[Spoiler] Realm Of Torment

Jaina Proudmoore has lived with her own personal torment for years, both as betrayed and betrayer. Her path to salvation rests not only in her choices today, but in her ability to forgive those who have hurt her most-including herself.
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[@silentsong5397]

Arthas is Arthasing again I see.

[@BillzhereImeanpillz]

Glad you could make it, Arthas.

[@ShinobiDaNinja]

Watch your tone with me Arthas, you may be Arthas but im still your superior as an Arthas.

[@Dogmelter42]

I can't watch you Arthas, Arthas.

[@dror2519]

There you are... I did everything wrong. We're too late this entire Arthas must be purged... Arthas? I'm sorry Arthas. I can't watch you do this. We should have stopped Arthas. He never would've turned. He'd still be Arthas. You have always been naive, my Arthas. Arthas? I won't let you do it, Arthas! I should have tried harder. You don't understand! I understand more than you suspect, my Arthas. I wasn't strong enough. Prehaps in time, you will too. Seize them all! I should have made Arthas listen. Arthas, no! Forgive me. You couldn't save Arthas... from Arthas. Do you really think you can cast aside your Arthas so easily? No. Arthas... why wouldn't you listen. Arthas... enforce our Arthas. The punishment for treason... is Arthas. Do you accept the judgement of your Arthas? I accept your judgement... Arthas. My Arthas. Forgive me. Forgive your Arthas. And... forgive Arthas. Come topside, Arthas.

[@kcco69er]

Classic lol.

[@WojtTec]

In Lich King's voice - *Touching.*

[@kaljiljaskela428]

I JUST WANTED TO WRITE THAT :D

[@legozxx6655]

lmao

[@mhkuntug]

Remembers me the Warcraft III and makes me want to play again for 38595874th time

[@bonesmcjones477]

The fact I can actually hear him saying that by looking at that word though.

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

That was one of his most iconic quotes in Wrath, honestly.

[@Tatuzka]

"I should've stop them, he never would've turned, he'd would still be alive" That... That line hit me VERY hard. ; _ ;

[@Servellion]

It should. It's basically true. If she and Uther hadn't suddenly decided to highroad Arthas about killing people who were effectively already dead, things would have ended drastically different.

[@BLOrtega]

@@Servellion either that or they could've just stayed and beat some sense into him, instead they just left him right when he needed them the most

[@madzaisa]

@@BLOrtega Exactly! They either had to stop him like: "our dearest friend gone mad and our duty is to stop him" OR support him. Not walk away. Especially in context of all Arthas and Jaina background from *official* lore. No way a person, Arthas, as he is described in lore, just went and commit a massacre. I mean, yeah, this lore was added after original Warcraft 3 events, but it totally made Jaina a bad person, and all that happens to Arthas her and Uther fault also.

[@mikleman996]

Ive always loved Jaina as a character, and i think with BFA and this cinematic people understand just how heavy a burden and guilt she carried her entire life, she blames herself... would be interesting to see if they do return Arthas in some from in Shadowlands (Bastion cinematic maybe) and see Jaina

[@thegreatjedi309]

@@mikleman996 It'll be interesting to see what happens when the living and the dead meet up in the Shadowlands. Thrall meeting his mother and Garrosh, Arthas meeting Jaina and Sylvannas...

[@Orostheturtle]

everytime i hear "an karanir thanagor" i get chills

[@Orostheturtle]

at 0:20 C:

[@killer2403]

same

[@gdmt]

Cant hear it

[@YoureSoCreezy]

same

[@DaTT2]

@@YoureSoCreezyIt's the hymn or song playing.

[@Dwayneff]

4 years later watching this again. It was the turning point back to the Jaina I've grown to love. The kind, loving, caring sorceress who has such legendary power. Love it. The cinematic team nailed these in bfa.

[@runo949]

Little Jaina : "I did everything wrong." Thrall to Jaina: "Sometimes I feel like I did everything wrong." I just realized that.

[@chihweiwu4697]

"......and, forgive yourself." Always makes me cry :'(

[@timoylumontad3920]

I hope Jaina is back to her old self.

