Arthas Menethil
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Prince Arthas Menethil is a major character from the real-time strategy game Warcraft III.
Bio[edit | edit source]
Heir to King Terenas Menethil of Lordaeron, Arthas entered the paladin order of the Silver Hand at a young age, with the legendary Uther Lightbringer serving as his mentor. His noble goal to save his people from the undead menace of the Scourge and the increasingly extreme methods he pursued in doing so ironically saw him transformed into a Death Knight - a general to the very legions he had sworn to fight. Later still, Arthas' very soul was fused with that of the Scourge's master, Ner'zhul, their combined will creating the Lich King.
Before his fall, Arthas was an idealistic young man who genuinely strove to be a good king to his future subjects. Then Chris Metzen and his corruption fetish struck, and the good guy becomes a murderous lunatic under the will of an evil hive mind-style entity. As such, he is the logical successor of Sarah Kerrigan and would later be succeeded by Silvanas Windrunner. Oh well.
In 8chanmania[edit | edit source]
Arthas' sole recorded appearance was in 8chanmania LI, where the notoriously narcoleptic Hong Meiling punched straight through his armor. The youkai's attempts to warn him about his anger issues sadly fell on entirely deaf ears.