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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
	North American boxart
Developer(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Blizzard Entertainment ; Sierra Entertainment ; Capcom
Designer(s)	Rob Pardo
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac OS and Mac OS X
Release	July 3 2002 ; July 5 2002 ; 2003
Genre(s)	Real-time strategy
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (War3 or WC3 or RoC) is a real-time strategy computer game released by Blizzard Entertainment in July 2002. It is the second sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, and it is the third game set in the Warcraft Universe. An expansion pack, The Frozen Throne, was released in 2003.

Warcraft III contains four playable races:^[1] Humans and Orcs, which had previously appeared in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, and the Night Elves and Undead, which are new to the Warcraft mythos.^[2] Warcraft III's single-player campaign is laid out similarly to that of StarCraft, being told through all four of the game's races in a progressive manner. Multiplayer mode allows for play against other people, via the internet, instead of playing against computer-controlled characters as is done in the single-player custom game mode.

The game proved to be one of the most anticipated and popular computer game releases ever, with 4.5 million units preordered and over one million additional units sold within a month.^[3] Warcraft III won many awards including "Game of the Year" from more than six different publications.^[4]

Gameplay

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A small Human army (red) attacking an Orcish base (blue).

A game of Warcraft III takes place on a map of varying size, such as large plains and fields, with terrain features like rivers, mountains, seas, or cliffs. In Campaign mode, the map is initially covered with the Black Mask, a dark layer which obscures the landscape beneath until it is explored. The Black Mask, once gone, is permanently removed.^[5] Areas that have been explored but no longer are within sight range of an allied unit or building are covered with the fog of war. Though terrain remains visible, changes such as enemy troop movements and building construction are unseen.^[5] During a game, players must establish settlements to gain resources, defend against other players, and train units to explore the map and attack enemies. There are three main resources that are managed in Warcraft III: gold, lumber, and food.^[6] The first two are required to construct units and buildings, while food restricts the maximum number of units the player may control at one time.^[7]

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Creeps are often found in groups, such as these Trolls.

The game also introduces creeps, computer controlled units that are hostile to all players.^[8] Creeps guard key areas such as gold mines or neutral buildings and, when killed, provide experience points and special items to a player's hero.^[8] This encourages players to be aggressive instead of turtling. Warcraft III also introduced a day/night cycle to the series.^[9] Besides having advantages or disadvantages for certain races, at night most creeps fall asleep, making nighttime scouting safer; however, the line of sight for most units is also reduced. Other minor changes to the gameplay were due to the 3D terrain. For instance, units on a cliff have an attack bonus when attacking units at lower elevations.^[2]

In previous Warcraft games, there were only two playable races, Orcs and Humans, which had more similarities than differences. Barring cosmetic changes, most Orc units were identical to their Human counterparts. In Warcraft III, the Night Elves and Undead are added as playable races.^[1] Additionally, as in StarCraft, each race has a unique set of units, structures, technologies, and base-building methodology.

Warcraft III adds powerful units called heroes. For each enemy killed, heroes gain experience points, progressing in levels and gaining new spell options (bringing RPG elements to the series).^[10] Certain heroes can also apply beneficial auras to allied units. Heroes can equip items to increase skills, defense, and other abilities. The highest attainable level in a normal game is ten. At level six, the hero can obtain an "ultimate" skill that is more powerful than the other spells. Heroes can also utilize the various natural resources found throughout the map, such as controllable non-player characters, and shops containing usable items.^[11]

Campaign

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An Orcish army.

Warcraft III's campaign mode is broken up into four campaigns, each featuring a different race, which are themselves divided into chapters. Unlike previous Blizzard titles, such as Warcraft II or StarCraft, players are not directed to mission briefings in which plot exposition occurs and objectives are announced; rather, Warcraft III uses a system of "seamless quests."^[12] Some plot development happens in occasional cinematics, but most occurs in-game with cutscenes. Objectives, known as quests, are revealed to the player during the progress of the map. Main quests are those that the player must complete to proceed to the next chapter, but there are also optional quests which are not initially revealed, but can be discovered and completed alongside the main objectives.

Through each race's campaign, the player retains control of one or more heroes, which slowly grow in experience as the levels progress. This experience is carried over to subsequent missions, allowing the hero to grow throughout the course of the campaign.

While different in terms of storyline and precise gameplay, all of the different races' campaigns are structured similarly. Each begins with a level involving simple mechanics to introduce the player to the race and the basic elements of their hero and units. After one or two such levels the player's first "building mission" occurs, requiring them to build and maintain a base while competing with one or more enemy forces. The only campaign that breaks this pattern is the Night Elf campaign, whose first mission involves building a limited base. The last level of each race's campaign is an "epic battle".

Multiplayer

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Battle.net lobby.

While campaign games can have many different objectives, the sole objective in melee games is to destroy the opposition's buildings. In default melee matches, players can pick their own heroes, and losing one will not end the game. To make the game proceed more quickly, by default the map is covered in fog of war instead of the Black Mask.^[2] Warcraft III, like Blizzard's previous title StarCraft, allows for single and multiplayer replays to be recorded and viewed, allowing a game to be played at slower and faster speeds and viewed from the perspective of all players.^[13]

Like all previous Blizzard titles since Diablo, Warcraft III uses the Battle.net multiplayer network. Players can create free accounts in regional "gateways," which helps reduce lag; these are Azeroth (U.S. East), Lordaeron (U.S. West), Northrend (Europe), and Kalimdor (Asia).^[14] One should note that at this point in time the U.S. East Gateway / Azeroth has become the de facto standard for online play. Most competitive play is held on this gateway as well as most public play in general. As the game has aged the players have condensed for this reason. Unlike previous Battle.net-enabled games, Warcraft III introduced anonymous matchmaking, automatically pairing players for games based on their skill level and game type preferences, preventing players from cheating and inflating their records artificially.^[15] If players want to play with a friend in ranked matches, Warcraft III offers "Arranged Team Games", where a team joins a lobby and Battle.net will search for another team; as with anonymous matchmaking, the enemy team is not known beforehand.^[15] Players can also host custom games, using maps created in the Warcraft III World Editor. The game also offers Friends Lists and Channels for chatting, where players can create custom channels or join Blizzard-approved ones.^[16] Warcraft III also allows players to band together to form "clans", which can participate in tournaments or offer a recreational aspect to Warcraft III. Global scores and standings in matchmaking games are kept on a "ladder".^[17] These rankings can be checked online without the need of the game.

Synopsis

Setting

Warcraft III takes place in the fictional world of Azeroth. Several years before the events of the games, a demon army known as the Burning Legion intent on Azeroth's destruction corrupted a race called the Orcs, and sent them through a portal to attack Azeroth. After many years of fighting, the Orcs were defeated by a coalition of humans, dwarves and elves known as the Alliance; the surviving combatants were herded into internment camps, where they seemed to lose their lust for battle. With no common enemy, a period of peace followed, but the Alliance began to fracture. The events of Warcraft III occur after a timeskip from Warcraft II. This period was originally intended to have been documented in Warcraft Adventures, but that game was canceled in mid-development.^[18]

Characters

Each campaign features several heroes around whom most plot exposition occurs. Thrall is an Orc who was raised in captivity. He escapes into the wilds of Azeroth's northern continent, Lordaeron, where he discovers a few Orcs who were not captured by the Alliance. Thrall becomes warchief of the new Orcish Horde, and sets out to free his people. Another major character is Arthas Menethil, prince of the human kingdoms. While courageous, Arthas is known to be rash and hot-headed; he is a paladin studying under the old war hero Uther.The characters used in Warcraft III and its expansion The Frozen Throne also share ties with the 2004 release of World of Warcraft in which Illidan and Arthas are main bosses.

Plot

The game's plot is told entirely through cinematics and cutscenes, with additional information found in the Warcraft III manual. The campaign itself is divided into five sections, with the first acting as a tutorial, and the others telling the story from the point of view of the humans of Lordaeron, the Undead Scourge, the Orcs, and the Night Elves.

The game opens with the orc leader Thrall waking from a nightmare warning him that the return of the Burning Legion is imminent.^[19] After a brief encounter with a man called "the Prophet", and fearing that his dream was more of a vision than a nightmare, he leads his forces in an exodus from Lordaeron to the forgotten lands of Kalimdor.^[20]

Meanwhile, Arthas defends the village of Strahnbrad from demon-controlled orcs^[21]. He then joins Archmage Jaina Proudmoore, who aids him in investigating a rapidly-spreading plague which kills and turns human victims into the undead. Arthas kills the plague's originator, Kel'Thuzad, and then resolves to purge the infected city of Stratholme. Jaina parts ways with him, unwilling to commit genocide. The Prophet, after previously trying to convince other human leaders to flee west, begs Jaina to go to Kalimdor as well.^[22] Arthas pursues the dreadlord Mal'Ganis to the icy continent of Northrend, where he helps his old dwarf friend Muradin Bronzebeard find a powerful sword called Frostmourne. Upon discovering the blade, Muradin learns that the sword is cursed;^[23] Arthas disregards the warning and offers his soul to gain the sword, which then takes Muradin's life. Arthas kills Mal'Ganis with the sword before abandoning his men in the frozen north as his soul is stolen by the blade. Some time later, Arthas returns to Lordaeron and kills his father, the king.

Now an undead Death Knight, Arthas meets with the leader of the dreadlords, Tichondrius, who assigns him a series of "tests". First, Arthas exhumes the remains of Kel'Thuzad. He then attacks the kingdom of the high elves and destroys their capital of Silvermoon, corrupting their sacred sunwell and reviving Kel'Thuzad as a Lich. The Lich informs him of the Burning Legion, a vast demonic army who are coming to consume the world. Kel'Thuzad's true master is the Lich King, who was created to aid the Legion with his Undead Scourge, but in truth he wishes for the Legion to be destroyed. Arthas and Kel'Thuzad open a dimensional portal and summon the demon Archimonde and the Burning Legion, who begin to destroy Lordaeron.

Thrall arrives on Kalimdor, and clashes with a human expedition on the way to find an Oracle. Meanwhile, the Warsong clan are left behind in Ashenvale to build a permanent settlement, but anger the Night Elves and their demigod Cenarius by cutting down the forests. To defeat them, the Warsong leader Grom drinks the pit lord Mannoroth's blood, binding his clan to the Legion's control. Thrall manages to reach the Oracle, in fact the Prophet, who tells him of Grom's doings. Following the Prophet's directions, Thrall and the humans join forces to purge Grom of demonic influence. Grom turns on Mannoroth and kills him, dying to release the orcs from the pit lord's control.

In order to oppose the Burning Legion, the Night Elf Tyrande Whisperwind reawakens the sleeping Elf Druids, starting with her lover, Malfurion Stormrage, and frees his brother Illidan from prison. Illidan meets Arthas, who tells him about the powerful "Skull of Gul'dan". Consuming the Skull and becoming a demon-elf hybrid, Illidan uses its power to kill Tichondrius. Meanwhile, the Prophet reveals that he used to be Medivh, the betrayer from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The humans, Orcs, and Night Elves unite to spring a trap on the Burning Legion, and many ancestral spirits destroy Archimonde at Mount Hyjal. Peace once again comes to Kalimdor as the Burning Legion's forces wither away in defeat.^[24]

Sound

Most of the music within Warcraft III was composed by Tracy W. Bush, Derek Duke, Jason Hayes, and Glenn Stafford.^[25] The Limited Edition of Reign of Chaos came with much of the orchestral music on a separate soundtrack. Each of the four playable races has different music: monastic music for the humans; ambient and Native American-sounding music for the Night Elves; warlike African-sounding music for the Orcs; and fast, haunting music for the Undead. New musical themes were added in the expansion.

