The Story of Lady Vashj [Lore]

Azshara, N'zoth and the naga played a big part in Battle for Azeroth, but there was another before that. Lady Vashj, who allied herself with Illidan...but why? What's her story? That's what we're going to talk about today!
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[@nimtheriel]

I can't ever feel good about killing her or Kael...they really were just out there trying their best for their people... I hope their Shadowlands incarnations will be allies.

[@sergiogonzales330]

She's meh at best. Kael'thas was the protagonist of the human campaign.

[@serge2cool]

@@sergiogonzales330 she has the potential given from the lore (thanks to this vid for me) to become something quite decent or interesting. I want a romance for Illidan, lol.

[@DKHZStudio]

she would have make a good faction leader if Nagas would be playable ^^

[@sergiogonzales330]

@@serge2cool Maiev fits that roll way better.

[@yee4618]

Maiev as romantic interest of illidan? Dude do you even no her story?

[@lucth16]

BEHOLD! I have discovered her name! Vashj's first name is.... Lay Dee.

[@gorvarhadgarson5227]

Good game

[@cimex7492]

cool but whats obamas last name

[@KidofEarth1]

@@cimex7492 irrelevant and not funny at all. Leave loser lmao

[@leecrotty658]

Maraq loser can’t take an internet joke

[@ELlady69]

@@KidofEarth1 no u

[@ninaloveray]

Considering how Azshara never had loyalties to N’zoth in the first place and just pretended to, most likely Vashj also had no loyalty to him that’s why she remained with Illidan.

[@Commander_Pandashan]

Wow thanks for putting this out , that make more sense poor lady vashj

[@slaaneshshewhothirst9136]

She probably saw the chance to reunite the elves people under Illidan, bringing back the power they once had. And this time, without masters to control them

[@mr.rimota1939]

im sorry if this is dumb. but Illidan's Forces becoming a 3rd Faction in my head sounds so cool Naga, Bloodelf(yea they in horde but hey), The Broken, Demons,...

[@adelaclos7508]

You are absoluty right + night elf have NotHinG to do in alliance and blood elves too

[@davidmartin5483]

Poor Vashj. She only wanted to be loved....but it seems it always comes at a terrible price at the worlds of the WoW universe

[@Faust_ZA]

Yup zuljin and the other troll tribes wanted unity but blizzard chose to save voljin and kill the rest off

[@Faust_ZA]

Sylvannas wanted the lich king dead got struck wanted the forsaken to unite the blizzard maid her a complete savage but i still support her till they eventually kill her off

[@davidmartin5483]

@@Faust_ZA what truly needs to happen is for evrybody to come togheter into a room and finally truly say the true horrors and tragedy they have gone trough. If that would happen then the hole story would end since evrybody would be like: Oh my god I didn't knew. Are you ok? Dumb question of course you aren't I swear to you I will support you and help you no matter what. And than they all go into a big group hug. Basicly they all need a group therapy session and than theyr relationships could slowly heal and all of the conflict would end. ...oh and blizzard needs to stay out of that room and as far away as possible. Because sometimes it seems to me that that is ecxacly what they are doing because some charakters seem to make a 180 sometimes.

[@Alvuh]

Apparently people fanfic vashj x keal too

[@JoseAnd97]

friendzoned by a friendzoned guy... what a shame

[@fomortiis3266]

She use to be a Night Elf, you know.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Lady Vashj was my favorite snake person in Warcraft.

[@halfagallonmeech9597]

Naga lol

[@kyotheman69]

you mean the Naga right? she was only one i kind of liked, anyone likes Illdian is a okay in my book

[@gladysvega1255]

rick and Morty's refferece?

[@mattjustofficial]

Garathos' jaw while hes talking is hilarious

[@alminjusic2867]

They should add her in HotS

[@adelaclos7508]

Soon

[@alminjusic2867]

@@adelaclos7508Really hope so...

[@awagnow]

adding a dead character to a dead game sounds interesting

[@adelaclos7508]

@@awagnow the game have more than 1 millions per day But it's a dead game , stfu son Hots dont compete with league of légends

[@awagnow]

@@adelaclos7508 oh looks like I triggered some living in denial hots players who still hold on to their game, that's honestly pretty cute

[@hambots2051]

Now thats a story i was looking for !!! Thank you !!!

