Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Intro

[@Sotalol014]

"Sometimes, the hand of fate must be forced"

[@ioulios12]

That quote saved my life many times!

[@squeakyratgaming]

I love when they bring things like this back for current content.

[@kuropotato8097]

Considering He refused Xera's Offer, I'd say he changed his mind about that.

[@workingpeon9316]

I always think about that quote, so iconic.

[@Hyukju_Cha]

@@kuropotato8097 no, he's successfully following what he said. It's just that it wasn't the fate, but just Xera's idea to make him accept light

[@19Evangelion96]

Old, good and original blizzard 😢. And when you see what they've become today... Rest in peace, old friend! You were legendary!

[@leloupdessteppes3228]

Greed corrupt everything.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

I still remember the first time I played this and saw this cinematic. I was wearing some really badass noise cancelling headphones with amazing bass, and I had cranked the volume right up because Illidan was talking a bit softly at the start. Then the thunder crashed and the music started blasting and nearly took my head off. And it was awesome!

[@eynidhelipp9348]

superchief86 so you could say that you were not prepared

[@johnrayordas]

^His scars were his own

[@LitlleponeyD]

He was blind and you deef

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@LitlleponeyD E3 2003 video.

[@tylerwinkle323]

Your hearing loss is not service related.

[@Britishwolf89]

Betrayer.......in truth it was I who was betrayed. Still i am hunted......still i am hated. Now my blind eyes see what others cannot. That sometimes, the hand of fate must be FORCED! Still gives me chills!

[@sirisaacclarke4964]

Now go forth. Unleash the tides of doom, upon all those who would oppose us!

[@Kacpa2]

@@sirisaacclarke4964 But ofcourse they messed it up by dumb "You're not prepared" line that people from wow remember as only thing about Illidan.....

[@Britishwolf89]

@@Kacpa2 Yep. I hated Retconned Illidan. He became a parody of himself just regurgitating lines from Frozen Throne and TBC trailer with slight variations. YOU ARE NOT PREPARED, WE ARE NOT PREPARED, YOU ARE NOW PREPARED, SOMETIMES THE HAND OF FATE MUST BE FORCED. Is that really all the writers could do with such a colourful and morally complex character? I missed the old voice actor too.

[@Bitterman5868]

@@Britishwolf89 they gave the pandas to him when he returned in mop, and Liu kang in MK11 is pretty much illidan since he voices him too

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@Bitterman5868 What's the music in this video?

[@DaWanderer]

Epic, even today.

[@kunamate]

I got so hyped few days ago, Im playing WC3 again... Blizzard games always make me hooked after years of pause :D

[@KraliMishev]

Epic, even today. Four years later. The Betrayer turns out to be the redeemer!

[@illidanstormrage5313]

Yep

[@mohamad2698]

Even today

[@jeromebuiza7506]

Yes

[@CynicalGamingBlogTerry309]

Even today, this game's cinematics give me goosebumps.

[@danivanon]

but isn't it only because it's being run on a newer graphics card? in other words, was the graphics quality just as good when it was first released?

[@musicislife6250]

@@danivanon yes, it was

[@teffio]

@@musicislife6250 ya mean 2019?

[@st.lucient4755]

Playing a pre-rendered scene doesn't really require that much graphical power. If nothing else, the greater monitors might've added a bit more color, but that doesn't mean the great character models, details & motion was affected.

[@ElBandito]

Illidan had attempted to save the world many times since 10,000 years ago, but always get scorned in the end. Poor guy.

[@Charles-nc4zj]

@Xen Glaris A well he made and used by his own people hypocritically.

[@roderickkarladdun7798]

Just like Benedict Arnold...

[@tamnam5722]

Nasagac Cagasan it nearly led to the destruction of all of Azeroth

[@chupitrompi5614]

Just like A. H

[@paulandreig.sahagun34]

​@@roderickkarladdun7798Our Good Friend, Benedict Arnold is our Good friend, no more. -Oversimplified.

[@rantanen1]

Illidan is by far my favorite warcraft character ever..

[@effygin1770]

When illidan said "Betrayer, in truth it was i who was betrayed". i felt that.

