Summary
- World of Warcraft joins in on the fun sparked by NASA's discovery of a mysterious golden question mark in space, creating a meme that perfectly captures the similarity between the celestial object and the game's quest markers.
- The image shared by World of Warcraft shows a globe with the map of Azeroth, and the signature golden question mark hovers above it, humorously answering the question about the unidentified object in space.
- Fans of World of Warcraft are enjoying the meme, making jokes about buying a spaceship to move to Azeroth and speculating about the introduction of a new "Universe Quest" in the game. The meme also includes a nod to the sword of Sargeras, proving Blizzard's attention to detail.
World of Warcraft got in on the fun sparked by NASA’s discovery of a golden question mark in space by making a meme of its own. Though many of the memes surrounding this new celestial body are hilarious, the one shared by World of Warcraft was simply too perfect.
Recently, NASA’s James Webb Telescope snapped a picture of deep space that contains an unidentified object that looks like a giant golden question mark. Gamers who saw the picture couldn’t help but be reminded of similar symbols used in games like World of Warcraft to indicate quests that need to be turned in.
The official World of Warcraft Twitter saw the opportunity and was not about to let it pass without making a gag of its own. It shared an image of a globe with the map of Azeroth pasted across it. The signature golden question mark turn-in icon hovers above the planet, jokingly answering the question of the mysterious celestial object in the process. The new WoW meme gave a whole new meaning to the phrase “World Quest.”
Scientists have no idea what this mysterious object actually is. Some theories posit it is a remote galaxy, or possibly two galaxies caught in each other's gravitational pull. Either way, the question mark-shaped object is further than 1,500 light years away from Earth–but still within the 13 billion light-year range of the James Webb Space Telescope. Future images may shed more light on what the unidentified object is.
In the meantime, World of Warcraft fans are having a field day with the meme. Some players joked about wanting to buy a spaceship so they could move to Azeroth, while others said this was the introduction of the new “Universe Quest” in World of Warcraft. Others couldn’t help but notice WoW made the sword of Sargeras sticking out of the planet in the meme, proving Blizzard hadn’t forgotten about it after all.
World of Warcraft isn’t the only game players were reminded of by the NASA picture. Some players were reminded of the unique planets and sectors from Star Fox, while others made tongue-in-cheek jokes about how they had finally found the last Riddler trophy from Batman: Arkham Knights. Whether it is a quest marker, a glitch in the system, a Batman reference, or an unknown celestial body, the appearance of this mysterious object is apt considering how many questions people have as to what it actually is.
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