Arthas My Son Theme: All Versions - Invincible, An Karanir Thanagor [WoW Fall of the Lich King]

[@YuryanEmperor]

he is the greatest character for the whole history of Warcraft

[@johannessimola1615]

Nah his story was around so much Bad retcons which happened in Dev of war3 for war1 and 2 lore... That statement couldn't Be more wrong

[@Stuntsmans]

@@johannessimola1615 "Nah his story was around so much Bad retcons which happened in Dev of war3 for war1 and 2 lore... That statement couldn't Be more wrong" 🤓

[@johannessimola1615]

@@Stuntsmans seeing that ner'zhul wasn't even mentioned during war1 and was only mentioned in warcraft 2 BtDP and you couldn't even name a retcon which happened to ner'zhul for his life before era lich king. So give a amjor retcon? Also war3 lore was worst retcon part ever made to warcraft lore

[@captainflowers748]

@@johannessimola1615 doesn't mean Arthas' story and his characterization is instantly rubbish, Arthas is by far the most well written and overall character Warcraft has, no one came close to being that vast

[@johannessimola1615]

@@captainflowers748 Well lets start at his character. During wotlk should have done around same character as war3 dk era as it was that arthas alone but no he became really one dimensional character in classic-wotlk. Then war3 his story uses so much cliches from 70-90 fantasy books like frostmourne( before SL) it was pretty much stolen from Works of Michael moorcock sword called the stormbringer. Then arthas and jainas romance made no sense as novels before war3 made it clear Wizards were hated and distrusted by all human kingdoms. Then good intended human Prince walks towards the path of damnation and Falls that was a overused cliche in 80's novels and many of them did that better blizzard did. Then uther and kel'thuzad are both mentor figure cliches for that kind of character which again blizz used. Using that many cliches and not Even doing it better than those novels from 70's-90's you can't have a character Be called well written.

[@MitchellMcLean1992]

“Nothing shall prevent me from having my revenge, old friend. Not even you. Now, I call out to the spirits of this place. I will give anything, or pay any price, if only you will help me save my people.” - Arthas, just prior to claiming Frostmourne “Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit.” - The inscription on Frostmourne's dais An Karanir Thanagor, Mor Ok Angalor. Mor Ok Gorum Pala Ah'm Ravali Ah'm. ( Long live the king May his reign last forever May his strength Fail him never. )

[@akiraraiku]

Arthas lost his way when he strayed off the path of the Light to seek revenge instead of justice and the safety of his people. Had he not claimed frostmourne, he would have never turned against his own.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

Man, warcraft 3 was such an amazing experience.

[@patrikzotaj4528]

we miss and remember arthas and his legacy and story will never be forgotten.

[@nerzulian9712]

The greatest storyline I have ever witnessed. Long live the king!

[@danielantonioginartemilane1658]

Arthas is the best example i had seen of how you can do all teh things you consider rigth,do anything for your love ones, and still end in a dark side of the history.

[@damiansimonak7955]

This is what Warcraft means for me. Arthas, Scourge, Northland. I read books and his story is extremely interesting. Blizz should make serial about this.

[@Hoss_Delgado977]

Northrend*

[@damiansimonak7955]

Oh yea. AutoCorrect in mobile sucks xD@@Hoss_Delgado977

[@yeoj_maximo1122]

​@@Hoss_Delgado977 it's autocorrect you doofus

[@capkovodna]

In current year? You know not what you ask for, what horrors you invite.

[@canergelir1058]

@@capkovodna we faced many horrors in wow universe till 2024 brotha.bring it on :D

[@ThorwaldOdin]

He sacrificed everything in the hope of saving his People... and he was consumed in darkness. Long live the King! ❤ The only King! ❤ 😭

[@vail2367]

“My son. The day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name, Arthas.” - King Terenas Menethil II

[@ogre7699]

