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Fall of the Lich King (WoW Spoilers)
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That, or an uncontrolled Scourge would simply go nuts and attack one province after another until they get wiped out. The Scourge would be gone, but so would a good portion of Azeroth.
Yeah, I think someone would need to hold them back. Like the trouble with the Zerg at the start of Brood War. Kerrigan took over then, settled it all, and look how well that...
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There are two theories.
One, while Arthas was an evil monster, deep down under all those layers of darkness was still a bit of good. This good side of him acted like a sort of leash, allowing him to sort of keep the Scourge under control. When they lose the master, they lose everything, including that one shred of good inside him, and thus the mindless undead lash out like a swarm of locusts. They have nothing holding them to any sort of organized effort, only random death.
Two, the whole thing was a plot by Ner'zhul to ensure his survival. He deep down influenced Arthas, realizing that he could not wrestle control of the body from the fallen prince, he instead deep down tricked him into grooming and corrupting a new host, Bolvar. When the time came close, Ner'zhul took the form of souls trapped in Frostmourne, and convinced the heroes that if the Lich King stays dead, the Scourge would destroy the world. The heroes believed this, and thus the events above. If Tirion had taken the helm, then Ner'zhul would have failed, thus Bolvar lashed out that only he could handle it as he was groomed to do. "It is my fate" as he would say. Now, Ner'zhul can try to regain control of his powers, by speaking with Bolvar in his dreams similar to how he did with Arthas in the years prior to WOTLK.
P.S. If you watch the video, you actually hear a progression of voices. First you have Bolvar's voice, then when he puts on the helmet his voice slowly shifts to the "Lich King's" voice, the one used by Arthas all through WOTLK. Then, after Bolvar is completely frozen in ice, a third disembodied voice appears and tells Tirion to leave, before finally mixing in with the first two voices. This third voice, if you listen to it while it is most clear, sounds like that of an orc, more then a human.
I buy the "mad hordes of Scourge" argument because Arthas (and Ner'zhul for that matter) were all about control. They wanted domination. The LK didn't want to be the last entity left in a scarred wasteland of a world, he wanted to be the absolute master of a world of undead. And so he commanded the Scourge like an army, including hoarding his strength, and conserving resources.
Also, I was under the impression (and correct me if I'm wrong, Scythe), that part of the problem was also that actually killing the Lich King would also allow the Legion to take control of them again, or create a new Lich King that was under their thumb completely. So while they don't touch it in the ending cinema, Bolvar becoming the new LK would help prevent that possibility.
Also, I was under the impression (and correct me if I'm wrong, Scythe), that part of the problem was also that actually killing the Lich King would also allow the Legion to take control of them again, or create a new Lich King that was under their thumb completely. So while they don't touch it in the ending cinema, Bolvar becoming the new LK would help prevent that possibility.
Ah, gave away my valuable items and gold last night. I don't have to care anymore, wheeeee!
That is a bit more difficult to say. Nothing points to the Burning Legion being able to retake the Scourge, or even recreate the Lich King since the power of the Lich King is tied to the Helm of Domination.
It's actually rumored that the demons are unable to ever control the powers of the Scourge for whatever reason, which is why they chose Ner'zhul in the first place and locked him in enchanted ice, it allowed them to utilize the powers forged into Frostmourne and the Helm of Domination while still keeping the Lich King under control through immobilization. That is also why the Dreadlords acted as his jailers, to make sure he didn't sway away from the Legion's cause, as his will always had to be his own, not that of another mindless undead. Even at the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the Legion required the help of Rage Winterchill, a Legion-loyal Lich that was given power by Ner'zhul, to control the massive amounts of Scourge that were being used to take the summit.
The best the Legion could have done was attempted to groom someone loyal to them to be the next Lich King, but for that to occur they would have had to reclaim the Helm of Domination. They would be unable to simple take back control of the Scourge without it.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Rage_Winterchill_%28tactics%29
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