In World of Warcraft, with the new expansion The War Within, there is a new enemy, but players seem particularly interested in a body part of the character.
Who is it about? World of Warcraft has received the new enemy Xal’atath with “The War Within”. The strange elf already appeared in World of Warcraft Legion and is the antagonist of the players in the new expansion.
If you are interested in the entire story surrounding Xal’atath, you will find it here: Who is Xal’atath? The whole story of the new antagonist
You’ve probably heard that World of Warcraft is dead a few times; here you will learn the background to that:
Instead of an enemy, more of an object of desire
What are the fans interested in? A post on Reddit is currently getting a lot of attention, showing Google’s suggestions when one types in Xal’atath. Google then displays additional keywords to narrow down the search. These are sorted by what is most commonly searched with the word.
In the case of Xal’atath, the most common words seem to be “Feet”, “Wallpaper”, and “Art”. So the users appear to be very interested in the appearance of the character and specifically the feet of the antagonist.
The displayed words provide insight into what players are really interested in, and that seems to be more about the character’s appearance rather than the story.
However, Google filters out search results that are not safe for work, so there are no overly offensive phrases in the suggestions.
How does the community react to the search suggestions? The community laughs at what seems to interest people most about the new enemy. Some joke even further.
For example, the Reddit user Wooden-Future-9081 writes: “This violates Blizzard’s intellectual property law. To learn more, Google xal’atath rule 34.” Which is obviously meant as a joke.
Another user points out that the Google suggestions are personalized, implying that the poster themselves is to blame. While the suggestions are indeed personalized, anonymized results show the same picture in this case.
The Reddit user Grim_Ghast speculates: “They [editor’s note: The developers] knew exactly what they were doing with their outfit…” Also, BoarChief on Reddit thinks the developers should reconsider the character: “Don’t waste this opportunity, Blizz! Don’t kill her off too soon. Just imagine all the fan merchandise! […]”
Even though the new enemy has gained a lot of attention, she is probably far from the most well-known character in the game. Old acquaintances, who seemingly come from a vague children’s show on television, appear: WoW player finds Spongebob and his friends in The War Within
