World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Cinematic Trailer

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2010
  • This is the official cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. The original description for the content featured in this expansion is below. The full overview can be found here: battle.net/wow/en/game/patch-n...
    You've mastered the challenges of Outland, but are you ready for what's yet to come? From the frozen north come tidings of a dormant evil awakening, filling the hearts and minds of Azeroth's citizens with unease. Heroes across the land are preparing for the harsh journey ahead with a sense of anticipation and purpose. Echoes of Doom, the last major content patch for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, lays the groundwork for the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion. It adds a wealth of improvements and entirely new gameplay features to World of Warcraft.
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  • @josephcamilleri9809
    @josephcamilleri9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12126

    You know you've made a good game trailer when people come back to watch it a decade later

    • @Xardion55
      @Xardion55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      True.

    • @AbelSanchez92
      @AbelSanchez92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      True

    • @dripgoku7153
      @dripgoku7153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wrath sucked

    • @steel58836
      @steel58836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      @@dripgoku7153 and you're allowed to your wrong opinion

    • @dripgoku7153
      @dripgoku7153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@steel58836 this expa sucked

  • @alexmaagna
    @alexmaagna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18960

    Just came here to see how a true Lich King looks like.

    • @user-ty5rx9mz5g
      @user-ty5rx9mz5g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +390

      My lord....

    • @hassanosman523
      @hassanosman523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

      100% same here

    • @Galactis1
      @Galactis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Yup.

    • @cheggerhans908
      @cheggerhans908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Alex Ungureanu He wouldve been assfucked by sylvanas aswell shes way more powerful in bfa than she was in Wotlk

    • @spideryeet4636
      @spideryeet4636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +635

      @@cheggerhans908 ehh no.

  • @BlondieYouTube
    @BlondieYouTube ปีที่แล้ว +2057

    Rest in Peace *Earl Boen*
    1941 - 2023
    You were the voice of the Warcraft Universe.

  • @adriendoste6269
    @adriendoste6269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12401

    Unlike what Blizzard seems to want, we will never forget you, Arthas

    • @Outnumbered001
      @Outnumbered001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      SLAVA UKRAINE! ✊🇺🇦
      The real war is here.

    • @Timendeavor
      @Timendeavor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +589

      Upvote this. Arthas was and will always be the greatest, most awe-inspired threat Azeroth has ever faced. Now his reign has ended and we shall never see his like again. QQ

    • @anoradordFtw
      @anoradordFtw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Never.

    • @fadidib8516
      @fadidib8516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      arthas will never be forgotten ICC

    • @Annihilator27
      @Annihilator27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Too soon

  • @TheKingOfBears.
    @TheKingOfBears. 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2371

    Blizzard will never achieve such perfection ever again.

    • @bannedaccount6288
      @bannedaccount6288 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Couldnt agree more

    • @rahuldhage3015
      @rahuldhage3015 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      agree

    • @123ocelot
      @123ocelot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Иван Янков well said

    • @MrJnison
      @MrJnison 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Иван Янков they might if they find good musicians, create some amazing music, and actually put effort into their content, as well as not skimping out on stuff they said that would be in the game.

    • @brQdfrQd
      @brQdfrQd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Иван Янков WoTLK story was great, content was great. Raid mechanics? Stack hp on tanks and outheal boss hits? Not so great.

  • @TriptychGaming
    @TriptychGaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12446

    This cinematic was so ahead of its time.

    • @Lucaslee_art
      @Lucaslee_art 7 ปีที่แล้ว +616

      agree, everything about it is just godlike...

    • @twilit4995
      @twilit4995 7 ปีที่แล้ว +514

      Indeed it was; even now I have a slight nerdgasm every time I see it

    • @slicedsushi3319
      @slicedsushi3319 7 ปีที่แล้ว +333

      The best people working on the art and storyline behind it all. What makes this a masterpiece.

    • @twistedsis100
      @twistedsis100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      How do you kill that which has no life?!

    • @kcufhitcbebutuoy5016
      @kcufhitcbebutuoy5016 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      alt and F4

  • @BathrobeKeck
    @BathrobeKeck ปีที่แล้ว +4180

    nearly 15 years later and we're STILL coming back to this, arguably the greatest cinematic trailer Blizz has ever done. this one, this one just hits different. Long live the King.

    • @slinttu1378
      @slinttu1378 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Imo WoD trailer is tied with this

    • @DanielCosta-zp6jl
      @DanielCosta-zp6jl ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes but am here for the trailer too, iam 39 year old now lol

    • @martapfahl940
      @martapfahl940 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah Buddy this is real art

    • @supermonteiro
      @supermonteiro ปีที่แล้ว +24

      imo, the best intro cinematic of all times.

    • @sabernyghts4407
      @sabernyghts4407 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DanielCosta-zp6jl and I'm 21

  • @sevgiikarabacak
    @sevgiikarabacak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4164

    Rest in Peace Arthas menetil . You Will NEVER Be forgotten

    • @baky8856
      @baky8856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Preach brother !

    • @aisar3353
      @aisar3353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Never,sis.

    • @Nero_707
      @Nero_707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aynen bacım

    • @AroTheWolf
      @AroTheWolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EVER

    • @prussianmenace
      @prussianmenace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen.

  • @TechnoWaffol
    @TechnoWaffol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6153

    "...but the truest victory my son, is stirring the hearts of your people..."
    The fact that we're all here paying tribute to Arthas is proof that he still won.

    • @AmoghShetHAV
      @AmoghShetHAV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Agreed

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      One and only true Lich King

    • @chinook7492
      @chinook7492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@CBRN-115 I guess he will return in the shadow land

    • @ironic4910
      @ironic4910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Indeed

    • @sunnyplays3037
      @sunnyplays3037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agree

  • @cristobalgallardol564
    @cristobalgallardol564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4953

    Arthas: the villain that all the people wanted to kill but no one wished to see dead.

    • @skullkid8351
      @skullkid8351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      this is actually pretty deep in a way... you are so right

    • @sowrabhkarkala1232
      @sowrabhkarkala1232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@LorienzoDeGarcia redemption doesn't have any meaning after killing and damning everything ...imagine arthas being reedemned and then everybody just hating on him

    • @sowrabhkarkala1232
      @sowrabhkarkala1232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@LorienzoDeGarcia they set the bar so high with the lich King and arthas and brilliant back ground story ..it's just impossible to have that level of consistency in type of characters and story line

    • @Balnazzardi
      @Balnazzardi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@sowrabhkarkala1232 The most powerful (and one of the hardest) of life lessions is forgivness...and while Arthas did allow himself to be lured into Lich King's/Ner'zhuls trap, by being blinded with revenge, he did not kill his father or countrymen......He had lost his soul to Frostmourne/Lich King at that point
      Anyhow my personal preference is (what ive been saying for YEARS now) is to have Warcraft's storyline rebooted from WC3:TFT if there ever would be Warcraft IV and possibly rewrite redemption arc for Arthas. I know none of that is likely to happen, and it wont, but thats just my dream

    • @keikun145
      @keikun145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      maybe he'll come back as a spirit in the shadowlands

  • @Celegnir
    @Celegnir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2670

    Sylvanas wanted his name to be forgotten but we will never forget the name of the most iconic character of WoW!

