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* Lore has revealed that it was simply the kingdom he came from, destroyed by the king making a pact with the Void Entity. As for why Oryx is afraid of it, he either harbors some resentment for his former home, sealed the Forgotten King because the Void Entity used him to try and take over his Realm, or both.
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* Lore has revealed that it was simply the kingdom he came from, destroyed by the king making a pact with the Void Entity. The Avatar is a spiritual manifestation of the king's madness designed to infiltrate the realm, and Oryx himself is not confirmed to have sealed it, that having been done by the Bridge Sentinel. As for why Oryx is afraid of it, he either harbors some resentment for his former home, sealed is still bitter about how he failed to conquer it due to the Forgotten King because Void's intervention, is worried about the Void Entity used him Void-corrupted king trying to try and take over steal his Realm, realm, or both.
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From his perspective, the Realm is locked in an eternal three-way: Oryx, the Void and himself, and the heroes of the Nexus. Oryx's betrayal from his lack of loyalty and devotion to glory set in motion the events that caused the Shatters to fall through the King's rash decisions, and now the heroes of the Nexus are dead-set on trying to usurp his power as well, with a mindset that eerily echoes their mutual enemy with the Exaltation system glorifying their achievements.
Upon dying, the King takes note of this, and [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks his slayers if they honestly believe they won't ever meet the same fate as him]]: murdered in cold blood by a powerful adversary [[HolierThanThou who believes themselves better or more worthy of supremacy]]. He isn't ''wrong'' either, per se, as many Realmers will likely die to the Void Entity controlling him, the Void's other victims, or Oryx himself, all of which desire to take over the Realm for the simple reason of supremacy, and which will likely be defeated themselves in the name of glory through becoming Exalted.
Perhaps in addition to whatever influence the Void has on him, the King has gone stir-crazy because of how little the outcome of the eternal conflict matters in the end if all the different sides have exactly the same intentions in mind... AndThenWhat
Upon dying, the King takes note of this, and [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks his slayers if they honestly believe they won't ever meet the same fate as him]]: murdered in cold blood by a powerful adversary [[HolierThanThou who believes themselves better or more worthy of supremacy]]. He isn't ''wrong'' either, per se, as many Realmers will likely die to the Void Entity controlling him, the Void's other victims, or Oryx himself, all of which desire to take over the Realm for the simple reason of supremacy, and which will likely be defeated themselves in the name of glory through becoming Exalted.
Perhaps in addition to whatever influence the Void has on him, the King has gone stir-crazy because of how little the outcome of the eternal conflict matters in the end if all the different sides have exactly the same intentions in mind... AndThenWhat
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* From his perspective, the Realm is locked in an eternal three-way: Oryx, the Void and himself, and the heroes of the Nexus. Oryx's betrayal from his lack of loyalty and devotion to glory set in motion the events that caused the Shatters to fall through the King's rash decisions, and now the heroes of the Nexus are dead-set on trying to usurp his power as well, with a mindset that eerily echoes their mutual enemy with the Exaltation system glorifying their achievements.
achievements.
* Upon dying, the King takes note of this, and [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks his slayers if they honestly believe they won't ever meet the same fate as him]]: murdered in cold blood by a powerful adversary [[HolierThanThou who believes themselves better or more worthy of supremacy]]. He isn't ''wrong'' either, per se, as many Realmers will likely die to the Void Entity controlling him, the Void's other victims,or Oryx himself, or even the King in another instance of the Shatters; all of which desire to take over the Realm for the simple reason of supremacy, and which will likely be defeated themselves in the name of glory through becoming Exalted.
Exalted.
* Perhaps in addition to whatever influence the Void has on him, the King has gone stir-crazy because of how little the outcome of the eternal conflict matters in the end if all the different sides have exactly the same intentions in mind... AndThenWhat
* Upon dying, the King takes note of this, and [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks his slayers if they honestly believe they won't ever meet the same fate as him]]: murdered in cold blood by a powerful adversary [[HolierThanThou who believes themselves better or more worthy of supremacy]]. He isn't ''wrong'' either, per se, as many Realmers will likely die to the Void Entity controlling him, the Void's other victims,
* Perhaps in addition to whatever influence the Void has on him, the King has gone stir-crazy because of how little the outcome of the eternal conflict matters in the end if all the different sides have exactly the same intentions in mind... AndThenWhat
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* Given that Oryx now has a backstory, possibly {{Jossed}}...?
