Re: Duran's possible Leader
It's just an envoy of the Burning Legion. Pay it no mind.
... That's the way it seems, anyway. One common fan theory is that the Xel'Naga encountered an enemy from their home galaxy, expelling them. Perhaps, however, they encountered one here instead. It may have aided enemies of the 'Naga, giving them information necessary to yield their destruction at the hands of the Zerg Overmind.
Of course, from this biography, it seems to be, or be formed from, some natural process. That's the reason I draw the parallel between it and the WarCraft demons. That, and it's "pure evil" from a separate plane. Oi vey, this is NOT WarCraft in space... please, Chris Metzen, I want to hear you say those words... =[
Or maybe THIS is what infested Duran before Kerrigan? Hrm.
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Visions of Khas
It's just an envoy of the Burning Legion. Pay it no mind.
... That's the way it seems, anyway. One common fan theory is that the Xel'Naga encountered an enemy from their home galaxy, expelling them. Perhaps, however, they encountered one here instead. It may have aided enemies of the 'Naga, giving them information necessary to yield their destruction at the hands of the Zerg Overmind.
Of course, from this biography, it seems to be, or be formed from, some natural process. That's the reason I draw the parallel between it and the WarCraft demons. That, and it's "pure evil" from a separate plane. Oi vey, this is NOT WarCraft in space... please, Chris Metzen, I want to hear you say those words... =[
Or maybe THIS is what infested Duran before Kerrigan? Hrm.
Don't use Naga and warcraft in the same post, it gets confusing :p
Like I said in the other thread, I hope they don't reuse this idea but I doubt we'll be able to escape our dose of magical stuff in Starcraft 2. The artifacts may lead to something quite unimpressive. I just hope I'm wrong.
Re: Duran's possible Leader
Could be...could be not...we will see in "Legacy of the Void" (HINT: Void)
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Don't use Naga and warcraft in the same post, it gets confusing
Sorry. I DID have an apostrophe there, though. ^_^;
A li'l off-topic, but: It's my hypothesis that the Hybrids are an amalgamation of Zerg form and Protoss essence -- ie, the imperfections of each.
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Now we know that Duran is not working for the Xel'Naga (cause his hybrids are counter Xel'Naga)
I still say he's a Xel'Naga gone rogue.
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Oi vey, this is NOT WarCraft in space... please, Chris Metzen, I want to hear you say those words... =[
Or maybe THIS is what infested Duran before Kerrigan? Hrm.
Chris MEtzen saying that would be freaking amazing.
also it would make sense that it possibly infested Duran since he doesn't look freaky deekey like Kerrigan
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I agree that this being could be a very strong contender for the 'badguy' behind Duran.
We know from the Dark Templar novels (specifically, Twilight) that something or someone is trying to stop the Xel'Naga's rebirth from happening. It really seems to tie in to that particular story from Frontline 4.
1) This being can 'possess' the bodies of other species like Humans and Protoss.
2) It is ancient enough to fit Duran's statement of having 'many names throughout the millennia' and has 'slept for countless ages'.
3) It has a motive: it hates the Xel'Naga for imprisoning it on that planet.
4) It is a being of the Void. For some reason, Void-powered stuff seems to be anti-Xel'Naga in nature, which is why Dark Templar are able to kill Cerebrates.
I have this 'Fifth Element' vibe going on :P.
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Hm, I hadn't thought of the notion that Dark Templar may be able to nullify Xel'Naga as well. Given the tribal reunification efforts beings spearheaded by Artanis, this could put the Protoss in an awkward position, if any of the Xel'Naga DO return. Maybe this is what catalyzes the tribal splintering in Legacy of the Void; the Dark Templar may be maligned once more - by their own creators! - and the tribes have differing opinions on the situation.
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But if Duran is anti-Xel'Naga and Zeratul is anti-Duran, then why is the latter so worried about the Xel'Naga returning and exclaiming how it will be the end of all things? Unless of course, he's been swayed over to the other side...
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But if Duran is anti-Xel'Naga and Zeratul is anti-Duran, then why is the latter so worried about the Xel'Naga returning and exclaiming how it will be the end of all things? Unless of course, he's been swayed over to the other side...
Well, Protoss love talking in riddles, so it's difficult to really know what the context of Zeratul's statement is until we get a broader picture of what's going on :p.
It could be that the Xel'Naga are returning and it is some other force which is using the artifacts for evil ends.
Or maybe that dialogue was just a bit of a red herring and it's been changed since what they demoed at Blizzcon :p.
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The coming of the Xel'Naga concerned Zeratul because of the nature of their life cycle, which goes between dormancy and latency. The dormancy nears its end, and for the 'Naga to be rebirthed, both the Protoss and Zerg are to be merged, and cease to exist as indepdendent races.
Either way - Xel'Naga return, or Hybrid path of destruction - the Protoss are screwed.
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Well, Zeratul says that the artifacts are the key to the end of all things, not that the Xel'Naga are coming to do that.
I find the idea of void stuff to be anti-Xel'Naga, because the Zerg are supposed to be powered by energies very similar to the Dark Templar, and the Zerg were created by the Xel'Naga directly.
Remember: Zeratul got the role of the misleading, non-understandable prophet this time. I don't know why, but i have a sense of deja-vu here... :rolleyes:
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because the Zerg are supposed to be powered by energies very similar to the Dark Templar
Blaaaaaaaaaagh, forgot about that.
There goes my theory. D:
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Then why is the latter so worried about the Xel'Naga returning and exclaiming how it will be the end of all things?
The way I read into this after reading 'Twilight' is that the Xel'Naga returning while Duran is active will be the end of all things because the Xel'Naga are in danger from Durans plan. And with the Xel'Naga in peril, Duran and his kind are free to wreak havoc.
Havent read the story in Frontline yet, but I have it right on front of me and will be sure to read tonight :)
