Zeratul Confronts Aldaris

[@avramnovorra]

Zeratul in SC1 was always my favorite character for moments like this..

[@Noplayster13]

Yeah, it’s too bad that they turned him into “The Prophesy!” guy in the sequel with no depth or personality.

[@alaanasser3243]

@@Noplayster13 It was important to ruin his character to make room for the feminist hero

[@JM43438]

@@Noplayster13 his change of voice is what ruined zeratul the most

[@Artoniz88]

Voice-actor died before SC2 if I remember correctly.

[@HeroOfJusticeYT]

​@@alaanasser3243 what feminist hero?

[@kadabarVIM]

Listening to Protoss dialogues in SC1 original (not Brood War) is like reading a piece of classical literature

[@BrezelCeviche]

Chris Metzen did say he was reading classical literature at the time :)

[@purefunguy]

BW’s writing is pretty good too.

[@JohnTrustworthy]

​@@purefunguyyeah, it's just good at being a drama while original is good at being an epic.

[@soldier22881]

yep and then sc2 comes out with "muh prophecy" kerrigan must live because plot! but in reality she must live because plot armor and we need to sell money for the sequel! also blizzard went woke after WoW

[@becausebuzzbomb6133]

This is the moment I compare to SC2 the most: SC1 Zeratul: I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities... SC2 Zeratul: But... you died!

[@HendrikBlastem]

Lol, for real

[@eterno1610]

simple, while developing sc2 blizzard cared all about graphics, story not so much.

[@Losrandir]

It's like Tyrion in the early seasons with GRR's writing and then in the later ones with... somebody else's

[@Noplayster13]

Poor Zeratul got turned into the “We must follow the prophesy!” guy. A one dimensional character.

[@TheRogueminator]

@@eterno1610 Ahhh, not correct! The Gameplay itself is also top-notch!

[@bugraerkan2663]

Zeratul Sc1: Zeratul Zeratul Sc2:Deckard Cain Seriously, I was expecting a mission to rescue him out of cage in Legacy.

[@axechop]

Funny how it was Tassadar who shared a voice actor with Deckard Cain but Zeratul who ended up telling everyone to stay a while and listen.

[@Bloodlyshiva]

Not that there's anything wrong with Deckard Cain. Man literally followed you into Hell.

[@Lumfan247]

I swear I have quoted this so many times in the last year in regards to just... civilization as we know it right now. "Unto my experience, Aldaris, all that you've built here on Aiur is but a fleeting dream. A dream from which your precious Conclave shall awaken, finding themselves drowned in a greater nightmare."

[@tonys9397]

It applies I think

[@ralframirez700]

Im interested in what you think about civilization's fall. Please tell me more.

[@Lumfan247]

@@ralframirez700 Really? You lived through 2020 and have to ask? That's just the beginning my friend, with all the anti-vaxers, worldwide internet hacking cranking up, and Biden being so old he's likely to croak in 2022... buckle your seat belt. We're still in for a rough ride. By my calculations we might even be facing our global climate disaster by 2023, California has been on fire every summer for the last few years, and they get worse every year.

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

@@Lumfan247 the vax companies aren't helping with that either. Or the AVs are just making up propaganda...damn, I dunno who even to trust.

[@unknownakatsuki]

@@Lumfan247 This is happening right now. Especially 'finding themselves drowned in a Greater nightmare' It's not coming soon, it's already knocking at the door.

[@Losrandir]

Zeratul has... seen things... you people wouldn't believe

[@AugustAutumn]

He has seen attack ships on fire of the shoulder of Orion.

[@Losrandir]

@@AugustAutumn All those things will be lost like tears for Aldaris

[@Denariusjay]

@@Losrandir Time...to die.... (For adun)

[@damienblock6998]

Time to become a Dragoon...

[@spring_nottheseason2484]

Look, my gen Z brain grew more cells just by listening to this dialogue. Can we have more games like this, please?

[@IamMonikaDLC]

Because they were forged by Gen X / young Boomers. Unfortunately our generations could not replicate such brilliance, as a Millennial I will apologize.

[@sharpasacueball]

I love games with great dialogue. I liked games like fallout 4 and the new borderlands but the writing just ruined the experience for me

[@JohnTrustworthy]

​@@IamMonikaDLCI don't know wether Asimov or Kaczinsky predicted this better but you are right. I guess we are the generation of The Fall that will come before The Stand.

[@YourCRTube]

Worst part is even Blizzard can't replicate this. Hell, even SC2 is miles away

[@soldier22881]

because this game was written before the woke culture came to being and ruined everything. sc2 is woke terrible writing is evidence enough

[@madmantheepic7278]

Why the hell is Zeratul so cool? Like he doesn’t even try to be cool, he could breathe and still be cool.

