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0:00Today I will explain the Warcraft
0:02universe to you, and we will start with
0:04a question.
0:06Is a prince who slaughters his own city
0:08to save his people a hero or a monster?
0:11The answer to this question lies in
0:12Arthas's story. But first, we need to
0:14understand a few things. Why did the
0:16Orcs leave their own world and invade
0:19Azeroth?
0:20Where does the hatred between the Horde
0:22and the Alliance come from?
0:24And why did a Titan, meant to protect
0:27worlds, decide to destroy all life? I am
0:29Deniz Inquisitor Kelvur.
0:32In the next 20 minutes, I will explain
0:34how these catastrophes are connected and
0:36how Azeroth, which has captivated
0:38millions, became what it is today.
0:41Especially now that World of Warcraft:
0:43Forever is just around the corner. And
0:45as I begin the video, I give you my word
0:47. By the end of this video, when you
0:49jump into Forever, you will not only
0:51know which side to fight for, but also
0:54why that side is fighting, who they hate
0:56and why, and the price this enmity has
0:58brought. So, let's open the Azeroth file
1:01. Before we begin our story, we need to
1:03understand what kind of place the
1:04Warcraft universe is.
1:06Because the wars we see here are not
1:08just about the struggle of kings and
1:10armies.
1:12Behind these events lie cosmic forces
1:14far older than the existence of mortal
1:17races.
1:18At the forefront of these are the Titans
1:20. The Titans are beings of unfathomable
1:22power who try to order the worlds in the
1:25universe. However, there is an important
1:27feature that separates Azeroth from
1:29other planets and worlds. Deep within
1:32the planet lies a world-soul that has
1:35not yet awakened.
1:37The potential this soul carries makes
1:40Azeroth a highly valuable target among
1:42cosmic forces.
1:44Yet, before the Titans intervened in
1:47this world, other masters ruled over
1:50Azeroth.
1:51The Ancient Gods, the Old Gods, sent by
1:55the cosmic darkness called the Void,
1:58were trying to corrupt the world-soul
2:01within by taking over Azeroth.
2:04Names like C'Thun, Yogg-Saron, N'Zoth,
2:06and Y'Shaarj are terrifying beings that
2:09even today's Warcraft players know very
2:11well.
2:13The Black Empire established by the Old
2:16Gods ruled over the early periods of
2:18Azeroth.
2:20We are not talking about ordinary
2:21political dominance here.
2:23These creatures could influence the
2:25minds and wills of their servants.
2:28They could use them in line with their
2:30own goals. With the Titans '
2:32intervention in Azeroth, this empire was
2:34destroyed. However, the Titans soon
2:36faced a significant problem.
2:40The Old Gods had taken root so deep
2:42within the planet that eliminating them
2:45could harm Azeroth itself.
2:48Indeed, when the Titan Aman'Thul ripped
2:50one from the planet, he realized how
2:52dangerous this was.
2:55Thereupon, it was decided that the other
2:57Old Gods should be imprisoned rather
2:59than destroyed.
3:01The Titans left behind the keepers they
3:03had created to watch over the world and
3:05departed from Azeroth.
3:07Thus, a new era had begun on the planet
3:09. However, there is a detail I want to
3:12draw your attention to here. The Old
3:14Gods had been defeated, but they could
3:16not be completely eradicated.
3:18Therefore, it was not unlikely that
3:20someone would fall under their influence
3:22in the future, serve their ambitions,
3:24and perhaps even open their prisons.
3:26This is important.
3:28Because as we will see in a moment,
3:29while the peoples of Azeroth fight among
3:31themselves, this threat will continue to
3:33maintain its presence in the depths of
3:34the world.
3:36But the source of the first great war
3:38that brought Azeroth to the brink of
3:40destruction would not be the Old Gods.
3:43Another power that could overshadow even
3:45them had already begun to move. Long
3:48ages passed, and new civilizations
3:50emerged on Azeroth.
3:52While the Trolls were establishing vast
3:55kingdoms and empires, an ancient branch
3:57of theirs evolved into a different
3:59people due to the influence of a massive
4:01source called the Well of Eternity. The
4:04Night Elves. In time, these elves became
4:07highly advanced in the art of magic.
4:09They built magnificent cities. They
4:12ruled over vast lands and established
4:14one of the most powerful civilizations
4:16on Azeroth.
4:17At the head of their empire was a queen
4:20named Azshara.
4:21Now, it wouldn't be quite right to
4:23describe Azshara merely as an arrogant
4:24ruler.
