The Lich King is Twittering
by Mike Schramm 
Nov 3rd 2008 at 1:30PM
Fake Twitterers are all the rage these days -- you can sign up on the microblogging service Twitter.com as just about anyone and shoot out some parodic little "tweets," as they're called, for the instant amusement of anyone who wishes to follow you (I'm personally a big fan of the Mad Men characters tweeting). But now, the WoW community has its own fake twitter personality -- apparently the Lich King has found some time in between knighting Death Knights and plaguing the world to start up his own Twitter account.No idea who's behind it, but I know a few WoW bloggers who twitter pretty often, including a few WoW Insider contributors. Whoever's tweeting for Arthas, they're doing a nice job, promising "cold deaths" to everyone, and steadily counting down the days until his Wrath is upon us.
I'm kind of surprised this is the first fake NPC twitterer we've seen -- sure, you'd think Thrall or Jaina would have tons of time to Twitter, and Kael'thas, assuming he's not quite dead yet, seems made for such an enterprise. If you are on Twitter, don't forget to follow our own WoW Insider account as well -- we won't offer you a cold death, but we will occasionally tweet about important posts and our own experiences with the game.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Humor, Lore, NPCs, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kuroyume Nov 3rd 2008 1:48PM
i wouldn't really be surprised if it was a Blizz employee creating some hype on his own...
eaither way, it's pretty funny
Zuldim Nov 3rd 2008 1:55PM
If blizzard is behind this I officially love them.
Hasteur Nov 3rd 2008 1:57PM
Already a follower of lich_king and recently found Illidan_stormrg. Occasionally I get a briliant flash enough to get a response out of them.
hasteur
JPN Nov 3rd 2008 2:03PM
Would've been funnier to read what Arthas does on a daily basis.
"Anyone recommend a good steel cleaner for Frostmourne?"
"Ran to the gas station, out of ice"
"GOSSIP GIRL OMG"
Karos Nov 3rd 2008 2:17PM
Mankrik's Wife next, amirite?
Zuldim Nov 3rd 2008 2:50PM
I am so starting that.
Seriously.
I'm going to go start that right now.
Zuldim Nov 3rd 2008 2:58PM
http://twitter.com/Mankrikswife
So yes. You were right.
DraconianOne Nov 3rd 2008 2:52PM
Also @sunstrider - deposed and exiled former king of Silvermoon.
Matt Nov 3rd 2008 2:58PM
I like the idea, but the most recent twitts don't seem Lich Kingish at all. And not very funny either.
Andostre Nov 3rd 2008 3:23PM
The fact that they're not Lich Kingish is why they're funny. To some of us, anyway.
SBKT Nov 3rd 2008 4:08PM
Kael'thas watches Oprah?
Wow, this is funny. Someone check if Thrall is being tweeted. Better yet, someone needs to tweet for King Varian Wrynn. "MY KID WON'T SHUT UP. WHAT DO I DO?"
Aendi Nov 3rd 2008 5:19PM
http://twitter.com/Illidan_stormrg
He's on my follow list, add him and enjoy ;)
Gormaggus Nov 3rd 2008 5:57PM
Even Archimonde and now RagnarosFirelrd are in on it :P.
Gormaggus Nov 3rd 2008 5:58PM
Rag is particularly entertaining.
Hasteur Nov 3rd 2008 6:43PM
So here's the "Who's Who" in Twitter
lich_king - The Lich King
warchief_thrall - Thrall
CroThreadstrong - http://www.wowwiki.com/Cro_Threadstrong
lady_vashj - Lady Vashj
RagnarosFirelrd - Ragnaros
Illidan_stormrg - Illidan Stormrage
sunstrider - Kael'thas Sunstrider
Archimonde
Lemons Nov 7th 2008 1:18PM
My god...
R. Sue Nov 3rd 2008 6:57PM
I will pay somebody money to pick up Sylvanas. Or maybe Jaina, as she's already been thoroughly discussed.
Filip83 Nov 4th 2008 6:19AM
Tweeter? What bullshit...
Myrandriel Nov 7th 2008 2:18AM
There's also a Whitemane (SM hottie) and Mograine, and yes Sylvanas is there, too--banshee_queen. Medivh just joined in the fun (the_prophet).