LFG Hogger

I love these videos on minor villains, gives us a greater appreciation of the challenges faced on the way to the main villain.

Nothing like a serious villainpedia and a memepedia one two punch, gotta love it

I didn't know Hogger was this famous. Him being super strong in HOTS makes sense now

Lovely bit of work, as always, Ghost. One thing I'd like to add to Hoggers status is during the intro quests for Horde players during Battle for Azeroth, where they find a woman caged up in a gnoll costume with the headwear off and her dialogue being something like "I told the guards it was just a costume, but did they listen? No!" This all being a reference to a Blizzcon Cosplay contest winner, whose suit sadly broke apart as she went to collect her prize.

When The Season of Discovery servers first opened up I, like many other's, couldn't quest worth a darn due to the massive amount of people playing at launch. Then I saw a message in general; "LFM Hogger Raid" I've done my fair share of things in WoW, gotten a few Keystone Master's, downed a few Heroic Raid bosses, gotten a few close yet epic PvP victories but none of that, none of it... Gave me the same kind of excitement as being part of The World First SoD Hogger kill and being the first Warrior to get The Rune of Furious Thunder.

Having never played WoW, but remembering what 2004 was like, this video makes me happy. I miss that internet, that world. This and your video on Vancleef are my favorites because 1) the passion and 2) Its legit nice to see things from games you like the idea of but haven’t played yet. keep up the great work, ghost with the most

As someone who's never played WOW I enjoy these videos on the villains of this world. It's fun to learn about their lore.

Can never get enough of your videos man. Could listen to you talk about anything!

I remember the old days of brand new level 1 alliance players grouping and rushing Hogger as a badge of honor. A slaughter, the horror. The horror.

There were actually 12 low level world elites, 2 per zone for every second levelling zone in 1.X (and in classic) and up until patch 2.4 there was also 2 elite mobs in the starting zones, one in Teldrassil, which was the largest starting zone in the game for alliance - split into two zones and the other was in Tirisfal Glades, the largest starting zone for horde also split into two zones. One of them was for a WANTED quest, other other was just a roamer. They were originally placed in the game, as you said with the intention as being a zone boss and something to mess with new players. In 2.4 the two starting zone elites (both level 10) were turned into normal mobs, they were tied to quests which at level 10 were impossible to solo and by the end of Burning Crusade the devs noticed the population density in low level zones was so small that it was impossible for new players to get a group for those early elite quests without help from a guild if they had joined one, so those two quests were changed. For some reason out of all those elites, only Hogger is remembered; Not the others; I guess it just goes to show that the Alliance human start had the largest population of numpties back in the day. my first character was a night elf and I soloed the elite north of Auberdine entirely by accident (can't remember that mob's name), it was the second elite I encountered and this was I think on the second day I was playing the game after first starting in 2005, I didn't even notice it was an elite, I just was like "oh this mob has more health than normal", I kited it and beat it, another person came along and was like "OMG did you just solo an elite!?" I was like "oh, well, for me it wasn't a big deal." Then again, I solo'd Murkdeep later that day too; No big deal either.

Babe wake up, new Ghostcharm just dropped

I love Hogger. He's a good adversary and test to your build and learning of your character by the time you get to him. I actually *love* the new gnoll models, but I prefer his pre-launch version. The latest is a little too... "Well put together" to be the leader of some "savage gnolls." 😂 Wish the hugger pet was full-sized, though. Can you imagine one hanging out inside of Stormwind right after some new player just scraped by the fight? 😂 Don't like the arresting of him, though. It just doesn't make sense.

man after ive been binging SoD lately, this one is PERFECTLY timed. love your vids dude thanks so much for your work

Your voiceovers are filled with so much emotion and make the videos incredibly fun and interesting to watch/listen to

This gives me hope that we will one day have a Villainpedia entry for Randal the Vandal

your voice for some reason is perfect for narrating Warcraft and World of Warcraft lore

I feel Hogger can tell us something about modern game development as well. Something like this would not be allowed to make it into a modern game. A massive difficulty spike in a starting zone? NERF. REMOVE. DELETE. We've learned so much about what to do and what not to do when creating and balancing games, but yet.. Hogger is a legend and has provided a lot of fun for players.

I hail from durotar but even I have heard the tales of the gnoll they call hogger

Thanks for these amazing videos GhostCharm. I'm watching this one as I'm sick and I actually watched your last one while I was sick too. It's been a hell of an entry into the winter season.

