History Characters / WarcraftTheAllianceLordaeron

He also allies with the Forsaken, whose numbers includes a ''Dreadlord'' and thinks that he will get out of it alive.

* DropTheHammer: Knights in ''Warcraft II'' wield large one-handed war hammers, which carries over to the upgraded Paladin unit. While the Knights in ''Warcraft III'' switch out the hammer for a sword and lance, the Paladins upgrade to huge two-handed mauls, becoming their iconic weapon of choice, and carried over in the Retribution specialization for all Paladins in ''World of Warcraft''.

* DropTheHammer: Wields a huge two-handed hammer.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: He wants to get rid of the elves so badly that he's willing to let them die to the Scourge, who are known for raising the dead into their ranks. He also allies with the Forsaken, whose numbers includes a ''Dreadlord'' and thinks that he will get out of it alive.

* HateSink: Blackmoore is an abusive and cowardly man who represents the very worst of humanity to Thrall. Even when he's ''sober'', he makes it clear to Thrall that he owns him, highlighting the orc's name to mean slave. When he's drunk, all bets are off. He's domestically abusive to Taretha, which culminates to her untimely death, and he intends to overthrow King Terenas with an army of orc slaves. It's not surprising that Orgrim Doomhammer compares him to ''[[TheCorrupter Gul'dan]]'' of all people when Thrall describes his upbringing in Durnholde.

* CoolCrown: Wore a magnificently horned and jeweled crown in life, though its current whereabouts are unknown to most. In the book Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, Mathias Shaw and Flynn Fairwind find the crown then bury it again under the blelief that it is what King Terenas would've wanted.

* CoolCrown: Wore a magnificently horned and jeweled crown in life, though its current whereabouts are unknown.

* GeneralFailure: Downplayed. Although he has the largest pocket resistance against the Scourge and his forces are able to make significant headway in pushing back the Scourge, [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome even pushing them back from Dalaran all the way into the Plaguelands]], his callous treatment of the blood elves leaves him without any form of magical support and thus suceptible to being mind controlled by the Dreadlords. In the end, the blood elves' defection after he attempted to have them executed weakened his forces to the point that he needed help from the more tactical sound but treacherous Sylvanas. And after capturing the Capital City, he foolishly demands Sylvanas and Varimathras to leave without his forces backing him up.

* TheNeidermeyer: Extremely dismissive of the non-human soldiers under his command, and tries to have Kael'thas and his men killed when he returns from battle to find them working with naga. He seems more amiable towards human soldiers, but we don't really get to see it before he is killed.

'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheAlliance The Alliance]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind Stormwind (Humans)]] - '''Lordaeron (Humans)''' - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGilneas Gilneas (Humans/Worgen)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceKulTiras Kul Tiras (Humans)]] [[Characters/WarcraftJainaProudmoore (Jaina Proudmoore)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceHumanKingdoms Other Human Kingdoms]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceIronforge Ironforge (Dwarven Clans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGnomeregan Gnomeregan (Gnomes)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceQuelThalas Quel'Thalas/Telogrus Rift (High Elves and Void Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceDarnassus Darnassus (Night Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceExodar The Exodar (Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceTushui Tushui (Pandaren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceVindicaar Vindicaar (Lightforged Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceMechagon Mechagon (Mechagnomes)]]\\
'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheHorde The Horde]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOrgrimmar Orgrimmar (Orcs)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeDarkspearTribe The Darkspear Tribe (Trolls)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeThunderBluff Thunder Bluff (Tauren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeTheForsaken The Forsaken (Undead)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeQuelThalas Quel'Thalas (Blood Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeBilgewaterCartel Bilgewater Cartel (Goblins)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordePandaren Huojin (Pandaren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeHighmountain Thunder Totem (Highmountain Tauren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeSuramar Suramar (Nightborne)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeZandalariEmpire Zandalari Empire (Zandalar Trolls)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeVoldunai Voldunai (Vulpera)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOther Other (non-playable races)]]\\

* UndyingLoyalty: One of Garithos' war cries is "In memory of Terenas!", implying that he still bears loyalty to the last king of Lordaeron.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leader of the Alliance remnants in Lordaeron and a nigh unstoppable fighter in his own right.
* BlueBlood: Inherited the title of baron from his father.

