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.
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.
Thanks. I also suspect the interpretation of Uther might be due to newer lore that was included. Blizzard's added a lot of extra stuff along the sides over the years, not all of it particularly good or useful, especially when we look at what BFA, Shadowlands, and the surrounding material there did to the greater story. Shadowlands was especially damaging to Arthas' story, as well as Uther's and Sylvanas Windrunner's. In many ways, that makes Warcraft just like Star Wars from a lore perspective, since both have lore within and outside the source material that severely contradicts and breaks things which were already established.
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.
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
Thanks. I also suspect the interpretation of Uther might be due to newer lore that was included. Blizzard's added a lot of extra stuff along the sides over the years, not all of it particularly good or useful, especially when we look at what BFA, Shadowlands, and the surrounding material there did to the greater story. Shadowlands was especially damaging to Arthas' story, as well as Uther's and Sylvanas Windrunner's. In many ways, that makes Warcraft just like Star Wars from a lore perspective, since both have lore within and outside the source material that severely contradicts and breaks things which were already established.