I think we’ve seen the character Sylvanas go though all levels of denial and anger, but these pictures with the The Jailer I’ve seen… This reaching out to something we may not completely understand for more unconventional means of power seems a little like bargaining.
I’m wondering if we could see the last stages of grieving; depression and acceptance, are going to be somewhere. I don’t think anyone expects Sylvanas to start breaking down and crying about her situation but I’m reminded of a character from Undertale. Flowey the Flower and SPOILER ALERT for anyone that hasn’t played UNDERTALE.
There was a part in the genocide ending where the villain, Flowey, basically explains everything from his perspective on how he became not just what he is, but also why he thinks the way he does and how you’re character who has been killing everyone in your wake, is completely in support of what you are doing. The thing he realizes when you’re about to finish the game is that you’re not going to spare him either. He cries and begs for his life but he goes down just like all the rest.
There’s a lot of questions in my mind on what Sylvanas has been up to. Not only from BFA but a bunch of questions from Legion as well. And I don’t want to have to go through a novel or a badly Illustrated comic book.
I would think that the character must see some level of irony that she is doing the same thing that Garrosh did. That the adventurers of Azeroth are going to go from place to place completing quest, clearing instances, and will eventually go into a heavy defensed fortress where all of her commanders, allies, and minions are, until she is eventually cornered and defeated.
Sylvanas has been in the game since Vanilla, I’m pretty sure from a lore perspective she’s seen or heard about these things happening more then a few times and even been a apart of a few raids before. I’m thinking instead the mustache twirling, “You’ll never stop me become of my great power.”, I’ve come to expect from raid bosses.
I’m thinking there could be some level of depression where she does explain everything or even, like in the last level of suicide, where we can can actually see her smile. Because she knows she’s going to die, but not in a since like where she would be going to a place after death existence, (because that seems like what the Shadowlands is) but a true none existence of nothingness where she wouldn’t be reminded of the pain she caused.
This could be something really philosophical about the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Or this could be our journey into Beyond Good and Evil and Sylvanas can quote Nietzsche the while through our journey. Or we and Blizzard can go through the same motions that I just explained earlier.
