Warcraft's New Master Manipulator

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    0:57 Ancient History
    1:40 Trolls
    5:00 Dwarves
    7:47 Humans
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  • @PlatinumWoW
    @PlatinumWoW  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

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    • @BlueberryFundip
      @BlueberryFundip 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂

    • @pcman87654
      @pcman87654 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No sh1tter get a job if you need more money

    • @zaubercore1
      @zaubercore1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro as if I had time to play anything besides WoW

    • @LawfulBased
      @LawfulBased 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The truth about everything after Legion -> Incels took over.
      Sylvannas becomes a nuclear Karen and Nathanos is killed off. Cause Incels cannot stand it when the _"p°ssy"_ they worship already has a Man.
      Suddenly the force is female everywhere and Women become the master schemers, cause the Incel writers find that hot. Malfurion gets killed off to revive even another "P°SSY".
      And then we see Xal'atath in the trailer and the Incels soyface again, while they moan in degnerated joy *_" P°~ssy~ !!! "_* and 1000s of incels came in their pants.

    • @estebanguerrero682
      @estebanguerrero682 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pog

  • @bass-dc9175
    @bass-dc9175 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1521

    "She earned the name Knifu ... also bae-blade"
    God damn it. The community truely comes up with the best ... and worst nicknames.

    • @kenny187ful
      @kenny187ful 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      Dadghar (or any of Khadgars infinite nicknames), Gul'Daniel, Manduin, the list goes on

    • @user-rb4iz5xb7j
      @user-rb4iz5xb7j 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ok, english not my native language what bae-blade means?

    • @malament6485
      @malament6485 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-rb4iz5xb7j bae , before anthing else. Usually what u call someone u are in love with

    • @KiropLokiIncarnate
      @KiropLokiIncarnate 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      @@user-rb4iz5xb7jit’s a pun based on the (Japanese?) spinning disk toy known as Bayblade, which was very popular in the mid 2000s anime boom, that most wow players are familiar with since they were the target audience.
      ‘Bae’ is a shortening of ‘Baby’, pronounced the same as the first syllable of both baby and bayblade. It refers to one’s significant other, often female, and can usually be exchanged with the full word baby. Ie she’s my baby, she’s my bae.

    • @zsoltgyuricza6961
      @zsoltgyuricza6961 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The original backstaber

  • @Shield_OW
    @Shield_OW 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +656

    interesting how this random knife has more connections with the 20 years of lore than the whole jailer fiasco

    • @zaer-ezart
      @zaer-ezart 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

      That's how you do it right. She wasn't behind EVERY SINGLE events like the jailer but she influenced whoever she could here and there just enough to reach her own goal

    • @primary2630
      @primary2630 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@zaer-ezart I'm sure there's more of a reason behind it than the knife just phasing into the world where ever she wants, corrupting anyone who touched her and has her bidding done before phasing out again.. it's incredibly weak story telling she's literally just a plot device that was 100% not needed in any of these plot points but I guess will be used to retcon in a connection with the void lords to make them relevant again

    • @zaer-ezart
      @zaer-ezart 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      @@primary2630 She doesn't corrupt everyone who touches the blade. She convinces and influence them with sweet sweet lies. Hell even I was convinced to help her just by listening to her voice

    • @hibiscus779
      @hibiscus779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that makes sense 'xal-atath' means random knife in the sacred and ancient language of blihblahbluh (the 2027 expansion)

    • @KarazolaX
      @KarazolaX 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@zaer-ezart The only reason that the jailer was behind every single thing in wow's lore was because they needed to create an antagonist who was more evil than Sylvanus, so they could pull out that embarrassing redemption arc for her. Reminder that the head writer of Shadowlands was the one who revived Nathanos and wrote a lore story where he turns the character into his own self-insert boyfriend for her, and that he posted cringey twitter roleplay about how much he loved his queen. I bet they're going to try and reintroduce her within a few years after the heat about her has died off.

  • @BarokaiRein
    @BarokaiRein 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +919

    Knowing the writing team, I wouldn't be surprised if she was retroactively behind everything that wasn't already attributed to Jailor's plans.

    • @Bartoc1988
      @Bartoc1988 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +201

      What if the blade influenced the Jailor from the beginning?

    • @NGMK
      @NGMK 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +146

      @@Bartoc1988
      And the Conga line continues...

    • @IEatYourSandwiches
      @IEatYourSandwiches 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

      can't wait to find out who was secretly controlling her all along!

