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Lonely George tribute

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:46 pm
by Kaswryn
(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:
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A flying turtle, named "Lon'li Guju", off the coast of Zouchin village...have I officially gone crazy? :lol:

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

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:48 pm
by Slickrock
ShadowAkz wrote:A flying turtle, named "Lon'li Guju", off the coast of Zouchin village...have I officially gone crazy? :lol:
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err.. blueshell gives you wings?..

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:50 pm
by Chimera
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? :lol:

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

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:05 pm
by Kalliope
Flying turtle! <3

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:07 pm
by Miacoda
I....I don't even. o.o

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:16 pm
by Sasrei
Wonder if you can tame it? Will it keeps its wings? cause id sooo tame that even if it doesnt fly :lol:

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:32 pm
by Miacoda
Looks like its friendly.
I'm thinking it might be a reference to a koopa paratroopa?
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:57 pm
by Miacoda
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.
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LG2

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:03 pm
by Slapperfish
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.

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:06 pm
by Loki
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.
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Seems like a reasonable assumption. It's called "Lon'li Guju" which is pretty similar to Lonesome George.

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:13 pm
by Miacoda
I just got confirmation, this is Lonesome George! :D
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

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:18 pm
by Kalliope
Eeee, wonderful! <3

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:18 pm
by Kaswryn
:o That's awesome! I'll have to give him a hug next time I'm on my hunter.


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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:24 pm
by Miacoda
Here are some screenies of him following me. <3
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Another thing, he stays with you for exactly 4 minutes.

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:27 pm
by Lupis
Awww, that's really sweet. A wonderful little tribute. <3

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:35 pm
by Wain
OMG, what a beautiful reference :)

LG2

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:58 pm
by Kalliope
He's a facehugger too!

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

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Unlike the (slightly creepy) stuffed fox, this makes me happy. :D Cause he's happy!

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:15 pm
by Vephriel
That is the sweetest thing. <3

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:24 pm
by Crotalus Horridus
*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.

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:27 pm
by Kalliope
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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