4:26She was an extremely gifted sorceress
4:28and held immense influence over her
4:30people. However, her obsession with her
4:33own power eventually began to overshadow
4:36the interests of her empire. Azshara
4:39believed she could attain greater power
4:41, and it was during this very search
4:43that she caught the attention of
4:45Sargeras.
4:46Sargeras was once one of the most
4:48powerful warriors of the Titans.
4:51However, he later turned his back on his
4:54own kind and became the lord of a
4:56massive demon army called the Burning
4:59Legion.
5:00But why?
5:01Why would a being tasked with protecting
5:03worlds—as I briefly touched upon earlier
5:05—decide to destroy them?
5:08What did Sargeras see that the other
5:10Titans refused to accept?
5:12We will come to this later in the video
5:14when we examine the true purpose of the
5:17Burning Legion.
5:18Because understanding Sargeras's
5:20reasoning will allow us to understand
5:22why another character in Warcraft
5:24history was led to catastrophe.
5:27But we have a long way to go before we
5:28reach that point. For now, let us return
5:30to Azshara. Sargeras promised the queen
5:32a truly glorious future.
5:35Azshara, in return, set out to open a
5:37gateway that would allow the Burning
5:39Legion to reach Azeroth using the great
5:42power of her own empire, and as you can
5:44guess, the end was catastrophic.
5:46Approximately 10,000 years ago, the War
5:50of the Ancients began.
5:52As the demons of the Burning Legion
5:54swarmed into Azeroth, elf cities were
5:56destroyed, forests burned, and Azshara's
5:58great empire collapsed due to the
6:00reckless decisions of its greedy ruler.
6:03However, not all Night Elves supported
6:05the queen.
6:06Malfurion Stormrage, Tyrande Whisperwind
6:09, and Malfurion’s twin brother, Illidan
6:11, were among the key figures in the
6:13fight against the invasion.
6:15After long and devastating conflicts,
6:17the gateway to the Burning Legion was
6:19closed.
6:20But the collapse of the Well of Eternity
6:22triggered a massive cataclysm that
6:24changed the geography of Azeroth
6:26entirely. The world, which until then
6:29consisted largely of a single landmass,
6:31was shattered. The continents were torn
6:34apart, and a massive ocean formed
6:36between them. This event went down in
6:38the history of Azeroth as the Sundering
6:42.
6:43Just think: a queen's desire for more
6:45power had changed not only her own
6:47empire but the very surface of the
6:49planet she lived on.
6:52Azeroth had been saved, but it was no
6:54longer a single world as it once was.
6:57While some of the surviving elves turned
6:59to living in harmony with nature, other
7:02groups who continued the tradition of
7:04magic eventually formed the people known
7:06as High Elves.
7:07This people would later establish the
7:09kingdom of Quel'Thalas in the east.
7:11Meanwhile, humans also developed. From
7:13the legacy of Arathor, new kingdoms such
7:16as Lordaeron and Stormwind began to rise
7:19. Azeroth had begun to become civilized
7:21once again. But this time, the source of
7:23the impending catastrophe was another
7:25planet. And interestingly, the
7:27inhabitants of that planet were also
7:30victims in their own story. Beyond
7:32Azeroth, at one end of the cosmos, there
7:35was another world called Draenor. A
7:38people known as Orcs lived there in
7:40clans. They placed great importance on
7:42the spirits of their ancestors and the
7:44elements of nature. They were different
7:46from the massive, green-skinned warriors
7:48many of us think of today when we hear "
7:50Warcraft."
7:51The natural skin colors of the orcs were
7:53actually mostly brown or reddish-brown,
7:55and their society was built as much on
7:57shamanism as on warrior traditions.
8:00Of course, the orcs were not a peaceful
8:02, flower-loving, harmless people.
8:05Clan conflicts, blood feuds, and
8:07territorial disputes were constant.
8:10However, this did not automatically make
8:12them an army of conquest in the service
8:14of demons. Yet, their wild nature was
8:16all too suitable for it. There was
8:19another people living with them on
8:21Draenor. The Draenei. Initially, there
8:24was no world-spanning war between these
8:26two peoples. But Kil'jaeden, one of the
8:28Burning Legion's most powerful
8:30commanders, wanted to destroy the
8:32Draenei and decided to use the orcs for
8:35this. We need to focus on the method
8:37Kil'jaeden followed today.
8:39Because he did not go directly to the
8:40orcs and order them to serve him.
