Lords of War Part Three - Durotan

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Lords of War Part Three - Durotan
Make sure to check out Episode 1 and Episode 2 if you missed them!

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Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Before you can harbor any hope of defeating the Iron Horde, you must first understand what—and whom—you’re up against. Our five-part series Lords of War introduces you to some of the major players in the campaign on Draenor, continuing today with the tale of Durotan, son of Garad and father of Thrall.

The unforgiving land of the Frostwolf clan does not reward sentiment. When young Durotan’s mother fell deathly ill, he had a choice: Allow her life to come to a natural end, or pay a heavy price to save her.

<p>Once you’ve watched his story, visit our newly posted <a href="http://battle.net/wow/game/lore/characters/durotan">Durotan character page</a> to read more about his legacy and his role in the events to come.</p>
<p>Visit our <a href="http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/savage-world/lords-of-war/">Lords of War</a> page to watch earlier installments in the series featuring the sadistic <a href="http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15053029" target="_blank">Kargath Bladefist</a> and the mighty <a href="http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15663731/">Grommash Hellscream</a>.</p>
Visit <a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/">www.worldofwarcraft.com</a> in the weeks to come for more episodes of <em>Lords of War</em>, and arm yourself with the knowledge you need to survive the battle ahead.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Lords of War Part Three - Durotan started by molster View original post
Published on 2014-09-12 05:51 PM
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  1. Trassk's Avatar
    I really don't know how to feel about this 'inner bloodrage' retcon they did. It's obviously been done to make durotan more interesting to players who have never read the books.
  1. Nazmina's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Trassk View Post
    I really don't know how to feel about this 'inner bloodrage' retcon they did. It's obviously been done to make durotan more interesting to players who have never read the books.
    It doesn't seem entirely unreasonable that on a savage world such as Draenor the orcs would develop a sort of advanced adrenaline rush as a self preservation mechanic. The idea that the demonblood made it permanent still makes it fit pre-existing lore. I think it still works with the idea of the noble savage the orcs are supposed to encompass.
  1. Baracuda's Avatar
    Obviously this "retcon" happened in TBC, at the same time brown orcs were discovered...
  1. mmoc8b3023a1c1's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Baracuda View Post
    Obviously this "retcon" happened in TBC, at the same time brown orcs were discovered...
    At the time we got background lore on orc corruption we also got the first example of an uncorrupted orc's eyes glowing red with rage.

    Yeah I'm not sure this is a retcon at all.
  1. Stormspellz's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Twilight Cultist View Post
    Wow, a lot of people hate the Grom story. It was my favorite.
    I found it rather blah
  1. Saberstrike's Avatar
    Orcld of Orccraft: Orcs of Orcnor

    Orcs Orcs Orcs.

    A good effort to explain the lore but seriously, can other races get some love too? Would be wonderful to see a series like this on the dwarf king, Vol'jin, Rexxar, Sylvanas, Tyrande, Malfurion and all the other heroes that were sort of on the bench while green jesus & brown co. were in the spotlight.
  1. Rhinopotamus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Buffbringer View Post
    Reading your post, and many of the comments in this topic, makes me a sad orc.
    So no one really remembers the quest line involving Dranosh Saurfang in Nagrand? (Saurfang the Younger)
    I'm quoting what he says when you accept the quest (copied the text from WOWPEDIA)

    "They died. All of them...
    As the Murkbloods cut through us, something took hold of me that I cannot understand. Tell me, have you ever felt a rage so great that whole of your being burns? A heat that wilts the living? A heat that incinerates the blood in you veins? That is what I felt.
    <Saurfang's eyes glow red for a brief moment.>
    I was the last one left alive. 30 of them surrounded me... Murkbloods... I remember nothing beyond that vision. I blacked out and awoke some time later."

    SAURFANG'S EYES GLOW RED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT

    Plus, when you fought High Overlord Saurfang in Orgrimmar back in the days, when someone hit a critical hit, he used Saurfang's Rage, and it showed an emote that read "High Overlord Saurfang's eyes glow red".

    By the way, the game make it clear that Dranosh remained untainted by the corruption.
    I actually remember this now! Yes, that is definitely I corrupted blood fury.
  1. Trassk's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Saberstrike View Post
    Orcld of Orccraft: Orcs of Orcnor

    Orcs Orcs Orcs.

    A good effort to explain the lore but seriously, can other races get some love too? Would be wonderful to see a series like this on the dwarf king, Vol'jin, Rexxar, Sylvanas, Tyrande, Malfurion and all the other heroes that were sort of on the bench while green jesus & brown co. were in the spotlight.
    Do you know what happens when a movie or a comic or a tv show is not to my taste? I turn off the tv, I return the movie and get a refund, or I sell the comic on ebay.
    If you don't like the lore, either stop playing wow, or go somewhere else and stop complaining on a forum the wow devs will never see you on.
  1. ProfessorTjc's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sesto View Post
    Honestly, the worst part was Durotan's voice actor. Everything else was pretty good, and I especially liked how he wore the wolf's pelt as a reminder.
    I believe Durotan was still considered a teenager and that's why he doesn't sound manly yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saberstrike View Post
    Orcld of Orccraft: Orcs of Orcnor

    Orcs Orcs Orcs.

    A good effort to explain the lore but seriously, can other races get some love too? Would be wonderful to see a series like this on the dwarf king, Vol'jin, Rexxar, Sylvanas, Tyrande, Malfurion and all the other heroes that were sort of on the bench while green jesus & brown co. were in the spotlight.
    Rexxar is an orc, noob.
  1. Eazy's Avatar
    I want savage orcs, seriously. Nothing exciting happened in this episode, just Durotans fighting wolfs and becoming a "monster" for a second.
    It's not comparable to Grommash or Kargath savageries!

    Really, I wanted something with more BLOOD and THUNDER. But yeah, I think that we just needed to see that not every orc is a warmonger.

    First conan:

    Then 300(Spartans):


    What's next?
  1. MetroStratics's Avatar
    Uhh what makes you think they are going to wait that long to release this? They said they wanted it out for 6-8 weeks instead of 4 prior, and also said the ptr wouldn't need to be more then 2 weeks...
  1. leggomydairy's Avatar
    this is my favorite of the three eps. I haven't disliked the other two, but this one was different and less ORC ORC KILL ORC ORC which is good. Really got me to like Durotan yay
  1. mmoc30d0ca58bc's Avatar
    So now we know that orcs are too stupid to carry their own.
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