BTsume nice find with the picture. With the name find I found last time, do you think that she will be released in a set based on Scandinavian mythology(Norse?) considering that her name originates from Scandinavia? Anyways I sharpened the pic and enhanced the color here it is:
EDIT: Now Nissa on wikipedia says:
"Nissa or Nyssa can refer to Lady in arabic language example Khairunnisa Khair=peace and un/unn=of and nissa/nisa=lady adding to Lady Of Peace." as well as "Nissa, a feminine name of Scandinavian origin ("a friendly elf")"
Purely speculation, but Worth Wollpert mentioned in the past that he was trying to make it worth MTGO player's while to buy this game on Xbox Live. Perhaps his intention was to promo this planeswalker onto MTGO as well.
if they spammed it that you'd get nissa on MTGO, she'd be something like 80 Tix easily. and everyone who had the budget would buy a copy of DoP with or without the Xbox.
it would just be stupid on WotC's part to pop out a brand new walker that only people Xbox would get, unless they payed out of thier ass. I know i dont even own an Xbox, i'd buy it, just to get nissa and then i'd turn it in to Game Crazy the next day after recieving my promo walker. netting me nearly all profit. i could sell her for 80 tix easily. and get game credit to get another game for a system i DO have.
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The problem is this game will only be for the Live Arcade, right? So literally, only people who owned an XBox could get her. That would really suck. So many alienated players...
If you're talking about Freyalise, yes she was a half-human-half-elf planeswalker, but she was rather RG. And if you were talking about her in the next sentence, she can't get a card because (A) she was an old planeswalker and (B) she's dead.
Crap, totally butchered my pronouns. time to edit
I was refering to the Nissa PW.
I do enjoy the name can be translated into "friendly elf", so obviously she should start the end of the world!
or something
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They should really put her in the actual storyline, other than looking less generic the "replacements" are already building up anyway. ;D
While I didn't really understand the second part, I'm sure WotC already has some kind of "Planeswalkers' Story Theater 3000" lined up for all of their characters...>>...They wouldn't be very thought after if not. I mean, take the Neo-walkers so far, all of them have had (at least on the surface in the case of Vess and Garruk) heavily involoved storylines with people of diffrent relms as well as other 'Walkers. I'd expect WotC to do more of the same...
While I didn't really understand the second part, I'm sure WotC already has some kind of "Planeswalkers' Story Theater 3000" lined up for all of their characters...>>...They wouldn't be very thought after if not. I mean, take the Neo-walkers so far, all of them have had (at least on the surface in the case of Vess and Garruk) heavily involoved storylines with people of diffrent relms as well as other 'Walkers. I'd expect WotC to do more of the same...
Chandra Nalaar = Jaya Ballard
("Hey guys! I'm a red neowalker!. My color scheme is all red and MY HAIR BE BURNIN'!.")
Elspeth Tirel = Serra
("I want peace, and unlike my "inspiration" i'm going to fight for it with all i can!. One funny thing though... it looks like my attire is an armored version of "hers" and i was turned into a latina looking gal to avoid similarity! lolz ")
Liliana Vess = (gender-bendered) Leshrac
("I'm evil, so evil i'm clad in all black!. And i'm a bit flirty too... and i like donning masks" *winks at Night Reach* )
Tezzeret = Urza
("I am an artificier, in fact one of my arm seems to be one! my hair minus it being dread-locked is almost similar to "his" Hopefully, i won't get too BROKANz on the following story bits.. ")
Jace Beleren = More realized Venser FTW?
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It has been mentioned that as much as possible they want to shy away from the "Old Planeswalkers" so i'm still a bit miffed on why the Lorwyn Group Brady Bunch turned out the way they are. Talk about wanting some change.
I think with the more recent Bradywalkers Sarkhan Vol is the most original. I hope that if ever Nissa Revane sees canon-ship she doesn't become a "Freyalise replacement"
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Speaking as a Scandinavian type person, I would assume "Nissa" is a generic fantasy name and not a specific reference. If the word were ever used in connection with folklore, it would be to denote something like a gnome or brownie, hardly a modern fantasy elf. That said, I guess it's not impossible WotC was browsing Wikipedia looking for elfy names and there's a connection because of that.
Follows the general rule of "there are only so many syllables in human language," but I wager they were searching "Elfy" names, so yeah. I mean, Rafiq and Radha are both Indian names, so either they are just pulling it out of the air, or went searching other languages for cool sounding names.
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She isn't a Lorwyn elf because she lacks horns/antlers.
She can't be a Golgari elf because her descriptions mentions forests, graceful, vast allies etc.
For 1, Ravnican forests were mostly all destroyed.
For 2, Golgari elves weren't allied commonly, they were Necromancers with pets.
For 3, Graceful isn't something you'd describe a Golgari as much as a flying Boros. Even Jarad, Savra's brother (who shoulda been a card), was swift and had the moves, but we'd never call him graceful even if he was a woman lol.
