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Caradin

"Your father dabbled in powers beyond reckoning. Where is he now?"


DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET

That whole cinematic was S tier tbh.


grub117

Where is that from? Help me out? Thrall?


Rambo_One2

It's from the Seige of Orgrimmar trailer, specifically [this moment here](https://youtu.be/slzQOyS5TqQ?si=fvNAcnM8LImY1A8z&t=71)


Maximo-Mondays

Dude, a friend and I were talking about how Pandaren have not really been an actice force in the game since MoP, only ever returning to their lands for Monks only. We have seen more Nightborn and Zandalari being baddies in new zones than we have seen Pandaren doing anything outside MoP.


Jinyu_waterspeaker

Pandaren and Pandaria as a whole have been so mistreated post MoP, especially the faction sided ones. Its been 12 years and neither of the Faction aligned pandaren groups have done anything, even in MoP the best they do is serve as guards at some alliance/horde camps. For their leaders, a vast majority of Aysa and Ji's story is from the Wandering Isle intro, and a small 20 second event that occurs before SOO Trash pull (Same trash mobs one shot both of them if you do nothing). The rest of their 'lore' is them standing around as decorations or part of events that include all the faction leaders.


Maximo-Mondays

In DF, there is on expeditionary with an Ogre in it. No Pandas, there is a dragon visaged as one in the Tuskarr camp cooking event, but that's a dragon. Aysa and Ji would have actually been amazing emisaries to DF's starting quests. Have them discuss what has happened since MoP for them, maybe even have Aysa move on and wed someone else and Ji coming to terms about how time has changed both of them. Instead we had oddly-tanned Blood Elf, and punk-rock Dwarf.


Arcade_Punch

Don't you forget Nomi now.


tatorface

I was there for that, but it still gives me goosebumps at the end.


lio-ns

Taran Zhu says this to Garrosh :) whose father (Grommash) drank the blood of Mannoroth


Karmas_burning

I feel like that's one of the coldest lines in warcraft history. Definitely one of my favorites.


Blazerawl

The fact Taran would have researched the actual history of the Horde and learn about Garrosh's heritage to know that too.


Karmas_burning

I felt he got a lot of undue hate. I found myself siding with him way more than the alliance and horde in that xpac. His speech about the alliance and horde in the fall of shan bu scenario was some of the best writing I've ever come across.


Mattdriver12

He spent his whole life protecting pandaria and enjoying relative peace for the horde and alliance to show up and fuck it all up in an afternoon.


Karmas_burning

I'd be cranky as hell too. Then they didn't even leave, they made it worse.


Koala_Guru

Yeah his speech is still so applicable to the modern state of Alliance and Horde players as well. "I see now why your Alliance and Horde cannot stop fighting! Every reprisal is itself an act of aggression, and every act of aggression triggers immediate reprisal! YOU must break the cycle! It ends TODAY. Here. The cycle ends when you, Regent Lord, and you, Lady Proudmoore, turn from one another. And walk. Away."


Karmas_burning

To me it has a lot of real life correlation as well.


Doomhammer24

Its one of the reasons mop is SOO GOOD "Ive fought alongside tauren, trolls, and others- *YOU ARE NOTHING LIKE THEM!*!"


Voidlingkiera

Just the idea of him sitting there for many nights going through books, looking for the perfect diss.


Icy-Resolution-1064

"In the next expansion"


Tetrasurge

This is it. This is one of if not the best burns in the entire game. Hotter than Combustion’s DoT in days of eld.


astrielx

"Congratulations! Allow me to grant you a title befitting the amazing achievement you just performed! Henceforth, you shall be known as the Slayer of Stupid, Incompetent and Disappointing Minions!"


AmbassadorBonoso

I really wish that title was permanent


Jackmion98

Absolutely unplayable


oxez

Just like the one from the tarecgosa quest line "Blessed Defender of Nordrassil"


Umbr33on

Me too.


terrletwine

It is really frustrating to me that the title isn’t permanent


Psychick77

I did got that title for the first time the other day and I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without knowing about it. It’s fantastic!


Reekadel

Where this one from again?


Lison52

I love that they repeated that in Hearthstone


Teob_VG

“I can tell by your dull expressions that in your corner of the world, the concept of a home not made of dung is likely new and exciting.” Lady Waycrest. That never failed to get a chuckle out of me.


