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List of pop culture references in Warcraft/WoD
Last wiki revision 2023-05-29
==World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor==
- — You'll Get Caught Up In The... Frostfire! pays tribute to the catchy line used in its commercial.
- Diablo
- Stay Awhile and Listen is a reference to a gossip line from.
- Jewel of Hellfire is a reference to the s.
- Hearthstone — Autographed Hearthstone Card, Hearthstone Strategy Guide, Hearthstone Board, Pack of Hearthstone Cards, and Winning Hand are references to the game.
- Other
- Time is a Flat Circle quoted description references to the usual grinding taking place in most MMOs, including World of Warcraft.
- Coin of Many Faces is a reference to the Many-Faced God.
- A Song of Frost and Fire and Game of Thorns are obvious references to the series of fantasy novels and it's TV adaptation.
- — Explorer Nozzand is a reference to this movie, even he holds a ball with a face drawn on it he calls "Wibson".
- — Time is a Flat Circle quoted description references to the TV series.
- — Justin Timberlord is a reference to the artist.
- — Following the death of comedian and actor Robin Williams, known to have himself been a player of World of Warcraft and Warcraft III, many players asked for an NPC to be created in his honor, with one player even creating a petition on Change.org and gathering nearly 11,000 signatures in just 16 hours. On August 12th, following assurances from CM Celestalon and Williams fan Brian Holinka, the official World of Warcraft twitter account tweets ".@robinwilliams Thank you. You gave us so much joy in our lives, and we hope you enjoyed your time in our world. We’ll see you in-game." The message is widely taken as confirmation of the creation of an in-game tribute.
- Wowhead staff
- Aryu's Puzzle Ring is named after Aryu, a Wowhead developer. The flavor text refers to the constant process of datamining and discovering data changes.
- Ashelia's Adorned Waistguard is named after Ashelia, who became the site director for Wowhead in 2011.
- Erorus' Ledger of Trade is named after Erorus, who developed The Undermine Journal and Realm Pop before starting work at Wowhead in 2013.
- Jerek's Intractable Barrier is named after Jerek, a Wowhead developer and designer.
- Noxiia's Shackles is named after Noxy, the site artist for Wowhead.
- Do the Dew — The quest name is a reference to "Do the Dew," the slogan for the brand of soda, which is popularly associated with video gaming and previously had even partnered with Blizzard for a promotional campaign featuring exclusive flavors of the soft drink based on World of Warcraft.
Source
https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/List_of_pop_culture_references_in_Warcraft/WoD · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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