My favourite "not so popular" npc off all time is definitely the Iron Forge Guard that walks behind the mountain. That dude has mithril balls, seriously. he wears a full plate armor and WALKS his way to the top of the mountain every single day. Like, seriously, screw gravity. You could think, "Well, who the fuck is going to attack the city from behind?" Who cares! The guy is there, doing his job like a champ, watching for danger and keeping his kingdom safe. Does he ask for help? For recognition? For a beer? Nope. And for that, i always /salute him every time i fly over there. Bless his beard. (also, sorry for my shitty english, cool video by the way)
You should edit out that last part of your comment, sort of takes away some of the humor (we do want those likes, don't we), and also your english was perfect.
All good, but srsly, plate is not that heavy. That's a damm myth. Check some vids in RUclips, it is some dude doing nearly everything wearing a plate armor.
Nixxiom Machinima - You forgot one of my favorite quest chains. In Icecrown, tucked in the corner in the mountains, you find a dying soldier named Crusader Bridenbrad. His quest chain takes you around the entire world in an attempt to save him from the Plague of Undeath. Tirion sends you to Keeper Remulous, Alexstraza, and even A'dal in Shattrah City in an attempt to save him. In the end he passes away, but the quest chain actually put a tear in my eye at how hard you wanted to have this all succeed. The catcher is Bridenbrad is actually based off a real life person, and suffered from an illness that eventually took his life. Bradford C. Bridenbecker was a WoW player and brother to the VP of Online Technologies at Blizzard. His brother sent an email to Chris Metzen, and after discussion, decided to give him his own epic quest chain in the then upcoming expansion, The Wrath of the Lich King. Bradford passed away on 6/18/2007 due to his illness, and the quest chain remembers that battle. Maybe you can do another Top 10 list, and if so... put him up high in the ranking for me! :)
Regarding Gunther Aracanus and the potential for a "Necromancer" class: I worked at Blizzard as a GM in the years before Wrath launched. A select few of my superiors were invited to a meeting regarding the potential future of World of Warcraft, and one of the things that was discussed was new classes that were going to be introduced. Before Wrath was announced, according to my good friend and immediate superior who was at the meeting, they had three ideas for new classes. These classes were Deathknight, inspired by the death knights from the Warcraft II Horde campaign; Runemaster, inspired by the class from the Warcraft pen and paper RPG, and Necromancer, inspired by Kel'Thuzad from Warcraft III. The details I was able to squeeze out of my superior regarding the three classes was that the Deathknight was a plate wearing damage dealer, the Runemaster was a mail wearing DPS that used a new resource called Runes that he applied to his weapon to change what kind of damage he dealt, and that the Necromancer was a cloth wearing DPS who summoned undead pets such as skeletons, zombies, and ghouls to do his damage for him. I was super excited for the announcement of Wrath, expecting three new classes to be announced, and was quite taken aback and surprised when only the Deathknight was. Looking back in hindsight, I can see that while they had three great /ideas/ for classes, the actual /mechanics/ of how those classes would have worked weren't fully fleshed out at all. In the end, they dropped all three ideas in a blender and came out with one class that wore plate, used runes on it's weapons, and summoned undead pets.
I had heard that the final two ideas for inclusion were the deathknight and runemaster, so the necromancer seems to have been the first one of the three to be cut. I'll admit it would have been kind of weird to party with a necromancer. In-universe, we're fighting against the undead, why would we be journeying with someone who summoned them? It would be the warlock issue all over again. They had the same issue with the DK but they handled it fairly well. All three ideas sounded cool, but I like the way the development team went with their decisions.
Alexander Findley They coulda just done the same thing that they did with dk's with the necromancers. Worked for the lich king, got betrayed by the lich king, ally with their respective faction to help kill the lich king etc
Rhea from the Badlands questline. I think she's a really important npc considering she was the one that "liberated" Wrathion while he was just an egg. Some npcs that always made me laugh were the dwarfs that would say "I'm gonna punch that dragon in the face!" and Zen'kiki in the Plaguelands.
She's really popular nowadays so I wanted to avoid her. Big fan of her storyline, but I wanted to hit a few characters people might not be aware of. :)
THANK YOU. Zen'kiki is the greatest druid known to man. After all, he can cast Moonfire faster than even a player with the highest possible haste.... even if he only ever manages to hit himself. Here's hoping he learns to aim, so he can single-handedly decide the outcome of the war. I'm convinced he is the Druid equivalent of Thrall when it comes to power, we just have to teach him to aim.
You missed Kingslayer Orkus. D: First introduced in the first quest of HIllsbrad Foothills where you hilariously become a questgiver NPC, Orkus is an orc warrior and one of the NPCs who enter HIllsbrad Foothills to accept a quest from you. He's massively overlevelled, completely full of himself and constantly going on about his achievements. He's basically that level 100 douche who hangs around in Tirisfal Glades or Goldshire to annoy new players. You meet him again a little later in the water. He thinks he's drowning, but it turns out he's just standing in the shallows. He found some alliance guys and tried to spy on them, but they kicked his ass and nearly killed his undead dragon mount Kasha. Eventually you save Kasha and Orkus tells you that there's this island called Purgation where the Alliance are gathering, as well as some of their high ranking commanders. Now obsessed with the idea that you could both be heroes of the horde, you and Orkus fly to Purgation and single handedly fight your way to the commanders, at which point Orkus engages the enemy to distract the alliance leaders so that you can steal some enemy intelligence and escape to take it back to High Warlord Cromush. Though Orkus originally tells his mount Kasha to get you off the island, Kasha turns around and saves Orkus at the last second. Unfortunately on the journey back, it's revealed that Orkus was mortally wounded and he dies during the flight. His last wish is that you look after Kasha and get her a good home. Eventually you land and High Warlord Cromush posthumously names him Hero of the Horde and reveals the intelligence you both saved wasn't just any old intelligence, but contained the entire alliance battle plan for Hillsbrad Foothills. You're rewarded greatly and Kingslayer Orkus is named a Hero of the Horde after his death. :( Kasha disappears after the quest ends. I don't know if you ever see her again though. I assume not. Sad. :(
+Benjamin Drinkwater I'm not quite sure, but I think I remember Kasha going to live in the mountains just norht, in Alterac. I don't think you can meet her here, but I believe it is what's told by Cromush.
Also at his last moment he tells you that he never had friends and you are the best one he could ask for. R.I.P. Kingslayer Orkus the best NPC ever lived.
I love Dumass from the 'Welcome To The Machine' questline. It's always bugged me that you never find out where he winds up, or what ultimate chaos he very likely caused. I wish he were a garrison follower. He could go on missions to kill things and instead of bringing back gold or oil, you could get completely bizarre and unrelated junk items.
My most memorable character is also one most people don't really know about: Captain Malin. She's only featured in one quest, and in it, the player kills her, thinking he's killing an evil Blue Dragon. However, once you kill her, she drops this letter: "Father, I'm sorry for disappearing on you. If you're reading this letter, then I'm dead. I've been forced to work for Malygos's armies under threat that our family would be killed if I didn't. I feel so ashamed. If there's anything that you can do to fight them, don't worry about me. I have them fooled and I'm sabotaging them from the inside. I love you, Daddy! Em" I've never, ever felt so bad about killing a pile of pixels.
Hey Nixxiom! I just wanted to stop by and give a big thanks for mentioning Captain Placeholder and his Lament at number 2 on your list. I saw the article this video was posted in on Kotaku and I felt the need to drop by and say a few words. I am the original writer and preformer of the song 'The Lament of Captain Placeholder' and it really makes me feel great to see this tune still popping up years after it was penned. Even greater was the interest that Cranius put into the song and covering it which brought it to an even larger audience. I never thought that my little ditty 'bout an NPC would explode with such acceptance and enthusiasm in the community. It's because of people like you that it's still in circulation and I seriously get a big fat grin on my face every time I dip back to the youtube videos to see people still posting on them about their enjoyment of the tune and how they miss the dear Captain. Thanks again Nixxiom for keeping the dream alive. Long live Placeholder!!