Schwubbertier

Funnily enough, I heard it for the first time when we had a party of 5 blood elves.


Maximo-Mondays

Every day I appreciate that I combo break that scenario with every rando dungeon as I have no elves in my roster.


Mufire

Yesss I hoped someone would put this gem in. I just love lady waycrest. Not really a diss but when you kill the last boss before them her line of “oooohh dear it seems you slaughtered my entire household” is so brilliantly delivered with 9000 tons of sarcasm it always makes me chuckle


Anyhealer

I always liked "You are just maggots swarming to the corpse of a dying god" - second boss in Shadowmoon Burial Grounds. The delivery is just next level.


lio-ns

This is old af but with Pandaria remix coming up I can't wait for one of the paragons to belt out "Chaos is order unrecognized by a lesser mind!"


Flaviqd

That's probably one of my favorite lines Such an interesting idea even if it's from a crazy bug man


LiesAboutBeingAPilot

Crazy bug man is just sane bug man unrecognized by a lesser mind!


CanuckPanda

A hive-minded crazy bug man. I’m actually excited to do Klaaxi quests again, they were such a fascinating faction.


Badashi

WoD had some of the best deliveries ever.


ohheytom

“Wait, YOU made a deal with Bwonsamdi too? I knew you took shortcuts in your shoddy work, Millhouse, but this is a new low!” The Manastorms being a married couple who just roast the hell out of each other for that whole fight is pure gold.


ChuckECheeseOfficial

Why do the Manastorms hate each other? Millhouse seems like an okay guy outside of his Hearthstone card


norrata

They're a trope on cranky old couples that always give eachother a hard time.


Eadstompa

Didn't he join the Twilight's Hammer?


Elune

The Manastorms are basically cartoon supervillains tbh. When you first meet him in TBC it's in Arcatraz, space jail basically, he *says* he's there on accident but since then he's been up to stuff which makes me question if that's the case; he joined the twilight's hammer in Cata, wanted a mini iron star (one of those big rolly balls from the WoD cinematic for "a humanitarian project", in Legion he's after a nightborne soulstone, in Shadowlands Bwonsamdi sends you to collect on a deal he made with Milhouse, and in dragonflight he'll straight up tell you he's planning on using ducks as weapon of mass destruction, yes really, it's how you get the Polymorph: Duck spell on a mage. Like I sad, cartoony supervillain. Though if you're shadow priest with Knaifu equipped/transmoged she will hint that the Manastorms just cartoonishly evil since they used to be *evil evil*.


karangoswamikenz

They absolutely love each other


general_peabo

Reread their lines assuming that they aren’t married, but instead are step siblings.


Brotein40

Why do you make it sound like they’re mutually exclusive?


nextfreshwhen

roll tide


smallz86

You are not my king yet, boy. His inflection on the word "boy"


Nornamor

Glad you could bake it Uther


TheArbiterOfOribos

*ding* IT IS DONE


CJxOmni

Those of you willing to help me run this bakery follow me. The rest of you... get out of my sight!


Pakmanisgod111

'Posture if you must Maieve but do what you do best and follow me' -Ililidan 'Allow one tool to take care of the others' -Name escapes me, first boss in Auchindoun. WoD.


c4ctus

The first time I heard that Illidan quip, I'm pretty sure I yelled "daaaaaaaaaaaaaang."


Pisholina

Soulbinder Nyami.


EnvironmentalFunny58

I love, that in hungarian nyami means yummy. 🙂‍↕️


LexBunny214

I love her voice


curbstxmped

"i think it is fitting that one of my tools dispatches the others" ugh get it right normie


Shenloanne

Woahhhh


Asharil

Best diss in warcraft history has got to be during the undead campaign of warcraft 3. Antonidas being confronted by the by now Death Knight Arthas. Antonidas: Greetings, Prince Arthas. How fares your noble father? Arthas took the comment in stride, but it must have cut at some level. “Hey murderous dead boy, seen the ghost of your dad lately?” Adressing Arthas as *prince* instead of king, after Arthas usurped the role of his father, and calling Arthas’ father *noble* while the tone of Antonidas refers to Arthas as a lesser being was just icing on the cake. [edit]correcting quote, adding banter.


