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** Clearly lampshade-hung by Malfurion regarding Maiev in ''Warcraft 3'', when he says that she has become "vengeance itself" and hopes that, in her pursuit of Illidan, she will not wreak even more havoc than him. But by the end game of the ''Burning Crusade'' expansion, Maiev says that she is '[[Badass Decay|indeed nothing]]' after downing Illidan.
** Clearly lampshade-hung by Malfurion regarding Maiev in ''Warcraft 3'', when he says that she has become "vengeance itself" and hopes that, in her pursuit of Illidan, she will not wreak even more havoc than him. But by the end game of the ''Burning Crusade'' expansion, Maiev says that she is '[[Badass Decay|indeed nothing]]' after downing Illidan.
*** Illidan himself qualifies after consuming demonic powers to fight the Burning Legion. After being banished by his brother, he briefly works for the Legion in bringing down the Lich King. Failing that, he retreats to Outland to escape their wrath. The evil magic he consumed, which also fills the very air of Outland, drives him mad between [[Warcraft]] III and [[World of Warcraft]].
*** Illidan himself qualifies after consuming demonic powers to fight the Burning Legion. After being banished by his brother, he briefly works for the Legion in bringing down the Lich King. Failing that, he retreats to Outland to escape their wrath. The evil magic he consumed, which also fills the very air of Outland, drives him mad between [[Warcraft]] III and [[World of Warcraft]].
** After the death of the Lich King, {{spoiler|Sylvanas}} seems hell-bent on becoming the leader of a new Scourge by is using the displaced Val'kyr to raise the dead to repopulate the Forsaken. Even ''Garrosh'' points out how close {{spoiler|she}} is to becoming like the Lich King.
** After the death of the Lich King, {{spoiler|Sylvanas}} seems hell-bent on becoming the leader of a new Scourge by is using the displaced Val'kyr to raise the dead to repopulate the Forsaken. Even ''Garrosh'' points out how close {{spoiler|she}} is to becoming like the Lich King. As of the Shadowlands expansion, there is no longer any doubt that this is {{spoiler|her}} goal.
** The [[Knight Templar|Scarlet Crusade]], the fanatical undead-hating organization, which has made the exact same journey as the Lich King/Arthas, have, as of Cataclysm, {{spoiler|become undead themselves, because of Balnazzar's [[Villainous Breakdown]] }}
** The [[Knight Templar|Scarlet Crusade]], the fanatical undead-hating organization, which has made the exact same journey as the Lich King/Arthas, have, as of Cataclysm, {{spoiler|become undead themselves, because of Balnazzar's [[Villainous Breakdown]] }}
*** Same can be said for the renegade group of Scarlet Crusaders that Alliance players assist. They succeed in purging the Scarlet Monastery of its corrupted members but ultimately succumb to insanity after killing their own men.
*** Same can be said for the renegade group of Scarlet Crusaders that Alliance players assist. They succeed in purging the Scarlet Monastery of its corrupted members but ultimately succumb to insanity after killing their own men.