Pointless Top 10: Kobolds in World of Warcraft

[@invictus7736]

Not putting Scrit, the gigachad kobold without a candle on the list is a crime

[@badgerfoot]

Leaves room for a part two

[@crendor]

he was actually #11

[@BattlestarHavoc]

too new, part of sojurner of ringing deeps, imo not pointless

[@joezar33]

​@@crendor1:36 they were going to be the "Mongrel Horde," but Blizzard changed it to the Iron Horde in Warlords

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@BattlestarHavoc Too new? There are kobolds from the Ringing Deeps shown in the middle of this video.

[@TheHarvHR]

My favourite is the one jacked Kobold by the Stormrooks in Isle of Dorn who was captured and then his captors told him to wait when the Nerubians attacked, so he's just vibing there looking at the view. If you ask him a question he really appreciates someone asking him questions so he leads you to treasure

[@KingChayle87]

Crendor has confirmed in previous WoW playthroughs on Twitch that he did, in fact, take candle :O

[@JohnRhinoTheThird]

🤣->😐->🤫

[@björkmou5e]

And still, no public statement on the recent controversies surrounding the Candle Making Industry. Tsk tsk.

[@howardhavardramberg333]

[@peacefulgrotesque1510]

Candle scandal 😲

[@joezar33]

*Mongrel Horde or Axis of Awful* should really be a playable faction , Kobold player can get revenge for having their candles 🕯 stolen from them 😅

[@fuzzypockets]

I love how you did a Kobold voice for the numbers

[@TheRealCeeJai]

2:05 DUDE I'VE LITERALLY BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS! Since we went to Pandaria, then Draenor, then the Broken Isles, I thought the next expansion should have been World of Warcraft: Homecoming, where the old zones get some love and minor races get big story arcs, like the centaur and quillboar in Kalimdor and the murlocs and gnolls and Scarlets in EK. Like, we've been gone so long that they've managed to rebuild right under our noses, and of course, it leads to bigger plots, but nothing COSMIC.

[@matthewlawton9241]

I've always thought this game was always at its peak when it was just elves in a forest. The further away from its Tolkienian roots the game strays, the less interesting it is. The problem with the stakes being universal in a story is that it's entirely unrelatable. 0 people can accurately envision a full 100 miles in their head, let alone a whole universe. Local stakes are ALWAYS preferable to world/universe stakes. I care about Stonewrought Dam and I wish it would get repaired. I don't care about void lords in some far away other dimension.

[@joezar33]

The Mongrel Horde/Axis of Awful and the main villain group almost happened in Warlords

[@VividVoid]

Had no idea there was a Touhou reference in WoW. And hearing Crendor’s pronunciation of Touhou was majestic.

[@AemenNae]

I need to go give Skitter a hug after not making the list :(

[@myrthevanbeest]

Ngl. But I would die for Skitter❤

[@myrthevanbeest]

Ngl. But I would die for Skitter❤

[@Jadyra]

Hi Crendor. I recently ran a new alt character through Exiles Reach(Horde) and exited that part of the tutorial to Orgrimmar. While Cork Fizzlepop was guiding me to get my mount and see my trainer, he was fine. The moment we got into the building where the trainers are all located, he started to swim like the npc in Storwind. Not sure if swiming for npcs is 'spreading' but its kinda nice to know there is one on each side now doing it. LOL Love all you vids.

[@DIEGhostfish]

3:12 that's a bowl of Bloodspore, the plant/fungus/lichen that grows in the Borean tundra. All snowbolds have it. It's a drug: Many of the snowbolds in the area between the Horde and Alliance bases actually get your character high on it while fighting in melee. It gives you a powerful stacking haste buff but stuns you at 5 or 10 stacks.

[@DIEGhostfish]

It also grows in the various magnataur/smowbold caves.

[@Frostgnaw]

The kobold village is so cool and I wish you could interact with it more. All the little pathways and ladders winding around the mounds. All the little homes. It's all so great.

[@Allycat101010]

they're so cute!

