Warbringers: Jaina 

Whatever team was involved in the making of this deserves a raise

In Warcraft 3 campaign her last words to her father are: "Father... why wouldn't you listen?" and here she says "I'm listening now father." Make of it what you will.

jaina voice actor is just 10/10 at this point

This was probably one of the best things to come out of Battle for Azeroth.

Long story short: Jaina had to choose between war and her father's death. She chose her father's death. Then she still had war.

"I understand more than you suspect, my dear. Perhaps in time, you will too." - Admiral Daelin Proudmoore

"I'm listening now... father..." That's one very powerful delivery if you ask me. Amazing voice acting.

Laura Bailey is amazing. The level of emotion in her voice.

All she ever wanted was to study...

A lot of people do not fully understand the tragedy that is Jaina’s entire life. She lost her love to the powers of the Lich king and become the very embodiment of evil, she lost Dalaran as it was destroyed by Archimonde, her mentor was killed by Arthas, she left her home and life behind to travel to Kalimdor, fought off the burning legion, had to watch her father be killed in the name of peace, years later have to face off against her love after trying to find a way to redeem him, having to kill him, then watching as the Horde she fought to have peace with destroy her kingdom, return back to Kul Tiras branded a traitor, and watch her dead brother be reanimated into undeath. My heart HURTS for her.

Breaks my heart to remember this was one of the last time's i was emotionally invested in WoW, and thats after most of my love for the game had already left

This cinematic was better than entire BFA expansion.

If Jaina does go off rails. All we'd ask is she not be under anyone's control, she's earned that. Someone with no whispers, no monsters in the dark. Just a living consequence of trying for peace and happy endings, being met so many times with pain, loss, and good works undone. Challenge players' minds as to "If this parade of pressure had happened to you. What would you have done?" rather than power of friendship to beat mean ol' brain tentacles, before dying to clear decks for the next threat. Jaina seems to be wandering closer and closer to going full John Wick

"My father once told me, that peace was like a dream... Beautiful. Ephemeral. Unattainable. I didn't listen..." "... I'm listening now ... Father..."

It's easy to think that this is a canon shanty sung by Alliance sailors in Kalimdor and Jaina's probably heard it often.

This is what Warcraft should be. No Jailer shenanigans.

Powerful emotions. Jaina's last words to her father in WC3 before his death were "Father... why wouldn't you listen?". Now she sees his side of it, and finally tells him regretfully "I'm listening father"

I don't care about the game anymore. But the visuals, audio and storytelling of Blizzard cinematics are still unmatched.

5yrs later and this song still gives me goosebumps.

Daelin protected his ship and fallen crew in the afterlife and awaited his daughters return and promptly forgave her and led her to the ship for whatever she needed. He waited, knowing she would come back when she needed to. He may have warned kul tiras of his daughter but he understood and never stopped loving her :'(

Thrall and Jaina fought for peace. What did Thrall get? A wife. A good stable job with the Earthen Ring and a chance to walk away. What did Jaina get? A dead city. A broken heart. And anger. So much anger

This is one of my favourite things Blizzard have ever done. Thank you

The pure contradition between this masterpiece and the absurd conclusion of BfA still baffles me.

Jaina- It's time to purge all the horde Arthas from Shadowlands - That's my girl

Didn't know how much WoW needed sea shanties until today.

"Beware... beware... of me." always sends chills down my spine!

I'm here 4 years later to say that blizz still hasn't done anything to top it

When the Kul Tiran sailors and Marines landed in Theramore they had no idea what they were walking into. News of the Burning Legion had only just been filtering east as rumors, everyone else was more concerned with the Scourge and orcs. Now the Admiral finds his daughter and thousands of people survived and escaped. The Kul Tirans thought they were coming the save the day, the heroes of this story. Only to become the villains.

I've never played WoW in my life and this trailer managed to give me chills despite not having a clue about any of the backstory.

The fact that blizzard made me feel bad about killing Jaina's father in wc3 even if i hated his guts for years by watching a 4 min video deserves praise.

