Star Augur Etraeus' foreshadowings

[Netherspark]

The Legion has destroyed thousands of worlds, the one you see is just one of many. There are even several more fel-ruined planets visible in that phase.

You can see plenty of similar ruined planets from the warlock class hall. You can also seem them from Niskara and Mardum.

[Darknessvamp]

Maybe the Old God Corrupted planet is the Ethereal's homeworld? After all they did say that the void lords had destroyed their world back in TBC but as we know the Old Gods don't really destroy as much as corrupt in their image. Also although we can't say if it may have been a titan ordered planet or not either, we can probably say that it wasn't a planet with a titan soul as the impression I get from the Void Gods apparent desire to corrupt a titan soul is that if such a event did occur we probably would have known about it.

[Spiren]

For me it seems like the frozen world has no meaning for the story, just being there to fit the idea of the whole encounter and granting Etraeus frost abilities (2 phases wouldn't be enough and he already has arcane, (fel)fire and shadow abilities, what other mage/warlock-tied spell school should they had pick? frost obviously).

Second one is just showing us something obvious regarding this expansion theme, but still some random and not important fel-corrupted planet. OR it could be Argus as well, but still it's not a big surprise for us, we (players) already know we are gonna go there, also our characters are aware of this place. Not a big deal.

The last one, void planet, is something we should be interested in. Our characters are way too much focused on Legion and they don't even know about Void Lords. They don't even consider Old Gods a big thread compared to Legion. But Etraeus has seen them and their power. He basicaly tells us "You know nothing, Jon Snow". Also from players' perspective, this is one more proof of what we already know, of the things coming in the future.

But still I see no point of inventing some Half Life 3 confirmation theories. No secret nor impactful stuff hidden here, guys.

[thilicen]

Why ?

How does ice and cold represent the scourge? Especially to the point where it freezes an entire planet? The scourge as far as I remember has never frozen anything, and Northrend was already pretty cold before Arthas went over there. This fight is about the legion, it's motives, and the futility of fighting. The scourge has literally nothing to do with this.

[Adoxe]

The planet looks pretty shattered, though.

It looks like Argus.

[olddog]

They are coming. They are hungry. Brother Old Gods are Awake!

[Raetary]

Maybe the Old God Corrupted planet is the Ethereal's homeworld? After all they did say that the void lords had destroyed their world back in TBC but as we know the Old Gods don't really destroy as much as corrupt in their image. Also although we can't say if it may have been a titan ordered planet or not either, we can probably say that it wasn't a planet with a titan soul as the impression I get from the Void Gods apparent desire to corrupt a titan soul is that if such a event did occur we probably would have known about it.

The ethereal homeworld got destroyed and consumed by dimensius, an echo of the void lords, not an old god.

[Darknessvamp]

The ethereal homeworld got destroyed and consumed by dimensius, an echo of the void lords, not an old god.

I honestly can't tell the difference anymore after Chronicle came out. Though what does it mean when a Void Lord or an echo of them consumes a planet?

[Deleted]

The Fel Planet indeed looks like Marduum and the Void Planet is especially interesting. Would love to get to such a Planet in the future.
I might be imagining thing or misinterpret it but on the void planet there seems to be a Maelstrom-like Area between the big tentakels top-left above the skullmark.

[Raetary]

The Fel Planet indeed looks like Marduum and the Void Planet is especially interesting. Would love to get to such a Planet in the future.
I might be imagining thing or misinterpret it but on the void planet there seems to be a Maelstrom-like Area between the big tentakels top-left above the skullmark.

look more closely, its just more tentacles and purple shit.

[spiritsurge]

Maybe the Old God Corrupted planet is the Ethereal's homeworld? After all they did say that the void lords had destroyed their world back in TBC but as we know the Old Gods don't really destroy as much as corrupt in their image. Also although we can't say if it may have been a titan ordered planet or not either, we can probably say that it wasn't a planet with a titan soul as the impression I get from the Void Gods apparent desire to corrupt a titan soul is that if such a event did occur we probably would have known about it.

