[The Xel'Naga Race]

Well i think not revenge, may be a way so they can straight the wrong attitude of the Zerg or i mean their mistakes about the Zerg, isnt, they are the one who created the Zerg and the Protoss ???

 

zerg and protoss werent 'attempts at perfection, they were perfection, but of 2 halves of being (spirit/essence) protoss were the perfection of spirit (thats why they have crazy psi powers and r really cool) and zerg are the perfection of essence (thats y they dont need technology or anything to kill people, they just evolve to better suit the fight)

EDIT: duran was trying to make hybrids, to finish what the xel'naga wanted, to make the ultimate perfection of spirit AND essence, which would basically completly OWN the universe

 

i was going to post that,but seems like someone got here first ^^

anyway,he's right,both Protoss and Zerg are perfect in one way or the other.the Xel'naga wanted to created a TRULY perfect race,and i believe that's why they were experimenting with hybrids,since they already had the two halves of perfection.

 

Oh ya thats true, but if the Xel'naga is powerful, because he created the Zerg and the Protoss, why the Xel'naga defeat, is really defeat ???

 

The Xel'Naga were defeated because they were not prepared for the mass attack of the Zerg. The Overmind severed its psionic ties with the Xel'Naga, so they had no idea how powerful the Zerg were becoming. They weren't ready for the attack, and because of that, they became Zerg food.

 

They became Zerg food how sad for them lol

 

but i believe not all of them became zerg food,mainly because of what Samir Suran says in that secret mission in Starcraft 1.i am pretty positive the Xel'naga will return to kick some Zerg/Protoss/Terran/all three races butts...

 

Probably. I'd give it a 75% chance that we'll see the Xel'Naga in the campaign.

 

i think that the Xel'Naga will be cool with the protoss, and try to regain control over zerg, and just laugh at the terrans cuz they're silly

 

I am also very sure that the Xel'Naga will be in the StarCraft 2 campaign. I may not have entirely answered your pole currectly... I said they loo like the protoss because they almost look the same in cinimatics... I'll try and find the movie on youtube of the Xel'Naga fighting off an entire zerg force with just their temple and sacred crystals. In the meen time please keep thinking

 

Okay, through much speculation I changed my mind... In this "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3NUBzJL9-o" movie I thought they were the Xel'Naga but I think the protoss are just trying to help them out.

 

is there a movie of the Xel'Naga fighting ??didn't know that...


anyway,i don't really think the Xel'Naga will be cool with the Protoss.the 'toss tried to destroy them as well(and it was one hell of an attack,might i say).would you return thousand years later and "be cool" with the race YOU created,that tried to destroy you ??i know i wouldn't...but well,it's still more possible than the Xel'Naga teaming up with Kerrigan to dominate the galaxy/universe...


actually,i'd love to see the Xel'Naga passing all their technology and knowledge to the Protoss,making them the most evolved and powerfull race of the galaxy,finally allowing them to recover from the crushing loss of Aiur...but i think that's dreaming too much...

 

I believe there is a jungle world doodad that is a statue of a Xel'Naga, not sure though.

I don't think the Xel'Naga have any emotional ties to the Protoss, they are just a failed experiment in their eyes, and the amount of Xel'Naga they may have killed is just irrelevant.

Both Protoss and Zerg are perfect, just in different respects, but they are not entirely perfect. And to those who are confused to what their perfect traits are, the protoss were perfect in form, meaning as a species, their bodies and minds were perhaps the most advance in the entire universe. The Zerg are perfect in unity, the individual mentality is restrained, and the essence of the entire species flows through each individual, allowing them to organize as one entity, making them the most adaptable species in the entire universe.

Both species lacked what the other was perfected in, and what’s interesting is that they both strived to null their tradeoff. The protoss adopted the khali system in the attempt to unify their race more, and the zerg hunted for the most powerful species in the universe to produce more powerful strains.

Imagine entities as powerful as the protoss, with the unity of the zerg . . . all those powerful entities attacking as one . . . that’s what defines the hybrids.

