Lore Recap: All the Lore Before Warcraft 3
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2019
- With Warcraft 3: Reforged releasing this year I thought I'd make a Lore Recap of all the stuff that happens before the story of W3. This video goes over all the important information between Warcraft 1 and Warcraft 3 (including the books that get referenced during Warcraft 3's campaign). If you wanted to know what happened in Warcraft 1, 2, and all the set up for the Third War- hopefully this video can help. If you wanted to know more about any specific topic I'd recommend the books, but if you don't want to the read the books here are some faster options:
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Follow up Classic WoW Lore video is right here! ua-cam.com/video/ZAnVUz499JQ/v-deo.html
If you want a real challenge, tell us about the history of Shadowlands.
I demand 100% coverage of all things. Get on it!
like wtf, everything makes sense now
finally someone that can explain the beyond the dark portal storyline
For real dude 😂
I’m blown away by the Ner’zul part!
that feeling when a lore recap video gets you more hype than most modern games
real storytelling right here
haha thank you so much for the high praise. Im happy you enjoyed the video :D
This is great, this video basically sums up the pre-W3 plot, and does not go over unnecessary details. Thanks for doing this one, it's exactly what I want.
Vítek Špirek Thanks a lot for the kind words! Super glad you enjoyed the video
jesus christ i never realized the war of the ancients had so many damn hard hitters
it gives me avengers endgame vibes :
Malfurion:Is that all of them?
Illidan :Do you want more?
lol yeah it's dope! if you're interested the books (which i think is just called War of the Ancients) are a pretty good read
I can recomment the book trilogy. It's really good and it really gives some epic endgame vibes (eventhoug this story is much older than that movie but whatever :D).
finally someone that can explain the beyond the dark portal storyline
This is such a good video I was surprised when I looked at the comments/subs/likes. You deserve more. Thx so much for making this.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it
@@Lawllin this is pure gold man(at list for me and i am 100% honest), thx for your videos!
Waiting for the lore of pandaria and so on
Bro this was deadly, you should really do another one for Warcraft 3 and the wow expansions
thanks a lot! I'm workig on some similar stuff at the moment dont worry, I gotchu lol
It's nice to see the lore in this fancy cohesive package.
Before it went bat-shit crazy in the MMO, lost focus completely, broke it with messy time travel and introduced a gazillion of power tiers in desperate need of raid bosses.
AmberDynamo WoW lore gets pretty rough. once they shift focus from characters like Arthas or Thrall to the player characters of WoW it starts getting clunky. And even when they tried to bring the focus back npc characters it didnt work for me. it bothered me so much when i'd look up WoW lore when i was a kid and see stuff like "Nefarian was killed by nameless heroes" lol
@@Lawllin To me, Arthas' story was the peak of WC's storytelling and lore. The story wasn't as cool before it and it never got as cool after it ended in WotLK. Plus the Arthas novel fleshed him out as a character so much better than the actual game (for obvious reasons, but still) that I could easily call it "Anakin Skywalker done correctly."
There are still some good storylines, especially in the books (War of the Ancients comes to mind, and Rise of the Horde was excellent).
@@StevenHeimlich1996 i think anakin Skywalker was done correctly but fair enough
@@magnenoalex2 If we are talking the prequel movies only, then I'd disagree. In the movies his fall and turn are rushed and hard to believe.
I mean, sure, there are individual moments that set Vader up somewhat (like the massacre of Tuskens in Episode II), but there is a huge gap between wiping out a small tribe of sadistic slavers that killed your mother and literally slaughtering thousands of innocent and often unarmed people who've been your only family for a decade - not to mention KILLING CHILDREN IN COLD BLOOD.
The CW series fixes some of the issues, though, so fair enough.
I'm really glad to see someone else get it.
Just like a bookmaking process - I'm paraphrasing Tolkien here - which culminates with, and is incomplete without, readers reading a book, the reaction of gamers playing the game is essential for the improved development of new games - ! yet, the game should never be about the people playing the game.
