Wonder how Artanis must have felt when his joyus reunion with Tassadar was disrupted by Jabba the Hutt, telling him that he used the primitives for his end.
They're both soldiers and military leaders. They understand what it's like to make difficult decisions. Hell, Sarah fucking Kerrigan is right there and they're managing to get along.
First: I can't wait for Nova campaign never seen that one Second: Imagine being a Terran who fought the Swarm his/hers entire military carer and all of the sudden your commander orders you to protect it xd Third: Stukov is russian right?
I enjoy that Stukov is seen in Jim's base, I like to think he's leading remnants of the UED forces who are happy to have one of their greatest commanders back and getting revenge on Samir Duran at last the being responsible for them not actually bringing peace to this crap area of space.
It's nice that Stukov got to kill Narud, that guy sucked. But it would have been really satisfying if he finally got to take revenge on Duran the guy who killed him in Brood War. Maybe they are saving that for a mission pack?
Next up it's Jimmy's time to shine! It's kinda neat how each main character has their own thing. Artanis is the inspirational leader, Alarak is the badass high-edgelord who's high on terrazine, Kerrigan is the unwitting hero, Talandar is Pinocchio, Fenix is dead (too soon?), Horner is by-the-book, and (this is the best one) Raynor is tough as nails and wayyyyy under-estimated.
Shame that the Zerg ai are bugged :(. They are no longer able to place creep Tumors like they used to due to an ai glitch. They used to cover their whole lane in creep.
That whole sotryline of that epilogue is cringy and stupid as all hell. That whole "ascencion to godhood" is just weird and a literal deus ex machina. But the missions are actually great. A big spectacle with all 3 races. All that is missing is the presence of our favourite Highlord.
The ascention to XelNagahood itself isn't that out of nowhere, I mean it is somewhat foreshadowed during LOTV when Artanis read the prophecy saying how the cycle woks (blah blah two races will merge) and all... (Not a fan of the fact they made the Xel Naga litteral god figures rather than jsut very advanced aliens but that ship had sailed a long time ago anyway). But the way it's done is corny and I agree on cringy as hell, did she really ahve to turn into a glowing angel like figure who shoot beams of pure energy and kill Amon by snapping her fingers ? (okay slightly exagerating but barely) But in a way I'd say it is very much in the same 'epic space fntausy' tone that the entirety of Starcraft 2.. so it wasn't exactly a surprise. And as Jay said during his first playthrough it does tie sort of neatly a lot of dangling plot elements. Agree it's Kinda a shame Alarak isn't here. I mean it's not like hurting Amon wasnt sort of his main stated motivation for joining the protossaliance in the main ca:paign. You'd think he'd be invited for this.
I always considered it odd that they spoke of the two races that would ascend together (Purity of Form AND Essence) but only Kerrigan became Xel Naga... all the time i believed that Artanis and her would fuse. But that can just be me misunderstanding the whole thing.
@@thatguy9419 Also Zerg have purity of essence already ... and that space blob definitely doesn't have purity of form. So it's even the wrong races merging
That Guy ethan1142028 I think the implication is supposed to be that the Terrans, not the Protoss and possibly even the Zerg, were supposed to be one of the two destined races. It’s never directly said, but can be inferred from bits and pieces of dialogue. Most of it comes from this very Epilogue so it’s setup kind of clumsily, but there’s also things to be inferred from as far back as WoL. Protoss and Zerg were forcefully ascended to Destined status by Amon. - Terrans can use/interface with Xel’Naga technology. This would be easier to parse if there were ever any other sapient races shown in the main games rather than simply hinted at or shown in the books, but as we see in WoL with the Keystone, Terrans are capable of working with Xel’Naga tech, which is supposed to be the purview of Protoss and Zerg. It’s not made clear until LotV that this is important where Ulnar (which is Xel’Naga tech) supposedly only reacts to the presence of the Destined. - The references to the two races mentions purity of essence and purity of form. One which is capable of change and one capable of