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== Myria is the result of Yuna's experiments on making gods being a success. ==

VERY popular [[Fanon]] for folks who take the "[[Breath of Fire]] IV is a [[Non Linear Sequel]] and in fact a prequel to I-III" interpretation.

VERY popular [[Fanon]] for folks who take the "[[Breath of Fire]] IV is a [[Non-Linear Sequel]] and in fact a prequel to I-III" interpretation.

* At least one variant even posits that Myria is actually ''Elina'' who really ''did'' get turned into an [[Eldritch Abomination]] (and whose being turned into an "artificial Endless" was such a success that even the Dragonslayer couldn't permanently kill her).

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** This is partially proven and partially disproven; there hasn't been an official announcement of a new ''[[Breath of Fire]]'', and there was (comparatively speaking) very little [[Expanded Universe]] material ever made for ''Dragon Quarter'' other than the artbook and the soundtrack. It is known from the developer's blog by the creators of ''Dragon Quarter'' (now offline) that the creators would have liked to do a ''[[Breath of Fire]] VI'' using the same game engine as ''Dragon Quarter''--if this was the case, this was probably ''rapidly'' shelved when Capcom saw just how much of a [[Broken Base]] had developed (there are ''still'' some who refuse to recognise ''Dragon Quarter'' as even being in the franchise).

*** In other words, the official policy of Capcom is not only to deny that ''Dragon Quarter'' ever happened but to deny that the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' franchise as a whole happened, at least outside of Japan.

*** However, there has been a ''lot'' of promotion of its immediate predecessor ''[[Breath of Fire]] '''IV''''' in Japan (and more recently, in France and China), especially since 2007 (when both three separate Japanese smartphone games--two of which can be considered a [[Non Linear Sequel]] to ''IV'' itself--and the [[Comic Book Adaptation]] of ''IV'' were released); this has led to [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on its own that Capcom is probing interest in a [[Breath of Fire]] VI that is either a sequel or prequel to ''IV''.

*** However, there has been a ''lot'' of promotion of its immediate predecessor ''[[Breath of Fire]] '''IV''''' in Japan (and more recently, in France and China), especially since 2007 (when both three separate Japanese smartphone games--two of which can be considered a [[Non-Linear Sequel]] to ''IV'' itself--and the [[Comic Book Adaptation]] of ''IV'' were released); this has led to [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on its own that Capcom is probing interest in a [[Breath of Fire]] VI that is either a sequel or prequel to ''IV''.

*** At least some media reports have indicated that developers at ''Capcom'' have a real interest in reviving the franchise (which has actually been backed up by the jettisoned ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' plans) but that the main issue--per the CEO of Capcom at the time--was funding. (The CEO who gave the statement resigned from Capcom effective November 2010, which has in and of itself revived rumours that the series may finally exit its seven years of [[Development Hell]]--the popular perception has been that the CEO (who was responsible for the [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]] franchise) may have been nixing revivals.)

*** One bit of circumstantial evidence that does give some credence to the "former CEO put the kibosh on any new [[Breath of Fire]]" idea--said CEO was also the primary developer behind the [[Mega Man Legends (Video Game)|Mega Man Legends]] series; almost all the RPG spinoffs have become a bit of [[The Unfavourite]] since he has left Capcom (almost to the degree that the [[Breath of Fire]] series has suffered), and the company is actually acknowledging [[Breath of Fire]] enough to have re-releases (on PSN) and in multiple "card game power-up" cameos in ''Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3'' (in what is, by far, probably the most high profile ''any'' [[Breath of Fire]] character has been in a [[Capcom vs. Whatever]] yet).