Considering their race as a whole I'm inclined to doubt that, even without the Khala they've basically spent their lives in each-others skulls, the experiences of an Ex High templar, Lore-Wise they fight as the whole of the protoss race. ^.^
"In the name of the many" is the key here because the ideal is that even if you are alone, you fight with others that also fight with you and understanding that is how artanis can fight on when while alone.
This scene has a lot of emotional weight. Artanis and Zeratul once activated the Xel'Naga Temple together in BroodWar. Now, Artanis stands alone, without Zeratul, in a desperate bid to overload that same temple. One might feel loneliness when confronted with the memory of this place. Artanis must be thinking of Zeratul in that moment of apparent despair. Separated from the Khala, from the mentor he killed with his own hands, facing overwhelming odds, his despair must be even deeper. As he is overwhelmed by the Zerg, Artanis remembers the words of his mentor, and understands that despite being isolated, there is great pride to be found in fighting in such a state... ''For our warrior hearts are bound by honor, and tradition. Battle is waged in the name of the many...The brave who generation after generation, choose the mantle of...Dark Templar!''
It also kinda has to do with the molding of Artanis as a character through the games. Remember at the start of brood war he was pretty much a cocky kid who Tassadar had seen potential in.
I agree Artanis is a badass by his own right, but seriously Zeratul set the stage with that monologue. Basically Artanis at that very moment when he erupted out of the dogpile had become a Dark Templar.
Zealots are young foot soldiers, all High Templar were once Zealots, they have different gear, instead of relying on the strength and speed of the young, they focus the enhanced psionic powers of the old. Dark template are kind of cheaters, I guess you could say that their numbers were small enough that only those that could cloak were strong and skilled enough to leave Shakuras.
1:00 Shows how durable protoss really are. The shields are protecting artanis from hydralisk spines, where the cutscene in wings of liberty on char shows marines in their suits dying instantly from spines. Here we see artanis surviving damage that would have killed perhaps 10 marines!
In the marines defense most of those spines just bounced off. that means he had pretty damn good armor. Normal zealots would´ve been perforated pretty quickly under that barrage like marines. And the marines didnt had their shields equipped
DaringDanny artanis uses his shields more so than most. he overcharges them and whatnot. just look at his abilities. so he seems to have just overall better shields than his fellow protoss.
Alex Le Their the PROUD people, the protoss, of course they gotta have golden armor and swag. Ever since i discovered starcraft i wanted to ppay as protoss, their the coolest.
The Unholy Adventurer that makes sense, they've been bugging me the whole time, and have seriously compromised my enjoyment of what would otherwise be one of my favorite characters.
Man would I give up a lot just to experience every single cinematic of SC2 once again... After a couple of years each and every one of them still gives me goose bumps
Like Adun and Tassadar before him, Artanis has achieved great things by seeking balance between light and dark and wielding them in unison. The third Twilight Templar.
And then they retcon Tassadar's sacrifice and make his character meaningless. And turn Kerrigan into a goodie two shoes sky fenix goddess of light and rainbow kitten energy.
@@bunnieskitties293 Actually I don't think they did retcon. Tassadar played incredibly important role. He destroyed Overmind, if it wasn't destroyed, Karrigan would never raise to be the leader, she would always be just an agent of Overmind and Amon would easily use them. The image we see in Zeratul's mission in WoL is one of the Xel'Naga, Ouros, who used Tassadar's likeness and connection to Zeratul to impart crucial knowledge.
@@bunnieskitties293 that was never a retcon, it was always the plan. Kerrigan was created for that purpose, to unchain the zerg and bring about the fall of Amon. That was the overminds plan from the start. Though i’ll agree that Xelnaga kerrigan was lame and the final mission was a waste.
Same, it was the game I was waiting for since playing WoL in 2010 and realizing I only had 1/3 of the game, and not the 1/3 I was really wanting (protoss). I did have some disappointments though as I felt it was a bit short, since the prologue/epilogue were technically not the main Artanis campaign and also Kerrigan and the "redemption" storyline at the end. I wanted her to die, not just due to Brood War but also because of what seemed like Blizzard's own decisions like they couldn't make up their mind. All of WoL you work to "fix" her then in HotS all of that is undone.
Legacy was an amazing finish to the Starcraft II storyline. Especially some of these cinematics stick with me long after finishing the campaign. I really hope Blizzard does a live action trilogy or two of movies eventually.