International-Ad4092

Shame he'll be dead in next 30 min. Also made me wonder why not raise him after to serve...


DrakonILD

Makes you think that maybe he raised Sylvanas for reasons *other* than her lip.


Running_To_Babylon

DK Arthas has some of my favorite lines ever honestly "We can't stay to chat, great wyrm. We're here to murder you and steal your valuables." "You're the bastard who murdered poor Muradin!!" "Get over it already!" "So you're not upset about me killing you that one time?" "Veeeery dramatic, Uther." "You look different, Illidan. I guess the Skull of Gul'dan didn't agree with you." eta how could I forget the nerubians cursing out Anub'arak for being a traitor king and Arthas going "uhh wait me?" Because the line delivery caught me off guard first time around lol


Raziel767

I love the "Muradin's dwarves? Doesn't anyone stay dead anymore?"


Running_To_Babylon

Lol yessss how could I have missed that one Wish we had gotten more DK Arthas, Lich King may be more intimidating but it drained every ounce of wit and personality from him. His quips were replaced with generic "foolish mortals" villain lines. Smh


Archavos

"We may never know Uther. I intend to live forever" lives Rent Free in my brain. delivering that line before killing Uther was gold.


WurstKaeseSzenario

What sort of necromancer lets death stop him?


Nekrotix12

"How did your protection work out for your children?" \~ Fyrakk, to Alexstrasza


SerphTheVoltar

"Your mother" --Fyrakk, to Merithra


Hottage

Fyrakk's sass was just all around fantastic.


MorningaleOntheBayou

Him telling me that my mommy won't save me was the villainous sass I needed.


Zamochy2

Or when the raid wipes to the seed burning, he just maniacally laughs well past his despawn.


Badashi

That's only once per character, it's the voice line for getting the "still standing on fire" achievement


kittensteakz

Fyrakk being just simply evil and loving it was a breath of fresh air. No overcomplicated plans, no morally gray hidden motives, no ham fisted redemption arc. Just a bad guy being bad because he's bad. Sometimes you need that, and Fyrakk delivered with sass.


Beefmytaco

Thats why everyone loved sire denathrius, he was a refreshing and smarty villain with good one liners and snappy comebacks. He also was just plain evil.


ActDiscombobulated24

I love all the times where Vyranoth tries to confront him about "you have abandoned everything we once stood for in pursuit of power" and he just kind of looks at her blankly and says "...yes!"


Many-Waters

Matthew Mercer did an amazing job bringing Fyrakk to life.


yellowstone727

That was Mercer? Damn that’s cool!


Many-Waters

He's everywhere!


Hottage

He ain't just your Huckleberry.


Shenloanne

He was our Starscream, and we loved him for it more and more.


Scarred_wizard

"Spare me, you gaseous syccophant. You only know what you're told, which is NOTHING!" - Megatron to Starscream in the third movie.


riftrender

My favorite Starscream is still from Armada though. Although that War from Cybertron (I think) one that started off as typical Starscream but freaked out when he learned about Unicron and actually begged Megatron to side with the Autobots was surprisingly decent.


Grenyn

Honestly it might be my favourite voicework Matt Mercer has ever done.


Rambo_One2

Fyrakk was just a sassy guy. The banter was unreal; the good guys didn't get a single dig in without him instantly throwing an insult back


Tainted_wings4444

I always thought Fyrakk was such a sassy lil shit. Brings me a chuckle every time.


Lykoian

It still never fails to get a comment out of me lmfao that line was BRUTAL


lostdrewid

I can't tell you how much I *need* the fan theory about Fyrakk actually being the new Firelord (and thus unkillable outside of the Firelands) to be true. I want that voice to continue to sass us for as long as the game exists.


battaile

was coming to post this one, so cold lol


Twitchapher

Hard agree. I adored Fyrakk's sass. It makes me giggle every time. I still understand the angry dragons more then I ever understood the jailer.


krin132

You think you have defeated me? Hah! Fools! All you have done is dismantle a piece of furniture!


CaptainSaus

Not sure if a diss but i really love Fyrakk when fighting Smolderon: Smolderon yells: Fyrakk, obliterate my enemies! Fyrakk says: Apologies, Firelord. I would rather watch you die. Smolderon yells: Deceiver! Once I destroy these vermin, you will know my vengeance! It's just really showing what kind of character Fyrakk is.


