@@daleodorito I think that Illidan was different, while he had good intentions at the start, he really become corrupted by the power. Yes, he had a redemption arc during wow : Legion. But he was very different from Zeratul
This was by far the most strongest use of "My life for Aiur" quote. Not only Zeratul spoke it because he knew he was going to die, but it was spoken by a person who was branded traitor by his people and exiled from his own home. The very same planet he once helped to save and now he did for the second time. En Taro Zeratul, brave son of Aiur!
+DINDRAGON You are only partially right. Zeratul is responsible why Overmind found Aiur and unleashed the invasion on it. He is not the reason why Aiur fell to the Zerg though.If protoss Conclave would focus more on zerg invasion and less on civil war between dark templars and waste time on branding Tassadar and other people traitors, they could easily win the war + Kerrigan betraying everyone at the end was final nail on the coffin for Aiur.
It's not fair to call it recklessness though. Nobody knew that that would happen, all the knowledge they had at the time led them to believe they were merely killing a cerebrate.
When Zeratul said: " My life for AIur" for the last time, he knew he was going to his death, already weakened by the psionic lightning and melee fights with Amon-possessed Artanis. In Zeratul's mind, i think he felt he redeemed himself after the fall of Aiur, he gave his life for Aiur and for the Protoss Race. I am sure Zeratul is now travelling the void! 1:66 is where i feel the most pain to see Zeratul fall to his knees and the music from there is like watching a Jerry Bruckheimer film and the ambient music is so powerful you also feel so sad. Where Templars could never understand the Dark Templars, Zeratul sure proved the templar caste wrong that his devotion was to Aiur still. MY LIFE FOR AIUR Indeed!
@@vladtheimpaler9577 the beginning is cool. Too bad the rest is formulaic,missions are the same, and Amon is a broken record. Kerrigan and raynor should have been there to help in the last mission of the actual since it was literally about the fate of their races, prologue campaign was a joke
"We will do what we must, but we do it for Aiur, not you!" - Zeratul One of the most tragic characters in video games history, he died on the homeworld he wanted so much to protect while securing the future of the entire galaxy. Zeratul gladly accepted to be seen as a traitor by his own people if that meant he was a step closer to redeem himself and save the Koprulu Sector. Truly a great character!
Of all the thousands of times we've heard "My Life for Aiur", that's the only time it's been totally badass, and it's coming from someone who never called Aiur home anyways...
Khaldalis from the "Reclemation" video also had that epic line. Right now, Zeratul may be the No. 1 to saying this line, but Khaldalis gave us what it means to say it, granting him my No. 2 spot for saying it greatly.
Actually Zeratul always valued Aiur. In StarCraft 1 he was saying "I do this for Aiur." all the time. Zeratul also called Aiur as "home". "Since our banishment long ago, we have never failed in our responsibility to Aiur. Though it shall cause us great pain to see our homeland once more, we shall return with you, Tassadar. We will do what we can."
Zeratul gave his life for Aiur indeed. While Zeratul was weaken, he definitely could have flee with his ability. However, fleeing would save himself only. Actually, Zeratul probably could have killed Artanis -- they would both kill each other actually. Keep in mind that Amon possessed Artanis was aiming to kill Zeratul. Zeratul was aiming to cut the nerve cord. The fact that Zeratul was able to cut the nerve cord implies that he could have dealt a deathblow to Artanis if he wanted too, but of course it wasn't his intention to kill. His intention was to save. Zeratul wanted to save Protoss and he believed in Artanis. In his last attempt, he saved Artanis. This is actually a similar scene as Grom Hellscream saving Thrall from Mannoroth. Hellscream could have run and save himself, but he stood his ground to save Thrall because Hellscream actually believed Thrall is the salvation of the orcs.
At 641 years old, Zeratul realized the sacrifice. To give up all he has experienced and known, his fountain of knowledge for what he loves. Aiur and the Protoss race. Artanis being only 268 years old was meant to be the bearer to bring their race back to the beacon of legitimacy as the elder/master species of the formation era. To rebuild Aiur and @2:09 the music, choir voices and the script encapsulates the loss, the sacrifice of one of the greatest characters in the entirety of Star Craft lore.
+Template The scene is just so well made. Amon-Artanis told Zeratul that "You should not stand against me", and Zeratul immediately stood up. And when he said "My life for Aiur", it wasn't a symbolic statement. He literally meant "I will trade my life to free Artanis". Unlike Amon who is full of hatred, Zeratul has none. In his final desperate moment, he did not give into hate. He didn't want to kill, but to save Artanis. Instead of attacking Artanis, Zeratul waited for Artanis to come to him to attack. By doing this, Zeratul knnew exactly Artanis' movement, but by doing this, Zeratul could not dodge. I have to say that Zeratul has always been my most beloved character in StarCraft universe.
