Who's who at BlizzCon: WoW Insider's guide to the staff of Blizzard
by Adam Holisky 
Oct 8th 2008 at 11:00AM
Everyone going to BlizzCon this year will get to roam around the convention hall with some of the very people who bring you World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games. While many World of Warcraft fans might be familiar with the online pseudonyms such as "Drysc" and "Tigole," very few probably know what they actually look like.We've searched the internet high and low for pictures of these folks and have compiled them into a nice and handy gallery complete with some biographical information. The pictures are small and mobile enough that they can be saved to an iPhone or other mobile device that can be brought into the convention hall.
If you happen to be going to BlizzCon be sure to stop and say hello to these Blizzard people. And if you aren't going, check out WoW Insider during the convention for the latest and greatest reporting right from the floor.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
onnihopedream Oct 8th 2008 11:12AM
Hm, I recall seeing a pic. of Bornakk, he looked like Abe Lincoln or something. It was a while back, but I remember seeing it on Wowinsider
Evi Oct 8th 2008 11:31AM
According to a Google image search, this is Bornakk:
http://www.blizzard.com/us/inblizz/contests/ilovesc/images/ss4.jpg
Blackhorn Oct 8th 2008 11:15AM
I kinda remember that too.. not the abe lincoln part, but that there was a pic of him.
Wasuremono Oct 8th 2008 11:27AM
I don't like the visual style of these people.
Anomis Oct 8th 2008 11:40AM
Bornakk can be seen here http://www.wow-serbia.com/images/stories/news/2008/Apr/18/BornakkNew.jpg
and on the right http://www.blizzard.com/us/inblizz/contests/ilovesc/images/ss4.jpg
Google Images People!!
Andrige Oct 8th 2008 11:58AM
WTB Ghostcrawler, she's done some very nice work with this expansion when it comes to communicating with the community :)
sephirah Oct 8th 2008 12:23PM
Sure, if you don't consider the "This isn't a deli where you get to order up what kind of bread you want on your sandwich." one...
acetabulum Oct 8th 2008 12:11PM
How much do you wanna bet that Ghostcrawler is a guy?
eillind Oct 8th 2008 5:08PM
in support of your hypothesis i would like to submit rules 15. On the internet, all girls are men, and all kids are undercover FBI agents.
and
16. There are NO girls on the internet.
kidgamer Oct 8th 2008 1:59PM
Almost.
Ghostwalker is actually Caydiem (a Community Manager for the US World of Warcraft forums until 2006 until moving into another position at Blizzard.
Caydiem photo (she's on the left):
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/b/2/5/b252bd98e9e8d71e6bbd29239b7f9ad7.jpg
acetabulum Oct 8th 2008 2:13PM
how do you go from being a community manager to a class designer? it doesnt add up.
ill be happy to be proven wrong but until then im standing by my statement that Ghostcrawler is really a guy.
anjldust Oct 8th 2008 2:59PM
It's more likely that Kisirani is Caydiem, as she even frequently answers to the name Caydiem, as evidenced by a recent post about the Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day mini-event. (Check WoWWiki for that.)
I believe it more likely (not definitely, just likely) that Ghostcrawler is actually male. Several European blue posters have called GC "he" and "him" (Presumably they're not in on the fact that US blue posters have begun spreading confusion about his/her sex.) Zarhym and Crygil both have also called GC "he", then quickly gone back and edited their posts, adding gender neutral nouns instead (i.e., person/they).
GC has made it a point not to say one way or the other, and has pointed out this fact on a few occasions. He/she has never indicated one way or another. However, devs have noted recently that they're frequently in contact with top-end guilds and arena teams to take their opinions on game balance and discuss ideas. (Not stuff like 'do you like this?' More like 'if we made this change, how would it affect you?') Some of these types of people (none have directly claimed to have been contacted by Blizzard devs, I think they like to keep that under the table) such as members of Curse, Nihilum, and Elitist Jerks, HAVE referred to GC as 'she'. So if they've been in direct contact with the development team, they might actually know. Unfortunately, no one will admit to such. They could just be going along with the crowd who may have just assumed GC was female.
It's an interesting conundrum either way. But GC's almost certainly not Caydiem. (I think he/she is probably just a dev no one is familiar with who decided to take a chance on the forums and enjoyed it.)
D.O.T. Oct 8th 2008 4:20PM
The funny thing is that in one of the forum posts where they were asking about Ghostcrawler's gender, two different devs posted replies about how: "He left his wallet in my office." "She left her purse in mine."
Maybe s/he's a hermaprodite? :P
Angry Joe Oct 8th 2008 12:11PM
I thought Nethaera was a chick.
Hanako Oct 8th 2008 12:20PM
She is...and so's the picture /wince
MechChef Oct 8th 2008 12:29PM
I wonder if being one of these guys is enough of a celebrity to get laid by WoW groupies.
Arre Oct 8th 2008 12:34PM
Where's Koraa? :(
Azshan Oct 8th 2008 12:48PM
So am I missing something... or is Tigole not going? I don't see a picture but it's mentioned in the article.
Warigami Oct 8th 2008 1:06PM
Tigole is Jeff Kaplan.
Azshan Oct 8th 2008 1:08PM
That'd explain it. Thanks Warigami!