Just remember, he single handed a raid boss, then charged into an army SOLO so his soldiers could get away. No other King has ever had the balls to go out with such valor. His death was truly beautiful.
I miss Varian. Dude saw the worst of the First and Second wars of Azeroth as a child, lost his father and closest mentor, his friend Arthas razed Lordaeron while he couls only watch, was captured and developed amnesia before fighting back to take back his Throne. He has to learn to accept the Horde, and peace, and finally he sacrificed himself to ensure his men and friends could escape. All the while, he was not paladin or mage, he had no special power to call his own. Nothing but his sheer will and strength of arm to carry him forward against constant horrors. Truly the epitome of a warrior in WoW, right next to Varok.
You can tell when Greymane nods, there's a lot going on in his head. Varian is getting to sacrafice his life to save his son and kingdom. If Greymane could have he would have swapped roles with his own son who died back in Gilneas during the foresaken invasion. He understands the sacrifice Varian is making more than anyone at this moment.
So well done. Greymane instantly knows what he plans, and doesn't try to stop him, doesn't bluster. Just a nod from one old warrior to another, and nothing but respect and a silent promise to do as he asked. Wouldn't change a thing about the intro to Legion.
IKR!! There was a small quest in Pandaria where you fight side by side with Varian. It's a simple quest, but I had read all the Varian HQ stories, and was so stoked. Even though that was 12 years ago, I never forgot it.
What I love is not quite the poignancy of Varian's sacrifice, but the manner of his death compared to that of Gul'dan's. When Gul'dan gets past his initial sadistic cackling and really intakes Varian's torturous demise, you don't see a lasting victory sitting in his eyes. You see frustration; complete and utter frustration at failing to break the spirit of the human king laid physically broken before him. The king he stated had died for nothing. Then comes the Nighthold, where we personally face the First Warlock at the raid's climax. Come the end of the brutal fight, we see the fruit of our efforts blossom, the very same that Varian helped sow with his sacrifice on the Broken Shore. As Gul'dan's damaged frame is rendered powerless and forced to watch the portal he attempted to tear open and cement his victory instead snap so suddenly shut, Gul'dan falls to his knees, his imminent victory dashed in one fell swoop like dust in the wind, forever. Illidan finishes him off not a minute after, and as Gul'dan turned to face the demon hunter one final time, he seems more resigned at the prospect of what he more than damn well knows to be Stormrage's wrath than frightened. He had become what Varian had not: *broken,* body _and_ spirit. Varian may not have died for nothing.... _but Gul'dan certainly did._
Varian died valiantly so we could ALL fight another day. His fall was not a defeat, but instead gave us another chance. Gul'dan, on the other hand was defeated. His fall was for nothing.
@@KingZercules Gul'dan sacrificed his life for nothing. Varian sacrificed his life for the Alliance. also Illidain didn't waste time with a big speech he just grabed Gul'Dan and killed him.
@@Michmarmol I for one would be glad to leave the drooling childish sheeps that uses the words "Literally" and "Imagine" as a prefix to every sentence. This is one of the dumbest generations yet. Bunch of inarticulate snowflakes.
2:10 Anyone feel sadness when Varian closes his eyes at this moment? It is like he knows what he is doing, like he closes his eyes and walks through the hell gate, leave everything behind. Then he opens his eyes again, embrace what is coming
Genn and Varian hated each other before. The book Wolfheart explains this. And now, this cinematic happens. It’s awesome how far they came, in becoming friends. Varian was essentially Genn’s best friend at this moment. From hated enemies to best friends.
@@ghostjellywolf3865 its Genn. Genn Greymane. Okay buddy… just look it up. And as for Genn and Varian hating each other, it’s literally in the Wolfheart book. Why are you trying to correct me when you know nothing about the lore? Genn was originally the king of Gilneas, the same time as King Llayne Wrynn, Varian’s father. Closely guarded and only cared about his kingdom and not Terranus’s alliance during the 2nd war. He left and abandoned the Alliance after the 2nd war, isolating Gilneas. The 3rd war happens and Arthas loses his mind, leads the undead Scourge everywhere, which ultimately leads to Gilneas. Genn released the Worgen to destroy the undead. The Worgen succeed but turn on the people of Gilneas. They survive but then Cataclysm happens and Sylvanas shows up and destroys Gilneas. Genn and his people flee to Darnassus, home of the Night Elves (Kaldorie). They have a meeting to welcome the Worgen into the Alliance. Varian shows up, since they need the leaders of the Alliance to approve, says no, tells Genn that he and his people are not worthy of the Alliance, very angrily, and then tells them to leave. This is the whole premise of Wolfheart. Varian hates Genn and Genn dislikes Varian. That’s the entire point of that book.
chad varian, survives an airship crashing into water, fights hundreds demons on the shore, sacrifices himself to save his men, takes out a whole upgraded fel reaver single-handedly, attempts to 1v1 guldan and hundreds of demons, what a chad
@@indeed2207 Nah Varian was killed by Gul'dan.. he was just downed by trash but they weren't the ones who killed him. Combat log says Gul'dan hit Varian for 50M damage (overkill). Not the Fell Guards.