Zeratul was the prophet of the SC saga, he was the most important character, it was because of him the world was saved, he was the saviour, Entaro Adun>Entaro Tassadar>Entaro Fenix>Entaro Zeratul, the last hero to bring a total end to the threat, saving all races from extinction. He had found the answer from the Xel'naga who contacted him, the Xel'naga chose him for a reason they didn't contact any other Protoss, Zeratul just needed everybody to listen, especially Artanis who had unified the protoss, but he knew that sacrificing himself for Artanis would lead the protoss to hope, he knew he was going to die but he showed Amon in that moment that he won't kneel til the Protoss are saved, that must be the proudest line of "My Life For Aiur" that I've ever heard coming out of his mouth, every protoss, every race will have him to thank for now when the saga is over, he deserves a big monument and a big place in the historic archives.
+Zyad Hakmi lol bad news for you. Tassadar is dead. he never came back. In legacy of the void there is a in game cinematic, where a acient xelnaga turns up in the form of tassadar. Then he reveals his true self and says he only took the form of tassadar to convince zeratul about what is going on. So Tassadar never came back, he died that day in starcraft 1. And sadly that means zeratul is gone too.
It still gets me when I re-watch this even to this day. The fact that the dark templar were outcasts, especially the individual above other dark templar that is Zeratul that made himself an outcast even amongst his own people. Despite the Daelaam and the Nazarim's differences, Zeratul sees them both simply as Protoss and dies for a homeworld that drove the dark templar out. The measure of a hero isn't their brute strength; what is willing to be sacrificed is. Zeratul is a god-tier hero.
Dude! You can't just kill my favourite videogame character since I was a friggin child and expect me to not shed tears like a baby! Whyyy! I was in total denial until he vanished and I lost it there!
"Adun Toridas", The Dark Templar say this as opposed to 'En taro Adun'. Commonly interpreted as 'May Adun give you sanctuary,' though it literally and bluntly means, 'Adun hide(s) you/me.' You will find it's meaning in the Starcraft Book: "The Dark Templar Saga - Twilight".
***** We don't know for sure that Artanis was the play-character Executor from SC1...not for sure. How do we know for sure that Selendis is the BW Executor? I think it's likely you're right, but I'm not sure if there's any specific evidence solidifying those things.
+Michaelle Green While it's confirmed that Artanis was the SC1 player character and Seledis might have been the Brood War one for the Protoss, Matt Horner wasn't the Terran player character. It was the unnamed Mar Sara Magistrate that left Raynor after SC1 happened. Raynor makes mention of it during a conversation with Tychus in the Wings of Liverty campaign.
It's so deep, damn. Everytime Zeratul said "my life for Aiur" he fucking meant it. He knew he couldn't harm Artanis, so he realized the only way to free him was to sacrifice himself. A true hero of the Protoss.
"My life for Aiur!" Legacy of the void felt to me like a perfect climax, all the build up and delivery left me in tears and grasping at my heart. Zeratul, you are the hero of the universe!
Have you reached The Purifiers yet?! Because sh*t man! I want to see them in ultra! (I'm only able to play on low). Also, after or before that one, the scene where Rohanna.... Nevermind not spoiling. But that part with Rohanna sometime before or after the purifiers, was an incredibly heavy scene! For the Daelaam!
"I have journeyed through the darkness between the most distant stars. I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities..." I remember this quote from Zeratul in the first Starcraft after watching this scene.
8 years have passed and this clip is still one of the best cinematics Blizzard has done, not just because of graphics but also because it was one of the most epic send offs to an iconic fictional character ever made.
At this moment he realized that it was self-preservation that was holding him back. He had spend most of the fight running, dodging, warping - anything to stay out of reach. Anything to survive. So he decided that he did not want to survive. He wanted others to. "My life ... for Aiur."
IIRC, since Dark Templar have no connection to the Khala, their memories cannot be preserved and their spiritual entity dissipates into the Void, as we saw with Zeratul turning to dust. So goddammit, this hits even harder than Fenix because Zeratul is truly gone ;_;
This is actually the first Hero I Broke down sobbing in a horrible mess. He was so likable and him dying was so unexpected And i kept thinking "Ah he'll be back they always...Do? w-what? N-No!" ;-;
In the beginning he left in search of prophecy because he was the only one that could. Blamed for the loss of their home world, he was the one who could never be the leader and hero they needed. But he could be the hero -- and find the knowledge -- shrouded in darkness that they deserved. Forever vigilant, he was, and always will be, The Dark Templar
Not gonna lie, man tears were shed. This guy has been the most iconic and hands down my favorite character in any game, book, you name it, ever. An absolute legend. I don't know whether to praise or hate Blizzard for this moment, because it was truly epic.
