Advisor Deathwing?!

PotF · 15-05-2004, 03:46 AM

Hey everyone! I got a question...

I was talking to my friend last night and he said that Deathwing was, (or is) the advisor to a child king. I don't know if he means the one in WoW or not...can anyone help me out in figuring out if there is any truth behind this or not?

Thanks Everyone!

Edit: By advisor to the human king I of course mean in human form

DeVries · 15-05-2004, 03:55 AM

As I understand it, Deathwing is infact in Human guise, and is the advisor to Anduin Wrynn, king of Azeroth. :lady:

ThunderHorn · 15-05-2004, 07:57 PM

Yup. *does a backflip*

Deathwing is the epitomy of fuggin' cool. He's also in wow. I discovered this and a screenshot of him a few motnhs ago. I've lost the screeny since but hey :lol:

DoomDrake · 15-05-2004, 09:12 PM

Well, Deathwing became the human Lord Prestor and was responsible for the Alterac Crisis. That was before Reign of Chaos. So, now, after all this years (how many would that be? does someone know?), he tries to control Azeroth after he failed to control Lordaeron. He tried to destroy the Alliance once .... why not give it a second try?

This is written in "Day of the Dragon" from Richard A. Knaak. In the same book, there is a hint that Arthas will become evil. I can't wait to get "Well of Eternity"! It's making me crazy!!:flip:

PotF · 16-05-2004, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DoomDrake

Well, Deathwing became the human Lord Prestor and was responsible for the Alterac Crisis. That was before Reign of Chaos. So, now, after all this years (how many would that be? does someone know?), he tries to control Azeroth after he failed to control Lordaeron. He tried to destroy the Alliance once .... why not give it a second try?

This is written in "Day of the Dragon" from Richard A. Knaak. In the same book, there is a hint that Arthas will become evil. I can't wait to get "Well of Eternity"! It's making me crazy!!:flip:

I believe there are about 4 years between Warcraft 3 and World of Warcraft...at least that's what I heard

Maullus · 16-05-2004, 04:27 AM

Greetings,

I'm not sure where ya'll are getting your confirmation on this from... Admittedly there is a similarity in the names of the advisor to the child king in WoW and the character from "Day of the Dragon," but it is not the same name.

Quite frankly, I'd be extremely disappointed if that character was Deathwing. Not only is it the exact same plot already introduced in a Warcraft story, but the names are similar. Why not just tattoo "Deathwing" on his forehead?

What's next? Jaina will fall to the dark side and become the Lich Queen? (Which would actually be at least slightly different from a previous plot, not a clone.)

I would love to see Deathwing in WoW...but perhaps in a slightly more impressive incarnation.

Valon · 16-05-2004, 09:08 AM

Well Maullus I for one haven't read the books but just from hearin the "speculation" goin on w/ deathwing and such i think i am goin to have to buy those books and read my lil heart out(i ain't the reader type but i love sci fi and fantasy stuff)

So if it WAS in the game like that I wouldn't mind it cuz it would let alot of us who didn't read the books(and won't bother gettin them cuz some of us refuse to read books) know what happened

SirMoogie · 16-05-2004, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Valon

Well Maullus I for one haven't read the books but just from hearin the "speculation" goin on w/ deathwing and such i think i am goin to have to buy those books and read my lil heart out(i ain't the reader type but i love sci fi and fantasy stuff)

So if it WAS in the game like that I wouldn't mind it cuz it would let alot of us who didn't read the books(and won't bother gettin them cuz some of us refuse to read books) know what happened

Well you still won't get the story since WoW takes place after those events. You should still read the books if you have any interest in the story of warcraft.

Nojin · 16-05-2004, 09:28 AM

Maullus, 95% of WoW players will probably not have read Day of The Dragon. :D In other words... why not use a good plot? Does it really need to be original? Its not hard to believe, it's not far-fetched, so I see this as a "go for it, Blizzard!"

I think this would be the best thing that ever happened in the WoW plot. Humans absolutely NEEDED a leader with a good background, and Deathwing is positively it! Every other race leader has an indepth story (besides maybe Cairne). So far, the Humans do not.

ThunderHorn · 16-05-2004, 09:45 AM

Yeah, Nojin's right. *i* didn't know about that. Not very many people at all have read DotD. It'll be a big surprise to a lot of people.

edit- also, humans never found out about him. To them, he's still in high standing. He is just using his old handy identity.