Glossary- a Closer look on Metalhead and Hura-Lycan history.
This stuff is copyright Thraxenel. Only the Jak 2 characters are not mine. I wrote this solely for a reader's pleasure. I don't get cash for this kinda thing (How I wish, though)
Now this glossary serves as a more detailed look of what's going on in the Beast I and II. To those who think this fic's almost as confusing as a maths problem (pls don't take this as an insult; I myself had a hard time trying to put things together), this'll help.
CONCERNING METALHEADS
Metalheads are, like we all Jak 2 players know, nasty little creatures that terrorize Haven City. Yet, Naughty Dog never told anyone how these creatures came to be. This is how I put it:
Kor, the big blue badass and final boss in Jak 2, was the first Metalhead ever born (This is according to me). His origins were unknown, but the thing is, he was a creature that lived among and on Dark Eco. He was very ancient; as old as the Precursors themselves.. He and his smaller brethren originatd from the distant northern lands. But soon enough they got stirred and Kor's hunger for conquest drove him to attack and conquer a race he grew to hate: human beings.
Okay so Kor killed a few people bla-bla-bla. But his conquests only took place in the far northern part of Jak's world, so Jak's Sandover Village or any other world we know in 'Jak and Daxter' wasn't terrorized. But after a while, Kor decided to take a break and think about other things. He was long living, but he certainly wasn't an immortal. This led to the creation of Corgoth, Beast II's new adversary.
CORGOTH:
Now Kor had transferred his powers to Corgoth a few years before Mar's reign over Haven City ended. Corgoth at that time was a lone wandering warrior, an ancient Precursor by blood. He had been banished from Haven City by Mar because of a few crimes. This was when Kor simply leaped at him and shot Dark Eco into his face.
Ouch.
The result? Corgoth became just like Jak; a Dark Eco freak (as Erol would lovingly say). But unlike Jak, his heart was dark and grim (Even Precursors aren't perfect), and it was because of his love for this new found power he became the big badass you've read about in this fic.
But like Raven had said, Kor got suspicious and rather envious of what Corgoth had become. They had a little fight with each other, but Kor had miraculously won and imprisoned Corgoth deep within the Earth.
Now we turn to the Hura-Lycans, who came after Corgoth was imprisoned:
HURA-LYCANS/ METAMORPHAGI (Sig, Proteus and Torn):
Hura-Lycans came into the world just after Kor imprisoned Corgoth. Kor still needed an heir, but he learned not to curropt another Precursor. Instead he turned to normal humans, which he captured one by one and tried to transfer his powers to them.
He didn't exactly get what he bargained for. Sure, the Dark Eco travelled in their veins, but what resulted was quite different from a Dark Eco freak. There was another trait Kor had overlooked in a human; his will.
Okay, okay so what's human will got to do with it? Well, as most of the humans died after the power had hit them, some didn't. *Audience gasps in awe*
Kor kept capturing humans until he managed to get almost an army of these Hura-Lycans on his side, but all fifty defied and rebelled against him. Another plan foiled. Kor banished them anyway, but he didn't kill them. Those guys knew they couldn't go back to their normal lives, and thus decided to break away from the world and dwell in secretive worlds; thus creating the Hura-Lycan race.
Now renamed as Metamorphagi, they hid underground, away from moonlight (which triggered their beastly selves. *Don't ask me why about this) and learned to harnest the powers of the Moon-sapphire.
Now that we know where the Hura-Lycans came from, let's turn to Jak and Mar's dark past:
THE DARK WARRIOR: METALHEAD ORIGIN OR ECO FREAK?
Mar's Story:
First thing's first, we must concentrate on Mar. As we all know from the game, Mar had been a Precursor. He had in his possesion the Precursor Stone, the last remaining object he had from his ancient lineage. And from what we learned in 'Concerning Metalheads', Kor was a creature of Dark Eco.
I hope this fits.
Okay, now eversince both Kor's plans of getting an heir failed, he turned to the Precursor Stone, which will grant him power beyond his wildest dreams. He sought immortality, and so on one fateful day he went and attacked early Haven City. He smashed through the gates and met Mar in his very on throne room, where the Stone was kept. Mar defended it bravely, but Kor shot him with a jet of Dark Eco, thus altering his Precursor self just like Jak.
It was with these Dark Powers that Kor was defeated. Kor never knew that Mar was a Precursor, and it was because of his ignorance he failed once again. He fled, and began to get very worried. Would Mar, who was now a Dark Warrior, change just like Corgoth?
