Since I used to play World of Warcraft, was rather immersed in its lore, while evermore converged Blizzard already demonstrated it doesn't really care about its own established storylines, I felt obliged to give the SJWs ruining the franchise a helping hand. Especially in the light of the new diversity, tolerance, and rainbows oriented demands for Academy Awards nominees which will come into effect for the 2025 Oscars.
I propose they make a film about Thrall and Arthas.
In the established lore Thrall was an orcish orphan raised by humans to fight as gladiator in the arena. Eventually he escaped, led the uprising, against his former master, freed the imprisoned orcs, and led them to colonize a new world. Just like his ancestors that he was so different from.
Arthas on the other hand was a human prince, a paladin who in his drive to save his kingdom from the plague was driven mad by a cursed sword to the point where he killed his father, destroyed his kingdom, and raised the kingdom's citizens as undead who did his bidding while he went on to ascend the Frozen Throne, become the lich king, and freeze his ass off until further notice.
I propose they merge Arthas's and Thrall's storyline. They could get Idris Elba to play Thrarthas, an orcish orphan adopted by the Terenas II, king of Lordaeron. This role of a token white character can go to Mark Ruffalo. When Thrarthas grows up, he discovers he's adopted. He resents the demon Mal'ganis played by Ian McKellen for revealing the truth to him, and vows to hunt him to the ends of the earth.
At the same time, Thrarthas hates his adopted parents for not telling him he's an orc, and giving him the life of luxury the rest of his kind can only dream of while dying off in the internment camps. In a fit of murderous rage Thrarthas kills his adoptive father, king Terenas, frees the orcs, destroys his father's kingdom and raises it's citizens as undead, before he sails to sunset with his own kind to the new continent, where they can be free.
Now, I understand, that just one black actor playing an orc raised in a royal family is not Oscar material by itself. There needs to be love interest.
To make certain, the film hits diversity quota, Thrarthas' one true love will be brown Jaiggra Proudmoore, uncorrupted half orc, half human. In the original version Thrall flirted with Jaina Proudmoore, but ended up with a brown orc female called Aggra. It's important that Aggra is brown, because brown in Blizzard's world means orcs who were not corrupted by demon blood. Brown orcs are just naturally savage, not extra savage because of demonic blood. It's important distinction. Arthas on the other hand actually had a thing with the same Lady Proudmoore, before she realised he's a bit too crazy.
In this version Jaiggra Proudmoore's father Daelin Proudmoore went to Outland, the place that was left after orcs destroyed the planet and invaded Azeroth, also the home of pure brown orcs. He did terrible things in the name of colonizing the savage lands, and bringing civilisation to the backward orcish society. Side product of all that was Jaiggra.
When Jaiggra was shipped to Dalaran for higher education. Instead of learning about the arcane, she explored the shamanistic rituals. She learnt what monster her father really was, and now is trying to atone for his sins by bringing him down, and burning down everything he worked his whole life to accomplish. She's also really a female caught in male's body. Something the spirits told her, was a punishment for the sins of her racist father. Billy Porter could play Jaiggra.
When Thrarthas and Jaiggra meet, they can feel, they're different from the rest of the humans. Once they learn of their own unique circumstances they join their powers in order to punish the humans for enabling them to live privileged lives.
I think the proposed scenario is worthy of not just a nomination but an actual Oscar once the 2025 rolls out. Since Blizzard has repeatedly shown it doesn't care about it's own narrative, and only wants ot show how woke the company really is, changing the origin stories of some of the most beloved characters in the franchise is a certain way to deal with the pesky past. It would also enable them to pursue new audiences, and disregard their own fanbase.
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