Zul ' jin Zul ' jin ( aka Zuljin ) is a warlord of the Amani forest troll s and has been chieftain of the Amani tribe since before the Second War . Zul ' jin and the Amani tribe were allied with the orcish Horde for the duration of the Second War , but Zul ' jin himself was captured near its end by the Alliance . Upon gaining his freedom he went into hiding to rebuild his army and plan an attack on the remnants of the high elves , now known as blood elves , only to find them allied with the Horde . Biography . Background . A fierce forest troll of the Amani tribe , Zul ' jin ' s ability as a warrior and leader meant he was able to do what no other troll had done since the Troll Wars : unite the warring tribes of Zul ' Aman under a single leader . He was infamous for his daring raids on the outskirts of Quel ' Thalas at a time when trolls had been completely beaten into obscurity by the high elves . Some claimed he planned to unite all trolls , but his plans were quickly put on hold by the events of the Second War . Second War . At the time of the Second War , the orcish warchief Orgrim Doomhammer approached Zul ' jin to ask the forest trolls to join the Horde . Zul ' jin initially refused ; however , when Quel ' Thalas later allied itself with the human nations , Zul ' jin realized the Alliance would turn on the troll s once it was done with the orc s . His subsequent capture by humans and rescue by the Horde led him to join forces with the orcs during the Second War . Zul ' jin fought throughout the Second War ; however , he grew furious when Doomhammer not only failed to destroy Quel ' Thalas , but also abandoned his siege against the elves in favor of assaulting Lordaeron , and as a result Zul ' jin and his armies stayed behind , slaughtering thousands of elves . Yet once it became clear the Horde had lost the war , his alliance fell apart , and the forest trolls returned to their savage and undisciplined ways , removing themselves from the Horde as quickly as they had joined it . It was during this time that Zul ' jin mysteriously " disappeared " . Most believed he died under a hail of Alleria Windrunner ' s arrows . This turned out to be incorrect , as Zul ' jin had been captured by the elves and subsequently tortured for hours on end , eventually losing his right eye . When his tormentors were attacked by a small troll war - band , Zul ' jin seized the opportunity and cut off his own arm with a fallen spear to escape . Post - Third War . A small tribe , known as Revantusk became friendly with Thrall ' s Horde around the time of Zul ' jin ' s disappearance . When Zul ' jin went missing , this tribe was left to against other tribes , who viewed Revantusk as weak for remaining on friendly terms with the Horde . Once Zul ' jin was able to escape his tormentors , he fled to Zul ' Aman and began to rebuild his once mighty troll army . He had planned to attack the blood elves soon , only to discover that they had allied with the Horde - an act which he considered the Horde ' s final betrayal of his people . After that the witch doctor Malacrass suggested a way for the Amani to gain great power through dark ways , which Zul ' jin agreed to in his anger . Now Zul ' jin is intent on destroying the elves - and , if need be , the entire Horde . World of Warcraft . There ' s a quote from the quest in which Mystic Yayo ' jin of the Revantusk tribe says : " If Zul ' jin were here , he would have destroyed the whole lot of them with a flick of his wrist - alas , Zul ' jin has not yet returned and we are left to our own devices . " The Revantusk tribe hold Zul ' jin in high regard ( like all trolls do ) and that ' s probably the reason Mystic Yayo ' jin wishes he would come back to help his tribe . That the Revantusk still hold Zul ' jin ' s oath to Orgrim Doomhammer in high regard may also be one of the reasons why they agreed to a pact of friendship and mutual assistance with the Horde under Thrall . Huntsman Markhor of the Revantusk : Zul ' jin is also mentioned by the Captured Hakkari Zealot on Yojamba Isle , but only as a passing comment : The Burning Crusade : The Gods of Zul ' Aman . Zul ' jin - styled as " Warlord Zul ' jin " - can be found as the final boss encounter of Zul ' Aman , the capital of the Amani tribe . Zul ' Aman can be found in the Ghostlands , and is a 10 - player dungeon like Karazhan . Zul ' jin will be the third playable character from " Warcraft II " to be an instance boss in " World of Warcraft " ( after Kargath Bladefist and Teron Gorefiend ) , and the second to be a final boss ( after Kargath ) . Zul ' jin will be able to draw upon the ghostly spirits of each of the four liberated animal gods from the instance and change his own shape to assume their powers . Zul ' jin ' s story in his own words . This is Zul ' jin ' s tale as told in the trailer to Patch 2 . 3 : Warcraft Adventures . Zul ' jin was also character in cancelled Warcraft Adventures . He was once a notorious bandit , but later sold junk goods in a run - down trading post . This version of Zul ' Jin is portrayed very differently than other incarnations , he is portrayed as a braggart with a 1930 ' s gangster style of speech He also has both arms . Speculation . Name / Title . According to the World of Warcraft RPG troll names look simple but are surprisingly complex . It states that their language is largely syllabic , and various syllables can be added to the beginning or end of a troll ' s name to denote status and ability . Additionally the book explains that troll given names are usually one syllable , and that they may take on two syllable names or add a syllable to their name later on , when they take a position or status . Some trolls drop