Invincible

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Invincible

Race	Horse (Undead)
Occupation	Steed of Arthas Menethil
Location	Unknown (presumably Icecrown Citadel)
Status	Undead
Relative(s)	Brightmane (mother)

Invincible was the steed of Arthas Menethil, both in life and death. He was the skeletal steed that Arthas rode throughout Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

Biography

Invincible was born to the mare Brightmane on the Balnir Farmstead in Tirisfal Glades, in the winter of the year Stormwind fell. Prince Arthas, then nine years old, was present when he was born, and was given the horse by the Balnir family, who bred horses used by the royal family. The horse had a white coat, different from the usual Balnir stock, which normally had gray coats. Arthas had considered naming the horse "Snowfall" or "Starlight", but in the informal tradition of Lordaeron knights and nobles naming their steeds after a quality (Uther's was "Steadfast", King Terenas' "Courageous"), he named the colt "Invincible".^[1]

In another winter ten years later, before Arthas was inducted into the Knights of the Silver Hand, Arthas' exertion in the numbing cold resulted in a crippling injury to his beloved Invincible. Too far from help and unable to heal the stricken horse, Arthas was forced to kill him in order to relieve his pain. He was buried on the grounds of the Balnir Farmstead at Arthas' request. Invincible's death was one of the events that inspired Arthas to become a paladin.^[2]

After the fall of Lordaeron years later, Arthas - now a death knight - ran directly from Lordaeron after murdering his father, to the Balnir Farmstead where Invicible was buried. With the power of Frostmourne, Arthas resurrected the horse as his undead steed.^[3] Now fully living up to his name, Invincible could become a spectre and disappear, to be resummoned by Arthas at any time.^[4] It is likely that he still serves as his master's steed even after Arthas became the new Lich King.

In World of Warcraft

Invincible's open grave in the Tirisfal Glades at the Balnir Farmstead.

While Invincible himself does not appear in WoW, his grave can be found at the Balnir Farmstead:

INVINCIBLE

Beloved steed of Prince Arthas Menethil

Loyal and great of heart in life, may you find peace in death.

Pure streams and green pastures, devoted friend.

The grave was shown to be open during the Zombie Infestation that heralded the release of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King; however, based on the information in Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, it was clear that the grave had been opened years earlier when Arthas resurrected him.