The Aspects' DARKEST NIGHTMARES & Sacrificing Fyrakk... Opening the Way Cinematic Analysis

[@lycos94]

imagine if the incarnates were wrong about the entrance location, and fyrakk just faceplants right into solid rock

[@Orvos-]

It’s a trap!

[@remus2565]

Then a Murloc runs across the screen like the Roadrunner. And says "Mrrgggglllll"

[@Mirimes]

I've seen this comment before seeing the cinematic, thanks for the laugh while watching that 🤣

[@sctz]

That would have been epic

[@mitebg9665]

i honestly dont think Fyrakk would mind, he'll just probably get up and do it again.

[@hibernationgaming]

The cinematic analysis is literally equivalent to taking film making classes. Love the shot by shot. I live for these!

[@whereswaldo333]

I love the fact that the pit is so easily recognizable. We have all flew over it countless times. We've all soared down to collect those 2 dirt piles or 3 hochenbloom. Even the cliff that Fyrakk is standing on is somewhere I have been. It makes this cinematic feel like it's part of the world. I feel like I've interacted with this cinematic rather than simply viewed it.

[@Ihaveonly1jack]

When he said “these sands of time are so swirly it’s so hard” I was dying laughing.

[@BigDamnVanguard]

Fyrakk is my favorite villain in a long, long time. He just seems SO HAPPY whenever he gets to do anything fun. He's such a breath of fresh air after Zovaal.

[@lycos94]

i really hope they dont sacrifice fyrakk, not only because he's a great character, but because he is their brother, and having the bad guys truly care about each other is some great character building imo

[@johnj4471]

Raz could have killed Alex but didn’t. They do care about all dragons and Azeroth. It’s a continuing theme as Zovaal did what he did out of selflessness initially. This is basically a continuation of Shadowlands. The trio are Zovaal. The aspects are the 4 brainwashed idiots refusing to see the truth in front of their faces. Granted the trio doesn’t know things on the scale of Zovaal but they do seem to know the titans are not the force of good the aspects think.

[@tylerbowman3024]

I think Viranoth does care about her family. However, based on previous dialogue from Alexstrasza, Iridikron is up to some stuff his siblings are unaware of. So I believe he is less inclined to care what happens to his family. He seems to have other plans that he isn't letting them in on.

[@KyleWilliams-it7de]

agreed, and will make iridikrons betrayal feel way worse

[@TK199999]

I think Tali is missing an important aspect to the Incarnates, they are siblings. So it may not be 'bosses orders' but older brothers orders.

[@hal1385]

I definitely get the sense that Iridikron is using Fyrakk in this cutscene. "Oh yeah, go down there and bathe in Shadowflame. Wake up the elders. I'm sure you'll get super strong and there will be no negative side-effects..." I feel like Fyrakk is going to end up becoming much more manic and crazed and that will result in him being killed due to not being careful, but he'll cause enough damage in the process that Iridikron will consider it worth the price.

[@jackierenee1691]

Fyrak has been such a huge psychotic energy character, I love it. He reminds me of my old cat that I swear had a personality disorder lol. I hope they keep him in the story as long as possible, they have to be able to give him an epic death or something. Maybe Iridikron can kill him?

[@zizouwowist1641]

or the chaos dragon in dota 2 serie

[@Nathanyel]

Matt is definitely channelling Mark Hamill's Joker here (in a good way)

[@barefootwanderer]

He reminds me of Starscream from the OG Transformers cartoon

[@Styxberry]

Knowing Nefarion and Onyxia toyed with shadowflame, and resurrection, a shadowflame reanimated Galakrond would be a world ending threat for certain

[@sisterserenity3825]

Dragonflight is the best expansion I have ever played since I have being playing from Vanilla. It punches far above its weight if you give it the chance to seriously get into it. Great content, Artwork and Story, it just keeps getting better. Season 1 smashed all my expectations, looking forward to all season 2 has to offer.