[@lenk095]

I really hope you never run out of ideas for this series! These videos are the only thing connecting me to WoW for a long time now.

[@ArachD206]

Wow, what a blast from the past! I don't watch you generally, but i remember watching this series long after i lost interest in WoW itself, and loved it. Edit: Evidently you're still making these, but youtube didn't see the need to recommend them to me after all these years until now.

[@subressor1]

It's not junk, it's treasure!

[@gwynthehunter]

Its treeaaaaayyyysshhoooourr

[@ArachD206]

One man's junk and all that.

[@fIorapetals]

Kobolds! We love those silly little guys. I have such vivid memories of those Elwynn Forest quests since I’ve played a lot of Alliance haha.

[@miskee11]

nooo, you didn't list Master Digger. any time I'm in Westfall I'm like "wazzup my digga"

[@Jerao]

Liking the video purely because it's like 10 minutes of Crendor counting in Kobold voice.

[@kevindragon3883]

Here's a fun idea. How about a pointless top 10 for each of the playable races. Or at least most of them, I don't think there's enough NPCs for every race to really stick out for a list.

[@MegaChickenfish]

After all these years, and much wax farming, I finally have it. * summons kobold pet * * uses candle toy on kobold pet * _Look at him. He's wearing it on his nose because he doesn't have any more room on his head._

[@wtromp5957]

Its funny how "you no take candle" started out as a throw away line and now candles are their entire personality

[@DIEGhostfish]

Flanderization comes for all

[@Alechs777]

@@DIEGhostfish wouldnt call it that, the candles evolved to be something meaningful (as in actually keeping the Darkness away) and it's very fitting for this expansion.

[@PharaohofAtlantis]

I need some long quest chain involving Kobolds and the Niffin

[@jvstice56]

You no take candle! My first memories were killing the kobolds in Northshire. After them, and the Defias stealing grapes from Molly, it was off to Greater Elwynn to deal with more aggressive ones. Many an adventurer who didn't pay attention lost their lives to those kobolds. Their original aggro grunt still rings in my ears from time to time.

[@TheW1tcher78]

Going to that mine always felt dangerous. There was nothing worse than beeing trapped in the mine, with all the kobolds respawning at you. Nowhere to run

[@matthewlawton9241]

I TAKE CANDLE!!! >_< Oh wow...excuse me...

[@openfly4u]

My memories of Elwynn Forest is: Kobolds and Murlocks

[@Nectius]

The questline in Ringing Deep where you were defeating the kobolds and their pet insects was great and clearly inspired by Pokemon (And Pokemons main inspiration WAS insects!)

[@diddydoodat6764]

YESSSSS I was waiting for this one!

[@Astrolime]

Wasn't there a scrapped plan to have Garrosh lead a group of Gnolls, kobolds, quill boar and a few other races as the Mongrel Horde before Blizzard settled on Warlords of Draenor as an expansion concept.

[@prokrastinator3759]

seems reasonable

[@MrRighteousRyan]

The axis of awful should be the third faction in wow where we can play as these monsters

[@cujoedaman]

The kobolds in The Ringing Deeps seem to be a throwback to the Blue Wax kobolds, there's some lore things you can find talking about the darkness eating them and other little tidbits.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

OMG, I had no idea they added granny and baby versions of kobolds in the newest expansion! Maybe playable kobolds will happen someday?

[@RatelRegalement]

The Bluewax Kobold stuff getting tied straight in to Ringing Deeps Quickwick and Waxtail Kobolds , and ultimately in to the Darkflame Cleft dungeon and it's end boss being simply The Darkness, is awesome. (Plus, Skitter is the best Kobold, by /far/ :P )

[@garadak7.]

they are feathers on his head as rakanishu has feathers on his head

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

*RAKANISHU!*

[@thenobin]

Kobold's being afraid of the dark is the best addition to wow lore ever imo. Also makes me feel conflicted about taking so many candles...

[@Hwarming]

3:05, that's something the Devilkin in Diablo would yell randomly too, in 2 Blizzard made it a unique Devilkin name

[@TheRealCeeJai]

The fabled Ouchpatcher had better be on this list, Crendor.

