This 1987 Gaming Mystery Will Never Be Solved!

[@flashfearless]

Red herring... Red fish... Red DRESS... The chancellor IS THE DANCER

[@TheReturnersHideout]

You've just opened a can of worms I didn't know existed lol. This is why I love doing these theory videos, SO many connections that *could* be made!

[@AxelWedstar411]

I swear "Well-informed sex worker/erotic dancer" is practically a trope.

[@gwgux]

From my mind: There's a port just south making the capital city a trade center for the kingdom. Plus with the bridge getting fixed, there's yet another trade route, but most of it will have been from sea trade. With all that hustle and bustle going on, merchants and entertainers often know a lot more about what is happening in the world than the royals and nobles and given how all the merchants are seen to be "business only" and not very chatty about what is happening, that leaves the entertainers to be spreading info. As for who she is, I always thought of her as a well connected native of the area.

[@TheReturnersHideout]

I love this comment. Thanks for that! And yes I think I can definitely dive deeper into this whole theory and really come up with a ton more!

[@shadedusk7831]

The gameplay explanation is that she's there to help the player along if they get lost since the first part can be confusing without a guide and many would give up on the game early on without any guidance. As for a story explanation, I know it's a huge stretch, but it would be fitting if she was Tiamat / Sophia in disguise helping the warriors of light along ensuring that they would start out their quest properly. She stops giving them tips once they leave the first continent area and while the npc does never disappear, you could argue ( for the sake of giving the character a spot in the story ) that this represents her leaving to the wind crystal to later on face the warriors of light in battle. We know she was the first fiend to start her rampage and was active during the start of the story, unlike Marilith / Neon who was still dormant. Or maybe the dancing lady is Marilith / Neon who was dormant because she was in Cornelia waiting for the warriors of light. The timing of the dancing lady stopping her tips also fits with Marilith's awakening. They've both seen the cycle play out over and over before so she knows where the warriors of light need to go to get their journey started. Either that or she's one of their servants. Just a thought though.

[@TheReturnersHideout]

This theory is fantastic, huge stretch or not! That’s the thing about theories - it’s all in fun and you gotta stretch sometimes! But this is top shelf stuff my friend! Thank you for commenting!

[@bradgrigsby1653]

Well I was looking for tips for FF2 and stumbled upon a short. Thought you looked familiar and sure enough it is you Lenny. Hi from your cousin Brad! I subscribed too!

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Holy moly! How’s everything going??

[@bradgrigsby1653]

@The Returners' Hideout I'm good buddy! Been far too long! It was crazy seeing your face on my algorithm but I'm glad it showed up. How you been?

[@raza5757]

I never thought abt the odd fact that the chancellor doesn’t know much except that he knows that the dancer knows things 🤯

[@Angenano]

"theres no evidence to disprove it either" thats not how evidence works...

[@commandercone4304]

These are my favorite kinds of your videos, I love these unique deep dives on random side characters, super enjoyable

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Aww thank you so much! Luckily FF is full of fun side characters so I can make these types of videos all the time! Thanks for commenting!

[@ryu9933]

I love these videos. Maybe she's matoya the witch lol. She's a witch, she uses her crystal ball to she the future, uses magic to teleport herself back and forth and makes herself look young in town.

[@1funkylionsfan913]

Every good RPG should have a mystery Oracle

[@TheReturnersHideout]

I fully agree! At least one, for sure! Thanks for commenting!

[@LockeCousland]

In the OG ff1 there are 5 bats in the temple of chaos.... implying 5 warriors of light. What if she really is our 5th?

[@DavidEdwards9801]

I stumbled upon Final Fantasy Renaissance recently and there's a Dancer class among many others, but what if the 5th member is the player?

[@madambutterfly1997]

Love your videos, love your channel name it was practically the will of the crystal that I even found this channel

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Thank you so much! I mean it has to be the crystal!

[@williamlatham9246]

You've got some wild theories my friend, and I want to hear more! 😁

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Thank you so much! I’m currently working on more here and there! I’ve got many things planned!

[@mountainmgtow5421]

I always loved playing around with different party setups in FF1. My current favorite is Red Mage, Black Belt x 2, Black Mage. What's your guys favorite setups?

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Either 2 warriors, white mage, black mage or 2 monks, white mage, black mage for me! Thank you for commenting!

[@1funkylionsfan913]

Fighter , Fighter , Thief , Thief

[@rivlasdezerai]

Fighter, Black Belt, Thief, White Mage

[@marvelcomicsgeek1979]

Warrior, Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage

[@Zakaarus]

1 monk 3 black mage or replace a black mage with white

[@leolightfellow]

This was funny. :) I love how you can do deep dives into stuff like this.

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Thanks so much, Leo!

[@claysmith9135]

Dude I love your videos

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Aww thank you so much! That’s super nice of you!

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

Arylon is the avatar of Cosmos, Goddess of Harmony!! (She's in charge of the Warriors of Light in Dissidia.)

[@Blackfire_2022]

What if, and here me out, She is a Lufenian. in SoP FFO they overlook timelines and time loops. though everyone else doesn't remember the time loops the Lufenians do. that is the most logical answer i can come up with.

[@ry2950]

Awesome video! I never even knew about her uniqueness, just waved her aside as another random NPC.

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Thanks so much, Ry!

[@DudeWheresMyJo-Car]

What a great theory! New head canon acquired

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Thanks so much!

[@benmcqueeney]

Class that Lenny! Loved it

[@TheReturnersHideout]

Heya Ben thanks so much!

[@anzilluuri]

What if she is just a different manifestation of the previous "traveler/stranger" program????

[@mindlessmeat4055]

I was half expecting a goonies clip...

[@xanv8051]

dancer elf spy in ff1 and sarah is lufenian or a fellow stranger, ff1 was dancer and in SOP;orgin spy/elf sarah is bard. A great clue is ELFS associated with lefenian in the OG ff1 like Astos whom the Dark elf whom you defeat to get rewarded by an ELF/lufenian a key to open a door to sarahs castle. HINT lufenians worked with warriors of light even hid the TNT they would need, damn they invented TNT wtf.

[@michaelweiss5320]

She's Panelo. Panelo Arylon. After the events of FF12 she wound up in the world FF1 by way of FF14 shenanigans. She dreamed of being a useful dancer instead of just being happy to be there. Also, time loop. Spoiler. Panelo Arylon remembers everything. The world of FF1 is stuck in a time loop. 😄😄😄JK

[@loganhayse8771]

I love how your videos border on FF conspiracy theories. We're also missing the big clue here. It's not just a dancer. It's Jack in drag.