[@konradkowalski1681]

You are not alone in this

[@AdAstraMadCat]

I wish I had a daughter like Jaina. She would make me proud more.

[@Monarch114]

Alright nice one there 😂

[@so_qp]

Nice one

[@Gwolo]

No, her dad would make you proud more.

Take my angry like and leave!

[@cryptidian3530]

Get out xD

[@xenolyn2962]

Welcome to the comment section 80% comments about Arthas 19%About Jaina 1%cinematic

[@writershard5065]

Yeah, this cinematic is one of the rare moments when you have some genuine character development happening, and it's probably the best part of BfA's story, and yet no one's talking about that.

[@Alex-qu1sf]

Seeing Varian and Arthas in a cinematic again made me shed a prideful tear

[@KeqingMain278]

Wait where is Varian here?

[@robbin140fm]

We were buds. Once....

[@XalTheMagkas]

In the background

[@retu999]

Behind Jaina near the end, with her father, Arthas, Rhonin, a gnome(?) and who i assume to be Bolvar.

[@Alex-qu1sf]

retu999 the line up was Rhonin, varian, dailin proudmore (Jainas father), Arthas. The gnome was Jainas apprentice that died in the bombing of theramore

[@Voidkinneas]

Wow you can really hear the pain and sadness in Jainas voice espacially during "no... father... why wouldn't you listen". Really well done by Laura Bailey

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Now she knows how Jaina felt all these years.

[@timoylumontad3920]

And she was never on her daughter's side for years to help Jaina in her times of need. Perhaps Katherine could have done something to save Daelin from himself.

[@HighmageDerin]

This would have been even more touching if it had shown Jana during the fall of theramore when Rohan died to shove her through that portal and how she felt completely betrayed by The Horde she once tried to protect.

[@timoylumontad3920]

@@HighmageDerin That could be saved for later or in the novels.

[@AliJ23]

+HighmageDerin or when she went back after the explosion and found the body of her apprentice, Kinndy, which crumbled when she touched it and put her to scream and cry in agony.

[@HKeitai]

@@HighmageDerin That basically wasn't the horde she tried to protect.

[@loinnirs1232]

Another creepy detail. Jaina in realm of torment - dim and grey. Katherine - dim and grey. Daelin, Varian, Rhonin, Kindy, Uther's shoulder, Ashvane - dim and grey. Arthas - bright and colourful. Time to prepare your tinfoil hats.

[@PacificViceroy]

More pyromancer old god theories!!!!

[@Winterstrife89]

If someone is the love of your life, you'd probably remember them in 4K HD as well.

[@loinnirs1232]

True dat. On the other hand, there was only 1 BfA cinematic so far, where Arthas wasn't referenced. And by being literally highlighted here, he gives a lot of tinfoil hat resources.

[@SmallAngryNerd]

Jaina loved him, she may still have fond memories/feeling for him, even after all he did

[@TheodoreBotman]

Taelin is Bolvars daughter Lich King is returning end of expansion

[@kaneslives]

Jaina: I did everything wrong... Garrosh: >:3

[@Wellshem]

Garrosh : /laugh

[@Fortunato7]

The only wrong thing garrosh did was failing his ambitions

[@g.s.5110]

gawwosh: i onwy did what was wight uwu

[@peagames2002]

@@Wellshem Garrosh : /chicken Garrosh : /dance

[@worthas7196]

@@peagames2002 Garrosh: /spit

[@q-tip9962]

1:53 You even see Jaina's gnomish apprentice who died in the mana bomb explosion. I giving this one to the writers, BfA may suck, but they did an amazing job with Jaina's Story Arc and did a good job preserving continuity of the story.

