In - jokes and references / games , TV and movies Blizzard has included many in - jokes and references to pop - culture in various forms throughout WoW . Games , TV , and Movies . 24 . One of the Alliance breadcrumb quests leading up to the Twilight Highlands , ' The Old Barracks ' involves the rescue of Jack Bauden from Stormwind ' s Old Barracks . To further press the point , part of the quest text includes " There ' s no time to warn the guard , < name > ! You ' ve got just minutes to get into the catacombs and disarm that bomb . Go ! Now ! Or THOUSANDS of PEOPLE will DIE ! " 300 . There is a quest in the Death Knight starting area called ' Tonight We Dine In Havenshire ' , a reference to King Leonidas ' s famous quote , " Tonight . . . we dine . . . in HELL ! " . The quest involves the gathering of arrows fired by nearby skeletal archer NPCs called " Sky Darkeners " , referencing the rumors of the Persian archers being able to darken the sky with their arrows . Also in the attack against Light ' s Hope Chapel , there is a reference to 300 where the defenders of the sacred place are just 300 that stand against the Scourge army of 10 , 000 . AC / DC . The dwarven mortar team in Dun Morogh say " " I ' m T . N . T . ! I ' m dynamite ! " " which comes from the AC / DC song " T . N . T . " from the " High Voltage " album . The rogue talent " Dirty Deeds " is a reference to the song " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap " from the " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap " album . Ace Ventura : Pet Detective . Finkle ' s Skinner is listed as property of Finkle Einhorn , alluding the revelation in " Ace Ventura " - " " Finkle is Einhorn ! Einhorn is Finkle ! " " Finkle Einhorn appears after you skin The Beast in Upper Blackrock Spire , and before the Burning Crusade , Finkle ' s Skinner – which drops from The Beast – was essentially required to skin the hound . Also , there is a weapon in Molten Core which drops , named Finkle ' s Lava Dredger . Army of Darkness . Multiple guns are labeled " Boomstick " of varying degrees , The rough boomstick , precisely calibrated boomstick , and lovingly crafted boomstick , and are all references to the line in " Army of Darkness " : " " Now listen up , you primitive screwheads . See this ? This . . . is my boomstick ! The 12 - gauge double - barreled Remington . " " There is an achievement called " Shop Smart , Shop Pet . . . Smart " which is clearly a reference to the line from Ash , " Shop smart , shop S - Mart . . . YOU GOT THAT ! " , but could also just be a reference to the chain of pet supplies stores . There are 2 characters named Klaatu and Barada , but no " Nikto " , probably due to the fact that the word is never said properly by Ash . Apocalypse Now . Colonel Kurzen in Stranglethorn Vale is based on the character Colonel Kurtz in the popular Vietnam movie " Apocalypse Now " . Austin Powers . There is a cat critter in Naxxramas instance named Mr . Bigglesworth . If you kill it , Kel ' Thuzad ( himself ) will yell " " No ! ! ! A curse upon you , interlopers ! The armies of the Lich King will hunt you down . You will not escape your fate . . . " " apparently he really liked that cat . This is a reference to Dr . Evil ' s cat of the same name from the " Austin Powers " series of movies . The " curse " is more than likely a reference to Dr . Evil ' s line " " And when Mr . Bigglesworth is upset . . . people DIE ! " " Bambi ( Disney ) . Bambi , his mother , Thumper , and Flower can be seen running around the Grizzly Hills . Though , as the norm , Blizz has renamed them to Bambina , Mother of Bambina , Thudder , and Flora . Battlestar Galactica . Next to the bank in Area 52 , there is a goblin engineer named Xyrol . This is a reference to Galen Tyrol , the chief of the deck on " Battlestar Galactica " . Kara Thricestar < Air Traffic Controller > at the Fizzcrank Airstrip in Borean Tundra is a reference to Kara Thrace ( a . k . a . Starbuck ) . Starbuck in Stormheim in the Stormtorn Foothills is also a reference to Kara Thrace ( a . k . a . Starbuck ) . Bioshock . In Stonetalon mountains there is a small girl called Suzie , who is standing besides a giant robot with a Divers Helmet named Big Papa . Suzie makes constant references to " Angels " ( corpses ) and calls Big Papa " Mr . P " . Big Papa also has a saw on his arm ( Big Daddies in Bioshock have a drill on their arm ) . Also next to Suzie and Big Papa is a man named Andorov Ryon , a reference to Andrew Ryan , the main villain of the first Bioshock game . Suzie herself is a reference