I believe Xel Naga will play a large role in sc2, for many reasons. Firstly, the introduction of 'Xel'Naga Watch Towers' into the online play hints at this. Secondly, In the bonus missions for BW Zeratul comes across Duran gene splicing Protoss and Zerg, saying hes from a very old race. In the storyline of the original starcraft, at some point the Xel Naga were explained as the creators of Zerg and Protoss (I believe) with each race being a part of a greater being, (Zerg=Brawn, Protoss=Brain) . This leads me to believe that Duran is attempting to re-unite the two races and re-create the Xel Naga, or the greater being (Im not sure of my lore, please confirm). I think Duran will at some point build up his own Xel Naga army from his 'splicing', although if the Xel Naga do crop up im not sure how theyre gonna stop them being OP if they are both brainy and strong. Thirdly, in the story missions shown online one of them sees Raynor getting something (i cant remember) surrounded by four stone Xel Naga statues that turn into life-like, hinting again. Fourthly, another displayed story mission show Raynor drilling into an old Xel Naga temple for some artifact or other. Fithly, (can you say fithly?) at the end of BW when talking about Kerrighan the commentator says she was "worried" about something 'big' out there in the universe, or words to that effect. This could also be the re birth of Xel Naga. All of these add up and im pretty sure Xel Naga will take a larger part in sc2. Theres probly more evidence throughout the storyline, but the above is simply what came to mind. Anyways, this is all just speculation. I could be wrong of course. If you know of anything else or anything that disproves this, feel free to post. Again im not saying this is what i deffinately think its just a speculation. Thanks for reading it all
This was pretty much confirmed in some of the earlier interviews and the starcraft 2 books. Oh, and all the trailers. Nice way of redoing all the early speculation we did though. I present to you, a cookie.
Nah, it always makes fun discussions what exactly everything in SC1 referred to. The nature of the Xel'naga creations(temples destroying zerg, phoenixes eating zerg and protoss) seem a bit odd in contrast with their stated goals(spoiler for books) Spoiler uniting the zerg and the protoss to create the next generation of xel'naga Maybe the phoenix was supposed to become the next xel'naga race?
one thing i haven't really seen is the potential for terrans to become the xel'naga's next experiment. keep in mind that both the protoss and zerg weren't created by the xelnaga, just extensively modified. now they come back to purge the protoss and zerg, but discover there's a third race here which has potential for one final attempt at the "perfect organism". duran, who made the protoss/zerg hybrid, may or may not be known to the xelnaga...
Perhaps both. I actually have a theory. spoilered for books and dark origin Spoiler The Xel'Naga are trying to create the next generation of Xel'Naga. Yet they also have weaponry solely capable of destroying their main plan to create the next generation of XN. But what if Xel'Naga is more of a title? That there must always be a Xel'Naga, and the Xel'Naga are trying to stop the protoss and zerg from becoming the Xel'naga, because their viewpoints aren't close enough? Maybe hybridization does not change the fact that it is a protoss mind mixed with a zerg mind, with the arrogance and might of a protoss and the conquering nature of the zerg. Maybe the XN are trying to destroy the protoss and zerg to stop the Hybrids or protoss and zerg from becoming gods.
I'm more interested in what they've been doing from after they left, until the events in Starcraft 2. I'll get the rest of the info from playing the game, but I have a feeling that the part I want to know more about will stay vague forever. :/
I havent read any of the novels but from what I recall in the sc1 book story, didnt the xel naga create or engineer the zerg n toss?
nope, in both cases they searched for a good "candidate" species, and then modified them extensively to create their ideal form. the protoss were just a primitve species with limited psionic ability, the zerg were modified from a larva-like creature.