8:43Instead, he used their beliefs and fears
8:45to ensure they were corrupted from
8:47within. His first target was the
8:50respected orc shaman Ner'zhul.
8:52Ner'zhul actually thought he was
8:54communicating with the spirits of his
8:56ancestors. However, the messages
8:58conveyed to him were being manipulated
9:00by Kil'jaeden.
9:01Thus, Ner'zhul was convinced that the
9:03Draenei posed a great danger to the orcs
9:05, and in this way, he ensured the clans
9:07united against these people.
9:10However, after a while, Ner'zhul began
9:12to suspect he was being deceived. But it
9:14was already too late. Because his
9:16apprentice, Gul'dan, unlike his master,
9:18felt no discomfort with the demons'
9:20offers and had openly accepted them. For
9:23Gul'dan, what mattered was not the
9:25future of the orcs, but attaining
9:27greater power, solidifying his own
9:29position, and exerting as much influence
9:31as possible. Kil'jaeden taught him the
9:34secrets of demonic magic.
9:37Gul'dan began to rule the clans from
9:38behind the scenes through the Shadow
9:40Council.
9:42Now, the traditional shamans of the orcs
9:44were gradually losing their influence.
9:46They were being replaced by dark
9:48sorcerers who used fel magic. The goal
9:51of the war had also been set. The total
9:53annihilation of the Draenei people.
9:55What should be noted here is that the
9:57orcs were not merely attacked by an
10:00outside enemy.
10:02Leaders who emerged from within their
10:04own society had actually put them into
10:06the service of another power by using
10:08their people's beliefs for their own
10:10interests.
10:11And Gul'dan took a highly dangerous step
10:13to complete this transformation. He
10:15offered the orcs the blood of a powerful
10:18demon named Mannoroth.
10:20Warriors who drank this blood would gain
10:22immense power.
10:23Their physical strength would increase,
10:25their battle rage would be enhanced, and
10:27they would be able to defeat their
10:29enemies much more easily. Sounds
10:31tempting, doesn't it? However, what was
10:33given in return for the deal was not
10:35clearly explained. Because the blood of
10:37Mannoroth did not just provide power.
10:39It brought the orcs under the influence
10:42of demons, turning them into puppets
10:43serving the goals of the Burning Legion
10:46.
10:46We can compare this to a deal.
10:48You are given immense resources and
10:50weapons to win the war you are currently
10:53in. It seems as if only your loyalty is
10:55requested in return. But the true
10:57collateral of the deal is your will,
10:59your future, and the fate of generations
11:02to come; it is like a kind of
11:04hostage-taking that comes with a
11:06terrible, heavy price. This was exactly
11:08what Gul'dan offered to the orcish
11:10people.
11:11Power of indescribable magnitude, but
11:13under someone else's control. Grom
11:15Hellscream was also among those who
11:17drank the blood first. Then, many clans
11:20followed this path.
11:21Demonic corruption spread, and through
11:23the influence of Fel magic, the orcs '
11:25green skin became a symbol of their
11:27transformation.
11:29Thus, the great fighting force known as
11:32the Horde was turned into an army for
11:34the Burning Legion to command. However,
11:36not all orcs participated in this
11:38process willingly. Figures such as
11:40Durotan and Orgrim Doomhammer rejected
11:43the demon blood. They wanted to preserve
11:45their people's warrior traditions. Yes.
11:47But they could never accept becoming
11:50slaves to a foreign power. Unfortunately
11:53, this resistance was not enough to
11:55prevent the catastrophe on Draenor. The
11:56orcs inflicted terrible destruction upon
11:58the draenei people. Under the influence
12:00of demonic magic, Draenor’s lands also
12:02became increasingly barren. The planet
12:05was slowly dying. At this point, the
12:08Horde faced a new problem.
12:10They had ruined their own world and now
12:12needed to find another place to live.
12:15That is where Azeroth came into play.
12:18Medivh, one of Azeroth's most powerful
12:20mages, was under the influence of
12:22Sargeras at the time. Through the
12:24magical connection he established with
12:26Gul'dan, a massive portal was opened
12:27between the two worlds. This infamous
12:29gateway is called the Dark Portal. The
12:31Dark Portal. Orc armies passed through
12:34this portal into Azeroth, and the first
12:36major war with the human kingdoms began
12:38. I want to avoid a misunderstanding
12:39here.
12:40The fact that the orcs were manipulated
12:42in the past does not erase the crimes
12:44they committed on Azeroth.
