Quotes of Warcraft III/Undead Scourge

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This article or section contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and official bonus maps.

Undead Scourge Edit

Acolyte Edit

Ready

• "The damned stand ready..."

What

• "My life for Ner'zhul."
• "I wish only to serve."
• "Thy bidding, master?" (Possibly referencing a Darth Vader quote from Star Wars)
• "Where shall my blood be spilled?"
• "I bow to your will."

Yes

• "Yes, master."
• "I gladly obey."
• "My fate is sealed."
• "Thy will be done."

Attack

• "Death shall reign."
• "Fear the Reaper!" (A reference to Don't Fear the Reaper, a song by Blue Öyster Cult)
• "Let life cease!"

Warcry

• "I'm sanctified!"

Pissed

• "This is the hour of the Scourge!"
• "Death shall cleanse the world!"
• "All I see is blackness. Oh, my hood's down."
• "Let blood drown the weak!"
• "My life for Aiur... er– I– I mean Ner'Zhul." (A reference to the Protoss from StarCraft, another Blizzard game.)
• "The living be cursed!"
• "Would you like to know the secret to eternal happiness? Page 246."
• "Once you head down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. And you get dental." (Yoda from Star Wars)

Shade Edit

Ready

• "The damned return."

What

• "I shall be your eyes."
• "My sight is yours."
• "What needs revealing?"

Yes

• "Let's see..."
• "I'll look into it..."
• "All shall be revealed."
• "I go unseen."

Attack

• "More souls for the master!"
• "Dieeeeeeeeeeeee!"
• "Let screams fill the air!"
• "Feel my wrath!"
• "For the master!"

Warcry

• "Glory to the scourge!"

Pissed

• "I am but a shadow of my former self."
• "What I do in death echoes in eternity." (Reference to Maximus in Gladiator)
• "Death is its own reward."
• "I'm having a mid-death crisis."
• (singing) "I-I-I-I ain't got no bo-o-o-o-ody!" (A reference to the song "I Got Nobody", also sung in the same way by Igor in Young Frankenstein)
• "I'm invisible, gaseous, and deadly."

Ghoul Edit

What

• "Wuzzap." (A reference to the popular Budweiser ad campaign.)
• "Must feed!" (The Dark Archon from Starcraft)

Pissed

• "Me eat dead people!" (The Sixth Sense)
• "Me scary."
• "Me eat brains!" (The Return of the Living Dead)
• "No guts, no gory." (A play on the popular phrase, "no guts, no glory".)

Abomination Edit

Ready

• "Us hear and obey." (Referencing the third "Omen" movie)

What

• "What we do?"
• "Hurghm?"
• "We done waiting!"
• "Hmmm?"

Yes

• "Us go."
• "Rend and tear!"

Attack

• "Kill!"
• "Tear meat!"
• "Rip!"

Warcry

• "ALL FOR ONE!" (The Three Musketeers)

Pissed

• "We come in peace...es (pieces)." (A play on the phrase "We come in peace" from the movie Mars Attacks!)
• "Happy entrails." (A play off the Roy Rogers song "Happy Trails")
• "You got us in stitches."
• "Us dead sexy!" (Austin Powers reference)
• "Chunk!" (Reference to The Goonies)

Crypt Fiend Edit

Ready

• "The sleeper awakes." (Possible play on the phrases "The Sleeper must awaken/The Sleeper has awaken!" from the novel Dune by Frank Herbert.)

What:

• "Proceed."
• "You rang?" (Reflective of Lurch from The Addams Family.)
• "Make your choice."
• "I await."

Yes

• "By Nerub."
• "What's done is done."
• "The time is now."
• "Yes, master."

Attack

• "For the Spider Kingdom."
• "Be drained of life."
• "You may feel a sting."

Warcry

• "Fall before the Scourge!"

Pissed

• "What a tangled web we weave." (Walter Scott reference)
• "Spider sense... tingling." (Spiderman comics)
• "Last week my top half was on the Discovery Channel..."
• "...and my bottom half was on Animal Planet."
• "My ass always gets bloated during my spin cycle."
• "I like chicks that are into bandage." (A pun on the word "bondage" in a BDSM sense)
• "I'm stuck on bandages 'cause bandages are stuck on me." (A play off the Band-Aid commercial.)

Banshee Edit

Ready

• "Let my cries chill the living."

What

• "You called me?"
• "You brought me back!?"
• "Why have I been summoned?"
• "What must I do?"
• "Hi..."

Yes

• "If it pleases you."
• "Yes."
• "If I must..."
• "I must obey..."
• "If that is your wish."

Attack

• "Die!"
• "Feel my pain!"
• "Your soul shall burn."

Warcry

• "My death awaits!"

Pissed

• "LET THIS TORMENT END!!"
• "How long must I suffer?"
• "U-N-D-E-A-D. Find out what it means to me." (The song "Respect" by Aretha Franklin)
• "There is no banshee. Only Zuul!" (The movie Ghostbusters)
• "(raving) I hate you, I hate you! (flirty) Call me."

