Cataclysm easter egg reveals Deathwing's musical side
by Lesley Smith 
Aug 24th 2009 at 5:00PM
Blizzard is a cunning bunch and they seem to love easter eggs. No we're not talking lovely chocolatey orbs like the ones you find during Noblegarden, rather that they like hiding artwork in plain sight and waiting for us to click on it. Tucked away in the Cataclysm official site is the kind of artwork which practically demands to end up on a T shirt. Yes, Deathwing is actually the sixth member of The Artists Formally Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain (aka TAFKAL80ETC or that funny Prince-like symbol with the Horde sigil at its center). Oh and he plays the piano. Who knew, eh?You can find it by clicking here and looking for the small keyboard at the bottom of the page (it's in the middle underneath the artwork, just below the page indicator). Alternatively, if you want all the gratification and none of the work, click here to download the awesome high res version. We fully expect to see everyone wearing them come next year's BlizzCon rather than those three wolves howling at the moon.
Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Expansions, Lore, BlizzCon, Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
raymond.angel Aug 24th 2009 5:06PM
Fun stuff ;)
Barinthos Aug 24th 2009 5:09PM
This totally explains the Cataclysm. Deathwing isn't trying to take over the world...he lost his Yamaha keyboard and he's PISSED.
Nick Aug 24th 2009 6:52PM
Tha
Adam H. Aug 24th 2009 5:06PM
must have.
Barinthos Aug 24th 2009 5:07PM
That's gotta be one big ass keyboard :P
kindlir Aug 24th 2009 7:37PM
That's one big ass-keyboard.
Xelphar Aug 24th 2009 5:17PM
Not sure if you knew, but thats actually a joke about an internet meme, keyboard cat, it has videos of people failing at things, then the video of a cat playing a piano appears and the clip is replayed in slow motion.
heres an example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZ9BJ7mDKI
Mynarc Aug 24th 2009 5:26PM
That is one of the funnest videos i've seen in a long time if only for the cat bit
Swampsquatch Aug 24th 2009 5:26PM
You could have just linked the website... http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/
Xelphar Aug 24th 2009 5:18PM
Forgot to mention, theres some harsh language in the video
Arraph Aug 24th 2009 5:25PM
So, the fail part would be the heroes of Azeroth essentially leaving Azeroth unguarded...
Play them off, keyboard dragon.
(Because the motiff has to be followed, fellows.)
Otome Aug 24th 2009 6:09PM
Did heroes of Azeroth died?
devilsei Aug 24th 2009 6:39PM
Nope, we just were too busy playing knights and ponies up in Northrend to notice a dragon of ungodly power breaking free and opening a fresh 50-pack of 2liter cans of whoopass on the world as we know it.
android8675 Aug 24th 2009 7:00PM
That is a perfect analogy, where are all the machinima directors? I'm sure someone is jumping on this as we speak.
zombiesauridae Aug 24th 2009 5:45PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ
Original keyboard cat.
Otome Aug 24th 2009 5:46PM
So..when groups wipe on Deathwing, he busts out a keyboard and starts playing?
James Aug 24th 2009 6:08PM
In some way, shape, or form, Deathwing must "play off" raid groups. Make it so, Blizzard.
TACOP Aug 24th 2009 5:50PM
ROFLMAOO!!!!
activelystupid Aug 24th 2009 5:55PM
wasn't the girl from The Guild wearing a keyboard cat T-shirt at the wow.com meet up? Laws of coincidence.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/08/wowcomkk22.jpg
zombiesauridae Aug 24th 2009 6:00PM
Three Keyboard Cat Moon.