{"id":188508,"date":"2021-02-08T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/overwatch-player-discovers-world-of-warcraft-easter-egg\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T14:24:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:24:02","slug":"overwatch-player-discovers-an-overlooked-world-of-warcraft-easter-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/08\/overwatch-player-discovers-an-overlooked-world-of-warcraft-easter-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch Player Discovers an Overlooked World of Warcraft Easter Egg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Overwatch<\/strong> <\/em>has no shortage of Easter eggs referencing other Blizzard properties, with the Blizzard World map being built entirely out of areas focused on the studio\u2019s other projects. With so many references inside Overwatch<\/em><\/a>, it is not too surprising that an Easter egg went unnoticed for so long, even if the World of Warcraft<\/em> acknowledgement seems obvious in retrospect.<\/p>\n

Considering that World of Warcraft<\/em> has already referenced the iconic Overwatch<\/em> turret-maker Torbjorn<\/a>, it makes sense that the hero shooter\u2019s developers would return the favor in some way. World of Warcraft<\/em>\u2019s Easter egg sees two characters going by the names King Tor and King Bjorn, with the duo standing together in the Hall of Valor. Obviously, putting these two names together creates Torbjorn, making for a funny reference to the heroic engineer. Much like this Torb Easter egg, Overwatch<\/em>\u2019s World of Warcraft<\/em> nod is hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n

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While this year\u2019s BlizzCon experience<\/a> will be fully online and free to the public, 2016\u2019s event was in person and saw players celebrating together while news was delivered on stage. Attendees also got access to an exclusive Bastion skin, with the special outfit painting the robot in silver and blue colors that match Blizzard\u2019s logo theme. While the Bastion design is unique and instantly recognizable due to the rareness of the cosmetic item, the skin also includes a redesign of Bastion\u2019s bird pal Ganymede.<\/p>\n

This bird design should look familiar to World of Warcraft<\/em> fans, and the clear similarities make it surprising that the reference was not found sooner. Found by Redditor Classic_Lee, the skin depicts the popular bird Pepe that went on to make cameos inside Heroes of the Storm<\/em><\/a> and Hearthstone<\/em>. The BlizzCon 2016 costume shows Ganymede boasting the same brown and white feathers, and from the color pattern, the blue talons and beak of Bastion\u2019s feathered friend make it clear that this is the same bird that first appeared in the Garrison.<\/p>\n