Ashbringer: The Return of Tirion Fordring (WoW Lore Video)

A World of Warcraft video featuring the story of Darion Mograine, the Ashbringer, and Tirion Fordring.
The quality of this film and some of the camera angles is not very good, and for that I apologize. This was made during Beta, back before WotLK came out and it was VERY difficult to get a good recording on the beta servers due to the constant flood of people making new DKs and running around, screwing up footage. I had also accidentally left the compression settings to save at half resolution, since I had been saving a lot of stuff for Beta Chronicles.
Maybe I'll re-do this film some day?
This is the event that happens at the end of the death knight quest chain. The Knights of the Ebon Blade - death knights of Acherus - find themselves confronting their past and their future.
Darion killed himself with the Corrupted Ashbringer to free the spirit of his father, Alexandros Mograine. The great sword Ashbringer became corrupt when Alexandros' first son, Renault Morgraine, betrayed and killed his father with the blade. However, he was unable to attune himself to the weapon. Alexandros was resurrected as a death knight, wielding the foul sword. However, when Darion plunged the blade through his heart, he freed his father's spirit and took the curse of undeath upon himself.
Now Darion serves the Lich King Arthas. In an attempt to drive light from the lands, they bring a final assault to Light's Hope Chapel... where the Argent Dawn and the Order of the Silver Hand await them.
Music is from the King Arthur soundtrack: Hold the Ice and All of Them.

[@hungsolo9390]

I cant believe they didnt make a cinematic for this scene.

[@AntonioPerez1990]

It worked well without one. Back in these days they had to rely on good writing and voice acting instead of over the top facial expressions and music to emotionally manipulate the player.

[@cristianbernal8009]

This was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY before they made cinematics for quests. Wrathgate was the very first.

[@divinitygaming8673]

@@cristianbernal8009 This was exactly the same period as the Wrathgate cinematic.

[@cristianbernal8009]

@@divinitygaming8673 this was filmed in beta. So yes before wrathgate.

[@divinitygaming8673]

@@cristianbernal8009 When it was filmed is completely irrelevant. The Wrathgate cinematic and the DK starting experience were all part of the WotLK expansion launch. They were made at the same time. So, no.

[@mugenshinryu7573]

By the way this is over 12+ years done , still gives me chills!

[@3DTyrant]

I come back to this video every few months. Gives me chills without fail, each and every time!

[@PallyBlazer]

me²....me²

[@Crusade11722]

@@3DTyrant How awesome huh? What an adventure.

[@Cloud-dq1mr]

Same

[@tylerd80495]

The voice acting on Tirion was one of the best in WoW.

[@navyflyboy07]

+Morbicies Of course it is, HE IS THE KING OF ROHAN!!

[@tylerd80495]

+navyflyboy07 I actually had no idea. FOR ROHAN

[@albinopanda2318]

Morbicies really? His voice clicked for me, i could never forget the rallying acting as he did in LotR! Truly a marvelous actor.

[@UnfocusedFocusing]

@@albinopanda2318 Sorry to disappoint, he was voice acted by John DiMaggio, still glorious.

[@albinopanda2318]

@@UnfocusedFocusing actually he was voiced by the lotr actor, it changed

[@jakob6120]

Atraira, please don't EVER delete this video.

[@MuhammadZaidiwater]

im to hope this video is not delete

[@schawdaya]

if it does ill reupload it to every site that will host it

[@jakob6120]

i swear i will show this vid to my kids one day

[@vindikaktus]

Still come back every now and then

[@Avis_Victoriae]

"Leave only ashes and misery in your destructive wake." -Darion Mograine Literally my favorite quote in World of Warcraft, period.

[@mantyxxx]

Can't believe it was so long ago. Epic.

[@fortyninehike]

I can't believe "it was so long ago" comments are now so long ago

[@freestyle1227]

Time is such a weird thing isn't it

[@Fortunato7]

@@freestyle1227 quite

[@lightsaber2790]

It is

[@TheWarmupLap]

RIP Tirion Fordring

[@drathick9390]

I know right? I always found Tirion thee most epic paladin in all of Warcraft's lore. It's a really tragedy that he gets taken out just so Blizzard can show off how strong the Burning legion is.

[@ronin4307]

RutgersKev He's old, but he was also epic. One of the most bravest heroes of Azeroth. He will be missed.

