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Young heroes... I was once like you. You have come to this place seeking to bring judgement upon the damned. You will venture deep into forgotten lands. You will see wonders beyond imagining. But be warned. The land itself will rise up against you. Long forgotten terrors will smother your courage. Sacrifice everything as the final darkness falls... in the end, all that awaits you is death. Only then will you understand - you've been following in my footsteps all along. So come then, you heroes! Come in all your power and glory! For in the final hour, all must serve the One... True... KING.
~ The Lich King in the trailer for Wrath of the Lich King.

The Lich King is a powerful entity of evil in the Warcraft universe who is the leader of the undead army known as the Scourge. He is not so much a character as an evil force created by the demon lord Kil'jaeden, originally as a tool to control the Scourge, which Kil'Jaeden originally created to further the ends of the Burning Legion but that later grew completely out of control and became an equal or greater threat than the Legion in their own right. He serves as the titular main antagonist of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

He was voiced by Michael McConnohie.

Biography[]

The Lich King's only physical forms are a cursed suit of armor and a sword called Frostmourne, both of which are enchanted with the element of ice, and requires a mortal host to do its bidding, who becomes the Lich King when they put on the Helm of Domination. The Lich King is completely immortal and eternal, and when one host is killed a new one has to take their place, or else the Scourge will run completely rampant without a master and destroy all life on Azeroth. The Lich King rules from the “Frozen Throne” atop the Scourge's fortress of Icecrown Citadel in the frozen continent of Northrend, where he spends most of the time hibernating/doing nothing.

The original host used to create the Lich King was an Orc Shaman named Ner'zhul, but the individual best known for filling the role was Arthas Menethil, who became corrupted by the Scourge and coerced by the Lich King's spirit to come to the Frozen Throne and put on the Helm of Domination, turning him into the new Lich King. The form and personality of Arthas would become dominant over that of Ner'zhul.

After that, the Lich King went into hibernation atop his throne again for several years, before finally returning to wreak havoc on Azeroth with a newly revitalized Scourge army in Wrath of the Lich King. At the start of the expansion, the Lich King is at the necropolis of Archerus: The Ebon Hold in the Eastern Plaguelands, training a group of death knights who eventually break away from the Scourge and join the side of good, being the Death Knights controlled by player characters. During the campaign against the Scourge in Northrend, the Alliance and Horde simultaneously launch a massive attack on the Wrathgate in Dragonblight leading into Icecrown in an attempt to assault the citadel, where after defeating all the monsters outside the Alliance general Bolvar Fordragon called out for Arthas to show himself and answer for his crimes, which he appeared and slew Dranosh Saurfang but the confrontation was interrupted and turned to disaster when a group of rogue Forsaken led by Grand Apothecary Putress arrived and launched barrels of poison gas on everyone, killing all the Alliance and Horde soldiers (including Bolvar Fordragon) and forcing the Lich King to retreat further into Icecrown.

Eventually, the heroes finally secured a position to launch a final attack on the Lich King in Icecrown Citadel. The first battle took place in the Halls of Reflection, where Frostmourne is kept, in which the Lich King appeared and tried to stop them from escaping by summoning groups of Scourge and ice walls, but the adventurers survived the encounter with the help of Sylvanas Windrunner/Jaina Proudmoore (depending on the player's faction of choice) and the convenient arrival of an airship to save them. A much larger and stronger group of heroes later fought the Lich King for the final time on his Frozen Throne on top of the Citadel, where they were aided by Highlord Tirion Fordring of the Argent Crusade.

After a considerable period of fighting, the Lich King finally unleashed the full power of Frostmourne, killing everyone. Luckily, Tirion Fordring jumps in at the last minute and saves the day by breaking Frostmourne with his holy sword of the Ashbringer. This frees all of the souls of the Lich King's victims that were trapped inside, including Arthas' father Terenas Menethil, who used the power of their spirits to revive the group and overwhelm the Lich King, allowing them to finish him off. The Helm of Domination fell from Arthas' head, allowing him to finally die. However, there was now the matter of finding a new host to sate the spirit of the Lich King and prevent the Scourge from destroying the world; this burden was taken up by Bolvar Fordragon, now an undead being who had been imprisoned by the Lich King, who donned the helmet and encased himself in ice upon the Frozen Throne, pacifying the Scourge.

