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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Games

  • Joust
    • There's a quest chain in Mount Hyjal that is a reference to and plays like the arcade game Joust.
  • Plants vs. Zombies
    • There's a quest chain in Hillsbrad Foothills started by Brazie the Botanist that is a homage to the game. The name of the last quest in the chain, Quest:Lawn of the Dead, was also the original name for Plants vs. Zombies.
    • The Singing Sunflower non-combat pet received for completing the quest chain is a reference to Plants vs. Zombies music composer Laura Shigihara, who was represented as a singing sunflower in the Plants vs. Zombies theme song's music video. At Blizzard's request, Shigihara also voiced the Singing Sunflower non-combat pet.

Movies

Television

  • 24
    • During the Twilight Investigation quest line in Stormwind, a quest Template:The Old Barracks will have you meet with Template:Jack Bauden (Jack Bauer) who says "I'm Jack Bauden, this is the longest day of my life."
  • Jersey Shore
    • When clicked upon, male Goblin NPCs sometimes say "G.T.L, friend...Gambling, Tinkering, Laundry!" This is a reference to the cast members of Jersey Shore, who use the acronym G.T.L to stand for "Gym, Tanning, Laundry."

Music

  • Duran Duran
    • In Mount Hyjal, there are two NPCs named Rio Duran and Ian Duran, who are Gilnean worgen. Two of Duran Duran's hits were "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf". Rio Duran also quotes lyrics from "Hungry Like the Wolf" while the player is on a certain quest.
  • The Ink Spots
    • In the quest Quest:Disrupting the Rituals the Twilight Inferno Lords sometimes say "I just want to set the world on fire" which is a homage to The Ink Spots' 1941 song "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire"

People

  • Antoine Dodson
    • When completing the quest Quest:Crisis_Management in Uldum, Schnott's Bodyguard yells during an attack by several collosi to "Hide your vives! Hide your children! Zhey're killink everyone up in he'ah!". This is a reference to Antoine Dodson, who became an internet celebrity from a viral news video in which he was discussing an attempted rape on his sister. Said video included Dodson uttering the line "Hide your kids, hide your wives, and hide your husbands, because they're raping everybody out there."

Other

  • The achievement Achievement doublerainbow [Double Rainbow] is a reference to a viral video of a man commenting in awe while filming footage a double rainbow.
  • When doing the quest Inv scroll 11 [Forged Documents] on the Alliance side, there is an option to turn the quest in to the horse trainer Darlene Stokx in Stormwind. Upon turning in the quest, one of the things she says is "I must have been tipsy the night I promised you a pony. Take your money and no hard feelings, okay?" This a possibly a reference to the "Ghostcrawler promised me a pony" meme that sprung up on the official forums.
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