How WOW killed Warcraft III story

Cybersport.ru recalls the famous heroes of Warcraft III, whose journey through Azeroth and beyond did not end after the end of the campaign plot. In the first article we told about the fate of Jaina, Sylvanas, Illidan, Tyrande and Thrall. Now let us recall how the once noble Kael’thas became a traitor who had to be killed twice, and the wise Vol’jin made one of the biggest mistakes in the history of Azeroth.

Kael’thas – Servant of the Demons

In Warcraft III, the high elves were on the side of the Alliance. Their prince – the powerful magician Kael’thas Sunstrider – after the destruction of the Sunwell by Arthas, was looking for an opportunity to calm the magical hunger of his people. He combined the duties of the leader of the high elves and the leader of the magicians Kirin Tor. Caring for his people made Kael’thas take a desperate step – swear allegiance to Illidan, who at that time considered the rest of Azeroth as a traitor and villain. The demon hunter promised that he would provide the elves with magic for the rest of their lives. Together with Illidan and the mages, Kael’thas set off to conquer Outland.

The continuation of these events is already described in the supplement The Burning Crusade and in the novel Illidan. In World of Warcraft, Kael’thas finally changed – he became cruel, impulsive, and doubts and fears began to torment his soul, which eventually led him to cooperate with demons. Illidan is partly to blame for these internal metamorphoses of the prince. The demon hunter did not particularly pity his allies, treating them exclusively as tools for implementing his own plan. Illidan, who promised to save the people of Kael’thas and return the Black Temple to the Broken, was in no hurry to fulfill this promise. Because of this, the distrust of the Sunstrider and Akama towards the demon hunter grew, which ultimately led to betrayal on their part.

While Illidan created an army of Fel Orcs using the blood of the captive demon Magtheridon and fortified the Black Temple, Kael’thas settled in the Netherstorm, Storm Keep. He invited his people to join him in Outland, promising an early healing from magical hunger. Due to the alliance of Kael’thas and Illidan, the Alliance abandoned the high elves, who began to call themselves blood elves, so in World of Warcraft they are part of the Horde.

Kael’thas realized that Illidan would not help his people. The demon Kil’jaeden took advantage of these doubts of the prince, promising to calm the elves’ hunger and grant the Sunstrider an unprecedented power. Because of the alliance with the Legion, many blood elves turned their back on their leader, and for the Alliance and the Horde, he became a threat that needed to be destroyed. The first battle with Kael’thas occurred in Storm Keep. 25 heroes killed the prince, but Kil’jaeden resurrected the elf and filled him with fel power.

At this point, everything that remained in Kael’thas from the time of Warcraft III has completely disappeared. Kil’jaeden dispatched an elf to the island of Quel’Danas to use the Sunwell to summon demons to Azeroth. To disrupt the plans of the prince, the heroes captured Terasa Magisters and finally killed the traitor, thereby preventing the invasion of the Legion. The developers did not revive Kel’thas anymore, however, it is already known that players will meet the prince in the Shadowlands expansion in the afterlife.

In World of Warcraft, Kael’thas echoed Arthas’s favorite Blizzard path: from a righteous protector of his people to a traitor who joined the forces of evil and was overwhelmed by a thirst for power. And if the prince of Lordaeron became a self-sufficient antagonist – the Lich King – and not just a pawn of demons, and Illidan, despite the methods, was able to achieve his goal and save Azeroth from the Legion, then Kael’thas had a sad fate – he ended his life Kil’jaeden’s servant.

Vol’jin’s Fatal Mistake

Among the trolls, fans of Warcraft III will most likely remember Rohan, who was one of the Horde heroes in matchmaking. However, it was his Black Spear tribe – Vol’jin – who played a large role in the formation of the Horde, although in WoW he was at first an inconspicuous character who could only give a couple of quests. Before the Cataclysm expansion, Vol’jin, along with his tribe, recaptured their homeland – Echo Island.

The trolls did not have time to enjoy the victory. Garrosh became the leader of the Horde instead of Thrall, whose adviser Vol’jin had been for a long time. Relations with the young and hot orc at the troll did not work out. Garrosh’s impulsiveness and stiffness caused Vol’jin contempt – he questioned the leader’s actions, saying that he did not deserve his respect. Their hatred was mutual: the orc considered trolls rabble, so he sent them to the slums. At first, Vol’jin did not want to openly go against the leader, so as not to risk his people. During the capture of Pandaria by Garrosh, the troll arrived at the leader to carry out his errands. The orc sent a squad led by Vol’jin to search the cave with the Sauroks, who were created artificially using dark magic. The troll wanted to destroy the eggs, but Garrosh’s henchman stopped him, saying that the leader needed such strength. Vol’jin insisted that flirting with dark magic was contrary to the Horde’s principles of honor. For this disobedience, Garrosh’s henchman cut the troll’s throat.

However, Vol’jin did not die. After the troll regained power, he led the coalition against Garrosh. As soon as the combined forces of the Alliance and Horde overthrew the tyrant, Vol’jin became the leader. Despite the fact that the troll did not have the same warm feelings for people like Bane or Thrall, he tried to maintain a precarious world.

Under the leadership of Vol’jin, the Horde, united with the Alliance, gave the first battle to the Legion on the Broken Isles. In that battle, the troll was wounded by a demon. The fel that fell into his body did not allow the leader to recover, and he soon died in Orgrimmar. Perhaps the most important moment in the current Warcraft storyline occurred before the death of Vol’jin. In a recent address to the leaders of the Horde, he transferred power to Sylvanas, saying that the spirits had told him so. Nobody dared to challenge Vol’jin’s decision, and the banshee queen ascended the throne.