Vanessa VanCleef Kills Onyxia & Frees Stormwind - All Cutscenes [WoW Dragonflight]

[@Athelarius]

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[@Dendarang]

I like how when you haven't followed WoW's story for circa 2 years, new WoW events sound like random word associations.

[@Helgrind44]

I'm pretty sure they are

[@Valiere2024]

They pick a nostalgic word and then pick a new word and string them together.

[@forsetylord]

i felt the same

[@jay9352]

@Athelarius7 lets gooo

[@khalduras784]

Thats what blizzard does these days. Not as bad as Shadowlands but its not a really high bar to begin with

[@davemustang8173]

Players: We killed Onyxia Blizzard: Varian killed Onyxia Players: No, WE killed Onyxia Blizzard: ok ok, hear me out....Vanessa?

[@Ghost3210]

2024: Onyxia is a strong independent woman and surely decided for herself to seize existing.

[@Λυκάων]

"Vanessa Vancleef Kills Onyxia" WoW veteran players: Am I joke to you?

[@philippeblais8594]

Varian Wrynn: Am i a joke to you? Since in the comics, it's Varian that kills Onyxia.

[@tobihs2519]

@@philippeblais8594 the Gigachad himself

[@Doomroar]

@@philippeblais8594 Stabs him in the head then decapitates her, one of the most badass action scenes in the whole franchise The idea alone of retconning that is insulting

[@jozomrkva7757]

player character did it 3 times, now beat it

[@Mitcheeta]

@@philippeblais8594 varian's comic is the worst written thing in the history of the universe

[@RAD1111able]

Pretty cool to see Defias at play again

[@anthonyracaniello4082]

Pretty sure this confirms the defias brotherhood officially disbanding

[@RAD1111able]

@@anthonyracaniello4082 It does,but the point still stands,lmao

[@SwobyJ]

@@anthonyracaniello4082 Its about time. Blizz can revive them if the story actually calls for it and/or there's actually another Warcraft game that could use them, but its long overdue for them to no longer be a current threat to Stormwind. Vanessa/Hope can still do things, have her followers, learn any possible secrets of her family if that's a thing that could be interesting.

[@Athelarius]

Always wanted to see a continuation/finale after the Cata storyline where they burn Sentinel Hill.

[@m.a.dmatt6689]

Rogue Hero: "Hi Vanessa..." Vanessa: "Oh...it's you..."

[@vash_dakari]

Soon as they said the Drakefire Amulet had been stolen, I went to my bank and pulled it out to equip it. "What do you mean it's stolen, it's right here!" I do like that there appeared to be some alternate dialogue options if your character had completed the quest, at least that's what I'm guessing based on some of the choices available. Yes, I still have random things like my amulet in the bank. Also... Vanessa has pants now :S

[@SamTochelliDzn]

The Marshal Windsor cutscene at the beginning is slightly different if you've done the quest back in the day, mentioning that obviously you know the story since "you were there" and it's shown that you also receive the amulet vs it being locked in a chest for players who don't have the quest flag

[@Vesdus]

It aint right, I tell ye! That woman aint been wearin' pants for 5+ years and now they go and cover up those glorious thunder thighs. A gosh-darn crime against humanity if ye ask me.

[@AmorphisBob]

Forget the cutscene WHERE HAVE VANCLEEF'S THIGHS GONE?

[@txdmsk]

This is 2023. We are asexual trigender creatures now, cis het scum! Get on with the times, and join your local communist furry commune!

[@theargentino4245]

*and* Whitemane if you check some new artwork.

[@MrCleates]

Bowl. of. Fruit.

[@Blackrew]

That flashback to Vanilla-era lore at the beginning was actually really nice, even for a cutscene with in-game emotes.

[@NVNNN]

Thanks for sharing what you thought was nice Who asked though?

[@Blackrew]

@@NVNNN that's cringe af. this is a comment section ffs, you comment your thoughts about the video

[@Athelarius]

Really love it if they could do more Classic WoW moments into a cutscene like that. Maybe Nefarian, AQ and especially the Ashbringer event or KT in Naxx.

[@JJJBunney001]

​@invokeability it's what comments are for, who asked you to be an ass?

[@Wellshem]

@@NVNNN I asked

[@damiencrossley7497]

Almost as if the Orc and Human Heritage armours is like a farewell to old WOW and hello to the New.

[@SwobyJ]

They've been saying goodbye to vanilla wow every couple years.

