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Thanks for tuning into Part Ten of my World of Warcraft experience. Starting on the Afterlives cinematics, and getting ready to delve into Shadowlands, preparing for launch!
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Yea, you can be wing lady.
That was Uther the Lightbringer, first Paladin, Highlord of the Knights of the Silver Hand, the order of Paladins.
He trained Prince Arthas Menethil to become a paladin. He was Arthas' mentor until Arthas gave up his soul to claim to Frostmourne and became a death knight.
Arthas then killed his father and ransacked his kingdom, killing its citizens and raising them into undeath before returning to Northrend and donning the Helm of Domination, merging with the Lich King.
When Arthas killed Uther, his soul was split in two. The compassionate side stayed as a ghost on Azeroth, while the vengeful side went to the Shadowlands.
Uther cast Arthas' soul into the Maw, which is like the Hell of Warcraft.
So that is basically what happened. I am not choosing the Kyrian of Bastion as my covenant, I am going with the Venthyr of Revendreth.
Frostmourne steals the full soul, but because Uther asked the light to save his soul, it got split.
You should watch Fall of the lich king cinematic(remastered one prefferably) to understand what happened with the Lich King at the end of Wrath of the lich king expansion, who became the next lich king etc.
All the new shadowlands shorts are about the 4 different covenants. They all 4 make up the Shadowlands. Loving the reactions. I always enjoy someone taking the time to learn about WoW
I have to say…I don't normally watch these kind of videos. I'm not a fan of the whole "react" trend, but there is such an honest curiosity in your work. I love the simplicity of the setup and the almost haunting intro/outro music. Totally a fan (and now subscriber)…keep 'em coming!
Harbingers – Illidan – https://youtu.be/mUfOIvlC6Eo
So the scene the video starts out on and returns to after a bit is an event that occurred in Warcraft III. This is when Arthas kills Uther in order to retrieve the urn holding his (Arthas') father's ashes. Frostmorne doesn't steal half of a person's soul, but rather steals the soul outright which powers the sword and the wielder. Due to reasons we don't fully know (AFAIK) yet, Uther's prayer to the Light allowed part of his soul to be sent to the Shadowlands like normal. This part, however, was purely his retributive, Paladin self who only wished for justice. In various parts of WoW players have been able to interact with the part of Uther who was sealed within Frostmorne. This part is much more like Uther's actual self as he comes to view and informs the players that Arthas is as much of a victim of the blade as he is. This tear is most likely why Uther still retained the wound from Frostmorne even in the Shadowlands.
The scene where Uther and Devos go to claim Arthas's soul is straight from a WotLK cinematic.
And Bastion is one of the realms of the Shadowlands, which is what Sylvanas ripped a portal of sorts to in the launch cinematic. The other realms that are featured are Ardenweald, Maldraxxus, Revendreth, and the Maw. Typically a person dies, angels from Bastion retrieve their souls, they're brought to the Shadowlands where their soul is judged, and they are placed in an appropriate realm. Those who lived holy, self-less lives would go to Bastion, those with a draw to nature would go to Ardenweald, those who showed might in battle were sent to Maldraxxus, and those who lived sinful lives were sent to Revendreth to repent and, under normal circumstances, they would then be sent to an appropriate realm once they've repented. The problem is that at some point the Jailer had all souls get sent straight to the Maw, his realm, and the leaders of Revendreth began using the penitent souls basically as anima batteries and then throwing them to the Maw after they've served their usefulness. Other things are the forests of Ardenweald have been dying due to a drought in anima, Maldraxxus' inner factions are warring with each other, and there's a split between the people of Bastion (as you can see in this video).
Have you watched the harbingers?
Frostmourne takes souls, it doesn't split them but in Uther's case because of his devotion to the light, it was able to save a part of him before becoming apart of the blade itself.
He… was… my… student! Check out "the burning of stratholme" for a bit more interaction between good Arthas and Uther. Ingame cinematic, i think there are about 3 different versions of it now, but the dialogue is all the same.
Bastion (the area they are in) is located in the Shadowlands. It will be the first zone we go through. The Kyrian covenant is there.
I honestly think that Sylvanas has some sort of ulterior motive with helping the Jailor. She always felt like her chance to kill Arthas, to get revenge for turning her into a banshee, was stolen from her. Now she's literally in the maw with the jailor, where Arthas' soul was put, and I can almost guarantee she would want to be torturing him or something to make up for his death being taken from her.