12:46We cannot dismiss the fate of the
12:48draenei or the devastation suffered by
12:50humans by citing the orcs' own tragedy.
12:53However, if you only look at things from
12:55the human perspective, the orcs appear
12:58as unprovoked, barbaric invaders.
13:00And if you only look from the orc
13:02perspective, you see a people trying to
13:05survive elsewhere while their own world
13:07dies. The truth actually lies in the
13:09middle of these two narratives. This is
13:11why we need to understand this
13:13distinction to grasp the roots of the
13:15enmity between the Horde and the
13:16Alliance. Because in the years to come,
13:18both sides will remember their own
13:20suffering. But they will often ignore
13:22why the other side is fighting, and we
13:25will see the consequences of this very
13:27soon. When the orcs entered Azeroth,
13:30they encountered the Kingdom of
13:31Stormwind. For the humans, the situation
13:33was quite clear.
13:36A vast army of creatures they had never
13:37seen before was invading their lands,
13:39burning their settlements, and trying to
13:41destroy their kingdom.
13:44Stormwind armies resisted under the
13:45leadership of commanders like Anduin
13:47Lothar. But against the power of the
13:49Horde and the dark magic behind it, the
13:52war became increasingly bleak and
13:54desperate. At the end of this bloody war
13:57, King Llane Wrynn was assassinated and
13:59Stormwind fell. The surviving humans
14:02fled to the northern kingdom of
14:03Lordaeron under the leadership of Anduin
14:06Lothar. Thus, the First War ended in
14:08victory for the Horde. But this victory
14:10did not bring lasting peace for the orcs
14:12. Because the Horde had transformed into
14:14a system built on war and conquest. Now
14:16, following the fall of Stormwind, they
14:19had to turn toward new targets. Orc
14:21armies led by Orgrim Doomhammer began to
14:24advance north this time.
14:26The human kingdoms, however, had learned
14:28the necessary lessons from what happened
14:30to Stormwind. They realized that if they
14:32continued to fight separately, their
14:34turn would be next. Therefore, a new
14:37alliance was formed under the leadership
14:39of King Terenas of Lordaeron. The
14:41Alliance. Along with the humans, dwarves
14:43, high elves, and other allies joined in
14:45.
14:46Thus, the first major conflicts between
14:48the Horde and the Alliance spread across
14:49the entire continent during the Second
14:51War.
14:52The war was extremely destructive.
14:54Destruction reached the very gates of
14:55Lordaeron. Great battles took place at
14:57sea, and both sides suffered heavy
14:59losses.
15:00Anduin Lothar lost his life during the
15:03war around Blackrock Spire.
15:05However, his death did not lead to the
15:07collapse of the Alliance. Forces under
15:09Turalyon's command launched a
15:10counterattack, and eventually, the Horde
15:12was defeated. Orgrim Doomhammer was
15:14taken prisoner. The majority of the
15:16captured orcs were locked away in
15:18internment camps. Meanwhile, experiments
15:20with magical portals on Draenor had
15:22resulted in catastrophe.
15:23The planet had begun to tear apart.
15:26We would later come to know the
15:27remaining ruins as Outland. Now, let's
15:30assess the status of both sides. The
15:32Alliance had won a great victory, albeit
15:35at a heavy price. Humans had stopped an
15:37army invading their world and preserved
15:40the existence of their kingdoms. Orcs,
15:42on the other hand, had lost both their
15:44old homeland and their freedom. Moreover
15:46, new generations were now condemned to
15:48live with the consequences of the crimes
15:50committed by their predecessors. Thrall
15:52, the son of Durotan, grew up under
15:54these very conditions. Raised in human
15:57captivity, Thrall eventually managed to
15:59escape and set out to reunite the orc
16:02clans.
16:03However, his goal was not to bring back
16:04the old Horde that Gul'dan had created.
16:07Thrall wanted to free his people from
16:09the influence of demons and secure a
16:11homeland for them once again. We should
16:13not underestimate the importance of
16:15Thrall here.
16:17Because under his leadership, the orcs
16:19would move beyond being just a military
16:21force and attempt to rebuild their own
16:22society and future.
16:24Yet, at this time, something much more
16:26terrifying was about to befall the human
16:29kingdoms. Moreover, this time their
16:31enemies would not be invaders from
16:33another world. Initially, it would be
16:35their own dead. If you have enjoyed the
16:38video so far, if you like losing
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17:04the end of the videos.
