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| − | Blizzard has included many in-jokes and pop-culture references in various forms throughout WoW. |
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| + | |name=Fire hawk |
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| + | |image=Alysrazor.jpg |
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| + | |faction=[[Ragnaros|Ragnaros forces]] |
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| + | |leader=[[Alysrazor]] (Queen)<ref>[[Quest:How Hot]]</ref> |
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| + | |mount=Self-powered flight |
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| + | |homeworld=[[Firelands]] |
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| + | |language=[[Kalimag]] (assumed) |
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| + | '''Fire hawks''' are large fiery bird-like creatures found in the [[Firelands]].<ref>[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2682944 Patch 4.2 Preview: The Firelands]</ref> |
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| − | === [[Avatar of Freya]] === |
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| − | Her quests reference the bands "Avenged Sevenfold" and "Heart". |
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| + | ==Background== |
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| − | ===[[Harrison Jones]]=== |
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| + | Fire hawks are as wild as any of the creatures in the Plane of Fire, yet there is beauty in their form. While the [[Storm Crows]] struggle to fly in the high density air, the fire hawks on that ridge seem to soar with ease.<ref>[[Arthorn Windsong#Quotes|Arthorn Windsong]] in the [[Molten Front]]</ref> The fire hawks of Fireplume Peak can withstand incredible temperatures. While Fire hawks are often found circling the skies above, they're also known to swim in molten lava.<ref>[[Quest:How Hot]]</ref> |
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| − | *Reference to Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford, the actor in all of the Indiana Jones movies. In Grizzly Hills. |
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| + | They are not birds. Certainly, they fly, their wings have appearance of feathers, and even called hawks, but that is where the comparisons to bird stops. In fact, it would appear they have more in common with [[dragon]]s: an affinity with fire, a solitary nature, and some indications of intelligence.<ref>[[Arthorn Windsong#Quotes|Arthorn Windsong]] in the [[Molten Front]]</ref> However, they do differ from dragons when it comes to their lifespan. Whereas the dragons can live for millennia on end, these fire hawks live brief lives, passing quickly from egg to adulthood in 2 days after birth to death.<ref>[[Quest:Fire in the Skies]]</ref> It seems that fire hawks [[Smoldering Egg of Millagazor|lay eggs]], but in at least in the case of Alysrazor they can be created from dragons.<ref>[[Quest:The Fallen Guardian]]</ref> |
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| − | === [[Bambina]], [[Mother of Bambina]], [[Thudder]], [[Flora]] === |
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| − | *Reference to {{wplink|Bambi}} - a novel by {{wplink|Felix Salten}}. |
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| + | Since the [[Guardians of Hyjal]] began stealing [[Fire Hawk Egg]]s and taking young [[Fire Hawk Hatchling]]s to train for their own uses [[Fire Hawk Matriarch|their matriarch]] has taken offense to them.<ref>[[Quest:Mother's Malice]]</ref> Morthis Whisperwing wonders why Ragnaros and his minions have not made attempts to rally the Fire hawks against the Guardians of Hyjal.<ref>[[Quest:Starting Young]]</ref> |
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| − | === [[ED-210]] === |
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| − | *Reference to {{wplink|ED-209}}, a flopped police robot from the movie {{wplink|Robocop}}. |
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| + | ==Notable== |
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| − | === [[Everett McGill]] === |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Alysrazor}} [[Alysrazor]], formerly [[Alysra]], was a green dragon that was reborn with fire as a fearsome firehawk, now a boss in the [[Firelands]]. |
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| − | *Reference to [[wikipedia:Everett McGill|the actor of the same name]], who appeared in such films as ''Dune'', ''Quest for Fire'' and ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory''. |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Millagazor]], invader of [[Mount Hyjal]]. His [[Corrupted Egg of Millagazor|corrupted]] and [[Smoldering Egg of Millagazor|smoldering]] eggs are home to firehawk mounts. |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Andrazor]], <Lord of Cinders>, Elite mob at [[Sethria's Roost]] in [[Mount Hyjal]]. |
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| + | ==Types== |
