Huge shout out to the cinematic team this year. They really spoiled us with these cinematics. I'm so glad the technology is finally allowing for more of these productions.
Yeah the in-game story ruined everything, the scenery in those is really great and they could be really emotionally impactful if they had some sort of build up to them.
@@HappyroosterYT I think it's a bit of both. Plus, I think the real problem is they have too many writers so the story get's written more by committee than by one skilled writer.
@@HappyroosterYT I agree. Just saying awful storytelling is quite useless when you don't point it out. I wouldn't say awful more...predictable. I don't like being able to call twists like Sylvanas's sudden but inevitable betrayal of the Horde. And while she's always been evil, they've gone overboard on making her evil, I guess for the sole purpose of squeezing out any and all player sympathy for her while just designating Saurfang the good guy because "muh honor". And there were interesting aspects of both that could have been used. Sylvana's battlefield pragmatism vs Saurfang's sensibilities. this was touched on exactly once and it was never determined what Saurfang's alternative to use of the blight was outside of "Fight Really REALLY hard!" I just pray that they do not sacrifice N'zoth upon the alter of patch 8.3 boss. We already killed one Old God this expac, we need to let N'zoth marinade until 9.3 at least.
Its an insult to us animators to say that that the quality of a render is anything to do with the technology. its down to each and every create that took part in creating
ive never played wow before, was never a fan of rpg, im an oldschool warcraft 3 fan, great game, dota player , these kind of games have gone extinct nowadays, and also a hearthstone player, i love watching these clips, whoever makes these cinematic trailers , knows what hes doing!
@@Iqbalx1 I prefer Yorak's explanation, Jaina isn't the only one. There's also the three from the WC3TFT Founding of Durotar bonus campaign who attacked Daelin alongside Jaina: Rexxar, Rokhan and Chen.
Several of the cinematics had callbacks to old scenes. The one for Lordaeron throneroom was a callback to Arthas' betrayal. To a degree very nice, but to a degree they clung to it a bit to much.
I never truly appreciated how powerful the imagery of Anduin, the leader of the Alliance bringing a life long warrior of the Horde to his final resting is, not only while the Forsaken guard pay their respects making it clear that the Horde will always come first before any leader. R.I.P Saurfang.
@Karleen Cawranger If you’re referring to his class, I believe he is classified now as a Paladin after receiving his fathers sword. I don’t know if that holds up canonically though
They should be the one continuing warcraft movie series but with animated instead. Honestly the animation looks awesome compared to the one on real life action
The CG in this is breathtaking. Small muscle movements, fine hairs on the face, lighting, particle simulations, the weights of everything, even the sound fx were impeccable. Kudos to the teams of of vfx artists that did this..... absolutely amazing.
@@LXXVIIZONE agree. It looked good and such. But you're right on the mutli-stories going on at one time and trying to get something figured out. If they only stuck to one thing and than expended on it in other stories.
Blizzard’s CGI capabilities far surpass any motion picture industry’s standards. I still, to this day, have not seen anything with CGI better than this.
The story of Varok is one of the saddest in the history of Warcraft. He started out wanting to die, but the trouble was he lacked something worth dying for. And, in the end, he found it. He challenged Sylvanas not because he thought he could beat her, but because he wanted to remind the Horde what it was capable of.
Pro tips to avoid dying in warcraft Part 1: Don't yell "for Azeroth", Don't split Shalamayne, Don't be called Brother by Thrall, Don't be one of Jaina's loved one's, don't challenge someone who uses magic to a mak'gora.
One more tip for the road: Don’t stand near portals. It never ends well. Deadmines, Molten Core, Dark Portal. If it’s an archway and it has swirlies, don’t do it.
It was my understanding that it's forbidden to use magic in a Mak'gora. Sylvanas cheated. But really, is anyone surprised she would cheat considering she has no regard whatsoever for honour.
It's getting more affordable, but especially back then, it was extremely expensive. That movie was a huge risk for blizzard and it's unlikely that making a full cgi movie would've payed off.
sebowski wish they would make a War of the Ancients movie, heck I don’t care if they don’t even use CGI lol. That part of Warcraft history is just great.
Although it may not seem like it, Saurfang won the duel, yes, he died, but he managed to save the horde, probably one of the best characters in the entire history of Warcraft
Saurfang gave everything he had for the Horde. His blood, sweat, tears. His own son. His honor. Even his own life. That one Orc represented all that was good in Azeroth, no matter your faction. He was a hero, and will be remembered as such forever. Lok'tar Ogar old soldier.
@@elementengine Not that this is an excuse, but it's not exclusive to Blizzard. Often this happens with actual movies recently, particularly blockbusters due to costs of reshoots. Some of them are a jigsaw puzzle of footage shot with different intent by different directors.
You know you're something when the old warchief and the king of the alliance carry you into Orgrimmar. He goes now to see his brother, in whose mighty company he will not know shame.
well , it was the beginning of everything, ending with the birth of thrall , i guess and hope they will make sequels covering all the way from warcraft 3's story to todays world of warcraft's
There will not be a Warcraft movie with quality like this,Hollywood is filled with money leeches that ramp up costs for the simplest of things, cinematics like this cost cheaper cause they bypass normal movie making channels.
Man, when Anduin tells Saurfang he thought he had honor, geez.. they did a great job with the cgi and the subtleties in the voice acting really showed that struck a chord with Saurfang.
BFA is still a great expansion, and i've yet to run out of things to do. But for those who can only handle doing one thing out of the hundreds they do, I can understand.
Cut down 10 enemies, with a single blow? Oh boy, you were still in cradle when we stormed Orgrimmar through front gates, during Wotlk.. That guy, he cut raids with a single blow my friend.
Cant believe people are delusional enough to think Sylvanas is Garrosh 2.0 and she has absolutely no intention of saving the Horde.. can we pls get real... she is clearly deceiving both friend and ally to enact a method neither is okay with yet will save them all. Setting herself up as the villian makes perfect sense in that regard..
High Botanist Tel'arn Garrosh 2.0? Nah. If anything, right now she’s an Illidan 2.0 except nowhere near as cool and her reasons are completely idiotic. If not that, she’s just Gul’Dan 2.0
@@FabschOblivion669 That's a very stupid observation but it's kind of common at this point I guess? Blizzard's misdirection with Sylvanas' character is so painfully obvious yet half the player base is completely fooled lmao. Starting to think WoW players have never read a book before.