[@soroushsarani5619]

same here when you know his lore

[@Myndeex]

Man Ilidan was cool in WC3 :)

[@Amphitera]

he is still cool. Sorta :)

[@ljklmoiaoklmlljkajksjdklfm503]

I only hate his new teeth in legion

[@Sardavinaenergy]

@@ljklmoiaoklmlljkajksjdklfm503 actually he look odd in wow. in this video he is epic!

[@sootmancer9851]

i love that he makes a little smirk at the end.. not very often do we see Illidan with a smile

[@valen.barreiro]

"...And some times, the hand of fate must be FORCED!" 15 years later, in Legion... he bring Argus to Azeroth and say the same phrase... some things never change :')

[@sebastjansslavitis3898]

illidan in warcraft 3 was so much better than in wow. I liked this very idea that he was so controlled, with this calm voice and beautiful speech, it give him very pleased character. And then in Burning Crusade he appears like some monster, with green burning eyes, torn wings and sharp teeth... so disgusting was it really necessary?

[@melonemcfly6717]

You will now why he is green when you see the Warcraft movie.:D

[@HatiTheMoonChaser]

wont spoil too much for you,but it has a lot to do with Fel magic like Thrones said watch the movie :)

[@valeclaw1697]

your complaint about the voice is a bit unfair, considering the audio can change from where ur standing in game.

[@valeclaw1697]

Snake actually.... his voice actor never changed. Like unless i've done really bad research, the actor himself never changed.

[@Britishwolf89]

3edgy5me You must've done really bad research...

[@knowingtoomuch666]

The best cinematic introduction for a game, ever !!

[@Nikagor]

I guess you haven't seen any of the starcraft intros..

[@annoyedhuman42]

Worst blizzard cinematic ever. It's boring and the things Illidan says are just meaningless nonsense.

[@Gglamdringg]

ur a moron

[@jabbernauttt]

fairly good.not the best and not the worst. this is the first appearance of nagas right ?

[@adamkondrk8999]

If you knew illidans lore just a little bit you would know that every word that he said has a meaning.

[@There-is-a-Squirrel]

These cinematics still gives me chills to this day. Masterpieces

[@endoskeleton8005]

2020 still my favorite since i was young, danggg when i watch this i was like "feel old yet?"

[@ilaoandrew2565]

The naga's in cinematic is way scarier to look than the game

[@Andreazor]

Illidan, the best villain of all. He's not really evil, he's just...well, different. That's what makes a good villain to me, moral ambigouity (spelling).

[@Ternadil]

i have always seen Illidan as antihero

[@Kidlaters]

Andreazor A bit like the story of Arthas. IMHO he too is not really a villain. He chose the path of evil "Sometimes the hand of fate must be forced" to destroy the greater evil (Burning Legion). Even if it meant sacrificing his humanity family, friends, fellowmen etc. etc. I believe Arthas was meant to be that way but the author just overdid it just for the sake of making an "epic boss". But don't take my word for it. Just an opinion, not a fact. True or not we're all entitled to our own opinions.

[@fidalf99]

Uuuuuuntil he got crazy in TBC...

[@thelonewolf42]

He is actually, an antihero. Something like chaotic good

[@thelonewolf42]

he never went crazy, he just wanted to destroy legion by any means necessary

[@SS5Ghaleon]

Who else came here after the Tomb Of Sargeras Finale Cinematic just to hear Illidan say "Sometimes the hand of fate must be forced"?

[@Bereaver1989]

Thank you! The music playing while the naga awaken is also the same as when the portal opens up.

[@Kantus83]

I hope the movie makes lot of money and success, and then, they make others movies, and we get Illidan in the movies ._.

[@BlueShiftblade]

'' What have you done ?! '' - khadgar '' Sometimes the hand of fate must be forced '' - Illidan

[@TheMoonwisp]

Kil'Jaeden's death cinematic brought me back here... "Sometimes the hand of fate must be FORCED!"

[@someone-wi4xl]

the hand of fate ACTUALLY being forced now in 7.2.5 .. he did it .. the absolute madman :D

[@royroci2303]

This opening alone can lead to dozens of different epic storylines.

