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ZerachielAmora — You Carry the Dark Seal
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"The Shadow Court. It was they who destroyed Oakvale. There is a deep well in the center of Wraithmash, made of tombs...that is where they reside."~Theresa, Fable 2
This is an image that combines the design of Jack of Blades and the King of Shadows from Fable 2.
This results from a great deal of fan speculation that suggests that the Shadow Court that created Wraithmarsh in the second Fable is a different manifestation of the Court from the first game. Both the Shadow Court and the Court have 3 members each, as well.
So, I decided to combine the two ideas, taking the design of the leader of the Shadow Court, and giving him Jack of Blades' scarf and a darker version of Jack's mask.
Considering the Court from the Fable game is so potent and the fact that the Shadow Court issue was never resolved in the second game, it doesn't hurt to perhaps connect the two. Now it could be that these two are separate entities, but I'm leaning towards the idea that it's more than just a coincidence.
That annoyed me about Fable 2 anyway: I like Reaver and all, but come on...let's get Oakvale back by throwing him to the Shadow Court! I didn't like the fact that that issue wasn't dealt with.
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i noticed only recently that the shadow judges are 3,and i thought that they can be the ghosts/remnants of the Void Court,defeated by William Black and by the Hero of Oakvale once for all.
they can be the Void Court for:
1)the Shadows,are only a form of Darkness,that originally came from the Void,and their power on the shadows allowed them to still exist despite being dead .
2)they are the same number of the Shadow Court and they can be the Knight of Blades,Queen of Blades and Jack of Blades
3)they used Reaver to Ruin Oakvale,that was the place of birth of the Hero of Oakvale.
I expected that in Fable 3 to rule Albion as the hero of Bowerstone(immediately after Fable 2),unite the Town Guards and Albion,and later using the Hero of brightwall to rebuild the heroes' Guild,and prepare Albion to the war against the Darkness
is non sense,if Theresa already knew about the Crawler Attack(she knew it,why didn't She tell that to Hero of BowerStone,so that they have been prepared,but no,she waits 50 years later,when the invasion was imminent
and if the Hero of Bowerstone was descendant of William Black,why wasn't he immortal like the hero of Oakvale?
Fable got dumbed down too much,skills are updated by opening chests????
no more inventory,magic is overpowered,can't choose expressions,damn i don't want to dance and kiss hand to every Store owner to get a discount ,no more "Follow me" expression,now you have to hold hands with every single NPC to bring them somewhere,it's okay to use for lovers,but it's not with the common people
and story is soo Corny and annoying,meaningless,no more actually epic Hero missions like going with Hammer to WestCliff fightning Balverines,or winning in the Witchwood Arena,but only stupid non-sense humor-infused side quests like the gnomes.
i loved Fable TLC and Fable 2,but the 3 and the Journey are beyond acceptable,fable is not even the shadow of what used to be
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WOAH!!! Wonderfully wicked work! He kinda reminds me of my OC from fable 2. Anyways, great job
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You deserve some praise, good Deviant! Jack of Blades is one of my favorite villains of all time, he is so evil yet so smart and charming at the same time! Giving him a major design from his original outfit (I felt he didn't look evil enough) makes him that much more evil and he obviously looks stronger than before! Great job, you deserve a medal.
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Jack, he returns soon, the cult has found his mask resting on the top of a mountain, close to the corpse of a dragon, yet scorched the darkness and jack return.
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ok Jackhallow101 two problems with your theory there
1. You only wear his mask in the evil ending of Fable: The Lost Chapters...which is not the true ending of the game...this is shown in a few books in Fable II which tell about events in the first game inckuding the fact that the hero of old killed Jack of Blades in his dragon form and destroyed the mask...
2. If you play through Fable II you will get a letter from your sister at the end after defeating Lucian...the letter, which was magically sent to you from the world of the dead i'm guessing, says that she is in a strange place with trees everywhere and then she tells you about the tall skiny man wearing red...which i still assume to be Jack of Blades...he says that she must not worry because you and her will be together again soon...which i find kinda creepy...
although i do have to complain that the story isn't very constant throughout the three games and there are many many loose end that still need to be covered from the first game...but i still love the games and will continue to play them lol.....oh and last but most definantky not least I LOVE THIS PICTURE lol
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um one thing wrong with your 2. theory or what ever if you do get the letter if you chose love in the 2 game you get the letter, which is correct. but lionhead did state that the tall skinny man is scythe annnnnnnnndd. evil ending is not the true ending because after you kill jack you can kill Therese but shes in fable 2 and 3
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Well I thank you for the info regarding Lionhead and Scythe. The whole point of my comment was to point out to Jackhallow101 that his "Spoiler" was incorrect in saying that in Fable you take his mask and become him. I know that in the extended version of Fable (Fable: The Lost Chapters) you are given the option of taking his mask, but by the canon storyline the Hero destroyed the mask and Jack was no more. Now I am hearing rumors that Jack's mask somehow survived, which is an interesting plot twist. Point is as far as the canon storyline is concerned the Hero did not, nor did any of his decendents, become Jack of Blades.
