Contested{{#set:Faction=}} Area 52 | |
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Races | GoblinGoblin Goblin |
Affiliation | B.O.O.M. (Steamwheedle Cartel) |
Location | Southwestern Netherstorm |
'A strange vision haunts me... I see a continuous cloud of smoke ascending toward the sky, left in the wake of a giant fire moving ever faster away. It is not a natural phenomenon, nor a creation of evil; that much I know. I have no knowledge of what it looks like, save that it is the product of the labor of many. Yet, without more hands, it may never come to be.'
- ~ Seer Jovar - Telaar, Nagrand
Area 52 is a neutral goblin-run town found on the southwestern most island of Netherstorm. It is a settlement structured much like Gadgetzan and Everlook, with a short wall surrounding a small hovel of buildings. The goblins are seen building a rocket ship to journey into the Twisting Nether named the X-52 Nether-Rocket.
Facilities[]
- Inn
- Mailbox
- Bank
- Flight Master
- Food & Drink
- Equipment Repair
- Barber Shop
Travel Connections[]
Flight[]
- Alliance Sylvanaar
- Alliance Toshley's Station
- Horde Thunderlord Stronghold
- Horde Mok'Nathal Village
- Fail:Neutral 15.png The Stormspire
- Fail:Neutral 15.png Cosmowrench
- Fail:Neutral 15.png Evergrove
Locations and NPCs[]
- Area 52 Inn
- Goblin female Neutral Innkeeper Remi Dodoso <Innkeeper>
- BloodElf male Neutral Spymaster Thalodien
- BloodElf female Neutral Magistrix Larynna
- BloodElf maleBloodElf female Neutral Scryer Retrainer
- Draenei female Neutral Anchorite Karja
- Draenei male Neutral Exarch Orelis
- Draenei maleDraenei female Neutral Seasoned Vindicator
- Town Square
- Goblin female Neutral Liza Cutlerflix <Stable Master>
- Fail:IconSmall WarpStalker.gif Neutral Warpy <Liza's Pet>
- Goblin male Neutral Blazzle <Blacksmithing Supplies>
- Goblin male Neutral Rocket-Chief Fuselage <B.O.O.M. Commander>
- Goblin male Neutral Bill <B.O.O.M. Fire Marshal>
- Goblin male Neutral Papa Wheeler <B.O.O.M. Mech Tech>
- Goblin male Neutral Chubis <B.O.O.M. Jr. Mech Tech>
- Goblin male Neutral Gant <Food & Drink>
- Goblin male Neutral Kablamm Farflinger <Transportation Engineer>
- Goblin male Neutral Dash <Trade Supplies>
- Human female Neutral Kalynna Lathred
- Goblin male Neutral Doc <B.O.O.M.>
- Goblin male Neutral Boots <B.O.O.M. Master Mixologist>
- Goblin male Neutral Off-Duty Engineer <B.O.O.M. Engineering>
- Goblin male Neutral Soren
- Goblin female Neutral Nadja
- Fail:IconSmall Ethereal.gif Neutral Nether-Stalker Khay'ji
- HighElf male Neutral Ravandwyr <Kirin Tor Apprentice>
- Fail:IconSmall Dragonhawk.gif Neutral Sagan <Ravandwyr's Familiar>
- Goblin male Neutral Lee Sparks <The Taskmaster>
- Goblin male Neutral Chief Engineer Trep <B.O.O.M. Engineering>
- Goblin male Neutral Xyrol <Master Engineering Trainer>
- Goblin male Neutral Qiff <Engineering Supplies>
- Goblin male Neutral Kizzie <General Supplies>
- Goblin male Neutral Experimental Pilot
- Goblin male Neutral Irradiated Manager
- Goblin male Neutral Irradiated Worker
- Goblin male Neutral Engineering Crewmember
- Arena Hut
- Goblin male Neutral Kezzik the Striker <Gladiator, Merciless, & Vengeful Gear>
- Goblin male Neutral Big Zokk Torquewrench <Classic Weapons>
- Goblin male Neutral Krixel Pinchwhistle <Classic Alliance Mail & Plate>
- Goblin male Neutral Grex Brainboiler <Classic Alliance Cloth & Leather>
- Goblin female Neutral Leeni "Smiley" Smalls <Classic Horde Mail & Plate>
- Goblin female Neutral Tini Smalls <Classic Horde Cloth & Leather>
- Goblin male Neutral Area 52 Bruiser
- Ogre male Neutral Area 52 Big Bruiser
- Underground Bank
- Goblin male Neutral Nandirx <Banker>
