New World of Warcraft Cinematic Sets Up Villain for The Last Titan

One of World of Warcraft’s recent epilogue cinematics just set up Iridikron as one of the major villains in The Last Titan, the third expansion in The Worldsoul Saga. This new cinematic was added to the game as a part of World of Warcraft Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal.

Warning: Spoilers for Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal below.

As the first patch of 2024, Seeds of Renewal began the process of bridging the gap between World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and The War Within. Full of epilogues and sidequests, this content update is the first of four planned patches between now and the next World of Warcraft expansion.

One of these major story epilogues included a cinematic featuring Vyranoth and Iridikron, the last two Primal Incarnates in World of Warcraft. Vyranoth, who turned against her former allies to aid the player in defeating Fyrakk, meets with Iridikron in private, who is disappointed in her after she “abandoned their war.” He gives her one last chance to rejoin him in his crusade against the Titans, which she refuses and rebukes him, claiming it was he who abandoned their righteous cause for his personal goals. He then departs to continue his schemes against the Titans, leaving a final warning to his former companion: “Stay out of my way.”

Since his introduction, Iridikron has been popular among many World Warcraft fans. Players have especially enjoyed how he does not underestimate the heroes, as they have successfully slain many powerful beings at this point. While fans were worried when he left at the end of WoW's Patch 10.1.5’s Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon, many are excited the imperious schemer is being set up as a major threat throughout the Worldsoul Saga, and cannot wait to see what he gets up to in The Last Titan.

That said, players might not see Iridikron for a little while now. Xal’atath, the Harbinger of the Void in World of Warcraft and Iridikron’s ally, is the villain of The War Within, and the major antagonist of Midnight has not been revealed