Wrathgate incident
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The Wrathgate incident is a pivotal World of Warcraft event where a joint Alliance–Horde assault on Icecrown Citadel was catastrophically sabotaged by the Forsaken, leading to massive casualties and reshaping the war against the Lich King.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World of Warcraft lore event
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fictional event ⓘ |
| appearsIn | World of Warcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInExpansion | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFactionHub |
Stormwind City
GENERATED
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Undercity GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedZone | Dragonblight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Forsaken Royal Apothecary Society’s new plague ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurs during the Northrend campaign
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precedes the Battle for the Undercity ⓘ |
| conflict | War against the Lich King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| factionInvolved |
Alliance
NERFINISHED
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Forsaken NERFINISHED ⓘ Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder
NERFINISHED
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Bolvar Fordragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dranosh Saurfang NERFINISHED ⓘ Highlord Tirion Fordring NERFINISHED ⓘ King Varian Wrynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvanas Windrunner NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lich King NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Icecrown
NERFINISHED
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Icecrown Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
in-game cinematic
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quest chain ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for the Battle for the Undercity
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major escalation of Alliance–Horde tensions ⓘ turning point in the war against the Lich King ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Grand Apothecary Putress
NERFINISHED
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Varimathras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Alliance assault on Undercity
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Horde assault on Undercity NERFINISHED ⓘ breakdown of Alliance–Horde cooperation at Icecrown ⓘ death of Bolvar Fordragon (apparent at the time) ⓘ death of Dranosh Saurfang ⓘ exposure of Grand Apothecary Putress’s treachery ⓘ exposure of Varimathras’s coup in Undercity ⓘ massive casualties ⓘ temporary loss of Undercity by the Forsaken ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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fragility of alliances ⓘ weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
Forsaken blight
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Forsaken plague ⓘ |
| victim |
Alliance forces at Icecrown
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Horde forces at Icecrown NERFINISHED ⓘ Scourge forces at Icecrown ⓘ |
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