Warcraft 3 Unit Quotes & References: The Horde

[@Abelhawk]

NOTES ON THIS EPISODE: - Thrall didn't say anything funny or referential, so he wasn't included - Rexxar shares the same voice lines as the regular Beastmaster, so I decided to save him for the Neutral units video - The Blademaster's line "Wassuppi" is actually referring to a more specific "Wassup?"-campaign video (thanks to viewer *crumbs):* kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4GWiZR3pqmqkJI - The footage I showed of the "Wazzup?" line is actually from _Scary Movie,_ not the original ad. - The Wind Rider's line "Flash! HAHAHA" is a reference to the song "Flash" by Queen.

[@nInOwarrior0312]

Drek'thar - "Let's see if we can find any clues" no reference, but Jayborinoplays loves this line lol

[@jasv49]

Nazgrel and Drekthar's responses are just lines reused from their campaign dialogue. They probably decided late to give the units custom dialogue and couldn't get the actors to come back to record new stuff.

[@WRanger87]

The Wind Rider’s “Flash HAHAHA” is probably a reference to the queen song Flash, which is about Flash Gordon and features the iconic line “Flash, Ah Ahhhh” (savior of the universe)

[@shante87]

The flash reference is from the Queen song Flash.

[@pizdets7771]

Dude listen to the first line in Queen's song "Flash" and you'll have all the evidence you need

[@kompuglobalhypermega]

Fun fact. Witch doctor is voiced by a woman in the czech version of the game. They took the WITCH part literally.

[@Abelhawk]

Fascinating!

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

No way, really?! 😮

[@kompuglobalhypermega]

@@NoelJohnCarlo Indeed. When czechs hear the word WITCH, they think Baba Yaga and not a jamaican witch doctor. There are more differences in the czech dub, for example many joke quotes were changed, because the refferences wouldn't make sense in our country.

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

@@kompuglobalhypermega Wish I could hear their voices

[@kompuglobalhypermega]

@@NoelJohnCarlo the witch doctor is around the 4th minute kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHKWiZWnq7yklbs

[@theendryu]

back when Blizzard games were real craftmanship with heart put into little details. Those were the days.

[@mongislort6440]

Yeah I agree. Luckily they have started remastering ,- ah nvm...

[@diogoderossiklein3215]

Man, I really wish they had done Warcraft 4 somewhere down the line, now this seems all but a wish never to be fulfilled. Good times playing WC3 with my school friends. I have lost touch with the lore since I don't play WoW, but I remember being fascinated by it when I was young, don't know how it is going today. Last time I checked Arthas was killed.

[@verdar3662]

Ok Boomers

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Reforged =≈ *#REFUNDED*

[@memento_mori-v2m]

just like metal slug

[@reginlief1]

I always thought "wasssuppp" on the Blademaster was a play on words with Wasabi.

[@mrszmatan2727]

me too, I actually believe it to be the case because that would fit in the samurai theme of his puns

[@UnsaneMan]

"And they said there Blizzard games don't have bugs" - Anub'Arak/Crypt Lord (fixed)

[@JohnnyCasey]

*Crypt Lord

[@zp6114]

@@JohnnyCasey Anub'Arak IS a Crypt Lord

[@YukitoOnline]

@@zp6114 Crypt Lord IS Anub'Arak

[@JohnnyCasey]

@@zp6114 "And they said there are no bugs in Blizzard games" is a quote that not only used by Anub'Arak, but overall Crypt Lords in WC3. The very first comment may cause confusion that the quote itself only dedicated to Anub'Arak, which is not true. I was here to clarify that.

[@definitelynotaweeb3002]

indubitably

[@DumbassCatboy]

Oh boy oh boy, time for an Orcish language lesson! "Zug-zug" is an expression of acknowledgement or agreement "Lok'tar" means victory- it's often used in the phrase "Lok'tar ogar", a battlecry that means "Victory or death!", and is often used as a greeting. "Swobu" and "Dabu" haven't been translated in any canon sources, but according to the RPG, "Swobu" means "As you command", and "Dabu" means "I obey." It can be presumed that although these terms and Zug-zug mean roughly the same thing, there are subtle differences between them in regards to which context you use them in. As a bonus, I know the video didn't talk about these, but "Lok'regar," which is part of one of Thrall's voice lines, means "Ready for orders", though the "ogull" that accompanies it in Thrall's line remains untranslated. Additionally, at some point in the Frozen Throne orc campaign, we hear Thrall say "Lok-Narosh" (alternatively spelled Lok-Narash), which means "Arm yourselves."