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* Given that Oryx now has a backstory, possibly {{Jossed}}...??
[[WMG: The Forgotten King's SanitySlippage is not only because of the Void, but also because he's TheFatalist.]]
From his perspective, the Realm is locked in an eternal three-way: Oryx, the Void and himself, and the heroes of the Nexus. Oryx's betrayal from his lack of loyalty and devotion to glory set in motion the events that caused the Shatters to fall through the King's rash decisions, and now the heroes of the Nexus are dead-set on trying to usurp his power as well, with a mindset that eerily echoes their mutual enemy with the Exaltation system glorifying their achievements.
Upon dying, the King takes note of this, and [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks his slayers if they honestly believe they won't ever meet the same fate as him]]: murdered in cold blood by a powerful adversary [[HolierThanThou who believes themselves better or more worthy of supremacy]]. He isn't ''wrong'' either, per se, as many Realmers will likely die to the Void Entity controlling him, the Void's other victims, or Oryx himself, all of which desire to take over the Realm for the simple reason of supremacy, and which will likely be defeated themselves in the name of glory through becoming Exalted.
Perhaps in addition to whatever influence the Void has on him, the King has gone stir-crazy because of how little the outcome of the eternal conflict matters in the end if all the different sides have exactly the same intentions in mind... AndThenWhat
[[WMG: The Forgotten King's SanitySlippage is not only because of the Void, but also because he's TheFatalist.]]
From his perspective, the Realm is locked in an eternal three-way: Oryx, the Void and himself, and the heroes of the Nexus. Oryx's betrayal from his lack of loyalty and devotion to glory set in motion the events that caused the Shatters to fall through the King's rash decisions, and now the heroes of the Nexus are dead-set on trying to usurp his power as well, with a mindset that eerily echoes their mutual enemy with the Exaltation system glorifying their achievements.
Upon dying, the King takes note of this, and [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks his slayers if they honestly believe they won't ever meet the same fate as him]]: murdered in cold blood by a powerful adversary [[HolierThanThou who believes themselves better or more worthy of supremacy]]. He isn't ''wrong'' either, per se, as many Realmers will likely die to the Void Entity controlling him, the Void's other victims, or Oryx himself, all of which desire to take over the Realm for the simple reason of supremacy, and which will likely be defeated themselves in the name of glory through becoming Exalted.
Perhaps in addition to whatever influence the Void has on him, the King has gone stir-crazy because of how little the outcome of the eternal conflict matters in the end if all the different sides have exactly the same intentions in mind... AndThenWhat
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* Given that Oryx now has a backstory, possibly {{Jossed}}...?
[[WMG: The Seal of Blasphemous Prayer is named like that because...]]
* Its the only item in the game that gives invincibility, a status exclusive to enemies.
[[WMG: The Seal of Blasphemous Prayer is named like that because...]]
* Its the only item in the game that gives invincibility, a status exclusive to enemies.
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* Given that Oryx now has a backstory, possibly {{Jossed}}...?
[[WMG: The Seal of Blasphemous Prayer is named like that because...]]
* Its the only item in the game that gives invincibility, a status exclusive to enemies.?
[[WMG: The Seal of Blasphemous Prayer is named like that because...]]
* Its the only item in the game that gives invincibility, a status exclusive to enemies.
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* {{Jossed}}: Oryx is a warrior from the Shatters who descended into villainy to fuel his insatiable ego.
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* All of the above have been effectively {{Jossed}}: Oryx seems to simply desire uncontested authority over the Realm to sate his ego. If he even knows about the Void Entity, the source of the only EvilVersusOblivion conflict in the game, his beef with the Entity is solely to maintain his control over the land.