vast psionic potential. The existence of ghosts/specters, some of which are incredibly powerful (Kerrigan for example), suggests Terrans were eventually set to fulfill the Purity of Form role. Possibly even both roles at once, considering our ability to adapt over time - we certainly didn’t have psionics all the time. - Bits of dialogue from Narud in particular in this very mission. He refers to the Terrans as “the failed experiment of a flawed cycle.” The Terrans were the eventual destined of the uncorrupted Xel’Naga. There’s also something to be said that Narud/Duran and Amon take advantage of the Terrans as much as they do... They represent their hated enemies, the uncorrupted Xel’Naga and the cycle they’re trying to eliminate. It must have seemed like the sweetest form of revenge to Amon that he’s using the Xel’Naga’s own neutered Destined to usher in his victory. It would also explain why the Overmind, all the way back in Sc1/BW, went after Terran worlds precisely for their psionic potential... - Because of these factors and the fact that Zerg essence had merged with her body, Kerrigan in this moment fulfills both the role of Purity of Essence and Purity of Form at the same time. A body capable of vast psionic power and an indomitable essence capable of great change. As such, she could become a Xel’Naga without the need for the Protoss. Though even here, it didn’t work quite right. Remember that this is how the Xel’Naga procreated... but here a Xel’Naga had to basically sacrifice himself to fully realize her transformation - likely because of her Terran side not quite meeting the criteria as much as needed. I bash on the SC2 story a lot and Amon’s involvement in particular. But one of the few things about this Xel’Naga lore change I actually kind of like is the idea that the Terrans were supposed to be one of the Destined, but had their role stolen from them by Amon. They can’t quite stand up to what’s happening on their own because it’s happening too soon - they’re not ready for it yet. The signs are there, but they as a species aren’t at their full potential yet. Just as the Protoss and Zerg weren’t ready yet when the Xel’Naga/Amon found them on their homeworlds and forcefully uplifted them. Another bit of Duran/Narud’s dialogue also suggests that Amon (and possibly the Xel’Naga as a whole) has been aware of the Terrans from the very beginning. “You should have died on your forgotten, cold world.” I think this is a low-key reference to Earth’s Ice Age, when we as a species were still very much in our infancy/very young. Amon didn’t use Terrans for his plan then because the Xel’Naga had their eye on them and would have caught on to him too early. He only started using them after he’d killed the Xel’Naga and didn’t have to worry about their interference anymore.
How the hell does this invalidade Tassadar? Ouros just disguised himself as Tassadar, Duran can change shape too I mean people wouldn't trust a huge squid face, but they would trust one of their own
When Tassadar sacrificed himself to kill the overmind at the end of SC1 he was destroying a creature that would devour all life, but at the start of SC2 we see him saying he is alive and calling the Overmind a hero for making Kerrigan. It made it seem that he would work behind the scenes or maybe come back to life back to life to help fight Amon. Instead we got a squid who used his form because he was shy, apparently according to the squid the Overmind was trying to fight Amon so Tassadar's sacrifice was meaningless. So Tassadar is still dead and Zeratul dies so that Artanis can have a tragic anime backstory and fight on with the power of friendship. It is a big let down and oh yeah that evil character that betrayed and killed all those people in SC1? she's now a goodguy for no real reason other than someone had to become a spacewhale.
@@seawind930 This kinda misses a lot of pretty big plot points. Like, for instance Kerrigan. That kerrigan, was a full on zerg evil kerrigan. This kerrigan, the primal one she has her own free will, it is sarah in the body of the queen of blades. And the overmind, was evil from the perspective of literally everyone besides itself and the xel' naga. so it doesn't make tassadars sacrifice meaningless because do keep in mind it was still attacking aiur
The one in the beginning? It's actually the old Protoss map 1 and briefing room music from SC1, only rearranged and remastered. Look up "The Firstborn" on the Legacy of the Void OST.
