History Fridge / StarCraftIILegacyOfTheVoid

* It might seem odd that the Protoss once more have access to certain old units like dragoons when it's previously stated that they could no longer be produced without Aiur's resources. It's justified however, due to the ''Spear of Adun'' having its own manufacturing capabilities and the technological know-how of Aiur at its zenith. Which is also reflected in how the Templars put on stasis look more archaic.
** This is essentially confirmed in unit tooltips in the War Council when you select units. The Dragoon, for example, states that the Spear of Adun's dragoons "pre-date Khala integration and thus do not require it to function".

* In ''Wings of Liberty'', Raynor's Raiders constantly clash with the Tal'darim when they are collecting the Keystone pieces for Narud's Moebius Foundation, with the Tal'darim even eliminating entire expeditions by said company. Then, in ''Heart of the Swarm'', we find out that the Tal'darim are in league with Narud. Said reveal would normally create a Headstratcher as to why the Tal'darim attacked the Moebius Foundation even though they were actually allies. Alarak's StopPokingMe quote that Nyon, the Tal'darim executor from ''Wings of Liberty'', became insane due to terrazine explains this inconsistency - naturally, Nyon did not figure out that the terran expedition on Xil was actually led by Narud.
** It could also have new meaning towards Moebius' hunt for the artifacts; it was effectively a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness scenario against Nyon. Maw of the Void even ends in his death!

** Cutting of the nerve cords is not the only way to remove oneself from the Khala. The Tal'Darim are removed from the Khala by their use of Terrazine, despite intact nerve cords.
* The fact that [[spoiler:the Khala has been lost at all]] means that the Khalai themselves are likely to start splitting into factions like the Nerazim have, [[spoiler:with neither a species-wide psychic link holding them together nor an overarching threat to enforce unity. And the last time the Protoss lost their racial psychic link, the Aeon of Strife happened.]]
** And the last generation of [[spoiler: great leaders who saw the 3 races through this time are gone. Kerrigan ascended, then she and Raynor left to who knows where, Tassadar has long since sacrificed himself to slay the Overmind, which also puts the Overmind out of the picture for obvious reasons. Zeratul and Raszagal are dead, and countless others. Only Artanis and Stukov are left, with the rest relatively green, in comparsion to the many battle-hardened generals and experienced leaders who faced the UED the last time. Can the next "Generation" really live up to the last?]]

* The Xel'Naga is a species that essentially [[spoiler: reproduces]] by creating two lifeforms: one with the purity of essence, capable of adapting to anything (the zerg), and one with purity of form with great psionic prowess (the Protoss) in the hopes that [[spoiler: these two races eventually would seek them out and merge to become Xel'naga themselves]]. That's all well and good, but how was [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] able to ascend [[spoiler: on her own]]? [[spoiler: She's not Protoss, nor was she born Zerg.]] However, [[spoiler: she might not have been created Zerg, but is definitely Zerg now, as her DNA was rewritten completely]], satisfying the purity of essence. [[spoiler: And although she is not Protoss, her psionic strength is unmatched in the Koprulu sector after devouring every pack leader on Zerus]], satisfying the purity of form. [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] already had everything that was needed, no [[spoiler: merger]] necessary; all that was missing was a 'push', which [[spoiler: Ouros provided]].* ''Legacy of the Void'' manages to finally show the complete extent of the Overmind's plan to fight against Amon: as the eternal will of the uplifted species that was given purity of essence, he knew that he wouldn't be able to assimilate the Protoss nor override its directive to kill them to stand against the Xel'Naga; [[spoiler: however, [[LoopholeAbuse there was no deterrent that prevented him of searching for the race that would have]] [[FutureBadass taken the mantle of purity of form naturally, so he sought for their most powerful psionic agent, Kerrigan]]]]. Or find the next closest thing to being Purity of Form and manipulating her essence to make her surpass the real thing. The zerg and protoss were always going to have their respective roles, that's why Amon modified them, to corrupt the cycle. The Overmind used lateral thinking and stepped outside the obvious cycle and created his own Purity of Form.

