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====Forsaken Undead====
====Forsaken Undead====
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Mostly the humans of the kingdom of Lordaeron and the Elves of Silvermoon, plus others that fell to the Plague since then, which were originally mostly just mindless zombies or ghosts. After Illidan began a spell to weaken and destroy the Frozen Throne and trapped spirit of Ner'zhul while Arthas rushed to save him (before they merged into one being), Sylvanas and the undead Elves regained their free will and used it to start a rebellion, eventually freeing many Undead and returning their souls to them resulting in them going from mindless zombies back to ordinary people. Among the gray area morality of the races in the game, Forsaken come furthest on the 'evil' end of the spectrum as either through damage to brain/soul or just the traumatic unlife they've had, many have become psychopathic sadists. They have a fully funded mad scientist corps devoted to creating a 'perfect plague' as well as perfecting and exercising already exiting ones; among its other duties, performs numerous experiments (mostly on Mengele spectrum) on enslaved sentients, dissecting the living and turning them into monsters, and trying to perfect a particular plague formula that will render their enemies into undead like themselves with no side effects (although this last one was considered by some Forsaken to be a means of "reproduction" of sorts to keep up their fight against the Lich King, while it lasted). They were also on the back foot, being at war with just about everything (including a militant priestly organization that represented the last living Lordaeron humans left in their homeland called the Scarlet Crusade) that wasn't the Horde and smack dab in the middle of all invasion routes back then.
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Mostly the humans of the kingdom of Lordaeron and the Elves of Silvermoon, plus others that fell to the Plague since then, which were originally mostly just mindless zombies or ghosts. After Illidan began a spell to weaken and destroy the Frozen Throne and trapped spirit of Ner'zhul while Arthas rushed to save him (before they merged into one being), Sylvanas and the undead Elves regained their free will and used it to start a rebellion, eventually freeing many Undead and returning their souls to them resulting in them going from mindless zombies back to ordinary people.
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The aforementioned mad scientist organization turned against Sylvanas (allegedly) and into the ranks of the Burning Legion in a short one-battle civil war that destroyed any hope for peace between factions left at the time (hint: all those people from "Missing Persons" posters all around Eastern Kingdoms suddenly turning up as 'cattle' (in more ways than one) in Undercity might have something to do with it), and were put onto probation as a race up until a change of Warchief unwittingly resulted in a green flag to do whatever they wanted. With the Lich King dead and the Scarlet Crusade mostly wiped out, the Forsaken were left free to explore their new and wonderful nature as undead, sliding ever further unto the 'evil' side of the spectrum. Their initial (and true) claims that as the last humans of Lordaeron they rightfully inherit the kingdom and that the humans down south had no right to conquer and purge them suddenly became "let's claim the entire northern continent, supposedly minus the Blood Elf parts (definitely plus surviving High Elf lodges on the southern borders of aforementioned parts, regardless of their affiliation with the Alliance), and just kill/monsterfy humans wherever they are to be found".
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Among the gray area morality of the races in the game, Forsaken come furthest on the 'evil' end of the spectrum as either through damage to brain/soul or just the traumatic unlife they've had, many have become psychopathic sadists. They have a fully funded mad scientist corps devoted to creating a 'perfect plague' as well as perfecting and exercising already exiting ones; among its other duties, performs numerous experiments (mostly on Mengele spectrum) on enslaved sentients, dissecting the living and turning them into monsters, and trying to perfect a particular plague formula that will render their enemies into undead like themselves with no side effects (although this last one was considered by some Forsaken to be a means of "reproduction" of sorts to keep up their fight against the Lich King, while it lasted). They were also on the back foot, being at war with just about everything (including a militant priestly organization that represented the last living Lordaeron humans left in their homeland called the Scarlet Crusade) that wasn't the Horde and smack dab in the middle of all invasion routes back then.
Right back at Vanilla they have slave women tortured and lobotomized, slaving away at Underdark. (Google : Therese the Mind Slave)
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The aforementioned mad scientist organization turned against Sylvanas (allegedly) and into the ranks of the Burning Legion in a short one-battle civil war that destroyed any hope for peace between factions left at the time (hint: all those people from "Missing Persons" posters all around Eastern Kingdoms suddenly turning up as 'cattle' (in more ways than one) in Undercity might have something to do with it), and were put onto probation as a race up until a change of Warchief unwittingly resulted in a green flag to do whatever they wanted. With the Lich King dead and the Scarlet Crusade mostly wiped out, the Forsaken were left free to explore their new and wonderful nature as undead, sliding ever further unto the 'evil' side of the spectrum. Their initial (and true) claims that as the last humans of Lordaeron they rightfully inherit the kingdom and that the humans down south had no right to conquer and purge them suddenly became "let's claim the entire northern continent, supposedly minus the Blood Elf parts (definitely plus surviving High Elf lodges on the southern borders of aforementioned parts, regardless of their affiliation with the Alliance), and just kill/monsterfy humans wherever they are to be found"
. So far due to ballooning fan votes by Sylvanas fans their atrocities are ignored
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That isn't to say that all Forsaken by definition are evil bastards. The player character is generally left up to the player to decide as far as alignment goes beyond some basic quests pushing you in the general direction of your faction story (that any player on your faction can do), as well as an occasional Forsaken NPC who isn't a complete fucking asshole appear throughout the game, a notable example would have been Leonid Barthalomew (although he is Forsaken by race, and at no point by affiliation) AKA the saddest Paladin ever. While Horde Forsaken became more evil as a group, more Forsaken were depicted as relatively friendly to both factions in NPC organizations and in lore they even gained the ability to channel Holy magic without causing themselves to feel like they're being smited by a thousand drunk screaming Munchkin Paladins (through Undead ex-robot giantess Valkyries that decided Sylvanas was their new god, but this is fucking Warcraft, if it was any less strange you'd be disappointed).
