History Characters / WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind

** Also one for Garrosh, Varian has a ''very good'' reason for his hatred of Orcs, given that his father was killed by one, his city razed by them, and he was turned into a gladiator by them, while Garrosh's reasons boil down to "someone told him they were bad" and "dad killed humans so they have to be bad". One of Varian's defining traits is his [[PapaWolf being a father to Anduin]] while Garrosh is heavily defined by being the son of Grom.

** Blizzard developers have stated online that the High King's power is military only. It appears to be essentially the same as the Supreme Allied Commander position that Lothar held.
* HonorBeforeReason: Wrathion suspects he either has a case of this or is incompetent. He notes that unlike Garrosh and the Horde, Varian did not use the Cataclysm to expand the Alliance. Assuming it was on principle, he asks if principles can win a war.

* ParentsAsPeople: His temper and warlike ways often drive a rift between himself and Anduin, leading to Anduin often leaving for stretches of time (to visit and train in Ironforge, under Varian's suggestion, and to study under Velen, as Anduin's own decision) and he realizes that he's not the best father. As of ''Blood of Our Fathers'', their relationship appears to have been mended.

* PetTheDog: He tells Muradin to "let a grieving father pass," when said father is an orc aligned with the Horde.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Developed into one as of ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: As Lo'Gosh he gives Jaina one in ''The Shattering'', calling her "weak" for continuing to vouch for peace despite everything the Horde's done. He also gives one to Garrosh in ''Literature/TidesOfWar'', accusing him of being a DirtyCoward.

* {{Determinator}}: Even being turned into an undead spirit in ''Warlords of Draenor'' doesn't stop him from protecting his people.
* FightingYourFriend: When corrupted into a Bone Wraith and forced to attack an Alliance player by a necromancer.

* HeroicWillpower: Manages to resist being corrupted by a necromancer until the player shows up, who even [[WorthyOpponent acknowledges Taylor's spirit]].
* AndIMustScream: Ends up being murdered and tortured as a spirit by a necromancer, before being corrupted into a Bone Wraith.

The current King of Stormwind. As a young prince during the First War he witnessed the orcs' invasion of Azeroth and the death of his father before his very eyes, before having to flee to Lordaeron. Ever since then, he’s held a fierce vendetta against the orcs and the rest of the Horde. After the Second War, he returned to Stormwind as its king. Numerous political events made his early years as ruler difficult. The corrupt House of Nobles refused to play the Stonemasons working on Stormwind’s reconstruction, and the riots that resulted killed his wife, leaving Varian a widower and a single father to his son Anduin.

[[spoiler:Following Garrosh's defeat and Vol'jin's appointment as Warchief, Varian, despite Jaina's protests, agrees to a ceasefire, but warns Vol'jin that he will not hesitate to bring the full brunt of the Alliance to bear against the Horde if Vol'jin leads them down the same path Garrosh did.]]

* TheWisePrince

* OneHandedZweihander: Wields a [[{{BFS}} huge sword]] with one hand in Northrend. The same sword can be acquired by Alliance players, who also wield it with one hand.
* ThePaladin

* ChurchgoingVillain

* NotWorthKilling: The main reason why the Burning Legion and the Scourge didn't target Stormwind during the Third War.

* BeardOfEvil

* FallenHero

* HealingHands

* LightEmUp

* TheMole

* SinisterMinister

** BadassBeard
** BadassMustache
** BadassNormal

** BadassMustache

* NotWorthKilling: The main reason why the Burning Legion didn't target Stormwind during the Third War.

* AnimalMotifs: Stormwind's icon is that of a lion's head and imagery of lions are prominently displayed as a result.

* AnimalMotifs: Famed as the Lion of Azeroth and wore lion imagery into battle.

** BadassBeard: Always depicted with a large bushy beard in artwork, as far back as the first game.

* FamedInStory: The Alliance remembers him one of their greatest heroes following his death.

* FamedInStory: The Alliance considers him one of their greatest heroes.

* BlingOfWar: Following his promotion to admiral he wears some rather fancy pauldrons.

** The Player Character acts as TheBigGuy, being the combat expert, compared to the rest being an group of [=SI:7=] Stealth operatives.
** Sully "The Pickle" Mcleary acts as TheSmartGuy being an explosives and machinery expert.
** Mishka takes the role of TheChick, being a CombatMedic and the more Feminine of the two girls on the team.

* ShouldersOfDoom: Not initially, but the armor he wears after his promotion features them.

* BadassGrandpa: While not a physical, his strength with Light and Shadow did not fade from age.

* [[SquishyWizard Squishy Priest]]

** BadassBeard: Kept a close-cropped beard on his face prior to his encounter with dragon fire.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Renowned as Stormwind's greatest knight and champion.

** BadassBeard

* {{Determinator}}: After surviving both the Forsaken blight and the flames of the Red Dragonflight, he's captured by the Lich King, who tries to torture and convert him into his new champion. He never gives in.

* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic

* KnightInShiningArmor

* MagicKnight

* NumberTwo: To Varian.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Stormwind's greatest knight and champion.

* {{Badass}}: He's renowned as the greatest human warrior of his time and he proves to be an unstoppable force once he draws his sword. Only Doomhammer and Medivh really gave him pause; the former being an equal and the latter being, well, [[PersonOfMassDestruction Medivh]].
** BadassBeard: Always depicted with a large bushy beard in artwork, even back in the first game.

** BadassGrandpa: Despite his old age at the time the orcs came to Azeroth, he was still renowned as one of humanity's greatest warriors, and shows it off in spades in the novels.

* KnightInShiningArmor

->''"My loyalties are personal-- to King Varian and to his son!"''

%%* ActionGirl

%%* DualWielding
%%* KnifeNut

* MsFanservice: Though then again, see YoungerThanTheyLook

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite her Stripperific outfit, Valeera is still very much in her teens. Broll, and Varian even refer to her as a child.

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He turns out to be leader of the Twilight Hammer cult after Cho'Gall's death, and is the Twilight Prophet spoken of by Fandral when he attacked Thrall.

* BadassGrandpa

* CastingAShadow

* EvilOldFolks

* FaceHeelTurn: In ''Cataclysm''.

* {{Badass}}: An extremely capable and fierce warrior, having made his way to champion of the Crimson Ring and slew the dragon Onyxia.

** BadassNormal: A normal human warrior with only a sword in hand, yet manages to go toe-to-toe with orcs and ogres on his own, and even manages to slay a certain dragon.

* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Does not wear a helmet, let alone a crown, to go with his armor.

* {{Badass}}

** BadassCape: Wears one for the war in Northrend.
** FourStarBadass: Leader of the Valiance Expedition in ''Wrath of the Lich King''.

* BlueBlood
* {{BFS}}: Wields one in Northrend.
* BigDamnHeroes: Shows up to save the player and a bunch of [=NPCs=] during the confrontation with Thel'zan the Duskbringer in Dragonblight.

* FrontlineGeneral

* LightEmUp: Brings the Light down on his foes with a multi-target Hammer of Justice, stunning them all.

* OneHandedZweihander: In Northrend.

* ActionGirl

* DualWielding
* KnifeNut
* LadyInRed

* ThighHighBoots

* {{Retcon}}: In ''ThrallTwilightOfTheAspects'', his first appearance as a villain, he was actually the Twilight Father, and the Twilight Prophet was a seperate person. In 4.3, he is referred to as the Twilight Prophet instead, and no mention is made of any Twilight Father.

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* ThatManIsDead: Believes himself to be much different than he was because of how he got his squadron killed. It made him think, rethink, and overthink about his life, and he opted to change who he was.