their given names altogether and are known purely by their titles ; Zul ' jin for example might be used for a great tribal witch doctor . The book does not discuss a specific " Zul ' jin " , but discusses the name as a title that can become a troll ' s new name . In the novel Tides of Darkness , Zul ' jin is shown to be used as a name as well . The WoWRPG talks of Zul ' jin as a name / title in jungle troll culture , rather than about the person . This leaves implication that there may be other Zul ' jins . Blizzard has only talked about prefix " zul ' " in the context of when it is used in the name of a person . No source has given the definition and syntax when the prefix is used for major troll cities . It should also be noted that the playable Troll Headhunter s of the Horde in " Warcraft III " are from the Darkspear tribe of the Jungle troll race , but they say " " Vengeance for Zul ' Jin " " when they spawn from the Barracks . However , they may be referring to the title rather than the character . Regeneration ? According to the Troll Compendium all trolls can heal grievous physical injuries and regenerate lost limbs at an accelerated rate , even in battle . It is not clear why this wasn ' t the case for Zul ' jin . He cut off his own arm with a simple spear , and was able to escape before anyone could get to him . In the short story " Vol ' jin : The Judgment " by Brian Kindregan , it is stated that trolls are able to regenerate fingers and toes , but unable to regenerate more complex parts such as limbs and organs . One possibility is that troll limb regeneration is not a verified fact , and was based on myth or was an assumption based on troll resilience and their fast healing properties . Other sources of lore might support this idea as limb regeneration is not mentioned . For example , in the Role Playing Game trolls have fast healing abilities and can heal grievous wounds but there is no mention of any limb regeneration component in their racial abilities . There are other examples of trolls losing their arms , which may show that the concept of limb regeneration is false . Second Troll Legend : The tale of Gri ' lek the Wanderer describes another troll who had to become left - handed because he had lost his right arm . Additionally , in the first issue of the : " Stranger in a Strange Land " , the human protagonist severs the arm of a Darkspear troll named Trusk ; moments later , the team owner mentions that he " won ' t be able to regenerate that arm " . Although Rinling of the Darkmoon Faire seems confident his hand will regenerate if he were to cut it off . Even in a joke the male trolls say " I heard if you cut off an extremity it ' ll regenerate a little bigger . Don ' t believe it . " That could mean one of two things : that it doesn ' t get bigger , or that it doesn ' t grow back . Another possible answer is that he was not able to grow his arm back due to old age . He was already very old by the time of the Second War . However this is denied by the fact that the " Troll Compendium " qualifies its statement by saying all trolls rather than some , young , or old trolls . Another theory is that perhaps he can no longer regenerate due to something the elves did to him . From the lore it appears Zul ' jin was tortured by the elves and lost his eye , so it is equally possible they could have put a spell or curse on him so he wouldn ' t simply regenerate from their torture , thus prolonging his pain and making the loss of his eye much more significant . Maybe the regeneration is will powered , and Zul ' jin did not want to regenerate his arm , as a reminder of the elves and how they tortured him . A further theory has been proposed that Blizzard has not been overly careful about preserving its previous lore . In fact , it has in places altered , overridden or completely re - written established in - universe facts to suit the needs of newer story writers . In literary tradition , this process is known as retconning , or retroactively altering continuity . Attempts to reconcile retconned lore with its updated versions are often awkward and challenge the suspension of disbelief . Elven magic , acid or fire are some of the explanations used within other D & D universes other than Warcraft ( but have not been referenced within Warcraft ) , however , they are not likely answers , as they are not supported by the official RPG or known lore ( he had escaped from the elves before they could do anything to his stump ) . If any of these had been the case , then logically he should have been able to amputate past the damaged sectioned of his arm to expose fresh cells for the regeneration process to begin ) . Also it ' s confirmed in the rpg there are no limits to similar forms of " regeneration " other than it won ' t work on undead . Revantusk relation ? Another issue is that Revantusk quest lines in World of Warcraft and Horde Player ' s Guide imply that Zul ' Jin had still been around at the time they made their pact with Thrall , and went missing , again , after that , contradicting that was angry with the Horde after the Second War ? The Horde Player ' s Guide is set prior to the blood elves ' allegiance with the Horde , perhaps the quests are as well . Possibly the Revantusk were unaware of the recent developments . Though it ' s possible that Revantusk quests and other lore has simply been victims of retroactive continuity . Also , in Warcraft III , Thrall expresses disgust at Forest Trolls ever being a part of the Horde . Trivia . Zul ' jin is the first troll ever depicted without tusks , though they could be hidden beneath his mask . However , it seems unlikely , as they would probably be visible if it was so .