"My people... lost everything. Their light... was extinguished. Replaced by a hunger for magic... and vengeance." He deserved so much better than his poorly explained "I'm suddenly a bad guy" storyline in TBC. Forever the Prince of Sin'dorei o7
He deserved better! Especially since he is now viewed as *the worst guy of the whole BC expansion* - worse than Illidan *sad lmao* Kael'thas is awesome
Shindu Sin'dorei rise once more and remember the great leader you once followed,glory to Kael,may his soul bask in the glory of the Alah,the origin of the eternal Belore that guides us. (Honestly I wish they expanded on Thalassian so much more,I know all the basic phrases,although wish there were more.)
As much as I love Lor'thermar I think Kael'thas could've been a great Leader for the Blood Elves. But then everything changed when the Burning Crusade attacked!
I don't think they thought WoW would carry out for so long. They just threw in bosses we've seen in WC3 and whatever, without giving them much thought. Then, WoW became a thing to last and they realized they have to expand the story, not only resume to killing the characters that appeared in WC3...
Burning Crusade remains to be my least favorite expansion for this reason. It was their first I get it and people have good memories of it. At the very least they didn't kill off Maiev and Rexxar and only killed Arthas later and did it properly.
They still kinda screw it up when you meet Kael in Tempest Keep. His dialogue in that raid was short of him just growing a mustache and twirling it, typical WoW in-game representations. I really wish they emphasize that on Magister Terrance, it was this giant fel rock in his body causing him to do bad things and act out of character. When you fight him, you can feel it a bit in his dialogue, like when he casts gravity lapse, his voice falters as if he was trying to fight back from doing so. I really wish they could redeem his character. Not bring him back to life, but at least do some in-game storyline that doesn't just treat him as a bad-guy-flavor-of-the-month for people to spit at. It really is such a distasteful thing what they did to Kael, a story of a prince who would try to redeem himself and his people, who ventured to hell and back to save them, only for hell to shackle him and damn him as payment, but ultimately gave his people the tools to make them prosper even if he could not live see them do so.
if they could somehow redeem illidan and make him a tragic hero ala legion expac, then they could totally do the same with kael! unfortunately elves get shit on by the loud minority of WoW players who just wana see beefy ass orcs humans and trolls. Let the elves rule the next expac!
I hate wow because you don't feel the passion for the lore like in warcraft 3... i mean they just put a dialogue of 2 seconds here, another there and there is it, you have a shitty raid without atmosphere or personality.
From what I saw both he and Garrosh might be in one area, Lady Vashj and Alexander Mograine in another, Kel'Thuzad is somewhere, and hushed rumors of the best character ever created in Warcraft will return
Kael’thas was my favorite over hero in W3, he was the reason why my main race in wow is blood elf, and when you menched that kael in the end in away did save his people, that really touch me deep man, thanks
I personally liked the idea Kael/Jaina. With the Windrunner sisters frolicking about with human men, it would have been nice to have had a human female/male elf relationship.
Loved how this concisely explained a major lore puzzle about a major Warcraft character. The pictures are really cute too - they remind me of Overly Sarcastic Productions' mythology videos. I really hope we'll be able to rescue Kael'thas in Shadowlands. I really feel bad for him. Not enough to stop farming him for Alar, but still kind of bad. And I totally ship him with Lady Vashj!
Lady Vashj is the only person who deserves him tbh. She was the only one who really showed him any sympathy and wanted to help him for nothing in exchange. I mean, she probably totally wanted to get him on her side, but it also really looked like she saw his and his people's suffering and knew that her way they could at least find a fix.
Kael'thas is a fking hero. He sacrificed everything for his people. He sold his fame and reputation to Legion for fel magic in order to fulfill his people's magic addiction. Yet, his people defined Kael'thas as a traitor when they found out he joined the Legion and killed him more than a thousand times for Ashes of Al'ar. Just like Uther and Jaina turned their backs on Arthas in front of Stratholme, so apathetic.
Kael'thas is a hero, I love him, and I will fight over this any day. I wish I could live in the alternate timeline where they wrote him on point throughout WoW. Could you imagine him being with us when we fought the Scourge in WotLK? *sigh* 😔
Kaelthas is the whole reason why I always loved blood elves :) I am so sad that he got played like that and turned t his way. I really hope some day blizzard will redeem his name.