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[@Alkhalidi44]

Amazing ! thanks a lot for this ... I can't tell which one is my favourite , probably "Lok'tar ogar" OR "Lok-Narosh" .

[@sickley2]

Thanks! I knew the meaning of a some of them, but now I know more :D

[@robowolfgaming8775]

You know you are a real WOW fan when you actually take the time to learn how to speak Orcish

[@Altermerea]

What does the Lok'Regar No'gall mean then?

[@jadrianmc3420]

Voice actors: So.. how many references would you want us to give? Blizzard: How many breads have you eaten in your life?

[@voltarashtavroth]

Ah yes, a fellow JoJo intellectual I see

[@RealKingFloppa]

Call me crazy but i think this is a jojo reference

[@Norrieification]

I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THE "VENGEANCE FOR ZUL'JIN" LINE!!! Thanks for clarifying that! I didn't realize the cuban accent connection at all before. Amazing work as always!

[@RealJuiceWrld]

To add on to it, after WC3 it was retconned that almost all troll tribes idolize Zul'jin even though not all tribes are allied with the Amani.

[@bsybilly]

oh my，I always wrongly heard it as “ninja for zul jin！”🤣🤣

[@khatdubell]

@@bsybilly ...HOW?

[@Th3M4k40n]

I'm still unsure if that is an unintentional line or not. In WoW the troll male player has a /charge that yells "For Zul'jin!" which means Blizzard would've acknowledged if that line was a mess up. Plus Zul'jin is not directly a name but a couple phrases. "Zul" translates to "Voodoo Master" and "jin" (in the RPG) is "Chieftain/Elder", thus "Zul'jin" translates to "Great Tribal Witch Doctor". In WoW, the player could be referring to Vol'jin. wow.gamepedia.com/Zandali

[@h00db01i]

@@Th3M4k40n Is that Yevgeny Borisovitch Vol'jin?

[@gargamellenoir8460]

Obviously pretty much all the annoyed replies in the French version are based on our local movies and comedians, but there is one standout exception that I'd like to share. One of the Tauren's annoyed replies is "Where is the vase of Lord Markham??" This is an insanely specific reference to a bugged quest in Might and Magic 7 where we're supposed to steal a vase that isn't actually in the game. I sometimes wonder how many people got it.

[@SlavnoDublyazhnik]

Well, a few things about russian localization (I hope anyone will find it interesting): Our grunts and raiders sound more...orcish. Their voices are rougher and they are growling. And they dont sound like master Yoda. And raider also make a reference to old soviet carton "There once was a dog" (Жил-был Пёс). With trolls.... well, almost everyone speak normally, but Vol'jin and Rokhan have some sort of central asian-caucasian accents with grammar mistakes. But instead of Rokhan quote from this video, our has one funnier: (in normal voice) "Where did the accent go? Try it yourself - you will break your tongue". Ironically, in warcraft 3 our taurens called minotaurs. Blademsater doesnt have a japanese accent, but he use many japanese words in his quotes. And some funny quotes (why not): "Ghoul to ghoul: friend, comrade and food" (Headhunter) "Do orcs dream of electropigs?" (shaman) "The one who does nothing is not mistaken" (shaman) "Have you heard of mad cow disease" (tauren) "Excessive use of vitamin c leads to the dilution of the brain" (with doctor) "Still don't believe in democracy? Then we fly to you" (Batrider) "Hey, do your cat smoke? No? Then it is the Great Hall burning" (Batrider) "Two blades. One cuts clean. Second...even cleaner!" (Blademaster) "Goblin is a proud bird: will not fly until you kick" (Blademaster) "Let the force be with you" (Far Seer) "Any statement is false. This one too" (Far seer) "You are the commander! Don't make smart face" (Shadow hunter) "It's good to have a house in a village" (Tauren Chieftain) "My wyvern doesn't like you. I don't like you too" (Wyvern rider) "My strength will not leave me... *Old man cough* I hope" (Cairne) "Don' confuse cattle with minotaurs" (Spirit walker) "Not everyone with horns are cuckolds" (Spirit walker) (sing old sildiers song) "Bullet pierced the bottom of the poooooot" (Grom)

[@IvanezRus]

About a house in the village, should have added that this is a slogan of Russian milk products "A House in the Village" ("Домик в деревне")

[@IvanezRus]

Also, perhaps somebody out there should make a video about Russian references in those quotes to make it all more coherent

[@wasaninstruction]

Гул'Дан Воплощение Мрака About that spirit walker quote. To not confuse you, cuckold in russian is literally "horns wearer".

