Illidan Stormrage

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==Summary==
Illidan Stormrage, commonly known as the Betrayer, is the first of the demon hunters, the former self-proclaimed Lord of Outland, the former ruler of the Black Temple, and the original leader of the Illidari. The twin brother of Malfurion Stormrage, the brothers grew distant as they chose different paths through life, with Malfurion becoming a Druid, and Illidan the first Demon Hunter. Craving power, Illidan allied himself with The Burning Legion during their first invasion of Azeroth 10,000 years ago, however, this was a false pretense, as Illidan sought to fight fire with fire, and despite ultimately playing a major factor in the world's victory against them, was still tried and convicted a traitor, sentenced to eternal imprisonment.
This would be Illidan's story for most of his life. Those who did not know any better saw him as a evil betrayer, and a chaotic force of malice, when in reality, everything Illidan did was for the good of Azeroth. He simply did whatever he had to do in order to better ready himself, and those with him, for the ultimate fate in store for all of reality, and Sargeras' crusade. This all eventually proved to be true, as he is none other than the destined Chosen One to bring an end to the Dark Titan, which he finally did at the end of the expansion.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher, up to at least Via Arcane Siphon | At least , At least likely far higher with the Demon Soul, higher, up to at least Via Arcane Siphon | , higher in Demon Form and Via Arcane Siphon
Key: Night Elf | Demon Hunter (Pre-Skull of Gul'dan) | Demon Hunter (Post-Skull of Gul'dan)
Name: Illidan Stormrage, The Betrayer, Lord of Outland, Lord of the Illidari, Master of the Illidari, Chosen One, Ruler of the Naga, The Demon Hunter, Lord of Shadow, The Child of Light and Shadow
Origin: World of Warcraft
Gender: Male
Age: 252 | 15,038 | 15,048
Classification: Kaldorei (Night Elf), Sorcerer, Captain of the Moon Guard | Fel-Corrupted Kaldorei (Night Elf)/Demon Hybrid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Demon Hunter, Lord of Outland, Lord of the Naga, Master of the Black Temple, Lord and Master of the Illidari | Fel-Corrupted Kaldorei (Night Elf)/Demon Hybrid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Demon Hunter, Jailer of Sargeras, Lord and Master of the Illidari
Powers and Abilities:
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All previous abilities plus:
*Enhanced Senses (Possesses further enhanced sight that allows him to see all forms of magic in his surroundings, as well as Via Ultravision and Spectral Sight)
*Supernatural Willpower (All Demon Hunters have superhuman willpower as a means of keeping the they have absorbed at bayBecoming Illidari)
*Energy Projection/Energy Manipulation (Via Mana Burn)
*Absorption (Demon hunters can drain a demon’s energy to fuel their own powers)
*Weapon Mastery (As a Demon Hunter, Illidan is proficient with Fist Weapons, One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Swords, and Warglaives)
*Rage Power (Demon Hunters use Fury and Pain as the primary source of their power)
*Fire Manipulation (Via Immolation Aura)
*Aura (Via Immolation Aura)
*Limited Instinctive Action (Via Evasion)
|-|Post-Skull of Gul'dan=
All previous abilities plus:
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Attack Potency: Mountain level (Fought and killed the Doomguard captain Azzinoth, who in turn is superior to Felguards capable of killing Vol'jin,Where He Fell who is far stronger than fodder animus which can do this. Fought and killed multiple Doomguards during the assault of Ravencrest. Possessess all of the spells of RhoninWar of the Ancients Novel and thus should be comparable to him), higher, up to at least Multi-Continent level Via Arcane Siphon (Capable of absorbing the magic of others to greatly amplify the power of his own magic. Able to amplify himself to the point of overpowering and killing Balaadur, an extremely powerful eredar who is significantly stronger than unnamed eredar that destroyed the surface of Fanlin'Deskor,World of Warcraft: Grimoire of the Shadowlands and Beyond, pg. 69 a feat which yields this much energy) | At least Mountain level (Significantly more powerful than before. Matched Death Knight Arthas Menethil and fought him to a stalemateA Destiny of Flame and Sorrow), At least Planet level, likely Far Higher with the Demon Soul (The Demon/Dragon Soul was used by Deathwing to massacre nearly all of the Blue Dragonflight, and was used against him three times, once to knock two of his elementium plates from his spine, once to blow a massive hole through him, and one final time to completely vaporize him,Dragon Soul Raid although it drained the other Dragon Aspects of their power for a time to charge it enough to perform all three blows), higher Via Arcane Siphon | Planet level (Blew the planet Nathreza apart with his magic.World of Warcraft: Illidan, Chapter 19World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pg. 148 After absorbing the Skull of Gul'dan's power he was described as becoming more powerful than any of Archimonde's lieutenants. Killed Tichondrius moments after absorbing the power of the Skull of Gul'dan. Defeated Magtheridon alongside Akama, Vashj, and Kael'thas.Lord of Outland Killed Azgoth, who was strong enough to