Ulamog

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Template:Character Ulamog, the "Infinite Gyre" is one of the three Eldrazi titans and the monstrosity whose half-forgotten name came to be known as the Zendikari merfolk sea god Ula.

Description

Ulamog is the Titan of Consumption. He and his brood consume living and unliving matter alike, and drain mana and vital energy from everything in the vicinity like a maelstrom. His processors transform the consumed energy into spell-like effects that defy the understanding of Zendikari mages. They leave the white chalky latticelike structures in their wake. Everything including water is transformed into the white manaless husk of what it once was. Ulamog is emblematic of plague, the blind bonds between parasite and host, and overabundance. Ulamog is creation and destruction wrapped together in unholy harmony.

The Ulamog brood lineage is characterized by dense masses of suckerless tentacles, multiple withered arms bifurcated at the elbow, and most unsettling, eyeless bony plates in inhuman but vaguely facial forms. The ravenous and brutish Eldrazi of the Ulamog lineage lurch and shudder over the ground, adept at spreading disease and draining from the psyches as well as the life energy of their victims.

History

After their imprisonment by Ugin, Sorin Markov and Nahiri, Ulamog and the other two titans (Kozilek and Emrakul) were locked away from the planes. Millenia later, that was changed by the subsequential actions of Jace, Chandra, Sarkhan Vol and Nissa Revane. After their release, Ulamog was the most prominent titan on the surface of Zendikar. Its brood caused the Slaughter at Sea Gate.

Battle For Zendikar

Six months after they were released, both Emrakul and Kozilek vanished leaving a few spawn. Ulamog continued to blight and ravage Zendikar for 2 years despite the efforts of Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane and the Zendikarians. Jace Belern and Jori En encountered Ulamog during their journey to the Eye of Ugin. They attempted to hide with some survivors which were later discovered to be cultists who still worshiped the titan through his fake "god" form of Ula. Escaping from their would-be captors, the two discovered that Ulamog was on a direct course for Sea Gate and the remaining survivors hiding with Gideon. Jace dominated Jori En's mind to force her to leave him and return back to warn the survivors of Ulamog's coming.

The Libetarion of Sea Gate

The Zendikar resistance army led by Gideon, Nissa and Kiora assaulted and retook Sea Gate from Ulamog's brood. However before they could celebrate, Jori En was seen running towards the Planeswalkers, warning them. Ulamog was coming.

Aligned Hedron Network

In a combined assault, Gideon and Kiora's armies attacked and kept the titan busy, buying time for Nissa to unearth a massive number of hedrons buried around Sea Gate. Maneuvering the herons around the titan, Jace then triggered them, activating their latent magic and knocking the titan off balance while trapping him. Everything looked to be smooth sailing until Ob Nixilis arrived and knocked the Hedrons out of alignment and positioned himself between them. The demon planeswalker absorbed a massive amount of the Hedron's magic which reignited his planeswalker's spark allowing him to escape from Zendikar. However Gideon believes that all is not lost. Ulamog is confused, battered and weakened by the network's activation, still rather immobilized, still in reach of his and Kiora's armies, and appears on the edge of defeat. Gideon orders the joint army to attack and he himself leaps forward to attack the titan.

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Note on Eldrazi gender

While the Eldrazi are genderless, lack apparent biological sex, and evidence no awareness of the concept of gender, the question of their gender, or at least proper pronouns, is a recurring topic among players.[1][2] Arguments for gendered pronouns rest largely on comparisons to the Zendikari deities they inspired, and on dimorphism between the broods.[3][4] The issue has been further muddied by inconsistent pronoun use in official sources. In particular, Emrakul has been referenced by male, female, and neuter pronouns.[5][6][7] The most recent official sources on the matter are cards from Battle for Zendikar and a blog post by creative director Doug Beyer, which agree on the use of male pronouns for Ulamog and Kozilek and female pronouns for Emrakul.[8][9][10]

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References

  1. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedDoug Beyer (July 21 2014). "". Tumblr.
  2. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (September 24 2015). "". Tumblr.
  3. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedCharlotte Sable (March 26 2013). "". Tumblr.
  4. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 18 2014). "". Tumblr.
  5. ↑ David Sutcliffe (September 2 2011). "Feature: Spectacular Tentacular". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Wizards of the Coast. "Eaters of Worlds". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Template:NewRef
  8. ↑ Processor Assault. "Ulamog's processors trail behind him, converting ruined matter into furious energy."
  9. ↑ Vestige of Emrakul. "Emrakul has not been seen in months. Though her brood's numbers have dwindled in her absence, each drone is still a deadly threat."
  10. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedDoug Beyer (September 24 2015). "". Tumblr.
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