  • @rikardek8438
    @rikardek8438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    "My son, the day you were born, the very forest of Lordaeron whispered the name, Arthas." Literally gives me the chills every time.

    • @EvilNecroid
      @EvilNecroid 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      only now it also makes me sad

  • @xLetalis
    @xLetalis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13549

    Yeah, this is better.

    • @scapelife
      @scapelife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      LMAO Glad to see someone else here with the same intention

    • @davidk2016
      @davidk2016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +234

      sylvanas fackt us again

    • @thom674
      @thom674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Amen

    • @Sado3111
      @Sado3111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Thats why we are here

    • @user-wj8xf8cs8o
      @user-wj8xf8cs8o 4 ปีที่แล้ว +364

      Watching this you realise how far and deep Blizzard have fallen. Nine years and this is still way more epic and chilling than Shadowlands.

  • @Celegnir
    @Celegnir 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5083

    It's 2019 and I still got goosebumps watching this masterpiece

    • @weylingstrong4773
      @weylingstrong4773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think ur still human

    • @TaeJun_Kee
      @TaeJun_Kee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Slidian miss that expansion age ;(
      no political correction, no recycled story, no sudden pop-out villain or hero, etc

    • @ahmetfatih748
      @ahmetfatih748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +1

    • @hypertechhd16
      @hypertechhd16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I remember watching this as a kid, came back and still gives me chills

    • @dh6371
      @dh6371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i had goosebumps after 5seconds already.

  • @deather3668
    @deather3668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1320

    You know what the difference between Arthas and the Shadowlands expansions is? Arthas will never be forgotten.

    • @gmradio2436
      @gmradio2436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Shadow what?

    • @isarineeternity6788
      @isarineeternity6788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What is name of 9.X?

    • @Hyukju_Cha
      @Hyukju_Cha ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@isarineeternity6788 shadeearth

    • @Memelord1117
      @Memelord1117 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gmradio2436 Basically sylvanas destroys the lich king crown...

    • @orabidz2299
      @orabidz2299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In shadowlands wasn't arthas that we know

  • @justinzane7830
    @justinzane7830 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Best Cinematic Ever...still is in 2022...that was the summit of Blizz! Merry X-mas to all of you Guys, take care!

  • @Aryzon13
    @Aryzon13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1819

    Yes. This is the Lich King we all remember.

    • @thenson1Halo
      @thenson1Halo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      The problem wasn't the identity of the Lich King. The problem is writers for Blizz spent too much time fapping to Sylvanas fan fiction.

    • @Aryzon13
      @Aryzon13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@thenson1Halo Yes, that is what i meant.

    • @thenson1Halo
      @thenson1Halo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Salman Hussam H. Linjawi but she isn't even hot. Everything about her is 100% emo cringe.

    • @lorenzocora9529
      @lorenzocora9529 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You forgot Sylvanas almost killed Arthas with a poison arrow in warcraft3?

    • @thenson1Halo
      @thenson1Halo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@lorenzocora9529 I for one didn't forget. Which is why I am aware of the fact that he was ambushed and had not even merged with the Lich King yet. It was during the time that the Lich King's powers were weakened.. the same time that Sylvanas and others were freed from his control.

  • @platrover5110
    @platrover5110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2683

    10 fckng years still the best cinematic trailer ever made... The music the scenery everythings perfect love this trailer

    • @igorreader9081
      @igorreader9081 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @ozmar6418
      @ozmar6418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Battle of Azeroth has to be the best cinematic for WoW, this is a second close one tho

    • @aimlogacc
      @aimlogacc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      With: "A Night to Remember" Launch Cinematic

    • @HammerbaneEU
      @HammerbaneEU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My dudes, don't disrespect the King.. this is probably the most well put together cinematic out there to this date!

    • @chips6058
      @chips6058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wod, Cata are the same lvl

  • @nilocblue
    @nilocblue 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    *THIS in my opinion is when WoW reached its peak.*

    • @donmcdouglas5017
      @donmcdouglas5017 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      same

    • @badass6300
      @badass6300 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Story-wise yes, but not storytelling wise and not gameplay wise for sure.

  • @Yakuzaka1412
    @Yakuzaka1412 ปีที่แล้ว +604

    Arthas just perfectly represents the rise and fall of Blizzard Enterntainment. From Hero, to absolute villain.

    • @BruceWayne-ne1ez
      @BruceWayne-ne1ez ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Difference is we still love arthas

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@BruceWayne-ne1ez Indeed. One of the best characters in Warcraft3

    • @chubbyninja89
      @chubbyninja89 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's so sad but true.

    • @DM-qm5sc
      @DM-qm5sc ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just remember why they became villains

    • @samaepl
      @samaepl ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DM-qm5sc Can You elaborate? I've lived under the stone for some time

  • @dutchlinde56
    @dutchlinde56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6835

    In my humble opinion, Arthas shall forever be one of gaming’s greatest villains. His rise, his fall, and his tragic nature essentially make him to Warcraft what Darth Vader was to Star Wars.

    • @maartensmitswork
      @maartensmitswork 2 ปีที่แล้ว +310

      Except Arthas never redeemed himself, wich is the most important part of Vader's arc.

    • @linkofvev
      @linkofvev 2 ปีที่แล้ว +556

      @@maartensmitswork Also Arthas' legacy was never ruined by later releases in the franchise...
      ...oh wait.

    • @theperfectidio1
      @theperfectidio1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      @@linkofvev Shadowlands or Reforged?
      ....or both?

    • @anthonyzullo
      @anthonyzullo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Would have sykvannas without him or Illidan, like he was the catalyst for so much

    • @naughtyskywalker9292
      @naughtyskywalker9292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Agreed. Like Macbeth too. But Arthas didn’t have Luke to redeem him.

  • @barnabasdode2705
    @barnabasdode2705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4358

    2010: Best trailer ever
    2020: Best trailer ever

    • @markpieexplores
      @markpieexplores 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      2030: Best trailer ever

    • @Nochtic
      @Nochtic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      2007: Best trailer ever

    • @Sniper1337x
      @Sniper1337x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      3030 Best trailer ever

    • @themayankid1931
      @themayankid1931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      2050: Best trailer ever

    • @dark9406
      @dark9406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      2123: Best trailer ever

  • @Gajus_Julius
    @Gajus_Julius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    You will be remembered forever in our hearts my king.