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

My personal highlight was the bomber joke of the batriders. I have to show my father this, because as an old Sowjet russian he despises America.

[@user-sb4lu3jq9l]

Хаиль любитель варика=)

[@mausolus8466]

3:25 when I used to play my translated version many years before, I never got that reference until I heard the english original (due to the fact that our translated version completly deleted that shattering sound and Tauren just said "sorry"). However, even if our traslaters would include that sound, most of our people wouldnt understand anyway, since we say this proverb in slightly different way (roughly translated to english as "To act like elephant amongs porcelain"). It is often amazing how translation from one language to another can bring such difficult challenges...

[@Anty1196]

Love this series, can't wait to see more!

[@bourbon5983]

2:38 when you are done with the quests in Sen'jin Village and you take the ride to Razor Hill - Orc grunt gives you the same line. I love it :D

[@seelisiili]

I THOUGHT I remembered that from somewhere! Haha

[@JohnnyCasey]

Pretty sure BM saying "Wazzzupee" is him saying "Wasabi"; a Japanese sauce.

[@Abelhawk]

I thought of that. That could indeed be a double-joke.

[@kaballfs]

JAMMING INTENSIFIES! Great video, man.

[@nerfbatgaming1813]

"Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's me!" I read that in Nappa's voice...

[@Clarissa_Star]

I've been waiting for this one, can't get enough of the Human quotes. Thanks! ^^ Back when I was a kid playing the game, I legit thought that the Witch Doctor has a huge-ass mouth that is always open. Only now I realised that it's a beard, or some cloth.

[@FishTankEnjoyer]

Can't believe Thumb Wars made it into this.

[@IronspiderPL]

sweet! Always love to find out more about my favourite game! I always wondered if the "end justifies tha means" from the Batrider is some kind of refference. Riders and batriders have my favourite voice lines in the whole game :D

[@ulricmorningstar3524]

the tauren in the french version had a lined were he said "were is the vase of markham?" which is a refference to might and magic 7 were because of a bug the vase was impossible to be found

[@corax86]

I swear that there was a Queen's "Flash" reference with the wind rider.

[@The-Green-Menace]

So glad I became a member, your context is always amazing!

[@sekibankiplays3334]

9:22 in Russian localisation from 2002 it has lightly different meaning but still with accent. Suddenly he starts speaking normal and says "Where the accent gone? Try by yourself! You'll broke the tongue". Saddly it doesn't sound good in Reforged

[@Titan360]

"Blame it on the Rain? Blame it on King Koopa!" -SMB3 Cartoon, the Milli Vanilli episode, line cut because of Milli Vanilli controversy.

[@vitesseextreme]

Girl you know it's true.

[@sickley2]

some of these are just general common culture statements such as: "someone call a doctor" is commonly used in movies/tv, not just oceans 11 "tell my wife I love her" was/is a common thing for military personal to say in their last breaths on the battlefield (or at least movies and tv seem to think so)

[@jaggerwear921]

I was waiting for it ! Thank you ! I'm surprised Rexxar and Thrall don't have funny quotes like that

[@ChaosMissile]

7:46 - always thought that was just "WASABI!"

[@naturewusk8029]

2019 and still wanting more warcraft 3 content

[@catalyticcentaur5835]

8:33 is a reference to "Interstate 60" by Bob Gale from 2002. I found it quite enjoyable. Edit(/Add): "Pass the peace pipe!" could also be a reference to it, because Interstate 60 was very much also about a magic pipe.

[@dennissinned6299]

" Have you ever get hit by lightning where the sun don't shine ? " Greatest shaman quote in the game, how could you leave it out ?

[@RetroGameNova]

Ha I never realized the Shadow Hunter was quoting Eddy Murphy from Delirious and I’ve watched that so many times lol

[@Dorgengoa2080]

I always thought Zug-Zug was a reference to Jaq from Cinderella who often says Zug-Zug which in Cinderella means ''Yes'' Basically.

[@Agent1W]

It's interesting that the Horde seems to have more actual pop culture references than the Alliance.

[@boomsta4198]

One missing for the wind rider, a Queen song "Flash"

[@illmakethisgamelong9028]

Nice, you really have a good effort in making this video

[@PantsuMann]

I love that Probes in Starcraft have the line "Stop Poking Meee!" from WC1.

[@puffy7341]

I expect this kinda humour from a parody of warcraft

[@RoFLduhasLoLgesagt]

6:05 WHY DIDNT I KNOW THAT????