to the Little Sisters . Blue Oyster Cult . There is a quest in Netherstorm ( Outland ) to return a cow bell to a cow named Bessy and then following an escort quest back to its owner . The quest name is ( starts from Thadell ) , which refers to a scene from " Saturday Night Live " starring Christopher Walken repeatedly asking for " " more cowbell . " " Captain America . The Paladin Talent Avenger ' s Shield is a reference to Captain America ( who is a member of the superhero group known as The Avengers ) , and his ability to ricochet his shield off of multiple targets and return to him . Chasing Amy . In Un ' Goro Crater , there is a reference to Kevin Smith ' s movie Chasing Amy . A quest is given titled " Chasing A - Me 01 " . This may also be a reference to the cyborg gorilla Amy in the 1995 film " Congo " because you need a mechanical part , a Mithril Casing to get her moving and finish the quest . Close Encounters of the Third Kind . Innkeeper Remi Dodoso ' s name in Area 52 spells out the notes ' Re ' ' Mi ' ' Do ' ' Do ' ' So ' in the scale . This is a reference to the musical theme used in the movie " " to communicate with the aliens which have landed on Earth . Conan the Barbarian . In the Badlands , up the mountain and behind the cave that is the back door to Uldaman , there is a crypt . Inside it can be found the skeleton of a king on a throne , with one hand resting on the hilt of a sword . This is just like the crypt where Conan seeks refuge and finds a sword at the beginning of his adventures in the 1982 film " Conan the Barbarian . " It is also similar to the pose of the older Conan at the end of the film , just before the credits . The Dark Crystal . The Arakkoa NPC race located in Outland bear a striking resemblance in appearance and sound to the Skeksis from this 1982 Jim Henson film . Furthermore , the first boss in Sethekk Halls will sometimes say " " Hmmmmmm . . . It ' s time to make my move ! " " , which is a direct quote from the scheming Chamberlain Skeksis from the film . Dirty Jobs . " Dirty " Michael Crowe is a reference to the host of the TV show " " Dirty Jobs " " , Mike Rowe . Disney ' s Aladdin . The Magnificent Flying Carpet ' s buff description is " Don ' t you dare close your eyes " which is clearly a reference to the movie ' s song " A whole new world " where one of the lines is " Don ' t you dare close your eyes " . The Frosty Flying Carpet ' s buff description is " A whole new point of view " which is another line from " A Whole New World " . Dragonlance . Found in the Old Town of Stormwind , the Pig and Whistle Tavern is a reference to the inn where the Heroes of the Lance stayed in Port Balifor . Dr . Strangelove , or : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb . The Horde quest in Ashenvale " Between a Rock and a Thistlefur " has a reference to Dr . Strangelove where " < name > , we must not allow . . . an expansion path gap ! " is a parody of the line in the movie " We cannot let there be a mineshaft gap ! " Elton John . In Area 52 , the Experimental Pilot and an Engineering Crewmember have a discussion which contains several references to Elton John ' s song ' Rocket Man ' . For example , the pilot says , " " This isn ' t the kind of place to raise your kids , it ' s cold and there ' d be no one to raise them . " " Excalibur - Sword in the Stone . Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur , sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain . Sometimes Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone ( the proof of Arthur ' s lineage ) are said to be the same weapon , but in most versions they are considered separate . The sword was associated with the Arthurian legend very early ; in Welsh , the sword was called Caledfwlch . The sword in the stone can be found in Nagrand on Zangar Ridge beside the road . Coordinates : 35 . 15 Final Fantasy VII . On the northern end of Sunstrider Isle in Eversong Woods , you can find two blood elf children named Jane and Nova . This is a reference to Jenova in " Final Fantasy VII " , who is also known as Sephiroth ' s " Mother " . In Dalaran , there is a flower vendor named Aerith Primrose . Her name and appearance are a reference to Aerith Gainsborough , one of the main characters from Final Fantasy VII . It has also been said that the Hawkstriders that are the racial mount for Blood Elves are directly inspired by Chocobos , which have been in almost every Final Fantasy game . Finding Forester . In Dire Maul , when you speak to Guard Fengus ( after killing King Gordrok ) , he says " " You ' re