Why is Baine even here?

It’s funny Because the only reason the Forsaken were allowed to join the Horde was because the Tauren thought they deserved a chance and hoped to one day cure them of their undeath.

So… ya most of the current problems with the Forsaken are partly the Tauren’s fault.

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You mean like when Garrithos sent the elves in to battle and they felt used so they quit the Alliance and joined their enemies the Horde?

Following his war chief’s orders. I mean who poisoned Garrosh’s Blade? Think he is gonna let Baine kill her?

Why would Baine want to kill uncle Thrall’s sidepiece Jaina? There were NO problems until Garrosh decided to start trouble there…

Garrosh didn’t order Baine to exile the survivors.

As for Theramore, they were actively attacking Mulgore, Orgrimmar, and one other place I forget about right now.

Garrosh had a completely valid reason to retaliate on Theramore, you may be able to make an argument on excessive force, but that’s another thing.

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This is a common trope in all media, not just anime. Also known as “The Worf Effect”

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Garrosh should’ve killed Baine instead of Cairne.

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He’s providing the residents of Oribos with free milk.

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I like baine he’s nice unlike the players great husband material.

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You should have snapped them when you had the chance!

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i need some Anduin x Baine fan art NOW

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Well its clear the Jailer was looking for champions to turn into his new Arthas, Baine was just the critical failure of the abductees, where he mistook Baine being a traitor to his own people and faction because of personal feelings for strength and conviction.

Baine completely forgot how to move himself - been kidnapped so many times

Blizzard tried to make him more important and characterize him but they forgot that they actually have to do something with him rather than just being there.

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Without any fellow Tauren to doom, he just doesn’t know what to do with himself.

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Not gonna lie, the fact that Blizz only leaves his good moments for books or off panel, moments such as schooling Garrosh in dealing with a Quillboar problem that would’ve ended up killing the Warchief is quite sad.

Many of the things the Orcs do, can be done way better by the Tauren. I wonder if the reason they hold back the strongest race they have is for that reason, as it tends to happen in the Alliance. :thinking:

Maybe not, Lorthemar has has better showings. Seems they just don’t care. Such a waste of one of the best race in the Horde, imo better than most, especially the Horde protagonists.

I know Baine is young, but so is Anduin and he is treated as the savior of the universe or the Sasuke of Naruto, that even the Super Titans supposedly want him.

Baines dad was a gentle giant, but when push came to shove, he basically had Garrosh dead to rights in a 1v1 before the poison kicked in.

Baine himself is pacifist to a stupid level. Exiling his own people for wanting to retaliate for Taurajo, most hilariously - turning a blind eye to his people getting raised as skeletons, but committing treason over some random human.

The guy probably has more Horde deaths on his scorecard than anything else.

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It does get a bit frustrating to see how many inattentive people jump on the forum-built bandwagon named ‘The Baine-Hate’. There have been several instances in quest text, short stories and novels that highlight how much he cares for the people of Azeroth…and the citizens of the Horde foremost. Yet, these details are ignored out of a need to step in line with erroneous popular opinion. The only consolation I can take is that the writers stay aware of his strength and compassion, and ignore the cries of the oblivious.

It’s like the ingame examples I pointed out make him look really bad, or something.

Regardless of the books, they still make him look really bad, by the way.

I didn’t even mention the part where he proposes surrender in front of the entire grieving city of Dazar’alor. Dumass would have more sense.

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Baine serves a purpose, he’s so pathetic to look at that the Forsworn saw him and said “Yeah… maybe we should just skip Oribos? I don’t wanna have to witness THAT… points at Baine sulking in a corner

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