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by Mathew McCurley 
Aug 9th 2010 at 3:00PM
WARNING: This post contains spoilers about the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm. Do not read further if you do not wish to be spoiled on major plot points.
Cho'gall's sound files, in Dire Maul, indicate that there are two traitors, an Alliance and a Horde figure, who are working from within to give the Twilight's Hammer Cult a leg-up in recruiting. We can now surmise that those traitors are Archbishop Benedictus, now known as The Black Bishop, for the Alliance and Grand Magister Rommath for the Horde. Sound clips follow:
Reader Comments (Page 5 of 7)
Jack Spicer Aug 9th 2010 3:52PM
Lame. Why not choose a Horde character that people actually know?
Al Aug 9th 2010 4:02PM
Was it just me, or is Cho'Gall a goofy-sounding bastard?
MikeOscar Aug 9th 2010 4:03PM
I don't understand a thing Cho'gall is saying, so could someone summ it up for me please?
So maybe I'm missing something here, but what is Cho'gall doing in Dire Maul? And why are we there listening to him?
Killik Aug 10th 2010 5:59AM
He is recruiting Gordunni ogres for the Twilight Council.
Itanius Aug 9th 2010 4:03PM
I blame Chris Metzen's voice.
Kunikenwad! Aug 9th 2010 4:34PM
Good lord yes. I don't mind the voicework, but does he have to do ALL the characters? They start to blend together after a while. WTB different voice-actors, pl0x.
Blayze Aug 9th 2010 4:05PM
There is only PAWAH!
Skysin Aug 9th 2010 4:10PM
I might add that you should be hearing two slightly different voices from cho'gal as both his heads are talking individually, might be why you think it sounds weird, also some of the sound clips may be in different cho'gal forms, seeing as he has at least like..three maybe four
krusty_burger Aug 9th 2010 4:10PM
god, i hope cho'gall doesn't talk this much in game. or at least not this much back to back. it got annoying really quick.
but i like when he said "Yes, what he said." @2:30.
iammurlocftw Aug 9th 2010 4:23PM
benedictus reminds me of anakin, he thinks he's doing the right thing for the world but isn't and he doesn't realize it
Kunikenwad! Aug 9th 2010 4:43PM
The best villains are often the ones who think that they are heroes, albeit misunderstood (ex. Magneto). It's what makes them compelling, tragic, and revolting at the same time. Rationalizing evil is what characters in WoW seem to do a lot of.
Krz Aug 9th 2010 11:48PM
Arthas too, at least initially.
Qot Aug 9th 2010 4:51PM
"he hasn't gotten a great deal of attention in the game"
That's quite an understatement. He doesn't even have any abilities beyond auto-attack. In-game, he's an anonymous NPC that you wouldn't notice unless you were specifically looking for him or if you got a battered hilt (he plays a minor part in one of the quests in the chain).
It is a failure primarily on Blizzard's part. If he is a big-shot, then we should come across him (or at least some mention of him) while playing. Pretty much every Alliance player will, at some point, notice Benedictus. Leveling Alliance players go through the Cathedral at some point (even if it's just to grab first aid) and he's a big guy, standing in a prominent and obvious position.
Grand Magister Romman, on the other hand, is basically an afterthought. I'm assuming there's some canon book or source where yourself and WoWwiki got this information, but there is no in-game impact to the loss of a character that primarily exists out-of-game.
Matthew Aug 9th 2010 4:57PM
I was guessing Magatha Grimtotem. I mean, she hates everyone except taurens (pretty much) so why not join a group that wants to kill everyone?
I too was a hordey who was like 'who?"
devilsei Aug 9th 2010 5:48PM
Eh, because the Grimtotems aren't part of the horde. Shes more or less just held there, so Cairne could keep an eye on her.
The Grimtotems may prefer to attack anyone non-Tauren, but they still want Cairne removed from power, and they have attacked and even kidnapped tauren before.
Jormund Fenris Aug 9th 2010 5:07PM
When did Cho'gall have time to farm MC?
Siaperas Aug 9th 2010 5:07PM
Just a small request for a transcript on this dialogue or a link for the transcript. :)
Some of us can't use sound at work, and the suspense is killing me. Huge thanks though for providing this information and continuing to provide Cata news.
And on a final note: is it me or does it seem those Old God steroids work really well for weight gain? Cho'gall looks like a two headed gronn next to those ogres. We should see a Cho'gall versus Gruul fight in a gnome village. I'll bring the Brewfest Pony Keg and some popcorn.
John Patrick Aug 9th 2010 5:12PM
Bravo WoW.com! Your coverage on the upcoming expansion is first-rate.
Learning more LORE keeps me coming back for MORE.
Heh.
ayalafatalis Aug 9th 2010 5:39PM
The funny thing is my Forsaken priest, Benedicttine is RP-wise named after Benedictus (the real-world reasoning is the drink, lol). Not that this would largely affect anything, but it's interesting nonetheless...maybe something I could play off of if I wanted.
Vaeku Aug 9th 2010 6:25PM
So that's why Rommath doesn't have any special attacks...