The Story of The Evolution of the Elves [Lore]

Got the request to make a video explaining the evolution of the elves. From their origin of dark trolls to...well...the many, many diverse races we see them as today. I hope that you'll enjoy and if there's one thing we should all take away from this video, it's that Warcraft needs more elves! MORE ELVES I SAY!!!
The song at the end is a WoW classic, The Anti-Elf Anthem by Oxhorn movies: • The Anti-Elf Anthem - ...
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[@DaniM95]

Elves, the eevee's from World of Warcraft

[@DarkPoisoneer]

it actually started with trolls

[@fumarc4501]

Use metal coat!

[@mojolotz]

Elves are the second evolution of wow evee's. They can then be evolutioned into anything.

[@greysonseymour8185]

@Johto dude, druids of the flame, duh

[@Letgoit2]

@@greysonseymour8185 was just about to say it xD

[@Styder111]

So basically elves are just trolls with a drug problem.

[@Thravous]

thank you... lmao

[@shadowflame7788]

Nelves are not on drugs so they're cool

[@Thravous]

naaah Nelves are just the elves potheads lmao

[@Lauren-wc5zp]

Styder crackheads of wow

[@Mahons]

NOVΛ nelves are on the drug called Moon juice

[@luisfp3]

OMG hearing Oxhorn brought me WAY BACK

[@blazeofglory2882]

Same. I miss his wow videos

[@warhammerguy]

Indeed :)

[@lorrieruff4402]

I love Oxhorn's videos, so much laughing my kids and I would do.

[@enigma2407]

He now has 1 mil

[@aussiebloke609]

That was an awesome little easter egg. I love Oxhorn's work, both his old WoW machinima and his current channel. I don't even play the Fallout games, but he's such a good storyteller...I can't resist watching anyway. :-)

[@Freikinator]

Runas, easily one of the most memorable characters in Legion. Really awesome voice acting... so sad when he died

[@Shovelchicken]

Man, poor runas, I felt so bad for him during that quest

[@unbreakablelag]

At least we were there for him in his last moments.

[@fumarc4501]

Jonah Marx The feels are reals.

[@Malvious]

Would you renounce those feelings if I told you that Runas was actually behind the attack on the blue dragons by the Nightfallen and Withered? There is some hidden, datamined dialogues where Runas in fact was supposed to help them invade the blue dragons and senegos in the pool. They cut that from the questline however. The more you know, right?

[@LinusAkaPano]

@@Malvious It was cut, so it didn't happen. His story ends with that sad moment.

[@Malvious]

Literally what I said at the end of my comment lmao

[@demonangel918]

How dare you make me watch Runas suffer again.

[@AEther0238]

"The delicious Fel magic, which turned their eyes green." I heard, "The delicious Fel magic, which turned them to ice cream." wot?

[@jmlloyd521]

That's what I heard too. lol

[@leezahbat]

I heard "ice cream" too.

[@anthonyrizzo9043]

Same

[@jsc1jake512]

they were known as, THE ICECREAMBORNE

[@zzzzzzzz3454]

Lol, he acsually said ice cream its probably his fault...

[@cryptidofoz]

I will never forget the first time I saw Runas wither. It's one of those small, impactful moments that Blizzard is really good at doing. I sat there jaw dropped and stomach turning for a good 30 seconds. It was so so SO hearwrenching, right from the "I can not see you anymore" line. I wanted to hug him so bad and just be like 'I'm here, Runas, I'm here !!!' But sadly, that's not an emote.

[@nameless6878]

Bro do you know the name of cinematic at 13:20?

[@cryptidofoz]

@@nameless6878 Sorry, friend, I don't. I know what it depicts, but I don't what the name of the actual cinematic is. I think it's a random cinematic Blizzard made for their channel/non-game media because it depicts Warcraft 3, not anything from retail. So it could be from the Warcraft Reforged game, or it could just be something from their channel.

[@tungstenwall474]

"Turn their eyes green" I keep hearing: "Turned to ice-cream."

