Arthas The Lich King - Villains Corner (WoW Lore)

[@MyViolador]

"Kills 90% of the elves" a few years later the horde becomes 90% elves

[@miramalverick2767]

we reproduce very fast, you know what they say "cut one head, and two heads appear to take its place"

[@VicZam9]

HAIL HYDRA!!!

[@Hijackerrr]

yeah they are like locusts power in numbers

[@HavocHounds1988]

Lore vs in game representation are two very different things lol.

[@neptune.2566]

Omg that's actually true tho

[@Alidythera]

With the combined power of Kel'thuzad, Kael'thas, Varimathras, and Anub'arak plus 140 new drawings its finally here, Arthas!!

[@RazanaArcclaw]

Now make like 1000 for thrall, the charecter i think with the most story.

[@hirumaredx]

Thrall is not a villain

[@RazanaArcclaw]

He put garrosh in charge, I would call that villainous.

[@selwrynn6702]

And it looks fantastic.

[@selwrynn6702]

Felplague but Garrosh wasn’t a villain

[@Resi1ience]

jaina: if we had kids they'd have blonde hair arthas: eEEEEEEEEEEEEEeaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@googleoperationcyclone]

man all he wanted was the cleaveland steamer, a little wham bam thank you mam

[@Brandonhayhew]

I think even if Arthas had kids with her, its still the same outcome Arthas still becomes the death knight

[@gunkichi8372]

tsk tsk Anduin HAHAHHAHAHA

[@crestfallensunbro6001]

i heard this text post

[@arcezrs6519]

Coz he's not a lannister !!!

[@Ragnawak]

Kel'thu hugging Arthas is the cutest thing i've ever seen.

[@Sigismund697]

He was the true bro

[@scottcisek2376]

No not really its creepy

[@notrazorxd8595]

Ragnawak Entertainment mo

[@serge2cool]

Yeah, I was actually giggling out loud at that sketch. I love Kel now

[@subsandwichwithmayo469]

ITS TRUE IMA BRUTAL NUISANCE, COLD HEARTED, CRUELAND RUTHLESS MURDER ALL I SEE KILLING YOU WILL ONLY BRING ME HARMONYYYY ITS TRUE IMA BRUTAL NUISANCE, COLD HEARTED CRUEL AND RUTHLESS MURDER ALL I SEE KILLIN YA WILL ONLY BRING ME HARMONY WELCOME TO HELL MY PLACE IN HOME THE ONLY THING THAT HORMANS ME IS BLOODY HARMONY ALL AROUND THE BLOODY NUISANCE IS ALL MEE

[@danielbergholtz5761]

kelthuzad is the best bro anyone could ask for

[@jovee6155]

Arthas: kills kel Kel: aww bro it's alright

[@clayxros576]

You honestly arent wrong, dude is seriously loyal without reservation. Fully of his own will!

[@Extrinoo]

Arthas: Your a friend of mine Kel: Thanks Arthas: Yeah cya: And then he never heard from kel again

[@blizzlichd1338]

kel was the last true friend arthas had

[@undefined6512]

Arthas: Bro Kel: Yeah bro? Arthas: Close your eyes bro Kel: Okay bro Arthas: What do you see bro? Kel: Nothing bro Arthas: That's my world without you bro Kel: Bro...

[@BladedAngel]

12:20 Silly Illidan, we all know Frostmourne has a higher item level compared to the Warglaives of Azzinoth.

[@bubbykins4864]

Skill: *demonic laughter*

[@stevensanchez1192]

The thing is that Illidan wasn't comparing the blades he was comparing their skills. If Frostmourne wasn't literally apart of Arthas he probably would've lost.

[@TheMightyCrucibleKnight184]

@Confused Slav ngl about the 12 yr olds 😂.

[@gawizard4980]

Unexpected but very welcomed crossover

[@theoneandonlyZef]

Illidan also wasn't taking Arthas seriously, and if he was, Arthas would've gotten his ass kicked.