One of the signatures of Blizzard games are the unit quotes. If a single unit is clicked four or more times in a row, the unit's voice samples become more and more comical. The unit may start getting angry at the player, or make allusions and references to other games, movies, or jokes. Movies quoted include Blade Runner, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Toy Story.^{[citation needed]} Games like Mortal Kombat, Monty Python^{[citation needed]}, Warhammer 40,000, and Banjo-Kazooie are paid homage,^{[citation needed]} in addition to shows such as Saturday Night Live, The Twilight Zone, and Beavis and Butthead.^{[citation needed]}

These are all the quotes

I.--CREEP ___________________

 Bandit

-"What we have here is a failure to communicate." ~Movie: 'Cool Hand Luke'.

-"I usually work alone."

-"Roamer, wanderer, nomad, vagabond; call me what you will." ~Music: Metallica's 'Wherever I May Roam'

       Thanks to A Reys

-"I don't want FOP! I'm a Dapper Dan Man, dammit." ~Movie: 'O Brother Where Art Thou', George Clooney's character.

-"And this one time, at bandit camp..." >Movie: 'American Pie', Alysson Hannigan's character.

 *NEW TFT* Blood Elf Peasant

 ?-Why is this in the Creep section?
  Because Neutral doesn't sound right and it's sound files are found in the
  Creep folder. Happy?

-"Look, I'm an Engineer. My time is valuable."

-"Why don't you bother someone else with your incessant clicking?"

-"If it's really THAT urgent, why don't you do it yourself?.'

-"It's simple. Just take the hydraulic phase shift emulator and

       attach it to the trans-dimensional photon emitter. Bam, new tower."

-" 'I'll have it up in no time.' is an official term of the United

       Blood Elf Engineers' Union and should not be taken as a reasonable
       actual estimation of the actual time it will take to complete a
       task in any way, shape, or form."

-"Hmm... Tower Defense? No, that's a silly idea, it'd never work."

        >Other: Works as both a reference to the mammoth amounts of TD
        custom games created for WC3, and as a in-game reference to
        the hidden Tower Defense mission in the Human Campaign.

 *NEW TFT* Draenei

 ?-Why is this in the Creep section?
  Because I thought that "Campaign Units" would be a stupid section
  for the Scourge to have. Also, they CAN be found as creeps...

 >Correct me if I'm wrong, but all Draenei units share these quotes.

-"Our blood shall mingle on the battle field."

-"I'm too old for this... ugh."

-"I remember when the ale was strong and the wenches were fresh."

-"I can fight just like a.... *snores*"

-"It's cold! And there are wolves after me!" >TV: Famous quote from the ever quotable Grandpa Abe Simpson, of

       course from 'The Simpsons'.

-"Better hurry... before I die."

-"Who's that guy with the sickle? Why's he beckoning? Why is

       my grandfather with him?"

 Forest Troll

-"Say hello to my lil' frien'." ~Movie: Al Pacino's 'Scarface'.

        ~Other: Tu Cuc notes that this was a line of the Troll Axethrower's
        in Warcraft II.

-"Hassan - CHOP!" ~TV: Line from the Bugs Bunny short "A-Lad-In His Lamp".

       Thanks to Brian Kern for the spelling correction and the title.

-"Oh, just like that, you filthy swine." >Other: Crimson Hellkite has this as a quote of Lothar's to Zul'jin

       in Warcraft 2, but I can't confirm that.

 Goblin Sappers

-"Are you our daddy?"

      ~Movie: 'Don't Be a Menace To South Central While Drinking Your
      Juice In The Hood'. Thanks to kgamble8@comcast.net.

-*fart*

       -Goblin1: "Wasn't me!"
       -Goblin2: "Wasn't me!"
       -Goblin3: "...Sorry."

-Goblin1: "Where's the mini map?" -Goblin2: "I threw it in the lake!" -Goblin1: "Are you crazy?!" >Movie: Blair Witch Project

-Goblin1: "Got a match?" -Goblin2: "Your face, my ass."

-"Candygram."

      ~TV: SNL Chevy Chase skit 'Land Shark' from the earlier years.
      Thanks to Corkscrew for pointing it out first, and writing up a
      lovely little summary ^^
      ->kgamble8@comcast.net also credits this to Mel Brook'
      'Blazing Saddles'.

-"Package for Mr. Rizzum...flizzum *mumbles*."

      ~See above.

-"Flowers for Mrs. Cockantoestinder... *mumbles*."

      ~See above.
      >Movie: kgamble8@comcast.net says this is approximately one of the
      names Chevy Chase used in his movie 'Fletch', which coincides with
      Chase being in the Land Shark sketch. There's some trivia for ya'...

 Goblin Zeppelin

-"AHHH! You scared me."

-"They all look like ants from here."

-"Mmm, shiny buttons."

-"Where's the Equator?"

-"You worry about the towers, I'll worry about the mini map."

      >Movie: Play on Luke's line from 'Star Wars' during the Death Star
      scene. Thanks to Brain Stew.

-"I'm going... to die."

 Harpy

-Three different shrill screams.

-"Ohhh... whack me."

 Ice Troll

-"I'm... too cool."

-"I shoulda' brought a sweater."

-"Chill out."

-"Oh we gonna' get along jus' fine."

 Ogre

-Head1: "So angry!" -Head2: "So hungry..."

-Head1: "That way!" -Head2: "No, that way!"

-Head1: "I'm with stupid." -Head2: "Me too!"

-*belch* -Head1: "He did it..." -Head2: "No! He did it!"

        >Other: Tu Cuc notes this as a quote of the Ogre's from Warcraft 2.

-*fart* -*Beavis and Butthead like giggling*

 Satyr

-"I await the Legion's coming."

-"The Night Elves shall suffer."

-"For Zamfir."

      ~Other: Reference to an 80's artist by that name who played the
      pan flute, the traditional instrument of a Satyr. [Deepthroat]

-"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

-"Ouuuuuch."

 Wind Serpent

-"I shall ride my bird to victory!"

-"I don't use my lance a lot."

      ->Since Flaggle took the time to shiver in pain at this horrible
      pun as well, figure I should as well. Note the Lancelot pun. Now
      groan in pain.

-"Tell Blizzard I'd make a great action figure!"

-"I'm going for an even BIGGER role in the expansion pack!"

-"We're currently hovering at a comfortable altitude of 15 feet."

II.--DEMON ____________________

 Chaos Warlord

-"Hey, you want to hear a joke?"

-"Sorry, I got nothin'."

      >TV: Derek K. credits this as a Seinfeld reference.

 *NEW TFT* Demoness

-"Hmm, do you work out?"

-"Mmhmm, you're so... deviant."

-"Wanna... buy me a drink?"

-"Oh, that's naughty!"

-"We could talk more in the champagne room."

-"Sorry, time's up."

 ->Every other Demon unit only growls and grumbles.

III.--Naga ____________________

 //Campaign Characters

 *NEW TFT* Lady Vashj

-"Soon we will reclaim the surface world and take vengeance upon

       the Night Elves."

-"Illidan will show us the path to power!"

-"Keep... tripping over this damn tail."

-"Damn sea water, I'll never get these coils out of my hair."

-"It's far too bright in this surface world and this... *sniffs*

       fresh air is irritating my eyes."

 //Units

 *NEW TFT* Myrmidon

-"After 10,000 years, our revenge is at hand."

-"I think I just slithered in something..."

-"I can't smell, I bit my tongue."

       >BILL NYE FACTOID #1: SNAKES SENSE SCENTS THROUGH THEIR TONGUES.

-"COOBRAAA!!!" ~TV: The battle cry of the Cobra forces from the 80's cartoon GI Joe.

       And now you know. And knowing's half the battle.

-"Ahh... going... into... torpor... *snores*" >BILL NYE FACTOID #2: TORPOR IS THE INACTIVE STATE OF A

       HIBERNATING ANIMAL.

-"OOOOH, it's kind of... cold... in... *snores*" >BILL NYE FACTOID #3: TORPOR IS INDUCED IN SNAKES THROUGH EXPOSURE

       TO LOW TEMPERATURES.

-"My next plan for world domination is... *snores*...*gasp* MY HAIR!"

       >BILL NYE FACTOID #4: KAY, LOST ME ON THAT ONE. ANY HELP?
       >Movie: Noah Lombardo mentions that George Clooney's character
       in 'O Brother Where Art Thou?' gasps "My hair!" everytime he wakes
       up. Not positive if that's what the Sound Team was shooting for,
       but worth a mention.

 *NEW TFT* Royal Guard

-"A tide is rising..."

-"In the depths, no one can hear you scream. Well, they can, but it's

       really muffled."

>Other: Since I know I'll get e-mail about it, a play on the ever

       so played saying of "In space, no one can hear you scream.".
       >Movie: Outlaw01 also notes that the phrase was the tagline of the
       movie 'Alien'.

-"I think I have swimmer's ear!"

-"This world will be mine, and I'll start with the swimming pools."

-"No sink shall be safe from world domination."

-"Ice Tea is part of a two-pronged offensive."

-"The day of our invasion shall be known as 'Bidet'."

      >Thanks to Joseph Szepelak, who first corrected me on this one.
      A Bidet, of course, is the bathroom fixture which squirts water
      upwards for uh... cleansing purposes. More popular in Europe and
      super upper class yuppie homes, I'd imagine. Water Rising Up ->
      Naga Invasion should be obvious, which is why I must be an idiot
      to have misheard it.

 *NEW TFT* Siren

-"I'll sing a requiem for the land-walkers."

-"Don't be so shallow."

-"Did you do that on purpose, or was it a fluke?"

      >David Jensen points out that I missed another cheesey fish pun.
      >Other: JC also notes that a Fluke is a water born parasite, which
      links well with the Siren's own Parasite ability.

-"Do you find me a-LURE-ing?"

       >Bless the Blizzard Sound Staff and their love for cheesey puns.

-"My cousin was killed in a swim-by."

-"Would you like to feel the ocean spray in your face?" -*SPITS*

IV.--NEUTRAL ___________________

 *NEW TFT* Dark Ranger

-"I hate what I've become."

-"The living haunt me."

-"Men are from Mars. I'm from the grave."

      >Literature: Obvious play on the title of the craptacular 'guide'
      to love, "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus".

-"I went on a job interview the other day and they were like 'Ohhh,

       what's that smell?', and I'm like, 'Oh, sorry, it's me.' And then
       they figured I wouldn't be able to fit in with the other employees
       because they're living and I'm, y'know, dead, so I wouldn't be a
       team player. But then I said that I could work 24 hours and they
       were like 'Alright, you can work the graveyard shift!'"

 *NEW TFT* Pandaren Brewmaster

     	-"Ale is my bear necessity."
      ~Movie: Although it could just as easily be written off as a bear-pun
      Da Dinictus convinces me to also list the reference to Baloo's song
      "Bear Necessities" from the Disney movie "The Jungle Book".

