Top 10 Coolest World of Warcraft NPC's You've Probably Never Heard Of

[@MangakuH]

My favourite "not so popular" npc off all time is definitely the Iron Forge Guard that walks behind the mountain. That dude has mithril balls, seriously. he wears a full plate armor and WALKS his way to the top of the mountain every single day. Like, seriously, screw gravity. You could think, "Well, who the fuck is going to attack the city from behind?" Who cares! The guy is there, doing his job like a champ, watching for danger and keeping his kingdom safe. Does he ask for help? For recognition? For a beer? Nope. And for that, i always /salute him every time i fly over there. Bless his beard. (also, sorry for my shitty english, cool video by the way)

[@jundo93]

Haven't seen that guy. I will look for him next time.

[@OhnoesJG]

wtf man? ur english was perfect

[@JesperoTV]

You should edit out that last part of your comment, sort of takes away some of the humor (we do want those likes, don't we), and also your english was perfect.

[@cristinic95]

MangakuH ahahaha. you. i like you. you are the kind of player that brings value to wow. i /salute YOU

[@MuskuriMugen]

All good, but srsly, plate is not that heavy. That's a damm myth. Check some vids in KZbin, it is some dude doing nearly everything wearing a plate armor.

[@randomcitizen3939]

"Have you seen my dog?"... Brings tears to my eyes.. :(

[@tadascanovas7189]

same

[@holster7361]

Back in vanilla that guy in Orgrimmar who was lvl 62... Such a badass, reaching two levels above the limit, standing above all.

[@Julio90909]

Zor lonetree?

[@AnikiSkywrestler]

I think he's referring to High Overlord Saurfang.

[@holster7361]

lol now I can't even remember who it was

[@afc9447]

Camon

[@blades3001]

Nixxiom Machinima - You forgot one of my favorite quest chains. In Icecrown, tucked in the corner in the mountains, you find a dying soldier named Crusader Bridenbrad. His quest chain takes you around the entire world in an attempt to save him from the Plague of Undeath. Tirion sends you to Keeper Remulous, Alexstraza, and even A'dal in Shattrah City in an attempt to save him. In the end he passes away, but the quest chain actually put a tear in my eye at how hard you wanted to have this all succeed. The catcher is Bridenbrad is actually based off a real life person, and suffered from an illness that eventually took his life. Bradford C. Bridenbecker was a WoW player and brother to the VP of Online Technologies at Blizzard. His brother sent an email to Chris Metzen, and after discussion, decided to give him his own epic quest chain in the then upcoming expansion, The Wrath of the Lich King. Bradford passed away on 6/18/2007 due to his illness, and the quest chain remembers that battle. Maybe you can do another Top 10 list, and if so... put him up high in the ranking for me! :)

[@Rhed_]

Regarding Gunther Aracanus and the potential for a "Necromancer" class: I worked at Blizzard as a GM in the years before Wrath launched. A select few of my superiors were invited to a meeting regarding the potential future of World of Warcraft, and one of the things that was discussed was new classes that were going to be introduced. Before Wrath was announced, according to my good friend and immediate superior who was at the meeting, they had three ideas for new classes. These classes were Deathknight, inspired by the death knights from the Warcraft II Horde campaign; Runemaster, inspired by the class from the Warcraft pen and paper RPG, and Necromancer, inspired by Kel'Thuzad from Warcraft III. The details I was able to squeeze out of my superior regarding the three classes was that the Deathknight was a plate wearing damage dealer, the Runemaster was a mail wearing DPS that used a new resource called Runes that he applied to his weapon to change what kind of damage he dealt, and that the Necromancer was a cloth wearing DPS who summoned undead pets such as skeletons, zombies, and ghouls to do his damage for him. I was super excited for the announcement of Wrath, expecting three new classes to be announced, and was quite taken aback and surprised when only the Deathknight was. Looking back in hindsight, I can see that while they had three great /ideas/ for classes, the actual /mechanics/ of how those classes would have worked weren't fully fleshed out at all. In the end, they dropped all three ideas in a blender and came out with one class that wore plate, used runes on it's weapons, and summoned undead pets.

[@BRO56002]

If you're telling the truth then that's pretty fucking cool.

[@Whielling]

The necromancer as a healer would be pretty cool, having a healing class that uses the unholy force to heal instead of a holy or nature force.

[@Whielling]

Blood magic, the same way drathknights heal themselves but to heal others

[@GrimlanderMG]

I had heard that the final two ideas for inclusion were the deathknight and runemaster, so the necromancer seems to have been the first one of the three to be cut. I'll admit it would have been kind of weird to party with a necromancer. In-universe, we're fighting against the undead, why would we be journeying with someone who summoned them? It would be the warlock issue all over again. They had the same issue with the DK but they handled it fairly well. All three ideas sounded cool, but I like the way the development team went with their decisions.

