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* TimeAbyss: Another contender for oldest artifact weapon is Xal'atath, which dates back to the height of the Black Empire. We don't know its exact age because it pre-dates recorded history.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: As a dagger, Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest's off-hand.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: As a dagger, Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest's off-hand.
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* TimeAbyss: Another contender for oldest artifact weapon is Xal'atath, which dates back to the height of the Black Empire. We don't know its exact age because it pre-dates recorded history.
history. In fact, one of its quotes reference an event known as "The Scouring", which was apparently on the same level as the implosion of the Well of Eternity (The Sundering) and Deathwing's attempt to shatter Azeroth (The Cataclysm).
* TomeOfEldritchLore: As a dagger, Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest'soff-hand.off-hand, which was apparently written by one of Xal'atath's wielders.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: As a dagger, Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest's
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I'm pretty sure C'thun is referred to as "he" ingame. Also made his picture show more of him... That Came Out Wrong
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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 and left by the Titans for dead in one of their research facilities, 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.
A 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's initial physical form is that of an enormous eyeball. Destroying the eye reveals a gaping mouth walled by smaller eyes. It does battle with tentacles that emerge from the ground around it, some of which are capable of swallowing enemies whole. Its stomach is highly poisonous and contains additional tentacles that can be destroyed to render the main body vulnerable to attack.
A 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's initial physical form is that of an enormous eyeball. Destroying the eye reveals a gaping mouth walled by smaller eyes. It does battle with tentacles that emerge from the ground around it, some of which are capable of swallowing enemies whole. Its stomach is highly poisonous and contains additional tentacles that can be destroyed to render the main body vulnerable to attack.
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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 and left by the Titans for dead in one of their research facilities, in what would later become the continent of Kalimdor. Although greatly weakened, it he embarked on a program to strengthen and empower the Qiraji, an insectoid race living beneath the southern desert sands.
A 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 Goditself.himself. 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's initial physical form is that of an enormous eyeball. Destroying the eye reveals a gaping mouth walled by smaller eyes.It He does battle with tentacles that emerge from the ground around it, him, some of which are capable of swallowing enemies whole. Its His stomach is highly poisonous and contains additional tentacles that can be destroyed to render the his main body vulnerable to attack.
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C'Thun's initial physical form is that of an enormous eyeball. Destroying the eye reveals a gaping mouth walled by smaller eyes.
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* BackFromTheDead: In ''Cataclysm'', its minions are trying to resurrect it.
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* BackFromTheDead: In ''Cataclysm'', its his minions are trying to resurrect it.him.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that C'thun is at a fraction of its original power when players fight it.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that C'thun is at a fraction of its his original power when players fight it.him.
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* ShoutOut: To Cthulhu itself, as well as [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]], visually.
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* ShoutOut: To Cthulhu itself, himself, as well as [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]], visually.
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* SmugSnake: While she was indeed a very successful and beloved queen, as well as being the most powerful mage in Azeroth, she still overestimate herself and her power and was played like a fiddle by Sargeras who had no interest in her, and later by N'Zoth.
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* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Many of her female subjects were said to have lusted after her. This is the reason Vashj tried to kill Tyrande, and the fact that even Tyrande herself found it hard to resist implies it may have been partially from her magic.
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* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Many of her female subjects were said to have lusted after her. This is the reason Vashj tried to kill Tyrande, and the fact that even Tyrande herself found it hard to resist implies it may have been partially from her magic. In fact even demons such as Felguards fell for her.
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* KnowWhenToFoldThem: For all of her arrogance and despite her incredible powers and skills as a mage she never tried to conquer Mount Hyjal due to the presence of all the spirits and demigods here, which she feared and despised, as she felt that it was something that even she couldn't control.
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* SmugSuper: Is extremely arrogant and condescending to others, though given her incredible powers and skills as mage with her being considered to be the most powerful mage in all of Azeroth's history, it isn't totally undeserved.
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The term '''Void''' in ''Warcraft'' can refer to either the great cosmic force of darkness which, at the dawn of time, created the setting's universe together with the Light, or the realm which it comes from - a timeless, infinite nothingness beyond reality itself. Despite its connection to the Light, it is its polar opposite: whereas the Light represents order, peace, and justice, the Void is a force of chaos and madness, offering freedom and power but inevitably driving those affected by it insane.
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The term '''Void''' in ''Warcraft'' can refer to either the great cosmic force of darkness which, at the dawn of time, created the setting's universe together with the Light, or the realm which it comes from - -- a timeless, infinite nothingness beyond reality itself. Despite its connection to the Light, it is its polar opposite: whereas the Light represents order, peace, and justice, the Void is a force of chaos and madness, offering freedom and power but inevitably driving those affected by it insane.
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* BlackMagic: Various forms of magic come from the Void, all falling within this category but varying in terms of strength and safety. At the bottom you have simple shadow magic, like that of the arakkoa - not very powerful, and mostly used for illusions, but also relatively safe. Then you get the various forms of magic that come from the Old Gods, such as twilight magic or the blood magic of G'huun: using that for a while will get you corrupted in no time. And then there is void magic proper, which is so dangerous that even the player character cannot use it for longer than half a minute, lest they risk losing their sanity.
* BodyHorror: There are two variations of this trope with the Void. The corruption of the Old Gods generally causes various organic mutations, such as bony growths, enlarged limbs, or extra eyes, as exemplified by [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/8/8c/Chogall_TCG.jpg Cho'gall]] or [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/2/2f/Ra-den_the_Despoiled.jpg Ra-den]]. Those corrupted by the Void directly will instead have their bodies overtaken by LivingShadow, which will then sprout tentacles, spikes and other unpleasant things - just take [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/6/67/Zuraal_the_Ascended.jpg?version=121ffdd2f67744cf8671f6160c728424 Zuraal the Ascended]]. Either way, the result is gross and horrifying.