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* Mostly {{Jossed}} except for the second theory: [[GenderReveal she's]] the queen of the Shatters, who was corrupted by the Void Entity and sealed inside a crystal upon being captured by Oryx's forces.
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* Lore has revealed that it was simply the kingdom he came from, destroyed by the king making a pact with the Void Entity. As for why Oryx is afraid of it, he either harbors some resentment for his former home, sealed the Forgotten King because the Void Entity used him to try and take over his Realm, or both.
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* {{Jossed}}: the Crystal Prisoner has no relations to the Forbidden Jungle.
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* Given that Oryx now has a backstory, possibly {{Jossed}}...?
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Byebye, ancient cringe.
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* Although they're hardly similar, I can't get over the idea the Crystal Prisoner is [[{{Naruto}} Orochimaru]].
** Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
** Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
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** Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
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* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.
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* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.girls.
[[WMG: The Seal of Blasphemous Prayer is named like that because...]]
* Its the only item in the game that gives invincibility, a status exclusive to enemies.
[[WMG: The Seal of Blasphemous Prayer is named like that because...]]
* Its the only item in the game that gives invincibility, a status exclusive to enemies.
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* The entire dungeon has a ruined look, but some of the scenery seems to suggest that it once was very grand. After all, the Forgotten King probably has a forgotten kingdom...
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* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.
[[WMG: The Puppet Master (boss of the new Theatre dungeon) is actually an in-universe reincarnation of Creator/OsamuSato]]
* Don't ask nor question it.
[[WMG: The Puppet Master (boss of the new Theatre dungeon) is actually an in-universe reincarnation of Creator/OsamuSato]]
* Don't ask nor question it.
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* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.
[[WMG: The Puppet Master (boss of the new Theatre dungeon) is actually an in-universe reincarnation of Creator/OsamuSato]]
* Don't ask nor question it.girls.
[[WMG: The Puppet Master (boss of the new Theatre dungeon) is actually an in-universe reincarnation of Creator/OsamuSato]]
* Don't ask nor question it.
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[[WMG: What is The Shatters, and why does Oryx seem so afraid of it?]]
* Its heavily implied that something horrible (implied to be the Forgotten King) is sealed there. Oryx possibly sealed him there out of fear.
* The first two bosses in the Shatters might not only be trying to keep you out: they're trying to keep the Forgotten King in.
* The Avatar's internal name is the Shatters Defense System. Perhaps Oryx created it to try and stop the entrance from being revealed?
* The Steam Trading Card for the Avatar states that something in the Shatters (also implied to be the Forgotten King) once tried to take over Oryx's Realm. Maybe he was sealed there by Oryx as punishment.
* Its heavily implied that something horrible (implied to be the Forgotten King) is sealed there. Oryx possibly sealed him there out of fear.
* The first two bosses in the Shatters might not only be trying to keep you out: they're trying to keep the Forgotten King in.
* The Avatar's internal name is the Shatters Defense System. Perhaps Oryx created it to try and stop the entrance from being revealed?
* The Steam Trading Card for the Avatar states that something in the Shatters (also implied to be the Forgotten King) once tried to take over Oryx's Realm. Maybe he was sealed there by Oryx as punishment.
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* [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Oryx]] [[BatmanGambit having a laugh at the players' expense.]]
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* [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Oryx]] Oryx [[BatmanGambit having a laugh at the players' expense.]]
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[[WMG: RealmOfTheMadGod is (an alternate version of) the world of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' AfterTheEnd.]]
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[[WMG: RealmOfTheMadGod ''VideoGame/RealmOfTheMadGod'' is (an alternate version of) the world of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' AfterTheEnd.]]
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* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.
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* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.girls.
[[WMG: The Puppet Master (boss of the new Theatre dungeon) is actually an in-universe reincarnation of Creator/OsamuSato]]
* Don't ask nor question it.
[[WMG: The Puppet Master (boss of the new Theatre dungeon) is actually an in-universe reincarnation of Creator/OsamuSato]]
* Don't ask nor question it.
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* The AoE totems which Mixcoatl the Masked God attacks you with? They're not his to control. They're a defense grid trying to keep him contained, like the Mysterious Crystal holds the Crystal Prisoner. They activate shortly after he wakes up because they sense his activity.
