World of Warcraft Secrets
Azeroth can be a dangerous place, full of monsters and warring clans and races.
But it can also be a land of great wonders and undiscovered treasures just waiting to be claimed by adventurers brave, smart, and patient enough to uncover them.
Or, then again, you could just read these tips and skip all of that work.
Easter Eggs
TREKKIE REFERENCE: In Booty Bay, just outside the inn, youâll encounter Chief Engineer Scooty manning a teleportation device.
If you have a quest that takes you through the device, youâll find a character named Sprok and his away team.
MATRIX REFERENCE: On your way to the Ironforge Auction House, ask one of the guards the location of the alchemy trainer.
One of his answers will be, âwhy, oh why didnât I take the blue potion?â
FIGHT CLUB: Further into the Undercity, in the War Quarter, thereâs an honest to God Fight Club where youâll find two NPC fighters named Edward and Tyler.
GHOSTBUSTERS REFERENCE: Another movie reference can be found in the Mage Quarters of Stormwind.
There, youâll find three mages-in-training talking shop.
Hang around long enough and one of them will say âwouldnât that be bad, like crossing the streams bad?â
I dont know about this is so fun? But i just remenbered it from Ghostbusters
STAR WARS: The Shimmering Flats. Peek around a bit and youâll find a goblin race team with a very familiar looking vehicle - Blizzardâs version of Sebulbaâs podracer from Episode I.
Do a little more exploring and youâll also find a wrecked podracer which smacked into a canyon walls.
CONAN: In the Badlands around the middle of the map is a semi-hidden crypt. Enter the crypt and youâll see a decomposed guy sitting on a throne with a sword to his side. Itâs a scene from the first Conan movie.
Conan is an very old movie
BRUCE CAMPBELL TRIBUTE: In Dun Mo-rogh, just south of Kharanos, thereâs a small camp where a group of dwarves are taking target practice.
Hang around long enough and youâll hear one of the dwarves scream out:
âThis is my boomstick!â
BOOK REFRERENCES: In the upper levels of Booty Bay, thereâs a clothing shop named âA Tailor to Cities,â an homage to Charles Dickenâs A Tales of Two Cities.
And in the Undead capital, the Undercity, youâll find Algernon at the alchemy trainerâs holding a flower.
This is a nod to Daniel Keyesâ novel Flowers for Algernon.
MEMORIAL: Blizzard designers also left a tribute to fallen comrade. In the Barrens, atop a hill just southwest of Crossroads sits a small shrine.
Here, youâll find a memorial dedicated to an Orc with the initials âM-K.â
In the real world, M K was Michel Koiter, a Blizzard illustrator who passed away during production of World of Warcraft. R.I.P MK! R.I.P!
To reach the memorial, follow a ridge to the southeast and half-way up the hill youâll find the base of a mound.
Go up the short trail to reach the shrine.
As a little bonus, if you visit the memorial in spirit form youâll find a spirit healer named Koiter.
GAME REFERENCES: While fighting your way through the Deadmines to get VanCleefâs head youâll encounter a Goblin Shredder.
Take it down and look at the dashboard and youâll see a familiar face: Kerrigan, The Zerg Queen from Starcraft: Brood War.
She appears to be the ruler of the goblins as well.
Other goblin shredders can be found in Strangle-thorn Vale and Gadget-zan.
In northern Unâgoro Crater, thereâs a place i've started calling âCamp Nintendo.â
Two residents of the camp are the feuding brothers, Larion and Muigi.
If those names sound a bit familiar, they should, theyâre anagrams of Mario and Luigi - and the battling brothers are even decked out in red and green overalls.
FUNNY!
Deep in the Uldaman instance, youâll find a friendly refuge manned by three dwarves: Baelog, Olaf and Erik âThe Swift.â Dedicated gamers should recognize these dudes from The Lost Vikingsâthe first game Blizzard created for the Super Nintendo back in â92.
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And that with MK, I dont think Many knew that, Let's all pray. R.I.P Michel Koiter