0:53 Damn straight Jimmity 1:04 Fashionably late.... cheeky cunt 1:27 Voice: "Tasukete kudasai Kerrigan-chan!" 2:56 Open sesame 4:14 Enter Tassaded ripping off Jeezuz 4:52 Enter shit talking anagram.... is it backwards? Amon-sensei taught him well 6:32 Jimmy: "Dagnabbit! Them Thrasher's tearing up mah base sum'ing fierce!" 7:52 With manners you can make even an alien do your dirty work. Well played, Charlie 9:08 I wonder if Colossi AI have pyromaniac tendencies. 10:23 Someone forgot to debug the fog of war... Don't mind if I do! 11:44 Only one bunker? That's not a defense, that's a liability. I thought you better Jimmy 11:53 Narud: "Puny humans ahaha" Not very original, mistery-man 15:02 Talking shit about Kerrigan? Not new at all m8, that's almost a local sport. 15:23 Right on, pardner! Yeehaw! Oh Jimmy, you damn hick 17:54 Terrans Suck 2: This shit again 20:43 The Swarm Sucks 2: Play-offs 31:03 Sweet payback! 31:26 Arty: "Tassadar-sensei!" 31:40 JEBAITED! 32:03 Who the fuck is this Cthulhu looking mofo? 32:23 The gang looks so fucking tiny compared to Cthulhu 32:48 Delegate the work to those below you... typical 35:05 Roll credits NEXT ON ZERATUL GOT DUPPED BY CTHULHU: The biggest turkey shoot thi' side o' Ulnar, pardner! feat. Zagara and Arty
I think it shows how insecure Blizzard was in SC2’s writing. They really did waffle on a number of things in this series, from the ‘choices’ given to you in WoL to the lore changes brought to fruition in LotV. Also Alarak’s absence in this Epilogue is very noticeable. They clearly didn’t plan on making this mini-campaign when they first secured actors for LotV. Otherwise why wouldn’t he be here? But yeah, ‘Tassadar’ turning out to be an impostor, “reviving” Fenix (they still have Talandar named Fenix in Co-Op commanders, which is a real disconnect between story and gameplay)... bringing back Stukov had already been setup in a little known third-party, but canon BW map, so that one passes. I’m just glad they didn’t bring back Rhazsagal. _That_ would have been super cringe.
@@Draeckon With regards to Fenix, the Co-op missions occur (as far as I know) through the course of the LotV campaign. Fenix only decides to change his name going into the final reclamation of Aiur, the last couple of missions. Him calling himself Fenix in the Coop mission is correct for that timeline of events. There is also an option late in a match for him to change his name to Talandar, cost 25 minerals if I remember correctly. I haven't played a Coop game in ages though.
ofc JImmy dont rebuild his bunkers it's not in his budget Capitalism in it's prime :) GG m8 that was really nice nvr realized there were rifts on the side for the air ships
Perhaps now we can say for sure Narud is Duran backwards. MAYBE.
And suddenly JayborinoPlays was never heard from again, his disappearance remains a mystery to this day.
No that cant be... how is that possible?
"-Stukov, you have come to gloat, haven't you?
-No, I've come to ask : are You Duran backwards?"
Ouros/Cthullu monster was imprisoned because he discovered the answer to the question...
IS NARUD DURAN BACKWARDS???
Amon is more Cthulhu than any of the other Xelnaga.
OH NO IT'S AMON'S SERVANT DURAN BACKWARDS!
Wonder how Artanis must have felt when his joyus reunion with Tassadar was disrupted by Jabba the Hutt, telling him that he used the primitives for his end.
"- You have our blades, Kerrigan...
- And my axe!"
Ooops, wrong franchise...
Goodnight Narud/Duran. That's a one liner 16 years in the making
Narud: Where was I gonna go, Detroit?
I just pumped out air units and immortals. Shadow Cannon all the things! That sound effect is surprisingly satisfying.
You know, after all this shit including colonists, I'm suprised Jim and Selendis are not flipping the bird at each other.
They're both soldiers and military leaders. They understand what it's like to make difficult decisions.
Hell, Sarah fucking Kerrigan is right there and they're managing to get along.
Finally Stukhov gets his revenge on Narud. A revenge kill waiting for 16 years. Sweet.
First: I can't wait for Nova campaign never seen that one
Second: Imagine being a Terran who fought the Swarm his/hers entire military carer and all of the sudden your commander orders you to protect it xd
Third: Stukov is russian right?
Stukov is UED
But he is from Russia. Or at least the area where Russia is today.
I enjoy that Stukov is seen in Jim's base, I like to think he's leading remnants of the UED forces who are happy to have one of their greatest commanders back and getting revenge on Samir Duran at last the being responsible for them not actually bringing peace to this crap area of space.
Pylon Lord is the true protagonist
Pylon Lord Onirobyaj the Strongest Protoss Executor.
you mean PYLONagonist?!