[@ravenmourne]

2017 - Argus gets teleported next to Azeroth with Illidan saying same thing: The hand of fate must be forced. Probably not the best move, but he still has the knowledge from 10 thousand years ago and no one followed him. Now, it's time.

[@RalphSawma]

Also noticed that right before he said that line in the Kil'jaden cinematic, the exact same music at the beginning of this one started playing.

[@Bereaver1989]

Its remarkable that blizzard really remembered their stuff from back then :D

[@gustavotorrescoutinho6831]

now, after the fall of Kil'Jaeden,he repeats the phrase once again, "Sometimes the hand of fate must be forced", as Argus looms above Azeroth's skies!

[@h3ct0r182]

damn it illidan that was the perfect time to shout: RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!

[@ionjohn471]

while reading the illidan novel , i could hear only this voice in my head , the new voice didn't even register , and i play wow.... , blizzard get your act togheter and get back this voice actor.

[@Britishwolf89]

Are there demons nearby?

[@kimandremichelsen4237]

you dare speak to me?

[@Britishwolf89]

I grow inpatient...

[@Cali714fornia]

This moment of the game. Is engraved in my mind forever.

[@matthainsworth2744]

Still one of the best cinematic game clips.

[@MasthaX]

almost 20 years old and still relevant in terms of cinematic quality!

[@Nytebane]

Still gives me chills to this day...

[@acgun3275]

I’ll never forget this cinematic as a kid playing war craft 3 the design of Illidan amazed me back then I didn’t understand all he’s story but now I realize how genius it.

[@reilukirpputori434]

best cinematic ever made. hard to believe 12 years has passed since its release

[@KingLich451]

17 years :) Frozen Throne came out in 2003

[@xxlCortez]

He's fairly handsome though.

[@Lily-xd1tg]

yeh in cinematics he looks good but in game his face is fkd

[@szilviatalpai4900]

Amen

[@minolamycat91]

He was one of the first fictional crushes I had.

[@greentech4198]

Illidaddy

[@filerated]

i did this on the beach and huge horde of turtle rouse from the depths

[@mr.v6052]

Now go forth . Unleash the shells of doom upon all those who oppose us

[@RodrigoAlgorta]

Best cinematic ever, and Illidan's voice epic I like it more than the current one.

[@chile_91]

I wish the nagas were a playable unit in the WC III Frozen Throne

[@MasayaShida]

they are in Campaign...

[@muchwow5782]

+Masaya Shida dat noob, he didn't even naga.

[@simejugovic8545]

+Mr.stele45 you can download mod -Nirvana- to play Naga if you still play Warcraft 3 ik it cuz i still play Warcraft :) and it works great.There are even new playable factions and it works great only prob is with Night elfs they Archers are bugged you cant see them you can move them somehow but you can see them its bugged but still everything else works :)

[@professionalcommentstealer5271]

Naga was a fun race

[@mattkingsbury9459]

The very first appearance of the Naga, and boy were they terrifying.

[@gregoriusbima7730]

I'M STILL WAITING FOR WARCRAFT IV

[@evantambolang3052]

Even though this game is old,but this is much better than mostly Blizzard game nowadays.

[@DragonHeart613]

RIP OG Warcraft 3😞 Curse you Reforged🤬

[@jussimursunen716]

Illidan called the forgotten, sunken Night Elves to aid him. Known now as the Naga.

[@sithlordzach8418]

"Now my blind eyes can see what others' cannot." But can you see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

[@virtouso47lol73]

But but but can you see why people hate activision😆

[@ivandovranic1001]

Back when Naga were actually fear-inspiring. Also, 1:20 is uncomfortably close to Smaug, at the end of the first Hobbit movie.

[@ogaimon3380]

I have played this game and gta san cs 1.6 for years and years none of these games get old, not likr today games few month after and already dead

[@CobraLex94]

You Blizzard. I see what you did in the 7.2.5 finale. I know what you have done. Bravo, Blizzard, Bravo.

[@lazypanda78]

"The hand of fate, must be forced!" HA! Funny how he repeats this quote on the Kil'jaden death cinematic in WoW legion.