I think that zeratul gave his life for someone he truly loved... when he said my "life for aiur" he was devoting his life for people who casted him and his race out, he was one of the few characters that truly believed that peace through war could bring the two races together... En Taro Artanis MY LIFE FOR AIUR En Taro Tassadar En Taro Adun EN TARO ZERATUL
Whatever Blizzard did as an horrible company recently, I'll never forget how brilliant their cinematics were. This is probably the first time I dropped a tear watching a scene from a game and this is by far the best animated fight in matter of emotions I have seen in my entire fucking life. En taro Zeratul everyone !
The fact that actually dark templars got banished from Aiur, then welcomed they khalai on Shakuras together with the fact that Zeratul's last line before death as a dark templar is "My life for Aiur", trying to save the Daelaam Hierarch makes this sooooo epic.
i really love how this was portrayed as some old samurai movie, where they embrace that one strike which will either make you win or lose. No long flashy spinning combat scene, just drama build up and then warrior sacrifice.
if i paid attention to the protoss languages properly, then "En taro" would mean "we honor the name" a greeting and veneration to the greatest heroes of their race and for millenia the longest holder was adun similarly "en audin" is the nerazim formulaic for "we honor the sacrifice of" as it has been used to honor raszagal and shakuras. it could also mean "we will always remember" as befits the nerazim. to bring the tangent to an end. En Audin Zeratul
Amon had to get overconfident and gloat. He could have killed Zeratul at 1:03 by just turning his psi blade on. But nooo, you have to pull a Darth Sidious and electrocute him while gloating.
This is pretty much the only reason Artanis, Raynor and Kerrigan beat his ass at all. Amon was so overconfident that he treated the unified Terran, Protoss and Zerg forces like mere insects. He was so sure he'd win that he never counted on Kerrigan ascending into a Xel'Naga. And even then he severely underestimated her.
+mrwong11989 No. They can still function normally without the Khala. Even High Templar can still use their abilities it is just much harder for them to do so. Basically what they mainly lost was their psychic links and their ability to access memories of those whom have lived before.
Zeratul...the greatest hero of the Protoss :( He fought against Amon/Artanis, but was severely handicapped by the fact he wasn't trying to kill Artanis. This guy is an absolute monster. Definitely on Kerrigan's level. With one defiant swing, he would preserve the future of all Protoss.
Zeratul is the ultimate badass motherfucker. Ever since I first saw him in the sixth(?) Protoss mission in Starcraft all those long years ago he's been my fave. Wasn't happy with the treatment he got in SC2, but he went out in style like a total champ.
"MY LIFE.... FOR AIUR!!!!!" From the guy who was banished from his home planet for decades, lived and shunned by his former comrades in Aiur, did everything he could to find the truth and peace with his people, his last stand, last words, on his home-planet, against a Dark God of his universe. A charge worth dying for... En Taro Zeratul!!!
I kinda like the motion Blizzard went with the titular characters of each chapter. Jim Raynor is a branded outlaw, but during the campaign he becomes a hero. Kerrigan was overall thought to be a menace (despite some heinous acts, such as wiping out the Protoss on Kaldir) yet she turned out (especially in the epilogue of LotV) as the savior. Artanis was a leader and by the end of the Protoss campaign I thought him more as a liberator. Also all of them were victims of something. Artanis was a victim of Khala and guilt over Zeratul, Kerrigan was victim of both Arcturus Mengsk and Overmind (although it turned out to be very hidden good guy) and poor Jim was a victim of betray by Arcturus, Queen of Blades and even his old friend.
Had to hold back some tears on this one... I never cry, but hot damn Zeratul, one of the few characters I remember playing Starcraft as a little kid. I thought he was so cool... And Tassadar and his green tunic... Entaro Zeratul and Entaro Artanis!!
damn I cried like a mad man. Especially when he said " My life for Aiur" and "the keystone will guide you to the Xelnaga". These words are meaningful. Even if he was cursed by Protoss, he sacrificed himself for Protoss and all the races. It is the first time I cry when I SAW the game scenario. Please rest in peace, En taro Zeratul !!!!!!!
zeratul saved everyone literally.not only the protoss but the terrans and zerg too.the protoss better give him a lot of respect make him a saint or something.
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Banished from his homeworld. Branded a traitor by his own people. Yet his last battle cry is "My life for Auir."
A true Protoss
Someone really be slicing onions
So Zeratul is basically Illidan, that's why they are my favorites characters from blizzard.