[@Rakinjo2]

Glad I wasn't the only one. That bit really confused me.

[@user-ol2pk9kz7o]

Me to

[@derpshaww]

5:23 Omg... I never stayed for that dialogue... Runas just withered alone as I left that cave... o^o

[@firstsight3429]

I know, that was a kick in the gut

[@Lunethzero]

Kinda funny how half of the enitre games races are technically troll decendants, i guess troll really is master race xD

[@Shotzeethegamer]

That's not how master race works...

[@AlystrZelland]

Yeah, more like the proto race.

[@LuckyPed10]

Well the whole Azeroth was suppose to be Troll Land. I might be wrong but in WoW universe, each planet supposedly have only 1 main race. Argus was Eradar, Draenor was Orcs, Azeroth was Trolls, but Pantheons came and created all these extra races + curse of flesh, Human/Dwarf/Gnome etc. and Well of Eternity making elves + Draeneis and Orcs from Draenor. so Azeroth become this jumbled planet full of races xD

[@Snowmeister96]

No. Trolls are the barbaric originals and that never evolved. Much like the vrykul and the humans.

[@C4zyAnime]

Alpha race, still in testing.

[@crestfallensunbro6001]

Gods help the elves if they ever get their hands on cocaine...

[@c.d.dailey8013]

If they get heroine, it would also be traumatic. Actually I do like to play male blood elves. They do have jokes about it. One is where they mention getting a patch for mana. Another is when they try to recite the serenity prayer, but then they mess up and demand for more magic.

[@yutami]

coca‘dorei

[@Kunori]

Obscure lore facts! During the quest "Learning From the Dead", wherein you go to Black Rook Hold (outdoors) to find five books of tactics written by Lord Ravencrest during or shortly before the time of the War of the Ancients, one of the books you might find is titled "Voodoo, Geomancy, and the Magic of Peasants". This implies that at that time, the lower classes among the night elves were still practicing some of the old trollish ways!

[@jonathankim4220]

Kunori Blizzard was just leaving room for night elf shammys lol

[@mightyblue3426]

@Jonathan Kim: Considering we have druids and not shaman still for Nelves is nuts. Since they love nature and all that jazz.

[@PrinceVega]

I agree. Night Elves being shamans makes sense. This should be a thing.

[@Chfoulu]

I don't think it makes sense, as they worship Elune, and not the 4 elements. They draw their powers from the Moon and nature instead of asking the Elements ^^

[@MisterJasro]

Well Geomancy is more commonly the field of dwarfs, trogg or kobolds. But as another comment pointed out both geomancy and voodoo are often tied to shaman spells.

[@Dcstagful]

Omg that Oxhorn bit had to be the best part of the video, just when I thought I couldn't be a bigger fan you prove me wrong lol

[@M4XIUM]

that oxhorn reference just hit me hard dude............ Time flies..

[@narev6569]

When you say "turned their eyes green" I keep hearing "turned to ice cream." Delicious fel ice cream.

[@Pixelynx]

He almost got me with the Sylvanas and Nathanos babies. I was just like, "What? When did they have kids...? And how...? o_O"

[@justnoob8141]

Magnimazing Eh, both are undead so I don't think they can have a baby

[@bindair_dundat]

If Bolvar can suddenly have an adult daughter, anyone can fucking have hidden children from way back when. Sylvanas and Nathanos used to be alive, ya know.

[@mathy9408]

How? Well, you know... when mommy zombie meets daddy zombie...

[@LuckyPed10]

plottwist, Anduin is Jaina and Arthas's baby from way back ! xD

[@Pixelynx]

Bindair Dundat -- Touche.

[@TheAidable]

I love the little implementation of Oxhorns song at the end!

[@grandelderx7084]

14:23 that super old Oxhorn reference, God I miss his machinimas. Such nostalgia when I heard the anti elf anthem.

[@nameless6878]

Bro do you know the name of 13:20 cinematic?

