I don't know if this was intentional but it made me CHUCKLE.
for a while people speculated Sanlayn would be an allied race or that maybe the war campaign was like.... "False memories" or something by N'zoth to explain how the war was being perpetuated to free him.
Nah though. Sylvanas has been evil since Wrath and we're all too dumb and blind to have seen it. Obviously.
Part of me hopes that she's not actually, "evil" in the traditional sense. But, that idea also kinda retreats Illidan's bullshit, so I dunno. I really like Sylvanas. I don't want her to go out as a big bad. I don't necessarily want
redemption, either... I dunno. I'm so conflicted about her haha.
I will say that even despite the fact that it's borderline or even full on retcon, I kinda dig the "justification" (for lack of a better word, for now!) for her actions. It definitely gives meaning to a lot of her bullshit where there wasn't any before.
CONFLICTED!!!!!!!!!
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I was REALLY hoping Sanlayn would become a bigger part of the Horde, but IIRC they all basically got killed off during the war campaign. In fact, the Horde side never even saw them? It's been a hot minute, though, heh.