Ebyssian's dragon eyes.... Such a perfect addition

Ebyssian's voice actor was amazing here.

In Ebyssian's defense, the first time he left Highmountain during the HM tauren recruitment quest, he literally got strangled by old gods.

They've REALLY improved the facial animations. That little eye tremble on Emberthal, you feel it.

God this cutscene was beautifully animated... and voiced... and Ebyssian looks SO GOOD NOW!

God damn, this voice acting is insane.

There's no doubts in my mind anymore, the Sabellian/Wrathion faction rivalry in launch content was indeed a red herring, Ebyssian is gonna be the new Aspect of Black Dragonflight.

Ebyssian better be the next Aspect of the Black Dragonflight

To be fair to Ebonhorn he technically couldn’t leave or he’d get corrupted by the old gods.

Jesus christ, the facial expressions, the emotions they give, the voice acting, definitely an upgrade over shadowlands and bfa. Dragonflight is doing pretty good in storytelling bliz 👍

How is this a minor patch?? the lore and the production feel so good and it's so much better than so many major patches in recent years, I was not crying with this cutscene in-game but now rewatching it and talking about it with friends brough me to tears, I want to hug those two because they have suffered so much and lost so many, thank you blizzard, my most honest thank you for this patch.

Ebyssian is a gem and must be protected at all costs

This is making me emotional, I need to give Ebyssian a hug because damn.

This is why Ebyssian deserves to be the Black Dragon Aspect. So fitting that he took on the form of a Tauren.

This cutscene is the proof we need, Ebyssian must be the Dragon Aspect of the Black Dragonflight, his wisdom, knowing his mistakes and most importantly the union of family

Imagine going from the Shadowlands cutscenes to this. People mention Garrosh's cutscene but that one was made by one guy as a quick passion project so it makes sense but there is no excuse for everything else. Now we get hit with this jewel, their faces have as much emotion as the big in-game cinematics from SL, maybe even more.

damn Ebyssian voice acting is 11/10, idk wtf is going on but I feel it.

Neltharion's Dracthyrs = The Clone Troopers ( *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* )

"for the first time I was alone, and it terrified me" why does this bring a tear😢...

I love the pain in Ebyssians face.. These cutscenes I need more of this Blizzard I want to feel the sadness feel their pain be on the edge of my seat when there is good action I loved every bit of this

Man, I am loving all of the love for Ebonhorn so much.

this is a powerful moment for both characters

I really... click with Emberthal. Last year I lost my brother... this year I lost my sister. He was 24, she was 17. I'm trans, and my family disowned me when I came out. I lost my family... the things she said in this cinematic just... the emotions are... a lot. I can't even imagine.

Man, thinking back at what ingame cutscenes used to look just 2 expansions ago, and the level we have now is like a day and night difference.

The animation in these in-engine cut scenes is getting crazy good now. Absolutely brilliant job all around.

*[Emberthal & Ebyssian Having Their Moment To Reflect]* Horde Champion: "Uuuuhh, can I get my boots now? Its a literal stat upgrade from my current ones I'm wearing.."

Wow, this is the most emotional scene I ever saw, and I was about to burst into tears because of it. And I might wanna give both Emberthal and Ebyssian a hug for this one.

One of the best cutscenes in WoW ever. ACTUAL STORY AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! 😱

yo wtf this is good

I honestly want to give Emberthal and Ebyssian a hug, to show they won’t be alone in their journey. We will help them both along the way, I know it!

This has to be hands down some of the best acting I’ve ever seen in a video game.

This was a very touching scene. I think seeing the dragons up close and personal like this shows just how cruel the Old Gods were; not only did they turn friends into monsters who posed a threat to the world, but because they forced the extinction of the corrupted, it left survivors like this, who escaped corruption, but have to live with the memory of what their corrupted kin did. Keep in mind; corruption pushes the corrupted to see certain desires and actions as more appropriate, or necessary, and distorts their cognition of the world, but it doesn't necessarily CREATE those feelings unless it's a straight brainwashing (which in most cases here it wasn't). The Old Gods whispers meld with one's own thoughts, drawing parallels to schizophrenia, and where one's own ideas end and the whispers' begin is hard to tell. As an analogy: Someone who does something crazy while drunk and dies, how much of it was the drink and how much of it was them? It's hard to say sometimes.

honestly this cinematic is of the highest quality blizzard has yet to produce (in game cutscenes) the voice acting, the music, the animations. this is the type of cutscene that makes you feel something

I am genuinely so surprised by this cutscene. Very few times in my 15 years of playing Wow have I ever been this excited from seeing an in-game cutscene. Everything is just so incredibly perfect. The music was serious, and the animations were absolutely PERFECT. The VOICE ACTING!!! God damn. The sigh from Ebonhorn. The absolute rage and vengeance-ridden look of Emberthal when they pointed at Ebonhorn at 00:33. God damn, if this is what we will expect in the future of wow then my god I will change my view of Retail. I've yet reached the Sindragosa storyline, but I heard that it was perfect so I will return to make an edit on what I think :p

In a 2 min Cutscene, I care more about a character more about a story, more about the future, then the Entire storyline of shadowlands Now this is how it should be

i'm so happy that we have touching and emotional moments in wow at last. it makes the story finally alive. Terran Gregory and his team are just killing it

The in game cutscene animations are getting ridiculously good. This was superb!

The voice acting and Face animations are 100/10

That was such a good cutscene. It nearly made me cry.

Damn, that music though! Really reminds me of the emotional Mass Effect suites

Believe it or not, I was not particularly found of Dragonflight's story arc. Not terrible mind you, just not my cup of tea. But doing this questline, watching this cinematic... I don't know what it is but it made me feel. It was a feeling I had forgotten...