Oh yes! I'm so happy to see Maximillian of Northshire here! :D I also discovered him by coincidence, and I'm glad I did, cause he was freaking hilarious. Seeing him here reminded me of three others I absolutely love - I think their names were Theldurin the Lost, Lucien Tosselwrench and Martek the Exiled, the three guys in Badlands telling each their own story of how they fought Deathwing. Probably my favorite quests ever! :D
Yes. Maximillian was the funniest NPC - hands down. I did not expect that quest chain to be like that and I couldn't stop laughing during each phase. If you haven't experienced this quest - go do it right now lol
TheOwnersOfTriforce yes i agree i discover maxmillian by accident, i completed his quest line cant remember what loot i got ,maybe a blue trinket or something. But he was hilarious
For those of you who may or may not know, in legion they also put the npc maximillian. I was impressed and amused when i found him in the coasts of highmountain, he also seems to run a quest (wich i didn't got for some reason idunno) in wich you follow him to "rescue" a "damsel" in the mountains.
Dar'khan is actually even better than that. He is the end boss for the quest chain in ghostlands and after that you become hero of the sin'dorei. Also, he appears as the main antagonist in the manga trilogy: the sunwell(by Richard A Knaack and Jae Hwan Kim or something). I found his story particulary well written.
His story was awesome, how he managed to become a thorn in Kalecgos' side was one of the things that made me respect him, as a [un]mortal, you NEVER become a thorn on a Dragon's side, NEVER.
Lol the manga was ass. Lots of people spouting nonsense Naruto-style and the fight lasted mere several pages. Cut all the fat and reduce the whole story into 1 or 2 chapters would make a decent read.
Oh crap i was doing that questline but i saw a raid group allowing low level players to join to reach the end of the continent in eastern kingdom. As of now I don't know why i took that zeppelin to northrend
Jarod Shadowsong is one of my favorites. Unless you've read "War of the Ancients" you've probably never heard of him. Someone who stood toe to toe with Archimone has pretty big balls.
True! Also, she has a very interesting family. Sooo hoping to see him interacting with his sister one day! Or, to see Maiev again. That would be great, too (and something I'm not sure is going to happen)
HegoaHegoi It already has happened! Wolfheart is the book that features it if I recall correctly, Jarod returns to the nelf society and so does Maiev with her wardens. I wont spoil what happens, but they have met once more in lore!
Jarod Shadowsong is a character that is so woefully underused. They had a chance to use him more in hyjal/cata conflict, but just didn't really do anything with him. It's a shame because I thought he was a great character with a lot of potential. He had so much humility, a quality that the heavy hitting lore characters usually seem to lack.
I think I recognized 8 of them. And also, I have two characters that aren't too known, Zen'Kiki, it's a Troll Druid in WPL, he's basicly Jar-Jar Binks, he sucks at being a Druid, not only does he moonfire himself, he was also able to transfom to Aquatic form while on land, even though he's useless, he's quite funny. And my second NPC that not many know of is located on Draenor, to the south of Sattrath, on a small island, there's a magic lamp on the island, and when you click it, a djinn appears, named Robin the Entertainer, whom is supposed to represent Robin Williams's role as the Djinn in Aladdin.
Ahh... So *that's* where they put the Genie. I read that Blizz was going to put him in, since Williams was a known WoW player, but I didn't think they had done it yet. Now I have to go and find it :P
If you've leveled up a worgen you're probably familiar with Lord Darius Crowley, a worgen who gives out a few quests and is part of the Gilneas lore. He's a total badass and looks awesome! But what you may not know about him is that he was voiced by David Thewlis, who played Remus Lupin (a werewolf in case you didn't know) in Harry Potter. This makes my nerd heart happy because he's my favorite HP character. Crowley is probably one of my favorite NPCs in the game because of this. (Also: MIIISTER CROWLEEY, dun dun duuhn!)
The kodo Dadanga in northern Un'Goro that died after Cataclysm. Now she has her grave there. When she was still alive you had a quest to collect bloodpetal sprouts for her. Now she is dead you can still bring them to her grave to remember her ("In live she loved nothing more"). Very touching.
My favorite NPC is in hillsbrad. You have to escort an undead dude from a mine where he was catured by spiders. He was zealous and quite funny, and then i realized, his name was Dumbass. I couldnt stop laughing.
***** If I wasn't in school full time I could. After this semester is over however, we'll see. Really it all depends on you guys, the shares you do, and the likes you give. It's no joke when I say that all your positive comments and likes put food on my table. So thank you. Hopefully in the future I can do maybe a machinima and a top 10 a week! Maybe more. :)
Zalazane. He was a level 10 troll invading the echo isles, home of darkspear trolls. He was so powerful that vol'jin couldn't take the isles for 3 expansions. He and his tribe was actually at war with darkspear trolls. His tribe was also darkspear trolls but he and his followers left Vol'jin when they accepted the help of orcs and thrall.
When we have Paladins and Prists why not DeathKnights and Necromancers necromancers would start in scholomance as test subjects and Gunther would help us Escape and teach us necromancy
My favorite is Joanna Blueheart in the Swamp of Sorrows. Her story is she survived the very first orc attacks in the first war, losing her parents in the process. She appears as a quest giver in Cata leading the Alliance assault on Stonard. All throughout howver she keeps reminding you that it isn't about revenge. She won't let herself or her forces to become mindless butchers slaughtering every Horde they come across. She embodies everything it means to be Alliance, stalwart, dutiful but resrtained. I hope she appears in a more prominet role in the future.
Being an Ogre fan and an Alterac fan, I've got a fondness for Mug'thol. Leads the Crushridge, used to be a mindslave to Sylvanas, and then finds an Elven crown & breaks free from her control only to take his clan to fight the Syndicate and take over the ruins of Alterac city. Plus he got an appearance in Warcraft 3.
On par with the Loreseeker, and his Daughter, is the tragic tale of Sunwalker Dezco, and his wife. For the Horde, it is not the same as your Tale, but just as well tragic. You should check it out, my friend. Also, in Cataclsym, and Warlords of Draenor you can see Maxilmillion once again, in Cata the Mt. Hyjal Dallie, in WoD your Tavern.
Most badass for me? Its gamon... Think about it when you were in wotlk you killed this guy at least once..(if you didn't kill him... You're good ASF). He gets bullied everyday... Get beaten by people... And he helps you beat garrosh.... How badass is that?
Zenn Foulhoof, I remember him well. To well. When I was 8 or so I loved alts, never got really above 30 except once or twice. Hell, most of my characters didn't leave the beginning zone. But yeah, I did that quest sooooooo many times has a night elf druid. Those days will be missed. nowadays I can't stand having more than 1 character XD
There is a npc named Crusader Bridenbrad. He is a human argent crusader who got infected with the plague of undeath. He knew his fate and didn't want to endanger his fellow comrades thats why he went alone in the snowy cold mountains sitting near a campfire waiting to die isolated from civilization. Thats a really noble act imo. To save him you talk to two great beings - Highlord Tirion Fordring and the dragon queen Alexstrasza.
Wait, Gunther, isn't it the guy we can see in the old Hillsbrad Foothills, you know, in the south village ther is a little event where we can see Mograine who is purifying the cristal of ashbringer, and we can also the Kel'thuzad in his human form and he is talking about necromancy to his student, if I remember correctly his name was Gunther
Jack Grainger If you complete the darrowshire quest chain you can have her as a follower in the eastern plaguelands by selecting her doll from fiona's buffs
I think Runas the Shamed is one of the most memorable NPCs I have seen. Introduced in Legion, during the Azsuna questline, he goes from an arcane junkie to trying his best to assist you when going against the rest of his fellow Nightfallen, and is not even given the relief of death in the end, but ends up having to say a bitter goodbye to us, his friend who trusted him and gave him a chance to do something with his remaining time, before his Nightfallen thirst took completely over his mind, putting him into a zombie-like state.