[@nicholassmith1743]

An underrated bit I wish yall had mentioned, that look Viranoth gives Iridikron at the end. She seems low down annoyed that he brushes off Fyrrak, like she knows he's being sacrificed but is actually pained about it. It's a glorious little bit that may set up her betrayal of Iridikron later... or at least her doubts.

[@maestrrsantarael6590]

Vyranoth herself looks like someone who uses Fyrakk. Here it is worth understanding that they do not really use it, since in 10.1 2 important things will be said: 1) Fyrakk just craves strength and power and he likes the very fact of destruction. 2) Fyrakk is as strong as Iridikron, but less disciplined and focused. They sent Fyrakk there, they are perfectly aware of what they are doing. Vyranoth also knows that there is a void in Aberrus. So I doubt it already, she looks like someone who is aware of all the plans (and even makes them)

[@SuperGamefreak18]

I think she's concerned about his life but also annoyed with Fyrrak's choatic nature, she knows the full plan but feels like using him as bait probably isnt the best idea in theory.

[@BrendanZanitCoen]

I think she knows iridikron is still hiding something from both of them.

[@databobproject]

Fyrakk has real team four star imperfect cell vibes

[@Omugaru]

I am sure when a group of 20 raiders shows up he will, just like imperfect cell, take em all on at the same time.

[@javelinmaster2]

​@@Omugaru yh and he will have an unique mechanic that makes him enraged when he sees and bald human player

[@hikori3941]

Watching Vyranoth ice everything below with very little effort and then Iridikron break the earth and Fyrakk crash down in a ball of flame, I actually got a little shiver and thought, “damn, these guys are already scarier than the jailer.”

[@Mboyd203]

2 boss fights for Fyraak, both the end bosses for the mega dungeon wings. The first one you fight his visage form, the second is his incarnate form.

[@WarMonkeyPlays]

I like the choice to not give Fyrakk a line before he toasts the centaur. Very in line with what I expect his character to do.

[@StarShopping69]

Shadow flame Fyrakk is one of the most badass things I’ve seen in a while

[@Thromash]

I think Galakrond would be the Aspects greatest nightmare.

[@Kylora2112]

Nah, they defeated Galakrond *before* they were imbued with power from the Titans.

[@deployed246]

@@Kylora2112 Very true, but imagine an _undead_ Galakrond that doesn't need to breathe! They'll need a whole new gameplan to deal with him as he'll be chokeproof.

[@eternallegacy89]

@@deployed246 Wasnt he already suppose to be Undead which is what confused me on how they shoved a boulder down his throat and killed him. Pretty lackluster to begin with lol.

[@Thromash]

Although true they did beat Galakrond before they have the power of Aspects, they didn't do it alone. Tyr helped & kind of got the kill steal with the bolder if I remember correctly. Though I do remember they were terrified of him in general as all were. Which is kind of why I think he might be their nightmare.

[@phoenixgaming4185]

Imagine a Void Infused Galakrond

[@Phryke]

Seeing how Fyrakk gains Shadowflame and knowing the origin of Shadowflame brings me back to Il’gynoth, “From the earth, he draws strength. Our earth. Our strength.”

[@verYCreepyDoll]

could also be talking about Iridikron since his element's the earth

[@Phryke]

@@verYCreepyDoll Iridikron seems to destroy or dominate earth more than draw strength from it though

[@morgantino6507]

Gonna point this out because why not.. Iridikron and Vyranoth's power together looks like Azerite.

[@Aureora]

Yooooooooo 🙆‍♂️

[@patrikzotaj4528]

yeah since vyranoth and iridikron use ice and earth abilities while vyranoth could have use water power.

[@treyjowers]

They just blew my damn fishing spot into a cave.