My god. This is the first time we got a cutscene that oozes proper emotion since the first time in Legion. This was really good.

This is top-tier cutscene material. The animated gestures and lip synching, voice acting, music, character development. Delivering an incredibly impactful moment that the old cutscenes with mere in-game emotes could never do.

Another stellar cutscene. Voice acting 10/10 Extremely nice story..

The one true Black Dragon Aspect

the Music in this is superb

Ebyssian really should be the black dragonflight aspect... He is smarter and more patient than his brothers, he is also a new voice and has reason and is capable of thinking things over twice, he is the best choice for the aspect.

I love this cutscene soo much!! Blizzard really kicking up their cutscene tech, soo good!!

Dang! I have zero context about this interaction, but I LOVE this! Great voice acting, subtle character acting… all so good!!

Please, please pleaseeeeeeee make Ebyssian the next Black Aspect.

I think Ebyssian living as ebonhorn for so long has had Tauren values creep into his own

This is probably one of the best cut scenes they’ve ever done. It’s perfect in a low key sneaky way. Probably second only to the Found Momento Legion cinematic.

better than the ENTIRE storyline of Shadowlands. 10/10

absolutely amazing cut scene

This shizz gave me the feels. Ebyssian needs to be the aspect. Screw Wrathion and Sabellion.

These cutscenes have brought me to tears with their beauty and amazing acting! T^T i just want to give them hugs!!!

Ebyssian for the seat of the Black Aspect!

i cry everytime i watch it. some of the best voice acting and written words this expansion well done blizzard well done.

This played in my game with no dialogue audio was so shattered haha

This cinematic is actually legitimately awesome

I came back just for dragonflight and immediately rolled Dracthyr. Seeing Emberthal's journey from pre-patch to this is just so moving. I really hope this is the direction Blizzard decides to continue in

Ebyssian's VA did a perfect job here. You can just hear the shame and compassion in there.

20/10 voice acting by Ebyssian, wow!

Ebonhorn for leader of the black dragon flight!

This is a very nice cinematic, please keep it up blizz!

Tauren keep getting Ws. Ebyssian/Ebonhorn ( and yes, he is a Tauren, in anything but his true form ) reminds me so much of Baine during the BfA cutscene with Jaina and Derek.

Ebyssian to rule all!! Such a good cutscene

I haven't kept in touch since BFA but I heard Baine and Ebonhorn got some new stuff so I came to check these out. Damn, Dragonflight is looking good. I think I might have to come back.

dragon eyed ebonhorn is character of the year

There is more acting, expression of emotion, and progress of character arcs in this two minute cutscene than in the entirety of Shadowlands

the best voice acting wow has ever done

This is what wow is been needing for a while: Heart

Can't get over how expressive the character models are, and the voicework is top-notch.

Damn who let those onion cutter ninjas in? This moment of Ebyssian and Emberthal reflecting was so good and emotional.... I wanna give them both a big foxy hug

Oh well ok, here I was thinking "oh neat new WoW cutscene, let's give it a watch". Didn't realise I would have my heart split in two as I watched two long-lost siblings struggle their way through living in the legacy of their destructive father.

wowhead is literaly the best channel that u can get update with WoW!

oh my god i'm emotional, that was so good. such good acting, great animation

Emberthal & Ebyssian conversation might be a real foreshadowing of the New Black Dragon Aspect. There is a strong possibility that Ebyssian might become the new aspect or Emberthal, because they both chose to build a new legacy away from Deathwing's crimes.

Just one glorious day in the Grand Army of Neltharion

Ebyssian for Dragon Aspect!

The amount of emotion they squeeze out of dragon-y and tauren-y faces is just ... chef's kiss. The animators are killing it. The voice actors are killing it. The writers are killing it. It's so good to give a damn about these characters and just enjoy any time they say or do something.

Still hard to believe ebisian isn't running for the earth aspect

This cutscene is so good!

Wow the pep up of ebyssian is amazing I love the updated model

Finally making Tauren cool again - And its a dragon in disguise.

This expansion ~whatever complaints some people may have~ is so good for these little moments; situations where the characters are able to come out and just let their pain and vulnerability be shared with another in a sort of quiet way; this, the old red dragon mourning the loss of his friends and the passage of time, the dragonmaw veteran lamenting what his clan did... It's these quiet moments that show how good this game can be.

The voice acting was so good , I got emotional ngl

Ebyssian is black dragon with no connection at all to Neltharion which is what the flight needs...a clean slate

I want absolutely the soundtrack :o

Wow this is a really moving scene.

In-game animations have come a looooong way since several years ago.

Ebyssian is my black dragon aspect

Can we just all agree how good the expressions are?

It's insane that Ebonhorn started out as a mistake and an insert character trying to fix a continuity error, and now he's our Black Dragonflight aspect. So happy that they went with Ebonhorn, and how he turned out.

ya.. Ebyssians gonna be the new aspect, I think that most likely the best choice out of the options for the black flight tbh

Stepping up blizz I love it

He feels shame because he thinks he did not enough. He is not Arthas or Illidan who had done too much in their journeys.

This confirmed to me that Blizz intended to make Ebyssian the Black Dragon Aspect all along. I wonder if they will have Wrathion throw a tantrum or not.

Oh god, this made me tear up. Edit: 0:57 My GOD you people like to pick bones that are not even there! It's not ignoring his situation that he couldn't do anything to help the world! It's more him expressing he should have done more => his desire to do more. Old gods here or there, have you NEVER had an experience where you were so ashamed that you felt like it's better for others if you just remove yourself from the situation? Wether it was truly your fault or not? If not i honestly hope you won't ever because let me tell you it's a really horrible feeling, when you want to correct a mistake but you are sent away "you've done enough".

LMAO when i saw this cutscene for the first time i was like WTF DAMN intense.