Actually, in Karasang wilds is another touching story concerning search for fountain of life. If you play horde character, you come across a tauren paladin named Sunwalker Dezco, whos wife is about to give birt to their twin children, but is in bad condition. He sends you to search for fountain of life to save her, but despite all the effort, she dies. Fortunatelly the children were saved. I really did not expected such story, it was sad. Sunwalker Dezco really became my favourite NPC. (He may not be so unknown for horde players since he is on Isle of Thunder and also was in Shrine of two Moons)
John J. Keeshan. I really like this NPC. Because he reminds me of our Vietnam war veterans. He fought in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd war. His wife was murdered by Blackrock Orcs and started wearing her pendant after her death. He was an orc P.O.W. for five years. He was rescued. But, he did not receive a hero's welcome. The citizens of Lakeshire spat on him, protested him and called him a baby orc killer. He may not have Lakeshire's respect. But, he sure has mine. Another favorite of mine is Admiral Taylor. That's all I have for now. Thanks for making awesome videos.
"Captain" Placeholder is now an Admiral, and serves players in much the same way as he used to on current Betas and PTRs whenever Blizzard needs him. Admiral Placeholder lives on.
I admit, I cry every time I hear that story. When I saw the Ezra Elder this year, it rang a bell somewhere in my head, and now I'm gonna cry every year when I see him.
One of my favourites I remember is "Cookie" McWeaksauce. One of the funniest pieces of scripting in the whole game, discussing dinner with Admiral Odesyus. Still makes me smile remembering the very first time I was there to witness it.
+Michael Martin I think Necromancer was originally supposed to be a class in Vanilla, but was cut during original development. I wonder if this guy was added after that with plans to release Necromancer in a later expansion, and to use him in that lore.
How about Bom'bay, the Witch Doctor in Training? Who was actually a tribute to Doctor Bombay from the show Bewitched. He can be found in the Troll village of Sen Jin. I'm a big fan of this NPC and the fact that he is the ONLY character in the game with that voice. Bom'bay's voice is just awesome.
Every time I've walked past Ahab Wheathoof I've always thought to myself "Man, that's a stupid ass voice actor"....Well...I feel like shit now knowing the story behind that NPC....RIP.
@Hanna Yachou All in the name of "getting to endgame fast and efficiently to join the action", except the action is the repetitive grinding everybody complains about.
I'd have to say my favorites would be Fiona from Eastern Plaguelands, the Quest Giver quest's npcs in Hillsbrad(for horde), and Rhea's questline in Badlands. I dunno if those are well-known or not, but I definitely loved those characters.
I was so happy to see Captain Placeholder on this list! Nixxiom, you may be heartened to know that he did briefly make a return: During the Mists of Pandaria beta, he reappeared with a promotion as "Adm'rl Placeholder" and would teleport players from Orgrimmar and Stormwind to Valley of the Four Winds while Jade Forest was down. I was so excited when I saw him :D
One of my favs stems from way back in Vanilla when, as a fresh new player, I mistakenly rolled Alli. Levelling up my NE Druid I stumbled across the "fisherman" in Darkshore... Gubber Blump, who was more than happy to tell me how many different dishes of fish I could cook. Then once BC broke and I realised my true calling with the power of the Horde I flew into Thrallmar only to be graciously housed by the Comfortably Numb legend Floyd Pinkus. These two NPCs may have no major purpose but by name alone have earned a place in my cold dead heart.
Damn, I now i wish that i have not cancelled my sub. So much undiscovered stories and npc's . That feeling when you start out in a new , for you undiscovered world, battling with hordes of mobs to get that next level or that long awaited new shiny item. The feeling of accomplishment when you and your friends/guildmates kill a boss that you have wiped on for hundreds and hundreds of times. No other game can make you feel that way. World of Warcraft is much more than a game... It's a journey.
Who did you say Maximillian reminded you of? I can't quite make out what you're saying, or, at least not hwo I'm supposed to spell it, so I can't google it... ^^''
Is a novel the original name is "El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha", is a hilarius drama, the most important book in spanish :3. Sorry my english x.x
I've always adored the NPC goblins myself. I just love their complete mercenary attitude and disregard for personal safety. For some reason I just find it so endearingly optimistic that the first thing a Warcraft goblin does in any situation is "okay, I'm gonna profit from this". Not "how am I gonna profit on this?", no, uh-uh, those guys already KNOW they're gonna come out on top. Sure, they don't always, but the way their quests and characters are written just makes me laugh and smile every time. And c'mon, Gazlowe's awesome.
for us metalheads, gorge corpsegrinder! for those not in the know, george " corpsegrinder " Fisher is the legendary vocalist from one of the all time o.g deathmetal bands cannibal corpse. he did an interview in which he revealed that he plays a lot of wow. so early on in the horde campaign from wotlk, they included the " corpsegrinder " quest giver! i got a huge chuckle out of that. XD
I have three favorites who I don't really remember the name of, but I know the quest takes place in Eastern Kingdom. You are a questgiver yourself, and three NPC's come to get the quest... one is an orc who says he's the strongest and then fails badly on his quest, demanding you to help him, another is a male bloodelf with a sparkly horse (which later gets killed) and gets called a "little girl" of a forsaken met later on, and the third one is a forsaken who does the opposite of what you says... I found that questing line hilarious.
I remember going to OG for the first time and Tolwe said "Dat cloud looks like da warchief", and I burst out laughing and couldn't stop, it was so unexpected and random, and while I was laughing I forgot to leave the zeppelin and it took me back to TB. And the way back to OG Tolwe said it again xDD
I dunno man, Johnny Awesome and Kingslayer Orkus have a special place in my heart. I did the quest where you meet both of them, when I was very intoxicated. It made the whole experience there on out 10X more enjoyable. Probably one of the most fun nights I have had on WoW. I'm never taking off those "Star Pony Leggings".
Zen'Kiki, the Druid has to be my all time favourite! He is meant to help you kill some stuff around the plaugelands but often turns him self in to the druid aqua travel form or end up killing himself with moonfire. He is hilarious and i love him :D
I completely agree concerning the Necromancer class. I always wanted to see it implemented at some point. A small, but honorable mention that did not make your list is an npc in Brill called William Saldean. He does not really do much, he's a vendor type npc, but he does have his own little backstory and his last name should be familiar to you, especially if you played as Alliance.
Zen'kiki is my religion. For those who don't know, this Druid in the Western Plaguelands goes with you for a few quests in the area. He is just _terrible_ at everything. His potential contributions to combat include shapeshifting into his cat form and daintily pouncing around the general vicinity without ever managing to actually hit a target, shapeshifting into bear form with his back to the enemy and swiping furiously at nothing, shapeshifting into Boomkin and after a short charge time spamming Moonfire on himself faster than even a max level druid with max haste could cast, and accidentally shapeshifting into a manatee and getting stuck on his back. He also makes appears in the druid class hall as a personal attendant, which is where people are more likely to recognize him from.
I remember Gunther since vanilla when I was just a kid! I remember you had to steal his book and then fight some banshees on the little island south of him. Back then the Forsaken didn't have Valkyries nor necromancers so they were searching for someone like him to increase their numbers. Good job man.
My favorite NPC is Stinky Ignatz who can be found in the Dustwallow Marsh and starts an escort quest while he gathers bogbean leaves and you have to protect him against some raptors. Later on his uncle throws a feast for you in Stormwind. Stinky, the adventurer he is, goes to the Hellfire Peninsula after the Dark Portal was opened. Sadly though you will find his tombstone near the Falcon Watch.
It's worth mentioning, because some believe the Scourge had a monopoly on necromancy... According to (technically outdated) lore, necromancers are like Warlocks in that, while technically illegal, both sides have necromancers within their ranks. If they ever DID get added, I would expect them to be reliant on buffing and debuffing, much like how locks used to play. Simultaniously, I think that instead of the minions of the DK, they would need more of an emphisis on temporary pets, possibly even raising fallen enemies in desperation. That's about all I can think on to make it work, we don't really have a good, fitting example.
For some reason, I used to think Tarecgosa's Rest was all about Kieristraza, but only because by the time I started doing the quest for the staff, I had forgotten her name but remembered her story.
