Foolish Exarch. Sends a Retribution Paladin to do a Protection Paladin's job.

"Remember, Arthas, we are paladins. Vengeance cannot be a part of what we must do. If we allow our passions to turn to bloodlust, then we will become as vile as the Orcs." -Uther the Lightbringer

Maraad: "You now know their leaders!" Blackhand & Ner'zhul: "Am i a joke to you?"

When Maraad said "I will be the first to answer the call" I could HEAR his voice breaking, that made my heart ache.

King Wrynn: Summon our champions! Maraad: ....... King Wrynn: .....Well?! Maraad: Oh right. *giant yellow exclamation point appears above his head* King Wrynn: and now we wait.

I'm a Horde for life, but goddamn I feel sorry for Maraad. I almost feel like I want to play as a Draenei Paladin just because of him inspiring me. Good job Blizzard.

I legit teared up during Maraad's performance. "And the light... that I promised... would be with them... had forsaken them instead... just as I had." Gripping stuff. You can really feel the heartbreak in his voice, as the actor delivers those lines.

Is it wrong that, even though I've never played WoW at all, I love the lore?

So glad to see his story. Knowing all this REALLY adds a lot to his characterization in WoD :D

Maraad: "And then i saw....him!" Varian: "Who?" Maraad: "Some random level 30 orc."

This is the heartbreaker. This one and Durotan's.

Blizzard can make a whole movie in this kind of animation. I would definitely watch it.

" Summon our champions " oh stop it , you

I really like how Maraad is portrayed here. Not a paragon, not a shining symbol of hope, but as a mere mortal being. One who falls prey to his own emotions. Makes him seem that much more alive.

I still can't get over that poor girl and her stuffed pink Talbuk toy. I lost it right then, I tell you. :(

Maraad: When you look at me...what do you see? Varian: A...squid...goat creature in shiny armor.

That was the best one. Also, when I saw "Maraad" I was shocked. A good shock, because we finally get lore for the guy, but still a shock.

R.I.P Maraad. For the light. In the light, we are one... (Crys)

If there's one thing I could change about the expansion it would be Maraad's death. I love his character so much, possibly more than any other character in the expansion. I still have to fight back manly tears for my departed comrade when I re-watch this video. GOD DAMMIT BLIZZARD I WANT MARAAD BACK

1:41 , this stare off will never fail to churn such emotions in my heart. i feel that anger in maraad so much

OHHH BABYYY! :D SUMMON OUR CHAMPIONS BOYS, IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!! >:D

Nerzuhl and Blackhand should also get one. I mean Blackhand and Nerzuhl are two of the most important Orcs ever. And both are important in WoD.

I'd say this was the best part of Lords of War. Maraad is a really interesting character.

The moment you realize that both of these people talking are now dead ;-; RIP, heroes of the Alliance.

This was the best one and i cried a little when i saw the draenies that had walked the safe path was dead it was sad :(

So THATS how you pronounce Shattrath! FINALLY!

Maraad you HAD ONE JOB

This still chills my spine today.

*Dinner burned my gut.* "Brb need to use the bathroom. Will come back when I can." "But we'll have fewer heals." "The boss is easy. The heals will be with you, I gtg." *I came back and found my guildies. My heart fell. The boss, was not easy. The heals, that I had promised would be with them, had forsaken them instead. Just as I had.* And that's why you don't eat mexican food a few hours before raid night, kiddos.

Seeing one of the peace-loving chosen of the Light go absolutely berserk on the orcs gives me chills! Don't f*ck with the Draenei!

We need more character flaws in the alliance, thank god Maraads hot headedness is a step in the right direction.

"In the Light, we are one."

The Horde AND The Alliance, will prevail against the Iron Horde.

This cinematic still gives me chills, loved this Lords of War series

Watching the BC cinematic back in 08 made me create my Draenei Paladin. Watching him die broke me...

HOW HAD I NEVER SEEN THESE CINEMATICS BEFORE

For Iron Horde!

I feel so bad for Maraad, i might make a draenei pally in his honor. :)

Can't get enough of this video. FOR THE ALLIANCE!

Still here with ya Maraad, 2016. /bows

Such a shame Blizzard killed Maraad off in WoD. His characterisation is wonderful here. It would have been nice to see him redeem himself and become a prominent hero of the Alliance moving forwards.

so...durotan who isnt a raid boss gets an episode while the orc covered in molten armor doesnt...? and what about ner'zhul and gul'dan?

"STOP POKING MEEEEE!" -unnamed Orc, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, 1994

Anyone still enjoy watching these from time to time in 2015?

This expansion cannot come fast enough. ._.

Fellow paladins! Keep Calm! Bubble up! And storm through the Dark Portal!

Before the lich king was my favourite character in world of warcraft, Maraad was my favourite just because for me Draenei look so cool.

I always prefered the Horde if it comes to the game (I also like to play certain Alliance races ^^ if we all would like the same it would be boring) but the Lore was always on the first place. At least for me. Finally Blizz showed us properly what kind of horrors the Draenei have faced. Their story is interesting but the way it was told in WC3 or even in WoW felt bluntly and was quickly pushed aside with WotLK. Personally I think that this race have suffered more than other races in Warcraft history. First being chased by their former bretheren the Eredar for countless years they finally found a place where they could stay and call home. In the end they lost nearly everything and the Draenei faced extinction but before that they have witnessed horrors and brutality which can be hardly described with words. Unlike the humans they had nobody else they could have asked for help. It is truly a miracel that the Draenei still exist and try to play their part. And now they have a chance to change the past. I am curious how much WoD will change the Lore.