[@aspencarter4229]

I think Nozdormu is surprised by things...because he predicts and tells the future to try and guide or change it, but he can't see every step of the process. And in a way, I see him like Garnet from SU...perhaps he can only see the multiple possibilities, but not foresee how we get there exactly. Or he sees bad things and decides to try anyway, just in case it could work.

[@starzman2003]

Love these deep dives T&E.

[@LeystTV]

I had to pause the video.. I cant stop looking at that amazing background behind you lol

[@schippes24]

13:15 my guess is that iridikron, having ties to the earth (which is even more connected through the dark bargains he seems to have made with old gods IN the earth), is having some kind of sonar-power.. like toph from the avatar series has. he feels when sth. near him walks on the same earth that he does, he feels the vibrations. i think this will come into the eventual bossfight and i'd love to have sth. along the lines of that bossfight from cata VS the blind dragon.. that fight was awesomly flavorful. 16:12 looks like a hydralisk (starcraft) to me and i'd be rolling on the floor if that was an easter egg and every youtuber be like "oh, which old god might that be?" hahaha that'd be such a troll move and i love it

[@TheCBeef]

I get a very Starscream vibe from Fyrak, with Iridicron being Megatron, happily giving his annoying but powerful underling something to do, hoping he doesnt fail and also hoping he dies.

[@amouramarie]

Haha, it's true! I love Fyrakk as Starscream.

[@romulo.silveira]

I dream of the day Tali is gonna voice a WoW character. Don't care if it's a silly side-quest helper, a corny gallant hero or a quirky villain like Fyrakk. Please Blizzard, Tali is an actual actor and we all deserve it!

[@huntergraham7097]

the cinematic analyses are my favorite videos of yalls, they never disappoint!

[@kennethmalafy503]

When concerning Fyrakk, one must always remember: Fire does not care what it burns..............

[@stormstrider1990]

Fyrakk looking back with a psychotic grin gave me anime vibes. Kinda fitting, as Mathew Mercer also voices Jotaro Kujo in JoJo and Trafalgar Law in One Piece.

[@karisumataichou]

For sure. Fyrakk gives me Hidan vibes with his maniacal zealotry. Iridikron and Vyranoth have a Pein and Konan dynamic in the way they calmly and efficiently infiltrate. Iridkron also takes on a Kakuzu type of dynamic when interacting with Fyrakk.

[@keithcaprio3581]

I’m so glad you caught the Matt Mercer voices too. First time I watched the cinematic I had to pause and rewind to make sure I’d correctly seen Matt Mercer murder… Matt Mercer?

[@tabhamma4451]

To add on to norzdormus confusion with the time lines, I think us messing with the timelines back in cata to get the dragon soul might have messed with things a bit, Making the time lines muddled and overlapping now

[@pumirya]

What isn’t a secret? That these videos are entertaining and thank you for making them.

[@sarahgaither3626]

They rock, they are cool, they are lit. We appreciate you.

[@j.p.f.4007]

Everyone knows Taliesin is a total badass and we are all extra cautious around him. He needs to be treated with respect and out manuevered.

[@thecreature7555]

Worst nightmares could also just be a catch all phrase used to describe the raid bosses in general. She does use the term "nightmares", not nightmare, and it could simply mean the Elders as well.

[@arbenzotaj8342]

but vyranoth is also can control water and ice as the primal incarnate of water.

[@philippeblais8594]

4:54 It was at this moment that he knew...he fucked up.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I love Fyrakk's Nefarius vibes. And that you for that "best ore and fishing spot on the map" comment, that made it even better, lol

[@printscreenkey]

In this video not only do you get a cool video analysis, you also see that tali has completely transformed into a dad

[@nazuul]

