In Trails the 3rd, I insist on winning this Star Door battle without waiting until I have anti-Petrify equipment (which I did find later on in the dungeon and the shop now sells), and I eventually succeed through sheer force of will. My reward is getting to learn more about the Epstein Company and orbments in general, which was kinda boring, but whatever. Later on, we're surprised to find another sealing stone and even more surprised to find Richard (like the characters, I have a hard time trying not to call him "Colonel" anymore) is the one inside. I guess we might still have some brand new party members to go, after all! Some characters have teased that maybe we'll find Cassius at some point, but I personally kinda doubt we'll be so lucky unless he just makes a last boss cameo or something, swooping in to save the day at the last minute as usual. And of course, he'll know the Lord of Nonsense and this Schwarzritter dude, as well as the hermit ghost because he's Cassius Bright. ---