[@fencepost7286]

Granny Scribbles is one of my new favorite characters in the war within

[@Candlemancer]

Honestly the "Axis of Awful" concept would be great for an Eastern Kingdoms levelling revamp. Nothing tied to any big cosmic stuff that major characters should be involved with, just a big conspiracy between all the minor factions trying to rise up against the humans and dwarves. That would also keep it feeling timeless, unlike Cataclysm zones that feel very much stuck in what should have been a very short period of time

[@theusernameicoodfind]

This is a great example of blizzard’s level design tbh. I’ve been able to guess each location based off the wide outside shots you took. Pretty cool.

[@BattlestarHavoc]

The koganishu saying only his own name is also a reference to D2, the fallen would always say rakinishu, even the ones that werent him.

[@Misfitdruid]

It's always the Pointless Top 10 videos that make me miss WOW. I don't know why, but here we are.

[@TheKirbylore]

I kinda went with the idea of kobolds adopting the behaviour of candles because of that one group but with the new dungeon, I’m curious if all Kobold communities have a “darkness”

[@ConfusedGoblinn]

All hail the Candle !

[@MrDevilRays]

As soon as I saw the title, I knew Ol Waxbeard and Granny Scribbles most likely inspired the list

[@FgyjtIngenieroEuropeo]

I find it funny, usually kobols in other fantasy settings are smal scalie creatures. While in wow they look more like humanoid mouses.

[@Barthollomellow]

Right? I was so confused that one time, when I watched something related to D&D and they described Kobolds as dragonkin, basically small humanoid lizards. For me those were always hut little rat-dudes with candle obsession.

[@FgyjtIngenieroEuropeo]

@@Barthollomellow Personally, i like both. I wish they could be subspecies.

[@galmorzu]

I will always love and adore kobolds, whether it’s WoW or D&D, and I’m so happy we get a chance to befriend them in WW. 😊

[@nzwj]

Hoping for Kobold playable race in Classic Plus 🤞

[@TwirlingFoxspirit]

Another Sunday rolls around

[@drow_Lilith9940]

i do like that old lady Granny Scribbles stories are very old school grim fairytales engery, basic story than everything dies

[@davidstenow5055]

is moral story. you forget candle, you die. kobolds very moral

[@drow_Lilith9940]

@@davidstenow5055 that and all non kobold raceist cant be trusted

[@MangaManifaction]

2:15 Never expected to discover a 2hu reference in WoW

[@Ithekro]

Always. Somehow, some way, there will be a reference.

[@jamesfield1674]

I recall blowing up the kobolds think that was my first ever daily quest I did.

[@Geraldo_Rivian]

Is granny scribbles also madam tussad? With the statues being living beings turned into wax statues like that one horror movie?

[@spriggs_fm]

Honorable mention to Charmonger!

[@ms.watakamis947]

beautiful vid as always

[@Wheeljack678]

I was a little surprised that Goldtooth was not number one, since the whole "you no take candle" pretty much started with Goldtooth and the Elwynn kobolds in Fargodeep - then I heard your reasoning for putting Waxbeard at number one and it is hard to disagree with that.

[@Lindforce1]

Kobolds in the ringing deeps are the goats

[@Shortyland05]

Top Ten side quests in The War Within would be a neat idea

[@Goldtiger142003]

The new kobolds in The War Within are great. They're still just as dumb as they were in past expansions, but they've been expanded to have character on top of their silliness.

[@TE-eq1dc]

Top 10 candles an excuse for more kobold action please

[@peacefulgrotesque1510]

I like the kobold "historian" that seems to be making stuff up on the fly.

[@caleb_dreams]

Top 10 Giants incoming

[@davidstenow5055]

TWW really made me want kobold allied race

[@Alienneashford]

Candles have indeed been taken.

[@Zabwow1]

Amazing

[@nikoladedic6623]

Yeah, to any weeb out there, skip the reference part for number 9 unless you want a cringe.