In terms of Nozdormu and what is the catalyst for his transformation into Murozond it's the realisation that what he and the bronze dragonflight have been granted access to is actually a fractured version of the true cosmic clock, that has been manipulated by the Titans (Aman'thuul) to break the original design that it was meant to be. Think along the lines that the Cosmos was created to Follow a Design which was cyclic and infinite and this leads to the concept that the true design of the cosmos is to follow the one path over time and always repeats itself. Hence the concept of the Infinite Cycle of Time its the one the Cosmos is meant to be on. Now that you understand what the Infinite Cycle of Time actually is you can now understand how it could be used against Nozdormu to corrupt and shatter his perspective on what is actually true when it comes to time and the fracturing of the true cosmic time initially designed. So who is it that has been slowly corrupting Nozdormu and enabling what will happen for him to become Murozond? It's Xal'atath. Xal'atath is an old god but one that is able to do corrupt time and do things with any timelines that are not part of the correct infinite path that the cosmos should be on. She is the one who has been cloaking or shrouding various parts of the Fractured Timeline so that not even Aman'thuul can see the truth behind these clouded areas. This is visible when we see Nozdormu having to have the assistance of the Dracythr break through the veil which casts a shadow over areas in time that he can't see through (Veil of Shadow...= Void = Old God messing with timelines). Xal'atath however, has it set up so that certain required triggers at a certain time are used to allow Nozdormu to see what is hidden from his view through the eyes of others. It is all part of Xal'atath plans, ensuring that all pieces are in place for the final outcome which results in the transformation and emergence of the Infinite Dragonflight. Additionally it is important to also understand that if the Bronze Oathstone is essentially a connection or draws upon Cosmic Time it makes sense why you couldn't ignite it unless both the Infinite Dragonflight and Bronze Dragonflight were present together. They are two sides of the same thing and the True cosmic time isn't visible to the Bronze Dragonflight because they only see the fractured one. However, the infinite dragonflight sees the Infinite Cycle of Time that the cosmos should be on but it requires the Bronze Dragonflight to establish broken timelines to be converged back so that the universe is once again on it original infinite cycle of time as it was designed to be. To take this one step further TIME is the 7th cosmic force it's the one that is outside the others and is the thing that essentially binds and holds them all together. It's the Infinite Cycle of Time upon which the Cosmos resets and starts again which has happened twice before we are on the third cycle. It is a power that wasn't meant to be touched but in the event that it was the Cosmic design ensured there would be a solution to return it back to the original true design once again. So as Aman'thuul somehow got access to Time and essentially broke the Infinite Cycle of the Universe there is one that is the Bane of Time etc. that being Xal'atath. One other point of note is that Xal'atath if we follow the Lovecraft links of the other Old Gods is likely to be Xexanoth who is the bane of time etc. so it all makes sense.

[@umtanzer]

I live for these cinematic analyses! Another banger for T&E.

[@searcher00211]

Earth Boy and Ice Girl... Love it! Thanks for another great cinematic breakdown! 😃

[@sarahmock8149]

I got the feeling that Fyrak was being sacrificed too. Terran and Team are killing it with these cinematics.

[@BorgWolf359]

Fryrakk survives! I read somewhere that he is in there doing something! I am stoked for this to release!

[@GaeFootballClub]

one of my friends pointed out that Iridikron's horns arent attached to his head but theyre just floating near his head and i cant unsee it

[@chitomanito]

Keep the content comming, I live for it.

[@Luckmorne]

Well done as always!

[@gustavrasslan8440]

Anyone else notice how Iridikron's body is bursting at the seams with energy being held together by rope, just like Deathwing? Seems like he made a similar deal...

[@patrikzotaj4528]

yes since iridikron is the primal incarnate of earth.

[@gustavrasslan8440]

@@patrikzotaj4528 Deathwing only started to break apart after his deal with the old gods though

[@baconpwn]

Oy! Respect Nozdormu. The man has been granted infinite spoilers and managed to resist the temptation to peek

[@Pattern_Recognitions]

I’m sorry but the fire dude screams starscream to me…

[@Thomason1984]

Fyrakk reminds me abit of Mark Hamill's Joker. In this patch cycle from 10.1 to 10.2 we may finally have a aspect of the black dragonflight as we deal with the aftermath of the raid and maybe the remnants of the sundered flame team up with Fyrakk in the megadungeon and we could face Vyranoth in the 10.2 raid leaving Iridikron to lead us into the next expansion maybe. Maybe the next zone and raid is where Vyranoth and iridikron are heading to next which could be a possible area for the aspects to reclaim the power they lost back in Cata. I love the analysis videos as always :-)

[@danwesley4337]

Been waiting for this since the cinematic dropped!

