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Actually in Warcraft 3 blood elves could train priests as the arcane sanctum. Making it a mystery for why they would need naaru in World of warcraft to produce priests. Zarnks
Smapti: There's no mystery here - the Blood Elf campaign in Warcraft III takes place before the Blood Elves made their pact with Magtheridon - the event that cut them off from the Light.
Not really. Balanazzar a demon has been shown using the light and his demon possesed pup[et Dathrohan uses the light as well. Springvale a undead paladin can use the light. Forsaken make mention of being able to use the light as well as the shadow. Blood elves had already started to suck the fel magiks near the end of the camaign. Illidan is shown to be in possession of them while fighting Arthas in the battle of Obelisks. Zarnks
Ununnilium: You know, I'm just cutting that whole part out; it seems to be an open invitation to Edit Wars and Conversation In The Main Page:
However, in Warcraft 3, Blood Elves already had priests which they could produce at the arcane sanctum, raising the question of why they needed the Naaru in the first place.
- Before The Frozen Throne, they weren't Blood Elves yet—i.e. were still reasonably good people. They didn't need it yet. How were they able to produce priests in The Frozen Throne? I dunno. Maybe they weren't quite sliding towards evil yet, just...hunger.
William Wide Web: Removed "(It's the same director as the previous example.)" from the Independence Day example because it's not the same director as the Transformers film, although neither Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich use science very well.
Morgan Wick: Hey, every exploitative disaster flick (think Armageddon) was directed by Michael Bay, right? </sarcasm>
Phartman: Naw, it just seems that way because they all equally register at "10" on the dumbass scale.
- Arguably, legendary pokemon aren't as godly as they're often made out to be and instead are just powerful one-of-a-kind pokemon that become revered by people, thus legends. All legendary trios, for example, are weaker than some non-legendary pokemon and most other legendary pokemon only tie with them. Even the really legendary pokemon, like Kyogre, still tie with Slaking in power. And then there's Arceus who, for being a supposed god, isn't much stronger than most other uber-legendaries like Kyogre. The line between legendary pokemon and regular pokemon is also increasinly blurred these days thanks to pokemon like Manaphy and Heatran.
- Plotwise, though, you can catch Diagla, Palkia, and Arceus- Diagla created time, Palkia created space, and Arceus created existence. Even the lesser legendaries are legendary to the extent that it's not unlike having, say, Cerberus for a pet.
- And yes, statwise, the legendaries aren't overly powerful, but you have forgotten the cutscenes where the villains free the legendaries and unleash their powers on the region? So for certain Pokemon their immense powers are real, their stats don't reflect this. And like you said, they are revered by people within the Pokemon verse. Isn't that enough of a reason to bat an eye when someone pulls out uber power mythical "only exists in legends" Pokemon? And the games aren't the only medium...
- Arguably, legendary pokemon aren't as godly as they're often made out to be and instead are just powerful one-of-a-kind pokemon that become revered by people, thus legends. All legendary trios, for example, are weaker than some non-legendary pokemon and most other legendary pokemon only tie with them. Even the really legendary pokemon, like Kyogre, still tie with Slaking in power. And then there's Arceus who, for being a supposed god, isn't much stronger than most other uber-legendaries like Kyogre. The line between legendary pokemon and regular pokemon is also increasinly blurred these days thanks to pokemon like Manaphy and Heatran.
- Someone mentioned something called Crimson. There's no link. Is it a book, anime, or what?