I really like the idea of connecting the Ethereals to the void planet we see in the Star Auger fight because Xal'atath (The Shadow priest dagger) has mentioned this-

Xal'atath whispers: I long for the day our masters can truly pass into this realm. You have only seen fragments, shadows; the faintest of echoes. Ask the Ethereals what one of these manifestations are capable of.

Now obviously we have no idea what these planets we see in the fight REALLY mean, but I like the idea that that planet is possibly connected to the Ethereals in some way.

About the fel looking planet: I disagree with anyone who says it is Mardum because Sargeras literally shattered the planet, all we ever actually get to see of it is this http://wow.gamepedia.com/File:WorldM...teredAbyss.jpg which is just fragment, whereas the fel planet in the Star Auger fight is completely whole.

[Caerule]

Actually Mardum isn't shattered. You can see it in the sky if you look outside the north part of the Demon Hunter ship. It was a prison world. Sargeras tore apart the prison that surrounded it. Inadvertently releasing the bottled up fel that transformed him into the monster he became, as it tainted him.

However, he was releasing the demonic forces onto the great beyond. Has he shattered the world, he couldn't then enslaved them to his will and began the Burning Crusade. The destruction of Mardum would have killed most demons, casting their souls back into the Nether. That wouldn't really have served Sargeras' needs.

It's true, Mardum obviously isn't in a great state at the moment. Perhaps the fel eruption did some damage. Or falling to fel corruption crumbles a planet slowly, or bits were torn off when the fel rushed out.

Now, is the world we see in the Augur's second face Mardum? Probably not. It can me, but Sargeras' Burning Legion has scoured the life of most planets in the universe already, most of which would now look like that. There's probable 100.000 planets it could be.

[Wilfire]

He's just showing three possible futures for Azeroth. It will either freeze over (heat death of the universe), be destroyed by the Legion, or consumed by N'Zoth. Either way, fighting is pointless.

[Rhiziana]

He's just showing three possible futures for Azeroth. It will either freeze over (heat death of the universe), be destroyed by the Legion, or consumed by N'Zoth. Either way, fighting is pointless.

Doesn't heat death result in all atoms being ripped appart from each other before planets turning into ice?

[Ealyssa]

An obvious plot twist: just like with Illidan, we will see that Sargeras IS right! And we will join forces to fight purple tentacles.

Except Sargeras plan was never to fight the void lords. He want to destroy our universe so they can't win big difference. He's just desperate, and crazy.

If someone may change his view it's Sargeras himself, certainly not us.

[Magnagarde]

It shows us the types of planets that exist out there.

Some(1st planet) are chunks of ice with no life on them that don't attract the Burning Legion's attention, whereas some others(2nd planet) used to be teeming with life, but have been annihilated by the Burning Legion(we know there was life on that planet because the Burning Legion seeks to destroy all life as per Sargeras' wish, to avoid any life falling under the influence of the void). The third planet is one that has been taken over by one or more of the Old Gods that have been flung into the universe by the Void Lords in order to find a titan soul to corrupt; it doesn't necessarily need to be a planet that contains a tikan soul, but it surely is a planet with a dominant and overgrown Old God presence. If you look closely, there are numerous other planets with an OG presence on them and seem to have been entirely taken over just like the one closest to us.

[Elim Garak]

Except Sargeras plan was never to fight the void lords. He want to destroy our universe so they can't win

The wow must end eventually...

[Ealyssa]

deny them a chance of ever getting a foothold in the universe.

That's still not fighting them, that's desperation.

[Maxilian]

That's still not fighting them, that's desperation.

Well when you have the power to create and destroy world, to ignore time as it have no effect upon you, when even those that were seen as gods and as your brothers, could not fight you, but you are still.... powerless against this.... aberration, the only thing left is despair

[Farrarie]

I like the second planet