Vicente P type this as a human in wow and take a screenshot from the perspective of a horde player, you will have the lyrics from the beginning of this soundtrack.
If it isn't Arthas, then it's not the Lich Κing. Bolvar is the false King. Kel'Thuzad's phylactery was never found, and if he comes back, so will Arthas, the One True King!!!
*Uther the Lightbringer's soul jumps out of the shattered Frostmourne.* Uther - Well Well Well... Arthas - Ahhh Jesus! *Uther puts on glasses and starts reading a spectral scroll* Uther - Ghe'Ghem... "We may never know Uther, I plan to live for ever" Arthas - F..ck you! Uther - Ok enough trolling, time to drag your sorry ass for eternal tortures.
"My Son, the day you were born, the forests of Lordaeron whispered the name 'Arthas'. My child, I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon. Of righteousness. Remember, our line has always ruled with Wisdom and Strength, and I know you will show restraint when exercising your great power. But the truest victory, My Son, is stirring the hearts of your people. I tell you this, because my days have come to an end... YOU SHALL BE KING" What are these tears that have dried up for so long?
Kodama867 How I noticed these mistakes can only be explained in one way. I don't have a life. "My son, the day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name Arthas. My child, I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon of righteousness. Remember, our line has always ruled with wisdom and strength, and I know you will show restraint when exercising your great power. But the trues victory, my son, is stirring the hearts of your people. I tell you this, for when my days have come to an end, you shall be king."
pvpfreak It's a spoiler if you care about that, but it's the part of the soundtrack playing when Arthas is finally defeated and his father (whom was one of the one of first killed and imprisoned by Frostmourne) says the memorable quote to wrap up Arthas' story "No king rules forever, my son."
***** Yeah, because WoW didn't have alternate timelines before. Cough cough Caverns of time where adventurers defeat Archimonde, cough cough orc players disguised as humans helping Arthas.
Just as the CoT instances are, because they are not 100% the past. Orcs never helped Arthas in Stratholme and Thrall wasn't helped by Alliance members escape Durnholde.
***** And in Caverns of Time we live alternate realities where the past is changed by the Infinite Flight and us, without changing the future ( like WoD ). Furthermore the End Time dungeon is precisely an alternate reality and the Well of Eternity instance also has alternate reality elements in it. You don't even go there because of the Infinite, you just go get the Dragon Soul.
It's a plot device. The Legion will most likely invade through Draenor. Also the orcs and draenei will boost the numbers of our world so the races get back to their real power. And End Time is 100% alternate universe.
Arthas' story is definitely one of the best, albeit saddest ones. Once a great prince and paladin was tricked from the very beginning to become one of the most evil beings Azeroth has ever known. Since he learned about Mal'Ganis, the latter was only leading him towards his destruction. Vengeance was only thing that he has known, and since he took Frostmourne, there was no Arthas anymore. There was only Lich King. Say what you say about this "villain" and "butcher", but Arthas Menethil is the greatest victim of the Undead Scourge.
Aeghamedic you are in fact the "creep", in every way, shape, and form. why? because some how using your perverted and sick imagination, you changed meaning of a perfectly fine comment, that i'm assuming has something to do with gay people, sexual harassment, and little children.
Arthas is dead, the lich king who will help us is either Bolvar or Ner'zhul (I don't care about that goddamned book since Bliz can retcon whenever they want )
Terenas: Ah, my son... Lich King in Arthas's mind: You no longer need to sacrifice for your people. You no longer need to bear the weight of your crown. I've taken care of everything. [Arthas advances on the throne and grabs King Terenas] Terenas: What is this? What are you doing, my son? Arthas: Succeeding you, father. [stabs him] Arthas: This kingdom shall fall, and from the ashes shall arise a new order that will shake the very foundations of the World!
I can never forget the day my friend showed me this trailer one day when we were hanging out and got me to start playing when we were kids. To this day: I can't listen to this without remembering that feeling of excitement and hearing Terenis narrate the cinematic.
ViDiMoSeSiNe311 Ugh, I hate when people don't understand this. The "killing" of Ner'zhul was more of a metaphorical situation inside the Crown of Domination, it just symbolized Arthas now being the dominant personality, not the only one. This is pretty much proven as during one of the quests for the Alliance in the Howling Fjord where you see the Lich King he remarks that he "was once a shaman", Arthas certainly wasn't ever a shaman so that means Ner'zhul is still in there. To further prove this, on that same occasion inside the Crown, Arthas also "killed" his younger self Matthias Lehner, and yet it was later revealed that Arthas had to rip out his own beating heart just to get Matthias off his back, so he wasn't killed in the Arthas novel either.Another point to disprove this is the whole way Ner'zhul became the Lich King in the first place. He was condemned to live on and suffer eternally inside the Crown of Domination by Kil'Jaden, who felt that Ner'Zhul should suffer forever as punishment for betraying him so long ago before Gul'dan took his place. I highly doubt that Kil'Jaden, the second in command of the Burning Legion, the guy whose desire for vengeance is so strong that he's been hunting down the Draenei for tens of thousands of years, put a spell of vengeance so weak on Ner'Zhul that a lone human would be able to break it and kill him. It just isn't possible.
