Players fed up with the rude female dwarf who presides over the quest chain to obtain the key to [[Searing Gorge]], Mountaineer Pebblebitty in extreme southern Loch Modan, may feel inclined to use /rude on her after all the trouble she puts them through. Blizzard has anticipated this and provided an appropriate response.
Players fed up with the rude female dwarf who presides over the quest chain to obtain the key to [[Searing Gorge]], Mountaineer Pebblebitty in extreme southern Loch Modan, may feel inclined to use /rude on her after all the trouble she puts them through. Blizzard has anticipated this and provided an appropriate response.
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=== Stratholme Civilians ===
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If you type /dance on the civilian ghosts in Stratholme, they will respond in kind and dance with you. Even if you attack them, subsequently dancing with them will make them dance with you insted of continuing to attack you.
= In-Jokes and References (that need to be moved) =
= In-Jokes and References (that need to be moved) =
Revision as of 07:06, 31 August 2006
The purpose of this page is to point out all of the easter eggs in World of Warcraft.
In the Barrens, on a hill southwest of Crossroads there is a small shrine. On it there is a memorial dedicated to an Orc with the initials “M-K”. M K was Michel Koiter, a Blizzard illustrator who passed away during the development of World of Warcraft. If you visit the memorial in spirit form you’ll find a spirit healer named Koiter.
Mountaineer Pebblebitty
Players fed up with the rude female dwarf who presides over the quest chain to obtain the key to Searing Gorge, Mountaineer Pebblebitty in extreme southern Loch Modan, may feel inclined to use /rude on her after all the trouble she puts them through. Blizzard has anticipated this and provided an appropriate response.
Stratholme Civilians
If you type /dance on the civilian ghosts in Stratholme, they will respond in kind and dance with you. Even if you attack them, subsequently dancing with them will make them dance with you insted of continuing to attack you.
In-Jokes and References (that need to be moved)
NOTE: See the "Not really Easter Eggs" thread on the Discussion page for why the items below should be moved to the In-Jokes and References article.
Edward and Tyler: The Forsaken warriors who participate in a 'fight club' in the War Quarter of the Undercity, Edward and Tyler are a tribute to Edward Norton and Brad Pitt's characters in the movie Fight Club, Narrator and Tyler Durden.
Chen's Empty Keg: Refers to the secret Pandaren Brewmaster hero Chen Stormstout who aided Rexxar in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
The 1 Ring: A tribute item to the Lord of the Rings. Flavor text reads "Not quite as good as The 2 Ring" (though there is not a "2 Ring" in game).
Innkeeper Bates: Innkeeper of the Undercity, this character is named after Norman Bates, innkeeper of the imfamous Bates Motel in the movie Psycho.
Linken: A gnome in Un'Goro Crater dressed in all green, this character bears a striking resemblance to the character of Link from the Legend of Zelda series. The quest to restore his memory is full of Zelda puns and references at literally every turn.
Dadanga: A large Kodo in Un'Goro Crater, not far from Linken, parodying the Dodongo lizards from the Zelda games. Several comments about her by nearby NPCs echo dialog about the Dodongos in Zelda and their distaste for smoke and fire.
Larion and Muigin: Characters in Un'Goro Crater based on Mario and Luigi of Nintendo fame. They are involved in a series of quests to study and cultivate the local carnivorous plants, not unlike the kind that often appear in the Mario games. The reward for this is a giant hammer, Mario's original weapon from Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong: There are certain gorillas in Un'Goro Crater who, when killed, drop Barrels as loot. The character Donkey Kong is known for throwing large barrels at Mario.
Kevin Smith: A quest in Un'Goro Crater called "Chasing A-ME 01" is just ripe with puns. The name is a play on the movie "Chasing Amy," and the gorilla A-ME is also a reference to the gorilla Ami in the Michael Crichton novel and subsequent movie, Congo. Some people also insist that this is a continuation of the myriad Mario Bros. jokes in the area, referring to Mario 64's cry of "It's a-me, Mario!"
Triage Quest: When performing the Triage quest for ArtisanFirst Aid, soldiers who you fail to heal that are about to die say "Goodbye cruel world, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye" or something like that. The exact wording they use are Pink Floyd lyrics.
Dannal Stern: Warrior Trainer in Deathknell, his name is similar to the actor Daniel Stern.
Harold Raims: Weaponsmith in Deathknell, his name is similar to the actor/director Harold Ramis.
Gahz'rilla: This reptillian monster in Zul'Farrak is a reference to Godzilla.
Podracer: In the Shimmering Flats, the Goblin racers look like Podracers from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Helm's Bed Lake: Possible Lord of the Rings reference? (Helm's Deep)
Metzen the Reindeer: Obviously named after creator Chris Metzen and playing on the similarity of his name to Blitzen from the poem Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Klannoc Macleod <The Islander>: Found in The Barrens, off the coast south of Ratchet. This is an obvious reference to the movie/tv show Highlander.
Six Demon Bag: This trinket is a magic amulet used in the movie Big Trouble in Little China, and the flavor text in the description is a direct quote from the movie about the nature of the bag's magic.
SI:7: The Stormwind spy organization is based on MI:6, the renound spy agency, known for hosting such charming and malevolant spies such as 007 (a.k.a. James Bond).
Dragonlance: The Pig and Whistle located in Stormwind's Old Town, round the corner from SI:7, is a tribute to the famous tavern in Dragonlance where the Heroes of the Lance took a short break from their adventuring to raise some coin for their travels, starring the notorious archmage, Raistlin Majere. The inn was operateded by its owner, William Sweetwater.
Daniel Ulfman: A mindless zombie wandering near Deathknell, his name is similar to composer Danny Elfman, of the band Oingo Boingo, and their famous song "Dead Man's Party". Also, he was the author of the soundtrack for the film "The Nightmare before Christmas", that sports a visual style not entirely unlike that of the Undercity.
Alcaz Island: The prison island in Dustwallow Marsh is similar to Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco.
General Zog: The name of this Ahn'Qiraj War Effort officer sounds alot like General Zod, the Kryptonian criminal who was banished to the Phantom Zone in the Superman franchise.
Star Trek: Scooty the teleporter operator in Booty Bay and Jhordy Lapforge in Gadgetzan. Sprock, a member of faction <Away Team>, also operates a teleporter in Gnomeregan.
Bob Dylan: The Western Plaguelands quest "All Along the Watchtowers" is named after a song by Bob Dylan and made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Smokeywood Pastures: Obviously a spoof of Hickory Farms.
Cringer/Battlecat: A quest given by Winna Hazzard in Felwood requires creating a Corrupted Saber, which is a green and teal striped tiger that looks almost identical to Cringer from the He-Man franchise.
Sword of Omen: THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDERCATS! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Terry Palin: A lumberjack in Eastvale Logging Camp, and an obvious amalgamation of Monty Python alumni Michael Palin and Terry Jones (but possibly Terry Gilliam). Palin wrote and originally performed The Lumberjack Song with the Monty Python Troupe, but the lead-in skit has Michael Palin as a blood-covered barber and Terry Jones as his bewildered client.
Shakespeare: One of the banker NPCs in Undercity is named "Ophelia Montague". Where Ophelia was Hamlet's love interest in the play "Hamlet", Romeo's family in "Romeo and Juliet" is called Montague.
Hanzo Sword: The Hanzo Sword is either a direct reference to historical character Hattori Hanzo, blacksmith and ninja, or to the film Kill Bill, where lead character The Bride tracks down a fictional 20th century Hattori Hanzo to ask him to make her a sword, in order to fight Bill, who had been Hanzo's student.
