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I've seen a few people complaining about Anduin's new look and how he looks too "old" now, also they dont understand why he's acting so distant from his friends, so I figured I'd break it down from my perspective and a tiny bit of my own character analysis as a long time player since Lich King and have read a lot of the books. Also I'm a huge fan of Anduin as a character, so I'm sorry if it might be a bit biased.

He was 18 years old in the book Before The Strom which takes place right before Battle for Azeroth, (he probably turned 19 around the beginning of BFA) so by the end of BFA he would've been between 20 and 21 since the war was fought over 2 years. He was fighting that war while still struggling with the death of his father as well as running the Alliance and his own Kingdom. He even said he had never given himself a proper time to grieve his father's passing. If you read Before The Storm, you know all the heartbreak and disappointment he suffered in that book. Including everything that happened with Calia Menethil. (I know not a lot of people view the books as canon, but I do believe the legit Warcraft published books to be part of the Lore.)

In Shadowlands, which was stated to be over the course of 2 years as well. Anduin would've been 22 or 23 when it ended. Let's not forget that while imprisoned by the Jailer, everyone was tortured mentally and physically. Anduin obviously had the worst of it, constantly being controlled by the Jailer and the Mourn Blade and forced to do horrible things that made him feel extremely guilty and question his own heart. Let's be honest, if Arthas had been able to break free from the Jailers' influence and not fallen so far, he would be struggling just as bad as/or worse than Anduin.

We were told 5 years had passed between Shadowlands and Dragonflight so that puts Anduin around 27 or 28 years old in War Within. The biggest clue to how much Anduin has been struggling, is his sword. The first thing I noticed is that the yellow glow that for us symbolized his role as a Priest was gone. He even told Thrall there was no Light left in him. It seems he's to a point where he is giving up and still can't accept what he was forced to do in Shadowlands.

I think they did a good job on aging him in the new cinematic. He isn't the hope filled, peace seeking, bright-eyed, boy King we all knew. Now he's the war-torn, mentality struggling, man who needs help coming to peace with himself. The trauma of constant war and loss have finally caught up with him. We also don't know where he's been or what he's been up to since he left. However, just looking at the scars and cuts on his face, he's clearly been through something rough while he was away. You can feel the pain in his voice and see it in his eyes. They really did a fantastic job putting that cinematic together.

I feel like, as an Alliance players and due to the connection our characters have had from quest lines and side Quests over the years with Anduin, through Pandaria to Shadowlands, we will be doing a lot of Quests with Anduin to help him regain his connection to the Light and bring back our Priest--but that's just a my Alliance fan heart wishing.

If you actually read all this....WOW! 😂 Thanks for reading my rambling.

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The hardest part of watching Anduin's memory he left in the compass is seeing our boy slowly losing himself to the darkness. BOY YOU BETTER HOLD ON TO THE LIGHT AND HOPE!!!! YOU'RE STILL OUR BRIGHTEST MOST PRECIOUS BOY!!! My foot is ready to go right up the Jailers arse!

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Winter Queen: You totally screwed us when we were begging for help during the drought.

Elune: Nah sis! I totally let thousands of my favorite children burn to death so you could have their souls.

Winter Queen: ....Well... the Maw took those souls. Why do you think Tyrande is here in my Grove?!

Elune: ......

Meanwhile, Malfurion still in Azeroth:

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Varian looks so done with my $@!* 🤣🤣

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3215 days, 10 hours, 48 minutes and 8 seconds of constantly thinking about Anduin Wrynn.

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Blizzard: You MAY or MAY NOT have to fight Anduin and MAY or MAY NOT have to kill him. I mean, probably not but it's always a possibility....

Me:

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I live for sassy Anduin. 🤣🥰👏

i rly need to share this with everyone bc hearing it in Anduin’s voice elevates the line

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Dear Blizzard.... PLEASE GIVE US MORE OF THIS!!!! 🙏

Or go ahead and make us a movie series, not live action but with your art design team so it looks like this! This is what we want.

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"So glad none of my Alliance friends are here to witness this outfit nightmare." - Mairea

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Anduin: Thank you for risking your life for me and Azeroth. I know you almost died several times, we are in your debt. You are our mightiest warrior. So as gratitude for your services to the Alliance and Azeroth, here's a helm we made just for you.

Champions:

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Person: I bet Anduin and Jaina die in shadowlands.

Me:

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Me too. 🥺

i must confess that i am always thinking about anduin wrynn

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I have reached the highest level of "CaN i SpEaK tO yOuR mAnAgEr!!??" Karen, Level ??? Elite. 🤣😂

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"Baine and I just discussing how badly we hate the Maw and Sylvanas..." - Vynesdea

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Me each time I'm sent to the Maw but have to leave my Azeroth friends behind...

JUST LET ME SAVE THEM!!!!

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Saw a T-shirt today that said "Fighting for a blonde with dragons."

I was like, "Me too, fam! Me too."

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Me: I will always love the Horde. The Alliance can go to h--

Anduin doing absolutely nothing but existing:

Me 0.000001 seconds later: Whats a Horde, Precious? I only know Alliance.