Necromancer Edit

Ready

• "The shadows beckon."

What

• "The dead shall serve."
• "The restless dead await."
• "What does the shadow will?"
• "This better be good."

Yes

• "Intriguing."
• "For the Lich King."
• "Let darkness guide me..."
• "As the shadow wills."

Attack

• "Die!"
• "Tremble before the Scourge!"
• "None.. shall survive!"

Warcry

• "They'll all be mine, in the end!" (StarCraft: Brood War reference.)

Pissed

• "Every man lives. Not every man truly dies." (A reversal of a Braveheart quote.)
• "I love the dead... Frequently."
• "I see undead people." (Yet another reference to The Sixth Sense or possibly a reference to the in-game cheat "iseedeadpeople" which is also a reference to the movie.)
• "Do you smell something? *sniff* Oh, it's just the troops."
• "Right click for hot undead action!"

Death Knight Edit

Ready

• "The pact is sealed!"

What

• "You called?"
• "My patience has ended!"
• "I am darkness!"
• "My vengeance is yours!"

Yes

• "Let battle be joined!"
• "As you order!"
• "Hyah!" *horse neighs*
• "At last!"
• "For the Lich King!"

Attack

• "Feel my wrath!"
• "By Ner'zhul!"
• "Ride… or die!"

Warcry

• "Let terror reign!"

Pissed

• "Has Hell frozen over yet?" (Reference to the idiom When hell freezes over)
• "I am the one horseman of the Apocalypse!"
• "I hate people, but I love gatherings." (A subtle Clerks reference)
• "I'm a Death Knight Rider! Muh ha ha ha!"
• "Blucher!" (Reference to Young Frankenstein, as well as the Terran Valkyrie from StarCraft: Brood War)
• "Don't touch me. I'm evil." (A reference to Time Bandits)

Lich Edit

Ready

• "The ancient evil survives!"

What

• "I am sworn to Ner'zhul!"
• "Thy bidding?"
• "Direct me!"
• "Yours to command!"

Yes

• "So be it!"
• "By your words!"
• "It is destined!"
• "Chilling!"
• "Dead man walking..." (A reference to the movie Dead Man Walking, which itself is titled after the call-out made by a prison guard as a prisoner was walked to his execution.)

Warcry

• "For the Burning Legion!"

Attack

• "Embrace the end!"
• "I will crush you!"
• "Embrace the cold!"

Pissed

• "Could you chew that up for me?"
• "I'm so poor, I don't even have calcium deposits."
• "I am the ghost of WarCraft past." (Reference to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens)
• "I hear that Banshee's a real screamer."
• "You should see the skeletons in my closet."
• "Imhotep…" (The Mummy)
• "All the ladies dig rigor mortis."
• "You are the weakest Lich, goodbye." (Reference to the show "The Weakest Link")

Dreadlord Edit

Ready

• "The night beckons!"

What

• "Greetings!"
• "What, mortal?"
• "What is it now?"
• "I must hunt soon!"

Yes

• "That was my plan."
• "Agreed."
• "Very well."
• "You thought of that?"

Attack

• "I hunger!"
• "Death rages!"
• "Die!"

Warcry

• "Your soul is mine!" (a reference from Mortal Kombat)

Pissed

• "If I have wings, why am I always walking?"
• (phone rings) "Yes? Argh, for the last time: I'm a DREADlord, not a DRUGlord."
• "This is not a dress. It's the standard Dreadlord uniform." (This is a reference to early models of the Dreadlord, in which the Dreadlord was seen wearing an outfit that looked very much like a dress. This was changed before the game was released)
• "Dressed to kill. Bleh!" (This is a reference to KISS' album Dress to Kill)
• (phone rings) "Yes? Darkness, hey, what's up? The Demon Hunter left you a message? No, I don't have his number." (refers to a phrase in the game "darkness calls" and also a demon hunter quote)
• "And then, after I overthrow this fool… Oh! Hello! I – I didn't know you were there." (referring to the player)
• "Imbecile!"

Crypt Lord Edit

Ready

• "From the depths I come!"

What

• "Speak."
• "I have heard the summons."
• "Time is fleeting."
• "My might cannot be matched!"
• "I serve only the Frozen Throne."

Yes

• "I'll see to it."
• "By Nerub."
• "Indubitably."
• "Kinky."
• "I'll consume the living and the dead!"

Attack

• "Oblivion awaits!"
• "Feel the venom of Nerub!"
• "Raid." (A brand of insecticide)

Warcry

• "For the Frozen Throne!"

Pissed

• "The Scourge will devour all!"
• "The strands of destiny weave only a web of death."
• "It was good to be the king." (A reference from History of the World, Part I)
• "Humans check in. They don't check out." (Specifically a reference to the advertising of Raid-brand roach motels.)
• "I'm the fifth beatle." (In a British accent, referring to the band, the Beatles.)
• "And they say Blizzard games don't have bugs."

