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This shows from wikipedia that IceFrog took/stole/ripped off(depends on your level of Anti-DotA)from other shit/games and junked it in.
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Items
Aegis of the Immortal - A shield carried by Athena, for Zeus the Greek god.
Buriza do Kyanon - is a unique crossbow from Diablo II. The name is a transcription of 'Blizzard Cannon' as it would be pronounced in Japanese.
Aghanim's Scepter - Refers to Agahnim, an important boss in some of the Zelda games.
Cranium Basher - Cranium Basher is a warhammer from Diablo.
Crystalis - Crystalis was an old NES video game. In Japan, the name of the game was God Slayer: Sonata of the Far-Away Sky.
Dagon - A Semitic God. Also a monster in a H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name. With Necronomicon being an item as well, there's a good chance that Dagon refers to the Lovecraftian being.
Demon Edge - A sword for Chrono in Squaresoft's Chrono Trigger.
Eaglehorn - is a bow from Diablo and Diablo II.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity - A tribute to the creator of the original Defense of the Ancients, which included an item of the same name. The item "Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse" derives from it. The fact that the latter is more powerful (using ESoD as a recipe ingredient, and is in a higher tier of items) may have been to imply Guinsoo's superiority, or simply to represent the development of the map over time.
Eye of Skadi - Skadi is the wife of the Van god Njord in Norse mythology. She was the Goddess of winter, and as a tribute to her the item causes a hero's attack to deal frost damage, slowing opponents.
Hands of Midas - Midas is a character in Greek mythology who turned everything he touched into gold. In Allstars, this item kills and turns an enemy creep into gold.
Heart of Tarrasque - A nearly immortal creature from Dungeons & Dragons, also mythical creature resembling a dragon, lion and scorpion. Also a slight name deviation from Torrasque, the ultralisk hero from StarCraft, another earlier Blizzard RTS game.
Lothar's Edge - A tribute to Sir Anduin Lothar, the Champion of Azeroth, during the First War (in Warcraft and Warcraft II.)
Messerschmidt's Reaver - Messerschmidt's Reaver is an axe from Diablo II, originally from Diablo.
Monkey King Bar - From the Chinese folk tale Journey to the West, the Monkey King Bar was a staff used by the hero Sun Wukong and could alter its size to his will; the same bar used by the character Son Goku in the Dragon Ball series. The weapon also appears in Phantasy Star Online and may also be another reference to that game.
Necronomicon - A fictional book invented by the early pulp fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. A book bearing this title also appeared in the movie Army of Darkness.
Nethrezim Buckler - The Nathrezim or Dreadlords are a race in the Warcraft universe of games.
Power Treads - The graphic is used to depict "Wirt's Other Leg" belonging to Wirt, a boy who lost his leg, in Diablo.
Sange - A sword from the game Phantasy Star Online.
Yasha - The Japanese word for "demon" (Inuyasha = Demon Dog) and a type of demon in Indian mythology. Also refers to another sword from the game Phantasy Star Online.
Sange and Yasha - In Phantasy Star Online The Sange and Yasha could be combined to form a formidable dual sword weapon, and thus the same is allowed here.
Stygian Desolator - A weapon from the game Anarchy Online. The name is derived from the river that flows in the Greek underworld, the River Styx (Stygian, meaning to have the properties of Styx). This is however counterintuitive, because the waters of the River Styx was supposed to confer immortality to those who touched it. Achilles was said to have been dipped in the waters of the Styx as a baby.
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Heroes
Note: This section only explains the possible allusions that exist in the DotA Allstars heroes and is not meant to be a hero guide/description/spell guide.
Abaddon, Lord of Avernus - Avernus is Latin for "void" or "abyss". Avernus is also one of the entrances to Hell in the Aeneid and The Divine Comedy. Abaddon (Hebrew for "destruction") is the name of the fallen angel of the abyss from the biblical Book of Revelation. Is also a powerful character in the miniature wargame Warhammer 40,000.
