#World of warcraft the war within

[deathknightrea]

I've seen a few people complaining about Anduin's new look and how he looks too "old" now, also they dont understand why he's acting so distant from his friends, so I figured I'd break it down from my perspective and a tiny bit of my own character analysis as a long time player since Lich King and have read a lot of the books. Also I'm a huge fan of Anduin as a character, so I'm sorry if it might be a bit biased.

He was 18 years old in the book Before The Strom which takes place right before Battle for Azeroth, (he probably turned 19 around the beginning of BFA) so by the end of BFA he would've been between 20 and 21 since the war was fought over 2 years. He was fighting that war while still struggling with the death of his father as well as running the Alliance and his own Kingdom. He even said he had never given himself a proper time to grieve his father's passing. If you read Before The Storm, you know all the heartbreak and disappointment he suffered in that book. Including everything that happened with Calia Menethil. (I know not a lot of people view the books as canon, but I do believe the legit Warcraft published books to be part of the Lore.)

In Shadowlands, which was stated to be over the course of 2 years as well. Anduin would've been 22 or 23 when it ended. Let's not forget that while imprisoned by the Jailer, everyone was tortured mentally and physically. Anduin obviously had the worst of it, constantly being controlled by the Jailer and the Mourn Blade and forced to do horrible things that made him feel extremely guilty and question his own heart. Let's be honest, if Arthas had been able to break free from the Jailers' influence and not fallen so far, he would be struggling just as bad as/or worse than Anduin.

We were told 5 years had passed between Shadowlands and Dragonflight so that puts Anduin around 27 or 28 years old in War Within. The biggest clue to how much Anduin has been struggling, is his sword. The first thing I noticed is that the yellow glow that for us symbolized his role as a Priest was gone. He even told Thrall there was no Light left in him. It seems he's to a point where he is giving up and still can't accept what he was forced to do in Shadowlands.

I think they did a good job on aging him in the new cinematic. He isn't the hope filled, peace seeking, bright-eyed, boy King we all knew. Now he's the war-torn, mentality struggling, man who needs help coming to peace with himself. The trauma of constant war and loss have finally caught up with him. We also don't know where he's been or what he's been up to since he left. However, just looking at the scars and cuts on his face, he's clearly been through something rough while he was away. You can feel the pain in his voice and see it in his eyes. They really did a fantastic job putting that cinematic together.

I feel like, as an Alliance players and due to the connection our characters have had from quest lines and side Quests over the years with Anduin, through Pandaria to Shadowlands, we will be doing a lot of Quests with Anduin to help him regain his connection to the Light and bring back our Priest--but that's just a my Alliance fan heart wishing.

If you actually read all this....WOW! 😂 Thanks for reading my rambling.

#world of warcraft #world of warcraft The war within #king anduin #anduin llane wrynn #anduin wrynn #blizzard

[doctordragon]

I really hope we get to see anduin deal with his pre SL trauma because while obviously being mind controlled into doing horrific things is #1 on the list of Shit To Be Addressed but like

What about when he was forced to be a figurehead king before he was 10. What about when his father had his soul split in two and manipulated by Onyxia. What about being constantly treated like an object to be captured. What about BEING CRUSHED WITH A GIANT BELL. What about varian dying to the legion and him immediately being forced to lead the alliance in a war against world destruction. What about being forced into being a perfect king despite his lack of experience in the extremely complicated azeroth political scheme during the fourth war. What about leading an army and doing battle while experiencing chronic pain? What about having his mind influenced by N'zoth and seeing the stormwind Horrific Vision. That isn't even all of it but you get the point

He's been pushing down his trauma this entire time because this level of trauma is just expected and normal in the wow universe. The events of SL are what broke him, but I want him to realize how fucked up his life was before, and have do deal with all that shit on top.

#anduin wrynn #anduin #world of warcraft #wow #the war within #world of warcraft the war within #wow tww

[kinamysa]

Quick sketch of the Knifey Wifey Xal'atath ;3

#world of warcraft #warcraft #xal'atath #world of warcraft the war within #art #digital art

[eri-potato]

World of warcraft what's next like: Xal'atath and Alleria will be rivals. Oh I feel the ships already LMAOOO. This will make some fanfics I am SURE Also I am vibing Alleria looks amazing in that new design art. I love my Windrunners I'm happy. Also Xal'atath's design is good I like it.

