In contrast, Illidan achieved better results in the mainstream arcane magic of the night elves at that time. He has amber eyes that were rarely seen before the night elves split. Amber eyes are usually regarded as a sign of becoming a great man in the future, but Illidan at that time had not shown any superiority over ordinary people. What Illidan didn't know was that his eyes actually showed that he had a great talent for druids.
Illidan was addicted to arcane magic and gradually learned deeper spells. But to his disappointment, the moon guard, the mage army of the night elf, did not accept him because he learned advanced magic. However, Illidan still decided to be the hero that the clan expected.
Illidan soon found a better reason to be a great man. Illidan fell in love with Mirana Nightshade Tyrande Whisperwind, who grew up with him. Love gave Illidan a new goal, and he looked for every opportunity to show Tyrande his Excellence.
Illidan's joy was diluted by the fact that Malfurion fell in love with Tyrande, although Malfurion found out that he fell in love with Tyrande after Illidan.
Illidan realized that Tyrande had to choose between Malfurion and himself as her husband, but he didn't know that Tyrande had a crush on Illidan's brother, because Malfurion's love for nature and life was more sympathetic to him.
Illidan redoubled his efforts to master arcane magic, and he was very excited when his quick thinking enabled him to save the Raven Crest Crow Crown. The grateful Lord conferred Illidan as his personal mage and praised his courage and magic.
Unfortunately, this demon who almost killed the crow's crown is just one of a large number of demons that appeared on the ancient Azeroth continent-the Burning Legion.
The first invasion began.
Crow's Crown organized a night elf army to fight the invading demons. Illidan got a chance when Latius, the highest guard on the moon, died in battle. He took charge of the surviving wizards, concentrated their efforts, and wiped out many demons of the Burning Legion in one fell swoop. Even so, with more demons coming from the twisted void, the war gradually tilted towards despair.
At the critical moment of the war, Malfurion disobeyed the instructions of Crow Crown and left the night elf army. He embarked on a very dangerous road: looking for dragons and seeking their help. Impulsive Illidan courted Tyrande. He said Malfurion was undoubtedly lost in his druidism.
Tyrande, who was worried about Malfurion, rejected Illidan, knowing that it was too late for him to repent. She chose someone other than Illidan as her husband. Malfurion once again easily achieved what Illidan failed to achieve. Malfurion's victory dealt Illidan a heavy blow, because Malfurion had realized that he loved Tyrande.
Illidan was tormented by the pain of failure. After the war in ancient times became increasingly fierce, Illidan's fighting style made many moon guards lose their mana and even their lives, so he was dismissed from the leadership position of the mage army. The blow made him even crazier. What he didn't realize was that his feelings had long been bewitched by the spirit of Sartre Haviser, who spread corruption. In the end, Illidan also left the night elf army, but he took a completely different road from his brother. He went to see Sargeras, the founder of the Burning Legion. Sargeras rewarded Illidan, replacing his rare amber eyes with devil's flame, giving him the evil sight, and Illidan gained more powerful demon power.
Because of this obvious deviation, Illidan was later called a traitor. Although he helped the Burning Legion in some ways, he finally chose to return to Malfurion and other night elves.
In the final decisive battle, Illidan and Malfurion jointly destroyed the portal opened by Aisara's elite in well of eternity, and prevented Sargeras' ontology from coming to the world of Azeroth. If Sargeras comes, it will bring destruction to the world. Shortly after the portal was closed, Darth Rema Eclipse led some upper elves to betray the Burning Legion and join the night elf army.
Azeroth was saved, but there was a big explosion in well of eternity, which split the ancient Kalimdor into several new continents. Well of eternity's original position has become a maelstrom between several continents. The night elves hid near Mount Hyjal and survived this terrible disaster. Shortly before the explosion in well of eternity, Illidan filled several bottles with well water with great energy. He thinks that despite the victory of the night elves, the Burning Legion will invade again one day. Although the brutal war has just ended, he believes that rebuilding well of eternity will save the night elves in the next invasion of the Burning Legion. So he looked for a hidden lake at the top of the Mount Hyjal, poured three bottles of well water into it, and turned this lake into the second well of eternity forever.
Illidan thought his people would regard him as a hero, but he was wrong.
A small group of night elves, including several reformed upper elves, discovered what Illidan had done and showed great fear. Illidan suspected that the upper elves wanted to usurp well of eternity's power, just as they usurped the first bite of well of eternity. He attacked the squad and killed the night elf noble Black Forest, which made great contributions to the ancient war. Malfurion arrived soon and helped arrest his twin brother.
