The TRAGIC Life Of Anduin Wrynn

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Anduin’s life, in one video. That’s today’s challenge, listen on and you’ll understand all you need to know for World Soul Saga, and catch up on anything you’ve missed.

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[@JimBobsArcade87]

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[@jasonrhodes9726]

Anduin was born into a 16 bit world.

[@zafara1222]

I was a teenager when MoP came out, so you can argue I grew up alongside Anduin. His empathy and his borderline stubborn desires for peace have always been something I've admired about him. Anduin is genuinely one of my favorite characters in this franchise, maybe in fiction overall, and I'll die in the trenches for my boy. He's got a heart of gold and wears his intentions on his sleeve, and even though he's hurting and confused and feels lost, I'm really excited to be with him on his journey of healing and self-redemption.

[@ProgrQWow]

Same

[@isbammoi3358]

Same here. I always thought his character was interesting, but MoP was when I started to become really invested in him. He's really... grounded? Immense? He's just got such a deep well of feeling and can be a very impactful force for other characters. The fact that I believe he's capable of that is a testament to how his character has been done. I haven't been playing for a VERY long time now, but still check in on the story and my favorite characters. I really hope Anduin gets his due and his dreams, and can rest in satisfaction after rather than being plunged into another tragedy. Really hope he gets more super epic moments too, he's just so cool and his theme is AWESOME. One of my favorite pieces of music.

[@petakismyname4265]

My favourite questline ever was the Adnuin/Wrathion Legendary line. I was also blown away from the Legion Cinematic of him going to where his dad was slain, the insane ammount of conflict they managed to create within him. Him being forced to challenge his ideologies, and completely abandon everything he believed in was absolutely epic and tragic. I have’nt played much since Legion so idk what happened yet, just started the video 😅

[@Qatch1140]

Anduin is one of my favorite characters too, and it makes me sad when other people think he's boring or a p*ssy. He's such a strong and complex character

[@isbammoi3358]

@@Qatch1140 Ikr

[@ananyamukherjee6944]

You missed one big story when he was learning under Prophet velen, velen saw vision of Anduin leading army of light against Void 😮

[@Scythian1]

A few people have started to re-examine that vision as others have come to pass now, and people are speculating it may take place during the events of The Last Titan.

[@Roflstab]

@@Scythian1I mean Midnight may suit better

[@Scythian1]

@@Roflstab Time will tell I guess, like with all things :)

[@Rhonndel]

@@Scythian1 Dunno, in the comic Anduin was old af and there won't be any time skip in WoW ever.

[@MrManultra]

I hope they are done torturing my man... And especially I hope they don't kill him off in the world soul saga ! METZEN! DON'T!

[@a1pha_star]

🙏🙏🙏

[@reymundo4156]

That would be pretty crazy. I'm here for it.

[@mattcler7849]

They wont, Him & Velen are protected by Plot armor. Theirs a Comic of Anduin & Velen in the future looking back & they’re the two main people alive

[@firedevin1525]

The alliance would be better off without this weak leader

[@Nokomak]

They're not killing him. He's clearly being developed into their new front figure. On that note, it's not torture. Like I said, he's developing as a character. Always being a goody two shoes and frankly a wuss. He's finally been growing as a character and quite a convincing way too. It's not like with a lot of other characters where you don't really feel it's a believable change. He's got gritted teeth now but still shows compassion. This is a time where he's been shown a lot of grey area. Anduin was always good at seeing that things aren't just black & white, but he's now coming to grips with the many tones of grey he maybe only vaguely knew existed.

[@jump4joy2000]

I still remember playing WoW classic when I was in middle school (2004) and seeing a little kid in the throne room of Storm Wind. "Have you heard any news of my father?" He asked me. I never would have thought that this brat would become a hero I love today at 31 years of age.

[@berchelio9737]

Anduin is a GIGACHAD, man he is so young yet he had to endure things bearable only by experienced veterans he is the character with the BEST evolution

[@preds43]

Bro went through being puppeteer'd by the Devil himself, and is still fighting. My goat fr!

[@ChinnuWoW]

If only they put this amount of work in character development for the Jailer…

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

I disagree, respectfully. I think he is an insufferable whinger.

[@synchaos9141]

Anduin is so strong he survived Shadowlands' story itself

[@Gojimaru]

@@bonefetcherbrimley7740 +1

[@Scuuurbs]

I’ve never been a fan of the Alliance but I always had a soft spot for Anduin. I quit after MoP and it broke my heart to see the tortured man Anduin had become in the War Within cinematic.

[@Queldonus]

It hurts to see him so troubled, but at the end of the cinematic, he’s standing with Thrall, not walking away. My hope is that like his father, his scars are only going to make him stronger.

[@fraupest7857]

yeah its kind of an emotional scare and struggle than a physical one but I like it. seems more realistic and human to me.