17:06The membership link is in the bottom
17:08corner. Now let's come to one of the
17:10most important characters in Warcraft
17:12history. Arthas Menethil was the son of
17:15King Terenas of Lordaeron and the heir
17:17to the throne. He was also a paladin who
17:19wielded the power of the Holy Light. He
17:21was a young, talented, and courageous
17:23warrior. He felt a strong sense of
17:25responsibility toward his people. It was
17:26believed that he would be a good king in
17:28the future. However, Arthas had a very
17:31serious flaw. He could not accept
17:34failure.
17:35Especially when it came to protecting
17:37his people, he began to see questioning
17:39the validity of his own decisions as a
17:41weakness.
17:42Right at this time, a terrible plague
17:45emerged in Lordaeron.
17:46This disease, called the Plague of Death
17:49, transformed humans into undead
17:51creatures known as zombies or ghouls
17:53after they died.
17:55The plague spread primarily through
17:57grain shipments and caused settlements
17:59to quickly join the army of the dead,
18:01which began to be called the Scourge.
18:04Behind this army stood the Lich King.
18:06The Lich King was actually created from
18:08the spirit of Ner'zhul, whom we
18:10previously met on Draenor.
18:12Imprisoned within the Frozen Throne in
18:14Northrend, this entity commanded his
18:16undead armies to be used in the Burning
18:18Legion's plans.
18:19While tracing the plague, Arthas arrived
18:22at the city of Stratholme. However, the
18:24sight he encountered there was truly
18:26horrific. The majority of the city's
18:28population had been infected and were
18:30expected to turn into undead creatures—
18:32the living dead—shortly. Arthas faced a
18:34difficult choice.
18:36To kill the people who hadn't
18:38transformed yet to stop the plague from
18:39spreading, or risk the disaster growing
18:41while looking for another solution.
18:44Arthas chose the first path. He ordered
18:46the city's people to be killed. His
18:48mentor Uther rejected this order. Jaina
18:51Proudmoore did not stand by Arthas's
18:52side either. But the prince did not
18:54waver from his decision and began the
18:56purging of Stratholme. We could argue at
18:58length about the moral aspect of the
19:00decision made here. Arthas might truly
19:03believe he had no other option. However
19:05, the issue is not just the decision
19:08itself, but how this decision changed
19:10Arthas.
19:11Because from that moment on, the prince
19:13began to use the righteousness of his
19:15goal as a justification to stop
19:16questioning his own actions.
19:18He had put to the sword the people he
19:21swore to save in Stratholme, and there
19:23was no turning back now.
19:25Following Mal'Ganis, who was behind the
19:27plague, Arthas went to Northrend.
19:29There, he found a sword with
19:30extraordinary powers called Frostmourne
19:32.
19:32There were warnings that the sword was
19:35cursed. However, Arthas did not heed any
19:37of them. For Arthas, what mattered was
19:39obtaining the power that would allow him
19:41to defeat his enemy. Everything else was
19:43trivial. Arthas took Frostmourne and
19:45succeeded in defeating Mal'Ganis with it
19:47. However, the price of this victory was
19:49much heavier than he expected.
19:52We will see what Frostmourne took from
19:54Arthas and how the story of this sword
19:56concludes two episodes later when we
19:58reach The Frozen Throne.
20:00For now, let's return to Lordaeron. When
20:02Arthas arrived in his homeland, the
20:03people welcomed him as a hero. But the
20:05prince who entered the palace was no
20:07longer the person who had left it. He
20:09appeared before King Terenas and killed
20:11his father with his own hands. After
20:13this, the fall of Lordaeron accelerated
20:15. In the service of the Scourge, Arthas
20:17turned his old kingdom into ruins.
20:20He invaded Quel'Thalas, corrupted the
20:22Sunwell, and killed the elf commander
20:24Sylvanas Windrunner, turning her into a
20:26banshee stripped of her free will. With
20:29the resurrection of Kel'Thuzad, Arthas
20:31thus paved the way for the Burning
20:33Legion commander Archimonde to be
20:35summoned to Azeroth. In this way,
20:36Lordaeron was destroyed not by an
20:38outside army, but by the betrayal of its
20:40own prince. The man who was expected to
20:42save the kingdom turned into its
20:44executioner. But the fall of Arthas was
20:46only the beginning of a larger war.
20:49Because the Burning Legion had returned
20:51to Azeroth.
20:52The Burning Legion's renewed attack on
20:54Azeroth forced the peoples who had long
20:56been at war with each other to face a
20:58very disturbing reality.
