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List of Warcraft references in pop culture
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This article contains a list of Warcraft references in pop culture.
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- Bitcoin Billionaire (appstore)
- An achievement called War of Worldcraft is achieved when owning at least 50 Video Game Industries.
- In the first mission on Eden Prime, Corporal Richard L. Jenkins dies in a cutscene because he rushes headfirst into a group of geth. (Video)
- There is a hidden spot where you see a sword which looks very much like Frostmourne and has "Arthas" engraved in it. (Video)
- In patch 1.2.0, a new weapon called the Icemourne was added to the game, resembling the Frostmourne. The weapon was later replaced in a new patch to avoid copyright infringement.
- A DLC for the game which is a MMO that has obvious references to World of Warcraft.
- Some users may call it, World of GoatCraft.
- The Goatshire town is an obvious reference to Goldshire in Elwynn Forest.
- The Goatwind city is an obvious reference to Stormwind City in Elwynn Forest.
- The art style used for the maps is much like the WoW's maps.
- As described on the main Steam store page:
- The game contains five different classes; some related to Warcraft: Warrior, Rouge, and Hunter
- Rouge is the word used by players who don't know how to spell, Rogue.
- Level cap is 101, 1 level higher than you-know-what.
- There are even elves and dwarves like in that movie.
- Wyrmsun An open source RTS game, heavily inspired by Warcraft II. Uses the Stratagus open source engine.
- An RTS game, heavily inspired by Warcraft II.
- Includes several references, one of which where clicking on critters will cause them to explode similar to the critters in Warcraft II and Warcraft III.
- Eduardo, in Epicus Maximus's fashion, is seen riding a shark rigged on top of a rocket. (Video)
- One character always yells Leroy's famous battle cry before heading into battle.
- A subtle reference is that the character screen is just an edited version of the World of Warcraft character list.
- In London, Sir Lancelot asks Nick if he's ever used a sword, and Nick responds "Only in World of Warcraft."
- In the scene when Helen is home with her son, he is sitting in his room playing.
- In the first part of the movie you see Columbus playing.
- In Episode 6 of Season 3, Ted says he met a girl on the internet. It is later found that he met while her playing. At the end of the episode, an in-game clip in Stranglethorn Vale show a male draenei talking to and a human female, Ted is the human female. (Video)
- In Episode 19 of Season 4, Barney says "All right chums, let's do this!" then he goes out the door while yelling "Barneeey Stinsoooon!". (Video)
- In Episode 8 of Season 2, Philip explains that he had a hacker alert set up because other gamers have tried to steal his conquest points because he had so many. Oliver clarifies it's World of Warcraft.
- Harddisson and a mark exchange Horde solidarity in the offices of the corporate tower. (Video)
- In the season finale Logan attempts to run a van off the road while yelling "LEEEEROY JEEEENKINS!!" (Video)
- Earl jumps into an angry crowd while yelling "LEEEEROY JEEEENKINS!!" (Video)
- In Episode 2 of Season 2 "Falling Ash", when Birkhoff and Alicia are discussing computer specs, Alicia mentions that she used to work IT, and knows her way "around Azeroth".
- Episode 8 of season 10 of South Park is completely dedicated to World of Warcraft.
- See also: World of Warcraft on South Park
- During the episode 10 of Season 3, Dr Lee discuss with Dr Weir of her the "silent passion". (Video)
- During Episode 2 of Season 4, Dr Lee compares a planet of the Pegasus galaxy to Elwynn Forest. (Video)
- Eli compares carrying Chole, who has been shot in the leg, to carrying a full pack over the Redridge Mountains to Stonard. (Video)
- Season 16, Episode 14: "The Guys Come Up With A Long And Elaborate Plan" - This episode was dedicated to the Leeroy Jenkins video for the 2018 April Fools. (Video)
- Season 16, Episode 18: "HTTPete" - Joe Swanson brings up Leeroy Jenkins to do something like episode 14 again, but this time with beer.
- In the pilot episode Howard Wolowitz is seen playing for a short period of time. (Video)
- In Episode 4 of Season 4, Howard and Bernadette have a fight because she caught him having cybersex with a female troll under the "Bridge of Souls" (which turns out to be a male co-worker)
- In Episode 19 of Season 4, Sheldon's account has been hacked, and the whole plot revolves around the incident. (Video 1, Video 2)
- In Episode 12 of Season 6, Sam is looking for terms such as fire, claws and gold. The results lead to World of Warcraft fansites.
- In Episode 13 of Season 8, Dean is interviewing a group of girls and one of them mentions "Necromancers" like from that "World of Whatever-Craft".
- Pure Pwnage
- : Season 5, Episode 7 When Chloe and Lucifer starts their new case, the first witness talks about Northrend and a plot that involves Arthas.
- : Season 11, Episode 8 Roger mentions that he gets paid in World of Warcraft gold for every recruit he sends to join the Chinese Army.
- Episode #32 took place at the Goldshire Inn.
- ': ' The song name What Happens in Azeroth, Stays in Azeroth is an obvious reference to Azeroth.
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