    • @justsaiyansteve
      @justsaiyansteve ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe the true King is Gamers, he passed his will onto all of us!

  • @AArthreus
    @AArthreus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    Here after the Anduin's Raid Finale.. Gotta leave my huge F for our man Arthas.

  • @manaraslespaul
    @manaraslespaul 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

    still after all these years sends chills down my spine

    • @erikl4434
      @erikl4434 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or do they? Kappa

    • @zouH2807
      @zouH2807 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +kappa cant take you seriously with that name and pic lmao, but i agree with u xd

    • @manaraslespaul
      @manaraslespaul 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +silver some times im serious ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @LadyDarkmoore
      @LadyDarkmoore 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +kappa Man me too!

    • @DeoAlong
      @DeoAlong 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +kappa Well, he does rule in a very cold place...

  • @Gusttafa
    @Gusttafa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4450

    My son, the day you died, World of Warcraft died with you.

    • @grincipher8045
      @grincipher8045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      and you should blame MOBA for it

    • @jeremyzak654
      @jeremyzak654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Now Warcraft 3 died with it.

    • @linjudy5644
      @linjudy5644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      And soon the Diablo 4.

    • @sunnyplays3037
      @sunnyplays3037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed

    • @hollowmass738
      @hollowmass738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you're not wrong

  • @zzrxne6028
    @zzrxne6028 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

    13 years later and this trailer goes harder than some modern cinema

  • @dennisrobles2754
    @dennisrobles2754 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    It’s 2024 and still the best WoW cinematic and expansion ever. So many great memories

  • @rexnoct5810
    @rexnoct5810 8 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    This was made 12 years ago and still looks like it could be made today.

    • @wlos4029
      @wlos4029 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      ***** when arthas puts his hand on the ground and moves the snow it does look a little computer made, but everything else looks amazing

    • @cedlan99
      @cedlan99 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Dude its very obviously animated , have you ever seen real life ?

    • @BG_MONKY
      @BG_MONKY 8 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      +cedlan99 no, none of us have seen real life. i'm inside the womb typing this.

    • @gentlebaguette218
      @gentlebaguette218 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Donoven Ryder you seem salty.

    • @anno41
      @anno41 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Donoven Ryder that twist though

  • @lan600000
    @lan600000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12925

    Better story than the night king

    • @MattyFu
      @MattyFu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +477

      Agreed, what a disappointing episode

    • @thegoat2985
      @thegoat2985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +262

      Had to come here to see a real baddy

    • @ripkm-iwaly
      @ripkm-iwaly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @Reborn622
      @Reborn622 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      i dont forget, i killed the lich king alone, how arya the night king XD

    • @andrijamilojevic4568
      @andrijamilojevic4568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Lich king vs night king

  • @Ferreneh
    @Ferreneh ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "No king rules forever"
    R.I.P. Earl Boen 💔the voice of our childhood.
    According to his daughter, he passed quietly in his sleep. People say that is one of the better ways to go.

  • @jean-onchenorsh8942
    @jean-onchenorsh8942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1374

    You will never be forgotten, the true King of WoW, not Anduin. The true morally grey character, not Sylvanas.

    • @xadamx94
      @xadamx94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      arthas was morally gray, sylvanas was literally gray

    • @greyworld6242
      @greyworld6242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@xadamx94 lol

    • @PowerofRock24
      @PowerofRock24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Filthy grey skins... go back to Morrowind

    • @La-Li-Lu-Le-Loo
      @La-Li-Lu-Le-Loo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PowerofRock24 you goober hahah lol

    • @PowerofRock24
      @PowerofRock24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@La-Li-Lu-Le-Loo *Goofy goober!

  • @user-of4dz9tw7l
    @user-of4dz9tw7l 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4520

    After 5 Years. Still get goosbumps every time i see this

    • @SpeoMusic
      @SpeoMusic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      and I. this truly is a work of art.

    • @Mewlover4
      @Mewlover4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      SpeoMusic Blizzard should make a movie when they got these skills

    • @themetalone7739
      @themetalone7739 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      me too.
      same goes for the WotLK announcement trailer, and the "fall of the lich king" patch promo vid. I doubt WoW will ever have another villain that is as completely badass and epic as the Lich King. My first kill on him is my all time favorite moment in all my years of gaming.

    • @Mewlover4
      @Mewlover4 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Not an animated one, they are making a live one

    • @bulutooth23
      @bulutooth23 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** its not animated its a live movie with real hollywood dudes actin as king lane, blackhand ..ect www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/?ref_=nv_sr_1

  • @jjilatt123
    @jjilatt123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1724

    It's honestly kind of incredible how well this holds up.
    EIGHT YEARS. This was made EIGHT YEARS ago. And it's still one of the greatest cinematics ever made.

    • @thodorisliakos200
      @thodorisliakos200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      The same with warcraft 3 cinrmatics, almost 18 years ago and better than most of today.

    • @lasoroustepes308
      @lasoroustepes308 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      It’s actually even older than that , it’s over 11 years old now 😱

    • @byronbenzavega8335
      @byronbenzavega8335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It will always be
      Lich king has the best you can ask for...
      And more

    • @capcaplachbach2740
      @capcaplachbach2740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is best of all time !

    • @shawnmiguelrivera2266
      @shawnmiguelrivera2266 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More like ten years ago

  • @Ketoholic
    @Ketoholic ปีที่แล้ว +23

    R.I.P Earl Boen, your voice and work shall forever fondly be remembered.

  • @MrHnm92
    @MrHnm92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Rest in peace, King of Kings, The One True King of Azeroth and Warcraft. We, your people, will never forget you.

    • @torek1006
      @torek1006 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      May the Dark lady Watch over you

  • @ankoku37
    @ankoku37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3575

    The reason Wrath of the Lich king is remembered by many as the best expansion, regardless of gameplay, is because this one had the best villain. Specifically, the most personal villain. Illidan was always shady even before his corruption, Deathwing has been been a menacing figure but mostly in the background, no one liked Garrosh from the beginning, the orc leaders were known and liked but bringing them back felt odd, and the Burning Legion and Sargeras have always been a nebulous evil that no one really understood. But Arthas. We not only watched but we experienced him as a young paladin, madly in love with his childhood friend and following his longtime mentor, doing everything in his power to protect his homeland and the people he loved. Trying so hard to do what he believed was good, but facing moral conflicts and being unsure of what to do, desperately trying to save the most amount of people as he could at any cost, before finally giving in and betraying all he defended. We experienced him undoing everything he and his kingdom had built, callously allying with his greatest enemies, yet distantly feeling remorse and shame for what he had done, before finally destroying that part of him and becoming one of the greatest evils yet seen. Other villains may have technically been more powerful or more evil or more dangerous, but the Lich King is the best Warcraft villain because we were closest to him and felt the effects of what he did stronger than any other villain's. We didn't face him because a quest giver told us to, we faced him because we wanted to. Because we had to.