Greed TheVirtue You do make a good point, however Lich King saying that he was once a shaman isnt technically wrong since the original Lich king had the soul of Ner'zhul inside him. Just like it wouldnt be technically wrong of him to say i was once a paladin. Now concerning Kil'Jaeden's spell of vengeance, i highly doubt Kil'Jaeden foresaw that a random human would come in and claim the power for himself. I believe the spell was simply a prison as you can recall in warcraft 3 end cinematic when Ner'zhul said to Arthas"release me from this prison", i think that his soul was simply cursed to be inside of a armor that is inside of a block of ice for all eternity... That is until Arthas came. And i guess we shall see how things end up with Bolvar then we will know for sure if Ner'zhul is dead or not. But if Ner'zhul is still alive and the soul of Arthas was consumed by the Lich King wouldnt that mean that Arthas is also alive?
We were here..We were bound By your will once..we knew no light but darkness,the frozen voice lingers still within our veins.. longing for the master's call to voidness one more time..we were here..we now wait in the shadows.. .we the scourge, we are not forgotten! " The Rise of the Scourge"
Awesome screenshot from the video, I keep on looking into the eyes expecting them to light up, and the ice to begin cracking, and almost a minute later I'm like... okay fine it's not happening.
***** That's not exactly a disappointment. Stories that don't have endings aren't actually stories. I think Blizzard would have a few riots on their hands if they tried to bring Arthas back somehow.
Oh really? Care to explain to me then why it is some people are pining for Arthas' return, even years after his death? I recall once, I even had to talk a girl-player out of committing suicide when Patch 3.3 came out.
People are pining for Arthas the same way people are pining for a return to BC, or Vanilla. It's nostalgia. A month after Arthas "returned" those same people would say it was implemented incorrectly, or point to something else wrong with the game. Oh, and your suicide girl is an exceptional case, if that is even true. Anyone actually contemplating suicide over a game needs serious help. $100 the game was an excuse and it was over things occurring in real life that you were unaware of.
***** There might be who knows, there must always be a Lich King and at the moment it's Bolvar who is sitting, frozen in ice though, on the frozen throne so I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to bring him back in a further expansion. Moreover that he is also wearing the Lich Kings crown and weapon(?) which will probably possess him. Arthas is gone but the Lich Kings lives on, there must always be a Lich King or the scourge will run rampant because no one is controlling them so yes, the Lich King will rule forever.
greatest story ever told. greatest song to grace it. even now all these years later i still love this story. i'll even tell it to my kids, when they are a little older.
I dont give a shit what people will say about WotLK. "omg worst expansion ever" "omg it sux" i dont care about it, lore wise it was best Warcraft game ever made and Arthas will always be best villain and my fav character.
Solf J. Kimblee Same, plus, he was the last villain [so far] that had backstory in lore. Deathwing sorta just came out of nowhere. I guess the Altered Timeline Iron Horde squad had backstory, but the actual altered timeline ALSO came out of nowhere. So yeah, WotLK was awesome.
jdialects Deathwing didnt just "come out of nowhere" All the lore you probably know is just from trailers and in game quests, pleb. git gud, read lore pls
An Karanir Thanagor, Mor Ok Angalor. Mor Ok Gorum Palahm Raval. Long live the king, May he reign...forever. May his strength fail him never. Such a beautiful yet horrifying rendition. Still gets me every time.
they need to make a damn movie abour Arthas, and not one with real actors, just like this damn beautiful master piece of cinematic intro. They should make a damn trilogy on Arthas alone, there is so much ground to exploit, at least 2 movies, 1 obviously isnt enough, even if it was to last 3 hours. I'll keep praying
I'm still waiting for the resolve with Sargeras, but i'm doing it from the background. WotLK was the end of Real wow, and that is how i'm going to remember it.
So WoW whas meant to bring us new things from the WC universe. Things we haven't seen or explored in the WC games yet. And because all of the old stuff is gone the game just suddenly died. They just could've made a Revamped WC1, 2 and 3 instead of WoW to keep most people happy in this comment section.
this takes me back to better days..... my first few completed raids (as of now my only raids). To bad I bought a bad pandaria disk and my internet gave out when I tried to download....I wonder if I could ever go back.....
English translation O King..... Long live the king, May he reign...forever. May his strength fail him never. First in battle last in retreat. Even in death... Ha! Ma! Da! Ma! Raise this dragon now! May his strength fail him never May his reign last forever King.... May his strength fail him never See his power... Darken the sky... May his reign last forever Long live the king... Long live the king!
"My Son, the day you were born the very forests of Lordaeran whispered the name... Arthas" "My Child, I watch with Pride as you grew into a weapon... of Righteousness... Remember Our line has always ruled with Wisdom and Strength... and I know you will show restraint when Exercising your great Power!" "But the truest victory my son is stirring the hearts of your people" "I'll tell you this, for when my days have come to an end.... You shall be King. - Terenas Menethil II
Ooh man, this hurts... Srlsy, wotlk was the best expansion imo. Cool zones, beautiful music, awesome raids en kickass gear, def the last tier when the last patch came out. Sadly, wow will never be the most awesome experience as it once was. Therefor, i'm gonna make a time machine and get back to 2009, wotlk I miss you! D':
O King Long live the king, May he reign...forever May his strength fail him never First in battle last in retreat Even in death Ha! Ma! Da! Ma! Raise this dragon now! May his strength fail him never May his reign last forever King May his strength fail him never See his power Darken the sky May his reign last forever Long live the king Long live the king!