Thank you sir, this was just what i was looking for :D
thank YOU for watching! glad you found what you were looking for lol
Damn, Illidan was so based he was willing to go against everyone to stop the night elves descending into smug hippies who only rely on druidic magic. True hero.
Before the War 0:47
The First War 2:18
The Second War 3:56
After the War (Alliance) 9:11
Destuction of Draenor 9:29
After the War (Horde) 10:34
10,000 years ago... 11:56
Almost done, bear w/ me 13:52
I'm new to the lore and it was such a great synopsis! Great job
Fariba Ahmed Thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked it
@@Lawllin You're welcome. The best part was the use of hearthstone cards haha
I can't believe Ner Zul was an Orc!!! That blew my mind. I've been playing wc3 since it came out, but I've never touched The other games or The books.
By The name I thought He was a lich or an undead god or something. Omg i'm so blown away.
lol yeah me too. It's so weird because they never bring up that he was an orc or anything during warcraft 3. and with names like "Kel'thuzad" i was totally on board with Ner'zul being some random lich wizard or whatever >.>
I remember him back from Warcraft 2. And it infuriates me, that for WoW, they basically just wrote him out of the story, by saying Arthas destroyed his soul, while they were merged together, like...fuck you, Blizzard.
Lol same
same, my mind was blown and kinda let down to know he was an orc. i always pictured him as a corrupted mage like Saruman during warcraft3.
What he said
This dude deserves more subscribers, likes, views. This is some seriously good story telling. Not too fast, not too long. Thanks.
Very very well done!!!!!!! I learned the Lore the hard way but after coming across this video i felt comfortable enough to get a friend into the lore. And even for me it did a good job straightening out all the knowledge i already had. I hope you'll continue making these for the rest of the lore as well. I think there's a need for videos as streamlined as this explaining things. Since for new people the lore is very confusing/overwhelming and i had many friends quit wow or lose interest because of it.
Damn, I never knew the Warcraft lore before the Reign of Chaos would be that long. I came here because the first two games didn't explained the story much and wanted to know more about them and you did a great job with that.
warcraft back in those days. you actually have to read the books to understand what's going on between the two races. while the rest of the games you didn't need any of the books.
@@rickydiscord7671 No you still need the books even today lol. WoW's story is complete trash because of the reliance on the books. They don't even attempt to tell a coherent story anymore in WoW instead only hinting at a greater plot and story, aka the books.
The instruction manuals had long lore history. They were geeat
Fantastic video! This was exactly what I was looking for. EVERYTHING makes sense now. Thanks so much. On to the next one (though I've played WC3 already, I still want to know how you compiled it) and to the story of WoW!
I wish I had seen this video 10 years ago. Warcraft 3 was the first game I ever played as a kid and still love it. I never had any problems with the story but it’s so cool to hear about so many things that factor in.
Like the orcs first blood drinking.
The original burning legion invasion 10,000 years ago.
Medivh.
I played Warcraft 1 and 2 in a DOS emulator like years ago, and i barely remember any of the plot. Nice vid.
Omg, this is awesome, this is perfect, i really appreciate that u are doing these lore recaps, they're amazing man!
I have no idea how you have such a high production value and are so professional and yet only have 900 subs. You are truly an inspiration, keep it up!
haha well youtube algorithm i guess. regardless of the sub count, im really happy that you and so many others enjoy the videos. thanks a lot for watching and for the super nice words!
these lore recaps are fantastic! I really enjoy your brevity and how easily digestible the information is, well done and great work on the visuals too
I'm new to the warcraft series and I thank you for this, many videos explain so fast and have 40 minutes videos and still talk so fast and bornigly so thank you.
Impressive summary, very well done! Im currently playing warcraft 2 and there's barely anything explained. I remember reading the books with krasus, rhonin, etc and now everything finally connects nicely. Thank you!
asadd2 thanks for watching, im happy you liked the video! hopefully wc2 is going well too
We have gotten to the point where very few know the lore about WC1, 2:ToD, 2:BotP.