* GeneralFailure: He has the largest pocket resistance against the Scourge but that is not saying much. His callous treatment of the blood elves weakened his own forces to the point that he needs help from the more tactical sound but treacherous Sylvanas. And after capturing the Capital City, he foolishly demands Sylvanas and Varimathras to leave without his forces backing him up.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: He was right in that the Naga couldn't be trusted, considering their slaughtering Night Elves and Humans. But Garithos didn't know any of that, and his only reason for not trusting them was simply because they weren't human.

* UngratefulBastard: Officials from neighboring non-human states such as Ironforge and the ruined Quel'Thalas recognize him as the last remnant of Lordaeron's government, and sent him aid. What did he do? Give Kael'thas and the blood elves a suicide mission in the hope they all would perish before the Scourge, and treat his dwarven allies like a dirt.

'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheAlliance The Alliance]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind Stormwind (Humans)]] - '''Lordaeron (Humans)''' - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGilneas Gilneas (Humans/Worgen)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceKulTiras Kul Tiras (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceHumanKingdoms Other Human Kingdoms]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceIronforge Ironforge (Dwarven Clans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGnomeregan Gnomeregan (Gnomes)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceQuelThalas Quel'Thalas/Telogrus Rift (High Elves and Void Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceDarnassus Darnassus (Night Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceExodar The Exodar (Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceTushui Tushui (Pandaren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceVindicaar Vindicaar (Lightforged Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceMechagon Mechagon (Mechagnomes)]]\\

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasWindrunner (Sylvanas Windrunner)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftKnightsOfTheEbonBlade Knights of the Ebon Blade]] | [[Characters/WarcraftIllidanAndFollowers Illidan and his followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeGarroshsHorde Garrosh's Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftPandaria Pandaria]] | [[Characters/WarcraftOthers Other mortals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheOldGods The Void (The Old Gods)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/WarcraftEternals Eternals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftShadowlands Shadowlands (Death)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTitans The Titans (Arcane)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheBurningLegion The Burning Legion (Fel)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheDragonflights The Dragonflights]] | [[Characters/WarcraftWildGods Wild Gods]] | \\

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* DualWielding: The Knights of Lordaeron in ''Warcraft III'' wield both lances and swords. In the original version, they only attack with their sword while the lance is used in their movement animation, but in ''Reforged'' they attack enemies with both weapons.

* JoustingLance: In addition to their swords, Knights in ''Warcraft III'' also carry a lance in their other hand, but it only gets used in their movement animation. The reason for this is that the Knight's model was originally made for a hero unit known as the Crusader which had a charge attack, but the unit was scrapped and the model reused for the regular Knight unit. In ''Reforged'', they finally use their lance in their attacks.

** Eventually, the Alliance tried to reconquer Lordaeron in a massive assault at the beginning of ''Battle for Azeroth''... but Sylvanas and her Horde forces managed to escape and rendered what was left of the ruins of the Capital City unhinabitable with her plague, and the Alliance's war efforts soon shifted to Zandalar and Kul Tiras instead.

In ''Wrath of the Lich King'', Terenas provides the ironic narration of the expansion's opening. He also plays a major part as a soul in the fall of the Lich King, where he taunts the Lich King that his end comes and in the final fight, he not only helps players get freed from Frostmourne, he also ressurects the entire raid after Tirion destroys Frostmourne.