That isn't to say that all Forsaken by definition are evil bastards. The player character is generally left up to the player to decide as far as alignment goes beyond some basic quests pushing you in the general direction of your faction story (that any player on your faction can do), as well as an occasional Forsaken NPC who isn't a complete fucking asshole appear throughout the game, a notable example would have been Leonid Barthalomew (although he is Forsaken by race, and at no point by affiliation) AKA the saddest Paladin ever. While Horde Forsaken became more evil as a group, more Forsaken were depicted as relatively friendly to both factions in NPC organizations and in lore they even gained the ability to channel Holy magic without causing themselves to feel like they're being smited by a thousand drunk screaming Munchkin Paladins (through Undead ex-robot giantess Valkyries that decided Sylvanas was their new god, but this is fucking Warcraft, if it was any less strange you'd be disappointed).
Sylvanas herself has been portrayed off and on as sympathetic and evil in an attempt at a complex character, which unfortunately makes her seem more like she's suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder than being a mix of good and bad. Deliver her an heirloom of her family and she'll gather the other Forsaken Elves to sing an ancient lament of the Elves with the lyrics modified to be an eulogy for her current dying race(s). But then she decides the solution to human farmers feuding with their Forsaken farmer relatives next door is to plaguebomb the entire county and send in giant spiders to lay eggs in the still-living wildlife because...reasons. She'll find the twin son and daughter of her sister and deliver them safely home despite the two trying to kill each other due to their factions being at war, but will then force-feed all POWs pumpkins that have been laced with the plague and give any that survive as new Forsaken a crappy job killing seven wolves because [[Meme|Forsaken make babby]].
Sylvanas herself has been portrayed off and on as sympathetic and evil in an attempt at a complex character, which unfortunately makes her seem more like she's suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder than being a mix of good and bad. Deliver her an heirloom of her family and she'll gather the other Forsaken Elves to sing an ancient lament of the Elves with the lyrics modified to be an eulogy for her current dying race(s). But then she decides the solution to human farmers feuding with their Forsaken farmer relatives next door is to plaguebomb the entire county and send in giant spiders to lay eggs in the still-living wildlife because...reasons. She'll find the twin son and daughter of her sister and deliver them safely home despite the two trying to kill each other due to their factions being at war, but will then force-feed all POWs pumpkins that have been laced with the plague and give any that survive as new Forsaken a crappy job killing seven wolves because [[Meme|Forsaken make babby]].
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Regardless, Sylvanas is hugely popular among the fanbase resulting in much cosplay, merchandise buying, and porn except to those who's eyes fill with [[Skub]] and veins with salt at the thought of her...well, constant focus and increasingly ridiculous powers and boons (like the aforementioned Valkyries suddenly deciding she's the God Empress Of Undeadkind and instantly solving 2/3 of the problems of the Forsaken because she solved the first third of the problems). But arguments on that nature are for someplace less polite than 4chan; like the WoW forums. As of late, greatly concerned with her own newfound mortality and the means of escaping it, which, along with her progressing God-Empress complex, seems to worry absolutely no one (after all, what could possibly go wrong? isn't that right, Garrosh?) with a notable exceptions of Genn Greymane and Jaina Proudmoore (guess who the new most hated WoW characters are). To be continued?
Regardless, Sylvanas is hugely popular among the fanbase resulting in much cosplay, merchandise buying, and porn except to those who's eyes fill with [[Skub]] and veins with salt at the thought of her...well, constant focus and increasingly ridiculous powers and boons (like the aforementioned Valkyries suddenly deciding she's the God Empress Of Undeadkind and instantly solving 2/3 of the problems of the Forsaken because she solved the first third of the problems). But arguments on that nature are for someplace less polite than 4chan; like the WoW forums. As of late, greatly concerned with her own newfound mortality and the means of escaping it, which, along with her progressing God-Empress complex, seems to worry absolutely no one (after all, what could possibly go wrong? isn't that right, Garrosh?) with a notable exceptions of Genn Greymane and Jaina Proudmoore (guess who the new most hated WoW characters are). To be continued?
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* Varian dies fighting demons and his son Anduin becomes King of Stormwind.
* Varian dies fighting demons and his son Anduin becomes King of Stormwind.
* Jaina's no longer peaceful and leaves after a hissy fit over Anduin working with the Horde.
* Jaina's no longer peaceful and leaves after a hissy fit over Anduin working with the Horde.
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* Vol'jin also dies fighting demons and Sylvanas replaces him as Warchief because the Loa say so.
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* Vol'jin also dies fighting demons and Sylvanas replaces him as Warchief because the Loa say so
. Fantasy Ausschwitz Undercity is still full of slaves and tortured lobotomized innocents being brought in, and Horde still ignores it, hinting that either Voljin is corrupted, or Blizzard went full autistic
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* The Lich King Bolvar reluctantly breaks his self-imposed exile, allies with the Death Knights of the Ebon Blade and lends assistance against the Legion to the Alliance and the Horde.
* The Lich King Bolvar reluctantly breaks his self-imposed exile, allies with the Death Knights of the Ebon Blade and lends assistance against the Legion to the Alliance and the Horde.
* Though Gul'dan has Illidan's body, Illidan's soul is still free to communicate with player demon hunters.
* Though Gul'dan has Illidan's body, Illidan's soul is still free to communicate with player demon hunters.