Ughhhh, this is so huge and the fact that she has no idea just makes me ughhhh
That shiny sword is very hungry
Arthas might be a good audiobook to check out or picking up the novel. That gives a good run down of the Lich King and relivent characters leading into shadowlands.
Bastion was one of my favorites of the Afterlife! Loved your reaction!
I love this cinematic, definitely fueled the Shadowlands hype. Your reaction was awesome, keep up the great content!
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Yes, they grabbed him when he died in Wrath. I wonder if we will see Arthas at all in The Maw.
Damn, the "wing lady" looks so much like Sharon Stone.
By the way, yes you can be wing lady, they added some cloaks that are bright white wings
For context, Arthas, who was corrupted and taken over by/became the Lich King is a fan favorite and beloved character that made next to no major appearances in the game or out of it, in books, lore or otherwise since 2010 until now.
Seeing him, along with Uther (The one who threw him into the Maw) his teacher and uncle-like figure, was personally very heart wrenching yet filled myself and others with this melancholic feeling and excitement for what's to come.
Seeing Arthas' body plummet to the place where only the most absolutely irredeemable souls go, was very emotional, given before being taken ahold of by the Lich King, he was an extraordinarily brave, courageous, loving, charismatic, devoted young man. Blizzard assured us they didn't want to ruin the perfect story they had already basically wrapped up with him in Shadowlands but I have a feeling we will be seeing him again. Hopefully the righteous paladin on his way towards some sort of redemption or peace.
it's also worth noting that upon his death/sentence to the maw, as the lore stated before Shadowlands, he manifested into a childlike state, tormented by all the ungodly, inhumane atrocities he committed while under control. Left crying, alone and burdened by images of the countless souls he was forced to bring an end and tormented by numerous horrors and specters of the Afterlife.
I get fucking goosebumps watching this one.
okay cool but what does Ja rule think?
Yep, that was Arthas and the otherworldly sword Frostmourne. After we defeated Arthas in Ice Crown Citadel, Devos one of the Paragons and Uther the Lightbringer ( a very important Paladin in the WoW history) casted him in to the Maw ( realm of the Jailer, meant to be like Hell basically.) Also yes, Devos did go against the Archon's wishes which results in her becoming part of the " fallen" cult.
You should watch some old stuff or Nobbel87 story videos
Uther was a paladin in life and has a strong bond to the light so the light saved half his soul from being sucked into Frostmourne. Normally Frostmourne would absorb the entire soul.
The great thing about this cinematic is that when the players killed Arthas in Wrath of the Lich King he (like you here see) says "I see only Darkness before me" and now after 12 years (in reality) you finally see what it was he saw
Today is the release day of shadowlands, just in time
Arthas (the one with the white long hair) was a good person who inherited Uther's (the mc in this cinematic) believes/morals and a strong Paladin who served the Light until he got corrupted down the line.
The path he took to try and stop Mal'Ganis (a Dreadlord/Demon) who he thought was responsible for the Scourge (the undead) and the death of his people, is what led him to pick up the cursed blade Frostmourne (the one you see sucking half of Uther's soul) which slowly consumed him.
Frostmourne not only absorves other people's souls, but also consumes the wearer's own soul bit by bit until nothing's left.
This is the reason why his hair started turning white. He was originally blonde before picking up the sword.
The action itself was noble since all he tried to do, he did to try and save his kingdom.
He even states back in Warcraft III that he would do anything, even condemning his soul, if that meant the salvation of Lordaeron (his homeland).
Arthas: "Now, I call out to the spirits of this place, I will give anything or pay any price, if only you will help me save my people."
Even after he fell down the path of righteousness and became the Lich King (the King of the Undead), the remnants of his soul/being still held back the Scourge from destroying Azeroth (the world) by confining them all into one place (Northrend).
To be honest, I think this was serious considering he was never judged and might have not even been assigned to the Maw (Hell) but another place for his redemption which I feel like he deserves since he was not himself when he did those atrocities.
Also, remember in the beginning when Uther says: "Light, save my soul."?
When he is killed by Arthas, half of his soul (yellow) is saved by the Light and sent to Bastion while the other half (blue) is trapped inside Frostmourne (the sword). This explains why Uther can't let go and why he acted the way he did.
In the end of the Wrath of the Lich King, when Frostmourne is broken and all the souls are set free, Uther's other half forgave Arthas.
Devos (the angel) also had a part in how this all unfold. The fact his soul is "broken" and her influence, made Uther throw him into the Maw (the equivalent of Hell). It was something no one was expecting coming from him since he is one of the most righteous characters in all of Warcraft. That's the reason he went to Bastion in the first place.