WoW Moviewatch: The Day Deathwing Came
by Michael Gray 
Oct 13th 2010 at 12:00PM
I think this machinima is a lot of fun and the voice actors did a good job of characterizing the dwarf, orc and gnome. It's pretty definite at this point that The Day Deathwing Came will turn out to be one of the most iconic and memorable quests in Cataclysm.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Feldring Oct 13th 2010 12:10PM
My lady and I have been using "I'm gonna punch that dragon in the face!" as our battlecry whenever challenges arise on the ol' homestead or at work. Amazing what it does for one's sense of vigor and determination in the face of draconic onslaught.
Grovinofdarkhour Oct 13th 2010 12:34PM
It is officially one of my favorite pieces of movie dialogue. Right up there with:
Victor Ray: [hands Clark a fake passport] Is that a piece of work or what?
Clark Kellogg: What is this? "Rodolfo Lasparri"?
Victor Ray: Clark, I gotta tell you. The odds are pretty good we're all gonna be on a plane to Palermo, Sicily tonight, at midnight, *if* we're still walking.
Clark Kellogg: I don't want to go to Palermo, Sicily!
Victor Ray: Have you ever been there?
Clark Kellogg: No, of course not!
Victor Ray: Then you really can't make an informed judgment, can you, Rodolfo?
Ikane Oct 13th 2010 12:40PM
@ grovin
I much prefer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUArCUojOoc
Strawder Oct 13th 2010 12:12PM
"Dragon Punchers" would be an awesome guild name.
Ikane Oct 13th 2010 12:38PM
theres already the Dragon Fisters if you're into that kind of thing...
ThatOneChick Oct 13th 2010 12:14PM
I have no words for how awesome that was. Blood elf babe= PURE WIN is all I can say...
mmolingo Oct 13th 2010 2:29PM
That was a blast, well worth a chuckle! "Dragon Puncher" could be a masterful title as well ;)
Trolololpoke Oct 13th 2010 12:41PM
Deathwing: I came when I heard you beat the Lich King.
The Hammer Oct 13th 2010 12:55PM
You are a good man, Trolololpoke.
t0xic Oct 13th 2010 12:33PM
Does anyone else see the 800 poung gorilla in the room? I've been waiting all morning for a column on "reactions to patch 4.0.1" because holy crap was trade nuts last night.
The first column of the day should've been a breakfast topic on reactions to the patch. I can only guess McCurley is hibernating right now from all the stuff he posted yesterday. Where's the rest of the staff on this one?
Rin Oct 13th 2010 12:50PM
Well, I'm glad you're here to tell them how they're supposed to run their site. I'm sure now that you've posted this they're all scrambling to fix their mistake. What were they thinking? Good thing you were here.
t0xic Oct 13th 2010 12:52PM
Just seems like a missed opportunity. It's a business afterall. Generating hits and all that...
Devo_AS Oct 13th 2010 1:32PM
Me thinks that if the trade channel mouth breathers hadnt read this site in the last 2 months to get a constant stream of updates then whats going to make them come here the day the patch is released?
Rin Oct 13th 2010 12:51PM
This was a REALLY well done machinima. I'm always bothered by Americans trying to do Scottish accents, so I always cringe when people do Dwarf voices, but this one wasn't too bad. All in all though, great voice work, great animations, and great cinematography. I'd give it a 10/10, personally.
Skarlette Oct 13th 2010 2:02PM
Like the quest series itself, this is awesome. I giggled throughout!
In short...WIN!
nozka Oct 13th 2010 2:08PM
Deathwing is a keyboard turner :D
JMW Oct 13th 2010 2:35PM
I actually prefer the Yogscast version (Part 1 ends around the 3min mark). It's funnier and better voices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2xxH7xnQr0 (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfzarC5YlOo (Part 2)
ladyaxolotl Oct 13th 2010 3:53PM
The dwarf in this isn't so much Scottish as just 'northen', like Billy Connolly does Coronation Street.
'I'm gunna punch our Deathwing in 't face'
I lol'd heartily never the less.
Joe Oct 13th 2010 3:52PM
Punch you in the face!
NealynTheNoble Oct 14th 2010 1:22AM
The editing for this video is above par, as far as first-time projects go - the voice cast I think suffered from lack of any kind of discernable internal rehearsal or effective scripting. Remember - a voice actor's job is to record the lines, then hopefully, either be directed on how to refine them and improve. I'm guessing on a time-budget like this probably was, first takes were likely taken.
So for all that in account, I give it a 9/10 - for outstanding potential of a first-time artist, and at least above-average voice cast (because, honestly, how often do you hear completely lacking voices? They are out there...oh yes they are)