[@xLuigikunx]

Awwww Oxhorns song at the end had me dancing along. Good job!

[@adamlomas_]

Loved that you put Oxhorn in at the end XD I miss his Machinima

[@Itaugolia1]

Ahh... the beautiful reference to Oxhorn's short shorts ! Such nostalgia ! ^^'

[@splinte111]

Love the addition of Oxhorn at the end.

[@hatchettwit]

The oxhorn bit at the end made me grin ear to ear and instantly sing along. I appreciate that.

[@gunesonur]

Before their war with the aqir, the troll tribes claimed most of ancient Kalimdor. Many of the tribes constantly clashed with each other, but one tribe, the "dark trolls", lived in a network of deep caverns stretching beneath Mount Hyjal. They hated the daylight and only emerged from their caverns at night. In time, these nocturnal habits turned their blue skin into hues of gray. The dark trolls were unconcerned with the other tribes' skirmishes and cherished their independence from the rest of troll society, and mostly ignored the activity of the other tribes.

[@curio_sphere]

I have definitely read these words but I don't remember where, what book/site did you find that in?

[@gunesonur]

@@curio_sphere Chronicle Volume 1 page 93

[@curio_sphere]

Onur Güneş Thank you! I own this damn book, it was a great read.

[@kurtcobain5195]

@@gunesonur Hocam ingilizcem pek iyi değil bu tür videoları zar zor anlıyorum bildiğiniz bir site varmı hikayelerini filan okuyabiliceiim

[@blazichaos7181]

So the dark trolls are the equivalent of us wow players?

[@plaidsquatch]

and still i cry for Runas 😢 Jim Cummings really gave Runas life, i was more invested in his story and character than any other nightborne in Suramar and part of that is because of Jim's heartfelt performance ❤

[@Gerdat14]

So, can we get a lore story for the Quillboar? They got new models now, and i still don't know what is actually happening in the Razorfen Dungeons.

[@jakeritter2317]

Quillboar, Centaur, Troggs, and a few others I may have missed, are all in the evolution of Azeroth because of the old gods. They don't directly serve the old gods, but they are in the world because the old gods wanted these brutish warmongering races to fan the flames of conflict in the world. A lot of cause and effect that lead to bigger conflicts.

[@Gerdat14]

That... doesn't make sense. Like, these races indirectly serving the old gods NOW is okay, but Troggs and centaurs have prior states we can look at. The Centaur are mostly a less advanced state of the faction of Ramhamken, whereas the Trogg lore ties them pretty closely to the dwarves and Earthen. Plus, this doesn't explain why the Quilboar are worshiping a dead Wild God.

[@jakeritter2317]

Gerdat14 They are descendants of that dead wild god, who died in the war of ancients. They have no knowledge of the old gods, nor were they created by the old gods. The Quilboar, like the centaur (who are born from Zaetar, Son of Cenarius and that ugly princess in mara) and the troggs (created in the yogg-saron corrupted forge of wills by the titanforged keepers) are all there from a chain of dysfunctional events started by the old gods. The troggs were made as of a reaction to a war with yogg-saron. The Centuar come from a princess of an elemental lord who once served the old gods. Quilboar, from a dead wild-god from the war of ancients, which also was a war that was actually incited by the old gods. These brutish races are the result of chaos sewn that can be traced back to them. It's not a black and white story of "the old gods made them and bam! they're doing old god work" its a bit more colorful than that. They are the result of a spreading chaos and dysfunction in the world. Though I've been digging for the source, I can't find it :(, but I did read something saying that they are there to "fan the flames of conflict." Their "purpose" of whatever doesn't really go further then that. I'm sure void serving entities would kill them off all the same as they would the rest of mortal life on Azeroth.

[@MrGrilledcheeseits]

That runas quest hit me hard in the feels

[@TheShindomaru]

The end with Oxhorn was perfect

[@conanmcclanahan1069]

Awesome to have you back mining lore! Was desperate to see this as a Night Elf main for over 14 years (Oct '04 stand up!). I've always thought them to be similar to the Drow... with the only real difference being a tree vs the inner Earth as their homeland, and the following of the Light instead of the Dark. Having not known/remembered all the minutia Blizzard put in to separate them from previous versions was awesome to hear!

