The Story of Nazjatar - Alliance & Horde POV [Lore]

[@GGFips]

As someone who really enjoys the lore but does not play the game I just want to say that you are doing God's work man. I cannot express the gratitude for you doing this content. Keep it up man and thank you!

[@i3lului311]

@@cameronmcewen9666 r u okay Cameron McEwan?

[@i3lului311]

@@cameronmcewen9666 Yes darling ty

[@illadin12]

good, dont ever touch this game!

[@ayaantravis8210]

Instablaster.

[@Zphaar]

Azshara's voice is so well done, it's amazing

[@Laura_Darkspear]

It sounds like the voice actress for Faye from Cowboy Bebop. Could be the same person but either way I agree with you!

[@Tibbroar]

@@Laura_Darkspear it's Laura Post. So not the person that voiced Faye but she freaking kills it as Azshara.

[@brendanmarboot5731]

She also voices Ahri from LoL and I have heard she also voices Nox from Smite.

[@catnium]

ye to bad wow sucks balls nowadays

[@mishking9547]

Another waifu to add to my collection~

[@cemeterybackyards]

It's great and all but,,I still think Nazjatar and Queen Azshara deserve their own expansion, and with maybe a bit *more* than what they got now. All of it had SO MUCH potential and I hope they do something more with it real soon before I get turned off completely.

[@Rakshiir]

To me the zone is a bit small. Sure, they might have more cities under water or something, but if you imagine how big the Naga force should be, there should be more. Also: Azshara would deserve a bit more as a villain I think. On the other hand: N'Zoth surely is the bigger fish...

[@chrishartt797]

This is their expansion

[@legion4698]

The naga and queen azshara had 10 thousand years to build stuff and yet they build this tiny little palace in the middle of no where? If I had 10 thousand years I would’ve built a sand castle

[@Chitown18]

For real like I picture something similar to suramar ...nazjatar deserves way more presence than a small patch area

[@Levitiy]

I said that they could have colonized the other side of Azeroth for years. It's all ocean. But no, Blizz done f-ked it up.

[@DeathSithe92]

@@Levitiy that requires blizzard to put some effort in, and ever since Metzen left, the guy who had PLANS to actually add naga to horde or alliance left the company is now just run by share holders and accountants

[@ninaloveray]

@@DeathSithe92 I heard somewhere he wanted Naga for Alliance while Horde would get Ogres, I do hope one day they will happen.

[@Digitalhdwmn]

@@ninaloveray it won't because metzen left.. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Egalia_1]

Oh yea I forgot about the Tidestone. Must’ve left it somewhere... oops

[@mysteryman7766]

Prob left it in the tomb, along with the rest of the pillars. Strange that we haven't seen the others turn up...

[@shakirashipslied9721]

I wonder who took the other ones.

[@vindurza]

I just hope we get to keep azshara around for a bit after the raid she has too much potential to kill off especially in only 1 patch/raid

[@singingboy1996]

vindurza she has been sort of Omni present though. Legion, burning crusade, well of eternity dungeon, etc etc. but we shall see what happens!

[@zsomborkiss7047]

Maybe.. on wowhead you can check her animation, when you go to death and dead animation she isnt dead at all only lying on the floor exhausted and defeated but still alive

[@Traskurs]

Totally Agree

[@CoelhoMiguel]

@@zsomborkiss7047 I don't remember the last time we really kill someone with our hands...

[@ahmedhisham8551]

aaaaand we didi weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@mihaiaricisteanu7903]

Azshara's voice is the most erotic thing I've ever heard in my 22 years of existance.

[@LordsSky]

Thank you for these, truely. You'll likely never read this but I'm very thankful for these and other videos (Such as the Zul raid). I love the lore but playing catch-up means a lot of story is very hard to access due to the player base having moved on. Its great to find someone who not only uploads the cutscenes (Lets be real, EVERYONE does that) but plays the out of cutscene parts too.

