Although we didn’t see Anduin in his new armor wearing a helm, this image shows him equipped with something that looks very much like the original Helm of Domination. It even has a very similar gem in the middle of the front section.
So if we assume Anduin will be wearing this at some stage, and also assume that it’s another Helm of Domination - what exactly will he be dominating?
The original controlled the Scourge, but if Anduin remains in the Shadowlands and is used to take part in tracking down other keys, could it be possible that he will control forces there? For example, the Drust and the Maw affected in Ardenweald? There are a substantial numbers of those in Ardenweald, not to mention similar mobs and groups in the other zones. I mean, hell, there are lots of undead type abberations in Maldraxxus alone.
It’s an interesting thing to contemplate, at the very least…
Well Anduin isn’t really doing any dominating. The armor he’s wearing is controlling him on behalf of the Jailer. He’s being controlled. He’s not controlling anyone else.
I agree. It would be the Jailer doing the work through Anduin. End result equals the same thing, because at that point the Jailer still can’t actually get there himself. He has to use Anduin to do the work for him.
The armor isn’t a weapon, that is true. It’s a tool to control the wearer, and through the wearer, do stuff.
The sword allowed the Jailer to take control of him, the armor helps control him and I’d suggest the Helm is another tool for the Jailer’s use. Of course, it’s all moot but it seemed a nice idea.
The sword is a mourneblade. It collects the keys the Jailer’s is after. The armor controls Anduin. That’s why it glows when Anduin manages to take control for a brief moment.
Well yes I know that. But Sylvanas was pointing it at him last time we saw them, and presumably she used that sword on him in some way. It wasn’t present just for set decoration. A weapon can have multiple uses.
There is no need to be a ‘jailer’ of anything as the LK position is said to be that of a jailer for the scourge, but you’d have Arthas wreak havoc as per the Jailer’s plans I assume.
Right now the only purpose is to keep him controlled.
He’s the Jailer’s pocket lich king super badass weapon vessel.
Gawd. I know that, ok. I am probably more familiar with warcraft lore than a significant portion of the people on this forum. There is a difference between corruption and control. Otherwisde he would not have that brief moment of self-awareness during the cinematic.
All Anduin is, is the Jailer’s way of actually doing things himself outside of the Maw since he’s stuck in there. He’s got a cool armor set though, that cannot be denied!
What I am getting at, I thought I made pretty clear in my post. But I’ll explain it again.
The image I posted shows a Helm. It looks a lot like the Helm of Domination. (I’m not saying its guaranteed to be the same, but it looks like it). If it is, my thought was, what would it dominate? And since Anduin can go into zones the Jailer can’t (presumably get the keys) then it would be handy for the Jailer to be able to dominate large numbers there to help him get what he wants.
And what I’ve been saying is that it’s just a thing that looks cool. Nothing more. Anduin’s armor is just his prison. It’s what controls him. The only reason he wasn’t wearing the helmet in the cinematic was so that we understood who we were seeing was Anduin and so we could also see the similarities to Arthas.
The Helm was basically the conduit that allowed the Jailer to exert his influence over the Lich King from across dimensions, while Frostmourne was like the anchor, which is more of why the Jailer could poke and prod at Bolvar’s mind but couldn’t subsume him. While Anduin is in the Shadowlands a new Helm wouldn’t really be necessary.
And you don’t know that for sure, just I don’t know if the helm is actually a dominance helm. We are just guessing. But that’s ok, your guess is a good as mine…I guess…