Analysis of Dragonflight Legacies: Chapter One - A Carefully Edited Dawn of the Aspects

Posted 2022/10/29 at 10:00 AM by DiscordianKitty

Dragonflight LegaciesChapter OneDragonflight Legacis: Chapter OneOur Narrator - Nozdormubecome available on November 15, in phase two of the Dragonflight pre-patchNozdormu: This place holds many mysteries, but few answers.
Emberthal: Stop there! Who are you?Our Listener - Emberthalan important role among the dracthyrcreated by NeltharionNozdormu: One who would be your guide. Tell me, what do you remember from before?Emberthal's Last MemoryEmberthal: My general. A fierce battle. RaszagethImprisonmentEmberthal: And then I was... imprisoned, in darkness.Nozdormu: Hmm. But now you are free.
Emberthal: What are you?whatNozdormu's MemoryNozdormu: Come. There is much I would show you, to prepare you for the challenges that lie ahead.
Emberthal: This place... So strange. Where are we?
Nozdormu: Where is less important than when. Nozdormu: Many thousands of years ago, when our world was... young, Azeroth was home to the ancestors of dragons - primitive beasts ruled by primal instincts. Nozdormu: Yet there were a few in whom the spark of intelligence was lit, who thought, spoke, and felt more deeply than the rest. GalakrondEmberthal: What does this have to do with me?
Nozdormu: Were it not for them, your people would not be. From these proto-dragons, there arose the monster Galakrond...Nozdormu: ... whose insatiable hunger would have consumed us all. When the fate of our kind was at stake, we five overcame the instincts of fear and self-preservation, and united to battle the leviathan.
Emberthal: "We"? So, you were one of these.VictoryNozdormu: For our bravery, risking everything to save the world, we were granted a gift of the Titans - transformed into something greater.Dawn of the AspectsNozdormu: Together, we became the Aspects, leaders of the dragonflights, the protectors of Azeroth. help kill MalygosVisage FormsNozdormu: In time, we took on visages like this, to better commune with the younger races.Emberthal: Why have you shown me this?Questions AnsweredNozdormu: I am Nozdormu. I was Aspect of the bronzeflight. Nozdormu: It is my fate to see all of time. But now a threat to our world approaches. An ancient enemy has returned. You will play a part in the events to come, and you will have to make a difficult choice, as we did. GalakrondA Story Ending, A Story BeginningEmberthal: I am not like you.
Nozdormu: No. My story is already written, but yours, and that of all Dracthyr, is only beginning to unfold.several hintsWorld of WarcraftThe Things Nozdormu Doesn't SayGame RantThese purist dragons believe that, as children of Galakrond, dragons are the apex of creation who should be served by mortals, rather than the other way around.claims Murozond's time is nighwater contaminated by the Old GodsBy ingesting the water (or causing their eggs to absorb its effects), it should be possible to keep even the most willful dragons aligned with the titans' philosophies.These ancient Primalists have their own leaders we’re going to be meeting over the course of this expansion pack. They are their versions of the aspects that are directly antagonists to dragonkind.

Comment by ScaryfoxI wasn't expecting too much. That changed towards the end since a lot of good questions were raised. Also, that was a lovely note about Alexstraza and Ysera. Shame it makes the latter's death in Legion worse, though.Comment by NeronnEvilknightOne detail I would add to this article about questions raised is Neltharion eyes that change from blue to red during his protodragon sequence. Maybe just an artistic choice but I don't believe Dawn of the Aspect showed us that.

I agree the cinematic is fairly simple, but is pretty clear about Nozdormu not showing the truth, understanding still, and preparing dracthyrs for war, again, after this stasis and being used as tools.Comment by wardenmShows a bunch of Dracthyr using poleaxes... yet Dracthyr can't wield polearms.Comment by esperkittyShows a bunch of Dracthyr using poleaxes... yet Dracthyr can't wield polearms.Comment by IllanyssShows a bunch of Dracthyr using poleaxes... yet Dracthyr can't wield polearms.Comment by IllanyssTwo things: They don't show the aspects with their actual original colors as protodragons but, instead, their current colors. I suppose, to simplify and to make them more recognizable..

Something else. If that tender moment between Nozdormu and Ysera is to mean something it's how the Murozond matter and the great sacrifice to get Ysera back to life are to be dealt with: Nozdormu will sacrifice himself for Ysera.
Yes, that will kind of break a few time rules but what if Murozond is just an alternative timeline consequence, what if what he saw of the future was influenced by the Old Gods? Don't they see the future as well? Wouldn't they show him an alternative version of his future to make his actions more in line with their plans?

We have many interesting events coming ahead. I am eager.Comment by famousmortWe assume the being in the video is Nozdormu. It could be Murozond. His identifying himself to Emberthal as Nozdormu could be a lie, or even his own persepctive on his identity. It could be that Muro wakes the dracthyr for some sinister reason, and later in the expansion they turn on him like death knights on Arthas.Comment by RuariAngelusShows a bunch of Dracthyr using poleaxes... yet Dracthyr can't wield polearms.Comment by Chr1st0phTwo things: They don't show the aspects with their actual original colors as protodragons but, instead, their current colors. I suppose, to simplify and to make them more recognizable..

Something else. If that tender moment between Nozdormu and Ysera is to mean something it's how the Murozond matter and the great sacrifice to get Ysera back to life are to be dealt with: Nozdormu will sacrifice himself for Ysera.
Yes, that will kind of break a few time rules but what if Murozond is just an alternative timeline consequence, what if what he saw of the future was influenced by the Old Gods? Don't they see the future as well? Wouldn't they show him an alternative version of his future to make his actions more in line with their plans?

We have many interesting events coming ahead. I am eager.Comment by ExploresqueSeems like you're potentially overthinking the appearance of Malygos in the animation. To me, it reads as a simple update to his design, and to the overall design of the "important" blue dragons as seen with updated Kalecgos. They'd want to keep that consistent with any media going forward, even if it directly depicts past events as with this short.Comment by laluchemore story telling to fix the huge plot holes. pass. not to mention this isn't animated its a comic book.Comment by markisgodCan't wait to see who was behind the Jailer.