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this may be a very unpopular take but I have always felt that Arthas was innocent. In WC 3 when he purged a village, it was the right thing do. Only he seemed to understand though. All his friends abandoned him because they didn't want to understand

I do think them all leaving was like 90% of the reason he stepped on the dark path. I don't think he would have become the Lich King if his friends had supported him and not left him alone

And when he picked up the sword, he wasn't Arthas anymore. His soul was down inside his body not in control. Almost every crime committed by Arthas was not actually by his doing. It was a demon in control of him and influencing him. Nothing he did as the Lich King is his fault

And in Shadowlands, his final fate was disgusting. The character who actually did do evil while in full control of her mind, Sylvanus, gets a redemption arc, while the victimized Arthas is reduced to nothing and deprived even of an afterlife

And they let his soul exist a few moments longer just so Sylvanus can lecture at him before he ceases to be. His girlfriend is in the fucking room, and should have been the one who last spoke to him but she just stands there and doesn't say anything

Its so fucked up and insulting and all because the Devs are in love with Sylvanus . I think most fans wanted a redemption arc for Arthas. Its classic fantasy. And Arthas was always heavily inspired by Darth Vader

Basically, I see Arthas as a person who got abused by everyone he ever met, and used and chewed up and then thrown away by even the gods