Final Fantasy X: The Uncomfortable Truth About Auron's Promise

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• AL

  @AliceInReverse · 7 months ago · pinned

  Auron was never silent because he didn’t know the truth.<br>He was silent because he was carrying it.<br>Let me know in the comments:<br>at what moment did Auron finally stop being silent for you?

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• IV

  @Ivellios23 · 7 months ago

  &quot;Why didn&apos;t you tell us?&quot;<br>&quot;You wouldn&apos;t have believed me anyways, you had to see it for yourselves.&quot;

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• TH

  @thedarksavior0 · 7 months ago

  &quot;First, guard your emotions, then guard your summoner.&quot;

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• IZ

  @Izaran0 · 7 months ago

  Auron is the definition of a man carrying the weight of the world, and bearing it in silent strength. An unbreakable will, driven by love and vengeance.<br>And the moment he can shift the weight but a little; he knows his friend has already figured out how to end the death spiral of Spira. And he knows then that his purpose is finished.<br>Auron can rest. Auron can rejoin his beloved friends; Braska and Jecht. Auron can have peace.

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• KY

  @kyrajager907 · 7 months ago

  Just remembered that the first time you fight anything, it&apos;s Sin&apos;s spawn and Tidus being his son is just <b>chef&apos;s kiss</b>

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• BR

  @bringmemyflail1321 · 7 months ago

  I may have worn just one sleeve of my coat sometimes when I was a teenager. &nbsp;Don&apos;t judge me.

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• UN

  @UnnaCloset · 7 months ago

  I think Auron truly stopped being silent when he chose to stay and guide the next generation instead of letting the truth die with him. His words are few, but every time he speaks, it reshapes how we understand Spira, sacrifice, and duty. That is when his silence turns into intention, not mystery.

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• LE

  @leagueofteague · 5 months ago (edited)

  His rallying speech to everyone before their fight with Yunalesca is one of my favorite moments in the story. It&apos;s one of the rare moments you see him get emotional and worked up when he&apos;s always the calm, collected one.

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• DE

  @DembiBrox · 7 months ago

  He may have been a silent man most of the time, but he was still one of the best Final Fantasy characters ever

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• GR

  @Gracak9 · 7 months ago

  As someone who has lived with this story for decades, I feel Auron stops being silent the moment you realize he has known the ending all along. When he stands firm against the teachings of Yevon and calmly pushes Tidus toward the truth, it hits you that every pause, every restrained word, was deliberate. That is not silence born of ignorance, it is the silence of a man carrying history, regret, and resolve

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• CR

  @crocopsleg3523 · 7 months ago (edited)

  I was 11 when I watched Auron give that line. I’m 35 now and it’s shaped me more than I can explain in words.

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• AR

  @artsyvanti · 7 months ago

  Auron is the epitome of &quot;no spoilers&quot; and I love it!

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