Prediction: <Spoiler> is gonna become the Legion's Bolvar

[Raetary]

there's absolutely no way for him to still be alive, gul'dan literally disenchanted him.

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Why was he disenchanted, god forbid someone uses the good old decapitation these days.

because the legion loves to see people suffer for no reason.

[Bisque]

it seems that Guldan obliterated the King down to his very atoms so I am not sure how Varian can come back.

[Arrashi]

I really hope we will get a duct-tape varian as a boss in final raid. Or just a soup can with his remains.

[Deleted]

Well we haven't seen his dust have we ? Only the draining (or charging) of his body. We also see a green fel light explosion from far away.
We still don't know exactly what happened...

But my guess would be that Varian is dead and gone. But who knows ?

[Deleted]

Vol'jin will return to kill or destroy some enemy of ours later on, for sure. Varian's story has ended, it fuels the story of Anduin. This expansion will end with Kil'Jaeden , a Void entity or N'zoth.

[Deleted]

In Anduin's comic, he says something like "I still remember you final words father" when he's old, and is looking at the letter from Varian. So, I doubt he's coming back.

I'll need to go rewatch the comic to confirm though.

Yup.

This.

We already have an ending, only the path is unclear *coff*.

[Wildmoon]

He literally exploded into particles.

[kencloudli]

Exploded. No way of getting his body back.

[Grumpy Old Man]

Exploded. No way of getting his body back.

Well, not without time traveling anyway.

[Arrashi]

Vol'jin will return to kill or destroy some enemy of ours later on, for sure. Varian's story has ended, it fuels the story of Anduin. This expansion will end with Kil'Jaeden , a Void entity or N'zoth.

Yeah, he definately looked like he could do that. You think he gonna duct tape his tush back ?

[Katchii]

Well, not without time traveling anyway.

Chrono Trigger reference? nice =)

[Deleted]

Yeah, he definately looked like he could do that. You think he gonna duct tape his tush back ?

Most likely, if Metzen has a word about it.

[Aurabolt]

Varian is definitely dead. Vol'jin, maybe not.

...This.

Vol'Jin will return eventually. That's a given =O

[Aucald]

Final villain of Legion revealed: Vol'jin's broken tusk wielding a fel-infused Shalla'tor.

[Mehrunes]

there's absolutely no way for him to still be alive, gul'dan literally disenchanted him.

Gotta love this description.

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Kinda hard for frail Gul'Dan to decapitate someone.

He's an orc, even a frail orc is much stronger than a human.

[bowchikabow]

In Wolfheart, Greymane and the Worgen noted the "glow" of LoGosh around Varian. Is it not possible that Goldrinn's essence, which supposed burns so brightly in Varian might have protected him from death (though not the extensive damage, physical or otherwise) of the fel power?

I know it seems like a stretch, but we know how tenacious Goldrinn was against the Legion.. And part of me thinks that tenacity, combined with whatever demi-god level power might have been bestowed upon Varian (also not a total stretch) that he could physically survive. I do admit, I don't think he will/would be the same Varian.. And with Metzen's cryptic message "Alliance, your day is coming" said after the Legion announcement.. makes me think that Varian, while alive in some manner, would serve as a perfect lightening rod for story. Whether it is to ferment faction wars, or band the world together, or to try and destroy Anduin. That's just my opinion though.

[Balinus]

No one actually saw him exploding. Like OP said, that explosion could'been aroud him, from him, not throught him

[Gemini Soul]

Could of just been an explosion of Fel Energy from his body, think SSJ in DBZ. We all though Bolvar was dead and we know how that turned out...

[Seifross]

No one actually saw him exploding. Like OP said, that explosion could'been aroud him, from him, not throught him

I mean, I haven't watched it frame-by-frame or anything, but you do see chunks fly off him with an extremely tight shot. He's very clearly exploding, and it's a real stretch to image that he didn't.

Unfortunately (and despite that), I do think the theory holds some merit. Varian's "For the Alliance" pissed Gul'Dan off, and may have made him change his mind about killing him, instead causing him to do something worse. It's also not out of character for Blizzard's writing team.

On the other hand, it's balls out predictable and awful storytelling. Varian simply dying would be a lot more powerful and interesting, IMO.