I remember gnolls in bg1 Although I did play that in my mid 20s and I played Wow as a kid, I know bg1 came out years earlier.

Seriously one of the most underrated channels on KZfaq. Nice work

Ballas from Warframe would be a fun addition to the villainpedia collection :)

For season of discovery they should definitely make bigger a world boss when the level cap eventually hits 60

Well done video, absolutely flawless narration. Love how deep you went into this and how much extra outside information you told us about this!

Please do a Villainpedia on Vesper 2 Snail, or on Iguazu. Both have rich stories worthwhile to tell.

Broke: “Deadmines is the first Alliance instance” Woke: “Hogger is the first Alliance instance”

Back in Everquest days he'd be called an undercon. Which reminds me, if you want one of the OG mmo villains take a look at Sergeant Slate from Everquest, the hatred for that guy was epic.

Dude I love you, please make more of these WoW Villainpedias. Happy holidays to you and your family.

You should do a video on the nowhere king, he is a very well written and layered villain

A double whammy from Ghostcharm within a month? Early Christmas man

I always pop hard for these videos. Been a sub for about 2 years now. Love the chill style. Keep growing brother 💯

I’m curious how many kills Hogger actually has in Wow. That number has got to be incredibly high

Haven't seen or heard them for ages now. Good times

Love the realworld folklore/story info. Werehyenas have a rich history in Africa

Not related to Hogger or WOW, but it’s your newest video right now and I thought I would ask, are you thinking about or currently working on a video about Kratos? I don't know whether he would be in Heropedia or Villainpedia, maybe similar to that one video you did on Sheogorath? Regardless, I thought I would ask. Always love your videos man! They're the highlight of my day when I see you upload, keep up the good work!

always happy to see more WoW characters on the channel. 🖤

Fantastic content man. You always deliver the best lore videos in my humble opinion. I hope you have a wonderful holiday. 🎉

The nostalgia, I could feel the hogger feeling lol thanks so much for the video

I love the Villainpedias, but I hope we get some more World or Heropedias soon!

When I finally hit level 60 in Classic, I fully intend to go to Elwyn and give out free Hogger kills as sweet, sweet retribution.

Did someone say "THUNDERFURY,BLESSED BLADE OF THE WINDSEEKER"?

I love these videos, I think a villain that would 100% be worthy of a video is SHODAN from System Shock, I would love to hear her story

40 man naked gnome raids for Hogger were a thing back in the day. I really do think gamers who havent played WoW in its infancy have missed out on one of the greatest gaming experiences you could have. The scale of the world and the number of people playing it made it feel like it was alive. It was also in the early days of the internet, it was all new, we had no clue what we were doing and there were no KZfaq videos showing you what to do, there was no discord either. Ventrillo and the like were used, but it was much more basic form of communication. Meaning, there wasnt a ventrillo room with 50k wow players sharing info about the game. It really was special and Im glad I lived through it. 26:02

One of my favorite KZfaqrs!!!! Amazing video man!

Imagine a timeline in which Hogger is an avatar of Yeenoghu the Beater. Enjoy the nightmares. 😎

Helll yeah, Ghostcharm wow video. Might have to re subscribe to wow and play season of discovery after watching this.

Bruh the Hogger raids were the highlight of maintenance back in the day!

LIVING IN A DOG-MAN'S NIGHTMARE - MUDDBARK, real song by an all knoll band 😂 god I love fantasy fiction

Villainpedia on The Mitanni from Eve online would be cool. He's a villainous character whilst also being an actual human guy

That one prediction that I saw about Hogger was correct.

You know, with MK 1 adding meme characters as DLC, i will find it both funny and amazing if Hogger gets added to the roster.

Like any good rpg game it's always that one minor bad guy at level 3 that everyone remembers despite having all the back story of 3 sentences and a funny voice

gnolls the 1 thats is stuck in my head is Snarl mane

Love these WoWpedias. Have a good holiday Ghost

Shaco violin music from the league music documentary is PREMIUM 2:48

Love your videos so much. I’m sure we’re all excited for you to return from your trip with another banger on the horizon

Just got here, love the series and the channel. Seeing as you recently looked at dark link, maybe soon we could look at dark samus or blood falcon?