Da Man Now , Dog ! " " This is a quote from the movie " Finding Forester " , in which Sean Connery says the same line . It could also be a reference to the internet site . com YTMND Firefly . In Zangarmarsh the Alliance Master Engineer Trainer is named K . Lee Smallfry : a reference to Kaywinnit Lee " Kaylee " Frye , the ship ' s mechanic from the TV show Firefly . One of her quotes is : " Have you seen the swamp gas ? Isn ' t it just shiny ? " " Shiny " being one of the slang words in the show for " cool " . K . Lee is also the turn - in NPC for the Strange Engine Part , which has the flavor text : " It reads ' Capissen 38 ' on the bottom . " In Firefly Kaylee comments " And don ' t fly in anything with a Capissen 38 engine ; they fall RIGHT out of the sky . " Also in Zangarmarsh one of the drops from the Bogflare Needlers is a Captured Firefly . The flavor text : " Still flying . . . " has been removed from the item , possibly because the items are no longer retained in bags because of the new pet system . Forrest Gump . In Stormwind , there is a flower shop named Fragrant Flowers just east of the Trade District , on the canal between it and Old Town . The man who runs it is named Bernard Gump . Just beneath his name is the title ; Thus , his full title is " Florist Gump " , a pun on the name Forrest Gump . In Auberdine ( in Darkshore ) , there is a fisherman by the name of Gubber Blump . This is a play on Bubba Gump Shrimp . Gone in 60 Seconds . The quest in the Hellfire Peninsula called " Shizz Work " has you digging through felboar excrement for a lost set of keys , very much like a scene from " Gone in 60 Seconds " ( the remake with Nicholas Cage ) where some of the car thieves are taking a large dog for a walk to get him to " release " some previously devoured Mercedes keys ! Grand Theft Auto . is one of the Death Knight quests in the starting area . It refers to , another video game . He - Man and the Masters of the Universe . In Shattrath City ' s Lower City , there is a reference to the old He - Man cartoon . The Alliance Arathi Basin Battlemaster is named Adam Eternum , and stands with his sidekick , Oric Coe — a reference to Orko — and his pet , Battle Cat . Also in Lower City is a reference to He - Man ' s nemesis Skeletor , and is the Horde Arathi Basin Battlemaster who is named Keldor the Lost . If you were to look at He - Man ' s pet tiger , Cringer , who becomes Battle Cat , there is a remarkable resemblance to the Corrupted Cat from Felwood in both markings and coloration . This was probably a reference that is vastly overlooked . Additionally , the ore mined in Outland is ADAMantite which sometimes has rare ETERNIUM ore in it . Highlander . On Fray Island in the Barrens , there is an NPC named Klannoc Macleod with the title < The Islander > an obvious play on Connor Mac Leod , the Highlander . He looks very similar to the TV character Duncan MacLeod ( a clansman of Connor ' s ) , with long black hair , a katana , and the type of clothes Duncan would often wear . Iron Maiden . The Achievement " Hallowed Be Thy Name " is a reference to the Iron Maiden song " Hallowed Be Thy Name " from the " The Number Of The Beast " album . Or It could be a reference to the third line of the Lord ' s Prayer . In conjunction to the Indiana Jones references , during a Harrison Jones quest chain in Uldum , you get a quest entitled " Tailgunner ! , " referencing the song of the same name by Iron Maiden on the album " No Prayer For The Dying . " The quest has you sitting in a plane piloted by Harrison while you shoot down pursuers with the tail gun . Jeopardy . Dealer Sadaqat < Potent Potables > found at Stormspire in Netherstorm . This is from the TV quiz show , Jeopardy . It is a category that has been used for many years on the show and refers to alcohol containing beverages . Kill Bill . The superior quality sword , is a reference to Hattori Hanzo , legendary ninja and sword maker , who plays an important role in " Kill Bill Volume 1 " , where the Bride gets a sword from him with which to enact revenge against her former associates . Also , a gnome rogue called Lefty , who can be encountered in Blackrock Depths during the Tier 0 . 