    • @Mirage2000H
      @Mirage2000H 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      AMEN!

    • @user-wg6dw7ne1j
      @user-wg6dw7ne1j 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      well said friend, +1

    • @henriqueklein5403
      @henriqueklein5403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

      Indeed, Arthas is the most popular character in Warcraft Universe, without a doubt. The reasons for his popularity is that he played a major role in Warcraft 3 series, his backgroud was well developed, he had a more "logical" goal, being something like victim and villain at the same time (way better than any of the others major antagonists). That said, its not hard to see that he was greatly inspired in who probably is the greatest character of modern culture: Darth Vader. Also, based on a great thought: "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster".

    • @alexkay9860
      @alexkay9860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      u gave me goose bumps, so true

    • @ankoku37
      @ankoku37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@henriqueklein5403 oh yeah Arthas is totally Fantasy Anakin, but I mean it works

  • @dmitrykhvostik5975
    @dmitrykhvostik5975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3938

    Every WoW villain: "I will surpass Arthas"
    Arthas: "Worthless"

    • @sarmanox
      @sarmanox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

      Let them come, Frostmourne hungers

    • @e.r.taylor3949
      @e.r.taylor3949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      "Insects."

    • @RammmFan
      @RammmFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      pathetic!

    • @1994SHOtime
      @1994SHOtime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Perfect

    • @khiemnguyen7929
      @khiemnguyen7929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      999 likes

  • @Falcon24000
    @Falcon24000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    He will never be forgotten.

  • @joshr3079
    @joshr3079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Even in 2022 this is an absolute masterpiece.

    • @pcdruid
      @pcdruid ปีที่แล้ว +9

      2023 too.

  • @spunkflunk
    @spunkflunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5927

    make another warcraft movie, call it "Arthas"

    • @TheFirefox516
      @TheFirefox516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +356

      This is ALL they have to do.... make first movie about arthas’s teen years and culminating in the Frozen Throne, then a follow up starting in WOTLK up to the Fall of the Lich King

    • @lichking654
      @lichking654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Could've been have been more right

    • @noxhamilton704
      @noxhamilton704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes!

    • @88Somi
      @88Somi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Henry Cavill should play Arthas

    • @EnrirTF
      @EnrirTF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Just name it The Lich King much cooler and will get more engagement

  • @sangralknight3031
    @sangralknight3031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2819

    Strange, The Lich King standing up from his throne filled me with more fear and anticipation than Sargeras, Kiljaden, any of the old gods, or any other antagonist. Nothing really compares to the march of death itself against all living things. Arthas was the best villain. Hands down.

    • @robinvermeersch6349
      @robinvermeersch6349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +385

      It's because we all experienced his fall through the campaign of Warcraft 3 that made him such a strong character. We saw him arrive too late at Strahnbrad, purge the city of Stratholme, betray his men in Northrend, turn Sylvanas into a banshee as a Death Knight, and finally take up the mantle of the Lich King. We were all there, and I think for many (at least for me) Warcraft 3 and the tragic story of Arthas was the first time I played a Blizzard game and experienced it as the true masterpiece it was.
      After that, returning to Northrend not just as an 'observer' but as an actual character in that world, is why Wrath of the Lich King will forever be my personal favorite expansion, by a clear mile. I recognize its downsides, but being there in Northrend, being able to meet the Lich King again and his sheer presence throughout the leveling experience was just majestic.
      Arthas was indeed the best villain this game has ever known. *bumps fist*

    • @skepticsloth657
      @skepticsloth657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@robinvermeersch6349 this. Everything you just said and more.
      Although. I submit Illidan as a close second.

    • @akuntansibersamaratna2166
      @akuntansibersamaratna2166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      ​@@robinvermeersch6349 Well said my friend. Warcraft 3 was my first Blizzard game, too. It set my expectation very high! I remembered seeing the Human campaign ending cinematic and my jaw dropped. It was a wonderful experience. I played the Frozen Throne immediately and pray for the next chapter of Arthas saga, until WotLK was released. I remembered participating in ICC for finally seeing the end of Arthas saga, without caring for drops, LOL.
      Arthas, Illidan, Jaina, Thrall, Sylvanas, Cairne are my favorite characters in WoW, introduced by Warcraft 3. I think that my only favorite character which I know purely from WoW is Varian. Considering how heartbroken I was in Legion, I think Blizzard did Varian's story well, despite WoW limitation in delivering story and lore. If only Blizzard do justice for other characters...

    • @Faythe1981
      @Faythe1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Nothing compares to gathering your guild and friends to take on Icecrown Citadel. Braving all the monstrosities that Arthas has risen up to protect his fortress. Only to get to Arthas himself and get absolutely crushed by his power over and over. That is a feeling I will never forget for gaming. It was truly memorable and a great accomplishment after Arthas himself was taken down once and for all.

    • @olfan92
      @olfan92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kiljaeden was once the most powerful being in the entire warcraft universe tho.
      KJ could end the lich king so fast. lol.

  • @Tybold
    @Tybold ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Rest in Peace, Earl Boen. Your unique voice gave life to some of the greatest characters and moments in gaming. Thank you for the wonderful memories.

  • @macroholic6876
    @macroholic6876 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    12 years later still gives me chills
    No pun intended. Best expansion from content to lore.

  • @swizzie63
    @swizzie63 6 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    8 years later, I still get chills watching this

  • @NordicSoldier
    @NordicSoldier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5059

    This is where World of Warcraft peaked.

    • @DanTheTanned
      @DanTheTanned 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

      Arthas the reason i played wow. I will forever be his fanboy

    • @hadji9354
      @hadji9354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      WoTLK peaked because TBC was a great expansion, So people thought the sequel will be better, WoTLK is more or less the same as TBC but butchered the lore. Then people got disappointed and didn't bother with Cata so it went downhill.

    • @enachematei1926
      @enachematei1926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      @@hadji9354 What? They're not talking about player count here. This is simply a point in WoW full of nostalgia, where the community was at its high peak, it was the end of the original storyline with Arthas, the most beloved villain in WoW. Ofc many people are gonna consider this time the peak of WoW. WOTLK 3.3.5 is the end of an era.