[@razing3223]

Great vid. Maybe a bit late to the party , but i wonder if the troll line was wrong. Instead of vengenace for Zul'jyn it would be Sen'jin who was their leader when Thrall rescued them and added them to the horde in the Warcraft 3 demo.

[@SuperLalulalu]

I think the blade master's quote "wazzzupee" is referring to wassabi, i may be wrong lol

[@jmenoprijmeni6539]

SuperLalulalu Yep true

[@unlut]

Yeah, it doesn't sound like whatsup at all.

[@Cairn_August]

the commercial is reffering to wassabi aswell so its fine

[@Infernal_Elf]

Amazing i thought u had done all and then u come up with this that requires huge amount of research.

[@MixBoxgamesareourlife]

17 years old game and I just realized what all these quotes mean O.o.

[@ElPeppito]

Never stop uploading , please

[@anotherrandom1]

8:47 I remebered this scene from the first "Lucifer" episode. Do you remember when Lucifer smokes joint found on crime scene, passes it and Chloe Decker and she throws it out. He says "hey its puff puff give, not puff puff stomp angrily"

[@911Maci]

The Darkspear tribe are a tribe of jungle trolls (occasionally called island trolls)[2] part of the Horde. During Thrall's exodus from Lordaeron, the Horde rescued the Darkspears from the mysterious naga sea witch Zar'jira. The Darkspear tribe owed Thrall and the orcs a great debt and allied themselves with the Horde in gratitude.

[@Erekai]

This was awesome. Can't wait for the others :D

[@Kristyna_Sulkova]

Oh God, this is amazing! Thank you! I'm Czech, so I didn't get many references in English version. Is also interesting to compare some quotes with that Czech ones which are deffirent xD

[@Mopehome]

I just wanted you to know know subbed today. Give more warcraft 3 videos, por favor!!

[@Michael-kd1ho]

Goblin sapper : I am the little friend. Say hello!

[@decem_sagittae]

So many obscure references from ancient American TV shows, songs or commercials

[@Puuppamies]

Warcraft II Grunt/Peon has the Gwimbly's iconic victory dance reference 0:33

[@38procentkrytyk]

Always impressive to see so much work put to... let's be honest small fun part of the game.

[@flatlo]

Phenomenally well edited, perfect job~

[@TheQuattro00]

Theres this goofy thing about spanish localisation and translation. One of the pissed off quotes for the shaman says "We will translate this literally as you ever got hit by lightning where the Sun dont shine". The VA read the whole phrase while recording and the whole audio was put into the videogame. The spanish translation for w3 is really nice but theres a few examples of goofy stuff

[@Abelhawk]

That is hilarious! I'm going to see if I can find the lines on KZbin to listen to.

[@TheQuattro00]

@@Abelhawk kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGSWo3Z-fs5-ea8 it is the quote that appears at 3:35 "Esto lo traducimos literal : Te ha alcanzado alguna vez un rayo donde el sol no lucia?" "We will translate this one literally : have you ever been hit by a lightning where the sun do not shines?" "

[@Norrieification]

Love your work man, can't wait to see what you do with reforged! (I only hope they make a game worthy enough of your brilliance!)

[@Blueniter]

Funny thing Glor'Duk sounds like hes saying Glad Dag in swedish which translate into Happy Day

[@Gromst3rr]

Great vis dude, loved it!

[@joedalton155]

Let's go. You've done well. Let's go. You've done well.

[@Ragnarok6664]

Loving it, troll quotes still be me faves

[@cremetem]

Thanks for narrating these, I genuinely like it. So many videos like this just give annoying splash text on the screen.

[@dicerson9976]

The batrider line "tell my wife-" *explodes* isn't a reference to any specific thing. It's an allusion to a common trope where someone who knows they are about to die desperately tries to tell someone else to pass a message to their wife, but is brutally cut off by whatever is killing them. Thus ensuring the message never gets out.

[@petersmythe6484]

(7:34...) That blade master quote had me cracking up.

[@Caady]

What I realize now is, that the Rokhan VA is also the VA for the most Troll NPCs and Male Troll characters in WoW...

[@charmicarmicat2981]

Spirit Walker is easily my favorite unit in Wc3 aside from maybe the Crypt Fiend because of their quotes and they’re just awesome units in the game

[@Korvo.420]

You had me at Zug-zug

[@cheeseburguhgaming9581]

Wait the green troll also explains when thrall sees the sleeping trolls in the first orc campaign he says I still can't believe they were ever a part of the horde

[@ianballoun6821]

BY A🔪CAN CUT DRUAMA! & STEW CUT A🍅!

