Another build hit
Cataclysm beta realms this evening, bringing a whole slew of new data into the game. Certainly the most eyecandylicious is Thrall's new model, which you can see above. He's abandoned his
Stockade Pauldrons for a more old-school shaman look, passing on the brutal, raw elemental aesthetics we've been seeing in the armor given to player characters for the last couple of years.
My significant other suggested that the prayer beads around Thrall's neck make him look like
Street Fighter's Dhalsim (but green and beefy), but
come on. Everyone knows Dhalsim wears skulls and not beads
. Get with the program, here!
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MMO-Champion]
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Filed under: Cataclysm
Aug 13th 2010 at 10:00PM 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
elstor Aug 13th 2010 10:01PM
Umm... right.
Cowy Aug 13th 2010 11:13PM
Oh, I see how it is Blizz. So why dosn't Thrall have to wear "The wow feel" shoulder pads?!? I thought we were in this redonkulous oversized mess together.
Didn't a Wow official once say that was the reason as to why we couldn't hide them like hats and cloaks? Because its part of the "signature Wow" look or something along that line?
No fair! *tantrum*
messiahxi Aug 16th 2010 11:42AM
Maybe he's just not wearing any shoulders at all? You can do it too! :P
ElrithCC Aug 13th 2010 10:02PM
Holy crap I want those beads for my blademaster I RP.
Great modeling on that face, i can't wait for the expansion.
thebitterfig Aug 14th 2010 11:17AM
Beads? I want the hip-bag. That thing rocks. It's almost like Shaman out of Alpha Flight.
Jawn Aug 13th 2010 10:02PM
Oh my, he's aged quite a bit. Leading the Horde is no picnic, i guess...
david_maurice Aug 13th 2010 11:07PM
He's dealt with Garrosh in one expansion and it's like he aged 10-20 years, I'm already feeling sorry for the Horde.
Snuzzle Aug 14th 2010 1:19AM
I don't know what you're talking about. He still looks like a rather young orc to me. Maybe in his 30s, but far from old. Wasn't he only the human equivalent of 18 when he took over leadership of the Horde, after all? That would make placing him in his 30s (or the equivalent) pretty much on the ball.
Mailia Aug 14th 2010 4:13AM
I'm sure the blood elves have some kind of a day spa that Thrall could get to know.
Marcosius Aug 14th 2010 5:46AM
I'm not quite sure how the timeline goes but as far as i can tell Thrall is in his thirties. Most Orcs do not live past 80 years according to RPG books lifespans, so he's about middle-aged for an orc now.
e Aug 14th 2010 6:18AM
exactly my thoughts !
I looked around and found he is around his 30ish ?
so either orcs live in dog years or all those wars did take a toll on him, poor thrall :(
thebitterfig Aug 14th 2010 11:14AM
His braids seem... reddish-brown rather than greying black. I'm not a fan of that. as to the grey beard, I think it'd look more realistic and moreTthrall-like if it was a salt-and-pepper one, with some really white hairs mixed in with still black ones, and that it just looks odd being this evenly grey.
On the whole, however, I'm glad Thrall isn't hitting the "Just for Orcs".
However, it makes sense that he looks older. RL example: look at any recent US president who went into office with dark hair, and how they looked when they came out. Bush and Clinton were basically white-haired leaving office, and eight years isn't that long a time. You can even see the grey creeping into Obama's hair right now, depending on the angle, etc.
Sithril Aug 14th 2010 2:42PM
Thrall was born shortly after the Dark portal was created. Making him roughly 33 years old.
Garrosh was already atleast 15 by then, making him already quite old (48).
And there are accounts of some orcs living waaay beyond a hundred years, say Nerzhul. But in general - the lifespan of an orc is roughly up to 70-80 years.
Artificial Aug 14th 2010 4:15PM
I don't think he looks older so much as... tired, like he's shouldered a burden far too heavy for far too long...
ToxicPopsicle Aug 13th 2010 10:03PM
Akuma wore the beads, Duh.
Nipah Aug 13th 2010 10:47PM
Man... I JUST made a post about that on Wowhead.com.
Scary.
Goodk4t Aug 14th 2010 12:23AM
ToxicPopsicle 1 x 0 Alex Ziebart
Dhalsim? Really?!? It's obvious those beads are Akuma's, any Street Fighter player would assume that. Does that means Thrall can do the Shun Goku Satsu? =D
Alex Ziebart Aug 14th 2010 12:27AM
How am I being docked points? Read what I wrote. I'm clearly not the one that thought he looked like Dhalsim. :|
jbodar Aug 14th 2010 12:27AM
So did Wan Fu from Samurai Shodown
http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/wanfu.html
Goodk4t Aug 14th 2010 12:36AM
Okay, fair enough.
ToxicPopsicle 1 x 0 Alex Ziebart's significant other
Sorry. :)