Monk representation in the story

(Spoiler)

Not sure if it counts as representation, but in the final part of the main campaign, where the Alliance and Horde reinforcements arrive and start training the Earthen, they have a ‘Monk training.’ There is also a quest (in the same situation) where you can choose to arm the Earthen or leave them as martial artists.

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There were draenei monks in the Auchindoun dungeons in BC. Then Blizzard just ignored those monks when making WoD Auchindoun for some reason.

The Scarlet Crusade monks got retconned to being trained by pandaren, they were monks in classic before any pandaren were around.

Blizzard had legitimate opportunities to expand the monk class beyond just pandaren themed, but chose not to do it. It was a big mistake imo.

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Thrall is part monk, i saw him use a monk move in one of the tutorials.

They messed up monk lore by tying it exclusively to the Chinese / Pandaren culture while developing zero monk characters that aren’t panda or are serious

One of the big issues I have with the class as it lacks a single cool / badass character like how Thrall, Jaina , Anduin, Furion etc are for their respective classes

I played BG3 for a while and they made monks feel so badass over there , tied to a military based race with one of the main characters being a monk who’s mind was so powerful that he could protect everyone around him from any mind control spells

Really sad that they tied monk class and class lore in wow to a joke race that outside of their expansion have done nothing relevant in the franchise

Monks should have been like the Protoss zealots from Stracraft , soldiers who are so well trained they can go in battle with no armor and wreck havoc and be immune to manipulation

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And amber kearnan has made appearances since cata. 3rd in command really in WoD garrison.

She is a rogue. She went to rogue heaven. The spider house of maldraxxus lol. Hunters…go to ardenweald.

Rogues can use guns. Its just the damage really sucks. they are stat sticks really, but usuable.

Make Ji Firepaw Warchief.

For the Horde-jin!

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They are probably meditating over her feet :rofl:

You had a whole expansion. Quiet you!

She’s already fetish-bait with her feet out all the time.
Don’t make it worse.

I’m a huge monk fan but I ack that it’s kinda isolated/stuck in Pandaren fantasy (look at our hero talents even).

I’m happy having the Wandering Isles to us Monks n Pandas and our past lore.

I meant actually visible to the story, not off in some obscure location. Why are you so odd?

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Well in My RP and Self head Cannon there is story

I wish to form clan/ Cult that rivals twilight hammer or those pathetic “Primalist”

into organization know as Iron Fist

Hear me out, We Slain gods, we defeat Champion of light and void, death itself many times over as well the elements them self…

But mortal still cling to worship these so call “Lords and gods” why should worship something that wish to make slave of us all Like burning legion, Fire elementals… We even Seen Light make slave of us as well the void.

It why We must curl our hand into a Fist of Iron.

Like Iron horde before us We grow stronger Overthrow false deity weak and piety kings Why should we worship old gods, Wild gods? when we can slay them?

we believe every mortal should be free and lord of his/her worth Strong will rule and weak shall be cull not of magic or blade but of Fist!

Iron Fist believe no god or false king Only Mortals of Might.

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I roleplay as the monk representation when I quest on my monk.

Btw someone called Anduin “badass” in this thread and no one, absolutely no one, pointed out that this simply isn’t true.

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I do miss that one full armor set of King of lions: it reminds me of Fallout: New Vegas that Legate Lanius guy

God what waste of good armor, I know you have to show face under helm but man…what a set.

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I need some sleep.

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It’s a real travesty

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Given that Pandaria is just literally a stone’s throw away it would not surprise me at all to find out that the pandas had been to dorn already and just didn’t feel like telling anyone.

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Time for another mysterious Loremaster Cho story about Dorn!

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Uhh worgen have never been well represented even in cata. I suppse you can make the case that mechagnomes got a patch and a dungeon at least. Monks did get a full expansion but they havent had really any representation since so it would be fair to include at least one boss or character who is a monk.

DKs were also the face in Shadowlands. I mean we spent most of it reporting to Darion and Bolvar. But I agree that specialized classes have had their time. As zen as the Earthen are, we may still get Monks. Now that Xal’atath has failed with Void energy, maybe she will sojourn to Pandaria and try to resurrect and bottle the Sha of Anger and unleash Sha powers on Khaz Algar… unlikely… but ya never know when Blizz is just drunk enough to spin the Lore.