[@f.piontek1581]

2:38 SUPREME WAIFU MATERIAL

[@Rakshiir]

Well, in theory, yes. But she has only eyes for Azshara and Illidan so...

[@f.piontek1581]

@@Rakshiir which is also never gonna happen. + nowadays she kinda lost her appeal

[@stormstrider1990]

Lady Vashj was hot back in the day. I wish they could have added her in the Well of Eternity dungeon back in Cataclysm.

[@justabrimir3076]

Vashj is one of y favorite characters of the warcraft frachise, thx for the video. Hope to see more lore around her ingame in the future!

[@kyotheman69]

think we will finally learn her name in shadowlands xpac, can't wait to see returning faces

[@mechaelite]

12:30 >"Once again she offers these poor unfortunate souls her aid" >Vashj's class technically is 'sea witch'. I see what you did there.

[@whispersofwar5795]

Another amazing lore video :)

[@autumneagle]

Vashj! My favorite character in W3 next to Kaelthas.

[@Alvuh]

VashjxKael

[@ourovermelho23]

always wanted to know more about her thank you man

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Where was Vashj when Maiev and Malfurion stopped Illidan and destroyed the Eye of Sargeras?

[@professorchaos5058]

She wasn't a follow of illidan at the time

[@zacharyzimmerman9191]

She was killed in her raid

[@kadorassaw1326]

@@zacharyzimmerman9191 ???

[@zacharyzimmerman9191]

Sorry missread the comment

[@SunniestAutumn]

I guess she didn't reach Illidan in time from the Broken Isles, or she was tracking down Kael'Thas.

[@serge2cool]

1:23 my adopted dogs name is Lady. That Lady and the Tramp clip was insta-heart melt. Ty.... Disney was on it back then!

[@Gregnoxy]

Nobbel puts out a new video- YAAAAAS

[@nutsi3581]

Quick idea maybe for a series. I recently found a couple on KZbin reacting to wow Cinematics. Titled something like “non wow players reacting to Bfa cinematic”. It was great. One thing blizzard does well are those cinematics. They watched the ones with Sylvanus calls the horde nothing and then the other where she went and destroyed the LK. And the chat blows up telling them to watch wotlk one for the story being it’s one of the most famous stories. And you can tell especially the chick is into the story. Got me thinking how cool it would be if there was a series of videos about wow lore that was designed for non wow players. Almost Something you would send a friend to entice them to play. “Hey we have stories like this”. A video that’s intended for someone who’s never played or heard of Sylvanus or thrall. Just an idea. Just an idea.

[@MurakamiTenshi]

That music at 11:50, memories of Illidan come flowing in

[@Worgrunner]

We were just talking about this in my guild! I'm personally of the opinion that Lady Vashj and the Coilscar Naga serve Illidan on the orders of Queen Azshara. She's shown herself to be clever, Vashj is famously loyal to her, and she had an interest in seeking revenge on the Burning Legion and Sargeras for failing her and condemning her to Nzoth's service. Just as she played us off against Nzoth, I think she was playing Illidan off against the Legion and the other powers that might oppose her in the future. If that is the case it would mean that Azshara's done more to protect Azeroth and save the cosmos than most other lore characters, all for her own glorification. The fact that the Coilscar loyally serve the Illidari and maintain the fortress on Mardum, even after Illidan's defeat, implies that they were committed to the Legion's downfall. Besides, most Old God followers are fanatically and self-destructively loyal to their masters. The Naga have always seemed more independent and enigmatic.

[@billymanziel5666]

Came here after meeting her in shadowlands. I was like “hey I killed you like 13 years ago in TBC”

[@MelinaHristova]

Naga`s sad lore is pretty good, specially of Azshara, but then i remember how terrible Azjatar is if you dont have flying.... Jeez, that multi-layout map makes me sick

[@Faust_ZA]

Like physically nauseous 😷 i cant deal

[@Pixelynx]

How is Azshara's lore sad? She was just a narcissistic asshole. The only sad thing is that she drug a bunch of [foolish] innocent High Borns down with her.

[@Faust_ZA]

@@Pixelynx its sad because she realised it was too late to save her people when it was too late 😂 so in efforts to do so she made an allegiance with an old god vashj is more sad though tbf

[@MelinaHristova]

@@Pixelynx thats what makes a story intresting :) . Dont forget that before that she held an ocean for a minute

[@emetsalt2678]

@@Faust_ZA you do realized that she didnt care about her people she only cared about her power and survival she is a narcissistic bitch

[@masterofcolddark6892]

vashj one of my favorite characters back in wc 3, why they dont ad her to hots already?

