Summary
World of Warcraftrecently shared a meme featuring many famous dragons from the game’s history, but fans noticed Merithra and Ebyssian were not among them. Despite being the new leaders of their respective dragonflights, and having just received new models, these two importantWorld of Warcraftcharacters are absent from the image.
At the beginning ofDragonflight, the Green and Black Dragonflights did not have Aspects in charge of them. Each of these factions’ stories in the expansion revolved around this fact, and the ascensions of Merithra and Ebyssian, children of their flights’ former Aspects, were major plot points, with both characters even receivingnew models in the most recentWorld of Warcraftpatch.
However, that didn’t stop these dragons from being left out of a recent meme shared on the officialWorld of WarcraftTwitter. The image asks fans to pick their favorite dragon, and then lists a dozen different options. While all the other current and former Aspects are shown, Merithra and Ebyssian are not among them. Even so, dragons like former Black Aspect candidate Wrathion, Galakrond – who hasnever been seen alive inWorld of Warcraft– and Sapphiron, a raid boss from 15 years ago, made the list instead, perplexing many players.
Dragonflight(as a spirit)
Dragonflight(as a spirit and simulacrum)
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Dragonflight(as a corpse)
Obviously, there is no wayWorld of Warcraftcould have included every major dragon in this image, as there are far too many to count. That said, given Ebyssian andMerithra’s relevance to the story ofDragonflight, many fans found it peculiar for them to have been excluded from the meme, especially with comparatively minor characters, or others that have been dead for years, being given spots instead.
Merithra and Ebyssian weren’t the only dragons missing from the list. In the comments of the Twitter post, fans pointed out that Iridikron and Fyrakk, both of whom quickly became fan-favorites duringDragonflight, and Senegos, who received aheartfelt sendoff in a recentWorld of Warcraftpatch, were popular characters that didn’t make the cut either.
Some fans have speculated that these exemptions are the symptom of something larger. Evidence suggestsWorld of Warcraftmay not have originally planned to make Merithra and Ebyssian the Aspects. TheDragonflightloading screen, as well as the physical collector’s edition pins, feature Ysera and Wrathion instead, andThe Dragonflight Codex– a newWorld of Warcraftlore book players aren’t happy with– mentions Ebyssian after both of his brothers, and doesn’t even mention Merithra is the Aspect. Regardless of the real reason, most agree it is odd to have left these major characters from the meme.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