Agreed, except for the epilogue. The epilogue was shit. Seriously? Kerrigan turning into a Xel' Naga? Is that the best Blizzard was able to think of for the long-awaited ending of Starcraft II? They've already wasted a lot potential with her in Heart Of The Swarm (my least favorite expansion in terms of story), and now this? And as for Amon, they could had him be a villain that isn't just "big bad guy", but nope. The reason why Amon did what he did in the first place was because he believed that the Xel' Naga's Infinite Cycle was flawed, and despite that, Blizzard made him seem as a villain, rather than a character who does this "for the greater good" (even his design says "pure evil villain" even though i actually do like his design quite a bit). I'll admit, i'm not a Brood War purist (no offense to anyone who hates Starcraft II and likes Brood War), i think both Brood War and Starcraft II are equally good, but Heart Of The Swarm and Legacy Of The Void's epilogue were easily the weakest parts of Starcraft II's story.
"For our warrior hearts are bound by honor.... tradition.... Battle is waged in the name of the many..." Gave me goosebumps. I wish the human race were to be so honorable.
Indeed, but honor does not appear to be prevalent in contemporary times. Individualism reigns supreme but I feel that art like this still exists because despite our cultural evolution, most find honor to be a respectable and ideal quality.
Both Tassadar and Artanis respected Zeratul despite him being a Dark Templar. The code of the Nerazim as described, Tassadar having fulfilled years earlier. And in this moment, Artanis fulfills the same moral obligation which is expected of such warriors. Without a doubt, the most epic of all cutscenes in the history of Starcraft.
@@georgem9981 Tassarar's sacrifice and Mengsk' speech. Nope this is not even close. Even Brood War's opening... come on. I mean this is still good. But no it's not the "most epic" one
I have to say that ... protoss always reminded me of feudal japan ... templar being samurai and dark templars shinobis. Fighting with honor and a warrior codex, later the meaning of cutting their nerve cord. Just amazing !
I have and could watch this scene over and over. It holds so much symbolism to SC 1 and 2. Not only that it shows how powerful and dedicated the Protoss are. It is sincerely a heart moving scene.
Shit, I'm too soft for those SC cutscenes, getting all teary, been playing the series almost my whole life and I'm thirty now. I will never thank Blizzard enough for enriching my life so much with these games, so many wonderful memories. Off to play ladder right now.
Entaro Tassidar, Entaro Asun and Entaro Fenix and Entaro Zeratul! ( i belive entaro is only reserved for warrior who died in battle you wouldnt say entaro artanis because he is alive)
It's over now. Starcraft is over. We will never again see its like or witness its splendour in its full majesty. All that remains are echoes of a golden past. And yet... that is not all that it leaves behind. It leaves behind a legacy. A legacy that will never be forgotten by those who experienced the great birth of professional gaming. Electronic sports. And though, in time, civilisation will cease to remember Starcraft, take heart in the fact that its legacy is, like the void, eternal so long as humanity continues to persist. For none of us are ever truly alone.
Blizzard:Starcraft...it's gone,becoming one with the eternal archive of countless games,but the tradition we forged will always remain. Tell me,carbot,how much do you know of our plot? Carbot:Little.Your writers...closely guard their practice.Why do you speak of this? Blizzard:A Blizzard employee will only become a true Blizzard employee through writing a plot.The initiate sit alone,the others suggests their ideas.If she endures,she become a programmer:True,Blizzard employee.You have write the plot already,carbot.You write alone against countless shitty ideas,animating for the many.You have perfected the zerglings already,you no longer have the vanilla version of Starcraft.You are,dank templar.
For our warrior hearts are bound by honor, tradition. Battle is waged in the name of the many. The brave, who generation after generation choose the mantle of DARK TEMPLAR
The only protoss who became a dark templar by performing the shadow walk and simultaneously blowing up the Dark templar homeworld like the Conclave secretly wanted in the first place.
Now that his shields were nerfed, he is much more squishier, rip shieldtanis. But before you would’ve gone phase bulwark at 13 and shield surge at 16 for survivability.
