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The Chromatic Dragons (Fanon)
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Post by
Atik
Alright, so this has, every now and then, been the subject of many a Steam conversation. So, since I'm the one who originally was an idiot scrub and decided "I wanna make a Chromatic!", I decided I might as well post my fanon so everyone can call me an idiot.
Now, most people who have RP'd with me probably know Sashastrasza; my Chromatic Drake character. I created her back when I was actually worse than I am now (Yes, I know, how can someone be any worse than I currently am at RPing? But I swear, it was somehow true.)
Basically, the Chromatics are one of the coolest concepts ever presented in the game. A fusion of all five dragon flights, in an attempt to unify all their strengths into a perfect flight? Just everything about them screams awesome to me. But, in the end, we hardly saw any of them. We got some pre-boss trash mobs, and a sort half a boss with Gyth, the only real in-game Chromatic Drake.
And, quite depressingly, they were apparently entirely killed off without any real screen time. An amazing idea, shot dead at the start. Cataclysm comes around and in their place we get the, in my opinion, relatively lame Twilight Dragonflight.
I can imagine this conversation between the Old Gods...
C'thun:
"So, we've got these perfect slaves; Twilight Dragons!"
Yogg'Saron:
"They're, like, regular dragons with some shadow powers?"
C'thun:
"Yeah, amazing right?"
Yogg'Saron:
"We... have those Infinite guys who control time... And what about those Chromatics we were working on? They would have been pretty strong."
C'Thun:
"TWILIGHT DRAGONS FTW!"
Yogg'Saron:
*sigh*
So, I had this Chromatic character sitting around without any real lore backing her existence. Sucked, and made me feel guilty while trying to use her in RP, despite the fact I loved writing her.
But, suddenly Blizzard brings up my hopes again, with the reveal of models for some sort of Golden Chromatics.
But, alas, they were simply store mounts with hardly any lore to them.
So, I was left sitting in frustration, with an idea I had found extremely cool swept under the carpet by Blizzard.
It was at this time that my mind began to construct my own versions of the Chromatics in a sort of fanon.
And, well, for whatever reason I've decided to be an idiot and post my current thoughts.
If anyone wants to comment on any of the following, feel free. Similarly, feel free to try to use any of it for Fan-Fics or RPs (although, I doubt anyone will). As far as I can tell, Blizz seems to have no further plans for the Chromatics, so I can't imagine such a fanon would hurt anything.
Generation 1 Chromatics
The original Chromatic Dragonflight, created by Nefarion as a continuation of his father's research. The Gen1 Chromatics are a combination of all five Dragonflights, and find themselves very unstable as a result. The majority of Chromatics die before hatching, or very early in their lives. Those that survive normally find themselves in the sights of the Old Gods for the value they possess.
As far as the majority of Dragonkind is aware, there are no Gen1 Chromatics left alive. Nearly all died of their own nature, or were killed outright when Nefarion's lair was sieged by the mortal races. The very few that escaped and survived into maturity find themselves pitted against the Old Gods, many becoming their mindless servants, and commonly being killed shortly after discovery by the Wyrmrest Accord.
Those that resist do so through a verity of methods; normally mental barriers created from living with the constant assaults. With their minds still intact, the Chromatics tend to know rather well what they are, and will very rarely reveal themselves as a result, for fear of being hunted down by the Accord.
In terms of appearance, Gen1 Chromatics possess scales of varying pinks and purples, along with green or blue highlights. Their powers are a strange collection of other dragonflight powers, normally with very little synergy between them. For this reason, Gen1 Chromatics can be either very strong or very weak in comparison to other Dragonflights, depending on the situation and their skills with their powersets. Many may choose to offset their unwieldy true form with competence relating to their mortal guises; becoming skilled warriors or marksmen.
In times of need, Gen1 Chromatics have been observed channeling all five of their powersets into a single devastating attack, although the maneuver appears to be extremely exhausting and with effectiveness that varies between individuals.
Golden Chromatics
Created after the destruction of Deathwing, and the abandoning of the Aspect's powers, the Golden Chromatics were created by the fusion of the raw energy put off at the closing of the Cataclysm. The Golds find themselves connected by a hive mind, presumably relating back to their initial creation by the rampant magical energy. For this reason, many find them creepy and unapproachable.
Well initially met with distrust by the Wyrmrest Accord, the Golds eventually proved their good intentions and were accepted by the rest of Dragonkind. The flight views itself as a sort of 'perfection' among Dragons, the seamless unison of all five flights.
Although they are tolerant of the other standard Dragonflights, Golds find themselves disgusted by Gen1 Chromatics. Their common reaction is attempting to kill the lesser Dragon, and move its consciousness into a Golden newborn, should the Gen1 prove themselves resistant of the Old Gods' control.
Appearance wise, the Golds are elongated in comparison to normal Dragons, with shimmering bright golden scales, and rarely any other color visible along their form.Their attacks are difficult to classify as any one direct element; possessing properties of earth, nature, time, arcane, and life blended seamlessly into one form, which is normally devastatingly effective against nearly any foe. By combination of this and their connected minds, Golds lack creativity in their fighting styles; rather presenting themselves more as flawless machines.
When needed, Golden Chromatics can act in perfect unison, channeling their combined strength into a single assault. Such attacks are normally extremely destructive, and only grow more so with more Golds assisting.
Post by
oneforthemoney
If they see chromatics as lesser, why would they pollute their hiveminds with such presences?
Post by
Atik
If they see chromatics as lesser, why would they pollute their hiveminds with such presences?
They see them as lesser in form, not in mind. They consider it doing the Gen1's a service by "upgrading" them, so-to-speak.
Post by
oneforthemoney
If they see chromatics as lesser, why would they pollute their hiveminds with such presences?