Not sure how relevant my suggestion will be but I think Shomi could be added into this list as a honorable mention. Shomi is the daughter of the village blacksmith in Zouchin Province in Kun Lai Summit. She wants to be a fighter but her father wants her to learn to serve tea and be a lady. By the end of the storyline, Shomi does become the village's best fighter and becomes incharge of training the fellow villagers to fend for themselves and her father, whom at first was against it, now looks above with pride. A nice little story imo.
I have to agree with most of those, but I'll bring my own number one to the list : Caylee Dak, a huntress in Shattrah. She's actually a player's character that got implemented in the game after he died from leukemia. To this day, she still wears the exact same stuff he was the day he died. Plus there's tons of feels with a quest where you have to bring her a poem (only Alliance side sadly).
Similar to Gunther is Sir Zeliek, one of the Four Horsemen in Naxxramas. His faith in the Light was so strong that even when he died and was raised as an undead member of the Scourge, the Light still obeyed him and smote his enemies. He also retained his sanity and free will, even though his body was forced to obey Kel'Thuzad.
I was pleased to see Ahab Wheathoof on this list. The one that stood out for me pre-Cataclysm was Linkin in Un'Goro Crater. I kinda wish he'd come back some day.
Watcher Tolwe is actually doing very important job, as a spotter for the navigator/helmsman of the zeppeliner. The job of spotter was absolutely crucial on ships before when u had no electronics, and is also quite common today especially on navy vessels. The job involves spotting objects in the water that might be dangerous to the ship. And also other ships in the area and their heading. + helping with navigational signs in tight waterways.
My personal favorite was Crusader Bridenbrad in Icecrown. His quest chain is very interesting and ends in a somewhat tragic, but relieving way. I'm not a sensitive guy at all, but that quest line made me get a tear out of my eyes.
I went to do the quest of Maximilian just for the shield and I ended up more happy about finding out about this toon than of getting the shield lol. What an awesome quest.
Another great list Nix! Keristrasza hit me hard when I figured out what happened back in wrath. Ran the dungeon, didn't think twice of it until she dropped her 'broken heart.' You only covered the surface of the story, a lot of Implied rape and torture, gruesome for WoW's standards. Another great npc that I loved/hated was Mor'Ladim. That hellion would kill level 50s if they weren't careful. His story is depressing, even more so when Blizz nerfed him and his quest hard in Cata. It used to be hidden and very difficult to figure out.
The funny thing about Maximilian is no matter what you do in Un'goro's Crater you can hear him talking about slaying "dragons" and rescuing the damsel in distress. One NPC people might or might not know (I don't remember his name just what he does) is the guy, or unguy since he IS Forsaken, that mistaken the blonde Blood Elf for a girl and thinks "she" needs to be rescued. lol I Iove that storyline.
Their is a dragon npc in blast lands that replaces the last purified black dragon egg with One of her own and then sacrifices it and her to protect the black egg from death wing in which after completing the quest you get her very last egg as a reward, which will let you summon her baby to help protect you in battle.
One of my favorite obscure NPC's would have have to be Stormcaller Mylra. She has a small chain of quests in Deepholm that build up to you interrogating a Twilight's Hammer member by dangling him over an airship propeller. She gives no fucks and it's great.
The three "npcs" from Hillsbrad (Horde) ? Xou become a Quest giver. 1. NPC is a Male Bloodelf that everyone thinks is female with Heirlooms. 2. NPC is a totalnoob and 3. NPC is a max level Warrior with a flying mount. This questline is so extremly funny... later on you find all 3 during the quests you gave them
My favourite "not so popular" npc off all time is definitely the Iron Forge Guard that walks behind the mountain. That dude has mithril balls, seriously. he wears a full plate armor and WALKS his way to the top of the mountain every single day. Like, seriously, screw gravity. You could think, "Well, who the fuck is going to attack the city from behind?" Who cares! The guy is there, doing his job like a champ, watching for danger and keeping his kingdom safe. Does he ask for help? For recognition? For a beer? Nope.
And for that, i always /salute him every time i fly over there. Bless his beard.
(also, sorry for my shitty english, cool video by the way)
Haven't seen that guy. I will look for him next time.
wtf man? ur english was perfect
You should edit out that last part of your comment, sort of takes away some of the humor (we do want those likes, don't we), and also your english was perfect.
MangakuH ahahaha. you. i like you. you are the kind of player that brings value to wow. i /salute YOU
All good, but srsly, plate is not that heavy. That's a damm myth. Check some vids in RUclips, it is some dude doing nearly everything wearing a plate armor.
Welcome to the 301+ Club. How tough are ya?
nixx dude what is this mouse on top of the screen from 9:51 to 10:01 ???
how tough am i? i watched revenge act 2 preview and only cried for 10 minutes when i saw there was no act 2
Ivan Petrov OH MY GOODNESS!
Nixxiom Machinima and from 11:31 to 11:37 again
Love these top 10s Nixxiom Machinima keep em comin!
"Have you seen my dog?"... Brings tears to my eyes.. :(
same
Back in vanilla that guy in Orgrimmar who was lvl 62... Such a badass, reaching two levels above the limit, standing above all.
Zor lonetree?
I think he's referring to High Overlord Saurfang.
lol now I can't even remember who it was
Camon
Nixxiom Machinima - You forgot one of my favorite quest chains. In Icecrown, tucked in the corner in the mountains, you find a dying soldier named Crusader Bridenbrad. His quest chain takes you around the entire world in an attempt to save him from the Plague of Undeath. Tirion sends you to Keeper Remulous, Alexstraza, and even A'dal in Shattrah City in an attempt to save him. In the end he passes away, but the quest chain actually put a tear in my eye at how hard you wanted to have this all succeed. The catcher is Bridenbrad is actually based off a real life person, and suffered from an illness that eventually took his life. Bradford C. Bridenbecker was a WoW player and brother to the VP of Online Technologies at Blizzard. His brother sent an email to Chris Metzen, and after discussion, decided to give him his own epic quest chain in the then upcoming expansion, The Wrath of the Lich King. Bradford passed away on 6/18/2007 due to his illness, and the quest chain remembers that battle. Maybe you can do another Top 10 list, and if so... put him up high in the ranking for me! :)
Regarding Gunther Aracanus and the potential for a "Necromancer" class:
I worked at Blizzard as a GM in the years before Wrath launched. A select few of my superiors were invited to a meeting regarding the potential future of World of Warcraft, and one of the things that was discussed was new classes that were going to be introduced. Before Wrath was announced, according to my good friend and immediate superior who was at the meeting, they had three ideas for new classes. These classes were Deathknight, inspired by the death knights from the Warcraft II Horde campaign; Runemaster, inspired by the class from the Warcraft pen and paper RPG, and Necromancer, inspired by Kel'Thuzad from Warcraft III. The details I was able to squeeze out of my superior regarding the three classes was that the Deathknight was a plate wearing damage dealer, the Runemaster was a mail wearing DPS that used a new resource called Runes that he applied to his weapon to change what kind of damage he dealt, and that the Necromancer was a cloth wearing DPS who summoned undead pets such as skeletons, zombies, and ghouls to do his damage for him.
I was super excited for the announcement of Wrath, expecting three new classes to be announced, and was quite taken aback and surprised when only the Deathknight was. Looking back in hindsight, I can see that while they had three great /ideas/ for classes, the actual /mechanics/ of how those classes would have worked weren't fully fleshed out at all. In the end, they dropped all three ideas in a blender and came out with one class that wore plate, used runes on it's weapons, and summoned undead pets.
If you're telling the truth then that's pretty fucking cool.
The necromancer as a healer would be pretty cool, having a healing class that uses the unholy force to heal instead of a holy or nature force.
Blood magic, the same way drathknights heal themselves but to heal others
I had heard that the final two ideas for inclusion were the deathknight and runemaster, so the necromancer seems to have been the first one of the three to be cut. I'll admit it would have been kind of weird to party with a necromancer. In-universe, we're fighting against the undead, why would we be journeying with someone who summoned them? It would be the warlock issue all over again. They had the same issue with the DK but they handled it fairly well. All three ideas sounded cool, but I like the way the development team went with their decisions.
