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Contents 1 World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria 1.1 Games 1.2 Movies 1.3 Music 1.4 People 1.5 Television 1.6 Comics 1.7 Books 1.8 Other 2 References

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria.

Games

• Street Fighter
  • There's an NPC by the name of Lun-Chi located in Kun-Lai Summit, near the Temple of the White Tiger. Under his name appears the title, <The Streetfighter>. This would appear to be a reference to the character Chun-Li, from the Street Fighter game series.

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • A quest called Unsafe Passage given by Koro Mistweaver in Krasarang Wilds results in a part of dialog from the game Skyrim, where the guards would repeatedly say "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee", which also became an internet meme later on. In the quest, while escorting Koro Mistweaver, you are attacked by a group of Riverblades, after which Koro would say: "Help me up, <name>. I... I took an arrow in the knee...".

• Duke Nukem
  • An NPC located in The Jade Forest by the name of Dook Ookem is an obvious reference to the main character of the video game series, Duke Nukem. His quotes are also said to be based on the character.

• Pokémon
  • The Pet Battle System that was introduced with the launch of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, is an obvious reference to the Pokémon media franchise.
  • Additionally, the achievement I choose you is a clear reference to the series.

• Starfox 64
  • The quest Do a Barrel Roll! is Peppy's Popular line from Starfox.

• Bomberman
  • The achievement Bomberman is a reference to the game with the same name.

Movies

• Up
  • There's a house on top of a mountain in The Jade Forest, which has a reasonable amount of balloons connected to it. Inside the house, is a pandaren named Kar (which would be a reference to the old man in the movie, named Carl). Outside the house is a single grummle by the name of Rusty Nail, carrying a backpack, accompanied by a fox named Dig - these would be referring to the young boy by the name of Russell, and the dog, named Dog.

• How to Train Your Dragon
  • The achievement How To Strain Your Dragon would appear to be a word play of the said movie, How To Train Your Dragon, in which there's a dragon race at the end of the film.

• Star Wars
  • The achievement It's a Trap! is a reference from Star Wars, or more specifically, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, where a character by the name of Ackbar yells "it's a trap!".
  • The achievement Hate Leads to Suffering is a quote from Yoda in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
  • The achievement Don't Get Cocky Kid is a reference to a quote Han Solo says in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

• The Dark Knight
  • The quest Why So Serious? is a popular catch-phrase by Joker, in the movie, The Dark Knight.

• Short Circuit
  • The achievement Number Five Is Alive is a reference to Number 5, a designation given to 1 of 6 robots in the movie "Short Circuit". After being struck by lightning, "Number Five" becomes convinced that he is alive, and not just a machine. The achievement itself is the declaration made by the robot: "Number 5, not a machine. Number 5..... Is alive!"

• Mulan
  • Lorewalker Cho's small crimson cloud serpent, Mishi, is a reference to Mushu, Mulan's red dragon guardian.

• Alien (film)
  • The achievement Face Clutchers is a reference to the Facehuggers from the Alien franchise.

Music

• Adele
  • There's an NPC named Adele located in Townlong Steppes, more specifically in an area named The Widening Deep. The NPC moves by rolling on the ground, and with the name of the location, this is an obvious reference to the singer Adele and her song "Rolling in the Deep".

• Limp Bizkit
  • The achievement Keep Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' is an obvious reference to Limp Bizkit's song "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)".

• LMFAO
  • The achievement Every Day I'm Pand-a-ren is an obvious reference to the song "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, in which the phrase "every day I'm shuffling" is presented with a similar syllabication.
  • The male pandaren /dance animation is based off of the choreography from LMFAO's music video, "Party Rock Anthem".

• Queen
  • The daily quest Red Blossom Leeks, You Make the Croc-in' World Go Down is a play off the lyrics from the song "Fat Bottomed Girls", where the actual phrase would be; "fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go round".

• Caramelldansen
  • The female pandaren /dance animation is based off of the ever-so-popular Caramelldansen (The Caramell Dance).

• Paula Abdul
  • The achievement  One Steppe Forward, Two Steppes Back is likely a reference to Paula Abdul's 1989 single Opposites Attract.

• 311
  • The achievement  Amber is the Color of My Energy is a line from 311's 2002 single "Amber."

• The Protomen
  • The scenario Assault the Shipyard for the Isle of Thunder achievement has a sub-quest named after the Mega Man rock-opera bands songs, notably Light up the Night, and Breaking Out

People

• The Yogscast
  • There's an area named Honeydew Village located in The Jade Forest. This could be referring to Simon (better known as Honeydew), a member of the YouTube Let's Play group, Yogscast. Yogscast is an internet sensation that has promoted World of Warcraft in many ways, and therefore it would only make sense for this to be a dedication to Simon and the entire Yogscast team.

• Tiger Woods
  • An area named Tigers' Wood located in The Jade Forest is an obvious reference to the famous golfer.

Television

• Party of Five
  • The achievement Party of Six is likely a reference to the TV show, Party of Five, which had it's run from 1994 to the year 2000.

• Dexter's Laboratory
  • The achievement What Does This Button Do? is a likely reference to Dexter's sister Dee Dee who would often say, "oooooooooooo, what does this button do?" before pressing buttons at random on various machines in his lab.

Comics

• Ranma ½
  • The Singing Pools, an area which is located in the pandaren starting area, The Wandering Isle, could be a vague reference to the Japanese manga series, Ranma ½, as if you fall into any of the pools, you're transformed into an animal.

Books

• The Jungle Book
  • There's an NPC located in The Jade Forest, by the name of Kher Shan, which is a reference to a character by the name of Shere Khan from The Jungle Book stories.
• The Hobbit
  • There's an NPC located in Valley of the Four Winds, by the name of Guard Captain Oakenshield, which is a reference to the character Thorin Oakenshield.

Other

• Lonesome George
  • There's an NPC by the name of Lon'li Guju in Kun-Lai Summit. This NPC is referring to the last Pinta Island tortoise, who became world-famous but passed away on June 24, 2012. If a player emotes something such as /wave or /love at the tortoise, he'd start to follow the player for a while.

• Conan the Barbarian
  • Cornan <The Barley Barbarian>, an NPC in Valley of the Four Winds appears to be a reference of Conan the Barbarian, a fictional sword and sorcery hero that has been included in many different sorts of media (games, movies, comic books etc.)

• Annie Get Your Gun (musical)
  • The achievement Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better... is a reference to the famous song from Annie Get Your Gun.

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