[@robertlupa8273]

"Elven blades get stronger whenever they're reforged." Unlike Warcraft 3.

[@_NUzi_]

Hurtyt

[@_NUzi_]

Hurtttttt so much

[@CobaltContrast]

Buuuuurn

[@AcidTripOk]

-"And for some reason doesn't order all the undead to just jump into a volcano" Bolvar after almost 10 years of being the Litch King: "Wait, I can do that???"

[@Zero60133]

Ner'zhul: Of course you can't, go back to sleep.

[@Brycewallker]

Bolvar: *Does that* The lore we all know: wait, that’s illegal

[@badrinath5306]

1.theres no volcano in North end. 2.i doubt Bolivar has that excellent control arthas and nerzhul did.fairly they had frostmourne and he doesn't plus they both had a little hand into something that can help them for this but bolvar didn't and just recovered from torture.The best proof is that he doesn't control the souls of those within the citadel itself unleashed from the shattering of frostmourne. 3.All he can do is keep the undead in place and not destroy the balance of life.

[@badrinath5306]

@@Zero60133 if they do that I will b disappointed really badly.

[@lichking3119]

Bolvar never did anything he is lazy as fak

[@akuunparador5604]

Suddenly... Tyrian Fordring realized, His [Every Man for Himself] Was off cooldown!!!

[@redgokudera]

LMAO

[@Spongeyknight6491]

If only, quil

[@arkanobot2080]

Sadly.. the future human champions won't have any [Every Man for Himself] trinket😂😂

[@Ogahz94]

Arthas is my favourite cookie cutter hero turned villain while having the right intentions, it's not an original take but it's so perfectly executed in an already outstanding and intricate universe, pure shakespearean perfection.

[@jakobcooks696]

Dale Chuckie cheese chance?

[@helloandwhy1198]

I know right he is actually my third favorite character 😆

[@joshuakim5240]

It likely works because Arthas actually has a surprisingly logical descent into his madness, brought upon by a chain of terrible events he experienced, and another chain of events that he enacted. One can see how he as a hero was perfectly logical and prideful, so the Lich King exploited both of those traits to cause Arthas to pursue the logical result of culling Stratholme (seriously, he did nothing wrong here), and having Mal'Ganis constantly goad Arthas' pride into seeking vengeance. It's just that while Arthas remained consistently logical and prideful, his morality degraded in the pursuit of these, as putting down Mal'Ganis who he was told was the source of the Scourge was a logical pursuit to end the plague forever while driven by the pride of desiring to avenge so much death of the citizenry. It's a perfectly executed hero-to-villain transformation because it makes so much sense and happens in a manner where it makes even better sense.

[@reffa2858]

He wasnt really a cliche hero. He did terrible things for the greater good but once he obtained frostmore, he turned into a cookie cutter villain. Literally started doing evil for the sake of evil. Mainly because he was under mind control.

[@CobaltContrast]

He's right next to Handsome Jack in my book.

[@yazael_angel]

I got kinda sad with Kel'Thuzad's Lich King's #1 Best Friend mug

[@lichking3119]

He was supposed to be My best man

[@Mathignihilcehk]

@UtherSwagBringer His best buddy and my favorite character. The Lich King didn't deserve to die. He didn't do anything wrong. He just wanted a world that was safe for his people... and there were some humans and orcs in the way.

[@yuinurahilyon5711]

mathig nihilcek True but he lost that when he threw away his heart which led him to the wrong path.

[@lichking3119]

@@yuinurahilyon5711 he is blinded from the truth

[@Mathignihilcehk]

@@yuinurahilyon5711 What did he lose when he threw away his heart?

