Hi, i dont know if this has been discussed before or if someone else already had this theory, but i just did the quest when you resurrect Ysera and watch the ascension of Merithra and it got me thinking how 3 of the 5 original aspects have been replaced, the only 2 left are Alextranza and Nozdormu.
We know something will happen to Nozdormu this expansion and its a good guess that he will finally turn into Murozond forcing someone else to take the mantle of the bronze dragonflight aspect (probably chromie) and there is also the fact that Alextranza is the only aspect that we havent fought and what a better bittersweet ending to the expansion that to witness her death, which means we will have a new red dragonflight aspect, so not only we will have repowered aspects, but also 5 NEW repowered aspects.
this other part of the theory im not so sure but goes in the same line, so we have had 3 interesting questlines:
-one for the black dragonflight where Ebyssian is chosen as their new aspect.
-one for the green dragonflight where Merithra is chosen as their new aspect.
-one for the blue dragonflight where Kalecgos is kinda chosen as their new aspect, as he is recognized by what is left of his flight.
So unless i missed something, there are two questlines missing and it wouldnt be rare that we have one for the bronze dragonflight where Nozdormu becomes Murozond and another at the end of the expansion where Alextranza is killed and a new aspect for the red steps in before their powers are fully restored.
Anyway, what do you guys think? will we have 5 new aspects at the end of the expansion?.
Blizzard states that Dawn of the Aspects resolves the Murozond Plot while also leaving the Infinite Dragonflight Plot still open.
Nozdormuās Protodrake Self becomes Murozond only for us to go back and prevent his creation.
This sort of Paradox is the result of the first Lesson of Time: āThere is only this moment.ā
That is the One True Path with all others being lies.
The True Timeline must always move forward. It must never stop or all will unravel.
The Main Universeās History being changed again and again is part of the One True Timeline.
AmanāThul is a remarkable person to be able to trace Murozondās personal history while also noticing our preventing his existence.
One can trace the rope of Time yet it is impossible to cut the rope via that method and you will simply have the rope intersecting with itself as it keeps moving forward. Ropes canāt cut ropes after all.
The Majordomo is so young and so little used that her ascension will throw most of the Players off-guard if they havenāt been reminded about her as we on this very page have.
They will be all: āWho is this kid?!ā
I assume that is the intended reactionā¦ They just been spared the notion of the Black Drake Wrathion becoming the Black Aspect in favor of the older and wiser Black Dragon Ebonhorn and get caught off-guard by a Red Drake(as opposed to a Red Dragon) becoming the Red Aspect.
I think Nozdormu will be saved from becoming Murozond, and I think Alexstraza will remain the Dragon Queen. Weāll have three new Aspects, yes, but that in and of itself is by necessity.
They might try some sort of, āAll Flights are now one, all Oaths are for all Dragons,ā sort of angle and I guess Nozdormu might then become the Dragon King to Alexstrazaās Dragon Queen or something. Those two are kind of a cute couple.
well yes, but Merithra didnt have it either and i think we will see more of Selistra as the expansion advances.
Also, i dont think Selistra is going to be the leader, i think Kalecgos will be apointed the new king as he is the more experienced and the one we are more familiarized with. Alextranza was apointed only because she united the other dragons against Galakrond and i think Kalecgos will play a similar role if he havent already., you know, because he is all about familyā¦
Merithra only starts having a prominent role in Bfa, that was two expansion ago, but anyway, that is not important, giving selitra spotlight in this expansion is enough exposure for her to be considered for the role.
Wasnt kalecgos introduced as a character the same expansion he became aspect??
Merithra wasnāt as prominent until BFA like you said, but she has been in the game since Vanilla (Temple of AhnāQiraj) and Kalecgos was in TBC like Sarm mentioned. He is also in some outside media like The Sunwell Trilogy.
It doesnt really matter, the new red aspect has all the future expansions to make herself known as the aspect of the red deagonflight as aspects do keep appearing time and time again in the story. If they give more spotlight to selistra this expansion, thats enough, as i said i donāt even believe selistra is going to be the queen, kalecgos Will be the king.
Iām not sure if this is a role he would even want, to be honest.
Out of the new Aspects he certainly has been an Aspect longer than the others, and unlike Merithra and Ebonhorn, actually possessed Aspect power from the Titans, albeit for a short window of time. I think the renewal of the Oathstones gave the new Aspects that power back? Iām not sure.
That said, Kalecgos just doesnāt quite feel like, āKing of the Dragons,ā material. Heās only recently regained some confidence as heās rebuilt and reunited what remains of his own flight. Pushing him into the role of Dragon King would feel exceptionally rushed. If Alexstraza was taking more of an interest in him, helping guide him on what it means to not just be an Aspect, but the head of his Flight, then maybe itād feel more organic and properly foreshadowed. Right now, those two barely seem to interact at all.
Nozdormu would feel like a more natural choice for a Dragon King, assuming he doesnāt become Murozond. But the premise of this hypothetical is that both he and Alexstraza wind up gone, so the cast of Aspects is entirely changed.
It almost seems like a forgone conclusion that Chromie would wind up the new Aspect of the Bronze Flight, although Soridormi would have to also die to make it the only real choice.
I have to agree with others in that, we donāt have a strong candidate to replace Alexstraza among the reds. Her Majordomo would make sense, but hasnāt been built up remotely enough.
I also think he is not ready, but i think this is another reason as to why he will be chosen as the new king, we already saw this trope with merithra in her ascension as the new green dragonflight aspect: āone is seldom ready to assume a position of (great) leadershipā, that is foreshadowing from Blizzard, he has all the future to learn to lead, all that is important is that kalecgos is a character that we are already familiarized with.
On another note, i donāt understand your point about soridormi, the aspect title is passed down more through a process of democracy than through lines of succession.
It just seems to me that while Chromie acts more with the players, Soridormi has taken on more of a role in more important matters. Sheās more familiar with Nozdormuās responsibilities on the larger scale. It feels like she would be the natural choice to replace him unless she herself was also removed. Just my two coppers on how I feel about it.
Well, as another question, what does Kalecgos bring as a potential King of the Dragons, in terms of narrative? Heās already a member of Dalaranās Council of Six, so this would be spreading him thin, unless the Council is about to lose a member.
Iām not going to accuse Blizzard of some sort of agenda, but I also feel like replacing the Dragon Queen with a Dragon King would be in poor taste given recent revelations about their company. Especially when Alexstraza already exists and functions perfectly well in her role. I feel like this would be Talanji and Rastakan all over again, when the long-standing and much beloved leader figure is replaced by someone younger and less experienced. Audiences didnāt like it then. I canāt imagine them liking it anymore now.
To be clear, Iām not against the idea of Kalecgos as the Dragon King. If Blizzard did that, Iād just shrug and keep on playing or taking my breaks regardless of that development. Iām just trying to explain why it doesnāt feel likely, or at least, like a sensible choice.
If Alexstraza died, the Dragons might be better off with no more Kings or Queens anyways.
King or Queen is just a title, it just mean āthe leader of the 5 dragonflightsā
Again, is not about experience, is about how familiarized are players with the character, selistra will just receive more spotlight as the expansion goes on. Also isnt an important part of any dragonflight job to mingle with the mortal races? Wasnt that established in chromie short story?. From that point of view, isnt chromie or selistra more experienced than nozdormu or alextranza??.
For the other argument: i think is a bit much that because of Blizzard past transgressions women needs to win over men in every story. If You want to play the social justice card You should know that selistra is referenced as gender neutral and chromie is trans, that would be two out of five aspect characters that belong to sexual minorities.