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  • 0. Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:12:46 PM PST
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Sure, he purged Stratholme, but you can't really deny his logic in doing so. After he got Frostmourne, he was a mind-slave to Ner'zhul who had a vendetta against the Burning Legion. But after he became the Lich King, he erased Ner'zhul from the Lich King persona. So why did he decide to become evil? It was clearly a choice, considering he tears out his own heart.
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  • 1. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:15:24 PM PST
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Go do more quests in Ice Crown, and pay attention to them.

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  • Tichondrius
  • 2. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:17:51 PM PST
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His sword, Frostmourne, stole his soul. At that point he became completely evil. Of course, he willingly took the sword in the first place, which suggests he was already pretty close to evil.

Whether or not he erased Ner'zhul is up for debate, but he did that mostly for selfish reasons anyway.
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  • 3. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:20:03 PM PST
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His sword, Frostmourne, stole his soul. At that point he became completely evil. Of course, he willingly took the sword in the first place, which suggests he was already pretty close to evil.

Whether or not he erased Ner'zhul is up for debate, but he did that mostly for selfish reasons anyway.


I don't know much about Lore, but didn't he take the sword so he could save his allies? and uther told him it wasn't worth it cause it would steal his soul?
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  • 4. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:20:31 PM PST
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I think it has in part to do with hatred agains't the corrupt of the world. Yes he was for the light but I think in the presence of obtainable power, he took the chance.

I am currently reading the Lich King Novel and Arthas, as a young boy, was really emotionally struct as he watched Varian's depression after his father was killed in the fall of stormwind.

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  • Muradin
  • 5. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:21:24 PM PST
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He didn't 'erase' Nerh'zul. They became one entity. Both merged, as it were. Not one or the other, but both. And Nehr'zul was indeed quite evil.
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  • Tichondrius
  • 6. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:22:30 PM PST
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But after he became the Lich King, he erased Ner'zhul from the Lich King persona..





That was just a dream he had.
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  • Tichondrius
  • 7. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:22:55 PM PST
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He didn't 'erase' Nerh'zul. They became one entity. Both merged, as it were. Not one or the other, but both. And Nehr'zul was indeed quite evil.
The erasing happened after the merging, but I think it's only a book thing that may have been ret-conned out. Hence it is up for debate.
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  • 8. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:24:32 PM PST
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Because men, above all else, desire power...

and Ner'zhul is a whackjob evil doer.

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  • 9. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:24:35 PM PST
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Strat people were diseased if I remember right Arthas was a paladin

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  • 10. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:24:53 PM PST
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Q u o t e:
Sure, he purged Stratholme, but you can't really deny his logic in doing so. After he got Frostmourne, he was a mind-slave to Ner'zhul who had a vendetta against the Burning Legion. But after he became the Lich King, he erased Ner'zhul from the Lich King persona. So why did he decide to become evil? It was clearly a choice, considering he tears out his own heart.


He didn't actually erase the persona of Ner'zhul. In point of fact, these two beings merged to make up what was collectively known as "The Lich King".

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  • 11. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:25:44 PM PST
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Power corrupts. Power over life and death corrupts absolutely.

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  • 12. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:26:25 PM PST
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why is arthas evil when i have personally killed and burned ALL of azeroth's beasts and civilizations through these meaningless quests?


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  • 13. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:26:29 PM PST
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If I recall correctly,
He could have let Mal'Ganis go, and try to save the people in Stratholme (find out who was or not infected).
How he is "Evil" isn't because of how he acted, much as his intention were beginning to be a lot more about him and his quest than about the poeple.

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  • Shattered Hand
  • 14. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:26:54 PM PST
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Q u o t e:


He didn't actually erase the persona of Ner'zhul. In point of fact, these two beings merged to make up what was collectively known as "The Lich King".


i thought ner'zhul "dissapeared forever" or something along those lines.
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  • 15. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:27:08 PM PST
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He didn't actually erase the persona of Ner'zhul. In point of fact, these two beings merged to make up what was collectively known as "The Lich King".


And Arthas' evil became the dominant force in the Lich King, with Matthias Lehner being forced out entirely?

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  • 16. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:27:15 PM PST
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He didn't actually erase the persona of Ner'zhul. In point of fact, these two beings merged to make up what was collectively known as "The Lich King".
People are referring to that novel that apparently didn't really happen though.
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  • 17. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:27:37 PM PST
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why is arthas evil when i have personally killed and burned ALL of azeroth's beasts and civilizations through these meaningless quests?


Because he never got permission from the local guard to do it.
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  • 18. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:27:41 PM PST
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He didn't actually erase the persona of Ner'zhul. In point of fact, these two beings merged to make up what was collectively known as "The Lich King".


/end debate.


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  • 19. Re: Why was Arthas evil?   02/12/2010 02:28:11 PM PST
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So but when he took off the helm of domination were they un-fused or something?
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