Fall of the Lich King Ending Remastered (World of Warcraft Cinematic)

Wrath of the Lich King was the first expansion we fully experienced and the last chance to connect to our roots from the original Warcraft 3 game.
This is where we met most of our friends, felt the thrill of raiding and competitive pvp and followed the story of Arthas to its bitter end.
It has now been over a decade and as our time in wow slowly comes to an end, this remains our fondest memory. We feel there is no better way to remember and appreciate
half a life spent in WoW, than with the cinematic that ended our favorite expansion.

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Special thanks to Kayes(Grave).
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No shout out to Autodesk Maya. This thing spent more time crashing than running and siphoned more life energy from us than Frostmourne ever could.

[Dichnow]

"I see only darkness before me". That was Arthas warning us about the future of WoW. Activision just killed our boy.

[MrIVcredible]

I love how, despite everything, Terenas clearly still loves Arthas. He holds him, comforts him, reassures him. It’s a very touching moment.

[quaronncz]

Take notes Blizzard, this is what you call a REMASTER

[Cozmoz]

*Arthas:* Father, is it...over?
*King Terenas:* No my son, the raid resets next week.

[JeffGoldblumsChest]

Arthas deserved so much more than being a wisp in a sword.

[IsraelNilo]

Arthas expression, his eyes looking with horror his defeat and his death, holy f*** guys, THAT was awesome!

[rajairfan]

"No king rules forever"
How fitting with what is happening with Blizzard and WoW right now. It was fun while it lasted. Thanks for everything Blizzard.

[Hurricane]

Couldn't tell this was fan made! Awesome job!

[DrewPicklesTheDark]

Thing I liked about this scene is actually Terenes, despite being murdered by Arthas, in the end Arthas is still is son and he still comforts him as he dies.

[OscaReyLich]

"Tell them only that the Lich King is dead and World of Warcraft died with him."

[No-Me]

Imagine if Blizz gave this much effort to Warcraft3: Refunded

[atayo]

"Tell them only that the lich king is dead aND THAT BOLVAR FORDRAGON DIED WITH HIM"
That still gives me chills

[cassidywest]

Arthas was the best character in Warcraft 3 and all of WoW.

[Dr_Weirdoo]

It makes me emotional seeing the blue glow in his eyes dissapear as he recovers what little humanity he had left before he died

[Portharian]

I never thought of Arthas as a villian. He wanted to protect his people at all costs and was manipulated by a higher power. He was a pawn.

[LotsOLuck]

The way King Terenas places his hand over Arthas’, and then he closes his eyelids... after everything, Terenas, deep down, still loved his precious son, Arthas. 😭😭😭

[BrandonFoltz]

Still brings the chills after all these years. Never forget the first time I saw it. An emotional moment for sure.

[Kakio]

Loved it, Bolvars model is so much cooler in this one, great job!

[ShangZilla]

"Without it's founders command, the restless investors will become even greater threat to this company. Control must be maintained."

[sorikuroth]

Had to come back and rewatch this after that shadowlands terrible ending