Fan anticipation is growing for the infamous Warcraft 3 hero to enter the Nexus. Can a convincing case be made, or is this just another case of Garona?
The last time heroes were teased this mysteriously was the case of Li-Ming and Xul. Though, back then we didn't quite know it was Xul. Due to some mysterious green daggers (btw, do we know who the green dagger belongs to yet?) some people thought it was proof of a Rogue class entering Heroes, but that still hasn't came to fruition. The game still lacks a pure stealth hero, instead using the Starcraft 2 shimmer to have heroes like Nova and Zeratul.
But here comes the Blademaster-- the most iconic stealth hero in Warcraft 3 history. Fans already made the connection that the mysterious banner seen in the background of the Machines of War promotional art belonged to a Blademaster, and when that happened, the evidence was pretty obvious.
What is an eastern style war flag doing in the Machines of War, a notably Sci-fi themed patch, promotion art?
And if that evidence wasn't enough, look at this Easter Egg found on one of the newest maps, Braxis Holdout:
You can find the video here. This news was originally shared on this Reddit thread which prompted the usual Blademaster quotes (TASTUH MA BLAYYDE) and all around hype. From there, we even got some all-but-confirming comments from Centaurik...
Sounds like a tongue in cheek way of letting the hype consume us all. Will we really be getting another stealth hero? With critical strike? And Mirror Image Illusions? And possibly... items?
If Blizzard devs can introduce 1 hero controlled by two players, then I think a Warcraft 3 style Blademaster should be a wind walk in the park.
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