* BodyHorror: There are two variations of this trope with the Void. The corruption of the Old Gods generally causes various organic mutations, such as bony growths, enlarged limbs, or extra eyes, as exemplified by [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/8/8c/Chogall_TCG.jpg Cho'gall]] or [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/2/2f/Ra-den_the_Despoiled.jpg Ra-den]]. Those corrupted by the Void directly will instead have their bodies overtaken by LivingShadow, which will then sprout tentacles, spikes and other unpleasant things - just take [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/6/67/Zuraal_the_Ascended.jpg?version=121ffdd2f67744cf8671f6160c728424 Zuraal the Ascended]]. Either way, the result is gross and horrifying.
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* BlackMagic: Various forms of magic come from the Void, all falling within this category but varying in terms of strength and safety. At the bottom you have simple shadow magic, like that of the arakkoa - -- not very powerful, and mostly used for illusions, but also relatively safe. Then you get the various forms of magic that come from the Old Gods, such as twilight magic or the blood magic of G'huun: using that for a while will get you corrupted in no time. And then there is void magic proper, which is so dangerous that even the player character cannot use it for longer than half a minute, lest they risk losing their sanity.
* BodyHorror: There are two variations of this trope with the Void. The corruption of the Old Gods generally causes various organic mutations, such as bony growths, enlarged limbs, or extra eyes, as exemplified by [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/8/8c/Chogall_TCG.jpg Cho'gall]] or [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/2/2f/Ra-den_the_Despoiled.jpg Ra-den]]. Those corrupted by the Void directly will instead have their bodies overtaken by LivingShadow, which will then sprout tentacles, spikes and other unpleasant things- -- just take [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/6/67/Zuraal_the_Ascended.jpg?version=121ffdd2f67744cf8671f6160c728424 Zuraal the Ascended]]. Either way, the result is gross and horrifying.
* BodyHorror: There are two variations of this trope with the Void. The corruption of the Old Gods generally causes various organic mutations, such as bony growths, enlarged limbs, or extra eyes, as exemplified by [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/8/8c/Chogall_TCG.jpg Cho'gall]] or [[https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/2/2f/Ra-den_the_Despoiled.jpg Ra-den]]. Those corrupted by the Void directly will instead have their bodies overtaken by LivingShadow, which will then sprout tentacles, spikes and other unpleasant things
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* ArcWelding: The Old Gods and the Void were originally independent forces, with the implication (what with warlocks being able to summon voidwalkers and all) that the creatures of the Void were just particularily odd demonic entities. However, the more the game developed, the more evident was the connection between the two. In ''Burning Crusade'', the Void was shown to be a force independent of the Legion, with leaders of their own and acting on their own accord (with WordOfGod later confirming that they are not demons at all). ''Wrath of the Lich King'' and ''Cataclysm'' showed them manipulating unique shadow magic of their own, twilight magic - quite similar to the Void in terms of appearance. In ''Mists of Pandaria'', we were introduced to the Sha, with a very voidwalker-like appearance yet clearly connected to the Old Gods, while ''Warlords of Draenor'' showed void magic as blatantly independent from demons (used by the Iron Horde) as well as being quite Old God-like, tentacles and all. Finally, ''Legion'' and ''[[Literature/WorldOfWarcraftChronicle Chronicle]]'' confirmed the connection between the two, with the Old Gods placed at the very top of the Void's hierarchy, with the exception of the Void Lords, who seem to be set to become Warcraft's new primary antagonists.
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* ArcWelding: The Old Gods and the Void were originally independent forces, with the implication (what with warlocks being able to summon voidwalkers and all) that the creatures of the Void were just particularily odd demonic entities. However, the more the game developed, the more evident was the connection between the two. In ''Burning Crusade'', the Void was shown to be a force independent of the Legion, with leaders of their own and acting on their own accord (with WordOfGod later confirming that they are not demons at all). ''Wrath of the Lich King'' and ''Cataclysm'' showed them manipulating unique shadow magic of their own, twilight magic - -- quite similar to the Void in terms of appearance. In ''Mists of Pandaria'', we were introduced to the Sha, with a very voidwalker-like appearance yet clearly connected to the Old Gods, while ''Warlords of Draenor'' showed void magic as blatantly independent from demons (used by the Iron Horde) as well as being quite Old God-like, tentacles and all. Finally, ''Legion'' and ''[[Literature/WorldOfWarcraftChronicle Chronicle]]'' confirmed the connection between the two, with the Old Gods placed at the very top of the Void's hierarchy, with the exception of the Void Lords, who seem to be set to become Warcraft's new primary antagonists.
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* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: The Titans killed Y'Shaarj, only for the Sha to appear. Since they -- so it seems -- assumed that C'Thun was dead rather than unconscious, they likely first assumed Y'Shaarj was alive until they reduced him to a heart upon which they came to the conclusion that Y'Shaarj and the other Old Gods had corrupted Azeroth to the point where killing them would cause "loss of host", thus destroying Azeroth. By Legion, we learned that Titans are literally planet-size creatures and the method they killed Y'Shaarj with was physically reaching down to the planet's surface and ripping it out of the ground, but because the Old God's tendrils have reached very deep into the planet itself, when they are pulled out they left behind such a giant crater that the planet's life-blood bled out---creating the Well of Eternity.
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* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: The Titans killed Y'Shaarj, only for the Sha to appear. Since they -- so it seems -- assumed that C'Thun was dead rather than unconscious, they likely first assumed Y'Shaarj was alive until they reduced him to a heart upon which they came to the conclusion that Y'Shaarj and the other Old Gods had corrupted Azeroth to the point where killing them would cause "loss of host", thus destroying Azeroth. By Legion, we learned that Titans are literally planet-size creatures and the method they killed Y'Shaarj with was physically reaching down to the planet's surface and ripping it out of the ground, but because the Old God's tendrils have reached very deep into the planet itself, when they are pulled out they left behind such a giant crater that the planet's life-blood bled out---creating out -- creating the Well of Eternity.
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* RetCon: Older parts of Warcraft information - quest text, game manuals - mentioned there being five Old Gods on Azeroth, but ''Literature/WorldOfWarcraftChronicle Volume 1'' officially established that there only four. Later it's revealed that there was a failed Titans' experiment based on the Old Gods known as G'huun, who is technically the ''fifth'' Old God considering that the Old God factions worship it just like the real Old Gods.