[@bonoss894]

제이나의 끝없는 죄책감

[@DEFxRECON]

Even though he had a total of maybe 20 lines, I loved Robert Baratheon as Daelin

[@loinnirs1232]

You know what's even cooler? Not only does Daelin has the voice of Robert Baratheon. We've seen 2 of his children so far, and *they're both blonde* xD

[@abhishek8483]

@@loinnirs1232 haha.epic

[@abhishek8483]

So jaina is a bastard🤔

[@Andrahdk]

BOBBY B IS S E N T I E N T

[@minxxaii7369]

My favorite part of this is how it's "Robert Baratheon" instead of "Mark Addy" lmao

[@robbin140fm]

0:21 why bring up this old wound hu? *starts sobbing*

[@robbin140fm]

@Jule Haddad harsh😨 He is the reason i love paladins tho

[@robbin140fm]

@Jule Haddad iduno mixed feelings overall.. redemption maybe kinda nice ? A return ? Other timeline ? Those need sum top quality writing Would also be some closure for jaina .. Eh Xd

[@jodyboles8208]

@Jule Haddad um no lol. He's long dead. Not blacked out haha

[@cf4512]

pretty sure they're gonna bring back his sister, so prob setting up drama to unfold there one way or another.. maybe a claim to the lands where Lordaeron was?

[@robbin140fm]

@@cf4512 do am curious about calia her daughter another tragic story? or just nameless? I have my suspicions... Cant wait for more info xd

[@XalTheMagkas]

So sad, Alexa play Jaina's theme

[@lunatika2567]

I've seen this cinematic like at least 20 times and still makes me cry. :'( poor Jaina. She has suffered a lot....

[@icenice9468]

agree :'''''v

[@TheMasterGamer21]

Poor girl cant get rest

[@LinkenLorko]

Lmao, and it's her own fault pretty much half the time.

[@superlordify]

She hasn't ya know why mate? Cause she doesn't exist

[@timoylumontad3920]

And Blizzard derailed her character so bad we thought she was a Dreadlord in disguise.

[@jackychen6261]

The fact Jaina hasnt gone completely insane with no turning back is a testament to her strenght. My god this woman has gone through so much pain and tragedy...

[@shadowforge]

So we just going to forget the hundreds of blood elves she killed in Dalaran when she went full Scorched Stratholme on the city after Theramore was bombed? You know she never paid for that right? Blizz just let it go just like they did with Sylvanas

[@Urmapleleaf]

Jaina did nothing wrong >:) @@shadowforge

[@mattphoenix4702]

⁠​⁠Blizz really did Jaina’s story right in BfA. Go replay the mission to rescue Baine. This is addressed. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you just forgot. It’s not perfect, but you really can’t compare the butchery of Sylvanas and her character to this.

[@noctusowl]

She will go insane. We have been to the end of time. And that is the end unless Chromie finds the alternate reality so Nozdormu evades insanity.

[@ryanbyrd9893]

My daughter Forgive me. Forgive your father. And... Forgive Arthas.

[@andreyk8470]

LOLLLLLLLL

[@thunderlordaeron134]

NEVER!!!

[@miiroiire]

XD

[@ironic4910]

Arthas did nothing wrong

[@Aedanthefirst]

@@ironic4910 he purged them all, every single one of them, but not just the men, but the women and the children too

[@karateflame2532]

I did not expect that Arthas cameo that hit me like a ton of bricks. I heard the music and thought wow this video is cool.

[@Bruinsbigestbear]

Best character Blizzard has created. Also, he did nothing wrong at Stratholme, his choice was the only logical one.

[@karateflame2532]

@@Bruinsbigestbear I agree completely. People get sensitive about the whole "save two or save five" thing but it's an obvious choice

[@kristiyangrigorov5232]

And in the end people of Azeroth think he is betrayer, some kind of lunatic who killed his people and father just to get the power.

[@SubduedRadical]

@@Bruinsbigestbear The problem is, Nietzsche tends to be correct: "One who fights with monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster; for when you look like into the abyss, the abyss looks back into you, and through you." Arthas made the logical choice, but it led him down a path to damnation. He was consumed with his zealotry. While one can argue that Uther and Jaina could have helped draw him back to the light, it was Arthas' choice to embrace darkness, even killing...whichever of the Bronzebeard brothers it was that he killed to do so. Even killing the mercenaries he hired, and destroying his own ships to trap his men and basically sign their death warrants. There's a point where you start down a dark path and you have to walk it EXTREMELY carefully, as logic can lead to dark places indeed if unchecked.