Akasha, Queen of Pain - One of the five elements of Hinduism. Also the name of the Queen of the Damned from a book by Anne Rice. Literally speaking in Hindi, it means "sky."
Atropos, Bane Elemental - Named after one of the three fates in Greek mythology, who literally "cut the thread of life". Additionally, all of his abilities are named after the spells of the elemental type "bane" from the tactical RPG game Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis and Atropos was also the ultimate sword attack from the game.
Barathrum, Spiritbreaker - The name Barathrum is the word for "underworld" in Latin.
Black Arachnia, Broodmother - The name, "Black Arachnia" is a character in the TV series Beast Wars. In the show, Black Arachnia is a female spider/robot for the Predacons faction.
Bradwarden, Centaur Warchief - character from R.A. Salvatore's book The Demon Awakens.
Gondar, Bounty Hunter - Named for the fictional region of Middle-earth that borders Mordor, Gondor. Similarities between Gondor and the Draenei (Gondar's character model in-game) include Gondor being the main bastion of defense against Mordor in Middle-earth, the Draenei were the original inhabitants of Draenor that bore the brunt of the wrath of corrupted Orcs before the invasion of Azeroth through the Dark Portal in Warcraft. Gondar is also and old imperial capital of Ethiopia.
Harbinger, Obsidian Destroyer - Harbingers are those that announce someone's or something's approach. Usually used for the "approaching" of destruction.
Ignis Fatuus - Keeper of the Light's ultimate skill, which is a phenomenal occurrence in marshlands creating a pale light, similar to Will 'o the Wisp. Also one of the purchasable weapons for Necrid in Soul Calibur II.
King Leoric, Skeleton King - his name comes from a powerful and nearly immortal Skeleton boss in Diablo whose son was possessed by the demon.
Krobelus, Death Prophet - A character (missionary role) in the game Summoner 2.
Lesalé Deathbringer, Venomancer - Uses a model of a character in StarCraft, the Zerg Hydralisk. This model is included in the Warcraft III data files as an easter egg.
Leshrac, Tormented Soul - Another character from Magic: The Gathering. (http://www.phyrexia.com/continuity/Leshrac.shtml)
Leviathan, Tidehunter - Strength hero that looks like a sea giant. His name comes from the Biblical sea monster ליויתן (pronounced leev - ya - tawn). His name can also be from a unique armor in Diablo II, "The Leviathan" Kraken Shell. One of his skills is called Kraken Shell.
Lina Inverse, Slayer - Powerful spellcaster, whose name and spells originate from Slayers, a famous manga and anime.
Lion, Demon Witch - A powerful intelligent disabler, whose Finger of Death ultimate was derived from the Lvl. 1 spell of Suikoden's Souleater Rune with the same name. The "Finger of Death" is also a common high level spell in Dungeons and Dragons. It has the ability to instantly kill a target creature regardless of the number of hitpoints it currently has. If the creature succeeds the saving throw or has magic resistance, it would be inflicted a minor damage instead. Finger of Death also happens to be Lord Archimonde's ultimate spell in the campaigns.
Lucifer, Doom Bringer - Refers to the fallen angel in Christian mythology. (Also from Heros Might and Magic Series). There is a chance for the name generator to also name this character Lucy.
Luna Moonfang, Moon Rider - Luna's ultimate, Eclipse, is similar to the Luna summon in Tales of Phantasia, in which multiple beams from the sky strike enmies.
Magnus, Magnataur - A reference to German physicist Heinrich Magnus who described a physical phenomenon called the Magnus effect, that is apt because of Magnus' ultimate skill, Reverse Polarity which acts like the Magnus effect, sucking in nearby enemies and stunning them.
Medusa, Gorgon - A monster in Greek mythology whose gaze turned people to stone. This is represented in-game using the skills Purge and Gaze (certain versions only) which greatly slows enemies, however does not turn them into stone.
Mercurial, Spectre - This is the name of the artist of the loading screen for version 6.28 and beyond.