[@Sol-mr1lv]

3:36 "fight me like one of your Kul tiran girls Arthas"

[@machardcock4036]

Oh g-

[@wollkungen]

Even though I already know full well the story of Arthas, Im gonna watch this cuz of the sweet drawings

[@lordgarithos7332]

Same

[@coldfusionstormgaming1808]

I just got up, Haven't turned on my speakers because i have to assemple the cords first. But i watced half the video just because of the drawing! , They're adorabvle,

[@Arch-ivist]

Arthas could have won if not the power of plot and happy ending

[@jameshawking2246]

Happy ending is what u make of it. They made the '' bad '' guy lose because they were afraid to risk. More people would have loved Arthas winning. Although the game continuitation wouldn't be possible

[@uxsenebeli]

@@jameshawking2246 thats why wow ruined warcraft story

[@blahtoblahtoto6441]

Well he made Sylvanas crazy so that's a win in my book ^_^

[@abhabh6896]

Arthas would have raped the legion too.

[@zsushi3316]

They should had stopped wow there and make Warcraft 4

[@zextthenomad2916]

Why is kel'thuzad so damn adorable!

[@hosemarino]

Because he has a Siamese undead cat and drinks hot chocolate. :D

[@subsandwichwithmayo469]

sigmaul fire ITS TRUE IMA BRUTAL NUISANCE, COLD HEARTED, CRUELAND RUTHLESS MURDER ALL I SEE KILLING YOU WILL ONLY BRING ME HARMONYYYY ITS TRUE IMA BRUTAL NUISANCE, COLD HEARTED CRUEL AND RUTHLESS MURDER ALL I SEE KILLIN YA WILL ONLY BRING ME HARMONY WELCOME TO HELL MY PLACE IN HOME THE ONLY THING THAT HORMANS ME IS BLOODY HARMONY ALL AROUND THE BLOODY NUISANCE IS ALL MEE

[@Irken_Invader_Zim]

hosemarino actually the cat isn’t undead its a living cat

[@samzam8619]

Lich King: * revives Syndragosa * Sapphiron: Am I a joke to you?

[@sanstheskeleton8104]

Sapprhrion was alive when Arthas ressed Sindragosa.

[@samzam8619]

@@sanstheskeleton8104 the context here was sapphiron was revived yet arthas cheats on the dragon by rezzing another dragon.

[@sauronmordor7494]

ok

[@joshuakim5240]

Actually, the reason why Arthas revived Syndragosa was because during the Naxrammus raid, he sent Sapphiron to aid Kel'Thuzad but Sapphiron was destroyed, causing Arthas to lose Sapphiron permanently and need a replacement.

[@vernykamenev7306]

What if he was able to revive fucking Galakrond?

[@MegaLuros]

Crazy how the four races stories in Warcraft III are so well written. Like Arthas coming to tell Illidan about the skull of Guldan to vainquish the legion. It is just amazing how they thought about those little details. The writting for wow makes little sens in comparaison, except for as a shoehorned justification for having Arthas as a raid boss.

[@curnott6051]

Eh, the writing in Wow was pretty good up until Cataclysm, then it just started going down hill.

[@kyubeycoobie3568]

Curnott. Didd you even burning crusade lore? It's one of the worst

[@manip1980]

Wow writing is fine. the difference however, is that each warcraft game was a well written story with linear progression that started like a book and had a to be continued ending. While in wow, the story is now separated into 60 different books. Most of them aren't even in the game. Some of them are scattered around random quests. Half of them end too soon with zero explanation. Most of them remain in cliffhanger for years. And to top it all off, it keeps expanding without closing the little things shut. Wow doesn't have a problem with good story. It's just GARBAGE storytelling.

[@TheLivingOdyssey]

I literally cannot express enough how awesome Rachel’s drawings for this series are. They add so much life to the story and are just genuinely good looking.

[@kingmarsh4657]

3:39 _"Arthas, I want you to draw me like one of your elf girls."_

[@ludacrisisjakes6672]

That was fun. Warcraft 3 is god level good game storyline.

[@christianweibrecht6555]

13:37 according to cronicle arathas didn't kill ner'zhul instead he just weakened him to become the dominant personality Judging by the lich king's behavior in legion Ner'zhul is chipping away at bolvar's authority

[@fizzle_exe]

13:37

[@ferikhoros8802]

Coincidenece?

