Talk:Four Masks of Polokus
Fire vs. Earth
Why was the conclusion drawn that the Earth mask is in the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire? Granted, it can be argued either way, but I think the name nearly says enough. Plus let's not discount all the flamethrowers in the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire, not to mention the emphasis of going deeper and deeper into the Earth in the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava (complete with splitting it into two levels, the second "Beneath" the first). Just seems weird to me. --Plumgmk (talk) 01:11, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
- Hmm, do we really need the elemental terming in the first place? It seems a tad bit speculative seeing as the elements are never really given outright.--
16:16, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
- I agree, this information in unsourced and speculative. —
16:27, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
- It's speculative all right, but it's also quite obviously the intention. I realise the names of the second and third sanctuaries are counter-intuitive, but consider everything else about them: Stone and Fire is full of grass, stone, plums, lava, and generally earthly imagery, the boss is a dull stone statue and the mask is stone too. Rock and Lava is far more incandescent, doing away with much of the earth imagery in favour of more fire and hotter lava, culminating in a 100% fire-themed boss and an agonised-looking red mask. Remove the elemental references if you like, but I have no doubt that they were a deliberate motif created by the developers, if a slightly muddled one. —Spiraldoor
22:51, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
- It's speculative all right, but it's also quite obviously the intention. I realise the names of the second and third sanctuaries are counter-intuitive, but consider everything else about them: Stone and Fire is full of grass, stone, plums, lava, and generally earthly imagery, the boss is a dull stone statue and the mask is stone too. Rock and Lava is far more incandescent, doing away with much of the earth imagery in favour of more fire and hotter lava, culminating in a 100% fire-themed boss and an agonised-looking red mask. Remove the elemental references if you like, but I have no doubt that they were a deliberate motif created by the developers, if a slightly muddled one. —Spiraldoor
- To be fair, the naming of the Sanctuaries clearly follows the four elements. In fact, many years ago when I was discussing them (and knew nothing of the elements myself), my grandfather immediately spotted the pattern and suggested that the fourth should be the Sanctuary of Wind and Air. --Plumgmk (talk) 17:40, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
- I agree, this information in unsourced and speculative. —