-"Last call before closing!"

-"Come drown your sorrows."

-"This'll put hair all over you!"

-"I'd kiss you, but I've got puke breath."

      >Movie: A line from the Rick Moranis/Dave Thomas film "Strange Brew".
      [Deepthroat]

-"My dad, he was bipolar."

-"I can't breed in captivity."

      ~Other: Da Dinictus decides to clarify this for the uninformed.
      Simply put, Pandas have been documented to be terribly reluctant to
      mate when not in the wild (and not even terribly inclined to do so
      IN the wild). Scientists refuse to give up on the asexual teddy
      bears though, and have gone as far as showing the pandas videos of
      other pandas humping to try and give the would-be couples an idea.
      Not much success with that, surprisingly.

-*belch* "Sorry."

 **The Following Are Classified As Attack Quotes, But Too Good To Pass On

-"This will be GRIZZLY!"

-"Now YOU'RE endangered."

-"I bring PANDAMONIUM!"

-"Prepare to get TRASHED!" *Man, does Blizzard love bear and alcohol puns or what?

 *NEW TFT* Pit Lord

-"You know what burns my ass? A flame about this high."

-"Eh, I think I have someone stuck in my teeth."

-"HEY HEY HEY!"

        >TV: The catchphrase of the main character from the old
         Bill Cosby cartoon "Fat Albert".

-"I think a certain... finesse is called for here.

        GUWAAAHRAAGHAGHAGHAGHA!"

-*cheesey talk show theme music plays* -Announcer: "Welcome back to 'Jaina In the Morning'." -Jaina: "We're here with Malvindroth, Hunter of Night, and his

        girlfriend Kim. Now Kim, you think you're here for a makeover,
        right?"

-Kim: "Umm... yeah?" -Jaina: "Mal, why don't you tell us why you're really here." -Malvindroth: "Well, Kim-cake, I love you. But I have something to

        tell you. Uh... I'm a Demon."

-*audience gasps and boos* -Malvindroth: "Actually, more of a Pitlord." -Kim: "What? I don't understand." -Crowd: "HE'S A BUM, THROW HIM OUT!" -Kim: "I thought you said you work for the post office." -Malvindroth: "Well... I moonlight."

      *Just remember kids, Blizzard always goes the extra mile.
      Genius work here.
      ->Thanks to Some Guy for correcting me on mishearing "Jaina", and
      Shaoron the Wolf for clearing up another typo.

 *NEW TFT* Beastmaster

-"Where I lay my head is home. See that rock? That's my pillow"

      ~Music: Boerampen points out the Metallica lyric in this quote.
      Go ahead, just guess where.

-"The beasts around me are nothing compared to the beast within."

-"I will now summon the Efeet Dwantoar [wtfsp?]." ?> Source Unknown

-"I summon the... ACHOO!" _*beast roar*

-"Don't have a cow." -*cow moos* -"Oh, dear." -*deer yelps* -"Oops, please, bear with me." -*bear roars* -"Oh rats..." -*rats chatter*

V.--HUMAN ___________________

 //Campaign Characters

 Footman Captain

-"I should have been a farmer like my father wanted."

-"Lousy pay, constant danger."

-"Well... at least I get to hobnob with royalty."

 Jaina Proudmoore

-"I'm no warrior."

-"All I ever wanted was to study."

-"The currents of magic are in upheaval."

-"I pray my father is safe."

-"Things are starting to get a little weird."

 *NEW TFT* Lord Garithos

 ?-Why is this here?
   Although he is used in the Scourge missions, he first appears in the
   Human campaign. He's in the Creep folder for sound files anyway.

-"These inhuman dogs must be slain."

-"The _lesser_ races must be purged from the kingdom."

-"The only good Non-Human is a dead Non-Human."

      >Movie: Curt Rapala notes this as a play on General Ursus's line
      from 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'.
      >Other: Kenny also credits this as a play on the line of the pig's
      from the novel 'Animal Farm'.

-"If you want something done right, leave it to a Human."

-"NEVER TRUST AN ELF!"

      ~Movie: Rune998 was the first to attribute this to the character
      Gimli from the first 'Lord of the Rings' movie.

>Okay, so it's quite clear Garithos is a bit.. racist. Please do

        not send me e-mail about what common bigoted-phrase each of these
        is a play on.

 Muradin Bronzebeard

-"My older brother Magni is King of the Dwarves."

-"My younger brother Brand is a reknowned explorer."

-"If I didn't kick so much ass, I'd feel a tad awkward."

-"I'll play your game, you rogue."

      ~TV: SNL Celebrity Jeopardy Skit with Sean Connery.
      Corrected this myself :P But thanks to about 20 people who pointed
      out that I didn't credit this one.

-"I'll take 'The Rapists' for 500." ~See above.

-"I'm onto you Trebek!" ~See above.

-"Heh heh. Come on, you nancy boy!" ~See above.

-"You wanna' get the Undead? I'll tell you how to get the Undead.

       One of their men pulls a knife, your man pulls a gun. They send
       your man to the hospital, you send their man to the morgue. That's
       how you get the Undead."

>Movie: 'The Untouchables' - Sean Connery's character, of course.

 Prince Arthas

-"It isn't easy being the Prince."

-"I will bring honor to my father, and my kingdom."

-"Light, guide my path."

-"Light, give me strength."

-"I should be in command..."

-"I know what I'm doing."

-"There's no need to bow."

*NEW TFT* Prince Kael-thas

-"Nothing of my homeland remains... but ash, and sorrow."

-"My hunger for magic is clouding my judgment."

-"All I feel is hate and rage."

-"The Alliance has failed my people."

 Uther the Lightbringer

-"I'm getting too old for this."

      ~Movie: The 'Lethal Weapon' series. It's practically Danny Glover's
      catchphrase. Thanks to sitemaster@conversawang.com for the reminder.

-"As if the Orcs weren't enough."

-"My church is the field of battle."

-"My strength is the holy light."

 //Heroes

 Arch Mage

-"Don't you have a strategy?"

-"Your prattle begins to annoy me."

     Thanks to Knightmare for clearing that up.

-"You'd best stay clear of me, or I'll turn you into a mindless

       sheep"

-"I don't waste my magic on just anything."

 *NEW TFT* Blood Mage

-"The blood of the High Born is my birth right."

-"The ghosts of Quel'thalas cry out for vengeance."

-"I find your insolence... disturbing."

      ~Movie: Garou1982 gets this one in first, crediting it properly as
      a play on Darth Vader's line from Star Wars Episode IV.

-"If you don't master your anger, your anger will master you.

       I should know."
        ~Movie: Kulsakidis and Matt Bruce almost simultaneously point out
        that this is a possible reference to the (in my opinion) god awful
        Ben Stiller movie "Mystery Men". Wes Studi's character repeats
        a similar line to Stiller's.

-Blood Mage: "Hi, my name is Roy. I'm a Magic-Addict."

       -Magic-Addicts Anonymous Crowd: "Hi Roy."
      ~Other: For those unaware, this is basically a parody of how
      new AA members (Alcoholic's Anonymous) introduce themselves.

-"My blood cries out for the vengeance of my people's blood, which

       can only be repaid with twice as much blood! Or maybe three times
       as much blood! Like, if you went to hell and it was full of blood,
       and that blood was on fire, and it was raining blood, then maybe
       THAT would be enough blood. But, uh... probably not."

 Mountain King

-"Could yeh' put some bonus points in mah' drinkin' skills?"

-"Any fish and chip shops about here?"

-"I think it's time for a... nippy sweetie."

-"What the bloody hell are you playing at?"

-"There's nothin' more motivating than fightin' with a

       bad hangover."

-"Where's the pub?"

-"LET'S GET PISSED!"

      ~Movie: Mike Myer's 'So I Married An Axe Murderer'. Thanks to
      UnSub for that.

 Paladin

-"It's hammer time!" >Music: MC Hammer's 'Can't Touch This', of course.

-"I want to be your sledgehammer."

      >Music: 80's track 'Sledgehammer' by Peter Gabriel, not Michael
      Gabriel as I originally said, who may or may not exist. Thanks to
      Hoblin for the name edit, also Chris Coffee and Jason for further
      convincing me that Michael Gabriel does not exist and that
      I'm clearly an idiot ^^

-"Touch me naught! I am chaste."

      ~Movie: This one was apparently grazed over by most for a while,
      however, Plynch117@aol.com notes that this is a line uttered by
      Sir Gallahad when he enters the lusty maiden's chapel, a scene from
      the commonly quoted 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.

-"No? Is that your final answer?" ~TV: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, obviously.

-"I have bad brethren."

      ->Thanks to HappyHamster for a spellcheck.

-"Is that a sword? LUXURY! Is that a horse? SLOTH! Is that a

       helmet? VANITY!"
      >TV: UnSub credits this to a 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' skit,
      with the crew as coal miners complaining about how having a house
      (and other necessities, etc.) was LUXURY since in their day, they
      lived in cardboard boxes. I remember seeing the very same skit but
      neither of us are sure on this one.
      ->Brian Kern validates our assumption, and credits the reference
      to a skit entitled "The Four Yorkshiremen".

 //Units

 *NEW TFT* Dragon Hawk

   !-Note, the Dragon Hawk was originally the "Wind Serpent" unit in
   Reign of Chaos. This was a unit from the original planning stages of
   WC3 that inevitably went unused for the release. The Hawk shares two
   pissed quotes with the Wind Serpent from the original, but the voice
   is completely different.

-"I'll hit the brakes, and he'll fly right by."

       ~Movie: A line of Tom cruise's in 'Top Gun'. Thanks to Ed Fu for
       the source and correcting a typo.

-"Tell Blizzard I'd make a great action figure!"

      *One of the original Wind Serpent pissed quotes. New voice.

	-"That's right Pal..adin., I am dangerous."

>Movie: Altered 'Top Gun' Tom Cruise quote. Thanks to Ed Fu. ->Chris Watson also notes a possible reference to the Wing Commander

       series, which features a pilot by the name of Paladin, and notes
       that the series' creator is a huge 'Top Gun' fan.

-"Permission to buzz the tower." >Movie: Yet another line from Top Gun. Thanks to Ed Fu.

-"Get that filthy cursor away from me!"

-"We're currently hovering at a comfortable altitude of 15 feet."

      *One of the original Wind Serpent pissed quotes. New voice.

-*goat baas*

	-What's a mountain goat doing up here?!

-*THWACK*

      >Other: Leon_resd2 credits this to a Farside comic with a similar
      joke., with Lim-WCIII noting the same only minutes after.

-*scream of pain* -"Drop the villager! Drop it! Drop it!" -*dragon roars*

      >Movie: -Chimera- has this as a reference to the Sean
      Connery-as-a-God-Damned-Dragon movie 'Dragonheart'. Having never
      seen it, and due to his own lack of confidence, I'll leave it up
      to you guys to decide.

 Footman

-"Don't ask, don't tell." >Other: US Military Policy torwards homosexuality.

-"Grab your sword and fight The Horde!" >Other: Play on words of the World War II propaganda slogan,

       "Grab your gun and fight the Hun". Thanks to Brian Kern.
        ->One more thanks to Brandon Lee for a typo correction.

