List of pop culture references in Warcraft/BC

==World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade==
===Comic and manga===
* — Avenger's Shield mimics the trademark attack of , the leader of the superhero team .
===Gaming===
* , Tiberium universe — The red crystals on Bloodmyst Isle bear a heavy resemblance to Tiberium in appearance and behavior, as it infests and mutates the flora and fauna on the island.
* — The sounds made by the variations of Stags are almost directly taken from the sound palette of the imps found in the game .
* — The sound the Felboars and Helboars shriek when they aggro is strongly reminiscent of the LARD pig-cops you encounter in several areas of this game.
* — The Gunblade is probably a reference to , where main character uses a "Gunblade" as his signature weapon. The WoW weapon, however, does not look anything like the Gunblade used in FFVIII.
* — Chief Engineer Lorthander, who wields a Keyblade, a reference to the weapons in the Kingdom Hearts series.
* — Glacius and Fulgorge reference the characters Glacius, an alien made of ice, and Fulgore, a cyborg, from the rare fighting series.
* — Gruul, a massive cyclopean giant, is a reference to the Gruul guild in Magic: The Gathering, which was led by the cyclops Borborygmos.
* — To Legion Hold, where you have to spy on enemies while you are disguised as a wooden crate, is a reference to the Metal Gear series, where the main character often uses a cardboard box to move around undetected.
* — Arcane Guardians sometimes say "Happiness is mandatory, Citizen!". This is a direct quote from the role-playing game.
* — The Ravager bears an extremely striking resemblance to the Scrabs in the various games.
* — The Essence of Anger part of the Reliquary of Souls will shout "Beware - I live.", a quote Sinistar shouts when he is fully formed and start actively seeking the player out.
* — Lake Jorune in Terokkar is a reference to this pen-and-paper roleplaying game from the '80s and early '90s.
* StarCraft — Sky Commander Adaris and Vindicator Aldar are possible references to Judicator Aldaris.
* — Eviscerate's animation is identical to Ken and Ryu's Shoryuken animation.
* — The female Blood Elf's dance moves are taken from the animated "Always" promotional video for this Korean video game. The video became a minor internet phenomenon, spawning another popular video of a dancer using the moves with Britney Spears' "Toxic" playing in the background.
* — Setting Up the Bomb is a reference to the mistranslated quote "Somebody set up us the bomb!"
===Literature===
* — Prince Malchezaar often says "Time is the fire in which you'll burn...", which is a reference to the Delmore Schwartz's poem.
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** The sand worms seem to be directly based on the sandworms of Dune.
** In The Big Bone Worm involves using a Fumper to summon an enormous burrower called }, a pun on the name of the sandworms of Dune named "Shai-Hulud". The quest rewards are daggers with names based on Dune characters and weapons made from the sandworms' teeth.
* — How to Win Friends is a reference to the title of 's book.
* — You, Robot is probably a reference to 's novel.
* — One of the Opera events in Karazhan is The Big Bad Wolf, where the boss is the wolf who gives a Little Red Riding Hood debuff to players, transforming the player into a red-cloaked fast-running gnome.
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** One of the Opera events in Karazhan is Romulo and Julianne, referring to this famous 's tragedy . Julianne can also drop Romulo's Poison Vial. Romulo and Julianne also use famous quotes from Shakespeare's original play while engaging in combat.
** A Curse Upon Both of Your Clans! is a reference to Mercutio's oft repeated curse "a plague on both your houses!"
* — Grok is a reference to Heinlein's verb , simplified to understand, presented in this 's novel.
* — The Black Morass may refer to 's short story, in which Inspector Legrasse, investigating reports of strange rituals in New Orleans swamplands, is described to have "plowed on through the black morass". The design of the zone itself closely adheres to Lovecraft's description of the New Orleans marshes.
* — Shado 'Fitz' Farstrider]] appears to be a reference to the character FitzChivalry "Fitz" Farseer, and possibly also to his mentor Chade, from series of fantasy books by .
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** Stung takes its name from Bilbo's sword "Sting" in .
** Marshal Isildor is a possible reference to , the man who cut the ring from Sauron's finger.
** One of the lines spoken by Velen is "Not all who wander are lost." This is a line from the poem about in the book.
** The history of the elven race, including the sundering of the High Elves from the Night Elves and most of Azeroth's prehistory is a close parallel to the Simarillion.
