An Introduction to Warcraft Lore for WoW Classic

[@TheExploringSeries]

Note that this does not signal the start of a Warcraft lore series. It's just one video I wanted to do. Down the line there could be a Warcraft lore series if people end up voting for it though.

[@Sancrieh]

That would be fucking amazing!

[@j.m9136]

I'd be down for it!

[@woundclan7747]

Id love a wow lore series

[@damonp357]

More, more , more.

[@MrJemal23]

Easily one of my favorite channels. Would you consider doing some mid-evil lore? Or maybe some RR Martin? Keep up the good work man my girlfriend is slowly getting hooked and that says a lot about your work.

[@EVLG]

Got 3 of 8 Gnoll Paws by the time this video ended.

[@samuelbambach2755]

lmao

[@dlear85]

watched it 3 times and still in queue

[@stickAran]

got 3/30 bloodscalp tusks for Whirwind quest.

[@tomnguyen128]

got full set 'epic' gear, leveled 10 alts, welfare mounts and 999999 other nonsense achievement in bfa by the time this video ended.

[@LeRoyBoxley434]

@@tomnguyen128 LMAO

[@Saberspark]

Well done! Very comprehensive and straight-forward

[@willowbarrelmaker8269]

Saberspark watches The Exploring series? That’s amazing.

[@ofthecaribbean]

This really isn't that strange. Since I watch you both, its only natural that you would see the same appeal in each other as I do.

[@thefvguy5648]

Saberspark?!

[@gd3500]

No no nooooooooooo

[@Camman6972]

Pro tip for questing, accept the quest before reading and then read it in the log while you walk to the quest location.

[@theheartsstory]

How you gonna know the location if you don't read it? Using quest marker add-ons? I scoff at thee! I'm jk lol you do you, man. Im enjoying wow classic. Im playing on Grobbulus the RP-PVP server and having a blast a DORF.

[@remor698]

"Welcome to the World of Warcraft." I absolutely love when a great introductory video ends with a sentence like that.

[@Nemenon]

I basically know this lore like the back of my hand at this point, but being able to hear you talk about it once more made me more than excited to hear it all over again. Can't wait for Classic, it's going to be amazing.

[@jamesbryant8133]

I was same for 40k

[@bansheeownz]

Same. None of this is news to me. It must be so difficult to get into this lore from scratch. That's why I think it's so cool that Classic is here, and new players can learn the lore over time, as we did.

[@mitchconner2021]

How's it been so far?

[@Nemenon]

@@mitchconner2021 I'm loving it personally, and it's extremely popular still. Though I'm taking my time and playing casually so I'm only level 28 atm lol. I'm not in a hurry to hit max level. It's super cheap to get into, all you need is a subscription to the game (15 a month). Could always give it a month and see if you'd like it.

[@Darkthoughts-z7r]

My friend in 9th grade explaining wow to me: Orcs are good Humans are bad Elves are hot Trolls are Jamaican

[@S4s0ri235]

I mean he’s not wrong... out of all of this orcs more or less after freeing themselves from Gul’dans influence just wanted a place to call home after you know... screwing up their own world and humans were shit to them

[@Darkthoughts-z7r]

Sasori235 wow’s orcs are my favorite orcs.

[@aethewulf4787]

@@S4s0ri235 I would be sht to someone who made genocide multiple times

[@LiberRaider]

Laughed out loud

[@chunseye]

Ja'maican me crazy!

[@euscieu4246]

This is hands down THE BEST video on this. The others that I’ve found covering this topic quickly lose you by throwing in too many names too early and just confusing you until you’re no longer on the same page. So glad I found this

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Warcraft ain't my thing but I'm glad you're branching out to different things, my dude.

[@khai96x]

> Warcraft ain't my thing Is it because humans of this world consider a number of xenos races their allies, my glorious emperor?

[@Ar1AnX1x]

warcraft has a vast and mysterious lore that can compete with the vastest of stories out there dude, with lots of lovecraftian horror attached to it. there are like +40 books and comics and in-game lore which is really interesting. world of warcraft has a massive fan base mostly because of the story, and partly for the gameplay. I hope you say ain't my thing after reading a few of the books and not just judging by the cover. the games looks kinda cartoonish because they don't want it to be +18, but the story is needs a mature mind to understand why it's attractive.

