Changes: List of pop culture references in Warcraft/Cata

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This item can be crafted using Engineering (110); taught by Journeyman Engineering trainers.

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-*'''{{wplink|Joust_(video_game)|Joust}}'''
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-**There's {{achievement|Beware of the 'Unbeatable?' Pterodactyl|a quest chain}} in Mount Hyjal that is a reference to and plays like the arcade game Joust.
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+This item can be crafted using [[Engineering]] (110); taught by Journeyman Engineering trainers.
-*'''{{wplink|Plants vs. Zombies}}'''
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-**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.
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-**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.
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+==External links==
-* '''{{wplink|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective}}'''
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-** There is a neutral gnome questgiver named [[Finkle Einhorn]] that can now also be found at [[Mount Hyjal]]. Finkle's name is a reference to the film ''[[wikipedia:Ace Ventura: Pet Detective|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]'', wherein Ace finds that Ray ''Finkle'' had assumed the identity of a female detective Lois ''Einhorn''.
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-* '''{{wplink|Clash of the Titans}}'''
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-** Near the end of the Vashj'ir questline when the Naga assault Neptulon, Lady Naz'jar cries out "Release the Kraken!" to call upon the aid of the [[Leviathan]] [[Ozumat]] in defeating Neptulon.
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-*'''{{wplink|First Blood}}'''
-**The [[John J. Keeshan]] questline in [[Redridge Mountains]] is a reference to the ''Rambo'' series. John J. Keeshan is modeled after John Rambo, and [[Colonel Troteman]] is based off of Colonel Samuel Trautman.
-* '''{{wplink|Inglorious Basterds}}'''
-** In [[Uldum]], [[Commander Schnottz]] has you run a series of quests and asks for 8 Idols.  When you bring them to him, he cries out that he needed not 8 but "Nine, Nine, Nine, Nine, Nine!".
-* '''{{wplink|Jaws (film)|Jaws}}'''
-** A questline presented by [[Budd]] at [[Budd's Dig]] in [[Kelp'thar Forest]] revolves around a huge shark called Gnaws, a play on the movie title. The names of two quests, [[Quest:Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt...]] and [[Quest:DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun]] reference the movie's musical theme, imitated with a human voice. An albeit unsuccessful attempt to kill Gnaws is to lure it into eating grubs loaded with gunpowder, which explodes when he bites it, a reference to the end of the movie, where the shark is killed by an oxygen tank exploding in its maw. Another obscure reference might be the fact that [[Gnaws' Boneyard]] is filled with orca remains. The boat in the movie was named after the {{wplink|orca}}, considered the only natural enemy of the great white shark.
-* '''{{wplink|Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise)|Pirates of the Caribbean series}}'''
-** [[Quest:A Bone to Pick]] mentions a cursed treasure that "makes everyone who touches it a skeleton" - a reference to the cursed Aztec gold in {{wplink|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|The Curse of the Black Pearl}}.
-** At the beginning of the Vashj'ir questline the ship the player is riding on is attacked by the giant kraken-like Leviathan Ozumat. The manner in which the scene begins, as well as the player falling the water and seeing the creature are all reminiscent of a similar scene in {{wplink|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest}}.
-* '''{{wplink|The Princess Bride}}'''
-** During the Horde introduction quest to the [[Twilight Highlands]] both [[Assistant Greely]] and [[Hobart Grapplehammer]] say "Have fun storming the Highlands!" which is a reference to Tracy Ulman and Billy Crystal's lines in The Princess Bride.
-*'''{{wplink|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}'''
-**The entire [[Uldum]] {{achievement|In a Thousand Years Even You Might be Worth Something|questline}} revolving around [[Harrison Jones]], [[Belloc Brightblade]], [[Commander Schnottz]] and concluding with finding the [[Coffer of Promise]] in {{quest|Harrison Jones and the Temple of Uldum}} is based loosly on [[wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark]], (though the final quest's name is a tribute to another Indiana Jones' movie: [[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]). Coffer of Promise is similar to [[wikipedia:Ark of the Covenant|Ark of the Covenant]], both in appearance and powers, aswell as the secret it holds. Deathwing's allies are playing role of Nazi here.