It is most popular cuz ppl are fuckin retards and this game "evolved" into some kind of easy shit for 10 years old kids. Zero fuckin rpg anymore in WOW. Everything for everybody for nothing. Fuckin blizzard.
Khorne Berzerker Endless grinding that felt very rewarding. The stats scaling was great back then opposed to now. Level 109? No way you are gonna beat a 110. I remember being a 32 paladin dishing out some big damage to level 50's+. Also you speaking of classes being "buff dispensers" is kind of funny to me. Every class played a big role and it really helped people find their own persona within the class. Nowadays they have to make everyone happy by scaling stats down so buffs don't even matter anymore. The game has gone to waste especially with Chris Metzen gone.
How many roles do you want one class to have? Lol that's the mentality people get from people being so spoiled from todays WoW setup. I played back when it came out in 2004 and I loved the game as it was. Why are you feeling bad for shammies? They had reincarn lol. In all seriousness though I have to say I disagree and say that I think Classic WoW was by far the most fun. Maybe it's because I loved the micromanagement factor of it all, but I really think every class had its own benefits. By the way dwarf paladins go hard..just saying
People say that Arthas is dead. They are wrong. He lives on in our memories of this song, this expansion. No matter our race, class, faction or gender, we will never forget the one true king and he will live on only in our memories until the forests of lordaeron once again whisper the name "Arthas" The last part was a sort of "bring back Arthas" moment directed at blizzard, I really think they could do a lot more with him then they already have. They've played around with alternate dimensions before, surely they could create a new expansion and dimension where Arthas wasn't defeated stop icecrown citadel, where we can join the scourge. An alternate Azeroth in which we, the players can choose to help, or stop, the lich King taking over, where we can defeated the legion under the rule of the lich King, Arthas. I don't know if you agree, but I would love to see this in WOW
Yeah... I wish DKs got the option to still serve the LK... now I have to listen to the Alliance's "trade" chat all day instead of hearing, "My knight of darkness, slay them!"
Hell no. No more alternate realities please. I dont care if it was for a character 10x as awesome as The Lich King. I really just dont want alternate realities anymore for anyone. Plus Arthas had his story; he's done. To much of a risk ruining his legacy with some addon to his story.
i think if blizzard wants to make an alternate reality without risking their wow fan base they could always make a warcraft 4 game where the campaign is alternate realitiesa campaign could be if the lich king has one and another one if arthers didnt cull stratholme in the first place and it can go on and blizzard could go on in adding alternate-reality-campaigns the more they progress with wow story
The spirit of Ner'zhul lives on (technically speaking he's dead, but you know) though I think we've seen the last of Arthas. A tragic tale if ever there was one.
It's possible. I don't really see it happening, but we'll see... the thing I don't understand is this: would not crowning another as Lich King really be so bad? I have a feeling that, without a Lich King to empower necrolites and the such, the Scourge threat could be wiped out in a matter of years... you know?
Used_Books The Lich King (Bolvar) is what's keeping the Scourge controlled and not causing trouble all around Azeroth. It's much safer to have a Lich King, than none. At least Bolvar had a good spirit before putting the crown on, Arthas was corrupted WAAAY before he became the Lich King.
I thought the story in MoP was really good, not at all on par with WotLK but it is up there. Mostly because you see all the consequences the war between Alliance and Horde bring.
***** I am playing through Legion right now and man it's amazing. From the Order hall campaign to each and every zone tho th whole shabang. It's just so good.
My son... The day your were born, the forests of Lordaeron whispered the name...
Forests of Lordaeron: /w Arthas
Lmaoooo
+NeoMatrix77777 xD
+NeoMatrix77777 OMG XD
lol that made my day
+NeoMatrix77777 hehe xd
Long live the king
May his reign last forever
May his strength...
Fail him never.
Vicente P type this as a human in wow and take a screenshot from the perspective of a horde player, you will have the lyrics from the beginning of this soundtrack.
Vicente P An Karanir Thanagor
Mor Ok Gorum
Mor Ok Angalor
Pala Uh'm Ravali Ah'm.
Smitty Werben Jager Man Jensen 7 years later and blizzard still surprise me.
koldunas8 translation pls?
koldunas8 "Mor Ok Angalor" and "Mor Ok Gorum" have to switch rows, and then it's correct.
Arthas may not return, but remember, there must always be a Lich King.
Bolvar..
What is dead may never die.
If it isn't Arthas, then it's not the Lich Κing. Bolvar is the false King. Kel'Thuzad's phylactery was never found, and if he comes back, so will Arthas, the One True King!!!
If it's not Ner'zhul, then it's not the Lich King.
the guy who is frozen on the lick king throne after arthas's death will wake
warcraft movie with lich king would be insanely epic.
Unless they fuck up royaly
+Max Andersson was that "royaly" an intentional King joke? If it was, nice one, if not, it still made me smile
i see the 3000000000000 dollar in the cinemas
I will take 10 packages of tissue paper with me at the cinema
they are more than welcome to rob me
whoever wrote this shit is a fucking genius
Neal Acree was the composer I believe. He does so much music and voices for video games. Man's a living legend.
I think it was Russel Brower
The start of this masterpiece is just pure evil.
+Doctor Trendy the man who made FarCry 3s theme is well known too, and very good at his job as well. He never disappoints
Russell Brower is the main composer of invincible.