[@fraupest7857]

scar*

[@snazzydrew]

I've been saying this since I saw Katrina Praestor standing next to my boy... "Protect Anduin at all cost". He is so pure and awesome. Dude has been through so much. He kinda reminds me of Gohan in how kind yet strong he is.

[@ryanmurphy1080]

as a returning player who has always felt behind and unsure how to sift through heaps of lore, i’ve been loving these videos. Would love to see in exactly like this about Sylvanas (hoping for a reception arc), and Thrall.

[@csguy3223]

I think Sylv’s story is over and her redemption is serving her time in the shadowlands.

[@ceruleanorb]

already watched the 25 mins and I can already tell you its a Bellular Banger

[@azaldie]

I pity all those who see Anduin as a "little bitch" or a "boy-king", who see him as a weak leader and/or a weak man - because I'll say, for all that he's been through, to still carry on and to have empathy even for those who imprisoned him... to then once again take Thrall's hand against a new potential threat - He's the strongest character I know in WoW.

[@aquiamorgan2416]

Agreed. In the cinematic he says "I have no light" and I'm just thinking, of course you do, you're here and you're alive and you are free. You couldn't have done that without any light. Poor boy needs a hug.

[@PrismaticFitness]

Check out the new Anduin short story if both of you haven’t already!

[@oregonwave6135]

Excellent video my friend! I'm loving how the World Soul saga is bringing Lore back to the forefront of Warcraft!

[@AetherialYoutube]

An amazing video, though I feel like you passed up on the Gathering / Arathi Highlands Massacre (it would have been good to mention how he tried to make peace with Sylvanas after Legion, and why he set down the path for BfA) and also his relationship with Genn Greymane, who is essentially his pseudo-father and their relationship is honestly pretty important since Varian's death.

[@gorgeouszan]

"She went ballistic and caused a slaughter" you got that dead wrong. Anduin brought an insurgent in Calia who attempted to encourage the Forsaken present into insurrection despite they didn't want to and Sylvanas retaliated. Not saying she was the righteous one in doing so but to paint it as if she did it without cause is just plain wrong and misleading.

[@PaulaLPope]

This was fantastic! Can you do this for other key characters, as well?

[@mookieblaelocker6504]

That’s a dramatic and tragic origin for skillshare

[@phantom0456]

My man Bellular straight rolling out of bed to bring us great content!

[@aomforever]

Calling it now, when Asmongler is going to react to this, he is still going to call Anduin a Crybaby b*tch, while refusing to accept any of his lore, because in his mind Anduin is always a crybaby b*tch, everything that happened to him, is still somehow not enough to justify his trauma.

[@tylermcnally8232]

its his shtick

[@synmad3638]

Eh sure but he just doesn't take WoW's narrative seriously, I doubt he would actually consider someone with PTSD a bitch

[@Lupinemancer87]

He doesn't even know there is Lore in the game, that's why he has no idea what's actually happening.

[@stcosyem]

Don’t you know? You’re supposed to be born a 6’4” badass?

[@SonUvSolarus69]

asmons just jelly that hes a redheaded stepchild cringer and not a blonde boi king lmao

[@psychcake1108]

What a banger of a video. THANK YOU so much for making this! I saw the new cinematic and it was obvious that I had some catching up to do. This was perfect for that. Thank you!

[@MegaJess1224]

Man oh man the way you told the story was absolutely amazing! Dont have good enough words to describe your amazing work! LOVED THIS!!!! ❤😍

[@BurnettGaming]

Fantastic video. Would love to see more of these single character spotlights like this. There's a bunch of characters who bounce in and out of focus that have been around for a long time that I feel would be interesting to get the synopsis of. I feel like I learned a lot about the surrounding characters through this video on Anduin as well. Really well done.

[@LittleBigTruths]

I actually have that comic about Varian! Glad I bought it when i saw it in the bookstore

[@rameking1]

Bellular, thank you! Please make more of these. I'm a family man now and cannot devote hours a day to an MMO. But these lore chunks from the perspective of different major characters is a great summary of the WoW story and would help keep me updated even though I can no longer play. Top of my list for next videos would be Arthas and Thrall.

[@deadbishop9317]

This was great! A much appreciated summary of his story before the next expansion; more of this for more chars please!

[@timralph7466]

Trauma for days but one hell of a glow up

[@Aeizus.]

Great video, sometimes I get lost in the lore after all these years and its great to have it all together like this

[@colewhite9290]

I hope you do more of these!

[@jaycarter-coles2900]

Thank you so much for putting this together!!

[@dixiewitch]

even as a long time player this was a amazing video. and i hope you continue to do more

[@ShariefSaleh]

This is quality narration and content. Well done man! More of that please ❤️

[@pierrealexander8183]

So beautifully told. Thank you to everyone involved.