** Ripp and Feng are possibly referring to 's dogs Grip and Fang.
* — Doom Lord Kazzak shares a name with the hound of space, Kazak, from 's book.
* — One of the Opera events in Karazhan is Wizard of Oz, referring to this famous children's novel by . Both the fight and the book have shared characters and costumes including Dorothee and her dog Tito, Tinhead, Strawman, the lion Roar, the evil Crone, and even tornadoes.
=== Movies and television ===
* — After respawning, Captain Arathyn says "I love the smell of nether in the morning. It smells like...victory", one of the more famous quotes from above movie, originally "napalm" instead of "nether", said by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore.
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** Outside of the Skyguard Outpost, the Skyguard gear up for their flight on the Bash'ir Landing about every two hours. During their pep talk, the Skyguard Lieutenant asks "Anyone have any questions?" to which a Ranger replies "Look, man, I only need to know one thing, where they are." This is a direct quotation from the 1986 movie Aliens where the Marines are getting a briefing from their Lieutenant and Private First Class Jenette Vasquez chimes in cockily with the above quote.
** When engaged, Voidhunter Yar says "In the void, no one can hear you scream!"
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** Meminnie is a reference to the character in (and subsequent films).
** When you kiss the frog Mojo (companion), he quotes Austin Powers "lookalike" phrases to you.
* — Velen is almost certainly a reference to the Minbari prophet .
* — In the Blizzard website promoting the new Arena Tournament, the promotional pictures show a female blood elf named "Boomer" fighting against a draenei warrior named "Apollo" as well as a rogue canamedlled "Gaius", in reference to the Battlestar Galactica characters Sharon "Boomer" Valerii, Lee "Apollo" Adama, and Gaius Baltar.
* — Located inside of the Eco-Dome Midrealm stands Shauly Pore, which is a reference to actor and comedian , who starred in this 1996 movie.
* — The Seal of Danzalar is a reference to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The phrase "From beneath you, it devours" comes from a reference in the last season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer; it translates to the gateway to the Sunnydale Hellmouth. The item's name is a play on "The Seal of Danzalthar" which is the name of the seal that covers the Sunnydale Hellmouth.
* — The female blood elf laugh is meant to reference the catchphrase of Doctor Blight from the TV series. Also, the image that displays next to the health bars of Blood Elf females in your party that are outside your visual range bears a distinct resemblance to the Doctor.
* — Innkeeper Remi Dodoso's name 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.
* — Cruel's Intentions is named for this film.
* — is a reference to this movie and its main character, "Dirty" Harry Callahan.
* — "Dirty" Michael Crowe is a reference to Mike Rowe who is the star of the show.
* — Barimoke Wildbeard and Bron Goldhammer have a routine that starts of with "Bron! 'Ey, Bron! Hit me!". This is a reference to the first fight between the narrator and Tyler Durden.
* — Shark Bait's name is taken directly from the nickname given to Nemo by his fellow tankmates. The picture used for the item is also a , just like Nemo. The quote "Just keep swimming..." was part of a catchy phrase said throughout the movie by Dory, voiced by .
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** is a reference to the character , the engineer on the show. Her dialog includes the word "shiny", a common adjective for "good" used on the show.
**Captured Firefly has the flavor text "Still flying..." which is a line from the show.
**During Brewfest, one of the beers you can purchase is Mudder's Milk, which is from the episode "Jaynestown."
**Mingo and Fanty are named after the twins who engage Mal to perform the robbery from Serenity's opening sequence.
**Strange Engine Part and Broken Engine Part bear the description: "It reads 'Capissen 38' on the bottom." This is a reference to Kaylee Frye's line in the movie: "Don't ride in anything with a Capissen 38 engine, they fall right out of the sky."
** is a reference to the Companion character . Her face and outfit looks also very similar to the series' character.
* — The has printed on it the first two lines of the . The Creed pre-dates Full Metal Jacket by about 45 years, but was popularized by this movie.
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** In the Apothecarium area is a large, stitched together thing that periodically blorps a load of the green funk that fills the Canals, vaguely reminiscent of the Slurm Queen's behind in the episode "Fry & The Slurm Factory."
** Nibblet is probably a reference to the monkey/cat-like pet alien "Nibbler" from the show.
* — The blood elf NPC speech "Death to all who oppose us!" may be a reference to a character in the final story who says the beforementioned after the main antagonist of the movie turns him and his people into ruthless killing machines.