-*'''{{wplink|Starship Troopers}}'''
-** The quest [[Quest:A Great Idea]] in [[Tanaris]] will have the player catch a silithid bug.  Upon quest completion, the questgiver [[Zeke Bootscuff]] calls over [[Narain Soothfancy]] to commune with the bug. Narain states "It's afraid." then yells "It's afraid!", a direct quote from the end of the movie, following the capture of the 'brain bug'.  The follow-up quest [[Quest:Just Trying to Kill Some Bugs]], another direct quote, features a large explosion in a hive like the corresponding scene in the movie.
-*'''{{wplink|Star Wars}}'''
-** The faction-respective versions of [[Quest:The Hammer of Twilight]] state: "More important than that, the cultists have made a critical error: Cho'gall is personally overseeing its final construction. Many SI:7/Kor'kron died to bring us this information", an allusion to a similar line in {{wplink|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi}}.
-===Television===
-*'''{{wplink|24 (TV series)|24}}'''
-**During the Twilight Investigation quest line in Stormwind, a quest [[Quest:The Old Barracks]] will have you meet with [[Jack Bauden]] (Jack Bauer) who says "I'm Jack Bauden, this is the longest day of my life."
-*'''{{wplink|CSI: Miami}}'''
-**The main quest chain in Westfall has players interacting with wisecracking Lieutenant [[Horatio Laine]], assisting him while investigating several crimes in the area. Horatio Laine is based off of Horatio Caine, a character from CSI:Miami. In episode teasers, Caine would begin to speak a particularly ominous (or humorous) line, pause for a moment to put on his sunglasses, and then finish the sentence.
-*'''{{wplink|Futurama}}'''
-**The [[Jewelcrafting]] [[Jewelcrafting_quests#Cataclysm|Cataclysm dailies]] in Orgrimmar/Stormwind reference characters and events from the series heavily:
-***[[Quest:A Present for Lila]] - Lila has purple hair, is a ship captain and apparently only has one eye (left) but is still attractive, which are attributes of {{wplink|Leela (Futurama)|Turanga Leela}} as well. Bonder (Curver in the Alliance version) is apparently a thief, which his friends are oblivious about, and likes drinking, which describes {{wplink|Bender (Futurama)|Bender}}. "Bonder" was also how a fraud psychic called him in a séance.
-***[[Quest:Elemental Goo]] and [[Quest:The Latest Fashion!]] mention (A) Professor Barnsworth and (H) Dr. Vernstrom, which stand for {{wplink|Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth}} and {{wplink|List of recurring characters in Futurama#Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Dr. Wernstrom}}, rival scientists and mortal enemies. While ''The Latest Fashion!'' mentions disregard for the dangers of science/magic, as well as finding "other" uses for inventions that have proven to be dangerous, a trait of Farnsworth, the "hand stuck in jar" joke in ''Elemental Goo'''s completion text might refer to the series' "heads in jars".
-***[[Quest:Nibbler! No!]] - Nibbler is a direct reference to Leela's pet of the same name, which can (and will) devour and digest anything, while its droppings are too heavy to lift.
-***Both the quest name and description text of [[Quest:Ogrezonians in the Mood]] reference the title and plot of the episode {{wplink|Amazon Women in the Mood}}, and also mentions "Azeroth Express", a play on Planet Express, the delivery company of the series' protagonists.
-*'''{{wplink|House (TV series)|House}}'''
-**In the Horde camp of [[Dragonmaw Port]] in the [[Twilight Highlands]] there is an NPC named [[Gregor]] that is a Dragonmaw Medicine man, named after Dr. Gregory House.
-*'''{{wplink|Jersey Shore (TV series)|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."
-*'''{{wplink|The Simpsons}}'''
-** The quest {{questlong|Neutral|80|A Bone to Pick}} (most likely) references the episode {{wplink|Treehouse of Horror III}} where Homer attempts to purchase cursed frozen yogurt. The episode features a dialogue repeating an alternating "that's good" followed by a "that's bad" set of statements. Both the episode and the quest refer to a cursed item.
-===Music===
-*'''{{wplink|Duran Duran}}'''
-**In [[Mount Hyjal]], there are two NPCs named [[Rio Duran]] and [[Ian Duran]], who are [[Worgen (playable)|Gilnean worgen]]. Duran Duran was a British rock group, and two of their 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.
-* '''{{wplink|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", which became famous due to it's usage the 2008 RPG '''{{wplink|Fallout 3}}'''.
-*'''{{wplink|Insane Clown Posse}}'''
-**The quest[[Quest:Magnets, How Do They Work?]] is a reference to the song "Miracles" by Insane Clown Posse. A line from the song in question, "Fuckin' magnets, how do they work?"  became an internet meme.