5 arena encounter , has a skill called " Five Fat Finger Exploding Heart Technique " , which will deal huge amounts of damage if allowed to stack five times . This is in reference to the technique the Bride learns from her ancient master , Pai Mei . Krull . In Onyxia ' s Lair within the first lava pool you come to on the right side , you can find a floating star shaped glaive and next to it a charred skeleton . A reference to the 80 ' s scifi - fantasy movie Krull in which the powerful glaive weapon was found in a flowing river of lava in a dragon ' s cave . LOST ( TV series ) . At the community site ' s Draenei Race " Information Page " , if you hover your cursor to the 2 Draenei , the male Draenei mentions something about the Monster , the Others and calls the female Draenei Kate . Also , ' Kate ' the Draenei mentions having a flashback . Lost follows the story of a group of survivors of a plane crash who are stranded on an island filled with mysteries . The Draenei on Azeroth are all survivors of a plane crash ( The Exodar in this case ) . The Exodar crashed on an island as well . The items Kharmaa ' s Ring of Fate and Kharmaa ' s Shroud of Hope are both references to the DHARMA Initiative , a mysterious organization of great importance in the show . In the Wrath of the Lich King , a hatch in the ground can be found on a small island in Bittertide Lake in Sholazar Basin . Mousing over the hatch causes the numbers 5 9 16 17 24 43 to appear . These numbers are only one off from " The Numbers " found in LOST : 4 8 15 16 23 42 . The Hatch and The Numbers play a big part in the lore of LOST , especially during the second season . MacGyver . A troll Master Engineer , named Mack Diver , is an obvious reference to the 80 ' s and 90 ' s show " MacGyver " . In the show , MacGyver would make bombs out of anything , making him kind of an engineer . Also , in Valgarde , there is a gnome named McGoyver , who is trying to fix a Gnomish Bi - plane . Matrix . Caretaker Alen , an Argent Dawn NPC at Lights Hope Chapel sometimes says : " I should have taken the translucent pill " . One of the boys who are fishing in Stormwind ' s Canal District sometimes says : " There is no spoon " . Asking any Ironforge Guard directions to an Alchemy Profession trainer has a chance to make them say " Why , oh why , didn ' t I take the blue potion ? " after the directions have been given . Fishing in Violet Hold may product a key , wich will open a chest underwater . One of the drops is Crude Dining Equipment , wich has a tooltip : " " There is no spoon " " Metal Gear . In Shadowmoon Valley there ' s a quest , called , where you use a Bag o ' Tricks , which is a simple wooden box , to disguise yourself in order to hear a conversation between Jovaan and Warbringer Razuun . The reference to the Metal Gear ' s cardboard box is reinforced by the fact that Jovaan asks Warbringer Razuun what ' s the box for , in the same way the soldiers of the game do when they find the cardboard box somewhere unfitting . And the Burning Legion outpost is a very unfitting place to a box , or anything actually , made of wood . Monty Python and the Holy Grail . There are two boys fishing in Canals of Stormwind City . One named Justin tells tall tales such as " And then the rabbit just bit his head off . . . I swear . " This refers to the deadly Killer Bunny in Holy Grail . Gzhun ' tt in Sporeggar located on the west side of Zangarmarsh will give you a quest once you have achieved a certain reputation level with the sporeling s and are level 63 or higher . The quest is entitled " Bring Me a Shrubbery ! " , an evident reference to the Knights - Who - Say - Ni in Monty Python ' s epic movie . The mysterious Black Knight which King Arthur meets in the forest is referred several times in the game . For once , when Kologarn shows up for the first time in Ulduar he says " None shall pass ! " and when losing an arm , he says " Only a flesh wound ! " . There is also the achievement which you will receive after completing a quest - chain involving The Black Knight in Argent Tournament . Mortal Kombat . The dwarven mortar team in Dun Morogh say " MORTAR COMBAT ! " after an explosion , which refers to the game ' s fight intro . National Lampoon ' s Christmas Vacation . AN NPC named Glark Criswold ( based on the main character " Clark Griswold " in the movies ) appears in the player ' s Garrison during Feast of Winter Veil . The Nightmare Before Christmas . The NPC is a tribute to Doctor Finklestein . He gives out the quest , which also references the fact that Doctor Finklestein was the Halloween Town ' s mad scientist . Oingo Boingo . In Tirisfal Glades , in the Forsaken starting area there is a grouping of four mindless undead named : Daniel Ulfman , Karrel Grayves , Samuel Fipps and Stephen Bhartec . They are surrounded by the remnants of what looks to be a celebration with overturned tables , with food and drink . This provides a two - fold reference