Who Will Live and Who Will Die?
Lore forum
Posted on April 3, 2019, 6:05 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
War of the Spark shall be one of the greatest battles that the multiverse has ever seen, so it is very likely that at least some of the main characters (i.e., planeswalkers) shall die during the battle; therefore, this thread is for speculating who shall live and who shall die.
Most of the planeswalkers in this set have been introduced only recently, or otherwise are not major characters in the story, meaning that the players have had barely any time to become familiar with them, and thus, their deaths would not have a significant impact on the story, so I doubt that any of them shall die.
Jace both is too popular and also has not yet returned to his home plane, and there is no way that WotC shall not have a block on Vryn, at some point so I believe that he is safe.
Chandra has no significant unresolved plot lines, so she is in danger of dying, although her popularity may possibly save her.
Nissa and Nahiri could both be central characters in a third Zendikar block (which will not be happening at any time soon, but is likely to happen, at some point, due to that plane’s popularity), so I doubt that they shall die.
Sorin could be a central character in a potential third Innistrad block, so I feel that he is safe.
Ajani still has unfinished business on Theros, so I feel that he is safe.
Dovin is the secondary antagonist of this story, after Bolas, so it is very possible that he may die, unless WotC wishes for him to be a recurring antagonist.
Dack and Ral have no significant unresolved plot lines, but I do hope that WotC expands upon Dack entering Nyx, the underworld of Theros, at some point.
Teferi and Jaya have been around for a long time, so I feel that WotC may choose to bring a conclusion to their story arcs in this thread.
Karn’s situation is similar to that of Jaya and Teferi, but WotC has not yet followed up on the plot hook of him potentially infecting other planes, and New Phyrexia still exists, so I feel that he shall not die in this set.
Tezzeret despises working for Bolas, and he now controls the planar bridge, which just happens to be what Phryexia needs to invade other planes, so I feel that WotC may be planning for Tezzeret to become the new father of the machines, as were Yawgmoth and Karn, before him.
Sarkhan’s story seemed to reach a satisfying conclusion in the Tarkir block, but he would be a central character in a return to that plane, so he is equally likely to either live or die.
Vraska will definitely regain her memories of the time that she spent with Jace on Ixalan, so I suspect that she may turn against Bolas at a crucial moment, distracting him so that the others can strike a decision blow against him, possibly sacrificing her own life in the process.
Gideon, as one of the main protagonists of this story, could very well die, and it would be a dramatically-appropriate way to bring a conclusion to his story, but he has unfinished business on Theros with Heliod and Erebos, so I believe that he cannot die until he has returned to his home plane.
Liliana has killed all the demons with whom she made a contract, and she is worried about excessive use of the Chain Veil having a detrimental effect upon her, so I feel that it would be very dramatic for her to use the Chain Veil to strike a potentially fatal blow against Bolas, sacrificing her own life in the process, but she does still have unfinished business with Garruk, and the Raven Man is still very mysterious.
Ugin is equally likely to either live or die; on one hand, him and Bolas dying together would be very poetic and dramatic, but, on the other hand, there is still much about him that is unknown, and he is not exactly a shining beacon of morality compared to Bolas, so I wonder if WotC has further plans for him.
Bolas has been a major antagonist in the story for many years and many sets, so, eventually, his time in the story shall have to come to an end, but WotC may not wish to permanently kill off a popular villain, but they also likely do not wish for this game to become akin to Marvel and DC comics, in which character rarely ever remain permanently dead.
What does everyone else say about this? Who do you believe will live and will die?
Last_Laugh says... #3
This already exists and hasn't even been bumped off the 'recent forum activity'.
April 3, 2019 6:24 p.m.
ZendikariWol says... #4
It was a simple mistake, Last_Laugh, and I just posted the link to the forum I started yesterday (see above). DemonDragonJ was probably just not subscribed to the thread and didn’t see me post it.
April 3, 2019 6:55 p.m.
Last_Laugh says... #5
Lol that and my reply sat there waiting for me to hit post while I zoned out on TV for like 15 minutes, so I didn't see your reply with the link.
April 3, 2019 7:06 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #6
ZendikariWol, I am very sorry about that; I did not notice that there was already a thread about this subject.
ZendikariWol says... #2
Umm...
Peep the forum I posted a couple days ago.
April 3, 2019 6:14 p.m.