[@fiercedingus1133]

@@drathick9390 To be fair its the same thing that happened with Uther and Arthas just to show the power of the death knights. Warcraft isn't just about the strong good guys winning, for evil to make an impact and even be a credible threat the story needs to show they aren't something to be taken lightly. See: Scourge and the Sunwell + Invading much of Azeroth. Deathwing + the sundering, wounding the world iteself etc... Sure we all hate to see a character go, but that is part of what makes them so memorable.

[@drathick9390]

@@fiercedingus1133 yeah, you make a good point ;)

[@Kromwell_M]

@@fiercedingus1133 also we still have Darion tho

[@__-sh6xc]

This 6 minute clip is more meaningful and moving than the last 4 or 5 expansions.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

LOL NOT even close. You're just being COMPLETELY whiny right now because you're not making ANY sense here in the slightest as Cataclysm WAS Great, Mists of Pandaria was FANTASTIC, Legion was FANTASTIC, and Battle for Azeroth started off REALLY good but then things went fuzzy later own. There was PLENTY of fantastic lore and story additions that was added AFTER Wrath of the Lich King, you're just being negative for the sake of it by saying "tHiS 6 mInTUe cLiP iS mORE MeaNinGfuL aND mOViNg thAN thE laSt 4 oR 5 ExpANsiONs", lol Just no, spoken like someone who doesn't like to pay attention. Even the cinematics for Battle for Azeroths WERE highly meaningful and emotionally impactful especially with those with Saurfang. As well as the animated shorts for them. Just stop with this whiny nonsense of yours.

[@iTzOSA]

Keep coming back to this great video.

[@Kastradon]

Same.

[@Artofficial1986]

Still coming back!

[@TH3K1NG5]

And again and again .... until the end of days ! :)

[@iTzOSA]

indeed

[@Baneio]

itz OSA I’m currently at the gym , hitting chest .. I’ve listened to this so many times to hit this these heavy ass weights

[@Skafiskafnjak]

This is truly an unbelievably good story. Every character has a rich history that led them to THIS path. Whoever wrote this is truly genius.

[@animewarrior3]

A group wrote it, I believe

[@enixyn]

Wrath was peak. And she's fuckin' back, baby.

[@adamszulwic3302]

God, 8 years later and hearing Darion repeat the words of his father "That day is not today..." still sends shivers down my spine. This is as good as machinima gets

[@Ecclesia_]

This was not machinima, but actually ingame. I believe it is the end of the Death Knight introduction quest chain.

[@marceloaugusto9787]

And your comment was made 8 years Ago.

[@adamszulwic3302]

And 16 years later it still rings True! WoW needs to get back to being a story of heroes And villains, war and honor And not the bullshit we are getting today. #BringBackTheCoolFactor

[@marceloaugusto9787]

@@adamszulwic3302 I love you man. 😂

[@shaoiliu]

PUT YOUR FAITH IN THE LIGHT

[@AryanSharma-vo5ws]

Al Conti That coward Arthas

[@AryanSharma-vo5ws]

Al Conti The Light Will Tear You Apart!-Highlord Tirion Fordring

[@Killercoldice22]

Aryan Sharma Arthas isn't a coward :D he is amazing. I love warcraft better then any new shit they introduce from world of warcraft.

[@gandalf7262]

AND ALL IS POSSIBLE

[@ivenousername]

Brings me to tears almost every time

[@gamersinventory9787]

I just wish that I am alive when they finally make the movie for Wotlk !

[@petarpoposki2994]

In hindsight, the greatest tactical mistake the Lich King ever made, was ordering Kel'thuzad to kill Alexandros Mograine, the original Ashbringer. His death eventually(indirectly) led to the formation of both the Argent Crusade and the Ebon Blade. I remember a piece of dialogue told by Korfax(the guy with the Arcanite Reaper in the video, a total badass btw). If you interacted with him and asked him about Dreadnaught Armor in Vanilla, he would say that the death of Highlord Mograine was tragic, but where one would fall, many would rise. Ultimately, he was prophetically right. Such a cool storyline...

[@danielroberts2421]

Soldiers of the Scourge! Death Knights of Acherus. Minions of the Darkness. Hear the call of the Highlord! RISE! The skies turn red with the blood of the fallen! The Lich King watches over us minions. Leave only ashes and misery in your destructive quake!

[@MaureenLycaon]

Can you imagine what this would be like as a scene in a movie? That would be an incredibly dramatic moment.

