commitment to the Forsaken being grounded in response to personal trauma . She also participates in a second common trope concerning female characters , of the “ bad-ass babe in chain mail lingerie ” ( as discussed in Sarkeesian 2016 ), portrayed with prominent breasts and exposed midriff , a model that was updated with her promotion to Warchief by covering her midriff , a choice that provoked considerable debate on the World of Warcraft forums (“ Why did they censored [ sic ] Sylvanas ?”, 2016 ). One interesting feature of her character , unusual among the Horde leadership , is that she is usually depicted as an archer who attacks from a distance using bow and arrow , skilled in tracking , misdirection , and complex strategies and aided by alchemists skilled in biological and chemical warfare , techniques themselves distrusted by her peers . There are strong parallels between Sylvanas , cool , calculating , and pragmatic , and Hillary Clinton , the strategically cautious policy wonk , opposed to similarly parallel characters of Garrosh Hellscream , a melee fighter prone to emotional outbursts and favoring immediate violent action and Trump , proponent of simplistic , viscerally satisfying solutions and prone to angry tweeting .
Most interestingly , though , if the Horde is composed of outcasts , the Forsaken are outcasts among outcasts , constantly threatened with genocide , and due to their inability to reproduce , existing on the verge of extinction . Fiercely loyal to the Forsaken under her protection , Sylvanas plots , strategizes , fights , and sabotages , using any means necessary to ensure racial survival . Her implacability and ruthlessness are expressed in her speech at the annual Burning of the Wickerman celebration of the liberation of the Forsaken from the Scourge : In life , we suffered unspeakable tragedies . ... We [ now ] paint our faces with the ash , to send a message to new enemies . ... We are not monsters ! We are not the mindless wretches of a ghoul army ! NO ! We are a force even more terrifying ! ... We are the instruments of an unyielding ire ! WE ARE THE FORSAKEN ! In this statement , Sylvanas , originally an aristocratic ranger of the arrogant and privileged high elves , assumes a new subject position as a leader of the marginalized and downtrodden , standing up against racial discrimination and prejudice . This new role , however , does not represent a complete ideological break with her earlier life . As Ranger General of Silvermoon when alive , Sylvanas decried the insularity and racism of the elves and appointed a human , Nathanos Marris , as the first non-elven member of the Farstriders ( an elite elven fighting force ) and eventually promoted him to Ranger Lord against the wishes of many of her elven compatriots . Similarly , Hillary Clinton , during
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