly is Fenyx capable of climbing virtually any vertical surface? Pretty much everything else Fenyx is capable of doing is explained away by being possible through their gear and blessings from the gods. Also, that Fenyx is unknowingly a god. But their superhuman climbing ability doesn't have any explanation other than the out-of-universe explanation that Link is just as capable of climbing on almost anything in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which heavily inspired the gameplay in Immortals: Fenyx Rising.
  • On another note, how does fast travel work in this game? Referring back to Breath of the Wild, Link is shown teleporting to whatever location that's been selected on his Sheikah Slate's map before the game loads up Link in the selected location. Fenyx has no such Magitek tablet or any known trinket that allows its user to teleport from one spot to another. Does Fenyx just black out while moseying their way to the selected location, somehow getting by no worse for wear?
  • What the hell kind of wood are those giant, wooden balls made of? They're heavy enough that Fenyx can't lift one over their head even when Heracles's bracers are upgraded to the point that Fenyx can lift metal blocks twice as tall as they are and four times as wide. Yet a strong gust of wind from any vents is enough to push one around and even suspend it in the air. Similarly, the balls catch fire whenever they come into contact with an open flame. Yet they're impervious to lasers capable of destroying boulders and stone blocks. How does any of that make sense even by Greek mythology's standards?

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