Father.. it's not over! They keep coming even now 3 expansions after!
Yes... If he could just hand over Invincible, that'd be great!
It's not my fault that you're still not giving me that damn horse!
Terenas: Yes my son. In legion Ysera and Voljin dead.
Arthas: .........good thing we die huh father?
Nazrul Hady Don't forget Varian!
u was so right , maybe :D
This hurts to listen to..
Father...... Is it over?........ At long last, No king rules for ever my son.
Arthas: "Father! Is it over?"
Terenas Menethil: "No my son, next week is ID-Reset"
+Sergen GamesTV (Shadowclâw)sucks to suck
*Uther the Lightbringer's soul jumps out of the shattered Frostmourne.*
Uther - Well Well Well...
Arthas - Ahhh Jesus!
*Uther puts on glasses and starts reading a spectral scroll*
Uther - Ghe'Ghem... "We may never know Uther, I plan to live for ever"
Arthas - F..ck you!
Uther - Ok enough trolling, time to drag your sorry ass for eternal tortures.
+Galejro
I think he could just say:
"Well met!"
"Well Played"
I NEED MORE JUSTICE!!!!!
"My son... The day you were born, the forests of Lordaeron whispered the name ... _Arthas_."
the vary forest..
very*
very sad :'v
My child, I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon of righteousness.
"My Son, the day you were born, the forests of Lordaeron whispered the name 'Arthas'.
My child, I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon. Of righteousness.
Remember, our line has always ruled with Wisdom and Strength, and I know you will show restraint when exercising your great power.
But the truest victory, My Son, is stirring the hearts of your people.
I tell you this, because my days have come to an end... YOU SHALL BE KING"
What are these tears that have dried up for so long?
Why do you feel the need to repeat the exact same thing the video says? lmao
Maurice Garcia Probably because this video is only the soundtrack and doesn't include Terenas' dialogue.
Maurice Garcia
maybe he wants to share his feeling, fucktard :)
More like frozen over
Kodama867 How I noticed these mistakes can only be explained in one way. I don't have a life.
"My son, the day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name Arthas.
My child, I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon of righteousness.
Remember, our line has always ruled with wisdom and strength, and I know you will show restraint when exercising your great power.
But the trues victory, my son, is stirring the hearts of your people.
I tell you this, for when my days have come to an end, you shall be king."
0:49 chills everytime. Every warcraft lore geek knows what Im talking about
tell me why please :D ? im eager to find out :)
Epicness is a perfect word to describe the feeling :D
pvpfreak It's a spoiler if you care about that, but it's the part of the soundtrack playing when Arthas is finally defeated and his father (whom was one of the one of first killed and imprisoned by Frostmourne) says the memorable quote to wrap up Arthas' story "No king rules forever, my son."
J Levey is this in reign of chaos or the frozen throne?
Kagusho Iyo +J Levey is this in reign of chaos or the frozen throne?
*"I tell you this, for when my days have come to an end, you shall be king."*
MyViolador sword of the fallen prince
And... he was
+The Green Lich King in a way xD
MyViolador my dk is king now I found the crown... and he is just as evil as arthas
You are everywhere lol no way
_"I would gladly bear any curse to save my homeland"_
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.
0:39 These... fucking .. chills .. listening to this ... those memories in Frozen Throne and WoTLK .. FUCKING EPICNESS
This was the greatest moment of Blizzard times.
DEVOURER yes
Peak Blizzard
WotLK was the best expansion
Word
true
chills are going up and down my back
all over my body
this and Invincible theme
That's just Frostmourne sucking your soul out of your body. No cause for alarm, none at all...
Anyone else's heart sink when the little boy sings the chant?
Doctor DeathDefying No; it's a young boy.
Doctor DeathDefying It's what happens when you autotune something into oblivion.
+Rowan Buchanan well grea, you ruined it.. 7years gone to shit
marcus koko Because you thought this was a woman :P?
They had a little boy do it since it represents the lost innocence and nobility in Arthas.
You saved it, well done and thank you
0:40 gives me goosebumps everytime
That awesome choir at 2:24 tho...
Makes me want to get right back into WoW.
***** Wat. The Lore is shining right now. It's pretty damn good. PvP, not so much from what I've heard
***** Yeah, because WoW didn't have alternate timelines before.
Cough cough Caverns of time where adventurers defeat Archimonde, cough cough orc players disguised as humans helping Arthas.
Just as the CoT instances are, because they are not 100% the past. Orcs never helped Arthas in Stratholme and Thrall wasn't helped by Alliance members escape Durnholde.
***** And in Caverns of Time we live alternate realities where the past is changed by the Infinite Flight and us, without changing the future ( like WoD ).
Furthermore the End Time dungeon is precisely an alternate reality and the Well of Eternity instance also has alternate reality elements in it. You don't even go there because of the Infinite, you just go get the Dragon Soul.
It's a plot device. The Legion will most likely invade through Draenor.
Also the orcs and draenei will boost the numbers of our world so the races get back to their real power.
And End Time is 100% alternate universe.
This song still hurts a lot, even after all these years.
No king rules forever, my son.