[@Berkay-xl4hu]

Only a person with no love for stories wouldnt like warcraft in my opinion

[@XhizorBE]

@@Berkay-xl4hu Nothing to do with that, some people just don't like mmo games. Its not like all of us love all genre's in gaming

[@cmazzeno]

I was in the middle of another video but as soon as I saw this in my feed I dumped it. VOTE FOR WOW PEOPLE

[@stevebob2941]

Yasss classic yasssss

[@abeenr2]

how do i vote???

[@gc6096]

The Yellowflash good question and darn no wow series. ;-;

[@DavidBrocekArt]

It's funny how complicated it all sounds now. When I first played WoW, I was like "yeah that's the game where orks kill humans right?"

[@ofthecaribbean]

How I miss those simple days...

[@thegreatrainman2336]

OldTimeGamerChannel Lmfao complicated how? Its Disneyland version of other older lore.

[@DavidBrocekArt]

​@@thegreatrainman2336 No it is not "complicated". My point is that when I first played WoW, I had zero knowledge of the lore, and I still had a lot of fun without having any idea who Thrall, Illian, Titans, Sargeras even was. It's just a funny anecdote, don't look too deep into it.

[@thegreatrainman2336]

@@DavidBrocekArt wow lore is stolen from other places amf its corny amd the fanbase swears it's the greatest thing since apple pie 😂 its dumbing down the public people need to go outside their little wow box.

[@DavidBrocekArt]

@@thegreatrainman2336 Ok

[@thor7af3]

This remains the single best video source on WOW lore I've been able to find. So far no other video I've found equals this in terms of clarity. I'm fascinated wow's lore, but the sheer size of it is intimidating. This handles a lot of information efficiently and clearly. I hope that you make more of these!

[@danielcraft1971]

Quite a good summarization of the lore up to classic. As it would have taken hundreds of hours to explain everything, I think you did a very good job here.As a 15 year veteran of the WoW games it was fun to hear such a concise explanation.

[@Silverwerewolf87]

I gotta say. Loved your synapsis of the pre-wow time line. Tons and tons of stories are there to tell and the fact you condensed it down to this level and kept it cohesive is impressive. I’d have gone on several tangents. Since finding your channel I have found myself loving to hear your explanations of SCPs and other items and you continue to provide me, and inadvertently my coworkers, with quality content that leaves me at least looking forward to the next upload. Not sure what my coworkers think. But they’ve stopped asking me to turn you down :P Again good job and keep up the wonderful work.

[@TacSav253]

Being new to wow and just having started classic, this video was absolutely perfect. thanks for making it!

[@Fourthirteen82]

So, I love this channel. It's like my favorite thing to listen to at work. I'm always excited to come to work and have a new episode to listen to usually Monday mornings. I started playing WoW just before Christmas of 2008, right after Wrath of the Lich King, after seeing the Mr. T "Night Elf Mohawk" commercial. I played until right before Battle for Azeroth which I had planned to buy but got bored and took a "break." Now I feel like I'm free from the addiction so I won't go back, lol. I do still love the lore and all. I will say that I look forward to any more videos about Warcraft lore (I should mention that I do own Warcraft III but I'm just not much for RTS games. I did however spend a lot of time reading about what happens in those games, and watched videos of playthroughs to get a good idea of what happened). I just want to say in closing that anyone who sees this video and wants to get into the lore, I don't want to steer you away from this channel because it's a great channel... but there is no substitute for jumping into the game and finding things out for yourself. It's an amazing experience to start your first character and open up the world yourself. So if you're considering starting the game, and looking for these types of videos to get you started, consider at least going through the beginnings of the game, then coming back to these videos. It might seem backward, but man... The feeling I got when I left Teldrassil, and got to Auberdine... And realized that what I considered a massive area with a giant city... was NOTHING when I saw how much of the map was undiscovered.

[@Messatsu01]

I never played WoW, but I always found the lore fascinating. The Lich King trailer gave me chills.