Alexander Findley They coulda just done the same thing that they did with dk's with the necromancers. Worked for the lich king, got betrayed by the lich king, ally with their respective faction to help kill the lich king etc
Rhea from the Badlands questline. I think she's a really important npc considering she was the one that "liberated" Wrathion while he was just an egg. Some npcs that always made me laugh were the dwarfs that would say "I'm gonna punch that dragon in the face!" and Zen'kiki in the Plaguelands.
The one and only... John J. Keeshan! This guy is so badass he cut his way to freedom through the dragon's stomach
Archonis: Good to see him back as a Champion of the Alliance.
#9 Broke my heart a little bit, how lovely of them to do that.
Also, Nixxiom (I'm a forsaken) how could you not have included Lilian Voss!
She's really popular nowadays so I wanted to avoid her. Big fan of her storyline, but I wanted to hit a few characters people might not be aware of. :)
Awwh you took the time to respond, thank you man.
Nixxiom Machinima i feel you missed Nathanos Blightcaller - first ingame forsaken hunter and champion of the Banshee Queen.
Alexander Forsman Awh, damn. I totally forgot about him! I would've put him on the list if I had remembered!
Nixxiom Machinima I thought Keristrasza was more popular then Lilian?
Can we just take a moment to acknowledge Zen'kiki in the Western Plaguelands? Greatest NPC in the game.
RummerChan. Zen'kiki is THE FRUCKIN BEST
Oh yeah ! I just love Zen'Kiki, best NPC ever ! I Will always remember how GOOD of a druid he was... Right ?
THANK YOU. Zen'kiki is the greatest druid known to man. After all, he can cast Moonfire faster than even a player with the highest possible haste.... even if he only ever manages to hit himself. Here's hoping he learns to aim, so he can single-handedly decide the outcome of the war. I'm convinced he is the Druid equivalent of Thrall when it comes to power, we just have to teach him to aim.
I still have his talisman :D
I love him, it's adorable in his cat form, he meows.
You missed Kingslayer Orkus. D:
First introduced in the first quest of HIllsbrad Foothills where you hilariously become a questgiver NPC, Orkus is an orc warrior and one of the NPCs who enter HIllsbrad Foothills to accept a quest from you. He's massively overlevelled, completely full of himself and constantly going on about his achievements. He's basically that level 100 douche who hangs around in Tirisfal Glades or Goldshire to annoy new players.
You meet him again a little later in the water. He thinks he's drowning, but it turns out he's just standing in the shallows. He found some alliance guys and tried to spy on them, but they kicked his ass and nearly killed his undead dragon mount Kasha. Eventually you save Kasha and Orkus tells you that there's this island called Purgation where the Alliance are gathering, as well as some of their high ranking commanders. Now obsessed with the idea that you could both be heroes of the horde, you and Orkus fly to Purgation and single handedly fight your way to the commanders, at which point Orkus engages the enemy to distract the alliance leaders so that you can steal some enemy intelligence and escape to take it back to High Warlord Cromush. Though Orkus originally tells his mount Kasha to get you off the island, Kasha turns around and saves Orkus at the last second.
Unfortunately on the journey back, it's revealed that Orkus was mortally wounded and he dies during the flight. His last wish is that you look after Kasha and get her a good home.
Eventually you land and High Warlord Cromush posthumously names him Hero of the Horde and reveals the intelligence you both saved wasn't just any old intelligence, but contained the entire alliance battle plan for Hillsbrad Foothills. You're rewarded greatly and Kingslayer Orkus is named a Hero of the Horde after his death. :(
Kasha disappears after the quest ends. I don't know if you ever see her again though. I assume not. Sad. :(
+Benjamin Drinkwater I'm not quite sure, but I think I remember Kasha going to live in the mountains just norht, in Alterac. I don't think you can meet her here, but I believe it is what's told by Cromush.
+Benjamin Drinkwater become a quest giver?!?!?!? im going
Benjamin Drinkwater You can still see Kasha flying around areas near the Tarren Mill.
Also at his last moment he tells you that he never had friends and you are the best one he could ask for. R.I.P. Kingslayer Orkus the best NPC ever lived.
Flawed I worked super hard to get icebound frostbrood vanquisher and named her Kasha in honor of Orkus
I love Dumass from the 'Welcome To The Machine' questline. It's always bugged me that you never find out where he winds up, or what ultimate chaos he very likely caused. I wish he were a garrison follower. He could go on missions to kill things and instead of bringing back gold or oil, you could get completely bizarre and unrelated junk items.
My most memorable character is also one most people don't really know about: Captain Malin. She's only featured in one quest, and in it, the player kills her, thinking he's killing an evil Blue Dragon. However, once you kill her, she drops this letter:
"Father,
I'm sorry for disappearing on you. If you're reading this letter, then I'm dead.
I've been forced to work for Malygos's armies under threat that our family would be killed if I didn't. I feel so ashamed.
If there's anything that you can do to fight them, don't worry about me. I have them fooled and I'm sabotaging them from the inside.
I love you, Daddy!
Em"
I've never, ever felt so bad about killing a pile of pixels.
You forgot Mr. T and his Mohawk nades :(
Hey Nixxiom! I just wanted to stop by and give a big thanks for mentioning Captain Placeholder and his Lament at number 2 on your list. I saw the article this video was posted in on Kotaku and I felt the need to drop by and say a few words. I am the original writer and preformer of the song 'The Lament of Captain Placeholder' and it really makes me feel great to see this tune still popping up years after it was penned. Even greater was the interest that Cranius put into the song and covering it which brought it to an even larger audience. I never thought that my little ditty 'bout an NPC would explode with such acceptance and enthusiasm in the community. It's because of people like you that it's still in circulation and I seriously get a big fat grin on my face every time I dip back to the youtube videos to see people still posting on them about their enjoyment of the tune and how they miss the dear Captain. Thanks again Nixxiom for keeping the dream alive. Long live Placeholder!!
Oh neat. I'll have to check it out!
Oh yes! I'm so happy to see Maximillian of Northshire here! :D I also discovered him by coincidence, and I'm glad I did, cause he was freaking hilarious. Seeing him here reminded me of three others I absolutely love - I think their names were Theldurin the Lost, Lucien Tosselwrench and Martek the Exiled, the three guys in Badlands telling each their own story of how they fought Deathwing. Probably my favorite quests ever! :D
TheOwnersOfTriforce In the old ungoro (before cata), there was two npcs that were a humorous copy of mario and luigi. The quest was hilarious.
TheOwnersOfTriforce favourite part of that zone (Un'Goro Crater?) was Maximillian. The guy's even worse than Johnny Awesome.
Yes. Maximillian was the funniest NPC - hands down. I did not expect that quest chain to be like that and I couldn't stop laughing during each phase. If you haven't experienced this quest - go do it right now lol
TheOwnersOfTriforce yes i agree i discover maxmillian by accident, i completed his quest line cant remember what loot i got ,maybe a blue trinket or something. But he was hilarious
For those of you who may or may not know, in legion they also put the npc maximillian. I was impressed and amused when i found him in the coasts of highmountain, he also seems to run a quest (wich i didn't got for some reason idunno) in wich you follow him to "rescue" a "damsel" in the mountains.
Dar'khan is actually even better than that.
He is the end boss for the quest chain in ghostlands and after that you become hero of the sin'dorei.
Also, he appears as the main antagonist in the manga trilogy: the sunwell(by Richard A Knaack and Jae Hwan Kim or something).
I found his story particulary well written.
His story was awesome, how he managed to become a thorn in Kalecgos' side was one of the things that made me respect him, as a [un]mortal, you NEVER become a thorn on a Dragon's side, NEVER.
Lol the manga was ass.
Lots of people spouting nonsense Naruto-style and the fight lasted mere several pages.
Cut all the fat and reduce the whole story into 1 or 2 chapters would make a decent read.