    • @deanthompson88
      @deanthompson88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      @@hadji9354 "butchered the lore" Haha, are you serious?, Wrath was the conclusion of the original story you absolute ape.

    • @Fraggr92
      @Fraggr92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@DanTheTanned Out of all the people to simp for, i must say that Arthas proves a worthy choice.

  • @franciscotoro1937
    @franciscotoro1937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    One of the most epic character of videogames history.

  • @yoyoyomuda402
    @yoyoyomuda402 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It's already 2024, and the chills that this sends into every people's hearts and minds is still unmatched.

  • @matthewspringer1369
    @matthewspringer1369 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2052

    This is hands down the best cinematic of any game. From the dialogue and the background stor..., the music. Everything fits perfectly.. Oh man the feels. x(

    • @ErojFeeding
      @ErojFeeding 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr

    • @MuhammadZaidiwater
      @MuhammadZaidiwater 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Matthew Springer Yep ,"Arthas my son soundtrack" and this cinematic still give me chills when watched it.

    • @ErojFeeding
      @ErojFeeding 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irwan Haziq yup

    • @MrTirien
      @MrTirien 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, latest SWTOR is the best story wise. This is the best.... My english is not the best, so i will try to make you understand the best i can. Dialogue... (spellcheck) Remove it and this video will be almost empthy, soundtrack, remove that too and it will be nothing. SWTOR latest CGI fest, is without a doubt, the best storywise (Storywise) cgi storyfest that i have ever seen. this is also good, no doubt, especially if you know warcraft. But Swtor Sacrifice is.... just insain...
      It can't be beat, afterall, it's Bioware.

    • @Goranparra
      @Goranparra 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I don't want to be that guy... But it's a monologue, not a dialogue

  • @Qlas111
    @Qlas111 9 ปีที่แล้ว +802

    I wish that instead of focusing on the First Invasion Blizz would make a movie about Arthas. That would be so amazing.

    • @caniglo747
      @caniglo747 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ***** I came and re watched this cinematic purely because of that episode, i see i'm not the only one.

    • @DragonXDrei
      @DragonXDrei 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** same here... just saw ep8 and was debating what was better Scourge or Walkers:)) but we never saw the massive Scourge force attack in WOTLK. I think Blizzard could make the WOW movies and keep milking them, 1 movie per villain/expansion if not with proper actors could do 3D.

    • @Qlas111
      @Qlas111 9 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      GixxerDrei I think that if their first movie succeeds they will probably make some movie about Arthas. It's really amazing source material that shouldn't be wasted.

    • @hellomate639
      @hellomate639 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Ha! Me too!
      Yes, that episode made me think of this for sure.

    • @calipsorush11
      @calipsorush11 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Mobilone Well, frankly speaking story of Warcraft 3 (campaign of Humans and Undead) Warcraft 3 TFT and Wrath of the Lich King no doubt are the best parts of all Warcraft universe and will be most desired to become movies.

  • @Wildchildinc
    @Wildchildinc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    They did him dirty!

  • @moch.farisdzulfiqar6123
    @moch.farisdzulfiqar6123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Back then: Arthas is the Lich King
    Shadowland finale: Arthas? Lich King? Oh, did you mean that forgotten wisp over there?

  • @Hubert99999
    @Hubert99999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1993

    The Lich king is actually one of the greatest character designs of all time

    • @EquilibriumScale
      @EquilibriumScale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      built up over the course of one full game (WC3) and then WoW

    • @benjaminking5920
      @benjaminking5920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@EquilibriumScale eff WoW! Grew up playing Warcraft 1, 2 and 3 only to be betrayed by Blizzard.

    • @MrMGR1986
      @MrMGR1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      100% Arthas is one of the best written villains in gaming

    • @unknownguy757
      @unknownguy757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Greatest character design ??? K
      Yes he is prety good, but for me Dad of Boi/Krtaos is better

    • @unknownguy757
      @unknownguy757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @ScarfedRed REALLYYY I DID'T KNOW WTF LICH KING SO STRONG

  • @Jay0253
    @Jay0253 8 ปีที่แล้ว +798

    WE NEED A MOVIE ABOUT ARTHAS/LICH KING

    • @tiagoneves6851
      @tiagoneves6851 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Jay0253 ASAP! Would be epic!

    • @kageroux1193
      @kageroux1193 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Everyone needs to go see the Warcraft movie. If it's not successful we are NEVER getting a Lich King movie. So go out and support the movie.

    • @burakko123
      @burakko123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      we do have game of thrones NIGHT KING

    • @Transformerbrain
      @Transformerbrain 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      THE MOVIE IS EPIC

    • @Transformerbrain
      @Transformerbrain 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****

  • @Mortred.
    @Mortred. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Almost 13 years have passed, but still, I'm here by the call of the Lich King!

  • @gutspillage
    @gutspillage 9 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    The highest peak of WoW. And of MMOs ever. No other game will reach that height again.

    • @random_anon2137
      @random_anon2137 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      gutspillage agreed, best pvp and pve, since cata its all to much. Wotlk was just perfect

    • @Arko777777
      @Arko777777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mateusz Woźniakowski That's why I'm playing on priv with Wotlk yet again :D

    • @random_anon2137
      @random_anon2137 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Arko777777 Im playing on tbc again, wotlk bored me a little (played 3 years on priv)

    • @Stinkfist936
      @Stinkfist936 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      gutspillage you say that now, but think about the virtual reality mmos of the future when it becomes more affordable.

    • @alexserrano2850
      @alexserrano2850 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      gutspillage Very much agreed. There are no other MMO's as interesting as wow lore wise.

  • @Shawnbfromsd
    @Shawnbfromsd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2433

    Love the tragic poetry showcased here. Almost every line is beautiful, but pained. "The very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name... Arthas." Those forests are plagued now because of him.
    "My child, I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon... of righteousness." As he draws one of the most evil weapons to ever exist, the weapon that turned his son into a weapon of death and evil.
    Then finally, "Remember, our line has always ruled with wisdom and strength, and I know you will show restraint when exercising your great power." Arthas has awakened now, and his goals are anything but restrained: the total subjugation and extermination of the living.
    Simply excellent.

    • @billdavis7577
      @billdavis7577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @Merengues PerSempre It really is sad, so many developers I used to love have fallen from grace. Blizzard/act, Bethesda, BioWare, CD proj. Part of me just wants another gaming crash to wipe the slate clean.