I actually encountered multiple conversations where people mistook WC3 characters for Dota characters.
lol i've had that happen to me too. well, next time a dota player calls Grom "Axe" or Alleria "windranger"- you can direct them to this video :D
This is really an amazing summary. In my head I had bits and pieces of the story (never having played 1 though) but you made the dots connect. Chapeau!
I like how you made this video using cards as representations of heroes and locations. Such a nice touch
Best video on warcraft lore I've seen so far. Good voice too. I'm trying to learn more about the lore of the warcraft universe and thia video was pretty good. Thanks a lot for doing it.
Dude, amazing work!
been playing warcraft 3 and could never play anything older thank you so much
Nice video man, I like the usage of HS cards as a story board.
Awesome video! The fact that you explain with the card help me out alot to understand and to follow. Thanks for your great work !
I've never actually completed WC3 and I just started another playthrough, this video was great, thank you.
For the longest time Warcraft's story never made sense to me. Perhaps I was more into real world military, but thought the colourful universe of warcraft was interesting to try. All the fighting between orcs, humans, horde etc nothing made sense. Until now. I swear while watching your video I pulled up the movie Warcraft and the wikipedia entry about warcraft. Phenomenal story telling! Took me over 25 years to finally make sense of it.
this video was really helpful! i’ve just started wow classic and i’ve been trying to learn the lore from the previous games, your summary and especially the visuals have been the most helpful to me in beginning to get a proper grasp on things. thank you! n_n
thats EXACTLY what ive been looking for!
after reading lore materials for hours nothing made as much sense as these 15min.
Thanks!
i would watch the extended version
Lol im glad you liked the video. thanks for watching and for the nice words!
Nice job, i was looking for a video like that. I played these games as a kid, but i dont remember much. I want to play Reforged campaign again, short story recap was what i needed.
Woah, such a good video! Great work man, hope you get the recognition this deserves when Reforged launches lol
German Centeno lol hey thanks a lot! feel free to share with your friends then so help that recognition! jk jk honestly it's just nice to know that any amount of people are enjoying it. i love warcraft 3 and warcraft lore so i was happy to make the video regardless of how many people end up seeing it :D thanks so much for watching and im glad you enjoyed it!
This video is amazing, thanks a lot for making this :)
thanks a lot :DDDD
Rewatching all of these series, its so good and relaxing
I thoroughly enjoyed this video, great explanation. Having not played WC1 or 2, this was a nice way to be brought up to speed. Thanks!
Very underrated video. Good job man!
Boost all this guys vids in the algorithm
Seriously
I love the quality of your work,you deserve much more attention
Thank you for making this!
I been watchin countless warcraft lore, man this one explains soo well, thanks man
This video is heavily underrated, its nice theres finally a good lore video thats not narrated in a way thats almost impossible to understand
That was fantastic. I was watching some lets plays of the first few games trying to figure out exactly what happened. I learned most of that, but you tied up some loose ends the games kind of glossed over.
These videos are the best, love the style.
This is an awesome video! Very clear and it makes my favorite game of all time, WarCraft III, even greater.
Tim Bentvelzen than you so much! Warcraft 3 is my favorite game also :D
Crystal clear, beautifully articulated, well constructed, thanks mate
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Such a great summary, thank you so much for doing this!
thanks a lot for watching! glad you liked it
I hope you did more of these or at least will do more of these, I need this, awesome video!
Using the hearthstone cards for your storytelling is genius. Great video
Great job! Loved the hearthstone cards and everything, I'm ready to play reforged now :D
thanks! I'm glad you liked it, and i hope you like reforged :D
Holy crap! You did a phenomenal job with this video.
I especially liked how you tied the end of the video to the beginning via Nher’Zul, because honestly the major events did kinda start with him, so well done.
You did make one tiny mistake, however, in saying that the dragons made the World Tree for the night elves, then Illidan was arrested for having tried to create a new Well. It’s actually the reverse. Illidan did try to make a new well with his vials, and he succeeded, and then was arrested because of it. The dragons decided to turn the Well INTO the tree, which is why it provides immortality and an immense source of magic. It’s also why the World Tree was Archimonde’s target in Warcraft 3, and why it was so important to protect. They wanted to avoid a second War of the Ancients, because it was basically a second Well, in tree form.