* The Xel'Naga is a species that essentially [[spoiler: reproduces]] by creating two lifeforms: one with the purity of essence, capable of adapting to anything (the zerg), and one with purity of form with great psionic prowess (the Protoss) in the hopes that [[spoiler: these two races eventually would seek them out and merge to become Xel'naga themselves]]. That's all well and good, but how was [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] able to ascend [[spoiler: on her own]]? [[spoiler: She's not Protoss, nor was she born Zerg.]] However, [[spoiler: she might not have been created Zerg, but is definitely Zerg now, as her DNA was rewritten completely]], satisfying the purity of essence. [[spoiler: And although she is not Protoss, her psionic strength is unmatched in the Koprulu sector after devouring every pack leader on Zerus]], satisfying the purity of form. [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] already had everything that was needed, no [[spoiler: merger]] necessary; all that was missing was a 'push', which [[spoiler: Ouros provided]]. Additionally, the Xel'naga artificially elevated the Protoss to have purity of form. [[spoiler: Specifically, Amon was meddling in ways that weren't the traditional approach.]] The implication is that humans, who are speculated in-universe to be a couple of generations away from being a psionic species, would have ascended to take the mantle if the universe was left to its own devices. [[spoiler: And Kerrigan was/is a powerful human psionic before being infested.]]
* ''Legacy of the Void'' manages to finally show the complete extent of the Overmind's plan to fight against Amon: as the eternal will of the uplifted species that was given purity of essence, he knew that he wouldn't be able to assimilate the Protoss nor override its directive to kill them to stand against the Xel'Naga; [[spoiler: however, [[LoopholeAbuse there was no deterrent that prevented him of searching for the race that would have]] [[FutureBadass taken the mantle of purity of form naturally, so he sought for their most powerful psionic agent, Kerrigan]]]]. Or find the next closest thing to being Purity of Form and manipulating her essence to make her surpass the real thing. The zerg and protoss were always going to have their respective roles, that's why Amon modified them, to corrupt the cycle. The Overmind used lateral thinking and stepped outside the obvious cycle and created his own Purity of Form.

* Amon [[spoiler: was scorching his way through Terran worlds using the Golden Armada]]. Now, which planet was described as being 'near the edge of Protoss space'? [[spoiler: Haven. Dr. Hanson's colony]] [[InferredHolocaust might very likely have been just one more insignificant world for Amon's forces to slaughter.]]

* Ma'lash's armor covers his eyes, but Alarak's armor does not. [[Spoiler: It might be an allusion to how Ma'lash is blindly devoted to Amon (he knew of Amon's true intent for the Tal'darim and yet didn't do anything) whereas Alarak is more reasonable in his worship (While he too was loyal to Amon, Nuroka's revelation of Amon's true intent encouraged Alarak to seek out the truth, and, once Nuroka is proven to be correct, he rebelled and sought the Daelaam for help)]].

* Ma'lash's armor covers his eyes, but Alarak's armor does not. [[Spoiler: It might be an allusion to how Ma'lash is blindly devoted to Amon (he knew of Amon's true intent for the Tal'darim and yet didn't do anything) whereas Alarak is more reasonable in his worship (While he too was loyal to Amon, Nuroka's revelation of Amon's true intent encouraged Alarak to seek out the truth, and, once Nuroka is proven to be correct, he rebelled and sought the Daelaam for help).]]

* The Khala is a psionic link all Protoss share, which is used by Amon in the opening act to corrupt all Protoss en masse. The corrupted Khala essentially strips those caught in it of all free will. Sounds a ''lot'' like the old Zerg Overmind. Since the Zerg and the Protoss are both uplifted by the Xel'naga ([[spoiler:actually Amon]]), it would make sense they would both be susceptible to falling to mind control as an entire species. This is what makes the Terrans particularly important, as while individuals such as Moebius Corps can be corrupted, never does their entire species fall the way the Zerg or Protoss did.