Arthas' story is definitely one of the best, albeit saddest ones. Once a great prince and paladin was tricked from the very beginning to become one of the most evil beings Azeroth has ever known. Since he learned about Mal'Ganis, the latter was only leading him towards his destruction. Vengeance was only thing that he has known, and since he took Frostmourne, there was no Arthas anymore. There was only Lich King. Say what you say about this "villain" and "butcher", but Arthas Menethil is the greatest victim of the Undead Scourge.
George Lucas sure could learn a thing or two about how to tragically turn a noble hero into the boss of all that is evil.
Well, move over, 'cuz Disney now owns Lucasfilms and has Kylo Ren. Who now makes Anakin's tragedy Shakespearean in comparison.
I just remember that first time , the first time the very first second when i reach northrend it was special. and then the woods of grizzly hills
+Claus Valca Row oh yeah baby
Grizzly Hills 😍
mah hart... mah sole... grizzly hills... oh... im crying insoide... the mermories...
i remember the first time that i hear that music damn, i saw that huge trees and that Alliance Post at the edge of the cliff. It was awesome
My first time in Silverpine Forest...back on Vanilla WoW.
Level 10 or something Undead Rogue.
Brrrrr...
When the woman's voice hits at about 50 seconds, I get tears in my eyes..
sounds more like a little boys voice than a woman's, you'd be surprised what a 10 year old could do.
JD96893
Definitely a really talented little boy.
I entirely forgot about that possibility! x) Yeah, it does sound more like a boy now that I listen to it...
JD96893
That comment does not sound creepy in any way, shape, or form.
Aeghamedic you are in fact the "creep",
in every way, shape, and form.
why? because some how using your perverted and sick imagination, you changed meaning of a perfectly fine comment, that i'm assuming has something to do with gay people, sexual harassment, and little children.
0:39 may the epicness come
brings a damn good tear to my eye
"Father! Is it... over?" T_T
"At long last. No king rules _forever_ my son."
I see... only darkness... before me...
"Nope, not until you hand over your steed my son"
No my son....there will be at least 4 more expansions. Haha.
no my son, raids reset every week
Mum loves the part from 0:39 to 1:15. Lol!
She has a good taste in soundtracks then ;)
+StevioooSvN Not suprised since its really good
+StevioooSvN It's the best part
There should be 10 hours version for that part... :D
+StevioooSvN Love that part too! Does that mean i'm a mom? :O
this was always so potent for me both as a soundtrack and a scene. Arthus is and always will be, my favorite character.
If you play HotS, I advice purchasing old "light" Arthas outfit for the character. I think, even the voice over like of the old Arthas. :)
The chills I get when the boy begins singing are immeasurable
Tell them only that the Lich King is dead, and that WoW died with him...
so sad, but true
+jayblob - except not
true. Arthas - the most epic character with excelent storyline :)
Arthas is dead, the lich king who will help us is either Bolvar or Ner'zhul (I don't care about that goddamned book since Bliz can retcon whenever they want )
Legion looks promising.
Blizzard pls. give us some shit excuse for his return, I don't care. He can be revived by teddy bears for all I care. We just want him back.
Oh my god...yes! Arthas' lore is FANTASTIC and his raid fight is AMAZING!
Warcraft IV with Arthas and Blizzard will win back their fans
They should have done a custom raid for 10th anniversary featuring ragnaros, illidan and arthas!
Doctor DeathDefying But Bolvar is Lich King now, right?
Tafel Poot Yea
RIP Arthas
he is never dead.
he is live in my heart
Anyone back here after seeing Jaina's vision?
Vahid Mashhouri that new model is amazing
The most iconic character of World of Warcraft,one that we all love and miss in certain way.
Long live the King,outstanding soudtrack.
0:39 the chills!
♥ Doodles ah...angel's voice
Terenas: Ah, my son...
Lich King in Arthas's mind: You no longer need to sacrifice for your people. You no longer need to bear the weight of your crown. I've taken care of everything.
[Arthas advances on the throne and grabs King Terenas]
Terenas: What is this? What are you doing, my son?
Arthas: Succeeding you, father. [stabs him]
Arthas: This kingdom shall fall, and from the ashes shall arise a new order that will shake the very foundations of the World!
This song is so beautiful it makes me cry.
I can never forget the day my friend showed me this trailer one day when we were hanging out and got me to start playing when we were kids. To this day: I can't listen to this without remembering that feeling of excitement and hearing Terenis narrate the cinematic.
"Tell them the lich king is dead..." ~Bolvar
"And that Bolvar died with him." ~Yogg Saron
Actually it's Ner'Zhul, not Yogg Saron :)
Ct4thg Step up your lore game, son.
Plugmaster91 Actually lore wise Arthas killed Ner'Zhul, so it's all Bolvar.
ViDiMoSeSiNe311 Ugh, I hate when people don't understand this. The "killing" of Ner'zhul was more of a metaphorical situation inside the Crown of Domination, it just symbolized Arthas now being the dominant personality, not the only one. This is pretty much proven as
during one of the quests for the Alliance in the Howling Fjord where you
see the Lich King he remarks that he "was once a shaman", Arthas
certainly wasn't ever a shaman so that means Ner'zhul is still in there.
