Cruel Owen Quarrel on May 13, 2015 wrote:

[Sorry if that last post was irrelevant but what I was thinking was that would follow into a confrontational meeting with Kane's personal Honor Guard, escorting the big man (or big clockwork) in himself. The Grand Design may be a bit more explored but it could also be just him coming to capture the pirate? I don't think it will be the last confrontation with Kane but we might get a little peek at what is to come during the final battle. Plus, his Queen is still left. But, anyways, during all those shenanigans, the spirits of the Captain's parents' spirits might appear and ward off the clockworks for the time being. This could maybe lead into an epic quest where you have to speak to your parents' spirits with Catbeard, The Presidio Companion, Bonnie Anne, El Toro, your Starter, Hawkules, and maybe Argos if you are a privateer. It would be a very tense and maybe even sad moment since you have been waiting for this since the crystal caves in the Valley of the Golden Monkey. Anyways, that's just a prediction that I think would be pretty epic and I would LOVE to hear your opinions and even more speculation on this thread!]

Cpt. Cruel Owen Quarrel, Level 64 Mourning Son

i was thinking for the final fight we all just play a nice game of poker and drink some yum together and celebrate the end of freedom together

zuto4011a on May 14, 2015 wrote:

i was thinking for the final fight we all just play a nice game of poker and drink some yum together and celebrate the end of freedom together

This made me think about chess.
I remember Wing Chun's quote: "Captain takes Rooke"
Now, Captain takes Kane! HAHAHAHA

The armada will fall and Bishop finally will become my companion! Yes!

Somebody probably said this but has anyone noticed that Bishop and Rooke have a pointed masks and this is just a guess but what if their birds. Now I know that that Deacon, Kane, and lady Elite don't but you never know.

anecorbie on May 14, 2015 wrote:

I'd rather celebrate the continued freedom of the Spiral by dancing on Kane's oil soaked body, may he rust in pieces!

just now seeing this heresy, and its horrible! kane has feelings too you know!

Well, I would say the Armada would come back over and over just as Malistaire from Wizard101. We can just hope Deacon will come back, being the only survivor when you defeat the Armada, and he secretly survived. I think that would be a nice little part of the quests. Maybe building the Armada back up and reviving Kane as well?

akhenaten751 on Jun 3, 2015 wrote:

Well, I would say the Armada would come back over and over just as Malistaire from Wizard101. We can just hope Deacon will come back, being the only survivor when you defeat the Armada, and he secretly survived. I think that would be a nice little part of the quests. Maybe building the Armada back up and reviving Kane as well?

Why would you want to do the same thing over and over? Deacon is confirmed as destroyed. W101 only brought back Malistaire because he's a better villain than Morganthe.
I'm hoping for a new more deadly threat to the Spiral after the removal of the Armada. Without the Elites, they would only be a bunch of wind-up toy soldiers.

zuto4011a on Jun 4, 2015 wrote:

*Wonders if she remembers my dorado tomb theory as a deadlier threat*

I enjoyed reading your El Dorado theory but similar to another city of riches, Las Vegas, what happens in El Dorado will likely stay in El Dorado. The ancient power guarding the city of gold will very likely be the main antagonist of that world, seein as how Blind Mew has confirmed we will have fought all of the Elites by the time El Dorado rolls around. This means that the higher powers of El Dorado might not be the main antagonists of the newest story arc, but more or an intermission while we finish up El Dorado, and they shall be the finale. At least that's what I think.
Have a fantastic week!

Cpt. Cruel Owen Quarrel, Level 65 Skilled Fortune Seeker

zuto4011a on Jun 3, 2015 wrote:

just now seeing this heresy, and its horrible! kane has feelings too you know!

considering the fact he's trying to kidnap us and force us to a prison (cadiz) and is a reason why some pirates's parents are dead I don't feel much sympathy for him. And Kane doesn't have feelings. they can act out emotions in situations they are programmed to react that way too but the clockwork it self has no feelings. and in my opinion it's not Kane we need to worry about, IT'S HIS EVIL WIFE!
no one is silent for that long without planning something.....

Belle level 64

"Quiet people have the loudest minds."
- Stephen Hawking

Basically meaning, the ones who are more placid, silent, and still, have the most outrageous of minds. And of our small but powerful band of clockworks, who is the quitest, the one who we haven't heard or seen, the one who works behind the scenes? Queen/Lady Elite, thats who. There was a chain of theories about her earlier in this post but I would like to remind everyone that even though Kane might be the big guns of the Armada, could it be that he is just a figure head? A puppet? But what is a puppet, without the puppet master of course, our only candidate that would actually make sense, and contribute greatly to the arc would be Queen/Lady Elite herself. Now I have in game evidence that could lead us to believe that Queen really is the big wig of the Armada. As we all have noticed, the way in which we battle is that of Chess, in the game of Chess, the most important piece is the Queen. Now this is self explanatory, basically saying though there are many pawns and knights and such to be warry of, the Queen is what you want and also what you look out for. The Queen might bring with her that sense of regalia and elegance, but she just might be the thorn you DON'T want in your side. Also, we have noticed that the elite group of the Armada, are named after chess pieces except for Kane and Deacon. But if given name, Kane would obviously be King, and believe it or not, Deacon would just be another pawn. And once again the Queen is the most important. This, ladies and gentlemen, leads to the obvious fact that the Queen/Lady Elite herself, is the real power behind the Armada. Thank you.