I had problems with the premise of the story and the turn it took, with the whole prophecy thing. And Amon felt like having more potential than being your generic Marvel villain, but he was not. Kerrigan turning into a Xel'naga was dumb, as it was her design and all that "not even my final form" crap with her got out of hand. Not to mention for the most part Zeratul's badassery was gone. But with all the things I did not like - more I liked. Mostly in the details, especially in Legacy. This here, for example, had Artanis destroying the same temple he and Zeratul activated with their joined energy to kill the zerg on the planet. A building that stood as a symbol of unity. And now Artanis is not only destroying it and Shakuras itself, he is doing it alone, after he, more or less, killed Zeratul. Again to stop a zerg threat. But at the same time fighting with Zeratul's blade for the first time in the game and remembering something Zeratul probably told him before about being alone and separated from khala, and the honor of the Dark Templar. Later he ends up being pronounced Dark Templar by Vorazun who said this was his Shadow walk. I Loved the fuck out of the details in the cinematics. Even Zeratul's "My life for Aiur" had so much meaning in its context. And I really like the gameplay of the campaigns, contrary to most people, it was super fun to play. Just the overall plot was... meh... compared to the Original and Brood War.
I feel like Heart of the Swarm had the strongest plot out of all the newer ones. Wings of liberty did alot of plot setup, but heart of the swarm felt like a true sequel and an very satisfying end to the Mengsk arc from the first games. Especially when you realize the entirety of HOTS is basically a crazy revenge thriller set in space
@@ryang6931 Im surprised anyone could think any of them had a stronger plot than WoL in isolation of the SC2 trilogy. Considering Tychus was such a fucking hero of a plot character. And it was a genuinely well made romance story between Jimmy and Kerrigan. Then again, I guess most dont appreciate romance stories, so it might just fall on deaf ears.
@@bunnieskitties293 That's because it kind of came out of Nowhere when you played the first game. You could argue there could have been some sparks. But they just pulled that lovestory outta there Ass.
I am not so sure if anyone noticed it, but when Artanis was pinned down by the zerg, he did this explosion thing. That, definitely, mirrors his 3rd skill. ^^
Funny what being the protagonist can do for you! Lolol. From lanky naked space caveman to badass warrior in a gleaming suit of armour, all in four years...
I dont even know if i prefer zerg or terran tears. PROUD protoss race. Since i dont have a pc now i cant play and got a bit tired of the streams... but its a great game, super cool. Everything about protoss is pure swagg. Just epic
most intense scene from the entire title! This speech in the background while he fights give me chills, goosebumps, etc etc "GREEN LANTERN LIGHT" no just kidding, but really epic
I never thought Artanis was all that because I remember from Brood War. However SC2 put him up there if not better than Tassadar. Tassadar is a legend yes, but Artanis is more of a better leader. Unlike Tassadar he did not lead his men to their deaths.
![Starcraft 2 ► Legacy of the Void In-Game Cinematic [HD] - Zeratul vs. Artanis Fight (LOTV)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/K_lcMXQOjaE/mqdefault.jpg)
Rumor has it, they had to construct additional pylons to warp his massive balls.
Artanis Akbar!
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lmao
best comment I've read in a while
god im saving this comment
Not only does he walk away from an explosion, he walks away in it
lionelep1 *warps out
lol
Kreygasm
Wow
I can see the song going like this "cool guys don't look at explosions, they blow stuff up and then warp away"
It's funny how Artanis talks about how we must unite to be strong while he's kicking everyone's asses all alone
did you miss the "never truly alone" line? ;3
Mrshadow5014 oh, because it's like the cheesy "my friends will always be in my heart" thing?
Considering their race as a whole I'm inclined to doubt that, even without the Khala they've basically spent their lives in each-others skulls, the experiences of an Ex High templar, Lore-Wise they fight as the whole of the protoss race. ^.^
Ignacio Nieva considering Protoss it's much less cheesier.
"In the name of the many" is the key here because the ideal is that even if you are alone, you fight with others that also fight with you and understanding that is how artanis can fight on when while alone.
Artanis embodies all of the protoss, he fights with the honor of a Templar, the Skill of a Dark Templar and the ferocity of a Tal'darim.
And the technological superiority/durability of the Purifiers?
Oh yeah forgot about hem sorry, offcourse them also
This scene has a lot of emotional weight. Artanis and Zeratul once activated the Xel'Naga Temple together in BroodWar. Now, Artanis stands alone, without Zeratul, in a desperate bid to overload that same temple.
One might feel loneliness when confronted with the memory of this place. Artanis must be thinking of Zeratul in that moment of apparent despair. Separated from the Khala, from the mentor he killed with his own hands, facing overwhelming odds, his despair must be even deeper.
