First, he's hot, like hotter than Yawgmoth hot. I would never cheat on Yawgmoth, but...
Second, it's a surprise that he's of regular height and fairly humanoid. When they said fae walker, I half expected a tiny figure, but he could always shapeshift from one size to the next.
Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
All in all, I like him and cannot wait to see what his card does and how he plays into the larger story.
was guessing UG and maybe red too and the art makes me he is temur.
I also very much get a puck vibe from his art.
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Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
But green-blue-red are Temur colors... Maybe we see different colors in that art.
I think his irreverence to authority is a strong red streak as well. He doesn't seem intentionally cruel, just self-important like Niv-Mizzet. Having a black color alignment in a Faerie planeswlker certainly would be nice for the Lorwyn-Fae connection, but the character as presented screams red unsteadiness and impulsiveness from the strong emotional bend on the trust issues to the running from consequences.
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First, he's hot, like hotter than Yawgmoth hot. I would never cheat on Yawgmoth, but...
Second, it's a surprise that he's of regular height and fairly humanoid. When they said fae walker, I half expected a tiny figure, but he could always shapeshift from one size to the next.
Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
All in all, I like him and cannot wait to see what his card does and how he plays into the larger story.
Your making the same mistake with Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas your judging by the art and colors in it
Interesting angle on the ethnicity Oko is closest to facially: East Asiatic (more Chinese or Japanese). I can even imagine him coming from an ancient China/Japan-influenced society that values harmony over individuality. They've pulled off the Yosei angle well enough, IMO.
...Darn, here was me guessing that Oko was from Eldraine, and now I'm probably wrong.
Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
But green-blue-red are Temur colors... Maybe we see different colors in that art.
I think his irreverence to authority is a strong red streak as well. He doesn't seem intentionally cruel, just self-important like Niv-Mizzet. Having a black color alignment in a Faerie planeswlker certainly would be nice for the Lorwyn-Fae connection, but the character as presented screams red unsteadiness and impulsiveness from the strong emotional bend on the trust issues to the running from consequences.
I feel Sultai as well. To me, the third vine from his hand looks purple in color, as opposed to red. Purple has be been used to show black-aligned magic. Reading the article about Oko shows that he really could be either Sultai or Temur. with that said, since three color walkers tend to be avoided, Oko will likely end up as Simic. We know Rowan will red, Will likely will be blue. They could make Oko green (even though it would not really fit) as it would prevent doubling up on a walker's color, or Golgari (same idea).
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First, he's hot, like hotter than Yawgmoth hot. I would never cheat on Yawgmoth, but...
Second, it's a surprise that he's of regular height and fairly humanoid. When they said fae walker, I half expected a tiny figure, but he could always shapeshift from one size to the next.
Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
All in all, I like him and cannot wait to see what his card does and how he plays into the larger story.
Your making the same mistake with Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas your judging by the art and colors in it
We thought this was grixis but dimir was all
How is making a guess based on artwork a mistake? Yes, there are cases where an additional color is used to help highlight the art (see Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas), however more often than not wizards deliberately puts color into planeswalker art based on the walker's color identity. It's how people guessed Ajani would be GW in Journey to Nyx (due to the green on his outfit) even though he had never had green in his color identity before. Further more, this is speculation, which is primarily make guesses based on information given. We've been given art and a little information on Oko's personality. From these, people are guessing at the Oko's color identity.
He is Steven Tyler in David Bowie's Goblin king role. Nice that wotc is looking into making more day to day villains but 2 things i don't like in the character:
-He knowing "known walkers" like liliana, no need for this, there is also no need on to say that every walker was in the war of the spark, the story line including every walker (in the multiverse or close to it) is dumb when you consider that the interplanar beacon didn't forced the walkers into walking there but just acted like a light lures moths and other insects.
-How stylish he is, like, he is wearing a realy good leather pants that almost looks like Vinyl clothes.
The thing i like about hin is that he looks like a re-designed Oona as both of them appear to share somekind of Roots magic. humm maybe they are related, but from what i remember Oona controled black root instead of rainbow ones.
EDIT: Oh god, don't tell me that the main story of Eldraine is like the Labyrinth movie were David Bowie (Goblin King )rapits the brother of the protagonist and she have to reach the center of the labyrinth (before the movie ends....). Damn it fits in the cronology of set releases. Like the date that David Bowie dies should be around the time they started Eldraine development.
Interesting angle on the ethnicity Oko is closest to facially: East Asiatic (more Chinese or Japanese). I can even imagine him coming from an ancient China/Japan-influenced society that values harmony over individuality. They've pulled off the Yosei angle well enough, IMO.
...Darn, here was me guessing that Oko was from Eldraine, and now I'm probably wrong.
The interview suggests hes not from Eldraine.