Just a question. Would you mind to make a short Villains Corner about the Headless Horseman aka Sir Thomas on Hallows End? It is more of a tragic story, but still worth mentioning in my opinion.
And now, the same shit's happening with Sylvanas. Suddenly, BOOM. She's a villain now. And not just any villain. A villain who became an enemy of light, hope and everything and an ally of death. Hopefully this time, it wouldn't take 10 years for us to realize why she did what she did.
I feel bad for the Sylvanas fans. We Kael'thas fans, of which are not many left as the The Burning Crusade writing staff has decimated most, have been suffering for years. And both of our suffering is not over. Sylvanas fans are going to have to watch her become a simp for another evil death overlord guy and Kael fans will have to watch him be treated like a dog for stuff the writers shouldn't have forced him into in the first place.
I think I remember someone on the forums came up with a theory he was kinda like the boss in metal gear snake eater. That’s how I wish it was more like... Kael knew he’d have to sacrifice himself and the respect his people had for him to save them.
KingJoJustJoking not really. He’s a fallen Hero, a major staple of Blizzard. It is a trope that their the master of and do more than anyone. Just look at the three heroes from Diablo one becoming three villains in Diablo 2, as well as King Leoric, Malthael and his Reapers, and even Imperius to some degree. In Starcraft there’s Kerrigan, and perhaps Tycus. And in Warcraft there’s Arthas, Kel’Thuzad, Illidan, Deathwing, Malycos, Sylvanas, even Sargarues, Archimond and Kil’Jaden, and Kalthaes. And by the way things are going Jania and others might soon be among them. Yes, some of the Fallen Heroes redeem themselves, but most don’t and remain victims of corruption, bad decisions, and/or things outside their control.
@@Immagonko The more accurate explanation is that the writers wrote Kael's fall to evil fairly competently, but when implementing it in WoW they half-assed it so laughably lazily that the recent book was needed just to explain what was supposed to have happened.
So all this addiction to Fel magic turned out to be a setback on his journey to get people what they really needed, the Sunwell. Great video as always Hiru!
Definitly would like to see arthas if not then Deathwing or Anub’arak. I mean hell you could even make videos about the lore of the many evil races of Azeroth such as Naga, Zul Trolls, Satyrs, etc. those would be just as interesting also!
WoW messed up all the lore of Warcraft with all the Illidan is a villain and he wants to attack Azeroth...in fact he is more of an unlucky victim in Warcraft 3 than anything
It really do be like that. I can't believe the Blood Elves just abandoned him and even if they didn't want to follow his ways they should pay him respect. Without him they would all be dead. I like to play as a Blood Elf but I always imagine them being a secret Kael'thas loyalist who doesn't speak up because loyalists are/were killed, and because there's no use in being openly loyal to a dead man :(
What they did to his character in TBC was really unnecessary. I don't care about the book where they -explained- justified their decision to make him a villain. Sure you can make it make sense in a way if you really try to, but it doesn't mean it's the best writing decision for a previously really compelling character. In W3 it's pretty clearly established that he's simply trying to save his people as best he can, and he's really anything but prideful. He puts up with the humans' racism even though he's clearly bothered, he helps out the Night Elves and is nothing but courteous, he basically helps saving Tyrande's life because he unintentionally outs Maiev as a dirty liar. The "betrayals" that Garithos accuses him of are not betrayals, he just takes free boats from the only person who sympathises with his people's suffering, and then he flees from certain death by execution from a fucking racist piece of garbage that he showed subservience to. I think much higher of Lady Vashj than any of the shit humans in this campaign, even though now we are supposed to think that Nagas are all evil. The writers go out of their way to portray Kael as the guy who thinks about his people's survival first and foremost, and he's desperate enough to even kneel before Illidan in exchange for help, and he must be happy to help destroy the Lich King. (This last part makes me think about how he could have been a major character who has a personal reason to defeat Arthas in WotLK, just like Jaina and Sylvanas were, and it breaks my heart even more.) Apparently they basically confirmed they wrote certain characters in a way that they could make raid bosses out of them. I just don't understand why they felt like it was a better