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:''"...Those purple-skinned guys. We call them hobgoblins. They were originally goblins, of course, but now they're bigger, stronger and much stupider. They aren't so good at thinking about things, but they make great shock troops. And we don't have to feel bad about sending them into battle on the front lines, because they have a life expectancy of only three years anyway."''
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:- [[Alchemist Zovzik]]<ref>[[Lands of Mystery]], pg. 75.</ref>
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| name = Hobgoblins
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| image = Hobgoblin-lostisles.jpg
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| caption = A Horde Hobgoblin, likely Gobber
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| faction = [[Horde]], [[Marshal Expeditions]], [[Defias Brotherhood]]<ref>[[Lumbering Oaf (Deadmines)]]</ref>
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| character = [[Bank|Portable Bank]], [[Guard]], [[Innkeeper]] (Marshal Expeditions)
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| capital = None/That of their masters
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| leader = None/[[Goblin|Goblins]] in general
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| homeworld = [[Azeroth]]
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| language = [[Goblin (language)|Goblin]]
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| slang = [[Common (language)|Common]]
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|name=Algaz Battle Hammer
  
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| alignment = [[Neutral]]
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| area = [[Kezan]], [[Azshara]], [[Stonetalon Mountains]], [[Westfall]], [[Tanaris]]
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| environment = The same as their masters
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'''Hobgoblins''', also known to some goblins as '''brutes''',<ref>[[Kezan Socialite]] quotes</ref> are large purple-skinned giants that guard the [[Isle of Kezan]]'s [[cities]], such as the [[Undermine]]. Hobgoblins came into existence during the [[Second War]] when [[alchemist]]s did experimentation on their own race. The hobgoblin was the product. Hobgoblins are "bigger, stronger, and much stupider" than [[Goblin|Goblins]].{{fact}}
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Hobgoblins are stupid, brutal troops that goblins created with their mad alchemy. Goblins created hobgoblins by experimenting on their own kind. The alchemically-wrought changes in hobgoblins did more than increase their size and strength and decrease their mental faculties. Perhaps the most well-known fact about them is their short lives. If a hobgoblin lives to his third year, he's ancient. Hobgoblins either donā€™t realize their lives are pitifully short (which is likely, due to their limited intellect) or they don't care.<ref name="DF197"/>
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Hobgoblins can also alter their personal metabolisms, channeling their adrenalin into the muscles that most need it. Their sweat is acidic, and they are capable of bursts of amazing speed that will reduce them to unconscious piles.<ref name="DF197"/>
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One frightening change the alchemy wrought was on hobgoblin emotions and psychology. Hobgoblins are unstable, and their goblin masters find them difficult to control. They have a number of tactics ā€” ranging from the violent to the culinary ā€” to convince hobgoblins to obey, but because of this instability goblins use hobgoblins only rarely. Hobgoblins grunt out phrases in [[Common (language)|Common]] and [[Goblin (language)|Goblin]].<ref name="DF197">[[Dark Factions]], pg. 197.</ref>
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The [[Alchemists' Union]]'s greatest creations are the dread hobgoblins.<ref>[[Dark Factions]], pg. 116.</ref>
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==In [[Cataclysm]]==
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[[Goblin (playable)|Playable goblins]] have a racial ability that summons a "[[Pack Hobgoblin]]" that allows them to access the [[bank]] anywhere.
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The '''Hobgoblins''' appear in other [[Goblin]] zones as quest givers.
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===Racial Abilities===
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!style="text-align:left"|[[File:spell_nature_regeneration_02.png|32px]] Acidic Sweat<ref>http://www.wowhead.com/spell=76136</ref>
 
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|The sweat of a Hobgoblin is acidic, and he's capable of bursts of amazing speed that will reduce them to unconscious piles. Striking a Hobgoblin during a burst of Acidic Sweat may cause him to suffer periodic ''Nature'' damage.{{fact}}||
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|Hobgoblins can also alter their personal metabolisms, channeling their adrenalin into the muscles that most need it. It can be used to massively increase the Hobgoblin's speed at the cost of less strength.{{fact}}||
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==Named==
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* {{npc|Horde|Gobber|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc|Neutral|Jack the Hammer|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc|Neutral|Innkeeper Dreedle|Marshal Expeditions|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc|Combat|Meatface|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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==Unnamed==
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* {{npc||Brute Bodyguard|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Brute Enforcer|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Brute Overseer|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Brute Squad|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Helix's Lumbering Oaf|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Hulking Labgoblin|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Lumbering Oaf|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Oaf Lackey|icon=Hobgoblin}}
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* {{npc||Villa Mook|icon=Hobgoblin}}
   
