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Phewwwwwwwwww
FINALLY fellas.
School's out.
And here i am again. With my gift to all oldschool Warcraft players. Who have been playing since the first and second games.
This is a guy that needs an introduction for the younger WoW fans.

This, is Lord Anduin Lothar, The lion of azeroth, Champion of Stormwind, Meanest badassest warrior ever to walk the world. (really!), Supreme commander of the alliance...this guys just ranks up tittles

This guy is the single reason why stormwind today isn't an orc capital.

After the orcs came through the dark portal for the first time (thanks a LOT medivh...sheesh) the first place they laid eyes on was Beautiful Stormwind and elwynn forest.
And still having the demon blood burning through their veins, the unsuspecting stormwind was easy prey.

They siezed it and they liked it a lot.

But a man, and one of the bravest ever, took a group of refugees north. Along with the royal family and a few other famous fellas, he arrived at Lordaeron and there, him and all the other kings of men, elves and dwarves formed THE ALLIANCE OF AZEROTH.

They came back down, and whooped some SERIOUS orc's ass.

But in a battle at Blackrock mountain, He became separated from the main body of his troops in which is perhaps the greatest of all Azeroth's battles. Amid the chaos, he was forced into combat with Orgrim Doomhammer, Warchief of the Horde; Some say that Lothar was defeated in single combat by Doomhammer, others believe that Doomhammer did not win fairly and Lothar was killed after being ambushed by a group of Horde's warriors. Regardless, his blade fell from his dead grasp, though it did not lie for long.

Doomhammer believed that Lothar's death would break the fighting spirit of his forces, but what happened was quite the opposite. After Lothar's death, his most trusted general, Turalyon, took up his shield and led the armies of the Alliance to eventual victory over the Blackrock Spire's defenses, allowing Lothar's old ally and friend, Khadgar, later to destroy the Dark Portal.

hahah phew. (the last bit was ctrl C ctrl V)

Anyway, about the drawing. I just loved it from the get go.
Fun to draw, fun to paint (even though very tiring).

And YES fellas. that IS ashkandi. Which by the way, was one of HIS swords. "The initials A.L. are etched on the hilt."

I drew it differently from the game because i always believed that Blackwing currupted it somehow and made it like it is.
But a friend, came along and crushed my theory ahahah.
But i was too lazy to go back and redraw the whole thing agian.

Anyway
it took me about 8 hours.
All me, Photoshop CS2 and Painter IX.

PS.
Guys i won't be answering comments that ask questions that are already answered in the description ok ? Hope you guys won't mind.

Enjoy!

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:iconaeliren85:
~Aeliren85 Apr 9, 2013  New member
Looks like a boss.

As it should be.
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:iconnicoleeirin:
~NicoleEirin Apr 5, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Great art of a great character.
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:icondbjc135:
Mood: Love ~DBjc135 Mar 21, 2013  New member
Well done. Looked just like how I pctured Lothar
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:iconadhago:
~Adhago Aug 1, 2012  Professional Interface Designer
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divulgado!
curte lá :)
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:iconfragiletsubasa:
Dude, you kick ass! I love the drawings, and how you point out the character's history and their personality :3
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:iconcaptain-pie:
~captain-pie May 14, 2012  Student Artist
Lord lothar: *viewing art* BULLSHIT! Back in my day! (warcraft 2) We never had no big glowin swords! We had NORMAL weapons! Now you new found modern hippies got all kinds of gravity dfyin' armor, why I ain't seen anythin more rediculous in all my days!
Me: Ok now for my comment, it looks VERY ncie. Well done. Although I wish I could find an artist that draws normal armor :o, not this insane big, huge sword, 10000lb armor >_>
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:iconrapkat77:
Man, you make me sad for having started at WoW! At least I played WC3... Still, that man looks positively beast! That armor is EPIC!
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:icondreamaniacal:
~Dreamaniacal Apr 11, 2012  Student Digital Artist
The Lion of Azeroth is pretty much the most badass title ever.
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:iconleriko777:
DOOMHAMMER won in an fair battle. Alliance is just scum by telling lies.
Lothar was a hero, but Doomhammer is still stronger :)
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:iconmekano-san:
I miss the old lore like this. One of the main reasons I quit wow is because beautiful lore like this no longer existed...no one even knew who Lothar was :(
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