As he is overwhelmed by the Zerg, Artanis remembers the words of his mentor, and understands that despite being isolated, there is great pride to be found in fighting in such a state...
''For our warrior hearts are bound by honor, and tradition. Battle is waged in the name of the many...The brave who generation after generation, choose the mantle of...Dark Templar!''
It also kinda has to do with the molding of Artanis as a character through the games. Remember at the start of brood war he was pretty much a cocky kid who Tassadar had seen potential in.
Concisely put. Artanis possesses all of those characteristics.
Only badasses look away from explosions.
Opened comments purely to say what you said, only thing I can add is .... "And walk away like a boss" .
Or people who don't want shrapnels in their eyes xD
"waRP away" :P
Mission Impossibru Nigga :T
"Bullshit. how do you want to admire your work?"~ explosive expert from defiance.
He is very lucky that the place to which he warped had enough pylons.
ffarkasm actually, *you must construct additional pylons*
Artanis gets 200 supply with no pylons (co-op)
Artanis doesn't need Pylons (lv 15-higher Artanis in co-op starts out with max supply lol)
VYNLT he is level 15 mage
Technically he still needs them to warp in units.
I agree Artanis is a badass by his own right, but seriously Zeratul set the stage with that monologue. Basically Artanis at that very moment when he erupted out of the dogpile had become a Dark Templar.
I got shivers down my spine. You know why? Zeratuls speech.
Even the matriarch of shakuras approve that artanis has walk the shadowpath, a rite all dark templars have done.
Artanis was overshadowed in brood war because zeratul was too cool
@@lordlopikong6940 "Overshadowed", hah nicely put. Adun Toridas.
Zeratul’s original voice actor was far superior IMO. It’s a shame he passed away before SC2 was made.
I love how Zeratul is Narrating this from the dead, like Tassadar.
Artanis' badass level has shot itself beyond 9000 levels.
His coolness level is over 9000!
"Matt, what's the level of Artanis' balls?"
"It's over 9000!!!"
So artanis is a Zealot, a Dark Templar, and a High Templar in one.
Mr Mech ! THE RAGEALOT!
And a scout
and a mothership (alternate timeline)
He commands a mothership lol
Zealots are young foot soldiers, all High Templar were once Zealots, they have different gear, instead of relying on the strength and speed of the young, they focus the enhanced psionic powers of the old.
Dark template are kind of cheaters, I guess you could say that their numbers were small enough that only those that could cloak were strong and skilled enough to leave Shakuras.
1:00 Shows how durable protoss really are. The shields are protecting artanis from hydralisk spines, where the cutscene in wings of liberty on char shows marines in their suits dying instantly from spines. Here we see artanis surviving damage that would have killed perhaps 10 marines!
In the marines defense most of those spines just bounced off. that means he had pretty damn good armor. Normal zealots would´ve been perforated pretty quickly under that barrage like marines. And the marines didnt had their shields equipped
DaringDanny artanis uses his shields more so than most. he overcharges them and whatnot. just look at his abilities. so he seems to have just overall better shields than his fellow protoss.
DaringDanny thats why they cost more as supply depots
Well in the lore terran marines are a little tougher.
Put some plot armor into your calculation and numbers will make sense.
From a simple scout pilot to praetor and leader of the whole Protoss race
What a life :)
I thought Artanis was the executor from the og starcraft and then you are a different one in the broodwar
The Zerg threw everything including the kitchen sink at him....
Artanis drops a planet on their heads.
Now, THAT, is class.
god, now ive imagined Kerrigan with a kitchen sink...
@@szymonbober2280 those things hurt you know.
@@szymonbober2280 Imagine Amon with a kitchen sink.
@@Nighthawke70 Imagine Amon with *two* Kitchen sink.
Man I love the style of Protoss armor.
Try to love the style of their shoulder pads, Blizzard is a massive fan of them
Alex Le Their the PROUD people, the protoss, of course they gotta have golden armor and swag. Ever since i discovered starcraft i wanted to ppay as protoss, their the coolest.
I must say I don't like the "things" on Artanis' back, they seem very uncomfortable for battle.
asdas8887 I believe those are psionic amplifiers, like the ones that adepts have
The Unholy Adventurer that makes sense, they've been bugging me the whole time, and have seriously compromised my enjoyment of what would otherwise be one of my favorite characters.
not too bad for a scout pilot !