[@JuanPablo-rf4vo]

i hope they make movies of ashbringer as soon as they finish the Warcraft Trilogy (tho i guess it would be five movies because of the expansions)

[@PaorofSocks]

Thanks, bro. The audio wasn't clear at all.

[@Jaricko]

This is WoW at its peak.

[@EliThEAMV]

TIRION WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!

[@FelsteelAnnihilator155]

Tirion is shit I've enjoyed watching him die when gul dan teared him apart in Legion

[@kmebus5006]

I haven't played in awhile and not sure if I will ever pick it up again, but this video, this moment captured in the game, will always make me cry. The words spoken during this scene still give me chills. I was proud to be a Paladin and wore my Argent Crusade colors from there on out.

[@raut4706]

14 years ago...it sounds silly but this video helped shape me as a person. Honor, and trusting in the Light(whatever you think that is) has done much for me.

[@MyViolador]

*ARTHAS!* that always gives me chills

[@vhaleryanadamant1975]

Me2, so well voice acted.

[@TeGTheEpicGamers]

I cried.

[@Navhkrin]

lool

[@Hauminiad]

^^ ye me too but thats long time ago^^ just a bit by the way :)

[@hippetihohoijaa]

Tirion was voiced by the same guy who played Theoden in LOTR

[@animewarrior3]

No wonder its so epic

[@Paal2005]

@@animewarrior3 The voice behind the most epic scene in cinematic history.

[@wasbdcanasaviado]

No he wasnt, floyd van buskirk is the voice of tirion, not bernard hill (theoden)

[@lazarcenic632]

God I remember this quest, the most epic storyline of all time

[@christos_karao7645]

RIP Highlord Tirion Fordring the greatest paladin to ever live. “Friend, brother, mentor. Highlord Fordring was a paragon of the Light - an exemplar of what all paladins strive to be. May his spirit guide us in the dark days to come.” You shall not be forgotten...

[@animewarrior3]

Let us remember, Guldan failed to kill him in one blow, he withstood fellfire, and defied him until his job was done

[@lorddpod]

still one of the best wow vids on youtube

[@DMInfernoGR]

Arthas: What is this? Tirion: YOUR END!

[@Ghaltouni]

NO, THIS IS PATRICK

[@PietkaMS]

gieves me chills

[@vhaleryanadamant1975]

Me too, especially Darion's voice...especially the pre assault speech

[@animewarrior3]

10 years later.. still chills.

[@Omegaone13]

Still chills after all these years.. Thank you for the memories, Atraira. ❤

[@MrPTDRR]

Soldiers of the Scourge, death knights of Acherus, minions of the darkness: hear the call of the Highlord ! RISE !!! The skies turn red with the blood of the fallen ! The Lich King watches over us, minions ! Leave only ashes and misery in your destructive wake !

[@Crusade11722]

This just crossed my mind, still just as awesome all these years later. I can never not love wow.

[@thedukeofdogs9686]

Tirion : Rise Darion... Darion: keeps kneeling XD

[@AFCAUltra]

18 years when i first watched this with goosebumps everywhere. Now i’m 28 and i’m still getting goosebumps!!! AAAAAARTHAAAAAS!!! rip fordring.

[@runorbloodstorm3246]

After all these years, prepares this video still pleasant goosebumps. It was thought as if it were a scene from a Warcraft movie. Epic from beginning to end, accompanied with the most appropriate music. Millions of viewers saw the video, which demonstrates at least for a good video.

[@efearyol8288]

This video is why I began to play paladin...

[@TheOriginalGuy1000]

This never gets old, every time I watch this it just becomes more epic. Thank you for this awesome music playing in the backround xD

[@Alijamaru]

And in the end Tirion did as he promised, Arthas got defeated.

[@forsmanos]

There's something magical about old wow.

[@arnmazing3156]

forsmanos it's called nostalgia

[@Legonist1]

This scene needs a movie

[@basedGODDDDDDDDDDDDD]

ARTHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

[@warpid_yt8185]

The moment that gave me the chills. was when Tiron said to Darion: ,,HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING BOY!'' it was like my father talked to me.

[@maveraunnehir8041]

Rest in peace, walk with light Tirion! Walk with Arthas to eternity..

[@Velaurius]

It's been almost 12 years, from time to time I came back to come this video. it's still amazing

[@MaureenLycaon]

It remains one of the greatest fan-made WoW videos ever made.