[@akreiger8122]

So... We enter a hostile new land where we are shot down, or in this case crash down, into an island of a Ancient Monarch, We stand with a 3rd Party...ish, faction that wants to deal with the main threat. That we do stuff for them to disrupt the region, We have our separate holdings as to where we can’t enter each or be engaged, We have scuffles between the factions, with a general main confrontation between Alliance and Horde that features Lor’themar and Jaina at a crossroad. They go their separate ways and or assist each other against the main threat, but remain suspicious over the other side. As yada yada past actions make them weary... How is this not Pandaria 2.0? This feels eerily like the Isle of Thunder.

[@Levitiy]

The amount of people who rebuff that the Sylvanas and Garrosh story arc is identical is funny.

[@25Leprechaun]

Calling it, the minute N’zoth gets what he wants he will betray Azshara.

[@mysteryman7766]

There is a good chance he'll just let Azshara die in the Palace. The way he sees it, if she fails in combat then she's not worth saving. Better to corrupt those who defeated her. At least, thats the jist I got from Crucible.

[@shadow3675]

He's a old God there as trustworthy as the legion.

[@beff2372]

@@mysteryman7766 You can check Azshara's death animation on wowhead. She doesn't die, she's defeated but alive. There's surely going to be a cutscene after we defeat her tho.

[@mysteryman7766]

@@beff2372 Brilliant....

[@Rakshiir]

@@beff2372 I totally expect her to not survive, or at least lose her free will or something... everything else would be odd. At least from our perspective: she has shown several times she is not trustworthy, not killing her would be a big mistake I think

[@Rakshiir]

I have to admit that I quite like the Azshara model and voice actor. It really suits her, I think. Also on a sidenote: the look on Greymane's face the moment he slips the deck was so funny :D

[@MrGoesBoom]

Ya know, something I've always wondered...does Azshara recall us crashing her little party at the Well of Eternity via the Caves of Time? Like, she's nursing a grudge about it all this time, then s she watches the world she notes this one hero rising to prominence and fame....wait, they look familiar....

[@mancamiatipoola]

TY so much for keeping the legacy of WOW going Nobbel. You are a true Master Archivist of Lore. I have watched your content over the years and even tho i don;t play WOW anymore, i still like to dive in a bit of lore from time to time when i get WOW nostalgia. You do a fantastic service to people who no longer play WOW but still like to check out how the history of WOW is unfolding. As a lore fan, i tip my hat to you sir!

[@roberthackett87]

31:39 The bromance between Greymane and Lor'themar 😂

[@TippyCraft]

I was thinking the same thing lol.

[@Nictose123]

I have been doing the Nazjatar meta-achievement, and I've really been enjoying the zone. You made a reference to hoping to see Dragon Flight in the future and it made me chuckle. Good prediction!

[@kattitaniummelonparker3408]

Your subtitles always makes these videos so much better.

[@Nemzky]

Can we talk about how much voice acting is in this patch alone? Its all so well done too.

[@RummerChan]

The Greymane Lor'themar bromance is strong.

[@MrGoesBoom]

Heh...Jaina and Thalyysra are like 'let's work together to get it done' while Genn and Lor'themare are in a constant back and forth dick waving contest...but hey, that's how guys bond with each other. It'd be weird otherwise

[@EloquentTroll]

But the real ship is Lorthelyssra

[@MrV1r00zz]

i freaking LOVE the gilgoblins just so nice hear a goblin talk about something other then money haha

[@argetlam5964]

going through your bfa playlist. just wanted to say thanks for the sub titles through cut scenes.

[@sebytro]

Wonderful video, as always. Thank you, dear Nobbel and fijne dag! ^_^

[@naxxramas5665]

I had my subtitles on and at 8:40 "Cutscene: Biiiig fish." lmao

[@christopherjosephtanate7672]

Imagine being the Tidestones guardian and only having 2 pieces of gold in your pocket. For a queen, Azshara sure doesnt pay her subjects much

[@WarMonger_the-One-and-Only]

Was this post made by the adventurer gang?

[@splinte111]

I hate the whole "we must work together despite our difference to accomplish an important task" when we all know that next expansion it will all be forgotten and both sides wants to kill eachother again.