[@badrinath5306]

That's one way of looking at it.arthas thought he took out nerzhul and he actually did succeeded to an extent but nerzhul hid in the blade of frostmourne r more likely like every soul killed by Martha's trapped within frostmourne.

[@badrinath5306]

Nope he did chip away at arthas's authority and was successful considering arthas does say that he sees nothing but darkness.

[@alphardgonzales4246]

We dont know that the defeat of arthas was one of Nerzhuls plan after he was betrayed(I guess?)

[@HavocHounds1988]

Your Villain's Corner videos are always really good, not crazy in depth, but they get the main plot across and the artwork is entertaining.

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

I mean yeah. Ordering all the undead to jump into a volcano would certainly work. But can you imagine that cutscene. "Uh, Uther. What are the undead doing?" "It appears they're just walking." "Where do you think they're going?" "IDK, let's follow." *2 hours later* "So, that volcano there." "Yeah?" "This is where they're going." "Let's find out why." *Queue to scene of undead just throwing themselves in* "Uh..." "Uther?" "Yes?" "Why are the undead throwing themselves into that volcano." "Well, Northrend is pretty cold. Maybe they're trying to stay warm?" *Seinfeld theme*

[@Shalltear-Bloodfallen]

19:15 "I call dibs on his horse" Lol, oh it took years to get that mount to drop, and your comment there brought back those memories.

[@msb3782]

years... reset after reset.. (post WoTLK expansions) ICC transmog run - MOUNT RESERVED... LMAO now those r some memories (ive quit wow mid pandaria)

[@fitzelaus6914]

According to the book Arthas, Rise of the Lich King, he didn't lose his power to use the light, the light just became weaker while he was killing the civilians, but he was still able to use the holy light.

[@badrinath5306]

Comeon mate the light already was very very unrewarding and was like I know u should die so die already..You think that a weakened connection to the light is even worth it??Note that a slightly shaken liadrin high priestess that means she had the greatest connection to the light couldn't call upon it to heal her mentor.so yeah the light is really unrewarding.and it's end goal is to do things in the worse manner possible.

[@fitzelaus6914]

Woah chill dude, I was just saying that it was a little different in the book and it's already ten years old, so this also might be retconned (I mean the behavior of the light, I haven't heard about a more recent source telling the story of the culling of Stratholme and Arthas ability to call the light during this, correct me if I'm wrong).

[@moosedog___6372]

10 important lore characters who were just random dungeon bosses

[@Atone95]

Number 1 Ner Zul shadowmoon valley from WoD. Tf he doing in a dg, 2nd most impactful orc ever ever and hes a dg boss

[@KEKL_]

@@Atone95 because in WoD storyline he was just a warlock

[@DagothDaddy]

Yo I gotta side with my boy. If a girl started bringing up children on the third date I'd bail out too

[@sydney229]

I'm pretty sure he said 3 years into the relationship, not 3 dates

[@conquesotador]

Daddy Dagoth they had also just porked it the night before

[@Sigismund697]

Agreed, poor Arthas was just having a good jolly time at Halloween when she's all "I want seven kids right now" and Arthas was like "nah fuck that, not literally" And Arthas does propose to Jaina during the mission to find the reason to the plague saying he's ready but yeah that happened

[@clayxros576]

@@Sigismund697 If I was in Arthas's position in that instance my Light would probably blind everyone cause I'd be absolutely elated

[@Blaedin1337]

Arthas the Lich King is the coolest dude in WoW, with his frostmourne and his Lich king crown, please buff Arthas now! quote -Carbot animations (Edit, had to fix a funny type which was thankfully pointed out by "xember_energy artist".)

[@heraa3803]

Nihon Genji slyvanas joins the game

[@helloandwhy1198]

LIck king?

[@Blaedin1337]

@@helloandwhy1198 Lol thanks for catching that.

[@dennisgardell2661]

Easily my favourite character in all of Warcraft, didn't know about the heart so that was a nice surprise.