Mogul Kahn, Axe - The name Mogul refers to a dynasty of Persian-Mongolians that once controlled the area that is now Afghanistan, Balochistan, and the Indian subcontinent (e.g. Babur, Akbar), while Kahn is a misspelling of "Khan", which means commander, leader or ruler in Persian.
Morphling - A shapeshifter from Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering, which is also adept at switching stats. More information on this card can be found [1] here
Mortred, Phantom Assassin - Her name possibly derives from the name Mordred. In the legend of King Arthur, Mordred is a traitor that severely wounds King Arthur. This has a hint of similarity to Mortred's story text in the DotA game, which appears as a tooltip during hero selection. Name could also allude to the word mortify, meaning to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of. Mortred also helped to test the map when Euls still made it.
Nevermore, Shadow Fiend - based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven", where the Raven continually says only one word: "Nevermore".
Nortrom , Silencer - His name could have been derived from Nordom, a character in Planescape Torment. This could also possibly be derived from the company Norton, as they are a company developing anti-virus software and Nortrom is an anti-magic hero.
Pudge, Butcher - The Butcher is also a boss the game Diablo who says "Ahh...Fresh Meat " in battle. When Pudge uses his ultimate "Dismember", this sound, which was hardcoded into the Frozen Throne World Map Editor, is heard throughout the map. Blizzard also used the butcher again in the Frozen Throne campaignes as a sidequest involving Wirt's Other Leg from Diablo - Power Tread icon.
Rhasta, Shadow Shaman - The name is derived from a misspelling of "Rastafari", a religion founded in Jamaica. Rhasta uses a Jamaican accent.
Rikimaru, Stealth Assassin - The protagonist ninja in the game Tenchu: The Stealth Assassins.
Shandelzare Silkwood, Vengeful Spirit - Her Magic Missile spell duplicates a spell in Dungeons and Dragons.
Slithice, Naga Siren - Derived from Greek Mythology, where sirens (half woman half sea creatures) were enticing men on ships to their island. In the game, her ultimate spell (Song of the Siren) causes all enemies in the surrounding area to sleep for a short period of time.
Squee and Spleen, Goblin Techies - Character from Magic: The Gathering; a goblin from the Weatherlight saga. Squee was a kind of immortal and a famous goblin card. When the weatherlight ship was planeshifted to Mercadia, the Kyren goblins made him a general (Nabob). Spleen is not technically a real character in M:tG but he was mentioned a few times as Squee's partner in the flavour texts of the cards [one of them started with "Squee and Spleen, went up a tree..." I think the rest goes like this "See the enemy, flee, flee, flee"].
Sven, Rogueknight - Name comes from the Swedish Body Builder infamous for using the line "I want to pump *clap* you up!". Alluded to in the captions under his ability Toughness Aura ("Sven is here to pump you up!") and ultimate ability God's Strength ("Sven gets pumped up! Adds bonus damage for 25 seconds.")
Syllabear, Lone Druid - Syllabear is named after Syl-la-ble from Clan TDA who worked with Guinsoo in the development of DotA Allstars. Before leaving, he created this hero to leave his mark in DotA.
Ulfsaar, Ursa Warrior - A Furbolg warrior whose name may spring from the Norse Ulfsark, a warrior in times of need (alluding to his character description) that wore animal skins as a tactic to scare enemies; and similar to Ulfsarks were Berserkers, meaning "Bear strength" (Furbolgs are bear-like creatures in Warcraft III). Berserk is alluded to Ulfsaar's ability to Overpower foes. In newer versions, Ulfsaar has a chance to be named Fuzzy Wuzzy, alluding to the children's nursery rhyme about "a bear who had no hair".
Yurnero, Juggernaut - An Orc Blademaster whose ultimate ability, Omnislash, is the derivative of Cloud Strife's omnislash from Final Fantasy. Comes from the Hindi Jagannath, literally, lord of the world, title of Vishnu, and also defined as a massive inexorable force that crushes all in its path.
Zeus, Lord of Olympia - Chief of the gods in Greek mythology. Zeus was the god of sky and lightning, and in DotA Allstars the Zeus hero specializes in lightning-based spells.
