History Characters / WarcraftTheOldGods

** [[spoiler:Until his Heart got ressurected by Garrosh in 5.4. Despite this after Garrosh's absorbing the entirity of Y'shaarj's power and defeat Y'shaarj is truely DeaderThanDead and isn't even a Heart anymore intead he's a smear on the ground. This death has even ended the Sha forever]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KYyUEBUhFBY]]

* DeaderThanDead: As far as Old Gods go. Suffice to say, even though the fallout from his existence is still an active and real threat, he ain't coming back.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Images that resembled the sha appeared in Ulduar, Yogg-Saron's prison. This was actually a happy coincidence.

* PowerPerversionPotential: The aforementioned tentacles -- not in the game, of course, but certainly in the minds of many players...

* [[spoiler:WillingChanneler: Garrosh takes in Y'Shaarj's power during the phase of his fight. Contrary to the goblin example above, it is ''not'' DemonicPossession and Garrosh is using Y'Shaarj as a weapon.]]

The Old Gods are the Warcraft universe's resident {{Eldritch Abomination}}s. Their exact origins and purposes are unknown, but they have acted as a corrupting influence upon the works of the Titans since the birth of Azeroth. Titan history discovered in Storm Peaks and Ulduar reveal that the Old Gods apparently came to Azeroth not long after its creation and began altering the Titans' creatures with something called the Curse of Flesh. Upon discovering this, the Titans waged war on the Old Gods, eventually imprisoning several of them within Azeroth itself. To prevent the Old Gods from returning, they created the Dragon Aspects and charged them with protecting the world.

Y'Shaarj was an Old God with seven heads that was worshiped by the Mantid, a race of bug people related to the Qiraji and Nerubians. He was killed in the war between the Titans and the Old Gods during the shaping of Azeroth, but his shadows have haunted the land ever since in the form the Sha.

* DyingCurse: Cursed Pandaria with the Sha forever with his final breath.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Images that resembled the Sha appeared in Ulduar, Yogg-Saron's prison. This was actually a happy coincidence.
* PredecessorVillain: To the Sha, the seven emotion-based creatures that haunt Pandaria.

* SealedEvilInACan: Three of the remaining Old Gods are said to be sealed in some manner within Azeroth itself by the work of the Titans.

C'thun, the God of Chaos, is the first Old God to be officially named within the ''Warcraft'' story. After the defeat of the Old Gods by the Titans, C'thun was imprisoned beneath Azeroth, in what would later become the continent of Kalimdor. Although greatly weakened, it embarked on a program to strengthen and empower the Qiraji, an insectoid race living beneath the southern desert sands.

N'zoth, God of Nightmares, is the Old God that is responsible for corrupting Deathwing and for creating the Nightmare that infests the Emerald Dream. N'zoth is imprisoned inside the Rift of Aln, a location in the Emerald Dream that is probably a reflection of a similarly-named massive chasm in the seafloor beneath the Maelstrom. The Nightmare has entrapped such eminent personalities as the Green Aspect, Ysera, as well as the Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage.

Y'Shaarj, God of Vices, was an Old God with seven heads that was worshiped by the Mantid, a race of bug people related to the Qiraji and Nerubians. He was killed in the war between the Titans and the Old Gods during the shaping of Azeroth, but his shadows have haunted the land ever since, implied to be the Sha.

Ten thousand years prior to the events of the ''Warcraft'' series, the Qiraji nearly overwhelmed the forces of Kalimdor in what became known as the War of the Shifting Sands, and were barely driven back by the combined might of the Bronze Dragonflight and the Night Elves under Archdruid Fandral Staghelm. In the present time, the Qiraji renewed their attack, but the heroes of Azeroth descended deep into the ancient Temple of Ahn'Qiraj to reveal their true master, the Old God itself. Still dramatically weakened since the confrontation with the Titans, C'thun's physical form was slain and the threat of the Qiraji was removed.

C'thun is the first Old God to be officially named within the ''Warcraft'' story. After the defeat of the Old Gods by the Titans, C'thun was imprisoned beneath Azeroth, in what would later become the continent of Kalimdor. Although greatly weakened, it embarked on a program to strengthen and empower the Qiraji, an insectoid race living beneath the southern desert sands.

N'zoth is the Old God that is responsible for corrupting Deathwing and for creating the Nightmare that infests the Emerald Dream. N'zoth is imprisoned inside the Rift of Aln, a location in the Emerald Dream that is probably a reflection of a similarly-named massive chasm in the seafloor beneath the Maelstrom. The Nightmare has entrapped such eminent personalities as the Green Aspect, Ysera, as well as the Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage.

Y'Shaarj was an Old God with seven heads that was worshiped by the Mantid, a race of bug people related to the Qiraji and Nerubians. He was killed in the war between the Titans and the Old Gods during the shaping of Azeroth, but his shadows have haunted the land ever since, implied to be the Sha.

* PredecessorVillain: To the Sha, the seven (really six) emotion-based creatures that haunt Pandaria.
** Seven is a bit of an ArcNumber with Y'Shaarj's story, but it was hinted that the seventh Sha was cut in development, breaking the pattern. [[spoiler:There really are seven Sha, though Shaohao never actually purged himself of the seventh burden.]]

* EvilLaugh

* PredecessorVillain: To the Sha, the six [[spoiler:(really seven)]] emotion-based creatures that haunt Pandaria.

[[folder:Y'shaarj]]
Y'shaarj was an Old God with seven heads that was worshiped by the Mantid, a race of bug people related to the Qiraji and Nerubians. He was killed in the war between the Titans and the Old Gods during the shaping of Azeroth, but his shadows have haunted the land ever since, implied to be the Sha.

* DyingCurse: Cursed Pandaria forever with his final breath. The Sha are heavily implied to be his curse.

* PredecessorVillain: Likely to the Sha, the seven (really six) emotion-based creatures that haunt Pandaria.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Images that resembled the Sha appeared in Ulduar, Yogg-Saron's prison.
* PredecessorVillain: Likely to the Sha, the seven emotion-based creatures that haunt Pandaria.

* APlagueOnBothYourHouses: Cursed Pandaria forever with his final breath. The Sha are heavily implied to be his curse.

* AscendedExtra: These guys were initially just briefly mentioned in the Warcraft III manual, and have been gradually getting more and more spotlight and have focus than the Burning Legion.

C'thun is the first Old God to be officially named within the ''Warcraft'' story. After the defeat of the Old Gods by the Titans, C'thun was imprisoned beneath Azeroth, in what would later become the continent of Kalimdor. Although greatly weakened, it embarked on a program to dominate the Qiraji, an insectoid race living beneath the southern desert sands.

N'zoth is the Old God that is responsible for corrupting Deathwing and for creating the Nightmare that infests the Emerald Dream. N'zoth is imprisoned inside the Rift, a massive chasm in the seafloor beneath the Maelstrom. The Nightmare has entrapped such eminent personalities as the Green Aspect, Ysera, as well as the Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage.

* Foreshadowing: Images that resembled the Sha appeared in Ulduar, Yogg-Saron's prison.

* BodyMotifs: C'Thun (eyes) and Yogg-Saron (mouths). N'Zoth's appearance has yet to be revealed.

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* LargeHam: C'thun was content to deadpan out a "Death is close" and call it a day. Yogg's encounter one-ups him with grandiose threats, hissed BlackSpeech, and an absolutely fantastic EvilLaugh, [[http://h1.ripway.com/edgeofoblivion/yogglaugh.mp3 which you can listen to here now!]]

* AudioErotica: It's JamiesonPrice after all...