Crend the pointless is the only pop culture reference i need

The "Tenacious Defender" belt in BC was always my favorite "It has the power... to move you"

There is like 10 references to metal music just in Maldraxxus. Tapani Nightwish - Marco Tapani Hietala from Nightwish Osbourne Black - Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath Odious Gwor - Oderus Urungus from GWAR Slayer Araya - Tom Araya from Slayer Taiya Tacere - Taija Riihimäki from Tacere Mortis Elfsen - Håvard Ellefsen from Mortiis Valuator Simmons, Sharpeye Stanley, Erak Steelsinger and Trainee Thayer - Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer from KISS (these guys are standing together near training dummies) Mellisa Fate - Melissa, an album by Mercyful Fate Arkadia Moa & Su Zettai - Moametal & Sumetal from Babymetal, Lyra Hailstorm - A bit so so, but Lzzy Hale from Halestorm Edrich Adebo - Eric Adams from Manowar Chiara Coil - Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil (Bear in mind Chiara is a real-life italian name, and Lacuna Coil was an italian band) The statue of the Primus that dominants the landscape is like the giant statue of lord zargothrax on the cover of the album Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex by the band Gloryhammer. Both statues are of powerful sorcerers.

My favourite is the cabbage merchant during the quest when you chase lady ashvane after we figure out she's a baddie. The quest has you chase her on a horse, and at some point you approach a cabbage cart and its merchant, and gives you the choice to jump over the cart or not. If you run through the cart, the cabbage merchant will say "My cabbages!" This is a reference to the cabbage merchant from avatar the last airbender

Fun fact: The singing sunflower pet was voiced by Laura Shigihara who made the music for PvZ and has played D&D with Sam, Dodger, Gmart, Bree, Arex and Benji etc

This could definitely have a part 2. There are so many pop culture references in this game it's nuts.

"An entire questline with its own dedicated area is about as big a reference as you're gonna get" Bro forgot how at least 50% of Uldum was Indiana Jones

I gotta add a couple that weren't included, just 'cuz I like them so much. During BC, in Shattrath, the cooking trainer was named Rokk, and when you would click on him, he would say, "Can you smell that?" He was standing next to a large, boiling pot at the time. The reference was to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, whose catch phrase was "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?" The other takes an explanation. The standard musical scale is sung using the words DO-RE-MI-FA-SO-LA-TI-DO. ("Do, a deer, female deer," etc.) The innkeeper in Area 52 is named Remi Dodoso. If you sing the syllables of her name, RE-MI-DO-DO-SO, going down an octave on the second DO, then up for the SO, you sing the five notes from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

Un'goro also have the gorillas that drop barrels (reference to Donkey Kong)

@wowcrendor the robin Williams tribute has a story behind it. I was playing WOD the day he died and I can confirm the story. Within an hour of the announcement of his passing, there were demands for an in game memorial; hours later there was a petition with over 40,000 signatures demanding the same. R.I.P. Robin Williams.

my favorite is Uncle Mako, who’s present on the dragon isles in that floating area of the spa in valdrakken. he’s a reference to Mako Iwamatsu, the original voice actor of Uncle Iroh from Avatar: the Last Airbender, hence the name. he pours tea and talks about dreams with a green dragon that sits near him. Mako died in 2006 during the running of the show. i loved AtLA and when i saw him for the first time I’ll admit i teared up a bit.

Bit of Friends trivia. Chandler permanently reserved that couch in the coffee shop, it doesn't show up much but on the table in front of the couch there is a little gold plaque that says 'RESERVED' on it. Friends is full of weird little background and set design trivia and Easter eggs.

Elton Black is the chef in Ashran on the Alliance Side, he's a reference to Alton Brown, a celebrity chef. When asking about him with a Guard to find the cooking trainer, the guard references that Elton uses 'strange gadgets' to cook, as Alton Brown on the show "Good Eats" would use gadgets.

Winnie the pooh and his gang in BFA( Stormsong Valley ) if anyone else spotted this.

People always talk abbout the Zelda/Link references in UnGoro, but I almost never hear anyone talk about all the Land of the Lost references. From MArshall's Refuge to the pylons and coloured crystals and dinosaurs, it's all from Land of the Lost. I loved that show when I was a kid :D. Cheers and thanks for another fun video.

The Hatch code from LOST in Sholazaar Basin!

This is dangerously close to actual content

Oh man, there are so many others. Harrison Jones, Captain Swayze and his orc first mate Keanu and many others.

