User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 457: Naked Battle, Review./@comment-4449950-20151019042901/@comment-4449950-20151019044603

Yeah, I dunno. I mean, I wanted Layla to play a part in the plot because it was mentioned that she dies in X777 and that was a big thing.

Oh wait... sorry, that was a big thing for the Dragons.

This is why I'm kinda all over the place about this development. Layla was always related to X777, which was related to the Dragons disappearing. I was excited because I thought the two would be related. However, the Dragons disappearing was explained away as their souls being extracted from them by Acnologia and them jumping into their DSs bodies. So... I guess Layla wasn't involved.

But now she's been mentioned again by a seemingly unrelated enemy, and this is why I'm hesitant. I dunno, again, I'd need to know how she relates to Alvarez to be happy about her mention. Because, at least for me right now, it's like she's being brought in just to have Lucy play a larger role in this arc.

@Second anon: Morning Star armour has been in FT for ages :/