    • @prediculous8059
      @prediculous8059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      The fact that Arthas actually *still* restrained himself even after his corruption adds more feel to this. Like yeh sure Arthas chose the path of power, but that was because he saw no other way. And as *the* Lich King, he controlled his powers to a minimum, because if it was up to only the Lich King, Azeroth would fall. But Arthas, who has now finished all his quest in life, reflects on his mistakes and regrets them. But the only way he can make it right is to make sure it doesn't happen again despite being in the control of the Lich King

    • @JameBlack
      @JameBlack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@billdavis7577 we still have Miyazaki :3

    • @ends5813
      @ends5813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      To add on to what your saying, as soon as the guy says “i know you will know restraint when exercising your great power” arthas immediately proceeds to resurrect a giant dragon XD

    • @Rollersox
      @Rollersox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@prediculous8059 wut lol arthas killed like half of azeroth

  • @smutserkling6848
    @smutserkling6848 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Warcraft died with Arthas, we will never forget you.

  • @Scottbetts10
    @Scottbetts10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is the most legendary trailer of all time

  • @Schottr
    @Schottr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3429

    "No king rules forever"
    How bittersweet this words taste if you look at Blizzard these days.

    • @kaijufan2000
      @kaijufan2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Who knew those words were so foreshadowing.

    • @ryanadams2671
      @ryanadams2671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Or Bethesda... 😭

    • @jakeshake2908
      @jakeshake2908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      :(

    • @user-lb1bq3ho5y
      @user-lb1bq3ho5y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So true

    • @craxhax6751
      @craxhax6751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      they were never a king I think, Blizzard surely was

  • @Dylan-cu4ty
    @Dylan-cu4ty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4229

    "Is it over, father?"
    "No, *Activision* needs more money."

    • @Antyss08
      @Antyss08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      you read my comment and reposted

    • @terriblemedic4650
      @terriblemedic4650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @The Executer and you read mine and reposted

    • @helel328
      @helel328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      all of you copied mine.

    • @ratirostiashvili6382
      @ratirostiashvili6382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@helel328 But you, Copy them all..

    • @thelichking9070
      @thelichking9070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ratirostiashvili6382 You Mortal
      Stop copying my comment

  • @banan1319
    @banan1319 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This is by far the greatest expansion and villain because his story was told long before wow . Watching his character go from good to evil and then having him return in wow was what made it so epic

  • @raestlin86
    @raestlin86 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Even after 13 years, the CGI quality of this cinematic is amazing

  • @yeahblah100
    @yeahblah100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    oh god i miss wrath of the lich king expansion ,best expansion no doubt.

    • @fluffybacon
      @fluffybacon 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mohammed Hussain You appear to have miss spelled "worst".

    • @aironpa473
      @aironpa473 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Connor Harison wrath was the best expansions indeed, the drops in subs started at the begining of cata, go check if you don't believe me

    • @lorddiaceliumchauffeurdeta211
      @lorddiaceliumchauffeurdeta211 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Connor Harison BC was really worst than Wrath. Only the last BC patch was really good.

    • @fluffybacon
      @fluffybacon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lord Dia Celium, chauffeur de taxis d'Imhotep
      Not even close. BC was the best expansion. The last BC patch was all the nerfs, which was the entire point of Roflk, nerfs after nerfs.

    • @fluffybacon
      @fluffybacon 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I suspected trolling, but saying Vashy'ir was the only good part of Cataclysm just made it way too obvious, 1/10. One point for making me respond.

  • @emyl1999RO
    @emyl1999RO 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2622

    I'm here dreaming about a movie whit arthas story line.

    • @tehmastawow
      @tehmastawow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      That would be awesome.

    • @emyl1999RO
      @emyl1999RO 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah,it would be....

    • @tehmastawow
      @tehmastawow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      emyl ro I would also love a movie about Gromm :s

    • @azphell1510
      @azphell1510 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Apparently he is in the background in the movie and even gets some dialogue in the directors cut (This is just a rumor though) So we will probably see him if we get a sequel

    • @AnarchyJesus
      @AnarchyJesus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      its coming

  • @eEJcha0z
    @eEJcha0z 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    blizzard, are you serious...?

    • @enb3810
      @enb3810 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What do you mean?

  • @MattDoesLife539
    @MattDoesLife539 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    This is where Blizzard was in its prime, completely untouchable in all aspects. But no king rules forever....

  • @Silvercx
    @Silvercx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2040

    Never played WoW but this trailer sends shivers down my spine

    • @dr.zoidberg8666
      @dr.zoidberg8666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Best villain the franchise has ever seen.

    • @user-uh5wi8wb2j
      @user-uh5wi8wb2j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      but it's aching all the tIIIIIIIIIme

    • @kurgan668
      @kurgan668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@dr.zoidberg8666 And, my opinion, best expansion, everything just seemed perfect to me

    • @richardquinto477
      @richardquinto477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the game was even more epic.

    • @LordMalice6d9
      @LordMalice6d9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kurgan668 It was the best expansion?

  • @nisx2012
    @nisx2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3436

    Who is watching this after seeing the latest Bolvar image?

    • @mickeycoffey5063
      @mickeycoffey5063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I want to see a duel between LK and Bolvar to determine who the real LK is. In some sort of spiritual realm...

    • @juzment
      @juzment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You got me😅

    • @Randomnessplux
      @Randomnessplux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Im nutting

    • @outlavv
      @outlavv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hype is real😂

    • @MostaphaE
      @MostaphaE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@mickeycoffey5063 arthas ofc

  • @MalcolmNessGranger
    @MalcolmNessGranger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    The one true Hero.
    The one true King.
    The one true character
    *YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, TRUE KING OF LORDAERON*

  • @ANimouz
    @ANimouz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Arthas, the reason many of us started playing wow.

  • @midge753
    @midge753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1091

    Today is the 10 year anniversary of this expansion

    • @Medjayon
      @Medjayon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      we are in 2018 and this was 2010 only 8 years mate.

    • @YoungBrada
      @YoungBrada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Like it was yesterday

    • @JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg
      @JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, they’d expanded to the commie china.

    • @finnheisenheim8274
      @finnheisenheim8274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      10 years... good times

    • @TariqTrance
      @TariqTrance 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      EgyptianGoodGamer duuuuuude you are joking right?

  • @delillama69
    @delillama69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2503

    This is storyline the WoW movie should have used

    • @maddoxio
      @maddoxio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      Arthas is the single best character to ever grace an MMO and he isn't even my favorite character.

    • @austingole4861
      @austingole4861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      They did the origin story already, who knows, we may get to see Arthas on the big screen yet

    • @NormalSpeedGamer
      @NormalSpeedGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@austingole4861 as much as we hope so, it’s not likely since the first movie flopped and now video game based movies are becoming memes since they kept messing it up..