May I suggest: Pointless top 10 corpses? (something to make for Halloween in a couple months) I see many random skeletons or dead npcs out in the world or hidden on mountain tops

One of the Horde Jade Forest quests has you defeat a hozen named Dook Ookem. Who flings barrels like Donkey Kong for some reason, so two pop culture references for the price of one =)

Wasn't ready to hear Crendor say Skibidi Toilet

6:32 Linken reappeared as one of the possible companion NPCs for The Protectors of Hyjal (whith such classic quotes as "Excuuuuse me, princess!" and "Oh, boy! I'm so hungry, I could eat a fire elemental!" ) and during the Great Gnomeregan Run micro holiday, he shows up outside the rebel camp to cheer on the participants. Because he's a gnome. Also the Warcraft Zelda is a gnome apparently as she appeared in a faded photograph Linken used to have you find though she apparently never appeared in person so she went unnamed.

It's nothing TOO fancy, but I love that there is (or was?) an actual quest called "Red Snapper - Very Tasty!" which is a reference to a line in th Wheel of Fish sketch in the Weird Al movie, UHF. I specifically remember that one because the way Gedde Watanabe says "Red snapper, very tasty!" is burned into my brain and I pretty much quote it anytime I see red snapper.

Other KZfaqrs: Get sponsorship and do plugs for coffee brands. Crendor: Plugs coffee shop in Dalaran Absolute legend...

How silly that Charlie the Unicorn didn't have a banana in his ear.

There are so many references in WOW that really makes it fun to just see. I love the crashed rocket car in Tanaris from Buckaroo Banzai, and the tire streaks that run up to the mountain on the opposite side of the mountain in Thousand Needles.

My favorite is still the Ridgerunner and Wiley in Vol'dun...did not expect a Roadrunner bit to just go running by... Pointless Top 10 Cartoon references?

There’s so many pop culture references in WoW that even a top 100 would barely scratch the surface.

this was fun! thank you 😄 some of the references are unfamiliar to me as I'm not an American, but most of them are universal

Not sure if someone ever mentioned the NPC "Hadoken Swiftstrider" in Feralas. He gives the quest "Alpha Strike" which is probably a reference to Street Fighter Alpha and Street Fighter Third Strike, since "hadoken" is also the shout they perform in the game. Swiftstrider could be a reference for the game Strider, also published by capcom.

Since you loved the rat stallion so much back in the day, you gotta check out the new mole rats in War within!

There’s the three hyenas + Scar in Ohn'ahran Plains.

great list!!! Haris Pilton is a definite honorable mention on this list. i assume u probably didnt do her since she and Perry Gatner were on another list and they're rly well known as opposed to these other picks

In Stormwind, a city guard gives you a tip about Steven Ryback aka Steven Seagal, a cooking trainer. The guard also warns you that this Casey, er, Steven Ryback, is good with a knife. ^^ In TBC, in Zangamarsh, there is a place that looks like the Dreamcast symbol.

I love the various NPC's spread around in TBC like Floyd Pinkus, Haris Pilton, "Slim" and many more

Larion and Muigin are not the oldest pop culture references in the game. There's Scooty, the Goblin engineer in Stranglethorn Vale is a reference to Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott from Star Trek: The Original Series. There's a Gnome named Jhordy Lapforge in Gadgetzan in reference to LeVar Burton's Geordi LaForge from Star Trek the Next Generation. Then there's also Williden and Hol'yanee Marshal in Un'Goro Crater who are references to the kids in Land of the Lost, which is fitting because the characters in that 1970s TV series ended up in a place with dinosaurs. Plants Vs Zombies was created by a World of Warcraft player. She's the voice for the singing Sunflower. Ginnifer Goodwin has two characters named after her. One is the Alliance flightmaster in Andorhal and Margene, the flight master at the Meander's Stead is named after her Sister Wives character. Robby Flay & Bario Matali are references to chefs who have had shows on Food Network. And Chef Bioardi in the Abyssal Depths in Vash'jir should be obvious. I've noticed references in a lot of quests too, but that works for a different list.

There's a guy in Westfal named Horatio Laine, investigating a murder. Clear reference to CSI Miami. Also, on Wandering isle, near the end of Pandaren starting experience, there's a goblin named Makael Bay, who wants to create explosives to blast away a ship. Reference to Michael Bay and his "love" for explosions in his movies.

During the Operation: Gnomeregan event, one of the quest givers was Toby Zeigear, patterned after Toby Zeigler from the West Wing series.

The newest reference I found is located in Valdrakken in one of the blue area buildings. 2 witches and a black cat can be seen doing magical stuff which is the reference to Sabrina the teenage witch!

4:05 it's a bit funnier than that. A wolverine is a furry animal that looks like that. So they basically turned the comics wolverine into a literal wolverine.

I love the Calvin and a Hobbes reference in BFA. Brought me back.

Some have pointed out pop culture references in item descriptions, but i think an entire Top 10 Item Descriptions would be good!