[@gavinparish8871]

And Tirion's death in legion had to have been the most unsatisfying deaths in the history of anything. Such a fucking disappointment... They better bring him back in Shadowlands or I swear to god I'm not playing anymore lol, he was like my favorite character

[@sansapha58k47]

His death was honestly an embarrassment to everything he did in Wotlk, when i first saw it i honestly thought it was a joke or a dream or he wasnt dead.

[@AizensPlan]

I didn't mind his death that much, they'd been wasting his character for a long time, he did almost nothing after WotLK. As soon as Tirion saw the Forsaken actively using the plague he should have marched upon Lordaeron to annihilate them. That's not him choosing the Alliance's side, that's him fighting against evil, as he set out to do. The Argent Crusade and Cenarion Circle were trying to cure the plaguelands, meanwhile the Forsaken were down in Gilneas and Hillsbrad plague nuking the shit out of it. There's no way Tirion just stands by and watches.

[@lazarus8453]

I don't think every character needs to be killed in epic battle .

[@gavinparish8871]

They didnt bring him back lol, thanks blizzard

[@PwNdPiE]

If there is one thing I love about Blizzard, it's the voice actors. They give the characters so much life and emotion that it brought tears to my eyes. The whole Arthas/Lich King/Darion story is just...I always get sad or even cry when it comes to it.

[@Vath121]

BRING THEM BEFORE THE CHAPEL. Tirion was always my favorite character.

[@XrandomkX]

+Vath121 Soon, its '' Bring them below the chapel'' (Us) ;)

[@Ghaltouni]

This video will never get old

[@nathanjaco2636]

Wonderful music choice. I've seen that cutscene many times but it's awesome with that background music.

[@Sferdy1928]

This brings back the feeling of old Warcraft!

[@VikingsofDenmark]

Thumbs up if you agree that WoW could use more of Tirion Fordring!

[@Ricros_]

Yeah, about that…

[@TheyCallMeJurd]

@@Ricros_ RIP

[@Darkeisek]

Goosebumps. Best video. Please still such a video to epic proportions

[@22espec]

Nice speech by Tirion, too bad that he is not in the new expantion.

[@jackrakleson8640]

This is why I'm a Paladin.

[@Crzyjesterz1705]

This is the pinnacle of story telling from World of Warcraft. Nothing else came even close.

[@Nethingispossible145]

Great piece of cinematography, despite the low graphic quality. Loved it, great job and keep it up!!

[@Thrall123RealID]

The music and orange sky make this video so nostalgic to me. So beautiful.

[@voidstorm]

"You're a fool, Paladin. You assembled the greatest force on Azeroth, and delivered them right ... into... my... hands" -- The Lich King, Icecrown Citadel, Final Battle. Epic :D

[@KapLysGaming]

5:21 the hairs on the back of my neck still raise when I hear Tirion's speech

[@zubi782]

That was sooo EPIC!!! I thought the quest line was awesome as it was, just playing it in the game. But what you have done here is just incredible! Great job creating this masterpiece! And thank you for sharing!

[@illegalprogram]

Come here every week, shed a tear each time.

[@freestyle1227]

I just imagine that there are like hundreds of holy ghosts watching Tirion's speech at the end. Makes it more epic.

[@jackrakleson8640]

The voice acting is so good

[@MacguffinsTV]

The speech actually sounds really good with the music, nice job.

[@popfloydplays788]

15 years later and this is still one of the coolest short WoW videos

[@jassumtoj9498]

10 years of this epic scene. Time flies :(

[@Elendir]

"Arthas!, God is pissed off at you, and i am here, to make you pay!"

[@Atraira]

I always hated that line. TOTP III was an epic landmark in the history of machinima, but it definitely had some really cringe-worthy moments.

[@Elendir]

Atraira true. but.... i got the chills when he said that :D

[@SternenruferinPatchouli1]

+Markus H. (MArk aka. Elendir) Blizzard should stop to swear to god! what god ever!

[@luugo86]

These are the Duranin Of honor within and fear without Remember them When in hope you doubt

[@Frozen_Death_Knight]

+Atraira Finally someone who agrees with me. The line does not even make any sense when the Light itself is not considered to be deity, but a force of nature more akin to the Force from Star Wars. One of the worst lines in the film for me. Though, TotP III had a very weird way of portraying Paladins in general. Things like them being able to fly, them being able to go into the Emerald Dream, and absorbing another Paladin's essence by killing them to gain the Light's favour are very non-Paladin like to begin with. While I respect the film for what it managed to achieve at the time, the story itself is nothing to write home about.

