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.

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.

Locations

 * Kalimdor
 * Durotar
 * Orgrimmar
 * Gates of Orgrimmar
 * Dranosh'ar Blockade

Mentioned

 * Eastern Kingdoms
 * Tirisfal Glades
 * Lordaeron
 * Kalimdor
 * Teldrassil

Credits

 * Directed by Marc Messenger
 * Written by Christie Golden
 * Music by Neal Acree
 * Editor(s): Joanna Griebel
 * Animators: Ronny Kim
 * Modelers: Shannon Thomas, Laurent Pierlot, Aaron Hamman

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. When further asked what her name was, Blizzard responded: "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.