Sorry if it seems kind of nitpicky, but hey, we’re all nerds here, so I figured accuracy would be appreciated lol
I couldn’t find a single other thing wrong with the video, which I am incredibly impressed by. Well done again!
Absolutely great explained the Lore. Thanks so much for this excelent vid!
I like the use of cards in the video because it helps me understand the lore easily ngl
Nice video, ready to hop into reforged now!
Great video! I've been looking for something like this ever since Reign of Chaos came out because it was the first Warcraft I played! Everything finally makes sense! :D Thank you!
Stoyan Yanakiev yooo happy u enjoyed the video! reign of chaos was my first warcraft game too!
THANK YOU, This was amazing and was very helpful
Thanks for the kind words! Glad im stoked that you enjoyed it and that it was helpful lol
This is... THIS IS PERFECT man, you deserve much more views, likes and subs ❤️ Awesome man, keep it up!
thanks a lot, I really appreciate it :D
Amazing recap. Very clear and to-the-point :) Great job
thanks a lot for the kind words :D
This is great, right now reading a fanfic called "A Nerubian's Journey" that takes place just at the start of Warcraft II and this really clears up what is going on/what will start to go on.
i've watched so many videos about the lore and didn't understand many of the things said because they tend to say every detail, but this? i listened to the end without losing interest. amazing! please do another one about wow.
thanks so much, that means a lot to me! I did make another about warcraft 3. I'm workin on some other stuff now and these take some time lol but i'll probably do a WoW related one in the near future :D
It’s very good, thank you, you made everything very clear
I've only been playing BfA and watched a few lore summaries, and this was kinda mind-blowing. Malfurion and Illidan brothers? The original Lich King used to be an orc leader? Everything about the night elves and Aszhara? Great video to start off a lore dive. I feel like reading some of the books now.
yeah this stuff gets pretty wild lol. im happy you enjoyed the video- and if you end up reading any of the books i hope you like those too :D
Great video pal!
This was masterfully told! I mean I played Warcraft 1 and 2 but I was 13 for part 2. I honestly remember bits and pieces as I did beat them it's just I was massively into the multiplayer at that time. I played a ton of Wow and Hearthstone but this fills in some gaps for my memory. Excited for the War3 campaign, its been a long long time! Also putting it together with Hearthstone cards just helps my brain, I played that damn game for to many years! :D Thank you!
dcm619 thanks for watching! im glad u liked the video and im super excited for wc3r (only a day away)
Really helpful! Thanks for the video.
thank You for watching! Makes me super happy that you found it helpful :D
that was nice and your narrating was relaxing
God dam your lore videos are perfect for me and my gf. Been playing wow for years but never could really grasp the full story. thanks so much and keep them coming
Thanks, this is exactly what I needed.
This is a great video. Thank you!
Really well done, keep it up!
Really nice summery dude. good job
ty ty, glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you. First video I found where explanations make sense to me.
glad it helpful :D
Amazing explanation
Thanks man. Good stuff.
I love the lore representation using cards. As TCG player it is very satisfying
i watched all of your lore videos, amazing job
yoo thanks! glad you enjoyed the videos
The Hearthstone cards are really great for this video
Excellent video
Ner'zhul was always a confusing character to me
The Undead's Acolytes in WC3 constantly saying "For Ner'zhul" always made me wonder. How did their cult get started, and did the burning legion craft the Lich King's armour and the sword of frostmourne? And did Ner'zhul ever even have the sword of frost mourne? How did it get where Arthus found it?
Also is Ner'zhul still alive in the armour when Arthus wears it?
Haha, before Arthas became involved the lich king was indeed Ner’Zhul , but he was kind of dead and frozen on his throne. So, he had necromancer a and lichs, like Kel’thuzad, do his bidding for him. As for the helm and sword , they are said to of come from “darker beings” at first , then during the Shadowlands debacle they said they were from there and the jailer… aside from that Ner’zhuls soul is said to be joined with Arthas which makes him the “true lich king” and now joined with a living powerful paladin, stronger than ever. But it’s kind of iffy about how, and again that’s shadowlands fault, but it seemed to me, originally the moment Arthas put the helmet on he became one with Ner’Zhul.