    • @VValkyr
      @VValkyr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      @@IEatYourSandwiches It will turn out that she was just a puppet of daddy void lords and it was the void lords that were the TRUE puppeteers the entire time! Jailer was merely their pawn :]

    • @Bartoc1988
      @Bartoc1988 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@VValkyr Makes sense. Didnt he have a line about "I am not the evil guy, I was just trying to safe you from the true evil" or something?

  • @Thromash
    @Thromash 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +435

    "Legion came out 8 years ago"
    Sweet Jesus.

    • @UltimateGamerCC
      @UltimateGamerCC 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      still best WoW expansion.

    • @ZakhadWOW
      @ZakhadWOW 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      only 7.... late 2016.. THis dude fucked up majorly on that point

    • @Dayz3O6
      @Dayz3O6 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      why does it feel like yesterday

    • @cactuss33ds
      @cactuss33ds 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      ​@@ZakhadWOW>fucked up majorly
      its a one year difference. leave your nerd rage at the door.

    • @stankobarabata2406
      @stankobarabata2406 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@ZakhadWOW Nobody cares bro.

  • @philippeblais8594
    @philippeblais8594 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +293

    The bit after Xalatath gets a new body and talks all sultry like while the player character stand in simps like crazy is just hilarious.

    • @kaironst2969
      @kaironst2969 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Shadow priest main here, that is probably just the average shadow priest player in that moment, and i feel personally called out by it

    • @philippeblais8594
      @philippeblais8594 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kaironst2969 Sorry. Didn't mean to call out anyone. Just finding that bit of the video I referenced funny.

    • @kaironst2969
      @kaironst2969 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@philippeblais8594 i didn't mean your comment, i meant that part of the video

    • @philippeblais8594
      @philippeblais8594 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kaironst2969 oh.

    • @zigguratjones6458
      @zigguratjones6458 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@philippeblais8594 i didn't mean your comment, i meant that part of the video

  • @thenerdbeast7375
    @thenerdbeast7375 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +187

    "Xal'atath"
    "....Who the f*ck is that?"
    "....the knaifu"
    *RAUCOUS APPLAUSE AND CHEERING*

  • @Shaderox
    @Shaderox 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    "Warcrafts new master manipulator", as a memelord, the perfect meme for this is "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"

  • @jncom6500
    @jncom6500 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1393

    this guy alone is carrying all the WoW LORE community

    • @petercarioscia9189
      @petercarioscia9189 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Wowcrendor doing his part, but yea platinum is Atlas out here

    • @TheSuperRATCRAP
      @TheSuperRATCRAP 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

      Put some respect on Nobbel87's name

    • @Alex-du4eq
      @Alex-du4eq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      True bro

    • @Alex-du4eq
      @Alex-du4eq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@TheSuperRATCRAPalso true

    • @anders12114
      @anders12114 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      I woude say captain grim is also doring a good job

  • @OmarBaymen
    @OmarBaymen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    The coomer priest at 12min in is so perfect. lol.

  • @wuguxiandi9413
    @wuguxiandi9413 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Xalatath: Little did the Jailer know he was just a pawn in my master plan! I am very smart and cunning.

  • @Perial51
    @Perial51 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +452

    I really hope we don't have to kill her. Her snarkyness is way too sympathetic.

    • @DarkScreamGames
      @DarkScreamGames 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

      Of course not. Back in the blade she goes.

    • @siuu563
      @siuu563 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      New queen

    • @josejuanandrade4439
      @josejuanandrade4439 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      Statisticaly speaking theres a 99.99% chance of us killing her in the next expansion. with a 0.01 margin of error.

    • @Patchw0rkx
      @Patchw0rkx 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Fr, sassy queen needs to be kept alive.

    • @AvelineMelena
      @AvelineMelena 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Blizzard doesn't know how to do anything else sadly
      Except with Sylvanas

  • @Altraice
    @Altraice 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    The thing I like most about Xala’tath is that she isn’t a cartoon villain that “perfectly orchestrated” events that were realistically super unlikely to happen in a sequence (at least not yet). Her motive seemingly has always just been to cause chaos, build power, and wait. Super believable, long established lore, and a cool character. I think she will be the best villain we’ve had in awhile.

    • @Unf0rget
      @Unf0rget 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, an element of schemers that never really gets explored is that they don't have perfect cognition. They tip over the right thing, observe how it crumbles, and tip over the next thing, always building a path towards their goal. Its not having a Master Plan but instead a goal and knowing how to exploit any lay of the land to get there.

    • @Envy_Dragon
      @Envy_Dragon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      There was more nuance and personality in just one of her player-manipulation voice lines than in literally all of The Jailer's stuff put together, yeah.