Ouros as in Ouroboros, the mythical symbol for a cycle of events. A winged serpent forever eating it's own tail.
It's nice that Stukov got to kill Narud, that guy sucked. But it would have been really satisfying if he finally got to take revenge on Duran the guy who killed him in Brood War. Maybe they are saving that for a mission pack?
This one was good, very subtle!
They are same guy .... Narud and Duran are same guy.
whoooosh
Why is it a whooosh? Because the overused "Narud is Duran backwards" joke is the punchline lol?
Oh neat Carrier repair drones do heal Terran allies in campaign. I wonder if they heal you in the next mission assuming Artanis makes them.
12:42 Oh no! You group selected and grabbed the probe. Now the probe will be forced to fight.
Poor probe.
It is okay. That is Probius.
Next up it's Jimmy's time to shine! It's kinda neat how each main character has their own thing. Artanis is the inspirational leader, Alarak is the badass high-edgelord who's high on terrazine, Kerrigan is the unwitting hero, Talandar is Pinocchio, Fenix is dead (too soon?), Horner is by-the-book, and (this is the best one) Raynor is tough as nails and wayyyyy under-estimated.
That remixed version of the sc1 protoss briefing theme got me so hype after I realized what it was
Shame that the Zerg ai are bugged :(. They are no longer able to place creep Tumors like they used to due to an ai glitch. They used to cover their whole lane in creep.
At least it works to your advantage in the second Nova map
@@JayborinoPlays True xD, but it's a pain in the ass for campaign makers like me. The bug happens for ai zerg made in the editor too :(
Briefing room music of the Protoss
0/10 needs more static Alarak defense
Every time you use Time Stop, you forgot to say, "ZA WARUDO!"
There is a lot of fan theories that can be made from this mission, like what r Narud saying about the terrans being a falling race?
Terrans are always made out to be the weakest of the three races, since they cant evolve and have low psionic potential
*Is narud duran backwards?*
Funnily enough, the OG StarCraft manual says that the Terrans will eventually become stronger than the Protoss psionically.
That whole sotryline of that epilogue is cringy and stupid as all hell. That whole "ascencion to godhood" is just weird and a literal deus ex machina. But the missions are actually great. A big spectacle with all 3 races. All that is missing is the presence of our favourite Highlord.
The ascention to XelNagahood itself isn't that out of nowhere, I mean it is somewhat foreshadowed during LOTV when Artanis read the prophecy saying how the cycle woks (blah blah two races will merge) and all... (Not a fan of the fact they made the Xel Naga litteral god figures rather than jsut very advanced aliens but that ship had sailed a long time ago anyway).
But the way it's done is corny and I agree on cringy as hell, did she really ahve to turn into a glowing angel like figure who shoot beams of pure energy and kill Amon by snapping her fingers ? (okay slightly exagerating but barely)
But in a way I'd say it is very much in the same 'epic space fntausy' tone that the entirety of Starcraft 2.. so it wasn't exactly a surprise. And as Jay said during his first playthrough it does tie sort of neatly a lot of dangling plot elements.
Agree it's Kinda a shame Alarak isn't here. I mean it's not like hurting Amon wasnt sort of his main stated motivation for joining the protossaliance in the main ca:paign. You'd think he'd be invited for this.
But how else is Kerrigan going to make James Raynor her celestial consort?
I always considered it odd that they spoke of the two races that would ascend together (Purity of Form AND Essence) but only Kerrigan became Xel Naga... all the time i believed that Artanis and her would fuse. But that can just be me misunderstanding the whole thing.
@@thatguy9419 Also Zerg have purity of essence already ... and that space blob definitely doesn't have purity of form. So it's even the wrong races merging
That Guy ethan1142028 I think the implication is supposed to be that the Terrans, not the Protoss and possibly even the Zerg, were supposed to be one of the two destined races. It’s never directly said, but can be inferred from bits and pieces of dialogue. Most of it comes from this very Epilogue so it’s setup kind of clumsily, but there’s also things to be inferred from as far back as WoL. Protoss and Zerg were forcefully ascended to Destined status by Amon.