LOL!
If every single Scout pilot turned out like that, the Protoss will have wiped the Swarm out! :P
Artanis was the executor from the first campaign.
same as Darth vader lol
@@Kalenz1234 he was also a cocky 4th wall breaking shitkicker in brood war, who piloted a scout.
The way he delivers that Psionic Storm at 1:40 gives me the chills.
More like Psionic Tornado
despite of being a Human , I would literally follow this guy for the rest of my life.
Hell yes, FOR ARTANIS!
intaroll Artanis!
Ric Daniel En taro Artanis!
"despite being a Human" or "in spite of being a Human" :) *flies away*
for TASSADAR
Artanis, one-Protoss-army. Must be a hell of an armor he has, taking all those clawing Zerglings on at once...
it's funny how he was the most underdressed Protoss in SC1 but the most overdressed in SC2 XD
He has unlimited shields. XD Or an invisible sentry with unlimited energy regenerating his shields.
you have not played heroes of the storm then. Auto attack reduced shield overload cool down, that is his trait :)
well a Hierarch got to look pimp
He's also a templar. His Psi-storm is always in store :3
This is what happens when you force a Protoss to get a haircut.
May Amon have mercy on your soul, cause Artanis certainly isn’t gonna have any.
Man would I give up a lot just to experience every single cinematic of SC2 once again... After a couple of years each and every one of them still gives me goose bumps
all in a days work, General. :)
@@MisterPLD672 daaaaamn
Like Adun and Tassadar before him, Artanis has achieved great things by seeking balance between light and dark and wielding them in unison.
The third Twilight Templar.
I didn't know that's what the likes of Artanis was called. That legit gave me goosebumps.
And then they retcon Tassadar's sacrifice and make his character meaningless. And turn Kerrigan into a goodie two shoes sky fenix goddess of light and rainbow kitten energy.
@@bunnieskitties293 Actually I don't think they did retcon. Tassadar played incredibly important role. He destroyed Overmind, if it wasn't destroyed, Karrigan would never raise to be the leader, she would always be just an agent of Overmind and Amon would easily use them. The image we see in Zeratul's mission in WoL is one of the Xel'Naga, Ouros, who used Tassadar's likeness and connection to Zeratul to impart crucial knowledge.
@@bunnieskitties293 that was never a retcon, it was always the plan.
Kerrigan was created for that purpose, to unchain the zerg and bring about the fall of Amon. That was the overminds plan from the start. Though i’ll agree that Xelnaga kerrigan was lame and the final mission was a waste.
@@Malisman77 They didn't retcon anything, just ignore people who say shit like this.
Playing Legacy of the Void was one of the most cathartic experiences of my life and I'm very glad of having experienced Starcraft II from day one.
Same, it was the game I was waiting for since playing WoL in 2010 and realizing I only had 1/3 of the game, and not the 1/3 I was really wanting (protoss). I did have some disappointments though as I felt it was a bit short, since the prologue/epilogue were technically not the main Artanis campaign and also Kerrigan and the "redemption" storyline at the end. I wanted her to die, not just due to Brood War but also because of what seemed like Blizzard's own decisions like they couldn't make up their mind. All of WoL you work to "fix" her then in HotS all of that is undone.
Awesome hearing zeratul again.
artanis is a great leader for his people
oh my Tassadar! Artanis so badass o_o
I literally scream every time I watch this cinematic
(EDIT): 2023 and I still feel the same I love you Artanis
Zeratul's voice.... Eargasm
2023 and...
My life for Aiur, now and forever
SAME
Legacy was an amazing finish to the Starcraft II storyline. Especially some of these cinematics stick with me long after finishing the campaign. I really hope Blizzard does a live action trilogy or two of movies eventually.
Ikr. Legacy was by far the most enthralling to me even though I'm a zerg main. It was so badass. Artanis was dope
I've thought about doing that sort of marathon as well. Was waiting on news of the redesign of original SC in the SC2 engine first.
Nah, the whole Amon is the devil and Kerigan turning into an angel upset me to no end. She should have died to atone for what she did, period.
kalimul Agreed. LotV is my favorite SC2 campaign, and probably in my top 3 across all games and expansions, but the Epilogue kills it.