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Mainstream
The Alliance
Stormwind: Archbishop Benedictus
Lordaeron: Arthas Menethil | Othmar Garithos | Aedelas Blackmoore | Falric | Captain Skarloc | Lieutenant Drake
Gilneas: Lord Vincent Godfrey
Kul Tiras: Daelin Proudmoore | Jaina Proudmoore | Chief of Chaplains | Chief Petty Officer | Captain Thornby
Other Human Kingdoms: Alterac/Syndicate (Aiden Perenolde, Aliden Perenolde)
Ironforge: Twinbraid | Dagran Thaurissan
Gnomeregan: Sicco Thermaplugg | Millhouse Manastorm
Night Elves: Fandral Staghelm | Alpha Prime | Cordana Felsong
Draenei: Yrel | Exarch Maladaar

The Horde
Orcs: Overlord Krom'gar | Warlord Rok'nah | Urtrak | Blood Guard Porung
Tauren: Magatha Grimtotem
Forsaken: Sylvanas Windrunner | Grand Apothecary Putress | Brothogg the Slavemaster | Calder Gray | Castillian | Stalvan Mistmantle | Apothecary Keever
Blood Elves: Kael'thas Sunstrider | Overseer Theredis | Sharth Voldoun
Goblins: Trade Prince Gallywix | Candy Cane | Chip Endale
Zandalari: Zul

Old Horde/Iron Horde
Blackrock Orcs (Blackhand, Orgrim Doomhammer, Rend Blackhand, Jubei'Thos) | Warsong Clan (Grommash Hellscream) | Shadowmoon Clan (Ner'zhul, Dentarg, Teron Gorefiend/Gorefiend) | Stormreaver Clan/Shadow Council (Gul'dan, Garona Halforcen) | Bleeding Hollow Clan (Kilrogg Deadeye) | Shattered Hand Clan (Kargath Bladefist) | Dragonmaw Clan (Zuluhed the Whacked, Nekros Skullcrusher, Nek'rosh Skullcrusher, Overlord Mor'ghor) | Burning Blade Clan (Azuka Bladefury) | Bonechewer Clan | Amani Empire (Zul'jin) | The Twilight's Hammer


Scourge
Lich King (Arthas Menethil) | Kel'Thuzad | Anub'arak | Sindragosa | Dar'Khan Drathir | Blood-Queen Lana'thel | Ymiron | Overlord Drakuru | Arugal | Rage Winterchill | Sapphiron | Four Horsemen | Highlord Mograine | Baron Rivendare | Amnennar the Coldbringer | Ras Frostwhisper | Gothik the Harvester | Masophet the Black | Mirdoran the Fallen | Noth the Plaguebringer | Heigan the Unclean | Instructor Razuvious | Orbaz Bloodbane | Abominations (Patchwerk) | Anub'Rekhan | Maexxna | Grobbulus | Gluth | Thaddius | Loatheb
Cult of the Damned: Lady Deathwhisper | Grand Widow Faerlina | Instructor Chillheart | Darkmaster Gandling

Knights of the Ebon Blade
Darion Mograine | Sally Whitemane | Nazgrim

Illidan's followers
Illidan Stormrage | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Lady Vashj | Mekgineer Steamrigger | Mennu the Betrayer

True Horde
Garrosh Hellscream | Nazgrim | Malkorok | Warlord Zaela | Siegecrafter Blackfuse

Pandaria
Pandaren: Suna Silentstrike | Widow Greenpaw
Mogu: Lei Shen | Shan Bu
Mantid: Grand Empress Shek'zeer
Sha: Sha of Hatred