[@soviethammer645]

Because he is wise and doesn't take any crap.

[@JohnTrustworthy]

Even Aldaris is cool in his own stuck up way. You rarely get villains who live up to their aesthetic these days.

[@mind-blowing_tumbleweed]

​​@@JohnTrustworthy Zeratul and Tassadar are only as good as their nemesis. Aldaris is such a perfect fanatic, stuck in his ways even when his world burns and crashes around him. People don't give enough credit to villains.

[@ZeratulDenis]

And thats why i picked zeratul as my fav hero as a kid. Picked his nickname and used it for more than 10 years. Now i've grown enough to fully understand the immensity of his personality...

[@Noplayster13]

And the utter betrayal of his dumbing down as a character in the sequel.

[@JohnTrustworthy]

Nuh uh! Raynor is way cooler! And he has a hover bike!

[@CheeKiatTeo]

Aldaris voice actor deserves a promotion

[@Neilhammond64]

He was also the grandpa in Ben 10.

[@TTMS-Khaz-kun]

@@Neilhammond64 And Colonel Campbell in Metal Gear Solid

[@superfrycook6360]

He becomes the SC2 Executor.

[@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823]

@@superfrycook6360 Well, that's technically a demotion, isn't it?

[@soldier22881]

@@Neilhammond64 glad im not the only one thinking that. man of culture

[@dinoballetti8868]

Favorite dialogue ever. thanks a lot for upload

YOU WILL LEARN THAT THE WILL OF THE CONCLAVE IS ABSOLUTE

[@mackparker9064]

It would be great to have a proper cutscene for this part.

[@Chertograad]

Only a Judicator deals in absolutes!

[@masturbinho6656]

„Only a Sith Deals in Absolutes“ - Obi-WAN Kenobi, 19BBY

[@AirKangLocker]

Craziest part is when Aldaris says MAKE PEACE WITH ADUN as if the Conclave represents Adun when Adun protected the Dark Templars as well with his life

[@indominusrex1652]

Well adun was in the conclave too

[@gamechanger8908]

@@indominusrex1652 He was but his actions of rebelling were like Tassadar since he too aligned with the Nerazim, it's as if their opinions of individuals change whenever they martyr themselves. First with Adun using void energies to have the dark templar escape, then with Tassadar steering the Ganthritor on a collision course with the Overmind.

[@darkjackl999]

The short answer is simply They covered up Adun's actions and used him as a motivational symbol

[@stephenfacca6703]

@@gamechanger8908 It's just a shame there's no parallel in real life to explain a powerful group using the name of their religious icon to persecute a group of people that said icon literally died for.

[@dustypaint]

​​@@stephenfacca6703 during the crusades, Latins(Catholics) sacked Constantinople and killed Orthodox(another Chriatian brothers) while the enemy Turks were out there. They uaed a God's name.

[@ONIscrooge]

An amazing scene, thank you for uploading this for easy viewing.

[@gustavoalvarado3751]

Teacher : you know what? You're going to finish this as homework. Students: we shall see

[@TW-fs3fj]

As a kid I liked Zeratul because he did the most damage per auto. As an adult I still really like his damage but I've found his words slash more effectively than any blade he could ever wield.

[@happylol92]

I still remember the first time using him as a kid wondering "why is he killing everything in one or two swings....ONE HUNDRED DAMAGE????"

[@OldSkullSoldier]

@@happylol92 Yeah, me too. I also couldn't undestand the rules for attack speed of Infested Kerrigan. It was like: when it's close and not able to run it was like 2-3 attacks per second. But not buildings. And moving targets were almost impossible to hit.

[@mind-blowing_tumbleweed]

Everybody says how awesome Zeratul is, and it's true. But let's just appreciate the character of Aldaris. He is so stubborn, so sure of his cause and righteousness. A sprinkle of arrogance makes him just perfect. A perfect representation of a fanatic, clinging to his beliefs when the world burns around him.

[@ultraspec842]

Zeratul: You speak of knowledge, Judicator? I have journeyed through the darkest, between the most distant stars. Aldaris: I have ventured through all 16 levels of Tristram and even beyond, then wrote tomes about it. Your argument is invalid.

[@covariance5446]

AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT THE COUNTESS, WHO ONCE BATHED IN THE REJUVENATING BLOOD OF A 100 VIRGINS, WAS BURIED ALIVE AND HER CASTLE, IN WHICH SO MANY CRUEL DEEDS TOOK PLACE, FELL RAPIDLY INTO RUIN.