To further prove this, on that same occasion inside the Crown, Arthas also "killed" his younger self Matthias Lehner, and yet it was later revealed that Arthas had to rip out his own beating heart just to get Matthias off his back, so he wasn't killed in the Arthas novel either.Another point to disprove this is the whole way Ner'zhul became the Lich King in the first place. He was condemned to live on and suffer eternally inside the Crown of Domination by Kil'Jaden, who felt that Ner'Zhul should suffer forever as punishment for betraying him so long ago before Gul'dan took his place. I highly doubt that Kil'Jaden, the second in command of the Burning Legion, the guy whose desire for vengeance is so strong that he's been hunting down the Draenei for tens of thousands of years, put a spell of vengeance so weak on Ner'Zhul that a lone human would be able to break it and kill him. It just isn't possible.
Greed TheVirtue You do make a good point, however Lich King saying that he was once a shaman isnt technically wrong since the original Lich king had the soul of Ner'zhul inside him. Just like it wouldnt be technically wrong of him to say i was once a paladin. Now concerning Kil'Jaeden's spell of vengeance, i highly doubt Kil'Jaeden foresaw that a random human would come in and claim the power for himself. I believe the spell was simply a prison as you can recall in warcraft 3 end cinematic when Ner'zhul said to Arthas"release me from this prison", i think that his soul was simply cursed to be inside of a armor that is inside of a block of ice for all eternity... That is until Arthas came. And i guess we shall see how things end up with Bolvar then we will know for sure if Ner'zhul is dead or not. But if Ner'zhul is still alive and the soul of Arthas was consumed by the Lich King wouldnt that mean that Arthas is also alive?
We were here..We were bound By your will once..we knew no light but darkness,the frozen voice lingers still within our veins.. longing for the master's call to voidness one more time..we were here..we now wait in the shadows.. .we the scourge, we are not forgotten! " The Rise of the Scourge"
If this were to be an expansion with Arthas alive again i would shit my pants to play it.
One does not simply tear down the walls of Icecrown
+Drak'Gar Gorefang Unless you're Paragon, then you wipe about 600 times before you figure it out.
xD,Or you can be a level 100 running it for mog,the you can simply tear down the walls of Icecrown
Drak'Gar Gorefang lol I avoided that for a that reason.
Mr.Arthas,tear down this wall !
But son, the truest victory is stirring the hearts of your people...
Awesome screenshot from the video, I keep on looking into the eyes expecting them to light up, and the ice to begin cracking, and almost a minute later I'm like... okay fine it's not happening.
I hate to disappoint you guys, but Arthas is gone. There will never be another Scourge War.
No King rules forever.
***** That's not exactly a disappointment. Stories that don't have endings aren't actually stories. I think Blizzard would have a few riots on their hands if they tried to bring Arthas back somehow.
Oh really? Care to explain to me then why it is some people are pining for Arthas' return, even years after his death?
I recall once, I even had to talk a girl-player out of committing suicide when Patch 3.3 came out.
People are pining for Arthas the same way people are pining for a return to BC, or Vanilla. It's nostalgia. A month after Arthas "returned" those same people would say it was implemented incorrectly, or point to something else wrong with the game.
Oh, and your suicide girl is an exceptional case, if that is even true. Anyone actually contemplating suicide over a game needs serious help. $100 the game was an excuse and it was over things occurring in real life that you were unaware of.
***** There might be who knows, there must always be a Lich King and at the moment it's Bolvar who is sitting, frozen in ice though, on the frozen throne so I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to bring him back in a further expansion. Moreover that he is also wearing the Lich Kings crown and weapon(?) which will probably possess him.
Arthas is gone but the Lich Kings lives on, there must always be a Lich King or the scourge will run rampant because no one is controlling them so yes, the Lich King will rule forever.
Well wow is dead...i am not going back to Azeroth even if they bring Anduin Lothar
But its music is eternal!!!
This song is breathtaking and majestic
greatest story ever told. greatest song to grace it. even now all these years later i still love this story. i'll even tell it to my kids, when they are a little older.
I dont give a shit what people will say about WotLK. "omg worst expansion ever" "omg it sux" i dont care about it, lore wise it was best Warcraft game ever made and Arthas will always be best villain and my fav character.
Solf J. Kimblee Same, plus, he was the last villain [so far] that had backstory in lore. Deathwing sorta just came out of nowhere. I guess the Altered Timeline Iron Horde squad had backstory, but the actual altered timeline ALSO came out of nowhere. So yeah, WotLK was awesome.
jdialects
Deathwing didnt just "come out of nowhere" All the lore you probably know is just from trailers and in game quests, pleb. git gud, read lore pls
Cheeki Stalker Well I know he one of the original dragon aspects and then he got corrupted, right?
It's been a while since I've read the account of the History of Warcraft cut me some slack :(
Solf J. Kimblee I refuse to accept Arthas as a villian!The Lich King was the villian,not ARTHAS! *salute* For Lordaeron.
An Karanir Thanagor,
Mor Ok Angalor.
Mor Ok Gorum
Palahm Raval.
Long live the king,
May he reign...forever.
May his strength
fail him never.
Such a beautiful yet horrifying rendition. Still gets me every time.
***** It's made up lol
***** Yeah texts like these are pretty cringy
Simon Johansen lyrics of the tune no ? at least the first part
0:39 gives me chills
Still listening in 2021...
arthas is the most epic villain ever created. goosebumps guaranteed
they need to make a damn movie abour Arthas, and not one with real actors, just like this damn beautiful master piece of cinematic intro.
They should make a damn trilogy on Arthas alone, there is so much ground to exploit, at least 2 movies, 1 obviously isnt enough, even if it was to last 3 hours.
