Is Blizzard finally killing off Tyrande in Shadowlands?

Didn't actually mean it in the title. :P

So, there has been quite a few discussions on Night Elves as a whole recently. So I feel the need to see how people generally see Tyrande Whisperwind.

Tyrande has been quite a controversial character in the Warcraft series (not as popularly discussed as Sylvanas and Garrosh), some loved her since WC3, while some loathed her since then and even more so in Legion. Many wanted her to lead the charge of Night Elves' return to their savage nocturnal roots, while some just wanted to see her die asap. I just wanna hear your honest personal opinions on her character, why you feel that way, and how you think she should have been written. Here's my take on her character.

Tyrande, on the inside, is a compassionate person. During War of the Ancients, Tyrande was a compassionate young priestess who cared for Broxigar when everyone shunned him. She cared a lot for Illidan but only as a friend. She had to lead the Night Elves as High Priestess at a young age in the midst of war. Then came the Long Vigil. With Illidan locked up and Malfurion sleeping for few millennia on and off, Tyrande led the Night Elves alone, reluctantly. Malfurion later remarked that Tyrande grew fierce and became more willing to make any sacrifice. This pre-WC3 period marked her change from a soft lady to a tough leader. Then Tyrande debut in RoC, where she was ruthless in taking out Orcs and Humans alike, even when Furion voiced a potential alliance. But final mission in RoC marked Tyrande's change of heart for foreigners. She praised Jaina, "Your plan is a bold one, young girl. Perhaps I have misjudged you outlanders." (How they communicated is beyond me. Ishnuallah.) Followed by TFT, where she offered Kael and the Blood Elves aid at first sight, an act of repaying her debt for the Alliance that aided them on Mt Hyjal. She even gave Kael kind advice on how to lead their people. Then comes her most heroic (and stupid) sacrifice where she stops the Scourge from crossing the river. She probably didn't think EK bridges couldn't support one Starfall cast. Jokes aside, that chapter seemed to went over everyone's head. NE and BE are at each other's throats now for no reason other than to create AvH tension. She might not represent the majority of her people, and neither does Kael, but the way they established this first NE-BE interaction seemed to be completely obsolete.

Also, many seemed to think her scoffing at Thalyssara was due to her distrust for arcane magic from in-game dialogue wording. But for Elune's sake she killed Watchers to free Illidan, accepted Highborne back in, and assured Anduin about accepting the Illidari into the Alliance. Arcane magic would be the last of her concern. Her distrust for the Nightborne (apart from devs wanting them in the Horde) comes from the Nightborne's decision to hide in a bubble while the others fought the Legion. She left Suramar to defend her home, only to find her people hiding in a bubble for 10k years, and still clinging onto arcane magic. I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't even bothered helping the Nightborne in the first place. She did it only because it was Suramar. To say that the Nightborne joined the Horde only because Tyrande wasn't nice to them would be folly too, since it was Liadrin who took that opportunity to pull Thalyssara to her side. Props to Lidarin.

But compassionate doesn't mean passive. She just takes matters in her own hands at times that make her seem brash. Killing Watchers to free Illidan, killing the first Alliance and Horde settlers in Ashenvale, and with Varian at the Temple of the Red Crane, you know what BS happened there. None of these contradicts the softer side of her character. Some people think she's being downgraded throughout WoW and is the mother of hippies now, and she should return to her savage ruthless self in WC3. That kinda defeats the purpose of her transition in WC3. Why can't Blizz just stop making her either an agressive idiot or a incapable pacifist when she could've been the other way around at different scenarios? Her passiveness during the War of the Thorns was the most out of character thing to do. Malfurion can't even sway Tyrande once but Anduin can make her stay in Stormwind because "your people need a leader"? She should just marry a human with "human potential" by now. Malfurion isn't even doing much for her at this point. It's like stories were written to make the predetermined events happen, and not having the narrative to flow naturally.

Most people come to hate Tyrande during the Val'Sharrah questline with all the blasphemous voicelines between her and Malfurion. The dialogues were unnecessary, but nothing short of usual Warcraft cheesy unsophisticated lines. It's a given since it wasn't written for a cinematic, but most players weren't merciful towards her character. Care to shed some light on why you'd actually feel like Tyrande should just be killed at this point?

Even tho BfA was generally considered an overall narrative disaster, I personally found the salvation of Jaina's arc in Kul Tiras really satisfying, even though it wasn't Saurfang level of attention, but it felt like her struggles really paid off. Even Illidan's story was somewhat more satisfying than his end in tBC despite the retcons. Whatever Blizz had in store for Tyrande in Shadowlands, I hope it's the same Warbringers level of attention, tie in all her lose ends and bring everyone up to date with her character's perspective. Because villains normally become villains when others no longer understand what they're going through and see their questionable decisions as a threat, just like how Sylvanas is right now. No explanation for one whole expansion, no resolution, just more questions. Tyrande deserves better. If she has to die in the next expansion, let her death be worth it and satisfying to both who like and dislike her.

Maybe it's just me fanboying Tyrande because she's a badass Mary Sue that solo'ed Bolvar and cracked the sky open, and totally not because I initially thought she was the awesome White Tiger and fell in love with her character ever since. Thoughts?