[@astralisk]

Then play it

[@Messatsu01]

@@astralisk Lately a lot of people are voicing that WoW isn't as entertaining as it used to be. The characters are interesting though like the bwomsamdi Loa of the troll tribes

[@ninjaAsassasin1212]

@@Messatsu01 make your own opinions

[@Tnscla]

@@Messatsu01 lot of fortnite players for sure

[@stephenwarbington3563]

@@Messatsu01 as a blizzard and wow fan yes. World of Warcraft has lost what it once was but, the release of wow classic is the purest interpretation thus far of the world and it's lore

[@Bookishsiren]

I've grown up playing and watching others play WoW and while I've lost my investment into the game (more of a single person gamer haha) I've never lost my love for the lore and the complexities of its universe. So listening to this felt almost akin to coming home. So WoW definitely has my vote for a series

[@corruptclaw839]

THIS IS SO AMAZING!! The lore is probably my favorite part about Warcraft and I have yet to try out all the old RTS games from the series! I think from this video and other sources, it really helped educate me on the story, and how it all ended up onto World of Warcraft!

[@VideospamitmoRgi]

Playing classic and watching you on second screen was great, thanks for the work you put into this video.

[@vaevictus4637]

Absolutely fantastic! I appreciate the way you've contextualized the lore to the ages/time periods you were detailing. A lot of effort was clearly put into this!

[@ArchonZach]

There was a runescape ad on this WoW video its 2006 again truly

[@jakepiper6800]

For all your subjects, I've always been ignorant to the surrounding lore prior to your videos. I've been a Warcraft lore buff for quite some time, and this video made me nervous you might under or over explain, or cover the wrong areas. However you delivered not only the most effective introductory Warcraft universe summary I've ever heard, but also the most unique. I deeply enjoy your content, but it wasn't until this video that I fully appreciated your skills as a story teller and educator. Thank you Mangg :)

[@Rob-mr2pt]

ok nigga

[@jpch8814]

Probably one of the best resumes of the Classic lore, well done.

[@dasdeke]

I think this was a great overview of the narrative prior to vanilla/classic. Nicely done!!

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

*For the horde!* Can't help it, man.

[@sethleoric2598]

Yeah i mean they're so much more interesting than the alliance

[@Xxhermitxxrs]

Blood and thunder

[@Bidmartinlo]

@@sethleoric2598 Does the Horde have Dark iron Dwarves? No? THEN THE HORDE IS SHITE!!

[@user-ts2ny8jg9d]

Seth Leoric as an alliance player i actually have to agree, but i can’t bring myself to switch sides

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

FOR THE HORDE

[@berry8187]

i just want to say thanks you introduced me to TES lore and i love it with a passion

[@32kellogg]

Incredibly helpful as a newcomer to WoW. Love classic! Looking forward to it’s expansions.

[@Deathworg1]

The art pieces used in this video are stunning

[@unknownsoldier452]

WoW in general has tremendous amount of good official/fan art. Especially from all three Chronicle volumes.

[@17JosephLC]

I’m just glad you’re doing something other than the SCP Foundation

[@ismosavolainen485]

Great video! Wish similar lore recap would have been available during the original launch!

[@coryaustin7379]

I really wish Darnassus looked as amazing in game as it does in concept / actual art. Instead we got some stump sticking out of the ocean.

[@Tuesoctloth]

I've been playing this game since the Warcraft RTS games... all the way to now, from the beginning of WoW to its current day, even. I've engraved all of its lore into my brain. I would totally vote for a warcraft lore series from you, considering it is one of the most expansive universes in modern day storytelling.

[@diznewbzuk4093]

This is really good, i was a bit distracted cuz jessica alba was on tv and she's in my top 3, so i missed alot but i could listen to this over and over atleast til it sinks in lol. Thank you for the video :)

[@gwaltzilla]

Nice! I am a retired WoW front line raider. I have played these games for years. There is so much lore and great fantasy in these games.

Dude... In between you and Luetin09, you guys have made made me a fanboy of SCP's, WarHammer 40k and all around "lore essays" from whatever fandom it comes. Thank you for making these videos.

[@Lugrer3113]

Yeeeah If you want a good 40k Channel go with Arch.