Damn, I stopped playing for years, then happened to stumble upon his grave by accident when I came back. Immediately flew to the throne room in hopes I was seeing it wrong... He was always such a badass. And went out like one too..
@@ProthPhenom lmao ahaha. But yeah stories always have two sides. I need to do the broken shore introduction for alliances side I wonder how you guys cross the ravine I imagine Jaina does some ice shit
Hell, even almost a decade later I still get teary eyes when I see Varian's demise. He has been my favourite character and a true badass since I started in late TBC. I'm still bitter he died like that though. Damn you Blizzard, we have a love and hate relationship.
after seeing both sides of this cinematic, I would've thought seeing Vol'jin get injured like he did would've sent what Horde forces remained into a rage-filled frenzy
The desperation in Genn's eyes. He doesn't want to lose another of his friends. Then accepts what Varian has decided to do, without the cliche of "NO PLS, WE CAN SAVE YOU". Poor boy :(
the part where the guy falls off the boat and ricochets off the demons shoulder piece, definitely reminiscent of that scene from titanic where he falls off and ricochets off the fan blade, always made me laugh xD
gul'dan couldnt get varian to despair in his last moments, so he contended himself with varian;s misery, even though he knew he didnt break the king of stormwind
I come back to this even now. Varian Wrynn being the most badass person (in my opinion) in World of Warcraft. Logash. The Wolf. Man I looked up to him. Warrior for the Alliance and grew up in the Arena of the Horde. Thank you for your Sacrifice. FORE THE ALLIANCE.
what I really like about this fight is how despite Varian being pretty much the most overpowered warrior alive, the kills a bunch of elite felguards and gets overwhelmed, slightly tired and gets killed, it wasn't a corny thing where he 1v10000's and just AOEs everything down, this also shows the Legion are overpowered as they should be, small details like that can really change how you feel about the game and lore
Varian died thinking the Horde left them high and dry. But what He didn't know was that the Horde had already been overwhelmed, and had no choice but to flee.
“To every man upon this earth death cometh soon or late, and how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temple of his gods. '' Horatius.
I play both factions, but I'm Alliance at heart. I was limping along through the beta doing the Broken Shore intro. Most of the cut scenes were not in the game yet. The screen would go black and you'd listen to ambient sounds and fake your way though it. The next thing I knew, my toon is on the airship above Stormwind Harbor. There were wounded on the deck so I guess the battle was over. Greymane hands me a letter that he cannot bear to give Anduin himself. Cold dread gripped my gut and I rushed up the tiled main corridor into Stormwind Keep. There was the king's sarcophaghus with flowers strewn around. That's how I first learned that Varian Wyrnn was dead. What a misbegotten way to launch an expansion pack. My heart wasn't in it anymore. "Yup, we just killed off your favorite main character now go have a good time, make nice with the new allies, and do some rinky dinky quests". I have never forgiven Blizzard for killing Varian though I grant it was a glorious demise and what he would have wished. To all you Horde players out there, you were a surprising source of comfort for me. The factions usually mock each other but you made exception for Varian out of respect for him and a shared sense of loss. The looming extinction of the Wyrnn dynasty has so eroded my pleasure in the game that I finally quit.
over the decades I've been playing this game, I bounced between Alliance and Horde over the years but this was the cutscene that locked in my preference for the Alliance.
I remember the first time I watched this. It was horrifying. Still is; it's still one of, if not the most graphically sadistic deaths Blizzard has ever portrayed in WoW. And to do it to a character that had become so well loved.... I remember leaping out of my chair and staring, horrified, at my monitor while tears streamed down my face. How I didn't make enough noise to freak out my roommate I have no idea.
Finally afther years i have not cryed seeing this death, Varian was to much for me in the lore of WoW , i hope i have some kind of hype for the game for what it comes, last time whas this
You know the whole problem with the Horde could've been saved if Sylvannas had had the thought of sending one of her Rangers like "Ey, we are being obliterated over here and need to retreat, you must do the same."
@@LemonSoulz you can last minute decision send a runner to relay a message. It's not about "we did not plan for this", it's about "we decided not to be in sync".
Shaw from SI:7 saw that the horde didn't stand a chance either but was captured so there was no way for a ranger to just drop in beside Wrnn and be like 'hold up. We're dying fam. Let's 86 and we'll rendezvous at Dalaran.'
@gabrielcaetano6318 BOTH FRACTIONS WERE TOO OVERWHELMED TO CONTINUE FIGHTING SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO WARN EITHER LEADER. SYLVANNIS JUST DIDNT WANT TO HELP AT ALL.
You all missed the moment when gul dan looks at how much more he needs to push in order for fel orb to destory Varian’s body. His facial expression says it all . Varian was truly the strongest
Bravery is commendable, but there is no honor in suicide. The Horde forces were easily outnumbered five to one. Retreat was the only viable option, otherwise the war would’ve been lost. Bravado is no substitute for strategy.