The Void/Black Empire
Void Lords: Dimensius the All-Devouring
Old Gods: C'thun | Yogg-Saron | N'Zoth | Y'Shaarj | G'huun
Servants: Xal'atath | Faceless Ones | Aqir | Queen Azshara | Xavius | Harbinger Skyriss | General Vezax | Morchok | Warlord Zon'ozz | Yor'sahj the Unsleeping | Loken | Myzrael | Aku'mai | Il'gynoth | Mythrax the Unraveler | Queen Ansurek
The Twilight's Hammer: Cho'gall | Archbishop Benedictus | Twilight Skymaster Richtofen | Hagara the Stormbinder | Warmaster Blackhorn

Scarlet Crusade
Balnazzar | Grand Inquisitor Isillien | Brigitte Abbendis | Renault Mograine | Sally Whitemane | Crusader Lord Valdelmar | Archbishop Landgren | Huntsman Leopold | Mataus the Wrathcaster | Scarlet Commander Marjahn | High Inquisitor Fairbanks

Burning Legion
Sargeras
Man'ari Eredar: Commanders (Kil'jaeden, Archimonde) | Other Eredar (Lord Jaraxxus, Thal'kiel, Socrethar, Tyrant Velhari, Eredar Twins, Sironas)
Nathrezim: Tichondrius | Varimathras | Balnazzar | Mal'Ganis | Anetheron | Mephistroth | Detheroc
Annihilan: Mannoroth | Magtheridon
Other: Aggramar | Argus the Unmaker | Arzeth the Merciless | Caria Felsoul | Fel Lord Zakuun | Highlord Kruul | Kazzak | Varedis Felsoul | Xavius | Shadow Council

Dragonflights
Black Dragonflight: Deathwing | Nefarian | Onyxia | Sabellian | Sinestra | General Drakkisath | Sartharion | Maloriak
Blue Dragonflight: Malygos | Sindragosa | Sapphiron
Green Dragonflight: Eranikus | Alysrazor
Chromatic Dragonflight: Chromatus
Twilight Dragonflight: Dargonax | Halion | Ultraxion | Valiona and Theralion | Vexiona
Infinite Dragonflight: Murozond | Morchie | Epoch Hunter

Elementals
Elemental Lords: Al'Akir | Neptulon | Ragnaros
Fire Elementals: Lord Rhyolith | Baron Geddon | Fandral Staghelm | Majordomo Executus | Shannox | Riplimb and Rageface | Baron Charr
Water Elementals: Princess Tempestria

Shadowlands
Eternal Ones: Zovaal | Sire Denathrius
Mawsworn: Helya | The Tarragrue | Soulrender Dormazain | Painsmith Raznal | Fatescribe Roh-Kalo | Dausegne | Rygelon
Forsworn: Devos | Lysonia
Maldraxxi: Kel'Thuzad | Vyraz
Venthyr: The Tithelord | Lord Chamberlain | Echelon | Stone Legion Generals
Nathrezim: Mal'Ganis | Kin'tessa
The Other Side: Bwonsamdi | Hakkar the Soulflayer | Mueh'zala
Drust: Gorak Tul | Gorak Zhar | Ingra Drif | Ingra Maloch


Primalists
Primal Incarnates: Raszageth | Fyrakk | Iridikron
Servants and Allies: Balakar Khan | Broodkeeper Diurna | Djaradin | Druids of the Flame | Eranog | Koroleth | Kurog Grimtotem | Kyrakka

Other
Abercrombie | Abominable Greench | Ahune | Anzu | Artificer Xy'mox | Black Stalker | Bloodsail Buccaneers | Charlga Razorflank | Chieftain Zul'Marrosh | The Cleaner | Dargrul | Defias Brotherhood (Edwin VanCleef, Vanessa VanCleef) | Eliza | Emperor Korthek | Engineer Overgrind | Felendren the Banished | Galakrond | Gearmaster Mechazod | Goldtooth | Goren | Gruul | Headless Horseman | Hex Lord Malacrass | Hogger | Imperator Mar'gok | Jammal'an the Prophet | Kanrethad Ebonlocke | King Mechagon | Leper Gnomes | Maggot Eye | Magnataurs | Marez Cowl | Maynard Algerson | Medivh | Moroes | Murlocs (Murloc Sorcerer) | Murmur | Naj'tess | Odyn | Omen | Ortor of Murkblood | Petula Algerson | Pholx | Podlings | Priscilla Ashvane | Quagmirran | So'leah | Stitches | Sundered Flame (Sarkareth) | Talon King Ikiss | Taragaman the Hungerer | Thaurissan | Venture Company (Mogul Razdunk) | Witches | Zar'jira | Zelfrax | Zevrim Thornhoof