-"Uncle Lothar wants YOU!" >Other: Those "Uncle Sam Wants YOU!" draft posters, of course.

-"Tis' only a flesh wound." ~Movie: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', the Black Knight scene.

 Gryphon Rider

-"Judge meh' by mah' size, do yeh'?" >Movie: 'The Empire Strikes Back', apparently from Yoda. Again, thanks to A Reys.

-"It's not the size of the hammer that count, it's how you wield it."

-"Someone gave meh' the bird!"

-"This warhammer cost 40k, heh heh." ~Other: Reference to Warhammer 40K, duh.

-"Half this beast is endangered, but the other half IS danger."

      Thanks to Mike Morgan for the correction, and Brian Kern for pointing
      out the typo.

 Gyrocopter

-"Oops, I dropped something." -*explosion*

-"Stay on target!"

      >Movie: One of the 'Star Wars' movies... Phil Wong, among others,
      says the original, A Reys says Empire. Brian Kern, among others
      provides the proof. It's the original 'Star Wars: A New Hope'.

-"I'd rather be flying... uh... oh." >Other: Reference to those stupid bumper stickers.

-"You can be my wingman anytime!"

      ~Movie: 'Top Gun', Val Kilmer's character to Tom Cruise's.
      Thanks to Phil Wong for that.

-"Pilot to bombardier! Bombardier here, go ahead pilot."

      >Movie: Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove'. Thanks to GV for that.
      ->Josh credits this to 'Catch-22', which I've yet to see ><

-"I will now demonstrate the doppler effect." -*echoing* "Doppler..."

-"There's, something, on, the wing."

      ~TV: Twilight Zone Episode, William Shatner's character.
      ->Brian Kern points out that this episode was reenacted in the
      80's Twilight Zone movie, with John Lithgow in Shatner's role.

-"I'm on a different PLANE of existence. Get it? PLANE!"

 Knight

-"My favourite colour is blue. NO! YELLOW!" ~Movie: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.

-"Victory for Lor" *helmet's face piece falls* -*muffled* "daeron."

      >Movie: Bo Koch points out this could be a nod to a similar scene
      in 'Spaceballs'.

-"Dost thou speak unto me?"

-"By the GODS you're annoying."

-"I never say Ni." >Movie: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.

-*muffled* "Damn... helmet. Can't seem to get... this... thing..." -*horse whinnies*

      >Movie: Again, a nod to 'Space Balls', as pointed out by Josh.

 Mortar Team

-Dwarf1: "It's you and me pal!" -Dwarf2: "We've got the synergy."

-Dwarf1: "I'm TNT." -Dwarf2: "I'm dynomite!" >Music: AC/DC's 'TNT'

-Dwarf1: "We must defeat the dwarves!" -Dwarf2: "Ugh... We ARE the dwarves." -Dwarf1: "...Oh."

-Dwarf1: "You've got a chip on yer' shoulder." -Dwarf2: "Oooh, yes, and a bit of fish too."

-Dwarf1: "And that's how baby dwarves are made." -Dwarf2: "Gwah!"

-"Clearly Tassadar has failed us. You must not." >Other: Starcraft Reference.

-Dwarf1: "What's that?" -Dwarf2: "Get your finger out of that bunghole." -*finger popping free*

-*hums* "Burnin', lootin'. Bombin', shootin'."

      >Music... Sorta: Referencing a song from the British parodic rock
      band Bad News. [Deepthroat]

-"TAKE THIS YOU BASTARD!" -*explosion*

 Peasant

-"You're the King? Well I didn't vote for you." ~Movie: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', town square scene.

-"We found a witch! May we burn her?" ~Movie: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', town square scene.

-"Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" ~Movie: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. Pattern? What pattern.

-"A horse kicked me once. It hurt."

      >Movie: Python once more, referring to the Elk/Llama bit in the
      opening credits. Thanks to Matt Hylan for the reminder, and Brian
      Kern for final validation.
      ->Bo Koch credits this to the gangster parody 'Johnny Dangerously',
      but after seeing the film recently, it doesn't quite fit.

-"D'oh."

      ~TV: Oh seriously now, if you don't know this...
      ->Oh boy... well seeing as I've received about a dozen e-mail thus
      far actually asking about this one, for the uninformed, those
      without televisions, or people living on Mars for the last decade,
      in a cave, with their eyes shut and fingers in their ears, this is
      Homer Simpsons trademark interjection, from the animated TV series,
      "The Simpsons". How's that for crafty, a Simpsons reference while
      crediting a Simpsons source. I'm so awesome.
      -Thanks to Martin Lee for pointing out a typo here.

 Priest

-"Scalpel. Sponge. Magic wand."

-"There is peace and serenity within the light."

       ~Movie: Vlad Divac credits this to 'Poltergeist'.

-"CLEAR!" -*zap*

-"Cross over children. Cross over into the light!"

      ~Movie: Vlad again says this is from 'Poltergeist'.

-"I have been chosen by the big metal hand in the sky!"

       >Movie: Originally I passed it off as a reference to the metal
       hand icon used by the humans, but A Reys reminded me of the
       crane machine scene from 'Toy Story'.

-"Side effects may include: dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, water

       retention, painful rectal itch, hallucination, dementia, psychosis,
       coma, death, and halitosis. Magic is not for everyone. Consult your
       doctor before use."
       Thanks to Negs for the edit, and Martin Lee for the typo fix.

 Rifleman

-"This... is... my... BOOMSTICK!" ~Movie: Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell's Ash.

-"Where's meh' drink?"

-"I can't shoot straight unless ah've had a pint."

-"Ah, there's meh' drink. GET IN MAH' BELLY." >Movie: 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'.

-"Guns don't kill people. I DO! HAHA!"

      >Other: Jim Phillips credits this to the slogan which adornes so
      many bumper stickers, hats, t-shirts, etc. of crazy mountain people.
      Boba1213 also spotted the phrase on a shirt worn by Richard Kiel's
      character in the Adam Sandler movie 'Happy Gilmore', and any Richard
      Kiel reference is always worth noting.

-"Don't shoot, shoot, shoot that thing at me!" ~Music: The Violent Femmes 'Add It Up'.

-"I shot the sheriff, and the deputy, and your wee doggy too!" >Music: 'I Shot The Sheriff', still not sure of the original

      artist, and it's been reported as either Bob Marley, or Eric
      Clapton. Thanks to thehilander@hotmail.com and Negs for those
      though.
      ->Brian Kern clears things up for us. The song was originally
      written by Marley in 1973, and brought stateside by Clapton in '74.
      ->And lastly, Logan agrees with everything Brian just said.

-"You'll take meh' blunderbuss when you PRY IT FROM MY COLD

      DEAD HANDS!"
      >Movie: Possible reference to Edgar's line in 'Men In Black'.
      Thanks to Matt Hylan.
      >Other: From the NRA 'slogan' of sorts "You can take my gun when
      you pry it from my cold dead fingers." Thanks to Brian Kern for that,
      and Charlton Heston for being a jackass.

 Sorceress

-"Click me, baby, one more time." >Music: Britney Spears 'Baby One More Time'.

-"Maybe you should get a strategy guide."

-"I don't remember casting slow on you..."

-"You don't get out much, do you?"

-"Let's chat on Battle Net sometime."

-"For the end of the world spell, press Control, Alt, Delete."

 *NEW TFT* Spellbreaker

-"Be quick. Time is mana."

      >Other: Obviously, a play on words of the saying "Time is money."
      Honestly, I don't want to put these sort of basic explanations, but
      I fear that if I don't, I'll get at least a dozen e-mails pointing
      it out.

-"I'm a magic man. I got magic hands."

      >Music: A lyric from Heart's 'Magic Man'. Thanks to El Sabotender.

-"I never stole any buffs. I got receipts for everything."

-"I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecque."

-"I stole your precious."

      >Literature: Reference to the Gollum character from the Lord of the
      Rings series and overproduced action film super hype movies.

-"Yeah, you'll get a nickel for boosting Starfall, but jacking

       Heal's a ten day stint in county. Now, lifting Faerie Fire, they
       just let you go for that, it's not even worth the paper work.
       But Reincarnate? Man, that'll get you life."
      *I hope Blizzard is ashamed of this pun.

VI.--Night Elf ____________________

 //Campaign Characters

 Illidan Stormrage (Normal and Demon forms have same quotes)

-"I've been caged in darkness."

-"My soul longs for vengeance."

-"I've been alone for ten thousand years."

-"My brother will pay dearly for his betrayal."

-"None of them know my true power."

       *NEW TFT* Thanks to El Sabotender and EndlessInfinity for pointing
       out these new lines.

       -"I see... absolutely nothing."

-"Wings, horns, hooves. What are we saying, is this Diablo?"

      >Other: Another in-Blizzard reference to their other series, Diablo.

-"Bah Weep Granah Weep Ninny-Bong! It's a universal greeting."

      >Movie: Thanks to El Sabotender and EndlessInfinity for also
      creditting this as a reference to 'Transformers: The Movie', and to
      Google for giving me the correct spelling.

 *NEW TFT* Maeiv

-"I watched the barrow prisons for over ten thousand years."

-"Yet I'm the one who feels caged."

-"I feel hollow inside. Vengeance is all I have left."

-"Tyrande will pay for setting Illidan free."

-"I will recapture Illidan, or die trying."

 Malfurion Stormrage

-"I sensed darkness in the dream ways."

-"The Legion has returned, at last."

-"This will be difficult without Cenaurius's guidance."

-"Our sins have returned... to haunt us."

-"Kalimdor must be saved. At all costs."

 *NEW TFT* Naisha

-"Exercise, stunning scenery. Hmph, this beats prison duty anyday."

-"I've spent so long underground, I forgot what the stars look

       like."

-"I fear for Maiev. She feels responsible for Ilidan's escape."

-"

 Shandris

-"Was there something you wanted?"

-"Look, I don't have time for this nonsense."

-"I wonder why I never run out of arrows."

-"I wish my bow was socketed..."

      >Other: Reference to Diablo 2 weapons. Thanks to Macolio for
      reminding, and Brian Kern for the typo correction and specifically
      labelling it as a D2 reference.

 Sylvanas Windrunner

-"I am the ranger-general of this land."

-"I can hit a bird in the eye, flying."

-"None may threaten the Elf Lands."

-"You'll regret ever entering my forests."

-"Come taste the wrath of the Elves."

 Tyrande Whisperwind

-"We keep our long vigil and wait."

-"While the druids sleep peacefully, in their dens."

-"Elune, give me strength."

-"My heart sleeps in the Emerald Dream."

 //Heroes

 Demon Hunter (Normal and Demon forms have the same quotes)

-"I shall fight fire... with fire."

-"Chaos boils in my veins."

-"Demon blood is thicker than... regular... blood."

-"I like my enemies dead, and my blades flaming."

      ~TV: A play on Homer's always quotable line of "I like my beer cold,
      my TV loud, and my homosexuals FLAMING!" from the John Waters
      episode. [Deepthroat]

-*spoken backwards* "I love green trees."

-"YOU WILL PERISH IN FLAMES... *cough* *cough* Ahem, sorry."

      >Movie: Corkscrew credits this to Rick Moranis in 'Ghostbusters'.

-"Darkness called... But I was on the phone, so I missed it.