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Items
Aegis of the Immortal - A shield carried by Athena, for Zeus the Greek god.
Buriza do Kyanon - is a unique crossbow from Diablo II. The name is a transcription of 'Blizzard Cannon' as it would be pronounced in Japanese.
Aghanim's Scepter - Refers to Agahnim, an important boss in some of the Zelda games.
Cranium Basher - Cranium Basher is a warhammer from Diablo.
Crystalis - Crystalis was an old NES video game. In Japan, the name of the game was God Slayer: Sonata of the Far-Away Sky.
Dagon - A Semitic God. Also a monster in a H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name. With Necronomicon being an item as well, there's a good chance that Dagon refers to the Lovecraftian being.
Demon Edge - A sword for Chrono in Squaresoft's Chrono Trigger.
Eaglehorn - is a bow from Diablo and Diablo II.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity - A tribute to the creator of the original Defense of the Ancients, which included an item of the same name. The item "Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse" derives from it. The fact that the latter is more powerful (using ESoD as a recipe ingredient, and is in a higher tier of items) may have been to imply Guinsoo's superiority, or simply to represent the development of the map over time.
Eye of Skadi - Skadi is the wife of the Van god Njord in Norse mythology. She was the Goddess of winter, and as a tribute to her the item causes a hero's attack to deal frost damage, slowing opponents.
Hands of Midas - Midas is a character in Greek mythology who turned everything he touched into gold. In Allstars, this item kills and turns an enemy creep into gold.
Heart of Tarrasque - A nearly immortal creature from Dungeons & Dragons, also mythical creature resembling a dragon, lion and scorpion. Also a slight name deviation from Torrasque, the ultralisk hero from StarCraft, another earlier Blizzard RTS game.
Lothar's Edge - A tribute to Sir Anduin Lothar, the Champion of Azeroth, during the First War (in Warcraft and Warcraft II.)
Messerschmidt's Reaver - Messerschmidt's Reaver is an axe from Diablo II, originally from Diablo.
Monkey King Bar - From the Chinese folk tale Journey to the West, the Monkey King Bar was a staff used by the hero Sun Wukong and could alter its size to his will; the same bar used by the character Son Goku in the Dragon Ball series. The weapon also appears in Phantasy Star Online and may also be another reference to that game.
Necronomicon - A fictional book invented by the early pulp fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. A book bearing this title also appeared in the movie Army of Darkness.
Nethrezim Buckler - The Nathrezim or Dreadlords are a race in the Warcraft universe of games.
Power Treads - The graphic is used to depict "Wirt's Other Leg" belonging to Wirt, a boy who lost his leg, in Diablo.
Sange - A sword from the game Phantasy Star Online.
Yasha - The Japanese word for "demon" (Inuyasha = Demon Dog) and a type of demon in Indian mythology. Also refers to another sword from the game Phantasy Star Online.
Sange and Yasha - In Phantasy Star Online The Sange and Yasha could be combined to form a formidable dual sword weapon, and thus the same is allowed here.
Stygian Desolator - A weapon from the game Anarchy Online. The name is derived from the river that flows in the Greek underworld, the River Styx (Stygian, meaning to have the properties of Styx). This is however counterintuitive, because the waters of the River Styx was supposed to confer immortality to those who touched it. Achilles was said to have been dipped in the waters of the Styx as a baby.
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Heroes
Note: This section only explains the possible allusions that exist in the DotA Allstars heroes and is not meant to be a hero guide/description/spell guide.
Abaddon, Lord of Avernus - Avernus is Latin for "void" or "abyss". Avernus is also one of the entrances to Hell in the Aeneid and The Divine Comedy. Abaddon (Hebrew for "destruction") is the name of the fallen angel of the abyss from the biblical Book of Revelation. Is also a powerful character in the miniature wargame Warhammer 40,000.
Akasha, Queen of Pain - One of the five elements of Hinduism. Also the name of the Queen of the Damned from a book by Anne Rice. Literally speaking in Hindi, it means "sky."
