Beta testing for the next expac, eternally damned to have her feedback ignored until the last patch.
Maw doesn't work for 2 big reasons.
1. Nobody is meant to actually go there. If they did it was basically Jailer messing with things throught Mueh'zala or something. It never was a penetentary that's Revendreth.
2. If anyone knows ways out of the Maw it's her so there is literally no point.
As for what i think would be the ideal ending, of this attrocity of a "storyarc" then it'd be somewhere on Azeroth roaming in the background, for later use either saving Aleria, from the consequences of poor life decisions or something with the Blelves/Forsaken's hour of need. Leave the discussions of what should or should not happen to her up to the playerbase and individual characters, even potentially something to build conflicts around down the line.
ah yes, i love democracy, we sure should give this power to the community, they will vote well
But like it was said, the only place she can go is the maw, but she will be the new arbiter or some shenanigan like that.
But there is the catch. She actually managed to conspire with the Jailer to send all the souls who died in the war… or possibly even simply during the war on Azeroth directly into the Maw.
So unlike any of those planet-cracking, world-ruling, monstrous characters she managed not simply cut those lives short but to doom their immortal souls to eternal damnation where most of them were destroyed entirely for Anima.
So she MILES ahead of your usual , run off the mill mass murderers and genociders.
With how many… 12? 9? I forgot how many Jailer’s Val’Kyrs around? You even asking?
She got pulled in by those Valkyrs so Jailer could get himself a new puppet. Bolvar was too hard to influence since how stubborn that paladin is, so he sought out easier, more psychotic, less stable and more prone to slaughter and genocide target. And he found just the one!
Why? It is implied that his Plan A was Arthas through Kel'Thuzad as a proxy.
Arthas croaked and Bolvar was ALREADY in the "that helmet is going to try and fuck we me head" mode so it would take unnecessary long and complicated process of breaking his will, and Jailer needed a new puppet.
Someone prone to drastic genocides and murder.
Is that not possible WHY he chose Sylvanas? She is an idea tool. She is murderous, ruthless, STUPID and hates everybody. She also safe from "hmm" moments (well she was) since her ego will prevent her from doubting The Leader and The Plan AS LONG as you convince her that its what she also wants.
Hm, I'd say we retcon WoW's shit lore altogether and start fresh from Frozen Throne. Seems like that would be the best fate for not only her, but every other character butchered between then and now.
But if that isn't an option, I say let her live and continue to make mischief. I'm sure the fans would absolutely LOVE it.
I thought I heard Anduin say "De spirits told me to make Sylvanas King mon, *cough cough* For de light" So have fun Stormwind, she's your problem now.
We know that he wanted to use Arthas, that much is canon.
We also know he needed another pawn after Arthas died because he didnt gave up on his plan.
Its not even a theory.
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Somehow i dont think so. Because 1) Her fans will not like the “good” version of hers.
2) Nobody else likes her at that point.
Revendreth it is.
It's weird, because we've yet to see a soul we know that was purposefully sent to the Maw. So, we don't really know the standard.