I'll keep praying
maybe the warcraft movie (2015) will be about arthas ? i hope...
manupainkiller sadly no, the main characters are Lothar and Durotan, the story takes place when the Orc first invaded Azeroth through the dark portal
There must always be... a Lich King!
Man, every time I hear the vocals come in, it's goosebumps. No way to stop it. Blizzard made a memorable villain and the perfect music to back him.
Long live the king.
Нескончаемые мурашки по коже, как же хорош этот саундтрек, он лучший
No game rules forever.
Wow... I got goosebumps when I saw this
WoW fell, Skyrim fell, and soon Overwatch shall fall as well
+Wizbiz you are very wrong
Yiokzu I meant at a popularity perspective, but I suppose Skyrim is still loved by many (including me)
+Wizbiz i still playing skyrim (with mods)
Every song they set out to be epic... just sends shivers down my spine...
the soundtrack more epic in all video-games :)
warcraft for ever ... can wait for movie. With music like this one - its gone to be EPIC
Where can I find music like ( 0:40 ) ? It reminds me of Lord of the Rings and I love the sad-sounding vocal.
The feels are strong with this one!
I want this for my funeral.
I'm still waiting for the resolve with Sargeras, but i'm doing it from the background. WotLK was the end of Real wow, and that is how i'm going to remember it.
amen
So WoW whas meant to bring us new things from the WC universe. Things we haven't seen or explored in the WC games yet. And because all of the old stuff is gone the game just suddenly died. They just could've made a Revamped WC1, 2 and 3 instead of WoW to keep most people happy in this comment section.
True dat! The game is not the same anymore since WOTLK.
The resolve came :)
0:29-1:15 to sad i'm dying.
i listen to this every day
this takes me back to better days..... my first few completed raids (as of now my only raids). To bad I bought a bad pandaria disk and my internet gave out when I tried to download....I wonder if I could ever go back.....
Now's a good time to get back into it... the upcoming expansion is looking quite promising, and Pandaria isn't bad.
Used_Books And also the Game and Expansions just went on sale !
All the better!
I see, only darkness, before me... ( Arthas Menethil's last words)
so sad...
He will never be in peace, until he is resurrected.
I miss my father too
I'm calling it now, Future expansion (The lichking returns/Return of the Lichking) as bolvar fordragon still is sealed away there on the throne
Legion Artifacts for Dk bra, The three beta ones have you talk to Bolvar. You Gotta bet hes coming. ALL HAIL JAILER OF THE DAMNED!
Let's hope that this is true. I miss WotLK a lot really
This song gives me chills from the moment the choir kicks in until the moment this song stops.
English translation
O King.....
Long live the king,
May he reign...forever.
May his strength
fail him never.
First in battle
last in retreat.
Even in death...
Ha! Ma! Da! Ma!
Raise this dragon now!
May his strength fail him never
May his reign last forever
King....
May his strength
fail him never
See his power...
Darken the sky...
May his reign last forever
Long live the king...
Long live the king!
There is only one TRUE king!
Arthas was the best wow lore/boss but its time to move on (maybe) he will resurrected in 10k years
True :'(
Illidan was the best
donovan pangetti Illidan is shit, Arthas defeated him even before he became Lich King
Im talking about he's back story, not he's combat skills, you moron
donovan pangetti yeah, I can read your fucking mind, kid.
one of the greatest song ever made... it gives me chills every time... I want to sing it every time in that choir!
"My Son, the day you were born the very forests of Lordaeran whispered the name... Arthas"
"My Child, I watch with Pride as you grew into a weapon... of Righteousness... Remember Our line has always ruled with Wisdom and Strength... and I know you will show restraint when Exercising your great Power!"
"But the truest victory my son is stirring the hearts of your people"
"I'll tell you this, for when my days have come to an end.... You shall be King.
- Terenas Menethil II
back when wow stories had a meaning, a purpose, a reason.
this marked the death of WoW!
Absolutely.
Ooh man, this hurts... Srlsy, wotlk was the best expansion imo. Cool zones, beautiful music, awesome raids en kickass gear, def the last tier when the last patch came out. Sadly, wow will never be the most awesome experience as it once was. Therefor, i'm gonna make a time machine and get back to 2009, wotlk I miss you! D':
_...Remember, there must always be..._
*_...a Lich King..._*
O King
Long live the king,
May he reign...forever
May his strength
fail him never
First in battle
last in retreat
Even in death
Ha! Ma! Da! Ma!
Raise this dragon now!
May his strength fail him never
May his reign last forever
King
May his strength
fail him never
See his power
Darken the sky
May his reign last forever
Long live the king
Long live the king!
MxR Sent me here!
Night of nazeem
Who?
lustikurre hes a skyrim mod reviewer he uses this song when they battle and stuff: mmxoreview
I hate when people say this. They always sound like bots or tools, or both.
Thats nice.
This music makes the moment in the Lich King trailer when the dragon rises up from beneath the ice one of the most epic moments i've ever seen.
arthas, ma nigga
Hol up :ponit_up: cmonBruh
*sigh*
So. Fucking. Epic. Will you rise again WoW?
+Gamer's Survival Guide Not with pandas and shit dragons it won't.
+cr4yv3n lol, pandas were a bad idea
+Gamer's Survival Guide Why were the Pandas a bad idea? They was in Warcraft since we met Rexxar nearly.