@@Ultimaton100 It wasn't just suicide, they were in the process of retreating but it came down to him having to fight them off so his men can get away.
imagine if Sylvanas had, ya know, known that individual survival doesn't matter in the face of something like a massive Legion invasion. I still say, and will continue to say, she left Varian and the Alliance to die for no other reason than to save herself.
Because that’s exactly what she did. I don’t need proof to know that’s what the witch did. I’m horde or nothing but seriously. They had a good chance if she had assisted as promised. But noooooo the jailer needed souls and she needed to save her own tush. So screw her. I want Garrosh back.
@@killereria9945 "They had a good chance if she had assisted as promised." No, they didn't, this was established during the Rogue Class quests during Legion. Mathias Shaw of the SI:7 went to scout the Broken Shore ahead of the Azerothian army, and it was obvious that Gul'dan expected an attack and was well fortified, with direct access to the largest Legion portal ever witnessed, meaning an infinite number of reinforcements. In other words, any direct assault, which was exactly what the armies of Azeroth had planned, would be destined to fail. Shaw was going to return to Varian to tell him to call off the attack when the scouting party was discovered, Shaw was captured and impersonated by a Dreadlord, eventually being rescued by the Player and a neutral organization of assassins, spies, and thieves known as "the uncrowned" Even before she sounded the retreat, the Horde had been overrun, shown in the cutscene by it's most venerated warriors, Baine, Thrall, and Vol'Jin, being overwhelmed. It's more likely that had they stayed the Horde would have been obliterated before Gul'dan even needed to call down a Fel Reaver. And since I've been having this argument for years now, I know your going to say "whatever we beat a fel reaver in WoD!11!" Yes, one, and it was isolated. We have no idea how many Fel Reavers Gul'Dan had up his sleeve, and even if he only had the one, it would have been supported by an infinite amount of Legion infantry. I get that people don't like Sylvanas anymore, though I think the character was good and always fine, the thing she suffered most from was bad blizzard writing, but theres far better criticisms you can levy at her than the fact she was intelligent enough in the ways of War to recognize the battle had become strategically lost. You need to remember this was Gul'dan we were fighting. Gul'Dan might be evil, and even cowardly to some degree, but he's incredibly intelligent, and very manipulative, and powerfull. In order to be a good manipulator, you have to have some ability to anticipate how others will think or act. Once he had established the Portal at the tomb of Sargeras, he anticipated Khadgar would rally the armies of Azeroth. Gul'Dan, rather than repeat the last Legion invasion of Azeroth and throw the entirety of the Legion's power at Azeroth immediately, Blitzkrieg style, elected to fortify the Island the tomb was on. Rather than try to back the armies of Azeroth into a corner, where time and time again they've proven themselves resourceful enough to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, he let the armies and heroes come to him, draw them in, and then overwhelm them.,so as to crush them all in one single, decisive battle. He would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for Vol'Jin's plea to Sylvanas and her decision to sound the retreat.
@@brobroseph8342 The players already have an infinite amount of forces in the form of respawning/immortality and they do have functional brains to outplay the simple AI... sorry for killing your immersion, Gul'dan should had sided players instead.
this expansion came out 8 years ago and still to this day it affects every wow player, thats how you can tell this was the best expansion they have ever done.
I love this scene, varian was a king we could all follow and his death was both parts heroic and tragic but its so funny seeing mechatorque and greymane in this cinematic, then the gunship shows up. its like when you play with your toys from different franchises as a child, like GI joe asks optimus prime to call in the star wars gunship.
From other cinematic Anduin: What am I supposed to do now? Varian Wrynn: What a king must do (dies for his people) A great testament, fictional but with strong meaning.
This is what warcraft was all about. Heroism, valor, sacrifice. No bullshit touchy feeling stuff. And now we end up with Anduin wandering around depressed in Shadowlands, trying to "find" himself. We dont want realism, we want larger than life bad ass moment.
Anduin has SEVERE depression. He thought his father was dead when he was a child. When he was the boy king. When the horde treated him like absolute shit and the Alliance overlooked him because he was 8 years old.. then his dad comes back??? Just one day comes back saying 'shit my bad.' And then HIS DAD DIES FOR GOOD. How would you feel??
@@hospitalcakewalkBut the point isn't how you would feel the point is to write a cool, memorable, heroic character and they are failing to do just that.
What little airtime Anduin has been given since his father died, has been well-written with Saurfang and facing off with Sylvanas in Torghast. No other character has cracked her composure like Anduin. From there it went downhill. I absolutely hated Anduin trailing after her like a lost puppy. I was disgusted with the way Blizzard treated our male heroes in that xpac, all of them ineffectual or awaiting rescue. Too many female characters and too many with god-powers. Where the heck was Malfurion? Anyway, I cancelled my subs, mainly because Blizzard killed my main man Varian and did not do Anduin justice. No king takes a 3 year sabbatical to go stare at his navel.