[@HaloProdigy21]

there are hints that we may be sticking together in the next expansion. specially since it looks like we will be fighting n'zoth during it

[@mysteryman7766]

My guess is that we actually may see a gradual decrease in tensions. Especially with Green Jesus coming back. Also, its not like everyone in the Horde hates the Alliance; most of the Horde races want peace, the only two that profit from this conflict are the Forsaken and the Goblins.

[@flameknightplayz2939]

@@HaloProdigy21 it's actually gonna be azshara vs Nzoth vs horde vs alliance, since both nzoth and azshara are double crossing each other.

[@chrissmid8660]

@@mysteryman7766 Are you serious? Plenty of orcs hate the Alliance. The blood elves seek vengeance from what Jaina did in Dalaran. The darkspear are no friends to the humans. The Mag'hat want to destroy the Lightforged. The nightborne look down at the night elves. And the Zandalari are totally looking to revenge their fallen King

[@linkzellda]

*splinte111* Well, is because Blizzard writers are running out of ideas, so they just repeat the same story over and over again.

[@MortisDux]

I just picked wow recently, been trying to understand and follow the Lore, your videos are very helpful! TY so much!

[@MerudonWoW]

What was the arrow pointing at at time 4:43

[@Lakefront_Khan]

I don't even play WOW and I've been waiting for this shit for years.

[@Veritanky]

aaand its disappointing

[@greyworld6242]

Sea goblins huh? Goblin slayer has new enemies to kill. You’re right. Story wise tyrande really should be in this. Seeing the alliance and horde fight together while taking jabs at one another is enjoyable as hell.

[@sma1015]

Finally, the long awaited video is here. Please also do a Cover for the raid to eternal palace.

[@RashieHunTeR]

Cheers nobbel! I don't play anymore but I do enjoy watching the lore :)

[@animelytical8354]

Gill Goblin' s voice is great

[@MrGoesBoom]

I honestly thought it was a gnome at first, then I looked closer at the screen and I'm like 'oooh, gilgoblin'

[@Dexieboi2013]

I love how jaina and thalyssra both speak at the same time, as if they both know that their side is acting like children

[@Rakshiir]

Well, both of them aren't stupid... if they use their heads. Jaina had some emotional moments where she acted to fast. Not that it's not understandable. I mean, Greymane also isn't a complete idiot, but time and time again he falls back to his emotional side. Personally though, I like how Greymane and Lor'themar act during the quest, showing some respect for each other. I mean, looking at the horde campaign, I really liked Lor'Themar... "This will upset Nathanos, which makes me like it even more" :D

[@moonrazor2039]

Big of Jaina to talk. Seriously can't stand this whitewashed annoying story they gave her all of a sudden.

[@pazu2934]

Azeroth is dead. The heart is corrupt by Nzoth and magni isn’t communicating with the planet. He’s talking to Nzoth. Ilgynoth from the Rift of Aln raid gives away a lot about what’s happening by saying the king of diamonds is a pawn and heart heart is empty and we have filled it. I feel like the heart that we’re powering up will be used to set Nzoth free

[@pazu2934]

Spencer Minton I suppose there’s a lot to consider. But if you look at your raid journal and read about the place it says that the kingdom is the prison. So at the end of the last boss fight I feel like we will somehow release him

[@Yomom12388]

Hi, future guy here. You were right. Nzoth is set free and destroys Azeroth. The game is over and the servers are shut down. Nobody gets any refunds for Shadowlands and WoW 2 is a F2P mobile game. Blizzard released a press release saying “fuck you guys, I knew you had phones”.

[@dakotajones1852]

I love how I was exploring a random cave and managed to find the entrance to the raid

[@donjezza10]

"But you know... What could have been". I look at WoW nowadays, and my thoughts could not be summed up better with any other words.

[@DKHZStudio]

26:14 it is really fitting playing as bloodelf or even voidelf. Three difference generations of elves ^^

[@TheLun4tic]

They really took inspiration from the Aquaman Movie :D

[@Leono413]

Real quick, Nobbel: Nathanos takes a casual stroll into the water wall shortly after crashing into Nazjatar. After you get the quest to go to Oculeth, walking a certain distance down the path will trigger this. It's easy to miss the first time around, but it does happen.

