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It's crazy how much PLD lore in WoW mogs PLD lore in FFXIV. The Paladin lore wiki page on WoWpedia is like miles longer than the FFXIV pld wiki lore page.

>WoW Paladins: Former order of priests who turned militant and self-taught how to wear plate armor and wield melee weapons while simultaneously wielding their holy incantations as priests during the 1st war in response to the orc invasion, becoming the first Paladins.
>Had a dude named Lothar who became a legendary hero during the war against the orcs until he fell in battle, but his death only inspired his men to fight even harder to avenge him, leading to them winning the war
>Established a holy order of Paladins dedicated to protecting human kingdom of Lordaeron
>One of their most notable membrs was their prince Arthas, who would eventually go down a dark path after the undead outbreak and end up being corrupted by Frostmourne, becoming the first Death Knight and unleashing the scourge upon his own kingdom, as well as murdering his former Paladin mentor and best friend Uther and his own father before leaving his nation in ruin
>Around this same time, another legendary Paladin, Alexander Mograine, was corrupted by the Lichlord Kelthuzad, a former human mage who sided with the scourge for Power, and manipulated his one of his own sons (also a paladin) into killing him with his holy sword the Ashbringer, corrupting the sword. His other son, Darion, would end up sacrifice himself during a battle against the Scourges forces to stop the Scourge, only to be later reanimated as a Death Knight like his father
>Remaining members of the Paladin order all went insane after these events and became the Scarlet Crusade, a group of extremist paladins who literally believe everyone besides them are tainted by the Scourge and need to be exterminated

Meanwhile FFXIV Paladin lore:

>They were bodyguards of a race of cabbage patch kids a long time ago lol lmao

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