Easily one of the greatest villains in all of fiction for me, and easily the single greatest villain of all of Warcraft. The only real mistakes Blizzard made were not having him be more personally involved as he could've been in Wrath, and of course, the fact that "there must always be a Lich King." That was dumb. Everything else though? The absolute peak of WoW, bar none. We knew from the very start of the expansion who our final foe ultimately would be. Our journey all across Northrend ultimately culminates in Icecrown, a bleak, cold, desolate wasteland, with the silhouette of the imposing citadel looming over in the distance. A fortress of dread. A monolith of despair. All our adventures, our struggles, our triumphs and losses, it all had brought us all to this moment. We pass through the gates that lead straight into an icy hell, and fight our way through to the top, every inch of our ascension met with ferocious resistance. Some of our allies fall in battle, only to be turned as our mortal foe, but we persist and press on, slaying mighty beasts and terrible abominations, pushing ever closer to the end, ascending ever higher to the summit of this terrible place. And there, the Lich King awaits us, at the very peak of the world, challenging us mortal heroes to come forth and try our damnedest to topple the throne he's sat upon, to pry his crown from his grasp. Everything we had done, everything we had fought for, bled for, had led us all to this very moment. A glimmer of hope, for a chance to end the nightmare that is the Scourge. The Lich King was the first thing I've ever seen from Warcraft. This dude was the introduction to it all. And what a fucking magnificent way to sell someone on this. The moment I saw that cinematic, I was captivated by it all. I had to experience it for myself. We will never truly get another character quite like Arthas, nor another villain of the same calibre as the Lich King. No villain has even come close, during my years when I was an active player. Nothing can even compare, in my eyes. Warcraft had gone downhill for a long while ever since Wrath, enough so that it's convinced me to never return. Some of the shit they've done is, I feel, irreparable. It's inexcusable that they dropped the ball this hard, when they've given us pure gold in the past. But that's not going to be the Warcraft I remember. It'll all fade away and be forgotten to time. But Arthas? The Lich King? Now that is a tale that's going to probably outlive some of us for a good while. I would personally hope it lasts for even longer than that. It's such a good tale, that it deserves to survive long past any of us. I was sold on Warcraft simply because of it's stories. And to the Blizzard of old? You had crafted your very best of them. And for that, I thank you. Now if only the lore and narratives these days could even hope to compare. (They don't.)

[@Ваас.Монтенегро]

Dear friend, I agree with you and support your opinion. I have exactly the same feeling as you, our world rests on such people, thank you

[@Billswiftgti]

Villain?

[@ogre7699]

@@Billswiftgti Play Warcraft 3, or look up Ghostcharm's videos about this guy. I'm not explaining something that's been around for a couple decades now.

[@Billswiftgti]

@@ogre7699 bold of you to assume I didn't play Warcraft 3 and Dota back in the day😁

[@johnnyritenbaugh1214]

Arthas and Ner'Zhul are the heart of Warcraft, and the whole story wandered aimlessly after their end. They are definitely (together as the Lich King) my favorite game character, and easily in my top three fictional characters of all media.

[@manwe2494]

Back to when Warcraft, WoW and Blizzard were great... time flies...

[@furioussherman7265]

4:35 This is honestly one of my favourite leitmotifs for a fictional character. It's like the Imperial March for Darth Vader, Why So Serious for the Joker, or Davy Jones' theme from Pirates of the Caribbean in that it perfectly encapsulates just who he is and sets the tone for every scene he's in and every action he takes.

[@gr4mas144]

Orchestral version is so epic, love it ❤

[@FlowLikeWater429]

Fallen paladins were already a thing in D&D, but whoever wrote The major portion of the storyline in Warcraft 3 about the kings’ son, a great paladin and his dark path to power was a genius

[@aspenCrown]

После стольких лет? Всегда.

[@bullychman]

I’m literally crying boys..

[@edinpandzic5838]

what a story this character has...I cant believe there arent movies or tv shows about arthas...