[@kostasxatzik6325]

2017 and i keep coming back to this..even though i don't play wow anymore

[@karama300video]

We need a remaster of this masterpiece!

[@Velaurius]

LK Was the best expansion ever!

[@Hompuu]

The best character in the Warcraft lore.

[@FalseInformation]

God damn the goosebumps.. This is a classic that I revisit every now and then

[@raut4706]

So many years ago, still hits me.

[@3DTyrant]

The ending is so epic, it always gives me shivers watching it.

[@The44bars]

Soldiers of the Scourge, death knights of Acherus, minions of the darkness: hear the call of the Highlord! RISE!!!

[@giordanobroekhuizen4333]

best story/quest line ever i keep coming back to this video

[@fisfred]

15 Years old... still gives me chills like the very first time, makes me love the world a little bit

[@karazani]

2018 and still watching this

[@lorresml]

...i love this video...Darion and Alexandros make me remember of me and my father...that passed away 9 years ago...

[@master-kovaly6415]

This video has 13 years of existence!! Amazing montage and story !

[@Elnoriel]

One of the better WoW videos ever made. It's been more than 3 years of watching this, but it still amazes me... :)

[@jackrakleson8640]

Paladin, by far the most badass class in wow.

[@persianwarlock9957]

OMG i can't wait for the movie, imagine how awesome would that be if they create a movie about Arthas' rise the Lich king's fall after the first wow movie.

[@Diavolo222]

PersianWarlock Yeah well if the first movie does well and is executed good then I'm sure future moves at some point will include Arthas. If anything they will prolly start with Arthas from the beginning slowly introducing him as the good guy that he was intially. It might make for a fucking epic movie once he is defeated. I cant even imagine how perfect Arthas will look in a fucking movie setting.

[@persianwarlock9957]

Diavolo222 hahaha true bro :). but does anyone thinks it would be better for them to make a series rather than movie. like having game of thrones rather than lord of the rings.

[@ljummetkaffe]

So epic, I love watching this from time to time. Wrath of the Lich King deep in my heart.

[@vankhorne]

This is the best quest of the game IMO. Darion's and Tirion's speech are SO badass!

[@Uchiha13senior]

It is us paladins duty to remain strong and defend the world from the evil.

[@mateiaurelian483]

For the Argent Crusade !!!

[@prinstyrio0]

"..there will come a day when you will command the Aspirin" - Alexandros Mograine, the Aspirin

[@Idkmanlemmeedit]

When I was younger I never really knew how badass this was until rewatching this.

[@BleakSnake]

there is only history here

[@shlomogoldbergwhite3045]

I remember watching this in 2008 when the wotlk was released best experience ever.But im seeing forward to play draenor maybe it will save wow from pandashit.... sorry for my English :)

[@carlpetersen3147]

The expansion wasn't bad, but ohh the panda gimmicks can't wait for warlords

[@wowchampian8112]

What soundtrack did he use for the big fight scene at 1:54, it sounds really bad-ass

[@carlpetersen3147]

WOW champian Hold the ice from the same soundtrack out of King Arthur

[@wowchampian8112]

carl petersen thanks

[@PrismaticFitness]

***** MoP was on the klevel of WoTlk though cata was terrible

[@44Elpirata]

Amazing job on this video Atraira, epic.

[@giordanobroekhuizen2351]

man nice clip watch this all round 4-5 years and still i like it

[@lionsinofprideescanor8709]

Arthas: i'm a damn monster, Tirion Tirion: huhuhu.. i was right Arthas. You did send them in to die.. their lives are meaningless.. but mine.. hehehehe how simple it was to draw the great myself out of hiding.. i have made myself exposed Lich King.. nothing will save me now.. apocalypse!!!

[@petarpoposki2994]

Oh no, the culling all over again..

[@vigilante4744]

Absolutely epic. Humans on Azeroth have great leaders.

[@paulsearle3698]

Love this, such a good video

[@VeryDeathlyShiny]

10 years later, and I still come back to watch this. Without fail - Every. Single. Time. When Tirion activates Avenging Wrath during his speech calling for the formation of the Argent Crusade. I get goosies.

[@AryanSharma-vo5ws]

DON'T TEST ME CHILD.

[@tirionfordring2860]

Put your faith in the light!

[@nerzulian9712]

by the light this gives me the shivers after all this time

[@Lightphenomenon]

Thank you soo incredible ,much mate!