Worldsoul Saga Announcement Hints at Fulfillment of Anduin's Prophecy

Posted 2023/11/04 at 11:14 AM by DiscordianKitty

The War WithinSometimes, very epic things can begin with small, heartfelt moments. What you're about to see is one of those moments. Instead of the prince, an armored warrior stood before him, his plate helm and breastplate shining with the essence of the Light itself. The warrior wielded a sword forged from the same material as the armor, held it aloft as he perched on an outcropping... Whether it was on another world or Azeroth, Velen couldn't quite tell. And suddenly the dark sky above erupted with the combined chivalry of Azeroth's races. The blood elves, orcs, trolls, tauren, and even the accursed undead and scheming goblins rode flying mounts of every sort and description. They were armored and armed in magical weaponry glowing with so much power it hurt Velen's eyes to look at them. Beside the legions of the Horde, the ancient night elves charged with humans, dwarves, and gnomes, whose ancestors formed the original Alliance, and the shape-changing worgen were united with them. Velen's own draenei bolstered the army, their ranks adorned in otherworldly metals and bearing crystalline maces and swords.

The Alliance and Horde were not alone.

Dragons swooped and soared in formations that made the sky resemble a giant multicolored, reptilian wing. They blanketed the horizon with their physical size and numbers, and when they roared a challenge, it shook not just the earth Velen stood on, but the universe as well.

And yet, for all this, the greatest shock to Velen's senses came as he saw those that flew just beyond the army of dragons. The naaru had taken the field, so many that Velen didn't understand how creation could contain them. The power of these beings of Light filled Velen's heart with hope, swept away the lonely centuries, and left him in wonder that he could ever despair, that the dark, no matter how terrible, could ever truly reign.

And then a shadow fell.

It was vast and empty and swallowed all light that entered it. Velen knew it would be all consuming until, at last, it would turn and devour itself, endlessly gnawing on nothing in the Great Dark Beyond, removing all meaning from the universe, from the most heart-breaking sonata to the most arresting sunset. It was too terrible to see, to comprehend, and yet the army headed straight for it. And the light began to fade...Battle for AzerothLegionSon of the Wolf

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Comment by katkalySo the squidfaced priest was spying on a little boy...
Doesn't sound too good now, does it?Comment by KarthusTeemoI am just so happy to have Metzen back so we can return to common sense storytelling that actually goes together again.Comment by BrosinLooks like metzen taking the story in the direction he was originally taking itComment by HeroicveniThe saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by AzrajinThe saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by aquavenThe saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by bearodactyl88The saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by ZygosAnyone else getting Stephen Amell/Arrow vibes from this iteration of Anduin? Just his face, not his voice. Google him if you don't know.Comment by HeroicveniThe saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by harulezFInally we are returning to the real WARCRAFT, blood, guts and glory!Comment by aquavenThe saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.The saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by harulezAnyone else getting Stephen Amell/Arrow vibes from this iteration of Anduin? Just his face, not his voice. Google him if you don't know.Comment by tupolew519Amazing.Comment by HeatherWindWhile I'm as tired of hearing about Anduin as others are about Sylvanas, I'm intrigued to see where this goes.

And I'll say again I dearly hope Blizzard eventually does a full, feature-length cinematic movie. The visual quality of that last cinematic was STUNNING - not only the textures, but the depth of expression and emotion they conveyed. In terms of pure technical achievement this is easily one of the best they've made to date.

It doubly impresses me how well they can make a non-human face like Thrall's (and talking around tusks!) so evocative and natural too. Major kudos to the dev team.Comment by HeatherWind
So he'd be about 22/23 probably if he was 18 when he went into the SL. He's also got PTSD and when you're under a lot of physical and mental stress your body does age more rapidly hence why he looks like he's in his late 20s.

He's also been travelling, given this is a medieval sort of setting he'd be weathered and darker skinned. Those marks on his face are windburns not scars from the fight with us.Comment by ChaosDecidesThis Anduin is such a damn cliche fantasy trope. Can we skip the self-doubt stage and get to the "I got my balls back" stage?Comment by CMOK34The saddest part (to me) is that Anduin's probs gonna end up dead sooner than later with how fast they're aging him. I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be in War Within, but he looks mid 30s, which is quite the jump from the last time we saw him in SL when he was around 18. Lowkey hoping he's actually just mid twenties and he just looks rough in the cinematic because of what he's going through (maybe he literally just came out of the maw at that point?). Anyway, I think we have plenty of more mature characters in the game already (practically every major character) and not enough representation for younger gen. I'm completely fine to see him grow up but I don't want him to go from being like 10 years old in mop to 60 in "the last titan", would rather see him get to like mid 30s at that point, which makes me feel like "he's growing up" with us

Also, I love the expansion's name. War Within: obviously representing the fact we're going underground and fighting nerubians and deal with the heart of the planet. But also signifying the war within Anduin as he struggles against his PTSD.Comment by CMOK34Anyone else getting Stephen Amell/Arrow vibes from this iteration of Anduin? Just his face, not his voice. Google him if you don't know.Comment by CMOK34
So he'd be about 22/23 probably if he was 18 when he went into the SL. He's also got PTSD and when you're under a lot of physical and mental stress your body does age more rapidly hence why he looks like he's in his late 20s.

He's also been travelling, given this is a medieval sort of setting he'd be weathered and darker skinned. Those marks on his face are windburns not scars from the fight with us.Comment by lovelywazAnyone else getting Stephen Amell/Arrow vibes from this iteration of Anduin? Just his face, not his voice. Google him if you don't know.Anduin