@@daleodorito I think that Illidan was different, while he had good intentions at the start, he really become corrupted by the power. Yes, he had a redemption arc during wow : Legion. But he was very different from Zeratul
Legend
"My life for Aiur"
We all knew it was over.
:'(
Yes. In a single moment of valor, Amon was doomed.
This was by far the most strongest use of "My life for Aiur" quote.
Not only Zeratul spoke it because he knew he was going to die, but it was spoken by a person who was branded traitor by his people and exiled from his own home. The very same planet he once helped to save and now he did for the second time.
En Taro Zeratul, brave son of Aiur!
+DINDRAGON
You are only partially right. Zeratul is responsible why Overmind found Aiur and unleashed the invasion on it.
He is not the reason why Aiur fell to the Zerg though.If protoss Conclave would focus more on zerg invasion and less on civil war between dark templars and waste time on branding Tassadar and other people traitors, they could easily win the war + Kerrigan betraying everyone at the end was final nail on the coffin for Aiur.
It's not fair to call it recklessness though. Nobody knew that that would happen, all the knowledge they had at the time led them to believe they were merely killing a cerebrate.
How was Zeratul supposed to know that Overmind's mind is going to be touched with his once he kills Zasz
Where real men cried
no lie, still tugs at the heart strings today
When Zeratul said: " My life for AIur" for the last time, he knew he was going to his death, already weakened by the psionic lightning and melee fights with Amon-possessed Artanis. In Zeratul's mind, i think he felt he redeemed himself after the fall of Aiur, he gave his life for Aiur and for the Protoss Race.
I am sure Zeratul is now travelling the void!
1:66 is where i feel the most pain to see Zeratul fall to his knees and the music from there is like watching a Jerry Bruckheimer film and the ambient music is so powerful you also feel so sad.
Where Templars could never understand the Dark Templars, Zeratul sure proved the templar caste wrong that his devotion was to Aiur still.
MY LIFE FOR AIUR Indeed!
Which track is it? I am uncertain, but if you listen using ear phones it starts around 1:66. Sorry to be of not much help.
+DINDRAGON that's what I want to know. let me know if you find out please
+Joshua Cortes The name of the OST is StarCraft II: Legacy of the void OST 12 - My Path is set. It starts around 0:50
We stand ready. look at sc lotv ost
Thanks for stating the obvious.
Only 2 missions in and the game is making me go through the feels train
+Epsilon
*_THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON THE BLIZZARD_* *_-RAPE-_* *_*FEELS TRAIN~!!!_*
you must be fun at parties
Epsilon Thats why this campaign is so awesome.
@@vladtheimpaler9577 the beginning is cool. Too bad the rest is formulaic,missions are the same, and Amon is a broken record. Kerrigan and raynor should have been there to help in the last mission of the actual since it was literally about the fate of their races, prologue campaign was a joke
The moment when we all shed tears , manly tears.. RIP Zeratul 1998-2015
Zeratul not in normal city
"We will do what we must, but we do it for Aiur, not you!" - Zeratul
One of the most tragic characters in video games history, he died on the homeworld he wanted so much to protect while securing the future of the entire galaxy. Zeratul gladly accepted to be seen as a traitor by his own people if that meant he was a step closer to redeem himself and save the Koprulu Sector. Truly a great character!
The part where he says "My life for Auir", with the music and drawing his Psi-Blade gave me goosebumps. So good.
En Taro Zeratul :(((((((((((
+Kien D. N. Zeratul Toridas !!!
엔타로 제라툴ㅠㅠ
En Taro Zeratul
+Kien D. N. En harudim Zeratul! We will never forget him
en taro Zeratul
Of all the thousands of times we've heard "My Life for Aiur", that's the only time it's been totally badass, and it's coming from someone who never called Aiur home anyways...
Khaldalis from the "Reclemation" video also had that epic line. Right now, Zeratul may be the No. 1 to saying this line, but Khaldalis gave us what it means to say it, granting him my No. 2 spot for saying it greatly.
And it really was. En Taro Zeratul!
Actually Zeratul always valued Aiur. In StarCraft 1 he was saying "I do this for Aiur." all the time. Zeratul also called Aiur as "home".
"Since our banishment long ago, we have never failed in our responsibility to Aiur. Though it shall cause us great pain to see our homeland once more, we shall return with you, Tassadar. We will do what we can."
Zeratul always saw Auir as his home
@@ExecutorNral executor?? how is it that you come here
MY LIFE FOR AIUR!
YOUUU
Zeratul gave his life for Aiur indeed. While Zeratul was weaken, he definitely could have flee with his ability. However, fleeing would save himself only. Actually, Zeratul probably could have killed Artanis -- they would both kill each other actually. Keep in mind that Amon possessed Artanis was aiming to kill Zeratul. Zeratul was aiming to cut the nerve cord. The fact that Zeratul was able to cut the nerve cord implies that he could have dealt a deathblow to Artanis if he wanted too, but of course it wasn't his intention to kill. His intention was to save.