![Broken Shore: All Cinematics - Alliance & Horde Endings [Varian Death, Vol'jin & Warchief Sylvanas]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tpA2VJLhIvk/mqdefault.jpg)
![Broken Shore: All Cinematics - Alliance & Horde Endings [Varian Death, Vol'jin & Warchief Sylvanas]](/img/tr.png)
“Take this to my son”
*Inventory is full*
This truly made me laugh
🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was a little emotional at the end of the video until I saw this comment
Thank goodness for the comedic relief!
"Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight?"
- Achilles.
Lo fue... For the Aliance!!
Achilles was such a good movie. I urge any who haven’t seen it to watch it. There’s even a music video for it with the song called Immortal by Adema
Just remember, he single handed a raid boss, then charged into an army SOLO so his soldiers could get away. No other King has ever had the balls to go out with such valor. His death was truly beautiful.
we get this epicness compared to ShadowFailLands
Sounds like a true warrior.....
Grommash Hellscream in Warcraft 3
Even though I am mostly a horde player I still cried when Varian died .
and so it shall be square enix's too.
I miss Varian. Dude saw the worst of the First and Second wars of Azeroth as a child, lost his father and closest mentor, his friend Arthas razed Lordaeron while he couls only watch, was captured and developed amnesia before fighting back to take back his Throne. He has to learn to accept the Horde, and peace, and finally he sacrificed himself to ensure his men and friends could escape.
All the while, he was not paladin or mage, he had no special power to call his own. Nothing but his sheer will and strength of arm to carry him forward against constant horrors. Truly the epitome of a warrior in WoW, right next to Varok.
A fury warrior indeed
Yea, i changed my faction after his death. Not gonna be led by a disney-prince with emotion problems
@@LichlordKazam I changed my faction TO the Alliance after this. It's been a while since the Horde has demonstrated this levels of badassery.
@@LichlordKazam #notmyking ?
Well said.
2022 and I’m still devastated
Me too haha
2024... the feeling is still there...
I'll never forgive Sylvanas for this.
Alliance scum
@@Political_Brainrot_Auditor Yeah I didn't like her before, but this is when I started to hate her
2024 and I still check in on this masterpiece. RIP KING
A long time Horde player here, but Varian went out like a G. Much respect.
Never trust the Horde.
_Meanwhile in Orgrimmar_
Vol'jin: *Dies from fel tetanus*
Lo'gosh
i honestly think varian is very orc-like, the one alliance human i will always respect as a horde player
Varian: *gets killed by endboss of awesome raid*
Voljiin: *gets offeed by a bunch of trash mobs*
You can tell when Greymane nods, there's a lot going on in his head. Varian is getting to sacrafice his life to save his son and kingdom. If Greymane could have he would have swapped roles with his own son who died back in Gilneas during the foresaken invasion. He understands the sacrifice Varian is making more than anyone at this moment.
I never even thought about Greymane's son when Varian asks him to give the message to anduin, thats a good take.
Someone else could have made the leap and jumped on the head of that big ass behemoth.
Greymane could have died instead tho
So well done. Greymane instantly knows what he plans, and doesn't try to stop him, doesn't bluster. Just a nod from one old warrior to another, and nothing but respect and a silent promise to do as he asked. Wouldn't change a thing about the intro to Legion.
I really miss having Varian in game. He's such a cool character. His death was so honorable and noble. Insane.
IKR!!
There was a small quest in Pandaria where you fight side by side with Varian. It's a simple quest, but I had read all the Varian HQ stories, and was so stoked. Even though that was 12 years ago, I never forgot it.
I bet even Garrosh would respect it
As a horde player Logosh u are a legend.
What I love is not quite the poignancy of Varian's sacrifice, but the manner of his death compared to that of Gul'dan's. When Gul'dan gets past his initial sadistic cackling and really intakes Varian's torturous demise, you don't see a lasting victory sitting in his eyes. You see frustration; complete and utter frustration at failing to break the spirit of the human king laid physically broken before him. The king he stated had died for nothing.
Then comes the Nighthold, where we personally face the First Warlock at the raid's climax. Come the end of the brutal fight, we see the fruit of our efforts blossom, the very same that Varian helped sow with his sacrifice on the Broken Shore. As Gul'dan's damaged frame is rendered powerless and forced to watch the portal he attempted to tear open and cement his victory instead snap so suddenly shut, Gul'dan falls to his knees, his imminent victory dashed in one fell swoop like dust in the wind, forever. Illidan finishes him off not a minute after, and as Gul'dan turned to face the demon hunter one final time, he seems more resigned at the prospect of what he more than damn well knows to be Stormrage's wrath than frightened. He had become what Varian had not: *broken,* body _and_ spirit.
Varian may not have died for nothing.... _but Gul'dan certainly did._
Varian died valiantly so we could ALL fight another day. His fall was not a defeat, but instead gave us another chance. Gul'dan, on the other hand was defeated. His fall was for nothing.
I don’t think that’s was a look of frustration on Gul’dans face, he seemed more to be reveling in the extent of his power.
