History Fridge / StarCraftIILegacyOfTheVoid

* 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 Headscratcher 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.

* 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 [[GoldenAge at its zenith]]. Which is also reflected in how the Templars put on stasis look more archaic. Unit tooltips in the War Council provide more evidence. The Dragoon, for example, states that the Spear of Adun's dragoons "pre-date Khala integration and thus do not require it to function".

* With Amon and possibly Kerrigan out of the picture, it's very much likely that the UED might be coming back with an even ''more'' powerful military response, as Stukov warned previously. Given how it's possible that they've been keeping tabs on what's going on, they might take better precautions this time around compared to [=DuGalle=]'s failed expedition. On the other hand, they'll be facing a Protoss race that is united and stronger than before, a Dominion with an ostensibly superior leader and a stronger military, ''and'' a Zerg Swarm that is stronger than it's ever been.
** Let us not forget that the reason why they chose to act and invade the Koprulu sector in the first place was due to the Zerg and Protoss making their presences known. They could not risk them invading Earth. Imagine what they observed with the Hybrid, seemingly bred by the Dominion, but lacking any context of what was really going on. Now they have a ''very'' good reason to mount a full-scale invasion; they simply cannot afford that kind of warfare from spreading into their sector of space, if there's any stasis cells of them left, or they might want the Hybrid for themselves for a similar reason -- they don't want that kind of power asymmetry in their enemies' favour.

* At the start of the second mission, Zeratul finds the Void Seeker destroyed. He immediately thinks that the Zerg did this, but how could this be given they had destroyed the Zerg in the area. Two other scenarios:
** Zerg can still settle back in as not all the them were wiped out (The subsequent missions at Auir had Zerg hive clusters present)
** The corrupted Khalai Protoss destroyed it to trap him, setting up his showdown with Amon!Artanis.
** In regards to storytelling, it's meant to [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadow]] [[spoiler:Zeratul's death, since the ship has pretty much been an extension of his body since Wings of Liberty]].
* The ''Spear of Adun'' is 74km long according to supplementary materials (certainly large enough for Carriers and Colossi to move about freely within its interior). The third mission involves reactivating it on Aiur to use as a mobile base, where it lies upright with only the tip of its spire-like nose sticking out of the ground. If it is indeed that long, its stern would be embedded inside the planet's mantle!
** That'd be true if Auir has the same crust thickness as Earth. Given how many factors there are in planet formations, the crust may just be that thick. Alternatively, given how advanced the ancient protoss were[[note]] (These guys were constructing bonafide ''synthetic stars'' complete with {{Dyson Sphere}}s)[[/note]], it's possible the Spear of Adun may not have been buried, but instead constructed inside a facility going into the mantle and capable of resisting the heat down there - which seems to be the case given what we see of it in the mission and also explains why its power generators would be close by.
** Not to mention Aiur was engineered by the xel'naga; who's to say what they did with the planet's surface?

* The Xel'Naga is a species that essentially 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 these two races eventually would seek them out and merge to become Xel'Naga themselves. That's all well and good, but how was Kerrigan able to ascend on her own? She's not Protoss, nor was she born Zerg. However, she might not have been created Zerg, but is definitely Zerg now, as her DNA was rewritten completely, satisfying the purity of essence. 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. Kerrigan already had everything that was needed, no merger necessary; all that was missing was a "push", which Ouros provided.
** Alternately, it's possible that humans were meant to be the race with purity of form. The Xel'Naga had an AlienNonInterferenceClause beyond seeding life throughout the universe. Humanity developed psionic prowess on their own and were doing so in increasing frequency so maybe they were meant to merge with Zerg to become the next generation of Xel'Naga.
** It should be noted that the Xel'Naga seed many different species in the hopes that two will develop to meet the proper criteria. The Protoss and Zerg were the most likely candidates for their respective roles in the cycle, hence why Amon corrupted both of them to interfere with the cycle and to create the Hybrids. However, his focus on those two species left him blindsided to another which everyone discounted as a candidate: the Terrans.
* ''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; 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.

* Duran's schemes in ''Brood War'' end up [[HoistByHisOwnPetard backfiring really bad here]]: He killed Stukov when he planned to keep the Psi Disruptor active, and "allied" with Kerrigan afterwards to create a distraction while he developed the hybrids. Stukov kills him, and Kerrigan kills Amon.