[@Bruinsbigestbear]

@@SubduedRadical He was not consumed with zealotry he was consumed with vengeance. He just killed all those people and he wasn't able to kill the being that made him do it. Both can blind you, but it is easier to be talked out of revenge than zealotry as zealotry means you are following a religious or political belief to the extreme. Mal'Ganis' plan revolved around getting Arthas to be consumed with vengeance and to make sure anybody that could talk him out of it were out of the picture. Jaina would have had the best chance to do that but left him when he needed her the most.

[@rada8551]

0:20 "We're too late. This entire city must be purged." Oh, much memories.

[@Bruinsbigestbear]

"The Culling" is one of the best moments in video game history. Not only is it a great level from a design standpoint, but it poses a serious moral dilemma: kill everyone (including the uninfected) to ensure that The Scourge doesn't overrun his kingdom, or try to think of something else all the while the people would start turning. Great writing.

[@MCMortus]

@@Bruinsbigestbear why i loved the story about arthas: it was understandable why he turned into the lich king. He needed to do some really hard things to save his kingdome like stratholme but that changed him over the time

[@yuribaribeau4131]

This cinematic is beautiful. the way she reaches to jaina to be stopped by doubts and guilt itself. the energy. the way she feels her daughter's pain. just amazing

[@teamspeak9374]

0:21 when the beat drops..

[@kristiyangrigorov5232]

Long live the king

[@karateflame2532]

@@kristiyangrigorov5232 may his strength fail him never

[@kristiyangrigorov5232]

@@karateflame2532 may his reign last forever

[@wisdommanari6701]

​@@kristiyangrigorov5232May he Never DIIIEEEEEE

[@kxmode]

I remember that Arthas memory. I helped Arthas purge the city. R.I.P. Stratholme. 2002.

[@TheCthultist]

I think I can literally hear Taliesin sobbing somewhere in London right now... That was beautiful...

[@jaimeherrera8935]

Ayy lmao

[@AjitKumarreddragonclan]

oh boy, when arthas showed up i knew exactly that the nostalgia and the feels were gonna hit hard

[@Deni-qg2tb]

I wish the Arthas moment was longer... I miss him

[@Shirraz87]

"Come topside, Sweetheart."

[@Comedymakesmelaugh7]

All the Arthas references this expansion are FAR too much to be a coincidence. Methinks Blizzard has something cooking that'll be a bigger twist than Old Gods..

[@DEFxRECON]

The Squirrel King arthas IS an old god

[@NoName1462]

Most likely will have Arthas guiding Anduin from the Shadowlands in order to "redeem" himself and help Anduin be the King that he never was. They wouldn't have made a new Arthas model just for 5 sec of footage and also so many Anduin/Arthas connection references.

[@BritishTeaFGC]

We're gonna go to alternate reality Azeroth to save him from himself and bring him to our reality of Azeroth to help us against the old gods! That or Bolvar's gonna be like "I have the soul of Arthas trapped here! He betrayed meeeeeeeee" since Bolvar is now the Lich King and Arthas gave the middle finger to Ner'Zhul

[@Comedymakesmelaugh7]

Uther's Tomb also got a fancy new update. Now why would they do that if he wasn't gonna play a role, too? And why put him in without Arthas?

[@Panzer0]

He has the normal human face and the armour is fairly low qualtiy as well - it's acceptable, but not something worthy of a major character that's supposed to be the focus of the expansion.

[@aevenstar100]

Jaina's storyline is one of the best things Blizz has ever done, and easily one of the crowning moments in Battle for Azeroth, especially with her 'finale' moment in The Return of Hope. They absolutely nail what Jaina must be feeling after all of the stuff that's happened to her, and seeing her forgive herself and grow into this new leader is awesome. I really, REALLY hope she continues to be a major character in Shadowlands and expansions to come.

[@hideyasumusha7211]

0:20 the song and everything 💔 it gets me every time 😔

[@rettbull9100]

Character building that made sense.

[@MANIAKRA]

This part honestly blew my mind. The Jaina questline turned her into a real hero to me.

