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i think you all have forgot an important character Duran and i think he is the dark voice so my guess is similar to others its that duran will come back and control the hybrids and most of the swarm but kerrigan having high psychic powers will still be human and start controlling the renegade zerg building up here army with raynor then legacy of the void shows the protoss building up and shows the finale battle terran+zerg+protoss vs. duran+swarm+hybrids and 1 of the main characters im guessing kerrigan will sacrifice themselves to kill duran

That is true. Despite what she really wanted to do (which was to not hurt Jim), she probably wasn't able to resist the Zerg side of her mind, which we can assume was the one causing all that crap in the first place.

Also, interesting thought. Duran made no appearance at all in the first game. Or he was the Fallen One (though I highly doubt it since Duran is human, and the hybrids are Protoss/Zerg).

I hope the cerebrates return in Heart of the Swarm. They need commanders and the worms are willing to lead! Let their squirmy and slimy will be done!

err, didn't anyo f you dudes notice her hair was still spiney, I would guess that Kerrigan is still Zerg, and that all she regained was her humanity and a more human like form, that or the virus was simply temporarily supressed.

As for Duran, he claimed he worked for another Power other then Kerrigan in the secret mission at the end of Brood War, so I don't think he is the voice, more like a luitenant of the voice, if I would have to guess the Voice is Mengsk, I mean if you ar so powerful that you can create and control hybrids, hiding your true form should be a piece of cake, sides something about mengsk has always struck me as just plain wrong, and his psycotic tendances is not it.

[Edited by Lunaraia, 8/5/2010 9:37:02 PM]

Kerrigan's spiny hair is probably an aftereffect of her transformation into the Queen of Blades. I'm sure that given time (or medical treatment), they'll go away.

As for Duran, he could be working for Mengsk. Mengsk could actually be a mastermind in himself (leading the Sons of Korhal in the original game, what with all those plans, he could be one), or someone else is controlling him; either way, we can't rule out Mengsk himself being the perpetrator, or an arm of a seemingly greater beast.

[Edited by TheGreyKnight, 8/5/2010 11:04:10 PM]

Interesting train of thought. My guess would be that Duran is not the mastermind but rather a harbinger or agent for the Xel'Naga since we know for a fact that they will play a greater role as the story unfolds. The other idea to look at is how do we know that someone else won't become the leader of the swarm? Of course according to the prophecy Kerigan is vital to the survival of all. I think Mengsk is being also controlled by this higher power Duran serves, but rather than direct obedient control its more a manipulation or pupetry to keep the humans in the Koprulu sector off balance and constantly fighting. What if the Humans are part of the big secret? What if Humanity has a greater role to play than anyone thinks?

What if the Protoss all die out at the end of the series and the Humans become the new dominant super power in the sector?

i have to disagree Duran would be the mastermind because he is a hybrid as well mengsk wouldnt be able to pull this off

You're getting ahead of yourself. Duran may as well just have been a product of the Dominion's genetics experimentation. Hybrids are exactly that: hybrids, a mixing of both Zerg and Protoss, not Terrans.

Unless hybrids somehow have managed a way to transform and assume Terran disguises(which would pose a huge threat to everyone else), I highly doubt Duran could be more than just another pawn in the greater scheme of things.

Good point but why does Duran have that deep voice during the BW secret mission? He is a freak of some sort. And he even admits that he has gone by many names, implying a greater period of time for him to have earned those many names. But he even admits he is not the mastermind of all this, he serves a higher power. No one can be sure that there are no Human/whatever hybrids out there.