Perhaps an underrated character by the masses, but nonetheless one of the most important characters in the entire franchise. King Anduin Llane I Wrynn is a genius, for several reasons:
He is described as much wiser beyond his years;
He is a prodigy who has unique abilities that set him apart from any other Priest character;
He showed the Pandaren that the Alliance and Darkspear Rebellion are not warmongers to be feared, but victims of a madman;
He thwarted said madman’s plan later on when he single-handedly destroyed the infamous Divine Bell, thus putting an end to the warmonger’s plan to create an unstoppable rabble of Sha-infused animals;
He saved the Horde from being dismantled because he managed to change his renowned father from a ruthless warmonger, to a noble peacekeeper;
He became High-King (not confirmed to be hereditary) at the mere age of 17;
He knows how to win the hearts of his people. By walking in the streets, by knowing the opinion and fears of the people, instead of remaining enclosed in his lavish castle like most leaders do;
He led the Alliance to victory against the hated Burning Legion;
In addition, he is so popular, that the Kaldorei consider him their King;
He successfully destroyed the base of operations of the vile Forsaken in the Eastern Kingdoms. In that battle, he single-handedly saved the Alliance army from destruction and turned the tides of the battle in his favour;
He successfully ensured Alliance dominance in the Eastern Kingdoms;
He gained the allegiance of House Proudmoore and thus the support of Azeroth’s finest navy;
He realized the importance of Taelia Fordragon, for once the two of them are married, not only will the line of Wrynn be safe from extinction, but Anduin will also have a claim on the Frozen Throne, possibly uniting the Alliance and the Scourge under his banner. Then, no power in the world will stand against him;
He formed an alliance with the renowned war hero Varok Saurfang. This, on top of his already estabilished friendship with Baine Bloodhoof, will ensure Alliance hegemony over the Horde once the psycopathic corpse is gone;
He will deliver a crushing defeat to the wretched Zandalari savages and put the Alliance in a clear position of power, to the point where it will be able to win the war in a matter of weeks;
He will remain High-King for many decades;
Lastly, and this is the most important point, He is the Child of the Prophecy, destined to lead the forces of the Light (as well as the forces of Alliance, Horde, Dragon Aspects and Naaru) in the final titanic clash against the Shadows for the fate of the entire Cosmos (which he will do as we can see from the CANON Son of the Wolf comic which takes place at the eve of said final titanic clash for the fate of the entire Cosmos).
It is therefore not a surprise that Anduin Wrynn is the most important character in the Alliance and will play a pivotal role in the future of the Cosmos.
Hmm… with all those points you make Anduin literally sound more awful and mary-suish than even frigging Med’an…and you know how much Med’an was loved by the playerbase right…
In the end, he’s still a boy-king after all…who sits at the MASTERS’ table saying lies and enter inside the Lordaeron’s throne room EXACTLY like Arthas so be WARY of him…just like Sylvanas…
Btw it’s not an alliance, he just set him free as far as we know and no more than that. Furthermore, it’s something that apparently the other Alliance leaders don’t know about for now and they could very well take issue about that decision later (especially Tyrande…because even as the High King he shouldn’t have all the power to free war prisoners, even the ones held in Stormwind)
He is indeed a good and loyal butler. Perhaps, if he had been half the father Varian Wrynn was, Liam Greymane would now be aiding Anduin Wrynn in the war effort.
Alas, the Greymanes have always been known for their arrogance and uselessness.
Hey Arctur very interesting topic indeed! It shows Alliance pride, good job!
But in future do not compare Alliance as NATO and HORDE - Warsaw pact in previous topics. Do not search for this damn politics.
So if I said that Stormwind seems to be a combination of England and France, I would be advancing a political agenda and being offensive?
If you’re seriously offended/hurt by the fact that I compared the Alliance to the NATO because they are both defensive and military alliances, you do not belong in a forum.
I am Not personally offended, I just see it as unnecessary to make the comparison and unwise especially as some people can get offended and be so serious over politics.
Nobody wants to be forced into a political debate on the WOW forums