[@axechop]

Aldaris: You may be a Nerazim, but I am a Nathrezim!

[@Noplayster13]

Alderis: Amusing

[@merlin0325]

@@Noplayster13 Zeratul: ...what?!

[@PabloYaos]

I'm here for the weird, old blizzard references and memes

[@CD-qc6mk]

Fave Aldaris quote: "Your fate was sealed the minute your Matriarch allied herself with the Queen of Blades."

[@avramnovorra]

Zeratul was a savage through and through in this exchange..

[@alejandroenoc99]

1:34 bro couldn't think of a better comeback, Zeratul annihilated him

[@ublade82]

I've seen things you Khalai wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

[@lith1156]

one of the greatest in-game dialogues ever! I remember this since I first played as a kid in '98

[@clayhyuran]

Terran’s conflict is their politics Protoss’ conflict is their religion But the Zerg are of one mind Be like the Zerg

[@jamesestrella5911]

The swarm has split ever since the death of the Overmind. The primal Zerg, on the other hand, always had warring factions.

[@clayhyuran]

@@jamesestrella5911 hmmm what would be their conflict then if they had factions- on which faction is more powerful? Just pure alpha instinct? Haven’t gotten into sc2 lore so no idea hehe

[@JohnTrustworthy]

*warp blades your one mind while killing a cerebrate* Nothing personal, concubine of the zerg.

[@8menincostume]

​@clayhyuran that's pretty much it. They are pretty much a darwinian race in concept. They fight to assume the most deadly and powerful amongst the primal zerg factions. You visit them to assimilate their abilities in the zerg campaign by force.

[@Kingofredeyes]

Oh for a time when Zeratul was wise and spoke eloquently and Kerrigan was a sassy bitch. I miss Starcraft and Brood War, the sequal that shall not be named disgraced these characters so much.

[@soldier22881]

yep, og writers leaving and an anti player corporations taking over is what we got for sc2

[@theHeartlessNooB]

Starcraft 2's story and dialogue feels like it was made by teens and for teens...They could not even find a good replacement for Zeratul's voice actor.

[@TotteTheBreaker]

Starcraft 1 > Starcraft 2 forever

[@Noplayster13]

Writing, characters, world-building, tone, and nuance absolutely. Gameplay though.

[@CarlosJimenez-pz1dq]

@@Noplayster13 fuck your gameplay A+move

[@Chertograad]

This is exactly why I loved StarCraft 1. The storyline was epic yet dark but somehow in SC2 it felt oftentimes more like a Hollywood movie or comedy. Artanis is always making victory speeches with words like "brethren, heritage, glory, birthright, legacy" yada yada yet they sound so hollow and seem to only try and be pompous... I'm not saying SC2 is bad. I'm saying we're all part of a Conf... oh wait, that wasn't the line I was going for. I mean I just think SC1 was way better in terms of memorability. Didn't seem as "forced".

[@Chertograad]

Zeratul turned from a scary assassin into an old geezer that rambles about prophecies and warns "children" of the dangers of the world. Raynor turned from a fiery rebel into a action hero who throws one-liners all the time like "huhhah, you know I always got a card to play" or something like that. Artanis turned from a young and questioning protoss warrior into someone who hosts the yearly galas and raises his glass. Stukov was also honorable (apart from the vodka thing) but in SC2 he reminds me more of Haddock from Tintin. That's not a good thing. He seems to just smile for the cameras and all. I dunno. I'm just not feeling it. I'm not a hater and I've played the games but they just ain't got nothing on SC1. And let's not get into Kerrigan and the continuous boss battles that just don't fit StarCraft at all.

[@srdjadzogaz286]

its junk

[@harioschtroliki]

True, the dialogue and the story of Starcraft 1 is indisputably better Alarak is still a gem though

[@JohnTrustworthy]

I'm with you there. The story switched from cynical to heroical without consulting the player or addressing itself even. Saddest part is that the framework was there. Imagine for a second Wings of Liberty with the decision systems for Mass Effect. If you pick the cynical ones you get the immediate easy but long term hard option and vice versa. And that's what the whole story was trying to do without the mechanics really. And in case I haven't won you over yet, if you go full paragon+renegade run you can save Tychus.

[@EllyCatfox]

Whoever wrote Zeratul's dialogue there knows how the real world works or has experience in "the void" themselves, unless it was just a stroke of mimetic luck. In any case, this scene is a truly timeless bit of gaming history. Thanks for posting. P.S. 137 is the reciprocal of the fine structure constant.

[@Smartness_itself]

Epic!

