Premiered in the United States in late 2006, the episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft” quickly became one of the most celebrated and iconic episodes of South Park. And with that, the obese nerd who sought to make life impossible for Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny in World of Warcraft became a meme that still endures today.
It was easy to guess to what extent the criticism towards the character and his addiction to gambling Blizzard They charged directly against the company World of Warcraftbut the truth is that the episode was born from a collaboration between the creators of South Park and the company now in the hands of Microsoft. The mythical character was also inspired by one of the members of the development team.
The Blizzard worker who inspired the WoW man
His peculiar appearance, although exaggerated to the extreme, was based on Joeyray Hall, who was responsible for cinematics of Blizzard after working there for 23 years and giving us gems like Diablo’s CGI or that marvel with which they introduced us to Overwatch and which made us dream of a film to live up to. If photos like the one below raise any doubts about the accuracy of the statement, knowing where it comes from may help you.
The source behind us knowing that the man of the WoW of South Park was inspired by Joeyray Hall was Jason Hall, also a former Blizzard employee and son of the person honored in the episode. He said on his social networks that despite working closely with the team of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the series, in reality his father did not know that they were going to play that trick on him.
The creators of South Park They decided to hide the surprise for fear that he would take it the wrong way and, when he burst out laughing after finding out, Parker and Stone decided to give him a framed script as a thank you, which he hung in his apartment. Place that, by the way, they also took as a reference in the series, even copying some objects.
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