[@damiencrossley7497]

@@SwobyJ I'm talking more of a blizzard standpoint

[@SwobyJ]

@@damiencrossley7497 I don't see it. They pay tribute to 'old WoW' almost all the time, save for MoP and Pandaria expansions because I imagine its very creatively draining to keep referencing the old stuff all the time. These questlines however, are probably saying some kind of farewell to certain storylines that had been in the pocket since Cataclysm or so. Dragonflight has been the most Old WoW in several years, whether stories or mechanics.

[@damiencrossley7497]

@@SwobyJ But the game itself changed so suddenly with this and talk of an original area updates (eg cataclysm) to the same!

[@justinanderson2631]

Just to recap: there was a World of Warcraft comic between mainly Onyxia and Varian. In this comic (the abridged version): - Onyxia was responsible behind the creation of the Defias Brotherhood. She's the one who convinced the other nobles they were just doing their civic duty and didn't need compensation. - Onyxia convinced most of the Alliance forces to be sent to the Jungles of Stranglethorn, which allowed her brother Nefarian, as well as whatever else was happening in the burning steppes be unimpeded (Where the Horde canonically kills Nefarian, as well as Rend and Maim Blackhand) - Onyxia was able to puppet Varian by splitting his personalities in two with magic from a sea witch. Manipulating and taking advantage of Varian's good nature leaving the other half for dead. There, Varian joined with Reh'gar Earthfury as a Gladiator, as well as meeting Valeera Sanguinar and Broll Bearmantle for the first time, and earning his nickname "Lo'gosh" the Ghost Wolf. - After Varian confronted...Varian. the two finally became whole once more and took the fight to Onyxia herself. Slaying the Dragon Queen who destroyed Stormwind from within.

[@SurfingSwallow]

Problem: players don't like blizzard saying varian killed onyxia Solution: vanessa kills onyxia other time

[@realLuisGiordano]

they didn't like a man killing the dragon, so they made the lesbian thief do so

[@aghsd]

@@realLuisGiordano now with pants

[@GazingTrandoshan]

@@realLuisGiordano Is this really your takeaway when you see women ? Dude grow up

[@citrusorange794]

We did kill her in cataclysm when she is a zombie

[@notaskaven964]

​@@GazingTrandoshan yes, people like this don't think women are people, they jusy think women are "woke agenda" or something

[@Coaltergeist]

Wow writers: "We need a Stormwind noble to be corrupted/manipulated from the shadows. Who's manipulating them, though?" ... Random writer: "... Uh, Onyxia?" Wow writer: "yes it's perfect. "

[@Necroionutwiz]

actually she was resurected once so who knows .... also the Twilight Hammer Cult isent dead so its a high chance N'zoth is coming back and could have manipulated certain events so ....

[@justinanderson2631]

That has actually happened ever since Classic. There's a whole Comic about it too.

[@WH40KHero]

@@Necroionutwiz No, it was AKSHUALLY the Jailer, who planned for this 10000000 years in the past so that he can return in the future with all his buddies after he resurrects Arthas and Nzoth and Nefarian and Deathwing so that they could form the ultimate Team to fight the encroaching darkness in the universe thats totally there!

[@MonosEx]

Sometimes I feel the writers where on vacations during the whole Shadowlands development

[@Backdraft70]

There is a secret dialoge if you completed legion rogue class hall campaign,just show sumbol of uncrowned to shaw

[@Korski]

"Vanessa Vancleef Kills Onyxia" Me: No. I killed her.

[@Wellshem]

You did, it's a clickbait title

[@TheHorreK2]

That quality of voice acting really should have deserved some more cutscenes, such a shame how it only gets these ingame model emotes

[@Fabyu40]

I mean, most of their time went into the Dracthyr build-up questline for the future of mainly the Dracthyr but also black dragon related things as a whole in 10.1 where you will wittness Wrathion and Sabellion being the usual children that they are and then there's Ebenhorn/Ebyssian who wants nothing of their banter...

[@MissionControl-]

"I didn't join the Defias to steal from innocents." That's literally all they did in vanilla....like what? lmao

[@MissionControl-]

@@josephkleimola2 "Not that way." "A matter of how you look at it." How'd you contradict yourself so quickly? But also yes they were robbing farmers. That's stealing from innocents. lol

[@mondanai01]

did they seriously nerf vanessa's outfit over some skin? fckin' blizzard at it again

[@fredericoalves93]

gamers when they cant sexualize women:

[@Wellshem]

They gotta keep their rating

[@Toffeehammer]

Nobody gets mad about women wearing pants quite like them Gamers

[@SrChr778]

Onyxia may be long dead, but her lingering will lives on in the hearts of corrupt individuals. More symbolic than lore.