It still gets me to this day when Anduin said "When this war began, I thought we were fighting for PEACE...But were just...(and the slight pause)..fighting". The Horde and The Alliance. That was deep.
@@diodattebayo1557 Sry for my late reply. The one who died in this video is Saurfang. The one with black hairs behind him is Thrall. Did you watch Warcraft Movie? Do you remember the leader of Frost Wolf Clan called Durotan. Durotan died while fighting Gul'dan because Gul'dan cheated in Mak'Gora. Thrall is the son of Durotan and you could say he is the true hero of horde. Sry for my bad english. Edit: Thrall is the one who said “...we don't get to hide" in the video.
I have been blue-blood since day one, but no one can deny that Saurfang was a universal hero. Does not matter if you are a blue-blood or a red-blood. Everyone shed a tear watching this ending. Note: The Alliance and Horde have worked together so many times and always end up winning for Azeroth when they do. WoW is all about Alliance vs Horde because without that constant there would be no WoW, but the true heroes are the ones see the big picture and identify the real issues.
im in the same boat bro, Im horde to my core, well i havent played in a long while tho i still follow the lore, but if I ever come back Im wearing red again. But Ive also really enjoyed the growth of Anduin's character, especially for the novels ive read, hes just likable and its inspiring to see the little naive boy placeholding a Throne grow into a warrior king worthy of the seat but keep his good natured soul. I cant help but like him
Old warriors did not get old by accident, they got old by being wise, having the right knowledge, and being tough. Never underestimate an old man who has grown up in a rough profession or a rough environment :)
And I used to really like Sylvanis but she is twisted now. I guess the story needs an enemy but that true enemy was supposed to be the old gods, the one controlling Ashara. Maybe controlling Sylvanis too.
@@misterNicarus I dont think so, she has her own twisted reasons for this. If you look at her path it was expected that eventually she would show herself as she is, someone without honor.
they claim that these short animation cost in the millions to produce, and an entire movie would be staggering. Ofcourse I hope they do it one day, something like Halo: Fall of Reach style.
@@-bdl2696 you know this by fact or just assumptions? Since i see so many say things like this "cost them millions to produce" like If its means that the company will go bankrupt If it doesnt success, when in reality its not millions but alot, atleast.
@@danthewatcher9681 as much as I love Zappy Boi, he's still far too inexperienced to lead the Horde. I can see it happening a few xpacs down the road, but definitely not yet.
I mostly play or played Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone.. but I loved all these great cinematic trailers that are on YT. (and I also read about the lore / stories of Warcraft. I also learned about some characters by listening to some dudes from YT.. that did Blizzard games related stuff). I do enjoy some of these characters and I also like to play them in Heroes of the Storm. (same goes for some DiabIo heroes. Neva pIayed DiabIo either.. but with the next DiabIo 4 I am planing to try it. They also did a great cinematic trailer for that too. As a guy who also likes a good horror movie.. I gotta try this spooky DiabIo game too)
The music the story and the emotional intrecate personifications of face and body language is unparralled, sends perfect messages to what they are and want. This is masterfull on so many aspects.
I thought that was Thrall, but I've always remembered him having a hammer. So when he took his axe out I got a bit confused. I must have missed something, somewhere...I'm usually pretty on top of WoW lore.
@@aspencarter4229 Doomhammer was given to the Shaman players in Legion, as he (Thrall) lost faith in his judgement and his relation to the elements (he used the elements to win a duel against his former pupil, a duel in which he wasn't supposed to use them at all).This axe is a new weapon he's forged and kept around just in case.
Hes brother died fighting demons and even Sargeras, hes son died fighting Arthas, but yet I still think Varok got the best ending and the most honorable life an orc could have gotten. Rip hero of the horde, always a pleasure to see you when I'm entering Org in vanilla
Lyoko dident say Varoks death was ”better” then broxs. But Varoks life was filld with honor and the orc way. The ending was better to me becuse Varok deserved a warriors death after all the years of fighting
@Danny O'Donell imagine it, the last cinematic for this part of WoW. Andurin stands along side Thrall, the combined forces of the Alliance and the Horde fighting together for the last time. A final charge against Sylvanas and her forces. "For Azeroth!" They cry in unison, and fly forward to their fates.
@@cerickson017@@cerickson017@@cerickson017 My knowledge of Warcraft lore is just limited to Warcraft 3. Do you mind telling me what happens to Sylvanas? I'm pretty sure she's one of the "good guys" in Warcraft 3.
@Jog Messon Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but the thing is that she has in mind something greater than just the Horde and the Alliance, she is moved by her own interests related to something that only she knows and wants to prevent, or something else. At least that's what it comes to my mind when she says "You're all nothing", refering that the two sides in the war are trivialities to her. Maybe she is like Illidan, and think that her plans will allow everyone to survive a future war.
i doubt they make it again, especially they made Warcraft movie and it failed in north America.. Producers only can about money if it failed the first time i doubt they make it again, however who knows.. Maybe someday..
@@justliketree27 It did well enough in the far east and europe for a sequel. Mental really it never made waves in the states, Warcraft a brilliant film imo
Justin Priest No. It was an Orc and Horde tradition. It would have been seen as dishonorable for someone to intervene in the Mak’Gora. And honestly, Saurfang had earned his warrior’s death.
@@masteroftheassassins actually slyvanas cheated though, so I think resurrecting him would be fair game. No magic is allowed in the fight. Like how when Durotan faced Guldan and he used warlock magic against him. And again when Thrall used magic against Garrosh in WoD.
I think Anduin understands how Saurfang wouldn't want to be rezzed. His family and his son were already gone. He lost a single combat he likely never expected to win but in doing so he won back the Horde from Sylvanas. If he were rezzed that pinnacle moment of warrior honor is diminished.
Mighty Baloo Well that’s just not true. Blizzard uses their in house cinematic team to make these videos. Blur has done some amazing work such as all the Halo remastered cutscenes and the Star Wars: The Old Republic trailers, but they have nothing to do with these cinematics or Blizzard.
There are plenty of "X expansion - the movie" videos on CZcams that pair all the cinematics together, but it's really cool to see the official channel do one as well. That way we are 100% certain of everything, from the order they appear to the intent.
These cinematics are in my opinion the most powerfull thing to keep us engaged with the World of Warcraft story. The reason why these are my favorites is because they reminded us that neither Horde or Alliance are 'the bad guys'. Our factions were simply fighting for their own ideals and principles.