[@TheHappychappy192]

I love this soooo much.Especially the part where it shows those behind Jaina, Rhonin who saved Jaina from the bombing of Theramore, Varian who she was unable to save, Her father after all that happened, Arthas because she walked away instead of tried to convince him and especially Kindie. Little people remember her but is one of the most heartfelt spots with her being Apprentice and dying at Theramore. Love your cinematics Blizz. Keep it up!

[@Atlastheyote222]

That one shot of Arthas was better than all of WC3 Reforged

[@MrOrcshaman]

She couldn't save her father from himself. She couldn't save Arthas from himself. She couldn't save Theramore or Kinndy. Honestly she's one of the best characters in the series, because despite all she's been through, she's still standing.

[@cameronmcewen9666]

There’s still some people who are angry with her. Not just Talanji.

[@Nadalag]

@@cameronmcewen9666 She did what she had to... what she could do. I can't excuse her, nor can I blame her. Besides, while Talanji does have a reason to hate her, so did Jaina in what she must do. Remember - Rastakhan brought this upon himself.

[@cameronmcewen9666]

@@Nadalag He did, but she needs to tell that to Talanji.

[@GachiBoi]

simp

[@koheletcalaforexclan6508]

@@cameronmcewen9666 nah! BFA (started out as/)was war! Many fell, Rastakahn pales in comparison to the Alliance’s losses Plus if we were still going by old expansion logic, Zandalar has brought us more trouble than most enemies have, I’m not saying they had full control, but Rastakahn should’ve had his kingdom in order, if he was so strong and wise

[@nebula0024]

Jaina's story arc is probably one of my favorite in the game. Watching this video makes me tear up every single time.

[@nightwolfsfury8476]

Hands down, by far the BEST cinematic in this video game. The development of Jaina has been one of the proudest moments in WoW. I’ve always enjoyed the other stories, especially Sylvanas, but after this expansion, Jaina took #1. AMAZING job with The Pride of Kul Tiras storyline and Warbringers: Jaina. The song was so good and sad. I hope to see more musically driving cinematics in the future.

[@OuchiesTheShark]

A year old comment that speaks the truth. Jaina's story and development has been one of the greatest gifts from Blizzard. I didn't expect to love Katherine so much as well, what a beautifully written and delivered story.

[@snakebebop]

Sylvanas story is just "strong whamen" is stronger than the lich king. Horrible writing but moron's like you will eat it up.

[@MegaChickenfish]

Daelin: The orcs and their kind cannot be trusted! They must be exterminated like the mongrels they are! Jaina: I won't let you do it father! You don't understand! Daelin: I understand more than you suspect, my dear. Perhaps in time, you will too. SEIZE THEM ALL! Congratulations Blizzard on pulling together a whopping *16 year* character arc.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

He was right all along.

[@cjg3496]

Half of it the other half is a misunderstand

[@jordanread5829]

@@Doomlovesearth2 It was more of a self fulfilling prophecy. Daelin and his forces were intentionally stripping what resources Durator had in order to basically force the orcs to seek those resources elsewhere (such as Ashenvale). We see this when Rexxar and Co. find out that the Kul Tirans were stripping Thunder Ridge of all of its timber (which caused the thunder lizards in the area to become openly hostile). Also didn't help that Daelin set up a false "peace" treaty meeting with Thrall in an attempt to assassinate him. Which was foiled when Rexxar took Thralls place. So when you try to assassinate a leader, strip their land of resources and openly attack their allies who were just chillin on some islands, don't act surprised when they fight back.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

@@jordanread5829 Yet the Orcs still chose to return to their old ways after he was dead.

[@RiptoGakt]

@@jordanread5829 And that mess of events end up leaving them more inclined to return to what had made them so feared (save for the demons thing), and led to Garrosh being given the reigns in favour of the more reasonable characters like Thrall. It's also why I still don't have a single good thing to say about Daelin Proudmoore, even if he wasn't a monster like Gul'Dan or Archimonde or Azshara. The mass clearcutting of Thunder Ridge by the Kul Tirans also explains why the Horde getting lumber from Ashenvale and the whole tensions thing makes a lot more sense.

[@benjaminbekiaris5362]

"An karanir thanagor...." long live indeed. Well Jaina, you still at least have soul, not everyone can say that.