- Terrans can use/interface with Xel’Naga technology. This would be easier to parse if there were ever any other sapient races shown in the main games rather than simply hinted at or shown in the books, but as we see in WoL with the Keystone, Terrans are capable of working with Xel’Naga tech, which is supposed to be the purview of Protoss and Zerg. It’s not made clear until LotV that this is important where Ulnar (which is Xel’Naga tech) supposedly only reacts to the presence of the Destined.
- The references to the two races mentions purity of essence and purity of form. One which is capable of change and one capable of vast psionic potential. The existence of ghosts/specters, some of which are incredibly powerful (Kerrigan for example), suggests Terrans were eventually set to fulfill the Purity of Form role. Possibly even both roles at once, considering our ability to adapt over time - we certainly didn’t have psionics all the time.
- Bits of dialogue from Narud in particular in this very mission. He refers to the Terrans as “the failed experiment of a flawed cycle.” The Terrans were the eventual destined of the uncorrupted Xel’Naga. There’s also something to be said that Narud/Duran and Amon take advantage of the Terrans as much as they do... They represent their hated enemies, the uncorrupted Xel’Naga and the cycle they’re trying to eliminate. It must have seemed like the sweetest form of revenge to Amon that he’s using the Xel’Naga’s own neutered Destined to usher in his victory. It would also explain why the Overmind, all the way back in Sc1/BW, went after Terran worlds precisely for their psionic potential...
- Because of these factors and the fact that Zerg essence had merged with her body, Kerrigan in this moment fulfills both the role of Purity of Essence and Purity of Form at the same time. A body capable of vast psionic power and an indomitable essence capable of great change. As such, she could become a Xel’Naga without the need for the Protoss. Though even here, it didn’t work quite right. Remember that this is how the Xel’Naga procreated... but here a Xel’Naga had to basically sacrifice himself to fully realize her transformation - likely because of her Terran side not quite meeting the criteria as much as needed.
I bash on the SC2 story a lot and Amon’s involvement in particular. But one of the few things about this Xel’Naga lore change I actually kind of like is the idea that the Terrans were supposed to be one of the Destined, but had their role stolen from them by Amon. They can’t quite stand up to what’s happening on their own because it’s happening too soon - they’re not ready for it yet. The signs are there, but they as a species aren’t at their full potential yet. Just as the Protoss and Zerg weren’t ready yet when the Xel’Naga/Amon found them on their homeworlds and forcefully uplifted them.
Another bit of Duran/Narud’s dialogue also suggests that Amon (and possibly the Xel’Naga as a whole) has been aware of the Terrans from the very beginning. “You should have died on your forgotten, cold world.” I think this is a low-key reference to Earth’s Ice Age, when we as a species were still very much in our infancy/very young. Amon didn’t use Terrans for his plan then because the Xel’Naga had their eye on them and would have caught on to him too early. He only started using them after he’d killed the Xel’Naga and didn’t have to worry about their interference anymore.
The 2 dislikes are from Narud and Duran
13:27 Hit F1 to select idle workers (in case you didn't know). Best way to find pylon probes.
Still find the epiloge cringe. Tho the end Is pretty neat
Agree with you, and it has weird looking like the ant kills the boots
How the hell does this invalidade Tassadar?
Ouros just disguised himself as Tassadar, Duran can change shape too
I mean people wouldn't trust a huge squid face, but they would trust one of their own
When Tassadar sacrificed himself to kill the overmind at the end of SC1 he was destroying a creature that would devour all life, but at the start of SC2 we see him saying he is alive and calling the Overmind a hero for making Kerrigan. It made it seem that he would work behind the scenes or maybe come back to life back to life to help fight Amon. Instead we got a squid who used his form because he was shy, apparently according to the squid the Overmind was trying to fight Amon so Tassadar's sacrifice was meaningless. So Tassadar is still dead and Zeratul dies so that Artanis can have a tragic anime backstory and fight on with the power of friendship. It is a big let down and oh yeah that evil character that betrayed and killed all those people in SC1? she's now a goodguy for no real reason other than someone had to become a spacewhale.
@@seawind930 Shut up. Keep coping. The story was awesome, Idk what kinda drugs you've been taking boy.
@@seawind930 This kinda misses a lot of pretty big plot points.
Like, for instance Kerrigan.
That kerrigan, was a full on zerg evil kerrigan.
This kerrigan, the primal one she has her own free will, it is sarah in the body of the queen of blades.
