Tapirus Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Wormwood resembles to a Construct (with some traits of Talking Tree), fictitious magical beings made from organic and inorganic components, capable of various actions. Depending on the circumstances of their creation, this being can be sentient or not. The most classic example of constructs is the Golem: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem The well know Treeguards are based on stories of Talking Trees, sapient trees, forest owners of secrets and wisdom in diverse legends from around the world. Other franchices, books, movies, and games alike, have made variations on this concept - for example, Magic the Gathering (Treefolk) or Lord of the Rings (Ents). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_tree In some games or novels, constructs not only have self-consciousness, some have developed artificial "souls" similar to living beings. If we look for similarities, we could say Wormwood is a bit close to Warforges (Dungeons & Dragons), old constructs powered by mysterious magic gems and made of stone, wood, and metal for the purpose of war in past, but now with free will, to "roam around the realms of beasts and man". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Eberron#Warforged But if we want a closer likeness, we could name the Kanohi Ignika, a technological magic mask from Bionicle franchise (Lego). This artifact made by old and mysterious "Great Beings" is capable of creating and destroying life, evolve and devolve beings, making transformations or turning back things to their original state. Other of his abilities is give diverse kind of curse to anybody who dares to touch him, forcing some ones to be a temporal "guardian" for Ignika. https://biosector01.com/wiki/Ignika Not only limited to that, Inika itself possesses a mind of its own thanks to its powers. Eventually this magical mask is able to create a suitable body through arcane vigor. (The mask used vines and vegetation to make his body) (Ignika has said his favorite color was green, because reminded it of plant life) Curiously, the Ancient Civilization of DS/DST used green gems, magic articles capable of crafting items with less resources and destroy structures/items, giving back the resources used for their construction. And the body of Wormwood wears something like a green gem, apparently working as a heart or brain (maybe both). Based on this, we could say Wormwood is the "ultimate creation" in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gias_00 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 wow, this information is worth millions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeddoFreddo Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 This got me wondering... will Wormwood drop a soul when a Wortox is present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetNerfedOn Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, NeddoFreddo said: This got me wondering... will Wormwood drop a soul when a Wortox is present? If he doesn't, this gets me wondering to as to how WX reacts to a fellow soulless being... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyGuyEver Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, GetNerfedOn said: If he doesn't, this gets me wondering to as to how WX reacts to a fellow soulless being... Doesn't matter; he's mega-organic. WX is gonna destroy him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Da LOLs Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 the second I saw the ignika was a insta like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeagleSnorf Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 WormWood and WX are almost complete opposites. Wormwood: Friend? WX: PUNY FLESHLING I think WormWood will have a soul though. He feels empathy, sadness, loneliness, happiness, ALL SORTS OF THINGS. Spoiler I wonder about that gem tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapirus Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 11 hours ago, NeddoFreddo said: This got me wondering... will Wormwood drop a soul when a Wortox is present? Good observation. Im also interested in see the future look of in-game wormwood's ghost (default & skins, becuase Wortox have this stuff already). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallichydra Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 will wormwood drop a green gem upon death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pruinae Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, metallichydra said: will wormwood drop a green gem upon death? poor wormwood, i can already smell the farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandTardigrade Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I'm just thinking what will Woodie (and Lucy) say when he sees Wormwood... And what will Wormwood say when Woodie starts to terminate the forest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prajdo Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Personally I was relieved that he can actually comment all thing with different quotes then just "I'm Groot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troppok Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 hours ago, metallichydra said: will wormwood drop a green gem upon death? I made a post saying If his spirit haunts a green gem he should resurrect on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapirus Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Troppok said: I made a post saying If his spirit haunts a green gem he should resurrect on it. I'm not sure if the devs could apply this, but the idea sound very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Rage Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 The interaction with Meat Effigies might raise or answer some questions, although it would be cool if he got his own kind of resurrection effigy (or even resurrection mechanic), given how unique he is. Maybe he could be granted a second chance as a semi-controllable flying seed / spore upon death, if activated beforehand by some item or structure (that would then disappear). Or somethiiiiiiiiiiing unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapirus Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Captain_Rage said: The interaction with Meat Effigies might raise or answer some questions, although it would be cool if he got his own kind of resurrection effigy (or even resurrection mechanic), given how unique he is. Maybe he could be granted a second chance as a semi-controllable flying seed / spore upon death, if activated beforehand by some item or structure (that would then disappear). Or somethiiiiiiiiiiing unique. Yes, the ability of conservation through a "sapling" would be very good and fits with Wormwood's nature. Depending of the franchise, some Talking Trees have "sons" preservating the knowledge of his parents (Magic: The Gathering), and others are capable of reborn with exact copies of themselves (Marvel). Heartwood Treefolk Groot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuffles Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 The Gem is a bit different, it glows in a lime fashion instead of the dull green, I assume it is charged, possibly by the Moon Magic just like the Yellow Gem eventually turns into an Iridescent Opal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapirus Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, FuffledBeeQueen said: The Gem is a bit different, it glows in a lime fashion instead of the dull green, I assume it is charged, possibly by the Moon Magic just like the Yellow Gem eventually turns into an Iridescent Opal True, I want to see the creation process of Wormwood soon because the apparent change reminds me to the wood used on the Warforged, which turn in something similar to "muscle tissues" when the construct is completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeagleSnorf Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 11 hours ago, Captain_Rage said: The interaction with Meat Effigies might raise or answer some questions, although it would be cool if he got his own kind of resurrection effigy (or even resurrection mechanic), given how unique he is. Maybe he could be granted a second chance as a semi-controllable flying seed / spore upon death, if activated beforehand by some item or structure (that would then disappear). Or somethiiiiiiiiiiing unique. I think it’d be neat if he made his effigys out of leafy meat, or maybe just make a special seed that grows into a “capsule plant” which he emerges from when he dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Rage Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I simply think his uniqueness and floral / magical nature warrants something unique when it comes to resurrection, that sets him aside from the rest. Your suggestion with leafy meat effigies is great. On the lore side, the standard Meat Effigies work for WX-78 already, so my initial logic might have derailed a bit at the get-go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapirus Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just a bit more for the arrival of Wormwood, it's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapirus Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 I adore it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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