Sylvanas Windrunner
| Sylvanas Windrunner | |
|---|---|
| Warcraft character | |
| First appearance |
Into the Realm Eternal, Chapter 3 of the undead campaign Path of the Damned in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos |
| First game | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos |
| Created by | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Voiced by | Patty Mattson, Piera Coppola |
Sylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally introduced in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, the character received a redesign in World of Warcraft: Legion to her current appearance. Once a high elf ranger, Sylvanas was murdered by Arthas Menethil who ripped her soul out and transformed it into a banshee; an agent of the Lich King empowered by hate. She was later able to regain her free will and body and founded the Forsaken faction of undead; vowing to avenge her death, they set out to wage war against the Scourge, undead forces under the control of the Lich King. As of Patch 7.0.3, Sylvanas Windrunner is the Warchief of the Horde. Also styled and known as the "Dark Lady" and the "Banshee Queen", the character has become one of the most iconic and noted characters in Warcraft lore, and has received generally positive critical reception from gamers. Sylvanas has been voiced by Patty Mattson since World of Warcraft patch 3.2. Prior to that, she was voiced by Piera Coppola.
Sylvanas originally featured as a night elf rather than an undead high elf; however, as the character was to feature in a major role in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard felt the need to revamp her character model, as "players [were] worried that they would have to look at the old night elf model through all her lore moments in Wrath [of the Lich King]." An initial redesign featuring a more accurate blood or high elf model was released to the Wrath of the Lich King beta in August 2008, before her final "fantastic model" was introduced a month later. In an interview with World of Warcraft developer Ion Hazzikostas, Sylvanas was referred to as a "very cool character" who isn't "out of the picture by any means."Christie Golden, writer of the Warcraft novel War Crimes, remembers that "I was thrilled when they OK'd [the Sylvanas subplot in the novel], I was like "This is going to be a blast, this is just going to be all kinds of fun to write." She also said that "I like her, I love Sylvanas, I think she is wonderfully ... she's like chocolate, dark and bittersweet." In an interview with World of Warcraft Trading Card Game developer Cryptozoic, Head Creative Designer Drew Walker stated that "MMO fans are immediately drawn to iconic figures like Tirion Fordring, Jaina Proudmoore, and Sylvanas Windrunner", which contributes to the popularity of the game.
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