      I tried to star-69 Darkness, but his machine picked up. I yelled
      'PICK UP THE PHONE, DARKNESS!', but he ignored me. Darkness
      must have been screening his calls."

*Best. Quote. EVER.*

      ->Amanda pointed out a 'Fifth Element' connection, as Gary Oldman's
      character gets called by one Mr. Darkness, but I think it's just
      a general play on words of the generic "Darkness calls" line. Much
      thanks anyway for reminding me of the movie though <3
      ->Nail in the coffin on this one that I forget to put up but was
      reminded of by Ted C. The character in 'Fifth Element' is Mr. Shadow,
      not Mr. Darkness.

 Keeper of the Grove

-"My father was mounted over someone's fireplace."

-"Feel natural! Nature's way!"

-"Don't let the doe hit you on the way out."

      >Other: Just because explaining everything now is my way of things,
      this is a play on the phrase 'Don't let the door hit you...'. Thanks
      to Jason.

-"'When I Attack! Part Three'" >TV: A play on 'When Animals Attack!'.

-"Free rides, for the ladies."

-"Herd up!"

 Priestess of the Moon

-"We always land on our feet."

-"My tiger was trained for war! He's GRRRRRREAT!" >Other: Tony the Tiger reference, of course.

-"Curiosity killed my last ride."

      >Other: Derek K. persuaded me to point out that this refers to the
      old saying 'Curiosity killed the cat'.

-"I got my tiger used from Siegfried and Roy."

-"Crouch tiger! I sense a hidden dragon." >Movie: Play on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.

-"When a Treant falls in the forest, does it make a sound?"

      >Other: Don Tonberry points out the reference to the famous
      philosophical arguement 'If a tree falls in the forest...'.

 *NEW TFT* Warden

-"Shall I be your executioner?"

-"Only the guilty need fear me."

-"Justice may be blind, but I'm not."

-"Truth, justice, and the Night Elf way."

      >Other: The Crew of Creditting the Blatantly Obvious and Generic
      urge me to credit this to Superman's slogan.

-"You think you're above the law?"

      ~Movie: Reference to the Steven Seagal movie "Above the Law". I
      recall seeing this sent in from someone else previously, but I
      simply dismissed it. My apologies, as it has been confirmed.
      [Deepthroat]

-"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

      ~Movie: Exact quote from "Cool Hand Luke". Also used as a pissed
      quote from the Bandit creep, without the impression. Lazy Blizzard!

-"I hold you in contempt."

-"He's no good to me if he's dead."

      >Movie: Apparently my lack of 'Star Wars' knowledge has led to me
      missing yet another. Alex Quayle attributes this to to a line of
      Boba Fett's in 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
      ->Chris Watson sent this same reference in soon after Alex, however
      he then disputed his own claim when he said that Boba does not in
      fact say this exact line. I checked in, and he's half correct.
      The precise quote is "He's no good to me dead."

 //Units

 Archer

-"Oooh, I'm all aquiver."

-"Pheer my leet skillz."

-"Let's move. Five meter spread, no sound." ~Movie: 'Predator', Arnold Schwarzenegger's character. Thanks to RyuFouLou@aol.com for that one.

      ->Brian Gates credits it to 'Aliens'.
      ->Brian Kern definitesly credits it to 'Predator'.

-"I'm more than a ranger. I'm a Night Ranger." >Music: Reference to the hair metal band Night Ranger.

-"I'm not just some plucky girl you can string along."

      ~Movie: 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom', so sayeth UnSub,
      but it's still also some silly bow and arrow humour.

-"My release date's been changed!"

-"Shot through the heart, and I'm to blame." ~Music: That damned Bon Jovi song.

-"I said a BOW string, not a G... Ugh, nevermind."

 Druid of the Claw (Morphed version only growls)

-"Only you can prevent forest fires." >Other: Smokey The Bear, silly.

-"I'd rather be hibernating."

-"He wasn't Fuzzy, wuzz he?" >Other: You better know Fuzzy Wuzzy, dammit.

-"Da Bears." ~TV: SNL Super Fans skit.

-"Got any gummy humans?"

-"Can't... stop... dancing!"

-"Quit clicking on my bear ass."

 Druid of the Talon (Morphed version only caws)

-"This outfit is for the birds."

-"I'd tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you."

      ~Movie: SirStrudalPants points out that this is another line from
      'Top Gun'.

-"I am the Dark Knight... elf."

      >Other: Batman of course. Thanks to UnSub.
      Thanks to Negs for the quote correction.

-"ACHOO. Ah don't tell me I'm allergic to feathers."

-"I ride on the great wings. I am silent... but deadly."

      >Other: Silent but deadly, a notoriezed category of flatulence.
      Tee hee, fart humour. Thanks to Derek K.

-"Talon. Druid of the Talon."

      >Movie: Reference to James Bond's catch line. Thanks to Macolio for
      turning me into a completist who must list everything <3

-"How about if I just stand over here?"

 Dryad

-"I'm not the Dryad you're looking for." >Movie: Star Wars quote changed up.

-"D'oh!"

      >Other: Thanks to Adrian Acuff for pointing out the wordplay here.
      D'oh, Doe. Get it? Good.
      ~TV: Again, if you don't know this one...
      ->Oh boy... well seeing as I've received about a dozen e-mail thus
      far actually asking about this one, for the uninformed, those
      without televisions, or people living on Mars for the last decade,
      in a cave, with their eyes shut and fingers in their ears, this is
      Homer Simpsons trademark interjection, from the animated TV series,
      "The Simpsons". How's that for crafty, a Simpsons reference while
      crediting a Simpsons source. I'm so awesome.

-"Fear the fearsome fury of the forest fawn!"

-"You communicate by clicking on me, I communicate by doing what

      you say."
      >Movie: -K- credits this to 'Full Metal Jacket', I'll watch it
      later to check ><
      ->Never actually got around to remembering to listen for it, but
      both I and Brian Kern deny the FMJ allegations.
      ->And for those of you who continue to tout that this is an FMJ
      line, take a breeze through the script with IE's Find command.

      http://www.krug.org/scripts/fullmetal.html

      Go ahead, just try.

-"I'm not in season!"

-"I got a few bucks set aside for later..."

      Thanks to Negs for the correction, but I think I still prefer
      the pot reference I originally heard ><

-"FALL LIKE LEAVES! ... In fall."

-"I don't reveal much on the mini map... It's all my fault."

-"I'll attract the enemy with my human call." -"I'm so wasted! I'm so wasted!"

 Huntress

-"I can blend."

-"Give a hoot. Don't pollute."

      ~Other: Woodsy The Owl's grand anti pollution idiom. Thanks to Brain
      Stew, since I forgot the damned Owl's name.

-"Frisbee anyone?"

-"This is my owl, there are many like it, but this one's mine." >Movie: 'Full Metal Jacket' line.

-"I'm here to work on my slice."

-"I'm caught between the moon and Night Elf city." >Music: Play on a line in the song 'Arthur's Theme', by Christopher

      Cross. Thanks to Vlad Divac for that.

-"Fly Bubo!"

      ~Movie: 'Clash of the Titans', Bubo being the mechanical owl's name.
      Thanks to Lord Loren Soth for that.
      ->Thanks to Chris Bailey for the correction on the spelling.

-"I'm not given to flights of fancy."

 Hippogryph Rider

-"Born to ride."

-"Look at the rack on this thing..."

-"Who's a little fluffy wuffy?" -*hippo roars*

-"The hippogryph is an amazing creature rarely seen outside of the

       wild. The tricky thing about hippogryphs is their incredible jaw
       strength. One terrible clamp of their beaks could rip a huge beast
       apart in seconds. Let's see what happens when I stick my hand
       inside..."

-*hippo roars and snaps* -"ACK!"

      >TV: Parodizing Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter. Thanks to Negs
      for persuading me to point out the obvious <3

 *NEW TFT* Runner

 ?-The special campaign unit used early on to deliver Furion a message.

-"Don't shoot the messenger."

-"When it absolutely, positively, has to be there in one

       Day/Night cycle."
       >Breaking the fourth wall is always cute.
       >Other: Gordon Michael notes this as a play on the Fed/Ex slogan.

-"I was running through the Tauren Lands and traffic was horrible.

       There were horns everywhere."
      ->Thanks to Agent Pickle, among others, for fixing my foul up.

-"When you care enough to send the very best, send someone else."

      >Other: Agent Pickle notes that this is a play on Hallmark's slogan.

-*clock ticking* -"Hmm, a delivery from ACME Industries..." -*BOOM* >Other: A reference to the fabled ACME Industry of Warner Brothers

       Cartoon lore. Makers of fine explosives and other contraptions
       of destruction and anti-coyote devices.

-*gasping* -*hurls* -"Ugh, I hate these running gags."

-*chewing* -"Sorry, I'm out to lunch."

 *NEW TFT* Spirit of Vengeance

 ?-This is the unit produced from the Warden's Ultimate.

-Spoken Backwards: "Illidan is out there somewhere."

VII.--ORC ____________________

 //Campaign Characters

 Cairne Bloodhoof

-"Will these troubles never cease?"

-"The warchief is burdened."

-"My tribe is proud and strong."

-"I pray this old body does not fail me."

-"The Earth Mother smiles upon us."

 *NEW TFT* Drek'thar the Far Seer

-"I've been concocting a special potion that will aid our warriors

       in battle."

-"We allied with the Humans at the battle of Mount Hy'jal." <sp?>

-"Our two races have been at peace ever since."

 Grom Hellscream

-"The Warsong is supreme!"

-"Destiny is at hand."

-"I can see clearly, now the rain has gone." ~Music: Zhiva Sorrow, among others, credits this to Jimmy Cliff's

      'I Can See Clearly Now'.
      ->Andrew Gray credits the song to Johnny Nash, as do a few others...
      ->ShadeMagus has the Nash album with the song, apparently, but the
      number of 'Cliff' responses still outnumbers Nash. Yay for confusion.
      ->Yay for Brian Kern. This is definitely a Jimmy Cliff song, but
      it's been quite the cover whore over the years, as it can also be
      accredited to Johnny Nash, Johnny Mathas, Gladys Knight, and others.

 *NEW TFT* Nazgrel the Wolf Rider

-"I spoke to Thrall about the humans encroaching on our lands."

-"I don't trust them at all."

 *NEW TFT* Rokhan the Shadow Hunter

-"I be spear-headin' dat right away."

-"Sadly, the name 'Pink Spear Tribe' was already taken."

-"I've lost my head! It was about, eh, yea-big. I was keeping it on

       my spear. If you find it let me know."

-"I made a collage out of some of our little native friends. I call

       it a Pygmy-Up Bouquet."
      ->Thanks to Nicholas Lubbers for first clearing this quote up.

-"What do you mean what kinda' accent is dis? It's a TROLL accent.

       I swear jamaican' meh crazy."
      ->In case it wasn't clear, listed it as "jamaican" instead of
      "jah' makin'" purely to make the wordplay more obvious. Thanks to
       Greg Harris, among others, for pointing out it being vague.

 Thrall, Son of Durotan

-"My people... are strong."

-"I will lead them... to their destiny."

-"The spirits will guide me."

-"I may have been raised by humans, but I'm no fool."

