Way back during the lead-up to Scars of Mirrodin, a number of story fans were speculating about Gix showing up again. This theory struck me as odd, because I had always thought that Gix was dead, and that the books stated quite clearly that he was destroyed. Nevertheless, some people seemed uncertain about his fate, and the Wiki and TVTropes pages(impeccable sources, I know) seem to consider his death ambiguous as well.
So, a couple of questions for some of the old story stalwarts:
1.) What exactly is the case for Gix not being dead? Why is his defeat ambiguous? And,
2.) If he is alive still, what do you think are the chances he might still show up again in some form? Is this something you would like to see? And is there a place for an old throwback villain like Gix in the current Phyrexian paradigm?
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"I'd rather die speaking the truth than live a lie." --Gix, to Yawgmoth (pre-Phyrexia)
Uh, I guess because he was obliterated people think there's a chance, because there was no body? But he was vaporized, only leaving behind that red gem, so I don't know what people are thinking.
His design is a clear inspiration for Elesh Norn. He was all weird angles and white ceramic-looking armor, too.
Well, his armour is more bone-like and jagged, while Elesh Norn is, for the lack of better words, more elegant and perfect. She and her faction were inspired primarily by broken porcelain water levers (no, really).
So, a couple of questions for some of the old story stalwarts:
1.) What exactly is the case for Gix not being dead? Why is his defeat ambiguous? And,
2.) If he is alive still, what do you think are the chances he might still show up again in some form? Is this something you would like to see? And is there a place for an old throwback villain like Gix in the current Phyrexian paradigm?
His design is a clear inspiration for Elesh Norn. He was all weird angles and white ceramic-looking armor, too.
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