[@danielismay5277]

This must be my 10th time watching this cinematic and yet, just like the first time in game. It still makes me cry. So many years of guilt, built up from the events of Warcraft 3 and onward into several expansions is finally being let go of. This must be one of the best illustrated World of Warcraft cinematics to date. Only a few others have had this similar effect on me.

[@Defileros]

That sudden Arthas was super effective

[@DHWorlds]

So sweet seeing all this Iconic Warcraft 3 moments in an animation. This whole godamn Story needs a TV series.

[@Ghoffman91]

I liked the introduction of this cause so many prior to this did not understand Jaina. Particularly her pain and everything she been through over the years. I bet if even half this stuff happened to you, you would succumb to rage too and seek vengeance. It was frustrating defending her when nobody knew any of this.

[@therealnelox]

My life for the Lich King.

[@Dogmelter42]

For Ner'zhul.

[@serull6121]

For the Klaxxi!

[@tomaszvexling]

My life for Aiur!

[@therealnelox]

Ever heard of the Cult of the Damned?

[@sfguzmani]

No one orders me around!

[@shattered475]

dont cry Jaina , i still love you

[@CritScratch]

The only thing missing was Jaina in her old clothes for the memories

[@arakasi1033]

1:57 I'm in love with that music! It is so touching, so spot on with that moment! 😭

[@Purinzu]

I love it too 😿 it's called Jaina's Homeland

[@serull6121]

Seeing Arthas makes me shiver. Iam about to cry.

[@Miki-gm8es]

I would love to live in other expansions, since it is a warcraft world, everything is possible XD

[@zannenbijin-]

nobody: my dude Arthas: *This City must be PURGED*

[@TesGon]

That 00:21 soundtrack is "invincible WoW". Jesus and Arthas again....what are you doing to us Blizzard.

[@Bollthorn]

The best villains never go away.

[@zakdank]

@@Bollthorn The best Villians are morally grey.

[@Bianka3889]

I dont see jesus in the video

[@c.m.cameraman7918]

A mother's love for her child is always strong.

[@emilybridger2397]

Especially a mother's anger when someone harms her kids!

[@deldour5995]

Who here is rewatching the Arthas part and only the Arthas part a billion times?

[@slavkoostojic2514]

Hahahahahaahajajja yuppp

[@mw.24k73]

OMG ME 😂

[@Miki-gm8es]

Me,I would love to live in other expansions, since it is a warcraft world, everything is possible

[@apprenticesinger4048]

yeahhh

[@yukaijin3188]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Aralynnfireborn]

Laura Bailey with that blood curdling scream like god shes so talented

[@GenomicDNA]

This brought me in tears. What an amazing work you’ve done here, as usual. Thank you for this beautifull cinematic.

[@MohcineJabairi]

I love this cinematic, I love the quest and the story of Jaina and how much she dealt with.. all the suffering and coming to her mom knowing there is no point to argue even tho she was trying her best. All that made me know having Jaina as my fav character !

[@Nadalag]

I watch this video, I have remade the quest line on so many alts... why do I still cry every single time?

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

3 years later Still cry Every time.

[@philmoreslim4619]

0:21 straight chills. No cinematic will ever top Wotlk.

[@lorddirge9428]

An Karanir Thanagor Mor Ok Angalor *starts crying*

[@Rizko_Pranata]

Mor Ok Gorum Pala Ah'm Ravali Ah'm

[@helenn7738]

σε νοιωθω

[@APandaKnight]

This cinematic was by far the most heart wrenching feels trip experience ya'll have made yet. Bravo, this was truly a masterpiece and I cannot wait for the rest of what story cinematic goodies will be coming.

[@Voidload]

rewatching this again, almost made me cry dude this is so beautiful bcs it also reflects to IRL, it is important to forgive ourselves for mistakes we do. I loev how this cinematic is also educational

[@nayab9]

This is absolutely amazing storytelling. Loving it.

[@dan109763]

5 sec with Arthas made my dya, the video and the whole DLC, the best hero ever seen in WoW

[@smiIingman]

First time i ever cried to an ingame cinematic, You did excellent on this one Blizz! Jaina is easily one of my favourite characters and seeing her mother realise her mistake and embrace Jaina was heartwrenching and beautiful.

