- —The Lich King
King Arthas Menethil, also known as the Lich King, is one of the main antagonists of the Warcraft series. He appeared in the 169th episode of Death Battle, Sauron VS Lich King, where he fought against Sauron from the The Lord of the Rings series.
History
Arthas Menethil was born the crown prince of the kingdom of Lordaeron, with a promising future ahead of him. He grew into a strong and confident young man with seemingly boundless compassion. But even Arthas reached his limits when both an orcish horde and a plague of undeath threatened all that existed. Arthas was left broken and desperately sought a way to save his homeland, so he sought out the powerful Runeblade, Frostmourne. However, through Frostmourne, the Lich King, Ner'zhul, was able to speak to him, and he corrupted Arthas into becoming his very first Death Knight. Eventually, Arthas freed Ner'zhul from his Frozen Throne, and after Arthas picked up and wore the Lich King's helm from the shattered ice, their souls fused together, though Arthas later consumed Ner'zhul's spirit. Taking all the power of the Lich King for himself, Arthas set to his new task of wiping out all life on the planet in the Scourge's name.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Real Name: Arthas Menethil
- Titles: Scourge Lord, King of the Damned, King of Lordaeron
- Age: 29 years
- Death Knight, former human paladin
- Former lover of Jaina Proudmoore
- Killed his own father
- Interned at Blizzard in 2017
Arsenal
- Frostmourne
- Reaps & corrupts souls
- Can wound souls directly
- Helm of Domination
- Grants dominion over the Scourge
- Houses the powers of the Lich King
- Transport to the Shadowlands
- Saronite Armor
- Self-repairs
- Resistant to magic
- Reflects holy & light magic
Powers
- Eye of Acherus
- Reveals secrets
- Summons ghouls
- Flight & leviation
- Ice magic & manipulation
- Immortality
- Mind & soul manipulation
- Necromancy & undead summons
- Plague of Undeath
- Shadow magic
- Teleportation
- Weather manipulation
- Notable spells
- Fury of Frostmourne
- Deals massive damage & disables resurrection
- Harvest Soul
- Pulls a soul into Frostmourne to be devoured
- Necrotic Plague
- An infection that spreads
- Raise Dead
- Turns a corpse into an undead servant
- Remorseless Winter
- Causes a huge winter storm
- Summon Drudge Ghouls
- Creates multiple ghouls
- Summon Ice Sphere
- Creates ice projectile
- Summon Shadow Trap
- Creates an explosive trap
- Fury of Frostmourne
Feats
- Beat Illidan Stormrage, who defeated Gul'dan
- Conquered a country quickly & effortlessly
- Considered the most powerful Lich King
- Destroyed a prison that endured planet shaking attacks
- Can canonically wipe out an entire 25 man raid
- Defeated Uther the Lightbringer, Dranosh Saurfang, Sylvanas Windrunner
Results
- + Armor resisted magical attacks
- + Helm could block mental & soul attacks
- + Plague of Undeath affected Sauron's physical body
- - Far less experienced
- - Less powerful
Quotes
- "In this cold north, you will find only death."
- "You will find nothing there!"
- "Your efforts are for naught!"
- "You serve me now!"
- "You speak nothing but lies!"
- "IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
Gallery
Appearance
(Edited from Heroes of the Storm)
(Edited from World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's Wraith)
Arsenal and Abilities
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(via Frostmourne)
(via Frostmourne)
(via Eye of Acherus)
Trivia
- Lich King is the 14th Microsoft character to appear, after Zitz, Riptor, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Black Orchid, Fulgore, Tracer, Glacius, TJ Combo, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Widowmaker, and Konrad von Sabrewulf, and with the next two being Last Dragonborn and Alex Mercer.
- He is the eighth Microsoft character to lose, after Zitz, Riptor, Doom Slayer, Glacius, Crash Bandicoot, Widowmaker, and Konrad von Sabrewulf, and with the next two being Alex Mercer and Master Chief.
- He is the fifth Activision Blizzard character to appear, after Tracer, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, and Widowmaker, and with the next one being Alex Mercer.
- He is the third Activision Blizzard character to lose, after Crash Bandicoot and Widowmaker, and with the next one being Alex Mercer.
- Lich King is the fourth combatant to be voiced by Phillip Sacramento, after Yoda, Akuma, and Sōsuke Aizen, and with the next one being Master Chief.
Notes
- ↑ While Arthas made his proper debut in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, which released in 2002, he made his first appearance in the novel Warcaft: Of Blood and Honor, which released a year earlier.