@@KingZercules Gul'dan sacrificed his life for nothing. Varian sacrificed his life for the Alliance. also Illidain didn't waste time with a big speech he just grabed Gul'Dan and killed him.
That's what I was going to say. Varian died defiant to the last. Gul'Dan died hopeless and broken, and via the same method he killed Varian.
This is also shown in how Varian responds to Gul'Dan. "For *nothing*" is replied with "for the Alliance"
I can never not cry while watching this, Varian was just a true hero while still being a person and a human. So much pain.
I have more respect for a digital faction than I have for my country.
You are not alone in this
A world run by weak men
@@TheMaxxyman weak men? You're delusional
LMAO
I'd happily trade places with someone in the Warcraft universe to fight alongside with my Horde brothers.
Lok'tar, brothers and sisters!
Let this sink in i first watched this in 2017 and i legitimately cried
Its 2023 and i still do
Lomg Live Varian Wrynn MY King of Stormwind
We're such an over emotional society. We're crumbling. Every comment section
"IM LITERALLY CryiNG!"
@@echoechoecho7142 Leave society then, become hermit, don't let our emotions get in your way
@@MichmarmolStop being a pussy
@@Michmarmol I for one would be glad to leave the drooling childish sheeps that uses the words "Literally" and "Imagine" as a prefix to every sentence. This is one of the dumbest generations yet. Bunch of inarticulate snowflakes.
Every single damn time....
2:10 Anyone feel sadness when Varian closes his eyes at this moment? It is like he knows what he is doing, like he closes his eyes and walks through the hell gate, leave everything behind. Then he opens his eyes again, embrace what is coming
i cried so bad
Genn and Varian hated each other before. The book Wolfheart explains this. And now, this cinematic happens. It’s awesome how far they came, in becoming friends. Varian was essentially Genn’s best friend at this moment. From hated enemies to best friends.
Denn* and they never hated each other, they literally joined the alliance together.
@@ghostjellywolf3865 again. Read Wolfheart.
@@theoneaboveall4533 Again get a brain.
@@ghostjellywolf3865 its Genn. Genn Greymane. Okay buddy… just look it up. And as for Genn and Varian hating each other, it’s literally in the Wolfheart book. Why are you trying to correct me when you know nothing about the lore? Genn was originally the king of Gilneas, the same time as King Llayne Wrynn, Varian’s father. Closely guarded and only cared about his kingdom and not Terranus’s alliance during the 2nd war. He left and abandoned the Alliance after the 2nd war, isolating Gilneas. The 3rd war happens and Arthas loses his mind, leads the undead Scourge everywhere, which ultimately leads to Gilneas. Genn released the Worgen to destroy the undead. The Worgen succeed but turn on the people of Gilneas. They survive but then Cataclysm happens and Sylvanas shows up and destroys Gilneas. Genn and his people flee to Darnassus, home of the Night Elves (Kaldorie). They have a meeting to welcome the Worgen into the Alliance. Varian shows up, since they need the leaders of the Alliance to approve, says no, tells Genn that he and his people are not worthy of the Alliance, very angrily, and then tells them to leave. This is the whole premise of Wolfheart. Varian hates Genn and Genn dislikes Varian. That’s the entire point of that book.
@@ghostjellywolf3865 imagine trying to correct someone when you don't know the lore lmao
chad varian, survives an airship crashing into water, fights hundreds demons on the shore, sacrifices himself to save his men, takes out a whole upgraded fel reaver single-handedly, attempts to 1v1 guldan and hundreds of demons, what a chad
Meanwhile Voljin gets killed by trash mobs
@@mierdasvarias3666 varian got killed by trash... Gul'dan simply accelerated his death, nothing more. 😂
@@indeed2207 Nah Varian was killed by Gul'dan.. he was just downed by trash but they weren't the ones who killed him. Combat log says Gul'dan hit Varian for 50M damage (overkill). Not the Fell Guards.
Wtf is wrong with you.
legion had the best cinematics and a few of them will make you cry lol
Nothing angered or upset Gul'dan more than a spirit that would not be broken! Varian Wrynn went out strong to the last!
u guys keep saying spirit, when gul dan literlly put fel magic in his boy to kill him.
and later Gul'Dan sh1t his pants when Illidan show up
@@ghostjellywolf3865so? What he hated is that he could broke his spirit in live.
@@BeanMan157
Illidan: "What do you mean I can't have duplicates of this item!?"
Best faction leader ever....
For the Alliance.
2:30 still only counts as one
One very interesting detail, that I didn't realise at the time: when Varian jumps, the music is not Varians theme, but Anduins.
Damn, I stopped playing for years, then happened to stumble upon his grave by accident when I came back. Immediately flew to the throne room in hopes I was seeing it wrong...
He was always such a badass. And went out like one too..
On behalf of the horde I apologise, we had our own issues on that ridge and lost our own war chief.
@@Salmon_Toastie Damn, yeah I've never been a horde player. But war is war I suppose.
Gotta respect the loses on both sides.