Zeratul wanted to save Protoss and he believed in Artanis. In his last attempt, he saved Artanis. This is actually a similar scene as Grom Hellscream saving Thrall from Mannoroth. Hellscream could have run and save himself, but he stood his ground to save Thrall because Hellscream actually believed Thrall is the salvation of the orcs.
At 641 years old, Zeratul realized the sacrifice. To give up all he has experienced and known, his fountain of knowledge for what he loves. Aiur and the Protoss race. Artanis being only 268 years old was meant to be the bearer to bring their race back to the beacon of legitimacy as the elder/master species of the formation era. To rebuild Aiur and @2:09 the music, choir voices and the script encapsulates the loss, the sacrifice of one of the greatest characters in the entirety of Star Craft lore.
+Template The scene is just so well made. Amon-Artanis told Zeratul that "You should not stand against me", and Zeratul immediately stood up. And when he said "My life for Aiur", it wasn't a symbolic statement. He literally meant "I will trade my life to free Artanis". Unlike Amon who is full of hatred, Zeratul has none. In his final desperate moment, he did not give into hate. He didn't want to kill, but to save Artanis. Instead of attacking Artanis, Zeratul waited for Artanis to come to him to attack. By doing this, Zeratul knnew exactly Artanis' movement, but by doing this, Zeratul could not dodge.
I have to say that Zeratul has always been my most beloved character in StarCraft universe.
@@Chemicalkinetics not only that, Zeratul new that Artanis was the young prince that the protoss needed. 🙏🏻
Rewatched this scene so many times, made me cry every single time of them.
En Taro Zeratul, your sacrifice saved the protoss. :'(
same here i use this scene to test if humanity is still within me.
You mean the universe?
Zeratul was the prophet of the SC saga, he was the most important character, it was because of him the world was saved, he was the saviour, Entaro Adun>Entaro Tassadar>Entaro Fenix>Entaro Zeratul, the last hero to bring a total end to the threat, saving all races from extinction. He had found the answer from the Xel'naga who contacted him, the Xel'naga chose him for a reason they didn't contact any other Protoss, Zeratul just needed everybody to listen, especially Artanis who had unified the protoss, but he knew that sacrificing himself for Artanis would lead the protoss to hope, he knew he was going to die but he showed Amon in that moment that he won't kneel til the Protoss are saved, that must be the proudest line of "My Life For Aiur" that I've ever heard coming out of his mouth, every protoss, every race will have him to thank for now when the saga is over, he deserves a big monument and a big place in the historic archives.
They'd better say my life for Aiur and Zeratul .
Fenix had reborn again and change his name is Talandar
I was both shocked and sad when Zeratul died. At least he died on Aiur, for Aiur.
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"My life....FOR AIUR!!!" Damn these feels!
The way Artanis reaches out his hand at 2:22. The feels.
I never noticed that before now it hurts more
My life for Aiur.
Unlike most, Zeratul meant it literally. And he spit in the face of a rogue god in the process.
Zeratuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul !! :( :( :(
I hope that he'll be joining Tassadar in the other side :'(
+Zyad Hakmi lol bad news for you. Tassadar is dead. he never came back. In legacy of the void there is a in game cinematic, where a acient xelnaga turns up in the form of tassadar. Then he reveals his true self and says he only took the form of tassadar to convince zeratul about what is going on.
So Tassadar never came back, he died that day in starcraft 1. And sadly that means zeratul is gone too.
+Gouki6669 Umm i think he meant other side as in afterlife. We all know Tassadar is dead.
Both of them live on... in the Nexus.
Ascalon I'll feel really bad killing him in HoTS now :P
+Ascalon lol :) well said
It still gets me when I re-watch this even to this day. The fact that the dark templar were outcasts, especially the individual above other dark templar that is Zeratul that made himself an outcast even amongst his own people. Despite the Daelaam and the Nazarim's differences, Zeratul sees them both simply as Protoss and dies for a homeworld that drove the dark templar out. The measure of a hero isn't their brute strength; what is willing to be sacrificed is. Zeratul is a god-tier hero.
Dude! You can't just kill my favourite videogame character since I was a friggin child and expect me to not shed tears like a baby! Whyyy! I was in total denial until he vanished and I lost it there!
same dude like, damn.. voiced by fred tatasciore aswell, the same guy who voiced swann and soldier 76
"My life....for Aiur." Not Adun Toridas but THIS FREAKING QUOTE.
Zeratul, the true hero of Starcraft universe together with Fenix and Tassadar.