"Beware, Beware, The daughter of the sea " I heard him cry. His words carried upon the ocean breeze, As he sank beneath the tide. Those blood-soaked shores of Kalimdor, Where sailors fought and died. The Admiral fell at Theramore, Because she left his side. Why this? Why this, oh Daughter of the Sea? Why this? Did you forget your seaside days? Always the pride of our nation's eyes, How could she go astray? When she did flee across the ocean deep, The Admiral followed west. What else but sail to save a daughter's life, And pray she still drew breath? But there he found upon those distant shores, Enemies 'pon the rise! But when he faced those savage foes His daughter stood aside. And buried deep beneath the waves, Betrayed by family. To his nation, with his last breath, cried, "Beware the Daughter of the Sea." I heard, I heard, across a moonlit sea, The old voice warning me, "Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea", "Beware, beware..." ...of me.

Arthas sure knew how to pick a bae

If Blizzard ever decided to get into the animated movie game they would give Disney and Pixar a run for their money for sure

So possibly of significance. In the BFA features trailer she said "My father once said, peace is like a dream, beautiful, ephemeral...unattainable. I didn't listen." and in this she says "I'm listening now, Father." and he vanishes. I might be reading too much in to it but to me at least it's him forgiving her. But hey it might also just be her finally accepting the guilt or whatever.

That ending; still get chills from the delivery of the line: ♫Beware....... of Me.♫

Being the daughter of a deceased sailor (and though he didn’t lose his life at sea) this short resonates with me in a way I never expected

I'd watch a 3 hour movie of that

I'm a Horde player through and through. I've loved all the Warcraft animated shorts... but this is the first time one made me cry. Few characters in the Warcraft universe have been screwed as much as Jaina Proudmoore. Everyone else has always benefited from the peace she always fought for, while everyone and everything she's ever loved has been killed or destroyed. And that song! That song...

"I'm listening now.. father" The look on her face as she finally yields hope. Like a star flickering out in the night sky :(

And here I am, two years later, singing this to my son, rocking him to sleep...

*slaps roof of ship* "this bad boy can fit so many alliance on it"

Came for the lore, keep returning for the song

Anyone in 2024

Laura Freaking Bailey! The GOAT voice actress!!

*Lyrics* *Jaina* Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea Beware, I heard him cry His words carried upon the ocean breeze As he sank beneath the tide Those blood-soaked shores of Kalimdor Where sailors fought and died The admiral fell at Theramore Because she left his side *Sea dogs* Why this? Why this, Oh Daughter of the Sea? Why this? Did you forget your seaside days? Always the pride of our nation's eyes How could she go astray? When she did flee across the ocean deep The admiral followed west What else but sail To save a daughter's life And pray she still drew breath? But there he found upon those distant shores Enemies 'pon the rise! But when he faced those savage foes His daughter stood aside And buried deep beneath the waves Betrayed by family To his nation, with his last breath, cried Beware the Daughter of the Sea! *Jaina* I'm listening now… father. *Jaina* I heard, I heard across a moonlit sea The old voice warning me Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea Beware… beware… of me.

Please make a straight song version of this. It’d be really cool to hear to hear this randomly playing in Kul’Tiran taverns from time to time.

It is such an odd detail. But the anchor symbolism in this short is AMAZING. Her resolve to no longer stand by, (striving for peace) is shown visually as a war ship that is ready to sail with its anchor that was raised from the bottom of the sea. All the things that were holding her down, her father took it with him to his grave.

2 years later this still gives me chills

I wanna see this song performed live at the next Blizzcon!

Can't stop watching this on repeat, man catchy tune!

Laura Bailey is a queen!

The ballad of good people who finally hit their limit.

I feel like the music team and voice actress should get some individual credits for this. Love this so much.

Admiral Proudmoore: "You have always been naive, my daughter. You aren't old enough to remember what these monsters did to our homeland. The orcs and their kin cannot be trusted. They must be exterminated like the mongrels they are!" Jaina: "I won't let you do it, father. You don't understand!" Admiral Proudmoore: "I understand more than you suspect, my dear. Perhaps in time, you will too." A storyline 15 years in the making.

2024: Are ya winnin' son? I'm listening now,... Father...

I'm a Horde player, have always been and always will be. But this... this a completly different story. I can't stop loving and listening to this song. I've set it as my alarm, my tone, I listen to it while I'm studying... I must have heard it over a hundred times and the part when she says "Beware.. of me" still gives the chills.