There's a toy you can get called the Ethereal Warpweaver, its essentially a portable transmog. When you summon him, one of it's possible text quotes is "Please state the nature of the Stylistic Emergency" Which is a reference to the Holographic Doctor from Star Trek Voyager, who would say "Please state the nature of the Medical Emergency" whenever he was activated.

Oh, no love for Raistlin and Caramon over in the Legerdemain Lounge!

I am very happy you put the Robin Williams tribute on this list! From anothet resource I think he actually did play WoW, which was part of why a tribute was made to him after his passing.

One day there will be a "Pointless Top 10 Ducks!" Mark my words!

when blizz cared about their product and audience and cared about releasing a quality product with a bunch of small things that made a difference. Also theres a hatch in Scholazar Basin thats a reference to that show Lost from the early 2000s, it was huge back in the time.

4:24 Wolvars are humanoid wolverines.

One of my favorite references is also in the Legerdemain Lounge! The blood elf that used to sit at the table/mage tower boss named Karam Magespear is a reference to the Dragonlance series character Caramon Majere, same with the twin brother NPC Raest Magespear as Raistlin Majere from the books

The Cooking Trainer in Stormwind is named Steven Ryback - complete with ponytail and everything. Clearly a reference to Steven Seagals character, Casey Ryback, from the Under Siege movies who was also a chef in addition to a former militia black ops soldier. There are so many funny, subtle (and not so subtle) references in WoW that you could easily do a Pointless Top 100 and still only cover a few of them.

they pack so many pop culture references in this game you could theoretically do a top ten per expansion

One that always stuck out to me was Moi Bff'Jill in Outland Nagrand. It was a reference to a cellular commercial from that era. My Best Friend Forever Jill or My BFF Jill. Lol!

This def needs a part 2!

I have never played WoW and I probably never will, but I love this series. I will never miss a new top 10 pointless things video from you!

4:12 Something most people don't know is that his real name is actually James Howlett. Logan was originally just the civilian name he went by after escaping the Weapon X program (his biological father is Thomas Logan though he was raised as John Howlett''s son), it stuck as a nickname later on I guess.

Dude. These were great. You could do so many of these on so many topics. Sci-fi references. Cartoons. Music. Mythology. Endless possibilities.

For germans there are the "Toten Hosenträger" in Burning crusade which is a reference to the german band "Die toten Hosen" They also have as description: "Steh auf... wenn du am Boden bist." (Stand up when you are down), which is the title of one of their songs

I am dying to know which 10 of the 10,000 pop culture references in WoW are going to make Crendor's list. My money's on the Robin Williams memorial island in Draenor.

Wesley, the stable master in Southshore(before Cata), has a thin mustache and wields a rapier. The only thing left for them to do is have him say "as you wish."

Ah, the memories. This video is great fun. I used to torment a friend of mine with pop culture references from WoW because he hates pop culture references in RPGs because they "take him out of the fantasy." Gotta say, though, you certainly butchered the pronunciation of the word "Legerdemain" in #9. :)

I also like the Joust reference in Mt Hyjal, the Winnie the Pooh references in Boralus, and the fountain of references that are the Johnny Awesome questlines.

Robin Williams did play World of Warcraft, and was known to troll in trade chat a lot. He played it as much as Zelda. He named his daughter Zelda too.

7:58 The d in Djinn is silent. Probably why an alternate romanization of the original word drops the d outright. See also: Ifirit and Efreet. "Genie" is actually an anglicization of djnn BTW.

Another reference to Head-On can be found in the flavor text for Ponzo’s Cream, sold be Ponzo in Loamm. It also says “Apply directly to the forehead”

Ive also seen Winnie the Pooh and gang in the game and Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner. Theres an Ace Ventura reference in a dungeon (dont ask which one, I cant remember lol) where an npc is named Einhorn Finklestein or something to that affect

Another chef reference from way back, in the Dwarven District in Stormwind, if he's still there, Stephen Ryback, Steven Segull's character in the Under Siege movies was Casey Ryback, and always undercover as the cook.

I've recently rediscovered pointless top 10. So happy that Crendor is still making is pointless lists, this is the type of wow trivia my body craves

Oh wait, one of those has gameplay and awards a pet? Oh Crendor, I think we may have crossed a line here, this is not pointless anymore. (In fact, this quest got me into playing Plants vs Zombies way back then)

Back in TBC there used to be 2 battlemasters in Shattrath City called Adam Eternum(A) and Keldor the Lost(H). Those where a reference to He-Man and Skeletor. :)

honestly, kinda dissapointed you didnt mention the undead dragon in exiles reach, which CLEARLY is a refference to globally beloved youtube personality "wowcrendor" who in his machinima videos often talks about "zombie dragons"

As Horde (don't know which one for alliance) when you are in the valley of strength, go right from the hall of the warchief and before the way leads you up into the hut on the right hand side of the road. EXCELSIOR!