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==Concept art==
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Concept art listed as being hobgoblins{{fact}} can be found in ''[[Art of World of Warcraft]]''.{{fact}} Other artwork in ''[[Art of Warcraft]]'' also seem to describe "before" and "after" pictures of goblins turning into hobgoblins.{{Fact}}
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Image:Hobgoblinconcept.jpg|Concept art by [[Thammer]]<ref>http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/viewer.php?artist=thammer&cat=warcraftconcepts&art=1</ref>
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Image:Hobgoblin Purple1.jpg|Concept art by [[Thammer]]<ref>http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/viewer.php?artist=thammer&cat=warcraft&art=8</ref>
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Image:HobgoblinDF.jpg|Hobgoblin art from ''Dark Factions''
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== References ==
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Revision as of 23:44, 31 December 2010

"...Those purple-skinned guys. We call them hobgoblins. They were originally goblins, of course, but now they're bigger, stronger and much stupider. They aren't so good at thinking about things, but they make great shock troops. And we don't have to feel bad about sending them into battle on the front lines, because they have a life expectancy of only three years anyway."
- Alchemist Zovzik[1]
Hobgoblins
Hobgoblin-lostisles
A Horde Hobgoblin, likely Gobber
Faction/Affiliation Horde, Marshal Expeditions, Defias Brotherhood[2]
Character classes Portable Bank, Guard, Innkeeper (Marshal Expeditions)
Racial capital None/That of their masters
Racial leader(s) None/Goblins in general
Homeworld Azeroth
Environment The same as their masters
Area(s) Kezan, Azshara, Stonetalon Mountains, Westfall, Tanaris
Language(s) Goblin
Average height 7 feet
Alignment Neutral

Hobgoblins, also known to some goblins as brutes,[3] are large purple-skinned giants that guard the Isle of Kezan's cities, such as the Undermine. Hobgoblins came into existence during the Second War when alchemists did experimentation on their own race. The hobgoblin was the product. Hobgoblins are "bigger, stronger, and much stupider" than Goblins.[citation needed] 

Hobgoblins are stupid, brutal troops that goblins created with their mad alchemy. Goblins created hobgoblins by experimenting on their own kind. The alchemically-wrought changes in hobgoblins did more than increase their size and strength and decrease their mental faculties. Perhaps the most well-known fact about them is their short lives. If a hobgoblin lives to his third year, he's ancient. Hobgoblins either donā€™t realize their lives are pitifully short (which is likely, due to their limited intellect) or they don't care.[4]

Hobgoblins can also alter their personal metabolisms, channeling their adrenalin into the muscles that most need it. Their sweat is acidic, and they are capable of bursts of amazing speed that will reduce them to unconscious piles.[4]

One frightening change the alchemy wrought was on hobgoblin emotions and psychology. Hobgoblins are unstable, and their goblin masters find them difficult to control. They have a number of tactics ā€” ranging from the violent to the culinary ā€” to convince hobgoblins to obey, but because of this instability goblins use hobgoblins only rarely. Hobgoblins grunt out phrases in Common and Goblin.[4]

The Alchemists' Union's greatest creations are the dread hobgoblins.[5]

In Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Playable goblins have a racial ability that summons a "Ability racial packhobgoblin [Pack Hobgoblin]" that allows them to access the bank anywhere.

The Hobgoblins appear in other Goblin zones as quest givers.

Racial Abilities

Spell nature regeneration 02 Acidic Sweat[6]
The sweat of a Hobgoblin is acidic, and he's capable of bursts of amazing speed that will reduce them to unconscious piles. Striking a Hobgoblin during a burst of Acidic Sweat may cause him to suffer periodic Nature damage.[citation needed] 
Spell shadow shadowworddominate Personal Metabolism
Hobgoblins can also alter their personal metabolisms, channeling their adrenalin into the muscles that most need it. It can be used to massively increase the Hobgoblin's speed at the cost of less strength.[citation needed] 

Named

Unnamed

Concept art

Concept art listed as being hobgoblins[citation needed]  can be found in Art of World of Warcraft.[citation needed]  Other artwork in Art of Warcraft also seem to describe "before" and "after" pictures of goblins turning into hobgoblins.[citation needed] 

References

 
  1. ^ Lands of Mystery, pg. 75.
  2. ^ Lumbering Oaf (Deadmines)
  3. ^ Kezan Socialite quotes
  4. ^ a b c Dark Factions, pg. 197.
  5. ^ Dark Factions, pg. 116.
  6. ^ http://www.wowhead.com/spell=76136
  7. ^ http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/viewer.php?artist=thammer&cat=warcraftconcepts&art=1
  8. ^ http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/viewer.php?artist=thammer&cat=warcraft&art=8
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