I don't think he's black. He not looking for power or acting out self interest, his main goals seems very Xenagos to "liberate" and "reveal" the truth of tyrants and overall help people.
EDIT: He could also be three color to help with the walkers in standard, makes him harder to play and thus is one less walker to worry about in most decks. They said this why they did Tamiyo three colors during SoI since Jace, Kiora and Dovin where all in back to back sets.
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I find it funny that the back story of hin getting a spark is kinda of a metaphor for trangenderism and dragqueens but magic storyline is oficialy on the "no one in the worlds of magic is homophobic, etc that is worst than genocide" soo they have to create a new way to tell those stories. And i like it.
Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
But green-blue-red are Temur colors... Maybe we see different colors in that art.
I think his irreverence to authority is a strong red streak as well. He doesn't seem intentionally cruel, just self-important like Niv-Mizzet. Having a black color alignment in a Faerie planeswlker certainly would be nice for the Lorwyn-Fae connection, but the character as presented screams red unsteadiness and impulsiveness from the strong emotional bend on the trust issues to the running from consequences.
I do see it as more of a purple than red, as a pinkish purple. The other two colors come across clearly so it'd be weird if they chose the red to not be a more solid red. His personality also sounds to be black aligned as he's conceited, vain, and has no care towards the emotions and feelings of others, just his own amusement. I can see where that can also be seen as red, but my speculation would be Sultai over Temur. I also think adding G to the already established UB of Faeries makes since and wouldn't throw off others who are coming in with Lorwyn memories than adding GR to U.
Interesting angle on the ethnicity Oko is closest to facially: East Asiatic (more Chinese or Japanese). I can even imagine him coming from an ancient China/Japan-influenced society that values harmony over individuality. They've pulled off the Yosei angle well enough, IMO.
...Darn, here was me guessing that Oko was from Eldraine, and now I'm probably wrong.
The interview suggests hes not from Eldraine.
I don't think he's black. He not looking for power or acting out self interest, his main goals seems very Xenagos to "liberate" and "reveal" the truth of tyrants and overall help people.
EDIT: He could also be three color to help with the walkers in standard, makes him harder to play and thus is one less walker to worry about in most decks. They said this why they did Tamiyo three colors during SoI since Jace, Kiora and Dovin where all in back to back sets.
I find him to be very similar to Vraska backstory wise (at least given what we have been given). He was tortured and this torture caused him to spark and wants to get back at those who tortured him. He's going about it by using his shapeshifting abilities to cause distress, his pranks are on the cruel side (impersonating a mother's child so she think's he's home safe from a conflict, ruining a wedding day, upstaging someone out of spite). To me these seem more like black-aligned versions of pranks instead of the more chaotic versions you see in red. I'm hoping for a three color walker (if so, then very likely Sultai as we have a Temur one already) but very likely two.
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This art and Rowans promo art are nicely connected with Oko making vines and Rowan is trying to cut threw a thicket.
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The Wednesday she mentions in the article I'm assuming is September 4th next week when the book releases?
Also the book's blurb:
The exciting new story of Magic’s latest release, Throne of Eldraine. The young warrior-mage twins Rowan and Will Kenrith quest for their missing father, the High King. Rowan and Will’s powers are strong, but the world of Eldraine is a dangerous place! A thrilling mashup of Arthurian legend and Grimm’s fairy tales seen through the unique lens of Magic: The Gathering, here you will find magic, monsters, and mystery true to both traditions.
So looks like we start to get some minor spoilers next week.
Interesting angle on the ethnicity Oko is closest to facially: East Asiatic (more Chinese or Japanese). I can even imagine him coming from an ancient China/Japan-influenced society that values harmony over individuality. They've pulled off the Yosei angle well enough, IMO.
...Darn, here was me guessing that Oko was from Eldraine, and now I'm probably wrong.
The name of Oko does sound Japanese as well, it could be a plane ruled by East Asian legends, so Yokai instead of primarily spirits like in Kamigawa.
That said, Oko could be Temur or Sultai, as black/red are both frequently displayed in pinkish/purplish hue. His behaviors of mischief is more red than black, as he did it for self-amusement rather than any practical gain, without a long winding term plan like Bolas's. Oko reminds me of Loki in terms of his personality, pranks out of spite and always have a way out.
Second, it's a surprise that he's of regular height and fairly humanoid. When they said fae walker, I half expected a tiny figure, but he could always shapeshift from one size to the next.
Third, I think he's going to be our first Sultai walker. The colors depicted on his art show this and his personality I can see as more of a Sultai bent due to the selfishness in there than Temur.
All in all, I like him and cannot wait to see what his card does and how he plays into the larger story.
