Thrall has been one of the most prominentWorld ofWarcraftcharacters since the release ofWarcraft 3back in 2002, and fans have been completing quests for the former Warchief since the Activision Blizzard MMO launched. OneWorld of Warcraftfan has pointed out an interesting detail about Thrall’s character model inShadowlands.
Twitter user That_kind_oforc recently shared an image of a group ofWorld of Warcraftcharacters from the most recent update as part ofShadowlands' epilogue. This screenshot includes important NPCs like Baine Bloodhoof and Thrall representing the Horde and Jaina Proudmoore andAnduin Wrynnstanding on behalf of the Alliance. ManyShadowlandsNPCs fittingly stand in the frame near Anduin and Thrall, but That_kind_oforc has pointed out a peculiar change made to Thrall specifically for theShadowlandsepilogue: he’s much shorter.
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That_kind_oforc questions whyThrallis regularly made smaller alongside theirWorld of Warcraftscreenshot as the former Warchief is normally more physically imposing than he is in theShadowlandsepilogue. In the image shared by That_kind_oforc, Thrall and Anduin stand nearly side-by-side, and the Orc doesn’t appear any taller than the Human, though the Horde leader is notably much broader. In addition to Anduin being roughly the same height as Thrall in this picture, the powerful Kirin Tor mage Jaina is standing further behind the Orc but still stands taller
Unlike the epilogue questline, theShadowlandsepilogue cutscenethat shows Thrall’s memory has the Horde leader’s size completely restored to its imposing stature. Because of the inconsistency between this scene and theWorld of Warcraftupdate 9.2 epilogue, many fans like That_kind_oforc have taken notice of the continuously changing Orc model. Thrall’s design inWorld of Warcrafthas been inconsistent in size for a while, but the currentShadowlandsexpansion has depicted the hero in various sizes already. For most ofShadowlands, Thrall is generally his usual size, but the changes are most obvious during his 9.1 questline with Draka, the Sepulcher raid, and in the epilogue quest.
Thrall was replaced by Garrosh Hellscream as Horde Warchief back inCataclysm, who was then replaced by Vol’jin and subsequentlySylvanas Windrunner. Since relinquishing his role as Warchief, Thrall has remained integral toWorld of Warcraftstorytelling, and he makes appearances regularly like the one inShadowlands' epilogue. Although manyWorld of Warcraftfans are wondering why Thrall’s size is so inconsistent, Activision Blizzard has yet to confirm the reason his model normally undergoes such changes.