[@TaldrenMGMoonGuard]

LOVE the shout out you gave to Oxhorn!

[@SethBring]

I appreciate you for using that song at the end, it's been so long since I've heard it and it was quite the bit of nostalgia. Thank you

[@mairan1]

The story of Runas really touched me, even for a short one.

[@baileybunaugh]

Nobbel, thank you so much for being such an amazing storyteller! I wish there was a Nobbel NPC in WoW, a Draenei on the Alliance and a Tauren on the Horde, who appears to you for major storylines, and you could click on him and he would tell you the entire story behind the quest line you are on. Kinda like your videos, but in game- you get to hear the story in your glorious accent and then play it out yourself.

[@silverspear21]

3:11 This also happens in Legion during an alchemy quest line. You see a Satyr revert back to night elf form from one of the moon wells in val'shara.

[@megaGamemaster5678]

The oxhorn song at the end made me so happy

[@jailey1209]

i’m SO glad you made this

[@RunderKeks28]

So the elvolution, huh? ... Im gonna let myself out.

[@Joseph-no6sn]

Yep got you my dude evolution doesn't exist. Jesus made the elves

[@backtrakk2121]

Elf-alution? let me get the door, I'm heading out too

[@jjramos1988]

If night elves evolved from trolls, why do we still got trolls? 🤔

[@Mellwehn]

@@jjramos1988 because not all trolls went to live by the well of eternity.

[@bindair_dundat]

Fucking elves evolved some way every time the wind blew differently.

[@nab-rk4ob]

Thank you! I really needed this to keep them all straight in my head.

[@bloodplussayadiva]

YES. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIISSSS!!!

[@Skollshorties]

Oxhorn? You glorious glorious man you Nobbel.

[@FuzzyFruits]

I know right! Man I haven't heard Oxhorn in such a long time, since I was in middle school when I first started playing wow!

[@dubiousbrick4483]

The Oxhorn jingle at the end hit me in the feels

[@rabidmeese7601]

Hot damn. I'm sitting here leveling my Mag'har Orc and I was half expecting them to show up on that list somewhere. Elves got busy.

[@delsin1126]

I’m glad you made a video on this topic

[@MrTwist67]

So you're a Oxhorn fan too ? That's really cool

[@Dehn396]

The anti-elf anthem was a nice touch

[@ArgentumEmperio]

Was that... Oxhorn? That was an amazing touch to it if it was! It must have been, it must have been! AWESOME!! :D You just put a GIGANTIC smile on my face just now!

[@jamess1531]

Awesome video, thanks nobbel

[@klonvomhaus]

OXHORN! GOD I loved that throwback Nobbel. XD

[@jamescairns8465]

You know you have been in the WoW community too long when you can remember OxHorn....deep cuts Nobbel. another great vid and a delicious easteregg. thanks dude.

[@Forcystus85]

And now I have to go rewatch Oxhorn's old videos, God bless him.

[@marrasylvie6458]

Thank you for making this video

[@nothingyet120]

Haha the song throwback at the end is gold

[@martinzemanek2257]

Could have been 40 mins video (maybe splited in parts) named evolution of trolls, since this is just one sub tree of their evolution tree. I am more interested if taurens had evolutions and where from they came.

[@majin2490]

they evolved from sheep

[@AmberWrath]

Taunka, Highmountain Tauren and Yaungol are all Tauren evolutions

[@krytharn]

www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-where-do-the-tauren-come-fr/

[@weirdo7319]

Evolution of elves. Not the other races

[@Endslikecrazy]

that oxhorn piece got me dude, very nice throwback

[@GuardianOfMoon]

XD omg Oxhorn's Elf song!!! XD Great informational vid!!!