"Adun Toridas", The Dark Templar say this as opposed to 'En taro Adun'. Commonly interpreted as 'May Adun give you sanctuary,' though it literally and bluntly means, 'Adun hide(s) you/me.' You will find it's meaning in the Starcraft Book: "The Dark Templar Saga - Twilight".
My life four Aiur! has never meant so much
especially coming from a dark templar
Artanis is the shit. I didn't expect the campaign to make me like him so much, but he's a phenomenal fucking character.
***** We don't know for sure that Artanis was the play-character Executor from SC1...not for sure.
How do we know for sure that Selendis is the BW Executor? I think it's likely you're right, but I'm not sure if there's any specific evidence solidifying those things.
***** Hey, it makes a ton of sense. I'd love to see Blizzard directly say that it was the case. :)
+Michaelle Green While it's confirmed that Artanis was the SC1 player character and Seledis might have been the Brood War one for the Protoss, Matt Horner wasn't the Terran player character. It was the unnamed Mar Sara Magistrate that left Raynor after SC1 happened. Raynor makes mention of it during a conversation with Tychus in the Wings of Liverty campaign.
warkiller Reference for the Artanis fact?
+Kujakuseki01 His name appears in the official Queen of Blades novel, in which he's seen discussing with Aldaris, and later Tassadar.
It's so deep, damn. Everytime Zeratul said "my life for Aiur" he fucking meant it. He knew he couldn't harm Artanis, so he realized the only way to free him was to sacrifice himself. A true hero of the Protoss.
No my old friend, you have freed us all..
Damn man, right in my childhood :'(
Ohh umm that was from when Thrall and Grom killed that pitlord I forget his name yeah?
@@HmoobHer559 Mannoroth
and I see the parallels, too - Amon is kinda like the StarCraft Sargeras, with the Xel'Naga being the Titans
"My life for Aiur!"
Legacy of the void felt to me like a perfect climax, all the build up and delivery left me in tears and grasping at my heart.
Zeratul, you are the hero of the universe!
Damn... first Darth Marr, now Zeratul? :( What's next ... Thrall dies in Legion?
+xLetalis lol leth
+xLetalis why did Zeratul had to die... i he was my favorite protoss before i knew about artanis... life is unfair.....
Have you reached The Purifiers yet?! Because sh*t man! I want to see them in ultra! (I'm only able to play on low). Also, after or before that one, the scene where Rohanna.... Nevermind not spoiling. But that part with Rohanna sometime before or after the purifiers, was an incredibly heavy scene! For the Daelaam!
+KeViNZP I think I'm going to be there soon ;]
+xLetalis Fuck this sh#t indeed
"I have journeyed through the darkness between the most distant stars. I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities..."
I remember this quote from Zeratul in the first Starcraft after watching this scene.
"My life for Aiur!" -- Zeratul
"My life for Zeratul!" -- Aiur
If you watch this without literally any context, it looks like he dies to expell him of his cursed hair.
8 years have passed and this clip is still one of the best cinematics Blizzard has done, not just because of graphics but also because it was one of the most epic send offs to an iconic fictional character ever made.
First rule of being a Blizzard character: Never shout "For X!" before charging at an enemy in a duel.
At this moment he realized that it was self-preservation that was holding him back. He had spend most of the fight running, dodging, warping - anything to stay out of reach. Anything to survive.
So he decided that he did not want to survive.
He wanted others to.
"My life ... for Aiur."
IIRC, since Dark Templar have no connection to the Khala, their memories cannot be preserved and their spiritual entity dissipates into the Void, as we saw with Zeratul turning to dust. So goddammit, this hits even harder than Fenix because Zeratul is truly gone ;_;
It hurts hard :(
+buldren0101 nah he disintegrated cause Amon uses his essence to make a new body he says this later in the campaign
This is actually the first Hero I Broke down sobbing in a horrible mess. He was so likable and him dying was so unexpected And i kept thinking "Ah he'll be back they always...Do? w-what? N-No!" ;-;
Saddest moment in Starcraft history :(
"Those nerve cords must be PURGED."
glad you could make it, Zeratul... You're not my Arthanis yet, boi
In the beginning he left in search of prophecy because he was the only one that could. Blamed for the loss of their home world, he was the one who could never be the leader and hero they needed. But he could be the hero -- and find the knowledge -- shrouded in darkness that they deserved. Forever vigilant, he was, and always will be,
The Dark Templar
Not gonna lie, man tears were shed. This guy has been the most iconic and hands down my favorite character in any game, book, you name it, ever. An absolute legend.
I don't know whether to praise or hate Blizzard for this moment, because it was truly epic.