[@jamesbryant8133]

@@Lugrer3113 arch is like your well wise long beard in the corner of the store that's seen too much. I like him and how he triggers fragile people but these other guys do a damn fine job at explaining years of written lore easily. Lutin seems especially good at rooting out fake lore. 40k theories also does a great job

[@Lugrer3113]

@@jamesbryant8133 True, also majorkill is a memer like no other.

[@duke_nukeham6789]

Just finished watching the video. This is THE best Wow lore introduction video I've ever seen. Fantastic.

[@TheExploringSeries]

Thanks, that means a lot.

[@PipoGeee]

Thank you very much - seems to be a good start for a new player to world of warcraft :)

[@890moglin]

Very detailed, and great job! I was able to learn a lot of new things while adding in what I already know. Had no idea that night elves used to be trolls that's awesome! You've gained a new sub my friend.

[@joshsaunders2536]

My favorite channel talking about my favorite game?! Give me more!

[@TheSnoodPenguin]

Love Lore, rolling on Grobbulus-NA and a lot of people really need the lore refresher!

[@TapiocaVolt]

As a Hearthstone player with no idea of what the WoW lore is, this is a fantastic introductory video

[@Spark877]

Just impressive production.

[@Mike-ff9ji]

Hey man appreciate it, just started playing this, blind experience too

[@Pulpswo]

This was excellent! I think you missed a couple of things but it was really good.

[@Grosvenor77]

This was a fantastic video. very well done. I think one of the major things you missed was stuff about the dragons, and deathwings family, which has a massive roll in vanilla.

[@gubertdubert4817]

Great stuff. Detailed, but easy to follow.

[@DTOXTV]

This was a brilliant recap, thank you.

[@rastaba1479]

Beautifully put together, and as a fan of World of Warcraft I feel it covered all the core necessities to acquaint one with the lore pertaining to Classic. While there is definitely a lot more lore pertaining to the original RTS trilogy, I feel you covered the main points which would be important with respect to Classic.

[@willowbarrelmaker8269]

It’s weird learning about the origin of all of these hearthstone cards. I love it!

[@Dragunov38]

Amazing Job, you consolidated the complete history/lore of the major events that shaped the realm of Azeroth, as players entering the universe in Classic WoW.

[@GhostDieM]

Damn I knew Warcraft drew inspiration from a lot of classic fantasy but this is like they said F it, just throw EVERYTHING together.

[@ArkGullwing]

oh it gets even more better. There's a whole valhalla and everything. It's like an everything stew lol

[@OneEvanescent]

That's honestly my favorite thing about Warcraft. It began because Blizzard wanted to make a Warhammer Fantasy RTS and Games Workshop said no, so they made their own *basically kinda* Warhammer Fantasy, and then just started throwing everything else ever into it. There's nothing new under the sun, and Blizzard homogenizes every conceivable trope and cliche into one digestible, fun, fairly deep slurry.

[@tyh4969]

More videos like this !! Loved it learned a lot, want to learn more ! Keep going !

[@nixcortez4019]

Great video as always! It would also be great if you do a lore series for starcraft. I've been a big fan of game, especially its lore, it would be amazing if you'll make a video about it.

[@kristofersvahn2061]

One hell of a promo video. Nice work!

[@almosthalo]

This was a very informative video. I have been wanting to know a bit of the history of WOW and now I did thanks to you :-)

[@MrTheWimmer]

Wait time in que: 27 mins. Video length: 27 mins. This is perfect.

[@jouzajouzi6443]

Says its 27 but its 2 hours actualy

[@ldrake911]

I still got 36 mins left

[@briancharles7428]

A must watch. Well played sir.

[@mikfhan]

Excellent summary :) and can't recommend the WoW Chronicle books enough: Chronicle 1: Mythos intro and ancient times, leading up to the First War (warcraft 1 game). Chronicle 2: First and Second War, including the aftermath Beyond the Dark Portal (warcraft 2 expansion). Chronicle 3: Third War and the Frozen Throne (warcraft 3 expansion); last four chapters overview WoW classic and first three expansions.

