It kinda follows that Hero-Seer-Awaker dynamic. Brendan is the hero who basically has potential and is required to stop the comet. Zinnia is the Awaker who basically triggers the ORAS incident to prep the Hero for the comet event, as well as summoning Rayquaza to Dragon Ascent.
And… Steven is the Seer, who guides the Hero, but is forbidden from directly helping him(That double battle doesn’t count because it’s the Hero helping the Seer.) And if the Hero fails or is killed in action, Steven is literally sent back to the night before the Hero moves in(cue Homura-esque cutscene). Or if he knows that the Hero is going to fail, he can kill himself(Edge of Tomorrow, anyone?) to restart the game again. Usually by the use of a gun. He gets advice from the former Seers(similar to Radiant Historia) though. The Awaker knows about how a Seer works because Draconid history, but the Hero doesn’t.
About the Eot-esque scenes, I keep visualising Steven going into an alley with gun in hand, and Wallace following him and witnessing him pulling the trigger.
Cue angst.