* — Gladiator's Greatsword is indicated to be built to "Proximo's specification" in the item description. Proximo was the slave trader/former gladiator who bought Maximus and trained him as a gladiator.
* — Harrison Jones is an obvious reference to starring actor and his role as the title character. In his dialogue, he accuses the player of only wanting to acquire Zul'Aman's treasures for themselves, instead of taking them to a museum where they belong, in his opinion (which is one of Jones' main motives for his expeditions).
* — The Skyguard folk at Skyguard Outpost occasionally say "Player is an officer and a gentlewoman/man." This is the same thing Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan says in the M*A*S*H play.
* — Mack Diver is a reference to 's character MacGyver in the series of the same name.
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** Adam Eternum is a reference to the popular Masters of the Universe character "He-Man", whose real name is Adam. He also has a Zulian Battle-tiger as a pet, in reference to his tiger, Cringer. He also appears with a gnome behind him called Oric Coe, in reference to Orko.
** Keldor the Lost continues the reference to Masters of the Universe. "Keldor" was the identity of He-Man's arch-nemesis, prior to his transformation into the evil . Being undead, Keldor the Lost's hood, glowing eyes, dark blue attire, and skull-tipped staff all bear a striking resemblance to Skeletor. I
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** The Netherstorm Agents in Area 52 are all dressed in tuxedos resembling the business suits from the Men in Black comics and movies. They also carry the huge guns that equipped in the first movie.
** When you leave Area 52 you will be hit by a flash of light and you receive a buff called A-52 Neuralyzer whose tooltip says: "The flash of light you did not see did not erase your memories". This is a reference to the "Neuralizer" device that the Men in Black used to erase and alter the memories of the people who saw an alien.
* — The Dark Iron Guzzlers shout, "No one expects the Dark Iron Dwarves!", a reference to the recurring Spanish Inquisition sketch.
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** stands with her bots Maxx A. Million Mk. I, II, and V. The names of her bots are a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where King Arthur goes to 'cook' the Holy Hand Grenade and exclaims "One, two, FIVE!".''
** In Bring Me A Shrubbery! is reference when the Knights of Ni in the movie demanded that King Arthur bring them a shrubbery before they'd let him pass. The repeatable part of this quest is called Bring Me Another Shrubbery!, which is a reference to their followup demand.
* — The male blood elf's dance moves are taken directly from Napoleon's choreographed dance sequence at the end of the movie.
* — Once Were Warriors could very well be directly related to the popular New Zealand movie by the same name. The emotions described within the quest text seem to confirm this more.
* — T'chali the Witch Doctor is possibly a reference to another similarly colored disembodied head, .
* — The lines recited by the Arcane Patrollers are RoboCop's prime directives: "Protect the innocent", "Serve the Public Trust", and "Uphold the Law."
* — Needs More Cowbell is a reference to the famous Christopher Walkin sketch.
* — In Nesingwary Safari, there is a gnome style plane crashed into the ground. Unmoving snake critters spawn atop it.
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**"Area 52" is another name for .
**Lieutenant Karter, Captain O'Neal, and Guard Hammon are references to the characters Samantha Carter, Jack O'Neill, and George Hammond. Lieutenant Jackspring is also a possible reference to Dr. Jackson, as he is looking at a bookshelf.
** The Arcane Portals found throughout the game, most easily found in the Wizard's Sanctum, uncannily resemble the Stargate itself.
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**Ethereal NPCs near Manaforge Ultris quotes this episode saying "How do you defeat that which has no life?", referring to the Ethereum Gladiator, who's always looking for a bigger and better challenge, in episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft."
**One of the draenei male's jokes mimics the ' plan for profit.
** Hemet Nesingwary in Nagrand will occasionally fire his gun at nearby talbuks and yell "It's coming right for us!" This is a clear reference to an early episode of South Park where Jimbo and Ned took the boys hunting.
** See also: Sword of a Thousand Truths
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**You're Hired!, where you search for Etherlithium Matrix Crystals, is a play on the Dilithium Matrix Crystals used to redirect energy generated in warp engines.
** In Exodar, there is a group of draenei that walk around checking out the holograms, named Audrid, Curzon, Emony, Tobin and Torias. They were all hosts of the Dax symbiont in Deep Space Nine.
**After completing That Little Extra Kick, the giver and receiver of this quest (Boots) dies. A goblin paramedic rushes in to stimulate his heart. After a couple of shocks, the paramedic screams "Dammit Boots, I'm a doctor, not a priest!" which is a reference to 's line "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a <insert profession>" from the original Star Trek series.