[@BRO56002]

Alexander Findley They coulda just done the same thing that they did with dk's with the necromancers. Worked for the lich king, got betrayed by the lich king, ally with their respective faction to help kill the lich king etc

[@Reverberate_]

Rhea from the Badlands questline. I think she's a really important npc considering she was the one that "liberated" Wrathion while he was just an egg. Some npcs that always made me laugh were the dwarfs that would say "I'm gonna punch that dragon in the face!" and Zen'kiki in the Plaguelands.

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

Welcome to the 301+ Club. How tough are ya?

[@Soroth792]

nixx dude what is this mouse on top of the screen from 9:51 to 10:01 ???

[@richardjones8846]

how tough am i? i watched revenge act 2 preview and only cried for 10 minutes when i saw there was no act 2

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

Ivan Petrov OH MY GOODNESS!

[@Soroth792]

Nixxiom Machinima and from 11:31 to 11:37 again

[@bmo14lax]

Love these top 10s Nixxiom Machinima keep em comin!

[@Archonis09]

The one and only... John J. Keeshan! This guy is so badass he cut his way to freedom through the dragon's stomach

[@insecdroid]

Archonis: Good to see him back as a Champion of the Alliance.

[@SeditiousSpyke]

#9 Broke my heart a little bit, how lovely of them to do that. Also, Nixxiom (I'm a forsaken) how could you not have included Lilian Voss!

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

She's really popular nowadays so I wanted to avoid her. Big fan of her storyline, but I wanted to hit a few characters people might not be aware of. :)

[@SeditiousSpyke]

Awwh you took the time to respond, thank you man.

[@AlexanderForsman]

Nixxiom Machinima i feel you missed Nathanos Blightcaller - first ingame forsaken hunter and champion of the Banshee Queen.

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

Alexander Forsman Awh, damn. I totally forgot about him! I would've put him on the list if I had remembered!

[@trrk1745]

Nixxiom Machinima I thought Keristrasza was more popular then Lilian?

[@RummerChan]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge Zen'kiki in the Western Plaguelands? Greatest NPC in the game.

[@andrewguillot9962]

RummerChan. Zen'kiki is THE FRUCKIN BEST

[@mmhberry9352]

Oh yeah ! I just love Zen'Kiki, best NPC ever ! I Will always remember how GOOD of a druid he was... Right ?

[@madbeetle4470]

THANK YOU. Zen'kiki is the greatest druid known to man. After all, he can cast Moonfire faster than even a player with the highest possible haste.... even if he only ever manages to hit himself. Here's hoping he learns to aim, so he can single-handedly decide the outcome of the war. I'm convinced he is the Druid equivalent of Thrall when it comes to power, we just have to teach him to aim.

[@_Lis25]

I still have his talisman :D

[@mayalewis2956]

I love him, it's adorable in his cat form, he meows.

[@VictoryAtSea]

My most memorable character is also one most people don't really know about: Captain Malin. She's only featured in one quest, and in it, the player kills her, thinking he's killing an evil Blue Dragon. However, once you kill her, she drops this letter: "Father, I'm sorry for disappearing on you. If you're reading this letter, then I'm dead. I've been forced to work for Malygos's armies under threat that our family would be killed if I didn't. I feel so ashamed. If there's anything that you can do to fight them, don't worry about me. I have them fooled and I'm sabotaging them from the inside. I love you, Daddy! Em" I've never, ever felt so bad about killing a pile of pixels.

[@TheOwnersOfTriforce]

Oh yes! I'm so happy to see Maximillian of Northshire here! :D I also discovered him by coincidence, and I'm glad I did, cause he was freaking hilarious. Seeing him here reminded me of three others I absolutely love - I think their names were Theldurin the Lost, Lucien Tosselwrench and Martek the Exiled, the three guys in Badlands telling each their own story of how they fought Deathwing. Probably my favorite quests ever! :D

[@MuskuriMugen]

TheOwnersOfTriforce In the old ungoro (before cata), there was two npcs that were a humorous copy of mario and luigi. The quest was hilarious.

[@yasaminwhy8212]

TheOwnersOfTriforce favourite part of that zone (Un'Goro Crater?) was Maximillian. The guy's even worse than Johnny Awesome.

[@MoCatt]

Yes. Maximillian was the funniest NPC - hands down. I did not expect that quest chain to be like that and I couldn't stop laughing during each phase. If you haven't experienced this quest - go do it right now lol

[@stue2485]

TheOwnersOfTriforce yes i agree i discover maxmillian by accident, i completed his quest line cant remember what loot i got ,maybe a blue trinket or something. But he was hilarious

[@wut7556]

For those of you who may or may not know, in legion they also put the npc maximillian. I was impressed and amused when i found him in the coasts of highmountain, he also seems to run a quest (wich i didn't got for some reason idunno) in wich you follow him to "rescue" a "damsel" in the mountains.