[@aella6013]

Henry Cavill would fit perfectly as Arthas

[@edinpandzic5838]

@@aella6013 that guy fits in so many awesome roles lol..he is awesome

[@georgealvarez1195]

they had a chance to make a movie trilogy based entirely around Arthas. And the brilliant minds behind the Warcraft movie decided to play the super long game and copy the MCU, hoping to save Arthas for a big baddie in a Warcraft Universe "phase 3." So instead of coming out the gate with their best story and character, they went "nah lets start at the very very beginning of Warcraft", which is something even some of the biggest Warcraft fans arent too familiar with nor that big fans of. Such wasted potential, they had a chance to do something no other movie universe can do, other than war movies, which is tell the same exact story, multiple times over and over and over again just from different perspectives. All they had to do was literally copy Warcraft 3. Tell the story of the lich king and burning legion from the perspective of all the other races after youve done the Arthas Trilogy. Theres your movie universe right there!!!

[@andydudley1775]

@@georgealvarez1195they changed the whole fucking story after all the books every thing they made some thing other than wow history .gul dan is a weak twisted soul with a body to match is why he needed power to control.he was never a fighter .

[@minecraftminer59mineboymin38]

yeah crazy how there isnt been made movies or series about wow universe but fallout and other things been made

[@Adnaplays]

This is what World of Warcraft means. There was no legend, no legacy, no story behond this one. I loved every single detail of Wrath of the lich king. Call me anything, but I loved its love story of Jaina + Arthas, what he became, and what everything had gone because of the lich king... Such a deep story.

[@Litepaw]

I got the craziest chills ever from that orchestral version in the beginning. Damn that was absolutely beautiful.

[@boxoid5230]

Arthas genuinely is one of the best characters story and design wise. Not many other characters come close besides like, Darth Vader but even he isnt as good as Arthas. Plus Arthas just looks badass in the lich king armor

[@Xul-Xata]

For me I kinda like his Death Knight era more though.

[@65Itachi]

tbh - i am sure Arthas is heavily inspired by Vader. I mean both are young, powerful leaders. Both had to made very hard decisions and ended on the "dark side" after reaching for more power to safe those they loved.

[@ZaXaoc]

Сын мой...в день когда ты родился, сами леса Лордерона прошептали мне это имя-Артас...

[@AlphariusHydraDominatus]

I will never forget your names and who you really were. Sleep well, Prince, but now King Arthas Menethil, Illidan Stormrage, Kael'thas Sunstrider.

[@xentionX]

atleast Illidan is alive and so is Kael'Thas, o wait.. Shadowlands didnt happen, it was just a feverdream (its a non canon expac for me.. filled with idiotic retcons and story that made no sense in the broader sense of the WoW lore). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@AlphariusHydraDominatus]

@@xentionX Shadow-what? I can't remember anything with this name on the Warcraft.

[@xentionX]

@@AlphariusHydraDominatus indeed. its just something that people made up, its just noise.

[@traversingtime8330]

Illidan & Arthas, best characters

[@RammmFan]

+ grom

[@YuryanEmperor]

BROH this is the greatest music in the world when I'm hearing this I sometimes crying from the greatness of this music and this Character and his story... LONG LIVE THE KING!!!

[@7ktTube]

same bro, and I've never even played wow

[@ImDennis]

8:52 best version!

[@likeaboss1104]

"At long last, No king rules forever my son"

[@OmegaViper]

Sad that his soul dwindled to nothing.. ;.;

[@rohankhan7156]

Well deserved. No being sad there.

[@dabihwow5550]

That happened? I thought he just died, I don't think we went to this place called 'Shadowlands'

[@osiris8251]

And that is what killed the game for me. They did such a dirty move there and they literally brought him up just to get some emotion out of us, then just killed him off. Given that Sylvanas said for him to be forgotten I think that was more the company and developers saying that than anything. Given what they turned the game into with Dragonflight everything I loved about the game is gone and I will never come back.

[@osiris8251]

@@rohankhan7156 Not really Arthas Menethil did nothing wrong!

[@osiris8251]

@@dabihwow5550 Yeah but they decided to have the jailer use his soul in a weapon or something and that was what apparently destroyed him which honestly makes no sense. However, given that Sylvanis said for him to go and be forgotten after his soul was destroyed I think that was more of a message from Blizzard and the devs telling us to forget what we liked about WoW.

