Originally Posted by
MyWholeLifeIsThunder
I think it's pretty disingenuous to deny the distinction of identities for thalassian elves is pretty damn vague and arbitrary. Demon Hunters are as different from Blood Elves as Void Elves are; they are both changed intrinsically by a cosmic energy, Void Elves literally changed their names as an statement -obviously for meta reasons of having a new name- the whole point is that at the end of the day is why elves have different naming, not because of how changed they are.
And it's just wild to try to force Void Elves to fit a single limited aesthetic when the literal OG VE could look like a regular High Elf; the idea that they can look like a high elf goes to the introduction of their concept.
Also, what the hell with the conflation of "You can use the Void Elf model to portray a High Elf identity" and "Void Elves are JUST like High Elves" Those re not the same thing. Void Elves are so BECAUSE they choose to define themselves as, because of their connection to the void, just like thalassian DH's call temselves blood elves, when they could have changed that.
There's just such a big lack of nuance in this discussion.
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You're SO CLOSE with this one.
So elves, exposed to the Void through different manners and with ostensibly different outcomes, can identify as Void Elves. It's almost as if the common denominator to be a VE is not "looking blue" but the usage of Void, and the regard for it as a powerful force.
So the question is, can a High Elf become a Void Elf if they start using the void, like the Wayfarers imply?
The whole "what makes a Void Elf a Void Elf" is already a question since we literally have void elves made in different ways canonically. How will you react if that gets expanded further?
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Do you really think a Demon Hunter could get rid of the demon inside if they wanted to change class? Why couldn't a Demon Hunter become a Mage lorewise?
It's like you do not understand the difference between an in universe change and an in game classification.
Demon Hunters literally bind themselves to a demon, changing as much as a VE does with the void. DH and DK are both classes that are linked to completelly diffent states, DK races have more in common with forsaken than their own races, they are undead.
Come on man, this is self evident. "They are mutated because of their class, so it's not as innate as VE" is such an asinine argument that forgoes any self consistent logic and lore.