[@danielcross434]

Love your videos. How about the Gob Squad?

[@abxv_]

"poor unfortunate souls" I see what you did there! Ursula from The Little Mermaid! haha

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

About time.

[@nikola4107]

Do video about her queen next or in future, and what you think her direction is going to be.

[@booomoney3438]

I like the low key diss on WC3 reforged by not using its cutscenes

[@Wewurs]

ur stupid, he did use a reforged cutscene at the frozen throne

[@lorgariiix]

@@Wewurs uhuh, that cutscene is still trash compared to vanilla wc3

[@Feranash]

Hi Nobbel! Could you post a lore video about everything that happened in BFA to shadowlands? So people who left BFA but are returning to shadowlands have their lore up to date? Thanks, great video as always!

[@alexandruv.3390]

Personal head canon, Vashj is her name, but the devs fked up by making it seem like its was her family name in Cataclysm. Illidan never called Kael or Arthas by Sunstrider or Menethil, but constantly kept calling her Vashj, even without the "Lady".

[@lanesmith1465]

This is gonna be good.

[@cameronarmstorng7666]

Yes I love lady vashi

[@frazerrhughess]

She has a surprisingly good story. Nice

[@lanzer6990]

20:11 dude that godamn hurts

[@zenteen7127]

Is there a story about the demigods, I think there's some questions leads to my question

[@barbas5588]

With Azshara on the loose I wonder if Vashj will act on her behalf in the shadowlands.

[@dennysar]

The subtitles saying ZAP, PEW was pretty funny.

[@firecapgaming2617]

Hey was there an update for this yet? Just since she was found in Maldraxxus

[@teamragequit3485]

Nice

[@kassidymarch3252]

What expansion did you get the game play clips of Azshara from

[@Lichdemonz]

16:33 Ugh... still hate that cutscene. Arthas and Illidan both look like action figures. XD

[@cimex7492]

playdo, bland, uninspired, zero style, you name it. Horrible.

[@udontsayxxx8622]

i really like to play as the naga or the dragon kin but yeah panda and goblins werewolf are fine

[@Blue138UEF]

I'm still waiting for being able to play Naga or Murloc, not going to play WOW again until I get that

[@unholyallen9572]

I request a video about Anasterian Sunstrider.

[@ssj3theoutsider228]

So damn sad about the Burning crusade lore, all 3 they seemed like such a good team, but they all fell into madness for plot reasons, I'm still disappointed of the few content that Vashj has, I have a slight hope that this would change in Shadowlands

[@arianosoeless]

Wow I really got here this early

[@DuGalle1]

Gmorning Prophet :)

[@MrHusker1996]

When I started playing in wotlk, I didnt know anything about the lore and barely understood any english. I remember thinking the naga were the ultimate bad guys since the were everywhere and Vashj being their leader as she was the only named naga I knew. It felt kinda wrong she wasnt even mentioned during legion

[@ninaloveray]

There was actually a legendary named after her.

[@patrickwilkerson1728]

Lady Vashj was in the DH Order Hall giving Naga Followers in Legion

[@Nobbel87]

Lady S'theno?

[@syvhne]

Lady Vashj is my fav hero

[@c.d.dailey8013]

Wowthere are big changes. Elves urn to naga. Vash changes from a handmaided to a leader. The video mentions poor unfortunate souls with merfolk. This reminds me of Ursula from the Little Mermaid. "Poor Unfortunate Souls. In pain in need..."

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I can't believe Blizzard killed her off in the Cataclysm. I liked her as a character.

[@christopherbronson3275]

Cata? We looked her in BC I thought

[@void-tn9zs]

She is gonna be back in shadowlands so she isnt dead YET

[@christopherbronson3275]

@@void-tn9zs well... I mean she is dead. We're, as characters the exception, but everyone there is pretty much dead

[@justin1594]

Might have the wrong naga there.

[@lolosh99]

BABY YODA well she IS dead but when has that stopped anyone

[@jamu8060]

Did Vashj just become a lost plot device for the Old Gods? Wtf. I wonder if she’ll be spreading some void in S.L.