  • @jcuttyfoe
    @jcuttyfoe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I think they added her to SoD too. You gotta talk to a shadowy figure with an old elf model to get the new void armor recipes in SoD and she looks ALOT like Xalatath. Idk who else it could be.

    • @queenmerla
      @queenmerla 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Good catch

  • @ericwaynewiltbank
    @ericwaynewiltbank 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    The entire Xal'atath story, as we've been given it so far, is a fantastic example of a well done retcon. I believe her as a "final boss" character because of all of the little touches they've given her lore and history. If someone like The Jailer had been added to the lore like Xal'atath, (slowly, logically, and subtly) he would have been a far more welcomed character. Well done video!

    • @shizachan8421
      @shizachan8421 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      I also have to say, Iridikron in DF made me much more confident in Blizzard having their shit together again in terms of writing and not botching that setup. Iridikron is basically the total opposite of the Jailer in terms of set up for a villain and how to do it right. Instead of immediately shoving into our face how he is the new ultimate big bad deal, they did it smart this time around with how they set him up, letting it all start out fairly low stakes as this old conflict between dragons which we deal with while also exploring the dragon islands and having first be Raszegath as an introduction villain be front and center and only after beating her and him being one of 3 different elemental dragons to escape put him a bit into focus, by referencing his dangerous hunger. I think it worked well in creating intrigue, as Iridikron immediately reminds us, without fully riding on or devalueing, both Galakrond and his all-consuming hunger and Deathwing through the shared element of earth. And afterwards, we get to see him being both active on the ground while also being scheming and having a mystery around him, being much more show don't tell than Zovaal ever was, by us seeing that he's damn powerful with his earth element. Aberrus was great, because it did both set up the final villain for the expansion, Fyrakk, while also showing Iridikron to be clever, using his ally and Aberrus itself as distractions. And then finally in Dawn of the Infinite, he pulls of an actually great Xanathos-Gambit, by forcing us into a situation where we can either stop him or safe Nozdormu. And afterwards, he leaves the plot for the moment and leaves room for Fyrakk, to be the final big bad of DF as a more simple, chaotic villain, which he works as because Iridikron did all the scheming and mystery building part.
      Like, I'm honest. DFs writing is the best we've seen in WoW since the Suramar campaign and it made me confident again and kinda lean into believing that Shadowlands was actually Afrasiabis spiteful final fuck you which nobody in the current team really wanted to do, because Danuser did proof this time around that he can lead the story team with the first expansion that is fully just his baby.

    • @GiveMeThatLetter
      @GiveMeThatLetter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Eh, I still don't think the world was ready for her. But then again, it gives Platinum something to do to keep us up to speed, so there's that.

    • @stankobarabata2406
      @stankobarabata2406 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'm still mad at the Jailer. Not because he exists... but what he *could've* been. Had he been kept longer, teased bit by bit, and instead they went straight into the old gods/void lords route, and THEN he gets revealed as the ultimate final boss. I mean Shadowlands' story literally reaches the point where you witness the proof of existence of THE ACTUAL makers of these universes. You know, Titans were supposed to be "the makers" but apparently not, Titans are also another product of these all powerful beings that literally wield the laws of the universe as their playthings. It sounds like a super great build up and hypefest. It should've had the Titans treatment, where Titans were basically teased since og Vanilla back in 2004 or whatever, and we finally get to not only meet the Pantheon, but fight one of the Titans (albeit a Fledgeling, Argus is still a Titan).
      And what's more FINAL BOSS, than the literal Satan of Warcraft The one who imprisons unworthy souls and tortures them for eternity. The one who's making a power grab to remake all realities, not just our one. How do you go higher than that in terms of plot heights? You don't. We literally fought the afterlife, and we won. Dragonflight was like going back to training wheels after completing your first mountain bike track, lore wise.

    • @ExValeFor
      @ExValeFor 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stankobarabata2406 Nah, that's still a genuinely awful idea. The Jailer was a horrible idea executed poorly and anyone pretending otherwise is coping hard.

    • @stankobarabata2406
      @stankobarabata2406 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@ExValeFor It's kind of hard to take you seriously when you don't really say anything except "nope you're coping". That's not an argument.

  • @SirGrimly
    @SirGrimly 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    It really feels like Xal'atath is the greatest opportunist in Warcraft history. She just kind of pops up wherever and makes the most of what she's given... often with explosive results lol

    • @decryus5591
      @decryus5591 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Black Zetsu all along

    • @SirGrimly
      @SirGrimly 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@decryus5591 Black Zetsu was not an opportunist... His plan was meticulous and had centuries of thought and preparation going into it. (hell, he wasn't even the mastermind of that plan, Kaguya was lol).

