Lonesome George: The Long-Awaited Tribute

Unread post by **Kaswryn** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:46 pm

(Sorry it this has been mentioned already, but I did a search and didn't find any posts on it.)
I logged onto my tauren huntress on the beta to fix a login issue when I saw this:

A flying turtle, named "Lon'li Guju", off the coast of Zouchin village...have I officially gone crazy?

Edit- Resized the images in the post a bit, click for full.

Unread post by **Slickrock** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:48 pm

ShadowAkz wrote:A flying turtle, named "Lon'li Guju", off the coast of Zouchin village...have I officially gone crazy?
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err.. blueshell gives you wings?..

Dragon Cave · Unread post by **Chimera** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:50 pm

ShadowAkz wrote:(Sorry it this has been mentioned already, but I did a search and didn't find any posts on it.)
I logged onto my tauren huntress on the beta to fix a login issue when I saw this:

A flying turtle, named "Lon'li Guju", off the coast of Zouchin village...have I officially gone crazy?

Pffffffffffffft omfg LOL! I totally feel like its a reference and i keep wanting to say Dragon Ball (Z?) but i really dont remember pretty much anything from the series. I also want to compare him to the turtle on the cloud that holds the sign saying how many laps you've made in mario cart (its a turtle right?). I wonder if that skin is just a placeholder as well, seems to me like it should have a god-like skin

YouTube Edition · Unread post by **Kalliope** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:05 pm

Flying turtle! <3

Unread post by **Miacoda** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:07 pm

I....I don't even. o.o

Unread post by **Sasrei** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:16 pm

Wonder if you can tame it? Will it keeps its wings? cause id sooo tame that even if it doesnt fly

Unread post by **Miacoda** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:32 pm

Looks like its friendly.
I'm thinking it might be a reference to a koopa paratroopa?

Unread post by **Miacoda** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:57 pm

Oh... so I just saw it's a spirit turtle... Lonesome George? o.o

Here's a screenshot I'm quite fond of... he looks happy. I really hope this is a Lonesome Geroge reference... if I can get confirmation I might shed some tears.

Unread post by **Slapperfish** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:03 pm

TheDoomcookie wrote:Oh... so I just saw it's a spirit turtle... Lonesome George? o.o

Yeah, I'm thinking it's our much-awaited tribute to the late Lonesome George.

Lon'li = Lonely = Lonesome
Guju = the name George without being George itself.

Unread post by **Loki** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:06 pm

TheDoomcookie wrote:Oh... so I just saw it's a spirit turtle... Lonesome George? o.o

Here's a screenshot I'm quite fond of... he looks happy. I really hope this is a Lonesome Geroge reference... if I can get confirmation I might shed some tears.

Seems like a reasonable assumption. It's called "Lon'li Guju" which is pretty similar to Lonesome George.

Unread post by **Miacoda** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:13 pm

I just got confirmation, this is Lonesome George!

And if you /love or /hug him (I think /hug is what worked for me) he'll follow you around! <3333

I'm totally shedding tears. <3

YouTube Edition · Unread post by **Kalliope** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:18 pm

Eeee, wonderful! <3

Unread post by **Kaswryn** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:18 pm

That's awesome! I'll have to give him a hug next time I'm on my hunter.

Unread post by **Miacoda** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:24 pm

Here are some screenies of him following me. <3

Another thing, he stays with you for exactly 4 minutes.

Unread post by **Lupis** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:27 pm

Awww, that's really sweet. A wonderful little tribute. <3

Unread post by **Wain** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:35 pm

OMG, what a beautiful reference

YouTube Edition · Unread post by **Kalliope** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:58 pm

He's a facehugger too!

He flies right over to you, even if you're far far away from him on the ground. <3 Such a sweetie!

Unlike the (slightly creepy) stuffed fox, this makes me happy.

Cause he's happy!

Unread post by **Vephriel** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:15 pm

That is the sweetest thing. <3

Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:24 pm

*Not trying to derail the thread here!*

I'm glad Blizzard added in a tribute to Lonesome George. Some manly tears have been shed today.

But, on a side note, what else is Blizzard going to put in WoW that made some news? We have Helicat and Lonesome George, are they going to have a cat stuck in a tree trunk put their by twilight cultist? Are mages going to find the particle that keeps gives everything made of pixels their shape? The list goes on, and on, and on.

If you don't know what the cat stuck in a tree trunk because it was put their by twilight cultist, don't try to find out, it's horrifying.

YouTube Edition · Unread post by **Kalliope** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:27 pm

Update on the George tribute: /hug and /kiss work, but /love does not.

(I am giggling at the /kiss discovery - I blew him a kiss, only to get my head nommed!)

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