@@ProthPhenom lmao ahaha. But yeah stories always have two sides. I need to do the broken shore introduction for alliances side I wonder how you guys cross the ravine I imagine Jaina does some ice shit
Alliance scum
Hell, even almost a decade later I still get teary eyes when I see Varian's demise. He has been my favourite character and a true badass since I started in late TBC. I'm still bitter he died like that though. Damn you Blizzard, we have a love and hate relationship.
after seeing both sides of this cinematic, I would've thought seeing Vol'jin get injured like he did would've sent what Horde forces remained into a rage-filled frenzy
The desperation in Genn's eyes. He doesn't want to lose another of his friends. Then accepts what Varian has decided to do, without the cliche of "NO PLS, WE CAN SAVE YOU". Poor boy :(
The nostalgia that hits when that Fel Reaver noise comes out, lol.
Even the Horde felt this lost, proud Warrior King
the part where the guy falls off the boat and ricochets off the demons shoulder piece, definitely reminiscent of that scene from titanic where he falls off and ricochets off the fan blade, always made me laugh xD
gul'dan couldnt get varian to despair in his last moments, so he contended himself with varian;s misery, even though he knew he didnt break the king of stormwind
Greymane crying out was painful
He was howling in human form
I come back to this even now. Varian Wrynn being the most badass person (in my opinion) in World of Warcraft. Logash. The Wolf. Man I looked up to him. Warrior for the Alliance and grew up in the Arena of the Horde. Thank you for your Sacrifice. FORE THE ALLIANCE.
This was so good and emotional! How the hell did i forget this?
It is time for Anduin to step up and live up to his father's name. Varian was the most badass characters in the whole Warcraft universe!
2024 and I’m still devastated
what I really like about this fight is how despite Varian being pretty much the most overpowered warrior alive, the kills a bunch of elite felguards and gets overwhelmed, slightly tired and gets killed, it wasn't a corny thing where he 1v10000's and just AOEs everything down, this also shows the Legion are overpowered as they should be, small details like that can really change how you feel about the game and lore
God, Legion was such an amazing expansion
For the alliance.
One of the greatest Heroes to ever grace Warcraft lore!! Thank you, my King!! /salute
Varian died thinking the Horde left them high and dry. But what He didn't know was that the Horde had already been overwhelmed, and had no choice but to flee.
Oh Varian, you are still missed. It's not that fun without you.
BRO JUST IMAGINE PLAYING "I'M STILL STANDING" IN BACKROUND
even if i was a horde player since the beginning of the game, this cinematic wanted me to play some alliance and know more about varian.
Tarisland : Hello, from 2024. Our manager think that your Wrynn moment gonna be good in our new game...
This cut scene always gets to me.
Blizzard really screwed up killing off or ruining some of the most popular characters in the game.
Nothing lasts forever. He went out like a boss.
“To every man upon this earth death cometh soon or late, and how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temple of his gods. '' Horatius.
I'm a Horde side player but I absolutely hated seeing Varian get killed. But, he went out like a true hero. 100% honor and respect.
I miss these times with all my soul.
To this day no one has answered as to WHERE WAS JAINA?!?! she was with us crossing the ice bridge, she’s not seen anywhere in all this
Probably thinking about Arthas and 'jerking' it.
She was a dreadlord
As an orc player ONLY , I salute to King Varian!
3:55 : You can tell that Varian was more than a King for him.
I cried the first time I watched this in game
I play both factions, but I'm Alliance at heart. I was limping along through the beta doing the Broken Shore intro. Most of the cut scenes were not in the game yet. The screen would go black and you'd listen to ambient sounds and fake your way though it. The next thing I knew, my toon is on the airship above Stormwind Harbor. There were wounded on the deck so I guess the battle was over. Greymane hands me a letter that he cannot bear to give Anduin himself. Cold dread gripped my gut and I rushed up the tiled main corridor into Stormwind Keep. There was the king's sarcophaghus with flowers strewn around.
That's how I first learned that Varian Wyrnn was dead. What a misbegotten way to launch an expansion pack. My heart wasn't in it anymore. "Yup, we just killed off your favorite main character now go have a good time, make nice with the new allies, and do some rinky dinky quests". I have never forgiven Blizzard for killing Varian though I grant it was a glorious demise and what he would have wished. To all you Horde players out there, you were a surprising source of comfort for me. The factions usually mock each other but you made exception for Varian out of respect for him and a shared sense of loss. The looming extinction of the Wyrnn dynasty has so eroded my pleasure in the game that I finally quit.
GOTTA love how loyal genn is with that final look
My king...
FOR THE ALLIANCE!
I absolutely love that you can see that it angers guldan that he cant break varians spirit. FOR THE ALLIANCE!!!!
The King who died a warrior's death.
over the decades I've been playing this game, I bounced between Alliance and Horde over the years but this was the cutscene that locked in my preference for the Alliance.
