Area 52

Area 52 is a goblin-run town found on the southwesternmost island of Netherstorm. It is a settlement structured much like Gadgetzan and Everlook, with a short wall surrounding a small hovel of buildings. The goblins are seen building a rocket ship, named the X-52 Nether-Rocket, to journey into the Twisting Nether.
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==Facilities==
*Inn
*Mailbox
*Bank
*Flight Master
*Food & Drink
*Equipment Repair
*Barber Shop
==Travel connections==
===Flight===
; Sylvanaar
; Toshley's Station
; Thunderlord Stronghold
; Mok'Nathal Village
; Stormspire
; Cosmowrench
; Evergrove
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;Rusty Rocket Tavern
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;Underground bank
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;Bank hut
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;Netherstorm rift
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==Quotes==
===Inn conversation===
The following converstation takes place in the Area 52 inn between Anchorite Karja, Exarch Orelis, Magistrix Larynna, and Spymaster Thalodien.
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===X2 crew conversation===
Periodically, the Experimental Pilot will start a conversation with an Engineering Crewmember.
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==Notes==
*The city can be reached via Dimensional Ripper - Area 52.
*The innkeeper in Area 52 does not sell any goods, but food and drink can be purchased from Gant.
*There are numerous areas where you can attack the opposing factions (and vice versa) without pulling aggro on the guards. It is advisable to stay in a building or fly above the ground if you need to go away from keyboard if you are PvP flagged. Area 52 Death Machines kill roof-campers, but engineers can control them with Gnomish Universal Remote.
===Pop-culture references===
Area 52 has a number of references to the outside world in it, primarily in relation to aliens and space:
*The town's name is a reference to , a US military base which has strong pop culture ties to extraterrestrials and their space-faring technology.
*The town being mainly inhabited by goblins may be a play on .
*Many of the goblins working on the X2 Nether-Rocket are clad in -inspired uniforms.
*The conversation between the Experimental Pilot and Engineering Crewmember borrows several lines from Elton John's "".
*The rocket's name is a reference to the , the experimental U.S. airplane/rocket program.
*When going through the doors, players receive a short "debuff" (with no apparent effects) from the A-52 Neuralyzer, which says "The flash of light you did not see did not erase your memories." In the film , agents were issued a device, also called a Neuralyzer, that wiped people's memories with a flash of light whenever they had any contact with aliens.
*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. 
*Area 52 and the X2 rocket periodically get attacked by Negatron, a reference to Megatron from the series.
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Category:Villages
Category:Neutral settlements
Category:Goblin territories
Category:Braintrust of Orbital Operations and Mechanics
Category:Easter eggs
Category:The Burning Crusade