Anyone feel sorry for Fenix?
Fenix rocked the Protoss world! Tassadar and Fenix were always the best units and I thought that it was kinda sad how both died. Fenix was backstabed and Tassadar gave his life (cool movie ).
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One thing, Fenix didn't really die, since he was resurrected (like all zealots) as a dragoon.
shareHe died again in Brood War.
share"Clearly Tassadar has failed us. You must not."
Cool line, but Tassadar as SO FRICKIN AWESOME.
Fenix was my favorite character. When he first got killed in "Starcraft", it was only afew missions into the Protoss campaign, so I didn't really know much about him or care that he had perished. But he grew on me. Quite a few characters are killed off in "Brood War" by that disgusting creature Kerrigan, many of whom were original story characters.
When the mission came up to kill General Duke and Praetor Fenix, I got nervous. I killed Duke but didn't want to finish the mission... just to spare Fenix's life! I eventually gave in, but I'm sorry to see him die a second time. There will be no reincarnation again. At least Tassadar's death was glory-worthy.
What a friggin' waste of time it was to put some much time and energy into characters that just get killed off like that. That's one thing that really irritated me about "Starcraft" and "Brood War", that by playing the mission campaigns in order it's just repetitive with the three races going back and forth to the same three planets and capturing or killing or overminds.
I think it's really nice that's there's this cyclic nature to the storylines, but when you play them all back to back (as I did), it's so mundane and masturbatory. A slew of new characters showed up for "Brood War", but the story wasn't as compelling as the first game.
Thats how it is with Blizzard games. The bad guys always win. Warcraft 3 for example.
shareIts actually in Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne that the bad guys win: Evil King Arthas and his never ending legion of the Undead, even though Illidan Stormrage and his fiercely loyal Naga and the Blood Elves were just as bad as Arthas. The only good guys were the Night Elves. The Orcs had nothing to do within the story itself, even though their demonic counterparts were featured in the Alliance campaign.
In the original Warcraft 3, the Burning Legion, led by Archimonde, were the ultimate bad guys. However, they lost and got destroyed by the Humans, Orcs, and Night Elves.
Same thing in Brood War. The evil Zergs win, led by Kerrigan. The only good guys were the Protoss. I agree that killing Fenix was a bitter pill to swallow.
In the original Starcraft, the Zerg Overwind was destroyed by the Terrans and Protoss. However, it would have still survived if it weren't for the sacrifice of Tassadar.
It's sad to see likeable characters die, but it's always necessary for a story. A movie/game about war or other dangerous themes that is afraid to kill off its characters gets incredibly boring very soon and is doomed to be a failure!
Fenix'es death was an important one; it greatly influenced Jim Raynor, the only one that was able to survive Kerrigan's backstabbing treachery. It was because of this (the loss of a dear friend) that he finally understood what a demon Kerrigan had become and it created a grand lust of revenge in his heart. This is the point of story, a wonderful twist I might add, that turned love into hate and bloodlust. I have no doubt this will all be continued to explore in the story of StarCraft 2 where we will once again be leading Raynor's forces into battle. Therefore, Fenix'es death was not in vain, it served as a major plot progression. Plus, the noble protoss had to say some courageous words before he died, and it is the death fighting in a battle what most protoss aspire.
And what's with the dislike of the bad guys winning? Are you 5 years old? In real life, not all stories end like fairy tales!