Afraid of Illidan's power, the night elves thought it was very dangerous to let Illidan move freely. Judge garrod shadowsong, the younger brother of Watchman Maiev Shadowsong, thought Illidan should be sentenced to death. As a respected hero in the last war and Illidan's brother, Malfurion's opinion was adopted in the court that decided his brother's fate. The night elves sentenced Illidan to life imprisonment and life imprisonment. In the next10,000 years, illidan stormrage will live alone in a deep underground prison under the personal protection of Maiev Shadowsong, the night watchman.
Due to the abuse of arcane magic by human wizards from the high elves, the Burning Legion finally found the entrance to the world of Azeroth again. During the third war, the Burning Legion successfully invaded the world of Azeroth again with the help of natural disasters. Tyrande, the leader of the night elves, awakened Malfurion from his endless hibernation. Together, they ventured underground to awaken other druids. During this period, Tyrande happened to find the entrance to Illidan prison, and she thought Illidan would be a powerful alliance. Although Malfurion stopped her, she led her sentry into prison.
The guards won't let them go easily. Tyrande and her soldiers killed the guard standing in front of them. She told Illidan that his people needed his strength to resist the Burning Legion again.
Illidan agreed to join the fight against the Burning Legion. However, his long prison life tortured him. He told Tyrande that he agreed not to fight for his people, but only for her.
After regaining his freedom, he followed Tyrande to the corrupt Felwood Forest. Tyrande and her soldiers spread out in search of Malfurion who awakened the last druids. She was sure that once Malfurion saw the fact that Illidan was free, he would give his twin brother another chance.
When she left Illidan, Illidan met arthas menethil, the death knight. Arthas told him that the demons were using the artifact of Gourdain's skull to corrode Fairwood Forest. Arthas explained that if Illidan stole this artifact from the devil, the Lich King would be very happy. In fact, Arthas persuaded Illidan to absorb the power of the artifact and take it for himself. Illidan still longed for magic, and he was sure that with the power of the artifact, he would defeat the army of the Burning Legion in Felwood Forest. Despite doubting Arthas' motives, Illidan stole the artifact and absorbed it, taking its power for himself. Because the artifact is full of evil energy, when Illidan absorbed the power of Gourdain's skull, he instantly became a semi-demon.
Illidan used his newfound power to kill tichondrius, the demon leader who corrupted Fairwood Forest. Shortly after Illidan won, Malfurion and Tyrande returned to the forest and met Illidan. At first, no night elf recognized this powerful demon as Illidan. Malfurion became very angry when they learned the truth.
The evil energy created by Sageras Sargeras, the founder of the Burning Legion, will transform any existence that becomes a demon by using the power of the devil into an immortal body, but it will be extremely inclined to destroy and kill in consciousness, and its appearance will also change greatly. This creature also has the ability to transform other forms of energy into evil energy.
Although it is impossible to kill his twin brother, it is necessary to prevent the situation from getting worse. Malfurion sentenced Illidan to exile and left the night elf's home forever.
After the Burning Legion was defeated in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the demon Lord Kilgardan found Illidan. He asked Illidan to destroy the Lich King who betrayed the Burning Legion and turn Arthas into his number one general and the leader of the Scourge. As a reward for destroying the Lich King, Kiel Jia Dan promised Illidan anything he wanted.
Illidan had no choice but to agree after seeing the invincible power of Kilgardan. So he summoned a large group of Nagas from the deep sea, including Ms. Fasqi. Naga, who used to be an upper-class elf, recognized Illidan and agreed with him. They agreed to be Illidan's allies.
At the same time, the warden Maiev Shadowsong found Illidan's escape, and she vowed to get him back. She and her guards followed Illidan into the Grey Valley Forest and followed him to an island in the sea, where Illidan and his Naga allies entered the tomb of Sargeras.
Just as Illidan found the eye of Sargeras, Maiev found him. Illidan used this powerful demon artifact against the guards of the past. He escaped, but the guards were buried in the grave by the quickly filled sea water. The guards tried their best to catch Illidan, but he only got a little revenge.
Maiev abandoned the guardian trapped in the tomb and was forced to escape alone, thus avoiding the fate of drowning. Illidan's Naga allies continued to attack the exhausted Maiev and her troops. Maiev sent a messenger to Illidan's brother malfurion stormrage for help. Malfurion and Tyrande came together to rescue the warden, but Illidan escaped capture again.