to the members of Oingo Boingo : Danny Elfman , Carl Graves , Sam Phipps and Steve Bartek and their song " Dead Man ' s Party " . Old School . During the Horde quest to get 300 First Aid one of the dying soldiers refers to seeing " Blue " which is similar to a Will Ferrell line from the movie . Oz . During the Jail Break quest in Blackrock Depths you run across several prisoners named after characters from the TV series Oz . Crest Killer is Chris Keller . Jaz is Jaz Hoyt . Ograbisi is Adebisi . Shill Dinger is Schillinger ( interestingly , he appears to be a Scarlet Crusade member while Schillinger is a white supremacist ) . Finally , Tobias Seecher is Tobias Beecher , a protagonist of sorts in Oz and the only one of these characters you don ' t kill in the process of the quest . Pink Floyd . During the quest " Triage " dying soldiers will make comments as they pass into critical condition and before death . One of the soldiers says " Goodbye all you people , I ' m leaving you today . . . Goodbye , goodbye , goodbye . " which is a line from the song ' Goodbye Cruel World ' on Pink Floyd ' s album , ' The Wall ' . Also , the Innkeeper at Thrallmar , Hellfire Peninsula , is Named ' Floyd Pinkus ' . An obvious reference to the name of the band . Portal . In Wrath of the Lich King , there is an achievement , a reference to the in - game graffiti in Portal which reads ' The cake is a lie ' . Samurai Shodown . The names of the characters Haomarush , Genjuros , Khanzo , and Jubei ' Thos , and the realms named for them , are based on the characters Haohmaru , Genjuro , Hanzo , and Jubei from the " Samurai Shodown " fighting game series . Magazine features and photos from Blizzard HQ has shown that the company has ( or at least has had ) a " Samurai Shodown " setup in the office . Sanford and Son . Dran Droffers and Malton Droffers are orc versions of Fred Sandford and his Son Lamont from the 70 ' s show . Dran calls his son " You big dummy " and has a love of Ripple just as Fred did . Sinistar . The Reliquary of Souls in the Black Temple quotes the Sinistar from the video game of the same name ; " Beware - I live . " ( Another possible reference being the use of " cowards " ) . The Sinistar also resembles the Reliquary of Souls as both are large detached heads . Scarface . Pusillin in Dire Maul East says " Say hello to my little friends ! " when attacked . This is obviously a reference to the line " Say hello to my little friend ! " in the movie Scarface . Also , there is a troll quest giver named Tony Two - Tusk near Ratchet that says some familiar quotes in the quest texts . He is a reference to Tony Montana . Sling Blade . " Swamp Eye " Jarl in Dustwallow marsh is looking for a blade , a certain blade . . . " some folks call it a moonsteel broadsword , I call it a swing blade . . . " is an almost word for word of Billy Bob Thornton ' s character Karl in Sling Blade , " Some folks call it a Kaiser blade , I call it a sling blade . " Snakes On a Plane . At Nesingwary ' s Safari in Nagrand , there is a crashed plane . On that plane , there are snakes . South Park . Nesingwary ' s Safari in Nagrand is occasionally stormed by Talbuks , when this happens Hemet Nesingwary will yell " Watch out ! They ' re coming right for us ! " before he opens fire on them . This is a reference to the episode " Vulcano " where the boys are taken out hunting by Stan ' s uncle . In Stratholme there is a mini boss called Timmy The Cruel and yells " TIMMY ! ! " A reference to the character Timmy . Spinal Tap . Part of the Aprils fool ' s joke about the new hero class ' the Bard ' included a reference to the Christopher Guest movie . In particular the guitar axe listed as one of the weapons had the lore added ' This one goes to eleven ' referencing the scene where Guest explained that his amp gave him the power of one more when they need that extra juice in a show , the amps volume meter had eleven listed as the max volume attainable , obviously louder than other amps merely attaining a max volume of ten . Starship Troopers ( film ) . In Blade ' s Edge Mountains at Toshley ' s Station there is an female gnome called Dizzy Dina , which is a reference to one of the female characters in the movie . Also when you speak with Dizzy Dina she ' ll talk about Razak ' s Roughriders , which is a reference to " Rasczak ' s Roughnecks " . Also in Toshley ' s Station , the male gnome Razak Ironside is a reference to the character Lieutenant Jean Rasczak , who was played in the movie by Michael Ironside . The attacks by the ravagers on Toshley ' s Station