It's a common expression that killing off characters removes all potential, but I feel that in some cases, a character's death can create more potential than their continued survival would. Take Guthix, for example, whose death brought about the start of the 6th age.
I believe that, unlike Bandos's death, wherein his death on the world didn't have much of an effect, Zamorak's death, if we see it in the upcoming Elite Dungeon boss fight, would be quite the opposite, for a number of reasons.
-The biggest reason, is simply because it would be planned. If Zamorak does die, the developers would have had the opportunity to fully realize what that could mean, unlike Bandos's death which was based the outcome of World Event 2, which could have gone either way, limiting how far in advance they could set things up with either god.
-The next biggest reason is because Zamorak is much more known than Bandos. Both to the people of Gielinor, and also the players. He's one of the big three, and every race currently alive on Gielinor has some mythos and understanding of Zamorak, from the Elves, to the Vampyres, to the many human kingdoms, all of which have some Zamorakian influence to this day.
If Zamorak dies, everyone is going to know. And it's going to mean different things to everyone. To the Saradominists, they will rejoice, and will have a renewed vigor and drive to take out the remaining Zamorakian loyalists - just like what happened to Zaros's followers after Zamorak defeated him.
To Zamorakians, there will be a power vacuum, with many of Zamorak's strongest followers vying to take their place and lead the remaining faction - just like with Bandos's followers, but I imagine with more Them vs. the world feel, no one was wiping out remaining Bandosian followers after all, they were left to their own devices. Some of them will probably have plans to do something drastic, to stand out amongst the others - and stand up to the Saradominsts, to show them they're not done.
06-Jun-2022 00:21:51