Three night elves followed Illidan to the ruins of Dalaran in Lordaeron, where Illidan and several Naga wizards tried to guide a powerful evil magic ceremony through the eye of Sargeras. Because this ceremony shook the whole northeast of Azeroth, not only Northrend, where the frozen throne is located, was in turmoil, but also a strong earthquake occurred in the north of Lordaeron. With the help of the spirit of nature, Malfurion and the warden Maiwei, who still insisted on giving Illidan the punishment he deserved, arrived in time to stop the completion of the magic ceremony. Angry Illidan said he just wanted to destroy the frozen throne and the Lich King. Naturally, Illidan concealed his agreement with Kilgardan, and he thought Malfurion would not understand. In any case, due to Malfurion's action, Illidan failed and the agreement lost its meaning.
Malfurion and Illidan soon heard that Tyrande and a small number of her sentries had fallen into the Ali Bass River and were attacked by natural disasters. Illidan still loves Tyrande, so he asks for help. Malfurion accepted Illidan's help for Tyrande's safety. Malfurion led his army to stop the invasion of natural disasters, while Illidan and his Naga army went to retrieve Tyrande and her soldiers.
In return for Illidan's rescue of Tyrande, Malfurion forgave Illidan's dangerous behavior. Nevertheless, he warned Illidan not to threaten the night elves again. Illidan was not interested in the race he betrayed. He agreed to Malfurion's terms. Then he opened the portal to Outland, where he hoped to escape the anger of Kiel Jia Dan. The Burning Legion does not tolerate failure.
After being swallowed up by the fire of revenge, Maiev continued to chase Illidan. She and a small group of followers followed Illidan through the portal. Illidan was outnumbered and eventually captured again.
Fortunately, Fasqi and her Naga recruited a new ally: Kael'thas Riyan and his blood elves. These blood elves soon followed Naga to Outland and saved Illidan, who promised to teach them how to satisfy their dependence on magic. Kalkas swore allegiance to Illidan and helped his new master close all entrances to Outland. Through these efforts, Illidan hoped to cut off the demon's reinforcements in the twisted void and prevent Kiel Jia Dan from finding him.
Illidan's next target was the ruler of Outland at that time-the Lord of the Abyss named Maceri. After being joined by the local grey tongue clan of the outland planet Delano, Illidan led a powerful army composed of blood elves and Naga to defeat Masseton and occupied his fortress, the Temple of Darkness.
But Illidan's victory did not last long. Accompanied by a storm of anger and magic, Kilgardan came to Outland, ignoring the fact that Illidan closed all the portals to this planet. Illidan seriously underestimated the power of the demon Lord.
After thinking quickly, Illidan told Kilgardan that he came to Outland only to rectify his army and finally attack the frozen throne. Kiel Jia Dan managed to calm his anger and decided to give Illidan one last chance. He warned Illidan that the consequence of his failure was death. Having no choice, Illidan led the blood elves and Naga back to Azeroth. The scourge kept Illidan's troops off the Northrend coast until Arthas and crypt lord Anubarak arrived. Arthas and Illidan fought a one-on-one decisive battle, and Arthas finally won. He warned Illidan to leave Azeroth and never come back.
From then on, Illidan returned to the temple of darkness. While his allies were fighting to keep a large number of portals in Outland closed, Illidan was nervously preparing to deal with Kilgardan's anger at his failure to destroy the Lich King one day.
Although he became a demon, Illidan never considered himself a subordinate of the Burning Legion. In fact, Illidan was once an enemy of the Burning Legion and an ally of the Burning Legion. As a special existence in the devil, he kept his past character in the process of becoming a devil. Illidan, like the devil, is evil and cruel in essence, but still retains a trace of human dignity. The conflict between his ambition and his desire for power makes him an unpredictable and dangerous opponent.
Because of the uniqueness of Illidan's situation, no one can predict how long his behavior different from that of ordinary demons will last.
When the frozen throne was about to be destroyed, he was defeated by Arthas who came to the rescue and returned to Outland to recuperate. Because of this failure, Illidan's character began to become more and more extreme.
As time went on, Kael'thas sunstrider, the king of blood elves, thought Illidan could not solve his thirst for magic, so he turned to Kiel Jia Dan, the demon Lord.
Vaschi was ordered by Illidan to pump water from the lake in Zan Gamache, which led to the deterioration of the surrounding ecology. Finally, Vaschi was killed by the druids of the senario expedition at the Viper Temple.
Akama, the leader of the Grey-tongued clan, a broken man whose soul was extracted because of Illidan's suspicion, is waiting for the day when Illidan turns his back on his relatives and friends. Grey Tongue, together with Watcher Maiev Shadowsong, Chatar's allies and his own people, vowed to overthrow Illidan's rule in the Dark Temple.
Illidan was finally buried in Outland forever with his parliament in Illidari.