[@levisamom5069]

"Get well soon" - kel I cant stop laughing 😂😂😂

[@kaijurider5153]

What sucks about Arthas losing the ability to use the light is that, the light doesn't get used by just those who are "good" or "righteous". The light is usable as long as you believe in what you are doing. So he knew that what he was doing was going to be seen as terrible, and that others were disgusted at it, but he still did what had to be done. It was probably his mentor and good friend leaving Arthas that made him lose faith and thus lose the power of the light

[@kamakazie02]

This was amazing, you made me feel for arthas as I never knew bout him considering kel his best friend. like damn. not even nobble got me to feel for him. good job.

[@owo1744]

Arthas, just casually killing bosses with only a blade.

[@theantagonist801]

A Runeblade*

[@owo1744]

@@theantagonist801 A blade nonetheless.

[@scrumpy2004]

3:39 Mal'Ganis looking like a girl posing for some magazine in a bikini.

[@jesserothhammer7378]

Can't commit to Jaina. - She's Malganis dress like that. - Chases down Malganis like a stalker.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Mal`Ganis to a ressurected painter: "Draw me like one of your elven girls!"

[@josejuanandrade4439]

STUPID AND SEXY MAL'GANIS! I will follow you till the end of the world... Did you hear me?! TILL THE END OF THE WORLD!

[@clone3_7]

@@aureliodeprimus8018 "Ressurected" painter? Hopefully he is not Austrian...

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@clone3_7 My bad, i meant to say "reanimated"

[@jacobpryer497]

I was kinda sad when arthas died. The Warcraft 3 game was so good, and made me enjoy playing as him.

[@thund3rbird738]

The animation makes it look like Arthas and Kel'Thusad are really good buddies :3

[@fikus5903]

Ive never played, watched or read almost anything about WoW, but this was amazing.

[@Traditional_American]

Kel'Thu being a total bro towards Arthas is like the best thing ever. Really two of the best villains in WoW.

[@Sigismund697]

I know right it's such a rare thing to see antagonists that actually like and look out for each other and not trying to betray each other all the time

[@ihaveanincrediblytinypenis5008]

Ive never played a single minute of WoW, or even cared to play it. But Kel'Thuzad is da real mvp....

[@BKBK-yo1zz]

Lucky

[@Gigadramon6]

20:48 "there be a must lich always king" Wow.

[@Zorg495]

After season 8 im motivated to play Warcraft 3 again

[@flyinyfz]

The amount of work put into this, wow. This deserves way more views. Glad I stumbled upon it.

[@peasantofpersia]

You forgot the best arthas quote after frostmourne shattered : "Here I stand , a lion before the lambs and they do not fear !"

[@GearShotgun]

3:18 it's adorable how arthas looks like a giant with a bunch of mini-me's in that shot. Like all the important people should just be bigger versions of the people following them

[@manaeth]

thats why i like kel so much as a character, its pretty interesting and also funny how he is loyal to arthas the whole time and would never betray him.

[@HavocHounds1988]

I didn't know Arthas lost his power to use the light in Stratholme. That's interesting, that means part of him felt he was doing something wrong, since the light is faith based, as long as you truly believe what you are doing is the right thing, you can still use the light hence the Scarlet Crusade.

[@uxsenebeli]

that was retconed

[@AnaseSkyrider]

@@uxsenebeli I thought the retcon was that "holy magic is tied to being righteous" got changed to "holy magic is tied to conviction" in order to justify things like Horde and Alliance paladins fighting against each other and other game mechanics and lore stuff.

[@josecardenasalomia]

I cal dibs on his horse hahahahahahaha, I love the drawing btw

[@kurgan668]

my guildies fell out with me when, while soloing ICC (wanted frostweave for my tailor) I dropped invincible for a second time...……….

[@BansheeKing22]

@@kurgan668 I envy you. I've never seen it drop once and you've had it drop twice. I did have the pet drop 3 different times though.