Atropos, Bane Elemental - Named after one of the three fates in Greek mythology, who literally "cut the thread of life". Additionally, all of his abilities are named after the spells of the elemental type "bane" from the tactical RPG game Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis and Atropos was also the ultimate sword attack from the game.
Barathrum, Spiritbreaker - The name Barathrum is the word for "underworld" in Latin.
Black Arachnia, Broodmother - The name, "Black Arachnia" is a character in the TV series Beast Wars. In the show, Black Arachnia is a female spider/robot for the Predacons faction.
Bradwarden, Centaur Warchief - character from R.A. Salvatore's book The Demon Awakens.
Gondar, Bounty Hunter - Named for the fictional region of Middle-earth that borders Mordor, Gondor. Similarities between Gondor and the Draenei (Gondar's character model in-game) include Gondor being the main bastion of defense against Mordor in Middle-earth, the Draenei were the original inhabitants of Draenor that bore the brunt of the wrath of corrupted Orcs before the invasion of Azeroth through the Dark Portal in Warcraft. Gondar is also and old imperial capital of Ethiopia.
Harbinger, Obsidian Destroyer - Harbingers are those that announce someone's or something's approach. Usually used for the "approaching" of destruction.
Ignis Fatuus - Keeper of the Light's ultimate skill, which is a phenomenal occurrence in marshlands creating a pale light, similar to Will 'o the Wisp. Also one of the purchasable weapons for Necrid in Soul Calibur II.
King Leoric, Skeleton King - his name comes from a powerful and nearly immortal Skeleton boss in Diablo whose son was possessed by the demon.
Krobelus, Death Prophet - A character (missionary role) in the game Summoner 2.
Lesalé Deathbringer, Venomancer - Uses a model of a character in StarCraft, the Zerg Hydralisk. This model is included in the Warcraft III data files as an easter egg.
Leshrac, Tormented Soul - Another character from Magic: The Gathering. (http://www.phyrexia.com/continuity/Leshrac.shtml)
Leviathan, Tidehunter - Strength hero that looks like a sea giant. His name comes from the Biblical sea monster ליויתן (pronounced leev - ya - tawn). His name can also be from a unique armor in Diablo II, "The Leviathan" Kraken Shell. One of his skills is called Kraken Shell.
Lina Inverse, Slayer - Powerful spellcaster, whose name and spells originate from Slayers, a famous manga and anime.
Lion, Demon Witch - A powerful intelligent disabler, whose Finger of Death ultimate was derived from the Lvl. 1 spell of Suikoden's Souleater Rune with the same name. The "Finger of Death" is also a common high level spell in Dungeons and Dragons. It has the ability to instantly kill a target creature regardless of the number of hitpoints it currently has. If the creature succeeds the saving throw or has magic resistance, it would be inflicted a minor damage instead. Finger of Death also happens to be Lord Archimonde's ultimate spell in the campaigns.
Lucifer, Doom Bringer - Refers to the fallen angel in Christian mythology. (Also from Heros Might and Magic Series). There is a chance for the name generator to also name this character Lucy.
Luna Moonfang, Moon Rider - Luna's ultimate, Eclipse, is similar to the Luna summon in Tales of Phantasia, in which multiple beams from the sky strike enmies.
Magnus, Magnataur - A reference to German physicist Heinrich Magnus who described a physical phenomenon called the Magnus effect, that is apt because of Magnus' ultimate skill, Reverse Polarity which acts like the Magnus effect, sucking in nearby enemies and stunning them.
Medusa, Gorgon - A monster in Greek mythology whose gaze turned people to stone. This is represented in-game using the skills Purge and Gaze (certain versions only) which greatly slows enemies, however does not turn them into stone.
Mercurial, Spectre - This is the name of the artist of the loading screen for version 6.28 and beyond.
Mogul Kahn, Axe - The name Mogul refers to a dynasty of Persian-Mongolians that once controlled the area that is now Afghanistan, Balochistan, and the Indian subcontinent (e.g. Babur, Akbar), while Kahn is a misspelling of "Khan", which means commander, leader or ruler in Persian.