Paul Staker I loved that manga for the artstyle. And the story tied in the sunwell patch
Oh crap i was doing that questline but i saw a raid group allowing low level players to join to reach the end of the continent in eastern kingdom. As of now I don't know why i took that zeppelin to northrend
***** the artist that drew the images was definetly japanese
Jarod Shadowsong is one of my favorites. Unless you've read "War of the Ancients" you've probably never heard of him. Someone who stood toe to toe with Archimone has pretty big balls.
True! Also, she has a very interesting family. Sooo hoping to see him interacting with his sister one day!
Or, to see Maiev again. That would be great, too (and something I'm not sure is going to happen)
HegoaHegoi It already has happened! Wolfheart is the book that features it if I recall correctly, Jarod returns to the nelf society and so does Maiev with her wardens. I wont spoil what happens, but they have met once more in lore!
there was only one with bigger balls....Broxx...toe to toe against Sargeras is next level :D
Jarod Shadowsong is a character that is so woefully underused. They had a chance to use him more in hyjal/cata conflict, but just didn't really do anything with him. It's a shame because I thought he was a great character with a lot of potential. He had so much humility, a quality that the heavy hitting lore characters usually seem to lack.
yes that's true, Jarod was strong character such as his sister...there is plenty of lore characters which are awesome and in WoW have minor or no role
1 thumb up for speaking about Ahab
Gaetan Beukens that kid was awesome
/salute Ezra, May you reach Heaven and live in your own World of Warcraft
Ahab broke my heart...
omg
I think I recognized 8 of them.
And also, I have two characters that aren't too known, Zen'Kiki, it's a Troll Druid in WPL, he's basicly Jar-Jar Binks, he sucks at being a Druid, not only does he moonfire himself, he was also able to transfom to Aquatic form while on land, even though he's useless, he's quite funny.
And my second NPC that not many know of is located on Draenor, to the south of Sattrath, on a small island, there's a magic lamp on the island, and when you click it, a djinn appears, named Robin the Entertainer, whom is supposed to represent Robin Williams's role as the Djinn in Aladdin.
Ahh... So *that's* where they put the Genie. I read that Blizz was going to put him in, since Williams was a known WoW player, but I didn't think they had done it yet.
Now I have to go and find it :P
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I saw him there during beta, unless they moved him, he should still be there.
Guys, we worked it out! The human from the MoP cinematic? Is Captain Placeholder!
If you've leveled up a worgen you're probably familiar with Lord Darius Crowley, a worgen who gives out a few quests and is part of the Gilneas lore. He's a total badass and looks awesome!
But what you may not know about him is that he was voiced by David Thewlis, who played Remus Lupin (a werewolf in case you didn't know) in Harry Potter. This makes my nerd heart happy because he's my favorite HP character. Crowley is probably one of my favorite NPCs in the game because of this.
(Also: MIIISTER CROWLEEY, dun dun duuhn!)
When you start a troll, the npc who always follows you and dies in combat should be here.
The kodo Dadanga in northern Un'Goro that died after Cataclysm. Now she has her grave there. When she was still alive you had a quest to collect bloodpetal sprouts for her. Now she is dead you can still bring them to her grave to remember her ("In live she loved nothing more"). Very touching.
I was in fukkin tears when I found that :$
Maximillian of Northshire is my all time favourite NPC in WoW. That quest chain was hilarious :D
The moment I saw Maximillian of Northshire I could only think of Johnny Awesome! :D
DO IT FOR TWINKLES!!!
-and let's not forget... Jenny-
+Choco Wat twinkles legs sticking out of the ground made me laugh so hard, he actually screams like a little girl if he sees that Xd
My favorite NPC is in hillsbrad. You have to escort an undead dude from a mine where he was catured by spiders. He was zealous and quite funny, and then i realized, his name was Dumbass. I couldnt stop laughing.
Great video, we want more top 10 videos. How about the TOP 10 BADASS (NOT FINAL) BOSS!!!
That's totally a possibility, sure! I'll add it to my list of Lists. :P
Nixxiom Machinima Could you possibly make one each week? :P
WoW i never thought that you will reply ! :) I found your videos yesterday and now i can't stop watching it : )Great job man so far !
***** If I wasn't in school full time I could. After this semester is over however, we'll see. Really it all depends on you guys, the shares you do, and the likes you give. It's no joke when I say that all your positive comments and likes put food on my table. So thank you. Hopefully in the future I can do maybe a machinima and a top 10 a week! Maybe more. :)
Nixxiom Machinima Thank YOU, bro. And take your time. I don't like hearing youtubers being slaved by their viewers :]
Rexxar, Misha, Rokhan, Lilian Voss, the witch-doctor troll in Sen'Jin and the last but not the least : GAMON
G-G-G-G-G-G-GAMONNNNNNN
rexxar Misha and Rokhan and gamon are widely known though..
Lilian Voss is awesome
"Captain P you'll never know the emptiness inside
As we sit ashore on Menethil , waiting for a ride"
Zalazane.
He was a level 10 troll invading the echo isles, home of darkspear trolls. He was so powerful that vol'jin couldn't take the isles for 3 expansions. He and his tribe was actually at war with darkspear trolls. His tribe was also darkspear trolls but he and his followers left Vol'jin when they accepted the help of orcs and thrall.
What about Mankrik in The Barrens?
When we have Paladins and Prists why not DeathKnights and Necromancers
necromancers would start in scholomance as test subjects and Gunther would help us Escape and teach us necromancy
That sounds.... Awesome!
easy to answer that.... because unfortunately, we are the heroes, so bring a class from the villain it pretty hard on its own
Hey at least you get warlock right? Right?
My favorite is Joanna Blueheart in the Swamp of Sorrows. Her story is she survived the very first orc attacks in the first war, losing her parents in the process. She appears as a quest giver in Cata leading the Alliance assault on Stonard. All throughout howver she keeps reminding you that it isn't about revenge. She won't let herself or her forces to become mindless butchers slaughtering every Horde they come across. She embodies everything it means to be Alliance, stalwart, dutiful but resrtained. I hope she appears in a more prominet role in the future.
Being an Ogre fan and an Alterac fan, I've got a fondness for Mug'thol. Leads the Crushridge, used to be a mindslave to Sylvanas, and then finds an Elven crown & breaks free from her control only to take his clan to fight the Syndicate and take over the ruins of Alterac city. Plus he got an appearance in Warcraft 3.
I've heard the name, but never heard his story before! Gotta admit, that's one helluva resume.
On par with the Loreseeker, and his Daughter, is the tragic tale of Sunwalker Dezco, and his wife. For the Horde, it is not the same as your Tale, but just as well tragic. You should check it out, my friend.
Also, in Cataclsym, and Warlords of Draenor you can see Maxilmillion once again, in Cata the Mt. Hyjal Dallie, in WoD your Tavern.
Most badass for me? Its gamon... Think about it when you were in wotlk you killed this guy at least once..(if you didn't kill him... You're good ASF). He gets bullied everyday... Get beaten by people... And he helps you beat garrosh.... How badass is that?
wotlk? cmon man he was in there since vanilla..
oh yeah
Ryan Ong yeah it used to take a few of us to gang up on Gamin.
Zenn Foulhoof, I remember him well. To well. When I was 8 or so I loved alts, never got really above 30 except once or twice. Hell, most of my characters didn't leave the beginning zone. But yeah, I did that quest sooooooo many times has a night elf druid. Those days will be missed. nowadays I can't stand having more than 1 character XD
DONT TOUCH ME! XD
GreenClaw100 Huh? lol
Bryan Estep Its one of his phrases.
GreenClaw100 oh lol I dont remember THAT much :P
There is a npc named Crusader Bridenbrad. He is a human argent crusader who got infected with the plague of undeath. He knew his fate and didn't want to endanger his fellow comrades thats why he went alone in the snowy cold mountains sitting near a campfire waiting to die isolated from civilization. Thats a really noble act imo. To save him you talk to two great beings - Highlord Tirion Fordring and the dragon queen Alexstrasza.
