Angelista? Who the heck is that?
by Alex Ziebart 
Mar 23rd 2008 at 1:00PM
There's no lore or backstory for Angelista, she's not really a lore figure at all. Like Foror and Styleen, Angelista is a just a little plug for a Blizzard employee, or friend/family member of a Blizzard employee. We don't know exactly who she is, but it's fun to see all of the signs pointing to her that crop up. Ahn'Qiraj, Stratholme(see above), Blackwing Lair, and now the Sunwell.
Even though I know there's no real lore for Angelista, I have a mind obsessed with story telling, so I started to wonder what she would be like if she was a Warcraft figure. Her name sounds like a Priest, but her equipment definitely isn't priest-like. There's cloth belts in BWL and Mount Hyjal, a melee DPS ring in 2.4, a tanking ring and healing neck in Ahn'Qiraj... the only classes Angelista could possibly be are a very, very confused Shaman, Paladin or Druid.
Of course, Angelista apparently had a shop in Stratholme: Angelista's Boutique. She couldn't be a Druid or a Shaman, Humans don't know much about being either of those. Maybe she didn't wear this gear at all, and was actually a master crafts(wo)man. Jewelcrafter/Tailor, selling her wares in Stratholme. Adventurers made their purchase(first generation badge gear?), went out to see the world, and were inevitably slaughtered by the great evils in all corners of Azeroth.
Where is Angelista now, though? Did she survive the great culling of Stratholme? Will we see her in the Caverns of Time: Stratholme? Am I thinking about this way too much? Probably!
Filed under: Items, Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Humor, NPCs
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
daniel.roy Mar 23rd 2008 1:18PM
WoWInsider has a weird mix of very informative articles on the state of WoW, and raving-fanboy obsessions about some insignificant detail of the game.
I'll let you guess on which side of the fanboy fence this article falls...
Aichon Mar 23rd 2008 1:23PM
I believe what you're trying to say is that "it has something for everyone."
Right?
Balasan Mar 23rd 2008 1:24PM
Give Alex a break, he's just filling in his post quota.
Wulfhere Mar 23rd 2008 1:45PM
Moron, you're reading a weblog about a freaking video game and you want to look down on someone else for being a fanboy? You're hilarious.
Arcan Genth Mar 23rd 2008 1:28PM
Yes, stop the random musings acticles and the just plain random acticles.
Stop having fun, column authors!
It's not allowed!
Yeesh, grow a sense of humor, people.
Wedu Mar 23rd 2008 1:39PM
Since I've found that Boutique in Stratholme, and saw BWL drop for the first time, I always wondered who she is :) Being unable to answer this question, I decided that she is some epic goods vendor in Strat, sad thing - in new CoT instance, she is gonna be undead boss probably. dropping some blues and maybe epics on heroic mode. what a waste...
Zesty Mar 24th 2008 2:21AM
she is clearly a deathknight
kingpin.uk Mar 23rd 2008 1:44PM
Sometimes we get blinded by the hugeness of WoW, missing these little interesting corners of the game.
Good article :D
Zark Mar 23rd 2008 2:47PM
Oh gee, this actually crossed my mind as well. Nice article.
Ametrine Mar 23rd 2008 1:52PM
I love seeing clever and creative fun articles like this.
Tereth Mar 23rd 2008 1:53PM
Angelista's items
Angelista is listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the WoW credits, and is most likely a friend or relative of a Blizzard staff member. She's had 5 items named after her: Angelista's Charm, Angelista's Grasp, Angelista's Touch, Angelista's Revenge, and Angelista's Sash. There also is a shop in Stratholme (you can't enter) that used to belong to a person named Angelista as you can read her name on the shield hanging atop the former entrance.
*courtesy of WoWwiki*
Baluki Mar 23rd 2008 4:10PM
Woo, I was just about to post that.
I wrote that entry! Yaay me.
Swift Mar 24th 2008 4:17PM
5 items and a store named after her in what was formerly the most popular cap level 5 man? She must be doing some hefty leg work to get that kind of reward from 'Special Thanks'
Ophelos Mar 23rd 2008 5:43PM
This might sound a little stupid on who this person is.. But hey at least it's a stub in the dark..
I think it was some girl who was either a daughter or wife or even a mother someone who works for blizzard that has passed away.. Since if u read each of the items and the location of the shop..
She was spread around the world, so she wouldn't be forgot about..
But hey anyones guess is good as mine.
Sothe Mar 23rd 2008 6:07PM
I also believe that in Warcraft 3 there was a shop (In an Orc campaign?) named after her as well.
Heleth Mar 23rd 2008 10:18PM
In this vein I would love to see some lore done around 'The Dons'.
Mike Mar 24th 2008 12:48AM
Poster: Drysc at 7/3/2006 2:49:50 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Who is Angelista? [Blue]
It's the name of a Blizzard employee's friend or family member I believe. I'm not sure who or what relation.
We are building a forum of extraordinary magnitude.
TobiasX Mar 24th 2008 8:17AM
I'm willing to bet she's someone's matriarchal mother-in-law actually.
Reasoning for this:
Angelista's Charm, Grasp and Sash are all Cloth items with Healing / Caster stats, suggesting a clothie over a druid / shammy / paladin (even though some choose to wear cloth items when specced for healing).
On this line I'd guess it's a Discipline Spec Priest who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty (hence Revenge and Touch's dps/tanking stats).
I wouldn't be surprised if whatever robe they make for this set looks like it's Plate.
Kaia Mar 26th 2008 3:15PM
Nice catch! Interesting article :)