I remember the first time I watched this. It was horrifying. Still is; it's still one of, if not the most graphically sadistic deaths Blizzard has ever portrayed in WoW. And to do it to a character that had become so well loved.... I remember leaping out of my chair and staring, horrified, at my monitor while tears streamed down my face. How I didn't make enough noise to freak out my roommate I have no idea.
You saw that little shit head son of his again, didn't you?
Finally afther years i have not cryed seeing this death, Varian was to much for me in the lore of WoW , i hope i have some kind of hype for the game for what it comes, last time whas this
it's not even that gorey or high definition, ur either a troll or a complete wuss lmfao
Wait, so the Horse didn't betray the Alliance?
It was the only time in WOW history I really wanted to kill a character. I couldn't kill Gul'dan fast enough!
You know the whole problem with the Horde could've been saved if Sylvannas had had the thought of sending one of her Rangers like "Ey, we are being obliterated over here and need to retreat, you must do the same."
it was a last min decision no time they has to plea with sylv to actually retreat.
@@LemonSoulz you can last minute decision send a runner to relay a message. It's not about "we did not plan for this", it's about "we decided not to be in sync".
Shaw from SI:7 saw that the horde didn't stand a chance either but was captured so there was no way for a ranger to just drop in beside Wrnn and be like 'hold up. We're dying fam. Let's 86 and we'll rendezvous at Dalaran.'
@@hospitalcakewalk nah she didnt even try to warn him, just look at him and bye like she was hoping they stayed just to buy her more time
@gabrielcaetano6318 BOTH FRACTIONS WERE TOO OVERWHELMED TO CONTINUE FIGHTING SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO WARN EITHER LEADER. SYLVANNIS JUST DIDNT WANT TO HELP AT ALL.
top 10 reasons why to NOT play horde
FOR THE ALLIANCE
FOR THE HORDE
@@SmokeTheSteak lok'tar or run
The greatest leader Azeroth ever had. showed more heart than any leader alliance or horde.
The Horde had Garrosh the selfish traitor. But the Alliance had, Varian Wrynn, the King.
As a horde player , i cried my eyes out 7 years ago... i still do when i watch this .... god damn...
7 years... Time flies.. Loved Legion.
That hitting his head the ding somehow makes enjoy this more lol
Damn, as a horde player and hating how much varian had fucked our shit up…gah dang…the dude is legit…lok tar
Green guy accidentally sets him up for the most-perfect last words for the king of the Alliance.
Watching this in 2023, still hurts... :(
I´ve always been horde. But this made me wanna see the lore from the Alliance aswell. And now as a father, i can relate so much. Love this cinematic.
He switched from arms to fury mid fight!
Dual spec
You all missed the moment when gul dan looks at how much more he needs to push in order for fel orb to destory Varian’s body. His facial expression says it all . Varian was truly the strongest
One of the most heroic scenes in WOW history without a doubt! RIP our true KING Varian, we miss you.
i know absolutely nothing about wow story but this was epic, also is that the weapon that tirion vadin drops in HS?
While the Horde chickened out of there, Varian has shown everyone the meaning of Lok'tar ogar.
Our own war chief was killed 😢
aint that funny
Bravery is commendable, but there is no honor in suicide. The Horde forces were easily outnumbered five to one. Retreat was the only viable option, otherwise the war would’ve been lost.
Bravado is no substitute for strategy.
@@Ultimaton100 It wasn't just suicide, they were in the process of retreating but it came down to him having to fight them off so his men can get away.
You can watch Frostfire Ridge Cinematic :)
The Horde already did this moment before Legion ❤
imagine if Sylvanas had, ya know, known that individual survival doesn't matter in the face of something like a massive Legion invasion. I still say, and will continue to say, she left Varian and the Alliance to die for no other reason than to save herself.
Because that’s exactly what she did. I don’t need proof to know that’s what the witch did. I’m horde or nothing but seriously. They had a good chance if she had assisted as promised. But noooooo the jailer needed souls and she needed to save her own tush. So screw her. I want Garrosh back.
@@killereria9945 Wasn't she getting overrun too? I looked pretty clear on the opposite side.
@@killereria9945 "They had a good chance if she had assisted as promised."
No, they didn't, this was established during the Rogue Class quests during Legion. Mathias Shaw of the SI:7 went to scout the Broken Shore ahead of the Azerothian army, and it was obvious that Gul'dan expected an attack and was well fortified, with direct access to the largest Legion portal ever witnessed, meaning an infinite number of reinforcements. In other words, any direct assault, which was exactly what the armies of Azeroth had planned, would be destined to fail. Shaw was going to return to Varian to tell him to call off the attack when the scouting party was discovered, Shaw was captured and impersonated by a Dreadlord, eventually being rescued by the Player and a neutral organization of assassins, spies, and thieves known as "the uncrowned"
Even before she sounded the retreat, the Horde had been overrun, shown in the cutscene by it's most venerated warriors, Baine, Thrall, and Vol'Jin, being overwhelmed. It's more likely that had they stayed the Horde would have been obliterated before Gul'dan even needed to call down a Fel Reaver. And since I've been having this argument for years now, I know your going to say "whatever we beat a fel reaver in WoD!11!"