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

Always great to see the past come back for players. I remember reading up on the story of Onyxia, it was probably one of my favorite plot points in early WoW. I am slightly disappointed that this wasn't going to wind up leading to hints of a greater conspiracy - that this wouldn't be the start of rumors of a returned Black Dragonflight faction that still kept to Neltharion/Deathwing's legacy and serve as a potential plot point for the stuff going on in Dragon Isles. But I think it's a great way to tie up loose ends. It's always sad when major characters - main, side, or otherwise - get abandoned after they had their moment in the limelight in their expansion.

[@ghoraxe9000]

Pretty sure Onyxia was killed by raiders a long time ago

[@purpletylenol7787]

I thought as much???

[@GLUFSAREN]

wasn't she chased away from stormwind and then killed by raiders in her cave? I'm not sure about the timeline here but blizzard have been known to take liberties with the story.

[@MrEvileu]

it's not bone and flesh Onyxia, it is just her will trapped into a trinket. Have you even watched the video? anyway, have a good day!

[@Myrrden]

​@Robert Vrabie I watched like half of it and made a comment. Then edited that comment after watching the video. Lol. To be fair, the title of the video IS a bit misleading.

[@Silenced_by_nazi_youtube]

Yea I’m pretty sure they put moar dots on her….and some dude even got a 50 dkp minus

[@alcariuspresents0001]

Always fun returning to old enemies with new content :)

[@chickenman331]

This really takes the cake for the most fan-fiction like dreck I've seen so far. Bravo blizz.

[@rolandgeczi8476]

😎👍100%

[@Syphaxis]

Wait this isn't fan-made?

[@Wellshem]

Wdym, Vanessa Vancleef came back since legion and this whole story is like the epilogue of the Defias

[@Wellshem]

Amazing camera work and montage, you really out respect on these storylines

[@abeloviedo7200]

Vanessa was a victim just like his father all because of Onyxia, I'm glad Shaw helps his old friend's daughter and she finally breaks the cycle of hate and revenge killing that freaking dragon AGAIN, simple but works cuz we know how everything happend and onyxia was the one who pulled the strings in the first place

[@fauryvincent7050]

A fine epilogue to the Defias' story

[@teabearchurchill5600]

Ever since the first time I ran thru Westfall (Dec 2010), I've felt that the Defias had a point... Of course the point is heavily undermined by the fact that they're based in THE most fertile farmlands in the Alliance. Get all those Homeless settled and farming and the problem sort of takes care of itself. You've still got people starving around Sentinel Hill, and there's that stupid quest where you have to gather *coyote tails and mud* so people can eat... on a farm FULL of pumpkins and with pigs wandering around everywhere.

[@Vesdus]

They took away Vanessa's Perditions Blades AND they gave her pants? Worst update in the history of Warcraft.

[@Gronalak]

Thank you KZbin for recommending this video directly into my feed so that I can't dodge it even if I wanted to.

[@Defocus_]

blizzard ruined her by giving pants on the character

[@jlovedown]

There's got to be a mod out there to revert some of these changes. Like Vanessa wearing pants for example.

[@YoungClarke]

Inaccurate retelling, Bolvar punched those dragons to death, he used no weapons.

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

For those not following though, this isn’t actually Onyxia. More like an “echo” of her.

[@Wellshem]

Nobody is following lol, one clickbait title and they are all ready to insult blizzard lol, I swear that's what they wait all day long

[@ninnoofthelastunicorn2693]

Wow, I'm actually shocked how well this was done. An actual decent ending to the BrotherHood story like, and, I'm happy Hope got an ending that respected her, and she can be a use later on.

[@nielsjensen4185]

Yeah, they only completely ruined one of the original characters for their own vain, girl-boss insert. So respectful. Excuse me while I go throw up.

[@powerflumi]

@@nielsjensen4185 Who was ruined? Onyxia? If so, how?

[@nielsjensen4185]

@@powerflumi Because the change heavily implies in the expression of it that she did nothing of her own and only succeeded because she essentially cheated. Everyone loves a Magnificient Bastard. Few people love a cheater. For example, Death in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a Magnificient Bastard, many people love Death, while Jack Horner is just a cheater, few people love Jack Horner, they just love to hate him instead, which is the mark of a good character. And he has no scheming component, no guile, he just powers through with the help of all his magical artifacts. And while he's a great force with him he's just a man without.

[@jacobbrackett3568]

​@@nielsjensen4185 are you comparing onyxia to a character from puss in boots?

