During the WoWCast, Scott Johnson teases Metzen about the Sword in Silithus “One doesn’t simply yank the sword out of Azeroth”, and then Metzen suddenly just drop this:
Metzen:
I would even say “You are not prepared” for that moment.
Expac starts with Illidan having discovered the Titans are villains, escapes the Seat of the Pantheon somehow, gets word back to us and is killed after a heroic standoff.
Yes, Liam O’Brien has voiced Illidan since Burning Crusade, and has also voiced the character in Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm. He’s also voiced a few other characters for WoW, including the Sha of Violence and Chi-Ji.
I also thought the same thing when he said it. But c’mon, he’s calling it a saga and the way they’re presenting it is like Marvel does with their movies and planned releases. The Last Titan will be like the Avengers on Azeroth and a who’s who of our favorite (or not so favorite) characters. Illidan totally deserves to be there, and hopefully some banter with Malfurion and Tyrande to boot.