Area 52

Area 52 is a goblin-run town found on the southwesternmost island of Netherstorm. It is a settlement structured much like Gadgetzan and Everlook, with a short wall surrounding a small hovel of buildings. The goblins are seen building a rocket ship, named the X-52 Nether-Rocket, to journey into the Twisting Nether.

Area 52 provided bombs to the troops fighting the Burning Legion in Hellfire Peninsula.

Facilities

 * Inn
 * Mailbox
 * Bank
 * Flight Master
 * Food & Drink
 * Equipment Repair
 * Barber Shop

Flight

 * Sylvanaar
 * Toshley's Station
 * Thunderlord Stronghold
 * Mok'Nathal Village
 * Stormspire
 * Cosmowrench
 * Evergrove

NPCs
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 * Area 52 inn


 * Arena hut


 * Underground bank


 * Bank hut


 * Netherstorm rift


 * Outside Area 52


 * Guards

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 * Town square

Inn conversation


The following converstation takes place in the Area 52 inn between Anchorite Karja, Exarch Orelis, Magistrix Larynna, and Spymaster Thalodien.
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X2 crew conversation
Periodically, the Experimental Pilot will start a conversation with an Engineering Crewmember.
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Pop-culture references
Area 52 has a number of references to the outside world in it, primarily in relation to aliens and space:
 * The town's name is a reference to, a US military base which has strong pop culture ties to extraterrestrials and their space-faring technology.
 * The town being mainly inhabited by goblins may be a play on.
 * Many of the goblins working on the X2 Nether-Rocket are clad in -inspired uniforms.
 * The conversation between the Experimental Pilot and Engineering Crewmember borrows several lines from Elton John's "".
 * The rocket's name is a reference to the, the experimental U.S. airplane/rocket program.
 * When going through the doors, players receive a short "debuff" (with no apparent effects) from the A-52 Neuralyzer, which says "The flash of light you did not see did not erase your memories." In the film , agents were issued a device, also called a Neuralyzer, that wiped people's memories with a flash of light whenever they had any contact with aliens.
 * Innkeeper Remi Dodoso's name in Area 52 spells out the notes 'Re' 'Mi' 'Do' 'Do' 'So' in the scale. This is a reference to the musical theme used in the movie  to communicate with the aliens which have landed on Earth.
 * Area 52 and the X2 rocket periodically get attacked by Negatron, a reference to Megatron from the  series.