  • @Kylora2112
    @Kylora2112 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Xal'atath has been a great slow-burn character that started out as just a fun flavor to an item.

  • @Egg67538
    @Egg67538 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +240

    Welcome back king. Gotta say as someone who has watched wow lore videos since cata came out when I was like 12, wowcrendor and nixion, man yours are the best. Honored for the early 20's wow players to be represented in the community by a man such as yourself.

    • @danielcanty5727
      @danielcanty5727 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Classic WoW in 23 minutes is still the best

    • @Veselinov21
      @Veselinov21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      20s gang 🙏

    • @dragondeeznutts
      @dragondeeznutts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kiss him already Lmaoo

    • @mertondunikov1106
      @mertondunikov1106 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dragondeeznuttsI wish I could

    • @Egg67538
      @Egg67538 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dragondeeznutts imma kiss u if you dont knock it off

  • @hypnotic13371337
    @hypnotic13371337 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    Keep in mind, this was all part of the jailors plans!
    "But he is dead now, he cant make plans anymore!"
    YOU DONT THINK THE MOST STRATEGIC AND POWERFUL MASTERMIND IN THE UNIVERSE MADE PLANS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND IN CASE OF HIS DEATH?!?!?!?!!?!?! What a super awesome and totally not wedged in character the jailor is

    • @user-go2ld4ti6r
      @user-go2ld4ti6r 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We should stop doing Morbius over a Jailer or they will return him:)

    • @Unregistered.HyperCam.2
      @Unregistered.HyperCam.2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This makes me think of a specific 24-year-old quote:
      Yoda: Always two there are, no more, no less. A master, and an apprentice.
      Mace Windu: But which was destroyed: the master, or the apprentice?

    • @ziggs123
      @ziggs123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Foolish mortals. He is in control of all. Your "victory" was only a vision. Yield and serve our TRUE Master N'Zoth!

  • @TaliesinMyrddin
    @TaliesinMyrddin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Xal'atath is "this new character was retroactively behind a ton of stuff you know" done right. No one even complained about it, but we basically got a dagger that was behind, in short, the troll empire falling, the Sundering, Ragnaros and by extension everything the black dragonflight did in Blackrock Mountain, the dwarves joining the Alliance..

  • @dawatchng
    @dawatchng 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    This kind of specific story telling REALLY makes me wish they had made a single player RPG in the vein of the Elder Scrolls games, or maybe a rpg where you can choose your followers, both having choices you can make to change the world (of warcraft)

  • @theangriestpigeon4403
    @theangriestpigeon4403 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Non-WoW guy, but this is an interesting villain. I hope they write her to be like, "Grand plan? Oh no, dear mortal, I just merely nudged you in a direction and you caused the chaos yourself. I just sat back and waited for the inevitable."
    More fitting for an eldritch being, imo, than, "I"M SUPER GIGA MEGA MASTERMIND" that plagues WoW.

  • @Speedysteve422
    @Speedysteve422 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Natalie: "You fools gain power by grinding while I studied the blade..."

  • @McBinnagin
    @McBinnagin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Your knowledge of lore and dedication to telling a good story with well edited scenes is amazing. Seriously you're a legend

  • @jackierenee1691
    @jackierenee1691 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    Yesssss Xal'atath baby!!!!! I really enjoyed her quest line in BFA. Her new model design looks gorgeous. Now please say we dont kill her off right away. It'll be nice to have a flowing narrative/evil character for the next 3 expansions.

    • @Unf0rget
      @Unf0rget 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We all know she's already gonna be a raid boss and that only mind controlled good guys or stunningly hot elf ladies get away alive. So she has a small chance.

    • @ExValeFor
      @ExValeFor 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Unf0rget >stunning hot elf lady
      check check check check check check

  • @m.a.dmatt6689
    @m.a.dmatt6689 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Jailer: "I'm 12 steps ahead of you all!"
    Xal'atath: "Cute...your still in the double digits."

    • @UltimateGamerCC
      @UltimateGamerCC 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      indeed, she has been the better chess player, but then of course she would be, she wasnt playing long distance chess.

    • @electricmayhem8147
      @electricmayhem8147 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol! too true!

  • @kelseycox1177
    @kelseycox1177 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hello Platinum Wow,
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  • @zimti7390
    @zimti7390 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    OMG it was all part of Zovaal's um I mean Xalatath's master plan all along!!! 😱

  • @SuperGamefreak18
    @SuperGamefreak18 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My theory with Xal'atath, she does have plans but atleast half of her plans were her making the best of a situation, she has long term goals but she is flexible with her short term goals, if its useful it's useful. Also Pretty sure the gift of N'Zoth is something she'll use to her adavantage against us.