[@seven7821]

the animation is so advanced

[@luckymaggie6594]

10 years have passed...How many more 10 years will I have remaining?

[@locox89]

Sometimes the hand of fate must be forced!....that reference even today...nice one blizz nice..one.

[@NinaNiterose86]

I just I just had a Fangasm...

[@Highestnugg]

"Sometimes the hand of fate must be forced" Exactly what he said after killing Kil'jaeden

[@1GiancarloD]

God I love you Blizzard and your cinematics. The warcraft movie will most likely become my favorite movie eva knowing your guys's track record with visuals.

[@Thean10]

The Dark Knight of Azeroth.^^ He will be missed.

[@yoshichanGAF]

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: LEGION!!!!

[@alioshia3576]

yoshichanGAF been waiting for demon hunters since i started playing wow. took them long enough. :)

[@valeclaw1697]

+Alioshia Aihsoila same. blizzard was not prepared for us I guess

[@bunnieskitties293]

Came here from the new Kil'jaeden kill cinematic. Unreal how much better the two previous voice actors for Illidan were to the modern one.

[@GrimiGaming]

You do know illidan only had 2 voice actors? The burning crusade one is the same as the current one, and in wc3 its always been this voice actor

[@bunnieskitties293]

@@GrimiGaming Incorrect Sebbe. And you cant even pretend to have known what you said, seeing as no one is credited for the TBC Illidan dialogue. Also if you want to sound more credible you might try using names. Matthew Yang King did it originally. Liam O'Borehole does it now. Up in the air who really was the BC one. But it def wasnt Liam. He simply doesnt have that range. Nothing wrong with being a one tone wonder, he does his one voice well. But he couldnt do the You are not prepared line if his life depended on it, he couldnt do the BT dialogue and he couldnt do the misc dialogue either. Especially not at that point in his career when he was just a budding artist. I believe the middle one was the same voice actor as Johnny Brovo, who is well known to take on all kinds of misc work as long as the pay is good and has the range to have done it, but since blizzard never gave credits, no one will ever know unless the person in that booth out and claims credit and can show the pay stubs.

[@mattyice1151]

In terms of replay value, probably the best game ever. Epic stuff.

[@lorgaraurelian8654]

This voice is so much better than the new one.

[@Britishwolf89]

The old Illidan could literally move mountains with his awesome voice. The new Illidan feels more like a parody of himself, like he's going to spend the better part of the expansion saying variations of "you are not prepared". The Demon Hunter intro made me cringe when he said "you are now prepared" /facepalm.

[@paleface171]

I feel stormrage today speaks with 75% growl. I like the reign and frozen throne stormrage.

[@IchHassePasswoerter]

Watch the German voicover of this. It's even better.

[@anatolistoimenov1229]

And the skin was better. When he wasn't the purple glowing thing.

[@Anxiou5Panda]

Isn't his voice actor the same as before?

[@st.lucient4755]

Just to let you know, this was WC3 at its prime, Blizzard.

[@davidvue4585]

Back when expansion packs meant extra content, not the rest of the game that wasn't initially released

[@warcraftbible2149]

If I'm going to ally illidan and help fight the legion i'm gonna cry.

[@HinataNarutoSasuke]

did u cry

[@simpleandrewwww]

did u cry?

[@lukasfekula2350]

did u cry?

[@ΘωμάςΠαραβαΐτσης]

did u cry?

[@ostsweinen5240]

did u cry?

[@kilyenbalazs6398]

When ever i feel soft, i watch this, and realize, who am i in truth.

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

I miss Matthew Yang King as Illidan

[@Amphitera]

I want a full movie with Illidan and Naga in it. And playable WoW Naga. I waited 10 years, and only joke races have been introduced so far >:(

[@DavidGlendaleArdenaso]

not only he says that line in Legion, the music was also played there !

[@mattkingsbury9459]

This is what I will always think of when people talk about naga--their very first appearance was genuinely terrifying.

[@Sardavinaenergy]

-После стольких лет ? - Всегда

[@neonsolace2748]

2:59 Illidan: upon all who appose us My mind: Gr..Grab the horns C'mon GRAB THE HORNS

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Subtitles: "Betrayer... in truth, it was I who was betrayed! Still I am hunted! Still I am hated! Now my blind eyes see what others cannot! That sometimes, the hand of fate must be forced! Now, go forth... unleash the tides of doom... upon all those... who would oppose us!"

