"There will be important characters that do not survive the trilogy. It’ll be a lot of death, I’m afraid," Hamilton explains. "Those are hard decisions. We have arguments about, ‘Is this the right time? What will we do with that person gone?’" Hamilton didn't spill on who might be getting merked by Xal'atath—which is fair enough.
Still, it's a big promise, given that The War Within opened with the fakeout death of Khadgar. Knowing that Blizzard isn't always going to be handling its cast with mittens is a relief. Hazzikostas also says the team's planning on getting around to some of those old plot points, like the giant bloody sword stabbed into Azeroth that hasn't really been touched on since Sargeras put it there in Legion.
"Sometimes Chekhov’s Gun, or Chekhov’s Sword as the case may be," says Hazzikostas, "Is going to lie there for a couple of expansions before something comes of it. Get used to that." When are we going to talk about the sword, Ion? I've been dying to talk about the sword.
In this case, Chekhov’s Sword refers to the sword that Sargeras plunged into Silithus during the Legion expansion. Legion was infamous for killing off several high-profile characters, including King Varian Wrynn, Warchief Vol'Jin, and Tirion Fordring.
Thusfar, the Worldsoul Saga has featured popular characters such as Anduin Wrynn, Alleria Windrunner, and Thrall, while the Midnight expansion is set to feature Turalyon, Arator, Lor'themar Theron, and Lady Liadrin.
Do you think all of these characters will make it through The Last Titan expansion and survive the Worldsoul Saga? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below!