**Smiles O'Byron is a reference to , who is also referred to as Smiley in the alternate universe episodes of Deep Space Nine.
**Warden Treelos sometimes says "There are FOUR lights!", which refers to the double The Next Generation episode "Chain of Command". Captain Jean-Luc Picard is captured by Cardassians, then tortured to break his will, in order to get him to admit he sees five lights where there are actually only four.
**Jhordy Lapforge and Scooty nod to for Star Trek: The Next Generation and to for the original series.
**Trelleum Mine is named after the mineral known as in Star Trek: Enterprise.
**Netherstorm has similar colors and chaotic theme as the Delphic Expanse. Prior to patch 2.4 warlocks could not summon in the Netherstorm like certain starship functions do not work in the Expanse.
**Ohura is a tribute to , communications officer on the USS Enterprise.
**Chief Engineer Trep is a reference to Chief Engineer Charles "Trip" Tucker III from Star Trek: Enterprise.
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** In the Badlands, Lotwil Veriatus's robot Servo says "I am well versed in over 4 languages". This is a reference to C-3PO who states "I am well-versed in over 6 million forms of communication" several times.
** The racetrack in the Shimmering Flats features a vehicle that is strikingly similar to the podracers found in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
** The race announcer is a two headed ogre is named Fobeed referencing the two headed podracer announcer in The Phantom Menace whose names were Fode and Beed.
** In the hangar in the Military Ward of Ironforge sits a dwarf pilot by the name of Xiggs Fuselighter, wearing a white and orange flightsuit, black gloves, and boots strikingly similar to that of an X-Wing pilot. This is a reference to Luke Skywalker's friend Biggs Darklighter, whom you see in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
** The tooltip of the buff icon for the Priest ability Spirit Of Redemption reads "You have become more powerful than anyone can possibly imagine." which is an almost verbatim reference to Obi-Wan Kenobi's line in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
** Female dwarves and gnomes have a hairstyle similar to that of "Princess Leia".
** In Un'Goro crater, near the exit to Silithus, there is a level 1 raptor named Obi, a reference to Obi-Wan (Obi 1).
** The Argent Avenger, a one-handed sword resulting from a quest in Stratholme, vaguely resembles a blue lightsaber. Also, Teebu's Blazing Longsword is it's red counterpart.
** In a quest to rescue the captured Princess Moira Bronzebeard, you find her wearing an outfit that bears a striking resemblance to Leia's slave outfit in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, as well as the same hairstyle.
** In Blade's Edge Mountains there is a place called Toshley's Station. In Star Wars there was a place called Toshe Station in which Luke Skywalker went to in the beginning of one of the Movies to pick up some Power Converters. The quest "Picking Up Some Power Converters" will reward you with a Power Converter. The two descriptions on the item are both references to Episode IV: "Use: Destroys technological terror constructs." is from Darth Vader's quote "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed," and "The next best thing to going to the Academy" is because Luke's always talking about going to the Academy. The Power Converter shoots off a red rocket that many think looks like the missile Luke fires to destroy the Death Star.
** Roll a Draenei and you'll eventually get a quest called "The Kessel Run" given to you by an NPC named Kessel. You don't have to do this quest in "less than twelve parsecs" like Han Solo was able to do with the Millennium Falcon, but you will have to complete this quest in less than 15 minutes.
** Nearby Toshley's Station stands R3D0, a remote sentry that can speak in three different languages (Human, Gnomish, and Dwarven). This is an obvious reference to C3PO, who was able to speak six million languages. The name is also a mesh between R2D2 and C3P0, the two robots in the movie.
** In the Scarlet Raven Tavern in Darkshire there is a barkeeper named "Barkeeper Han" which is a reference to Han solo in Star Wars.
** In Nagrand a Clefthoof Elite Named Mob is Called Banthar. If you drop the r off the end you get Bantha, a creature very similar to a Wooly Mammoth in the Star Wars Series, Banthar also look similar to a Wooly Mammoth.
** The Azuremyst Isles are filled with NPCs, quests, and items that reference several science fiction stories, most notably Star Wars. For instance, the flight master of Blood Watch is named Laando (after ). In addition to this, a quest on Bloodmyst Isle is named The Kessel Run.