[@locomotive9000]

Inside pointless things IS treasure.

[@nighttide3079]

Don’t mess with the Swolebolds

[@howardhavardramberg333]

The question is, what are they hiding at K3!!? 👽🤔😆

[@toreole]

2:20 🗿towhow

[@generalmazur]

This is why God invented the macron

[@howardhavardramberg333]

crendor content is very 420 friendly!

[@SolidStacks]

Top 10 inn keepers

[@crane8819]

It probably isn't possible without completely redesigning the entire game but I wish WoW would add a third faction that's a "bad guy" faction where you can play as kobolds, murlocs, troggs, etc. I just really want to play as a kobold lol.

[@tajira_ejinn]

Yo Touhou references in WoW let's go

[@TheRealCeeJai]

BE NICE TO KOBOLDS!

[@PlainBoredom]

it's weird seeing no hearthstone kobolds appear in the new kobold zones, since they are so prominent in hearthstone by now. just compare how many top 10 murlocs had cards of the named characters

[@josynaemikohler6572]

Was really disappointed, that the king was not Togwaggle. And realizing that Kit Waxwhisker would not be appearing.

[@turtlemun]

What about Skitter and her whole quest line being part of the campaign

[@slythwolf]

Kobold allied race when?!

[@TheLeadhound]

It's kobolds and catacombs!

[@madjackgamingandfitness498]

TOP 10 LIZARDS!

[@EyeKahnography]

Kobold taght me more friends means less doom. Having been doing delves I can confirm this to be true

[@Roof5tone]

There is a problem with this list: All kobolds are equally wonderful and thus none are pointless.

[@A2ndVoice]

WoW may have created the most interesting and fun version of kobold in fiction. They are perfect just a lil guys.

[@DaTrixie]

Bluewax kobolds and there homehas to be reference to the show fraggle rock

[@jwitt513]

cool!!!

[@koba503]

1:00 area 51 raid joke before raid area 51 meme?

[@Vivi-te5qj]

Can't stay awake cause I'm recovering post surgery so it might take 300 hours, but I'll finish this video awake eventually!!!

[@vazzeee]

This video makes me want to play WoW again. Is TWW any good?

[@Allycat101010]

I had no idea there was a touhou reference in wow....

[@justinanderson2631]

I wanna adopt a Kobold and name it Waximold.

[@moprophet_509]

Top ten rare npcs

[@azorahigh3218]

back in my day we had to walk 5 miles , barefoot in the muck, wind in our faces to get candle. had to kill grizzly bear with an extra wick

[@Limrasson]

So, is War Within actually OK?

[@Retrox1989]

Oooooooooo someone picky!

[@kebabloodmoon6848]

Skitter for awax Lord!

[@Menion98]

Be nice to Kobolds

[@Hypnotically_Caucasian]

Now do Pointless top ten: pointless top ten videos

[@derekgornall2]

Pointless top 10 videos aren't junk... they're treasuuuure.

[@LettyWhiterock]

What's a touhou

[@SalariaStudios]

Oh boy 3am!

[@Awesomebulba]

Where skitter? 😢

[@giantotter319]

Pretty sure that stuff on their heads in incense but who knows.

[@matthewlawton9241]

Alright then, Touhou. First, understand, it's a 4 syllable word. You're doing a Germanic thing when you say the word "tow how". That's called a vowel glide, and the Japanese don't really ever do that in their native language. The u after each o doesn't change the sound value, it "doubles" the vowel, it extends the duration. You say it as a two syllable word when you should be saying it with the o sound extended. And as for the o sound, it's much closer to rhyming with "toe" than "tao/tow". Although, if you say the word toe slowly, you'll probably notice you're still making a vowel glide at the very end of the sound! almost up to a long u sound. Again, very Germanic. We want to eliminate that u sound at the end and just make a pure o sound, which sounds VERY odd to English ears, but is the correct way to pronounce it.

[@nornik1454]

hearing billy caught me off guard 😅

[@dudere]

No, you did not say anything Toho correctly.