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stealing...gif... <.< >.> <.<

The last one is probably why the restroom doors in all office maps are locked....

I heard that. I thought I was tripping.

When Kheldians were introduced you had the earn the ability to make one by getting at least one other character to 50 - that 'unlocked' Epic Archtypes, so unlike on HC nowadays, it was an achievement to unlock them, then you could roll one or not if you wished. Some folks never unlocked them. It took me a long time to unlock them, I ended up only having 2 level 50s on Live because I'm an altoholic and switch characters a lot. It was an act of will to stick to one long enough to make 50! So initially, they were special, and there weren't so many of them. Also, because they were supposed to be powerful (insert debate here) they also had their own enemies, Void Hunters, that only appeared in a mission if there was a Kheld on the team, and these guys could one shot most Keldians pretty quick. So yay, you have a cool character who can shift forms and do different stuff - blast, tank etc., but boo, you had to be careful of Voids in any door mission. Having them already unlocked on HC is what (I think) gives the impression they are hanging out at the 7-11 looking for partners. 😜 If you run a Peacebringer or Warshade they each have their own specific contacts and a mission storyline that gives more information, backstory and current story about what they are doing in Paragon. Cimerora story arcs and the ITF includes Nictus. The last surviving Kheldian is in Ouroborous. So there's material to work with, if you want to.

Okay here is my personal head canon. The first and for a long time only 50 I ever had on Live was my BS/Regen scrapper, Trixibelle. Now back in them days, children, in order to have some of the weapon skins you had to unlock them, like the Roman sword, and the Rularuu blades etc. To unlock the Rularuu skin you had to defeat a certain number of Overseers in the Shadow Shard, so it was an accomplishment. And who doesn't want a huge broadsword with a mobile eye in the hilt, right? So I hunted the critters, unlocked it and carried it proudly, and it's still about my favorite skin for BS. So when Trixibelle became an Incarnate, it made thematic sense to choose Rularuu Lore pets, because who doesn't want a giant floating eye that can munch your enemies as a pet, right??? I named him Ivan. His partner Lore pet, a Noble Brute I named Noble Bruce. And I decided that the Well allowed Trixi to summon these two from the Shadow Shard, because when she was spending all that time there earning her sword, these two just decided to follow her around and adopt her for some reason, like curious stray cats. "Bart only man ever whip Mongol... Mongol impressed!" When the time is up, they go back to the Shard until she can summon them again. That's my explanation. *^_^*

Yall, chill! Just fly over the traffic, right? 😎

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I don't know if this has already been posted but it gave me a chuckle.