[@cainzymations]

Epic,Even today

[@mzl1610]

Yep

[@Rexshine]

warcraft 4 now please

[@SphinxIsland]

how tho lol

[@lynnusuk2092]

How about the next best thing? W3 remastered

[@st.lucient4755]

@@lynnusuk2092 You'll regret this

[@justineibe3903]

@@lynnusuk2092 You'll regret this

[@Dekline25]

@@lynnusuk2092 This aged like milk.

[@MrScuarePants]

sometimes the hand of fate must be forced ¡¡¡ (wow legion tomb of sargeras)

[@acolyte4524]

Arthas was my favorite character in Warcraft 3 till Illidan showed up, then Illidan became my favorite.

[@phamnhat2925]

Now, go forth... unleash the tides of doom upon all those who oppose us.

[@Charles-nc4zj]

I wonder how powerful Illidan would have been if he wasn't imprisoned for all eternity. He could be one of the strongest beings in azeroth.

[@OlexiiV]

My favourite Warcraft character!!!

[@PashaDefragzor]

Legendary.

[@TTalksVA]

this was peak blizzard

[@CamusFR7]

I have replayed this game recently and is funny still today. For a game of 2003 the animations were really done well.

[@HellbirdIV]

Illidan was dubbed 'the Betrayer' because he sided with the Highborne during the War of the Ancients. His taking the Skull of Gul'dan in WC3 was just further evidence to his brother that Illidan cared more about his own power than anything else. Also, see those lights the Naga are slithering towards in this cutscene? That's a Night Elf fishing village. It, and many others, were slaughtered by Illidan's orders. If you actually played the games you'd know why Illidan was always the villain.

[@lars-arlewallin3959]

Even so he's painted out as this power-hungry monster that only wanted to see the world burn.

[@ardaona]

Chills down the spine

[@SirePuns]

All that time Illidan lived for one purpose. To repel the burning legion and, at all costs, prevent Sargeras from ever coming to Azeroth. Even when he "served" the burning legion.

[@yiftachzabary]

I hope blizzard will realize they need to make more Warcraft expansions or they will remake the game itself. They can create this awesome video with great graphics, but they can also recreate Warcraft with the same heroes, same units, same artifacts. Maybe its a lot of work, but they worked really hard on creating WoW expansions and videos, so i think it won't be that hard.

[@jadreaidy2969]

Omg u revealed the future ahhaaha i love this comment

[@vd3sensei]

...... This... Didnt aged well

[@dexter2392]

reforged was a huge failure

[@caustin850]

Will Illidan Stormrage make Lockdown (Transformers) and Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super) work with him against the most powerful enemies of the Lego Galaxy?

[@Megalomaniakaal]

For a game released in 2003(TFT) the cinematics quality still holds up!

[@finnheisenheim8274]

Without the monologue or music it looks like illidan is practicing expressive dance.

[@JerrizleMcYo]

I honestly think Blizzard has the best cinematics around. These look better than alot of MOVIES.

[@andygagarin3725]

Happy birthday 20 my love game ❤ forever

[@zeusss8551]

10 years later ❤️

[@Zeldarulah]

"Stop worrying about making so much God damn money all the time." Rofl. "Start making quality games again like you used to. " Exceptional amounts of rofling

[@YaM95]

Now my blind eye see what others cannot!

[@kri_kurilala]

@LunarTranquility : Illidan is blind because sargeras burned his eyes out instead he got green mist in there which makes him see better then before

[@mukarramkamal5432]

I came here after Warbringers Ashara....I have seen this years before and played the game ...but now it made more sense

[@Sejanus]

DEMON HUNTERS AT LONG LAST

[@Babester42069]

How was this made 20 years ago, the animations so good its intoxicating

[@user-qd8wn8cg3x]

2021 Yet Still you are hunted ..

[@TheDarkFelex]

Hello from 2024. Still epic no doubt. =)

[@MyBrainGlows]

remember when this set the base for WoW?