 

Also, I don't think the Terrans have any ties to the Xel'Naga. They are mainly the wild cards in this ancient long intergalactic struggle.

 

im expecting a more divined appearance for them or perhaps pure robotics like the transformers lol ^_^
like the ones controlling the matrix..

 

/\ I don't think they're robots. The manual said they were a nomadic species and species implies that they are living organisms. Therefore I don't think they will be robots. (also, what would robots care about life?)

 

very good definition.i always thought of the hybrids as something like this.beings with powerfull bodies and minds,incredibly strong,and with an amazing unity,allowing them to move as one,striking at their enemies as one single entity.damn,they will be a though cook for the Protoss(and perhaps even the Zerg,if they try to go against Kerrigan) to chew.i strongly believe that in the final mission of the game,you will control all three species,to fend off and destroy the hybrids.if this doesn't happen in SC 2,i am pretty sure it will happen in SC 2's expansion...

 

@ Shogun , please condense your posts as double posting is not permitted. You should know this as a member with a number of posts already.

Also, the Zerg have purity of essence, not unity, and the Protoss have purity of unity.

Furthermore, that video was of the Xel'Naga temple on Shakuras being used to eradicate the presence of the Zerg.

 

I think thats the best theory Ive heard so far.

When did the toss turn on the Xel'Naga? I suppose I don't remember the story from BW all that well. If this is the case; why not look to the Terrans to complete their goals?
They might align themselves with this young X factor or just use em like a 2 dollar hoe.
Did they ever explain where Duran got the science to combine 2 alien spieces? Maybe he is a Xel'Naga in disguise or has been in league/used by them all along.


Or as someone else suggested; Terran and Xel'Naga may be directly connected in ways that trace back to ancient humanity long forgotten by the Terrans.

Who built the pyramids of ancient Egypt. You know, the ones that look a whole hell of a lot like nexuses/Xel'Naga temples?

 

You are totally correct!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you own the Starcraft Manual, there is a picture of 3 Xel'Naga with a protoss bowing to them, while they communicate psychically. It is in the origins of the Protoss section.

They were robed, but you could see the arm and face of one of them.
Faces: A slightly more humanoid version of the Protoss, meaning flatter, and rounder. The eyes were like Protoss'. No mouths or nose, but their mouth area was a bit concave inward, like a human mouth with a cloth tightly over it.

Arm: The forearm was quite thick, more so than the Protoss', but what was really differnt were 3 or 4 small bones that protruded from the forearm. Shaped like this =B, (you know the common drawing of the end of a bone). They came out like small drumsticks of a chicken, and protruded about 1/4 that length. They stuck out perpendicular, and were centered on the forearm.
There was no color in the pic. I will upload it if I can. (Should be legal, if I credit who drew it and all :-\ )
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Another stellar answer (I agree with all of it, I just condensed it, some.) I can tell you read the Starcraft manual as well. Essence refers to the unity, and the Overmind was created as a guarantee. Form was stated early on in the manual, when referring to the protoss. The protoss almost had unity with their psychic link, but they began to make factions, the Xel'Naga abandoned the protoss in dissapointment. The protoss were distraught and felt betrayed, then they attacked the leaving Xel'Naga. Protoss worshiped the Xel'Naga. After the Xel'Naga Fled, the protoss turned on eachother.

The Khala was created to create a new unity, the Dark Templar rejected this and were almost killed off; the rest fled/were exiled. They were quite ashamed of being abandoned by their own gods, because of their own flaws. The Protoss still disagreed at various points during the campaign; they are not united.
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side note.
Xel'Naga were nomadic; where was there home world?
Why the hell did they keep trying to create a perfect species, they kept failing, and were attacked by them?
Why Purity of Essence and Form?

--I think the Xel'Naga have a powerful enemy, and were attacked and losing their home world in the process; now they are trying to create an army to defend themselves??? Essence and Form? An army which cannot disobey, and is clearly powerful??? That is a little more sensible than just making a species for kicks.

Though the bragging rights for creating the perfect creature could be interesting (couldn't resist that silly moment)