Morphling - A shapeshifter from Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering, which is also adept at switching stats. More information on this card can be found [1] here
Mortred, Phantom Assassin - Her name possibly derives from the name Mordred. In the legend of King Arthur, Mordred is a traitor that severely wounds King Arthur. This has a hint of similarity to Mortred's story text in the DotA game, which appears as a tooltip during hero selection. Name could also allude to the word mortify, meaning to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of. Mortred also helped to test the map when Euls still made it.
Nevermore, Shadow Fiend - based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven", where the Raven continually says only one word: "Nevermore".
Nortrom , Silencer - His name could have been derived from Nordom, a character in Planescape Torment. This could also possibly be derived from the company Norton, as they are a company developing anti-virus software and Nortrom is an anti-magic hero.
Pudge, Butcher - The Butcher is also a boss the game Diablo who says "Ahh...Fresh Meat " in battle. When Pudge uses his ultimate "Dismember", this sound, which was hardcoded into the Frozen Throne World Map Editor, is heard throughout the map. Blizzard also used the butcher again in the Frozen Throne campaignes as a sidequest involving Wirt's Other Leg from Diablo - Power Tread icon.
Rhasta, Shadow Shaman - The name is derived from a misspelling of "Rastafari", a religion founded in Jamaica. Rhasta uses a Jamaican accent.
Rikimaru, Stealth Assassin - The protagonist ninja in the game Tenchu: The Stealth Assassins.
Shandelzare Silkwood, Vengeful Spirit - Her Magic Missile spell duplicates a spell in Dungeons and Dragons.
Slithice, Naga Siren - Derived from Greek Mythology, where sirens (half woman half sea creatures) were enticing men on ships to their island. In the game, her ultimate spell (Song of the Siren) causes all enemies in the surrounding area to sleep for a short period of time.
Squee and Spleen, Goblin Techies - Character from Magic: The Gathering; a goblin from the Weatherlight saga. Squee was a kind of immortal and a famous goblin card. When the weatherlight ship was planeshifted to Mercadia, the Kyren goblins made him a general (Nabob). Spleen is not technically a real character in M:tG but he was mentioned a few times as Squee's partner in the flavour texts of the cards [one of them started with "Squee and Spleen, went up a tree..." I think the rest goes like this "See the enemy, flee, flee, flee"].
Sven, Rogueknight - Name comes from the Swedish Body Builder infamous for using the line "I want to pump *clap* you up!". Alluded to in the captions under his ability Toughness Aura ("Sven is here to pump you up!") and ultimate ability God's Strength ("Sven gets pumped up! Adds bonus damage for 25 seconds.")
Syllabear, Lone Druid - Syllabear is named after Syl-la-ble from Clan TDA who worked with Guinsoo in the development of DotA Allstars. Before leaving, he created this hero to leave his mark in DotA.
Ulfsaar, Ursa Warrior - A Furbolg warrior whose name may spring from the Norse Ulfsark, a warrior in times of need (alluding to his character description) that wore animal skins as a tactic to scare enemies; and similar to Ulfsarks were Berserkers, meaning "Bear strength" (Furbolgs are bear-like creatures in Warcraft III). Berserk is alluded to Ulfsaar's ability to Overpower foes. In newer versions, Ulfsaar has a chance to be named Fuzzy Wuzzy, alluding to the children's nursery rhyme about "a bear who had no hair".
Yurnero, Juggernaut - An Orc Blademaster whose ultimate ability, Omnislash, is the derivative of Cloud Strife's omnislash from Final Fantasy. Comes from the Hindi Jagannath, literally, lord of the world, title of Vishnu, and also defined as a massive inexorable force that crushes all in its path.
Zeus, Lord of Olympia - Chief of the gods in Greek mythology. Zeus was the god of sky and lightning, and in DotA Allstars the Zeus hero specializes in lightning-based spells.
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