  • @Spooky_Spookerson
    @Spooky_Spookerson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Absolute legend, the lust for the knife wife is widespread and all encompassing.

  • @ericromero5438
    @ericromero5438 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    I like Xal'atath and always wanted her to be more of a chaotic neutral. But, I guess we will end up just killing her like everything and everyone else, kind of a shame

    • @Ravagerblade
      @Ravagerblade 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Was always hoping we wouldn't... Now she's just another "big bad" to beat instead of possibly being a cool mainstay neutral but also possibly ally.

    • @pepepicapinto543
      @pepepicapinto543 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      We thought we'd end Dragonflight by killing Iridikron and it wasn't the case, so we may not end up just killing Xal'atath in TWW.

    • @Oliver-zj7rf
      @Oliver-zj7rf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah she's a baddie alright, gaw dayum.

  • @joncarter3761
    @joncarter3761 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The fact Xalatath is also rumoured to be the shadowy figure you need to get the void touched gear in season of discovery shows Blizzard are going all in on this character.

  • @stef-mad676
    @stef-mad676 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I cant believe it been 8 years since legion came out. I feel old.

    • @rhoydplaz2853
      @rhoydplaz2853 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's half my age

  • @infernal6969
    @infernal6969 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    " Yeah maybe I don't know " is the best wow lore 😂

  • @clogs4956
    @clogs4956 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Xal’atath’s story is fascinating. She’s clearly got it in for someone and means to get even.
    Wonder if she’s WoW’s Nyarlathoptep?

  • @thomasdye7503
    @thomasdye7503 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Currently in SoD there is a "secret" quest line that you destroy a box to get a void shard for crafting. When you do you are met by a mysterious void elf like figure who talks to you. Now granted the form Xaleteth has happens way way later but she mentions she hasnt had a form in awhile when she gets her new one so maybe this is an old form. Am I overreaching? Probably but I can see them using SoD to build character intrigue with her and introduce more people since we'll get a few more phases before the expansion drops.

    • @christopheryoung5212
      @christopheryoung5212 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I don't know much of retail wow but I do follow the lore videos and I remember this sassy dagger lady being mentioned in some N'Zoth lore and that's immediately who I thought the shadowy figure from the void crafting in SoD was. I think platinum is right as many others who actively play retail didn't know who I was trying to reference.
      Edited: Plus the dialogue from the dead cultist mentions that they were feeding the box and this video shows that she needs souls and encourages that sort of thing. :D

    • @notyourdaughter666
      @notyourdaughter666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it’s definitely her. she’s the only person that it could be.

    • @Massivecow1337
      @Massivecow1337 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She was where my brain went to as well. There's even a little off-handed comment about how time seems to distort around her, so I think this may be her traveling into the past or an alternate history to try to fiddle with things.
      And hey, all that happens is she convinces us to use some void powers to "save the world, or whatever" and I mean, nobody's ever been convinced by her to use void powers for the greater good right? And it's never backfired spectacularly? Right?

  • @JamCie
    @JamCie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    *Reads title*
    „Oh god, not again.“

  • @damiencrossley7497
    @damiencrossley7497 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Who the fuck is that?
    My sediments in current wow EXACTLY!

  • @BoxandJacquilope
    @BoxandJacquilope 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    @1:42 that Zandalar music hit so good! Excited to see Xal'atath next xpac :)

  • @Moschaboy89
    @Moschaboy89 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    She is also in SoD btw

  • @ioncamin5
    @ioncamin5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Im pretty sure the Shadowy Figure from SoD(The one that gives you epic gear ) is Xal'atath

  • @yupjuliansje
    @yupjuliansje 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm so glad you're here, I've been trying my hardest to extract wows main story by myself through playing the game but it's impossible, espechially since that main story is locked behind raids and nobody is doing those anymore and they just give you all big patch quests the moment you reach max level so I get spoiled, I mean I still don't know how we got from shadowlands to dragonflight 😂

  • @mikedoge5559
    @mikedoge5559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Also we could see Iridikron entering the void portal and we saw a female elf figure standing there...and people already kinda predicted it would be Xal'atath. Ngl I only knew her story since Legion, I didnt even know she had some influence in the past but it is pretty cool that whenever she appeared somewhere, something major happened. Even if she wanted just to stir some chaos, it still had quite big concenqunces.
    I am excited to see our Knifu back, her talking to us (as shadow priest) was one of the real highlights when it comes to the legendary weapons we had. I think she has potential to be very interesting villain given she has been around for sooo long and she was in the hands of mortals as well as our own hands too.