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* The AoE [=AoE=] totems which Mixcoatl the Masked God attacks you with? They're not his to control. They're a defense grid trying to keep him contained, like the Mysterious Crystal holds the Crystal Prisoner. They activate shortly after he wakes up because they sense his activity.
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[[WMG: RealmOfTheMadGod is (an alternate version of) the world of PuellaMagiMadokaMagica AfterTheEnd.]]
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[[WMG: RealmOfTheMadGod is (an alternate version of) the world of PuellaMagiMadokaMagica ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' AfterTheEnd.]]
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* He's a DeathSeeker of the NothingLeftToDoButDie variety. However, unlike the Entity from [[http://www.thrivenotes.com/the-last-answer/ The Last Answer]], he chooses to go about this through combat power, not intelligence and philosophy. His minions and simulacrum encounters are designed to be TrainingFromHell for the Player Characters, and he hopes that someday one (or a group) will be strong enough to kill the real him permanently.
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* He's a DeathSeeker of the NothingLeftToDoButDie variety. However, unlike the Entity from [[http://www.thrivenotes.com/the-last-answer/ The Last Answer]], he chooses to go about this through combat power, not intelligence and philosophy. His minions and simulacrum encounters are designed to be TrainingFromHell for the Player Characters, and he hopes that someday one (or a group) will be strong enough to kill the real him permanently.
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* The AoE totems which Mixcoatl the Masked God attacks you with? They're not his to control. They're a defense grid trying to keep him contained, like the Mysterious Crystal holds the Crystal Prisoner. They activate shortly after he wakes up because they sense his activity.
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* The AoE totems which Mixcoatl the Masked God attacks you with? They're not his to control. They're a defense grid trying to keep him contained, like the Mysterious Crystal holds the Crystal Prisoner. They activate shortly after he wakes up because they sense his activity.activity.
[[WMG: RealmOfTheMadGod is (an alternate version of) the world of PuellaMagiMadokaMagica AfterTheEnd.]]
* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.
[[WMG: RealmOfTheMadGod is (an alternate version of) the world of PuellaMagiMadokaMagica AfterTheEnd.]]
* Oryx is a super-powerful Witch who managed to make the whole world, or most of it, into his Barrier/Labyrinth. The player characters are either all {{Magical Girl}}s, or Kyubey has expanded his recruitment criteria. Quite possibly, with an uber-powerful Witch on a rampage destroying everything, EVERYONE has enough despair to be useful to him, not just prepubescent girls.
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* Although they're hardly similar, I can't get over the idea the Crystal Prisoner is [[{{Naruto}} Orochimaru]].
** Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
** Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
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* Oryx [[BatmanGambit having a laugh at the players' expense.]]
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* Oryx [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Oryx]] [[BatmanGambit having a laugh at the players' expense.]]
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* He is using the players to train himself - or training the players in order for them - to face something stronger than himself. The Mysterious Crystal and Crystal Prisoner are probably forerunners of this greater evil, its scouts or minions, hence why Oryx has locked them up. EvilVersusOblivion.
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* He is using the players to train himself - or training the players in order for them - to face something stronger than himself. The Mysterious Crystal and Crystal Prisoner are probably forerunners of this greater evil, its scouts or minions, hence why Oryx has locked them up. EvilVersusOblivion.EvilVersusOblivion.
[[WMG: Who is the Crystal Prisoner, and what did it do to piss Oryx off?]]
* A GoneHorriblyRight [[FusionDance fusion]] of [[AllYourPowersCombined a number of (or all of) the Realm Gods]]. Its self duplication ability is reminiscent of the Sprite God summoning Sprite Childs, it bears some physical similiarity to both Medusa and Djinn, it shoots white shots resembling both Djinn's and White Demon's, its steeds are very similar to imps in attack patterns...
* A probe, forerunner or small part of an EldritchAbomination which threatens Oryx. See above.
* A lesser deity which is a threat to Oryx.
* Oryx [[BatmanGambit having a laugh at the players' expense.]]