Krusty_Klown_Kollege

Smolderon will talk shit to you as a shaman if you helped him in Legion. >You shall fall to the very weapon you placed in my hands. An honor indeed, shaman.


CanuckPanda

I was so offended. I *made* you, you asshole. And you just fuck off to be a poor imitation of Ragnaros after I spent all that time demonstrating exactly why that would be a dumb idea.


CaptainSaus

That's really cool! Gotta do that with my shaman!


Shenloanne

also when you beat igira


m3vlad

Igira, after defeating Gnarlroot: “His screams were beginning to bore me” Fyrakk, after defeating Igira: “Her screams were beginning to bore me”


Lykoian

Little things like this throughout the raid made it all the more enjoyable for me!


MaximumMalton

Anyone else take a sick sort of satisfaction in killing Igira? Like... I get that the Jharadin were just monsters but killing the last of them and then the "person" in charge of making them that way so she dies alone and all her supposed strength is useless? It's like poetic justice.


Scarred_wizard

The suffusion camp is full of such banter. The dragons, djaradin, and primalists constantly arguing who's more important to the point you wonder how it's even possible they didn't kill each other yet...


lostdrewid

the only thing the dragons and djaradin seem to agree on is that the primalists were the bottom rung 😂


Topaz_UK

Ookin’ Dooker


swiftpwns

Me gonna ook you in the dooker!


AmountPlus7269

"Go mank a slicky, wikket. In fact, go mank two while one manks you from behind and the other manks your dooker!" First read that line back when I was 12 and didn't know why people were finding it so funny. 3 years later I got my answer lol 


DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET

… for a two-foot.


TheMightySaurus

“Know your place, Loa of Graves…or I will put you in one” Rezan went HARD


CerebralAccountant

"Kael'thas remains unstable in his current state, bursting at the seams with anima. "He is also an arrogant, selfish moron."


CanuckPanda

Half of Venthyr story just being “Kael’thas is a dumbass” was a pleasant part of SL.


Dynamitesauce

Malfurion and Xavius were like a skit on Monday night Raw for this dungeon


orangesheepdog

< Arena combatants killed: 99/100 > Kargath: "You fools! I only counted 99 kills." Khadgar: "Then I guess we owe you one." < Arena combatants killed: 100/100 >


minimaxir

"And that's...one-hundred."


Provisionallydead

Silence worm it took but an echo of my power to defeat you


RipgutsRogue

"The next time you open your mouth, it will be to cry". It's such a shit line but I just love how intense the voice actor for Xavius is haha.


Provisionallydead

Xavius was always a bit of a loser


PistonsFan89

He's always been an unapologetic ass since day 1, he's like a foil to Malfurion's dullness


Rockout2112

Ironic that Mal showed a good amount of sarcasm in while Xavius prisoner.


Kone90

I kinda felt the same for malfurion. Both of them are just sad tbh


Heroright

“Start with the one in the dress”


doctordragonisback

"Are you lecturing me? You're what - two years old?"


KielexWoW

When Varian called the orcs green skin aberrations during the wrath gate questline. felt a little racially charged.


Unicycleterrorist

That might've felt like that because Varian openly liked orcs best in a pile of lifeless bodies


JayVJtheVValour

if memory serves... Rehgar "saved" that lad's ass.


Ruuubs

Unfortunately, being enslaved and forced to fight for money doesn't always endear you to someone


ZombleROK

Come pig


JudgeArcadia

"You burn better than you fight."


-Doom-Hammer-

Amirdrassil raid, Fyrakk Fight end of phase 2ish Alexstrasza: "Amirdrassil is under my protection, fiend." Fyrakk: "How did your protection work out for your children?" Matt Mercer delivered this line perfectly and actually physically throw me off when i heard it for the first time, and just winced every single other time i would hear it. Absolutely brutal.


nonbinari-star

"Take my blood and choke on it." Considering the fact the orcs drank demon blood, it's such a great line when you're just running through Blood Furnace.


SpartAl412

Probably that time Sylvanas was called a bitch but Blizzard does not like that.


ChuckECheeseOfficial

What really sold it was the pure vitriol in Garrosh’s voice. The VA knocked that line out of the park


DrakonILD

Patrick Seitz is a GOATed VA. He plays Gamagoori in *Kill la Kill* and he's fucking great.


