In the planeswalker's guide, there's paragraph titled "AVACYN'S COLLAR, THE SYMBOL OF HER CHURCH". I think they are in on the meme.
I do not see this as a meme. I see the planeswalker guide as a hint. For me, its gives us the clue what will happen at the end of the third Innistrad block, at least from the angelic point of view. I think, Avacyn will return at the end of the block, the righteous and benevolent Avacyn I love so much. But I think she will be less powerful than in AVR and she will no longer be Sorins slave. The first clue for me that Avacyn is still floating around was double masters. In the flavour text of her box topper version they wrote that she lives on in the minds of the people, in her true benevolent and pure nature. The repair of Avacyns symbols are another clue. Normally it would have been logical to create a Sigardian church and gave it new symbols, but they restored the old Avacynian symbols as good as they could, because she still offers the people of Innistrad hope. The planeswalkers guide also mentions Sigarda and Avacyn. Sigarda did not like Avacyn because Avacyn killed Liesa. But Sigarda alone is not strong enough to prevent that Innistrad will be thrown into eternal darkness. So she buys the world enough time setting up for Avacyns resurrection. Another clue is Arlinns behaviour in Markov Manor. She still prays to Avacyn - even though everyone thinks she is lost forever. The next clue is the story about Liesas return. Liesa felt like an outsider among the angels, but now she found a human worshipper with Algli and she feels good. And the word hope is mentioned more than once in this story. And hope on Innistrad has only one name, Avacyn. I guess that will help her to work closer together with the other angels in the future or she will understand Avacyn better. I think Liesa will meet with Sigarda and at the end the two will make the desicion to work closer together with Avacyn in the future. I guess Avacyn will return somehow to the living through a pagan ritual and with the help of all the positive memories and all the believe her former worshippers still have. Avacyn´s church will be reunited under the banner of the three angels Avacyn, Sigarda and Liesa, thats my theory.
As a huge Avacyn fan I wanted respond to your post.
Of course I respect the point of view of other people, but I see Avacyn as a tragic heroine. Wizards missed the chance to do something great with this very popular character and instead simply killed her off. When I read the part of the story in SOI before she gets attacked by Nahiri, she is described like a very benevolent angel. It is described that she feels very satisfied when she and her angels saved another life. She hears every plea and every prayer but she just knows that she cannot be everywhere at the same time because that would be just impossible, even for an angel. Also in the moment before Sorin kills her off, she has a moment of clarity as she is able to reflect what she did during her corruption. And she feels guilty and sad for that she had and she is very sad that she failed to do what she always wanted to do. To save people and protect them. Also as she casted the cursemute she decided not to kill the werwolves but gave them the chance to serve and fight for good because she still knew about the human part in their werwolve beings.
Avacyn of course was created by Sorin mainly for the purpose to secure the vampires source of food. But this does not change the fact that she was an angel with a benevolent and good character.
I still hope she will come back one day, no matter the plane or how. I am even running a gofundme campaign for her to bring her back in the hope that many players set a sign for wizards that they want her back. also I donate all the earnings from this campaign to unicef, so no matter what happens, it will be something good :).
And I do not see a reason why an Angel should not be a planeswalker in MTG. I know about all this, they are not born they are made.. but for me a soul is also made of good thoughts and benevolent acts its the behaviour of a person and not just the fact that somebody was born or made. And angels behave well and they reflect what they are doing. So in some way they have souls.
Avacyn I hope you are comming back I am waiting for you, angel of hope
I do not see this as a meme. I see the planeswalker guide as a hint. For me, its gives us the clue what will happen at the end of the third Innistrad block, at least from the angelic point of view. I think, Avacyn will return at the end of the block, the righteous and benevolent Avacyn I love so much. But I think she will be less powerful than in AVR and she will no longer be Sorins slave. The first clue for me that Avacyn is still floating around was double masters. In the flavour text of her box topper version they wrote that she lives on in the minds of the people, in her true benevolent and pure nature. The repair of Avacyns symbols are another clue. Normally it would have been logical to create a Sigardian church and gave it new symbols, but they restored the old Avacynian symbols as good as they could, because she still offers the people of Innistrad hope. The planeswalkers guide also mentions Sigarda and Avacyn. Sigarda did not like Avacyn because Avacyn killed Liesa. But Sigarda alone is not strong enough to prevent that Innistrad will be thrown into eternal darkness. So she buys the world enough time setting up for Avacyns resurrection. Another clue is Arlinns behaviour in Markov Manor. She still prays to Avacyn - even though everyone thinks she is lost forever. The next clue is the story about Liesas return. Liesa felt like an outsider among the angels, but now she found a human worshipper with Algli and she feels good. And the word hope is mentioned more than once in this story. And hope on Innistrad has only one name, Avacyn. I guess that will help her to work closer together with the other angels in the future or she will understand Avacyn better. I think Liesa will meet with Sigarda and at the end the two will make the desicion to work closer together with Avacyn in the future. I guess Avacyn will return somehow to the living through a pagan ritual and with the help of all the positive memories and all the believe her former worshippers still have. Avacyn´s church will be reunited under the banner of the three angels Avacyn, Sigarda and Liesa, thats my theory.
Of course I respect the point of view of other people, but I see Avacyn as a tragic heroine. Wizards missed the chance to do something great with this very popular character and instead simply killed her off. When I read the part of the story in SOI before she gets attacked by Nahiri, she is described like a very benevolent angel. It is described that she feels very satisfied when she and her angels saved another life. She hears every plea and every prayer but she just knows that she cannot be everywhere at the same time because that would be just impossible, even for an angel. Also in the moment before Sorin kills her off, she has a moment of clarity as she is able to reflect what she did during her corruption. And she feels guilty and sad for that she had and she is very sad that she failed to do what she always wanted to do. To save people and protect them. Also as she casted the cursemute she decided not to kill the werwolves but gave them the chance to serve and fight for good because she still knew about the human part in their werwolve beings.
Avacyn of course was created by Sorin mainly for the purpose to secure the vampires source of food. But this does not change the fact that she was an angel with a benevolent and good character.
I still hope she will come back one day, no matter the plane or how. I am even running a gofundme campaign for her to bring her back in the hope that many players set a sign for wizards that they want her back. also I donate all the earnings from this campaign to unicef, so no matter what happens, it will be something good :).
And I do not see a reason why an Angel should not be a planeswalker in MTG. I know about all this, they are not born they are made.. but for me a soul is also made of good thoughts and benevolent acts its the behaviour of a person and not just the fact that somebody was born or made. And angels behave well and they reflect what they are doing. So in some way they have souls.
Avacyn I hope you are comming back I am waiting for you, angel of hope