idea to turn Kael into a villain rather than giving us the most iconic Blood Elf as the actual leader. Did fucking Garithos write this part of the TBC story or what? I personally really dislike the fact that Kael betrayed Illidan, but it's not necessarily impossible. They did try to explain it, but it really felt like a weak excuse after the fact, just so that most fans would shut up and accept. It's still a bad writing direction for the original character, but we know that the WoW team didn't get most of W3's story, like they believed the Scourge and the Forsaken to be the same faction, oof. What they are doing now is only insult to injury. As a fan I feel spat on. The way Kael behaves in what I've seen so far from him in SL is not only inaccurate but offensive against what the true character was. In what scene of TFT was Kael'thas ever "arrogant"? Considering Blood Elves are often portrayed as very prideful he actually comes across as one of the most humble and sensible Elves I've ever seen. I also don't like the fact that in later appearances he often keeps insisting on being the Sun King and some crap, when in actuality he voluntarily gave up the crown and out of an act of mourning proclaimed that his father was the last King of the High Elves, and that he would stay Prince. Kael's actions were difficult and not holy, but he is a damn HERO. The Kael'thas I know from TFT would probably agree to die if it was to save his people. Even with the stupid writing he suffered from in TBC, this is what happened, and the Blood Elves only survived and now thrive thanks to him! And yet they call him a traitor and pay him no respect! What a traitorous bunch they all are! Anyone who judges Kael'thas is probably a lvl 60 Hypocrite. What they are doing now is a disgrace, I never thought their TBC writing choices ever be undercut, but it looks like they made a fool out of me for thinking that his appearance in SL could make up for TBC. They can never atone for THEIR sins against Kael'thas. Justice for Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider!
![The Story of Kael'thas Sunstrider - Full Version [Lore]](/img/1.gif)
“ this of course, upsets arthas” *A FEW YEARS LATER HE KILLED 90% OF HIGH ELVES*
overkill much?
Sorry can’t like U have 269 likes
This angered Arthas, who flew into a rage
And burned Dalaran to the ground
"My people... lost everything. Their light... was extinguished. Replaced by a hunger for magic... and vengeance." He deserved so much better than his poorly explained "I'm suddenly a bad guy" storyline in TBC. Forever the Prince of Sin'dorei o7
DarkbloomTV agreed. Kael will always be my favorite character
Its not that bad explaint. he has lost everything. That can push a Man to things..
@@Kairos_Akuma yes but they didn't care about his character in BC, they just wanted us to have famous characters as raid bosses
He deserved better
He deserved better!
Especially since he is now viewed as *the worst guy of the whole BC expansion* - worse than Illidan *sad lmao*
Kael'thas is awesome
Shindu Sin'dorei rise once more and remember the great leader you once followed,glory to Kael,may his soul bask in the glory of the Alah,the origin of the eternal Belore that guides us.
(Honestly I wish they expanded on Thalassian so much more,I know all the basic phrases,although wish there were more.)
As much as I love Lor'thermar I think Kael'thas could've been a great Leader for the Blood Elves. But then everything changed when the Burning Crusade attacked!
just shows how bad blizzard is at writing
Blizzard fucked Illidan and Kael in BC.
I don't think they thought WoW would carry out for so long. They just threw in bosses we've seen in WC3 and whatever, without giving them much thought. Then, WoW became a thing to last and they realized they have to expand the story, not only resume to killing the characters that appeared in WC3...
Burning Crusade remains to be my least favorite expansion for this reason. It was their first I get it and people have good memories of it. At the very least they didn't kill off Maiev and Rexxar and only killed Arthas later and did it properly.
Skoll Shorties saw what you did there with that air bender reference
I like how Kael'thas's orbs slowly changed color to green as he was more and more into fel. Nice detail.
that artwork is so cute
Earthel i love at 9:40 it says “your a terrible leader” indeed cute
Kael'thas did nothing wrong
Exactly just like garrosh
garrosh turned into a douchebag, kael'thas was trying to save his people xD
Garrosh trying to save his people too, he is a true Orc hero.
EFGY Thank you
Like garrosh 😂
That part about him apologizing to the Dalaran guard hurt my heart :(
ya it happens in the game when he joins the horde.
u got 100 likes now :)
@@creepcracker 200 now.
3:12KaelThas cosplaying as a warlock summoning stone
Lol!