And the overmind, was evil from the perspective of literally everyone besides itself and the xel' naga. so it doesn't make tassadars sacrifice meaningless because do keep in mind it was still attacking aiur
30:03
Annihilator dies. RIP hero unit
He made it so far! At least the other one made it.
F
Annihilator best unit
Artanis! Raynor! Kerrigan! .............and Stukov.
After into the void done, kerrigan wakes up
That music in the cinematic really sounds like WoW music. I wonder if they just reused music they had?
The one in the beginning? It's actually the old Protoss map 1 and briefing room music from SC1, only rearranged and remastered. Look up "The Firstborn" on the Legacy of the Void OST.
Music has similarities between all Blizzard's RTS games.
Pylon Lord Probe just subscribed to become Probius. ^^
0:53 Damn straight Jimmity
1:04 Fashionably late.... cheeky cunt
1:27 Voice: "Tasukete kudasai Kerrigan-chan!"
2:56 Open sesame
4:14 Enter Tassaded ripping off Jeezuz
4:52 Enter shit talking anagram.... is it backwards? Amon-sensei taught him well
6:32 Jimmy: "Dagnabbit! Them Thrasher's tearing up mah base sum'ing fierce!"
7:52 With manners you can make even an alien do your dirty work. Well played, Charlie
9:08 I wonder if Colossi AI have pyromaniac tendencies.
10:23 Someone forgot to debug the fog of war... Don't mind if I do!
11:44 Only one bunker? That's not a defense, that's a liability. I thought you better Jimmy
11:53 Narud: "Puny humans ahaha" Not very original, mistery-man
15:02 Talking shit about Kerrigan? Not new at all m8, that's almost a local sport.
15:23 Right on, pardner! Yeehaw! Oh Jimmy, you damn hick
17:54 Terrans Suck 2: This shit again
20:43 The Swarm Sucks 2: Play-offs
31:03 Sweet payback!
31:26 Arty: "Tassadar-sensei!"
31:40 JEBAITED!
32:03 Who the fuck is this Cthulhu looking mofo?
32:23 The gang looks so fucking tiny compared to Cthulhu
32:48 Delegate the work to those below you... typical
35:05 Roll credits
NEXT ON ZERATUL GOT DUPPED BY CTHULHU: The biggest turkey shoot thi' side o' Ulnar, pardner! feat. Zagara and Arty
Cringe.
Press F to pay respects to Pylon Lord
How come Raynor alive??
Hi. Have you played against a starcraft ai bot? Just wanted to know
Why does Hornee sound sooo bored
"There are positions up aheeeeeeed"
I really don't like that they made the void a physical realm and the Xel'naga beings with physical bodies. It's like mediclorians to me.
Would have been nice if it was really, truly OG Tassadar though.
Im pretty sure it was supposed to be him, they just rewrote this part. Many players were unhappy that blizz just brought dead characters from sc1 back
I think it shows how insecure Blizzard was in SC2’s writing. They really did waffle on a number of things in this series, from the ‘choices’ given to you in WoL to the lore changes brought to fruition in LotV. Also Alarak’s absence in this Epilogue is very noticeable. They clearly didn’t plan on making this mini-campaign when they first secured actors for LotV. Otherwise why wouldn’t he be here? But yeah, ‘Tassadar’ turning out to be an impostor, “reviving” Fenix (they still have Talandar named Fenix in Co-Op commanders, which is a real disconnect between story and gameplay)... bringing back Stukov had already been setup in a little known third-party, but canon BW map, so that one passes. I’m just glad they didn’t bring back Rhazsagal. _That_ would have been super cringe.
@@Draeckon With regards to Fenix, the Co-op missions occur (as far as I know) through the course of the LotV campaign. Fenix only decides to change his name going into the final reclamation of Aiur, the last couple of missions. Him calling himself Fenix in the Coop mission is correct for that timeline of events. There is also an option late in a match for him to change his name to Talandar, cost 25 minerals if I remember correctly. I haven't played a Coop game in ages though.
i have never understood why the circl must countinue... the story is meh but the campaing seem fun
ofc JImmy dont rebuild his bunkers it's not in his budget Capitalism in it's prime :) GG m8 that was really nice nvr realized there were rifts on the side for the air ships
james rayno /jared harse
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