If Kung Fu Panda never existed, people wouldn't have minded as much.
Either way I like them anyway. And love Pandaria.
The Throne shall be reclaimed...
+The Lich King - Arthas Menethil No king lives forever.
***** Boldly stated...
Let them come...Frostmourne...hungers...
One of the best epic sounds on this planet!
tell them only that the lich king is dead , and world of warcraft ..died with him.
Basically
There must always be, a Lich King!
It is most popular cuz ppl are fuckin retards and this game "evolved" into some kind of easy shit for 10 years old kids. Zero fuckin rpg anymore in WOW. Everything for everybody for nothing. Fuckin blizzard.
I enjoy WoW for what it is, but I will admit that I miss the difficulty that the game used to have, and the community that used to RPG all the time.
Elysium
I see only... dankness... before meme...
I see ... only darkness... before me
can someone make a vid of the woman singing at 0:39 so i can loop that and just listen to it and Cry? thanks :)
its a boy
Err no
found a loop of it nevermind
This is indeed very sad :( The whole story of him aswell.
Are you serious its a boy? Whats the boys name?
Even though i started in early Cata, i still believe that this is the best expansion.
best gameplay : vanilla
best lore : wotlk
I think legion has the best gameplay
Khorne Berzerker Endless grinding that felt very rewarding. The stats scaling was great back then opposed to now. Level 109? No way you are gonna beat a 110. I remember being a 32 paladin dishing out some big damage to level 50's+. Also you speaking of classes being "buff dispensers" is kind of funny to me. Every class played a big role and it really helped people find their own persona within the class. Nowadays they have to make everyone happy by scaling stats down so buffs don't even matter anymore. The game has gone to waste especially with Chris Metzen gone.
How many roles do you want one class to have? Lol that's the mentality people get from people being so spoiled from todays WoW setup. I played back when it came out in 2004 and I loved the game as it was. Why are you feeling bad for shammies? They had reincarn lol. In all seriousness though I have to say I disagree and say that I think Classic WoW was by far the most fun. Maybe it's because I loved the micromanagement factor of it all, but I really think every class had its own benefits. By the way dwarf paladins go hard..just saying
I think MoP has the best lore.
20 year Warcraft veteran still listening on 11/3/2018.
The Death Knights will take over Hearthstone.
The rein of the living will end, only Death awaits.
It's good to see that WoW's community is still light-hearted and friendly as ever :)
People say that Arthas is dead. They are wrong. He lives on in our memories of this song, this expansion. No matter our race, class, faction or gender, we will never forget the one true king and he will live on only in our memories until the forests of lordaeron once again whisper the name "Arthas"
The last part was a sort of "bring back Arthas" moment directed at blizzard, I really think they could do a lot more with him then they already have. They've played around with alternate dimensions before, surely they could create a new expansion and dimension where Arthas wasn't defeated stop icecrown citadel, where we can join the scourge. An alternate Azeroth in which we, the players can choose to help, or stop, the lich King taking over, where we can defeated the legion under the rule of the lich King, Arthas. I don't know if you agree, but I would love to see this in WOW
Atop icecrown citadel. Not "stop icecrown citadel"
Yeah... I wish DKs got the option to still serve the LK... now I have to listen to the Alliance's "trade" chat all day instead of hearing, "My knight of darkness, slay them!"
Hell no. No more alternate realities please. I dont care if it was for a character 10x as awesome as The Lich King. I really just dont want alternate realities anymore for anyone. Plus Arthas had his story; he's done. To much of a risk ruining his legacy with some addon to his story.
i think if blizzard wants to make an alternate reality without risking their wow fan base
they could always make a warcraft 4 game where the campaign is alternate realitiesa campaign could be if the lich king has one and another one if arthers didnt cull stratholme in the first place and it can go on and blizzard could go on in adding alternate-reality-campaigns the more they progress with wow story
There must always be... a Lich King!
He will return *hopes*
The spirit of Ner'zhul lives on (technically speaking he's dead, but you know) though I think we've seen the last of Arthas. A tragic tale if ever there was one.
Arthas, yes. The Lich King, no. I wouldnt be surprised if we revisit Icecrown when Bolvar goes mad for some reason and rebirths the scourge.
It's possible. I don't really see it happening, but we'll see... the thing I don't understand is this: would not crowning another as Lich King really be so bad? I have a feeling that, without a Lich King to empower necrolites and the such, the Scourge threat could be wiped out in a matter of years... you know?
maybe the lich king is the lesser of two evils, pehaps the scourge become something worse if not controlled...
Used_Books The Lich King (Bolvar) is what's keeping the Scourge controlled and not causing trouble all around Azeroth. It's much safer to have a Lich King, than none. At least Bolvar had a good spirit before putting the crown on, Arthas was corrupted WAAAY before he became the Lich King.
arthas and illedan made warcraft where its at today, with arthas gone I'm glad they brought back illedan.
where did they claim that?
I thought the story in MoP was really good, not at all on par with WotLK but it is up there. Mostly because you see all the consequences the war between Alliance and Horde bring.
***** I am playing through Legion right now and man it's amazing. From the Order hall campaign to each and every zone tho th whole shabang. It's just so good.
Nolstarius? What is that?
I don't know if you are salty but you come off as salty...
One of the best tracks I've heard in a very long time.