 //Heroes

 Blade Master

-"Snatch the pebble from my hand, grasshopper." ~TV: Line of the Sensei's from the 'Kung Fu' series.

-"My blade can cut through armor, and still cut a tomato."

      >TV: Referring to the Ginsu Knife commercials. I'll credit myself
      here since this is the first thing I added after I sent in the
      FAQ, but Derek K.'s addition reminded me so :P

-"Twin blade action, for clean close shave every time."

      >TV: Gillete razor commercials, thanks to ecoughlin@mac.com.

-"Waasaaabiii!" >TV: That OTHER idiotic Budweiser commercial.

      Negs and FC said so, and MajinMiraiTrunkz@aol.com finally convinced
      me. Just call me stubborn <3

 Far Seer

-"I see dead people" ~Movie: 'The Sixth Sense'. Also an in-game cheat code.

-"Touch your tongue to mine." ~Other: Reference to 'Thumb Wars', a Star Wars parody. Stephen Hall

      gave me the heads up on this one first.
      ->Dakres3@aol.com lists this as a reference to a scene from
      'Cruel Intentions' with Sarah Michelle Gellar teaching another girl
      how to kiss. Which only makes the Far Seer saying it, followed by
      the wolf's whimper, far more interesting.
      ->Let's let Brian Kern field this one.

"In Cruel Intentions, the closest that they get is this line: `Let's

        try it again, only this time I'm going to stick my tongue in your
        mouth. When I do I want you to massage my tongue with yours."
        --http://www.geocities.com/annete_hargrove/script.htm

        The clever movie watcher will note that Cruel Intentions was
        released in 1999, March 5th, while Thumb Wars was released on
        November 2nd, 1999 at the Tokyo Film Festival. It was then
        pushed to DVD in 2001.

        Given that Thumb Wars is a parody of Star Wars and other films,
        it's quite likely they're parodying Cruel Intentions with `Touch
        your tongue to mine'. But the line itself is in fact from
        Thumb Wars.

        A quote of a parody of a remake of a good movie."

      And if any of you can demerit that, I'll eat my socks.

-"Concentrate and ask again." >Other: Magic 8-Ball Answer.

-"Outlook not so good." >See above.

-"Reply hazy. Try again." >See above.

 *NEW TFT* Shadow Hunter

-"Keepin' it real up in the field."

      ~Other: A Howard Stern gag reference. [Deepthroat]

-"Call me for your free readin'."

      ~TV: Everyone remembers Madame Cleo, right?

-"The commander is a foo'."

      >TV: Da Dinictus swears that he recalls Mr. T's 'A-Team' character
      B.A. Barrachus quipping this line in an episode. And until someone
      can disprove it, mentioning Mr. T is enough proof for me.
      >Movie: Andy Groth has this listed as a reference to 'Apocalypse Now'
      said torwards Marlon Brando's Commander Kurtz.

-"You da' baddest soul in town, mon."

-"Humans. Dey' tink dey' know everytin'."

      >Movie: Azadeth points out the similarity between this Hunter line,
      along with his accent, to a line of Sebastian the Crab from
      'The Little Mermaid'. And of course, animated caribbean sea crabs
      and voodoo witch doctor trolls have everything to do with each other.
      >Movie: Agumon09876 has this as a line from 'Star Wars: The
      Phantom Menace', uttered by one of the Gungan leaders.
      ->Thanks to HappyHamster for fixing my flubs on the quote.

-"You lack discipline."

      ~Movie: Exact line from the Schwarzenegger 5 star comedic classic,
      'Kindergarten Cop'. Thanks to El Sabotender.

-"Stop whining!"

      ~Movie: Another line from 'Kindergarten Cop'. Once again,
      El Sabotender is to thank.

-"Look at me, I'm happy."

      ~Movie: Gary Mann notes that this could also be a 'KC' quote,
      but I couldn't manage to find the script online to double check.
      Sounds fairly likely though. I'm just curious as to why they chose
      a rasta witch doctor to emulate Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes from
      a movie about an undercover kindergarten teacher...
      ->Simple follow-up here, as Gary Mann has found this to be a quote
      from another Schwarzenegger classic, "Jingle All the Way".

-"Ooooh baby."

 Tauren Chieftain

-"Pass the peace pipe."

-"Hey... 'puff, puff, give', that's the rule."

      >Movie: Chris Tucker's character in 'Friday'. Thanks to FC for that.

-"Wooooa, I can see my ancestors."

-"Back in the old days, we didn't have plural."

      Thanks to Daniel Greenberg for the correction.

-"Only two things come from Texas, and I've got horns." >Other: 'Only two things come out of Texas, steers and queers.'

      ->The phrase is also in 'Full Metal Jacket', as Jason Chae notes.
      ->Ted C. points out that while it was present in FMJ, the line
      originated in 'An Officer and a Gentleman'.

-"Steer clear."

 //Units

 Grunt

-"Why you poking me again?"

      >Other: Thanks to Bo Koch for pointing out that this is indeed a
      follow up to the Grunt's "Stop poking me!" in WC2.

-"Why don't you lead an army instead of touching me?"

-"Poke poke poke. Is that all you do?"

-"Ooh, that was kind of nice."

-"Me so horned. Me hurt you long time." >Movie: Play on the prostitute's line in 'Full Metal Jacket'. Much

      thanks to Chris Hall for the correction, your ears are working fine.

-"Me no sound like Yoda... Do I?"

-"It not easy being green." >Other: Kermit the Frog's signature song.

 Head Hunter

-"Washu' botha' me for?"

-"Leave it to meh', I taka' big weight off his shouldas'."

     Thanks to Hoblin for the correction.

-"'Chu wanna' buy a cigar?"

-"Luuucy..." ~TV: I Love Lucy.

-"Say hello to my lil' frien'." ~Movie: Al Pacino's 'Scarface'.

 Kodo Beast

-"Here comes the beast again!"

      >Music: Derek K. has it as a reference to The Eurythmics'
      'Here Comes The Rain Again'.
      >Music... Sorta: Byaggha clears this up by creditting the quote to
      the song 'Bad Dreams', as performed by the mock British rock group,
      Bad News.

 Peon

-"Whaaaat?"

-"Me busy, leave me alone."

-"No time for play!"

-"Me not that kind of Orc!"

 Raider

-*wolf barking* -"Down boy!"

-"You're annoying my dog..."

-"What's that smell? OH BAD DOG!" -*wolf whimpers*

-"I'm hungry like the wolf!" >Music: Duran Duran 'Hungry Like the Wolf'.

 Shaman

-"You ever got hit by lightning where the sun don't shine?"

-"Back off, pup."

-"The sky, is falling."

-"Raindrops keep keep falling on my head." ~Music: The song... -_-

-"No time for play, we have war to fight."

-"Electrifying!"

-"Blame it on the rain, buwhahaha." >Music: Milli Vanilli song.

 *NEW TFT* Spirit Walker

-"Death... is not the end."

-"We're all spirits in the material world." >Music: Precise refrain from The Police's song "Spirits in the

        Material World".
        ~Music: Could also be credited as a play on the lyrics of
        Madonna's "Material Girl".

-"I say ya'll gonna' make me lose my mind, up in here."

        ~Music: From DMX's song "Party Up".

-"My hoof and your ass have an appointment."

-"Fear my moo of fury!" -*emfeebled moo*

-"Yes, the spirits are talking to me. *fart* Oh yes, they're coming

       in clearly. *fart* Now they're forming into a gaseous material.

*fart* I can actually see them now. *fart* The spirits are very

       powerful today."
      >Other: Alex chimes in with this:

"The final annoyed quote of the Orc Spirit Walker is a

               reference to the "Farting Preacher," a kooky
               televangelist who some geniuses decided to spoof by
               inserting fart sounds into his sermons at the most
               opportune times. You can download a few of the
               brilliant clips here:

               www.religionisbullshit.com/fpreach.htm"

 Tauren

-"Do not push me, or I will impale you on my horns."

-"Da Bulls." ~TV: SNL Super Fans skit.

-"Got milk?"

      ~TV: American Dairy Association's slogan. LightPhoenix noted it first
      after I decided to start listing the more obvious ones.

-"There's a lot at steak here."

-"Hey, what are these letters burned on my ass?"

-"Ole!"

-*glass shatters* -Sorry. ~Other: Haven't you ever heard the "Bull in a China shop" saying?

 *NEW TFT* Troll Batrider

-"What ja' want be burned?"

-"Ya, ya, what is it?"

-"Hey, shut up! The bat can't hear where it's going."

      >Other: Thought I had this listed, but, thanks to Adrian Acuff
      for noting that bat's have poor eyesight and basically "see" where
      they're going by using high pitched noises and echoes. Warcraft 3
      teaches you science!!!

-"I can see your house... BURNING!"

-*sung to the old batman theme* -"Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana... HAH, me!"

-"Meh' balls are burnin'!"

-"TELL MY WIFE I..." _*crash* ~TV: While not a guarantee here, Alex Quayle points out that these

       are the final words of Arnie Pie as his chopper crashes in the
       "Mr. Plow" episode of 'The Simpsons'. A bit commonplace, but
       the Blizzard Sound crew references them enough already so I'll
       stay openminded here.

-"The ends justify the means!"

      *Not a pissed quote, but his kamikaze quote. Worth noting anyway.
      ~Other: Might as well get this out of the way. Tundra mentions that
      this concept is a quote from Machiavelli's book "The Prince".

 Witch Doctor

-"Achum bokum." <?>

      ~Other: Daniel Greenberg has this as one of the sayings of Mumbo
       the Witch Doctor from Banjo Kazooie.

-"Do ya' be feelin' well?"

-"I may have sumtin' for ya'."

-"We be jammin'!"

      ~Music: A Bob Marley song. Thanks to romeosaka@hotmail.com for that.

-"It's a cook book! A cook book!" >TV: Twilight Zone Episode 'To Serve Man'.

-"Soylent Grey is made from trolls!" >Movies: 'Soylent Green' reference.

-"Fukui-san" -"Yes, go ahead." -"What the Iron Troll is doing right now is putting heads into a pot. They have to boil for twenty minutes, so the eyes can be used in

      the second dish, an Eye and Raspberry Sorbet!"

-"Mmm, sounds good."

 	 >TV: Iron Chef parody. Thanks to Matt Leyendecker for the name
      correction.

 Wyvern Rider

-"Peter! I can fly!" ~Movies: Peter Pan.

-"I can see my house!"

-"The ONLY way to fly."

-"I'm getting a little dizzy..."

      >Other: Knightmare points out that the Gnomish Flying Machine in
      WC2 had this line.

-"Flash!" -*wyvern roar* -"Ah hah!"

      >TV: Apparently a reference to the 'Flash Gordon' theme song.
      Thanks to vince2682@yahoo.com for that.

-"Fly the friendly skies."

      >Other: United Airlines' slogan. Thanks to Corkscrew.

-"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's me."

      >Other: Play on the old Superman line. Thanks to Macolio for turning
      me into a completist who has to list ones well known like this <3

VIII.--UNDEAD ____________________

 //Campaign Characters

 *NEW TFT* Akama, Draenei Chief

-"The Orcs slaughtered my people."

-"And their demon magics consumed our world."

-"We that are left will reclaim what we can."

-"Of life and honour amongst the ashes of our history."