- Goblin male Neutral Karzo <Banker>
- Goblin female Neutral Zixxy <Banker>
- Bank Hut
- Goblin female Neutral Meeda <Banker>
- Netherstorm Rift
- Goblin male Neutral Lead Sapper Blastfizzle <B.O.O.M. Sap Foreman>
- Goblin male Neutral Crash Bigbomb <B.O.O.M. Sap Operations>
- Outside Area 52
- Goblin male Neutral Krexcil <Flight Master>
- BloodElf female Neutral Veronia
- Guards
- Goblin maleGoblin female Neutral Netherstorm Agent
- Goblin maleNeutral Area 52 Bruiser
- Fail:IconSmall Pummeler.gifNeutral Area 52 Death Machine
Quotes and Notes[]
Anchorite Karja: With all due respect, A'dal sent us here to investigate Kael's activities, not mount a full-scaled attack.
Spymaster Thalodien: Look, sweetheart. No one's talking about storming Tempest Keep ourselves, but when we see a target of opportunity we have to take it.
Exarch Orelis: Hold your tongue, Knave! Do not dare use that tone with a priestess of the Light!
Magistrix Larynna:[Thalassian] DOr shar'adore da shando (I'm surrounded by idiots!)
Anchorite Karja: The magistrix will be happy to know I'm fluent in Thalassian. Your courtesy is not lost on me.
Anchorite Karja: Back to the topic... we should focus our attention on these manaforges. We need to learn what the enemy is doing with them and why.
Magistrix Larynna: We've told you all there is to know! Do you forget that many of us used to be trusted followers of Kael'thas?
Spymaster Thalodien: ...and just look at where that got us!
Exarch Orelis: Even you must admit that your information from defectors is outdated and unreliable. Let us make calculated attacks on these manaforges and gather what information we can.
Spymaster Thalodien: Finally some talk of action from the big guy!
- The city can be reached via [Dimensional Ripper - Area 52].
- The innkeeper in Area 52 does not sell any goods, but food and drink can be purchased from Gant.
There are numerous areas where you can attack the opposing factions (and vice versa) and guards will not be aggroed. It is advisable to stay in a building or fly above the ground if you need to go away from keyboard if you play in a PvP realm or are PvP flagged. Area 52 Death Machines kill roof-campers, but engineers can control them with [Gnomish Universal Remote].
Pop-culture References[]
Area 52 has a few references to the outside world in it. The name of the town itself is a reference.
- The X2 Nether Rocket has many goblins working on it, most of whom are clad in Star Trek-inspired uniforms.
- Two of the goblins working on the X2 Nether Rocket have a dialogue running along the lines of Elton John's "Rocket Man".
- The X2 name is a reference to the X-plane, the experimental U.S. airplane/rocket program.
- The town's name is a reference to Area 51, a US military base which has strong pop culture ties to extraterrestrials and their space-faring technology.
- When going through the doors, players receive a short "debuff" (with no apparent effects) from the A-52 Neuralyzer, which says "The flash of light you did not see did not erase your memories." In the film Men in Black, agents were issued a device, also called a Neuralyzer, that wiped people's memories with a flash of light whenever they had any contact with aliens.
- Innkeeper Remi Dodoso's name in Area 52 spells out the notes 'Re' 'Mi' 'Do' 'Do' 'So' in the solfege scale. This is a reference to the musical theme used in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind to communicate with the aliens which have landed on Earth.
- Area 52 and the X2 rocket also periodically get attacked by Negatron, a reference to Megatron from the Transformers series.
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