** Baron Sablemane will give you a quest named It's a Trap! (quest) — likely a reference to 's famous catchphrase.
** Toshley's Station also has a quest named, Cutting Your Teeth. The rewards from this quest include Vibro Shanker, Vibro Dagger, and Vibro Sword. These weapons are a reference to the Star Wars, Vibrosword, Vibroaxe, Vibrodagger, which in turn by other sci-fi universes of that age. 
** The Halaa Blade Merchants 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 NPC, Commander Duron may be named after Kyp Duron from the Star Wars novels.
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** At Toshley's Station in Blade's Edge Mountains, you can find a gnome named Razak Ironsides patrolling the station's ramparts, which is a likely reference to Lieutenant Jean Rasczak played by . This reference is highlighted by the fact that he is defending the outposts against Ravagers, a kind of creature resembling the insect-aliens of the movie. There is also a guard named Dizzy Dina, in reference to Dizzy Flores, played by .
** Sometimes an event will start at Toshley's Station, where Ravagers attack the station. As the gnome guards rush to defend, you will hear Razak Ironsides yelling various quotes from Micheal Ironside in the Starship Troopers movie: "Come on you apes, you want to live forever?", "I have one rule: everybody fights, no one quits." and "You don't do your job, I will shoot you myself.". Also, at one point he calls in for reinforcements, a group of Gnomes on Mechanostriders who are led by a robot, the group is called "Roughriders", possibly after the self-proclaimed "Roughnecks", the name that the main characters from the movie gave themselves. More likely, it is a homage to former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt's calvary unit The Rough Riders, which fought in the Spanish-American War.
* — When returning the makings of a trap to Admiral Odesyus, he says "I love it when a plan comes together", a line spoken in almost every episode of TV series by .
* — In Hellfire Peninsula, the Horde engineering trainer is named Zebig and the Alliance one is named Lebowski.
* — The bots Maxx A. Million Mk. I, II, and V are a reference to the ominous from Disney's movie.
* — The race and culture of the Arakkoa along with the Darkstone of Terokk is a reference to the Skeksis in the 1982 movie.
* and — Assistant Klatu and Anchorite Barata reference to these two movies, where the phrase "klaatu, barada, nikto" held importance.
* — During The Exorcism of Colonel Jules, Colonel Jules floats through the room and Anchorite Barada asks you to make sure nothing interrupts the process. Flying demon mobs spawn in the room which you have to destroy. During this whole sequence, the demon possessing the human also insults you and tries to scare you off with odd noises. Occasionally the body will vomit green stuff.
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**Groundskeeper Wyllithen is a reference to of Simpsons fame.
** is a reference to , the principal of Springfield Elementary School.
**Mr. Pinchy is a direct reference to the lobster that Homer raises and is forced to eat by himself when he accidentally cooks it.
**Millhouse Manastorm is a reference to , Bart Simpson's best friend.
* — I See Dead Draenei is a reference to Haley Joel Osment's character saying "I see dead people".
* — Mark V is Alive! which is a nod to the robot Number 5's exclamation, "Number Five is alive!" in the movie.
* — Towering Infernals are named after the movie.
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** is a reference to , 's character in the TV shows, who was a professional chef.
**Tree's Company may be a reference to the TV show title.
* — Negatron is a nod to the leader .
* — A Job for an Intelligent Man is a reference to the movie "Tremors", starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, in which sand worms out in the Nevada desert come up out of the ground and eat people. In this movie, Fred Ward asks Kevin Bacon "Is this a job for an intelligent man?", to which Kevin Bacon replies "Well, show me one and I'll ask him."
* — When walking by the refugees in Shattrath City's lower gate, one of them can be heard saying "Hey, Man? Got some money? I got five kids to feed!" just like Bennie the cab driver from Total Recall.
* — Red Snapper - Very Tasty!" is a direct quote from the "Wheel of Fish" scene in "UHF" starring .
* — Nothin' Says Lovin' Like a Big Stinger and ist very first paragraph "She will be mine. Oh yes- She will be mine" are a famous catchphrase Wayne uses when talking about Cassandra, the guitar, and other things. Removed in patch 9.1.5.
===Music===
* — All That Remains could be a reference to the metal band of that name.
* and — Blue Suede Shoes is a reference to Carl Perkins's song with that name, famously covered by Elvis Presley, and the yellow flavor text on the shoes in the game "Keep Off" is a reference to the lyrics.
* — The draenei male's dance moves are taken from the video for the song by Daler Mehndihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9qvCTdBLDs which was a moderate internet phenomenon.