I'm gonna be sending this video to every dnd paladin, who thinks being lawfully good means you can't occasionally go apeshit

-When you look at me, what do you see? -You

strong stuff, this is... it takes real talent all across the board to convey such atmosphere through stills. bravo

In the light, we are one...

Worst part was actually cut out of WOD, which was that Maraad’s wife, the original Yrel, also died during this, which is why his sacrifice to save Yrel was more heartwrenching in the original uncut WOD

The grafics in this video is outstanding and especially at 4:53. The clocktower is magnifizent, thanks for a great game Blizzard.

Even to this day, I love Draenei peices like this. I wish there was more 'light' shined on the Space goats in this fashion.

Maraad is definetly on of the most badass characters in whole WoW Lore. Since I saw TBC trailer I was amazed by that Draenei Paladin and was always wondering if that Draenei was real WoW Character...Now I see.

I hope there will be some of the series showing the Horde side as well :) Awesome job on these ones though, very awesome to see some back story.

man this is such great art. I really appreciate the effort and creativity that went into this.

Gotta say I'm suprised, I was expecting the last video surely to be about Blackhand...

Gul'dan, Nerzhul? Blackhand?

2018 and this one is still one of my favorite WoW videos

It was my charge to protect the Flag Carrier... but then I saw that undergeared group of hordies... "GO TUNNEL! IT'S SAFE!" ...Damn you Warsong Gulch

For the Alliance!

For the Horde!

Whole new level of respect for Maarad

I feel sad for Maraad. The first time he gets a major role and dies at the beginnig of the xpac. WE WANT MARAAD BACK, HE'S ONE OF THE ONLY ALLIANCE COOL CHARACTERS!!!

Maraad turns evil, for sure!

Im a horde player, I think it's time for alliance to have a nice little story. Kinda tired seeing all the horde drama. Especially since the horde and alliance aren't at war anymore after taking down garrosh. Nice to see them working together against Draenor.

Such a powerfull serie of vids. Absolutely love the story telling and the artwork, Hope to see more like it in the future!

"Azeroth needs its heroes now more than ever" Lolwat didn't u say that for the last 4 expacs???

Please make more of these!!!!

Absolutely great. I would love to see more of these about some of the other Warlords. I have really enjoyed these, thank you for making them.

Finally a video on the alliance side of the lore. Loved the animations used, the intrinsic details and sketches are just awesome. Way to go Blizzard! :D

Absolutely loving these storyline videos!

Wait a minute, he said "Few of us ever get the opportunity to change it." But we're not going into the past, we're going into an alternate timeline Draenor: a different version.

James Zapata really did a good job with the art on this one

OH MY FUCKING GOD. Draenei never looked so bad ass. those fangs, eyes & devotion... dame

Very epic conclusion. GG Blizz :D

I like playing horde but god damn this makes me really want to play Alliance!

These were very well made! Please keep the wonderfully good job up!

Jesus this is arguably the best one. The Draenei faced Hell and then some in their history!

BEST ONE.. What a great way to end this series, I really loved it shame there won't be more, as fair as we know atleast... WELL DONE BLIZZARD

We need more orcs! Second expansion in a row about orcs: orcs in Pandaria, orcs in Durotar, orcs in Orgrimmar and orcs in raids. Now planet of orcs. Make horde happy, make Marad and king Varian both orcs too.

Holy hell, why did I enjoy this little series so much?

watching this again now. I really love this animated series! nice voice acting for Maraad, my heart broke when he said "just like i had"

i know this is a meme but literally, sincerely, you had ONE JOB, MARAAD.

"Exarch" I smell the stench of Eldar...

Siiiiiick.. ive alway's wanted to see the draenei depicted with power and strength. This is cool, really cool. GJ Blizz

The quality of these videos are amazing. So hyped for WoD!

/salute We will all remember your honor, Maraad. You were a true Vindicator. May you find peace within Achindone.

I'm still watching this.

Did not exactly expect to see Maraad's tale. I must say I am impressed and in awe of his reasons and desire to seek repentence.

God damit i look forward to the WoD and these small videos which tells a little about the warlords and other main characters in WoD just makes me even more excited!

I really like this chapter, because it's really cool and also teaches you alot about life. Maraad let himself be controlled by he's desire for Vengeance, Fear, Sadness, Hate, Pain and Sorrow. For that he forsake the people he love the most, making the big mistake of he's life, to be haunted forever. What you can learn from this is that, Don't let your Fears, Sadness and your Hate control you, don't Be Weak. Be Strong, Do Good, Fight for the right and don't fear to Fail, protect what you believe is right with all your Heart, don't be scared, do your Best so you don't have nothing to regret like Maraad, so you don't have a Burden to carry, because it's really hard and painfull to carry a burden, to regret something each day.. Believe me. So do your best, offer yourself Gladly to do the right thing, even if you don't want to, because in the end you will see that you did good and you protect what You believe is right =)

This expansion is gonna be awesome!

The art in this one was so sick, LOVED IT!

This took me by surprise, everyone expected Ner'zhul. Excellent colors too, best looker of the series : )

Amazing!!

The Alliance bear has awoken. It is time for war :D

I love these so much. Helps people who don't know much about the lore!