Agreed, except for the epilogue. The epilogue was shit. Seriously? Kerrigan turning into a Xel' Naga? Is that the best Blizzard was able to think of for the long-awaited ending of Starcraft II? They've already wasted a lot potential with her in Heart Of The Swarm (my least favorite expansion in terms of story), and now this? And as for Amon, they could had him be a villain that isn't just "big bad guy", but nope. The reason why Amon did what he did in the first place was because he believed that the Xel' Naga's Infinite Cycle was flawed, and despite that, Blizzard made him seem as a villain, rather than a character who does this "for the greater good" (even his design says "pure evil villain" even though i actually do like his design quite a bit).
I'll admit, i'm not a Brood War purist (no offense to anyone who hates Starcraft II and likes Brood War), i think both Brood War and Starcraft II are equally good, but Heart Of The Swarm and Legacy Of The Void's epilogue were easily the weakest parts of Starcraft II's story.
"For our warrior hearts are bound by honor.... tradition.... Battle is waged in the name of the many..." Gave me goosebumps.
I wish the human race were to be so honorable.
Most artistic creations are an extension of real human stories and cultured traditions. So there was an exemplary times of heroes and badasses.
Indeed, but honor does not appear to be prevalent in contemporary times. Individualism reigns supreme but I feel that art like this still exists because despite our cultural evolution, most find honor to be a respectable and ideal quality.
look up raynor and artanis shake hands youll see we are
I was referring to humans outside video games.
Comment gave me Cringe-Bumps
planet explosion?, better act cool
Logic.
4 dislikes from Amon, Narud, Ma'lash & Nyon
Erdem K. LOL
Hey,we have the same image!!!
Nyon?
@@carltomacruz9138 starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/Nyon
Maar has joined.
ITS THE WILL OF ZERATUL
almost 5 years and i still get goosebumps watching this
if only blizzard put the same effort on WC3: reforged as this one
If only ;-;
Both Tassadar and Artanis respected Zeratul despite him being a Dark Templar. The code of the Nerazim as described, Tassadar having fulfilled years earlier.
And in this moment, Artanis fulfills the same moral obligation which is expected of such warriors.
Without a doubt, the most epic of all cutscenes in the history of Starcraft.
"Without a doubt, the most epic of all cutscenes in the history of Starcraft." absolutely!!
@@georgem9981 Tassarar's sacrifice and Mengsk' speech. Nope this is not even close.
Even Brood War's opening... come on.
I mean this is still good. But no it's not the "most epic" one
Put away your nostalgia 👓
I always thought it would be soooo awesome if as Zeratul says "Dark Templar" Artanis' right eye turned green.
One of his swords already is green. What more do you need?
@@DGneoseeker1But the combinated colors of eyes could be epic too
When zeratul said "choose the mantle of dark templar" artanis's eyes shouldve turned green.
I have to say that ... protoss always reminded me of feudal japan ... templar being samurai and dark templars shinobis. Fighting with honor and a warrior codex, later the meaning of cutting their nerve cord. Just amazing !
Blizzards cinematics keep getting better and better
I have and could watch this scene over and over. It holds so much symbolism to SC 1 and 2. Not only that it shows how powerful and dedicated the Protoss are. It is sincerely a heart moving scene.
Shit, I'm too soft for those SC cutscenes, getting all teary, been playing the series almost my whole life and I'm thirty now. I will never thank Blizzard enough for enriching my life so much with these games, so many wonderful memories.
Off to play ladder right now.
This makes them becoming a shell of their former selves very saddening.
En Arudin Shakuras!
+문상현 En Taro Artanis!
+문상현 My life for Aiur!
Adun Toridas.
En Taro Artanis!!
Entaro Tassidar, Entaro Asun and Entaro Fenix and Entaro Zeratul! ( i belive entaro is only reserved for warrior who died in battle you wouldnt say entaro artanis because he is alive)
His monologue was so powerful it sent shivers down my spine and legs. Goodness.
It's over now. Starcraft is over. We will never again see its like or witness its splendour in its full majesty. All that remains are echoes of a golden past.
And yet... that is not all that it leaves behind.
It leaves behind a legacy. A legacy that will never be forgotten by those who experienced the great birth of professional gaming. Electronic sports. And though, in time, civilisation will cease to remember Starcraft, take heart in the fact that its legacy is, like the void, eternal so long as humanity continues to persist.
For none of us are ever truly alone.
Blizzard:Starcraft...it's gone,becoming one with the eternal archive of countless games,but the tradition we forged will always remain.
