Skoll Shorties

I assume Velen had a lot to do with it. Realistically I don't think anyone else in the Alliance would fight or claim the title back then aside from maybe Tyrande? I think it just comes down to the fact the Alliance Leaders like Anduin and believe in him.

It's because Anduin was already the Prince of the Alliance and dominant within the story. They even had a pre-destined prophecy where he'd lead the Alliance and Horde against an army of darkness someday. Don't turn it into one of "these" situations.

Well, I deleted my post because I didn't think it was worth bringing up two different threads of the same original post, but oh well. But it is one of "these" situations. It's not intentional, but a lot of the Alliance themes and stories do ring back to "outdated" ideas.

I think there's way too much focus on this in general. I don't honestly even see these characters as negative things simply due to their designs. I moreso focus on their characters and not what they look like.

Don't get me wrong - it's not intentional and a lot of older fantasy settings do it too, but it looks worse in Warcraft because it's a setting where there are many races and they're all supposed to matter, rather than just a single one... but then the Alliance story hyperfocuses.

I mean for a while we had Varian Wrynn as the leader of the Alliance. Turalyon was MIA for a very long time until Legion. Lothar was an old man with grey hair. Realistically the only "blonde haired, white man" in WoW that is as prominent is Anduin and he's a good kid.

Blonde hair and swords are common, but not always the case. But they've all been white guys in armor. Anduin even put on armor to fit the pattern despite being a "priest". And, realistically speaking, why wasn't Magni leading at one point? The Dwarf nation was/is a powerhouse.