[@sleepydruid100]

Actually a very tragic story. Thinking of how much she sacrificed to get that ship with Illidan (very similar to himself and Tyrande) just to get killed. Although i have to admit Illidan and Maiev play better of one another.

[@user-zs5kf3tl8p]

hardest boss in tbc imo, even harder than muru or kj due to her RNG factor pre nerf

[@Kudakto]

Is there a way we will see Old Blanchy in shadowlands ?

[@ArivanAshstar]

Saying she saved “those poor unfortunate souls” :> 12:32

[@alexanderp578]

*those poor unfortunate souls? I don't get what you mean

[@ArivanAshstar]

Alejandro thanks for the edit, and it’s one of the lyrics of the villain from Ariel. I believe it’s even the name of the villains song. (The villain is naga like, with tentacles for feet)

[@SunniestAutumn]

Vashj and Kael reunion in Shadowlands, pls?

[@TheSpoegefugl]

It makes perfect sense that she keeps being loyal to Illidan, and that the Old Gods would want her to be. Illidan wants to destroy the Burning Legion, who was created to destroy everything resembling the Void. Why not bolster the ranks of someone wanting to destroy the ones who want to destroy you?

[@alexandruv.3390]

Because for most of the time Illidans goals where helpful towards the Legion, and only turned on them when he failed.

[@ninaloveray]

Well Azshara never had Loyalties to the old gods and she was planning to kill N’zoth. So most likely Vashj also wasn’t loyal to the old gods.

[@TheSpoegefugl]

@@alexandruv.3390 Considering that Nobbel mentioned, why the naga was helping Illidan while still helping the Legion, I am not sure how I am supposed to receive this comment

[@TheSpoegefugl]

@@ninaloveray True, but Nobbel does mention that the naga helped as a command from the Old Gods. I'd say that the naga were either keeping the charades going, or they were parts of the naga more susceptible to the direct will of the old gods compared to Azshara

[@Nnyisme]

Like how this is old wc3 and not the reforged XD

[@cameronclark2843]

last time i was this early medan was still cannon

[@Xerxes2005]

The last time you were this early that stupid meme did not even exist.

[@Kylora2112]

It's "canon." Although canon and cannon are both tools used to destroys ships.

[@forthesakeofthenationalist9375]

Hope, Vashj be in the Shadowland since all the spirit of the dead resided that dimension. So, it make sense that she is over there as well. But time will tell.

[@ssj3theoutsider228]

It is confirmed that she is there

[@MrMilla22]

You should do a video on Bruce of the brawlers guild 🐊

[@009_Ghostly_Systematic]

im gonna be honest ok.. i didn't learn anything new. Her lore hasn't been touched upon ever since....

[@Joe_Potts]

SHADOWLANDS UPDATE (9.0/9.0.5) Lady Vashj journeyed into the Shadowlands, was judged by the Arbiter as a courageous soul, and was sent to the warzone of Maldraxxus, where she rose through the ranks f skeletal soldiers to become a Baroness of the House of Eyes. After her house was destroyed in the ongoing Maldraxxi civil war, we find her trying to foil the plot of a Lich. We help her, of course, and when we finish the Maldraxxus zone story before heading off to Ardenweald, she joins up with Draka in the Seat of the Primus to co-lead the Covenant in the Primus' absence.

[@monsteratemehcookie]

In WoW universe, if you desire any recognition or love, choose 1 of below: a) betrayal b) imprisonment c) corruption d) death e) all of above You have to live like a stone to survive!

[@kemyaali2056]

she was datamined in shadowland

[@Erknar19]

isn't it a little controversial that in Warcraft 3, Vashj said "We were night elf" but in the video you said they were inside a city from the highborn elfs? Maybe there is something wrong with the lore?

[@justin1594]

Highborne are night elves. The upper class of night elves.