[@RockyX456]

The only problem with this scene is...the DT's have no Anti Air. It might be implying that Zeratul boarded the Carrier and is speaking to Aldaris face to face but as a kid, it was quite jarring that I get a bunch of DT reinforcements when the enemy spawned a bunch of air units.

[@TheFlyingZulu]

Is a negative-sun a black hole? I wonder.

[@Whatever.96]

Probably some sorth of anti-matter star. (Which could theoreticly turn into a blackhole.)

[@Zapi00]

With Aldaris warning us about additional pylons... I believe this elaborate way Zeratul saying STFU Aldaris is the reason his sc2 co-op commander doesn't use pylons. No one's telling him he needs to construct them. After all, what do they know? He has beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...

[@jakubkurimsky3861]

Thats so epic dialogue, Zertaul is true badass!

[@TheLedgerDomain]

When I first saw this, I immediately thought they represent thr hypocrisy in a religion.

[@Spiralpaladin]

That pretty much describes the Conclave in a nutshell.

[@TheLedgerDomain]

@@Spiralpaladin Still can't believe that they focused on Tassadar's trial instead of gathering all the protoss they have left and try to defend themselves from the Overmind and the swarm. They have one advantage to victory, yet they discarded it. They just won't acknowledge the fact that their race along with other sentient life is in danger. So much prejudice and pride can lead to death or worse, extinction.

[@Spiralpaladin]

@@TheLedgerDomain It's like the old saying goes. Pride comes before the fall.

[@p_serdiuk]

@@TheLedgerDomain Well, in a war the very last thing you want is discord and division in your own ranks and Tassadar certainly looked like he could bring a lot of that. Aldaris' reaction is understandable.

[@TheLedgerDomain]

@@p_serdiuk Tassadar's actions are also understandable. They're in a brink of extinction fighting a creature in which the Khala alone would never stand a chance. They should have thought better in this war. Sorry but the conclave is a prideful groups of hypocrites who would choose their entire race be extinct than to side with other races to save not only their race but possible all life in the universe.

[@takdanaicheepsaritdipong9381]

What is negative sun?

[@martinpetersson1645]

@Marsili ILI A way of saying that something is a bad omen, "a sun giving energy to evil"

[@varnisa]

My guess is a star-like formation that sends out darkness, void, and cold, as opposed to light, radiation, and heat.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

A black hole.

[@Nuralldin69]

An antimatter sun.

[@SevenStringShredHead]

a black hole

[@Happyduderawr]

reminds me of the speech at the end of bladerunner.

[@giselleakgae4100]

1:34 when you lose the rap battle

[@ihabiano]

Badass level: Zaratul!

[@imissmydeadcat.74]

They did the remaster just to cash in on utilizing more compute power from people's graphics cards. Meanwhile, the original looks way better.

[@DylanCampbell-x1x]

Oh please, you dont honestly believe that, this is a stellar remaster

[@aloe7794]

while I do think sc1 is a better game, dude, your argument sucks the remaster barely does affect your computing power by adding additional more hd sprites, what affects the game much more are 3d graphics like in sc2 just stop with the "nostalgia hate" crap it gets tiring

[@Nick154999]

so is this your other channel or what?

[@Nrals]

This was my main channel but it wasnt getting any views. So I moved to Executor Nral to do some shitposting. And after a year or so my channel blowed up

[@DrakealNetwork]

Zeratul is deckerd cain if he had a gun

[@t3ngristtt]

og zeratul was the best

[@nskVideos]

Why SC2 kill off Zeratul too soon I will never know so sad, he should be the leader 😔

[@lenkagamine4145]

Zeratul, Zeratul... I know it sounds cool and shit. But seriously if you want to convince them vague threats and grandstanding is not the way to do it. Sure Aldaris might be stubborn but Zeratul certainly doesnt make it easy to see him in a friendly light...

[@becausebuzzbomb6133]

I believe that if you consider the greater context, he showed himself in a VERY friendly light. Keep in mind that the Conclave exiled the Dark Templar, branding them as blasphemers a persecuted them wherever they found them. Zeratul being there and not doing anything showed how calm and balanced he is. He only revealed himself and entered the scene only moments before Aldaris and the Conclave did something that couldn't be taken back, and even then he didn't attack, merely taking a defensive stance. I'm not sure if this was conscious choice by the Blizz team, but in the cutscene, they could add a couple Dark Templar one-shotting some Dragoons or something, just to demostrate that the Dark Templar were a serious threat to the Conclave. But not a single Protoss was hurt by the Dark Templar at that moment. Zeratul and his fellows simply didn't interfere until they had no choice. Considering the hatred and the mindset of kill-on-sight the Conclave has for them, that was a very friendly attitude.

[@Overlord277]

SC1 dialogue was better written.