[@kurgan668]

@@BansheeKing22 here's the kicker about the second drop, my daughter, who also plays, got an invite from me to go in on an alt too low to solo it, she gives a response of 'cant be bothered, texting my boyfreind', half an hour later, she is stood next to me talking crap about her relationship, when she watches invincible drop, knowing that, if she'd have just gone in and put her char on follow, she'd have got it for free :P

[@BansheeKing22]

@@kurgan668 Hindsight 20/20 lol

[@Belarhos]

RIP Kel'Thuzad Best buddy since 2002

[@JakO_Ob]

We still didn't destroy his philactery as far as im aware of so he's still alive

[@Jester-15]

BROthuzad is the single person id like to have as a friend. He looks out for you. He 🅱️atrols undead thots that are sexually frustrated and try to get child support from you. Works extra hard so you can have it easy. Was kelthuzad the peak of loyalty?

[@andreware2483]

Nope. He's dead. Like, dead dead. His soul, accoriding to chronicles is lost in the shadowlands.

[@gamefan56]

@@andreware2483 Sorry but until his phylactery is destroyed he cannot be considered truly dead.

[@andreware2483]

@@gamefan56 So, your logic > Blizzard Entertainment lore? Sure, Jan…

[@brother-tico4363]

So many memories watching this story, I played that warcraft game a long time ago. And boy, I was shocked that I was playing the bad guy in that story and I didn't realized that until he got the cursed sword.

[@gyronnax]

8:16 Arthas was like'' You know there is this this an rare artifact called Skull of Gul'dan it's you'rs it's yours if you take it, i dont wan't it tho''

[@fallenhope1]

Arthas and Illidan met before in Kalimdor where Arthas used illidan to take the skull of gul'dan. The were evenly matched

[@Shirviu]

Really appreciate your work Hiru :)

[@Itsoverisntit]

Who ever knows this line and knows who said it is an OG Warcraft player *"Tremble mortals and despair DOOM has come to this world"*

[@Sunny51de]

My boi Archimonde

[@EnclaveChad]

anyone who played Warcraft 3 has to know this line

[@markmitchell5685]

@@EnclaveChad na I played and it didnt click in my head till some1 said who

[@Grand_Kekthew_]

The Legion's arrival

[@moonlitrose567]

I would love more villains Corners. These are really good at condensing the info down for those new to wow.

[@jsc1jake512]

Ner'zhul: **gets turned the Lich King by Kil'Jaeden** also Ner'zhul: **kills demons** demons: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@kyotojosh3480]

8:26, 9:03 despite being villains, they were truly bros, for real. Arthas, saying "friend" when he was saying good bye to Kelthu, bruh, the feels-

[@Yes-kb5yv]

That one villain that I somehow always adore since childhood. A shame that his story was ended with a meh... Fook now I'm sad over it.

[@levferno483]

The art and the in-depth story of the villains are very good. Keep up the awesome work, guys.

[@harrisonvc9175]

YAY! I love this series :) the art is 100% spot on!

[@KDHeron]

Hiru, I adore your channel, but I literally live for the villains corner. WoW lore is the absolute best, and the way you tell the stories, coupled with the AMAZING illustration, makes it even more enjoyable. MOAR PLZ (esp Medivh). Thank you!

[@XX-sp3tt]

Ironically, in WoW, one of your quests is going back in time and HELPING Arthas destroy Stratholme!!!

[@lonerkyle02]

Brings back villains corner. ❤️

[@danielcastillo2299]

Ngl, light of the seven would’ve been the perfect song to put in when you started talking about Stratholme

[@VicZam9]

Now I'm going to open a new tab to play Light of the Seven at the same time. Thanks for the idea.

[@KaldmigHanne]

Seriously the best story Blizzard have ever made in the Warcraft universe in my opinion. Hits me every time. Good gone evil and the character build up is so intriguing. Well explained, hirumaredx!

[@kamaniek-o-d-d2524]

huh Didn't know that Arthus lost the ability to use the light. Good video!

[@Aernath]

I LOVE these series! Keep them coming, please! Also, awesome drawings, thanks to Rachel and her hard work ^^

[@troelsl3051]

Super cool video, love the series and the art works is incredible Keep them coming!!