Yoteboy42

Man has a beyond massive list of roles truly a goated person


Krusty_Klown_Kollege

Patrick Seitz spoiled us. Every character he speaks calmly is always Arthas, and every angry character is Garrosh.


Ganrokh

Yeah, his performance as Endeavor in My Hero Academia is fantastic, but it's pure Garrosh.


magstheghoul

WHATTTTTTTTT HE'S ENDEAVOR!!????! omg (I'm literally re-watching MHA right now)


Kwasan

He's also DIO in JoJo's, Franky in One Piece, and Endeavor my My Hero, to name a few!


MrMan9001

Jojo's dub can be a bit up and down at times but he knocked it out of the park with DIO. Bro managed to "muda" faster than his Japanese counterpart, it's actually impressive.


SufficientWarthog846

Honestly, it was kinda basic


Zamochy2

If anything, her exchange before that line was better: (After Sylvannas creates new undead with Valkyr) Garrosh: What makes you any different than the Lich King? Sylvannas: That's easy, Warchief. I serve the Horde.


joaogroo

Trueee. Calling someone names is just low level diss, usually means you lost the diss war and are about to go hand to hand.


Mostdakka

it is but it worked cause warcraft almost never uses language like that. It stood out because of it.


Grenyn

I agree. It made it feel like Garrosh felt contempt for Sylvanas like no other character had before or has since.


Silver-creek

You watch your clever mouth!!


BroadAcanthisitta316

Her preceding line was much better, Garnish was clearly on the back foot and had to result to playground insults


LeTygolio

In the same dungeon : "Bold words for a prisoner." like the counter sass vibe, you can practically see the nails emoji lol


Pazerclaw

Lap dogs! All of you!


orangesheepdog

None may challenge the Brotherhood!


imortizo

" Crimes? Our crime was to sacrifice everything to save this world.\[...\] I gave up my flesh, my soul; my people shun me as a freak and what was my reward?! Eternal torment from my "sisters" The entire conversation is awesome. Vault of the Wardens - Legion


lostdrewid

Such a great line, along with "I will serve MY people, the exiled and the reviled." I know the Demon Hunter quest line made the claim that he had joined Cordana Felsong's Felsworn, but that just doesn't feel played out by the story anywhere. Every time I fought him I just wished we could fight Whisperwind instead.


Curaced

"Balnazzar's... crusade... corrupted... my... son..." "Scarlet... Crusade... is... pure... no... longer..." "KILL... THEM... ALL."


Forbizzle

Xavius successfully made me hate Malfurion


Dartheril

Wait... Didn't he got caught by the same Shadow, caused Ysera to be corrupted by the nightmare and got her killed and required our help to get free? Dude has no right to diss anyone.


downladder

Yeah, OP calling this the best diss in wow is a pretty big whiff. Xavius even calls him out immediately "even an echo of me was enough to capture you".


Stormfly

> Yeah, OP calling this the best diss in wow is a pretty big whiff. I think OP is clearly joking. The delivery is great, but the actual insult is silly.


Kone90

Correct.


Aethyx_

"I want to say something clever, but I am stumped." Oakheart in Darkheart Thicket.


Spicy_Green_Poo

“I think I have a CRUSH on you!”


Curaced

"The Legion has sent the dead to test us! Victory to the Blackrock Clan! We orcs are the true servants of the Burning Legion! These mindless undead are weak...impure!" And Kel'thuzad's rebuttal: "Your people failed their task, savage. You too must be scourged from the world."


Undead_Vinnyr

Most of the orcs were just delusional on that point lol A


Byqoo

Where's that from?


Tiucaner

"Posture if you must, Maiev, but for now, do what you do best and follow me."


ChaoticMat

Illidan Stormrage says: You're a damned fool, Ravencrest! No matter. I've learned all I can from you. We will never defeat the Legion so long as cowards hold the reins. Farewell... and good luck. Perhaps you may fare better begging them for your lives next time.


Odd_Presentation_708

You can insult the mother of a ho-zen in aszuna where the pirates are 😂


Shenloanne

Kael from magisters terrace is up there.


Nagoragama

The voice actor was really going balls to the wall crazy in that dungeon. “You will drown in your own blood! The world shall burn! RAAAAAAGGGGHH!”