Kel'Thuzad Edit

(Hero — Necromancer, Lich)
What

• "You called?"
• "Is there something amiss?"
• "My talents are yours."
• "I've been thinking."

Yes

• "Hmm, that sounds logical."
• "Yes, right away."
• "A fateful choice."
• "Indeed."

Attack

• "Burn!"
• "In the Lich King's name!"
• "Taste this!"

Warcry

• "For the Lich King!"

Pissed

• "The Cult of the Damned...I need to print more brochures."
• "I always wanted to start my own religion...so I did!" (Somewhat reminiscent of L. Ron Hubbard)
• "I will await my eternal reward." (possible reference to Aladdin)
• (Grunts) "This horned thing on my head is killing me!"
• "Fifty-thousand gold a year in childcare and they call it a cult?!"

Arthas Edit

(Hero — Death Knight)
What

• "Speak, fool!"
• "No one orders me around!"
• "Tread lightly."
• "What is it now?"

Yes

• "Finally."
• "Frostmourne hungers."
• "This is more like it."
• "Ah! At last."

Attack

• "For the Lich King!"
• "Faithless coward!"
• "You will know endless torment!"
• "Your pain shall be legendary!"
• "I'll make sure you suffer."
• "Now, Frostmourne!"

Warcry

• "Glory to the Scourge!"

Pissed

• "I was a fool to trust in the light."
• "The Lich King has given me true power!"
• "I'll be twice the king my father ever was."
• "Lordaeron will be reborn."
• "Who is this 'darkness' anyway?" (Referring to the 'darkness' quotes of the Demon Hunter and Dreadlord)

Tichondrius Edit

(Hero — Dread Lord)
What

• "What is it now?"
• "I grow tired of waiting."
• "Insufferable lout."
• "I have better things to do."

Yes

• "For now."
• "I'll play along."

Attack

• "Die, Fool!"
• "I must feed."
• "Your life will sustain me."

Warcry

• "Ash nazg gimbatul!" (LotR reference)

Pissed

• "Dreadlords… do it in the dark."
• "I get cranky when I haven't been fed."
• "I must feast upon souls!"
• "The Legion needs… a better dental plan. These fangs are killing me!"
• "Darkness… needs to get DSL. His line is always busy." (another in the 'darkness' series.)

Sylvanas Windrunner (undead) Edit

(Hero - Dark Ranger)
Ready

• "What joy is there in this curse?"

What

• "I'm here."
• "Show me a target."
• "Give the order."
• "I'm listening."

Yes

• "It's time to even the scales." (Based on a line she says to Arthas in the same game)
• "Done!"
• "I have no time for games."
• "The moment is upon us!"
• "Of course!"

Attack

• "Show them no mercy!"
• "Push the attack!"
• "Let none survive!"
• "May my aim be true."

Warcry

• "Victory draws near!"

Pissed

• "My will is my own."
• "I have my own reasons for seeking vengeance." (From a conversation with Balnazzar in the game)
• "Arthas murdered my people and turned me into this...monstrosity." (From the same conversation)
• "What are we if not slaves to this torment?"

Varimathras Edit

(Hero - Dread Lord)
Ready

• "I have returned."

What

• "How will this benefit me?"
• "Don't waste my time."
• "You have an idea?"
• "You call on me?"
• "I await your counsel."

Yes

• "I'll do what I must."
• "Stay out of my way."
• "By any means necessary."
• "Right."
• "Of course."

Attack

• "Wake up, time to die." (Blade Runner)
• "None can oppose me."
• "This one is mine."
• "Vanquish the weak!"

Warcry

• "For the Nathrezim!"

Pissed

• "I love it when a plan comes together." (A-team Hannibal)
• "Sorry, I don't do interviews." (Reference to Interview With a Vampire, relating to Dreadlord's vampiric nature)
• "We're not a cult so much as a maniacal group of fanatical, blade-wielding zealots."
• "I'll take a huge, juicy, bloody bite out of-- What were we talking about?"
• "I'm always on the winning side."
• "Join me, or die."
• "Don't worry about the fine print, the soul consumption clause is never exercised."
• (Lengthy screams of a human while being stabbed, followed by a body hitting the floor) "And that concludes our demonstration... any questions?"

Warning quotes Edit

Acolyte

• "I cannot summon there."
• "May only summon under blighted ground."

Necromancer

• "An allied hero has been killed!"
• "Our brethren's town is under attack!"
• "Our brethren need assistance!"
• "Our gold mine has collapsed."
• "Our gold mine is nearly empty."
• "Our hero has been killed!"
• "Inventory is full."
• "Insufficient mana."
• "Summon more Ziggurats."
• "More gold is required."
• "We demand additional lumber."
• "Our town is under attack!"
• "Our forces are under attack!"

Dialogue Edit

During Frozen Throne Undead Campaign

• Nerubians: "The traitor king!"
  Arthas: "Who, me?"
  Anub'Arak: "They are referring to me, Death Knight."
• Baelgun: "You! You're the one who killed poor Muradin!"
  Arthas: "Get over it already!"