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I think the Trolls are Azeroth's naturally evolved sapient species. All other races have some sort of divine or other-worldly origin but not the Trolls. Humans, Dwarves and Gnomes are descended from Titanic creations. Pandaren are descended from the bear ancient like the Furbolgs Draenei are from Argus Worgen and Forsaken were formerly Human Orcs are from Draenor Tauren are possibly descended from a bull ancient but it is also possible that the "Earth Mother" was Eonar or Freya The Elves are descended from the Trolls. *edit:* It is possible that Goblins also evolved from Trolls, evolved by the kaja'mite they mined Also the Trolls used to rule the entire world like humans do on Earth today with empires all over the globe so I think that they are naturally evolved is entirely possible.

[@sunwalkeredaaga4154]

Theriomancer maybe, but there isn’t a rule that Azeroth could only have one natural sapient race. The only bull ancient known is the Black Ox (one of the August Celestials) but he never claimed the Yaungol as his descendents and no known Tauren legend matches him. The Earthmother is most likely Azeroth herself actually: not Freya. The Tauren have no tales of her traveling or leaving them: she is with them wherever they are. When we met Freya, she says nothing special to a tauren player nor does she say anything about the Tauren. One would expect a mother to recognize her child. The Quilboar and kobolds are also sapient races as well, so that’s at least two others besides the trolls. The goblins make three.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I forgot Goblins in my initial comment but Goblins probably evolved from Trolls, evolved by the Kaja'mite The Taunka in Northrend talk in a way that suggests that the Earth Mother is Titanic in nature (Titanic as in relating to the Titans, not huge). If Azeroth is indeed a "Titan Egg" as some theories suggest than that would still fit. I was only saying "descended from a bull ancient" because some old Warcraft RTS sources say that it is possible, though it is possible that this was retconned. Quillboar are DEFINITELY descended from the Boar Ancient Agamaggan. Kobold are theorized to have evolved from Troggs.

[@sunwalkeredaaga4154]

Theriomancer on what evidence do you believe that goblins descended from trolls? They’re nothing alike. They have no trace of tusks, while even the most heavily evolved elves have fangs. Their ears are a different shape, more similar to a fox’s than anything else. Their skin is a completely different color as well, and their proportions are all wrong too: trolls are log legged, while goblins have large torsos. We know nothing about goblin origins but the creatures they look the most like are the kobolds. Again, the theory that kobolds descend from troggs is completely baseless. The Warcraft RPG is non-canon. It has too many onconsistencies with the games.

[@goldenlion6565]

Tauren, you forgot the Tauren. And the Goblins.

[@geigercourtier]

I want to see more on Dark Trolls. Or even “Elves” that DIDNT forsake their Loa traditions?

[@ravenn1508]

hahaha the loa the weakest gods in that universe good joke none of the Loa fought against burning legion why? because they are weak and pathetic like the trolls and the zandalari trolls and lets not forget rezan is death Cenarius is not

[@v78michel]

@@ravenn1508 damn dude calm the hell down

[@menalgharbwalsharq648]

The elves forsake their old ways be becoming Kal dorei so I don't think this would be a thing. We would've heard of it by the time and it does not fit the elves archetype at all. They are what they are because they sold themselves to the magical power of the well, denying everything else and that's what would've killed them if some indiduals like malfurion did not conceive some other ways

[@nemaele]

Welcome to the World of Warcraft, where you're either a broken Titan construct or have somehow evolved from Trolls.

[@bunnyrabi]

what? then what about tauren or orcs? they are neither of what you said xD same goes with the panda's and draenei, but i see the joke you were trying to make :p

[@nemaele]

@@bunnyrabi According to The Chronicles, Orcs are descendants of Titan constructs, similarly to Humans. And let's be real, who unironically plays Pandaren?

[@RuneyViolet]

Ah at the end there, Oxhorn, classic wow machinima

[@tehlawlmiester100]

Eyyyy Nobbel dusting off the Anti-Elf Anthem! I died when I heard that start up, what a nostalgia trip.

