Why do I have a feeling if Blizz came in here and said it’s not Ysera you’d still argue that it is.
Since everything here has been nothing but speculation, nothing short of Blizzard confirming or denying would probably convince me. No one has given a good argument about the artwork. That image doesn’t have to be all leaders of the flights. They can all simply be notable characters we all know an love.
It’s a stretch to say it’s not the leaders of the 5 flights, since 4 of the 5 are definitely there, but you still think they’d just interject Ysera who is, according to lore, dead and in the SL now.
They are mother and daughter so they could of left it intentionally vague on purpose seeing as they plausibly look very similar.
Also lets remember that a character being in the loading screen doesn’t mean they are relevant (Krexus)
They already confirmed that Ysera won’t be back right away. They likely gave Merithra an updated appearance like they gave all dragon aspects for the expac. And likely wanted her to look closer to her mother, since they are directly related.
It is of course possible. But Blizzard slapping a Ysera-colored coat of paint onto Merithra and calling it a day would be peak laziness. I’ll concede the possibility, but I still don’t buy it yet.
I could go deeper in my wishfullness and take the color of her armor in the artwork as symbolic of some kind of rebirth, one that is certainly possible given the relationship between Ysera, the Winter Queen, and Elune. But I of course have nothing but theory there.
SO this is really just a bunch of fanficing on your part
From reading your replies it seems like you dont actually want people to say what they think, you just wanted more people that agreed with you so you could show your guildmates theyre in the minority.
Im going with merithra since shes a key player in the game and ysera isnt around for it.
No, you’re just presuming as much because you think there is no possibility that you could be wrong, even tho I know there is a chance I am wrong. You haven’t proven anything, and your evidence no stronger than mine. I’m challenging you. There’s a difference.
Also wrong. You’re projecting and assuming the debate in my guild is hostile. I’m challenging everyone’s lore reason based on the artwork. I know the lore here, I’m not challenging the established lore. But speculation is fun, and while I do certainly want to be right here as Ysera is one of my favorite characters in game, there is nothing that has concretely shown that Ysera is not the one shown in the photo.
Entertain the possibility for a second. Blizz said Merithra is leading the green dragonflight. Easy. Is she going to get killed off two quests into the expansion thus setting off events that lead to Ysera getting a rebirth? Could she go bad guy and set off such events? Just because she leads the flight now doesn’t mean she will be by the end of the first patch. A hundred things could happen. We don’t know what they’re going to do.
Again, speculation is fun. People seem to be assuming that Ysera’s death is final, when we all know death doesn’t work like that in this game. Especially when Ysera herself, in multiple dialogues in game, including one you can go read right now if you talk to her in Ardenweald, left the possibility of returning to Azeroth open.
I had assumed we wouldn’t be seeing her for a long time. So the artwork got me pretty excited. No one has a clear answer yet, which is why I wanted to know people’s thoughts on the matter. We have only guesses, educated and otherwise.
I say that’s Ysera in the artwork, clear as day. If so, why show her and not Merithra, since the others are the leader of thier respective flights? If that IS Merithra, why the lazy Ysera copypasta makeover? She can absolutely have her own unique upgrade while still retaining features identifying her as Ysera’s kin. Laziness on Blizzards part? Maybe.
Or, the open possibility that Ysera makes a return to Azeroth within the first two patches gets realized in ways that we both didn’t see coming and aren’t surprised with.
You can mock my insistence all you want, but some of you are doing the same thing. I want discussion and reasons to think one way or the other. If you think you’re right, sell me on it. I’m open to learning something here in the middle of all of this.