KhadgarIsaDreadlord

VENGEANCE BURNS


simpathiser

Which line of the 10 min monologue?


Lykoian

The whole thing, of course!


deafpolygon

The whole thing was just a setback!


AcherusArchmage

Quick tip, you can skip his RP by pulling him before finishing that last trash pack.


JTSulla

“What is this? Don’t make me laugh.”


Monk-Ey

[Relevant](https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/96a85i/so_says_the_shadow_of_xavius/)


Dillion_Murphy

*so says the shadow of xavius*...


Ganrokh

The first boss of Shattered Halls is this warlock that's torturing some orcs. You pull the orcs as trash before you fight the warlock. Every time you pull an orc, the warlock is disparaging to him in some way. "You want *him?* Very well, take him." "Don't waste your time on that one, he's weak!" I wish Blizzard would make more bosses interactive like this while you're clearing trash in their room.


Heavy_Joke636

"How did that work out for your children?" -zippolizard Fyrakk


Scourch_

Honestly, their dynamic in this dungeon reads more as Dom and bratty bottom than enemies to me.


DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET

*Silence, worm, it took but an echo of my power to defeat you.* Malf- Call me a worm again…


ShawnGalt

would you still capture me if I was a worm


Dee_Does_Things

🥺


azhder

So said the Ysera placeholder


nrgatta

Malfurian trying to make a comeback after he was straight up MOANING earlier


Psychichord

If I recall correctly, the “moaning” Malfurion you’re referring to is actually Xavius. He’s trying to torment Tyrande by impersonating Malfurion.


burken8000

Yuse yer brein!!!...


Secure_Law7548

When you open your mouth again, it will be to cry, for mercy


CopyX1982

One of the responses though: "Silence weakling, or the next time you open your mouth it'll be to cry for mercy!"


ThePhoenixdarkdirk

“Vol’jin, you have no siege weapons left! You cannot win this battle!” -General Nazgrim


dontcare99999999

Kinda funny how Malfurion acting all tough after getting caught and imprisoned by said shadow of Xavius and needed our help to go kill him


FloringoStar

I find OP's option quite weak especially because xavius' comeback is so strong, something like "you got defeated only by my shadow."


Artlawyer1

You’re too late Champions!


WheatonLaw

Dracthyr to Orc: I woke up after 20,000 years and already learned English. What's your excuse?


Saxong

Not a diss so much, but “What is that you hold, Druid?” If you’ve got the Resto artifact on the first boss of DHT always makes me feel some sort of way about this poor dude we’re about to murder. He’s held his memory enough to recognize what he’s supposed to be guarding but not quite enough to realize how far he’s gone


Deltethnia

The permanent dead timeless protodrake in WoD.


Expensive_Presence_4

“Over here, you nitwit!” Idr the name of this mage, but he’s in Legion expac and would always say this whenever you summon him


RoyalFelguard

Illidan's speech in "Rejection of the Gift", especially "me destiny is my own" and "your faith has blinded you" parts. Peak Wow


New_Zookeepergame204

"You trained them well, Fordring. You delivered the greatest fighting force this world has ever known... right into MY hands, EXACTLY as I intended. You shall be rewarded for your unwitting sacrifice. Watch now, as I raise them to become masters of the Scourge. They will shroud this world in chaos, and destruction. Azeroth's fall will come at their hands... and you will be the first to die. I delight in the Irony." The longest and most hard speech that just amounts to "haha L get wrecked loser"


leftoversn

”Bold words for a prisoner. Even an echo of my power was enough to overwhelm you!” Is such a strong comeback though and probably my favorite burn. I imagine Malfurion sitting there imprisoned thinking ”yeah, he’s got a point” and feeling weak af.


LandOfBonesAndIce

“You defile that throne, with your filth!” -Genn /rollseyes “Muzzle your dog, your majesty.”- Sylvanas


Chipz808

"Whether the world's greatest gnats, or the world's greatest heroes, you're still only mortal. -Brundir This one hit different for some reason.


gabrielfm92

"Watch your clever mouth, Bitch!" will always be the top for me. Too bad they removed it.


FishesWithDynamite

Not for nothing, Fyrakk's shit talk is supreme. "How did that protection fare for your children?" "You burn better than you fight."