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* RetCon: Older parts of Warcraft information - -- quest text, game manuals - -- mentioned there being five Old Gods on Azeroth, but ''Literature/WorldOfWarcraftChronicle Volume 1'' officially established that there only four. Later it's revealed that there was a failed Titans' experiment based on the Old Gods known as G'huun, who is technically the ''fifth'' Old God considering that the Old God factions worship it just like the real Old Gods.
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* TheMagnificent: Goes by the title of 'Blade of the Black Empire' - she keeps it even after getting herself a body.
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Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
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Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — -- progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
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* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: Notably attempted this with Sargeras with catastrophic results, and she ended up being betrayed instead. Azshara may or may not be attempting to do the same with N'zoth, as the nature and extent of their 'relationship' is left ambiguous. On one hand, Azshara is defiant of N'zoth even when striking her original deal with him, and openly taunts and shows disdain of him in the patch 8.2 Nazjatar cinematic. On the other hand, she is not horrified but genuinely [[AdmiringTheAbomination impressed]] when N'zoth shows a glimpse of his true form and empire, in the 8.2 intro cinematic she shifts her tone to be teasing and yearning when discussing how long they've both waited for N'zoth's release. She also insisted on being made the Queen of the Black Empire as part of her deal with N'zoth, and considering she originally regarded Sargeras a 'mate worthy of her', this implies she may regard N'zoth as a candidate in the same way. There's also the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything mu]] regarding how N'zoth and Azshara cooperate with raising the eggs in her personal hatchery - as thousands of naga eggs are collected within the Eternal Palace under Azshara's ownership are then solely tended to by a N'zoth-derived aberration called Orogozoa, that sprays [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything incubation and amniotic fluid]] on the growing eggs.
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* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: Notably attempted this with Sargeras with catastrophic results, and she ended up being betrayed instead. Azshara may or may not be attempting to do the same with N'zoth, as the nature and extent of their 'relationship' is left ambiguous. On one hand, Azshara is defiant of N'zoth even when striking her original deal with him, and openly taunts and shows disdain of him in the patch 8.2 Nazjatar cinematic. On the other hand, she is not horrified but genuinely [[AdmiringTheAbomination impressed]] when N'zoth shows a glimpse of his true form and empire, in the 8.2 intro cinematic she shifts her tone to be teasing and yearning when discussing how long they've both waited for N'zoth's release. She also insisted on being made the Queen of the Black Empire as part of her deal with N'zoth, and considering she originally regarded Sargeras a 'mate worthy of her', this implies she may regard N'zoth as a candidate in the same way. There's also the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything mu]] regarding how N'zoth and Azshara cooperate with raising the eggs in her personal hatchery - -- as thousands of naga eggs are collected within the Eternal Palace under Azshara's ownership are then solely tended to by a N'zoth-derived aberration called Orogozoa, that sprays [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything incubation and amniotic fluid]] on the growing eggs.
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* MotherOfAThousandYoung: At least symbolicaly to the thousands of naga eggs housed in her personal hatchery in the Eternal Palace. While the Dungeon Journal clearly states that Azshara claims all the hatchery eggs as her property, it's not clear if all or any are literally laid by her. Notably, the hatchery is solely tended to by a servant of N'zoth - Orgozoa- and guarded by other abberations linked to N'zoth.
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* MotherOfAThousandYoung: At least symbolicaly to the thousands of naga eggs housed in her personal hatchery in the Eternal Palace. While the Dungeon Journal clearly states that Azshara claims all the hatchery eggs as her property, it's not clear if all or any are literally laid by her. Notably, the hatchery is solely tended to by a servant of N'zoth - Orgozoa- -- Orgozoa -- and guarded by other abberations linked to N'zoth.
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* MixAndMatchCritter: The original Aqir are retroactively a case of this - they exhibit traits of all insectoids encountered before - chitin-like carapace and partly humanoid form - but also some traits of other servants of the Old Gods such as tentacles.
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* MixAndMatchCritter: The original Aqir are retroactively a case of this - -- they exhibit traits of all insectoids encountered before - -- chitin-like carapace and partly humanoid form - -- but also some traits of other servants of the Old Gods such as tentacles.
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-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)
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-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin Ivasishina (Russian)
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Misused trope since while thir society is brutally matriarchal, the Blood Trolls aren't really used to make any particular point about feminism.
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* StrawFeminist: Women are mostly in charge in blood troll societies and treat a lot of the males like shit. Using them for slave work, sacrifices or both.
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* PossessingADeadBody: During the hunt for three artifacts, one tied to the void is being assaulted by a group of mages lead by a female blood elf who thinks she can absorb the artifact's power by breaking it open. After killing her and her cohorts, Xal'atath uses the artifact to transfer her consciousness and most of her power out of the blade and into the fresh blood elf body, mutating it into something akin to a void elf.
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* TheMagnificient: Goes by the title of 'Blade of the Black Empire' - she keeps it even after getting herself a body.
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* EvilWeapon: Kith'ix took [[Characters/WarcraftTheArtifactWeapons Xal'atath]] from Zan'do after slaughtering him and used it in battle against the trolls.
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* EvilWeapon: Kith'ix took [[Characters/WarcraftTheArtifactWeapons Xal'atath]] Xal'atath from Zan'do after slaughtering him and used it in battle against the trolls.
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'''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]] | '''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/WarcraftTheArtifactWeapons The Artifact Weapons]]\\
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'''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]] | '''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/WarcraftTheArtifactWeapons The Artifact Weapons]]\\Gods]]\\
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* EvilWeapon: Xal'atath is a dagger used in countless ritualistic sacrifices to the Old Gods, and is imbued with a malevolent will because of it. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also]], it loves [[SchmuckBait trying to get the player to kill themselves]].
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* EvilWeapon: Xal'atath is used to be a dagger used in countless ritualistic sacrifices to the Old Gods, and is imbued with a malevolent will because of it. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also]], it loves [[SchmuckBait trying to get the player to kill themselves]].
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* LivingWeapon: Xal'atath has a mind of her own, and regularly speaks to the priest who wields her. It is speculated it may even be a fifth Old God that was beaten by the other four and turned into a dagger.