-"We follow the Ancient Path."

-"I'm too old for this... *sighs*"

-"At my age, you see death everywhere. DEATH!" ~TV: Another potable quotable from Grandpa Simpson, of course from

       the series 'The Simpsons'.

-"I can fight just like a.. *snores*"

-"TO BATTLE! ... Hold my teeth."

 Arthas, Death Knight

-"I was a fool to trust in the light."

-"The Lich King has given me true power."

-"I'll be twice the king my father ever was."

-"Lordaeron will be reborn."

-"Who is this... Darkness anyway?"

 Kel'Thuzad (Necro and Lich forms have same quotes)

-"The Cult of the Damned! ... I need to print more brochures."

-"I always wanted to start my own religion... so I did!." >Other: This, and every other quote of Kel'Thuzad's is a tongue

       in cheek reference to the pseudo-religion Scientology, referenced
       again in this guide later. Alex Quayle, though, specifically links
       this line to a quote of the "religion"'s founder, L. Ron Hubbard,
       former trashy sci-fi novelist turned Jesus.

         "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants
         to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own    
     religion."

       Check out the rest of the Scourge quotes for more.

-"I will await my eternal reward."

-*grumbles* -"This... horn... thing... on my head is... killing me."

-"50,000 gold a year in child care and they call it a cult?!"

 *NEW TFT* Sylvanas Windrunner

-"My will is my own."

-"I have my own reasons for seeking vengenace."

-"Arthas murdered my people and turned me into this... monstrosity."

-"What are we if not slaves to this torment?"

 Tichondrius

-"Dreadlords... do it in the dark."

-"I get cranky when I haven't been fed."

-"I must feast on souls."

-"THE LEGION NEEDS... a better dental plan. These fangs are killing

      me."

-"DARKNESS... needs to get DSL. His line is always busy."

 *NEW TFT* Varimathras

-"I love it when a plan comes together."

      ~TV: Renfield was the first to attribute this to George Peppard's
      character "Hannibal" on the 80's tv show 'The A-Team'.

-"Sorry, I don't do interviews."

      >Movie: Thanks to RedRaccoonDog for pointing out the play here.
      Variamathras is of course, vampiric, making this a reference
      to the Tom Cruise/Brad Pitt flick 'Interview with the Vampire'.

-"We're not a cult, so much as a maniacal group of fanatical,

       blade-wielding zealots."
      >Other: While also another jab at Scientology, the "blade wielding
      Zealots" phrase can be taken as a reference to the Protoss Zealots
      from Blizzard's Starcraft. Thanks to Wiebbe for that.

-"I'll take a huge, juicy, bloody bite out of... what were we

       talking about?"

-"I'm always on the winning side."

-"Join me, or die."

-"Don't worry about the fine print. The soul consumption clause

       is never exercised."

-*screams, stabbing, blood splattering* -"And that concludes our demonstration... any questions?"

 //Heroes

 *NEW TFT* Crypt Lord

-"The scourge will devour all!"

-"The strands of destiny weave only a web of death."

-"It was good to be the King."

      >Movies: Reference to the line "It's good to be the King." from
      Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part 1".

-"Humans check-in. They don't check-out."

      >Other: A reference to common catchphrase for bug traps, such as
      roach motels. Of course, Crypt Lord is in fact a giant beetle, so
      I suppose this is a bit out of left field. And come to think of
      it, why is the lord of the Nerubian spider race a beetle anyway?
      El Sabotender points this one out first.
      ~Movie: Kenneth Chu credits this to one of the closing scenes in
      'Men in Black', and until I have a chance to check, I'll take his
      word for it.

-"And they say Blizzard games don't have bugs!"

      *Haha what a horrible lie. Farm bug anyone?

-*in an english accent, uncommon for a monstrous insect* -"I'm the fifth Beatle."

 Death Knight

-"Has hell frozen over yet?" >Other: Logan likens this to a pun from the "Preacher" comic series.

       written by Garth Ennis, comparing it to the "Saint of Killers",
       whose arrival litteraly freezes hell over. It's a bit of a stretch
       but he gets points for bizzare effort.
       >Other: Apparent Master of the Obvious, Optimus Prime, goes the low
       road and makes the obvious connection of it being a play on the
       spiteful reply of "When hell freezes over." Normally, I wouldn't
       list it, but I just wanted to deduct points for lack of originality.

-"I am the One Horseman of the Apocalypse."

-"I hate people. But I love gatherings."

      ~Movie: Line of Randall's from Kevin Smith's 'Clerks'.
      Thanks to ecoughlin@mac.com.

-"I'm a Death Knight Rider. Muwahahahahaha." >TV: Knight Rider reference, you know, with the talking car.

-"Blucher!"

     -*horse neighs*
      ~Movie: Referring to a gag in Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein',
      where whenever a character said the name of Frau Blucher, a horse
      would neigh. Thanks to Daniel Greenberg on that, and Agent Pickle
      for clearing up a typo.

-"Don't touch me. I'm evil."

      >Movie: 'Time Bandits', as juneteal@hotmail.com explains:
      "This little kid was warning his parents not to touch a piece of
      Pure Evil, which had broken apart. his line was, 'No, don't
      touch it! It's evil!' They did, however, and exploded."

-Of course, the one Gilliam flick I haven't seen ><

 Dreadlord

-"If I have wings... why am I always walking?"

-*phone rings* -"Yes? Agh, for the last time. I'm a DREADlord, not a DRUGlord."

      >TV: Jason Chae also reminded me of the Geico Auto Insurance
      commercials.

-"This is not a dress, it's the standard Dreadlord uniform."

      ->Rich Burr passes along a bit of info about this one. The original
      Dreadlord character image, from Alpha, was basically wearing a "gown"
      similar to the one the Lich wears. The quote makes little sense
      accompanying the current image, but is more suited to the old. And
      for the curious, you can spot the old Dreadlord in this image

      http://www.infoceptor.com/gallery/war3/gameshots/screenshot20.html

      ~Movie: A play on an Emilio Estevez line from "The Breakfast Club",
      in response to Judd Nelson poking fun at his wrestling tights.
      [Deepthroat]

-"Dressed to kill. Bleh!"

      >Music: After outright refusing to list any of the many deranged
      or completely idiotic credits sent in by some people, Mattias
      Sossna finally sends in something listing. 'Dressed to Kill'
      is an album from the band KISS, which is good enough of a
      reference to me, and far outweighs in intelligence and relevance
      any of the claims previously made about the Jackie Chan cartoon.

-*phone rings* -"Darkness! Hey, what's up? The Demon Hunter left you a message?

      No I don't have his number."

-"And then, after I overthrow this fool... Oh hello! I didn't know

      you were there!"

-"Imbecile."

 Lich

-"Could you chew that up for me?"

-"I'm so poor, I don't even have calcium deposits."

-"I am the Ghost of Warcraft Past." >Other: Reference to Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

      Thanks to Flaggle for that.

-"I hear the Banshee's a real screamer."

-"You should see the skeletons in my closet."

-"Imhotep..." >Movie: 'The Mummy'. Thanks to thehilander@hotmail.com for

      the spelling correction, and Tasadar24 for further correction of an
      oversight.

-"All the ladies dig rigor mortis."

-"You are the weakest lich, goodbye." >TV: Catchphrase of the host of 'The Weakest Link'. Thanks to

      MajinMiraiTrunkz@aol.com for the correction.

 //Units

 Abomination

-"We come in peace...s."

-"Happy entrails."

      >TV: ecoughlin@mac.com noted that this is a play on the song
      'Happy Trails' from the Will Rogers television show.

-"You got us in stitches."

-"Us dead sexy."

      >Movie: Referring to Fat Bastard's catchphrase from
      'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'. Thanks to Stephen Hall.

-"Chunk!"

      ~Movie: Azadeth both pointed out the existence of this quote and
      properly creditted it as a reference to the memorable scene from
      "The Goonies" where Sloth and Chunk share a tender moment of getting
      to know each other. Can't believe I actually MISSED a quote like
      that for so long. Much thanks again to Azadeth.

 Acolyte

-"This is the hour of the Scourge."

-"Death shall cleanse the world."

-"All I see is darkness... Oh my hood's down."

      ->Thanks to Ian Alexander for clearing up a mistake.

-"Let blood drown the weak."

-"My life for Aiur! ... Uh I mean Ner'Zhul." >Other: Starcraft Protoss reference.

-"The living be cursed!"

-"Would you like to know the secret to eternal happiness? Page 246."

      >According to Trellin
      "That is most likely a play on those Dianetics commercials of that
       damned Scientology religion by that bloated ass L. Ron Hubbard."
      And I'll have to agree with this above all, since I do recall
      those pompous commercials.

      sitemaster@conversawang.com and Jason noted the connection between
      the Cult of the Damned and Scientology, so I'm further compelled to
      believe it. By the way, I have a semi-lengthy little hate rant about
      Scientology on my site <plug>www.inferiority.org</plug>, as well.
      Now, just for completist sakes...

>According to optimus137@hotmail.com "There is a Simpsons book in which on the first page it says to

       find the secret to the meaning of life turn to page so and so and
       it says on that page to go to another one eventually you go back
       to the page you started on and don't find out any secret."

      >And next, Matt Hylan credits this to 'Bart Simpson's Guide To Life:
      A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed', which may be the title of the
      book optimus referred to. To this one's still up in the air.

      ->And lastly, asmor@attbi.com wasn't sure of this and ran a search
      at google.com. He just noticed a very odd coincidence at this site:
      http://www.holybible.com/resources/doctrine1/p246.asp
      Check the question on the bottom. Strange, no?

-"Once you head down the dark path, forever will it dominate your

      destiny... And you get dental."
      >Movie: Apparently a play on a 'Star Wars' quote during Luke's
      training. Thanks to thehilander@hotmail.com once more.

 Banshee

-"Let this torment end!"

-"How long must I suffer?"

-"U-N-D-E-A-D, find out what it means to me." >Music: Play on 'Respect', by Aretha Franklin.

-"There is no Banshee, only Zuul."

      >Movie: Zuul being the ancient war god from 'Ghostbusters'.
      ->Thanks to Chris Bailey for the correction on the spelling.

-"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! ... Call me."

 Crypt Fiend

-"What a tangled web we weave."

      >Other: '...when we practice to deceive.' Derek K. reminds me here.

-"Spider Sense... tingling." ~Other: Spider-Man reference.

-"Last week my top half was on the Discovery Channel."

-"And my bottom half was on Animal Planet."

-"My ass always gets bloated during my spin cycle."

-"I like chicks who are into bandage."

      Thanks to Negs for the correction but I think we both know the
      other was a better <3

-"I'm stuck on bandages 'cause bandages are stuck on me." >TV: The Band-Aid commercials, damn well better know them, freak.

 Ghoul

	-"Me eat dead people."

>Movie: Play on 'The Sixth Sense' catchphrase.

-"Me scary."

-"Me eat brains."

-"No guts, no gory."

 Necromancer

-"Every man lives. Not every man truly dies." >Movie: Play on Mel Gibson's line in 'Braveheart'.

      Thanks to thehilander@hotmail.com again.

-"I love the dead. Frequently."

-"I see undead people." >Movie: The THIRD 'Sixth Sense' reference to the same line.

