EVE Fiction

Hi folks. On the GD boards, I recently made a topic discussing what was going on in the 2014 Fanfest trailer, 'The Prophecy', as I have not long resubbed to EVE and missed it during my absence. For reference, please find the trailer and my previous topic here;


https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=401155&find=unread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTUazuGdTw


Not wanting to revive a dead topic to discuss Lore, when there is a perfectly good fiction board here, I have decided to add my additional realization and future discussion points to this topic. Intro over, thanks for reading.

I feel like such a fool for, in my previous topic, only discussing what was obvious to me: Capsuleers vs Amarr Empire and a Capsuleer-built Stargate. I have recently had a realization of grand proportions and wish to share my ranting theory;

It dawned on me that this trailer, in my mind, is showing the triggering moment of the Macaper Prophecy's final event.

Please hear me out and correct me if I'm wrong after you've had a read.

Judging by the pacing of the Prophecy, a current theory I have seen is that we are experiencing the fifth phase of the prophecy, being the return of the Jove and of Sleepers to K-space.

''the little brother makes the final sorrowful steps home; he is not welcome''

The next phase of the Prophecy is the following;

''what was many now becomes one when one becomes four''.

My personal interpretation of this has now, thanks to this trailer, become the following;

''Many becoming one'' are the Capsuleers, the players, forming under our own banner or faction. A powerhouse that far outweighs any one Empire.
My interpretation then leads into ''One becoming Four'' to mean the entity known as the 'Other', who is wrestling control of the Amarrian Empress as we speak. I believe the Other will either succeed and gain control of the four Empires themselves, OR, four forces of worrying, powerful, but independent measure. Perhaps, for example, Amarr, The Broker, The Jovians, CONCORD.

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With that said, I believe the activation of this gate is the beginning of the end of the Prophecy, as hinted at by the opening lines of the trailer. The Prophecy being true and the gate NEEDING to be destroyed. That event, of course, is the following;

''Return of the dark light from the heart of the mother''

It is my theory, judging from the size of the gate in the trailer, that it is not a traditional Stargate, to send us to another system nearby. I believe, that given the Other's gaining traction, that many Capsuleers, seeing it as a threat, will build this gate to flee. To flee back to the ''Heart of the Mother''... Terran space.

However, as the Prophecy also implies, doing so actually unleashes am entity, a force, we could never have expected nor prepared for. In our haste to evade new enemies as a combined faction, it will be us, not the Zealous Amarr, not the wars of Caldari and Gallente, and not the return and the curiosity of the Jovian Sleepers, us, in our power and independence, the Capsuleers, that will bring the greatest woes to New Eden by the time the Prophecy has played out.

Unfortunately, what such a threat could be, I can't even begin to imagine. The Terrans wouldn't be recognisable anymore, and I'm pretty sure the Enheduanni, while mysterious, would not be found back in Terran space, should my theory hold.

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Thank you for putting up with my long read. Please correct me if I've made any mistakes in my attempts to have fun ironing out the Prophecy. Please also correct me if anything I have said in regards to events or entities involved has already been confirmed or denied. As I said, I have missed a lot, and don't wish to presume.


EDIT: Additional Information: I believe the sorrowful 'little brother', specifically, to be the Sleepers. I believe they feel 'sorrowful' for inadvertently unleashing 'The Other' into us. However, we have not been very welcoming. I might even believe that it is so important that we DO accept them, that the new Jovian Drifter ships are actually an escort. The last of a dying race, fighting to protect those we need now more than ever, we just don't realize it.

I liked your whole post, but this part specifically stuck out to me. Capsuleers certainly fit the bill, but so do Wormholes.

I'm really beginning to feel like the titular entity of this game, EVE itself, is 'destined' to be born again. Perhaps it is a combination of both these concepts? The undying Capsuleers and Undying EVE, facing off throughout time, again and again, staving off whatever EVE brings us each time.