The burning legion tries to use Ner’Zhul for their own gain, but I don’t believe they had anything to do with Frostmourne or his armor.
I mean originally Muradin is out there looking for the sword himself! Like .. how did he find out about it? How did he know it’s name or it’s location? Haha, now I have questions.
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wohw what, this comes up in Shadowlands?
I know only surface level stuff about how the story continues in WoW.
Aside from the expansion trailers and the occasional lore explanation video I pretty much know most of my facts from WC3 and from reading the wiki.
It's very difficult to find stuff on Varian, still no idea why people are so hype about him 😅
I'm guessing you get to fight along side him in the game or something.
But ye, Ner'zhul, when you hear the Acolytes mention him you don't think he's an Orc, then you find out he was never even on Azeroth just on Draenor, then you also find out he was a shaman not a warlock.
Like what is going on with this character?
It's like his legacy had way more influence on the world than his actual life 😅
@@Broockle This comes from the Warcraft: Rise of the Horde books.
When Ner'zhul opens the dimensional gates, he manages to slip through one. Sadly, it was a one-way track to a personal meeting with Kil'jaedan. KJ calls Ner'zhul a failure and turns him into the Lich King before throwing him down into Northrend.
This is why Kil'jaedan calls himself the creator of the Lich King.
People are probably hype on Varian because of his Lo'gosh identity. You can read about it in the Warcraft comics if you'd like, but long story short, he has a history as a very strong gladiator, and I won't say more if you're interested in reading up on it.
There are a lot of very interesting things in the WoW books if you're lore-savvy. The games should be better at presenting some of this stuff, but the books are very interesting reads regardless.
@@grocksauce7422 Unless this lore changed in Shadowlands, Ner'zhul and Arthas fought for mental control until Arthas eventually won. This happens once their minds fuse together at the end of WC3.
Kil'jaedan put Ner'zhul's conscience into the Helm of Domination. He directly created the Lich King and plopped him in Northrend. I believe Shadowlands said something about the dreadlords giving the Helm to Kil'jaedan, but regardless, it's mostly the same lore it's always been.
Ner'zhul is the type of guy who would have his cult spread word of Frostmourne. I don't know if this is confirmed anywhere, but it seems very likely the rumors were planted to one day unite Arthas with Frostmourne.
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I did read the original trilogy with ronin, then thrall then kadgar.
I also read the trilogy that goes back 10,000 years into the past and they fight the first burning legion invasion. Been a long time tho. Those were good stories.
great video, it explains everything perfectly!
This is great, thanks!
Really Good Video!
Thanks !
Thanks your vis are underrated! i already sub thanks!
one of my personal favorite facts is: dreanor actually had no real name for the orcs. it was the drenai who named the planet after they crashed into it... as you do :D
great work, thanks a lot
This is awersome you have my like sir
Very nice vid!
Awesome man!!! Thank you so much. I never comment, but i will on all of these!
Good video, although it should be noted that Illidan tried to create a new well of eternity, and because of that the world tree was grown to essentially smother its magical essence to stop the burnign legion from locating Azeroth on their own.
Shit, you beat me to this. That’s the only issue I noticed as well
Great video, thanks
Very well done! 👌🏼
Subbed!
Very solid summary
This is beautiful
I have seen some videos about WC lore and all of them are confusing as hell, going all over the place with the many, many, side stories. Now i finally understand what the main story is about.
I've been playing WC3 since the time it came out. I was a child. I enjoyed the story but not a lot of stuff made sense cause when you don't know the roots of a story everything seems all over the place. This video was sending shivers down my spine for 15 minutes straight. Especially the last part when I realized where the Lich King originally comes from. Love you so much dude ❤😃
I'm super glad you enjoyed the video. and thanks so much for the nice words, i really appreciate it! Comments like this really make my day, and they inspire to make more vids like this one. thanks again
@@Lawllin lovely work you're doing here bud. Keep up 😄💪