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* LivingWeapon: Even back when she was a weapon, Xal'atath has had a mind of her own, and regularly speaks to the priest who wields her. It is speculated it may even be a fifth Old God that was beaten by the other four and turned into a dagger.dagger.
* TheMagnificient: Goes by the title of 'Blade of the Black Empire' - she keeps it even after getting herself a body.
* TheMagnificient: Goes by the title of 'Blade of the Black Empire' - she keeps it even after getting herself a body.
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* TomeOfEldritchLore: As a dagger, Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest's off-hand.
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!! Naga
The Naga were once the elite of night elf society. Many of them stood by their queen when she made a deal with Sargeras to open a gateway to Azeroth and beginning the war of the ancients. After the plan failed and the sundering happened they were swallowed by the sea. They would have drowned if it not for their queen, Azshara making a deal with N’zoth transforming them into the Naga. They have been one of the most constant and dangerous threats to plague Azeroth.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Descended from the Highborne who agreed to N'zoth's deal of being turned into naga along with their Queen Azshara, while the rest remained as restless spirits in the ruins of Zin-Azshari. Much like other Old God originated races, they are chaotic evil by nature, however naga are notably more vicious than say, the Mantid, probably due to the ever-present influence of Azshara's rule over 10,000 years. It's also notable that N'zoth has had a direct influence on their biological development for millenia, with the arrangement of having zoatroid harvesters bring eggs from external hatcheries into the Eternal Palace, where Orgozoa is the only creature allowed to affect the development of the incubating eggs.
* FantasticRacism: They hold every being that’s not them with pure contempt, a holdover from their elitist attidue as Highborne prior to being reborn as Naga, and reflecting the attitude of their Queen Azshara who originally desired Sargeras to [[FinalSolution wipe Azeroth of all non-Highborne races]]. Some exceptions are the Naga who once allied with Illidan and Kael'thas, who expressed an admiration for the Blood Elves' martial prowess and their mutual Highborne origins.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Naga are a mix of fish, elf, and reptile traits, though the reptilian traits are most prominent on the male naga and naga brutes. Their race name is also based on the half-serpent naga of Indian mythology.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Naga enslave local populations of gilgoblins and makrura by attaching [[PuppeteerParasite zoatroids]] to their heads to mindcontrol them, and control seagiants through force.
* UndyingLoyalty: They all worship and love their Queen, to the point they will sacrifice their lives for her.
* WomenAreWiser: Naga society is matriarchal with female Naga regarded as being intellectually superior to males, and usually taking leadership and spellcasting roles while the males form the main infantry. However there are several male Naga and even Naga brutes who attain various ranks.
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[[folder:Azshara]]
!!Queen Azshara
[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_border_6379.png]]
[[caption-width-right:268:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Naga form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_as_naga.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
->''"There has only ever been, only ever will be... one Azshara."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)
Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
The Naga were once the elite of night elf society. Many of them stood by their queen when she made a deal with Sargeras to open a gateway to Azeroth and beginning the war of the ancients. After the plan failed and the sundering happened they were swallowed by the sea. They would have drowned if it not for their queen, Azshara making a deal with N’zoth transforming them into the Naga. They have been one of the most constant and dangerous threats to plague Azeroth.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Descended from the Highborne who agreed to N'zoth's deal of being turned into naga along with their Queen Azshara, while the rest remained as restless spirits in the ruins of Zin-Azshari. Much like other Old God originated races, they are chaotic evil by nature, however naga are notably more vicious than say, the Mantid, probably due to the ever-present influence of Azshara's rule over 10,000 years. It's also notable that N'zoth has had a direct influence on their biological development for millenia, with the arrangement of having zoatroid harvesters bring eggs from external hatcheries into the Eternal Palace, where Orgozoa is the only creature allowed to affect the development of the incubating eggs.
* FantasticRacism: They hold every being that’s not them with pure contempt, a holdover from their elitist attidue as Highborne prior to being reborn as Naga, and reflecting the attitude of their Queen Azshara who originally desired Sargeras to [[FinalSolution wipe Azeroth of all non-Highborne races]]. Some exceptions are the Naga who once allied with Illidan and Kael'thas, who expressed an admiration for the Blood Elves' martial prowess and their mutual Highborne origins.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Naga are a mix of fish, elf, and reptile traits, though the reptilian traits are most prominent on the male naga and naga brutes. Their race name is also based on the half-serpent naga of Indian mythology.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Naga enslave local populations of gilgoblins and makrura by attaching [[PuppeteerParasite zoatroids]] to their heads to mindcontrol them, and control seagiants through force.
* UndyingLoyalty: They all worship and love their Queen, to the point they will sacrifice their lives for her.
* WomenAreWiser: Naga society is matriarchal with female Naga regarded as being intellectually superior to males, and usually taking leadership and spellcasting roles while the males form the main infantry. However there are several male Naga and even Naga brutes who attain various ranks.
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[[folder:Azshara]]
!!Queen Azshara
[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_border_6379.png]]
[[caption-width-right:268:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Naga form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_as_naga.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
->''"There has only ever been, only ever will be... one Azshara."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)
Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
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The Naga were once the elite of night elf society. Many of them stood by their queen when she made a deal with Sargeras to open a gateway to Azeroth and beginning the war
->''"Xal'atath has a mind of its own. Ignore its maddening whispers. Do not trust the
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Descended
''"The moment I touched the blade, a name was spoken in my mind: Xal'atath. I knew then that I could not destroy the dagger. Not yet. How can one defeat a power she does not understand?"''
Formerly an ancient sapient dagger of
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Naga are a mix of fish, elf, and reptile traits, though the reptilian traits are most prominent on the male naga and naga brutes. Their race name is also based on the half-serpent naga of Indian mythology.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Naga enslave local populations of gilgoblins and makrura by attaching [[PuppeteerParasite zoatroids]] to their heads to mindcontrol them, and control seagiants through force.
* UndyingLoyalty: They all worship and love their Queen, to the point they will sacrifice their lives for her.