The fact that even to those people who did not play any WC or WOW, and Blizzard still make viewers have interest and attached to the short cinematics makes them a Masterpiece. I would watch all films or series they make in CGI.
Adam Ramos I’ve won as horde in Alterac Valley, just have to get some mindliked folks to play defense.. but you know how hard that is.. especially when that defense can turn into a turtle fest and then we lose!!
The manufacturing cost would be staggering. Probably not worth it on paper yet, considering that the manufacturing cost of Avengers endgame was at 350 million dollars, and had a revenue at 2,79 Billion. A move made by using CGI with this level of quality is just not worth it, it would cost a fortune and it is not certain that it would sell enough to make up for it. I would absolutely love to see this happen though, since I'm a huge Warcraft fan and the animation in these cinematic trailers are top tier. It does not simply get any better than this.
Also, we have the China virus to deal with now, the theatrical industry has taken a massive hit. Which make this even less likely in my opinion. Big name movies in general are waiting to release because of this, since it is the main revenue stream for the producers of the movies.
We all thought this was her story, her descent into madness. And ours into the neverending cycle of hatred, of war. Yet we were wrong. This was his story. He meant to inspire us to be better, to push through pain. He taught us to see beyond the mask of our enemy and how it was truly a mirror. A broken mirror, of pain, anguish, suffering, where everytime we beat on it, we beat on ourselves. Aka'Magosh Varok Saurfang. Your suffering is finally over.
@@BleachRush Raise everyone as undead to fight a common enemy? Why did we even assault Icecrown? We should've just let Arthas do this job 10 years ago. Sylvanas's plan is no plan, it's just madness.
@@1Podri We don't know her true plan yet. She has some kind of bargain with Azshara regarding N'Zoth and that cursed dagger shell of Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire... But yes, it'll end badly for us all.
Pretty sure the production costs would be too high, at least with this level of production. Would certainly be interesting to see what they could do with an appropriate budget and team though.
Yeah the reason they don't make a full length movie out of these is that it costs way too much. Just for a regular anime episode it costs $100-200K, imagine this
@@joeblow3145 Even if the costs would be stupid for production, you have to think "would they make the money back?" and man, with this kind of quality, voice acting, back story, immersion and characters, everyone and their mom would want to see this.
I'm sorry but Sylvanas turned evil even faster than Dany, the writing isn't exactly great. It's just the personal involvement you feel because you play the game and feel part of the world. You'd lose that with a TV series.
@@corniel657 Half brother doesn't mean he's a hybrid, it simply means they only share one parent, maybe his father or mother banged another orc Not sure who he is though, this is the first time I have heard of him
True, and definitely my favorite character. That moment when he's looking up and almost weeps from staring into the beauty of the Light, was a great touch to add to the scene.
@Zachary Wymetalek I don't think it was a Mass Res tbh, pretty sure the people wasn't dead so it's more like Divine Hymn, or if HotS is anything to go by its Holy Word: Salvation.
Huge shout out to the cinematic team this year. They really spoiled us with these cinematics. I'm so glad the technology is finally allowing for more of these productions.
amazing cinematic, TERRIBLE story writing :(
Yeah the in-game story ruined everything, the scenery in those is really great and they could be really emotionally impactful if they had some sort of build up to them.
@@HappyroosterYT I think it's a bit of both. Plus, I think the real problem is they have too many writers so the story get's written more by committee than by one skilled writer.
@@HappyroosterYT I agree. Just saying awful storytelling is quite useless when you don't point it out. I wouldn't say awful more...predictable. I don't like being able to call twists like Sylvanas's sudden but inevitable betrayal of the Horde.
And while she's always been evil, they've gone overboard on making her evil, I guess for the sole purpose of squeezing out any and all player sympathy for her while just designating Saurfang the good guy because "muh honor".
And there were interesting aspects of both that could have been used. Sylvana's battlefield pragmatism vs Saurfang's sensibilities. this was touched on exactly once and it was never determined what Saurfang's alternative to use of the blight was outside of "Fight Really REALLY hard!"
I just pray that they do not sacrifice N'zoth upon the alter of patch 8.3 boss. We already killed one Old God this expac, we need to let N'zoth marinade until 9.3 at least.
Its an insult to us animators to say that that the quality of a render is anything to do with the technology. its down to each and every create that took part in creating
When you don't play the game anymore but still like to watch all the cinematic trailers.
Albi Mataj i didn't even play it before but i never miss these epic cinematics
Albi Mataj same
True..
ive never played wow before, was never a fan of rpg, im an oldschool warcraft 3 fan, great game, dota player , these kind of games have gone extinct nowadays, and also a hearthstone player, i love watching these clips, whoever makes these cinematic trailers , knows what hes doing!
I am a noob and still play WoW.
Saurfang looks so tired because he had to carry an entire expansion on his shoulders 😂
Best comment in this comments section, kek.
Thats pretty funny
Oof
up you go
i wanted to see hellscream vs sylvanas, dude took mannoroth 2 times in different timelines...
"Oh, give up boy."
"...Like you?"
*no type of ointment can heal him from that one.*
Sirrinkyau
Sirrinkyau
Burned hotter than fel.
Being Thrall's friend has a high mortality rate
Thrall's Brother* you mean, if he calls you that you're pretty much dead
Muller Potgieter unless your Jaina
Ever since Activision decided it was better to cater to the alliance it really has
Increases the odds of a meaningful death as well though.
@@Iqbalx1 I prefer Yorak's explanation, Jaina isn't the only one. There's also the three from the WC3TFT Founding of Durotar bonus campaign who attacked Daelin alongside Jaina: Rexxar, Rokhan and Chen.
"Let it be finished"
His son said that when he charged towards Arthas.
Yep. Not the brightest sons out there
Orcs are not the brightest race tbh
Several of the cinematics had callbacks to old scenes. The one for Lordaeron throneroom was a callback to Arthas' betrayal. To a degree very nice, but to a degree they clung to it a bit to much.
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.
@@Eucep and sylvanas coming out orgrimmar was a callback to arthas coming out the wrathgate
I never truly appreciated how powerful the imagery of Anduin, the leader of the Alliance bringing a life long warrior of the Horde to his final resting is, not only while the Forsaken guard pay their respects making it clear that the Horde will always come first before any leader. R.I.P Saurfang.