Yes, one, and it was isolated. We have no idea how many Fel Reavers Gul'Dan had up his sleeve, and even if he only had the one, it would have been supported by an infinite amount of Legion infantry.
I get that people don't like Sylvanas anymore, though I think the character was good and always fine, the thing she suffered most from was bad blizzard writing, but theres far better criticisms you can levy at her than the fact she was intelligent enough in the ways of War to recognize the battle had become strategically lost.
You need to remember this was Gul'dan we were fighting. Gul'Dan might be evil, and even cowardly to some degree, but he's incredibly intelligent, and very manipulative, and powerfull. In order to be a good manipulator, you have to have some ability to anticipate how others will think or act. Once he had established the Portal at the tomb of Sargeras, he anticipated Khadgar would rally the armies of Azeroth. Gul'Dan, rather than repeat the last Legion invasion of Azeroth and throw the entirety of the Legion's power at Azeroth immediately, Blitzkrieg style, elected to fortify the Island the tomb was on. Rather than try to back the armies of Azeroth into a corner, where time and time again they've proven themselves resourceful enough to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, he let the armies and heroes come to him, draw them in, and then overwhelm them.,so as to crush them all in one single, decisive battle. He would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for Vol'Jin's plea to Sylvanas and her decision to sound the retreat.
@@brobroseph8342 The players already have an infinite amount of forces in the form of respawning/immortality and they do have functional brains to outplay the simple AI... sorry for killing your immersion, Gul'dan should had sided players instead.
@@Exknight2 look up what the word "canon" means
Omg 8 years ago! Wtf happened to time? 😢 And more important can i ever go back? 😭
Long live the King. 😢❤
2:06 the ultimate rule of cool. one shot a doomwalker, just to be taken down by 5 felguards XD
this expansion came out 8 years ago and still to this day it affects every wow player, thats how you can tell this was the best expansion they have ever done.
I'm a horde player but varian has to be one of my most favorite warcraft characters besides garrosh
2:44 all these background dudes are dead on the ground in the next scene. It doesn’t show it but he solo’d most of the army
The last time i ever felt anything playing a blizzard game.
as a horde i approve his heroism
i have never cried so much for a gamechar but varian was my hero and now anduin is taking on
I love this scene, varian was a king we could all follow and his death was both parts heroic and tragic
but its so funny seeing mechatorque and greymane in this cinematic, then the gunship shows up. its like when you play with your toys from different franchises as a child, like GI joe asks optimus prime to call in the star wars gunship.
FOR THE ALLIANCE!
best intro of any expension yet, and for the first time we LOST had to run away and watch beloved characters either die or get their asses wooped
We are in 2024 and I'm still crying
From other cinematic
Anduin: What am I supposed to do now?
Varian Wrynn: What a king must do (dies for his people)
A great testament, fictional but with strong meaning.
Gul'dan- You didn't think it would be that easy?
Varian- *smirks* For a moment? I kinda did.
Fun fact: If you look up "piece of shit" in the dictionary, you'll find Gul'dan's picture right next to the term.
This is what warcraft was all about. Heroism, valor, sacrifice. No bullshit touchy feeling stuff.
And now we end up with Anduin wandering around depressed in Shadowlands, trying to "find" himself. We dont want realism, we want larger than life bad ass moment.
Anduin has SEVERE depression. He thought his father was dead when he was a child. When he was the boy king. When the horde treated him like absolute shit and the Alliance overlooked him because he was 8 years old.. then his dad comes back??? Just one day comes back saying 'shit my bad.' And then HIS DAD DIES FOR GOOD.
How would you feel??
@@hospitalcakewalkBut the point isn't how you would feel the point is to write a cool, memorable, heroic character and they are failing to do just that.
What little airtime Anduin has been given since his father died, has been well-written with Saurfang and facing off with Sylvanas in Torghast. No other character has cracked her composure like Anduin. From there it went downhill. I absolutely hated Anduin trailing after her like a lost puppy. I was disgusted with the way Blizzard treated our male heroes in that xpac, all of them ineffectual or awaiting rescue. Too many female characters and too many with god-powers. Where the heck was Malfurion? Anyway, I cancelled my subs, mainly because Blizzard killed my main man Varian and did not do Anduin justice. No king takes a 3 year sabbatical to go stare at his navel.
the true King of the Alliance. the face of the Alliance. going out with honor and valor, and never backing down. for the Alliance.
Still one of my favourite cinematics-even as a Horde player.
Horde claim their motto is victory or death.
But it’s the Alliance who lives it.
Never forget the horde cowards ran.
Varian fought to the death.
Actually, can anyone remember why Sylvanas sounded that horn for retreat?
2024 is still a heroic moment for the alliance
We finally caught a glimpse of Lo’Gosh the Ghost Wolf.
My King. For the Alliance!
I hate that Varian died alone. I would die a thousand deaths to do what little I could to protect my King.
We all Men of Alliance will gladly put our heads for our King. HE was Avenge and that is important.