* WomenAreWiser: Naga society is matriarchal with female Naga regarded as being intellectually superior to males, and usually taking leadership and spellcasting roles while the males form the main infantry. However there are several male Naga and even Naga brutes who attain various ranks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Azshara]]
!!Queen Azshara
[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_border_6379.png]]
[[caption-width-right:268:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Naga form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_as_naga.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
->''"There has only ever been, only ever will be... one Azshara."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)
Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
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* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Taken out of the spotlight along with all of the other Artifact Weapons at the end of ''Legion'', Xal'atath makes a return in ''Battle for Azeroth'' in patch 8.1, where it had come into the posession of the Naga; it uses the player to make a deal with N'zoth, and was last seen guiding Nathanos Blightcaller to the location of Nazjatar.]]
* CaptainErsatz: Of [[VideoGame/EternalDarkness Xel'lotath]]
* TheChessmaster: Xal'atath is heavily implied to be using [[spoiler:the Shadow Priest PC]] as an UnwittingPawn. In the Antorus the Burning Throne raid, if a shadow priest enters the heart of Argus the Unmaker, Xal'atath gleefully comments about [[spoiler:how grateful it is for giving the Void a foothold there and comments that [[LongGame the player's service will not be forgotten]].]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Xal'atath serves those who prove themselves strong enough to wield it and will abandon those who cannot, [[YouHaveFailedMe occasionally finishing the latter itself]]. When it chooses to side with the player, it doesn't hesitate to [[spoiler:absorb the last of the life essence of one of the strongest servants of the Old God Yogg-Saron]], even ''encouraging'' the adventurer to do so, [[spoiler:despite the original intent of the Twilight Hammer to have it revive said servant]].
* EnergyAbsorption: Xal'atath can drain void power from her victims. This was used to help convert a Naaru back to the Light.
* EvilWeapon: Xal'atath is a dagger used in countless ritualistic sacrifices to the Old Gods, and is imbued with a malevolent will because of it. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also]], it loves [[SchmuckBait trying to get the player to kill themselves]].
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Xal'atath has a single eye built into her hilt. When she evolves after clearing the priest missions, the blade becomes flesh covered with several real eyeballs around the blade and guard.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of the Emerald Nightmare raid, Xal'atath will sense that [[spoiler:N'Zoth's prison is weakening]] and remarks that preparations will have to be made.
* FanNickname: Xal and Knaifu. The first one being self-explanatory and the second being a combination of the words "knife" and "waifu."
* FauxAffablyEvil: Xal'atath is calm and polite even when discussing horrific things or recommending the player do something terrible (such as the SchmuckBait below).
* FriendlyEnemy: According to Xal'atath, while the Naaru see void creatures as abominations, her kind see the Naaru as "beloved siblings who have lost the true path".
* HistoricalRapSheet: The blade's whispers and dark power have resulted in countless deaths. Perhaps its greatest influence was setting in motion the war between the trolls and the aqir, thus uniting the trolls into an empire and spreading aqir offshoots across the planet.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: It's heavily implied that Xal'atath holds some measure of respect towards the player due to their actions, especially their ability to successfully murder their way across entire continents.
* LivingWeapon: Xal'atath has a mind of her own, and regularly speaks to the priest who wields her. It is speculated it may even be a fifth Old God that was beaten by the other four and turned into a dagger.
* MysteriousPast: Though it dates back to the time of the Old Gods' Black Empire, it is emphasized that Xal'atath's origins are not actually known. Theories include it being a claw of Y'Shaarj, or even the remains of a hypothetical fifth Old God.
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: Played with. Xal'atath otherwise shares her power with the player, offers helpful advice against a common enemy, such as the Fallen Avatar of Sargeras. However Xal'atath is a weapon imbued with the power of the Old Gods, wistfully talks about the days when the Old Gods dominated Azeroth, [[spoiler: talks about preparations for when N'zoth's prison is broken, thanks the player sometimes when they do something advantageous to the Void]] and lays out SchmuckBait for the player more than once.
* NoBiologicalSex: Despite speaking with a feminine voice, Xal'atath is either a dagger that gained sentience or an EldritchAbomination forced into the form of a dagger.
* SchmuckBait:
** Xal'atath suggests that the Priest ask Odyn if he's considered Loken's last words to him. If the player does this, Odyn will instantly kill them in a fit of rage.
** At another point, Xal'atath suggests taking power from the Temple of Elune. Elune is clearly not amused, though in this case, [[DidNotThinkThisThrough Xal'atath claims it did not expect such an outcome]].
* TalkingWeapon: Xal'atath can communicate with you telepathically. It is advised, however, to ignore it so as not to be driven mad.
* TimeAbyss: Another contender for oldest artifact weapon is Xal'atath, which dates back to the height of the Black Empire. We don't know its exact age because it pre-dates recorded history.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest's off-hand.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Xal'atath does ''not'' take kindly to the failure of those who lack the strength to wield its true power. It often makes this displeasure known by [[YourSoulIsMine devouring their souls]].
-->''"Weak and pitiful! The Twilight Father did not dare wield me, for he knew the price of failure."''
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Xal'atath abandons its wielders on a whim when it's tired of them. She abandoned the Dark Iron Queen Modgud during the battle of Grim Batol, allowing her to be killed by the Wildhammer. In the present day, she abandons the cultist using her and berates him for being weak. Impressed with the adventurer's strength, she offers to be at their side for the moment.
* YourSoulIsMine: Xal'atath grows in power by absorbing the life force of its enemies. It does so to the cultist that previously wielded it [[YouHaveFailedMe for failing to defeat the adventurers]], and does the same to [[spoiler:Zakajz the Corrupter, the servant of Yogg-Saron that the cultists had been attempting to revive using the dagger's power]].
[[/folder]]
!! Naga
The Naga were once the elite of night elf society. Many of them stood by their queen when she made a deal with Sargeras to open a gateway to Azeroth and beginning the war of the ancients. After the plan failed and the sundering happened they were swallowed by the sea. They would have drowned if it not for their queen, Azshara making a deal with N’zoth transforming them into the Naga. They have been one of the most constant and dangerous threats to plague Azeroth.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Descended from the Highborne who agreed to N'zoth's deal of being turned into naga along with their Queen Azshara, while the rest remained as restless spirits in the ruins of Zin-Azshari. Much like other Old God originated races, they are chaotic evil by nature, however naga are notably more vicious than say, the Mantid, probably due to the ever-present influence of Azshara's rule over 10,000 years. It's also notable that N'zoth has had a direct influence on their biological development for millenia, with the arrangement of having zoatroid harvesters bring eggs from external hatcheries into the Eternal Palace, where Orgozoa is the only creature allowed to affect the development of the incubating eggs.