@Karleen Cawranger If you’re referring to his class, I believe he is classified now as a Paladin after receiving his fathers sword. I don’t know if that holds up canonically though
@Karleen Cawranger he also used mass res after it was removed form the game
@@Lv20Bard he became a pally hwen he cheates in the BFA cinelatic by using mass res after it was removed from the game
Nice
@@daletorrisi4038 the soldiers in the cinematic werent dead, they were injured and moving
The quality of WoW cinematics is beyond anything. 10/10 quality and storyline.
honestly Blizzard animators design/create photo realistic animation better than Dreamworks or Disney lol
Excuse me what? Cinematics quality 20/10, storyline 0/10.
Idk if they burnt out but like the in-game cutscenes for raids or pivotal quests are choppy edits
was
Too bad the quality of the game is proportionally different than the cinematics
Who ever does this CG should be the ones to do a Warcraft movie.
The cg was the only great things in the Warcraft movie...
They should be the one continuing warcraft movie series but with animated instead. Honestly the animation looks awesome compared to the one on real life action
@@andre002wp it still was pretty good though. I liked the movie.
each shot of this level of CG costs 10x more than a real camera shot.............
@@Damesanglante PREACH
I'd *EASILY* pay the full price of a movie ticket, to watch stuff like this...
@Berserker Movies have million dollar budgets, sure they got moneyy for it
@Berserker ofc they wont, but it would be amazing
@Berserker BFA cough cough
Every min of these cinematics cost $1m
I’d pay it several times over 😉
Varok Saurfang is a representation of just about every reason I'm a Horde member.
For me its durotan
@@chikechovis2499 Durotan is also really cool.
lok'tar ogar
@Hanna Yachou dead coochie mate.
@@theimperviousfirecracker7934 khkkk
21:32 I love how even her Forsaken lackey is like "you wot m8"
Right! Man was like "ay homie...whatd you just say?"
👀 “tf you say?”
*"Where I sleep is my bed, see that rock? That's my pillow"*
_- Rexxar_
It's "Where I lay my head is home."
Sounds like prostitution
The beast around me are nothing,compared to the beast within....
Classic Rexxar.
I get that refference! Haha! Tales of The Past for the win!
Varok Saurfang: The Movie
"It CLEAVED my heart" -imdb
Featuring Zappy Boi.
better than the warcraft movie
I'd literally rather pay HUGE amounts of money to see that than buy store mounts lulw
IGN "Too many Orcs, 6.5/10"
The CG in this is breathtaking. Small muscle movements, fine hairs on the face, lighting, particle simulations, the weights of everything, even the sound fx were impeccable. Kudos to the teams of of vfx artists that did this..... absolutely amazing.
The little smile of Sylvanas… it’s perfect.
Absolutely love that Varok and his son both said "let it be finished". Beautiful throwback to the Wrathgate cinematic.
Like Father Like Son or would it be Like Son, like Father?
I want to see an independent Blizzard movie!
Rolling Stone it really wasn’t, I enjoyed it , they should have made it a show it was too much to fit in a single movie
@Rolling Stone It was the endproduct of too many cooks in the kitchen.
@Rolling Stone Warcraft movie was awesome but it didn't follow the canon storyline, so for that reason, I've not been the biggest fan.
they did and yall didn't cared
@@LXXVIIZONE agree. It looked good and such. But you're right on the mutli-stories going on at one time and trying to get something figured out. If they only stuck to one thing and than expended on it in other stories.
Are we sure this is even CGI anymore? I could swear Blizzard secretly breeds Orcs, Elfs and Trolls to hire them as actors for these
Lmfao. So true
In the newest cinematic I wasnt sure that sylvanas wasnt real. She looked like an actor could be playing her.
Or they found a portal to Azeroth?
@@dinosawr8329 The portal was in Area 51
Blizzard’s CGI capabilities far surpass any motion picture industry’s standards. I still, to this day, have not seen anything with CGI better than this.
Press "For the Horde" to activate 1000% attack speed and damage buff
*Drops war banner*
Press “For the alliance “ to resurrect entire front line and give 500% Defense and plot armor😌
This was the best war cinematic tho hands down.
For Honor and the Horde!
@@KyUuBiIgOnEfErAl Together, utlimate defense and offense. Unstoppable.
The story of Varok is one of the saddest in the history of Warcraft. He started out wanting to die, but the trouble was he lacked something worth dying for. And, in the end, he found it. He challenged Sylvanas not because he thought he could beat her, but because he wanted to remind the Horde what it was capable of.
"You have earned your warrior's death. Now greet your son with honor and glory."
Dude its just an animation...
Frank Potter just RPG dude...
@@f.ferenc88 Dude it's just a CZcams Comment.
@@f.ferenc88 he's quoting what Thrall said in the cut-scene after the last one.
@@f.ferenc88 This game is his whole life.
Pro tips to avoid dying in warcraft Part 1: Don't yell "for Azeroth", Don't split Shalamayne, Don't be called Brother by Thrall, Don't be one of Jaina's loved one's, don't challenge someone who uses magic to a mak'gora.
One more tip for the road: Don’t stand near portals. It never ends well. Deadmines, Molten Core, Dark Portal. If it’s an archway and it has swirlies, don’t do it.
Also don't carry around shiny things 20 murder hobos might want.
And never challenge a Sicilian when death is on the line!
Well Thrall is now.
It was my understanding that it's forbidden to use magic in a Mak'gora.
Sylvanas cheated. But really, is anyone surprised she would cheat considering she has no regard whatsoever for honour.
Say what you will about Anduin but he’s easily the most kind hearted , benevolent leader the alliance has ever seen.
His dad may have lost his way, but he didn't. He loves his home ever-so dearly.
I think be must a spiritual succesor to Arthas.
@@jonascastejon5888 Arthas was way cooler! That's why he got to be the Lich King, instead of a Brad Pitt wannabe! :evilgrin:
@@jonascastejon5888 im gonna repurpose some gandalf wisdom "Arthas as he should've been"
Anduin is the soyjak to Varian's chad
Once those bannerman start clanking, gets me every time.
soundtrack is God level
THIS!!! Is how a Warcraft movie should be. 2 Hours of THIS!
Nah. Make it 8 hours
2 hours is not enough. This recap alone took about 30 mins.
I want more than 2 hours. I want a whole afternoon to be all but a movie like this.
