WoW Moviewatch: Wrath of the Gnoll King
by Michael Gray 
May 28th 2010 at 12:00PM
In quick summary, Wrath of the Gnoll King tells the story of a band of NPCs that is tired of the player tyranny. Led by Hogger, they take arms against their sea of troubles, eventually even going so far as to topple the ultimate bad guy. The video is gorgeous to watch, showing off Necka's incredible machinimation skills. I would have liked to see more interactions between the NPC cast, but time limits keep such things from being possible. Ultimately, it was a great movie and will probably be a fun one to go back and re-watch from time to time.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Alanid May 28th 2010 12:08PM
Wow, that was awesome. I can't think of any other words.
Ausrael May 28th 2010 12:14PM
One thing I particularly took away from this vid is how the physical impacts (of weapons and orcs to the ground) seem so much more powerful, and only because of that slight screen shake that we don't see in-game. Works wonders.
p8ntitblack May 28th 2010 12:15PM
Real nice and funny :D
blissfire May 28th 2010 12:22PM
Ahaha, I loved the Spirit Healer flying away. XD I rewound to see that again.
Balgus May 28th 2010 12:48PM
so why do they go after LK? he is an NPC too is he not?
Vitos May 28th 2010 12:49PM
But he has loot!
Bhaalspawn May 28th 2010 2:09PM
Funniest movie I've seen about Warcraft yet. The Tank panicking after seeing the
boss ignoring him and going after the caster is awesome.
berry May 28th 2010 2:28PM
this. it was amazing. off to watch again. :)
Michelle Madison May 28th 2010 12:57PM
Made me smile!
dawnseven May 28th 2010 1:01PM
Everyone screaming and falling when their mounts disappeared?
AHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh! Priceless. LOL
Skarlette May 29th 2010 3:37PM
That was my favorite part, too. That must have taken some good coordination to get everyone to dismount at the same time, plus a camera man on the ground to film the bodies hitting. Nice job! :D
AT_korvus May 28th 2010 1:12PM
Wait, wasn't there a webcomic with the same theme, but with an Orc NPC in-charge? It even had the "go after the healers" bit.
AT_Korvus May 28th 2010 1:13PM
Wait, wasn't there a webcomic with the same theme, but with an Orc NPC in-charge? It even had the "go after the healers" bit.
Zhiva May 28th 2010 2:02PM
Did you read the article?
Qot May 28th 2010 1:31PM
Funny movie, but if they didn't acknowledge the Dark Legacy storyline this was inspired by, I was prepared to write a very sternly worded letter.
Also, I'm pretty sure everyone who has ever tanked anything has, at some point, done the "no no no no no..." thing from 2:00.
Nerrvih May 28th 2010 1:40PM
Now that's scary..
Eltoro151 May 28th 2010 2:05PM
That was absolutely hilarious!
mark_butler May 28th 2010 2:10PM
http://www.darklegacycomics.com/140.html
this is the specific comic ^^
Unhunted May 28th 2010 2:12PM
"we will never focus fire the tanks first"
"no, no, no, no, no"
*crying healer*
Priceless!
Dreyja May 28th 2010 3:29PM
LOL! I love Hogger's voice! That was a very fun Vid. It shows how bad some of the vanilla npcs models are compared to later stuff. I hope they get some love in cata. :)
The crying healer was CLASSIC - poor clothie. X-p