Lucky for Kor though, Mar didn't. Mar hated his powers, hated it because it made him impure to the Precursor Stone. His whole generation will be spoilt by this dark stain, and he didn't want that at all. So finally, he turned to a friend of his, a Vampire, for guidance.
The Vampires agreed to help him. They built an ancient chamber underground where a ritual was carried out. It was in that very chamber where Mar attempted to extract his powers. With the help of some White Eco, the Vampires tore the darkness from him, leaving him a pure Precursor but scarred for life. This was actually a reckless act; for a power this dark could not be reversed with only the simple use of White Eco.
Since the ritual was reckless and unguided by proper hands, the power began to stirr viciously within the chamber, making it seem alive but without moving. Mar knew the power was still alive, and he ordered that the chamber to be sealled and locked by the Precursor Stone, which was the only thing powerful enough to keep it there.
Mar never recovered after the Extraction. He died early, and he kpt the Precursor Stone with him at his hidden tomb.
Now we turn to Jak:
Jak's Story:
Jak's story is slightly complicated. Like I stated in this fic, he was a Precursor. And Baron Praxis had tested him on Dark Eco. The result is a Dark Warrior very much like Mar.
This was more than mere coincedence. First of all, Baron Praxis never guessed that Jak was a Precursor at all. Second, he didn't know this Dark Warrior thing was done before.
Jak himself didn't know that this Dark Eco mutant thing was of Metalhead origin; he simply treated it as some sort of normal power he used to kick some serious ass. He could have ended up very much like Corgoth, twisted by his own anger into some supreme Metalhead. But on being a good-guy, he didn't and he never will.
With these dark powers, he eventually put an end to Kor. Now, he's got Corgoth to deal with, and it was here where everything took a mighty twist.
Remember the Precursor Stone? While Jak and company tried to retrieve the Precursor Stone from the palace's underground vaults, the Stone suddenly shone brightly at Jak's touch. Now it had been explained earlier that an impure Precursor could not get anything from the Stone. Since young Denelle was Mar's only decendant, that Stone should have responded to him instead, but it never did.
Why though? Jak was curropted by Dark Eco, plus he wasn's a decendant of Mar at all. What could possibly have happened to our blond hero?
That, I'm afraid, you'll have to find out for yourself.
This stuff is copyright Thraxenel. Only the Jak 2 characters are not mine. I wrote this solely for a reader's pleasure. I don't get cash for this kinda thing (How I wish, though)
Now this glossary serves as a more detailed look of what's going on in the Beast I and II. To those who think this fic's almost as confusing as a maths problem (pls don't take this as an insult; I myself had a hard time trying to put things together), this'll help.
CONCERNING METALHEADS
Metalheads are, like we all Jak 2 players know, nasty little creatures that terrorize Haven City. Yet, Naughty Dog never told anyone how these creatures came to be. This is how I put it:
Kor, the big blue badass and final boss in Jak 2, was the first Metalhead ever born (This is according to me). His origins were unknown, but the thing is, he was a creature that lived among and on Dark Eco. He was very ancient; as old as the Precursors themselves.. He and his smaller brethren originatd from the distant northern lands. But soon enough they got stirred and Kor's hunger for conquest drove him to attack and conquer a race he grew to hate: human beings.
Okay so Kor killed a few people bla-bla-bla. But his conquests only took place in the far northern part of Jak's world, so Jak's Sandover Village or any other world we know in 'Jak and Daxter' wasn't terrorized. But after a while, Kor decided to take a break and think about other things. He was long living, but he certainly wasn't an immortal. This led to the creation of Corgoth, Beast II's new adversary.
CORGOTH:
Now Kor had transferred his powers to Corgoth a few years before Mar's reign over Haven City ended. Corgoth at that time was a lone wandering warrior, an ancient Precursor by blood. He had been banished from Haven City by Mar because of a few crimes. This was when Kor simply leaped at him and shot Dark Eco into his face.
Ouch.
The result? Corgoth became just like Jak; a Dark Eco freak (as Erol would lovingly say). But unlike Jak, his heart was dark and grim (Even Precursors aren't perfect), and it was because of his love for this new found power he became the big badass you've read about in this fic.
But like Raven had said, Kor got suspicious and rather envious of what Corgoth had become. They had a little fight with each other, but Kor had miraculously won and imprisoned Corgoth deep within the Earth.