* FantasticRacism: They hold every being that’s not them with pure contempt, a holdover from their elitist attidue as Highborne prior to being reborn as Naga, and reflecting the attitude of their Queen Azshara who originally desired Sargeras to [[FinalSolution wipe Azeroth of all non-Highborne races]]. Some exceptions are the Naga who once allied with Illidan and Kael'thas, who expressed an admiration for the Blood Elves' martial prowess and their mutual Highborne origins.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Naga are a mix of fish, elf, and reptile traits, though the reptilian traits are most prominent on the male naga and naga brutes. Their race name is also based on the half-serpent naga of Indian mythology.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Naga enslave local populations of gilgoblins and makrura by attaching [[PuppeteerParasite zoatroids]] to their heads to mindcontrol them, and control seagiants through force.
* UndyingLoyalty: They all worship and love their Queen, to the point they will sacrifice their lives for her.
* WomenAreWiser: Naga society is matriarchal with female Naga regarded as being intellectually superior to males, and usually taking leadership and spellcasting roles while the males form the main infantry. However there are several male Naga and even Naga brutes who attain various ranks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Azshara]]
!!Queen Azshara
[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_border_6379.png]]
[[caption-width-right:268:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Naga form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_as_naga.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
->''"There has only ever been, only ever will be... one Azshara."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)
Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
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* CaptainErsatz: Of [[VideoGame/EternalDarkness Xel'lotath]]
* TheChessmaster: Xal'atath is heavily implied to be using [[spoiler:the Shadow Priest PC]] as an UnwittingPawn. In the Antorus the Burning Throne raid, if a shadow priest enters the heart of Argus the Unmaker, Xal'atath gleefully comments about [[spoiler:how grateful it is for giving the Void a foothold there and comments that [[LongGame the player's service will not be forgotten]].]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Xal'atath serves those who prove themselves strong enough to wield it and will abandon those who cannot, [[YouHaveFailedMe occasionally finishing the latter itself]]. When it chooses to side with the player, it doesn't hesitate to [[spoiler:absorb the last of the life essence of one of the strongest servants of the Old God Yogg-Saron]], even ''encouraging'' the adventurer to do so, [[spoiler:despite the original intent of the Twilight Hammer to have it revive said servant]].
* EnergyAbsorption: Xal'atath can drain void power from her victims. This was used to help convert a Naaru back to the Light.
* EvilWeapon: Xal'atath is a dagger used in countless ritualistic sacrifices to the Old Gods, and is imbued with a malevolent will because of it. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also]], it loves [[SchmuckBait trying to get the player to kill themselves]].
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Xal'atath has a single eye built into her hilt. When she evolves after clearing the priest missions, the blade becomes flesh covered with several real eyeballs around the blade and guard.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of the Emerald Nightmare raid, Xal'atath will sense that [[spoiler:N'Zoth's prison is weakening]] and remarks that preparations will have to be made.
* FanNickname: Xal and Knaifu. The first one being self-explanatory and the second being a combination of the words "knife" and "waifu."
* FauxAffablyEvil: Xal'atath is calm and polite even when discussing horrific things or recommending the player do something terrible (such as the SchmuckBait below).
* FriendlyEnemy: According to Xal'atath, while the Naaru see void creatures as abominations, her kind see the Naaru as "beloved siblings who have lost the true path".
* HistoricalRapSheet: The blade's whispers and dark power have resulted in countless deaths. Perhaps its greatest influence was setting in motion the war between the trolls and the aqir, thus uniting the trolls into an empire and spreading aqir offshoots across the planet.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: It's heavily implied that Xal'atath holds some measure of respect towards the player due to their actions, especially their ability to successfully murder their way across entire continents.
* LivingWeapon: Xal'atath has a mind of her own, and regularly speaks to the priest who wields her. It is speculated it may even be a fifth Old God that was beaten by the other four and turned into a dagger.
* MysteriousPast: Though it dates back to the time of the Old Gods' Black Empire, it is emphasized that Xal'atath's origins are not actually known. Theories include it being a claw of Y'Shaarj, or even the remains of a hypothetical fifth Old God.
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: Played with. Xal'atath otherwise shares her power with the player, offers helpful advice against a common enemy, such as the Fallen Avatar of Sargeras. However Xal'atath is a weapon imbued with the power of the Old Gods, wistfully talks about the days when the Old Gods dominated Azeroth, [[spoiler: talks about preparations for when N'zoth's prison is broken, thanks the player sometimes when they do something advantageous to the Void]] and lays out SchmuckBait for the player more than once.
* NoBiologicalSex: Despite speaking with a feminine voice, Xal'atath is either a dagger that gained sentience or an EldritchAbomination forced into the form of a dagger.
* SchmuckBait:
** Xal'atath suggests that the Priest ask Odyn if he's considered Loken's last words to him. If the player does this, Odyn will instantly kill them in a fit of rage.
** At another point, Xal'atath suggests taking power from the Temple of Elune. Elune is clearly not amused, though in this case, [[DidNotThinkThisThrough Xal'atath claims it did not expect such an outcome]].
* TalkingWeapon: Xal'atath can communicate with you telepathically. It is advised, however, to ignore it so as not to be driven mad.
* TimeAbyss: Another contender for oldest artifact weapon is Xal'atath, which dates back to the height of the Black Empire. We don't know its exact age because it pre-dates recorded history.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: Xal'atath is paired with a black book titled "Secrets of the Void" in the Priest's off-hand.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Xal'atath does ''not'' take kindly to the failure of those who lack the strength to wield its true power. It often makes this displeasure known by [[YourSoulIsMine devouring their souls]].
