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After years of theories and speculation, World of Warcraft players may have finally uncovered the real endgame of its current main villain, Xal’atath.
Xal’atath has been Azeroth’s big bad for the past several expansions, but aside from amassing power in her Dark Heart artifact, her exact motivations haven’t been entirely clear. She doesn’t seem to work for the Old Gods but for herself, though to what end has been up for debate.
Now, a datamined bit of dialogue from the game’s upcoming 12.1 update may have just revealed her ultimate goal: one that will almost certainly spell doom for Azeroth and perhaps even the entire Warcraft universe.
Potential spoilers for patch 12.1 and future updates below.
As spotted by Reddit user rapunzel1213, a datamined (and likely subject-to-change) script from the game’s 12.1 public-test realm looks to have revealed Xal’atath’s true goal, and it’s not to corrupt or destroy Azeroth. No, it’s to become Azeroth herself.
https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1v1pyas/spoilers_datamined_igc_scripts_show_xalataths/
For a little context, the last few expansions have built up the idea that within the planet Azeroth is a slumbering Worldsoul, essentially an unborn cosmic entity called a Titan. Azeroth, however, is not just any Worldsoul, but the Prime Worldsoul.
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