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[GnaReffotsirk]

Does Valerian know of the Prophecy?

[Broken_Lamb]

Does Valerian know of the Prophecy?

Interesting question.

EDIT: Actually, from memory, in the Dark Templar Trilogy, it ends with Jake Ramsey just about to tell Valerian 'everything' about his experience. Which was odd, seeming as Jake would have had more respect for the Protoss, and not revealing everything he'd learnt. It is possible Jake related the Xel'Naga cycle -- which Duran decided to mess with.

[mr. peasant]

1. Haha, I wasn't saying that we should get rid of him, nor was I complaining, I was simply stating that the voice work in SC2 isn't as up to par as it was in the first. Voice acting was one of the key things that made the first game so great. This was simply a list of preference of who had the best voice acting, for example, a top ten list is just rating from best to worst out of those ten, not necessarily the best and terrible. (that didn't sound right.. but oh well)

Personally I find it funny how it turned out that Clotworthy was brought back and Talken taken away.. I actually was fine when it was Talken + the other actor, he actually DID sound like Clotworthy, just with the stronger accent. And my complaint about dialogue wasn't because of the campy/redneck speech, it was simply a complaint about the dialogue -- not the phrases. I don't know, maybe I'm just used to the great work that was SC1. And don't get me wrong, I still reckon SC2's a great game, it just doesn't have that perfection the first game did (except for the bits of scattered lore, something that may repeat itself because of the less linear story arc in SC2).

Didn't mean to single you out, mate. Wanted to point out which line of discussion I was referring to and yours just so happened to be the last one. Guess I should have made that clearer.

[Broken_Lamb]

Didn't mean to single you out, mate. Wanted to point out which line of discussion I was referring to and yours just so happened to be the last one. Guess I should have made that clearer.

Haha yeah that's fine. It IS a reality though :P

[GnaReffotsirk]

Interesting question.

EDIT: Actually, from memory, in the Dark Templar Trilogy, it ends with Jake Ramsey just about to tell Valerian 'everything' about his experience. Which was odd, seeming as Jake would have had more respect for the Protoss, and not revealing everything he'd learnt. It is possible Jake related the Xel'Naga cycle -- which Duran decided to mess with.

Nice. I wonder if Valerian's character has been established as a potential worse than mengks one. It would be redundant, but will enable the terrans to retain their identity after the trilogy if someone would take a much open-minded but vicious seat on the throne.

Seeing as how manipulative Valerian can be, it would be interesting if Valerian had some grand scheme planned out to exploit the coming chaos to his advantage and the Terrans in general.

[PhanttoM]

Nice. I wonder if Valerian's character has been established as a potential worse than mengks one. It would be redundant, but will enable the terrans to retain their identity after the trilogy if someone would take a much open-minded but vicious seat on the throne.

Seeing as how manipulative Valerian can be, it would be interesting if Valerian had some grand scheme planned out to exploit the coming chaos to his advantage and the Terrans in general.

From the SC2 site Valarian bio, bottom paragraph:
"Although Valerian shares his father’s ruthlessness and unwavering desire to succeed, he also embodies the goodness and compassion of his late mother. Only time will tell if he will retain his individuality and distinct set of values or become trapped in the long shadow of his father."

Quite consistent with the I, Mengsk novel and one of the reasons I find him to be a great character.

[Broken_Lamb]

From the SC2 site Valarian bio, bottom paragraph:
"Although Valerian shares his father’s ruthlessness and unwavering desire to succeed, he also embodies the goodness and compassion of his late mother. Only time will tell if he will retain his individuality and distinct set of values or become trapped in the long shadow of his father."

Quite consistent with the I, Mengsk novel and one of the reasons I find him to be a great character.

Yes, I really did like his character in the novels, but something about him in the cutscenes has made me dislike him a little. I doubt Blizzard would make Valerian become his father, which has lead me to wonder, what has Metzen got planned for him? And on that matter, despite Jim being Metzen's beloved creation.. is he really going to be the man he is in future titles? (as in, post SC2)

Also.. in the showdown cinematic.. anyone think Raynor looks like he could be Kerrigan's dad? :P I know he's meant to look older, due to the alcohol and tobacco abuse.. and he does look fine in-game, but the pre-rendered cinematic makes him look.. repulsive. hehe

[GnaReffotsirk]

From the SC2 site Valarian bio, bottom paragraph:
"Although Valerian shares his father’s ruthlessness and unwavering desire to succeed, he also embodies the goodness and compassion of his late mother. Only time will tell if he will retain his individuality and distinct set of values or become trapped in the long shadow of his father."

Quite consistent with the I, Mengsk novel and one of the reasons I find him to be a great character.

Do you think his attachment to his mother is solid or a bit fragile? A lot of reveals and false info can twist this guy's concept of goodness and compassion, in a way that his idea of having the one parent that's been there for him dies of a cancer, might make him so human-only and thereby cause a lot of tension.

His offer of rescue to Kerrigan was kind of a projection of his desire to save his mother, and who knows what that would cause if Kerrigan did not show favor towards him.

This guy seems to have no family, a person isolated to only a few if not one close tie. To be honest, he seems to be a bomb waiting to explode. Jealousy can rapture this guys world into oblivion, if I were to say so from limited knowledge.

Do you think this view can be supported by the book(s)?

[Broken_Lamb]

His offer of rescue to Kerrigan was kind of a projection of his desire to save his mother, and who knows what that would cause if Kerrigan did not show favor towards him.

Here's something to think about -- Why help Jim in the first place? Possibly, the artefacts, or simply his admiration for Jim (shown in the novels).

Also, how did he discover how to de-infest Kerrigan, and why did he want to?

[GnaReffotsirk]

Here's something to think about -- Why help Jim in the first place? Possibly, the artefacts, or simply his admiration for Jim (shown in the novels).

Also, how did he discover how to de-infest Kerrigan, and why did he want to?

Because he knows about the Prophecy and Kerrigan's role in it?