[@Frostydog85]

Great video, thank you, a great refresher after all these years.

[@drakejameson3343]

I really love these lore videos, super important for a player like me who just couldnt stand shadowlands and BFA.

[@finalspinal]

I really liked the bfa Story and the atmosphere and zones (except borrowed power) but sl was super shit in every regard

[@jaymzOG]

Right, it sucks because the actual lore is dope, but the actual game clashes so hard with it.

[@Cobaltbear]

Very well put together. Thank you!!

[@grimwest1222]

This was great! What a complex set up for simply the development of the character - I hope we see something incredible come from it.

[@aster4jaden]

The biggest tragedy is how Blizzard did him dirty during BFA and Shadowlands.

[@Zerathenezot]

Na that's Sylvanas

[@cyric28]

Arthas was done dirty too, Arthas' story was tragic

[@Zerathenezot]

@@cyric28 how when he chose every thing he did. He chose to slaughter the entire city of strathome even though we know there is a cure for the plague. He chose to chase malganis to northrend with zero support. He chose to pick up frostmourne even though he was told it was cursed. No one forced anything on him. His story is not a tragic one. Its one of pride and stupidity and a lust for more power. Arthas before and after picking up frostmourne are the exact same character. Both see murder as the 1st and only solution. The only difference is the number of people reigning in arthas bloodlust keep getting smaller and smaller. He wanted to be a paladin but really. He was a 1 handed fury warrior.

[@legendwoodsman]

Thank you so much for making this video! :)

[@charlayned]

Thank you, that was wonderful. Anduin's been my favorite since I started playing in BC. Every time we saw him, interacted with him, he fascinated me. The growth he's gone through has been amazing. And yes, the domination was horrible, My brother's a former Marine who saw some real bad stuff when he was in (1980s). I could see what was going on with Anduin was going to hurt more than ever and I knew it was going to be bad. But even with that, what we saw in the new announcement broke my heart. I've seen that very reaction with my brother and I know the PTSD. I am wanting to see where Anduin goes from here and how he works through being with his "friends" and his kingdom again. A fear there's going to be some fight with Turalyon about who is going to hold the throne of Stormwind.

[@SmoothjazGamingTV]

The one true, sad boi King. Look forward to his arc in TWW. Great vid 🤘🏻

[@attheworktable]

These are the types of videos I like to watch on your channel!

[@burtonmotion583]

Really appreciated this video. Great work.

[@-Maeola-]

Excellent vid matey!!!❤

[@bewareofthewigglebutts]

Good job on this, Bell!

[@alottaguala9766]

Love these type of videos, would love to see some on my favorite characters like Illidan, or Thrall, very well done ❤

[@Cybertori]

Thanks for this. I don't even have an active sub, but I played since Beta. It's the story that keeps me coming back, at this point. As you noted, the lore of the Stormwind court was integral from the start. Anduin's fate is tied up with everything.

[@d.j.9739]

This was well made and very informative!

[@frankyboi1819]

Great vid! I’m excited to see what happens with Anduin’s story, I just hope they don’t kill him.

[@CobleAshleyL]

We need more of these. At least for me, playing for so long, I’ve forgotten how in depth some of the lore is.

[@jase_allen]

16:32 Point of contention: Varian and Sylvanas didn't make a suicidal attempt to stop the legion. That suggests they just went in guns a-blazing to sacrifice themselves to the greater good. They thought they had made a researched and well thought out plan that ultimately turned out to be part of a trap.

[@technordeon]

Wow, this is such an amazing content, great story and great job!

[@boostin1994]

Great vid, Bellular! Thank you for the missing pieces.

[@sjsr1067]

Thank you for this video. ❤

[@deyanangelov7624]

Love the video and storytelling!

[@LIX1989]

Amazing writing Michael! ❤❤

[@henriquezauli419]

Amazing job! Video is perfect!

[@ProgrQWow]

Maybe in this expansion's mini series we'll see Anduin in one of the episodes and how he dealt with all this trauma, where he was and what he thought.

[@DiabloTommaso]

It s clear he didn t del with trauma yet. I hope that he s going to grew eaven more and fix his soul.

[@aquiamorgan2416]

I want this in a novel.

[@MonMonday88]

Great summary. I didn't play Shadowlands, so I needed to know what happened to him and why. Now I understand the trailer for the War Within much better!

[@joebarnes6482]

My dude, you have a voice for videos like this. Thank you for creating a rabbit hole ill be sure to fall deep into over the next few hours of downtime. I wanted to see what age Anduin is in TWW, instead I learned everything lmfao. From a player whos played since vanilla but never read the books/shorts except for recent, thank you!

[@NavikvonBathory]

That was awesome. Thanks.

[@madreh7549]

what a great Video, I simply love it.!!