[@nielsjensen4185]

@@jacobbrackett3568 How can this be a genuine question? Either you're trolling me or I'm unintentionally engaging in ableism by expressing an insult to you. I'm, unable to say which since your question is devoid of anything regarding interpretation that you should have learned in school since people who're genuinely unable to understand interpretation do exist.

[@AlunethMaster]

is that Cherami Leigh ? voice sounds like it..

[@atraxos]

As who? Vanessa? No, that's Karen Strassman, Chromie's VA.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I wish my Goblin, who is ex-Defias, could have done this quest line.

[@millerthomas4331]

Obligatory somehow onyxia returned, somehow vanessa vancleef returned

[@nyghtwyng]

Thanks for the spoiler-free headline...

[@galleo9462]

got chromies VA has such a range and every time I hear her voice im just like 😍

[@uhhwhat9852]

wtf why does she have pants now...

[@Zeldarulah]

I do think the Defias Brotherhood is one of the best stories in WoW, but it is wild how much they re-hash it.

[@DontKnow-hr5my]

Is Vanessa the same Voice Actress like Cassiopeia in League? They shound so familiar

[@helmet5809]

Blizzard censored her

[@danielhess1082]

Censored her? They also retconned the entire Varian segment of the comics that explain how he came back to the thrown in WotLK

[@skyclaw36]

They censored Vanessa legs

[@Nexusprimekillian]

What is the name of the music at 5:00 ? Where to find it (timestamp) ? ty

[@mohdimansaifullizan6193]

Orc & Human all cutscenes

[@FishyFuji]

The amount of comments that haven't actually watched the video is staggering. Yes its click bait but all Vanessa did was shatter the amulet filled with onyxia's power.

[@deathlord4413]

Ah yes. One of my rogue crushes. Vanessa, Valeera. Give me all the V's

[@txdmsk]

Velen's soggy, wrinkly balls!

[@carlosdelaplaya]

this is hands down the best heritage armor quest line holy shit ugh i miss playing wow but i know what’s gonna happen .. ima log on and get bored in like a week and be mad that there’s no new bgs 😂

[@txdmsk]

Yeah. Game is kinda shit. Don't bother.

[@resention8230]

Way to put the ending to the quest line right in the title, so people get spoiled just by a recommendation. 🙄

[@Ymiriron]

I think the Main Theme of Dragonflight is Peace. Baines Peace with the Centaur, Thralls reuniting all Orc-Clans, The Stormwind-Humans with the Defias, or for the Start with Vanessa.

[@marksheridan4421]

Good luck to all, with your WoW journey's, stay safe and well.

[@sygmarvexarion7891]

What?! I killed Onyxia. Vanessa was just...there.

[@questcore636]

i'm glad to see blizz finally tying up the loose ends of story arcs they never finished back in vanilla/BC

[@tylermcnally8232]

Sounds like we are in a timeline that we shouldnt be in....

[@recklesquarian]

Murk'ndela effect its called in azeroth

[@games12444]

Am I hearing things, or is the orange-haired woman's voice over Cherami Leigh? Edit: Nevermind. That's definitely her.

[@rileow4396]

I need that title: Lion of Stormwind, right fucking now

[@philippeblais8594]

Fun fact. That title is one that Anduin Wrynn's namesake, Sir Anduin Lothar had.

[@Myrrden]

Well, this wasn't what I expected with this video title.

[@vaug9433]

4:49 "oh dear"

[@vaug9433]

8:35 it is nice to see a racial power "will to survive" used in human campaign

[@johnb1145]

Oh Reginald...just as we thought back then humanity will finally have a true leader, he was taken away...

[@Kenddamus]

If you do this quest as a Rogue, Vanessa's introduction is actually different. You show your seal of the Uncrowned, Vanessa still stuns you for the gig, but Shaw doesn't bother explaining about the secret order. Also you have some extra dialogue options with Vanessa

[@comet392]

And as usual, Azeroth has not been annihilated by the scourge contradicting Uther's and teranus's claims.

[@Vezaiho]

I don't understand why they put pants on Vanessa? Can my boy John Keeshan get a shirt too then?.. no?.. it's okay if only men have bare upper bodies?.. oh..

[@vincentbeton]

While you gotta wonder how such a powerful Artifact lay around Stormwind for so many years instead of giving it to someone like Jaina or Khadgar, this is a sweet little Story. Iirc it was Onyxias influence that caused the Defias Brotherhood to form under Edwin Van Cleef in response to her massively screwing over the people, so it's nice it finally end with another Van Cleef

[@rodolfosalinas7307]

let me correct that last part for you. It's finally nice to end with Hope.

