Reckoning

Reckoning is a cinematic that serves as the finale to the War Campaign in Battle for Azeroth, focusing on the final confrontation between the united rebellion and Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner. The cinematic plays during the quests Before the Gates of Orgrimmar (for Alliance players and Horde players who side with the rebellion) and A Line in the Sand (for Horde players who side with Sylvanas), both released with patch 8.2.5 on September 24th, 2019.
==Cinematic==
==Description==
*The faction war reaches its inevitable climax at the gates of Orgrimmar as Alliance soldiers stand together with Saurfang's rebels against the Banshee Queen.Cinematic: "Reckoning" (Spoiler)
==Characters==
Main	Major	Minor
* Varok Saurfang
* Sylvanas Windrunner	
* Anduin Wrynn
* Thrall
* Zekhan	
* Forsaken banner bearers
*Alliance and Horde soldiers
==Locations==
*Kalimdor
**Durotar
***Orgrimmar
****Gates of Orgrimmar
***Dranosh'ar Blockade
===Mentioned===
*Eastern Kingdoms
**Tirisfal Glades
***Lordaeron
*Kalimdor
**Teldrassil
==Transcript==
==Credits==
*Directed by Marc MessengerJoanna Griebel on Twitter (archived): "It was an honor &privilege to have edited this. Starting w/ Old Soldier then Lost Honor &Safe Haven to this. As @Wowhead said this contains spoilers, so be warned! Also please enjoy! Directed by Marc Messenger, written by @ChristieGolden music by @neal_acree plus many more!"
*Written by Christie Golden
*Music by Neal Acree
*Editor(s): Joanna Griebel
*Animators: Ronny KimKim on Twitter - "Here are the shots I #animated from the #WorldofWarcraft #Reckoning #cinematic. #Saurfang receives #Shalamayne from #Thrall, #Zekhan #reacts to his fallen hero after an unfair #makgora, and then carries him into the gates of Orgrimmar. We will miss you, old soldier."
*Modelers: Shannon Thomas,Shannon Thomas on ArtStation Laurent Pierlot, Aaron HammanAaron Hamman on ArtStation
==Trivia==
*Similarly to Zekhan, the Forsaken banner-bearer who allowed the rebellion entrance into Orgrimmar has become popular among fans, generating many nicknames, notably "Tink Tink", referring to the sound of her banner against the ground, which was also tweeted by Blizzard.Warcraft on Twitter (archived): "*Tink tink* #FridayFeeling"Terran Gregory on Twitter: "Tink tink." When further asked what her name was, Blizzard responded: "Bannerbae, First of Her Name, Bearer of Flags, Gatekeeper of Orgrimmar. Nickname: Flaggygirl."Warcraft on Twitter (archived): "Bannerbae, First of Her Name, Bearer of Flags, Gatekeeper of Orgrimmar. Nickname: Flaggygirl"
*This short was re-enacted live at BlizzCon 2019, with the voice actors reprising their roles in stageplay. Marc Messenger narrates the play.
==Gallery==
File:Reckoning Gates of Orgrimmar.png|Horde rebel army and Alliance army in front of the Gates of Orgrimmar.
File:Reckoning Anduin with Shalamayne.png|Anduin offering Shalamayne to Saurfang.
File:Reckoning Saurfang wielding Shalamayne against Sylvanas.png|Saurfang wielding Shalamayne against Sylvanas.
File:Reckoning Saurfang splitting Shalamayne.png|Saurfang splitting Shalamayne into Shalla'tor and Ellemayne.
==References==
Category:Lore
Category:Cinematics
Category:Battle for Azeroth