Rehgar Earthfury Background . Rehgar Earthfury was born on Draenor into a clan warring with a band of ogre s . He made his first kill long before the normal age of an orc ' s rite of passage , and was captured by the ogres to be used as a training tool for their youths . However , Rehgar grew into a strong warrior , and after slaying many of their young fighters , was sold to the orc arenas in an attempt to recoup their losses . Despite his young age , he was a superb warrior , and was chosen to participate in the orcs ' invasion of Azeroth , leading to his eventual capture and internment . However , unable to subjugate him , the guards sold him as a gladiator to fight for the human , Lord Agrovane . He escaped and became a fighter in underground arenas , gaining riches and fame . Using his savings , he purchased the Blackrock orc , Bloodeye Redfist , from authorities in Booty Bay , and followed Thrall ' s teachings , becoming a shaman . After arriving in Durotar , they traveled the fighting circuit , Rehgar teaching Bloodeye the ways of the gladiator . Bloodeye became the Orc ' s favored champion , dominating in single combat , earning both himself and Rehgar riches . Bloodeye bought his freedom , and the two pooled their money to purchase and train Valeera Sanguinar and Broll Bearmantle to join Bloodeye in team combat . Shortly after , Bloodeye was killed , poisoned by the mate of a fighter he slew in the arena . Following Bloodeye ' s funeral pyre , Rehgar set out to find a replacement for his team . World of Warcraft : The Comic . Rehgar discovers an amnesiac human on the coast of Durotar , and enslaves ( using the excuse he was a Theramore deserter ) him as a gladiator . The human had killed a crocolisk in self - defense when Rehgar ' s group came across him , and so Rehgar jokingly nicknamed the man " Croc - Bait " . Rehgar brought his team to Orgrimmar where he taught them to channel their fury and use their assets to fight individually and as a team . The amnesiac human later leads Rehgar ' s team to victory in a Crimson Ring tournament at Dire Maul , gaining Rehgar a fortune in gambling winnings . After the tournament , Rehgar takes his team to Thunder Bluff in order to find a tauren gladiator to take the place of Valeera Sanguinar , whom he sold to another gladiator master . On the way there , the human ( dubbed " Lo ' Gosh " by the spectators at Dire Maul , a name which stuck ) and his teammate Broll Bearmantle request to visit the haunted Pools of Vision . The two of them hope to discover answers by taking part in a ritual there - - Lo ' Gosh hopes to fill in the missing pieces of his memory , and Broll hopes to discover the fate of his daughter . Rehgar grants their request and visits with his friend , Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem . After Lo ' Gosh and Broll defeat a mysterious elemental monster that has taken up residence in the Pools of Vision , the gladiators are taken to see Hamuul and Rehgar . After conversing for a time , Hamuul gives Lo ' Gosh the feather of a hippogryph as a gesture of thanks for destroying the monster . Rehgar knows that Hamuul ' s purpose in the gift is that it can be used by his gladiators , through Broll ' s druidic powers , to summon a hippogryph that will carry them to freedom , but says nothing at the time . At the end of the third issue of the comic , Lo ' Gosh and Broll took flight on the back of the hippogryph Sharptalon and Rehgar sent his guards to recapture them . However , it appeared as though Rehgar privately hoped his fighters would successfully escape . After Hamuul observes that Rehgar does not appear concerned by the loss of his slaves , Rehgar replies as follows : " At Dire Maul , I recouped my investment in those two a thousand times over . I knew this day was coming . A man is truly a prisoner only as long as he agrees to remain one . After that , in his heart , at least , he is free . And where his heart is , his body may follow if his will is strong enough . " Following their escape , Rehgar realized that since his " heart was with them instead of the profit he could have made from their service " , that he has had his fill of battle and the Crimson Ring . He has thus retired as a gladitorial master and offering his services to Thrall , has been made the Warchief ' s trusted advisor . He becomes a member of the New Council of Tirisfal in Thrall ' s stead . In World of Warcraft . In Legion . Together with Nobundo and other Shaman s , Rehgar retreats to the Heart of Azeroth . Action figure . Rehgar Earthfury was first featured in DC Unlimited ' s " World of Warcraft : Series 1 " action figure set , which was the basis for the comic book character . Rehgar appears to be wearing the Epaulets of Ten Storms . He wields a fist weapon , likely a two - bladed version of the orc claws of attack , in his off - hand .