I was thinking block of cheese-kael, but i guess that's also correct.
fel is a hell of a drug
Tiny bits and pieces are the first way to get addicted to fel magic and get so much high
Fel, not even once
I wonder how it feels like to snort some
He fel for it. . .
Fel&fun hbu looking
Does not sound like a villian but more like a misunderstood dude that constantly gets shat on
If you've played Warcraft campaign, you realize that this "villain" suffered a lot. Man, that damn garithos. How satisfying slayed that bastard
he deserved more than just being eaten by ghouls
@@zivnoel7146 He was killed by Varimathras. Being eater after death was no fun.
He Just has so much pain
Why doesn't Illidan look like he can bench 1000lbs?
You probaly can
They still kinda screw it up when you meet Kael in Tempest Keep. His dialogue in that raid was short of him just growing a mustache and twirling it, typical WoW in-game representations.
I really wish they emphasize that on Magister Terrance, it was this giant fel rock in his body causing him to do bad things and act out of character. When you fight him, you can feel it a bit in his dialogue, like when he casts gravity lapse, his voice falters as if he was trying to fight back from doing so.
I really wish they could redeem his character. Not bring him back to life, but at least do some in-game storyline that doesn't just treat him as a bad-guy-flavor-of-the-month for people to spit at. It really is such a distasteful thing what they did to Kael, a story of a prince who would try to redeem himself and his people, who ventured to hell and back to save them, only for hell to shackle him and damn him as payment, but ultimately gave his people the tools to make them prosper even if he could not live see them do so.
ahhh i love this, very well said. you really have a way with words!!
if they could somehow redeem illidan and make him a tragic hero ala legion expac, then they could totally do the same with kael! unfortunately elves get shit on by the loud minority of WoW players who just wana see beefy ass orcs humans and trolls. Let the elves rule the next expac!
I hate wow because you don't feel the passion for the lore like in warcraft 3... i mean they just put a dialogue of 2 seconds here, another there and there is it, you have a shitty raid without atmosphere or personality.
Well you might got your wish, in Shadowlands you get to meet kael'thas in the afterlife and maybe redeem him.
From what I saw both he and Garrosh might be in one area, Lady Vashj and Alexander Mograine in another, Kel'Thuzad is somewhere, and hushed rumors of the best character ever created in Warcraft will return
"Unfortunate circumstances"
Everyone is a victim of blizzards writing
So... Malfurion got Malfurious?
Malfurious Stormrage
Yes, and had a Malfunction
The Fastdral and The Malfurious.
Brandon Phillips "Malfurious" was almost the name of the Hearthstone death knight hero card
Who want some fel magic dusts
100 bucks ok!!!
I always felt sad about how kaelthas turned out.
Loved this video. Kael's story is incredibly sad, and now it finally makes sense.
Next Villains corner: Murozoooond!!! D:
this
Ooo I like that one
Murazond is pretty interesting, do we know which old god tricked him into turning infinite?
Uhm... I don't think we know. I think it was C'thun? I mean, C'thun was the closest Old God to the Caverns of time...
It's either you live as a hero or live long enough to be a villain. But this is not for Kael. This is for Arthas
Kael'thas story is so sad. He is my favourite character. I love style of your videos. Keep up the good work :D
Kael’thas was my favorite over hero in W3, he was the reason why my main race in wow is blood elf, and when you menched that kael in the end in away did save his people, that really touch me deep man, thanks
Kael died for his people, just like he would always have any day. The only good leader.
Honestly, Kaelthas, Thrall and Illidan are the most aestheticly pleasing characters in WC lore.
Those 3 floating orbs is quite random but looks cool
Man this hurts.
Why didn't you just keep him alive and rejoin his people or at least the Kirin Tor, Blizzard?!
Andre Ware I know right
I wish he would be stayed BF leader
I miss him in Blizzard
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!
I love how arthas gets butthurt after khael uses his words as ammo against him
We probably don't really have enough information yet but Sargeras would be cool, otherwise the Vancleef family? Neltharion? Ner'Zhul?
I personally liked the idea Kael/Jaina. With the Windrunner sisters frolicking about with human men, it would have been nice to have had a human female/male elf relationship.
