WoW: Goose bumps moment at the Wrath Gate
Some time ago we asked you on buffed which WoW expansion you liked best, and your answer was – with a clear majority: Wrath of the Lich King (44.8 percent of all votes). Behind them were The Burning Crusade (32.5 percent) and WoW Classic (9.3 percent) in second and third place. But why did we and you remember the trip to the cold north end so positively? Well, Karsten already mentioned some possible reasons in his personal review of WotLK. But the answer can also be summed up in one word: Arthas!
Updated August 25, 2022: This article was first published on October 25th, 2015. In preparation for WotLK Classic, which will be released on September 27th, 2022, we have now updated and upped the article in terms of layout. Do you remember the battle at the Wrathgate?
We’ve followed the blond prince’s story since 2002, when he took on the Scourge and the marauding orcs in Warcraft 3. We saw his soul corrupted by Frostmourne, executed his own father, and later made himself the Lich King. Our anticipation was correspondingly high when it became known that we should take on Arthas in WotLK. We had made him the leader of the Scourge with our actions, and now it was our turn to pluck him from his icy throne.
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The Battle of Angrathar
As early as the level phase in Northrend, the Lich King appears from time to time to deliver a few crisp one-liners with his booming voice. The first real highlight is in the Dragonblight in front of Angrathar, the Gate of Wrath, which is supposed to keep unwanted guests away from Icecrown Glacier. At this gate, the troops of the Alliance, led by Highlord Bolvar Fordragon, want to challenge the Lich King to the final decisive battle. In a chic staged in-game sequence, we experience how the brave soldiers meet the scourge. We watch as Saurfang Junior stabs the undead in the rear with his orcs and the combined forces drive the enemy back.
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And finally, we must stand by and watch as the Lich King strikes down the leader of the Horde with one blow, stealing Saurfang’s soul. We witness the Apothecary Association, led by Grand Apothecary Putress, join the fight and the toxic fumes themselves drive the Lich King back to his Icecrown Citadel. A few humans and orcs, including Bolvar, only survive thanks to the valiant intervention of Alexstrasza and her red dragonflight.
Goose bumps moment for eternity
Everyone knows by now that Blizzard can produce high-quality rendered sequences. Up to this point, however, the Californian developers had refrained from developing the history of WoW (buy now ) to tell in videos in game graphics. Maybe it’s because we were so blown away by the battle at the Wrathgate. But “guilt” also lies in the composition of the music, Saurfang’s “For the Horde” and the Lich King’s epic performance. Even today, when we look at it umpteenth time, we regularly get goosebumps from these scenes. And best of all, the Northend story only gets its first climax here.
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Think back to the Battle of the Undercity, as we work alongside Warcraft heroes to rid the Forsaken capital of the Scourge. And of course the final challenge in Icecrown Citadel, where Arthas pushed countless guilds to their limits and finally had to cede his place on the frozen throne to Highlord Bolvar. Thanks to all these moments, Arthas Menethil aka the Lich King is the villain of choice for many players and WotLK is the best expansion.
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