Anyone who read sunwell trilogy or is a lore freak knows Dar'khan. xD
Agreed. It was weird to see him on this list :P
Radiationwow Cuz not everyone is a lore freak. xD
Davis Productions There were other NPCs too listed just because of their lore
Radiationwow Yep. xD
Davis Productions xD xD xD xD
Wait, Gunther, isn't it the guy we can see in the old Hillsbrad Foothills, you know, in the south village ther is a little event where we can see Mograine who is purifying the cristal of ashbringer, and we can also the Kel'thuzad in his human form and he is talking about necromancy to his student, if I remember correctly his name was Gunther
Pamela Redpath from back before Cata purely for the quest chain. Not sure how unknown she is though, I really haven't played for quite some time.
Jack Grainger If you complete the darrowshire quest chain you can have her as a follower in the eastern plaguelands by selecting her doll from fiona's buffs
I think Runas the Shamed is one of the most memorable NPCs I have seen. Introduced in Legion, during the Azsuna questline, he goes from an arcane junkie to trying his best to assist you when going against the rest of his fellow Nightfallen, and is not even given the relief of death in the end, but ends up having to say a bitter goodbye to us, his friend who trusted him and gave him a chance to do something with his remaining time, before his Nightfallen thirst took completely over his mind, putting him into a zombie-like state.
NIXXIOM !!!
HEY!
Maximillian is awesome and im glad he did an appearance on my garrison :P
What? HOW?
The daily quests ;)
did not know he appeared at the garrison! his un'goro quest chain was epic, I had lost of fun doing it, and got a sweet shield to transmog
Actually, in Karasang wilds is another touching story concerning search for fountain of life. If you play horde character, you come across a tauren paladin named Sunwalker Dezco, whos wife is about to give birt to their twin children, but is in bad condition. He sends you to search for fountain of life to save her, but despite all the effort, she dies. Fortunatelly the children were saved. I really did not expected such story, it was sad.
Sunwalker Dezco really became my favourite NPC.
(He may not be so unknown for horde players since he is on Isle of Thunder and also was in Shrine of two Moons)
+Kyrriana I love seeing his babies strapped to his chest and back.
John J. Keeshan. I really like this NPC. Because he reminds me of our Vietnam war veterans. He fought in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd war. His wife was murdered by Blackrock Orcs and started wearing her pendant after her death. He was an orc P.O.W. for five years. He was rescued. But, he did not receive a hero's welcome. The citizens of Lakeshire spat on him, protested him and called him a baby orc killer. He may not have Lakeshire's respect. But, he sure has mine.
Another favorite of mine is Admiral Taylor.
That's all I have for now. Thanks for making awesome videos.
Please Blizzard! Listen to Nixxiom, LET US BE NECROMANCERS!!!
Nikolai13 you mean unholy death knight ? nah we already got him...
@@adellys4920 That's like saying paladins are clerics. Paladins are just plain way cooler than clerics, making them completely different
All i could think about Gunther Arcanus when you said it, was the "Anus".
I'm sorry..
I'm not sorry.
"Captain" Placeholder is now an Admiral, and serves players in much the same way as he used to on current Betas and PTRs whenever Blizzard needs him. Admiral Placeholder lives on.
The wife of sunwalker Dezco (the first tauren paladin) passed away in front of him in the Horde base in the Krasarang Wilds. The scene destroyed me.
5:03 but then i took an arrow to the knee
Go back to 2012
Chode Master this joke never get old m8
I think that Ezra's npc should be at number one...man this story is so sad, i literally cryed when he said that the boy passed away in 2008.
I admit, I cry every time I hear that story. When I saw the Ezra Elder this year, it rang a bell somewhere in my head, and now I'm gonna cry every year when I see him.
Rosen Chushev He probably shouldn't be on the list though. If you've ever played a Tauren, you've seen him.
***** Don't quite see the logic but ok mate. :)
Rosen Chushev "You've Probably Never Heard Of" It's in the title of the video?
One of my favourites I remember is "Cookie" McWeaksauce.
One of the funniest pieces of scripting in the whole game, discussing dinner with Admiral Odesyus. Still makes me smile remembering the very first time I was there to witness it.
"So he goes back to dark shore PIIIISSSED off as SHIT" lmfao had me dying
Not unknown but most badass to me is Lilial Voss.
they should have a necromancer class like a spec on the warlock or something
+Michael Martin I think Necromancer was originally supposed to be a class in Vanilla, but was cut during original development. I wonder if this guy was added after that with plans to release Necromancer in a later expansion, and to use him in that lore.
How about Bom'bay, the Witch Doctor in Training? Who was actually a tribute to Doctor Bombay from the show Bewitched. He can be found in the Troll village of Sen Jin. I'm a big fan of this NPC and the fact that he is the ONLY character in the game with that voice. Bom'bay's voice is just awesome.
Every time I've walked past Ahab Wheathoof I've always thought to myself "Man, that's a stupid ass voice actor"....Well...I feel like shit now knowing the story behind that NPC....RIP.
WoW is a fantastic, dramatic and immersive storytelling game, unless you're part of the TL;DR community which composes the majority of the playerbase.
@Hanna Yachou All in the name of "getting to endgame fast and efficiently to join the action", except the action is the repetitive grinding everybody complains about.
I thought captain placeholder was gonna return as a follower :(
they could still do that :P
I'd have to say my favorites would be Fiona from Eastern Plaguelands, the Quest Giver quest's npcs in Hillsbrad(for horde), and Rhea's questline in Badlands. I dunno if those are well-known or not, but I definitely loved those characters.
I was so happy to see Captain Placeholder on this list! Nixxiom, you may be heartened to know that he did briefly make a return: During the Mists of Pandaria beta, he reappeared with a promotion as "Adm'rl Placeholder" and would teleport players from Orgrimmar and Stormwind to Valley of the Four Winds while Jade Forest was down. I was so excited when I saw him :D
what about Zen'Kiki, the Druid?
To this day I'm waiting for blizzard to just pull him out of nowhere during a druid quest chain where he has become a badass druid that saves your ass
Franco Airaldi They did, he's in the druid classhall!
sooo nobody know mor'ladim here ? :'-(
Maslenain I still have his book in the bank
That was a pretty good one
One of my favs stems from way back in Vanilla when, as a fresh new player, I mistakenly rolled Alli. Levelling up my NE Druid I stumbled across the "fisherman" in Darkshore... Gubber Blump, who was more than happy to tell me how many different dishes of fish I could cook. Then once BC broke and I realised my true calling with the power of the Horde I flew into Thrallmar only to be graciously housed by the Comfortably Numb legend Floyd Pinkus. These two NPCs may have no major purpose but by name alone have earned a place in my cold dead heart.
Damn, I now i wish that i have not cancelled my sub. So much undiscovered stories and npc's . That feeling when you start out in a new , for you undiscovered world, battling with hordes of mobs to get that next level or that long awaited new shiny item. The feeling of accomplishment when you and your friends/guildmates kill a boss that you have wiped on for hundreds and hundreds of times. No other game can make you feel that way. World of Warcraft is much more than a game... It's a journey.
Who did you say Maximillian reminded you of? I can't quite make out what you're saying, or, at least not hwo I'm supposed to spell it, so I can't google it... ^^''
Kefka Palazzo Through dilligent googling and other stuff, I have found out what the name was! Don Quixote! xD
Anthony Davison Well hello there :P
Is a novel the original name is "El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha", is a hilarius drama, the most important book in spanish :3. Sorry my english x.x
Melly Ahh cool : 3 I just remember owning a VHS with a cartoon about him xD
Kefka Palazzo my name is don quixote and this is jackass
I've always adored the NPC goblins myself. I just love their complete mercenary attitude and disregard for personal safety. For some reason I just find it so endearingly optimistic that the first thing a Warcraft goblin does in any situation is "okay, I'm gonna profit from this". Not "how am I gonna profit on this?", no, uh-uh, those guys already KNOW they're gonna come out on top. Sure, they don't always, but the way their quests and characters are written just makes me laugh and smile every time.
And c'mon, Gazlowe's awesome.
