


After recreating the destroyed Well of Eternity, Illidan was imprisoned for thousands of years.ĭuring the Third War, Tyrande released Illidan from millennia of imprisonment, hoping that the Betrayer would redeem himself by battling a returned Burning Legion. The efforts of Malfurion Stormrage, Illidan's twin brother, disrupted the Legion's plot, with Illidan himself turning to his side and assisting in the demons' defeat.

Driven by his thirst for power and his desire to impress Tyrande Whisperwind, Illidan made a pact with the Legion to secure the entrance of its leader, Sargeras, into Azeroth, largely by the energy of the Well of Eternity this act earned Illidan the nickname of "Betrayer". The night elf was born before the War of the Ancients, a conflict that erupted over 10,000 years prior to the Third War, when the chaotic Burning Legion first invaded Azeroth, attracted by the magical Well of Eternity. This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. To most heroes, Illidan was a bit like Sauron from The Lord of the Rings he was an omnipresent evil that they would hear about, but never actually meet in a face-to-face confrontation." This resulted in the developers putting in more effort to ensure that players experience "more personal connection" with characters such as Illidan. In an interview with Warcraft developers Scott Mercer and Greg Street, Mercer mentioned that "we realized Illidan had appeared many times in the concept art and the other material surrounding the expansion, but very few players ever actually saw him in the game itself. Illidan was voiced by Matthew Yang King in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion The Frozen Throne, and by Liam O'Brien since World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. The character is one of the most notable and popular in the Warcraft franchise and has received positive critical reception from video game players.

Illidan also appears as a playable character in the crossover multiplayer online battle arena game Heroes of the Storm. Self-proclaimed the Lord of Outland, he also defected to the Burning Legion and became a partial demon himself. Born a night elf and sorcerer, his pursuit of power led him to commit several horrific acts against his own people, which earned him the nickname "the Betrayer" and to become the first Demon Hunter. Illidan Stormrage is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment. Liam O'Brien ( World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm)
