Was the Lich King evil?

The Lich King is a powerful entity of evil in the Warcraft universe who is the leader of the undead army known as the Scourge.
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Why was the Lich King created?

Kil'jaeden the Deceiver created the original Lich King from the spirit of the orc shaman Ner'zhul for the purpose of raising an undead army to weaken Azeroth in preparation for the Burning Legion's invasion.
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Is the Lich King a God?

The Lich King is the master and lord of the Scourge, which he rules telepathically from the Frozen Throne atop the Icecrown Glacier. Kil'jaeden created the Lich King ages ago from the spirit of the orc shaman Ner'zhul to raise an undead army to conquer Azeroth for the Burning Legion.
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What made Arthas evil?

Arthas Menethil is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment. He was once a paladin of the Silver Hand and the crown prince of Lordaeron, but he was corrupted by the cursed blade Frostmourne in a bid to save his people.
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Was Arthas good or evil?

Arthas was a good guy originally but his arrogance and impatients made him 'playable'. He was slowly “persuaded by the dark side” so to speak. It was a great char. But his actions were bad.
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Does Jaina still love Arthas?

It is hinted she was still in love with him in the Halls of Reflection dungeon, but she ultimately fights a losing battle against the Lich King and she and a group of adventurers flee from him.
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Is arthas the jailer?

Arthas is dead, Jailer's about to be dead, story moves on to other things. Nah his important and repect to the character role is to turn him into anduins pointy sword. GROAN.
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Is the Lich King the jailer?

Once Arthas died and Bolvar became the Lich King the Jailer switched to getting the Denizens of Azeroth to kill Argus to shut down the Arbiter and empower Sylvanas so that she could beat Bolvar, shatter the Helm of Domination and get the perfect Champion for his Bastion infiltration attempt.
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What made sylvanas evil?

Sylvanas took a dark deal with the Val'kyr, winged servants of death, to come back to life and escape her fate. Since then, she's made it her goal to never, ever go back. Most players interpreted this as she didn't want to die. It turns out she's a little more ambitious than that.
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What is the Lich King's goal?

The Lich King -- the entity, not Ner'zhul, was a creation of Kil'jaeden. This entity was specifically designed to use death as a tool to conquer worlds, and given the ability to raise the dead and rule over it telepathically, holding the Scourge under its thrall.
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Who is the most powerful person in World of Warcraft?

Warcraft: 12 Most Powerful NPCs From The Lore
  • 8 Khadgar.
  • 7 The Lich King.
  • 6 Aegwynn.
  • 5 Illidan Stormrage.
  • 4 Medivh.
  • 3 Malfurion Stormrage.
  • 2 Sylvanas Windrunner.
  • 1 Anduin Wrynn.
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Will we see Arthas in Shadowlands?

Arthas Menethil may still play a role in the Shadowlands. When the Shadowlands was first announced one of the first questions players had was will we be seeing the previous Lich King Arthas Menethil again inside of the Shadowlands.
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Why did Arthas join the Scourge?

It was there that the whispers of the Lich King guided Arthas into becoming Ner'zhul's champion and the greatest of his death knights. Arthas returned to his soldiers and killed them, raising them as Scourge.
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Why was Illidan a villain?

Illidan in World of Warcraft. Illidan knew Kil'Jaeden would not ignore his failure and as such, spent years preparing for an attack by the Burning Legion. He fashioned himself into an oppressive dictator and became extremely unpopular to peaceful inhabitants of Outland.
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Who betrayed Illidan?

Illidan as a mage before he became a demon hunter. Illidan as he appeared during the War of the Ancients, over 10,000 years ago. When Archimonde's invasion of Azeroth had begun and Azshara's treachery became known, Malfurion convinced Illidan to leave his queen.
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Is the jailor a Titan?

Ion Hazzikostas has described the Jailer as a "titan-level" or "titan plus plus level" antagonist. Hazzikostas also described him as one of the "lords of death" in the BlizzCon 2019 What's Next panel.
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Who created Frostmourne?

Along with the Helm of Domination, Frostmourne was supposedly forged by the Demons of the Burning Legion and used by Kil'jaeden as part of the torturous process of creating the Lich King from the soul of the Orc Elder Shaman, Ner'zhul.
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Why is Bolvar on fire?

At the end of the Wrath Gate, Alexstrazsa and her pals went in to purify the plague that was unleashed on the armies of the Scourge, Horde, and Alliance. They did this by lighting everything on fire. Bolvar was in that fire and it burned him horribly.
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Who is the main villain in World of Warcraft?

Sargeras is the main antagonist of the Warcraft franchise. He is the creator and leader of the Burning Legion, a former member of the Pantheon, and a mighty bronze titan until he was corrupted beyond redemption and became the Titans' worst enemy.
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Why did Sylvanas break the helmet?

Assuming she intended to become the Scourge's new master, Bolvar remarked that the helm's power would be her prison, however, Sylvanas countered that the world itself was a prison and split the helm in two, thereby piercing the Veil between Azeroth and the Shadowlands.
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Why did Sylvanas join the jailer?

She began on this path after the end of WotLK when she lost all will to exist and threw herself off of Icecrown. She seems to of come into contact with the Jailer, Zovaal, when the Val'kyr snatched her soul from its rightful judgement and hurled her into the maw.
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Does Jaina Proudmoore turn evil?

Jaina isn't evil, she just doesn't have any confidence left in the Horde. She's stopped trusting people that she shouldn't have trusted all along. She's been hurt and betrayed.
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Who is the Lich King now?

Bolvar Fordragon, the new Lich King, as depicted in the Cataclysm Northrend loading screen.
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