[@Adrasteia__]

Maybe I can give you a bit of an explanation/overview regarding what exactly is going on there: 1.) Trolls mutated into Night Elves when they absorbed over time the powers of the Well of Eternity (Magic Wells have always shaped their race) 2.) Highborne were the upper class of Night Elves that "split" from what we now know as Night Elves (Source of Power: Well of Eternity) 3.) Aszhara's Highborne became Naga 4.) The Nightborne were Highborne that walled themselves off, didn't become Naga, but mutated through the Nightwell 5.) High Elves are Highborne that mutated through the Sunwell after they defied Aszhara (and the Burning Legion) and were exiled into the Eastern Kingdoms 6.) Blood Elves are High Elves that got corrupted after they blew up the Sunwell because of their hunger for magic (they nourished themselves with any type of magic until the Sunwell was restored) So Highborne are simply Night Elves from the upper class of Night Elf society and High Elves are a mutated form of Night Elves. Aszhara and her follower were always Night Elves (they were just the elitist bunch), but the Highborne Night Elves that defied Aszhara turned into Nightborne (Nighwell) or High Elves (Sunwell). I assume the similar names confused you a bit?

[@lowellegorgonio9936]

@@Adrasteia__ Very well

[@nikola4107]

I love Garithos : )

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

The OG snake waifu

[@Lehmannation1923]

Chronicle audiobook narrated by nobbel when???????

[@Lehmannation1923]

@ion, give him da rightsss

[@enterthevoid5299]

Why didnt you add the fact ahes in a dng in sl..

[@Nobbel87]

wanted to keep it spoiler free, we'll cover what she's doing in SL during a SL video + when we know what's up

[@enterthevoid5299]

@@Nobbel87 oh my mistake my dude. I will keep my lips sealed feel free to delte good buddy.

[@NoLifeGamer1080]

Elves seam to be the basis of everything in the game, so where did the humans come from?

[@elizabethc3237]

Made as constructs of the Titan keepers then infected by the Curse Of Flesh.

[@cammykins5813]

The Titans made soldiers made out of iron, but the Curse of Flesh made by Yogg-Saron turned the soldiers into the Vrykul and eventually runts were being born from them that were Humans.

[@zeroanarchy5516]

Elves are former trolls

[@Mahons]

They kinda have the same back story as gnomes and dwarves with being Titan constructs who through curse of flesh were cursed with flesh and able to be ccorrupted a lot easier.

[@cammykins5813]

@@zeroanarchy5516 To be specific, Night elves are evolved Dark Trolls and Blood Elves are evolved Night Elves.

[@wrayday7149]

Na-ga, Nah ga, Not gonna be hawt anymore.

[@lonoris74]

no reforged footage? betrayed and disappointed. jk nobbel ily

[@asun1419]

Love me some Queen Azshara

[@lorgariiix]

Thats ok, garithos gets his just karma, he gets butchered by the scourge via sylvanas

[@tigzee27]

big snek

[@matteo-arts]

Her real name is lady ashara

[@stumpe9662]

Why not use the reforged version of Warcraft? Just curious

[@RaxoFilms]

I still don't know why Illidan was the final boss in TBC What did he do wrong

[@ronaldhalbrook1143]

He wasn't though. It was KJ in Sunwell Plateau.

[@RaxoFilms]

@@ronaldhalbrook1143 i mean, that's like saying Arthas wasn't the finale of WOTLK

[@ronaldhalbrook1143]

I didn't think there was a raid tier after ICC tho.

[@RaxoFilms]

@@ronaldhalbrook1143 there is some weird 1 boss raid i think but yeah thats it

[@ronaldhalbrook1143]

Damn I guess there was Ruby Sanctum. But KJ actually made a little sense lore wise to finale TBC.

[@caixinxin5938]

my waifu!

[@greyworld6242]

Honestly I ship her and illidan. Wonder what their gonna do with her character in shadowlands?

[@justin1594]

She's working with Alexandros Mograine.

[@adelaclos7508]

I hope she regain her flesh

[@adelaclos7508]

I HATE the Burning Crusade expension so much , such a waste

[@kyrias9391]

And yet again you use the reforged Arthas Vs Illidan fight ...masochistic ?

[@BalgaBear]

have no idea why, but would wanna be dominated by this lady.

[@alex57699]

Am I first?

[@intensedpatrick]

FiveNightsAt.Freddys

[@intensedpatrick]

Skribbl.io

[@zeng58]

i hate garithos so much which is why i never sided with them in warcraft he's so racist

[@ajcrkni]

Man... TBC plot really destroyed some really interesting characters.

[@adelaclos7508]

Safari Crusade where u kill cool characters

[@ajcrkni]

@@adelaclos7508 atleast the weather is nice

[@Trebicyem]

The way you talk makes the whole video impossible to listen to.