WoW races and their earthly equivalent

Yorick · 01-09-2007, 12:35 AM

It's interesting and amusing that the fantasy races are often based on earthly human cultures.

Obvious ones are:

Trolls - West Indians (Jamaican etc)
Orcs - Mongols
Humans - Anglo-Saxon culture
Dwarves - Scottish (even though you can make a female African American big Momma!)
Undead - "Goth" subculture (have you seen an Undead dance?)
Tauren - Sioux

However, what are the Gnomes? Enid Blyton eat your heart out!
The Night Elves are clearly Australian!

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

SpiritWarrior · 01-09-2007, 09:04 AM

I think the Night Elves are like, French or somethin'. The Draeini are German and the Blood Elves I dunno really.

Luvian · 01-09-2007, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SpiritWarrior:
I think the Night Elves are like, French or somethin'. The Draeini are German and the Blood Elves I dunno really.

Well the NE female dance is french anyway.

Yorick · 01-11-2007, 11:12 AM

You know, I'm thinking Chinese culture has influenced the Architecture and city layout of the Elves. The way the buildings are open, they've Anglocised the roofs, but they still maintain their Chinese influence I reckon.

Same with the pools and the meditative ambience. China all the way.

Which is funny if the Orcs are like a Mongol or Tartar horde!!

SpiritWarrior · 01-11-2007, 12:08 PM

Yeah, there's a certain Zen feel about the NE. I think it is a mix of a few cultures, Chinese, Japanese, French. I can't help but get the feeling there is alot of Italian in the Blood Elf race, not really sure just first impressions.

Yorick · 01-12-2007, 08:58 AM

But then who are the Gnomes?

Timber Loftis · 01-14-2007, 05:13 PM

Gah. The only thing "zen" about the night elves is the zen of being a little 10-yr-old legolllasss wannabe. How anyone could play one of those androginous homoerotic MJ wannabes is beyond me. Join the adults, play horde.

Kakero · 01-14-2007, 10:25 PM

Did someone just been gank?

burnzey boi · 01-15-2007, 09:19 AM

What i love most is killing Night Elfs.. Just thrills me to kill more and more!

Please for the love of god, don't roll a Blood Elf hunter or i shall get the avengeful gnomes onto you! The last thing Horde needs are hunters.

Blood Elf rogues will be 'overpowered' with their racials. Undead stops fear, but BE stops all.

Timber Loftis · 01-16-2007, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kakero:
Did someone just been gank?

Hardly. Lately I've been running around flagged a lot (pve server). I had a nelf warrior try to gank me on the chain down to MC the other night. The poor guy, I had to kill him. Then I ate him, of course. It was funny, he got first shot of course, then I deathcoil-CoEx-Siphon Life-Corruption- run - set imp to shooting - immolate - shadowburn. He was dead before he got to the island in the middle of the chain. He had 3 friends standing right there. The looked at me, looked at his corpse, and went on their merry way, choosing not to flag pvp against me. LOL.

My hatred of the alliance races, in particular the nelf's stems from the kiddie aesthetic and how much I hate it.... as well as the fact that children really do tend to play the "pretty" races, and I hate children.

But don't worry about me getting ganked. I'm a stone cold murderer, and if I do get killed, then I'm happy for the change of pace. Thanks for your concern, though. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-16-2007, 01:47 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]

01-09-2007, 12:35 AM	#1
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	It's interesting and amusing that the fantasy races are often based on earthly human cultures. Obvious ones are: Trolls - West Indians (Jamaican etc) Orcs - Mongols Humans - Anglo-Saxon culture Dwarves - Scottish (even though you can make a female African American big Momma!) Undead - "Goth" subculture (have you seen an Undead dance?) Tauren - Sioux However, what are the Gnomes? Enid Blyton eat your heart out! The Night Elves are clearly Australian! [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

01-09-2007, 09:04 AM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	I think the Night Elves are like, French or somethin'. The Draeini are German and the Blood Elves I dunno really. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

01-11-2007, 11:12 AM	#4
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	You know, I'm thinking Chinese culture has influenced the Architecture and city layout of the Elves. The way the buildings are open, they've Anglocised the roofs, but they still maintain their Chinese influence I reckon. Same with the pools and the meditative ambience. China all the way. Which is funny if the Orcs are like a Mongol or Tartar horde!! __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

01-11-2007, 12:08 PM	#5
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Yeah, there's a certain Zen feel about the NE. I think it is a mix of a few cultures, Chinese, Japanese, French. I can't help but get the feeling there is alot of Italian in the Blood Elf race, not really sure just first impressions. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

01-12-2007, 08:58 AM	#6
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	But then who are the Gnomes? __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

01-14-2007, 05:13 PM	#7
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Gah. The only thing "zen" about the night elves is the zen of being a little 10-yr-old legolllasss wannabe. How anyone could play one of those androginous homoerotic MJ wannabes is beyond me. Join the adults, play horde. __________________

01-14-2007, 10:25 PM	#8
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Did someone just been gank?

01-15-2007, 09:19 AM	#9
burnzey boi Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: September 14, 2004 Location: Western Australia Age: 34 Posts: 800	What i love most is killing Night Elfs.. Just thrills me to kill more and more! Please for the love of god, don't roll a Blood Elf hunter or i shall get the avengeful gnomes onto you! The last thing Horde needs are hunters. Blood Elf rogues will be 'overpowered' with their racials. Undead stops fear, but BE stops all. __________________ burnzey - The Australian kiss, like a French kiss, but down under (Main)Undead Mage - 70, Orc Warrior - 70, Blood Elf Paladin - 70, Orc Shaman - 70, Troll Rogue - 70, Orc Hunter - 65, UD Warlock 61, BE Priest 60, Tauren Drood - 60 OM NOM NOM NOM

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