* Even though both Amon and Duran/Narud are Xel'Naga, they are both [[AnticlimaxBoss unceremoniously killed in one blast]] by Kerrigan and Stukov, respectively, in [[CutscenePowerToTheMax cutscenes]]. For the Xel'Naga's supposed status as {{Physical God}}s, both Protoss and Zerg were able to kill several Xel'Naga in the past, so them actually '''not''' having NighInvulnerability makes sense. In addition, Amon was already set back from having his host body destroyed by orbital bombardment and he let out shouts like he was being hurt; it's not a stretch that having his host body destroyed and being forced back into the void by the Keystone forced him to mend his injuries. The power Kerrigan gained from Ouros gave her the power to perform that easy killing blow, once Amon's last lines of defense were destroyed.
* The reason why Kerrigan is chosen to become a Xel'Naga is not just because she's a fan favorite. 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 unlike the Protoss and the Zerg, the Primal Zerg (and the Terrans for that matter) 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.
* It has been stated by WordOfGod that Zerg cannot infest Protoss due to the latter's use of the Khala and because they are supposed to peacefully merge into Xel'naga. If the merging is forcibly done, the result is a Hybrid. Now, who's involved in the development of the Zerg, Protoss, Hybrid and the Khala? Amon, who uplifted the first two to manufacture Hybrids, and created the Khala as an enslavement tool. All in all, the Zerg cannot infest Protoss because that would hamper Amon's plans, for which the Khala really came in handy...

* In multiplayer, it can seem strange that Overlords now mutate [[DropShip Ventral Sacs]] individually instead of through an upgrade that gives it to all of your Overlords, but in the ''VideoGame/HeartOfTheSwarm'' campaign Abathur expresses a dislike of excessive complexity in strains and would likely be in support of a change like this, with Overlords able to spend resources individually if a Zerg commander require Ventral Sacs.

* What will become of the Khala now that Amon is gone? As far as we know, Protoss are born with their nerve cords and have to ritualistically sever their nerve cords to separated themselves from the Khala. Does this mean every Protoss infant will have their nerve cords removed without consent because of the Khala's true purpose as a mass-control tool, or will the Protoss allow for the Khala's return now that Amon is no longer able to corrupt it? Both outcomes aren't exactly pleasant. The former has quite an invasive and irrevocable action taken without consent. And for all its flaws, one cannot argue that the Khala did not enrich Protoss lives by allowing to know each other on a deep level, whereas the latter will see the rise of yet another tribe of Protoss, one that choose not to sever themselves from the Khala, Bringing even more factions to manage for Artanis before the unification of the Protoss can truly be declared a success. The only silver lining we have is that this factionism doesn't seem to impair the rebuilding of the Protoss, judging by the final scene of the campaign}
** There are also some Protoss who might harken back to the days of the Khala, like Rohana (despite her vow), and encourage Protoss children to rekindle their psionic link. The Purifiers, having a synthetic variant, might also serve to be good tutors if not helping to develop an implant for biological Protoss that can simulate it (or communicate with the Purifiers remotely), beyond the simple amplifier that Adepts use. Also, there are at least two factions of Protoss who still have their nerve cords: the Tal'darim (who for some reason don't have a connection with the Khala but don't seem to have any ritualistic severing either - Alarak has his nerve cords, for example), and the Ihan-rii, on account of them being largely in stasis and out of the picture until after Amon's defeat... and possibly non-canon. The next generation will surely be an interesting time.
* The fact that the Khala has been lost at all means that the Khalai themselves are likely to start splitting into factions like the Nerazim have, 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 great leaders who saw the three 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 comparison 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 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, 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. This becomes important later, as the Terrans spend much of the expansion OutOfFocus holding off the entire Golden Armada, giving Artanis the time he needs to gather up the few free Protoss tribes left.

See also [[Headscratchers.StarCraftIILegacyOfTheVoid the Headscratchers page]].

** The whole reason Amon corrupted the Protoss was to prevent the cycle from continuing. Corrupting the wrong race would be pointless.

** Even if Nyon went insane all Narud had to do was to send someone higher ranked to order the Tal'darim forces to stand down while they killed Nyon. This would have resulted in Narud getting 3 artifact pieces and the remaining Tal'darim forces after one conversation.

** Let us not forget that the reason why they chose to act and invade the Koprulu sector in the first place was due to the Zerg and Protoss making their presences known. They could not risk them invading Earth. Imagine what they observed with the Hybrid, seemingly bred by the Dominion, but lacking any context of what was really going on. Now they have a [i]very[/i] good reason to mount a full-scale invasion; they simply cannot afford that kind of warfare from spreading into their sector of space (or they might want the Hybrid for themselves, if there's any stasis cells of them left).