I think that zeratul gave his life for someone he truly loved... when he said my "life for aiur" he was devoting his life for people who casted him and his race out, he was one of the few characters that truly believed that peace through war could bring the two races together...
En Taro Artanis
MY LIFE FOR AIUR
En Taro Tassadar
En Taro Adun
EN TARO ZERATUL
This was such a sad moment. I still can't believe he's gone.... my favorite character in the SC universe... EN TARO ZERATUL!
Whatever Blizzard did as an horrible company recently, I'll never forget how brilliant their cinematics were. This is probably the first time I dropped a tear watching a scene from a game and this is by far the best animated fight in matter of emotions I have seen in my entire fucking life.
En taro Zeratul everyone !
From the Void, we emerge. To the Void, we return. En Taro Zeratul! En Taro Artanis!
The fact that actually dark templars got banished from Aiur, then welcomed they khalai on Shakuras together with the fact that Zeratul's last line before death as a dark templar is "My life for Aiur", trying to save the Daelaam Hierarch makes this sooooo epic.
I full on cried
+Edward Lavaden
Me too...
Like a little bitch...
*_And I'm fucking proud of it, too!!_*
I thought I was the only one.
+Billaxle No Regrets it was worth it
Tassadar: Greetings brother, I speak to you from the beyond.
Zeratul: Actually...
+MJk Slasher
Tassadar: Oh, another one bites the dust...
Zeratul: Actually, my body turned to dust.
Adun: Too early for jokes Tassadar.
+jpogi gtxcr1 lol
+jpogi gtxcr1 This lifts the depression...
+MJk Slasher
Fenix: Oh come on, that was funny.
Aldaris: No it was not, no one likes your jokes, Tassadar.
+MJk Slasher
Zeratul: I liked it
Aldaris: But he made fun of your death...
Sans: I liked it...
Aldaris: WTF is going on!?
The line "My life for Aiur" from the classic Starcraft brings back some epic nostalgia
+DINDRAGON
The most you could hear was "I do this for Auir"
"my life for aiur... erm i mean Nerzhul!"
You know, I like Kerrigan, and Raynor, and Arcturus, but I think Zeratul's the greatest character in all SC universe
Fuck queen bitch. Tychus shouldn’t have hesitated
i really love how this was portrayed as some old samurai movie, where they embrace that one strike which will either make you win or lose. No long flashy spinning combat scene, just drama build up and then warrior sacrifice.
Still coming here for the feels every while.
if i paid attention to the protoss languages properly, then "En taro" would mean "we honor the name" a greeting and veneration to the greatest heroes of their race and for millenia the longest holder was adun
similarly "en audin" is the nerazim formulaic for "we honor the sacrifice of" as it has been used to honor raszagal and shakuras. it could also mean "we will always remember" as befits the nerazim.
to bring the tangent to an end.
En Audin Zeratul
Amon had to get overconfident and gloat. He could have killed Zeratul at 1:03 by just turning his psi blade on. But nooo, you have to pull a Darth Sidious and electrocute him while gloating.
This is pretty much the only reason Artanis, Raynor and Kerrigan beat his ass at all. Amon was so overconfident that he treated the unified Terran, Protoss and Zerg forces like mere insects. He was so sure he'd win that he never counted on Kerrigan ascending into a Xel'Naga. And even then he severely underestimated her.
At 1:27 the first notes i nearly expected the force theme :)) they are basically almost identical :D
Still sends shivers down my spine.
En Taro Zeratul. The Firstborn will live on.
My life for Aiur! Protoss main since early 00's, still use the Nexus in my name after all these years.
No matter how many times I watch this "my life for Aiur" hits hard as fuck
"I don't feel so good-"
Oh wait, wrong scene. damn it!
12 Hybrids do not like this video
+Airdrifting lol
+Airdrifting i'm zerg and i give like , :c my favorite character (afther the Kerrigan ass ;D)
Now doubled.
Awwh, Zeratul...! This fight scene made me cry, ohh :((
Was a while I watched it and now I remember why!
SO SAD, :(
I guess he died peacefully in the wisdom he gave his life helping to forge the future he always wanted :)
I've been waiting for you, Zeratul.
***** Greetings.
Aaron Infante Don't tell me, How i Should live xD
The Khala is corrupted? Then that means every Protoss is going to become dark Templar instead due to Khala is corrupted
+mrwong11989 yes
+xLetalis Zeratul dies? No! Everybody really likes him.
+mrwong11989 the loved characters always die man :C
+mrwong11989 Not all protoss might do that...some may stay in stasis to keep there ways intact and what not.
+mrwong11989 No. They can still function normally without the Khala. Even High Templar can still use their abilities it is just much harder for them to do so. Basically what they mainly lost was their psychic links and their ability to access memories of those whom have lived before.