This is phenomenally good, extra props to Laura Bailey for the amazing singing in addition to other voice talents!

I am deeply touched by the line "His daughter stood aside ", don't remember anything described in War3 campaign about what Jaina actually do but I can imagine with this line

when you aren't a Wow player for years prior to its release , but you are still coming back to hear it again and again , years after it released

in four minutes and forty five seconds this short has made me more hype for B(O)FA than literally anything else i've heard about it. kudos.

Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea. Beware, I heard him cry. His words carried upon the ocean breeze, As he sank beneath the tide. Those blood-soaked shores of Kalimdor, Where sailors fought and died. The admiral fell at Theramore, Because she left his side. Why this? Why this oh Daughter of the Sea? Why this? Did she forget her seaside days? Always the pride of our nation's eyes, How could she go astray? When she did flee across the ocean deep, The admiral followed west. What else but sail to save a daughter's life, And pray she still drew breath? But there he found upon those distant shores, Enemies on the rise! But when he faced those savage foes His daughter stood aside. And buried deep beneath the waves, Betrayed by family. To his nation, with his last breath, cried, Beware the Daughter of the Sea. "I'm listening now... Father." I heard, I heard Across a wounded sea, The old voice warning me Beware, Beware, the Daughter of the Sea, Beware, Beware... of me.

I play Horde, however Jaina's story is so sad. This song is so catchy and it gets stuck in my head. She has a beautiful voice. This was the best of the Warbringers series.

It's been 5 years now and this song still breaks my heart..

She liked Kael‘thas -Dead She loved Arthas -Dead She loved her Father -Dead She liked Varian -Dead Her Brother Derek -Dead Her apprentice Kinndy -Dead Mentor Antonidas -Dead People of Theramore -Dead Poor Jaina, Show them all !!!

Who put these onions here

- After all this time? - Always!

This was the flame on the candle flickering before it went out. Nothing in Warcraft has made me feel emotion since this.

Regardless of what people's opinions about Blizzard and the game itself are - the Media team is beyond phenomenal; every cinematic, every animated short and every comic (the madefire ones especially) are always of such incredible quality they give me goosebumps. Three mighty cheers for you guys, you're absolute legends and masters of your craft!

BLIZZARD DON'T GO TO HOLLYWOOD! MAKE YOUR OWN MOVIE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

5 years ago. My god. Still one of my favorite pieces of art anywhere

This remains the best thing that the cinematics team has ever put out.

Blizz, you should totally give us more songs to sing with our friends on our adventures on Azeroth!

Not gonna lie, always strikes a chord in me when Jaina's voice quivers when she sings 'because she left his side.' Amazing direction on this, even in the smallest details.

Blizzard, please bring Warbrinners type of content for World Soul Saga! It’s one of your best works ever 🙏

Do you remember the days, when you still had hope?

I'll take my time to share some basic lore/story behind this Warbringers for people not knowing the background. Year 2003, Blizzard released Warcraft 3 - The frozen throne expansion which included a campaign where you played as the Horde. Admiral Daelin Proudmoore (Jainas father) was a vicious and powerful man who lead the mighty Kul'tiras fleet. After years of searching for Jaina after the fall of Lordaeron and Dalaran he finally found out that his daugher is alive and she's been taking stand on Theramore isle in Kalimdor. He decided to go find Jaina but when he arrived to the shores of Kalimdor, he saw how weak "the new horde was" and brought war and murder to innocent tribes, woman and children in Durotar and Barrens in search for her. Keep in mind that Thralls horde were somewhat warriors, but mostly civilians trying to rebuild a new home in Kalimdor. Many innocent people died and Thrall who was warchief needed to do something about the Kul'tiran invasion. With many important characters, mainly Rexxar and Rok'han, Thrall decided in a peaceful way to reach for Jaina to stop this madness. After hearing what Daelin done to the horde, Jaina decided to help Thrall stop this reckless war and to keep the peace between Theramore and the Horde. This lead to that Jaina betrayed Kul'tiras and her father and let the horde lay siege on Theramore. Keep in mind that Jaina was the leader of Theramore so she probably rallied her own forces to withdraw and in the campaign she said to Thrall "please spare my men, they have nothing to do with this". Thrall promised that this would not harm Theramore but only the Kul'tiran forces in a campaign to kill Daelin Proudmoore. Admiral Daelin Proudmoore mocked the Horde as if they were as savage as the old horde and he was surprised they haven't killed eachother by this time. Keep in mind that it was not only Orcs who fought the Kul'tiram forces in Theramore, but also trolls, goblins, taurens and even ogres. The Kul'tiran forces didn't stand a chance and Daelin died "as a proud warrior" as Rexxar said. Jaina said with tears in her eyes knowing she betrayed her father "Oh why father, didn't you just listen"... Then in WoW much later in the story you all know the story behind Garrosh and the horde bombing Theramore and this is mainly the reason why Jaina is filled with hate for the horde. Thralls horde together with Rexxar, Rok'han, Vol'jin, Cairne Bloodhoof and many other important characters didn't wish for murder and bloodlust but to keep peace at the shores of Kalimdor. Thanks for reading!