    • @HiddenEvilStudios
      @HiddenEvilStudios 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She only appeared in Legion. The other events from the past are described in the artifact's lore in your Order Hall if you're a Priest.

    • @mikedoge5559
      @mikedoge5559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@HiddenEvilStudios ooo, still tho...it sure is more interesting piece of legendary weapon compared to other things...making it sentient really gave it more depth

  • @unrocky
    @unrocky 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your channel grew big man! GRATZ on almost 300k. I love your lore videos

  • @gp42846
    @gp42846 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVED being a spriest and having my weapon whisper to me sometimes. Awesome video!

  • @maelys8851
    @maelys8851 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Let's be real, some of us weren't tricked by Xal'atath, we helped entirely completely and fully of our own volition

  • @alyssumn3884
    @alyssumn3884 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As one of those niche players who was shadow priest, reads lore and did the side quests...I still F'ing love your videos about it all. You do such a lovely job!

  • @badgertom6153
    @badgertom6153 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:44 ahhh yes Diana Troi, such a memorable name!

  • @Chukanay
    @Chukanay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I've encountered a suspicious "void" elf with a dagger and some secrets quite similar to one's Xal'atath at the end of the Void Touched epic gear event.
    Really exciting to see that Blizz is adding not only new gameplay but even new lore into SoD.

    • @HiddenEvilStudios
      @HiddenEvilStudios 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Do you mean on Season of Discovery in Classic?

    • @Chukanay
      @Chukanay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@HiddenEvilStudiosYes, the Void Touched epics from professions tied to the BFD Raid

  • @loremastertaruzai2066
    @loremastertaruzai2066 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's just like Deathwing when cata cames out. Only those who read the books did know who Deathwing was and why he was so dangerous. All other WoW players where like: " What Dragon?"

    • @TheRealVordox
      @TheRealVordox 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Warcraft 2

    • @Resi1ience
      @Resi1ience 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheRealVordox Who played Warcraft 2?

    • @medianxx4687
      @medianxx4687 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Resi1ienceold School RTS players

  • @adnanaboukewik4950
    @adnanaboukewik4950 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Okay, next expansion will be about the void and the villain, Xalatath
    But what about Iridikron? Will he just be forgotten like that after Dragonflight?

  • @MatthewTheWanderer
    @MatthewTheWanderer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My main is and always has been a Night Elf Shadow Priest (since 2005), so I am well acquainted with Xal'atath.

  • @dummythicc1984
    @dummythicc1984 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    okay but do I get to side with my knaifu?

    • @HiddenEvilStudios
      @HiddenEvilStudios 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If the Sylvanas questline from BfA is any indication, the answer is No.

  • @Rackalackberto
    @Rackalackberto 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I think the "weakpoint" of being very specific is actually the major appeal for me. As someone who doesn't play WoW anymore and only observes it from the sidelines, this is exactly the kind of storyhook an epic story needs. Mysterious artifact that is kind of known but only a small amount of people actually know what's the deal with it an the rest have to do their own research to understand the full picture? Count me in.

    • @pepepicapinto543
      @pepepicapinto543 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I actually agree. There are some narratives that need to be seen by everyone, but there are others that feel way better when they're sort of fragmented and mysterious. I played shadow in Legion and played the whole BFA campaign, enough to know who and what Xal'atath is, and I still learned a lot from this video. I think that's really cool.

  • @wraithwastaken.
    @wraithwastaken. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The best WoW content on TH-cam.

  • @omedon666
    @omedon666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I absolutely agree that so much of WoW's story delivery anticipates a degree of long term engagement that is becoming more and more hubristic to assume. That said, thank you very much for the concise and entertaining catch-up! I consider myself a "lore guy," and hadn't put all of her schemes together in some time if ever, and you did so quite well, thank you!

  • @Nexiusify
    @Nexiusify 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Xalatath was truly the best artifact weapon

    • @boxoid5230
      @boxoid5230 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nah frostmourne will always be the best but Xal'Atath is a close second

    • @sninctbur3726
      @sninctbur3726 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kid named Ashbringer:

  • @skunkjulio
    @skunkjulio 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Love seeing this detailed WoW lore before the retcons hit next expansion

  • @bobnoggets5114
    @bobnoggets5114 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Came back to wow after 11ish years and I have to say the talking artifact weapons are a blast (I especially love whenever Aluneth decides to eat a nearby mana source).

  • @HeyheyReirei
    @HeyheyReirei 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video! Though I agree her story is hard to find in-game, I really like how it “moves in the shadows” and plays into how her movements were overlooked and now look at where she is.

