Xel'Naga

i know. people tell me that a lot. i decided to keep it in in spite of them. and because the old, 2-D design of the carrier is gone, while the new, larger gold tempest, 3-D carrier is in. so its still in the sig.

 

Ah... I see. I've seen the tempests when they existed, but I don't think I've seen what the new carrier looks like. The tempest look is pretty cool. I'm just not a huge fan of the shurieken. Meh.

 

the carrier has the exact same model, but is larger and gold. with real interceptors, rather than shurikens.

 

I can totally see them being evil I mean... they did create the zerg. hahaha! And Kerrigan is the best ever. I don't know if even the ancient Xel'Naga can take her down. She is after all the "Queen Bitch of the Universe". Zerg vs. Xel'Naga 1-0. And that was before they had Kerrigan. She will eat (ahem consume them) for breakfast. Then eat their children.

 

I don't think revenge is on the agenda for the Xel'Naga, they are much too sophisticated and comprehensive of things to let emotions like revenge stir them up. Returning for revenge is over-played, and it certainly doesn't fit the Xel'Naga attitude. They are scientists; cold, calculative, observers. All of these personalities are reflected on Duran, who obviously represents the Xel'Naga. I think they are more concerned with unveiling their grandest of experiments; it would not matter to them if they were to die trying, as long as their creation to end all creations is unleashed, then their purpose has been fulfilled. To me, it fits the attitude of the Xel'Naga well, and I hope their enigmatic ways is still kept for StarCraft 2, and their personality is not made a repeat of the other races.

 

they are cold, calculative observers whose experiments have gotten out of hand. the same experiments that put a huge dent in their population. the same experiments that duran perfected. and with the hybrids, their old experiments that caused such harm must be put down, before they interupt the Xel'Naga's Grand Design and because they are no longer needed. It might not be revenge, but it is hostile.

 

LOL! Yeah, that's Kerrigan all right. I bet she will be involved with them somehow. I wonder how the Xel'Naga will treat her though? Are Infested Terrans considered Zerg by the Xel'Naga, or are they considered unworthy half-zergs?

 

I think that the story line brought in from Blizzcon might be useful here. Zertul tells Raynor that the Xel'Naga are coming and that the (I'm presuming Xel'Naga) artifacts hold the key to the end all things. The END of all things... What are the Xel'Naga gonna do? Coldly observe them out of existence? I think not.

Maybe they will use something like the Giant Powerful Death Temple they built on Shakuras. A race that builds that is not so peaceful.

Personally, I hope that when the hybrids do awaken, they kill the rest of the Xel'Naga and tell them, "THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR PLAYING GOD!!!!!). Much like the protoss and zerg did. You would think that getting attacked by one creation and almost destroyed by another would be enough to kick the habit of messing with other species. The Xel'Naga clearly have a poor learning curve.

 

Ancient race that makes a fail safe to end all life in the galaxy incase something goes horribly wrong. That's not only a plot twisted, but a plot stolen! The Xel' Naga probably know that Kerrigan will own all the races in the galaxy, and once she does Earth and company can't win... so they'll blow them up while they can.

 

I hope not. Possible, yes. I prefer burkid's idea of them not needing the protoss or zerg now and therefore just trying to wipe them out (what scientist wants you to see all the experiments he completely botched instead of their perfect creation?) Also it would kind of just be the end to Dr. Strangelove. But that was a comedy. This is drama. I think that would not work well for SC2.

 

Its not that they don't need the Zerg or Protoss, they never needed them in the first place, its that they desire to make a better creation. I think they have been watching over the Zerg with awe for quite sometime, and after much observation they came up with the idea to merge the Protoss' purity of form, with the Zerg's purity of essence to create an even more powerful life form, possibly since the Overmind failed to do so itself. Containment is not an issue to them; they would rather see their creations flourish over other life, as it shows they are more perfect. Their goal has always been to seed the most perfect life form, and I don't think that has changed . . . despite what losses they may have suffered . . . but that was what, hundreds of thousands of years ago? The only time they would get violent, is to protect their unborn creation, otherwise it wouldn’t be necessary for them. Thoughts like revenge, domination, and containment are just animalistic desires that do not interest beings as overseeing as the Xel’Naga . . . what is important, is the birth of their protoss/zerg hybrids. I think the Xel'Naga are a lot more comprehensive then some are giving credit for. Why would they care about the sanctity of their own people if they already desire to bring about "the end of all things"? If you read on all they have done, and look at what seems to be happening now, its pretty clear of what kind of mind-frame they are living in . . . much like gods who desire to direct fate. I think its what makes the Xel’Naga one of the most interesting races in the StarCraft universe.

My biggest curiosity is what will they look like.

 

floating brains

 

Well they better not be some copout “energy†being. That is used in every scifi story line since the 50’s and is truly played out.
It would be ironic to find out they are some inorganic being that destroyed their creators because they weren’t perfect before creating the failed Protoss and Zerg projects. The childlike “perfection†of computer logic could definitely account for their massive miss judgment of the capabilities of their two (maybe three) race creations as well as the long life span necessary to drastically mess with the evolutionary development of multiple species.
Humans represent the Xel’Naga’s third semi successful experiment with a “purity of mind†since they aren’t psionic creatures like their previous creations. It was the psionic link of the over mind that lead to near extinction by the Zerg and their close proximity that lead to the problems with the Protoss. So they decided to create a race without psionic capabilities that through individual thought exhibited “purity of mindâ€. Learning from past mistakes they decided to only guide the races evolution through extreme anonymity. They couldn’t attack a creator they don’t even know exists.

 

Just wondering... where did you get the information of the "Purity of Mind" stuff...

 

Pulled that one right outta my ass. Pretty good though, :thumbup: huh?

 

actually the terrans are on the verge of being a powerful psionic race. also terrans actually genetically altered themselves so the Xel didnt have to

the Xel would have to be absolutely nuts to have created terrans with purity of mind, watch the first couple of terran movies in sc1 to know what i mean

 

I'd rather you just tell me what you mean its quicker that way.

 

They are dumb as rocks Tym29, maybe dumber. LOL

 

Yeah, so it all fits with the theme I think. The "Purity of Form" wasn't all that great looking, the "Purity of Essence" was just destruction, so who'd have thought a "Purity of Mind" experiment would turn out any different than it did?

 

2 unwanted cents:

I think the Purity of Mind overlaps the Purity of Essence in this way: The Xel'Naga decided the protoss lacked Purity of Essence when they closed their psionic (i.e. Psychic) link with each other. The Zerg have Purity of Essence because the overmind controlled all of their minds. So... did you mean something else by purity of mind? How exactly are they mentally pure in your estimation?