garrosh. definitely garrosh. he was nuanced, something that they tried to retcon out of him.
him actually listening to saurfang, killing overlord krom’gar for killing innocents, being willing to let pretty-much anyone willing to fight along side them join the horde (he said as much in war-crimes)…
garrosh was the best post-wc3 character they added, and they disenchanted him. but then again, they also disenchanted their first golden-boy, so maybe i should’nt be surprised.
I really liked Medihv, in the books; not the person as much as the position and how he came to be.
Considering only looks, those, by far.
Vanessa is also a great character too.
Most WoW characters are too one-dimensional to be interesting, so I’d rank them on “coolness”.
Varian EFFIN Wrynn was all an Alliance Hero should aspire to be.
Anduin is pretty much the only character we’ve seen grow, literally.
Indiana Harrison Jones which was added then pretty much forgotten after Cata.
He should have been the first delve companion, not Brann.
Pre-DF Wrathion was a good contender.
The new race leaders from Legion before embracing the horde for no good reason.
Garrosh (and Sylvanas too, but out of scope here, i guess) were butchered, but were nice before the writers trashed them.
In fact, Blizzard’s writers kinda take that one motto to the heart: “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”.
Finally, Dagran II has been so interesting. The Voice Actor did a great job with him.
Ah yes, Dagran is actually quite interesting. It’ll be neat to see how he grows.
Otherwise, the thread seems to be voting for Garrosh as the best character that was introduced AFTER the launch of WoW.
Wrathion started out kind of annoying, but around BFA when he got his redesign and started to become a little more mature, I started to really like him. As of Dragonflight he’s one of my favorites overall, and definitely my favorite WoW original.
I liked Runas the Shamed, I always wish we could have found a way to redeem him and get him back to a normal whatever he was (Blood Elf?). Or at least met him in the after life.
Don’t forget his role in Karsarang Wilds, on the southeast shore.
That one death night when leveling up in the forsaken starting zone
The Headless Horseman. I don’t remember if he was ever referenced in the RTS, but he’s easily in my top five Warcraft characters of all time.
Lord Drakk.
His note to the quartermaster is still some of the funniest stuff in wow.
“P.s. burn this letter, idiot” lmaoo
T’Paartos!
/drops mic
Me of course, the best introduced character.
An Orc warrior such as himself would never find honor in killing civilians in Theramore. Garrosh would have walked to the gates with his siege weapons hovering over Theramore’s ports, demanded one-on-one combat, or surrender. “That’s a nice port you have there. I want one just like it.” (So to speak.) He absolutely would let the civilians leave in an mercy-driven retreat. Any soldiers would be allowed to die with honor or become POW’s-- Because that’s who Garrosh is. He cared that the enemy had a base so close to Orgrimmar which granted them easy access to Kalimdor. It was a huge vulnberability he was going to take or destroy. And military-wise, surrendering land is a huge blow to morale for the enemy, whereas killing innocents is a rallying cry for war.
God, Thisalee Crow. My love.
Millhouse Mana storm
Gamon
Admiral Taylor before the killed him off screen.
Kingslayer Orkus.
I know I’m breaking the rules but Tirion Fordring will always be the G.O.A.T. They did my boy dirty in Legion.
Also, his theme music Call to Arms gives me chills everytime I hear it.
Lor’themar is pretty cool.
I’ve got a soft spot for Darion Mograine. He has so much drama and tragedy in his backstory but is relatively well-adjusted all things considered, and he provides an interesting contrast of morals to his former comrades among the living, as well as Arthas and Sylvanas.
Popo
Divine Shield only lasts 8 sec. Should have used the Banana set and hearthed out.