Ikr
Idk a centuries old elf creeping on a teenage human doesn't sound like the most healthy relationship
Loved how this concisely explained a major lore puzzle about a major Warcraft character. The pictures are really cute too - they remind me of Overly Sarcastic Productions' mythology videos. I really hope we'll be able to rescue Kael'thas in Shadowlands. I really feel bad for him. Not enough to stop farming him for Alar, but still kind of bad. And I totally ship him with Lady Vashj!
Lady Vashj is the only person who deserves him tbh. She was the only one who really showed him any sympathy and wanted to help him for nothing in exchange. I mean, she probably totally wanted to get him on her side, but it also really looked like she saw his and his people's suffering and knew that her way they could at least find a fix.
It was interesting to see how Kael'thas went from good to bad, if he had stayed with Illidan he would have still been considered good.
Kael'thas is a fking hero. He sacrificed everything for his people. He sold his fame and reputation to Legion for fel magic in order to fulfill his people's magic addiction. Yet, his people defined Kael'thas as a traitor when they found out he joined the Legion and killed him more than a thousand times for Ashes of Al'ar. Just like Uther and Jaina turned their backs on Arthas in front of Stratholme, so apathetic.
Kael'thas is a hero, I love him, and I will fight over this any day. I wish I could live in the alternate timeline where they wrote him on point throughout WoW.
Could you imagine him being with us when we fought the Scourge in WotLK? *sigh* 😔
Great video and great character. Keep up the collabs with Rachel. This art is great as well as cute
Watching this makes me remember every time i did the campaign in wc3 ...i think i am going to play it again
Kaelthas is the whole reason why I always loved blood elves :) I am so sad that he got played like that and turned t his way. I really hope some day blizzard will redeem his name.
He's going to make an appearance in Shadowlands in Revendreth
another great video Hiru, good job!
Love to see you cover over Lady Vashj the only Naga pre-Legion to join forces with the "good guys"
13:40 the best drawing evah
Kael was completely wasted in Burning Crusade. I really liked him on Frozen Throne.
😭
Just a question. Would you mind to make a short Villains Corner about the Headless Horseman aka Sir Thomas on Hallows End? It is more of a tragic story, but still worth mentioning in my opinion.
Could we get a villian's corner for Zul'jin or Zul
And now, the same shit's happening with Sylvanas.
Suddenly, BOOM. She's a villain now. And not just any villain. A villain who became an enemy of light, hope and everything and an ally of death.
Hopefully this time, it wouldn't take 10 years for us to realize why she did what she did.
I feel bad for the Sylvanas fans. We Kael'thas fans, of which are not many left as the The Burning Crusade writing staff has decimated most, have been suffering for years.
And both of our suffering is not over. Sylvanas fans are going to have to watch her become a simp for another evil death overlord guy and Kael fans will have to watch him be treated like a dog for stuff the writers shouldn't have forced him into in the first place.
great video mate! :) i'd love to see Nefarian next since he's one of the OGs and I don't rly know much about him
Huh. I admit, you were right. I didn't expect Kael.
I wanna see the best villain of all time (well for me anyways) arthas menethil
I love Kael'thas and i will live the rest of my life convinced that he was wronged by Blizzard.
it took 3 seconds for arthas to go from "his crush's boyfriend" to wielder of frostmourne and the guy who massacred his people
Came back now that Kael'Thas is back
Thanks Hiru! I really like these Villains corner videos! (I mean, I like your other videos, too, just enjoy the villians corner vids).
Awesommmmmmmme!! I really really enjoyed this video. Great explanations and tying the lore together. The undead/human/blood elf lore is my fave!
And now he's coming back in Shadowlands. Can't wait to see how.
My demise accomplishes nothing! The master will have you...you will drown in your own blood! The world shall burn!
Dr. Badtimes and that was the last words of such a great character
Thanks, Blizzard
Im so glad i played the RTS Warcraft game since every significant storyline pretty much starts there
Omg i has just thinking kael'thas would be interesting after last vid. Can you do CHO'GALL next?
Cho'gall would be intresting with all the new lore he was given in Chronicles 3
HIRUMA LOVE THE VIDEOS
And blizz sent us to kill him twice ,, in raid and in dungeon.
Blizzard stop making horde leaders as bad guys
And now they keep him on a leash 😑
MOST OF THE LORE OF AZEROTH HAD ARTHAS LINKED TO IT SOMEHOW
Garrosh should be next!
