Why does Illidan's weapon has a pandaren symbol on it?

[RakEnRoL]

I have been curious about this and I haven't found any
answer on google. Let us make a theory on how the earth that
symbol has to appear in Illidan's weapon.



~ Maybe, Illidan is so evil that he is capable of killing panda's,
showing the world that he is the only monster capable of doing so.

 

[Ken-E]

My Theory:
Was given to him by his Panda Master during his apprenticehood of being a Demon Hunter.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Or maybe it's just a poor joke?

 

[AlexDragon1111]

Good eye, RakEnRol. I never noticed that. My theory:
He killed the Kung Fu Panda master and took his sword.

 

[Sky Green]

Good eye, RakEnRol. I never noticed that. My theory:
He killed the Kung Fu Panda master and took his sword.

His Warglaives came from a demon, Azzinoth, so you're theory is a fail.

On-topic: It's Samwise Didier's trademark, look him up on Wowpedia

 

[RakEnRoL]

His Warglaives came from a demon, Azzinoth, so you're theory is a fail.

On-topic: It's Samwise Didier's trademark, look him up on Wowpedia

Your**
Thanks for the Info Will do a research for that.

 

[I3lackDeath]

I remember reading about this including WWF. After looking it up again:
Samwise is actually a member of WWF, so he included their logo in the game.

 

[RakEnRoL]

I remember reading about this including WWF. After looking it up again:
Samwise is actually a member of WWF, so he included their logo in the game.

What is WWF?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

What is WWF?

This logo could tell you something:

 

[-Grendel]

i thought for a moment it was this WWF:

 

[RakEnRoL]

Oh, cool. Lol, stupid of me of thinking he was a part of wrestling )

Well, that answers my question. In that symbol, we found that
it really has a deep meaning. Thanks everyone.

@amp
LOL SAME

 

[PROXY]

I'ts already answered but probably also the same way it is on the demon gate.

 

[HFR]

It's just another easter egg, like the hydralisk, the exploding sheep and Arthas' hidden caramelldansen sequence.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Because the designer liked panda's. True story.

 

[w3.player]

I agree with Ken-E, Illidan's first warglaives were given to him most probably by his master (who may have been a panda or a druid of some kind) who trained him to be a demon master.

The Azzinoth warglaives appear to illidan only in WoW and they don't have the panda sign anymore (also they are green). So sorry, Sky green, but you are wrong.

 

[Edhel-dur]

Because the designer liked panda's. True story.

The designer (Samwise Didier or smthing like that) is considered like a panda bear at officer in Blizzard... because he is large and very loving. And for his daughter's birthday (or Christmas) card he drew a panda family... and when the staff saw that they attached the panda image to him. Now the panda is his trademark, and it appears on a demon hunter's glaives and it's from where they inspired to create the Pandaren Brewmaster. Nothing more then an in-house joke.

 

[Sky Green]

If you look closely at Illidan in Warcraft III, you will notice that at least one of his blades has the face of a panda painted on it (Samwise Didier's trademark). One place it can be seen clearly is in the cut scene in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne at the end of the Night Elf campaign when Illidan says goodbye to Tyrande and Malfurion

You're right, it's just WC3 Samwise Didier's trademark, but seriously, why did they change it. PANDA RULEZ!

 

[w3.player]

True, Pandas are a lot more cute (or terrifying in case of Illidan's warglaives where the panda is angry and with green eyes).

 

[RakEnRoL]

I wonder how many panda people are here :">
You know... Large and Loving D: Gimme Hugs!

 

[.VTZ.]

as you guys know
aurius the pure (paladin) have a book that is writting "SAM" (some blizzard member)
and kobold has "sammy" face as mask
pure blizzard jokes

 

[takakenji]

it cant be an easter egg

 

[RakEnRoL]

I hope to see more easter eggs.

 

[Joe-black-5]

Moved to Warcraft3 Discussion.

 

[Orcnet]

background story of the warglaives
http://www.wowwiki.com/Azzinoth

the symbol of the panda
http://www.wowwiki.com/Samwise_Didier