[@HonestThunder]

Hey Nixxiom! I just wanted to stop by and give a big thanks for mentioning Captain Placeholder and his Lament at number 2 on your list. I saw the article this video was posted in on Kotaku and I felt the need to drop by and say a few words. I am the original writer and preformer of the song 'The Lament of Captain Placeholder' and it really makes me feel great to see this tune still popping up years after it was penned. Even greater was the interest that Cranius put into the song and covering it which brought it to an even larger audience. I never thought that my little ditty 'bout an NPC would explode with such acceptance and enthusiasm in the community. It's because of people like you that it's still in circulation and I seriously get a big fat grin on my face every time I dip back to the youtube videos to see people still posting on them about their enjoyment of the tune and how they miss the dear Captain. Thanks again Nixxiom for keeping the dream alive. Long live Placeholder!!

[@SeeJayMac]

Oh neat. I'll have to check it out!

[@FlawedFabrications]

You missed Kingslayer Orkus. D: First introduced in the first quest of HIllsbrad Foothills where you hilariously become a questgiver NPC, Orkus is an orc warrior and one of the NPCs who enter HIllsbrad Foothills to accept a quest from you. He's massively overlevelled, completely full of himself and constantly going on about his achievements. He's basically that level 100 douche who hangs around in Tirisfal Glades or Goldshire to annoy new players. You meet him again a little later in the water. He thinks he's drowning, but it turns out he's just standing in the shallows. He found some alliance guys and tried to spy on them, but they kicked his ass and nearly killed his undead dragon mount Kasha. Eventually you save Kasha and Orkus tells you that there's this island called Purgation where the Alliance are gathering, as well as some of their high ranking commanders. Now obsessed with the idea that you could both be heroes of the horde, you and Orkus fly to Purgation and single handedly fight your way to the commanders, at which point Orkus engages the enemy to distract the alliance leaders so that you can steal some enemy intelligence and escape to take it back to High Warlord Cromush. Though Orkus originally tells his mount Kasha to get you off the island, Kasha turns around and saves Orkus at the last second. Unfortunately on the journey back, it's revealed that Orkus was mortally wounded and he dies during the flight. His last wish is that you look after Kasha and get her a good home. Eventually you land and High Warlord Cromush posthumously names him Hero of the Horde and reveals the intelligence you both saved wasn't just any old intelligence, but contained the entire alliance battle plan for Hillsbrad Foothills. You're rewarded greatly and Kingslayer Orkus is named a Hero of the Horde after his death. :( Kasha disappears after the quest ends. I don't know if you ever see her again though. I assume not. Sad. :(

[@Shyltkar]

+Benjamin Drinkwater I'm not quite sure, but I think I remember Kasha going to live in the mountains just norht, in Alterac. I don't think you can meet her here, but I believe it is what's told by Cromush.

[@simonjs8075]

+Benjamin Drinkwater become a quest giver?!?!?!? im going

[@redblueandgray]

Benjamin Drinkwater You can still see Kasha flying around areas near the Tarren Mill.

[@borbende]

Also at his last moment he tells you that he never had friends and you are the best one he could ask for. R.I.P. Kingslayer Orkus the best NPC ever lived.

[@thiswebsitesucksTBH]

Flawed I worked super hard to get icebound frostbrood vanquisher and named her Kasha in honor of Orkus

[@Nyarlathothep]

I love Dumass from the 'Welcome To The Machine' questline. It's always bugged me that you never find out where he winds up, or what ultimate chaos he very likely caused. I wish he were a garrison follower. He could go on missions to kill things and instead of bringing back gold or oil, you could get completely bizarre and unrelated junk items.

[@a7jsdp0z672nf]

You forgot Mr. T and his Mohawk nades :(

[@gaetanbeukens2578]

1 thumb up for speaking about Ahab

[@OfficialAbyssGaming]

Gaetan Beukens that kid was awesome

[@insecdroid]

/salute Ezra, May you reach Heaven and live in your own World of Warcraft

[@davidckoocie6527]

Ahab broke my heart... omg

[@voiavictor]

Dar'khan is actually even better than that. He is the end boss for the quest chain in ghostlands and after that you become hero of the sin'dorei. Also, he appears as the main antagonist in the manga trilogy: the sunwell(by Richard A Knaack and Jae Hwan Kim or something). I found his story particulary well written.

[@XochiCh]

His story was awesome, how he managed to become a thorn in Kalecgos' side was one of the things that made me respect him, as a [un]mortal, you NEVER become a thorn on a Dragon's side, NEVER.

[@paulstaker8861]

Lol the manga was ass. Lots of people spouting nonsense Naruto-style and the fight lasted mere several pages. Cut all the fat and reduce the whole story into 1 or 2 chapters would make a decent read.

[@voiavictor]

Paul Staker​ I loved that manga for the artstyle. And the story tied in the sunwell patch

[@aomori8668]

Oh crap i was doing that questline but i saw a raid group allowing low level players to join to reach the end of the continent in eastern kingdom. As of now I don't know why i took that zeppelin to northrend

[@voiavictor]

***** the artist that drew the images was definetly japanese

[@barra193]

Guys, we worked it out! The human from the MoP cinematic? Is Captain Placeholder!

