09-07-2011, 10:18 PM
Also he's not quite a 3rd generation Knight. He was created to be the dreadful and powerful commander of those Knights, just like there's a scary lich in Acherus who's a trainer for frost magic, and heroic figures like Thassarian and Koltira and whoever else who are aides to the Highlord. These are big-pauldroned, almost-free-willed Undead commanders who are bossing the lowly Death Knights around in the name of Arthas.