History Characters / WarcraftTheAllianceExodar

* DropTheHammer: His favored weapon is a large crystal hammer. [[http://www.wowhead.com/item=28800 Players can get a copy of it for themselves.]]

* DropTheHammer: Picks up a large crystal hammer after the Battle for Shattrath. [[spoiler:Specifically, it's Maraad's.]]

* RubberForeheadAlien: Roughly human in appearance, apart from the horns, tail, hooves and their height. They're also the most "alien" of the playable races, being originally from a different planet than the others.

* SpaceJews: Multiple Jewish fans have pointed out the parallels between the draenei and the Jewish people. Also, their ship is called the Exodar.

** Even Kil'jaeden despite his countless horrific crimes and all the suffering he inflicted on the Draenei on Draenor and Azeroth.
** When coming to face Eredar defectors who weren't head-over-heels evil from the Legion who only served because of the mix of JoinOrDie and Kil'Jaeden sensing and punishing anything less than unceasing zeal, Velen only has token hesitations towards giving them a chance. When he's shown they have the capability and drive to truly be good again, he takes what was just supposed to an olive branch and turns it into burying the hatchet, inviting the Eredar defectors back into Draenei society (something that ''everyone'' is shocked by).

* AllLovingHero: Velen is one of the kindest and most compassionate characters in Warcraft universe, showing concern and care for all life and lamenting the destruction of life by the Burning Legion, even in worlds where he has never actually been. He also welcomed Nobundo and the rest of the Broken inside Draenei society despite them having been deformed by demonic energies and lost the ability to feel the Light. He was willing to forgive the members of the Horde despite everything they did to his people, even Kil'jaeden despite his countless horrific crimes and all the suffering he inflicted on the Draenei on Draenor and Azeroth.

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Even ignoring the copious SexyDimorphism, male and female draenei are oddly different. Males have a huge bony crest on their foreheads and tentacles on their chins. Females have a very small crest that's usually hidden under their bangs, smaller tentacles that come from behind their ears, and {{horn|edHumanoid}}s on their head which the males lack entirely. Going with their subversive demonic look, the women are clearly designed to look more like stereotypical [[HotAsHell devil girls]] than female versions of eredar. Interestingly Male Draenei that have become Lightforged can have horns like the women.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The draenei as they were introduced in ''Frozen Throne'' were completely different from the current incarnation, portrayed as far less humanoid, not necessarily blue-skinned and with a shaman tribe-based culture. Even gameplay-wise, they were stealthy rogue-like units rather than light-wielding paladins. When ''Burning Crusade'' came out, Blizzard retconned the original draenei as being former eredar and the draenei seen in ''Frozen Throne'' as being "Broken", a corrupt variant of the species.

* GentleGiant: Not quite on the Taurens' level, but the average draenei still towers a human, and they are definitely noble and peaceful overall.

'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheAlliance The Alliance]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind Stormwind (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceLordaeron 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)]] - '''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)]]\\

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:As revealed during the Mag'har recruitment Quests, Yrel now leads a band of draenei, ogres and orcs collectively called the the Lightbound. People can choose to convert, they can be ''forced'' to convert, or they can die.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Many of the Mag'har she seeks to conquer and enslave were once members of the Iron Horde who did the same to her people. However, the fact that she does not discriminate between them and their former allies such as the Frostwolves and the Laughing Skull plants her firmly as a villain.]]

* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: [[spoiler: The deaths of her sister, [[MentorOccupationalHazard Prophet Velen]], and Maraad served as her StartOfDarkness. Later coupled by the EvilPowerVacuum left behind by the destruction of not only the Iron Horde and Fel Horde; but also the collapse of the Highmaul Ogres and The Adherents of Rukhmar would have seen her taking full advantage of the situation presented to her as the de-facto leader of the Draenei to turn them into [[PuttingOnTheReich The Lightbound]].]]

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] [[Characters/WarcraftArthasMenethil (Arthas Menethil)]]| [[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]] | \\

'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheAlliance The Alliance]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind Stormwind (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceLordaeron 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)]] - '''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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* FantasticRacism: Many of them tend to look down on Shamans, seeing their worship and bonds with the Elemental Spirits as anathema to the Light. The Broken were also not well-received at first due to their difformities, of them having lost their connection with the Light and the fact that it was a red mist of demonic origin that caused them to become Broken though Velen still welcomed them back and worked so they would have a better treatment. Some Draenei also, understandably, still have a grudge towards the Orcs and the Blood Elves for the atrocities they have inflicted on them despite having never provoked them.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Many of the Mag'har she seeks to conquer and enslave were once members of the Iron Horde who did the same to her people. However, the fact that she does not discriminate betweem them and their former allies such as the Frostwolves and the Laughing Skull plants her firmly as a villain.]]