  • @dumb-baby
    @dumb-baby 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    as a longterm priest player and rper i can safely say Natalie Seline and this stupid blade's history goes TOO far back. The void lords are the most powerful untapped source cough cough why i fought so hard for velf lore being so deeply concrete vs the common "the alliance just wants elves" -shoulda had helfs the whole time-

    • @shizachan8421
      @shizachan8421 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Kinda hope Midnight gives the Void Elves some more love again. And finally their own city on Azeroth. Considering Xal'ataths great visuals, its time for the Void elves to finally get their improved set of customization options with ritual marks and more interesting eye variations (while I still feel liek Xal'ataths eyes are what should have been the night warrior option, I now really want them for Void Elves, as well as N'zoth old god style eyes).
      I also hope for some good new void themes armor sets.

  • @ComicalConqueror
    @ComicalConqueror 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I just dont trust wow to do these types of stories. They haven't stuck a *major* villain since Arthas or Onyxia. Maybe Lei Shen if you count him as major. I guess im just happy the horde isnt forced to be accessories to the antagonist for another expansion.

    • @shizachan8421
      @shizachan8421 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I feel like they are re-evaluating their writing style. With DF we already see a major villain not being fought and transitioning into the next one with Iridikron.

  • @bobhoward3696
    @bobhoward3696 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh wow! I loved this blade and the questline, my favorite part of Legion by far when I played it

  • @Azrael79a
    @Azrael79a 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I read a fanfic where Xal'atath was the main love interest lol.

  • @HCSR2
    @HCSR2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    WoW storytelling is pretty bad yeah, but I actually _really_ like Xal'atath (no, not in that way) and in my opinion she along Varian, Garrosh and Wrathion might be one of the few good things WoW has done for the Warcraft franchise. She reminds me of XIV storytelling, with little events happening away from the spotlight slowly growing into something you could see coming but just didn't know how it would happen or what it really meant. She makes me think of Ultima the High Seraph, a character that at first just seemed to be put in for some side story, but then you realize the centuries-spanning repercussions of her involvement, how it still affects the world today, and how it's not over yet. She is one of the main reasons I'm actually looking forward to a WoW expansion and might even play retail again after five years.

  • @necrisro
    @necrisro 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I just want an antagonist that makes me feel like they aren't all wrong, ya know ? Like all the good ones ever made

  • @Vaeland
    @Vaeland 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always wanted an expansion where we went inside the blade and found remnants of the black empire recuperating and preparing for war. It would be an opportunity to make some really fantastical and lovecraftian areas a reality, or let them play with light/darkness mechanics like with the vault of the wardens but out in the overworld. Would also expand lore a ton in a way we know is possible since we’ve been inside frostmourne already. I doubt the War Within will be related as it seems more likely we will be going within Azeroth but imagine entire worlds hidden within objects from Warcraft lore

  • @gbarredac
    @gbarredac 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!!, now my friends can understand a little of why I love my Knifu!!!

  • @DEML91
    @DEML91 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love how everyone is ok with Xal'atath being introduced as a source of many of WoWs lore events but everyone lost their minds when Blizz introduced the Jailor and the First Ones , even thought they have the same level of retcon which btw none of them are truly retcons since none of them change what happen but instead add more information to it.

  • @Dandalu
    @Dandalu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    한국에서도 잘 보고있습니다. I love you platinum wow

  • @Clemenz01
    @Clemenz01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always thought something was different about my Artifact weapon in Legion. That’s why I continued to play Shadow Priest. I too enjoyed the journey with her.

  • @Linkedblade
    @Linkedblade 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She also plays some role in the goings on in SoD, because she appears when you craft the epic from the BFD questline

  • @laertesindeed
    @laertesindeed 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    17:00 That is a very weak complaint. The xal'atath story that manages to get into the game is "MORE" information than we ever had in game for Nefarian or Gruul or Prince Malchezar or Kel'Thuzad or Cho'Gall or mogu emperors before those people were Raid bosses for the start of various expansions.

    • @snazzydrew
      @snazzydrew 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think person don't actually pay attention to how much of the lore of Warcraft is presented in VERY missable ways... and I don't even know why they want it shoved deeply in everyone face... When they're writing a whole world, it kinda make sense that those who are less astute would miss things...
      I didn't miss anything mentioned in this video tho because I was static'ing with a shadow priest for legion and bfa so it I got to watch a lot of it.

  • @Xivix427
    @Xivix427 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have a feeling there will be a Xal'atath will have her own animated short prior to the release of The War Within. Could give us background on her story for those who haven't played a shadow priest in Legion and/or did the questline in BFA.