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

I've actually always wanted to get into the lore of WoW/Warcraft purely from playing Hearthstone so this video was exactly what I needed, thanks man!

[@tex4096]

Check out Nobbel87

[@kev1734]

That was great man thank you!

[@Mechail]

Bit patchy, but overall correct. Good delivery in regards to Classic though too (y).

[@DealerofDoom]

Omg please make more lore videos. You are amazing at it

[@Viper40758]

Im not a WoW guy but i loved the rts' and am super excited for Reforged. Thanks for the video!

[@Nudhul]

It's funny how Warcraft and later Starcraft were originally licensed GamesWorkshop Warhammer/40k games, but late into development they canceled the licensing rights because they had some strange aversion to video games. Boy did that decision bite them in the ass.

[@diamondmetal3062]

Yeah, apparently Warcraft was originally planned to be a Warhammer game, but Blizz quickly scrapped that idea since they didn’t want to deal with the legal shit and just made their own IP.

[@tauriasstormshield499]

You skipped out on that whole bit about the time traveling Orc Broxigar who is the first and only mortal to ever wound Sargeras. He's the most legendary warrior in the warcraft mythos.

[@kauswekazilimani3736]

Can't wait for his individual video

[@ArkGullwing]

and you musta skipped the part (at the end) where he says he definitely didn't cover everything but there's a lot of lore in the game and it's about the journey, that you should at least know enough to pick a race and jump in and enjoy it. But yeah Broxigar is great. For anyone else reading this, the books are great. Read them too.

[@StevenOyston]

Really great video man!! Make more!

[@Stefano.M]

Warcraft chronicle was art. Never really liked the games, but i love pretty much everything of this universe.

[@Vlad_Olic]

Great video. Enjoyed it alot. Thanks!

[@TheLeadhound]

Warcraft is so awesome. I've loved it ever since I was a little kid.

[@Rufsan62]

I only played WoW briefly during the start of Legion and I am currently invested in FFXIV, but WoW lore is nonetheless really interesting and I always enjoy listening to it.

[@aussieodst7505]

Dam now i wanna play it again Havnt in years

[@poundsofslothcigars]

A series would have been more comprehensive but ty for making this

[@Georelic35]

Nobbel does comprehensive WoW videos and his videos cover almost any topic of WoW lore.

[@sampfrost]

also would have been more accurate, but people like nobble already have those if people want more indepth lore info

[@poundsofslothcigars]

@@Georelic35 ik that, been subbed to him since his rexxar vid. It's alright for other people to join in on lore.

[@zacharytaylor1655]

Wow this is amazing!, keep them coming.

[@martinchristensen1306]

This was Really good, knew most, but what a great video !! sad to see that its the only one on wow tho .... !! more Please :D TBC and so on ?

[@SizzleCorndog]

I'm hyped as hell for Classic

[@FloopersteinMcGoof]

*Note* that the Warcraft Chronicles series revamped part of the original lore, and Classic takes place prior to these changes. For instance, back then it was cannon that troggs and dwarves were related (as per the quest in Uldaman), though not as of Chronicles. Undeath could be cured as well (as per the Corrupted Ashbringer event), which was later retconned. In other words, the lore found in the Chronicles series does not always coincide with Classic. However, much Chronicles still rings true. It's a good time to remember that at this point in time in the lore-development, Pandaren are more cannon than humanity's vrykul ancestry. That's not to say that one cannot play Classic with the Chronicles lore - in fact it might enhance the experience for some - but it is something to be kept in mind when interacting with some of the more obscure NPCs or reading some of the then cannon lore.

[@NicholasBrakespear]

Glad somebody pointed this out. The later retcons were quite extensive (BC alone managed to retcon the entire franchise to revolve around space goats, retroactively). Classic WoW's actual lore, in terms of what is present in the game and in the quests, is really just... Warcraft 3. That was the point of the game - it was the world left in the aftermath of Warcraft 3.

[@Kai_el99]

I had to speed this up to 1.25x to really enjoy it. Great video.

[@MrRoboto119]

Wasn't expecting this from this channel, a very welcome surprise! :D

[@bajsmongo2000]

Why is thrall green if the frostwolves didnt drink the blood? I know blizz Kinda retconned orcs to have Brown skin.. But they have to have given an explanation to this while doing so right?