[@killchoi091]

As a guy who doesn't play WoW but just genuinely interested in what happened to arthas after warcraft 3, i thank you for the awesome vid! Short and precise and the illustrations are really on point.

[@Ocyla]

The drawings are ADORABLE!

[@wildthaddeus478]

18:35 where can I get that picture for a background!? So dope!

[@sopranophantomista]

That's from the World of Warcraft Chronicles, you might be able to find it as a scan somewhere. The art really is amazing!

[@richardquinto477]

Bro just imagine VR comes out one day where you're in the actual game and this is the final raid for the expansion. You flyin overhead in the raging snow and wind while THOUSANDS of players are marching towards the citadel for the last raid not knowing that this is part of the Lich Kings plan. EPIC!

[@kicsidomcsi]

"I call dibs on his horse!" Haha, nice one .

[@boboyesbob]

I like all your videos but this series is my favorite. I hope you get enough views to keep it going!

[@rayoscrost]

"And for some reason, doesn't order all of the undead to just jump into a volcano"

[@Kawabongah92]

Villain's Corner is my favorite series in your channel, Hiru!

[@RozekillDeadFlower]

20:50 "There be a must lich always king."

[@afc9447]

Lol the background text.

[@VRush31]

i watch a LOT of your videos and your knowledge of the game as well as your story telling skills are very impressive ... love it!

[@petercarioscia9189]

Hell yeah! I was so hype for this! I'm so happy I found this channel, I love the villains corner

[@Lovelandmonkey]

I’m glad to see this series back! I loved these!

[@BradyT918]

Until Arthas turned on the mercenaries I actually agreed with him, still do for the most part. He did what he thought was right no matter how hard it was. Sure killing innocents in Strathholme appears barbaric but their fate was already sealed and a quick permanent death was the greatest mercy they could be given. He did become to focused on the big picture that he overlooked the smaller details but in the end his goal was to protect the planet.

[@thehandofgod2864]

What about when he disbanded the silver hand after they refused to purge Stratholme? Even if you support the culling of Stratholme, I don't think you can support that.

[@backtrakk2121]

Arthas didn't lose the light until he picked up Frostmourne, he heals with it in the campaign and his mace even glows yellow before he makes his pledge with miridon, aside from that, pretty epic video, ty for posting it

[@disappointedparents9406]

Actually if i remember correctly he did (gameplay wise no he didn't for obvious reasons) he nearly gains it back after trying to SAVE mirradin only for frostmourne to call to him can't have our soon to be lich king going back to the light now can we

[@backtrakk2121]

@@disappointedparents9406in the story his connection to the light is doubted for the first time after stratholm since all his friends abandon him when he tries to save his kingdom... but the light itself doesn't truly abandon him until he forsakes it for frostmourne...the cave guardians would of ripped him apart without it (they are in the lore too, not just the RTS)

[@sergiogonzales330]

Was that "Arthas losing his light powers" written in some novel? Cause that doesn't happen in WC3. Also, it was Tichondrius who ordered Arthas to resurrect Kel-Thuzad, he didn't decide it by himself. Where did you get all of this?

[@StonegazeSteam]

Yeah, the Light giving Arthas the cold shoulder is indeed in Christie Golden's novel "Arthas: Rise of the Lich King". It's a great read.

[@coldfusionstormgaming1808]

Replay it, He is mentioned in the game.

[@1ove1ess]

Always strikes me that Arthas basically becomes crazy and then the greatest threat to the living because he was the only one courageous enough to do what needed to be done in Stratholm, basically sacrificing himself and his sanity to do so. What about the others? They ALL turned their back on him, still being content with letting him deal with the problem without them having to get involved.

