TSL has certainly left this character wide open for future episodes.
I made this connection: An old piece of concept art depicted a character named "Ranger" or something like that. I am fairly sure this is the same character, but I cannot locate said concept art at the moment.
Regardless, what does everyone think about this guy?
It's Strider!
It's Roberta Williams keeping an eye on quality control!
Maybe he's the guy in gray in the dream sequence?
He gives Graham the chills and seems to have a dark aura about him. Maybe he is one of Shadrack's servants whose task is to keep an eye on Graham. The same was true of Shamir except he was Abdul's servant. I really honestly don't have a clue though.
I mentioned this in another thread, but he reminds me of Ezio Auditore.
Haha, how crazy ridiculous would that be!
Then, PO would have EA AND Activision breathing down their necks!
Oberonqa and I were debating that he was a servant for Shadrack but what if he was actually a good guy? Maybe he was looking out for Graham? We honestly don't know so and are just as confused as the rest of you.
He didn't strike me as particularly evil on the Isle of Mists.
I would kinda prefer if he was a good guy, anyone that cool looking diserves to be good ;). For obvious reasons, Garret (Thief), Ezio, Altair, Kian (dreamfall).
He's the estranged son of Manannan out for revenge because daddy loved Alexander more!
Quote from: Ebenezer on July 11, 2010, 05:57:50 PM
He's the estranged son of Manannan out for revenge because daddy loved Alexander more!
XD
If he was truly a good guy, why would have have a doomsday sign?
A prophet of a sort, warning that doom could come. You know like those crazy street preachers... I don't think those crazy street preachers are "evil".
Remember the Wizard of Daventry in Mask? He also kinda was a prophet of doom. Warned Connor what would happen, if he didn't try to save the world.
I hope Shadrack isn't the only antagonist in the game.
True, but this was no mere street preacher, so why act like one? Why would a good person try to hide his identity while warning (about the same warning that the arch druid gave). he might not be evil but at least he has a hidden agenda.
In the early interviews for the game, we were supposed to learn of the The Silver Cloak society, the opposing society to the Black Cloaks. The good guys apparently, or at least neutral.
What color was this guys cloak? Kind of a greyish color?
You know, I kinda of forgot all about the silver cloak society, hmm...
I myself do not know for sure who this guy is, but my money's on the wandering desert spirit from KQ7. To me, he looks EXACTLY like him. Granted, we never saw his face, but his costume looks the same. And I also believe he is good. I think he is watching out for graham from the shadows. Only time will tell though...
I thought Colin Farwalker got his plot pretty well resolved. I think he's happy in the afterlife. :P
Quote from: Baggins on July 11, 2010, 06:29:05 PM
In the early interviews for the game, we were supposed to learn of the The Silver Cloak society, the opposing society to the Black Cloaks. The good guys apparently, or at least neutral.
What color was this guys cloak? Kind of a greyish color?
I do not recall such interviews so might be a really long time ago or even during my 4 year TSL break ;) Grey could be the new silver *ponders* If there is such a society in game it would make sense hinting towards it in the beginning already instead of introducing it halfway the game out of nothing.
It was actually last year, I believe.
Ya know, now that Baggins mentions it, I do remember hearing about the Silver Cloak Society, though I don't remember anything about it.
I just don't know about the guy, though. It'd be intriguing if he wasn't a "bad guy" and simply had his reasons for following Graham, but he does give Graham an "uneasy feeling", so much so that he wouldn't even say hello to him. So my first thought was "evil", but I'm just not sure. He could be a "good guy", a neutral party, the worst of them all, the initial instigator... The ending of Ep 1 makes me lean towards the last one, the guy who set this whole thing in motion somehow.
Needless to say, he DOES leave me intrigued!
I think Cesar said we should pay close attention to the last Cutscene, im not sure if he referred to the Cloaked Man or something else.
http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/freeware-king8217s-quest-ix/677071p1.html
It was in this interview, I guess, back in 2005. I just have just found the article last year.
QuoteThe game starts during a celebration in the Green Isles that go horribly wrong when a dark enchantment befalls the land. From there, King Graham embarks on a journey to reverse the spell, but as he does, he starts finding out that there's much more going on than what meets the eye. The story eventually tells the tale of two societies -- the Black Cloak Society and the Silver Cloak Society -- that were at war more than a thousand years ago. At that time, a prophecy was uttered. This prophecy is linked to the Daventry family and somehow explains all the events that have taken place during each King's Quest game
Did you notice that a later chapter is called "The Two Houses" or some such? Hmm?
The cloaked figure is...Cezar! and he's going to battle graham with suffers! :suffer: :suffer: (we could do with some character smileys like a little graham in a hat...that would come in handy right about now!)
Quote from: Baggins on July 12, 2010, 03:05:55 AM
http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/freeware-king8217s-quest-ix/677071p1.html
It was in this interview, I guess, back in 2005. I just have just found the article last year.
Did you notice that a later chapter is called "The Two Houses" or some such? Hmm?
Thanks for finding that article! It does indeed call to mind the title of Episode 2, so perhaps we'll find out a bit more about the stranger in the near future.
I wonder if we'll learn more about the Society of Wizards, the organization of wizards mentioned by Crispin in KQ5. How does it relate to the Black Cloak and Silver Cloak?
I know a little more about the mysterious cloaked man from later chapters, but I'm a bit fuzzy on who he is, too. Regarding the Society of Wizards, I was actually wondering that the other day. :)
Other than the reference in KQV, the second edition of the Companion, Peter Spear had his own take in the Second Edition of the Companion;
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Society_of_Wizards