  • @n9nedots
    @n9nedots 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember thinking it would be awesome for Xal’Atath to have a role somewhere given all of the voice lines she had, with the constant whispers and all during gameplay. I thought it was a super nice touch to spriest in legion

  • @Fyrijou
    @Fyrijou 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro, the dagger in the thumbnail, that’s just Tzeentch‘s symbol from Warhammer

  • @kabrozkabroz
    @kabrozkabroz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm confused why you frame it like the war with the aqir is what lead to the existence of night elves. Night elves formed from dark trolls who lived in seclusion around the spot Ysharrj was ripped from. There's no correlation between the war with the aqir and the societal position of dark trolls. Seems like a bit of a misleading way to represent the birth of Nelves?

    • @PlatinumWoW
      @PlatinumWoW  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      You are right about that actually. I messed up. Oops.

    • @frednasty
      @frednasty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      An unfortunate side effect of compressing years worth history into 20 minute story.

  • @pyramidruler66
    @pyramidruler66 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly you do an amazing job with these videos. Are these lore found in game or also in books as ever since watching yout scourge lore video I have been hooked

  • @StanHowse
    @StanHowse 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember first getting the dagger for my Spriest. When it was New.

  • @MeeSeeksAndDestroy
    @MeeSeeksAndDestroy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i know every expansion needs a "big bad" but hear me out, she was ancient when the world was young. she doesnt do things for no reason but it also doesnt mean those reasons and intentions are bad. lets hear her out. let her do a thing and see where this goes, Azeroth is CLEAN from old god STDs and about to hatch from her egg so whats the worst that can happen?

    • @rdogg114
      @rdogg114 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You sure have a lot of faith in blizzard writers.

  • @cristhianmlr
    @cristhianmlr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Saying first is cringe ngl

  • @Zethraxxur
    @Zethraxxur 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your video launches are always such a highlight!

  • @TurboNemesis
    @TurboNemesis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She's also in Season of Discovery. You meet her during the quest to obtain the void-touched crafting patterns.

  • @BurakkuHishou
    @BurakkuHishou 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So xala'teth will be the new mastermind who is always 10 steps ahead of the players, who has her legion of simps, can always have plot armor, and will be exploited for several expansions, probably receiving large amounts of "how did she get that power?"
    Sounds like they sufficiently replaced sylvanas.

  • @wh1spererz
    @wh1spererz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    first

    • @Aaronmillager
      @Aaronmillager 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      nope

    • @BlueberryFundip
      @BlueberryFundip 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@Aaronmillager😂

    • @danielcanty5727
      @danielcanty5727 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You beat me by 42 seconds lol

  • @Waybear
    @Waybear 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro said “Diana” lol. Epic final line btw. Awesome video!!

  • @HawkknightXC88
    @HawkknightXC88 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm so excited to see Xal'atath for War Within. Also looking forward for Part 2 of Xal'atath Lore when the expansion releases because her being the main villain for the World Soul Saga will be very cool specially with alot of build up from the Shadow Priest Dagger and even BFA's side story.

  • @xychid
    @xychid 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really appreciate the placement of her various quotes in this video. Nicely edited. :P I hope they don't waste her. Enjoyed Xal'atath since Legion.

  • @Pershath08
    @Pershath08 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you do the void-touched quest in SoD I think she appears in that which is awesome. Retroactively inserting her into lore.

  • @KazatoobsidianKazuma
    @KazatoobsidianKazuma 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can't wait for more man

  • @MoosePolo
    @MoosePolo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The shadow priest artifact was by far my favorite and glad we are getting this

  • @noragreen109
    @noragreen109 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how most of her dialogue boils down to:
    The blade that talks smack behind your back (the series, I think. Idk)

  • @Avacious181
    @Avacious181 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks!

  • @peppek8631
    @peppek8631 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for your service, i dont even play wow anymore for years and i keep coming back to these videos, youre the best WoW Lore channel ever.
    btw was the crowd when announcing new WoW War within or whatever, that silent after announcing Xal Atah ??

  • @Fankine78
    @Fankine78 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also additional detail about Legion : It is there that shadow priest for the frist time used void magic. Until then it was only shadow. Even if void is basically shadow school, it doesnt have the same visuals effects and not the same source

  • @MisterSigath
    @MisterSigath 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're one of the best Platinum!

  • @cristhianbrit
    @cristhianbrit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video!

  • @forfoxsakemary
    @forfoxsakemary 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wait what? what took me by surprise the most in this video is the very end, 300k subs? you deserve... millions!! o.o

  • @SoulHuN7eR
    @SoulHuN7eR 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They knew full well to make her an elf as well..... 😅

  • @el.chill.4
    @el.chill.4 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glad to see Alliancetaur still around