They should make a series not a movie.Long series with 20 seasons
@@erikaleksandrov2887 Yes...
ill never understand why a live action movie was produced instead of 90 minutes of this amazing CGI
It's getting more affordable, but especially back then, it was extremely expensive. That movie was a huge risk for blizzard and it's unlikely that making a full cgi movie would've payed off.
sebowski wish they would make a War of the Ancients movie, heck I don’t care if they don’t even use CGI lol. That part of Warcraft history is just great.
@@5Robin5 there is the fan movie on CZcams, try that onr
@@5Robin5 I would give anything to see broxigars last stand on screen.
Dont forget they are making these few mins CGI parts few years...
Although it may not seem like it, Saurfang won the duel, yes, he died, but he managed to save the horde, probably one of the best characters in the entire history of Warcraft
100% agree.
thrall knew he couldnt win, neither did saurfang he didnt want to win he wanted to send that message, expose her.,
Well Silvanas cheated, she killed him with magic, which is forbidden in Mak’gora, so he did indeed win.
Sadly he died winning.
He won. SHE lost control, she lost the horde. He may have died, but his story and hers will endure. For the Horde.
gave me chills
Varok: dies a warrior's death
Blizzard, making the Shadowlands expac: "oh no, we're not done with you yet"
Saurcroc come back at Shadowland ?
@@Farengo Well considering the shadowlands are the afterlife, probably.
"I'm not through with you."
@@thibautisserant Did sylvanas said this?
Saurfang gave everything he had for the Horde.
His blood, sweat, tears. His own son. His honor. Even his own life.
That one Orc represented all that was good in Azeroth, no matter your faction.
He was a hero, and will be remembered as such forever.
Lok'tar Ogar old soldier.
Honestly if the rumors are true about the factions dissolving for the next xpac, it would be extremely hype (story wise)
>He was a hero, and will be remembered as such forever.
Or at least until next expansion
@@DoctorM42 i havent played for a decade, but seeing my favourite character turn heel is sad, maybe theyll do it again with saurfang
I’ve played for so long so seeing someone like Saurfang die really hurts :((
@@theggukster5302 we're running out of og orcs
"FOR THE HOOOOORDE!"
*13 minutes later.*
"The Horde is NOTHING!"
FOR THE HOOOOORDE!
but horde left her
The Horde is nothing
also we are all nothing beside of old gods and death
Feels like that opening cinematic was for a different plotline entirely
Not the same day.
@@elementengine Not that this is an excuse, but it's not exclusive to Blizzard. Often this happens with actual movies recently, particularly blockbusters due to costs of reshoots. Some of them are a jigsaw puzzle of footage shot with different intent by different directors.
@@Reirainsong These scenes are literally 2 years apart. A lot changes with a person's motivations in 2 years.
The Horde will endure. The Horde is strong. - Varok Saurfang
You know you're something when the old warchief and the king of the alliance carry you into Orgrimmar. He goes now to see his brother, in whose mighty company he will not know shame.
His brother and his son. Where they rest there is no greater honor.
Was that thrall who carried him ?
@@nobodyspecial596
Yes that was Thrall.
This is how the warcraft movie should have been.
Amen
well , it was the beginning of everything, ending with the birth of thrall , i guess and hope they will make sequels covering all the way from warcraft 3's story to todays world of warcraft's
You are right!
They tried to cram wayyy too much into the film.
@@GRAFFDEMON yeah.. true, imagine if they started with the Titans and old God's, majority would be asking is this really World of Warcraft?
Blizzard could make a fortune if they would make movies like this.
Holythump another fortune tbh
blizzard already have movie
There will not be a Warcraft movie with quality like this,Hollywood is filled with money leeches that ramp up costs for the simplest of things, cinematics like this cost cheaper cause they bypass normal movie making channels.
@@ppsarrakis tintin was a good cg film tho
Maaaan, I would go watch it in the cinema at least 3 times and buy 3 Blu-ray copies jus to show them love
Took me this long to realize Saurfang just asked Sylvanes to come duel him in durotar 1vs1
Welp, that's enough internet for today
Man, when Anduin tells Saurfang he thought he had honor, geez.. they did a great job with the cgi and the subtleties in the voice acting really showed that struck a chord with Saurfang.
Give those Cinematic guys a raise! BFA got carried hard by them this time around!
BFA is still a great expansion, and i've yet to run out of things to do. But for those who can only handle doing one thing out of the hundreds they do, I can understand.
Phade102 tons of stuff to do but all boring af , world quest after wolrd quest just to power a necklace that noone wanted :(
@@Paradox2o9 Then why do you keep playing it and watching the videos.
The cinematics and artwork team really carried this expansion on their backs.
.....yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh.
Seriously, they need to let them make the movie just like this
Don't forget the musicians and sound designers
@@WingZX1103 its hard, too hard i think.
Lmao some cutscenes wont make this pile of garbage called bfa right
This would fit perfectly for the, "You didn't cry at the end of Titanic? Don't boys have emotions?" meme
YES
Cut down 10 enemies, with a single blow? Oh boy, you were still in cradle when we stormed Orgrimmar through front gates, during Wotlk.. That guy, he cut raids with a single blow my friend.
The absolute chad of the horde.
Moral of the story:
Do not Mak'gora against spellcasters.
oguzhan tavus as a mage, I'm hitting pyroblast the millisecond it procs.
Garrosh approves.
If Sylvanas was a frost mage, their fight would be much funnier.
Old (classic) Warrior vs Frost Mage. hehe.
@@Alexor715 lol daily struggle of warriors for generations
Thrall cheated too
That “FOR THE HORDE!” Sylvanas shouts feels so empty now.
elFacho it was never for the horde or the forsaken it was always for her
And now I believe it was always for death
Sylvanas is still the best character in bfa, I am loyal to her and will always be. You can kiss my ring when syvi and I saving azeroth
Cant believe people are delusional enough to think Sylvanas is Garrosh 2.0 and she has absolutely no intention of saving the Horde.. can we pls get real... she is clearly deceiving both friend and ally to enact a method neither is okay with yet will save them all. Setting herself up as the villian makes perfect sense in that regard..
High Botanist Tel'arn Garrosh 2.0? Nah. If anything, right now she’s an Illidan 2.0 except nowhere near as cool and her reasons are completely idiotic.
If not that, she’s just Gul’Dan 2.0
@@FabschOblivion669 That's a very stupid observation but it's kind of common at this point I guess? Blizzard's misdirection with Sylvanas' character is so painfully obvious yet half the player base is completely fooled lmao.