    • @weismeister121
      @weismeister121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      the whole purpose of the movie was to introduce characters and lore (we got to see baby Thrall, btw), but that was for the first game, Warcraft 1...IF they'll ever make Warcraft 2, based on the second game, it will be even better...and the third movie...well the third movie would've been this (as in, the best).

    • @MJIAG
      @MJIAG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I’d rather have them make animated series for grown ups. Live action movies filled with fantasy creatures are very expensive and take so much time to make. I’m not saying digital art is not expensive, but I think it would be better.
      I really liked Warcraft movie but it somehow felt empty, as if something was missing, only when they started inteoducing these new animated cinematics I’ve realised how much more emotion and motion is possible in animation.

  • @lionl4343
    @lionl4343 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    RIP Earl Boen. V.A for Terenas Menethil and the introduction cinematics for the races of world of warcraft.

  • @pyrockz2583
    @pyrockz2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This hurts deeply after seeing what they did to him in shadowlands, May the old blizzard rest in peace and arthas with it

  • @Crusade11722
    @Crusade11722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1751

    Most badass villain of all time, back when games were made out of passion and not just for money..

    • @louisp.4635
      @louisp.4635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Of all Time? :/ note sure about this

    • @asdasdasdasdasdasd7304
      @asdasdasdasdasdasd7304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@louisp.4635 It's hard to say who's the most badass villain really, but he's definitely at the top.

    • @Crusade11722
      @Crusade11722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@louisp.4635 Just an opinion man.. actually, it's a fact.

    • @silas0757
      @silas0757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Crusade11722 nah just an opinion.
      I love Arthas, but I can still think of more badass villains

    • @KingChaos777
      @KingChaos777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dota 2 is too much

  • @Stormsong93
    @Stormsong93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2532

    Arthas / The Lich King will always be the greatest storyline in World of Warcraft.

    • @szilagyipeter6698
      @szilagyipeter6698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      The Whole Warcraft 3 plot is probably the best game plot in history. Arthas, Ilidan, Thrall, Grommash, etc.

    • @Swoll1231
      @Swoll1231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Agreed, Warcraft 3 is such an incredible story

    • @chaelmavik
      @chaelmavik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      I agree. Warcraft 3's story was pretty flawless, from the redemption of the Orcs to the turning of Arthas.

    • @arzesen
      @arzesen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As if you ve seen all of the gaming

    • @thebandofbastards4934
      @thebandofbastards4934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Nameless One begs to differ.

  • @kxmode
    @kxmode 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Lyric for music:
    An Karanir Thanagor (Long live the king)
    Mor Ok Angalor (May he reign forever)
    Mor Ok Gorum Pala'ahm (May his strength fail him never)
    Ro-mun A'l Ga (First in battle)

  • @serhan__8635
    @serhan__8635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Still watching year 2022.
    Remembering best time of my life!

    • @DeusSalis
      @DeusSalis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Facts

  • @Netheryu
    @Netheryu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    "My son."
    The two words that make a WoW cinematic .. legendary. Legion hype is real!

    • @Sharunock
      @Sharunock 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +kirkby fast food reviews legion sucks! blizzard sucks!

    • @VonSnootingham
      @VonSnootingham 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +kirkby fast food reviews
      I was just starting to watch the Legion cinematic again, but I wasn't looking at the screen, so all I heard was "My son..." and suddenly it clicked. Like, "Wait, that's the same as the Wrath cinematic." I love that connection between the two, though, knowing how this expansion ended for Arthas, now I have a bad feeling for Varian.

    • @Tortroz08
      @Tortroz08 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +VonSnootingham Anduin new lich king confirmed!!! Anduin legion king confirmed!!! Anduin killing Varian confirmed!!!

    • @LittleBigTruths
      @LittleBigTruths 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Legion stands nowhere near WotLK. This cinematic has atmosphere created by combination of music, voice of King Terenas, terrible tragedy of a fallen kingdom all reflected in Arthas and his army. They are trying to buy audience with the feel of the old game memories by adding "My Son" to the Legion cinematic. WoW will never be as great as it was. WotLK was def game prime time, and it will never be the same. Comparing the two expansions is like comparing Kate Middleton to Kim Kardashian...

    • @benjaminwilks5162
      @benjaminwilks5162 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Naveena Vice But legion hasn't even come out yet...

  • @karpefilm2506
    @karpefilm2506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    this isn't just a trailer, it's a short movie masterpiece

  • @joeyblack5136
    @joeyblack5136 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    2023 and this still hits hard

  • @Nett11
    @Nett11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Earl Boen RIP, you live on forever whenever this classic is revisited

  • @Marksman3434
    @Marksman3434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +801

    Anyone else still think this is the best WoW cinematic ever?

    • @omegafr299
      @omegafr299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Everyone still think that

    • @laidtorest387
      @laidtorest387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      This is the best video game trailer ever. Not just for WoW.

    • @paulanderson5704
      @paulanderson5704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@laidtorest387 this is the best trailer overall, not just video games.

    • @LordMalice6d9
      @LordMalice6d9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@paulanderson5704 Blizzard always had great cinematics and trailers.

    • @sewer_dog2096
      @sewer_dog2096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@paulanderson5704 this is the best thing overall, not just in trailers

  • @MichaSennin
    @MichaSennin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1039

    Still the best Cinematic ever created.

    • @angelofdeath7751
      @angelofdeath7751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Debatable

    • @richard2845
      @richard2845 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      check original warcraft 3 cinematics

    • @rays8521
      @rays8521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Warlords of Draenor is better for me. The adrenaline that you get when you watch this masterpiece is incredibly insane.

    • @AbeBatJes
      @AbeBatJes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was pretty top notch, however Final Fantasy 14's Shadowbringers DLC trailer made it my new top. What makes it even more exciting is the fact that you're basically now becoming the villain of the story.

    • @korkhik6297
      @korkhik6297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I liked the burning crusade more

  • @mrbigglezworth42
    @mrbigglezworth42 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Arthas Menethil, crown prince of the kingdom of Lordaeron, Paladin of the Order of the Silver Hand, and eventual Lich King of the Undead Scourge. The greatest character Blizzard ever wrote. Gone but not forgotten.

    • @n2kflo493
      @n2kflo493 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True my friend

    • @justsaiyansteve
      @justsaiyansteve ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gamers will honor him for decades to come.

  • @_Ulisses_
    @_Ulisses_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    2022. Still one of the best cinematics ever.

  • @MaliciousCat
    @MaliciousCat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    This was the BEST... the BEST expansion in Warcraft HISTORY.