Maddog3060 remember,blowing your hand off is a feature of goblin engineering products
on an unrelated note,no refunds
for us metalheads, gorge corpsegrinder! for those not in the know, george " corpsegrinder " Fisher is the legendary vocalist from one of the all time o.g deathmetal bands cannibal corpse. he did an interview in which he revealed that he plays a lot of wow. so early on in the horde campaign from wotlk, they included the " corpsegrinder " quest giver! i got a huge chuckle out of that. XD
I have three favorites who I don't really remember the name of, but I know the quest takes place in Eastern Kingdom. You are a questgiver yourself, and three NPC's come to get the quest... one is an orc who says he's the strongest and then fails badly on his quest, demanding you to help him, another is a male bloodelf with a sparkly horse (which later gets killed) and gets called a "little girl" of a forsaken met later on, and the third one is a forsaken who does the opposite of what you says... I found that questing line hilarious.
I remember going to OG for the first time and Tolwe said "Dat cloud looks like da warchief", and I burst out laughing and couldn't stop, it was so unexpected and random, and while I was laughing I forgot to leave the zeppelin and it took me back to TB. And the way back to OG Tolwe said it again xDD
I dunno man, Johnny Awesome and Kingslayer Orkus have a special place in my heart. I did the quest where you meet both of them, when I was very intoxicated. It made the whole experience there on out 10X more enjoyable. Probably one of the most fun nights I have had on WoW. I'm never taking off those "Star Pony Leggings".
Zen'Kiki, the Druid has to be my all time favourite! He is meant to help you kill some stuff around the plaugelands but often turns him self in to the druid aqua travel form or end up killing himself with moonfire. He is hilarious and i love him :D
I completely agree concerning the Necromancer class. I always wanted to see it implemented at some point. A small, but honorable mention that did not make your list is an npc in Brill called William Saldean. He does not really do much, he's a vendor type npc, but he does have his own little backstory and his last name should be familiar to you, especially if you played as Alliance.
Number 4 was one of those occasional WoW story moments that are just so unexpectedly 0_0
Zen'kiki is my religion. For those who don't know, this Druid in the Western Plaguelands goes with you for a few quests in the area. He is just _terrible_ at everything. His potential contributions to combat include shapeshifting into his cat form and daintily pouncing around the general vicinity without ever managing to actually hit a target, shapeshifting into bear form with his back to the enemy and swiping furiously at nothing, shapeshifting into Boomkin and after a short charge time spamming Moonfire on himself faster than even a max level druid with max haste could cast, and accidentally shapeshifting into a manatee and getting stuck on his back. He also makes appears in the druid class hall as a personal attendant, which is where people are more likely to recognize him from.
I remember Gunther since vanilla when I was just a kid! I remember you had to steal his book and then fight some banshees on the little island south of him. Back then the Forsaken didn't have Valkyries nor necromancers so they were searching for someone like him to increase their numbers. Good job man.
My favorite NPC is Stinky Ignatz who can be found in the Dustwallow Marsh and starts an escort quest while he gathers bogbean leaves and you have to protect him against some raptors. Later on his uncle throws a feast for you in Stormwind.
Stinky, the adventurer he is, goes to the Hellfire Peninsula after the Dark Portal was opened. Sadly though you will find his tombstone near the Falcon Watch.
It's worth mentioning, because some believe the Scourge had a monopoly on necromancy... According to (technically outdated) lore, necromancers are like Warlocks in that, while technically illegal, both sides have necromancers within their ranks. If they ever DID get added, I would expect them to be reliant on buffing and debuffing, much like how locks used to play. Simultaniously, I think that instead of the minions of the DK, they would need more of an emphisis on temporary pets, possibly even raising fallen enemies in desperation. That's about all I can think on to make it work, we don't really have a good, fitting example.
-Asks for necromancer class
-Receives a witch doctor class
i really like grand executor mortuus xD the fact that he calls the players character "nub" makes him even better
For some reason, I used to think Tarecgosa's Rest was all about Kieristraza, but only because by the time I started doing the quest for the staff, I had forgotten her name but remembered her story.
Not sure how relevant my suggestion will be but I think Shomi could be added into this list as a honorable mention. Shomi is the daughter of the village blacksmith in Zouchin Province in Kun Lai Summit. She wants to be a fighter but her father wants her to learn to serve tea and be a lady. By the end of the storyline, Shomi does become the village's best fighter and becomes incharge of training the fellow villagers to fend for themselves and her father, whom at first was against it, now looks above with pride. A nice little story imo.
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I have to agree with most of those, but I'll bring my own number one to the list : Caylee Dak, a huntress in Shattrah. She's actually a player's character that got implemented in the game after he died from leukemia. To this day, she still wears the exact same stuff he was the day he died.
Plus there's tons of feels with a quest where you have to bring her a poem (only Alliance side sadly).
Similar to Gunther is Sir Zeliek, one of the Four Horsemen in Naxxramas. His faith in the Light was so strong that even when he died and was raised as an undead member of the Scourge, the Light still obeyed him and smote his enemies. He also retained his sanity and free will, even though his body was forced to obey Kel'Thuzad.
I was pleased to see Ahab Wheathoof on this list. The one that stood out for me pre-Cataclysm was Linkin in Un'Goro Crater. I kinda wish he'd come back some day.
Watcher Tolwe is actually doing very important job, as a spotter for the navigator/helmsman of the zeppeliner. The job of spotter was absolutely crucial on ships before when u had no electronics, and is also quite common today especially on navy vessels. The job involves spotting objects in the water that might be dangerous to the ship. And also other ships in the area and their heading. + helping with navigational signs in tight waterways.
My personal favorite was Crusader Bridenbrad in Icecrown. His quest chain is very interesting and ends in a somewhat tragic, but relieving way. I'm not a sensitive guy at all, but that quest line made me get a tear out of my eyes.
I went to do the quest of Maximilian just for the shield and I ended up more happy about finding out about this toon than of getting the shield lol. What an awesome quest.
Another great list Nix!
Keristrasza hit me hard when I figured out what happened back in wrath. Ran the dungeon, didn't think twice of it until she dropped her 'broken heart.' You only covered the surface of the story, a lot of Implied rape and torture, gruesome for WoW's standards.
Another great npc that I loved/hated was Mor'Ladim. That hellion would kill level 50s if they weren't careful. His story is depressing, even more so when Blizz nerfed him and his quest hard in Cata. It used to be hidden and very difficult to figure out.
Well, a handful of things behind the scenes of WoW is gruesome, and goes into the holy-shit-don't-put-this-in-the-game-unless-we-want-an-M-rating.
No Edvin/Vanessa Vancleef? Those are one of my favourite stories in Warcraft.
The funny thing about Maximilian is no matter what you do in Un'goro's Crater you can hear him talking about slaying "dragons" and rescuing the damsel in distress.
One NPC people might or might not know (I don't remember his name just what he does) is the guy, or unguy since he IS Forsaken, that mistaken the blonde Blood Elf for a girl and thinks "she" needs to be rescued. lol I Iove that storyline.
# 3 actually made me cry at the last step when he breaths his last and she weaps over him
The thing with Ezra Wheathoof was so sweet and tragic
When you tried to say "Don Quijote de la Mancha" my ears bled a little, but no biggie. Cool vid.
Their is a dragon npc in blast lands that replaces the last purified black dragon egg with One of her own and then sacrifices it and her to protect the black egg from death wing in which after completing the quest you get her very last egg as a reward, which will let you summon her baby to help protect you in battle.
One of my favorite obscure NPC's would have have to be Stormcaller Mylra. She has a small chain of quests in Deepholm that build up to you interrogating a Twilight's Hammer member by dangling him over an airship propeller. She gives no fucks and it's great.
The three "npcs" from Hillsbrad (Horde) ?
Xou become a Quest giver. 1. NPC is a Male Bloodelf that everyone thinks is female with Heirlooms. 2. NPC is a totalnoob and 3. NPC is a max level Warrior with a flying mount.
This questline is so extremly funny... later on you find all 3 during the quests you gave them