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Warcraft Film Universe

While the content is valid, the article's title is not an official title. No official name is available. We use a descriptive name instead. - This article should not be moved unless discussed first. - Be sure to adhere to the naming guidelines. The Warcraft film universe is an alternate distinct version of the main Warcraft universe. [1] The movie lore[2is similar, however different. It was simplified to make it more accessible to the average person. Characters share the same personalities, with slightly different background stories. [5][6]





Contents

1 Material 2 Timeline 3 Lore Differences 4 Original Characters 5 Explanations





Material

It was founded around the film of the same name in 2016.

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The prequel comic is a part of the film universe

Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood

and the prequel novel

Warcraft: Durotan

and

Warcraft: The Official Movie Novelization

The script is expected to be used in any future sequels to films or books.
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Warcraft: Behind the Dark Portal is also available as a behind-the scenes book.





Timeline


Bonds of Brotherhood

The

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and

novelization

are set 20 years apart.



Lore differences

Notably, the film universe isn't simply a different timeline, caused by a change in major historical events but rather an intricate reimagining of the main universe, with a few conflicts that are best explained by the inevitable realities of making a successful film.



The film is set in Draenor, Azeroth, at the time of the First War With the Horde and the Alliance. However, the lore differences extend far beyond the time of the war with significant historical changes to both Draenor, and Azeroth.



Below are the most important differences between the film universe and the main universe. Look up Differences from the Movie for a list of the differences between the official novelization and the film.



In addition to these specific distinctions, take note that the film universe as it has been revealed is approximately 30 years behind the main universe's timeline, with the latest material ending just a "very short" time after the initial opening of the Dark Portal. A lot of characters who have died or were altered in the main universe decades ago are still alive and unchanged within the film universe. However, it is unclear if their fates differ from the main universe or if they will continue the lore.









Original characters


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These characters are exclusive to the film universe and have never appeared in the main universe.



Taria Wrynn was later made into canon.





Explanations

While many of the above changes are simply plot deviations, others are more far-reaching. The reasons behind these variations are mostly left to speculation however, certain of them have been explained by authoritative sources, including

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director Duncan Jones; these explanations are included below.





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Durotan's death






Film ending: Orcs defeated, Stormwind still standing




After defeating Medivh, Khadgar does not age.

Jones stated that Khadgar's sudden decline in age could be added to future films. [9]





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Changes in general

Jones discusses the main reasons for making changes to the original legend:



Jones has described the variations as "retconning" while acknowledging the deviations from the official story however, the story was created with Blizzard employees like Chris Metzen. [9]


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