[@thoth5689]

What Blizzard did to him is unforgivable by every fan

[@osiris8251]

Yeah but now they want the game to be about furries and scalies as opposed to the real story. What they did to the entire game is unforgivable. Arthas Menethil did nothing wrong!

[@raziel6304]

Steve Danuser. Remember the name.

[@salehryan2906]

@@osiris8251 it's hilarious that some people still exist that think Arthas was a villain and liked to kill everyone. Really shows they did not pay attention to any detail of the game(s)

[@HakaiKaien]

For me shadowlands is not cannon. And it never will

[@osiris8251]

@@salehryan2906 Tell me about it. They lack nuance. He had the chance to kill everyone with the scourge but didn't and instead was trying to build up his power based as to fight the burning legion. That was the point of building the undead army early because people were going to die naturally and in war but that is not going to be much help when the planet has been destroyed. Additionally he became cruel after losing his soul. But overall his core ethic remained which was to do anything needed, which he had ever since the death of Invincible. In fact that is why his song is called Invincible, because that one moment was his defining moment even more so than finding Frostmourne.

[@michaelplurad4879]

Blizzard be like "Nah but we'll give you more uber Sylvanas. That's what you want right? RIght?!"

[@Litepaw]

No one cares about retail. The real story ended when Arthas fell. But I'm glad blizz has a great opportunity to use Caverns of Retcon to do something big now that a ton of old players returned to play wrath classic and then SoD. If all the lucky stars align, we might get a completely new set of parallel expansions with a new story and less feature bloat. And no in-game store or mtx shit with wow tokens or thousands of e-peen cosmetics, or overall trying to pander to everyone instead of the core fans and ending up disappointing everyone. They have a billion dollar chance with SoD to start a parallel story.

[@bloodknight7806]

Невозможно слушать без слез, мальчик 33 года😢

[@YuryanEmperor]

Полностью согласен

[@degizee]

И не говори. Пробирает до слез

[@Irrationalify]

33? Хаха, маленький неудачник! Мне 37 и пускаю слезу)))

[@shins3i_]

Best Character without a doubt.

[@ericmccarty2369]

I mourn all the content I missed.

[@andrewnson]

We All call him in the end "Arthas, My SON".

[@Apremus]

1:29 daydreaming tomatoessss

[@alexander.tahtadjian]

When Shadowlands came out, I was hoping we would see him return and get his redemption arc…and maybe reunite with Jaina. Alas it was not to be. I hope he’s finally at peace at the very least.

[@averyjames5164]

Tell them that the Lich King is dead and Blizzard intertainment died with him

[@neoneaihan3550]

There must always be a Lich king...

[@YuryanEmperor]

On 100% agree

[@Apocalypse1977]

Long Live The King.

[@mohdimansaifullizan6193]

Long live the King❤😢 Jaina will always love him😢💔...

[@jarakbleet4337]

"This kingdom shall fall and from the ashes shall arise a new order, that will shake the very foundations of the world"

[@vytautaskupa9779]

one of the best characters i've ever seen tbh

[@Lightwish4K]

The one True King deserved a moment with Jaina in the end of shadowlands where she told him, she still belives and loves him. There should have been a hug and a kiss and our bro got the redemtion he deserved

[@revzics]

hugs and kisses got WoW to the state it's in today dude wtf

[@spizC]

"Arthas.... I still love you! I forgive you! You destroyed everything in my life I called "normal" and "home", killed my friends, destroyed cities... but I forgive you my man!!!!!! Arthas you rock!!! #ArthasDidNothingWrong"

[@mr.badwolf7356]

@@spizC To be fair, if there was any one who would forgive Arthas, it would be Jaina. She's the one who cared for him the most out of all of his victims and she wouldn't be foolish enough to confuse that forgiveness for love. She would forgive him because she's one of the few who had the most to lose due to him and also one of the few who understood him and the forces that were at work in his life to make him into the Lich King. I don't think that she would forgive him easily, as honestly, who could? But I think that she would, especially when you consider that Sylvanas and Uther were some of his more prominent victims.