Starting to think WoW players have never read a book before.
It still gets me to this day when Anduin said "When this war began, I thought we were fighting for PEACE...But were just...(and the slight pause)..fighting". The Horde and The Alliance. That was deep.
It's not that deep dude.
idk how they write stuff like this and let the voice actor deliver it in the most soy way possible
Still absolutely breath-taking - after all these years. Here's to more beautiful cinematics like this in the future!
R.I.P High Overlord Saurfang. A True Warrior from beginning till the end. Ting Ting.
Serpent Venom Dink dink
pink pank
Tink tink
My favorite character from WOW and tauren chieftain .
Ting Ting.
Varok said “Let it be finished” which is a reference to his son Dranosh’s last words before he was killed by Arthas at the Wrathgate.
Thank you for pointing out that subtle detail that nobody noticed, Captain.
@@dawn-blade I didnt notice. Cause I didnt remember. So yes, thanks him, its interesting.
Also, Sylvanas going through the gates of Orgrimmar looks a lot like Arthas going through the gates of the Wrathgate.
didnt notice that one ,thx
as a great fan i feel kinda dumb that i didnt realized that or even that his son frozen dead was the one killed by Arthas. Damm
The cinematics is better than the live action one.
Well.. Cinematic shorts are easier to make than whole movies.
@@Heavente so the green one in the earlier scene is durotan sons yes?
@@diodattebayo1557 Yes, Thrall
@@Booba69698 But isn't his name saurfang?...sorry for asking but my knowledge are limited only to the live-action movie
@@diodattebayo1557 Sry for my late reply. The one who died in this video is Saurfang. The one with black hairs behind him is Thrall. Did you watch Warcraft Movie? Do you remember the leader of Frost Wolf Clan called Durotan. Durotan died while fighting Gul'dan because Gul'dan cheated in Mak'Gora. Thrall is the son of Durotan and you could say he is the true hero of horde. Sry for my bad english.
Edit: Thrall is the one who said “...we don't get to hide" in the video.
I have been blue-blood since day one, but no one can deny that Saurfang was a universal hero. Does not matter if you are a blue-blood or a red-blood. Everyone shed a tear watching this ending.
Note: The Alliance and Horde have worked together so many times and always end up winning for Azeroth when they do. WoW is all about Alliance vs Horde because without that constant there would be no WoW, but the true heroes are the ones see the big picture and identify the real issues.
Cant wait for the next expansion To see another character Cinematic like this !
I'd prefer more game over watching movies.
@@williamarthurfenton1496 Can we have both, please?!
We'll probably get Sylvanas sooner or later
@@brodskypower They have a limited budget.
@@williamarthurfenton1496 they are trading content for money. If they announce a movie, I'm OK to pre-order it a year or two before release
It just dawned on me that Thrall had LITERALLY "buried the hatchet," then dug it back up to fight Sylvanas.
Yeah, Blizzard sure has awesome moments.
He even made 'the hatchet' only to bury it.
@@Rallarberg That is his Fathers Axe.
@@absentminded02 That's pure speculation. :) (just like my statement, but that seemed like a more reduntantly cool thing to do xD )
Varok Saurfang is the incarnation of everything the Horde stands for and/or should stand for.
I'm a horde player, and I still cheer for Anduin when I see him. He really is doing his best and trying to do it his way, not like his father.
im in the same boat bro, Im horde to my core, well i havent played in a long while tho i still follow the lore, but if I ever come back Im wearing red again. But Ive also really enjoyed the growth of Anduin's character, especially for the novels ive read, hes just likable and its inspiring to see the little naive boy placeholding a Throne grow into a warrior king worthy of the seat but keep his good natured soul. I cant help but like him
Yeah. Plus Anduin doesnt have his father's rage issues. Hes got his holy spidey sense
@@AverageAwesomeDude this
you guys are the best :)
@@EvanCops tbf though his father's rage issues stemmed from him being empowered by the wolf wild spirit
“Beware the old man in a profession where men usually die young”
Old warriors did not get old by accident, they got old by being wise, having the right knowledge, and being tough. Never underestimate an old man who has grown up in a rough profession or a rough environment :)
@@markus9415 Yeah but in truth, an old warrior is a lucky warrior most of all.
@@Mygall05 Old warriors did not get old by luck or accident is the better formulation actually. Luck doesn't exist that's only probability and chance.
@@markus9415 Probability and chance are literally Luck. That's like saying Water doesn't exist because it's just Hydrogen and Oxygen.
@@CGSRichards Call it whatever you want but luck as we perceive it does not exist.
*Sylvanas has left the guild
this made me chuckle real good hahaha
lol that is fun =D
And I used to really like Sylvanis but she is twisted now. I guess the story needs an enemy but that true enemy was supposed to be the old gods, the one controlling Ashara. Maybe controlling Sylvanis too.
@@misterNicarus I dont think so, she has her own twisted reasons for this. If you look at her path it was expected that eventually she would show herself as she is, someone without honor.
@@misterNicarus You have to watch the Sylvannas loyalist cutscene that comes after mok'gora.
Saurfang has become my favorite character over the years. He has never waivered from his beliefs.
This is beyond high-quality. Beautifully written, acted, and animated
Imagine a movie with this type of CG.
ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ can’t wait
they claim that these short animation cost in the millions to produce, and an entire movie would be staggering. Ofcourse I hope they do it one day, something like Halo: Fall of Reach style.
Warcraft movie.. the orcs were this good
@@-bdl2696 I wish they would spend that money on improving the game instead
@@-bdl2696 you know this by fact or just assumptions? Since i see so many say things like this "cost them millions to produce" like If its means that the company will go bankrupt If it doesnt success, when in reality its not millions but alot, atleast.
That sword looks just like a knife when sourfang hold it.
Large hands can make most human swords look like knives
Ghost Hippie agreed
Toothpick
*Holds normal sword* This isnt a knife
*grabs Shalamayne* This is a knife!
Varok i think
e hicieron mas que su hacha :v
23 minutes and 49 seconds. This is the best thing to come from BFA
That first fight clip... is just amazing. Chills everytime.
And so, as the old soldier's life ends, begins the legend.
The legend of Zekhan, the Zappiest Boi.
You mean Zekhan The Leader of the Horde we need !