-"Do you smell something? Oh, it's just the troops."

-"Right click for hot undead action."

 Shade

-"I'm but a shadow of my former self."

-"What I do in death echoes in eternity."

      >Movie: Play on the line "What we do in life echoes in eternity."
      from 'Gladiator'. Thanks again to A Reys.

-"Death is its own reward."

      >Other: Darklance credits this to a game by the name of
      Warhammer: Dark Omen, but it's also a play on the phrase
      'Life is its own reward.' So enjoy whichever you like.

-"I'm having a mid-death crisis."

-"I ain't got noooo body." >Music: David Lee Roth's 'Just A Gigolo'. Thanks to thehilander@hotmail.com for the song.

      ->Achariyth also points out the nod to a gag in the Mel Brooks movie
      'Young Frankenstein'.
      ->Louie Brennan clears the situation up a bit, crediting the song
      original to Louis Prima
      ->Your friend and mine, Brian Kern, bombards me with link after
      link, going at length to prove, in fact, that this song was written
      originally in 1931, in a basic form, by Louis Armstrong. Louis Prima
      would later adapt the song and take it in as his own in 1954. Unless
      you believe Prima's former band member, Sam Butera, who claims that
      he was the songwriter. So take that all as you will.

-"I'm invisible, gaseous, and deadly."

Modding

As did Warcraft II and Starcraft before it, Warcraft III ships with an editor that allows players to create their own custom scenarios and maps. The World Editor has features such as unit editing and event triggers. Through Battle.net, players can download and play peers' custom maps. To facilitate modding, third-party developers released tools for spell editing through SLK spreadsheets, customizing skins with .BLP converters, JASS editing, and a file importer that opened up .MPQs. The World Editor was expanded and improved for The Frozen Throne expansion. Though the editor has received updates through game patches, it is not officially supported as a product.^[26]

Some custom maps have enjoyed great success, with Defense of the Ancients (DotA) being a tournament item at Blizzcon 2005 and other tournaments around the world.^{[citation needed]}

Development

Other versions

File:Warcraft 3 battlechest.JPG

The Battle Chest box and contents.

In addition to the regular game, there also exists a limited Collector's Edition Warcraft III bundle. The collector's edition box contained a Warcraft III cinematic DVD, including behind-the-scenes features and the cinematics of all prior Warcraft games; a Collector's Edition Soundtrack; a Collector's Edition instruction manual; The Art of Warcraft book; and lithographic prints.

Blizzard Entertainment also released the Warcraft III Battle Chest, which contains Reign of Chaos bundled with The Frozen Throne in one box, along with guides from BradyGames.

Another version, the Exclusive Gift Set, came bundled with the cinematic DVD, official BradyGames strategy guide, and Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition.

Reception

Publication	Score	Notes
IGN	9.3/10^[27]	"Outstanding"
GamePro	4.6/5^[28]	Editor's Choice
GameSpot	9.3/10^[29]	Editor's Choice
Game Rankings	91% (22 reviews)^[30]	[None]
PC Gamer	90%	Editor's Choice

Reception of Warcraft III was overwhelmingly positive; the game averages a 91% at GameRankings.com,^[30] and "Universal Acclaim" at MetaCritic, based on dozens of reviews.^[31] While GamePro noted that "WarCraft III doesn’t revolutionize the RTS genre", they still praised Blizzard for delivering a title with "a well-executed story, drum-tight game-play and a long shelf life as a multi-player title."^[28] GameSpot noted that as with StarCraft, the ability to experience the action from all sides "is of great appeal." The reviewer also noted that Warcraft III made the early stages of the game more interesting and less formulaic; in most RTS games, he noted, "the initial build-up period in such games is merely a race to get to the best units first."^[29] Most reviewers noted that Blizzard had finally fleshed out the storyline of the first two Warcraft titles, finally giving each side its own motivations and differences beyond cosmetics.^[32] IGN noted that "There's not a ton that's new to RTS buffs out there, but it's done well enough that you either won't notice or won't care."^[27]

However, criticism included the inability of the player to change the fate of Arthas' "turn to the dark side." Instead, Gamecritics.com noted, the player "has to sit by as Arthas slides into insanity."^[32] Other reviewers noted that the character models were of mediocre quality, especially when viewed up close during in-game cinematics. ^[29]

References

^ ^a ^b Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual : The Single Player Game. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b ^c Blizzard. "Warcraft III FAQ". battle.net. Retrieved Feb 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ Cieniawa, Lee (2002-09-08). "Armchair Empire - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos". The Armchair Empire. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
^ "Blizzard Entertainment - Awards". blizzard.com. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
^ ^a ^b Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Fog of War. p. 22.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Economy. p. 21.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Upkeep. p. 22.
^ ^a ^b Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Wandering Monsters and Wildlife. p. 28.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Day/Night Cycle. p. 21.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Heroes - Experience and Level. p. 26.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Items. p. 29.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Starting a Campaign. p. 10.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). The Single-Player Game: Viewing a Replay. p. 11.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Battle.net: Gateway Selection. p. 12.
^ ^a ^b Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Battle.net: Anonymous Matchmaking & Arranged Team Games. p. 13.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Battle.net: Channel. p. 14.
^ Blizzard. "Matchmaking and Ladder Explanation". Battle.net. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
^ "Warcraft III Answers". answers.com. Retrieved February 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ Thrall: What kind of nightmare was that? / The Prophet: It was not a nightmare, young warchief, but a vision. Follow me, and I will reveal what your future holds. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Prologue: "Chasing Visions".
^ The Prophet: Now, go, young Thrall. Sail west to the lands of Kalimdor. It is there that you will find your destiny. It is there that your people's salvation will be assured. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Prologue: "Departures".
^ Arthas: Look, here's where we stand. Our scouts have confirmed that there is an orc encampment hidden somewhere over the next ridge. [...] It gets worse. They're preparing to attack the nearby village of Strahnbrad. As far as we know, the village is completely defenseless. / Uther the Lightbringer: I need to move against the Orcs' base immediately. Can you handle Strahnbrad's defense on your own? / Arthas: Of course, Uther. Don't worry about me.. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Human Campaign: "The Defense of Strahnbrad".
^ The Prophet:[...] It falls to you now, young sorceress. You must lead your people to the west to the ancient lands of Kalimdor. Only there can you combat the shadow and save this world from the flame. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Human Campaign: "The Culling".
^ Muradin Bronzebeard: Hold, lad. There's an inscription on the dais. It's a warning. It says, "Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit." Oh, I should've known. The blade is cursed! Let's get the hell out of here! / Arthas: I would gladly bear any curse to save my homeland. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Human Campaign: "Frostmourne".
^ The Prophet/Medivh: The roots will heal in time, as will the entire world. The sacrifices have been made. Just as the Orcs, Humans and Night Elves discarded their old hatreds and stood united against a common foe. So did nature herself rise up, to banish the shadow forever. As for me, I came back to ensure that there would be a future, to teach the world it no longer needed guardians. The hope for future generations has always resided in mortal hands. And now that my task is done, I will take my place amongst the legends... of the past. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Twilight of the Gods.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III manual: Credits. p. 13.
^ Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III World Editor. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b Adams, Dan (2002-07-17). "Warcraft III Review at IGN". mac.ign.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Modifter (2002-07-17). "Warcraft III (PC) Review". gamepro.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Kasavin, Greg (2002-07-03). "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos". gamespot.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Warcraft III Rankings". gamerankings.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Reviews". metacritic.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Bell, Erin (2003-06-04). "Warcraft III on Gamecritics". gamecritics.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

[races-1] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual : The Single Player Game. p. 10.

[faq-2] Blizzard. "Warcraft III FAQ". battle.net. Retrieved Feb 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[3] Cieniawa, Lee (2002-09-08). "Armchair Empire - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos". The Armchair Empire. Retrieved 2007-08-29.

[awards-4] "Blizzard Entertainment - Awards". blizzard.com. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

[p22-5] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Fog of War. p. 22.

[6] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Economy. p. 21.

[7] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Upkeep. p. 22.

[p28-8] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Wandering Monsters and Wildlife. p. 28.

[p21-9] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Day/Night Cycle. p. 21.

[10] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Heroes - Experience and Level. p. 26.

[11] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Items. p. 29.

[12] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III Instruction Manual: Starting a Campaign. p. 10.

[13] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). The Single-Player Game: Viewing a Replay. p. 11.

[14] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Battle.net: Gateway Selection. p. 12.

[pg13-15] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Battle.net: Anonymous Matchmaking & Arranged Team Games. p. 13.

[16] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Battle.net: Channel. p. 14.

[ladders-17] Blizzard. "Matchmaking and Ladder Explanation". Battle.net. Retrieved 2008-01-23.

[18] "Warcraft III Answers". answers.com. Retrieved February 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[19] Thrall: What kind of nightmare was that? / The Prophet: It was not a nightmare, young warchief, but a vision. Follow me, and I will reveal what your future holds. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Prologue: "Chasing Visions".

[20] The Prophet: Now, go, young Thrall. Sail west to the lands of Kalimdor. It is there that you will find your destiny. It is there that your people's salvation will be assured. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Prologue: "Departures".

[21] Arthas: Look, here's where we stand. Our scouts have confirmed that there is an orc encampment hidden somewhere over the next ridge. [...] It gets worse. They're preparing to attack the nearby village of Strahnbrad. As far as we know, the village is completely defenseless. / Uther the Lightbringer: I need to move against the Orcs' base immediately. Can you handle Strahnbrad's defense on your own? / Arthas: Of course, Uther. Don't worry about me.. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Human Campaign: "The Defense of Strahnbrad".

[22] The Prophet:[...] It falls to you now, young sorceress. You must lead your people to the west to the ancient lands of Kalimdor. Only there can you combat the shadow and save this world from the flame. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Human Campaign: "The Culling".

[23] Muradin Bronzebeard: Hold, lad. There's an inscription on the dais. It's a warning. It says, "Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit." Oh, I should've known. The blade is cursed! Let's get the hell out of here! / Arthas: I would gladly bear any curse to save my homeland. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Human Campaign: "Frostmourne".

[24] The Prophet/Medivh: The roots will heal in time, as will the entire world. The sacrifices have been made. Just as the Orcs, Humans and Night Elves discarded their old hatreds and stood united against a common foe. So did nature herself rise up, to banish the shadow forever. As for me, I came back to ensure that there would be a future, to teach the world it no longer needed guardians. The hope for future generations has always resided in mortal hands. And now that my task is done, I will take my place amongst the legends... of the past. - Blizzard Entertainment (2002). Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Apple Macintosh). Level/area: Twilight of the Gods.

[credits-25] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III manual: Credits. p. 13.

[26] Blizzard Entertainment, ed. (2002). Warcraft III World Editor. p. 16.

[IGN-27] Adams, Dan (2002-07-17). "Warcraft III Review at IGN". mac.ign.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[gamepro-28] Modifter (2002-07-17). "Warcraft III (PC) Review". gamepro.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[gamespot-29] Kasavin, Greg (2002-07-03). "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos". gamespot.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[gamerankings-30] "Warcraft III Rankings". gamerankings.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[meta-31] "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Reviews". metacritic.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[gamecritics-32] Bell, Erin (2003-06-04). "Warcraft III on Gamecritics". gamecritics.com. Retrieved February 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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