[@Nobbel87]

Ahh snap didn't catch that. Thanks for the heads up!

[@Ozzy242]

1:24 Nobbel87, Your comments during the cutscene were recorded by the closed captioning. lol

[@limiteditemeater8167]

Don't even play retail anymore yet I always tune in to see some of the new lore (and your sexy voice). Love ya vids.

[@CoelhoMiguel]

5:11 "why? Why? Why? Why?" What is khadgar doing? How did she stole this from a flying city? 🤔 Hope at least an answer comes in a future book, I would love to know.

[@TrensGemini]

In the depths, no one can hear you scream. Well they can, but it's really muffled.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

sound waves travel faster in water ironically

[@Levitiy]

@@NonsensicalSpudz Yup. Sonar and whales.

[@Sir_Tentacle]

KZbin, why no notification?? I found this when I randomly looking old videos of bfa.

[@CoelhoMiguel]

Welcome back 😊

[@remixedmind6648]

26:35 wtf? Is this protoss pylon on the table? :D

[@Tomatowormprince]

"The bit about Suramar shielding themselves to keep Mama Azshara away from the pillar of creation; The Eye of Aman'thul, that's..." Some bullshine.

[@Levitiy]

True. It was to shield the Broken Isles from being sunken, which they predicted ahead of time. We all know this.

[@Tomatowormprince]

@@cameronmcewen9666 In theory.

[@donovanschoor1473]

this is literally the very first time i see the term "POV" in another context.....

[@WingZX1103]

Wooot!!!! And right when I finished all my homework

[@BlackEyedkoala]

What’s behind the water at 4:47

[@PeaceJaime123]

At 14:00 Nobbel talking about dragon isles expansion 2 years ago. Wtg

[@MrAndido]

Azshara. AZSHARA!!! I want that for my ringtone 😂😂

[@jirisekanina4954]

Alliance get some cool race as friend and the Horde gets Goblins again, cool :D

[@MegaChickenfish]

32:04 * miss * *Your thrown skill has increased to 2!*

[@singingboy1996]

Will be interesting to see more of the story, because at the moment there seems to be a few big plot holes. I like mechagon more, max is crowded and you can get so easily turned around if you don’t having flying, and congested as hell. But it is a beautiful zone.

[@Jakeyboy13ful]

Can we just appreciate Lorthemars get up. Like that robe animation. UGH yes

[@UpontheGreyWind]

Zagara serves her one true queen!.... wait?

[@dorobot05]

Kerrigan? lol. But wait. Zagara is the head of the Swarm now.

[@UpontheGreyWind]

@@dorobot05 hmmm fanfiction time. After becoming a xelnaga and flying away with Jim Raynor the two lived together for years until Jims death of old age, Due to Kerrigan being XelNaga sje couldnt breed so she flew alone through space, eventually losing her physical form and becoming essence alone. After eons passed she found Azeroth. On the planet she found a young Kaldori, placing her essence within the child and giving her unimaginable power. As one they grew into queen Azshara, Kerrigan becoming a memory and part of Azsharas mind. Over time the burning legion would invade Azeroth and Queen Azshara would tap into the Xelnaga power within to scare Manaroth until the sundering where she would commune with N'Zoth, (a fallen Xelnaga) who would offer her power and survival. A deal was made. While the highborn became the naga and thrived beneath the waves, Azshara began having memories of Kerrigan and her time as the queen of blades, including her loyal servant Zagara. Reaching out into space, she called to her once faithful minion, bringing her mind to Azeroth and molding her a new body, bringing queen and servant together again.

[@algoraxmago1527]

The Jinyu of pandaria could be useful there...

[@miguelfrancescohogar7501]

Algorax Mago “too many fishies”- Blizzard 2019

[@NinjaKittkatt]

Speaking of Pandaria... where's the much needed meet up with Wrathion and Ebonhorn? Wrathion thought he was the only uncorrupted black dragon, but now he's not and yet these two STILL haven't met each other.

[@Levitiy]

A Pearlfin Jinyu and Kirin Tor presence would have really added more fun variety to it, sad.

