Purifier Origins

[Nissa]

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

Not true. I read the manual as I got that quote, and the overmind assimilated some life and destroyed what he didn't see as useful to the swarm. There is no reason, however, why the Overmind would have destroyed plant life in this manner.

Rag has something of a point, Tura. What makes the primal Zerg such a plot device -- besides the retconning of Zerg lore, "necessity" in making Kerri "extra Zerg", and travelling to a planet the Zerg couldn't have reached in a reasonable amount of time -- is that they changed what Zerus really was. They didn't bother referencing in any way Zerus' original nature.

[drakolobo]

Why do you suppose are vegetal life?
My personal opinion is that the forests are not like vegetal, is animal like polyps (like coral ), some primal zerg could evolve to fill the niche of the plants in the form of polyps, and that is because the existence "plants" that attacked us during the campaign. each "plant" Zerus is a Zerg, if you remember in the last mission Zurvan had something like roots where they were bio electricity
simply the primal Zerg, repopulated Zerus of all possible forms

[ragnarok]

Not true. I read the manual as I got that quote, and the overmind assimilated some life and destroyed what he didn't see as useful to the swarm. There is no reason, however, why the Overmind would have destroyed plant life in this manner.

Rag has something of a point, Tura. What makes the primal Zerg such a plot device -- besides the retconning of Zerg lore, "necessity" in making Kerri "extra Zerg", and travelling to a planet the Zerg couldn't have reached in a reasonable amount of time -- is that they changed what Zerus really was. They didn't bother referencing in any way Zerus' original nature.

It really makes me wonder if the primal Zerg EVER could have left Zerus, if they were given more time and everything....

[drakolobo]

Purifiers
"The Purifiers were built under direct order of the Conclave to be an ultimate fighting force at a time when the scientists were making technological advancements in intelligent robotics and A.I. The program was originally kept in shadow and unified by the belief that consciousness could be turned into data, thereby used to preserve the thought-process and decision-making ability of a formerly living being. Studies proved that the replications were often 99.3 percent accurate to the protoss subject the replication was patterned after. The Conclave moved to use this technology to build a force replicated from the greatest warriors in history.
They did not, however, treat the Purifiers with the same respect afforded to regular Templar. Instead, the Purifiers were little more than slaves in the Conclave's eyes. Eventually, the Purifiers chose to rebel, killing their masters. In return, the Conclave determined that the Purifiers were too dangerous and banned them. They were powered down and launched away in a command vessel, Cybros, to be reactivated only in the direst of circumstances. "
http://blizzard.gamespress.com/es/Si...tab=documentos

[Turalyon]

Not true. I read the manual as I got that quote, and the overmind assimilated some life and destroyed what he didn't see as useful to the swarm. There is no reason, however, why the Overmind would have destroyed plant life in this manner.

The Zerg left the lifeless, burning world of Zerus and laid waste to every planet they found along their path towards the Protoss Homeworld.

Rag has something of a point, Tura. What makes the primal Zerg such a plot device -- besides the retconning of Zerg lore, "necessity" in making Kerri "extra Zerg", and travelling to a planet the Zerg couldn't have reached in a reasonable amount of time -- is that they changed what Zerus really was. They didn't bother referencing in any way Zerus' original nature.

Eh, the effect of "what Zerus was like before" is kinda over-exaggerated if you're asking me. Even if we change that one thing (that Zerus remained as some inhospitable world), the Primal Zerg still feel like they're there only as a plot device to power-up Kerrigan for the final conflict. The Primal Zerg don't work because they're akin to the artifact in WoL or any other previous plot device found in SC (ie: the Xel'Naga Temple and Psi disruptor in BW).

[ragnarok]

Eh, the effect of "what Zerus was like before" is kinda over-exaggerated if you're asking me. Even if we change that one thing (that Zerus remained as some inhospitable world), the Primal Zerg still feel like they're there only as a plot device to power-up Kerrigan for the final conflict. The Primal Zerg don't work because they're akin to the artifact in WoL or any other previous plot device found in SC (ie: the Xel'Naga Temple and Psi disruptor in BW).

The only reason for the existence of the primal Zerg is for the sake to get the Xel'Naga back. Kerrigan was merely needed to get the primal Zerg off Zerus and that's it.

It's not like she herself can substitute for all that. Despite the primal transformation, she's still just a primal Zerg/terran hybrid, she's not a PURE Zerg.

[Nissa]

*reads Drako's post*

*sighs*

*Gives up on LotV*

[Gradius]

I wish cybros was the name of the race and not the platform. Purifier is the name of the laser beam and the ship that launches the laser beam. Plus it's boring and generic.

*reads Drako's post*

*sighs*

*Gives up on LotV*

I actually like it! Its stupid for a race as advanced as the Protoss to not use robots when lives are at a premium.

There is nothing original anymore. Every trope has already been used. Sorry to break it to u. :P

[Turalyon]

The only reason for the existence of the primal Zerg is for the sake to get the Xel'Naga back.

This is yet to be verified nor even remotely implied in HotS. Regardless, whatever the specific in-universe reason is for why they're included in the story, it is irrelevent and ultimately meaningless because their actual role in the functional movement of the plot supersedes all. For the purposes of HotS's narrative, the Primal Zerg are a barely disguised and contrived plot device.

[ragnarok]

This is yet to be verified nor even remotely implied in HotS. Regardless, whatever the specific in-universe reason is for why they're included in the story, it is irrelevent and ultimately meaningless because their actual role in the functional movement of the plot supersedes all. For the purposes of HotS's narrative, the Primal Zerg are a barely disguised and contrived plot device.

It wasn't in HotS. Zeratul only said this in Whispers of Oblivion.