- This article is about lore appearances of the Lich King. For a list of his in-game appearances, see Lich King (disambiguation).
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| Title | Lord of the Scourge, Dark Lord of the Dead, The Dark One, "Death God" (among the vrykul), Prince of Darkness, Jailer of the Damned |
| Gender | Male |
| Race(s) | Undead human |
| Character class | Death Knight, Necromancer; formerly Shaman, Paladin, ex-paladin |
| Affiliation | The Scourge, formerly The Burning Legion |
| Occupation | Master and Supreme Overlord of the Scourge, Lord of Northrend |
| Location | Icecrown Citadel and other points throughout Northrend (see "In World of Warcraft") |
| Status | Passive (Lore), Active/Killable (WoW) |
| Relative(s) | Kil'jaeden (creator), Bolvar Fordragon (current Lich King), Ner'zhul/Arthas Menethil (formerly conjoined spirits) |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil (pre-Bolvar, currently unknown) |
- "Frostmourne hungers."
- —The Lich King
Kil'jaeden The Deceiver menciptakan the Lich King dari semangat dukun Ner'zhul ork untuk meningkatkan pasukan undead untuk menaklukkan Azeroth demi Burning Legion. Pada awalnya ia terjebak dalam Frozen Throne dengan Frostmourne, Lich King akhirnya dikhianati Kil'jaeden dan digabungkan dengan Menethil Arthas manusia. Dengan penghancuran Frostmourne dan kematian Arthas, Bolvar Fordragon mengambil kekuasaan dari Lich King dalam dirinya, memenjarakan tuan Scourge dalam Frozen Throne sekali lagi.Bolvar Fordragon mengambil kekuasaan dari Lich King dalam dirinya, memenjarakan tuan Scourge dalam Frozen Throne sekali lagi.
The Lich King adalah antagonis tituler dari World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