Almost a week later and still listening to this several times a day. Absolutely stunning, Blizzard.

2024? Anyone still listened it?

I came back to WoW two weeks ago after a 10 year break. This quest completion reward was totally unexpected, as that sort of thing didn't exist ten years ago, and it's an absolute gem. The depth in the game now is staggering. Credit to the animation team and the musicians that produced such a wonderful addition to the WoW universe. I stand and applaud, bravo!

Jaina's evolution is gotta be one of the most heartbreaking ones ive ever experienced with a fictional character. The way WC3's moral voice evolved into a warmongering shadow of herself, thirsting for revenge ... hits me like a rock. And the worst part is - I still kind of sympathize with her. Everyone has a breaking point.

It gives me goosebumps to imagine the Admiral in his final moments thinking "Jaina will not forgive this" in spite of her pacifism

Still gives me goosebumps. Laura Bailey has the voice of an angel.

Wow, that was amazing! The animation was on point! And the goosbumps at the end of the song. Great job blizz :)

Jaina became one of the best done characters along with Arthas and Illidan. Great job Blizzard.

This will forever be one of my top favorite songs of WoW. You can feel the raw emotion poured into every verse, every note, every beat of this masterpiece. It makes me want to hear more characters get a song like this. Also the visuals of the artwork is just has stunning. This is what keeps me coming back for more WoW. I wish to see more of this dedication to the characters & lore in the future.

this literally gives me the most chills any song has before... four years later

This just reminds me of how freaking awesome Jaina is and how deep her story goes.

I never expected that a level from Warcraft III would support something so beautiful so many years later - it's almost unbelievable. These bits of artistic craftsmanship are why Blizzard was great from the very start.

For all that BFA did wrong, Music and Art direction was the best it had ever been.

Doesn't matter whether you liked BfA or not, this music is awesome and it's undeniable that the hype machine for that expansion was full force.

3:22 For anyone wondering, yes those ships are just as massive in-game. _Also, this has easily become one of my favorite lyrical songs ever written for game._

I sat silent, mouth agape throughout this & I didn't even realise it until the end. That music was absolute perfection & I still adore this simple & beautiful animation style. People say this every time but Blizz really needs to make a movie.

It's been 5 years and the song is still stuck in my head.

This song gives me goosebumps every time, and occasionally gives me misty eyes

I think Blizzard should start a WCU (Warcraft Cinematic Universe) similar to the model of the MCU. First, make smaller movies based key individual characters and start working from the ground up to a broader and bigger set of movies that tell larger and more epic stories. The Warcraft movie bit off more than it could chew. Focus on smaller morsels and prioritize quality, and then build up to large scale events. Blizzard have shown they can rock our world with the cinematic trailer for BFA, and with these amazing shorts. I believe they can translate that epicness to the big screen. Just imagine, Sylvanas doing what she did but you're watching her do it in a movie theater in a live action movie.....think about how that would make you feel.

3:44 Miss Proudmoore, I don't feel so good.

"Beware... Beware... Of me..." gives me still chills. : ] Love it.

First Stormwind, Then Gilneas, then Theramore and Teldrassil. Sure Horde are the good guys!😆😆😆😆😆😆 Just give them more time!!!

I just want an extended version of the shanty

Laura Bailey's voice is so pretty. Perfect for this equally beautiful short.