[@Tyranidus7]

Seems the incarnates were balanced in terms of temperament and personality that now that Razageth is dead Fyrakk is the odd man out. Iridicron and Virinoth seem cool headed and calculating, while Razageth and Fyrakk seemed to be the hotheaded brazen duo. Iridicron even lambasts Razageth for her "Overconfidence" as the cause of her death. I can totally see Fyrakk being sacrificed here for the greater good, but whether or not he cares to being used in such a way or will feel betrayed by this act is an interesting question.

[@PonyJammin]

Oh! That's what the djaradin in the raid meant by find their elders.

[@Voidload]

I think it's clear that Vyranoth cares about others and probably even cares for Fyrakk and will be disappointed by Iridikron's carelesness and sacrifice plans. You can tell that she was sad about Raszageth and she is the only one "sister, what have they done to you". I really would not be surprised if Iridikron also played her in some sort of way or even just ate her for more power to reference galakrond, which would be super cool!

[@kayschut9327]

I can see Vyranoth either getting used by Iridikron to gain more power (like you described) or at some point just defect.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I've wanted the megadungeon to be about the Infinite, featuring a race through time. If Fyrakk dies in the megadungeon I really hope the Bronze/Infinite get a whole patch to themselves.

[@Nicnaem]

I just love listening to your analyses and theories :)

[@pumbaaj]

Ice Lady reminds me of the Winter Queen. This cinematic makes me want to hop on the zeppelin outside Org and see these Dragon Isles.

[@VoidPoet]

@pumbaaj I’m sure it’s obvious but the “Taliesin” who replied to this comment is a scam bot. Do not interact

[@creeperkiller78]

clearly the darkest nightmare is more of Neltharion's fanfic

[@antimatterhorn]

Probably not Galakrond or a single Old God since she uses the plural "nightmares". What if, and this might sound crazy, Galakrond wasn't the big bad that ate all the dragons? What if Galakrond was Azeroths's empowered hero meant to take on an out of control cohort of protodrakes meth'd out on Titan juice whose original mission (the mission of these meth'd drakes) was to kill all the other protodrakes (because they can't be controlled by the Titans and they stand as a real threat to the Titans' plans for Azeroth), and what if the darkest nightmares are just literal memories of Alexstrasza et al. having been the dragon version of inquisitors?

[@Ozraevun]

There is only ONE thing playing through my head when Fyrakk Skybombs and that is: LEEEROOOOOY JJJJEEEENKIIINS!

[@martinevans2081]

I knew that pool was up to no good. I fell into it when I was learning to dragon ride and was stuck waiting for stuff to recharge. It took forever, before I had all the talent points.

[@skippe3rskippe3r75]

Damn ^^ 0:23 thats creative! Nice one.

[@Chireiya]

Someone commented on the last video that Fyrakk and Iridikron give such Starscream and Megatron energy and I haven't been able to unsee it since... I love all of these theories and i can't even decide which one I want it to be. I mean, Galakrond would for sure be awesome but probably awkward to make into a boss fight I imagine.

[@Taygon094]

I am not sure what you meant about the world tree.. are they going to freeze it? How do you draw that from this cinematic? Or did I miss something?

[@ozcarp92]

The "rock, cool, lit" joke actually made me spray some water 🤦

[@karisumataichou]

Iridikron = Pein/Kakuzu, Vyranoth = Konan, Fyrakk = Hidan If I can find a voiceless version of the trailer, I'll do a Japanese fandub of Iridikron and Fyrakk.