Tell me,carbot,how much do you know of our plot?
Carbot:Little.Your writers...closely guard their practice.Why do you speak of this?
Blizzard:A Blizzard employee will only become a true Blizzard employee through writing a plot.The initiate sit alone,the others suggests their ideas.If she endures,she become a programmer:True,Blizzard employee.You have write the plot already,carbot.You write alone against countless shitty ideas,animating for the many.You have perfected the zerglings already,you no longer have the vanilla version of Starcraft.You are,dank templar.
holy shit paul, you gave me goosebumps 2 years after you posted this. well done.
They say StarCraft 3 is on the way.Going to appear as a demo this year and making it's debut at 2020.But I only heard rumors.
@@Nor1998_ I'M NOT BELIEVING ANY RUMORS UNTIL THE ACTUAL RELEASE IS OUT
Chills, tears, and overwhelming courage from these words.
The emotion he puts when he looks back at the hydralisk like saying “bring it on”
For our warrior hearts are bound by honor, tradition. Battle is waged in the name of the many. The brave, who generation after generation choose the mantle of DARK TEMPLAR
2:06 Beam me up, Scotty.
The only protoss who became a dark templar by performing the shadow walk and simultaneously blowing up the Dark templar homeworld like the Conclave secretly wanted in the first place.
En Taro Tassadar, En Taro Zeratul, En Taro Artanis.
En Taro tke 3 lost templar you mean
En Taro Alarak.
En Taro Fenix
greg lopaly artanis isn't lost
En Taro Adun
still getting goosebumps when i watch this even if ive completed all the campaigns 10 times
typical HotS match when his opponent doesn't have stuns.
Old level 20 artanis was just unkillable. triple strike/zealot charge/force of will. made him a fucking raid boss.
Now that his shields were nerfed, he is much more squishier, rip shieldtanis. But before you would’ve gone phase bulwark at 13 and shield surge at 16 for survivability.
Terrans walk away from explosions, while Artanis teleports while walking away from the explosion. Hell yeah
Yeah, kinda hard to walk away from a planetary explosion...
Good is good in the final hour- in the deepest pit. Without hope, without witness, without reward.
Cool guys don't look at explosions.
They blow things up and then warp away.
damn i was going to post that.
Until they get actually caught in it
en taro Zeratul, en taro Artanis
Imagine a Game of Thrones production of the Starcraft story. It would be amazing.
Wish we got a starcraft movie before i die. Super unlikely, even the game isnt popular.
I dont think you would say the same after s08
This aged like milk.
"Battle is waged in the name of the many..." For the Greater Good!
Heresy!!!
I had problems with the premise of the story and the turn it took, with the whole prophecy thing. And Amon felt like having more potential than being your generic Marvel villain, but he was not. Kerrigan turning into a Xel'naga was dumb, as it was her design and all that "not even my final form" crap with her got out of hand. Not to mention for the most part Zeratul's badassery was gone.
But with all the things I did not like - more I liked. Mostly in the details, especially in Legacy. This here, for example, had Artanis destroying the same temple he and Zeratul activated with their joined energy to kill the zerg on the planet. A building that stood as a symbol of unity. And now Artanis is not only destroying it and Shakuras itself, he is doing it alone, after he, more or less, killed Zeratul. Again to stop a zerg threat.
But at the same time fighting with Zeratul's blade for the first time in the game and remembering something Zeratul probably told him before about being alone and separated from khala, and the honor of the Dark Templar. Later he ends up being pronounced Dark Templar by Vorazun who said this was his Shadow walk.
I Loved the fuck out of the details in the cinematics.
Even Zeratul's "My life for Aiur" had so much meaning in its context.
And I really like the gameplay of the campaigns, contrary to most people, it was super fun to play. Just the overall plot was... meh... compared to the Original and Brood War.
I feel like Heart of the Swarm had the strongest plot out of all the newer ones. Wings of liberty did alot of plot setup, but heart of the swarm felt like a true sequel and an very satisfying end to the Mengsk arc from the first games. Especially when you realize the entirety of HOTS is basically a crazy revenge thriller set in space
@@ryang6931 Im surprised anyone could think any of them had a stronger plot than WoL in isolation of the SC2 trilogy. Considering Tychus was such a fucking hero of a plot character. And it was a genuinely well made romance story between Jimmy and Kerrigan. Then again, I guess most dont appreciate romance stories, so it might just fall on deaf ears.
