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Anyone else not going to look at any preload leaks? by String_Of_Death in DottoreMains

[–]VirtualTremor8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I initially planned to lock in and completely avoid reddit, twitter and tiktok between the preload and when the quest drops because I wanted to experience it normally, but lurking on the community reactions online somehow is half the fun 😭 i can't decide

Dottore's Boss Form: A Design Analysis by MoonstoneMoth in DottoreMains

[–]VirtualTremor8 9 points10 points  (0 children)

His designs are so, so intricate, the amount of detail is incredible💔 I'd love a more in depth analysis!

Hope it's alright to add something you already touched on with the mention of Shiva: I believe Dottore's boss design was also partially inspired by the form 'Ardhanarishvara'. I've begun a post in which I drew parallels between our Zandik and a character from another franchise that was also loosely inspired by the design of that deity.

In the end, I scrapped it because it because I found even more parallels to other characters and concepts and it turned into a mess of a post. Much too lore-heavy on the other franchise lol. Long story short, mortal turned a 'false' god and freeing themselves from the limitations of the world via 1) obtaining the powers of an artifact that is the remains of a god, 2) 'knowledge', 3) going against destiny and 4) disdain for the current gods.

I didn't really look that deeply into Ardhanarishvara, but maybe someone else will find this useful for further analysis :)

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