[@Regan5]

So good seeing arthas again! NO KING RULES FOREVER MY SON

[@av5088]

Wow great arthas cinematic blizzard, The Jaina cameo was cool too

[@icenice9468]

>:V

[@denniusmaximus8668]

This easily goes down as one of, if not my favorite WoW cinematic of all time.

[@EloquentTroll]

I'm not crying, you're crying. Oh wait we're both crying

[@badgermcwaffles4834]

The arthas moment seemed more powerful than her own father. Still an absolute wonderful showcase of events

[@GamesandNonsenseUnleashed]

Nah, just you have more an attachment to Arthas so it seems so ... her father is by far the biggest thing that haunts her.

[@robbin140fm]

@Ryan W yea

[@kabrozkabroz]

You probably don't read the books, which is understandable. If you did read the books, every single book that Jaina features in has some references to Arthas in her thoughts at some point and is usually a very sad moment of reflection. Even her nightmare in the emerald nightmare (during its first surfacing to cause nightmares and etc.) centered entirely around her becoming the Lich Queen, the nightmare basically saying that no matter what she could do she didn't have the power to save Arthas. Forget about the self-insert Christie golden does where she ships Jaina with Kalec, because they broke up. I like to think they essentially got basically nowhere in that relationship because it was the dumbest idea ever. In any case, Arthas was the love of Jaina's life; she even cries when we hand her his locket. She recognized what he did was horrible but she blames herself for it. And the scourge is a MUCH worse event than the fall of Theramore or her betrayal of Admiral Proudmoore. The scourge IS the reason Theramore existed, the scourge IS the reason Daelin sailed west and the reason Jaina sailed west and the reason all of those humans died not only in the eastern kingdoms but on kalimdor as well, and she partly blames herself for all of it. She couldn't save the one she loves, and he went mad, and this caused a catastrophic chain of events. And she blames herself. Daelin is just a stain on her relationship with Kul'Tiras. The Lich King was the real heavy anchor weighing her heart down into the depths.

[@robbin140fm]

@@kabrozkabroz those are some great points and thoughts dude

[@Bruinsbigestbear]

@@kabrozkabroz Pretty sure The Emerald Nightmare is a worst case scenario, seeing as it was created by the evil Old Gods.

[@idanavdayev2181]

That’s it. Arthas and his music theme just forced me to cry

[@jakubkopak9954]

As someone who got incredibly damaged over the years by my own partents and then tried to forgive and make peace with my mother only to get betrayed by her and hurt again more then ever, this made me cry so bad. Never trust anyone and believe nothing.

[@bf2142Fallensoul]

I suffer from axiety and PTSD since a couple of months ago, this cinematic makes me cry, because i know how she felt, being tortured every second of the day by your own mind, the very own thing that its supposed to keep you alive

[@PabloEsc666]

these ingame cinematics are so amazing, i love them all

[@quintinsmith9946]

"Come topside sweetheart" right before Jaina realizes her mother is actually there

[@vodazz]

Simply the best cinematic they have ever done (or at least on par with Arthas death cinematic) - so many emotions and feelings stuffed in 2 minutes. Really loved this storyline - very different from most things done in WoW because it's a personal family story instead of an epic world-threatening danger - it's fresh and new for Blizzard.

[@blacklightro]

When I saw Arthas, my knees started bending by themselves.

[@gutspillage]

Well you better be sitting next time you watch Blizzard cutscenes. Why were you standing in the first place? O.o

[@mikesabatino9929]

This quest line is such a tear jerker. I dont know how anyone could play it without getting teared up.

[@moldovanclaudiu7232]

That was soo good and i got so many chills idk why . Good job on doing that

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

Im not crying....YOURE CRYING

[@danielcastillo2299]

Jaina is truly the most tragic character in warcraft lore

[@MaStErShOt36]

Try Illidan who got blueballed for 10,000 years then sent to the cosmos a virgin

[@adamkmet8936]

I think sylvanas suffeted a little bit more. Died 3 times. She didnt get her chance on revange upon Arthas and almoust her entire race wiped out.