[@bobbybiggerstaff7269]

Jarod Shadowsong is one of my favorites. Unless you've read "War of the Ancients" you've probably never heard of him. Someone who stood toe to toe with Archimone has pretty big balls.

[@HegoaHegoi]

True! Also, she has a very interesting family. Sooo hoping to see him interacting with his sister one day! Or, to see Maiev again. That would be great, too (and something I'm not sure is going to happen)

[@williambranch7970]

HegoaHegoi It already has happened! Wolfheart is the book that features it if I recall correctly, Jarod returns to the nelf society and so does Maiev with her wardens. I wont spoil what happens, but they have met once more in lore!

[@painxxxl]

there was only one with bigger balls....Broxx...toe to toe against Sargeras is next level :D

[@PandorazRox]

Jarod Shadowsong is a character that is so woefully underused. They had a chance to use him more in hyjal/cata conflict, but just didn't really do anything with him. It's a shame because I thought he was a great character with a lot of potential. He had so much humility, a quality that the heavy hitting lore characters usually seem to lack.

[@painxxxl]

yes that's true, Jarod was strong character such as his sister...there is plenty of lore characters which are awesome and in WoW have minor or no role

[@marcoswillianl]

When you start a troll, the npc who always follows you and dies in combat should be here.

[@fatcatco]

I think I recognized 8 of them. And also, I have two characters that aren't too known, Zen'Kiki, it's a Troll Druid in WPL, he's basicly Jar-Jar Binks, he sucks at being a Druid, not only does he moonfire himself, he was also able to transfom to Aquatic form while on land, even though he's useless, he's quite funny. And my second NPC that not many know of is located on Draenor, to the south of Sattrath, on a small island, there's a magic lamp on the island, and when you click it, a djinn appears, named Robin the Entertainer, whom is supposed to represent Robin Williams's role as the Djinn in Aladdin.

[@xAcidRayne]

Ahh... So *that's* where they put the Genie. I read that Blizz was going to put him in, since Williams was a known WoW player, but I didn't think they had done it yet. Now I have to go and find it :P

[@fatcatco]

xAcidRayne I saw him there during beta, unless they moved him, he should still be there.

[@Digital111]

I went to do the quest of Maximilian just for the shield and I ended up more happy about finding out about this toon than of getting the shield lol. What an awesome quest.

[@djdegoed]

The kodo Dadanga in northern Un'Goro that died after Cataclysm. Now she has her grave there. When she was still alive you had a quest to collect bloodpetal sprouts for her. Now she is dead you can still bring them to her grave to remember her ("In live she loved nothing more"). Very touching.

[@Yamidoragon]

I was in fukkin tears when I found that :$

[@Norwag]

Maximillian of Northshire is my all time favourite NPC in WoW. That quest chain was hilarious :D

[@Children2305]

Great video, we want more top 10 videos. How about the TOP 10 BADASS (NOT FINAL) BOSS!!!

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

That's totally a possibility, sure! I'll add it to my list of Lists. :P

[@wallhackergotdammit]

Nixxiom Machinima Could you possibly make one each week? :P

[@Children2305]

WoW i never thought that you will reply ! :) I found your videos yesterday and now i can't stop watching it : )Great job man so far !

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

***** If I wasn't in school full time I could. After this semester is over however, we'll see. Really it all depends on you guys, the shares you do, and the likes you give. It's no joke when I say that all your positive comments and likes put food on my table. So thank you. Hopefully in the future I can do maybe a machinima and a top 10 a week! Maybe more. :)

[@wallhackergotdammit]

Nixxiom Machinima Thank YOU, bro. And take your time. I don't like hearing youtubers being slaved by their viewers :]

[@vojamajstorovic3100]

"Captain P you'll never know the emptiness inside As we sit ashore on Menethil , waiting for a ride"

[@jojjo8450]

If you've leveled up a worgen you're probably familiar with Lord Darius Crowley, a worgen who gives out a few quests and is part of the Gilneas lore. He's a total badass and looks awesome! But what you may not know about him is that he was voiced by David Thewlis, who played Remus Lupin (a werewolf in case you didn't know) in Harry Potter. This makes my nerd heart happy because he's my favorite HP character. Crowley is probably one of my favorite NPCs in the game because of this. (Also: MIIISTER CROWLEEY, dun dun duuhn!)

[@robcampion9917]

I love the fact that paladins can get Maximillian as a champion now :)

[@Johkah]

Zenn Foulhoof, I remember him well. To well. When I was 8 or so I loved alts, never got really above 30 except once or twice. Hell, most of my characters didn't leave the beginning zone. But yeah, I did that quest sooooooo many times has a night elf druid. Those days will be missed. nowadays I can't stand having more than 1 character XD

[@GreenClaw100]

DONT TOUCH ME! XD

[@Johkah]

GreenClaw100 Huh? lol

[@GreenClaw100]

Bryan Estep Its one of his phrases.