harm him.Harbingers - Illidan Fought and defeated Akama. Fought Maiev Shadowsong multiple times.Terror of the Tides: Rise of the NagaWarcraft III: The Frozen ThroneWorld of Warcraft: Illidan, Chapter 16 Matched Archmage Khadgar when his body was possessed by Sargeras and casually killed alternate universe Gul'Dan.Nighthold Raid Defeated MephistrothCathedral of Eternal Night and Kin'garoth,[[w:c:wowpedia:Antorus, the Burning Throne Antorus|, the Burning Throne] and assisted in the fight against Kil'jaeden.Tomb of Sargeras Broke free of Xe'ra's magic and killed her.Rejection of the Gift Assisted in the defeat of the avatar of Aggramar who was empowered by the Titan World-Soul of the planet Argus), higher in Demon Form and Via Arcane Siphon. Illidan's Attacks and Spells Ignore Conventional Durability (Illidan's basic attacks and damaging spells deal Chaos damage, which bypasses physical defenses, armor, and resistances as well as other forms of damage-mitigating magic)
Speed: Average Human movement speed (Standard movement speed for all characters is 6.4008 m/s), at least Subsonic+ reaction and combat speed (Comparable to adventurers capable of dodging bullets at point blank range) | At least Superhuman movement speed (Able to keep up with Tyrande's Saber Cat on-foot, which should be at least as fast as normal Saber-Toothed Tigers), at least Massively Hypersonic+ reaction and combat speed (Illidan should be comparable or superior to the Legion adventurers in speed, who use and can dodge attacks from the Titanstrike artifact weapon, which is directly stated to be infused with natural lightning,Titanstrike and Hunters who can use abilities like Titan's Thunder,Titan's Thunder Ride the Lightning,Ride the Lightning and Surge of the Stormgod,Surge of the Stormgod which project natural lightning) | At least Superhuman movement speed, at least Massively Hypersonic+ reaction and combat speed, Hypersonic+ flight speed (Able to fly this fast-biMrQ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Cinematic Trailer), higher in Demon Form
Lifting Strength: At least Class 100, likely higher (Significantly stronger than fodder Dwarf Mages and Priests who are capable of casually lifting and carrying barrels this heavy. | At least Class 100, likely higher (Wields the Twin Blades of Azzinoth as though they were weightless, with a single one of the Twin Blades of Azzinoth being estimated to weigh 300 lbs.Azeroth Armory: Forging Warglaive Should be at least as strong as adventurers capable of wearing a full suit of thorium platemail and wielding thorium weapons, as though they were weightless) | Class K (Casually rushed Gul'dan's skull with one hand, a feat which requires this much strength), Class T with Magic (Should be comparable to Gul'dan, who contributed 1/8th of the magic needed to raise the Broken Isles from the floor of the oceanThe Tomb of Sargeras), higher in Demon Form
Striking Strength: Mountain level (Capable of harming demons that can withstand his magic with his physical blows) | At least Mountain level (Able to match Arthas' blows with his own) | Planet level (Matched blows with an amplified Arthas), higher in Demon Form
Durability: Mountain level | At least Mountain level | Planet level (Withstood multiple blows from an amplified Death Knight Arthas.Illidan VS Arthas Fight Cinematic - Warcraft III: Reforged Blocked a blow from a bloodlusted Turalyon with a single bare hand and only suffered a minor cut), higher in Demon Form
Stamina: Superhuman, likely Infinite (Illidan has consistently displayed immense stamina, having taken on entire armies of demons on his own without tiring, carrying out full scale military campaigns without rest, and fighting his way across the continent of Kalimdor without ever showing signs of exhaustion. he should be vastly superior to normal adventurers capable of indefinitely traversing a variety of harsh terrains while carrying hundreds of pounds of gear, armor, and weapons, all while fighting hordes of monsters, without ever getting tired. It has been stated that he and Arthas had the capacity to keep up their fight forever)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters to Tens of Kilometers with Magic | Standard Melee Range to Tens of Meters with The Twin Blades of Azzinoth, Tens of Meters to Tens of Kilometers with Magic | Standard Melee Range to Tens of Meters with The Twin Blades of Azzinoth, Tens of Meters to Tens of Kilometers with Magic
Standard Equipment:
Moonguardrobe.png|Moon Guard Robes
illidantwinblades.png|The Twin Blades of Azzinoth
Skull of Gul'dan.png|Skull of Gul'dan
Dragonsoul.png|Demon Soul
Eyeofsargeras.png|Eye of Sargeras
orbofkiljaden.png|Orb of Kil'jaeden
Sargeritekeystone.png|Sargerite Keystone
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Intelligence: 