[@nestrior7733]

I do wonder how much autonomy Azshara has. She seems to be cooperating with Sylvanas, seeing how Ashvane is there, while the Void inside of Alleria screams for the latter's death. But she also holds the Black Blade that was obviously tempered with by N'zoth. I feel retcons and omissions coming. Or deus ex machinas.

[@catchupichu]

Can't wait for the raid to come out (eventually)

[@JohnDoe-vn1we]

Blightcallers end, hahahaha, his plot armor is so thick the sword of Sargaras could not penetrate it. Blizz is too afraid of angering the Horde babies. Hell they told them no zandalari pallies and the tears and temper tantrums were strong they gave in.

[@SomewhatSwedish]

They didn't want to waste him as a boss in Shadowlands

[@MrGoesBoom]

Sorry for double post, but watching this vid just reminded me of something else that has been bugging me...when they die don't elf souls become wisps? But then in several areas of the game their spirits still hold the same form they did in life. Has lore ever mentioned the discrepancy?

[@araposkulo]

Like Illidan's return in Legion, instead of having Tyrande and Malfurion (who has recovered now by the way) interact with Azshara, we get someone else.... comon Blizzard. You are missing opportunities here

[@bobbyb8223]

I love that part, when Genn and Lorthemar threatening each other.

[@mikkelnpetersen]

The Naga is one of the best looking/designed species in Warcraft.

[@feron_ve]

26:54 Protos Pylon on the table ?

[@NamielLion]

Wait... Do Genn and Lor'themar have different voices for the factions? Are there others that share such changes?

[@LoredanSunstrider]

2:53 best frame of the expansion so far.

[@stumpe9662]

so as someone who hasnt played last two patches, the story has just kinda turned into, "remember this? eh? remember we foreshadowed this?" without it actually going anywhere

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

Are you not paying attention? It's all about to pay up.

[@stumpe9662]

@@user-uq4gr5nl5o I said in my post i havent played in two patches, so no i havent been paying attention thats why i asked

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

@@MaekarManastorm The raid is coming soon. That's where most of it is going to happen.

[@bea5tincarnate113]

we also find the scepter of tides (restoration shaman artifact) what happens with it after we inspect it tho ?

[@castin7918]

Holy shit i'm early for once, Good vid as always Nobbel!

[@123TV4]

at 25:15 sounds like thatone eurovision song say nanana

[@peagames2002]

That N'zoth monologue aside Azharas monologue tho.

[@Random_Person.-.]

Thalyssra: an illusion! Me: what are you hiding

[@stormstrider1990]

I'll finish this quest line on the Horde main tomorrow, once I've gathered the last 300 experience points on my bodyguards. If they didn't put the story behind this grind, I would complete it on all my alts.

[@thornwalker4655]

Need more Greymane & Lor'Themar scenes.

[@brennanwn]

6:24 - 7:26 This raises alot of questions

[@SagittariusSisyphus]

What's with in-game graphics cinematics having 300% mouth movements?

[@enryoumode1822]

Hey nobble if you read this, i know some time ago with legion but since i love illidan, i was asking my self what do you think is gonna happen to him and will we see him again?

[@Nobbel87]

Hard to say besides they're keeping him up there for a potential future story. Personally wouldn't mind seeing the threat that caused Sargeras to form the burning legion (corrupted titan) be expelled at end of B4A. We save the world meaning he doesn't need to be the bad guy anymore - Cleansed of the fel - A strong ally against the void. Azeroth and Sargeras shoulder to shoulder as we venture into the great dark beyond and find the realm of the void lords. Also there's illidan riding Sargeras' shoulder caus they're bros now

[@enryoumode1822]

@@Nobbel87 Hehe i must say imagine that would be happening with the shoulder thing that would be so cool :D idk feels strange to me i mean sure in the game you cant say everything is correct, but do you thought about the option that he might fight with sargeras and maybe take his place instead or something like this? just wondering but your idea sounds better tbh :D

[@rwade4387]

They could of done so much more with her than Sylvanas. Queen Azshara has way more power in her base form, yet she got a fraction of the screen time that even Lady Vashj is getting now.

[@dalthorn]

What exactly was that red arrow pointing at during the portion about the Tidestone?