[@gastonramiro9123]

Yeah, he was the prince, a paladín of light, and it's like he was almost destinied to become a great king one day... Darkness wants to corrupt us all, but it puts special attention and energy in the best of us. Arthas was one of the best, as it is Anduin. There are so much similarities in both of them, both great leaders, great paladins, great men, but both also corrupted, chased, broken by the evil.

[@tnnetnattninuttn4627]

@@spizC Lol it was him who was betrayed by everyone first...

[@folk_.]

Why the fuck does this always makes me tear ffssss

[@supertj99]

WOW died when finished the expansion of TWOLK🙂‍↕️never would be the same

[@ShadowFurry1997]

Arthas 😭

[@jamietomalin3815]

My son the day you where birn i watch with pride as you grew into a weapo of rightouseness

[@jamietomalin3815]

But dont forget there is a world of warcraft game and 3 warcraft games

[@alassesinda]

Arthas is heavily inspired from the character of King Elias from "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" by Tad Williams. There are several parallels in their character development. I don't want to spoil the book series for anyone who hasn't read them yet otherwise I would have listed them all here.

[@loop4569]

His overall idea is also a direct anti-parallel to Arthur. Excalibur brought peace, Frostmourne brought ruin, Excalibur was in water, Frostmourne was encased in ice

[@db7073]

The greatest king 👑 who ever lived 😊

[@sygmarvexarion7891]

We went from this to Dragonflight. Oh how the mighty have fallen...

[@mokdadsofiane4286]

There is two kings that i respect in all the story --> Arthas and Varyan --> they are true kings hail to them

[@douma2278]

Rest well King, Arthas Menethil... Rest well. ;[

[@josephbanet5410]

Where did you find that beginning Orchestral one? It's the best cover of the song that I've ever heard.

[@nugget7865]

I don't think I've ever heard the orchestral version before, and I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[@crysis69c]

C'est spectaculaire , j'aime profondément cette musique et ce mix ultime , Namasté

[@Mugthraka]

How it should have ended in Shadowlands We find Arthas imprisoned by the Jailer siphoning his energy away for his plans putting into endless torment. We are.conflicted cause he deserves it but if we leave him the jailer keep using his power. We get him out and have him atone for his Sins and get forgivness from Uther. In the end he can find peace and pass on wich serves as a mirror to Sylvanas, since she is pretty much in the same position as Arthas was and lost herself. Arthas attonement shows her that if he csn do it then she can

[@The_Haruspex]

How it should have ended in Shadowlands: Blizzard Rep: "Yeah guys we're cancelling the expansion and shutting down further production on WoW. We did a LOT of damage to the lore and IP, like, holy shit. From Cataclysm onwards we've done nothing but produce L's. Sorry for ruining everyone's childhood"

[@casecamel6719]

One and Only True Lich king.....

[@spartakos94]

"My son.... No king rules forever.."

[@strider8507]

'This one does"

[@rodrigome]

Long life to the king

[@MadeForJapan]

From my point of view he is the true image of Warcraft World :X:X

[@gastonramiro9123]

Well, it was him and Thrall the ones who created the franchise.

[@solosolovich9036]

I still don't understand why the Bliz are not filming an animated series about warcraft 3

[@KBums]

Can we get a Warcarft 4 that retells ALL of the main stories from Wow pre Expansion to Mists of Pandaria ? I'd just love an "official" of what happened through out the years I played. Those were the best years. Or not. Dude, I just want Warcaraft 4, man.

[@maeldilazzaro2756]

I'm not crying.

[@tototakto4611]

The Icon of the Warcraft universe. We love you Arthas.

[@YuryanEmperor]

THANK YOU ATHELARIUS🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Venkolm]

Gratz on 100k Subscribers.

[@renegade3246]

Arthas wasn’t wrong!!!!!!!!

[@JumpinJack14]

3:58 “You speak of Justice, of Cowardice. I will show you the Justice you crave, and the true… meaning… of Fear! -Arthas Menethil, The Lich King

[@xzcvz]

holy fuck the goosebumps when it starts

[@agustinassadourian2532]

An Karanir Thanagor / Long live the King

[@pugernoufer]

They need to make a movie about this.

