This is just Blizzard's way of conveying story.
It will be Anduin giving away a secret or 2, which eventually leads us to the raid.
The "goodbye" within the file name is most likely a red herring. ...Or named from Anduin's perspective.
Well that's an opnion at best.
I agree Sylvanas's death should be memorable... but i'm thinking more along the lines of Hector (Trojan war).
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Muradin read the inscription on the dais: "Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit." - "The Scourge of Lordaeron: Frostmourne (Warcraft III)", Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Blizzard Entertainment
Remember Matthias Lehner in WotLK?
"Not much is known about Matthias. It is speculated by some that he is the embodiment of the last piece of Arthas' humanity, which was banished when the Prince took to the Frozen Throne and became the Lich King, the name "Matthias Lehner" being an anagram for "Arthas Menethil." This theory gains support in Arthas: Rise of the Lich King where an unnamed blond-haired boy exists in Arthas' mind, urging him to reject Ner'zhul's influence. This theory is further acknowledged in Edge of Night, when Sylvanas sees Arthas as a little blond boy forever tormented in the afterlife of shadows."
Do you recall how we fought him and Nerz'hul when we claimed the shards of Frostmourne?
"The Blades of the Fallen Prince subzone is a spiritual realm inside the Blades of the Fallen Prince where a player is transferred into to cleanse the artifact weapon formed from the shards of Frostmourne from powerful spirits Echo of Arthas Menethil and Echo of Ner'zhul that remain within the blades.
It is identical to the spiritual realm inside of Frostmourne."
All things pretty much point to that. That mournblades tear the soul.
Anyone else is getting Horcrux vibes from that?
I mean, he could have placed part of his soul in the compass before he dies/or before being transformed.
That's why, if i remember correctly, Jaina says in the cinematic "oh Anduin, you clever boy" or something like that...
Yes, and....?
Sylvanas was not in control? Uther?
They are implied to have their souls ripped apart.
I was one of that speculators, but apparently Anduin was already born by the time Arthas and Jaina were reunited in stormwind for some first time love-dovey action.
Well, the thing is, Anduin, unlike Med'an, is already a more public visual creation, won't be as easy. Then again, Anduin's storyline is mostly surrounded by light and unity, so if he dies and brought back like Calia, a new chapter for the Forsaken could be, and could also explain why Calia, the Captain, and Voss all are not taking leadership roles but guidance roles.
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I'm just not going to take one way or the other on the matter until it's official either way, especially with how Blizzard has been retconning left and right. There have been way too many hints towards the Anduin and Arthas connection with in game cutscenes since last expansion for me to feel comfortable saying "yes" or "no".
I think more the hints in the cutscenes are more due to the connection of their path.
Both were believed to become prominent members of the light, both were expected perfection, both have lead an assault on Lordaeron, both have been in contact with domination magic, both have been turned, and both have been granted the hilt of a Mournblade.
The only difference is, one had more choice than the other.
As for their parentage. Anduin Llane Wrynn, we know by all the written lore in-game and out of the game, is the son of Varian Wrynn and Tiffin Ellerian Wrynn. There is no proof, no lore, nothing backing up another parentage than what we know.
And I doubt it will be good publicity to claim that Tiffin was not that noble or loyal as she's been described for so long.
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This comes after Sanctum of Domination, and the compass is the last thing left of Anduin
I know, right?
I, literally, made a thread about it:
https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...-Anduin-s-Lies
He, literally, pauses when he says "My Father" in the Legion Alliance epilogue, before completing the sentence "King Varian Wrynn"...
I don't believe people say it was tiffin, but Jaina.
I don't think Blizzard forgot about it. I think the opposite is the case. Blizzard was so successful with their evolution of the Warcraft setting from WC1 and WC2 where Orcs are unambiguous bad guys and humans are the good guys to the setting you described, that they tried to retread the same steps over and over again (minus the racism). We've had two expansions now (3 if you count warlords) focusing on the horde dealing with an identity crisis caused by some atrocity they've committed. Whenever we're not preoccupied with stopping the devil (Sargeras) or the devil 2.0 (the Jailer) everything reverts back the origin story of the modern Warcraft setting. These tropes have become utterly stale and Blizzard is unable to move past them.
The absolute state of Warcraft lore in 2021:
Kyrians: We need to keep chucking people into the Maw because it's our job.
Also Kyrians: Why is the Maw growing stronger despite all our efforts?
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Isn't it quite the opposite then? That they constantly revert the Horde back to the old evil Horde which does evil while the noble human Alliance of Lordaeron now located in Stormwind which is basically the same but with more lions safes the day? Like in WC2? It seems more like people at Blizzard never got over WC2.
Turalyon? You mean the guy so blinded by the light that he tried to slay Illidan? No thanks. We’d all be legion food now if he had succeeded
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