Something that I always found fun, is that "Plants vs. Zombies" was published by EA Games; one of (if not, the largest of) Activision's competitors in the western video game publishing space. So it's interesting to see such a blatant, dedicated, and wholesome homage to their competition, in the "Peacebloom vs Ghouls" quest. Edit: For reference: EA released "Plants vs. Zombies" in 2009 and Activision bought Blizzard in 2008 (Cata was release in 2010)

I loved the liutenant horatio laine reference in westfall, it lines up with the quest of who he is in the series

Surprised you didn't do the CSI Miami reference in Westfall. Still great video!

I cant remember where this was, but there is a reference the movie "road to el dorado" where a troll witch priest pushes a grunt into a cauldron after saying the mix needed more body!

5:38 The 2000s were a weird time for animation in general. So much was getting thrown at the wall to see what would stick in the industry and web animation had just become a thing and the internet being the internet before the social medias became more sanitized to appease advertisers and we were still using message boards at the time, most of it was crass and crude (and Newgrounds, a product of this time, still hosts new animations like that to this day if that's your thing, sure as heck isn't mine though). Ever heard of Legendz? It's a very bizarre mon anime that seems very anachronistic, like it belonged a few decades before it aired in 2004. Haven't looked at the manga yet though.

4:31 That would be Deadpool's clone Evil Deadpool. Right up until a universe collided into 616 in events leading up to the 2015 version of Secret Wars and he stayed dead.

How the heck did you get this down to only 10?

1:16 I wonder if these two and and their other friend, probably named Chandelier ever had to bring one of those couches upstairs with Chandelier insisting they piviot?

There's also the Bambi reference in Grizzly Hills! The mom deer, fawn, rabbit, and skunk patrolling around that Alliance town (I forget the name of it lol)

tie in with your top 10 WoW sharks: the "Left Shark" Pet you can get from WoD ship table missions, referencing the Left Shark from the Katy Perry Superbowl halftime show (2015)

whoever came up with the Rolling in the deep reference is a pure genius. the gordon ramsay on the other hand...

Love this list. It also makes me curious about all of the other references there is in the game. New video idea perhaps? 😁

Aww I love the Robin Williams and Charlie the Unicorn references.

I like the Big Lebowski reference in Howling Fjord. Always got a kick out of it.

Apply it to the forehead is a diablo reference because in the ending of diablo 1, the main character slams the soul stone with a demon diablo inside it, directly into the main character's forehead

Thaldraszus has a pretty cool Yu-Gi-Oh reference that includes a quest line with characters that are similiarily portrayed from the show

Another nintendo reference in Panderia is a flying turtle in the Kun lai summit. Also I love all the Conan the Barbarian references like Croman and the tomb in the badlands which is a direct reference to the movie.

a small one I like is an npc saying " Thank you. Pray return to the Waking Shores." which is a reference to FFFXIV of an NPC saying "Praythe return to the Waking Sands" If I remember correctly.

A bouquet of Scarlet Begonias was the first one I noticed. Grateful Dead song :)

my favorite is from BFA with the reference to the movie The Road to El Dorado i think it’s called “needs more body” and you push people into cauldrons like in the movie

8:58 Honestly I think it's bigger how they managed to work WoW mechanics into making a minigame that properly replicated PvZ gameplay.

My favorite is the An Amazing Journey quest which is a reference to Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, and of course GNAWS the shark who is supposed to be Bruce from JAWS

Floyd Pinkus in Thrallmar,Tigers Wood and quest in Pandaria where you kill tiger names Keer (or Kir?) Shan are first ones that come to my mind

7:32 One does not simply fly to Tanaan Jungle.

Robin DID play a ton of games , he LOVED the Zelda franchise too , even named His daughter Zelda. ( although i have a great aunt named Zelda too and she was born WAYYYYY before the game) Robin was an avid player of WoW too

There is also a Vikings reference on stormheim where you have to kill floki, rollo, raghnar

Another fun reference is the Reference to Sabrina the Teenange witch in the Blue disctrict in Valdrakken. But Im certain everyone has seen that

Another good one in Legion Dalaran is Aerith Primrose, the flower seller, and her bodyguard Koraud. They are references to Aerith and Cloud from Final Fantasy 7.

First names of the tellers in SW bank are Olivia, Newton and John. Flight master in Auberdene's name is an anagram of 'Leggy Blonde. 2 Guars in Wrath (I can't remember the zone discussing whether a Gryphon could carry an arbalest (MP ref) A baby deer called Bambino with a skunk and another furry animal wandering around (Wrath, can't remember the zone).