User blog comment:Tutles/Who are these guys!?!/@comment-4449950-20120408010841/@comment-71.189.43.64-20120408015415

Yeah, but why would an Exceed and Cobra have a connection to the Heartfilia family? Oh and the symbol is called the fleur-de-lis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis Usually associated with the french, especially Charlemagne and Joan of arc. Not sure if there is any meaning there. Could be connected to nobility or society that Lucy's mother was affiliated with. Only fantasy connection with the symbol you could make are Paladins(Charlemagne had paladins in real life ....sort of), might just be wishful thinking on my part(love paladins in RPGs) but would explain the armored look :).

Although for what we know that is solid is just that the heartfilila family, the warped object, and the Exceed, and armored guy all are connected. This will be a major part of the coming arc somehow. If the earthling counter parts to the royal Edolas counter parts did not have the symbol so they are either not part of the story, or not part of the organization(antagonists perhaps?). I am thinking that the counter parts might be part the filler arc, they will be too big to have a different arc. Also Edolas Coco is chasing Lucy when she is carrying the bundle(unless I misremembered).