* KarmicDeath: He berates Kael'thas for allying with the nagas twice, telling that he should be careful in where to put his loyalties on, and then tries to execute the blood elves even though Garithos pretty much forced Kael to get help from them. Later, Garithos joins forces with a faction of undeads, the very race responsible for Lordaeron's destruction, out of convenience and not necessity like Kael's situtation, and unlike Vashj, Sylvanas Windrunner is not a trustworthy ally and has Varimathras kill him. Additional karma comes from the fact that Sylvanas is an (undead) elf who was from the same kingdom as Kael'thas.

* NobleBigot: He's bigotted yes, but he's also willing to overlook it and work with some non-humans, as with the Dwarves (though he still disparaged them), and no one can argue his goals (Saving Lordaeron, defeating the Scourge) aren't noble, nor does he go back on his side of his deal with Sylvanas or betray her. However, his attempts to execute Kael'thas and his men really brings down the ''Noble'' part.

* TragicBigot: According to [[WordOfGod Creative Development]], when asked about his past, it is explained he fought the Horde during the Second War in Quel'Thalas when it was razed, but while he was doing so, his village got destroyed by a detachement of orcs and his family killed. This led to Garithos deciding that the elves diverted forces away from the Alliance's true goal: the defense of humanity alone.

!!Archbishop Alonsus Faol
!!! Bishop of Secrets
!!!'''Class:''' Priest
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Gideon Emery (English), Vladimir Levashev (Russian)

->''"At times I have been a leader of a church, a mindless minion of the Scourge, and a commander in a secret war. But I have always been a priest first."''

Head of the Church of the Holy Light prior to Benedictus and co-founder of the Order of the Silver Hand. Having recognised how unsuitable priests were for warfare after the destruction of Stormwind, he founded the Order of the Silver Hand with his apprentice Uther, whom he anointed as the first paladin. He died sometime between the Second and Third Wars, the cause unknown. His grave can be found at Faol's Rest, outside of the Scarlet Monastery.

He is revealed in ''Legion'' to have been raised as an undead by the Scourge during the Third War, but managed to break free of their control. He has remained hidden since then, but reemerges to form a united front of priests of all faiths against the Burning Legion.
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* BigGood: Of the Priest Class Order storyline in ''Legion''.
* CameBackWrong: It's revealed that he was revived by the Scourge at some point but was able free himself. He's spent his time afterwards "fighting in a secret war."
* CoolOldGuy: Commands a great deal of respect in his old age.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite become undead he is still quite a nice person.
* GallowsHumor: Alonsus learned to make light of his undead existence. When he reunited with Greymane and Turalyon, he admits they might not have recognized him... because he no longer had his beard, despite the more obvious answer.
* GoodShepherd: He's a kind-hearted priest who is devoted to helping people, which has made him a very beloved figure.
* HighPriest: The head of the Church in the first few games, succeeded by Archbishop Benedictus.
* LightEmUp: As the head of the Church, he's a very adept Light-user.
* {{Retcon}}: Lore initially had him tied to the Clerics of Northshire, having personally witnessed how unsuitable they were for battle. Current lore has him as a native of Lordaeron, who never went to Stormwind during the First War and whose only ties to Northshire is through being head of the Church.
* SoProudOfYou: Towards Turalyon in ''Before the Storm''.
* StaffOfAuthority: Mentioned to carry a ceremonial staff to signify his authority as Archbishop.
* YinYangBomb: Utilizes both Light and Shadow together as a Discipline priest in ''Legion''.

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasWindrunner (Sylvanas Windrunner)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftKnightsOfTheEbonBlade Knights of the Ebon Blade]] | [[Characters/WarcraftIllidanAndFollowers Illidan and his followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeGarroshsHorde Garrosh's Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftPandaria Pandaria]] | [[Characters/WarcraftOthers Other mortals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheOldGods The Void (The Old Gods)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/WarcraftEternals Eternals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftShadowlands Shadowlands (Death)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTitans The Titans (Arcane)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheBurningLegion The Burning Legion (Fel)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheDragonflights The Dragonflights]] | [[Characters/WarcraftWildGods Wild Gods]] \\