Đeathwing

For centuries Đeathwing has waited beneath the earth to rise up and ravage the lands of Azeroth! In the dark depths he stirs, plotting, scheming, readying for the day that he can bring his true might upon the world.

Now the time has come. He has risen and taken a special trip to the forums...

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This was a prank played by one of the Community MVPs of the official forums. During a five-hour stretch the MVP played the role of Đeathwing, the dragon boss that players come to face in the Dragon Soul, Cataclysm. In those hours he discussed eating trolls, singing, the EPEEN meter, and his favorite phrase seemed to be FIERY PITS OF LAVA!.

He even sang the Mel Brooks version of 'Puttin on the Ritz' and promised everyone a pony.

Speculation swirls as to who the mysterious MVP was:

• Palehoof due to his roleplaying propensities, and also the sly /wink emote included in one of the threads when questioned
• Snowfox, the newest MVP
• Ghostcrawler, due to the sentence "I will even give you a pony.", which echoes famous complaining forum posts aimed at the lead systems designer