They see them as lesser in form, not in mind. They consider it doing the Gen1's a service by "upgrading" them, so-to-speak.
So they're racist then against chromatics, but why do they tolerate the other flights when they consider themselves as the apex of 'dragon'? Wouldn't they see the other flights as even lower than the Gen 1 chromatics?
Post by
Atik
It's a combination of reasons why they tolerate other dragons.
The first, and most obvious, is survival. The Golds don't want to go making the other Dragons mad, as they are outnumbered and would at least suffer heavy losses if they went to war, or be wiped out entirely.
The second is how they see other Dragons, compared to how they see Gen1 Chromatics. They see other Dragons as below them, but more as unevolved than anything; and tend to think that they will eventually 'evolve' to their level. Meanwhile that isn't so much how they see Gen1s.
They see the Gen1 Chromatics as literally wrong and broken in comparison to them, something that attempted prefection, but fell apart at the last moment. The Golden Chromatics are doing them a favor by both putting them out of their 'misery', and 'fixing' them, if they can. (Obviously, it's hard to take a mindless slave of the Old Gods and put the non-existant mind into a new body.)
Post by
oneforthemoney
But since the other dragons are separated into different flights and the only way they even managed to get the Chromatics and Golds are through genetic engineering and magical flukes, why would they think the basic dragons would ever get there?
As well, that they see the other flights as below them and as lesser breeds whose only real hope is to evolve to their own genetic perfection, why would said lesser breeds trust them at all? It seems more like the sort of condescension that would lead to problems later down the line like with the blacks.
Post by
Atik
Keep in mind, I haven't entirely refined these yet, especially with how I haven't really gotten any chances to use either of them. I kind of posted this in hopes of both getting my thoughts out there, and getting other ideas.
The main reason the other flights 'trust' the Golds, is because they're not going crazy kill-em-all on the other Dragons.
And it's entirely possible that, sometime later on, there could be problems; especially as the Golds grow in number.
Post by
Lordplatypus
C'thun: "So, we've got these perfect slaves; Twilight Dragons!"
Yogg'Saron: "They're, like, regular dragons with some shadow powers?"
C'thun: "Yeah, amazing right?"
Yogg'Saron: "We... have those Infinite guys who control time... And what about those Chromatics we were working on? They would have been pretty strong."
C'Thun: "TWILIGHT DRAGONS FTW!"
Yogg'Saron: *sigh*
I'd say C'Thun would be the saner one and Yogg'Saron would be the loud one.
C'Thun is also Kenshiro
You are already dead.
Post by
H3Knuckles
C'thun: "So, we've got these perfect slaves; Twilight Dragons!"
Yogg'Saron: "They're, like, regular dragons with some shadow powers?"
C'thun: "Yeah, amazing right?"
Yogg'Saron: "We... have those Infinite guys who control time... And what about those Chromatics we were working on? They would have been pretty strong."
C'Thun: "TWILIGHT DRAGONS FTW!"
Yogg'Saron: *sigh*
I'd say C'Thun would be the saner one and Yogg'Saron would be the loud one.
Haha, I actually read it reversed and didn't catch my mistake till your post. Obviously C'Thun is the straight man out of those two.
Post by
Lordplatypus
God..............I see it now.
C'Thun: Straight man
Yogg'Saron: Crazy one
N'Zoth: Guy people talk about but never meet
Y'Sharj: The other old gods just took the 7 sha and mashed them into a ball, has a multiple personality case.
Yes.........Old gods in a sitcom.
Ok how far off topic have we gotten?
Post by
Atik
The Old Gods don't really need to have sensible personnalities...
Post by
355559
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Post by
Skreeran
headcanon
You keep using that word...
Post by
Atik
Headcanon is the usual term for a more personnal version of fanon. (Fanon is widespread among multiple people. Headcanon is the view of an individual)
Post by
Skreeran
Headcanon is the usual term for a more personnal version of fanon. (Fanon is widespread among multiple people. Headcanon is the view of an individual)I've always interpretted "headcanon" as a belief of something that is plausible and possibly real, but not explicitly stated in the story.
For example, my headcanon for Meet the Robinsons is that Lewis' mother is actually his future wife, who dropped her son (his son, him) of at an orphanage in the past, making him his own father and grandfather. It's actually a plausible theory, because the CGI model of his mother is the same one as his wife, and they never show her face.
Basically, I've always thought headcanon to be like a personal conspiracy theory that you really think might be true (or at the very least want to be true), not necessarily something you just made up.
TL;DR, the way I've always seen it used is like this: Samurai Jack takes place in the same universe as the Powerpuff Girls, but in a dystopian future: Headcanon. Samurai Jack starts a new clan of Samurai after returning to the past and teaches them everything he learned through his trials in the future: Fanon.
Edit:
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definitions.
Post by
Atik
Well, technically speaking, this would still fit that definition.
The only thing explicitly against it in canon is the "All Chromatics were killed" line. However, in the same vein, Wrathion claims all Blacks besides himself were killed, and Blizzard has confirmed that isn't true.
Post by
Skreeran
Like I said though, the difference is with headcanon you think that it could really be true, even if it might be unlikely, whereas fanon is something that's completely made up and there's no way the writers thought it up first.
Post by
Atik
Like I said though, the difference is with headcanon you think that it could really be true, even if it might be unlikely, whereas fanon is something that's completely made up and there's no way the writers thought it up first.
But fanon also carries the connotation of being a wide-spread idea...
So there really isn't a word for whatever this is... <.>
Post by
Skreeran
Eh, I'd call it fanon. I use that term for any canon that is created by fans, no matter how many subscribe to it. Like, I was making up a fanon when I wrote up my guide to the Shatterspear Trolls, for example.
But yeah, it's just semantics.
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