Lets see if i got this right[spoilers]

So the Xel`Naga created both the Protoss and the Zerg.Then they implanted some kind of kill "protoss " signal in the overmind`s head practically destroying his free will.

The overmind is forced to wage war with the protoss.They battle it out for..(i dont actually know how long) then the overmind discovers Kerrigan this powerful psychic who if infested can control the scourge without his help.

Now at this point Kerrigan turns her back on him and arranges so that he gets killed.Makes you wonder if he knew he had no free will ,and would still be forced to send his fellow swarm to war,did he want to die so that the zerg can be free?

I assume he was also aware of the profecy that the Xel` Naga will one day return,so did he bet it all on Kerrigan in the hopes that she can destroy the Xel`Naga with the zerg under her control?

 

Yeah, that sounds about right. The Xel'naga programed the overmind to kill the protoss to pave the way for the Hybrids to come in and be the new favorite child. And the overmind created it's own kid and gave it what it didn't have: the ability to resist the urge to kill the protoss. But with free-will also comes risk in that it couldn't control kerrigan, so she did her own thing. That's my take.

 

My Take On This

Ive beaten the campaign twice and the secret mission you get by "destroy science facitiliy in lower right corner during the "Media Blitz" mission.

The ending to the game came as a shock to a lot of people but i saw some sort of redemption coming anyways. From what the campaign shows us and the brief glimpse of kerrigan's humanity at the very end of the campaign before the mission ends you can tell shes not herself. Something big changed when she was infested, I think the overmind did implore some will onto her or she was being manipulated by some other force. After shes cleansed in the end she smiles at Raynor and relaxes into his arms.

My assumption is that the overmind will be restored in some way unbound by his directive to destroy the protoss and regain control of the swarm because at this point kerrigan cannot be re infested in the same fashion, lore has told us that the overmind used all his power to infest kerrigan to the way she was and since hes dead that's out the window.

Either than or she will still retain some control over the zerg either mentally or the artifact gave her weird powers idk.

My first assumption seems most likely to me and the 3 races will band together to annihilate the hybrids/xel-naga

Think about the names of the expansions and the game as well. Wings of liberty. Kerrigan was liberated as well as the dominion to an extent.

Heart of the swarm, makes me think that either the overmind will return or theres something else that drives the zerg that we havent known about which would also work into my assumption of kerrigan being corrupted in some way besides her physical infestation.

If you get any proof out of the campaign its at least this much, Kerrigan was not in perfect control of her actions in regards to her humanity, still being in her mind trapped when she asks you not to give up when your on the last mission against her, not to mention she never killed raynor when she had endless opportunities. Im rather positive there is something else that drives the zergs will probably the overmind not being completely destroyed just subdued.

 

Great post!And i would also like to add that her love for Jimmy was obvious even in brood wars,when again she had the oportunity to kill him,but she always told him "there`s something wrong with her,and he should leave her alone".

 

You guys are forgetting something important. The Xel'Naga did not create these two races. They only Created the Overmind, which assimilated other races into the swarm. The Protoss were a tribe of barbarians, in which they were interested because of their psionic potential. The most assumed goal was for the two to eventually merge, upon which the Xel'Naga would return to use them in their "cosmic cycle". I assume they want to use the Hybrids they expected to create as a new generation of Xel'Naga host bodies or something similar. :/

 

It's pretty clear that Kerigan is not really in control of her self. Last mission towards they end she comes on the line in human form telling Jim not to give up. If that means she just went mad during the infestation or there is something else that had been controlling her is another question.

 

my opinion (could be wrong though )

the Xel'Naga created the Protoss in order to be their descendants because their race was going to disappear (don't know why).
but the protoss divided in tribes and began a war,Aeon of Strife.
watching this,the Xel'Naga created the Overmind to become a perfect race and without the "freedom of thinking" that protoss had.then,they disappear,probably the overmind overran them.
the objective of the Xel'Naga was to merge the 2 species in order to make the strongest beings on the universe.here is something that is confusing to me.
i dont know if the xel'naga predicted all this or Duran (who i suspect is a xel'naga or a 3rd race created by the xel'naga) sped up the "evolution".
the overmind saw a vision that the hybrids would destroy everything so he decided to pass his power to kerrigan,who with infestation,her psychic powers grew enormously.he thought with her,the zerg would be free from the xel'naga and the hybrids destroyed.
during this,the protoss were unite in the khala but some didnt want to be part of it (dark templars).they only saw the zerg as their only and truly enemies.
killing the overmind would be the destruction of the zerg (they thought).but as we know,is far more complicated than that.

Now?well they say kerrigan is the key to save the universe (even if she is human again?!?!) and IMO, the hybrids are very but very powerful
i think part of the story lies with Duran,who began the creation of the hybrids.only he can tell what the hell is going on

I can be wrong though.but this is a discussion,right?

 

THIS IS NOT WARCRAFT IN SPACE!
It's much more sophisticated!

I think Duran was just a harbinger in Brood War, not really an important character. So I'm not sure if he'll play a key role in the future expansions, because he did call himself just a "servant" to the Xel'naga.

Of course, seeing him again would be sweet - but he'll probably have some other form. Maybe he's one of the first hybrids?

 

i really do like Duran because he is the darkest (till now) char of the series.
we don't know who he is,his purpose or what hell he's going to do.

he did appear on a secret mission but now,the story is all about the xel'naga and the hybrids and he is part of it.i think would be irresponsible to left him out because they promised so much with his new look and ideals.for me,he is an important character.

and yeah maybe you're right,he could be one of the 1st hybrids.that "Dark Voice" could be him