* BadassInCharge: Takes a leading role towards the end of Shadowmoon. [[spoiler:She's eventually made an Exarch, one of the overall leaders of draenei society.]]

* BadassInCharge: A political leader, a spiritual leader, and one tough customer.

'''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/WarcraftDracthyr Dracthyr]] | [[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]]\\

'''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]]\\

* VestigalEmpire: Their original Eredar civilization was perhaps the most magnificent civilization in the cosmos and even impressed Sargeras with their accomplishments. This civilization served as the basis of the nigh-unstoppable Burning Legion. The Draenei who now reside on Azeroth are the remnants of the people who refused to join the Legion and later survived the Orcs' genocidal attack on Draenor.

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Outside of a very few who became corrupted and joined demonic forces in AU Draenor all of the Draenei love and deeply respect their prophet. Before the Horde assault on Shattrath Velen wanted to stay and die with the people here but the other Draenei convinced him to leave and many were perfectly willing to sacrifice themselves for him and the rest of their people.

->''"Not all who wander are lost."''

The only one of the three Eredar lords approached by Sargeras to reject his offer of power. He has a gift of prophecy that allowed him to see ''exactly'' where that path would lead, and with the help of the Naaru, beings of pure Light, he led the like-minded draenei (Eredun for "exiles") into becoming interdimensional refugees.

->''"Everything that is, is alive."''

Once a vindicator, Nobundo was one of the draenei that fought the orcs at Shattrath. He and a few others survived, but were terribly disfigured and lost their ability to contact the Light due to a mysterious demonic curse. After being exiled for fear of their condition being contagious, Nobundo was contacted by the elements of Draenor and became the first draenei Shaman. He and the other "Broken" were eventually accepted back into draenei society, and Nobundo began to instruct others in shamanism.

->''"I would avenge the countless draenei who had perished!"''

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->''"There is a time for prayer, and a time for action."''

A draenei paladin from the alternate timeline Draenor in ''Warlords of Draenor''. Yrel starts as a naïve priestess on Draenor, but when the Iron Horde begins its path of conquest, she must stand up and become a hero for the draenei and the Alliance.

* ADayInTheLimelight: They are the heaviest featured Alliance race in ''Warlords of Draenor.''

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Even ignoring the copious SexyDimorphism, male and female draenei are oddly different. Males have a huge bony crest on their foreheads and tentacles on their chins. Females have a very small crest that's usually hidden under their bangs, smaller tentacles that come from behind their ears, and {{horn|edHumanoid}}s on their head which the males lack entirely. Going with their subversive demonic look, the women are clearly designed to look more like stereotypical [[HotAsHell devil girls]] than female versions of eredar.

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] | [[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]]\\

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Blue and purple are possible draenei hair colors.

* [[BigRedDevil Big Blue Devil]]: Face tentacles aside, the draenei physically look like this. It's because their former kinsmen, the Eredar, fit this trope and the current incarnation of the draenei is far removed from their depiction in ''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne''.

* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: Similar to Quel'Thalas or Dalaran, with a more technologically advanced vibe. Added Emphasis on ''crystal''.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: In his first role in the game as anything more than a cameo, he's [[spoiler:quickly killed off]] to inspire Yrel and ultimately lead her to becoming an Exarch. Stands out especially because the draenei are low on notable characters thanks to being OutOfFocus as a race, and Yrel is from an ExpendableAlternateUniverse and stays there.

* InformedFlaw: Everyone at first treats her as an unlikely hero who's too young and inexperienced and only knows how to heal, but it isn't supported by the narrative. You meet her in a DamselOutOfDistress moment, having overpowered her much larger and combat-experienced guard with her bare hands, and it goes from there. When [[spoiler:her sister]] is StuffedIntoTheFridge to inspire her, she vows to start fighting, except she's already been showing everyone else up by that point. The earliest playable versions of ''Warlords of Draenor'' had things in a different order, and the early beta versions had dialogue that implied there were different plans for her originally. This implies that her original character arc may have played out her flaws more naturally, but when things were moved around, it left things being inconsistent and contradictory.

* GhostIntheMachine: Draenei have vigilants, Golems that are created by binding the souls of holy warriors to defend their people after death, and it is considered a holy ritual and great honor.