* In ''Legacy of the Void'', it almost seems like the remaining Khalai protoss manage to [[spoiler:sever all of their nerve cords]] too quickly, as [[spoiler:Amon]] was sealed within the Keystone for less than a minute. Then you realize that they're naturally all still connected by the Khala, which means they're sharing thoughts and feelings. The ''moment'' the first Khalai [[spoiler:cut their nerve cords off]], which in this case it was ''Selendis'', the second highest ranking protoss, the rest would come to the same conclusion.

* In ''Legacy of the Void'', it almost seems like the remaining Khalai protoss manage to [[spoiler:sever all of their nerve cords]] too quickly, as [[spoiler:Among]] was sealed within the Keystone for less than a minute. Then you realize that they're naturally all still connected by the Khala, which means they're sharing thoughts and feelings. The ''moment'' the first Khalai [[spoiler:cut their nerve cords off]], which in this case it was ''Selendis'', the second highest ranking protoss, the rest would come to the same conclusion.

* In the very final cutscene of the epilogue, [[spoiler: Kerrigan appears in the bar where Raynor is sitting and mourning Sarah two years on, asking him if he's ready to get out of here]]. While some took this as [[spoiler: Jim having died and human-Sarah being his wish-fulfillment of an afterlife beckoning]], that doesn't make a whole lot of sense [[spoiler: because his body wasn't found.]] On top of that, [[spoiler: Sarah is a Xel'naga]], and these beings have been known to take human shape for extended periods of time, with absolutely no ill effect (as Duran/Narud demonstrated). [[spoiler: Sarah showing up after two years gives Jim enough time to see the brighter future he's been striving for come into fruition]], and now that [[spoiler: he]] is no longer needed to wage battles against injustice [[spoiler: and Sarah has had time to regrow quite a few barren planets, the two of them can finally leave their pasts behind (in Raynor's case, he literally leaves his badge behind) to live in peace on an otherwise unsettled planet after all the crap the Koprulu Sector threw their way.]] Took them nine years, but they [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earned Their Happy Ending]].

* In the very final cutscene of the epilogue, [[spoiler: Kerrigan appears in the bar where Raynor is sitting and mourning Sarah two years on]], asking him if [[spoiler: he's ready to get out of here]]. While some took this as [[spoiler: Jim having died and human-Sarah being his wish-fulfillment of an afterlife beckoning]], that doesn't make a whole lot of sense [[spoiler: because his body wasn't found.]] On top of that, [[spoiler: Sarah is a Xel'naga]], and these beings have been known to take human shape for extended periods of time, with absolutely no ill effect (as Duran/Narud demonstrated). [[spoiler: Sarah showing up after two years gives Jim enough time to see the brighter future he's been striving for come into fruition]], and now that [[spoiler: he]] is no longer needed to wage battles against injustice [[spoiler: and Sarah has had time to regrow quite a few barren planets, the two of them can finally leave their pasts behind (in Raynor's case, he literally leaves his badge behind) to live in peace on an otherwise unsettled planet after all the crap the Koprulu Sector threw their way.]] Took them nine years, but they [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earned Their Happy Ending]].

* The Xel'Naga is a species that essentially [[spoiler: reproduces]] by creating two lifeforms: one with the purity of essence, capable of adapting to anything (the zerg), and one with purity of form with great psionic prowess (the Protoss) in the hopes that [[spoiler: these two races eventually would seek them out and merge to become Xel'naga themselves]]. That's all well and good, but how was [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] able to ascend [[spoiler: on her own]]? [[spoiler: She's not Protoss, nor was she born Zerg.]] However, [[spoiler: she might not have been created Zerg, but is definitely Zerg now, as her DNA was rewritten completely]], satisfying the purity of essence. [[spoiler: And although she is not Protoss, her psionic strength is unmatched in the Koprulu sector after devouring every pack leader on Zerus]], satisfying the purity of form. [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] already had everything needed, no [[spoiler: merger]] necessary; all that was needed was a 'push', which [[spoiler: Ouros provided]]. Additionally, the Xel'naga artificially elevated the Protoss to have purity of form. [[spoiler: Specifically, Amon was meddling in ways that weren't the traditional approach.]] The implication is that humans, who are speculated in-universe to be a couple of generations away from being a psionic species, would have ascended to take the mantle if the universe was left to its own devices. [[spoiler: And Kerrigan was/is a powerful human psionic before being infested.]]