[@VinceValentine]

Illidan has Sargeras now...

[@ivanderivia5329]

Ejem Arthas and Illidan

[@Dreadwins]

Not even by a mile.

[@jamiegraham4699]

Dude over a year later and this cinematic still makes me stream tears.

[@aggelospapageorgiou4301]

one of the best in-game model cinematics, really captured the feel of the moment.

[@aleksandrak.3384]

I never realized how much i missed Arthas ;__;

[@Miki-gm8es]

I would love to live in other expansions, since it is a warcraft world, everything is possible

[@magnustheredxv]

It's heartbreaking that even after all the numerous atrocities he has committed, Jaina still loves Arthas.

[@girl1213]

@@magnustheredxv Of course she does. Her love with Arthas was as real as her love for her father. Problem was both men had let their fears, desperation and hatred turn them into monsters because they couldn't see a different, or even a better, way to protect what they held dear. Even after the terrible things they did, especially Arthas, she keeps hold of the memories of their now lost better natures because the men they were had died. But love goes on no matter what. She didn't love the Lich King, she loved Arthas Menethil and he died when he put the Helm of Domination on his head.

[@mbazoka]

@@girl1213 >Problem was both men had let their fears, desperation and hatred turn them into monsters because they couldn't see a different, or even a better, way to protect what they held dear. Hey there now, Daelin may have been a racist and a nationalist, but Arthas is in a completely different league of "madness". The same people who disapprove of Arthas' culling also would rather kill themselves than turn into a zombie in an undead apocalypse - exactly the situation those people were in. And worse; they didn't know it. If they did, they might've even asked for a clean death from him.

[@brunoenzo16]

I got a PTSD when i heard Athas's theme

[@aaaa_0484]

Well I know veeery little about the lore and this still feels extremely emotional! Great job with these cinematics!

[@kirilshahamov9392]

Dayum the voice acting and sound effects are

[@vikkran401]

Jaina's arc was one of the best storytellings blizzard had done in years. And that's what frustrating since we know that they can but they choose not too.

[@ahmedali9567]

This scene literally made me cry a bit.

[@FaolchuAonarach]

Excellent storytelling. This provided a resolution I hadn't even realized i needed to see until i saw it. =)

[@kingfip]

I'm on the Horde side but I can't stop watching this cutscene, it's so beautiful

[@phoenixel7579]

I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.... FOR THE ALLIANCE!!!! - says while crying like a baby - 😭😭😭

[@techtree1555]

0:38 I should have stop them He never would have turned He will still be alive.

[@jackies.6211]

this is one of the most intense and powerful cinematics i have seen. amazing!

[@Thwump]

By far the most beautiful cinematic of all of World of Warcraft. Well done, Blizzard.

[@tjayog8216]

Not even close but ok

[@Thwump]

Tjay OGkilla Okay then what is?

[@icenice9468]

The night king. Tjay OGkilla doesn't have feelings :v

[@MaMastoast]

Are you speaking of in-game cinematics or are you including stuff like the pre-rendered and warbringer cinematics?

[@Thwump]

MaMastoast all of them. I call it the most beautiful in terms of emotional value. Old Soldier is close behind though

[@DragonGuitar171]

When first i heard and saw Arthas in this one.. That's my King.

[@robbin140fm]

*claps on shoulder* kneel then.

[@Miki-gm8es]

I would love to live in other expansions, since it is a warcraft world, everything is possible XD

[@Ixnay]

Finally Blizzard starts showing some powers from Jaina, seems they only showed Jaina doing only teleports those years. well thats nothing to do with this video but anyways...

[@abrahamn.2718]

haha i agree! some ships on air etc :D so cool

[@Ixnay]

yeah... she is one of the most powerfull mages, she deserves alot more, going good....going good....

[@OakenTome]

Ixnay I mean there was that time where she almost flooded Orgrimmar and Durotar with water Elementals.

[@Negiku]

She takes 5g for each tp. She's rich now

[@guifdcanalli]

@@OakenTome Not only Ogrimmar but entire Durotar

[@BloodstarDE]

I just need more stories. I love the stories.

[@KenruSunari]

Only here for Arthas.