    • @thelasttaarakian
      @thelasttaarakian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      CatsRevenge nah. Game went down hill after vanilla. Too many cry babies and casuals
      And Warcraft 3 / Frozen Throne was vastly superior to this

    • @paultiplea
      @paultiplea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@thelasttaarakian You can't really compare an RTS to an MMORPG. I agree the game started teetering towards casual territory after vanilla, but BC and WotLK still maintained the core game design elements of vanilla with better PvP, class design, raids, etc. This was the pinnacle of WoW.

    • @Galactis1
      @Galactis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes.

    • @Kilo_Twenty
      @Kilo_Twenty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Laughs in Burning Crusade"

    • @cheggerhans908
      @cheggerhans908 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      CatsRevenge No it wasnt

  • @PanCGaming_
    @PanCGaming_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4045

    When Blizzard Dev team was actually the Original WoW makers that also played the game

    • @kannatheweeb8836
      @kannatheweeb8836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      hmm

    • @prevbean
      @prevbean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      @@kannatheweeb8836 get lost weeb

    • @artellius7477
      @artellius7477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@kannatheweeb8836 weebs out

    • @bonechip01
      @bonechip01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      The original Warcraft makers also.

    • @rmyroust6601
      @rmyroust6601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @H0udst3r H0udwt3r cata was ok but the rest... yes

  • @khaledelswaifey9948
    @khaledelswaifey9948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Here after Anduin freed Arthas last soul fragment .Mourning the Death of such lore once was the greatest of its time

  • @DiagonalByte
    @DiagonalByte ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Rest in peace, Earl Boen-- the voice of this amazing cinematic.

  • @partyatmidnite5855
    @partyatmidnite5855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +844

    We NEED at least two more warcraft movies:
    Fall of a prince
    Rise of a king

    • @nikolaidotsenko1718
      @nikolaidotsenko1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Wish they'd make them in their signature cinematic style

    • @KpopDreamsss
      @KpopDreamsss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what if the warcraft is called warcraft the fall of prince?

    • @AA-md8gv
      @AA-md8gv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KpopDreamsss NOIECE btw warcraft already fall :')

    • @Persephoneslight
      @Persephoneslight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea Rise of the Banshee

  • @DanMaure
    @DanMaure 9 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    the chills are real.

    • @DanMaure
      @DanMaure 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol I tell you this... when my days come to an end... you shall be a bitch.

    • @DanMaure
      @DanMaure 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** they got a really close relationship lol

    • @huleyn135
      @huleyn135 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the chill is too real.

    • @Icyblast100
      @Icyblast100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The chill of this video freezes the marrow of my bones!

  • @CPNTT
    @CPNTT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    1:26, subtle detail, but right before he raises Frostmourne, his body language seems regretful and the light slightly fades from his eyes before coming back in full force. Arthas was still there.

  • @shosa9679
    @shosa9679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    True king will never be forgotten

  • @ovechkins8n
    @ovechkins8n 8 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    I seriously REALLY wish that the movie they make about this is made in the exact style this cinematic is. It's seriously amazing looking and it would fit the whole atmosphere of the story a lot better than live action. I was a fan of the movie, just saw it tonight but I would MUCH prefer a movie that looks like this cinematic instead.

    • @Matt561
      @Matt561 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      it took a year to make this

    • @TheEregos
      @TheEregos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Took a year to make this and CGI only movies fail if not cartoony/disney like. I would rather have a killer actor play Arthas and steal the hearts of millions of new people while farming the fans.

    • @TheEregos
      @TheEregos 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Matthew “TheEregos” North warming*

    • @ugrena7419
      @ugrena7419 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      But how many of them look this good? I mean, most CG only movies I've seen other than a Disney film are absolutely terrible in quality.

    • @teuska351
      @teuska351 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tho its really expensive to make, this cinematic costed many millions and 9 months to make.

  • @thegirlreadingthis4899
    @thegirlreadingthis4899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +591

    "And I know you will show great restraint when exercising you new power"
    *summons a death dragon*

    • @nausherwanbabry
      @nausherwanbabry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Doug Dimmadome Well the only thing left of Arthas DID prevent the Scourge from annihilating Azeroth

    • @WilliamBastos
      @WilliamBastos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The only and true use of his power

    • @braindeadpizzaslice9098
      @braindeadpizzaslice9098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that was sindragosa right

    • @nausherwanbabry
      @nausherwanbabry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      braindead pizza slice yes but he also resurrects Sapphiron in Warcraft 3

    • @braindeadpizzaslice9098
      @braindeadpizzaslice9098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      completly forgot about that.

  • @benoit502
    @benoit502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    To the WOW devs,
    You can butcher our boy any way you like since you have the hots for Sylvanas but no matter how hard you try... To me and other fans like me, there will only be one true King in this series, Arthas Menethil, Crown prince of Lordaeron, First of the DeathKnights, the freaking Lich King!

    • @randomwiseguyonyoutube7406
      @randomwiseguyonyoutube7406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The goat

    • @Suchtiee666
      @Suchtiee666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      well arthas wasnt the first death knight to be correct

    • @robbruh1661
      @robbruh1661 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah blizz can go fuqthemselfs with their fanfic

    • @Minotaur5200
      @Minotaur5200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Suchtiee666 Arthas said that himself. "First of the Lich King's Death Knights.", so ye he is the first Death Knight of the Lich King. Sorry for replying to the old comment tho.

    • @snoophogger9978
      @snoophogger9978 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bloodshadow is guldan made the first DK, by placeing the soul of an orc into an human corpse

  • @Jaxymann
    @Jaxymann ปีที่แล้ว +64

    "My son. The day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whisphered the name... *Arthas".*
    13 years later and that line *still* gives me the chills.

  • @Ridhify
    @Ridhify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    Does anyone pay attention to Arthas' hand? Rubbing his fingers after cleared the snow for reviving the dragon, exactly like in Warcraft 3 cinematic trailer? When he finally back to his kingdom, and his people celebrated him. Sprinkled him with flower petals fell everywhere, then he catched it with his fingers then rubbed it... This trailer did it very well.

    • @drag0nfis7
      @drag0nfis7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't see it. Where?

    • @Ridhify
      @Ridhify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@drag0nfis7 The moment after he wiped the snow in ground, then he rubbed his fingers if you look closely... really reminds me when he catched a flower petal back in warcraft 3 cinematic. He rubbed the flower with his fingers, after that he went to the throne to 'succeeding' his father.

    • @garnettiltribal
      @garnettiltribal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Ridhify I'll always remember the exact scene with the flower pedal, which he casted to the side afterwards.

    • @Vernnell
      @Vernnell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      More than 10 years and I just notice that, thank you!
      What happen to you blizzard...

    • @NinjapowerMS
      @NinjapowerMS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      one the most epic scenes in gaming history.