Why? Garrosh did nothing wrong...
He isn't a villan, but would be a good video.
I'm not saying garrosh did anything wrong but he's literally the main villain of the expansion
That would be cool, but Garrosh isn’t a villain.
I think I remember someone on the forums came up with a theory he was kinda like the boss in metal gear snake eater. That’s how I wish it was more like... Kael knew he’d have to sacrifice himself and the respect his people had for him to save them.
I love this content man keep it up. I’d love to see some videos on garrosh, emperor tharissian, xavius, Arthas, guldan, or even knucklerot and luzran.
How did Kael’Thas become a villain? Terrible decisions (by Blizzard) and horrible writing.
KingJoJustJoking not really. He’s a fallen Hero, a major staple of Blizzard. It is a trope that their the master of and do more than anyone.
Just look at the three heroes from Diablo one becoming three villains in Diablo 2, as well as King Leoric, Malthael and his Reapers, and even Imperius to some degree.
In Starcraft there’s Kerrigan, and perhaps Tycus.
And in Warcraft there’s Arthas, Kel’Thuzad, Illidan, Deathwing, Malycos, Sylvanas, even Sargarues, Archimond and Kil’Jaden, and Kalthaes. And by the way things are going Jania and others might soon be among them.
Yes, some of the Fallen Heroes redeem themselves, but most don’t and remain victims of corruption, bad decisions, and/or things outside their control.
@@nevermore7285 he was used as a raid boss by blizzard just for sake of it, end of story
They ruined him
@@Immagonko
The more accurate explanation is that the writers wrote Kael's fall to evil fairly competently, but when implementing it in WoW they half-assed it so laughably lazily that the recent book was needed just to explain what was supposed to have happened.
@@joshuakim5240 sure
„Horrible writing“ is pureley subjective im Not Defending anything but it gets tiresome reading practically the same comment a thousand times
Loved this video, made me love kael even more 💜💜
even though i read the lore on the wiki, these videos are so friendly to the wow-noob . makes so much more sense
Kael'thas really said "bye b I can get my own fix"
So all this addiction to Fel magic turned out to be a setback on his journey to get people what they really needed, the Sunwell.
Great video as always Hiru!
Digging these villain's corner videos
Yes exactly.. WHERE did he put A'lar? 😣😣😣
great job - also got ashes and the white hawkstriter lol - cannot wait for more.
Great video man :D Loving this VillianCorner series, keep it up.
Also huge props for simple yet efective drawings :)
I like these lore videos a tad bit more then the other ones I’ve seen
killed by addiction
like smokers
Being honest, at 9:10 he looks so adorable! Just so happy and excited.
I feel so sad for blood elves and especialy for kael thas
Awesome video, I vote Nefarian for next villains corner.
I love these so much, how long does it take to make?
This one took a month. The other's were a little quicker
Thats crazy long, but very well made and surely entertaining (Says someone who usually gets a bit bored on a lot of other lore-videos out there)
It was explained way before wow came out, in The Frozen Throne. And the reason why I love Sylvanas so much is for what she did to Garithos
How about Deathwing? He's a pretty big villain with a backstory so spread out it's impossible to follow.
The naga need to be playable
cool vid hiru like the style of it and loved the backgroundmusic
Kael didnt let arthas slide with that Jaina comment
Rachel has such a lovely artstyle
Just wait until he comes back again as a void elf. Can't wait.
I cryed at this... The prince is dead, long live the prince.
Hodir, he's got a pretty sad story. And while only a temporary villain it would be cool to see why we had to fight him in Ulduar
Thanks for clearing up that mystery
Definitly would like to see arthas if not then Deathwing or Anub’arak. I mean hell you could even make videos about the lore of the many evil races of Azeroth such as Naga, Zul Trolls, Satyrs, etc. those would be just as interesting also!
The Legion are SO FREAKING ADORABLE in this!
Jaina Proudmoor: [exists]
Kael'thas Sunstrider: 😍
Chris Hansen: So, what are you doing here? Why don't you have a seat right over there?
My man
WoW messed up all the lore of Warcraft with all the Illidan is a villain and he wants to attack Azeroth...in fact he is more of an unlucky victim in Warcraft 3 than anything
Beautiful art in this video. Great work.