21:00They might have hated each other. But it
21:02was impossible for them to survive alone
21:04against the demon armies. Meanwhile,
21:06Thrall had led the orcs to Kalimdor in
21:08search of a new homeland and a fresh
21:10start. There, he found important allies
21:13for himself, such as Tauren leader
21:14Cairne Bloodhoof and Darkspear troll
21:16leader Vol'jin. Jaina Proudmoore also
21:18reached the same continent with the
21:20humans she saved from the destruction of
21:21Lordaeron.
21:23Therefore, the humans and orcs, who had
21:25fought against each other in the past,
21:27now had to cooperate against a common
21:29enemy.
21:30However, the old curse of the orcs had
21:32not yet left them behind.
21:34Grom Hellscream fell under the influence
21:35of demon blood once again.
21:38Together with his warriors, he killed
21:39the Night Elves 'sacred protector
21:40Cenarius, and thus it was revealed that
21:42the Burning Legion could control the
21:44orcs again.
21:45Thrall and Jaina managed to save Grom
21:47from this corruption.
21:49Then, Grom came face to face with
21:50Mannoroth, who had offered the demon
21:52blood to the orcs.
21:53Grom's axe finally killed Mannoroth. But
21:56he also lost his own life in the
21:58conflict.
21:59Thus, he played a decisive role in
22:01breaking the orcs' old blood curse. I
22:04would like to draw your attention to the
22:05irony here. The power Gul'dan promised
22:08his people had enslaved the orcs. Grom,
22:10having fallen under the same curse twice
22:13, finally sacrificed his own life to
22:15help his people gain their freedom.
22:18However, the Burning Legion's true
22:19objective had not yet been eliminated.
22:21Archimonde was advancing toward Mount
22:24Hyjal. Here stood the massive world tree
22:27called Nordrassil, and Archimonde sought
22:29to reach its immense power. Now let's
22:32return to the question we left
22:33half-finished in the second part. Why
22:35did Sargeras betray the titans? While
22:38battling the demons that threatened the
22:40universe, Sargeras had learned how great
22:42a danger the Void truly was.
22:45Later, encountering a world-soul
22:47corrupted under the influence of the
22:49Void changed all his thinking.
22:51Because the awakening of this soul could
22:53have led to the emergence of a
22:55terrifying being on a cosmic scale.
22:57Sargeras found such a possibility
22:58unacceptable and destroyed the corrupted
23:01world-soul. However, the other titans
23:03did not approve of his decision.
23:04Sargeras, meanwhile, had reached a much
23:06more extreme conclusion. To him, as long
23:08as life in the universe continued,
23:10worlds that the Void could corrupt would
23:12also continue to exist.
23:13Therefore, the only way to definitively
23:15eliminate this threat was to destroy all
23:17life in the universe entirely.
23:20Think about it: we are talking about a
23:22physician who decides to kill all
23:24patients, and even those not yet sick,
23:26to prevent a disease from spreading.
23:28This was roughly Sargeras's solution,
23:30and now I will ask who this line of
23:31thought reminds you of. When Arthas was
23:33killing his own people in Stratholme, he
23:36was relying on a similar justification.
23:38He was ready to sacrifice the people he
23:40was obligated to protect in order to
23:42prevent a greater catastrophe.
23:44Of course, Sargeras's cosmic-scale plan
23:46and the situation Arthas faced were not
23:48the same. But they had one thing in
23:50common. Both of them believed so firmly
23:53in the righteousness of their decisions
23:55that they began to see the destruction
23:57these decisions would cause as
23:58acceptable. This is one of the elements
24:01that makes the Warcraft universe
24:02interesting.
24:03Characters being dragged into
24:05catastrophe does not always stem from
24:06their weakness or ill intent.
24:08Sometimes they are destroyed by an
24:10unshakable belief in their own
24:12righteousness. In other words, the end
24:14justifies the means. Anyway, let us
24:16return to Mount Hyjal.
24:18Night elves, humans, and orcs finally
24:20fought together against the Burning
24:21Legion.
24:23Thrall's forces, Jaina's humans, and the
24:25night elves of Malfurion and Tyrande
24:27suffered heavy losses to halt
24:29Archimonde's advance.
24:31Still, Archimonde reached the world tree
24:33. But the ancient nature spirits
24:35summoned by Malfurion destroyed the
24:37demon commander.
24:39This invasion by the Burning Legion
24:41ended in failure. However, the victory
24:43was not without a price. Nordrassil was
24:45heavily damaged, and the immortality of
24:47the night elves came to an end.