[@papabonedaddy4116]

“They rock… they are cool…. They are lit…” yeah… take my like

[@ReikaLady]

Not gonna lie, the Incarnates remind me of G1 animated Decepticons, not the travesty of the Bayhem movies. Iridikron = Megatron, Vyranoth = Soundwave, Firyakk = Starscream. And I'm down for that.

[@Gruntman1234]

Who would be Raszageth then?

[@calamity0.o]

My computer would hate me if I logged into Valdrakken every day.

[@martinevans2081]

I also wonder why none of the aspects tried to stop them from doing that. Fyrakk almost nukes the daycare area.

[@Zamanor99]

I think that's part of the point of so clearly showing Valdrakken. It's happening right there but the aspects and their armies are nowhere near strong enough to do anything about it at this moment.

[@ellagg]

I love you keep using BFA music in parts of your videos because it was a great soundtrack.

[@fynaglin9075]

Listening to Taliesin burn Nozdormu for consistently being unable to do his ONE JOB gives me life.

[@Aerisot]

Galakrond is the Aspects darkest nightmare, and shadowflame could be the key to reviving him.

[@felmaster3534]

I think the released void energy of Abberus will corrupt Tyrhold and the drinking water of the Isles. Seeing their kind begin to go mad and mutate as Galakrond did would be horrifying to the aspects.

[@krucafuks123]

flown into mountain and the expansion is over - love it

[@faeboydc81]

Matt Mercer doing his best Mark Hamill Joker voice as Fyrakk

[@benvictim]

Man I like how lit they are all. So cool and solid.

[@rajjeek]

I'm praying when we can go to the Zaralek Caverns blizzard lets us dive/fly into the caves and its not just a portal

[@MegaChickenfish]

In fairness to the centaur I don't think any mortal had seen their visage forms besides that handful of dracthyr so he probably thought he was just some souped up primalist snooping around.

[@dzikibrzydal30]

First time I have enjoyed from beginning to end his vid. He did not appear for a first time like he is on some drugs screaming and kicking thro vid like mad man. Had funny bits in it as well which landed. Well made and looking forward to see more vids like this one.

[@umtanzer]

I do wonder how many times the phrases "open the way", "the way is open" have been utilized in-game. I keep having deja vu moments when I hear it.

[@TastyScotch]

Love the DF story and flow. In fact, i keep playing alts through the main story rather than skipping it bc its cool enough to just play through again 😂 id love to see blizz go back and streamline the story quests in the old expacs so a new player could in theory start in Vanilla and get all the major story points through all 7-8 expansions as they level to 60 and head to the Dragon Isles.

[@Swarmah]

yeh, but story is what ruins the games before in an mmo, df pvp and pve content is garbage compared how it was in all prev xpacs, only vanilla and tbc were shittier.

[@ladymoonlily]

a couple of thoughts- 1) i don't think fyrakk is planned on being a sacrifice. i think he's specifically chosen due to being a fire elemental. he's the one who would benefit the most from shadowflame, and fyrakk's high energy nature lends well to keeping us, azeroth's mighty champions, busy for a while. long enough for iridikron and vyranoth to do their work mentioned at the end. fyrakk likely has enough self-control to actually understand and follow through with the plan. 2) speculation: i have a feeling that the dark nightmare found in aberrus will be some manner of irrefutable proof that the titans and their ordering was a sham. or if not irrefutable proof, then something that will make the aspects really consider if they know the whole truth. just enough to create enough chaos to destabilize the aspects. i think this sets up nozdormu's quest to either find peace with himself being a pawn of the titans, or him finally choosing murozond(likely a nozdormu/murozond hybrid) as a way to control his own destiny. no wonder he's always surprised at everything, his powers are probably from a titan vending machine lol.