Catherine Reade- Lvl 65

TheHoodooQueen on Jul 12, 2015 wrote:

"Quiet people have the loudest minds."
- Stephen Hawking

Basically meaning, the ones who are more placid, silent, and still, have the most outrageous of minds. And of our small but powerful band of clockworks, who is the quitest, the one who we haven't heard or seen, the one who works behind the scenes? Queen/Lady Elite, thats who. There was a chain of theories about her earlier in this post but I would like to remind everyone that even though Kane might be the big guns of the Armada, could it be that he is just a figure head? A puppet? But what is a puppet, without the puppet master of course, our only candidate that would actually make sense, and contribute greatly to the arc would be Queen/Lady Elite herself. Now I have in game evidence that could lead us to believe that Queen really is the big wig of the Armada. As we all have noticed, the way in which we battle is that of Chess, in the game of Chess, the most important piece is the Queen. Now this is self explanatory, basically saying though there are many pawns and knights and such to be warry of, the Queen is what you want and also what you look out for. The Queen might bring with her that sense of regalia and elegance, but she just might be the thorn you DON'T want in your side. Also, we have noticed that the elite group of the Armada, are named after chess pieces except for Kane and Deacon. But if given name, Kane would obviously be King, and believe it or not, Deacon would just be another pawn. And once again the Queen is the most important. This, ladies and gentlemen, leads to the obvious fact that the Queen/Lady Elite herself, is the real power behind the Armada. Thank you.

Catherine Reade- Lvl 65

This post has some great thinking behind it, but I honestly have to disagree upon the hypothesis.

In chess, the Queen is not the most important piece. The King is.
The Queen may be able to move the most, and inflict the most damage, but the game does not end until the King is put in checkmate. The Queen may be taken, but that doesn't end the game. A good player can still win without having her Queen, it simply becomes a bit harder. Many times I have sacrificed my Queen in order to pull my opponent into a trap.

And, following the rules of Chess, the Queen can always be replaced by 'just another pawn', the King however can never be replaced. So, the Queen is really equal to all of the other royal pieces in chess, and still below the King.

I'd say the Armada are creepy! I especially love the fact that they aren't your usual robot. I'm hoping they'll make companions for them.

anecorbie on Aug 6, 2015 wrote:

No Armada companions, please!
It's interesting that KI is releasing Rogue's Galleries on The Elites, shall we see Kane's and Milady's Rogue's Galleries soon?
If my understanding of these Gallieries are correct then we now have a possible time line for the creation of the elites:
1. Phule; if he was first then possibly he was created to amuse King Casimir of Valencia by "G", the Toymaker.
2. Valencia joins an alliance with Monquista and Marleybone against Polaris. From his knowledge of creating Phule, Galileo ( "G" ) creates the first clockwork soldiers.
3. Realizing he needs a commanding officer for the new army, Galileo creates Kane. Needing tactics and development in armament; Bishop and later Rooke are added to the command.
4. The Armada is a complete success, yet something goes wrong and the Valencians lose control of the army.
5. Kane causes Deacon to be created, adding an intelligence network and diplomacy to the Armada's "tools of war".
Which leaves us with Milady Elite unaccounted for - what is her true purpose? I believe she's Kane's private assassin.

It's interesting how you call her 'Milady' because I think she's kind of like the character Milady from The Three Musketeers

zleepokemon on Aug 6, 2015 wrote:

You know, I read a speculation that WE are the last piece of the map, like a tattoo that only shows u in a certain situation. what if THAT is the true reason the armada wants to capture us, aside from them not wanting to know they lost two prisoners from there all so mighty ships, and the fact that we have been a virus (get it? computers? I will show myself out, now) since the begging.

That is entirely possible; but you must realize the reason that the Armada is hunting us is because we are the ones who will eventually bring them down. This was explained in W101's Five B.O.X.E.S. event, where Boochbeard and Gandry learned of the existence of an orphan pirate who will destroy the Armada.
Who has the seventh piece of the map? Is the map physical, or maybe a memory of a childhood rhyme?
These theories have been explored in other posts: I recommend that you look at "Marco Pollo's Photograph".