Character Spotlight: Arthas Menethil - The Book is Closed on an Iconic Villain (spoilers)

Live Posted 2022/03/12 at 12:27 AM by Paryah

the post-fight cinematicArthasA Boy and His HorseWrath of the Lich KingInvincibleArthas the Pawn, Anduin the PuppetThe Lich KingFade to Black

No crown, no throne, not even a soul left for judgement. I hated you. Hunted you. And with each selfish act, became you. That is my burden to bear... But your legacy... is at an end. Begone, then, Arthas Menethil. May the last whisper of your name fade... and be forgotten.

InvincibleThe Ranger General in the RoomThe EndArthas, Rise of the Lich King

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Comment by WutWuetendTypo: Arthas MenAthilComment by Butterjerrywhat a way to ruin a perfect character, giving him a weak sendoffComment by ablock"Her Hero's Journey"

Hahahahahaha. She has no arc, no redeeming qualities, and no growth. And I love how the author just underplays how bad that cinematic was by saying "Some" people question it, as if it isn't 99% of the community.. Just stop.Comment by DrLemonCrap, I accidentally clicked on the article of he who must be forgotten. Please forgive me, Lady Windrunner.Comment by UtopiaFoxThis article has to be a joke. Arthas' story ended at the end of Wrath of the Lich King. He was only dug up from his grave by the current writers to add continuity to their botched attempt at expanding Warcraft's universe and to inflate the meaningfulness of the current storyline (while also pulling on the nostalgia of many fans), because he was a far more memorable and solid character in a much richer story than anything the current writing team could ever produce.

This article seems to only pay tribute to that awfully exploitative move.

A developer said around the start of Shadowlands, or sometime before, that they would not use Arthas unless it was something meaningful. Unsurprisingly, their integrity when it comes to respecting the Warcraft lore is null and void. Just look to their recent lore books.Comment by GjermundThe psychological assumptions the author makes is just dead wrong. But other than that, it's an interesting article. Arthas was a cool character. Rip.Comment by KidGonzyThis article has to be a joke. Arthas' story ended at the end of Wrath of the Lich King. He was only dug up from his grave by the current writers to add continuity to their botched attempt at expanding Warcraft's universe and to inflate the meaningfulness of the current storyline (while also pulling on the nostalgia of many fans), because he was a far more memorable and solid character in a much richer story than anything the current writing team could ever produce.

This article seems to only pay tribute to that awfully exploitative move.

A developer said around the start of Shadowlands, or sometime before, that they would not use Arthas unless it was something meaningful. Unsurprisingly, their integrity when it comes to respecting the Warcraft lore is null and void. Just look to their recent lore books.Comment by KidGonzyThe psychological assumptions the author makes is just dead wrong. But other than that, it's an interesting article. Arthas was a cool character. Rip.Comment by GangmeKing of the Lichs there is only one, it is Arthas, just hearing the music in the background gives me a nostalgia, I can't wait for the return of wotlk classicComment by TyrtunHonestly, after all the references of Arthas in Anduin's cinematics these past years, I think they had to rush the patches and ended up pulling this "story in three chapters" out of their asses. As someone else said in another article, maybe it's better that they just did this ending because the actual lore team would $%^& the character if they got their hands on him.Comment by VynathlonIirc, they mentioned that after a soul has been completely destroyed, it’s just remade into something else. So it may not be the end. They could reincarnate Arthas’s soul over again and continue pissing on his character.Comment by WepstarNot just Arthas, but a KING Arthas!Comment by Notrying2449Lmao literally garbage story ruining older great character, truly blizzard writers are the worst in the industry and you cant blame afrasiabi for thatComment by MyNameIsAronax^&*! Arthas. Be happy his fragment got reclaimed. He should be burning in maw for all eternity for atricities he did since burning of stratholme.Comment by BonkyCinematic should have been 10 mins long and not 3 mins. Uther and Jaina should have had lines, hell they should made so Arthas was like a ghost that was shimmering away slowly so Jaina and Uther could hold him at the very end of his story.
This wasn't a throw away character they ruined, this was someone and has been in the story pretty much sence day 1. I want Steve off the writing chair, i don't care if he can write his story now. he has ruin ours just to make it somewhat okay for him to start writing his, i say piss off to that!Comment by Loreth88^&*! Arthas. Be happy his fragment got reclaimed. He should be burning in maw for all eternity for atricities he did since burning of stratholme.Comment by EmeraldBlueI'm sorry, but this whole cinematic was the WOW Devs taking one massive dump on one of the most beloved characters in one of the most beloved expansions of the game.

If this was not an intentional attempt to utterly decimate both, then it shows a staggering incompetence about reading the room, understanding the characters and what aspects of the lore keep us coming back to the game.

This is like saying "People like Captain America. Let's kill him off and then let him reveal on his deathbed that he always worked for the Nazis."

You cannot take a figure like Arthas, who cast such a huge shadow over the game, who people loved and loved to hate, and then tease that he will have an appearance, just to make him literally a fart in the wind that blows away.

That is really spitting into players eyes. No surprise that the writing team of the last two expansions is so reviled by the playerbase.Comment by gh0sth4ndhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbIUBZnHY7U

For me Arthas story ended with the end in Icecrown CitadelComment by DannyJ2287I liked it.

Sue me.Comment by TigerRuby1A nicely made cinematic in here but a sad end to a very memorable character....RIP Arthas Menethil

and to those complaining that "WoW is dead" you may want to check the FACTS before using arrogant and/or ignorant assumption ....https://hostingtribunal.com/blog/wow-player-count/#gref

WoW is far from dead, but admittedly, also nowhere near as popular as it once was .

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