Exercise 01: Establishing the Status Quo

[GnaReffotsirk]

Good point. I will take note of it.

I'm feeling a little iffy about the romance thing too. Maybe it would seem too sudden given the idea doesn't show enough moments to show how she becomes emotional, and all.

[Nissa]

I would prefer no romance at all. They were best buds before her infestation, and maybe she had a mini-crush on him, but that's not really enough. The romance angle should be a no go, and best case scenario they end up in something of a grudging forgiveness state. That, and any confrontation between Kerrigan and Raynor would best come after his reluctant alliance with Mengsk -- it's something that's built up over several missions, not something that simply happens.

As far as purity of essence goes, I agree more or less with Gna's definition of it, and feel that this concept has near zero story potential. For me it's simply a poetic term that makes the world feel deeper, without providing any particular direction. As in, we don't need to bother writing anything about it, except for maybe some nice dialogue.

The khaydarins....yes...so reading from you guys' posts, it would seem to make sense that Kerrigan could either use these crystals to control the swarm, or to manipulate the swarm's genetic capabilities. So, she would value Aiur, yes? Would want to keep it for herself? If so, that's going to have a huge effect on the Protoss side of things. Likewise, do we want to make the Uraj and Khalis useful again, or are they just crystals that work only with the temple on Shakuras?

Also does anyone have any ideas on Protoss characters?

[ragnarok]

Does she have the ability though, to evolve the swarm?

Of course she does. But it would still be a better idea for her to create the broodmothers nonetheless because no matter which direction you want to take it, surely Kerrigan has to consider the possibility maybe someone could think of something she didn't factor into.

Hell, I always felt this was one of the main reasons why she was defeated on Char at the end of WoL in the first place.

[Visions of Khas]

I've always seen the swarm as a distributed super computer, all its nodes superluminally linked. The Overmind was at its heart. This was my head canon explanation for its vision, an extrapolation of available data to calculate an end point: Amon's victory.

Being apart from the superorganism of the swarm, I never saw Kerrigan being capable of the same intuitive leaps as the Overmind, and thus limited in her perspective.

[ragnarok]

Being apart from the superorganism of the swarm, I never saw Kerrigan being capable of the same intuitive leaps as the Overmind, and thus limited in her perspective.

That's because she wasn't as creative. It all goes all the way back to the Confederate ghost days, since they were little more than mindless drones who function as assassins. Unfortunately the events of SC2 made her a little bit TOO unimaginative.

We all know that overwhelming numbers is a critical advantage in war, but that in itself doesn't make all the difference. Kerrigan forgot about that in the artifact hunt in WoL.

[GnaReffotsirk]

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Ideas of Duran and Hybrids.

[ragnarok]

A little bit unsure of where you're trying to go with the last picture there....

[Nissa]

Uh, last picture has awkward crotch, but I especially love the second one.

In my view, the hybrids looked like 'Toss, but could at any moment reveal things like a mouth or tentacles to show their Zerg forms. If that inspires you, go for it, like maybe for a specific type of hybrid, or an important character.

Ooh, wait, I know! Kerrigan wants to hold onto Aiur to ensure that the hybrids don't get the khaydarins! Note that she shouldn't know for sure if this is the case, but just kind of make that assumption because she knows that the Overmind valued the khaydarins, and she doesn't want to take the risk. I like a Kerrigan who, unlike in BW, has no clue what she's doing and is just trying to make decisions based on what she sees. That way, if/when she's completely wrong, there's greater tension.

[ragnarok]

Ooh, wait, I know! Kerrigan wants to hold onto Aiur to ensure that the hybrids don't get the khaydarins! Note that she shouldn't know for sure if this is the case, but just kind of make that assumption because she knows that the Overmind valued the khaydarins, and she doesn't want to take the risk. I like a Kerrigan who, unlike in BW, has no clue what she's doing and is just trying to make decisions based on what she sees. That way, if/when she's completely wrong, there's greater tension.

Did Kerrigan really know just WHAT the Overmind wanted on Aiur? Because I don't recall anywhere in the SC1 lore the Overmind told her anything about trying to assimilate the Protoss race....

[Visions of Khas]

4. Duran's hybrid attacks and destroys the char broods. Weakened and without proper nourishment, the broods on char were inefficient, and few. The massive number of Zerg could easily rip through the terran worlds in years just to maintain their form and strength.

I'm curious. What is Duran's backstory and motivation here?

I was always a fan of Duran being a member of a previous incarnation of the Xel'Naga, or a member of a race left behind.