Game of Thrones References in Warcraft

Posted 2017/08/27 at 10:59 AM by perculia

Game of ThronesSpoilers from Season 7 are marked under tags, but there are general spoilers in the post if you are unfamiliar with the books and show.House BaratheonOurs is the Fury

Archmage Melis is a fire mage in the Mage Class Hall in Legion, a tribute to Melisandre the fire priestess. Her dialogue option is a variation of Melisande's famous saying - "Night is dark and full of demons."

Ours is the Fury: The motto of House Baratheon.

: This is one of the major castles of House Baratheon.

House GreyjoyWe Do Not Sow

Axe of the Iron Price and The Iron Price reference the Greyjoy philosophy that one should pay the "iron price" and loot riches by killing foes, instead of acquiring riches through spending gold.

House LannisterHear me roar!

For defeating The Lich King, players receive the title. This is a reference to Jaime slaying the Mad King Aerys.

Tyrion: The imp is now a gnome in Stormwind City.

Cersei Dusksinger is an annoyed blood elf in Swamp of Sorrows, carrying on a secret relationship with Squire Rowe, noted in Squire Rowe's Copper Coin.

The Empty Crown: The flavor text, "It's hard to put a leash on a dog once you've put a crown on its head," was spoken by Tyrion in Season 2, Episode 7.

House StarkWinter is Coming

Smoky Direwolf, a drop from Garrison Invasion Bosses, has the flavor text "Believed to reside mostly in the north. Hates weddings." This references the sad events of Season 3.

Nairn: Actor Kristian Nairn, best known as Hodor, has a battle pet in the Celestial Tournament with abilities that reference his character's Northern heritage and fight against undead: Nairn!, Call of Winter, and Giant's Blood. Also on the battle pet team is his real-life friend Jake Stormoen and Summer, named after Bran Stark's direwolf.

In Warlords, you can recruit Kristian Nairn / Henry Wall to your Alliance Garrison via the Inn Building!

Lady, a puppy in Arathi Basin, is named after Sansa Stark's direwolf.

The Riddoh and Fran Brawler's Guild fight references the friendship between Hodor and Bran. Riddoh is a giant ogre carrying Fran on his back, just like in the show.

House TargaryenFire and Blood

Danaeris Amberstar / Pele'zol: References Daenerys Targaryen--the follower has a Fire Mage spec as a tribute to Daenerys' dragons, is a Night Elf with white hair to match her appearance, and is dressed in a regal robe.

Breaker of Chains: This is named after one of Daenerys' many titles.

In the quest area for Game of Thorns, players will find the rare spawn Mad "King" Sporeon. This NPC likely references Aerys Targaryen, the Mad King murdered by Jaime Lannister.

Do-tharak, the Swordbreaker: This drop from Throne of Thunder references the Dothraki, a nomadic race of warriors currently led by Daenerys Targaryen.

Drogar: This trainer battle pet, part of the Okrut Dragonwaste team, references Daenerys' dragon Drogon.

Calcified Dragon Egg: References the three eggs given to Daenerys as a wedding gift in the episode "Winter is Coming".

Amelia Clarke: This PvP gear vendor references Emilia Clarke, the actress who plays Daenerys. She is even classified as a Dragonkin in the data, instead of an NPC.

Braavos

Syrio's Gloves of Tutelage: A nod to Arya's dancing master, Syrio Forel. The gloves are itemized for agility, as fits his nimble fighting style, and the flavor text references his famous line, "What do we say to death?"

Coin of Many Faces is a special toy from Hallow's End which transforms the player's appearance into one of hundreds of Garrison Followers. This is a reference to the Many-Faced God, the god of Death, which is worshipped by the Faceless Men.

Beyond the Wall

The mission Summer is Here is the opposite of the motto "Winter is Coming." It rewards the item Winning with Wildlings, a term the Seven Kingdoms uses to describe the Free Folk.

Several Death Knight talents represent the real threat to Westeros: White Walker and Winter is Coming.

In Pandaria, a massive wall separates the Pandaren lands from the threats of the Mantid and Sha. The Shado-Pan plays a similar role to The Night's Watch, protecting the lands from ancient monsters. Some of the lines spoken by the Shado-Pan even reference the Oath of the Night's Watch: "We are the sword in the shadows" and "We are the watchers on the wall.