[@Johkah]

GreenClaw100 oh lol I dont remember THAT much :P

[@dragonorbminecraft]

The thing with Ezra Wheathoof was so sweet and tragic

[@lubur96]

What about Mankrik in The Barrens?

[@kyrriana1772]

Actually, in Karasang wilds is another touching story concerning search for fountain of life. If you play horde character, you come across a tauren paladin named Sunwalker Dezco, whos wife is about to give birt to their twin children, but is in bad condition. He sends you to search for fountain of life to save her, but despite all the effort, she dies. Fortunatelly the children were saved. I really did not expected such story, it was sad. Sunwalker Dezco really became my favourite NPC. (He may not be so unknown for horde players since he is on Isle of Thunder and also was in Shrine of two Moons)

[@athalia3661]

+Kyrriana I love seeing his babies strapped to his chest and back.

[@nin4033]

The moment I saw Maximillian of Northshire I could only think of Johnny Awesome! :D DO IT FOR TWINKLES!!! -and let's not forget... Jenny-

[@stuffanthings]

+Choco Wat twinkles legs sticking out of the ground made me laugh so hard, he actually screams like a little girl if he sees that Xd

[@Orykwow]

My favorite NPC is in hillsbrad. You have to escort an undead dude from a mine where he was catured by spiders. He was zealous and quite funny, and then i realized, his name was Dumbass. I couldnt stop laughing.

[@snake4978]

When we have Paladins and Prists why not DeathKnights and Necromancers necromancers would start in scholomance as test subjects and Gunther would help us Escape and teach us necromancy

[@alexrubim99]

That sounds.... Awesome!

[@miramalverick2767]

easy to answer that.... because unfortunately, we are the heroes, so bring a class from the villain it pretty hard on its own

[@lynnusuk2092]

Hey at least you get warlock right? Right?

[@iLikeTrains0372]

Zalazane. He was a level 10 troll invading the echo isles, home of darkspear trolls. He was so powerful that vol'jin couldn't take the isles for 3 expansions. He and his tribe was actually at war with darkspear trolls. His tribe was also darkspear trolls but he and his followers left Vol'jin when they accepted the help of orcs and thrall.

[@Roxar96]

Rexxar, Misha, Rokhan, Lilian Voss, the witch-doctor troll in Sen'Jin and the last but not the least : GAMON

[@virusrectify4158]

G-G-G-G-G-G-GAMONNNNNNN

[@ToraxReborn]

rexxar Misha and Rokhan and gamon are widely known though..

[@jarontin]

Lilian Voss is awesome

[@vesuviouz1423]

Great video, really enjoyed it. thanks for putting the time in to make it :)

[@Skollshorties]

On par with the Loreseeker, and his Daughter, is the tragic tale of Sunwalker Dezco, and his wife. For the Horde, it is not the same as your Tale, but just as well tragic. You should check it out, my friend. Also, in Cataclsym, and Warlords of Draenor you can see Maxilmillion once again, in Cata the Mt. Hyjal Dallie, in WoD your Tavern.

[@levferno483]

I love that we give notice to these unsung awesome guys in world of Warcraft. Good stuff.

[@anthonybertrand686]

Wait, Gunther, isn't it the guy we can see in the old Hillsbrad Foothills, you know, in the south village ther is a little event where we can see Mograine who is purifying the cristal of ashbringer, and we can also the Kel'thuzad in his human form and he is talking about necromancy to his student, if I remember correctly his name was Gunther

[@ExceedProduction]

Thank you so much for the link to Capt. Placeholder's song. Brings back some real memories...

[@ryanong7544]

Most badass for me? Its gamon... Think about it when you were in wotlk you killed this guy at least once..(if you didn't kill him... You're good ASF). He gets bullied everyday... Get beaten by people... And he helps you beat garrosh.... How badass is that?

[@ToraxReborn]

wotlk? cmon man he was in there since vanilla..

[@ryanong7544]

oh yeah

[@jeffvannorman5821]

Ryan Ong yeah it used to take a few of us to gang up on Gamin.

[@istarilight]

I think Runas the Shamed is one of the most memorable NPCs I have seen. Introduced in Legion, during the Azsuna questline, he goes from an arcane junkie to trying his best to assist you when going against the rest of his fellow Nightfallen, and is not even given the relief of death in the end, but ends up having to say a bitter goodbye to us, his friend who trusted him and gave him a chance to do something with his remaining time, before his Nightfallen thirst took completely over his mind, putting him into a zombie-like state.