[@100Dottydotdot]

the oxhorn !!!!!!

[@NightBane345]

Thank you so damn much for using Oxhorns epic old goodie of the Elves xD

[@abiheydenburg4924]

YES I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS

[@ManaBunz]

That throwback at the end!

[@Rakkupoo]

Great request, great video.

[@Starfals]

Ha, it took you a while to get to this idea for a video :P I'm glad you did tho, finally we know alot more about the elfs ^^

[@Darcmagikan1]

The call back at the end... it is so good to see that you archive warcraft lore in all it's forms. On this note: ROFLMAO

[@crimson6990]

Amazing video nobbel!

[@BuonoTorta]

So Elf is just another word for drug addict. Got it.

[@coletomson6039]

12:12 “we always knew that their Fel corruption which turned into ice cream”.

[@joshuarivera6235]

Great job!!

[@VulpesChama]

Damn, I always hear instead of "turning the eyes green". "they turned to ice-cream." But what happens, when the Nightelves lose all of their Moonwells.

[@kratosgamerization4907]

Also dat Oxyhorn...well played good sir well played

[@davidmartingil1385]

I loved that singing bit the harmony in that

[@ReflexJrW]

That Oxhorn throwback. Nice touch.

[@jaxsuntv]

Nobbel these vids are so great. Keep em coming! Or let me know what editing software you use so I can make similar content :D

[@FrancoAiello93]

LOVE THE OXHORN TOUCH AT THE END! miss that guy

[@0hvist]

Oxhorn is doing his own Lore videos now: Fallout Lore.

[@Azuren48]

Lovely touch with oxhorn there. Miss those animations so much.

[@MrLightlike78]

Sick oxhorn nod! Loved the vid

[@BoomDowg]

And a lil Oxhorn at the end. A nice touch. :>

[@Necroionutwiz]

Nice little Oxhorn anti elf anthem at the end xD

[@GuillotineWoW]

MAAAAAAN it's been so long since I heard THAT Oxhorn jingle

[@travisbrown5808]

What! Dark troll is evolving! Congratulations! Your dark troll has evolved into a night elf.

[@shanemergy7935]

omfg wow i always wanted some idea between all of them!!

[@g8xionu]

🤩 best ever! Thanks!

[@AtariArrow]

@Nobbel87 Huge props for using classic Oxhorn tune at the end 😁😁😁😁

[@GreenBaboon]

Just cause I have the toy and use it to scare guildmates all the time, I think you might have left out the Fal'dorei (Spider Nightbornes) lol. Love the videos Nobbel!

[@rotojakku]

Love that oxhorn bit at the end

[@UKraido]

WOW! Some old school Oxhorn in there, really appreciate that one! love his new channel, though fallout isn't quite wow.

[@java7583]

The song at the end exploded nostalgia all over my brain

[@AndersHolmenScott]

Oxhorn reference, thank you!!

[@ProphecyEU]

Cool video as always! I wished Blizzard would provide more content where we see elves become more troll-like. I'm guessing it hasn't happened so far because the dark trolls were influenced by the well of eternity for a long period of time, so a radical change wouldn't be possible. But heck that would be some great content! Am I right?!

[@maxw565]

aaaah the anti elf anthem at the end... beautiful

[@thejameslock1]

Great video

[@FezOnUrFeet]

Nice video as always, but you forgot the spider elves in Suramar!

[@joshd3043]

that Runas the shamed saying goodbye gets me every time...

[@anvo89]

this was amazing

[@zack2307]

Remember to credit Oxhorn! Love that throw back though mate.

[@jonasgerne3233]

you forgot the futa night elf of Goldshire

[@marcoboscarol2420]

Awesome

[@Machinens]

Pornshire*

[@fumarc4501]

You’ll find no greater hive of scum and villainy

[@Firefly11O3]

Keep the evil out of mind

[@sapprine4534]

@@shudderwockerinokripperino5128 Slut'dorei LMAO !!