I'd say new plane, Alara Reborn, or a former plane but her not relating to any of the past stories. I doubt she will be anything revisited.
A plane not related to anything we have seen so far, is my guess. After all, Elspeth wasn't from a plane we know.
As far as we know we may not be going to all of the planes any time soon.
I think it would be a smart move for wizards to sit on a few of these characters for a bit. I would say about 3 blocks down the road would be good for either going to Elspeth's home plane or Nissa's world. That way they can have a much bigger reveal of there cards. Also it could slow down the need to fit every PW into the current set.
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There's no proof she's being chased
by ninja squirrels either. - Dr. Wilson
yeah shes exclusive to the game only, but that doesnt mean wotc will make her a pw in a later set either. the only thing i know is that im buying that game right after left 4 dead. it looks bad a.:D:D:D
Who the heck are you, anyways?
My name is Nissa Revane.
And you are?
EDIT: Now Nissa on wikipedia says:
"Nissa or Nyssa can refer to Lady in arabic language example Khairunnisa Khair=peace and un/unn=of and nissa/nisa=lady adding to Lady Of Peace." as well as "Nissa, a feminine name of Scandinavian origin ("a friendly elf")"
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it would just be stupid on WotC's part to pop out a brand new walker that only people Xbox would get, unless they payed out of thier ass. I know i dont even own an Xbox, i'd buy it, just to get nissa and then i'd turn it in to Game Crazy the next day after recieving my promo walker. netting me nearly all profit. i could sell her for 80 tix easily. and get game credit to get another game for a system i DO have.
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I'd make a good troll planeswalker.
So Nissa can you tell us a bit about yourself. A lot of us are wondering things like ...
Where are you from?
What colors are you?
Are you single? (ok maybe that one is just me)
Since we have you here we might as well get the info from the source.
There's no proof she's being chased
by ninja squirrels either. - Dr. Wilson
Crap, totally butchered my pronouns. time to edit
I was refering to the Nissa PW.
I do enjoy the name can be translated into "friendly elf", so obviously she should start the end of the world!
or something
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While I didn't really understand the second part, I'm sure WotC already has some kind of "Planeswalkers' Story Theater 3000" lined up for all of their characters...>>...They wouldn't be very thought after if not. I mean, take the Neo-walkers so far, all of them have had (at least on the surface in the case of Vess and Garruk) heavily involoved storylines with people of diffrent relms as well as other 'Walkers. I'd expect WotC to do more of the same...
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Chandra Nalaar = Jaya Ballard
("Hey guys! I'm a red neowalker!. My color scheme is all red and MY HAIR BE BURNIN'!.")
Elspeth Tirel = Serra
("I want peace, and unlike my "inspiration" i'm going to fight for it with all i can!. One funny thing though... it looks like my attire is an armored version of "hers" and i was turned into a latina looking gal to avoid similarity! lolz ")
Liliana Vess = (gender-bendered) Leshrac
("I'm evil, so evil i'm clad in all black!. And i'm a bit flirty too... and i like donning masks" *winks at Night Reach* )
Tezzeret = Urza
("I am an artificier, in fact one of my arm seems to be one! my hair minus it being dread-locked is almost similar to "his" Hopefully, i won't get too BROKANz on the following story bits.. ")
Jace Beleren = More realized Venser FTW?
--------------------------
It has been mentioned that as much as possible they want to shy away from the "Old Planeswalkers" so i'm still a bit miffed on why the Lorwyn Group Brady Bunch turned out the way they are. Talk about wanting some change.
I think with the more recent Bradywalkers Sarkhan Vol is the most original. I hope that if ever Nissa Revane sees canon-ship she doesn't become a "Freyalise replacement"
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Follows the general rule of "there are only so many syllables in human language," but I wager they were searching "Elfy" names, so yeah. I mean, Rafiq and Radha are both Indian names, so either they are just pulling it out of the air, or went searching other languages for cool sounding names.
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She can't be a Golgari elf because her descriptions mentions forests, graceful, vast allies etc.
For 1, Ravnican forests were mostly all destroyed.
For 2, Golgari elves weren't allied commonly, they were Necromancers with pets.
For 3, Graceful isn't something you'd describe a Golgari as much as a flying Boros. Even Jarad, Savra's brother (who shoulda been a card), was swift and had the moves, but we'd never call him graceful even if he was a woman lol.
I'd say new plane, Alara Reborn, or a former plane but her not relating to any of the past stories. I doubt she will be anything revisited.
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As far as we know we may not be going to all of the planes any time soon.
I think it would be a smart move for wizards to sit on a few of these characters for a bit. I would say about 3 blocks down the road would be good for either going to Elspeth's home plane or Nissa's world. That way they can have a much bigger reveal of there cards. Also it could slow down the need to fit every PW into the current set.
There's no proof she's being chased
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