[@DavisProductins]

Anyone who read sunwell trilogy or is a lore freak knows Dar'khan. xD

[@radiationwow]

Agreed. It was weird to see him on this list :P

[@DavisProductins]

Radiationwow Cuz not everyone is a lore freak. xD

[@radiationwow]

Davis Productions There were other NPCs too listed just because of their lore

[@DavisProductins]

Radiationwow Yep. xD

[@radiationwow]

Davis Productions xD xD xD xD

[@zim57]

My favorite is Joanna Blueheart in the Swamp of Sorrows. Her story is she survived the very first orc attacks in the first war, losing her parents in the process. She appears as a quest giver in Cata leading the Alliance assault on Stonard. All throughout howver she keeps reminding you that it isn't about revenge. She won't let herself or her forces to become mindless butchers slaughtering every Horde they come across. She embodies everything it means to be Alliance, stalwart, dutiful but resrtained. I hope she appears in a more prominet role in the future.

[@adalbertosampaio6375]

Maximillian is awesome and im glad he did an appearance on my garrison :P

[@BRO56002]

What? HOW?

[@adalbertosampaio6375]

The daily quests ;)

[@ReptilianLaserbeam]

did not know he appeared at the garrison! his un'goro quest chain was epic, I had lost of fun doing it, and got a sweet shield to transmog

[@Dryarae]

"Captain" Placeholder is now an Admiral, and serves players in much the same way as he used to on current Betas and PTRs whenever Blizzard needs him. Admiral Placeholder lives on.

[@DeathrowBeats]

I think that Ezra's npc should be at number one...man this story is so sad, i literally cryed when he said that the boy passed away in 2008.

[@DarkRubberDucky]

I admit, I cry every time I hear that story. When I saw the Ezra Elder this year, it rang a bell somewhere in my head, and now I'm gonna cry every year when I see him.

[@Lagiacrus1996]

Rosen Chushev He probably shouldn't be on the list though. If you've ever played a Tauren, you've seen him.

[@DeathrowBeats]

***** Don't quite see the logic but ok mate. :)

[@Lagiacrus1996]

Rosen Chushev "You've Probably Never Heard Of" It's in the title of the video?

[@15ShadowDude]

What about that one Worgen from the snowy place that can go from 50-55 for the Alliance?

[@nomesobrenome5796]

5:03 but then i took an arrow to the knee

[@ChodeMaster]

Go back to 2012

[@nomesobrenome5796]

Chode Master this joke never get old m8

[@MichaelDrips]

I liked your video even after many years of playing WoW there is always something new to discover. The video was great!

[@nikolai1326]

Please Blizzard! Listen to Nixxiom, LET US BE NECROMANCERS!!!

[@adellys4920]

Nikolai13 you mean unholy death knight ? nah we already got him...

[@seankrkovich2869]

@@adellys4920 That's like saying paladins are clerics. Paladins are just plain way cooler than clerics, making them completely different

[@WaxingRadiance]

One of my favourites I remember is "Cookie" McWeaksauce. One of the funniest pieces of scripting in the whole game, discussing dinner with Admiral Odesyus. Still makes me smile remembering the very first time I was there to witness it.

[@michaelmartin1532]

they should have a necromancer class like a spec on the warlock or something

[@wightrat357]

+Michael Martin I think Necromancer was originally supposed to be a class in Vanilla, but was cut during original development. I wonder if this guy was added after that with plans to release Necromancer in a later expansion, and to use him in that lore.

[@kitadonomate1538]

Man that's what I miss about wow....will one of many, the lil NPCs and their stories. Thanks a bunch for making this Nix.

[@Konuvis]

Not unknown but most badass to me is Lilial Voss.

[@Tredrox]

One of my favs stems from way back in Vanilla when, as a fresh new player, I mistakenly rolled Alli. Levelling up my NE Druid I stumbled across the "fisherman" in Darkshore... Gubber Blump, who was more than happy to tell me how many different dishes of fish I could cook. Then once BC broke and I realised my true calling with the power of the Horde I flew into Thrallmar only to be graciously housed by the Comfortably Numb legend Floyd Pinkus. These two NPCs may have no major purpose but by name alone have earned a place in my cold dead heart.

[@martinsgakke]

WoW is a fantastic, dramatic and immersive storytelling game, unless you're part of the TL;DR community which composes the majority of the playerbase.

[@martinsgakke]

@Hanna Yachou All in the name of "getting to endgame fast and efficiently to join the action", except the action is the repetitive grinding everybody complains about.

[@MyHellaKitty]

John J. Keeshan. I really like this NPC. Because he reminds me of our Vietnam war veterans. He fought in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd war. His wife was murdered by Blackrock Orcs and started wearing her pendant after her death. He was an orc P.O.W. for five years. He was rescued. But, he did not receive a hero's welcome. The citizens of Lakeshire spat on him, protested him and called him a baby orc killer. He may not have Lakeshire's respect. But, he sure has mine. Another favorite of mine is Admiral Taylor. That's all I have for now. Thanks for making awesome videos.

[@Noperiety]

what about Zen'Kiki, the Druid?