* — In Allerian Stronghold, there is a NPC named Lady Dena Kennedy.
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**Precious and Fragile Things Need Special Handling is taken word-for-word from the first line of .
**The Deadliest Trap Ever Laid is a line from the song .
* — is a reference to one of Eminem's stage names, Slim Shady, and also to his hit song . Said vendor's dialog includes "No my name isn't really Slim."
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** Artifacts of the Blacksilt may be a reference to the In Flames song Artifacts of the Black Rain.
** Mirror of Truth may be a reference to the In Flames song "The Mirror's Truth".
* — In a discussion between Engineering Crewmember and Experimental Pilot, the last one says "Oh no no no I'm a rocket man" from the Elton John's song . This entire conversation is comprised of paraphrased lyrics from the song—at one point, Engineering Crewmember asks Experimental Pilot why he doesn't bring his family to Area 52, to which the reply is "This isn't the kind of place to raise your kids. It's cold, and there'd be no one to raise them."
* — In the discussion between Engineering Crewmember and Experimental Pilot, the Experimental Pilot says a line from John Denver's song : "All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go."
* — The blood elf female has a flirt emote where she says "My mana tap brings all the boys to the yard." Referring to a phrase in the song "" by Kelis.
* — Ride the Lightning (quest) is a reference to the song from Metallica.
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** Floyd Pinkus is likely named after the band.
** Otonambusi says "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your fish?", a reference to .
** In Triage, soldiers who you fail to heal that are about to die say "Goodbye cruel world...I'm leavin' you today...goodbye, goodbye, goodbye..." These are the opening lines of the song '' from Pink Floyd's album The Wall.
** Harold Lane could be a reference to Pink Floyd's song .
** Trash mobs inside Mana-Tombs will sometimes say "If you can hear this whisper you're dying." This could be a reference to the similar message that appears in Pink Floyd's .
* — Archmage Vargoth will quote several lines from when you talk to him multiple times.
* : One of the /silly jokes for the blood elf males was: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" which is a line from the Pussycat Dolls' song. Removed in patch 9.1.5.
* — Tenacious Defender's flavor text says "It has the power... to move you" — itself a reference to their song .
===People===
* — Amilya Airheart is named after the famous female pilot.
* — Girdle of the Gale Storm is probably a reference to Gale Storm, an actress/singer from the 1940s and 1950s. She is best known for starring in the television comedy series , and she probably wore girdles like most women of that period.
* — The Journal of Val'zareq: Portends of War leads you to the captured Marcus Auralion. He is being held prison at Crimson Watch.
* — Caregiver Ophera Windfury is named after her.
* — Osborne the Night Man is a possible reference to Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness.
* — One of the bar patrons in Shattrath City is . Her dog Tinkerbell is also wandering around the inn.
===Other===
* — Area 52 is an obvious reference to this highly classified facility.
* — Warden Moi'bff Jill is a reference to a popularized Cingular commercial in which a girl says to her mother, "Idk, my bff Jill?".
* — Voidwalkers Gone Wild is a reference to this adult entertainment franchise.
* — Granny Smith is a reference to the apple of the same name.
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**Acteon is a hunter trainer who sends players on various quests to hunt down bucks and stags in the area. In Greek myth, was a hunter who was turned into a stag as punishment by the god Artemis for seeing her bathe nude. After being turned into a stag, he was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
**Also, Diktynna, who gives a quest to gather fish with a net, is a play on , a goddess of fishing and nets.
**Odesyus' Landing and Admiral Odesyus are references to Homer's . The Blacksmith in the camp is named Calypso. In "The Iliad" Odysseus washes up on Calypso's island, where she forces him to be her lover for seven years before he escapes.
* — Gzhun'tt is possibly a reference to the post German and Yiddish word for health.
* — In How to Serve Goblins, Foreman Razelcraz asks you to rescue Manni, Moh and Jakk from the fel orc camps. This is a reference to Emanuel "Manny" Rosenfeld, Maurice "Moe" Strauss, and Graham "Jack" Jackson who are the founders of Pep Boys auto parts supply chain. The "Manny, Moe, and Jack" characters were modeled after the founders.
* Realm Switcher — In The Totem of Kar'dash (Horde), while rescuing the Mag'har Captive, he screams "FROST SHOCK!!!". This may be a reference to the famous "Switcher" video.
* — One of the quest rewards for Secrets of the Daggerfen is Crimson Steer Energy Drink, a reference to the energy drink Red Bull.
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