Hearthstone
Playable Characters: Jaina Proudmoore | Gul'dan | Garrosh Hellscream | Illidan Stormrage | Lei Shen
Classic: Edwin VanCleef | Al'Akir | Lord Jaraxxus | Grommash Hellscream | Hogger | Sylvanas Windrunner | Ragnaros | Onyxia | Malygos | Deathwing
Curse of Naxxramas: Kel'Thuzad Baron Rivendare | Thaddius | Grand Widow Faerlina | Gothik the Harvester | Noth the Plaguebringer | Heigan the Unclean
Goblins vs. Gnomes: Trade Prince Gallywix | Mal'Ganis | Dr. Boom | Mekgineer Thermaplugg
Blackrock Mountain: Nefarian | Rend Blackhand | General Drakkisath | Maloriak
The Grand Tournament: Anub'arak
League of Explorers: Rafaam
Whispers of the Old Gods: Old Gods (C'thun | N'Zoth | Y'Shaarj | Yogg-Saron) | Fandral Staghelm | Cho'gall | Malkorok
One Night in Karazhan: Prince Malchezaar | Terestian Illhoof
Mean Streets of Gadgetzan: Don Han'Cho | Aya Blackpaw | Kazakus
Knights of the Frozen Throne: Lich King/Arthas Menethil | Death Knights | Professor Putricide | Sindragosa | Archbishop Benedictus | Blood-Queen Lana'thel
Kobolds and Catacombs: King Togwaggle | Azari | The Darkness
The Witchwood: Hagatha the Witch | Splintergraft | Arugal | Shudderwock | Glinda Crowskin | Lord Vincent Godfrey | Captain Shivers | Infinite Toki
The Boomsday Project: Dr. Boom | Boommaster Flark
Rastakhan's Rumble: Zul'jin | Hex Lord Malacrass | Hakkar the Soulflayer
Rise of Shadows: League of E.V.I.L. (Rafaam | Madame Lazul | Hagatha the Witch | Dr. Boom | King Togwaggle | Rakanishu | Vessina | Ol' Barkeye | Kriziki | Captain Eudora | Squeamlish | Mr. Chu | Tekahn | George the Fallen | Lackeys)
Saviors of Uldum: Tekahn | Plague Lords (Vesh, Plague Lord of Murlocs | Kz'rath, Plague Lord of Madness | Xatma, Plague Lord of Death | Icarax, Plague Lord of Wrath)
Descent of Dragons: Malygos | Murozond | Deathwing | Galakrond | Kronx Dragonhoof
Ashes of Outland: Reliquary of Souls | Lady Vashj | Kanrethad Ebonlocke | Kargath Bladefist | Teron Gorefiend | Magtheridon | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Xavius | Mannoroth | Rusted Legion (Mecha-Jaraxxus)
Scholomance Academy: Kel'Thuzad | Darkmaster Gandling | Ras Frostwhisper | Vectus | Theolen Krastinov | Instructor Malicia | Rattlegore
Madness at the Darkmoon Faire: Old Gods (C'thun | N'Zoth | Y'Shaarj | Yogg-Saron | G'huun) | Dark Inquisitor Xanesh
Forged in the Barrens: Kazakus | Death Speaker Blackthorn | Plaguemaw the Rotting | Mordresh Fire Eye | Serena Bloodfeather | Tamsin Roame | Neeru Fireblade | Mutanus the Devourer | Lady Anacondra
United in Stormwind: Lady Katrana Prestor | Archbishop Benedictus | Anetheron | Tamsin Roame

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