I did not expect Hogger on this series

Hogger is eternal, was in Elwynn sonner on Grobulus classic server and someone posted LFG Hogger! on general chat xD

Love your videos my man, you deserve way more subs the videos have always been top notch and you've only gotten better throughout the years

Love how you write and narrate these.

dude i’m being fed by this addition to the WoW vids

"Ugh fine... I guess you are my little Hogchamp."

For some reason this has me remembering the MMO Aion which I played when it first came out and there was (maybe still is) a crab in one of the noob areas that totally steamrolls new players and people used to call it Crab Norris though it had a different name officially.

My guild back in vanilla WoW was formed from the 40 members that gathered together to raid Hogger with their lvl1 characters. 😊 Amazing memories.

"Ghostcharm, King of the Fools" LONG LIVE THE KING

Dude, you are literally my favorite KZfaqr

I don't think you ever played EQ but this video makes me want a villainpedia of the classic gnoll villain who would suicide assault the town of Queynos every 10 minutes in the Everquest days. He who was an epic meme of his time before WoW came out: Fippy Darkpaw

i always took tauren. did you know they are the only race without a race specific raid or dungeon? at least before we got the fox people. meaning they are the only old race that doesn't have a raid or dungeon where they are the majority of the mobs you are killing all the way though. thousand needles questline would of been one if it was a actual dungeon and not a long outdoor quest chain.

"Our dog hogger" SOMEONE doesn't know about hyenas being cats...

Embrace the Pain. Oh boy stories of people losing to this thing too. It's gonna be fun.

Do a video for dwarf mains, the infamous and illusive Vagash

I would to see your video about Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain original game lore.

FFXI had a take on Gnoles that I really enjoyed, not being of WoW stock. They made them more wolf like, and played more into werewolf type attributes, giving them a moon phase based healing ability that also acted as an attack buff. Some of the higher level ones could alternate from being on all fours to being on their hind legs, and when on their hind legs they became quite imposing, and would use claw attacks with names similar to Monk's hand to hand weapon skills. In addition to that they possessed a counter stance, and could be quite rough to fight during a full moon.

Another certified classic Ghostcharm BANGER

I have him in heartstone love the vibe of him

HotS Hogger is actually so fucking fun to play. Going full Crash Bandicoot in a tight corner or pathway is so satisfying.

Its always fascinated me how "fantasy beings" have evolved... like how gnolls was originally a kind of troll, but is now a furry creature... Wait till you hear about "kobolds" being goblins

I heard Hogger got into a fight with Chuck Norris. The world exploded and they're still floating in space locked in combat.

You single-handedly got me into WoW

God, the memories of those level 1 hogger raids will stick with me until I die (hopefully soon, the good blood willing)

me and all my homies fucking love hogger lfg!

When they added him to Heroes of the Storm, they brought a little bit of life back to that dead game

Hogger becoming so powerful makes me think of my favorite headcannon for the Emperor of Mankind, in that he is strong, but is even stronger than he should be because the ork boyz all believe he is that powerful and their communal belief empowers him further,

Oh my god!!!!!!! I reread the hint and it makes perfect sense! I said something from Warcraft, but I was not expecting this. You’re the GOAT, ghost.

I know very little about WoW lore and only learned this guy exists through hearthstone. Since he was a legendary card in that game I thought he would on the same tier as Illidian and what not. Turns out I was right and wrong at the same time lol

I want someone to make a little fanimation of like 40 dudes rolling out for some epic final battle, cutting down Gnolls left and right like a scene straight out of lord of the rings only for Hoggers to show up like Sauron and start throwing players.

Literally FOR THE HORDE!!! never encountered this npc

Who up cranking they Hogger right now

The only channel on KZfaq i eagerly await videos for.

Giving the smaller game characters lore and attention is what a lot of other lore and fantasy channels lacked. Usually, the details of the small guys are the foundations to give a game or story world it's flavors

i love ur warcraft and elderscrolls vids the most ❤

for me, it'll always be Fippy Darkpaw

Given how many _disgusting_ alliance players he's killed, Hogger is alright in my book

Really dig the style of your videos, man 😎🤙🏼 the concept is cool and the quality is solid! To recommend a very good villain, I suggest you do a piece on Seymour Guado from Final Fantasy X...absolutely amazing villain when you learn his whole story 🤘🏻💀 keep up the good work, sir!

Hogger the knoll, the myth, the legend.

I thought the title was Vanillapedia and we were going to get a series on Classic WoW lore

Miss these old but gold mmos.

18:25 you can realy say you've been Gnolled... tu dum