"Why are Blood Elves on the Horde? It makes no sense."

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blood elves are on the horde because they look better in red.

thatisall

[TS26]

blood elves are on the horde because in vanilla no one wanted to pick "the ugly monsters" and that was a problem.

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blood elves are on the horde because in vanilla no one wanted to pick "the ugly monsters" and that was a problem.

blood elves are on the horde because their war hero sylvanas helped them get in.

[Silmaloke]

Jaina's dad, Admiral Proudmore, committed genocide on a lot of them in Warcraft 3. So, they defentielty could not have joined Alliance.

[Wyrt]

Because the game forces every playable race to be on a faction and can't handle proper neutrality or more complex alliances.

[Arrashi]

Jaina's dad, Admiral Proudmore, committed genocide on a lot of them in Warcraft 3. So, they defentielty could not have joined Alliance.

Wrong racist human budd. You almost got it right tho.

[MrWolly]

Jaina's dad, Admiral Proudmore, committed genocide on a lot of them in Warcraft 3. So, they defentielty could not have joined Alliance.

That was Lord Garithos. Admiral Proudmoore antagonized the Horde in WC3. A Horde that the Blood Elves had yet to join.

[taliey]

Ask Garithos that.

[McNeil]

It does actually make sense. The blood elves were in a dire situation at the start of TBC, then they got aid from the Forsaken (as seen in Ghostlands) and they got them to join the Horde. The blood elves had a very bad relationship with the Alliance due to how Garithos treated them in WC3, and while questing in Quel'Thalas you also encounter Alliance spies who seek to screw over the moon crystals that used to defend the lands.

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It does actually make sense. The blood elves were in a dire situation at the start of TBC, then they got aid from the Forsaken (as seen in Ghostlands) and they got them to join the Horde. The blood elves had a very bad relationship with the Alliance due to how Garithos treated them in WC3, and while questing in Quel'Thalas you also encounter Alliance spies who seek to screw over the moon crystals that used to defend the lands.

i agree

they still look better in red than blue tho

[Spiffums]

blood elves are on the horde because they look better in red.

thatisall

Quoted for the truth!

[alzoron]

In addition to their bad history with Garithos there's also the fact that the Night Elves hated them and would have opposed their integration into the Alliance.

[Elestia]

The simple answer is "Garithos".

The complicated answer is also Garithos.
Coupled with the sunwell being corrupted which caused the high elves to turn to fel magic, turning their blue eyes green. Pretty sure they also started cannibalizing the poorer castes of their society for mana.

All of this enacted under Prince Kael'thas, who splintered due to the Garithos situation and who then allied with Illidan. The TL;DR of their campaign is the High Elves suffered major casualties in the third war, major casualties for being left as fodder for the undead while serving under Garithos and the Alliance, major casualties in the taking of Outland and major casualties in their Northrend campaign to stop Arthas and destroy the Frozen Throne.

The thing that makes Garithos complicated is that Garithos was under the control of the Nathrezeim demon Varimathras. Much of Garithos' blunders and obstenant racism against the High Elves were Varimathras' dark design in order to be the push Kael needed to splinter from the Alliance. (Ultimately Kael himself became corrupt and sold out Illidan, his people and Azeroth to the Burning Legion, as we know from TBC.) Garithos, on the other hand, allied with Varimathras and Sylvannas in order to end Balnazaar's command of the scourge in Lordaeron. Sylvannas herself KNEW Garithos was a witless slave to the Legion and that she too was a puppet of the Nathrezeim. She played her hand well enough though in order to take control. As we know in WotLK, Varimathras is used as a scapegoat for the forsaken attack on Arthas at the Wrathgate. Killing Varimathras gained her both political legitimacy within the Horde AND tied up a very loose end that she could not allow the Blood Elves to learn the truth from.

Had the Blood Elves known that their demise was the direct manipulations of a dreadlord and to a certain extent Sylvannas things would look very different. At the moment they're basically kept politically immobile by forces within and by the forsaken. It's actually crazy once you know and understand the full scope. The Blood Elves story is immeasurably tragic - like the Nightfallen they're races that have been played, used and abused - unable to swallow their pride and admit the truth.

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In addition to their bad history with Garithos there's also the fact that the Night Elves hated them and would have opposed their integration into the Alliance.

Definitely an interesting observation... The Nightelves being in the Alliance might be a reason, except it's the Night Elves that exiled the High Elves and the High Elves have served the Alliance for far longer. Not only that, the High Elves wanted to be exiled since they refused to follow Cenarius' teachings of natural magic and created the Sunwell for arcane and holy magic. It's not so much hatred as it is strong misgivings and mistrust. Their caution is well warranted, given the fall of the High Elves and betrayal of Kael'Thas.

[MechaCThun]

Why are worgen on the Alliance?















No really, I want to know.

[mickybrighteyes]

blood elves are on the horde because they look better in red.

.... you know... this is correct.

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Why are worgen on the Alliance?















No really, I want to know.

they look better in blue.

[Aucald]

Given that this thread is essentially pointless and not apt to produce constructive conversation it is now closed.