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|-|General Intelligence=Gifted, likely Genius (Due to his heritage as a Night Elf, which are commonly described as being highly intelligent in comparison to many other races on Azeroth, Illidan is extremely smart in various fields, most notably his skill in regards to battlefield tactics, warfare strategy, deception, and leadership. He has successfully feigned loyalty to his enemies on numerous occasions in order to learn their tactics and capabilities to better combat them and add their magics to his own in order to make himself an even more deadly force.Illidan's Task After absorbing the Skull of Gul'dan, Illidan absorbed the dead warlock's knowledge and memories and had his intelligence significantly bolstered as a result. His penchant for leadership is such that at the peak of his military power his forces consisted of vast armies of Night Elves, Fel Orcs, Naga, Satyrs, Corrupted Furbolgs, Broken Draenei, and Blood Elves, all united under his goal of fighting against the Burning Legion either through their own desire to do so or with Illidan's promises of power motivating them. Illidan has even gone so far as to turn many demons away from the Burning Legion and bind them to his service, using the Shrine of Lost Souls to sate their thirst for magic from that place instead of fel in exchange for their loyalty, as well as freeing some of them from their addiction to fel magic entirely as a result.Pursuing the Black Harvest Through his command he successfully lead an assault on Outland an claimed the planet for himself, utilizing the former ruler Magtheridon as a source of fel blood to create fel orcs for his army.World of Warcraft: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade From this base of operation he was able to begin his true war against the Burning Legion, training an army of elven demon hunters in his own image and leading further assaults on other Legion-controlled worlds, including killing the pit lord Azgoth and destroying the dreadlord home planet Nathreza. Illidan eventually played an incremental role in the assault on Argus, leading his forces in the battles of the Broken Shore and Tomb of Sargeras before taking the role he had planned for since the day he accepted the Legion' power; acting as the jailer of Sargeras. Illidan also possesses multiple spells that can temporarily expand his already vast intellect even further)
|-|Magic=Extraordinary Genius (Having spend thousands of years practicing numerous schools of magic including Mage, Warlock, and Druid, Illidan is an archmage-level spellcaster, with knowledge of Arcane, Fire, Frost, Chaos, Fel, Cosmic, and Shadow magic. As a high-level magic user, he is vastly more intelligent than normal spellcasters, who themselves are wizards of immense knowledge and skill who learn their craft through intense research and study, students gifted with a keen intellect and unwavering discipline.Mage Class Description Illidan spent his youth attempting to master the druidic forces, but shifted his focus to Highborne magic after being cast out by Cenarius,An Unclear Path and though not a Highborne himself, his inherrent skill with the arcane was quickly recognized and he became the personal caster of the Kaldorei Resistance leader, Kur'talos Ravencrest. The archmage Rhonin was also impressed by Illidan's skill with magic, so much so that the human mage from the future took it upon himself to teach Illidan all he knew. After the death of Latosius, Illidan became the leader of the Moon Guard and immediately set to work reforging the order, pushing the sorcerers to their limits and rapidly developing new methods of wielding arcane magic. Soon after being cast out of the Moon Guard, Illidan joined the Burning Legion in order to learn to utilize the Warlock magic used by the Eredar, and later studied under the demon lord Kil'jaeden to further expand this knowledge, ultimately adding numerous spells from their teachings to his own and using them to create the unique brand of spells utilized by the Demon Hunters. Illidan is also an alchemist and can identify individual components in alchemical mixturesWorld of Warcraft: Illidan, pg. 151)
|-|Combat Skill=Genius (As the creator of the Demon Hunter class and all of the skills and martial techniques used by Demon Hunters, Illidan is a veritable master of martial combat. While each Demon Hunter begins their training by personally slaying a demon, eating its heart, and drinking its blood, Illidan has personally fought and killed countless demons from every rank in the Burning Legion, taking on entire armies of Fel on his own without being touched once, with many Fel being entirely capable of killing him should he make a single misstep in combat. Even before he became a Demon Hunter, Illidan was highly skilled in combat, such as needing only a few seconds to devise a means of killing Felhounds, which devour magic and are immune to conventional magical attacks, despite him having little formal martial combat training at the time. Illidan has also clashed with numerous master-level fighters over the course of his life, including the likes of Maiev Shadowsong and Arthas Menethil, with the latter noting that their duel was the only time in Arthas' entire combat history where he was ever brought close to dying.The Hunter and the Prince In addition to his martial skill, Illidan, as with all Night Elves, is all highly skilled in stealth and infiltration, using a mix of his natural stealth capabilities and his magic to be able to seamlessly blend in with darkness and become undetectable, a trait he also passed on to his Demon Hunter students)
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Weaknesses: Can be permanently killed if he dies within the Twisting Nether however or in an area saturated with fel.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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==Notable Matchups==
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