* A former mentor or forerunner of [[TheStarscream Oryx.]]
* A StealthMentor on your side.
[[WMG: The Forbidden Jungle and Mixcoatl the Masked God have a connection to the Crystal Prisoner.]]
They have a similar colour scheme and appearance, especially the Basilisks. They both try to mess with your head, the Crystal Prisoner through lying and then his DoppelgangerAttack, the Forbidden Jungle through the Hallucinating status effect.
* The AoE totems which Mixcoatl the Masked God attacks you with? They're not his to control. They're a defense grid trying to keep him contained, like the Mysterious Crystal holds the Crystal Prisoner. They activate shortly after he wakes up because they sense his activity.
[[WMG: Who is the Crystal Prisoner, and what did it do to piss Oryx off?]]
* A GoneHorriblyRight [[FusionDance fusion]] of [[AllYourPowersCombined a number of (or all of) the Realm Gods]]. Its self duplication ability is reminiscent of the Sprite God summoning Sprite Childs, it bears some physical similiarity to both Medusa and Djinn, it shoots white shots resembling both Djinn's and White Demon's, its steeds are very similar to imps in attack patterns...
* A probe, forerunner or small part of an EldritchAbomination which threatens Oryx. See above.
* A lesser deity which is a threat to Oryx.
* Oryx [[BatmanGambit having a laugh at the players' expense.]]
* A former mentor or forerunner of [[TheStarscream Oryx.]]
* A StealthMentor on your side.
[[WMG: The Forbidden Jungle and Mixcoatl the Masked God have a connection to the Crystal Prisoner.]]
They have a similar colour scheme and appearance, especially the Basilisks. They both try to mess with your head, the Crystal Prisoner through lying and then his DoppelgangerAttack, the Forbidden Jungle through the Hallucinating status effect.
* The AoE totems which Mixcoatl the Masked God attacks you with? They're not his to control. They're a defense grid trying to keep him contained, like the Mysterious Crystal holds the Crystal Prisoner. They activate shortly after he wakes up because they sense his activity.
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[[WMG: Who is Oryx the Mad God? Where did he come from?]]
* Obligatory Time Lord entry, anyone want to expand on that?
[[WMG: What does Oryx really want?]]
* He's a DeathSeeker of the NothingLeftToDoButDie variety. However, unlike the Entity from [[http://www.thrivenotes.com/the-last-answer/ The Last Answer]], he chooses to go about this through combat power, not intelligence and philosophy. His minions and simulacrum encounters are designed to be TrainingFromHell for the Player Characters, and he hopes that someday one (or a group) will be strong enough to kill the real him permanently.
* He's a BloodKnight who [[INeedYouStronger Needs You Stronger]] to give him a challenge. Similar to above, he intends his minions as TrainingFromHell for the strong, and to weed out the weak that he can't be bothered fighting and killing personally.
* He is using the players to train himself - or training the players in order for them - to face something stronger than himself. The Mysterious Crystal and Crystal Prisoner are probably forerunners of this greater evil, its scouts or minions, hence why Oryx has locked them up. EvilVersusOblivion.
* Obligatory Time Lord entry, anyone want to expand on that?
[[WMG: What does Oryx really want?]]
* He's a DeathSeeker of the NothingLeftToDoButDie variety. However, unlike the Entity from [[http://www.thrivenotes.com/the-last-answer/ The Last Answer]], he chooses to go about this through combat power, not intelligence and philosophy. His minions and simulacrum encounters are designed to be TrainingFromHell for the Player Characters, and he hopes that someday one (or a group) will be strong enough to kill the real him permanently.
* He's a BloodKnight who [[INeedYouStronger Needs You Stronger]] to give him a challenge. Similar to above, he intends his minions as TrainingFromHell for the strong, and to weed out the weak that he can't be bothered fighting and killing personally.
* He is using the players to train himself - or training the players in order for them - to face something stronger than himself. The Mysterious Crystal and Crystal Prisoner are probably forerunners of this greater evil, its scouts or minions, hence why Oryx has locked them up. EvilVersusOblivion.