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| − | === [[Magus Fansy Goodbringer]] === |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Blazing Broodmother]] |
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| − | *Reference to [http://www.notaddicted.com/fansythefamous.php Fansy the Famous Bard], a player from the early days of EverQuest's Sullon Zek "no rules PvP" server. Fansy gained something of a cult following on the server for single-handedly forcing the game's developers to change the server rules by repeatedly taking advantage of the low-level PvP immunity to train dozens of high-level mobs onto players from the other teams, and doing so with a truly memorable style to boot. |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Fire Hawk Matriarch]] |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Inferno Hawk]] |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Smouldering Hatchling]] |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|FireHawk}} [[Voracious Hatchling]] |
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| + | ==As a Flying Mount== |
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| − | === [[Quartermaster Vaskess]] === |
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| + | *[[Corrupted Egg of Millagazor]] as a reward for {{achievement|Glory of the Firelands Raider}}. It looks like a purple Fire hawk with armor. |
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| − | This is almost certainly a direct nod to the film Aliens, the character reference being to Private Vasquez. The in-game model of Vaskess has short cropped black hair and a red bandanna, the same that Private Vasquez wore in Aliens. |
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| + | *[[Smoldering Egg of Millagazor]] drops off [[Ragnaros]] in the [[Firelands]] raid. It is a crimson Fire hawk. |
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| + | ==Notes== |
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| − | === [[Officer Van Rossem]] === |
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| + | *Depending on the model and type, they use the [[proto-drake]] skeleton for most of their animations. |
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| − | *Might refer to the Dutch specialist and historian about the United States Maarten van Rossem. |
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| + | *They may be related to [[phoenix]]es, another firebird-like elemental from the [[Firelands]]. |
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| + | *The Mage [[Tier 12]] armor set [[Firehawk Robes of Conflagration]] is named and modeled after the Fire hawks. |
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| + | ==Images== |
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| − | Another possibility is the Swedish aviator '''Carl Gustaf von Rosen''', most well known for flying relief flights for the Red Cross and to refugees in Biafra. |
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| + | <gallery widths="160" captionalign="left"> |
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| + | File:Millagazor1.jpg|[[Millagazor]] |
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| + | File:Millagazor2.jpg|[[Millagazor]] |
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| + | File:Andrazor.jpg|[[Andrazor]] |
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| + | File:FireplumePeak1.jpg|A Firehawk in [[Fireplume Peak]] |
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| + | File:FireplumePeak2.jpg|A Firehawk in [[Fireplume Peak]] |
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| + | File:FireplumePeak3.jpg|The breeding pool at the top of [[Fireplume Peak]] and Alysrazor flying near it |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==References== |
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| − | === [[Instructor Razuvious]] === |
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| − | *During the start of the fight, he's yelling "Sweep the leg! You got a problem with that?", which is an obvious reference to Cobra-Kai technique to eliminate Daniel from the tournament in the original Karate Kid movie. |
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| − | === [[Babagahnoosh the Grumpy]] === |
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| − | *Reference to [[wikipedia:Baba ghanoush|Baba ghanoush]], an Arab dish. |
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| − | === [[Rueben Lauren]] === |
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| − | *The name of the Cloth Armor Merchant in Dalaran is probably a reference to Ralph Lauren. |
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| − | == Quests== |
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| − | === [[The Part-time Hunter]] === |
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| − | *The questgiver wants you to kill a animal called "Pitch", next to Pitch there is some hunters from the Frenzyheart Tribe, when you attack Pitch one of them yells "It's coming right for us!". An obvious reference to "Uncle" Jimbo from South Park that kills animals in "self defence" by shouting "It's coming right for us!". |
