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Thanks for tuning into Part Ten of my World of Warcraft experience. Starting on the Afterlives cinematics, and getting ready to delve into Shadowlands, preparing for launch!
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Frostmourne takes souls, it doesn't split them but in Uther's case because of his devotion to the light, it was able to save a part of him before becoming apart of the blade itself.
He… was… my… student! Check out "the burning of stratholme" for a bit more interaction between good Arthas and Uther. Ingame cinematic, i think there are about 3 different versions of it now, but the dialogue is all the same.
Bastion (the area they are in) is located in the Shadowlands. It will be the first zone we go through. The Kyrian covenant is there.
I honestly think that Sylvanas has some sort of ulterior motive with helping the Jailor. She always felt like her chance to kill Arthas, to get revenge for turning her into a banshee, was stolen from her. Now she's literally in the maw with the jailor, where Arthas' soul was put, and I can almost guarantee she would want to be torturing him or something to make up for his death being taken from her.
Ughhhh, this is so huge and the fact that she has no idea just makes me ughhhh
That shiny sword is very hungry
Arthas might be a good audiobook to check out or picking up the novel. That gives a good run down of the Lich King and relivent characters leading into shadowlands.
Bastion was one of my favorites of the Afterlife! Loved your reaction!
I love this cinematic, definitely fueled the Shadowlands hype. Your reaction was awesome, keep up the great content!
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Yes, they grabbed him when he died in Wrath. I wonder if we will see Arthas at all in The Maw.
Damn, the "wing lady" looks so much like Sharon Stone.
By the way, yes you can be wing lady, they added some cloaks that are bright white wings
For context, Arthas, who was corrupted and taken over by/became the Lich King is a fan favorite and beloved character that made next to no major appearances in the game or out of it, in books, lore or otherwise since 2010 until now.
Seeing him, along with Uther (The one who threw him into the Maw) his teacher and uncle-like figure, was personally very heart wrenching yet filled myself and others with this melancholic feeling and excitement for what's to come.
Seeing Arthas' body plummet to the place where only the most absolutely irredeemable souls go, was very emotional, given before being taken ahold of by the Lich King, he was an extraordinarily brave, courageous, loving, charismatic, devoted young man. Blizzard assured us they didn't want to ruin the perfect story they had already basically wrapped up with him in Shadowlands but I have a feeling we will be seeing him again. Hopefully the righteous paladin on his way towards some sort of redemption or peace.
it's also worth noting that upon his death/sentence to the maw, as the lore stated before Shadowlands, he manifested into a childlike state, tormented by all the ungodly, inhumane atrocities he committed while under control. Left crying, alone and burdened by images of the countless souls he was forced to bring an end and tormented by numerous horrors and specters of the Afterlife.
I get fucking goosebumps watching this one.
okay cool but what does Ja rule think?
Yep, that was Arthas and the otherworldly sword Frostmourne. After we defeated Arthas in Ice Crown Citadel, Devos one of the Paragons and Uther the Lightbringer ( a very important Paladin in the WoW history) casted him in to the Maw ( realm of the Jailer, meant to be like Hell basically.) Also yes, Devos did go against the Archon's wishes which results in her becoming part of the " fallen" cult.
You should watch some old stuff or Nobbel87 story videos
Uther was a paladin in life and has a strong bond to the light so the light saved half his soul from being sucked into Frostmourne. Normally Frostmourne would absorb the entire soul.
The great thing about this cinematic is that when the players killed Arthas in Wrath of the Lich King he (like you here see) says "I see only Darkness before me" and now after 12 years (in reality) you finally see what it was he saw
Today is the release day of shadowlands, just in time
Arthas (the one with the white long hair) was a good person who inherited Uther's (the mc in this cinematic) believes/morals and a strong Paladin who served the Light until he got corrupted down the line.
The path he took to try and stop Mal'Ganis (a Dreadlord/Demon) who he thought was responsible for the Scourge (the undead) and the death of his people, is what led him to pick up the cursed blade Frostmourne (the one you see sucking half of Uther's soul) which slowly consumed him.
Frostmourne not only absorves other people's souls, but also consumes the wearer's own soul bit by bit until nothing's left.
This is the reason why his hair started turning white. He was originally blonde before picking up the sword.
The action itself was noble since all he tried to do, he did to try and save his kingdom.
He even states back in Warcraft III that he would do anything, even condemning his soul, if that meant the salvation of Lordaeron (his homeland).
Arthas: "Now, I call out to the spirits of this place, I will give anything or pay any price, if only you will help me save my people."
Even after he fell down the path of righteousness and became the Lich King (the King of the Undead), the remnants of his soul/being still held back the Scourge from destroying Azeroth (the world) by confining them all into one place (Northrend).
To be honest, I think this was serious considering he was never judged and might have not even been assigned to the Maw (Hell) but another place for his redemption which I feel like he deserves since he was not himself when he did those atrocities.
Also, remember in the beginning when Uther says: "Light, save my soul."?
When he is killed by Arthas, half of his soul (yellow) is saved by the Light and sent to Bastion while the other half (blue) is trapped inside Frostmourne (the sword). This explains why Uther can't let go and why he acted the way he did.
In the end of the Wrath of the Lich King, when Frostmourne is broken and all the souls are set free, Uther's other half forgave Arthas.
Devos (the angel) also had a part in how this all unfold. The fact his soul is "broken" and her influence, made Uther throw him into the Maw (the equivalent of Hell). It was something no one was expecting coming from him since he is one of the most righteous characters in all of Warcraft. That's the reason he went to Bastion in the first place.
Frostmourne usually steals their entire soul, though Uther was without a doubt one of most devoted users of the Light, and when he died he prayed for the Light to save his soul.
The part of Uther that was trapped within the blade actually became somewhat sympathetic towards Arthas, so it'll be interesting to see how this develops during the Shadowlands!
Frostmaurn steals entire souls, only Uthers last prayer saved the larger part of his.
Arthas did nothing wrong… still stand by that!
I would highly recommend you watch the video, Arthas did nothing wrong – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QDrXlrtVjs&ab_channel=hirumaredx this will fill in alot of the background for you to understand everything that lead to this point for Arthas and Uther. It is great for context, whether you watch it on or behind the stream.
Arthas didn't do anything wrong. The purge of stratholme was the right thing to do but just harsh, he saved more lives. He lost his soul once he claimed frostmourne and then his body was a taken when he put on the helm of domination/ lich king helm.