Shadowlands Afterlives: Maldraxxus

Draka, orc of the Frostwolf Clan, was not a warrior born, but a warrior made. In the fires of battle that forge the armies of the Maldraxxus, Draka must learn that nothing and no one—not even she—is what they seem.

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[alexandrumarin]

I bet most of us can relate to this. We've all hit that point in life when we reroll a rogue

[ffarkasm]

1:50 And what happens if the Shadowlands fall?
Anyway what happens to those who die in the Shadowlands? Where do they go? Detroit?

[brettyacyshen]

*Random skeleton 1:* How come she doesn't look like a walking talking cadaver like us?
*Random skeleton 2:* Don't you know? She's the protagonist.
*Random skeleton 1:* What does that mean for us?
*Random skeleton 2:* Best not to think about it.

[PasDeBrasFR]

When you introduce your mum to wow and she ends up outleveling you behind your back.
Thrall my boy, i feel for you

[nuxus]

Imagine saying "there could be surivors" in the realm of the dead...

[jugundabaskov]

What we knew before the cinematic: There are some troubles and Draka
What we learned after the cinematic: There are some troubles and Draka

[Geesaroni]

"We are the House of Eyes, the impossibly sneaky super-spies of the land of the dead. The knife lurking in every shadow."
"That's cool, that's cool, so your headquarters is probably some impossibly twisted and labyrinthine nest of tunnels and hideouts and traps that only someone with your skillset could navigate, much less attack?"
"Nah, we got a giant, easily-attackable floating palace with skulls on it, lol"

[Armoogeddon]

So basically Thrall's mom rerolls from Warrior to Rogue. neat!

[whipseryname]

It feels like they wrote this for Gorana and then realised way to late that she isn't dead and had to find another orc lady to fill in.

[cognozzle]

"Hurry, there could be survivors."

But... Everyone of them was already dead...

[_Tomon]

"Mom! You can't ground me! I'm Warchief of the whole horde!"
"You were a Warchief! Now go back to your room Thrall!"

[JohnnyFiction]

"Maldraxxus wil fall" ... from who? Who's out there ready to attack the shadowlands? If you die in Maldraxxus, do you go to the maw? You you get reincarnated back in Maldraxxus? How is there even death in the land of the dead?

[lumzetuff]

"There might be survivors" I'm not really all that read up on the lore, but makes me wonder. What happens if you die in the shadowlands, do you go to like.... The shadowier lands?

[Shadow-Wolf-]

Eh... compared to Bastion, this one was a little... lacking.
I knew Draka was going to be in Shadowlands, but I was expecting more backstory, or a view of what happened to Durotan. Maybe even a preview of Post-Sylvanas, where she gets information that Thrall; the son she gave her life to protect, was captured.

[DSas]

Missed opportunity - shoulda been Mankrik's wife.

[alien_teetaw]

2:45, WRONG. THOSE SKELETONS WOULD HAVE RAN BACK TO THEIR SPOT AND EVADED HER AMBUSH.

[ToxicGamez]

Gul’dan’s assassins would stand no chance against her now

[notmeheheno]

2:24
Draka "My brothers!"

Boney boys "WAT?"

[SSobotkaJr]

Personally, I feel this sets things up for an interesting note for Shadowlands. Not every character is going to end up as WE believe they would. Heroes that tried to do good, could end up in places meant for the evil to repent and redeem themselves. Villains could find themselves chosen to champion the righteous causes and perform the tasks needed to preserve the good souls that didn't get sent to the Maw.

Drakka being a part of Maldraxxus sets a unique perspective. Much as we saw that Uther had a twisted view of "Justice" (which felt more like vengeance), future characters could be doing things we couldn't expect to see.

Besides, we have yet to see the next two shorts: Revendreth & Ardenweald.

[LinkTardis]

Us as players: yoooo so uuh...we're kinda trapped here while trying to save your still living son whose stuck in the maw