Purifier Origins

[Nissa]

It's not MY description, Nissa. This was taken from Blizzplanet and what THEY wrote about the purifier's lore.

"yours" as in you said it.

[Turalyon]

I'd honestly prefer them coming out of nowhere to having an out of nowhere affect on Protoss culture.

These two things can easily go hand in hand though. If the Purifiers have their origins linked to the Protoss, the writing can potentially mitigate the "out of nowhere" effect a bit easier. Sure, it didn't work with the Primal Zergs but still...

[ragnarok]

These two things can easily go hand in hand though. If the Purifiers have their origins linked to the Protoss, the writing can potentially mitigate the "out of nowhere" effect a bit easier. Sure, it didn't work with the Primal Zergs but still...

It didn't work with the primal Zerg because the SC1 manual made it clear Zerus was left a burning rock.

Now, it COULD evolve into a jungle world, but that would take hundreds of trillions of years or something. A few million years isn't enough for that.

[Nissa]

Well, Rag, since you brought up the manual, let me quote it some.

"Through Xel’Naga protogenetic manipulations, the Zerg survived the torrential firestorms of their world and thrived."

Okay, so it wasn't left a burning rock, but clearly Zerus is one. More or less like Char, which is probably why the Zerg settled on a place similar to that.

[ragnarok]

Well, Rag, since you brought up the manual, let me quote it some.

"Through Xel’Naga protogenetic manipulations, the Zerg survived the torrential firestorms of their world and thrived."

Okay, so it wasn't left a burning rock, but clearly Zerus is one. More or less like Char, which is probably why the Zerg settled on a place similar to that.

Which is why a few million years for Zerus to evolve into a jungle world doesn't make any sense. It CAN happen, but you'd need at least hundreds of trillions of years.

[Jconant]

Earth has gone through several mass extinction periods, millions is feasible so long as at least a sliver of complex life survives.

[ragnarok]

Earth has gone through several mass extinction periods, millions is feasible so long as at least a sliver of complex life survives.

Except according to the SC1 manual, the Overmind assimilated ALL life on Zerus.

[Turalyon]

It didn't work with the primal Zerg because the SC1 manual made it clear Zerus was left a burning rock.

No, that wasn't my point. It didn't "work" because the Primal Zerg came off as nothing more than an obvious and intentional plot device that came out of nowhere (except from someone's butt maybe) rather than what should've been a natural extension of that universe.

[ragnarok]

No, that wasn't my point. It didn't "work" because the Primal Zerg came off as nothing more than an obvious and intentional plot device that came out of nowhere (except from someone's butt maybe) rather than what should've been a natural extension of that universe.

If there really IS a way to completely undo Amon's corruption, then the primal Zerg wouldn't be necessary.

You recall Zeratul's plan to revive the Xel'Naga? It's likely the real reason he told Kerrigan about Zerus and all was merely to get the primal Zerg off the planet so that they could then be used to form the Xel'Naga that way.

[Turalyon]

Ummmmm... I have no idea what tangent you're going off on, Rag.