Now we turn to the Hura-Lycans, who came after Corgoth was imprisoned:
HURA-LYCANS/ METAMORPHAGI (Sig, Proteus and Torn):
Hura-Lycans came into the world just after Kor imprisoned Corgoth. Kor still needed an heir, but he learned not to curropt another Precursor. Instead he turned to normal humans, which he captured one by one and tried to transfer his powers to them.
He didn't exactly get what he bargained for. Sure, the Dark Eco travelled in their veins, but what resulted was quite different from a Dark Eco freak. There was another trait Kor had overlooked in a human; his will.
Okay, okay so what's human will got to do with it? Well, as most of the humans died after the power had hit them, some didn't. *Audience gasps in awe*
Kor kept capturing humans until he managed to get almost an army of these Hura-Lycans on his side, but all fifty defied and rebelled against him. Another plan foiled. Kor banished them anyway, but he didn't kill them. Those guys knew they couldn't go back to their normal lives, and thus decided to break away from the world and dwell in secretive worlds; thus creating the Hura-Lycan race.
Now renamed as Metamorphagi, they hid underground, away from moonlight (which triggered their beastly selves. *Don't ask me why about this) and learned to harnest the powers of the Moon-sapphire.
Now that we know where the Hura-Lycans came from, let's turn to Jak and Mar's dark past:
THE DARK WARRIOR: METALHEAD ORIGIN OR ECO FREAK?
Mar's Story:
First thing's first, we must concentrate on Mar. As we all know from the game, Mar had been a Precursor. He had in his possesion the Precursor Stone, the last remaining object he had from his ancient lineage. And from what we learned in 'Concerning Metalheads', Kor was a creature of Dark Eco.
I hope this fits.
Okay, now eversince both Kor's plans of getting an heir failed, he turned to the Precursor Stone, which will grant him power beyond his wildest dreams. He sought immortality, and so on one fateful day he went and attacked early Haven City. He smashed through the gates and met Mar in his very on throne room, where the Stone was kept. Mar defended it bravely, but Kor shot him with a jet of Dark Eco, thus altering his Precursor self just like Jak.
It was with these Dark Powers that Kor was defeated. Kor never knew that Mar was a Precursor, and it was because of his ignorance he failed once again. He fled, and began to get very worried. Would Mar, who was now a Dark Warrior, change just like Corgoth?
Lucky for Kor though, Mar didn't. Mar hated his powers, hated it because it made him impure to the Precursor Stone. His whole generation will be spoilt by this dark stain, and he didn't want that at all. So finally, he turned to a friend of his, a Vampire, for guidance.
The Vampires agreed to help him. They built an ancient chamber underground where a ritual was carried out. It was in that very chamber where Mar attempted to extract his powers. With the help of some White Eco, the Vampires tore the darkness from him, leaving him a pure Precursor but scarred for life. This was actually a reckless act; for a power this dark could not be reversed with only the simple use of White Eco.
Since the ritual was reckless and unguided by proper hands, the power began to stirr viciously within the chamber, making it seem alive but without moving. Mar knew the power was still alive, and he ordered that the chamber to be sealled and locked by the Precursor Stone, which was the only thing powerful enough to keep it there.
Mar never recovered after the Extraction. He died early, and he kpt the Precursor Stone with him at his hidden tomb.
Now we turn to Jak:
Jak's Story:
Jak's story is slightly complicated. Like I stated in this fic, he was a Precursor. And Baron Praxis had tested him on Dark Eco. The result is a Dark Warrior very much like Mar.
This was more than mere coincedence. First of all, Baron Praxis never guessed that Jak was a Precursor at all. Second, he didn't know this Dark Warrior thing was done before.
Jak himself didn't know that this Dark Eco mutant thing was of Metalhead origin; he simply treated it as some sort of normal power he used to kick some serious ass. He could have ended up very much like Corgoth, twisted by his own anger into some supreme Metalhead. But on being a good-guy, he didn't and he never will.
With these dark powers, he eventually put an end to Kor. Now, he's got Corgoth to deal with, and it was here where everything took a mighty twist.
Remember the Precursor Stone? While Jak and company tried to retrieve the Precursor Stone from the palace's underground vaults, the Stone suddenly shone brightly at Jak's touch. Now it had been explained earlier that an impure Precursor could not get anything from the Stone. Since young Denelle was Mar's only decendant, that Stone should have responded to him instead, but it never did.
Why though? Jak was curropted by Dark Eco, plus he wasn's a decendant of Mar at all. What could possibly have happened to our blond hero?
That, I'm afraid, you'll have to find out for yourself.