I’ve been holding out on this thread for a week cuz I wanted to let the whole initial 8.2.5 shock to die down as to not have my thread get drowned out by all the rabble.
Anyways, now that Saurfang has been slain by the Banshee Queen Sylvanas (#notmyWarchief), there can be no better time than to finally bring his niece Thura into the greater narrative.
I envision we’ll get a final epilogue CGI cinematic depicting Thrall back in Nagrand laying Saurfang to rest alongside his wife and son. Maybe he’s accompanied by Zekhan, who is also mourning his fallen idol. Then a mysterious Orc woman shows up with a strange axe that appears to be made out of wood…
Upon hearing the news of her uncles’ death at the hands of Sylvanas, she declares a blood oath to avenge him by hunting down and slaying the Banshee.
There literally couldn’t be a better point in the story to introduce this character to the game if that point literally came up to the story and shot at it with a crossbow. The writing couldn’t be more on the wall, if that wall was literally glued onto ones eyes. If they don’t use this character next expansion, then they’re simply better off not using her at all.
The Horde needs powerful characters that can measure up to characters like Jaina or Malfurion and who could be better representative of the Horde than an god-axe wielding, Orc Warrior, related to two of the Hordes greatest heroes’? This would be especially good since the Horde in particular has been lacking in strong female representatives since its’ inception, with only really having Sylvanas and the short-lived Zaela, being the sole representatives of that demographic and some of the allied race characters coming across as annoying and redundant.
glares at Talanji
While others we’ve gotten like Thalysra have been an absolute blessing and a breath of fresh air injected into a Horde that’s running out of steam since Cataclysm.
Thura would be both something familiar yet also new, which imo, is something we desperately need right now as our WC3 hero roster has been depleted with only Thrall, Rexxar, Gazlowe, and Rokhan now remaining. The Horde needs a return to form, and this is a way to begin that.