[@kokorochacarero8003]

To this day I'm waiting for blizzard to just pull him out of nowhere during a druid quest chain where he has become a badass druid that saves your ass

[@quiet2697]

Franco Airaldi They did, he's in the druid classhall!

[@0302156]

Another great list Nix! Keristrasza hit me hard when I figured out what happened back in wrath. Ran the dungeon, didn't think twice of it until she dropped her 'broken heart.' You only covered the surface of the story, a lot of Implied rape and torture, gruesome for WoW's standards. Another great npc that I loved/hated was Mor'Ladim. That hellion would kill level 50s if they weren't careful. His story is depressing, even more so when Blizz nerfed him and his quest hard in Cata. It used to be hidden and very difficult to figure out.

[@anlaaranilde]

Well, a handful of things behind the scenes of WoW is gruesome, and goes into the holy-shit-don't-put-this-in-the-game-unless-we-want-an-M-rating.

[@EverCraftStudios]

All i could think about Gunther Arcanus when you said it, was the "Anus". I'm sorry.. I'm not sorry.

[@jarontin]

-Asks for necromancer class -Receives a witch doctor class

[@Soroth792]

NIXXIOM !!!

[@NixxiomOnYouTube]

HEY!

[@mikewesten2995]

"So he goes back to dark shore PIIIISSSED off as SHIT" lmfao had me dying

[@megamage911]

Who did you say Maximillian reminded you of? I can't quite make out what you're saying, or, at least not hwo I'm supposed to spell it, so I can't google it... ^^''

[@megamage911]

Kefka Palazzo Through dilligent googling and other stuff, I have found out what the name was! Don Quixote! xD

[@megamage911]

Anthony Davison Well hello there :P

[@mebj18]

Is a novel the original name is "El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha", is a hilarius drama, the most important book in spanish :3. Sorry my english x.x

[@megamage911]

Melly Ahh cool : 3 I just remember owning a VHS with a cartoon about him xD

[@MeroFuruya]

Kefka Palazzo my name is don quixote and this is jackass

[@Kinchi64]

I was really hoping asric and jadaar were gonna be there. Great video, though! Solid choices all around.

[@Maslenain]

sooo nobody know mor'ladim here ? :'-(

[@lizzinator]

Maslenain I still have his book in the bank

[@Ahmetfusta]

That was a pretty good one

[@cazmore9127]

Dude I love your countdown videos keep em up👍

[@RealmsofPixelation]

How about Bom'bay, the Witch Doctor in Training? Who was actually a tribute to Doctor Bombay from the show Bewitched. He can be found in the Troll village of Sen Jin. I'm a big fan of this NPC and the fact that he is the ONLY character in the game with that voice. Bom'bay's voice is just awesome.

[@Shadowhunterbg]

There is a npc named Crusader Bridenbrad. He is a human argent crusader who got infected with the plague of undeath. He knew his fate and didn't want to endanger his fellow comrades thats why he went alone in the snowy cold mountains sitting near a campfire waiting to die isolated from civilization. Thats a really noble act imo. To save him you talk to two great beings - Highlord Tirion Fordring and the dragon queen Alexstrasza.

[@missmist97]

I remember going to OG for the first time and Tolwe said "Dat cloud looks like da warchief", and I burst out laughing and couldn't stop, it was so unexpected and random, and while I was laughing I forgot to leave the zeppelin and it took me back to TB. And the way back to OG Tolwe said it again xDD

[@NoMoreNever]

I completely agree concerning the Necromancer class. I always wanted to see it implemented at some point. A small, but honorable mention that did not make your list is an npc in Brill called William Saldean. He does not really do much, he's a vendor type npc, but he does have his own little backstory and his last name should be familiar to you, especially if you played as Alliance.

[@LedosKell]

Being an Ogre fan and an Alterac fan, I've got a fondness for Mug'thol. Leads the Crushridge, used to be a mindslave to Sylvanas, and then finds an Elven crown & breaks free from her control only to take his clan to fight the Syndicate and take over the ruins of Alterac city. Plus he got an appearance in Warcraft 3.

[@Perid0tStar]

I've heard the name, but never heard his story before! Gotta admit, that's one helluva resume.

[@flappoz]

Nais! A lot of these npcs i came in contact with or i know their existence. Nice to hear it a bit more in depth than the attention that i have for the small lil quest lines 👍🏻

[@fawkespryde9183]

If you haven't already, I would love to see a video on your favourite locations. From small secret places you can only go to once to random houses and stuff about the world.

[@macattacksgames6655]

I'd have to say my favorites would be Fiona from Eastern Plaguelands, the Quest Giver quest's npcs in Hillsbrad(for horde), and Rhea's questline in Badlands. I dunno if those are well-known or not, but I definitely loved those characters.

[@lapatria]

Actually my favored NPC is Zen'Kiki in the easter plague lands ;-) Just a weird Druid ..