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| − | === [[Precious Elemental Fluids]] === |
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| − | *This quest appears to be named after lines uttered by General Jack D. Ripper in the movie "Dr. Strangelove". The general was obsessed at the idea that water fluoridation was "a communist plot to sap our precious bodily fluids." |
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| − | === [[Death From Above]] === |
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| − | *This is an Alliance quest obtained from Sargeant Hammerhill in the Borean Tundra, who wants you to use a net to pull down and kill Scourged Flamespitters. |
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| − | === [[A Bear of an Appetite]] === |
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| − | *Hugh Glass, sitting at a camp in Grizzly Hills, asks you to fish up some salmon to feed his grizzly friend. In real life, Hugh Glass was a mountain man mauled by a bear, robbed, and left to die in the wilderness, struggling through 200 miles to survive. (The Saga of Hugh Glass by John Myers, ISBN 0803258348) |
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| − | === Quality Assurance Lingo === |
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| − | *[[Cannot Reproduce]], [[Retest Now]], [[Not a Bug]] and [[Need More Info]], all quests in Icecrown and part of the same quest chain, are also terms often used in software quality assurance. |
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| − | === [[Aces High!]] === |
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| − | *This quest is avaiable on the upper ring of the Nexus, Coldara, that's the daily to train for the 3rd phase of Malygos and a Song of the UK band Iron Maiden |
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| − | === [[The Ultrasonic Screwdriver]] === |
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| − | *This quest begins once you have found the item of the same name, and could be a reference to the British TV series ''Doctor Who''. The Doctor in this series has an item called a Sonic Screwdriver, which can effect almost anything mechanical or electrical, similar to what Crafty Wobblesprocket says about the Ultrasonic Screwdriver in the second quest, ''Master and Servant''. |
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Revision as of 20:22, 11 July 2011
- Not to be confused with Phoenix.
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Fire hawks are large fiery bird-like creatures found in the Firelands.[1]
Background
Fire hawks are as wild as any of the creatures in the Plane of Fire, yet there is beauty in their form. While the Storm Crows struggle to fly in the high density air, the fire hawks on that ridge seem to soar with ease.[2] The fire hawks of Fireplume Peak can withstand incredible temperatures. While Fire hawks are often found circling the skies above, they're also known to swim in molten lava.[3]
They are not birds. Certainly, they fly, their wings have appearance of feathers, and even called hawks, but that is where the comparisons to bird stops. In fact, it would appear they have more in common with dragons: an affinity with fire, a solitary nature, and some indications of intelligence.[4] However, they do differ from dragons when it comes to their lifespan. Whereas the dragons can live for millennia on end, these fire hawks live brief lives, passing quickly from egg to adulthood in 2 days after birth to death.[5] It seems that fire hawks lay eggs, but in at least in the case of Alysrazor they can be created from dragons.[6]
Since the Guardians of Hyjal began stealing Fire Hawk Eggs and taking young Fire Hawk Hatchlings to train for their own uses their matriarch has taken offense to them.[7] Morthis Whisperwing wonders why Ragnaros and his minions have not made attempts to rally the Fire hawks against the Guardians of Hyjal.[8]
Notable
Alysrazor, formerly Alysra, was a green dragon that was reborn with fire as a fearsome firehawk, now a boss in the Firelands.- Millagazor, invader of Mount Hyjal. His corrupted and smoldering eggs are home to firehawk mounts.
- Andrazor, <Lord of Cinders>, Elite mob at Sethria's Roost in Mount Hyjal.
Types
- Blazing Broodmother
- Fire Hawk Matriarch
- Inferno Hawk
- Smouldering Hatchling
- Voracious Hatchling
As a Flying Mount
- [Corrupted Egg of Millagazor] as a reward for Glory of the Firelands Raider. It looks like a purple Fire hawk with armor.
- [Smoldering Egg of Millagazor] drops off Ragnaros in the Firelands raid. It is a crimson Fire hawk.
Notes
- Depending on the model and type, they use the proto-drake skeleton for most of their animations.
- They may be related to phoenixes, another firebird-like elemental from the Firelands.
- The Mage Tier 12 armor set Firehawk Robes of Conflagration is named and modeled after the Fire hawks.
Images
- Millagazor1.jpg
- Millagazor2.jpg
A Firehawk in Fireplume Peak
A Firehawk in Fireplume Peak
The breeding pool at the top of Fireplume Peak and Alysrazor flying near it