[@qwerty-qu8lv]

Song name in the end??

[@goldfox35]

Why is it the updated Stormwind when this flashback should have been pre-cata. Such a big oversight

[@sebastiangriffin375]

Those two passing out soup? So CAN get fat living on soup. I would.

[@mcdoogle_robotman]

good to see that Blizzards writing is stellar than ever.

[@g0gool_]

Wait is this officiall? We really will see M+ Deadmines holy jesus christ mother of all gods

[@jacobbrackett3568]

Ok I'm on board with that idea lol

[@jakafontorkar9776]

Is Vanessa's introduction different if you're a rogue and recruited her during the Legion campaign?

[@garefieldgames4056]

they done vancleef dirty.... Shaw admitting that there was so much corruption. And still seeing vancleef as the bad guy not the vinctim of the corruption

[@commanderblackheart5856]

At this point the only way Blizzard can now shoe-horn Onyxia into the plot is by time-travel, there's nothing left of her to kill in the present!

[@PixelCatGames]

That was the jailers plan all along man!

[@nasarato2]

I like how the Human Heritage Quest is a Rogue Order Hall Quest lol. Honestly preferred the Class based stuff hopefully we get back to that.

[@cylontoaster7660]

Does the game account for your character killing Edwin Vancleef or Onyxia if you had actually played long enough to do that? Or have they completely given up giving nods to deeds players who have played a long time

[@56Bagels]

Supposedly if your character finished the quest line in the day, the cutscene will including you as a shade and have some dialogue.

[@Wellshem]

You do have special dialogue if you play rogue because of the event of Legion.

[@xastielmuffinz3047]

Vanessa VanCleef kills Onyxia Classic players : "wat" Varian Wrynn : "wat"

[@laurencedixon5307]

I do appreciate that Vanessa got to retire. She got to put down the metaphorical blade.

[@johnvilnis83]

This is the Human heritage armor quest chain that Human players can do right now.

[@hellothere8812]

Can you be more subtle with the title this literally popped up on my youtube homepage and it's a spoiler...

[@lanzer6990]

spoiler? dude fucking dragon died 19 years ago

[@hellothere8812]

@@lanzer6990 Wasn’t referring to Onyxia dying being the spoiler.. the spoiler is obviously referring to what happens during the human heritage quest line💀

[@SuperRider-RS]

what is that soundtrack for "STORMWIND FOREVER" ?

[@ironic8340]

This is the moment when Onyxia becomes killed once again by uhhh the defias girl i guess

[@karstenkunneman5219]

wow, I stopped paying attention for a couple of months and now the Defias brotherhood just killed a dragon... ok...

[@Lamsan02]

The real heritage, legacy, unobtainable armor, ATT: "this item has been removed from the game", are Vanessa's thighs (?)

[@budderk1305]

i hate how there is a good, coherent story in there somewhere which is mostly blown away by "people only do 'bad' things and disobey authority cause of a magical dragon amulet" beyond stupid

[@raziel6304]

I just noticed, they covered up her thigh highs?

[@Primecat854]

Are you surprised, NewBlizz is against anything that could be remotely sexual as someone will be offended by it. I got this randomly recommended and it's painfully obvious the shift the company has gone

[@recusantvessel]

what in the fuck LOL

[@diedonthevine]

WoW censored Vanessa too? Wtf?

[@georgeindestructible]

Irelia's and Fiora's voice actresses in one video.

[@TheMamaMercy]

Did we forget she burnt sentinel hill down? She still shouldn't be excused for what she did.

[@Regunes]

2:52 my thoughts exactly Wow lore :p

[@supermix8181]

Is this real? Or is it some school machina project? I honestly can't tell the difference :/

[@txdmsk]

Halynthea is a great name. My rogue is called Nyxanthea.

[@lj19208]

Cecilia's voice actor, was that Lucy from Fairy Tail?

[@bordel6121]

Oh my god wtf Defias back at it again?

[@Hunter-ib9ks]

So THATS why they removed that wall in the Abbey!

[@john-fi2ni]

Stop the shipping please.

[@Mexican00b]

man, poor Ony... all her gear must be in red 100% of time

[@Boomken76]

ironic given the human power was called Every Man for them Selves.

[@chipstarshine8150]

Omg I’m like 99% sure the voice actor for Vanessa is Karen Strassman! (Double checks) yesss I’m right! I’ve played too much LoL and know her from like the 3-4 champions she voices from that game.