[@TheMadmonaca]

Love these vids...and love the drawings

[@icarusalis]

I really love the quest, where you sneak into this meeting of the cult to destroy arthas' heart because it's so funny that everybody has these cloaks so the cultists don't notice that you're not one of them and then tirion comes in with this huge ass sword (that the ashbringer is) on his back and nobody notices it xD

[@jasonbarry3301]

Dear Thrall, Enclosed you will find my highest recommendations for my finest warrior, xDarkKnightxx. Formerly a huntard of the burning crusade, this loyal soldier has rerolled death knight in hopes of soloing the forces of icecrown. I’m sure he will be of great use to you until he rerolls demon hunter and legally changes his name to “Skilladin” in Legion. - Tirion

[@GearShotgun]

That broken "#1 Best Friend" Mug actually hurt.

[@nilshendriks5721]

Love the early vids!

[@hirumaredx]

I'm glad! I wasnt sure if any of my youtuber members actually watched the early vids or not lol

[@LemonGingerHoney]

Awesome video! It kind of explains one issue i had with Undead campaign - Tichondrius. In campagin he doesn't seem mad that Arthas struck down Malganis, and gives him set of missions. Yet in this video, there is no mention of his guidance. Maybe he was retconned? Tho it's still amazing how no one was mad at Lich King telling Arthas to kill Malganis.

[@elin2920]

Love your videos, I saw your post and I couldn't wait for the vid ^^

[@chriscarter2519]

Dude, I LOVE these videos! Your ability to explain lore to people who may not have known parts the Warcraft story before WoW are top tier! Please thank Rachel for her cute & amazing drawings! Do you think you guys can do a Heroes Corner series as well? If so, PLEASE do Sylvanas first! Keep up the great work, and you have a loyal subscriber with me!

[@themetalone7739]

Though his story isn't the most original (he's basically just the Warcraft Darth Vader), he is probably my favorite video game villain. I remember thinking about killing him, before ICC came out, just thinking "they made this guy is too bad ass...how do you kill death?" Awesome raid, capped with an awesome boss fight

[@themetalone7739]

@@johnfranky2896 The video explains it pretty well. Arthas became increasingly brutal in his efforts to save his people. This was the state he was in when he got Frostmourne from the ice, and the voice (Ner'zul) in the blade took advantage of this over-zealous brutality. It essentially convinced Arthas that he had to do even more terrible things to save his people...until Arthas became totally indoctrinated, and ruined his own kingdom. Only then was he truly evil (imo).

[@RichardJamesStayAtHomeDad]

Please do more of these

[@brettwallace7687]

14:53 "To whom it may concern, Look I know that they slaughtered men women and children and raised them as undead, but look they are cool now. I know, I know. They kinda smell bad and some of them are using the resurrected corpses of loved ones as pets. Timmy is probably perfectly happy that like that anyway. I am sure over time you will come to accept them and I am certain they will not do anything stupid in the future like resurrect fallen heroes of the Horde/Alliance to serve as a new set of horsemen for the Lich King or invade Light's Hope Chapel. Yours truly, Tirion"

[@AperatureMinecraft]

I love this series so much. For the love of all that is unholy, please never stop it.

[@vorvanjguy3470]

These are better in every way than Nobbel´s extremely long and boring videos! Again and again, this is amazing, you are amazing, Rachel is amazing and I´m bowing down for you. Good job indeed.

[@stormrage3708]

Wow! So many details! And as much as I love Warcraft 3, we didn't get this many details, but it is what made me love the Warcraft lore overall.

[@derrickalobou9492]

8:26 is it bad that I shipped these two--- Hearing Arthas playing the guitar: Why do I hear boss music 😥😥😥😥

[@helloandwhy1198]

Me too Bromance vibes

[@MrAlice]

That was VERY accurate and good. Could you maybe add small texts that mention what dungeon/raids the events happen in? A lot of this I remember seeing in game too, but Im not totally sure which dungeon/raid for each. It would be cool if I could run the story in order in game.

[@Legomaster-nj4oo]

Arthas The Lich King🎵 Is the Coolest Dude in W,o,W,🎵 with a Frostmourne Sword an His Lich King crown🎵 🎼Blizzard please buff Arthas NOW

[@amarait2]

so the lich king was preparing us for something all this time, i hope we will revisit him in WoW soon.