[@Experiment.626]

He is the junkrat of wow and it’s glorious

[@nadiamond]

I mean to be fair to Nozdormu, being able to see all time, doesnt mean that you SEE all time, just means you can, if you focus on the right thing

[@NiekVL]

Aw thought you'd do the little clip of Fyrakk with the Niffen underground as a bonus!

[@stefbotica]

RIP one of the best spots to chill on the island. I better get my fill now before it's a crater. =(

[@DocThuggly]

I cant remember when I was this happy playing wow and what is to come in the story.

[@Ryuujinv01]

Is the emerald dream perchance the titans carving out and laying claim/siege to pieces of the void? Is the rift of aln perchance, a crack in the protective shell of "the dream" leading directly to the void? The place from which "the dark waters" spill forth. Like the dream is the void, but done up like the ihop in the good place.

[@MegaChickenfish]

So what you're saying is there's potentially an old god that WAS chained in Aberrus but was somehow freed and, rather than someone like Yogg-saron or Y'sharj who seemed rooted in place, *left? Almost like they walked, or were carried out?* Maybe put into a mobile form that we stumbled upon in an area corrupted by Deathwing, like, say, _Grim Batol?_

[@brianchristensen5266]

"... half speculation of..." Ohhhh im in!

[@Kylora2112]

When we kill Fyrakk, you know his death quote is gonna be like, "At least...I got to...burninate...THE THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES!!!"

[@billywalter3098]

The main take away I get from this video is that Matt Mercer is the goat. Not that I din't know that already, but this just proves it even more.

[@risingphoenix8146]

These are the best villains so far.

[@lexcellent99]

Vyranoth says "nightmaresss" plural, so there's more than one nightmare in Aberrus???

[@maestrrsantarael6590]

I don't think they sacrifice him. In 10.1, 2 things will be said: 1) Alexstrasza will say that Fyrakk, unlike the others, has always sought only power). 2) He is equal in strength to Iridikron, but unlike him, he is undisciplined and not focused on goals. So they just use it as a "battering ram". At the same time, Fyrakk himself does not mind, he even likes it. Shadow flame will only make him stronger. So by "sacrifice" we can say that they are making a nuclear bomb out of him, while he himself has nothing against it. Fyrakk is their main fighting force, he is not interested in their conversations and plans, he is just waiting for him to be allowed to destroy everything

[@glassworktrophic8465]

I find it rather ironic that the Infinite Dragonflight is associated with Void influence when their stated goal is to force a single "correct" timeline on existence. Isnt that what the Light wants? One correct way to be that they'll force on everyone through conversion if they have to? Whereas the Bronze as they are now are more in line with how the Void views time, as they interact and move between all timelines constantly. It's a complete inversion of our relationship with these cosmic powers as they've been presented so far.

[@justinmarzan8599]

I'm not 100% on the intentions of the infinite flight. However, the bronze flight was put in charge of keeping the one true timeline by Aman'thul. Has nothing to do with the light.

[@knowbrainer233]

I kind of geeked out when I first watched the cinematic. "Oh, cool. Mercer's doing the voice of this guy, and... Wait... Is he talking to ANOTHER character he voiced??" I'm a fan of Critical Role so I've heard him do so many voices by now that it's easier to pick out his voice. (I went Arcane mage in Legion JUST to get Aluneth.)

[@JMaverick67]

To your point about Vyranoth and Iridikron, aren't there certain power dynamics where the leader isn't always the smart one? I can totally see Vyranoth filling that kind of role with the Incarnates, and still being subservient to Iridikron just by virtue of how powerful he is.

[@joeyh31]

Absolutely true. There's always some brains behind an operation, not necessarily the leader.

[@danielwells1734]

​@Joey Harder case in point: Dragonball's General Tao led the Red Ribbon Army, but Doctor Gero was always the brains.

[@kayschut9327]

Which also makes it likely that Vyranoth ends up 'defecting' after Iridikron goes too far.