-**[[Psychopathic Hatchet]] might be a reference to the group's label which they run named "Psychopathic Records" featuring a man with a hatchet as their logo.
-* '''{{wplink|Jonathan Coulton}}'''
-**{{npc||Skullcrusher the Mountain}}'s name is seemingly a reference to the song "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton. One of the quest rewards for the associated quest, [[Quest:Skullcrusher the Mountain]] is [[Coulton's Crushers (Alliance)]].
-*'''{{wplink|Beyonce Knowles}}'''
-**The female goblin /flirt "If you liked it then you should have put a larger, more elaborate ring on it" is a reference to the song "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)". The female goblin /dance is also based on the choreography from the "Single Ladies" music video.
-*'''{{wplink|Lady Gaga}}'''
-**In Vashj'ir, there is a rare mob named [[Lady LaLa]], a sea witch model that sports crazy glasses and an unusual headpiece. The names of the special abilities she uses against the player are called Briny Romance ("Catches the enemy in a briny romance") and Siren's Song ("Cause all nearby enemies to just dance!").
-**The worgen female's /dance is based off of the music video for "Poker Face".
-*'''{{wplink|Samwell_(entertainer)|Samwell}}'''
-**The Vashj'ir quest [[Quest:What? What? In My Gut...?]] is a reference to the viral music video "What What (In the Butt)" by Samwell.
-*'''{{wplink|Turbonegro}}'''
-**The Deepholm Quest [[Quest:All Our Friends Are Dead]] is a reference to Turbonegro's 2005 song "All My Friends Are Dead".
-===People===
-*'''{{wplink|Winston Churchill}}'''
-**[[Liam Greymane]]'s speech before [[The Battle for Gilneas]] is similar to Winston Churchill's speech to the House of Commons during the Battle of Britain.
-*'''{{wplink|Antoine Dodson}}'''
-**When completing the quest [[Quest:Crisis_Management]] in [[Uldum]], Schnottz'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."
-*'''{{wplink|Mia_Rose_(pornographic_actress)|Mia Rose}}'''
-**There's an NPC in [[Twilight Highlands]] called [[Mia the Rose]], which is a reference to porn actress and WoW player Mia Rose. Rose plays a night elf female.
-*'''{{wplink|Bobby Flay}} and {{wplink|Mario Batali}}'''
-**The cooking trainer in Stormwind, [[Robby Flay]], and cooking vendor [[Bario Matalli]] are both references to Chefs Bobby Flay and Mario Batali respectively.
-*'''{{wplink|Russell_Brower|Russell Brower}}'''
-**A dwarf NPC at Kirthaven in the [[Twilight Highlands]] that shares the quest [[Quest:Words and Music By...]] who is a reference to his real life counter part of the same name: Russell Brower, who is the Director of Audio at Blizzard.
-*'''{{wplink|Vince_Offer|Vince For Slap Chop}}'''
-**On [[Kezan]], towards the end of the questlines on the island, there is a Goblin NPC named [[Vinny Slapchop]], who is noted as an Entrepreneur. He can be seen yelling and peddling wares, which include a [[Slap Rock]].
-===Literature===
-*'''{{wplink|Don Quixote}}'''
-**The [[Maximillian of Northshire]] questline in [[Un'Goro Crater]] caricatures medieval knights fables in a way very similar to the adventures of Don Quixote, especially as Maximillian mistakes e.g. dinosaurs for dragons and male blood elves for damsels. Also, one of the quest rewards is [[Toy Windmill]], a direct reference to the novel.
-*'''{{wplink|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}'''
-**The quest [[Quest:Four Heads are Better than None]] tasks you to collect the four heads of two [[ogre mage]]s, named [[Za'brox]] and [[Beeble'phod]], alluding to {{wplink|Zaphod Beeblebrox}}, who has two heads as well. In the quest objectives, the head items are even ordered to form the original name.
-===Other===
-*The zone [[Azshara]] is a reference to a German (formerly East German) village [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aschara Aschara].
-*The achievement {{achievement|Double Rainbow}} is a reference to a viral video of a man commenting in awe while filming footage of a double rainbow.
-*When doing the quest [[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.
-* '''Homestar Runner'''
-** In Deepholm, the quest {{questlong|Neutral|82|Troggzor the Earthinator}} is an obvious reference to Trogdor. Both the quote "Stop him before he earthinates the countryside!" and the reward Earthinating Peasant Leggings further the pun.