As a start I want to give you my opinion of the evergoing subject “Horde is evil! No Alliance is evil!”
We can clearly see the trend of old Horde heroes from the past games that’ve become big bad bosses in WoW. I’m talking about Zul’Jin and Cho’gall from Tides of Darkness, not to mention that Deathwing, the additional hero in the WC2 expansion set Beyond the Dark Portal, will most likely be the finale in Cataclysm. Horde and Alliance are both factions containing different races and nations. The thing with horde is that their allies and pacts during the years, such as Mannaroth for example, have been questionable. “Allies come and allies go. That’s politics." – quote from Valeera Sanguinar in the official WoW comics.
Can Fandral Staghelm be sorted in this category? I guess so – but can you really compare the status and awesomeness between a non-playable guy sitting in a tree for six years in WoW and a guy like Zul’jin? That’s up to you to decide. To meet up with these big names in my book, an old hero like Turalion would have to do something drastic. Also the status on Sylvanas sister, Alleria from WC2, says: “missing in action”. Can we expect to see her again? As a boss that’ve finally returned in Cataclysm? The answer is no, because people don’t wanna see nice ordinary humans, elves, dwarves and gnomes as big fat final bosses. We want see evil trolls, scary big ogres and dangerous dragons. Why do you think Blizzard chose Saurfang to be a boss in ICC and not Bolvar Fordragon? The fact is, despite what people say – Horde has less morale than Alliance. That’s the whole point with Horde. They are our very contrast, that’s what makes them cool. That’s at least the reason why I like them.
So to sum this up... I’m totally looking forward to watch Garrosh go bananas in the next expansion.
Don't forget Teron Gorefiend is a boss in Black Temple and Kargath Bladefist is in Shattered Halls, the only other Horde Heroes from Tides of Darkness; Grom and Dentarg, are dead.
SvaraRaderaIt's quite clear that Blizzard are killing off the old Horde heroes one by one.
The Alliance has always been so proper. They've always been the invincible knights in shining armor, so it takes a lot of backstory to why one of them would go bananas, like Arthas. I doubt we'll find any of the Alliance heroes from Tides of Darkness as future raidbosses, they're just too good for that.
I think Kael'thas is a good example of a former Alliance gone raidboss though.
Yeah, I think Kael'thas would be the best example here so far.
SvaraRaderaThat was also kind of my point - Alliance are too good. For example, take a look at the quest chain in the Twilight Highlands with the Dragonmaw clan. The clan system among Horde opens up a different type of hostility between different factions in comparison to the Alliance's . Horde are full of aggressive and independent individuals which makes it a whole lot easier for Blizz.
I guess it's mostly because when Blizzard started off it was clear that Alliance were the good guys and Horde the bad guys.
SvaraRaderaTake Turalyon for example, he's one of those "Missing in Action"-dudes. I really can't see how they make this into a villain;
"Turalyon is a kind and gentle soul who only wishes the world to be at peace. His innocence and understanding personality allow him to see through people for who they truly are".
It wasn't until Warcraft 3 that they added some questionable morals to Alliance characters.