[@horebgarcia1756]

Que arte no solo en la apariencia de arthas si no la musica uffff

[@lolWillieP]

No king rules forever!

[@andreybelow5411]

Шедевр, прям до слез🥲 3.3.5 форева

[@YuryanEmperor]

Прям в точку

[@DaRKJeZ]

Ningún Rey gobierna para siempre hijo mío.

[@ShadowWolf27948]

May my king rest in peace

[@profetapiola4399]

Arthas' background art with movement is incredible. Where did you get it?

[@tylerchapman8856]

the thumnail changes but my heart stays the same

[@Alex_vrs1995]

maybe a movie about this would be $$$$

[@AlexTJ-]

There he is

[@anjumaryjoseph4402]

Long live the king... But no king lives forever....

[@farendal4586]

The last 3 minutes are priceless

[@JoostMerkens]

For me throwing a soul into the maw out of vengeance is a damnable thing.

[@MinT-it8mr]

I want.. invincible orchestral full version😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@vaclavsedivy5843]

Thanks4uploaded!!

[@raynerjoannes]

WotLK the best patch ever.. maybe go to private server playing this awesome game💪

[@adr4m]

Or classic wotlk

[@josephbanet5410]

The Acherus version is so haunting.

[@Fenix_Undead]

The last great expansion

[@josephfelixfernandezcamino6805]

Arthas My favorit hero 😢😢

[@jefferykelsey]

Nice, can you do all versions of Deathwing's Theme?

[@whooxj3948]

I really hope they make the movie Warcraft 2 Lich King

[@Hail.nurgle-ym3sh]

He was a king all he wanted was to protect his people but he fell from grace to becoming his people biggest enemy Trying to defeat the burning legion he became the litch king

[@haileselasie8938]

Long live the King!

[@itachi0314]

Can someone let me know if they find the full video of the first Orchestral version? I can't find it anywhere even with several music recognition extensions 🤣

[@lividbutton2813]

Probably the best story in any video game is Arthas, I wish there was a movie made of him

[@keikoZB]

THE best villain in all gaming history imo. Also, he did nothing wrong

[@ttsand4229]

Years is passing but still no one have a pure HQ version of invincible ost

[@umarfarooqe-y5g]

Fall of lich king fall of lich 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

[@scatamaran]

That's why I still wear a title "of Lordaeron"

[@renevil2105]

him and Sylvanas why I rolled undead warlock, then Death knight came out then main a Unholy Blood Elf death knight. force to be undead from the last stand of Quel'thalas and even after free wanted to remain loyal to Arthus who brought new life and loyalties for he was my King.

[@colecote1432]

There is no class in warcraft that can compare to the thematic strength of the Death Knight.

[@rogue6285]

Одинокий и счастливый. Любимая бросила, уважаемый учитель проклял, как и народ. Счастья нет, есть покой и воля. Бллизы просто поиздевались над всеми любимыми героями- Артас, Сильвана, Гаррош. Ненавижу их за это.

[@МилаИванова-н5ф]

как и вся наша жизнь

[@criducoeur7271]

long live the king !

[@sensaznal]

No king rules forever.

[@keikun145]

Sadly we will never see him again in warcraft

[@thebestgaminginotter4573]

Sadly that we will probably never seeing the Big Antagonists of the next expansion that have a deep, hurtfull, complexe, powerfull writing like the Arthas and Illidan, i lost every hope when i saw the primalist their are not bad but they could have been at least write well.

[@digitalemotion3820]

You can never know! Every soul can be restored, Warcraft teach us that...

[@renaultellis6188]

The Bronze Dragonflight are our only hope. Arthas' soul not fading away in oblivion wouldn't change much of the story, I think. I'd be happy if it turns out Iridikron is right, and Warlands is the true timeline, after all

[@osiris8251]

We will never see anything we like about World of Warcraft again to be honest.

[@AcidBombYT]

thats not true hes still alive in classic+