* The Xel'Naga is a species that essentially [[spoiler: reproduces]] by creating two lifeforms: one with the purity of essence, capable of adapting to anything (the zerg), and one with purity of form with great psionic prowess (the Protoss) in the hopes that [[spoiler: these two races eventually would seek them out and merge to become Xel'naga themselves]]. That's all well and good, but how was [[spoiler: Kerrigan]] able to ascend on [[spoiler: her]] own? [[spoiler: She's not Protoss, nor was she born Zerg.]] However, [[spoiler: she might not have been created Zerg, but is definitely Zerg now, as her DNA was rewritten completely]], satisfying the purity of essence. [[spoiler: And although she is not Protoss, her psionic strength is unmatched in the Koprulu sector after devouring every pack leader on Zerus]], satisfying the purity of form. [[spoiler: She]] already had everything [[spoiler: she]] needed, no [[spoiler: merger]] necessary; all [[spoiler: she]] needed was a 'push', which [[spoiler: Ouros provided]]. Additionally, the Xel'naga artificially elevated the Protoss to have purity of form. [[spoiler:Specifically, Amon was meddling in ways that weren't the traditional approach.]] The implication is that humans, who are speculated in-universe to be a couple of generations away from being a psionic species, would have ascended to take the mantle if the universe was left to its own devices. [[spoiler:And Kerrigan was/is a powerful human psionic before being infested.]]

* The game plays a bit with the "find out about prophecy, find powerful artifact, defeat bad guys" storyline we have seen many times before. The prophecy that Zeratul has been gathering [[spoiler: fails to happen when the Xel'naga turn out to be dead]]. What do the protoss do? [[spoiler: Instead of despairing and giving up, they figure out their own way to defeat Amon, using the artifact in an unintended way.]]

** The corrupted Khalai Protoss destroyed it to trap him, setting up his showdown with [[spoiler:Amon!Artanis]]
* The zealots in stasis on the ''Spear of Adun'' wouldn't have fought alongside the Nerazim like the modern Daelaam and should have had the same prejudices and attitudes Rohana held towards them. But as far as we can tell they get along just fine, and neither do they object to having their nerve cords cut off.
** Presumably they are simply obeying orders (We never here their opinions one way or another, so minor stasis's characters may have their own opinions without us hearing them.) They are also not as in tune with the history and ppolitics of the protoss as Rohana, so may not have as hard of a time adjusting.

* The zealots in stasis on the ''Spear of Adun'' wouldn't have fought alongside the Nerazim like the modern Daelaam and should have had the same prejudices and attitudes Rohana held towards them. But as far as we can tell they get along just fine, and neither do they object to having their nerve cords cut off.

** The corrupted Khalai Protoss destroyed it to trap him, setting up his showdown with [[spoiler:Amon!Artanis]]

* The reason why Kerrigan [[spoiler: is chosen to become a Xel'Naga]] is not just because she's a fan favourite. She's a powerful psionic, which is a requirement for Purity of form, but she is also fused with the primal Zerg DNA. Zerg are known to have the Purity of Essence. The reason why she isn't a perversion like the hybrids is because [[spoiler: unlike the Protoss and the Zerg, the Primal Zerg were never uplifted by Amon and evolved independently of the corrupted Zerg all these years. Absorbing Zurvan gave her the final evolution she needed to obtain Purity of Essence naturally.]]