[@shinryuvirus9987]

It was pointing at a whale that attacks during the fight

[@tex4096]

Is it just me but nothing happened lorewise after the into to Nazjatar.

[@JoseHernandez-em3rp]

Basically we. Fight off the forces outside the palace

[@Xenophontes]

31:44 apply ointment to burn.

[@dalthewarrior6066]

how do you get that eye hat thing?

[@Poisonjab354]

Still love watching lore

[@nagaganas7927]

Theeeeeee roleeeeeee plaaaaayingggg offffff thisssssss guyyyyyyy issssssss ovverrrrrrrr theeeee topppppp

[@MsSnowMews]

Thanks for the help, However I can't end it without help, Even though I'm level 70 Beast Master Hunter.. Wish the old Raids would show even in the 10.7 content.

[@kyleslifeofjoy]

Do you guys think there will be an 8.3 with n'zoth or will they jump into 9.0 kinda like they did with WoD cause BFA isnt that great?

[@CoelhoMiguel]

For my opinion comparing to WoD and Pandaria, the servers are still quit full, PvP, Mythic + and Raid is worth it and people how enter this 8.2 seems here to stay for a while, lest see. So I would say they will do a 8.2.5 and a 8.3, but they already promised, I can't find the link but was under the questions to Ion regarding this new 8.2 patch.

[@Strnge]

Can someone explain why nazjatar and the area of azsuna, Narthalas, look the same?

[@ninaloveray]

It’s because they were part of the same empire.

[@Aurora-313]

I have to say, if there was a patch that should've seen Malfurion and Tyrande's involvement, it should've been this one...

[@Hellfalcon666]

Lorewalker Nobbel, thanks

[@adonisbs]

I just noticed that the opening song has subtitles to it...

[@juannunez462]

14:07 this guy predicted the dragon isles expansion

[@masarothgames]

What's the sword that the Alliance Paladin character is holding in the video?

[@jamieweir645]

if you mean Nobbels character ingame, that's the legendary 'Ashbringer' boyyyy!

[@masarothgames]

@@jamieweir645 Beauty.

[@jamieweir645]

@@masarothgames yeah, lovely looking sword. Has some cool lore behind it and a few different versions also. It's the artifact weapon that all Retribution Paladins receive in Legion too :)

[@masarothgames]

@@jamieweir645 Yeah I know what Ashbringer is and the lore behind it. I just didn't recognize that alternate version of it. Thanks.

[@jamieweir645]

@@masarothgames No worries!

[@TheFlyWahine]

I'm currently working to get all the junk so I can get my robo-tiger. As far as I know I'm done with Nazjatar. But I have one companion thing to do now that I think of it.....

[@geraltgrey-mane695]

dont tell me you bought that mount >.< damn

[@ryanedwards7487]

Anyone else who ever played the Alliance really want a chance to have an Ascended Murlock (Unkoan!) as a Shaman or Paladin or something? After all, who doesn't like to dress up as a Murlock in Borean Tundra?^^

[@JKrolart]

What if the Horde split will mean we become part of Sylvanas's Horde? What if there will be Human Horde? All eyes shall be opened...like N'Zoth's big Sauron style eye. It makes sense. One breakout means a total breakout I'd think. Then the Dead coming back. Has Sylvanas been getting whispered to? With the horde being broken, The Alliance and True Horde coming together, I think Sylvanas is NOT on OUR (horde) side. ALL the eyes? All the dead, and she well is... I know we've already asked questions but the one's I haven't seen yet is will this huge split mean the turn in some Alliance races? What if, Every Race can choose a side.? Biggest battle we will face, we need everyone. The other question is kind of down the road. What if in order to fight the old gods AND Sylvana's Horde, This Reborn Black Empire, we need help? What if...we NEED Sargeras?

[@Starfals]

Shame for Tyrande ;/ It really isnt the same without her

[@berzerk4]

BY THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

The 10k old empire and one of the most powerful mages in Azeroth were obliterated by a few shipreck survivors

[@olatodnem]

if blizz is kind we can kinda get murlocks on alliance side, tho i doubt it