Next time make video about Deathwing or Guldan :)
kael'thas is the first minecraft player in the warcraft universe
"am i to attack the dead with nothing but sticks and harsh words"
Kael was done dirty. He wasn't even wrong about the Naaru. His people betrayed him after all he did.
It really do be like that. I can't believe the Blood Elves just abandoned him and even if they didn't want to follow his ways they should pay him respect. Without him they would all be dead.
I like to play as a Blood Elf but I always imagine them being a secret Kael'thas loyalist who doesn't speak up because loyalists are/were killed, and because there's no use in being openly loyal to a dead man :(
watching these is making me want to play WCIII again.
yes, i've been asking for this vid for some time now, thx krucial :D
Yay more villains corner !
Thanks Kael’thas for Paladins on Horde side
What they did to his character in TBC was really unnecessary. I don't care about the book where they -explained- justified their decision to make him a villain. Sure you can make it make sense in a way if you really try to, but it doesn't mean it's the best writing decision for a previously really compelling character.
In W3 it's pretty clearly established that he's simply trying to save his people as best he can, and he's really anything but prideful. He puts up with the humans' racism even though he's clearly bothered, he helps out the Night Elves and is nothing but courteous, he basically helps saving Tyrande's life because he unintentionally outs Maiev as a dirty liar. The "betrayals" that Garithos accuses him of are not betrayals, he just takes free boats from the only person who sympathises with his people's suffering, and then he flees from certain death by execution from a fucking racist piece of garbage that he showed subservience to. I think much higher of Lady Vashj than any of the shit humans in this campaign, even though now we are supposed to think that Nagas are all evil.
The writers go out of their way to portray Kael as the guy who thinks about his people's survival first and foremost, and he's desperate enough to even kneel before Illidan in exchange for help, and he must be happy to help destroy the Lich King. (This last part makes me think about how he could have been a major character who has a personal reason to defeat Arthas in WotLK, just like Jaina and Sylvanas were, and it breaks my heart even more.)
Apparently they basically confirmed they wrote certain characters in a way that they could make raid bosses out of them. I just don't understand why they felt like it was a better idea to turn Kael into a villain rather than giving us the most iconic Blood Elf as the actual leader. Did fucking Garithos write this part of the TBC story or what?
I personally really dislike the fact that Kael betrayed Illidan, but it's not necessarily impossible. They did try to explain it, but it really felt like a weak excuse after the fact, just so that most fans would shut up and accept. It's still a bad writing direction for the original character, but we know that the WoW team didn't get most of W3's story, like they believed the Scourge and the Forsaken to be the same faction, oof.
What they are doing now is only insult to injury. As a fan I feel spat on. The way Kael behaves in what I've seen so far from him in SL is not only inaccurate but offensive against what the true character was.
In what scene of TFT was Kael'thas ever "arrogant"? Considering Blood Elves are often portrayed as very prideful he actually comes across as one of the most humble and sensible Elves I've ever seen.
I also don't like the fact that in later appearances he often keeps insisting on being the Sun King and some crap, when in actuality he voluntarily gave up the crown and out of an act of mourning proclaimed that his father was the last King of the High Elves, and that he would stay Prince.
Kael's actions were difficult and not holy, but he is a damn HERO. The Kael'thas I know from TFT would probably agree to die if it was to save his people. Even with the stupid writing he suffered from in TBC, this is what happened, and the Blood Elves only survived and now thrive thanks to him! And yet they call him a traitor and pay him no respect!
What a traitorous bunch they all are!
Anyone who judges Kael'thas is probably a lvl 60 Hypocrite.
What they are doing now is a disgrace, I never thought their TBC writing choices ever be undercut, but it looks like they made a fool out of me for thinking that his appearance in SL could make up for TBC. They can never atone for THEIR sins against Kael'thas.
Justice for Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider!
I think the "tyrande falling from the bridge" part is no longer canon in the new book.
lovely video as allways and those drawings are so cute
can't wait until we see Kael'thas in Shadowlands since Blizzard officially announced his return in the zone of Revendreth
Kael'thas is my fav wow character . I miss him
He’s comin’ back bois! Get ready for a redemption arc in Shadowlands for Kael! Woooooo!