This guy looks interesting hard to tell if he’s hero or not all I see so far is he’s a prankster
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I also very much get a puck vibe from his art.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
But green-blue-red are Temur colors... Maybe we see different colors in that art.
I think his irreverence to authority is a strong red streak as well. He doesn't seem intentionally cruel, just self-important like Niv-Mizzet. Having a black color alignment in a Faerie planeswlker certainly would be nice for the Lorwyn-Fae connection, but the character as presented screams red unsteadiness and impulsiveness from the strong emotional bend on the trust issues to the running from consequences.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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Your making the same mistake with Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas your judging by the art and colors in it
We thought this was grixis but dimir was all
Interesting angle on the ethnicity Oko is closest to facially: East Asiatic (more Chinese or Japanese). I can even imagine him coming from an ancient China/Japan-influenced society that values harmony over individuality. They've pulled off the Yosei angle well enough, IMO.
...Darn, here was me guessing that Oko was from Eldraine, and now I'm probably wrong.
I feel Sultai as well. To me, the third vine from his hand looks purple in color, as opposed to red. Purple has be been used to show black-aligned magic. Reading the article about Oko shows that he really could be either Sultai or Temur. with that said, since three color walkers tend to be avoided, Oko will likely end up as Simic. We know Rowan will red, Will likely will be blue. They could make Oko green (even though it would not really fit) as it would prevent doubling up on a walker's color, or Golgari (same idea).
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How is making a guess based on artwork a mistake? Yes, there are cases where an additional color is used to help highlight the art (see Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas), however more often than not wizards deliberately puts color into planeswalker art based on the walker's color identity. It's how people guessed Ajani would be GW in Journey to Nyx (due to the green on his outfit) even though he had never had green in his color identity before. Further more, this is speculation, which is primarily make guesses based on information given. We've been given art and a little information on Oko's personality. From these, people are guessing at the Oko's color identity.
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
-He knowing "known walkers" like liliana, no need for this, there is also no need on to say that every walker was in the war of the spark, the story line including every walker (in the multiverse or close to it) is dumb when you consider that the interplanar beacon didn't forced the walkers into walking there but just acted like a light lures moths and other insects.
-How stylish he is, like, he is wearing a realy good leather pants that almost looks like Vinyl clothes.
The thing i like about hin is that he looks like a re-designed Oona as both of them appear to share somekind of Roots magic. humm maybe they are related, but from what i remember Oona controled black root instead of rainbow ones.
EDIT: Oh god, don't tell me that the main story of Eldraine is like the Labyrinth movie were David Bowie (Goblin King )rapits the brother of the protagonist and she have to reach the center of the labyrinth (before the movie ends....). Damn it fits in the cronology of set releases. Like the date that David Bowie dies should be around the time they started Eldraine development.
The interview suggests hes not from Eldraine.
I don't think he's black. He not looking for power or acting out self interest, his main goals seems very Xenagos to "liberate" and "reveal" the truth of tyrants and overall help people.
EDIT: He could also be three color to help with the walkers in standard, makes him harder to play and thus is one less walker to worry about in most decks. They said this why they did Tamiyo three colors during SoI since Jace, Kiora and Dovin where all in back to back sets.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
I do see it as more of a purple than red, as a pinkish purple. The other two colors come across clearly so it'd be weird if they chose the red to not be a more solid red. His personality also sounds to be black aligned as he's conceited, vain, and has no care towards the emotions and feelings of others, just his own amusement. I can see where that can also be seen as red, but my speculation would be Sultai over Temur. I also think adding G to the already established UB of Faeries makes since and wouldn't throw off others who are coming in with Lorwyn memories than adding GR to U.
I find him to be very similar to Vraska backstory wise (at least given what we have been given). He was tortured and this torture caused him to spark and wants to get back at those who tortured him. He's going about it by using his shapeshifting abilities to cause distress, his pranks are on the cruel side (impersonating a mother's child so she think's he's home safe from a conflict, ruining a wedding day, upstaging someone out of spite). To me these seem more like black-aligned versions of pranks instead of the more chaotic versions you see in red. I'm hoping for a three color walker (if so, then very likely Sultai as we have a Temur one already) but very likely two.
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The leather pants, no shirt look is just a bit silly.
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Also the book's blurb:
So looks like we start to get some minor spoilers next week.
The name of Oko does sound Japanese as well, it could be a plane ruled by East Asian legends, so Yokai instead of primarily spirits like in Kamigawa.
That said, Oko could be Temur or Sultai, as black/red are both frequently displayed in pinkish/purplish hue. His behaviors of mischief is more red than black, as he did it for self-amusement rather than any practical gain, without a long winding term plan like Bolas's. Oko reminds me of Loki in terms of his personality, pranks out of spite and always have a way out.
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