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*SPOILER ALERT* the leader of the shadow court is jack of blades fable 1 ends with you wearing his mask and burning down oakvale
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lol epic mask is epic.
hmm jack's mask vs majora's mask, which wins?
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Good question, I'm not sure which would win...
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both are pretty fucked up and seem to have similar powers and ambitions. shit if i had two faces i'd wear BOTH just to see what happens.
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did you notice that the shadow court has the same form as theresa and stands like her and does the same hand gestures as when she speaks, just saying
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Yeah I noticed that. I think it has more to do with Lionhead retexturing Theresa's model instead of making a connection there.
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I didn't really like Lucien. He wasn't particularly intimidating or scary. A bit slimey I guess, but other than he was just an old man. He didn't even have a boss battle. I liked the Commandant, he was awesome. It would've been cool if they'd had a boss battle where Lucien used the Spire to turn himself into like, a super Commandant.
As for the Court and the Shadow Court... well the only inconsistency with the theory is the Shadow Court is led by the 'Shadow King' whereas the Court was actually led by the Queen of Blades. Still that doesn't stop the other two Shadow Judges from being the waiths of two of the Court's members (I would say the Queen and Knight). But who the Shadow King is, well, I can't say.
Then again there as a Queen of Blades. And in fantasy where there's a queen, there's usually a king.
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Lucien was not exactly what you'd expect for a compelling villain in an rpg. Sadly he fell below the mark, because there are plenty of bad guys in games that aren't powerful yet manage to be interesting and dangerous. Lucien was more annoying than anything.
And that is true. It seems to just be an awfully big coincidence to me, to have a Shadow Court, and then there's the Court from the first game.
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Well replaying the game, Lucien had plenty of potential, but it kind of got squandered and lost amongst the other villains in the game, like the Commandant and Cornelius Grim (who didn't get enough screentime, but definitely made his mark) and of course the Shadow King. Here's hoping Logan and whoever takes his place as villain in the second half of Fable 3 make themselves more... noticeable than Lucien.
And again, I would agree that two of the Shadow Judges are former Court members, but the Shadow King is more of an enigma. Though perhaps the King of Blades emerged somewhere else in the Fable world (Aurora maybe?) and he somehow became the Shadow King.
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This is very, very cool. Kinda reminds me of Darth Mal from Star Wars, but in a good way. 
And did you notice that when the Shadow Court appears to you in the game, the middle shadow is a shadow of Theresa? They have the same movements, shape, and everything. It's also delightfully creepy. The other two shadows are monks, I'm guessing.
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Thank you very much.
Yeah, I've noticed a lot of people picked up on that. I guess Lionhead got lazy with using the models and such.
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I guess so, but then why didn't they just make all three of the shadows monks? Ah, well. I just found it eerie. 
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An Amazing idea, and I'm can see where you get your idea. I mean, it doesn't seem like a coincidence to me that the original Court did not have a King, and the Shadow Court had a King. It makes me even more sure that the two are connect, the Queen of Blades and the King of Shadows after all.
though I think I totally would've pissed myself if he'd looked like this in game, instead of the original haha
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We'll have to see if there is indeed a connection. I hope Fable 3 sheds more light on the Shadow Court, since Reaver will be making another appearance.
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I wonder if everyone else will also show up, but at the moment I'm just excited that Fable 3 is coming out this year.
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This is awesome. I love that you mixed both games for it.
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ahhhhh so thats what they look like
almost like jack but less handsome >:3
yea jack of blades kicks there arses
btw seen the theresa pic i done?
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very kickasss my dear very true to the character
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you do know fable 3 lets you rule albion november 2010
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Wow! Creepy! Good job!
Its weird how when you see the three figures in the Shadow Court, the one in the middle stands like Theresa.
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Thanks a bunch!
I know, a lot of people like to talk about that. I think they decided to use her model and retextured it because they were short on time.
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Gah! Lionhead can be so lazy.
They better not be lazy when making Fable III!
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We can only hope.
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idk what to say... I can't stop staring at it *.* the whole thing is just amazing... the texture, the colors. This came out simply fantastic.
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Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate it.
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Ah, now THIS is AMAZING fanart of a VERY good theory in Fable.
I always DID wonder just WHO the S.Court were, but i never thought that it COULD be Jack. hmm, this is intriguing!
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Thank you very much!
I was curious about the Shadow Court myself, and considering the connections between the two groups, I don't think it's too far-fetched of a fan theory.
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Very welcome, btw. LOVE your new icon >w<
Hmm, its a logical explanation, and explains a lot of theories.
Awesome work ^^
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Thanks a bunch, I like my new icon too; =Metroid-Tamer helped me with it.
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