This final observation, while not necessarily inspired by Warcraft, has some visual parallels. As it's from the recent season, it's under a spoiler tag:
In last week's episode of Game of Thrones, "Beyond the Wall," The Night King killed Viserion with a well-placed spear, later resurrecting the dragon as an Ice Dragon.

Many WoW players found parallels to the Lich King raising Sindragosa in the Wrath of the Lich King trailer:

GeneralA Song of Frost and FireSong of Wind and WaterA Dance With DragonsKing Bippy BopLord of the Seven KingdomsThe Bear and the Lady Fairlyrics hereBrawler's Guild questGorgeous BlouseRobes of the Quiet IsleMysterious locationA Feast of Crows

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Comment by 43802Come on, you're just forcing some of those. Storm's End and (especially) the Kingslayer don't have to reference anything other than the fights in WoW themselves. It just so happens such names are also used in the series, they're not necessarily A Song of Ice and Fire references.Comment by AralndaThis is awesome! Can't wait for more game of thrones and wow references to each other!Comment by YashagoroThere were no sad events in season 3, it was my favorite season! The wedding was to die for. (horrible pun intended).
Also, not necessarily WoW, but in Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne the final mission is called "A Symphony of Frost and Flame", which is an obvious nod to the book-series.Comment by GrokironhideThe first quest Horde do in Frostfire ridge is called "A song of Frost and Fire"Comment by perculiaCome on, you're just forcing some of those. Storm's End and (especially) the Kingslayer don't have to reference anything other than the fights in WoW themselves. It just so happens such names are also used in the series, they're not necessarily A Song of Ice and Fire references.Comment by kyle123xySome of those feel a little forced. And I also think you are missing a couple. There's a world quest in Val'sharah that rotates between killing two harpies: Seersei or Maelisandra. One is a coincidence, but two is clearly a reference. Definitely to Cersei and Melisandre.Comment by perculiaSome of those feel a little forced. And I also think you are missing a couple. There's a world quest in Val'sharah that rotates between killing two harpies: Seersei or Maelisandra. One is a coincidence, but two is clearly a reference. Definitely to Cersei and Melisandre.Comment by perculiaThe first quest Horde do in Frostfire ridge is called "A song of Frost and Fire"Comment by SihianI recently started the series and I'm now at the start of season 3 (late to the party I know) and I love it! I never noticed these before!Comment by KomesarJaime is best... to bad ther is not golden gauntlet for his arm :)Comment by 1615821I think that the scene when the Night King kills Viserion is more a mix between the moment when Xavius kills Ysera in Val'sharah and when The Lich King raised Sindragosa.Comment by MightylorddkSome of them look like biased to me (but maybe that's only me). I'd also like to mention Khaliisi. She's been there before GoT series were made so lots of people never noticed her.Comment by sblueOne of the orc's racial mounts is a Dire Wolf and has GoT flavor text as well. Horn of the Dire WolfComment by arachebWhile i agree that some of those are forced, specially the Kingslayer.
The rest of them specially the madking was spoke abouth and refenced before the patch came out, so i do believe those were place in there.
I also saw many GoT fan in my realm pointing to Amelia Clark and many other stuff like the Mad king spore and others.Comment by arachebWhile i agree that some of those are forced, specially the Kingslayer.
The rest of them specially the madking was spoke abouth and refenced before the patch came out, so i do believe those were place in there.
I also saw many GoT fan in my realm pointing to Amelia Clark and many other stuff like the Mad king spore and others.Comment by Aurleis1Regarding , which was part of Patch 3.3 (released December of 2009), didn't Game of Thrones season 1 first air in 2011 (two years after the title was available in wow)? Or do I have my dates mixed up regarding the implementation of the title? Or does the above list contain inspirations that Game of Thrones received from wow?Comment by peon1Have not played my DK all expansion and I laughed when I saw the "White Walker" talent and "Winter is Coming". Good stuff.Comment by BritishVampirethe show might have started in 2011 but the books started in the 90's. but i still don,t think its a reference, anyone who kills a king is called a kingslayerComment by 1709489Come on, you're just forcing some of those. Storm's End and (especially) the Kingslayer don't have to reference anything other than the fights in WoW themselves. It just so happens such names are also used in the series, they're not necessarily A Song of Ice and Fire references.Comment by vikingorockYou left out Khaliisi it's a clear reference to "khaleesi" the title of Daenerys given by the Dothraki

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