[@carril54]

When you tried to say "Don Quijote de la Mancha" my ears bled a little, but no biggie. Cool vid.

[@tumppu1975]

Pretty nice list, which obviously cannot include everyone's favorites. Couple, that came to mind: Rhea (Rheastrasza) in Badlands, Tednug and Scratchfever in Durotar. Former has an amazing storyline in quests and latter has an amazing storyline in the form of a forum story.

[@Kanktanker]

I really digged the video. I wish there were more videos on youtube about lesser known characters. Some of them have some really interesting stories (like the paladin dying of the plague in Icecrown). Only complaint is your pronunciation of some names, but that is minor compared to the awesome work you obviously put in to get this video together.

[@TudoseCristina1]

wow grate videos you got , i never read quests this is since vanilla but the way you are talking about what happens in the quests and the story with them made me want to read the quest chains again so grate job with this video;s :))

[@AussieMarshmallow]

I was so happy to see Captain Placeholder on this list! Nixxiom, you may be heartened to know that he did briefly make a return: During the Mists of Pandaria beta, he reappeared with a promotion as "Adm'rl Placeholder" and would teleport players from Orgrimmar and Stormwind to Valley of the Four Winds while Jade Forest was down. I was so excited when I saw him :D

[@Infernal_Elf]

Watcher Tolwe is actually doing very important job, as a spotter for the navigator/helmsman of the zeppeliner. The job of spotter was absolutely crucial on ships before when u had no electronics, and is also quite common today especially on navy vessels. The job involves spotting objects in the water that might be dangerous to the ship. And also other ships in the area and their heading. + helping with navigational signs in tight waterways.

[@rho7754]

Number 4 was one of those occasional WoW story moments that are just so unexpectedly 0_0

[@phtevenbenvon9676]

for us metalheads, gorge corpsegrinder! for those not in the know, george " corpsegrinder " Fisher is the legendary vocalist from one of the all time o.g deathmetal bands cannibal corpse. he did an interview in which he revealed that he plays a lot of wow. so early on in the horde campaign from wotlk, they included the " corpsegrinder " quest giver! i got a huge chuckle out of that. XD

[@Miloshmkd]

I remember Gunther since vanilla when I was just a kid! I remember you had to steal his book and then fight some banshees on the little island south of him. Back then the Forsaken didn't have Valkyries nor necromancers so they were searching for someone like him to increase their numbers. Good job man.

[@bkcmii]

3:15 When the camera went down the first path you ever walk on as a night elf I thought he was gonna say the ishnu alah guy that was right around the corner, not Foulhoof.

[@paslaruflorin-alexandru9088]

I observed that he is in Darkshore as well when I was watching at Pixelz23 questline.That make me scream a bit.

[@DarinRWagner]

I was pleased to see Ahab Wheathoof on this list. The one that stood out for me pre-Cataclysm was Linkin in Un'Goro Crater. I kinda wish he'd come back some day.

[@CHRSS111]

You're good! Keep em' coming!

[@ShadowDawn]

My two favorite somewhat unknown NPCs are Koltira Deathweaver and Thassarian. I just love watching their storyline and always go out of my way to complete their quests on my toons.

[@CliffG81]

Was felling a little shorted on the Horde side until you busted out #1. Totally redeemed! Nice list.

[@OoBloodyHunteroO]

i really like grand executor mortuus xD the fact that he calls the players character "nub" makes him even better

[@viera5425]

I've been sneaking around your channel and watching your videos...They're awesome! you won a suscriber! have a good day :3

[@TheYangarang]

Thanks Nixxiom for showing me these cool NPCs that I probably never heard of. Now I'm probably gonna look them up to learn more about them. Afterwards, I'm probably gonna show these NPCs to my friends who probably never heard of them!

[@jamminkeys]

Great choice with Keristrasza! While leveling at wrath's release I believe I did the Nexus before questing in Coldarra. Once I got around to her questline and realized who this red dragon was, and what would happen to her, it was really sad indeed. The other character I would have liked to see on this list is Gorgonna, I love her questline for the horde in Grizzly Hills, also a tragic story where she is forced to kill her own sister, and you help her do it in an arena style deathmatch. Awesome video!

[@Pause4011]

The video leaves out the part where if you complete Coldarra's quests, Malygos comes and confronts you and Keristrasza and keri hides you as Malygos dragonnaps her. All a buildup for Nexus and the Raid where you have a real grudge against Malygos and avenge your fallen dragon comrade.

[@kathrine4826]

I have three favorites who I don't really remember the name of, but I know the quest takes place in Eastern Kingdom. You are a questgiver yourself, and three NPC's come to get the quest... one is an orc who says he's the strongest and then fails badly on his quest, demanding you to help him, another is a male bloodelf with a sparkly horse (which later gets killed) and gets called a "little girl" of a forsaken met later on, and the third one is a forsaken who does the opposite of what you says... I found that questing line hilarious.