Talk:Tiamat/@comment-36660379-20190108055737/@comment-40269733-20191202073534

Grand Servants are essentially Counter Guardians and part of the Counter Force.

There are actually TWO Counter Forces though, Gaia's Counter Force and Alaya's Counter Force. They may have the same root, as both Gaia and Alaya are two halfs of the will of the planet, but they respond differently.

Alaya, the human collective consciousness, acts to prevent human extinction whereas Gaia acts to prevent the planet's destruction, and both goals can be at odds with each other. The Beasts themselves can be said to be Gaia's Counter Force, which is why they have anti-humanity properties cuz humans are potentially a huge threat to the planet. This is also why Fou is also known as "the Beast of Gaia."