@@bunnieskitties293 That's because it kind of came out of Nowhere when you played the first game. You could argue there could have been some sparks. But they just pulled that lovestory outta there Ass.
I read but I stopped at "he and Zeratul" it already hit me there
Most epic cinematic in Starcraft II.. MY LIFE FOR AIURRRR !!!!!!!!!
My favorite units from starcraft. Such a badass cinematic.
I am not so sure if anyone noticed it, but when Artanis was pinned down by the zerg, he did this explosion thing.
That, definitely, mirrors his 3rd skill. ^^
This dude had plastic surgery after the brood war. Dude literally went from a 2 to a 7 by protoss standard.
Funny what being the protagonist can do for you! Lolol. From lanky naked space caveman to badass warrior in a gleaming suit of armour, all in four years...
"GENERATION after GENERATION" gets me everytime
After all this time this scene still gives me goosebumps
Dat timely recall.
I dont even know if i prefer zerg or terran tears. PROUD protoss race. Since i dont have a pc now i cant play and got a bit tired of the streams... but its a great game, super cool. Everything about protoss is pure swagg. Just epic
Thank you for making me want to play this game again.
I just rewatch this cinematics just imagining how cool could be warcraft reforged...
Artanis is a freaking monster!
🎵 Cool guys don't look at explosions 🎵
Also I just wanna say Artanis is the best lmao.
2024 and i still come back to listen to zeratul'😊s speech
I half expected his eyes to turn green like the Nerazim's when Zeratul said the ones who take up the mantle of Dark Templar
To get green eyes, you as Templar must draw the energy from the void, the home of Xel'naga.
When your army is out on the map - zerg nidused your main and there is only one zealot/templar.
Who is watching this in 2018, and hope for Starcraft 3
There is a SC 3... I'm from 2021
No. The story is finished.
Ezy Teri Reddy just having hope for one Starcraft 3 can happen we never know.
most intense scene from the entire title! This speech in the background while he fights give me chills, goosebumps, etc etc "GREEN LANTERN LIGHT" no just kidding, but really epic
Legendary this piece of movie !!! Even in a thousend years this will still be awesome like hell !!! Hail --- Dark Templar !°°!°°!
He forgot his ‘deal with it’ glasses at the end
If only members of the Twilight Council could witness this (I can only imagine Alarak’s reaction and, maybe, satisfaction).
Man, Artanis is so Adorable.
Gonna replay that foocking campaign again
Starcraft II - still one of the BEST games in our history!
DO you feel it, Amon? More than 2 billion of your forces, wiped out in an instance That is your doom coming
Like a Boss
Come back every month to watch this video, all i want is to be like him.
It is truly badass. Loved this lightning
i wonder what archon comes out if 2 artanis merge together
Verdun Archonis
...God of archons?
High-dark archon i bet
Fenix
A xel-naga
You know what guys? We need a movie series of their stories
He shattered this world in the name of his brethren. This is something one can aspire to.
Now I understand why protoss have such fucking massive jawlines. All of them but Artanis especially are Proto Giga Chads
Mission accomplished! Lets ROLL OUT - Optimus Prime in disguise 😊
Just imagine how strong this scene would be if Artanis eyes glow green in last moment.
Very cool. In the future, actual battles in-game will look like this.
so epic. brings me to tears
This shit makes me wanna started to play starcraft 2 :(
then fucking do it--the campaigns of all three games are fucking incredible
I suggest you start from Starcraft 1
Play all 6 Campaigns and then switch to SCII WoL
Then Hots, then this
If you read backwards Artanis, you'll get a surprise, as I did when I clicked him too many times.
"There is a certain music to it"
OMFG!!!!!
He started as a Zealot, then evolved into High Templar, then blinked in the last moment before the explosion as a Dark Templar. So badass.
Badass moment indeed but the zeratul voice and words make this moment epic.
This was a glorious time. Not anymore now that -Amon- Blizzard nerfed Protoss.
Imagine if this was the trailer for LIFE #hypeImplosion
This scene gets me pumped everytime
One of the most badass exits
I never thought Artanis was all that because I remember from Brood War. However SC2 put him up there if not better than Tassadar. Tassadar is a legend yes, but Artanis is more of a better leader. Unlike Tassadar he did not lead his men to their deaths.