are a reference to the bug attack of the base on Planet P in the movie . Star Trek . There are several references to Star Trek . There is a goblin in Gnomeregan named Sprok ( Spock ) , who stands next to the teleporter from Booty Bay , which is operated by Scooty ( Scotty ) . The idea behind transporters also comes from Star Trek . Deep Space Nine . In The Exodar , There is a small group of Draenei that congregate . Their names - Curzon , Tobin , Emony and Audrid - are references to the past lives of the character Dax . In Toshley ' s Station in Blade ' s Edge Mountains there is a Gnome called Smiles O ' Byron . This is a reference to Chief Miles O ' Brien , whose mirror universe counterpart was called " Smiley " . Enterprise . In Area 52 there is a character named Chief Engineer Trep . He wears a blue shirt similar to his TV counterpart , Chief Engineer Charles " Trip " Tucker . The Next Generation . In Gadgetzan , the chief engineer is named Jhordy Lapforge , honoring the ST : TNG chief engineer Geordi LaForge . When talking about his invention , The Matter Transporter , he mentions that ' There have been some reported problems with transportees being replaced by their evil selves from an alternative universe , but i ' m sure we will have that worked out soon . . . ' . This is a reference to Star Treks Mirror - Universe where each of the maincharacters has an evil counterpart . Star Wars . There are also a variety of Star Wars references , not the least of which are weapons such as the Argent Avenger , the Blade of Wizardry and Teebu ' s Blazing Longsword , which resemble lightsabers , yet the easiest to spot is the Very Light Sabre , a reward from an early gnome quest . Episode I : The Phantom Menace . If one inspects the racers in the Shimmering Flats , there is a distinct resemblance to the podracers piloted by Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba . Follow the racers around the track to find skidmarks leading away , towards a cliff face . The racer similar to Sebulba ' s can be found about halfway up , crashed and swinging on the side of the cliff . The race announcer , a 2 - headed ogre named Fobeed , is also a reference to the race announcer in TPM , a 2 - headed creature named FodesinBeed ( aka Fode & Beed ) . Episode IV : A New Hope . Upon death , a Priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption , a spell in which the priest can heal in a 15 - second time span before actually dying . The spell ' s description reads " " You have become more powerful than anyone can possibly imagine " " , a reference to when he tells " " If you strike me down , I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine " " moments before Vader kills him . On the first crossing to Bloodmyst Isle from Azuremyst Isle , you will find a small camp by the name " Kessel ' s Crossing . " Kessel himself will give you a quest called The Kessel Run , which he requires you complete in under fifteen minutes in reference to Han Solo ' s completion of the Kessel Run as mentioned in A New Hope " in under twelve parsecs . " After completing this quest , a character later will make reference to " having completed the Kessel Run in under fifteen minutes . The elite quest mob Banthar in Nagrand may be a reference to the Banthas from Tatooine from the first star wars movie , based on the similarities of the name and appearance . Toshley ' s station is a reference to Luke Skywalker ' s line " But I was going to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters ! " Conveniently there is a quest there called : The Halaa Blade Merchant s in Halaa in Nagrand are Coreiel when Halaa is Horde controlled and Aldraan when Alliance controlled . These are references to ' s homeworld of and ' s homeworld of . The Blade ' s Edge Mountains NPC R - 3DO is obviously a reference to the two droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO . When spoken to , it also states that it knows " MORE THAN 2 LANGUAGES " , a reference to C - 3PO ' s repeated phrase of " I am fluent in over six million forms of communication " . Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back . At Blood Watch on Bloodmyst Isle the Flight master ' s name is Laando . This might be a reference to Lando Calrissian , the character from which Han Solo won the Millennium Falcon . Episode VI : Return of the Jedi . In the Priest specific quest text for , Ogtinc or Greta Mosshoof ( depending on your faction ) will inform you that , " The green drake Morphaz is known to be immune to all forms of poison and disease - - many druids died to bring us this information . " This is a reference to the quote made by Mon Mothma in Star Wars : Return of the Jedi : " Many Bothans died to bring us this information . " Also , the quest giver named Princess Moira , who has been enslaved by Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths , wears slave clothes and hair similar to that of Princess Leia when she has been enslaved by Jabba the Hutt . Stargate SG - 1 . In the Champion ' s Hall , there are several characters named after members of " SG - 1 " . Guard Hammon ( General Hammond ) , Captain O ' Neal ( Colonel O ' Neill ) , and Lieutenant Karter ( Samantha Carter ) . It may be a coincidence , but plenty of portals , such as the ones at the bottom of Wyrmrest Temple , in the Chamber of Aspects , bear a striking resemblance to the circular , rotating , stone - wrought , and ancient archaic symbol inscribed Stargates . Stargate Atlantis . There are various murloc tribes around Azeroth , some which include mobs with the name Puddlejumper , e . g . Bluegill Puddlejumper or Mirefin Puddlejumper . This may be a reference to the fictional Atlantian spacecraft in the " Stargate : Atlantis " series known as the " puddlejumper " . The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai . In The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai ( 1984 ) , scientists develop a way for a rocket car to pass through solid matter ( a mountain ) . In Thousand Needles not far from the raceway , near the path to Tanaris , you can see skid marks that lead into the side of the mountain . In Tanaris , on the opposite side of the mountain just west of Gadgetzan , the skid marks continue and lead to the crashed wreckage of a rocket car . In the movie , this scene took place on salt flats exactly like Shimmering Flats . The Goonies ( film ) . In the movie , a group of kids enter an abandoned house , run through a cave full of traps , and reach a lagoon with a pirate ship . This is very similar to the Deadmines instance . The Lost Vikings . The three lost dwarves in Uldaman have the names of that of the " Lost Vikings " , another game developed by Blizzard when that company used the name Silicon & Synapse . They also drop various items that resembles their characters in the game such as Olaf ' s All Purpose Shield . The fact that the opening of Ironaya ' s chamber requires the Shaft of Tsol and Amulet of Gni ' kiv , that have the name of " Lost Viking " spelled backwards . Also , there is a quest obtained which has you go into Uldaman to find the three , which is an obvious offshoot of The Lost Vikings title . The Princess Bride ( film ) . Upon touching the globe that completes the attunement quest for Blackwing Lair , adventurers are greeted with quest completion text that reads " Have fun storming the castle ! " . This a quote of Billy Crystal ' s character Miracle Max . In UBRS , during the Rend event , adventurers successfully defeating waves of enemies are treated to Nefarian crying " Inconceivable ! " This is a repeated quote of Wallace Shawn ' s character , Vizzini , the Sicilian mastermind . One of the flirt voice emotes for the orc male is " This is true love , it doesn ' t happen every day " . This is a quote from the " Princess Bride " , Westley says it to Buttercup at the start of the movie . In Southshore , the stable boy is called Wesley , referencing both the book and movie . Appropriately , he also has blond hair and carries a rapier . In the Eastern Plaguelands , the priest NPC for T3 gear is Father Inigo Montoy . In the fountain of Dalaran you can fish the Inigo ' s Copper Coin , which line can be attributed to his famous quote in the film " I ' m Inigo Montoya , you killed my father . Prepare to die " . The Simpsons . Houndmaster Loksey utters the line " Release the Hounds ! " when aggro ' d . This is a quote from the long running Simpsons series , where Mr . Burns says this to get unwanted intruders off his lavish property . Seymour < Master Skinning Trainer > ( changed from < Great Master Skinner > ) is a reference to Seymour Skinner the principal of Springfield Elementary School . Groundskeeper Wyllithen is an obvious reference to The Simpsons Groundskeeper Willie . Three ' s Company . In the Lower City area of Shattrath City , there is an NPC chef named Jack Trapper . John Ritter ' s character in the 70 ' s sitcom " Three ' s Company " was Jack Tripper , a chef living with 2 women . Top Chef . Thomas Kolichio at Vengeance Landing ( Horde ) references one of the Top Chef judges , Tom Colicchio . He is also part of the Dalaran Daily Quests