#world of warcraft #World of warcraft the war within #Wow Announcement #alleria windrunner #xal'atath #Fanfics #Ships #eri's rambling

[shadez-art]

Anduin 💙 I'm so happy that he's back!

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[gnomeregoons]

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE? THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN KEEP YOUR DISTANCE? DID THEY DIVORCE? DID TURALYON AND ALLERIA DIVORCE?

#world of warcraft #wow #turalyon #alleria windrunner #world of warcraft the war within #wow tww #the war within #tww spo

[dazespritefairy]

I had a dream that the War Within started today and we were all playing it and the storyline was just: we were all at a cafe party in dragonflight similar to the tree party but just to eat food. and then we were invaded by pirates bc they wanted gold. But no one really cared and the pirates were insulted by it.

Then for some reason the Tauren (of all races) got so bored they became enraged and decided “we are bored so lets go to war with the alliance and the entire world!” and both factions goal was to stop them bc we thought it was stupid, and we just wanted to keep having cross faction player hangouts.

Thats it that was the plot. Also you could reach higher up things like items in trees by climbing on another player’s shoulders… so everyone was running around like we were having a giant game of chickenfight yelling “tower party!” And trying to make a line of players carrying another player. 🤔

#world of warcraft #wow #dragonflight #the war within #wowwww #ww #world of warcraft the war within #tww #wow tww

[konic0]

MISTS OF TIRNA SCITHE IS BACK, WE CHEERED!

#world of warcraft shadowlands #wow #wow dragonflight #world of warcraft dragonflight #world of warcraft #the war within #world of warcraft the war within #wow tww #world of warcraft tww

[chrissyartz]

Ravenstraza my Drakthyr Evoker. In WoW Retail. I have alot of characters in-game. and I hope to one day have more. the prospect of Warbands coming in TWW the next Expac in the World Soul Saga, looks promising. I can not wait to see what it brings. I will also be playing CE progression servers and regular Classic progression. I also love how Blizzard is tying in the timelines of each of these servers. It gets me all excited to see what happens next. What happens when WoW finally comes to an end though, only time will tell. And I am happy to see for I am currently enjoying my journey through Azeroth and beyond and endings are always tidings for new beginnings in my books. :D

#my screenshots #world of warcraft #Drakthyr evoker #my Drakthyr evoker #ChrissyArtz #WoW fiction #World of warcraft Dragonflight #World of Warcraft the War Within

[almasigridis]

faerin lothar :)

#world of warcraft #warcraft art #my art #wow art #the war within #tww spoilers #anyway i always forget what a face looks like the longer i work on it so i hope it looks ok #btw my twitter is almasigridis

[swampgallows]

tabbed back into the stream and died laughing at this ad overlay

#blizzcon spoilers #world of warcraft #the war within #wow tww #wow ww

[maddiebiscuits]

For Fanart Friday reminding you all I am never EVER immune from WoW elves Xal'atath ilu

#blizzcon #warcraft #world of warcraft #xal'atath #void elf #elf #elf girls #elves #war within #maddie's art #fan art

[doctordragon]

What if we were narrative foils so for one of us to grow and succeed the other has to fall ahahaha

#ok i had to draw out my feelings i did cry while making this at the thought of them reuniting #wow #wrathion #anduin #anduin wrynn #world of warcraft #dragonflight #the war within #world of warcraft dragonflight #wranduin #world of warcraft the war within #doctordragon arts

[nukednick]

idk i just thought anduin needs a hug

#nukednick #fan art #fanart #wow #world of warcraft #anduin wrynn #wrathion #wranduin #the war within #idk

[ellipuukangas]

"I promised you adventures"

#wrathion #anduin wrynn #world of warcraft #war within #fan art #dragon

[the-rebel-spy-art]

listen I just think if Anduin did this for a couple hours not saying it’s a cure but i mean that’s how all the other millennials have gotten through it

#warcraft #anduin #anduin wrynn #the war within #tww #world of warcraft #wow #rebel art