-->''"Weak and pitiful! The Twilight Father did not dare wield me, for he knew the price of failure."''
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Xal'atath abandons its wielders on a whim when it's tired of them. She abandoned the Dark Iron Queen Modgud during the battle of Grim Batol, allowing her to be killed by the Wildhammer. In the present day, she abandons the cultist using her and berates him for being weak. Impressed with the adventurer's strength, she offers to be at their side for the moment.
* YourSoulIsMine: Xal'atath grows in power by absorbing the life force of its enemies. It does so to the cultist that previously wielded it [[YouHaveFailedMe for failing to defeat the adventurers]], and does the same to [[spoiler:Zakajz the Corrupter, the servant of Yogg-Saron that the cultists had been attempting to revive using the dagger's power]].
[[/folder]]
!! Naga
The Naga were once the elite of night elf society. Many of them stood by their queen when she made a deal with Sargeras to open a gateway to Azeroth and beginning the war of the ancients. After the plan failed and the sundering happened they were swallowed by the sea. They would have drowned if it not for their queen, Azshara making a deal with N’zoth transforming them into the Naga. They have been one of the most constant and dangerous threats to plague Azeroth.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Descended from the Highborne who agreed to N'zoth's deal of being turned into naga along with their Queen Azshara, while the rest remained as restless spirits in the ruins of Zin-Azshari. Much like other Old God originated races, they are chaotic evil by nature, however naga are notably more vicious than say, the Mantid, probably due to the ever-present influence of Azshara's rule over 10,000 years. It's also notable that N'zoth has had a direct influence on their biological development for millenia, with the arrangement of having zoatroid harvesters bring eggs from external hatcheries into the Eternal Palace, where Orgozoa is the only creature allowed to affect the development of the incubating eggs.
* FantasticRacism: They hold every being that’s not them with pure contempt, a holdover from their elitist attidue as Highborne prior to being reborn as Naga, and reflecting the attitude of their Queen Azshara who originally desired Sargeras to [[FinalSolution wipe Azeroth of all non-Highborne races]]. Some exceptions are the Naga who once allied with Illidan and Kael'thas, who expressed an admiration for the Blood Elves' martial prowess and their mutual Highborne origins.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Naga are a mix of fish, elf, and reptile traits, though the reptilian traits are most prominent on the male naga and naga brutes. Their race name is also based on the half-serpent naga of Indian mythology.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Naga enslave local populations of gilgoblins and makrura by attaching [[PuppeteerParasite zoatroids]] to their heads to mindcontrol them, and control seagiants through force.
* UndyingLoyalty: They all worship and love their Queen, to the point they will sacrifice their lives for her.
* WomenAreWiser: Naga society is matriarchal with female Naga regarded as being intellectually superior to males, and usually taking leadership and spellcasting roles while the males form the main infantry. However there are several male Naga and even Naga brutes who attain various ranks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Azshara]]
!!Queen Azshara
[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_border_6379.png]]
[[caption-width-right:268:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Naga form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azshara_as_naga.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
->''"There has only ever been, only ever will be... one Azshara."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/LauraPost (English), Céline Melloul (French), Elena Ivasishin (Russian)
Queen Azshara was the beloved ruler of the kaldorei ten thousand years ago, and is the current ruler of the monstrous naga. Entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people, Azshara began a descent into madness when she was corrupted by the Dark Titan Sargeras, master of the Burning Legion. After her defeat at the hands of Malfurion Stormrage, and the Great Sundering that sent her and much of her Highborne into the depths of the sea, Azshara was transformed into the Empress of Nazjatar — progenitor of the serpentine naga. Azshara is often thought to be the greatest mortal mage ever to live -- although she may no longer be mortal.
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* ZergRush: Their most freqeuent tactic to their insectoid nature, nearly-endless numbers, and very fast reproduction rate which allow them to overwhelm or outlast most of their enemies in straight battle. This is why the dragons and Night Elves chose to imprison the Qiraji behind the Scarab Wall as it wouldn't have been possible for them to fully defeat them in war, and why the Mogu and later the Pandarens couldn't fully defeat the Mantids despite pushing back their attacks. However their usual lack of tactics have allowed smarter enemies such as the Titan-Forged or the Trolls to get the edge on them several times and they suffer against foes that can outnumber and outrush them such as the Scourge did to the Neurbians during the Spider War.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: While their curse of the flesh succeeded at turning most titanic servants into organic beings and at weakening them, it also led these new mortal races to developp qualities that they didn't have before such as courage, virtue or resilience; qualities that would prove to be invaluable for the mortal races and help them face and overcome not only the Old Gods but also other threats such as the Scourge or the Burning Legion.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: While their curse of the flesh succeeded at turning most titanic servants into organic beings that are physically weaker and at weakening them, made vulnerable to corruption, it also led these new mortal races to developp develop qualities that they didn't have before such as courage, virtue or resilience; qualities that would prove to be invaluable for the mortal races and help them face and overcome not only the Old Gods but also other threats such as the Scourge or the Burning Legion.
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* OpportunisticBastards: While they weren't responsible for the War of the Ancients, the invasion of the Old Horde or the Scourge or Illidan Stormrage's actions, the Old Gods always took profit of these events to try to advance their own agendas of weakening the world defenses and free themselves, by having Deathwing turn on his fellow dragons just at the moment when the dragons looked like they were able of repelling the Burning Legion's invasion with the Dragon Soul, had him isolate Stormwind during the First War so the Horde could destroy the kingdom and later had him give the Demon Soul to the Horde so they could enslave the Red Dragonflight or sent Nagas to serve Illidan and help him against the Burning Legion and the Scourge.
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* OpportunisticBastards: While they weren't responsible for the War of the Ancients, the invasion of the Old Horde or the Scourge or Illidan Stormrage's actions, the Old Gods always took profit advantage of these events to try to advance their own agendas of weakening the world defenses and free themselves, by having freeing themselves. Deathwing was ever their tool in this regard; Having Deathwing turn on his fellow dragons just at the moment when the dragons looked like they were able capable of repelling the Burning Legion's invasion with the Dragon Soul, had him isolate Stormwind during the First War so the Horde could destroy the kingdom and later had him give the Demon Soul to the Horde so they could enslave the Red Dragonflight or sent Nagas to serve Illidan and help him against the Burning Legion and the Scourge.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: While their curse of the flesh succeeded at turning most titanic servants into organic beings and at weakening them, it also led these new mortal races to developp qualities that they didn't have before such as courage, virtue or resilience; qualities that would prove to be invaluable for the mortal races and help them face and overcome not only the Old Gods but also other threats such as the Scourge or the Burning Legion.
