Talking future tense: 将，要，将要， 会， 将会 I have been looking at various explanations and definitions all over the Internet, but they seem mutually exclusive and quite chaotic.

One explanation I got is that 要 generally means “going to”, or that something may or may not happen, while 将要 means that something is “about to” or “bound to” happen (making it similar to English “will”). Some sources, however, say that you can just use 将 instead of 将要 – yet another one indicates you can shorten 将要 into just 要. Some people on forums have suggested this is just a difference in register or formality. And then there's 会 and 将会.

So, what is the difference (if there is any) between all of those?
将 + [v] = will [v]/ will [v] soon 
  
  Example: 将死 = will die/ will die soon


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  要 + [v] =  need to [v] 
  
  要 + [v] =  about to [v]
  
  Example: 要死 = need to die 
  
  Example: 快要死了/ 要死了 = about to die 


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  会 + [v] =   would [v]/ could [v] 
  
  Example: 如果这样做的话，你会死 = if you do that, you would die /could die


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  将要 = will happen (inevitably)/ on the verge of
  
  Example: 将要取胜 = on the verge of winning


A general wrote in his war report saying: '将要取胜', it means he is on the verge of victory (it is inevitable). 

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  将会 = will happen (most likely)/ would happen/ could happen
  
  Example: 将会取胜 = will win/ would win/ could win


A general wrote in his war report saying: '将会取胜'. It either means the general has confidence that he will win the war, or the general predicts a victory (suggests it is highly possible).