[@JesperAndersen]

Awesome video - thank you! :-)

[@jeremewellborn8182]

Great video!

[@billisbokas9161]

Very nice video m8! I love the WoW lore!

[@andrewwigham3026]

Bellular actually making the story (during Shadowlands) actually sound good - something Blizzard struggled to do. I think Anduins story has been pretty consistent to be fair.

[@waynebloom1]

Sweet new video and sweet new glasses 👍👍

[@LightForged8124]

Wow this story is absolutely incredible

[@Froggeh92]

I relate to punished anduin hard. His loss of innocense mirrors us as we grew up.

[@jsdropdabass8174]

You sounded a bit sick? Get better ^^ good vid love the lore!

[@dreioo8759]

Yessir, this made my week! More lore more characters, good Warcraft is escapism at its finest.

[@dunnoowo8828]

the start is like "and the young child's mother died ANYWAY SING UP FOR SQUARE SPACE NOW!"

[@Anxeas1]

Well done video

[@StrobeFireStudios]

great video !!

[@WesleyHughston]

Would love to see his coming back into the light as a powerful pivotal moment in the coming expansion. Surely Anduin can be the new great paladin priest king and savior of Azeroth.

[@uutarn]

I was welling up all the way. Well narrated mate. I have always had love of Anduin's character and story arc and you bought that to life right now and made my day. Cheers :-)

[@TheHellsHobbit]

Awesome video.

[@romeyromel]

Wow you are an amazing story teller ...I had no clue about these specific details about the sword, BRD, Becoming Velen's Pupil ..i wish this was Implemented in the game therefore we the viewers and players would've been drawn to the entire story more.. even in shadowlands.. only if they would have followed this method the story would've been awesome

[@nestor-martinez]

Friggin' love this!

[@ricardomolina905]

The worst that ever happened to him.was to fall in the hands of Steve Danusser. Period

[@synchaos9141]

Poor Anduin having to suffered through BFA and Shadowlands writing i don't blame him for being like this

[@lukasgaming82]

Love your lore videos! :)

[@KemiiDK]

05:45 Thought the car alarm in the back was outside my house. Otherwise a brilliant video!

[@JABO95SA]

Pog video. Thank you!

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[@konig4626]

Poor Anduin.. having a bugged childhood next to a fricking huge dragon 😂

[@bertabound8093]

Anduin and Gen are probably my favorite alliance characters, as a strictly Horde player. Seeing his story arc mimic Arthas slightly as made me interested... kinda, in retail again.

[@dimvots6729]

Gen ???? Go learn his story one of the worst kings and hummans ever.

[@apostle333]

I can relate to so much of this story. Tell me more!

[@Moonstrider]

Guys, this is awesome.❤

[@nickcathelyn222]

Great Video :)

[@kylecoburn1329]

awsome ty lov these vids

[@ftschembari254]

Anyone that doesn’t comprehend why Andy had to take a sabbatical probably needs therapy themselves. I trust that Metzen will give Anduin the heroic return he deserves

[@TheFallorn]

I love these videos

[@danielantonioginartemilane1658]

Amazing resume man, you did a great job, blizzard should do stuff like this and add a tab for lore description, and a bestiary, i think is not a bad idea, they just have to wrrite and put some images, and new players that defeat new monsters can read the descriptions.

[@azaldie]

This - It'd be a great addition to the Adventure Guide.

[@Fububoo]

I can never return to Azeroth but I plan to binge your content bc I have been wondering what’s up with the story. Thank you.

[@TheFlyWahine]

This made me wonder if its posible to make a video on the full story of Stormwind and/or ogrimar? Not the peopel in focus but a story about the full story about the capitol cities? Maby not just alliance and horde.

[@DJK827]

Hey bellular is there a video of the explanation of what happened after mists of pandaria to like legion or BOA I was a veteran back in TBC all the way to Cataclysm but I stopped playing rate after only to come back at the very end of shadowlands and have been hard into DF so far but I’m confused on the whole lore part? Please and thank you very much your vids are awesome can understand everything you say with meaning behind it all. Definitely appreciate it

[@Shervin86]

One of the only proper storyline that has continued from vanilla until now! ❤

[@drakosflame]

I'm so happy they're continuing to give Anduin some feeling of humanity. We've come a long way from the low-poly little boy in Stormwind. I like that they took him the empathetic route instead of the bitter one, the "it's worth it to struggle" instead of "I need to wall myself off and be a robot" trauma response. Shit, I don't think even -I've- recovered from Varian's death or Illidan proving that not only are the Naaru not infallible when it comes to the light, but that they can be destroyed. And Legion was a long time ago.

[@anthonystewart5534]

This video gave me a greater respect for Anduin 💯

[@chrisancola]

That grizzled look of Anduin reminds me of The warrior of light during ARR

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