Kargath Bladefist ( alternate ) Kargath Bladefist is the Warlord of the Shattered Hand clan in the alternate timeline . He makes his in - game appearance in World of Warcraft ' s Warlords of Draenor as a major character of the expansion . Along with the other chieftains , he appears in a time before Draenor ' s destruction , ruling over the land known as the Spires of Arak . He is slain in combat by a group of adventurer s within the Highmaul arena where he used to fight . He was also featured in an episode of the web series " Lords of War " . Biography . Lords of War . Before Garrosh Hellscream , former Warchief of the Horde , came from alternate Azeroth and changed the timeline , Kargath Bladefist was raised a slave to the Ogre s of Gorian Empire . Imprisoned within the depths of Highmaul , Kargath strived to earn his freedom , in which turned him into a gladiator in the Highmaul arena . In order to earn his freedom , he had to take 100 orc lives . After winning by defeating all the orc opponents , Kargath was ready to leave Highmaul , but he soon discovered that he was deceived and was thrown in a dungeon beneath the arena . Angered that he was lied to , Kargath was willing to free himself rather than been used as a pet and champion to the ogres . For days , he finally managed to sever his hand , which was bound by shackles . Free from his imprisonment , Kargath looked at many of the other orc slaves . Throwing the rock , all the orc prisoners followed Kargath in his uprising against the ogres and helped him slay the Emperor . Kargath showed the severed head of the emperor to his followers , and they raised their severed hands , armed with blades , cheering at him . This moment marked the birth of the Shattered Hand clan . Now , he leads an army of sadists simply by being the most hate - filled orc to ever attach a scythe to the stump of his severed wrist . Initiates of Kargath ’ s clan emulate their chieftain ’ s vicious body modification , but it ’ s only the first of many opportunities for new scars , both on their own bodies and in the sculpting clay of their foes ’ flesh . Warlords of Draenor . In the alternate timeline of Draenor , Kargath and his clan join the Iron Horde and prepare to invade the world of Azeroth in the original timeline of the prime universe . After the Dark Portal was disabled when adventurers were tasked in freeing Gul ' dan , Teron ' gor , and Cho ' gall , Kargath awaited Khadgar and his expedition team to enter the arena in the Kargathar Proving Grounds . Trapping them , the sadistic warlord wanted to have them kill 100 of his orcs . Near the end of the battle , Khadgar froze the orcs and ran through the camp while Kargath chased them with his Shatter Hand orcs . Later , after the Dark Portal was destroyed , Kargath was seen on a cliff with Grommash Hellscream , Ner ' zhul , Kilrogg Deadeye , and Blackhand where they witnessed on what had happened . He watched as Grommash ordered the combined might of the Iron Horde army eliminate the rest of the Alliance and Horde attackers . Despite their failed attempt to invade Azeroth or stop the invaders , Kargath travels to in Bladefist Hold in the Spires of Arak where he supervises many Shattered Hand gladiators to prepare their takeover . The plan fails when the adventurer kills his troops by channeling the spirit of Terokk . Kargath , enraged by this , grabs the adventurer by the throat and forcibly disconnects them from Terokk . The adventurer is quickly transported back to Veil Terokk before the Shattered Hand chieftain could execute them . Later on during the War against the Iron Horde , Kargath returns to the stands of the Gladiator ' s Ring in Highmaul alongside Grommash Hellscream . There , they witness adventurers fighting and quickly defeating Vul ' gor . After Vul ' gor ' s death , Kargath drops down into the arena , claiming the crowd deserves a superior gladiator . As a result , he becomes the first boss in the instance . Fighting brutally and to his last breath in the ring where he was born , Kargath is killed by adventurers , his last words calling back to the arena brawl in Tanaan Jungle ( the 100th kill being , ironically , himself ) . His blade - fist is severed after his death , and it can be looted from his corpse .