24:49Azeroth had survived another one of the
24:50greatest threats in its history.
24:53Moreover, it had achieved this thanks to
24:55the joint struggle of peoples who had
24:56tried to destroy each other in the past
24:58.
24:58But establishing a lasting peace between
25:00these same peoples was something
25:01entirely different. This is exactly the
25:03point we need to remember as we reach
25:05the world of WoW.
25:07WoW takes place after the events of The
25:09Frozen Throne and before Molten Core. So
25:11, we are returning to a period where the
25:13great catastrophe has been survived, but
25:15the new political order in Azeroth has
25:17not yet fully settled. But first, we
25:19need to look at the frozen throne in the
25:21north. Because Arthas's story is not
25:24over yet. Even though the Burning Legion
25:26had been defeated, the Scourge continued
25:28its existence. And the power of the Lich
25:30King in Northrend had begun to gradually
25:32weaken. One of the important
25:34consequences of this was that the undead
25:36, previously bound to the Lich King's
25:38will, regained their freedom. Among them
25:41was Sylvanas Windrunner. As you may
25:44recall, Sylvanas was killed by Arthas
25:46while defending Quel'Thalas and was
25:48later turned into a banshee. Now, she
25:50once again possessed her own will.
25:52However, she could no longer return to
25:54her former life. It is necessary to
25:55understand Sylvanas's situation well
25:57here. She was not just a warrior seeking
25:59revenge on Arthas, but a being who had
26:01regained her freedom after death yet
26:04could find no place for herself in the
26:06world of the living.
26:07Moreover, there were countless others in
26:09the same situation. Sylvanas had broken
26:12free from the Scourge's control. She
26:14managed to gather the undead around her
26:16. This people no longer wanted to be
26:18slaves to the Lich King. But living
26:20humans were not very willing to see them
26:22as part of their old society either.
26:25For this reason, this new people named
26:27themselves the Forsaken.
26:29Meaning the abandoned ones. Under the
26:31ruins of Lordaeron, they began to
26:33establish a new capital called the
26:34Undercity.
26:36Thus, a new political power ruled by
26:37those who had returned from death
26:39emerged in this land that was formerly a
26:41human kingdom.
26:42Now, we are facing an extremely
26:43interesting situation here. A portion of
26:46the people of Lordaeron had risen again
26:48after dying.
26:49Therefore, they had very strong reasons
26:51to claim rights over these lands.
26:54However, from the perspective of the
26:56living, a new state formed by the undead
26:58was being built on the ruins of their
27:00former kingdom. It is not easy to decide
27:02who is right. Warcraft 3 Reforged: The
27:05Forsaken Kingdom focuses on this very
27:07period. It tells how Sylvanas organized
27:10the Forsaken people under her leadership
27:12, the rise of the Undercity, and the new
27:14conflicts between the living and the
27:16dead. So, where was Arthas while all
27:18this was happening? He was returning to
27:20Northrend. Because Illidan Stormrage,
27:22under Kil'jaeden's orders, had tried to
27:24destroy the Frozen Throne. The Lich
27:26King's power was weakening, and Arthas
27:28had to answer his master's call. Arthas
27:31faced Illidan at Icecrown. It was Arthas
27:34who emerged victorious from this
27:35conflict. When he reached the Frozen
27:37Throne, the true price of Frostmourne
27:40became clear in all its clarity. When
27:42Arthas took the sword in his hand, he
27:44hadn't just gained a powerful weapon. He
27:46had surrendered his soul to the
27:48influence of the Lich King and had
27:50slowly become bound to his will.
27:52The power he used to defeat Mal'Ganis
27:54was actually part of a trap Ner'zhul had
27:56set to lure him in.
27:59Thus, Arthas finally shattered the
28:00Frozen Throne and placed the Lich King's
28:03crown and helm upon his head. In this
28:05way, he merged with Ner'zhul's power and
28:07became the new Lich King. There is a
28:09highly significant irony here regarding
28:12Arthas's story. The Prince had sought
28:14ever greater powers because he could not
28:15protect his people. However, every new
28:17power he gained distanced him even
28:19further from his original goal. When he
28:21finally obtained the power he desired,
28:23there were no people left to protect. In
28:25fact, he had become the greatest threat
28:28to the survivors of those people. Now
28:30let's return to the general state of
28:32Azeroth. Thrall founded Orgrimmar, the
28:34new capital of the orcs, in the Durotar
28:36region of Kalimdor. The Tauren and the
28:38Darkspear trolls also formed important
28:40parts of the new Horde. Sylvanas's
28:42Forsaken people joined the Horde to both
28:45survive and find allies against the
28:47Alliance. On the other side, Stormwind
28:50was regaining its power. The dwarves of
28:52Ironforge, gnomes, and night elves began
28:54to form the new order of the Alliance
28:56with the humans. Thus, the political
28:58landscape where World of Warcraft begins
29:00gradually emerged.
