His body was taken to Azeroth and placed within the Vault of the Wardens.ĭespite Illidan's defeat, his legacy lives on through his demon hunters. But before he could, Illidan fell to heroes of the Horde and the Alliance. With these fel-infused soldiers, the Betrayer was poised to end the Legion threat once and for all.
He eventually traveled to the shattered realm of Outland and forged a fighting force in his own cursed image: the Illidari demon hunters. Rather than atone for his questionable tactics, he embraced fel magic and became a demon-a necessary evil to destroy the Legion. Over ten thousand years later, Illidan was freed. After defeating the Legion, the night elves locked Illidan in a barrow prison to prevent him from harming the war-torn world. Though he did so to gain power and learn the demons' weaknesses, his people would forever after see him as a betrayer.
Illidan's fiery determination led him to abandon his allies and make a pact with the Legion. He was one of many night elves who fought the demons, but his extreme methods would set him apart from the rest. Illidan Stormrage was known as the Betrayer for his reckless pursuit of power, but it was all for a single goal: the destruction of the Burning Legion.ĭuring the War of the Ancients, Illidan Stormrage began his long struggle against the Burning Legion.