@@danthewatcher9681 as much as I love Zappy Boi, he's still far too inexperienced to lead the Horde. I can see it happening a few xpacs down the road, but definitely not yet.
It's not a dramatic shot until someone runs their hands through the wheat field...
courtesy of Maximus Decimus Meridius
Rip gladiator :/
this isn't Gladiator
Thats elysian fields. Like my pic
@Dakota Lovell ty
Saurfang = playerbase
Sylvanas = Blizzard
"WoW will endure! WoW is strong!"
"WoW is NOTHING! YOU are all NOTHING!"
Imma stick to warcraft 3 reforged and frozen throne
She’s still my WarChief and my Queen before that. My Ranger General!
And the little details like scratching the frozen chest to get the pendant. Beautiful.
Atleast he and his son are still alive in classic.
They are but isn't Dranosh in Nagrand in vanilla? How do we get there? lol
Yeah but so is Sylvanas
Well his son is in Outland...but yeah:D
@@skirdus367 Hail to the Dark Queen
Ah classic denial
WHEN YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED THE GAME BUT STILL LOVE THE STORY LINE AND CINEMATIC
Warcraft 3 is enough 😃
I stopped playing ten years ago but I still love to follow the story!
@@mswietny7181 Facts
i hate the game, but love the lore
I mostly play or played Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone.. but I loved all these great cinematic trailers that are on YT. (and I also read about the lore / stories of Warcraft. I also learned about some characters by listening to some dudes from YT.. that did Blizzard games related stuff). I do enjoy some of these characters and I also like to play them in Heroes of the Storm. (same goes for some DiabIo heroes. Neva pIayed DiabIo either.. but with the next DiabIo 4 I am planing to try it. They also did a great cinematic trailer for that too. As a guy who also likes a good horror movie.. I gotta try this spooky DiabIo game too)
The music the story and the emotional intrecate personifications of face and body language is unparralled, sends perfect messages to what they are and want. This is masterfull on so many aspects.
That troll saved the freakin horde. What a G.
Hail Zappy Boi.
The hidden MVP
thrall: you were followed
saurfang: no u
good one
LMAO
I thought that was Thrall, but I've always remembered him having a hammer. So when he took his axe out I got a bit confused. I must have missed something, somewhere...I'm usually pretty on top of WoW lore.
@@aspencarter4229 it's just an "emergency" axe don't think too much into it. haha
@@aspencarter4229 Doomhammer was given to the Shaman players in Legion, as he (Thrall) lost faith in his judgement and his relation to the elements (he used the elements to win a duel against his former pupil, a duel in which he wasn't supposed to use them at all).This axe is a new weapon he's forged and kept around just in case.
Hes brother died fighting demons and even Sargeras, hes son died fighting Arthas, but yet I still think Varok got the best ending and the most honorable life an orc could have gotten. Rip hero of the horde, always a pleasure to see you when I'm entering Org in vanilla
I don't know about Varok topping Broxigar
Broxigar went out wounding Sargaras, one on one. That's REALLY hard to top.
Lyoko dident say Varoks death was ”better” then broxs. But Varoks life was filld with honor and the orc way. The ending was better to me becuse Varok deserved a warriors death after all the years of fighting
He should cough and come back to life at the end, and be all: "aww gawdamit!"
@@galenbjorn443 So, you're right, but you also straight up just described Broxigar's story as well.
I can't believe how good this looks and it's a fraction of a feature length movie.
R.I.P Saurfang... I'll always remember the day you saved in Borean Tundra.
"Never thought I would die side by side with an orc."
"How about dying side by side with a brother?"
"Aye. I could do that."
@Danny O'Donell imagine it, the last cinematic for this part of WoW.
Andurin stands along side Thrall, the combined forces of the Alliance and the Horde fighting together for the last time. A final charge against Sylvanas and her forces. "For Azeroth!" They cry in unison, and fly forward to their fates.
@@cerickson017@@cerickson017@@cerickson017 My knowledge of Warcraft lore is just limited to Warcraft 3. Do you mind telling me what happens to Sylvanas? I'm pretty sure she's one of the "good guys" in Warcraft 3.
@@jogmesson She is resurrected by the lich king (arthas), and turned into a banshee.
@@NotStirred9 yes i know that, what i mean is how did she becomes the villain this time?
@Jog Messon Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but the thing is that she has in mind something greater than just the Horde and the Alliance, she is moved by her own interests related to something that only she knows and wants to prevent, or something else. At least that's what it comes to my mind when she says "You're all nothing", refering that the two sides in the war are trivialities to her. Maybe she is like Illidan, and think that her plans will allow everyone to survive a future war.
The closest thing we'll have to a canonical WoW movie right here
Keep coming back to this masterpiece...The year is 2021
This is epic, the character and the cinematic should be remembered in gaming history.
If there's a movie like this.. I would watch it over Avenger series.
i doubt they make it again, especially they made Warcraft movie and it failed in north America.. Producers only can about money if it failed the first time i doubt they make it again, however who knows.. Maybe someday..
Guess what?? Rumour has it there will be a sequel
@@ad3s892 Hopefully...
@@justliketree27 It did well enough in the far east and europe for a sequel. Mental really it never made waves in the states, Warcraft a brilliant film imo
Amen
It seems Anduin's rez is still on cooldown.
Too soon? Depends...
Justin Priest No. It was an Orc and Horde tradition. It would have been seen as dishonorable for someone to intervene in the Mak’Gora. And honestly, Saurfang had earned his warrior’s death.
Yeah since when do priests have battle rez
@@masteroftheassassins actually slyvanas cheated though, so I think resurrecting him would be fair game. No magic is allowed in the fight. Like how when Durotan faced Guldan and he used warlock magic against him. And again when Thrall used magic against Garrosh in WoD.
I think Anduin understands how Saurfang wouldn't want to be rezzed. His family and his son were already gone. He lost a single combat he likely never expected to win but in doing so he won back the Horde from Sylvanas. If he were rezzed that pinnacle moment of warrior honor is diminished.
When Varok said "only pain"
I felt that.
On behalf of the Alliance...R.I.P Great Saurfang
Oscars: "There are no better Animated Short Features out there than the ones we nominate!"
Blizzard: "Hold my axe."
hahahahaha my axe.,.. i laughed so hard
Blur. Blur studios make these cinematics. When will you idiots understand this? Been saying this for almost 20 years now.