with Kathrine Lee . Total Recall . When entering Shattrath City one of the vagrant beggers will say " C ' mon spare some change , I ' ve got five kids to feed " . This is a quote from the movie " Total Recall " . Trading Places . In Stormwind City near the Auction House , there is a beggar named Topper McNabb that at some point says : " Spare some change for a poor blind man ? . . . What do you mean I ' m not blind ? . . . I ' M NOT BLIND ! I CAN SEE ! IT ' S A MIRACLE ! ! " an almost direct quote from Eddie Murpheys character impersonating a blind Vietnam vet in a small wheeled box , who is caught by the police for a fraud . Wonder Woman . Inside Shadow Hold ( northern Jaedenar , in Felwood ) there is a captured Night Elf , Arko ' narin , who gives an escort quest . You escort her to her equipment . When she opens the chest with her armor , she spins quickly and reappears in armor . She then says " All I need now is a golden lasso " . Both the spinning and the lasso are references to the Wonder Woman TV series . Worms . There is an engineering item engineers can make that is titled Explosive Sheep , an item that has occurred in the worms franchise . In World of Warcraft , it follows you around for a few minutes , until it either finds an enemy , or the few minutes are up . In Worms , you get to control the sheep and crash it into an enemy . See also . Bio - Dome . In Eco - Dome Mid - realm , in Netherstorm , there is a goblin named Shauley Pore . An obvious reference to Pauley Shore and his 1996 movie " Bio - Dome " . 6 Million Dollar Man . In the Badlands , Servo says " " We can make it better , stronger , faster . We have the technology . We have the magic . " " — a close quote from the TV show , " Six Million Dollar Man . " ( Servo also says things like " I am versed in over four languages . " ) The titles of two successive quests — and — together form another reference . Diablo II . The set of swords that Rend Blackhand drops called Dal ' Rend ' s Arms is a reference to the Diablo II set which was called Bul ' Kathos ' Children in which the two swords were called Bul ' Kathos ' Tribal Guardian and Bul ' Kathos ' Sacred Charge , similar to Dal ' Rend ' s Tribal Guardian and Dal ' Rend ' s Sacred Charge . At least 3 other items , Wirt ' s Third Leg , Cow King ' s Hide and Staff of Jordan , reference Diablo II as well . Wirt is a recurring character from both Diablo and Diablo II , his Leg being one of the items needed to access the hidden Cow Level , where the main boss , the Cow King , ruled . The Staff of Jordan is a reference to the Stone of Jordan , a highly regarded ring from " Diablo II " . There is a phrase in the loading tip screen that says " There is no cow level " , another obvious reference . Action Jackson . In the Stormspire of Netherstorm , there is a NPC known as Action Jaxon . Action Jackson is a 1988 action film , starring Carl Weathers , Vanity , Craig T . Nelson , and Sharon Stone , directed by Craig R . Baxley . Action Jackson was Mego ' s attempt to tap into the GI - Joe toy market in the early 70 ' s . MadTV parody of Michael Jackson in Action Jackson . Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . In the Underbelly below Dalaran , you can find four turtles and a rat near a pile of bottles filled with mysterious green goo . Pinocchio . In Dalaran , there is a gnome toy maker named Jepetto Joybuzz . Xena : Warrior Princess . There is a kitten at the Amphitheater of Anguish in Zul ' Drak called Zena < Wodin ' s Warrior Kitten > . Iron Chef . The daily cooking quest giver in Stormwind , Robby Flay , and the recipe vendor near him , Bario Matalli , are references to the American Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Mario Batalli . Transformers . In the dungeon " Uldaman , " one of the bosses is named Grimlok . As you start to battle him , he will call out " Me Grimlock King ! " Celebrities . Yuen Woo - Ping . Woo Ping , the weapons master in Stormwind , is an obvious direct reference to , who directed many Hong Kong martial arts films , and was martial arts choreographer for several Western movies including the Matrix trilogy and the Kill Bill films . It could also be a play on the term " whooping " , meaning you were thoroughly beaten with no chance to retaliate . Paris Hilton . Haris Pilton and Tinkerbell , bar denizens in Lower City area of Shattrath City , are a Blood Elf version of and her pampered pup . Oprah Winfrey . The name of Caregiver Ophera Windfury at the Temple of Telhamat , when spoken quickly , closely resembles the name of famous talk show host .