Afterlives: Maldraxxus Reuses Scene from Harbingers: Illidan - Did the Necrolords Fight the Burning Legion?

Beta Posted 2020/09/03 at 8:29 PM by perculia

Afterlives: MaldraxxuswhyEdit: the director has confirmed Draka left the Shadowlands to visit the Legion's stronghold.HarbingersAfterlivesShadowlands Art InterviewAfterlivesAfterlivesHarbingers

For example, in Maldraxxus, one of the big challenges is that there aren't any trees in the zone. We had to find elements that served that same purpose on the screen - vertical forms to break up the horizon lines. And we ended up with a bunch of interesting solutions, these insect hives that sit up on these creature bone legs. There are bone tumors growing out of the landscape that are like mushrooms but not quite, and then you have fungal spaces in the zone.

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Comment by kalistohit's not the only "mistake" in that cinematic, but I hope nobody founds the other one, and let the artists enjoy their master pieceComment by EncaitarFirestarWell, since the Necrolords were supposed to be "the defenders of Shadowlands" they would actually need an external threat to defened them from. Demons, Void and Light are perfect for this. Legion uses souls as fuel and can travel between planes. It's not far fetched that they could reach into the Shadowlands.Comment by ManthelaI get the feeling the cinematic was just lazily made ignoring continuity entirely.Comment by DawnTitanCan't wait for blizzard to bust out the proof later on that it's not re-used and actually important to the lore and all of you negative ass nancies have to eat your words.Comment by koybI think the explanation is that they just re-used scenes cuz they were really similar, but I think this can have a lore explanation. Sire Denathrius is a nathrezim, it's pretty obvious, though I think he might be a different type of nathrezim than Tichondrous or Mal'Ganis, he would be a "Death Nathrezim". Maybe these felguards are not felguards, but actually deathguards, and are just the shadowlands version of the race the felguards come from. I'm not the only with this theory, some people said it on twitter too.Comment by AesiriaLinking that Reforged video was a CHOICE.Comment by MightylorddkbLiZzArD bEiNg LaZy...yeah that's how you people sound. Clearly the next frame shows us the same spot with different environment, even this article specifies that. Yet people have to act like sheep.Comment by cocopelliI don't think it's weird at all having the demons there. The demons were being lead by a fallen and corrupted titan. If titans knew about all the other pantheons in the planets and where the void is, I don't think it's a stretch at all then. Sargeras wanted power to overwhelm those that would not follow willingly so he would have had to known about the Shdowlands specially now that lore is hinting at the Jailer being another possible fallen titan and the fact that there was so much usable power there that he could harness.Comment by JaigarbLiZzArD bEiNg LaZy...yeah that's how you people sound. Clearly the next frame shows us the same spot with different environment, even this article specifies that. Yet people have to act like sheep.Comment by DarknessvampImo it is lazy to use a four year old shot with a filter on it and some splotches at the side especially when it doesn't explain anything or has context as to what is going on.Comment by LightingfistSomehow the Legion took the power from the Shadowlands and gave it to Nerzhul.Comment by PleinairiThere must be some interaction between Shadowlands forces and The Legion previously because the Nethrezim did obtain the lich king's armor and weapon from the Maw somehow, given their connection to revendreth/shadowlands prior to becoming demons. Likely the Jailer intended to aid the Legion is eradicating life as it would perfectly serve his purposes.Comment by kalfeerThe cinematics team is NOT lazy. They don't just reuse something just for lack of effort. If they put something in, they have a reason.Comment by malavmalaI dont normally comment but I just wanna throw this out there, The dread-guards look very similar to the guy in charge of the house of the chosen. Perhaps their the same species. Maybe someone a bit more involved may want to look into it.Comment by braunerIf you look closely at the new one, you can see on the left a tree that does not exist in the old one, and the mountain in the background is not in the same place. That means Blizzard has modified the previous scene. They could create a scene of 2 seconds, or not put any scene in that part, but they chose to modify an old one, obviously it is made on purpose so that we see that it is the same place.Comment by ChevronSo, they're the same Felguards: Bob and Steve from the Illidan short?Comment by MohawkwardBlizzard is re-using icons from Warcraft 3 but you are all ready to formalize theories over 2 common shots on 2 different videos.

The fan base is strong.Comment by deathlavitzAlso, if shadowlands is a realm and simliar in power to the titans the whole "they would fall if azeroth is destroyed" is inaccurate. Because like Azeroth, there are other planets out there - that its weakened over time could just mean other worlds have been destroyed, the events seen on azeroth could defiantly not help either. Its not like Sylvanus did something and suddenly boom problems. From what i've read from the articles it a problem - like shown in the video with uther.Comment by KananeraHarbingers : Illidan goes to the demon stronghold in what is probably some part of Outland.
Afterlives : Draka is investingating the same stronghold in alternate draenor ?

Same place, different landscape. That could also be an explanation.Comment by THEBuzzardDid they fight the burning legion? Maybe.
Were they lazy and reused art? Yes.

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