Talk:Distant, shadowed world

I lack the means to properly extract the image, but I don't think the Sigma Quadrant and Ulnar images are actually the same. My interpretation would be is that Ulnar is the planet seen at the end of the closing cutscene for Echoes of the Future, and that In Utter Darkness indicates that it is actually within the Sigma Quadrant, that the quadrant itself is going dark. Ulnar is a shadowed world, so having it all lit up seems to go against that.--Hawki 07:47, December 8, 2010 (UTC)

In the ending cutscene for Echoes of the Future, isn't the planet Korhal? -- Andra2404 !WARNING! Badge collector !WARNING! 14:51, January 10, 2011 (UTC)

How could we don't notice? The planet appearing in the background of In Utter Darkness mission's briefing, when Zeratul is speaking, is Shakuras. This, together with the fact that the tileset used for this mission is Shakuras' one, supports my theory that the distant, shadowy world is, in fact, Shakuras. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5KmLJ3pYc Moreover, in the Galaxy Editor, Ulnar is stated as a Xel'Naga worldship, not a planet. Also, the ending cutscene of the mission itself, while shows the sun of the Sigma Quadrant fading out into darkness, does not indicates in any way that the battle happened there, nor that it's actually the Sigma Quadrant (Blizzard could have just used the image to show the fading out sun-thing). Actually, we have more evidence of Shakuras being a distant, shadowy world that from Ulnar even being a planet. Omega20 09:48, June 27, 2011 (UTC)

Here's the relevant text:

"Ulnar: In protoss legends the planet Ulnar was the mythical last resting place of the gods, the very center of creation from which all life ultimately flows.

Zeratul: Now, friend Raynor, you must see the Overmind's vision of the future. The end of my people... and of all things. This is our fate, should Kerrigan die..."

The map might use the Shakuras tileset, but if we're flat-out told in the game that it's Ulnar, then it's Ulnar. PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 11:14, June 27, 2011 (UTC)

Okay, that confirms that Ulnar is a planet, not that the battle happens in Ulnar. Also, not only the tileset is Shakuras' one, but the image on the mission's briefing shows the planet Shakuras in the background. Of course, unless both Ulnar and Shakuras share the same appearance. But in SCII all planets have an unique appareance, so it would be doubtful they are just alike.

About the text, it says that "in protoss legends", Ulnar "was the mythical last resting place of the gods". The only people the protoss treated as gods were the Xel'naga, unless they considered gods themselves and their legends could be considered predictions of the future. Where does that text come from? I don't remember having seen it before (it may be also because I hadn't played the campaign in a while). Omega20 12:44, June 27, 2011 (UTC)

Name of the world

Where do this description and name come from? XEL 20:04, December 24, 2010 (UTC)

From the "planetary info" entry of In Utter Darkness. PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 20:17, December 24, 2010 (UTC)

Where can I read this description? When I click on the crystal after A Sinister Turn it goes to mission start up with Zeratul's introduction speech and there's only difficulty select and Launch buttons available. XEL 07:32, December 25, 2010 (UTC)

Don't you mean after Echoes of the Future? I think it's at the bottom of the screen as Zeratul gives his speech. PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 16:41, December 25, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, of course, I mean Echoes of the Future, it was a typo. XEL 18:30, December 25, 2010 (UTC)