[@SulfuricDrake]

I was curious about this as well, so i looked it up and I guess the Frostwolves may not have drank Mannoroth's blood, but still fought in the war on the Draenai, where many Shamans were turned to warlocks slowly tainting the orcs with fel energy even before Gul'Dan's pact.

[@joels5150]

A couple corrections 1. The orcs never called their home planet Draenor, it was naturally the Draenei who named it. 2. When Ner’Zhul was turned into the Lich King, his body had been disintegrated and his soul was encased into the empty set of armor, so he never actually sat upon the Frozen Throne, until Arthas put on the Helm of Domination and they merged.

[@ChaunchoCYM]

It begins!!

[@regicon1883]

Good job on video. I enjoyed it, well done.

[@BigMilo0]

Thank you for this vid man, everyone says Nobbel is the best wow-lore guy on youtube but i find his videos to dish out way too much information way too fast which makes it harder to understand. This was clear, well-paced and skipped a lot of less necessary information so thanks! :)

[@ToastyCourier]

Where can I get 8:51 as a wallpaper or Desktop Background?

[@que127]

subbed, perfect intro video

[@ToeMunchEnja]

WOW isn’t my thing but you make it relatively entertaining

[@NimhLabs]

Funny how more elaborate these series get as they go on. I still remember when the story was just "Choose Peach Skins or Green Skins--both are functionally the same with only cosmetic differences"... but well, as you get more entries in any series--the events get more elaborate.

[@murlocaggrob2192]

To be fair, the manual for Warcraft II was elaborate as hell. It was really fascinating, even back then. I loved reading it as a little kid.

[@NimhLabs]

@@murlocaggrob2192 Yeah... Warcraft II was well above and beyond Warcraft. Which is why a lot of people were all, "just skip the first one--it isn't anything compared to the second one"

[@damiandunbar6702]

Good job, thanks for the video.

[@Charwee]

Oh more please!!!

[@foxdemonviy8824]

Holy shite this has been a long time coming

[@jamesgeorgi170]

I still think that Warcraft 3's Human campaign is the best campaign in RTS history, at least the ones I've played. Everything from the story to the levels are so memorable and well designed.

[@NicholasBrakespear]

It's not bad. But Homeworld blew it out of the water, two full years earlier. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6q7p6OHerZ9r8U

[@Roamingfirebat]

Quick fact. The deep run tram was originally supposed to connect Storm Wind & Darnasis that’s why there is a under water part in the ride. Apparently the night elf’s didn’t like the fact that they would have to drill in there tree houses 😒 so they linked Ironforge instead.

[@lisavauhti7675]

The classic must have its own expansion with unused content added such as Ashbringer sword quest in Outlands. Related to Lich King and to the Scourge. Also The Emerald Dream, entirely scrapped zone would tell more about ancestors of naga and night elves and their all already existing forms.

[@joeydaboss1001]

the humanoid looks cool @10:06

[@flamingjockeys]

Here's hoping this video will spur more people to vote for Warcraft for the next exploring series when the next strawpoll comes out. The lore really is fantastic.

[@fishlegg9399]

The background music is so nostalgic! reminds me of my early days playing WoW. Thanks for making this video!!

[@Moxypony]

It really bums me out the ways they retconned the lore with the Chronicles books. Originally, Kil'jaeden didn't whisper to Gul'dan, but rather spoke to Ner'zhul in the guise of his dead wife. The orcs' campaign of genocide was sparked by misplaced trust and paranoia, not outright evil. Gul'dan was Ner'zhul's apprentice, and took control after Ner'zhul faltered upon learning the truth. Also the whole "sacrificing all the draenei prisoners" thing. The portal was opened with the sacrifice of a single draenei child, a pure life. These might have been retconned out of Warcraft canon now, but by the time vanilla was written they had not.

[@ArkGullwing]

This is all true, but none of those differences really matter to the state of classic and the content that you'll play, and it does line up with what's the "forward" path of the lore, cause of course, retcon.

[@MrProduktrelaterad]

Great summary!

[@andrewgpisme]

Well done!