"My life for Aiur"
No i'm not crying, there's creep in my eye.
It-ITS JUST A ZERGLING! SHUT UP IM NOT CRYING!
1:59 He's screaming his Scorpion's voice
Still shed a tear after viewing this more than 30 times
The music when zeratul cuts the link right after wowwwww, beautiful.
Zeratul...the greatest hero of the Protoss :(
He fought against Amon/Artanis, but was severely handicapped by the fact he wasn't trying to kill Artanis.
This guy is an absolute monster. Definitely on Kerrigan's level.
With one defiant swing, he would preserve the future of all Protoss.
Chris Nguyen well said, imo he could have killed artanis 1v1, Zeratul was definetly one of the most powerful guys in Starcraft
No matter how much i watch this it always makes me cry.
Zeratul has laid a mark in my heart that can never be removed.
En Taro Zeratul!
He may have died in the physical form but he still lives on in the spirit realm.
tim huynh he does not since he was a dark templar. he is gone forever
The first starcraft I could play since Starcraft 1... and... why did they do this to me?!
Zeratul sacrifice himself to save the young Hierarch Artanis so he can lead the Protoss and end Amon. En Taro Zeratul!
Rest in peace Zeratul. You will never be forgotten. My life for aiur.
when Zeratul doesn't have max stacks of gathering power
Wormhole was on cd
Zeratul is the ultimate badass motherfucker. Ever since I first saw him in the sixth(?) Protoss mission in Starcraft all those long years ago he's been my fave. Wasn't happy with the treatment he got in SC2, but he went out in style like a total champ.
''My life for Aiur...!'' has never been this meaningful.
this was the closest ive ever come to crying due to a game without actually doing so
"my life..." and you knew whats up
"MY LIFE.... FOR AIUR!!!!!" From the guy who was banished from his home planet for decades, lived and shunned by his former comrades in Aiur, did everything he could to find the truth and peace with his people, his last stand, last words, on his home-planet, against a Dark God of his universe. A charge worth dying for... En Taro Zeratul!!!
That "my life for aiur" sent a chill down my spine
I kinda like the motion Blizzard went with the titular characters of each chapter. Jim Raynor is a branded outlaw, but during the campaign he becomes a hero. Kerrigan was overall thought to be a menace (despite some heinous acts, such as wiping out the Protoss on Kaldir) yet she turned out (especially in the epilogue of LotV) as the savior. Artanis was a leader and by the end of the Protoss campaign I thought him more as a liberator. Also all of them were victims of something. Artanis was a victim of Khala and guilt over Zeratul, Kerrigan was victim of both Arcturus Mengsk and Overmind (although it turned out to be very hidden good guy) and poor Jim was a victim of betray by Arcturus, Queen of Blades and even his old friend.
i fucking cried at that scene
Jim deserved to be with Sarah at the end.
Zeratul is my favorite throughout the entire starcraft universe. Needless to say I'm fully aware that my tearducts are still functional.
My life..for Aiur.
Goosebumps every time.
+xLetalis I am such a big fan of your swtor cutscenes!
+The MASIVE JAEDONG FAN thanks ;]
En taro Zeratul. Bruh I still get choked up at this scene
Play this part yesterday ... Really sick cinematic : )
"My life... for Aiur." most epic line of this great trilogy T_T
my life for aiur, never before has that line been such a tearjerker
Had to hold back some tears on this one... I never cry, but hot damn Zeratul, one of the few characters I remember playing Starcraft as a little kid. I thought he was so cool... And Tassadar and his green tunic...
Entaro Zeratul and Entaro Artanis!!
The best cinematic ever created
damn I cried like a mad man. Especially when he said " My life for Aiur" and "the keystone will guide you to the Xelnaga". These words are meaningful. Even if he was cursed by Protoss, he sacrificed himself for Protoss and all the races.
It is the first time I cry when I SAW the game scenario.
Please rest in peace, En taro Zeratul !!!!!!!
Wow, that was powerful... Going to miss Zeratul. He really redeemed himself with this cinematic. Amazing work from Blizzard.
Zeratul a lass hero of the Galaxy.... You give me a greater gift than u know..
zeratul saved everyone literally.not only the protoss but the terrans and zerg too.the protoss better give him a lot of respect make him a saint or something.
Zeratul is my favourite character from all games...this cinematic shocked me hard...
Noooo :'( He was my favorite character in StarCraft :(
Remember: Zeratul has been slain by "AMON", not Hierarch Artanis
Artanis, i don’t feel soo good...
"My life.....for Aiur." Then the badass psi blade activation, is definitely Zeratul's most badass moment ever. En Taro Zeratul.