29:02On one side is the Horde, founded by
29:04orcs who once invaded Azeroth, now
29:06encompassing different peoples.
29:08On the other side is the Alliance,
29:10carrying the legacy of the old human
29:12kingdoms, where various races act
29:14together. However, there is an important
29:16detail here.
29:18Neither of these two great factions is
29:19entirely independent of what they did in
29:21the past or what they will do in the
29:23future.
29:24The Alliance sees itself as the power
29:25that protects the order and civilization
29:27of Azeroth. Yet, it was their ancestors
29:29who locked the orcs in internment camps
29:32in the past. The Horde, on the other
29:33hand, advocates for freedom and the
29:35survival of its peoples.
29:36But a significant part of their history
29:38has been corrupted by conquests,
29:40massacres, and demon blood.
29:43Moreover, the threats Azeroth faces are
29:45not limited only to the struggle between
29:47these two sides. The influence of the
29:49Old Gods has not completely vanished.
29:51The wounds opened by the Burning Legion
29:53are still fresh.
29:54The Lich King reigns in the North, and
29:56the world has not yet recovered from the
29:58consequences of past wars. This is the
30:01kind of world World of Warcraft Forever
30:03takes us into. According to Blizzard's
30:06statements, Forever takes place after
30:08the events of Warcraft 3 Reforged and
30:10the Forsaken Kingdom, but before Molten
30:13Core. It aims to offer us a different
30:15interpretation of the Azeroth we know
30:17with new and expanded zones, quests, and
30:19stories.
30:21Furthermore, options like the new elf
30:23race called the Skyborne and the
30:24Forsaken Paladin—which I approach with
30:26skepticism—will allow us to discover
30:28facets of this world we haven't seen
30:30much of before.
30:32But what really interests me is that
30:34Forever gives us the opportunity to
30:36delve into the untold stories of this
30:37era rather than just reliving an old
30:39adventure.
30:40Because at this point in Warcraft
30:42history, nothing is definitively
30:44resolved. The Horde is trying to forge
30:46its own identity. The Alliance is
30:48struggling to heal its old wounds and
30:50maintain its position in the world. The
30:52Forsaken are looking for a place for
30:53themselves between the living and the
30:55dead, and while all this is happening,
30:56the real major threats to Azeroth have
30:58not disappeared. Therefore, whichever
31:00side you choose in Forever, the world
31:03you encounter will be the product of a
31:05long and bloody past. Now, let's return
31:08to our initial question. Who is the real
31:10enemy of Azeroth? Sargeras? The Old Gods
31:13? The Lich King? Or the Horde and the
31:15Alliance, who can never seem to forgive
31:17each other's past? I don't think there
31:18is a single answer to this question.
31:20However, the events we examined share a
31:22common feature. Azshara put her own
31:25ambition ahead of the future of her
31:26empire. Gul'dan sold the freedom of his
31:29people for the sake of personal power.
31:31Sargeras decided to destroy all life in
31:33order to save the universe.
31:35Arthas turned his desire to protect his
31:37people into a justification for the
31:38horrific crimes he committed against
31:40them.
31:41The intentions of these characters were
31:42different from one another. But after a
31:44certain point, each of them began to
31:46accept their own goal as unquestionable
31:48, and that is where the conclusion I
31:51draw from this file lies. The most
31:53dangerous enemies of Azeroth are not
31:55those who know they are doing evil, but
31:57those who blindly believe there is a
31:59justified reason for everything they do
32:01. Now, the decision is yours. Which side
32:03will you start World of Warcraft Forever
32:05on? Will you stand with the Alliance, or
32:07will you fight in the ranks of the Horde
32:09?
32:09And more importantly, let's discuss the
32:11reason for your choice in the comments.
32:14And if you enjoyed this file, please
32:16don't forget to like the video and share
32:18it with friends who are new to the
32:19Warcraft universe or returning for the
32:21sake of the good old days.
32:23Infinite thanks to the inquisition
32:24members who support the channel. I am
32:26Deniz, Inquisitor Kelvur. Until we meet
32:29again in the next file.

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