[@Elijah668]

I think the Drek'thar quote may be a reference to a homestar runner gag of the "narrorator" voice n propeller hat noise.

[@francis5481]

man great content!!

[@ffarkasm]

5:02 My favourite reference from all of Warcraft 3. It is also Naked Gun 2 1/2.

[@charmicarmicat2981]

As far as favorite unit quotes, it’s so hard for me to choose between Horde and Undead. They’re both so great

[@danteeightsix9069]

That clip wasn't from the Budweiser commercial, that was from Scary Movie.

[@SeeIAmDead]

"Touch your tongue to mine" had a whole new meaning now lmao

[@marinauder]

If you will poke observer in original starcraft he will retranslate different radiowaves including Armstrong's (or Oldrin's, I forgot, sorry) words about steps and also he will say "STOP POKING ME!"

[@mr.banana4157]

It will also say a memorable quote from Diablo 1, "I sense a soul in search of answers"

[@ronyning]

This is such a good vid

[@Alargator]

Two new Abelhawk videos in a few days? What did I do to deserve this? :D

[@rusPiglets]

Warcract II lines sound SO badass. The way they are edited in post is just amazing. I was impressed by it when I was a child and I am still impressed by it.

[@u-mos8820]

huh, music from I think Grandia towards the end there. Weird what the brain remembers.

[@xaviergonzalez44]

I don't who I like better- The more happy Rokhan or the jammin Shadow Hunter. Both are full of personality

[@michaelrytter1911]

8:16 Always thought of Fight Club with that "My eyes are open" line.

[@wouldyoukindly4657]

This maybe not horde related but there's a funny line by alchemist which is a reference to the "Don't drop the soap" joke

[@DJRevan]

Love this, thanks!

[@arcturus64]

Loving the WC2 orc music opening.

[@the23rdprofile]

I think Blizzard should support awesome channels like Abelhawk :)

[@sometimesIjustWarri]

the video i didnt know i needed

[@lamarckleland5731]

Shadow Hunter's "Want to see something real scary?" is also from the Twilight zone, I think.

[@relinfearous1343]

You (black)rock!

[@ThatOneLegoshiCoser3209]

7:45 also referencing that sushi topping wasabi

[@lucasmateus7804]

cool, can't wait for part 5

[@iforget_2780]

"Don't worry be happy" *dota music Intensifies*

[@Addsomehappy]

Do Thrall and Rexxar have no references in their voicelines? Well now I have to go check this >:c

[@drakeson4841]

i guess rexxar is neutral

[@Altermerea]

Rexxar sounds like regular Beast Master. Thrall only speaks about destiny and being raised by Humans.

[@chimaeraarts]

@@Altermerea Warcraft Adventures Thrall is a snarky detective

[@Blazieth]

Sadly, that Thrall never saw release. He certainly went down a different path, considering that in the original version, before the Shamanism Retcon, the pre-warlock Orcish "religion", while they still called their mystics "shamans", was actually Necromantic in nature, as revealed by most of the spells Thrall learned in Warcraft Adventures being about bones, decay, and stuff like that. Note, the game also took place before the Dragonflights were introduced to the lore; Dragons weren't that much more than your bog-standard Fantasy Dragons. Alexstrasza was simply "The Dragonqueen", and was appropriately fierce, rather than being "The Lifebinder". Deathwing was portrayed as her rebellious son in the game, and he'd gotten fat and lazy over the last few years, and actually gets killed by Thrall during the game. Sure woulda saved us a lot of trouble in Cataclysm... (though I guess Thrall got the kill either way, didn't he?)

[@anonimo2932]

there is also "my wife is not mad!"

[@Tegawe]

Bro the boot to the head part 🤣

[@TerrorGert]

i cant wait for the next episode, i love these video's

[@Arbaal]

Abel is great.

[@Zenrikku77]

Wind Rider: Flash! Aha!

[@theteddd9492]

I like quotes from that Pitlord.

[@WhoTouchedMyReindeer]

I always thought the 'Humans, dey tink dey know everytin' line was supposed to reference Boss Nass from Star Wars.

[@paulchapman8023]

At 4:32 it’s Fukui, not Ohta, who says “Yes, go ahead.”

[@Abelhawk]

I can't believe I messed up there! D: Good catch.

[@mrszmatan2727]

Tauren Chieftain knows to puff puff pass at function. be like Tauren Chieftain