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* OpportunisticBastards: While they weren't responsible for the War of the Ancients, the invasion of the Old Horde or the Scourge or Illidan Stormrage's actions, the Old Gods always took profit of these events to try to advance their own agendas of weakening the world defenses and free themselves, by having Deathwing turn on his fellow dragons just at the moment when the dragons looked like they were able of repelling the Burning Legion's invasion with the Dragon Soul, had him isolate Stormwind during the First War so the Horde could destroy the kingdom and later had him give the Demon Soul to the Horde so they could enslave the Red Dragonflight or sent Nagas to serve Illidan and help him against the Burning Legion and the Scourge.
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* TooManyMouths: His design gimmick is mouths, so many mouths, ALL the mouths, all over his body.
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* TooManyMouths: His design gimmick is mouths, so many mouths, ALL the mouths, all over his body. He fittingly provides the trope image.
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* IHaveManyNames:
-->'''Yogg-Saron:''' I am ''The Lucid Dream. The Monster In Your Nightmares. The Fiend of a Thousand Faces.''
-->'''Yogg-Saron:''' I am ''The Lucid Dream. The Monster In Your Nightmares. The Fiend of a Thousand Faces.''
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: She and most of her Highborne. It's important to note that while they fit this trope they were ''very'' competent at what they did, but they were still self-aggrandizing and looked down on practically all non-Highborne.
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: DecadentCourt: She and most of her Highborne. It's important to note that while they fit this trope they were ''very'' competent at what they did, but they were still self-aggrandizing and looked down on practically all non-Highborne.
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'''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]] | '''The Void (The Old Gods)''' | [[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/WarcraftTheArtifactWeapons The Artifact Weapons]]\\
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'''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]] | '''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/WarcraftTheArtifactWeapons The Artifact Weapons]]\\
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickSeitz (Cho)/Creator/GrantGeorge (Gall) (''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'')(English), Oleg Kutsenko (Cho)/Dmitry Filimonov (Gall) (Russian)
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* FaceHeelTurn: In ''Cataclysm'' he joins the Twilight's Hammer and becomes TheDragon for Deathwing. until Chronicles vol. 3 there was no explanation for this turn.
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* FaceHeelTurn: FalseProphet: He was the leader of the Church of the Holy Light and one of the greatest religious leaders of Azeroth. In the ''Cataclysm'' he joins expansion, it's revealed that [[spoiler:he was secretly the Twilight Prophet, one of the leaders of the [[ApocalypseCult Twilight's Hammer Cult]], and becomes TheDragon for Deathwing. until Chronicles vol. 3 there was no explanation for this turn.had been using his position in the church to recruit and brainwash new members into the Cult]].
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* BrokenAce: Beautiful, powerful and the former ruler of Kalimdor, yet also a decadent narcissist that ended up destroying her own empire as a result.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Despite their ascendency and proximity to Yogg-Saron's prison, the Nerubians eventually turned their back on the Old Gods and created their own independent civilization centered around order. In fact it was in part because of a backstabbing assault by the N'raqi during the Spider War that they were defeated by the Lich King and turned into undeads.
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!! Aqir
A group of arthropod-like creatures serving the Old Gods as well as their offshoot races. The Aqir waged lengthy wars with the ancient inhabitants of Azeroth such as trolls and later elves, who managed to split their mighty empire into several enclaves in the far reaches of the world.
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* AncientEgypt: Cities like Azjol Nerub, Anh'Qiraj and even N'yalotha contain a lot of obelisks, pyramids and other architecture inspired by the ancient Egyptians. This architecture might have been co-opted by Titans when Aqir conquered their facilities. The nerubians also have Egyptian-sounding names, while those of the Qiraji sometimes sound like ArabianNightsDays.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: All of them are either arthropods, or part humanoid, part arthropod.
* BugWar: Any conflict with them is this. In ancient times, they dominated the entire continent of Kalimdor. The Nerubians are on the receiving end of it in the War of the Spider when the Lich King started raising their own dead against them.
* FantasticRacism: Rare instances of non-hostile Nerubians and Mantid exist, usually seeking an alliance against a bigger threat. Most still despise humanoids and see them as less civilised or less worthy.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: They were created by the alien Old Gods to exterminate native life on Azeroth.
* MixAndMatchCritter: The original Aqir are retroactively a case of this - they exhibit traits of all insectoids encountered before - chitin-like carapace and partly humanoid form - but also some traits of other servants of the Old Gods such as tentacles.
* ScarabPower: The Qiraji in Southern Kalimdor as well as Nerubian Crypt Lords are based on Egyptian scarabs.
* SealedEvilInACan: The city of Anh'Qiraj, enclosed by the Night Elves to contain the Qiraji following a devastating war centuries ago.
* SlayingMantis: The Mantid.
* SocialDarwinist: The Mantid send their youngest to invade Pandaria every few years in order to select the toughest warriors.
* SpiderPeople: The Nerubians in Northrend are various crosses between spiders, bugs and humanoids.
* WickedWasps: Qiraji have a subrace (silithids) that includes wasps.
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* SignificantAnagram: Their name is that of the Aqir, the first race mentioned as a creation of the Old Gods, with a N added.
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Despite their common origin and goal of corrupting Azeroth's World-Soul the Old Gods were in constant war with each other for dominance over Azeroth during the days of the Black Empire with N'Zoth having wagged war against C'Thun and Yogg-Saron at the same time and been defeated by Y'Shaarj on what would later become the Broken Shore. Even after their imprisonment and despite having common subordinates such as the Twilight Hammer none of the remaining Old Gods coordinate their efforts and plans together to facilate their escape and return to power.