Mighty Baloo Well that’s just not true. Blizzard uses their in house cinematic team to make these videos. Blur has done some amazing work such as all the Halo remastered cutscenes and the Star Wars: The Old Republic trailers, but they have nothing to do with these cinematics or Blizzard.
@@vincentfdrums nope Blur makes all the cinematics for Blizzard since time immemorial
@@stormxlr2377 stop spreading misinformation
There are plenty of "X expansion - the movie" videos on CZcams that pair all the cinematics together, but it's really cool to see the official channel do one as well. That way we are 100% certain of everything, from the order they appear to the intent.
These cinematics are in my opinion the most powerfull thing to keep us engaged with the World of Warcraft story. The reason why these are my favorites is because they reminded us that neither Horde or Alliance are 'the bad guys'. Our factions were simply fighting for their own ideals and principles.
The fact that even to those people who did not play any WC or WOW, and Blizzard still make viewers have interest and attached to the short cinematics makes them a Masterpiece. I would watch all films or series they make in CGI.
“Honor, young heroes. No matter how dire the battle, never forsake it!”
Garrosh 2020
My favorite quote from warcraft since the moment it rested upon my ears. That quote (imo) fits the final confrontation perfectly
"Toy soldiers in tin plate. Beasts who howl for honor."
was that in ICC?
@@shawnthornton7971 I think thats when Garrosh executed the orc who massacred neutral druids in Taldarath Grove
When you join on alterac valley : for the horde !!!
20min later (you lose all the cemeteries) : the horde is nothing !!!
Cemetery*
@@Jaybird9x Actually, since he's talking multiples, it's Cemeteries*
You're welcome
@@havod8101 I think you'll find they're graveyards.
@@Draczar Just a bunch of tombstones, really.
Adam Ramos I’ve won as horde in Alterac Valley, just have to get some mindliked folks to play defense.. but you know how hard that is.. especially when that defense can turn into a turtle fest and then we lose!!
Why can't we just have full length movies like this ?!
The manufacturing cost would be staggering. Probably not worth it on paper yet, considering that the manufacturing cost of Avengers endgame was at 350 million dollars, and had a revenue at 2,79 Billion. A move made by using CGI with this level of quality is just not worth it, it would cost a fortune and it is not certain that it would sell enough to make up for it. I would absolutely love to see this happen though, since I'm a huge Warcraft fan and the animation in these cinematic trailers are top tier. It does not simply get any better than this.
Also, we have the China virus to deal with now, the theatrical industry has taken a massive hit. Which make this even less likely in my opinion. Big name movies in general are waiting to release because of this, since it is the main revenue stream for the producers of the movies.
They are working on warcraft 2 and 3 movies the series will take forever
No game has better Cinematics than WoW hands down.
We all thought this was her story, her descent into madness. And ours into the neverending cycle of hatred, of war. Yet we were wrong.
This was his story. He meant to inspire us to be better, to push through pain. He taught us to see beyond the mask of our enemy and how it was truly a mirror. A broken mirror, of pain, anguish, suffering, where everytime we beat on it, we beat on ourselves.
Aka'Magosh Varok Saurfang. Your suffering is finally over.
but for some reason i think Slyvanas meant to do all that to unite them as one against common enemy to prepare for greater threats.
Nah bro. Saurfang is a traitor.
Long live the Banshee Queen.
@@BleachRush Raise everyone as undead to fight a common enemy? Why did we even assault Icecrown? We should've just let Arthas do this job 10 years ago. Sylvanas's plan is no plan, it's just madness.
@@1Podri We don't know her true plan yet. She has some kind of bargain with Azshara regarding N'Zoth and that cursed dagger shell of Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire...
But yes, it'll end badly for us all.
shut up weeb
Can't they just make series like this for HBO or something. People would go insane. Would blow GOT and Vikings and the rest of it out of the water.
Pretty sure the production costs would be too high, at least with this level of production. Would certainly be interesting to see what they could do with an appropriate budget and team though.
Yeah the reason they don't make a full length movie out of these is that it costs way too much. Just for a regular anime episode it costs $100-200K, imagine this
@@joeblow3145 Even if the costs would be stupid for production, you have to think "would they make the money back?" and man, with this kind of quality, voice acting, back story, immersion and characters, everyone and their mom would want to see this.
I'm sorry but Sylvanas turned evil even faster than Dany, the writing isn't exactly great.
It's just the personal involvement you feel because you play the game and feel part of the world. You'd lose that with a TV series.
@@Ambroos You say that and assume that Sylvanas is the evil. Good writing would make you believe that.
such an amazing exxperience, very happy to have watched this.
never played warcraft, but could watch thsese cut scenes all day.
"He was a soldier of the Horde... honor him."
"Who will help me carry him?"
Just watched gladiator last night.
watching gladiator after this
he is so maximus
@@jasminemadden4138 just like maximus, this was the death he was meant to have, now he joins his son.
"Let it be finished" words so familiar yet long forgotten
Well, he was finished a minute after!
I was gonna reply and say it hasnt been THAT long but it has... God, time moves so quickly
ENOUGH TALK
More emotional content in 23 minutes than most big screen movies.
im speechless right now. i want more and more. this is how it should look like. i want the movie like this! amazing.
Blizzard Entertaiment present:
*Varok, the last Saurfang*
Nope. He has a niece. Thura is now the last saurfang.
And his half brother but idk if he is a suarfang
@@greenshards7422 wait so this means his parent bangs another race?
@@corniel657 not sure not much info on him
@@corniel657 Half brother doesn't mean he's a hybrid, it simply means they only share one parent, maybe his father or mother banged another orc
Not sure who he is though, this is the first time I have heard of him
Rewatching this still makes me think that Anduin’s mass resurrection is the most badass priest moment in any form of media
True, and definitely my favorite character.
That moment when he's looking up and almost weeps from staring into the beauty of the Light, was a great touch to add to the scene.
I want a badass shadow priest moment
@@ziggs123 That would be cool to watch as well.
Personally, I'd like to see a pre-Legion disc priest moment too.
@@CosmicCleric I want every class pre legion back :D
@Zachary Wymetalek
I don't think it was a Mass Res tbh, pretty sure the people wasn't dead so it's more like Divine Hymn, or if HotS is anything to go by its Holy Word: Salvation.
right in the feelings... played WoW starting with 2006. stopped playing like 5 years ago. seeing this end..... FOR THE HORDE!!!! (still. always.)
That "For the Horde" always gives me the chills...