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J.R. Logan's avatar

I found this uncharitable to Uther. Paladin is going to Paladin, but Arthus is the prince and has obligation beyond the holy. I wondered if TBK used print media sources. I remember the culling. If Uther had gone into Strathhome and saw what had happened, he would have been there to support the prince in a time of need.

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Michael P. Marpaung's avatar

Good write-up. Like with you, TBK's take of Uther as a sort of wicked vizier archetype doesn't sit right with me either. Since my only awareness is just the WC3 campaign, I assume it's something they gleaned from the Expanded Universe stuff (novels, WoW, etc.) which as Star Wars showed can have takes that completely contradict the source material tbh. That being said, I respect TBK's decision to take them into account.

On a more humorous note, the "evil Uther" interpretation does remind me of this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCo8fajC7o

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