World of Warcraft as a massively multiplayers online racing game, cannot be separate from pop culture, or it will become out of date and unattractive. The young designers often cite pop culture which is from television shows, video games, movies and other celebrities, into the game via the Easter eggs. This post will focus on the television references.
Buffy, a vampire hunter
In season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Hellmouth is similar to the Seal of Danzalthar. Likewise, the words “from beneath you, it devours” still warn players of the coming destruction. The Hellmouths both in this show and in WOW all refer to the places which are filled with supernatural energy and offer an entrance between earth and hell.
Dr. Who
The inspiration of the item, Ultrasonic Screwdriver to be created is from the lines in Dr. Who, that is, “Who looks at a screwdriver and thinks, ‘Ooh, this could be a little more sonic’?” “What, you’ve never been bored? Never had a long night? Never had a lot of cabinets to put up?” besides, The Time Lord Regalia from Dragon Soul draws on the Time Lord.
The Simpsons
Mr. Pinchy is from The Simpsons. Homer would have fed the lobster which he bought from the supermarket as his dinner, but he gradually liked it and turned it as his pet, named Mr. Pinchy. In WOW, players can also get Mr. Pinchy in Magical Crawdad.
South Park
Slayer of the Lifeless references the episode named “Make Love, Not Warcraft” of South Park, and Sword of a Thousand Truths imitates the weapon of the fiction. Even the title is created according to the line “How do you kill that which has no life?”
Firefly
In WOW, several items come from Firefly, including Strange Engine Part and Broken Engine Part, Mudder’s Milk, and Antique Gun. The description on Strange Engine Part and Broken Engine Part is similar to Kaylee’s words, “Don’t ride in anything with a Capissen 38 engine, they fall right out of the sky.” Mudder’s Milk is a reflection of a strange drink in Jaynestown, and Antique Gun is a reference of the precious antique laser pistol called the Lassiter.
Saturday Night Live
The description on Happy Fun Rock is cited the warning and side effects of Happy Fun Ball.
Twilight Zone
An Exotic Cookbook is from an episode of Twilight Zone, called To Serve Man. When the episode is partially translated to other languages, it is regarded as a cookbook. For this reason, an Exotic Cookbook comes into being.
Voltron
In this cartoon, the most powerful robot Voltron is broken into 5 pieces and these smaller robots can be rebuilt to form Voltron. Similarly, the relatively cheap mounts can be rebuilt to a flying mount as well as Jeweled Onyx Panther, including Jade Panther, Sunstone Panther, Ruby Panther, Sapphire Panther, and Jeweled Onyx Panther.
The idea that more and more pop culture is cited in the game makes it closer to the reality and full of surprise. Blizzard manages to rich the contents of WOW, and I believe players look forward to its updates very much. When you experience the new elements in game, please buy legit WOW gold in safewow.com if you need. Safewow.com will provide you with the cheapest WOW gold and the best service.
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