Why Mechagnomes Will Definitely Be An Allied Race

Mortis-arathor · April 20, 2019, 5:16pm

Remember when Twilight made werewolves popular again and Blizzard suddenly announced the Worgen to WoW out of nowhere with a bunch of retcons and a rushed model on Cataclysm?

Well, I got 3 words for you: Alita Battle Angel

Cashcollecta-emerald-dream · April 20, 2019, 5:19pm

Gilgoblins and Mechagnomes are both examples of races taking racial professions(alchemy and Mekkaengineering) to an extreme. It will interesting to see our new aquatic and mechanical friends in the future.

Aspects-illidan · April 20, 2019, 5:21pm

As long as the gnomes stay on Alliance, adding them is fine

Illustrial-zuljin · April 20, 2019, 5:21pm

These are customization options nothing more. If these are the next Allied races I will up and quit for good. Total garbage.

Mortis-arathor · April 20, 2019, 5:23pm

I don’t know about that.

I mean, I could definitely imagine a WoW Barbershop removing a Gnome’s limbs and replacing them with mechanical prosthetics but… Somehow I can’t picture the barbershop attaching the old flesh limbs back in case the Gnomes change their minds…

Cashcollecta-emerald-dream · April 20, 2019, 5:23pm

Keep in mind that if the trend continues as usual, there will be 4 new allied races next expansion. 2 of which will with an almost guarantee not be goblins and gnomes.

Luuni-area-52 · April 20, 2019, 5:28pm

She’s not a gnome though.

Failadin-arathor · April 20, 2019, 5:29pm

sounds legit
I’m sure blizz was in contact with the studios 3 years ago and wanted toons based on a mediocre movie and built BFA to support it.

Mortis-arathor · April 20, 2019, 5:30pm

Just like the Worgen are the closest WoW has to werewolves, Mechagnomes are the closest it has to cyborgs.

Luuni-area-52 · April 20, 2019, 5:31pm

This is true. Don’t you just want to steal one of their arms and hold it above their heads?

Mortis-arathor · April 20, 2019, 5:31pm

WoW doesn’t need to contact the studio for mechagnomes any more than they needed to contact the Indiana Jones people to make Uldum lol

Hella-malfurion · April 20, 2019, 5:34pm

Im hoping Mechagnomes and Vulpera will be the next pair of allied races. Just because…

Luuni-area-52 · April 20, 2019, 5:35pm

No way… NO WAY!

Nice find!

Failadin-arathor · April 20, 2019, 5:36pm

ok. Of course IJ came out in 83? and is culturally relevant. But you’re probably right. They probably saw a trailer and we’re like ,“Let’s add garbage gnomes and completely rebuild this expansion that’s in progress to hop on a trend we see coming”. Blizz has always been super agile in their development process.

Sorelai-wyrmrest-accord · April 20, 2019, 5:38pm

Except the movie wasn’t very popular. Not to Twilight levels anyway. It is doubtful that Disney will approve a sequel.

Peppermint-eldrethalas · April 20, 2019, 5:39pm

Pffft! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Cashcollecta-emerald-dream · April 20, 2019, 5:44pm

Aquatic sea tinkers would also be quite neat.

Minusthemage-thrall · April 20, 2019, 5:45pm

I thought mechagnomes predated actual gnomes though? I thought actual gnomes were made from mechagnomes through the curse of flesh?? Actually I’m almost positive this is right. Mirmiron is one of the original mechagnomes predating the cruse of flesh.

Cashcollecta-emerald-dream · April 20, 2019, 5:47pm

Well these things are different from full machine mechagnomes. Junker gnomes is their less cannon name. I am not sure how long these ones have been around.

Dessalen-dalaran · April 20, 2019, 5:47pm

I feel dumb for never thinking of this.