Some services in World of Warcraft are so strange that one hardly wants to think about them – especially when it comes to Xal’atath.
The players of World of Warcraft sometimes have quirky preferences. One of them concerns the current antagonist of the MMORPG, namely Xal’atath. After the Void creature, which controls the body of a dead elf, was prominently shown feet first in cutscenes several times, it has become a meme that someone at Blizzard surely has a particular fondness for feet. A meme that has taken on a life of its own and has since served as the basis for all sorts of fan art – many of which are not suitable for minors.
But now the community has determined the “King of Gooner” – as someone has created a piece of art featuring Xal’atath in their house in WoW that prominently displays her “most important” body parts.
What kind of picture is that? The “picture” is a gigantic wall in a player’s house in World of Warcraft. In the style of a mosaic, the player “siflar” has created a huge painting of Xal’atath that shows her in a somewhat questionable pose – and where the feet naturally play a particularly large role.
The mosaic is based on fan art by MonoriRogue, the image was published, for example, on Patreon.
120 hours for the Void Mommy – and an impressed community
How long did it take? According to their own statements, siflar invested almost 120 hours into the project and spent a good third of the possible housing budget. Because Xal’atath in all her glory consists of 1,600 dyed stones, which had to be arranged with millimeter precision to create this piece of art.
This is how the community reacts: In the gaming community, this dedication to the one true “Void Mommy” is naturally received quite well. Even if Xal’atath and especially her feet are more of a meme than actual admiration (at least in most cases…), the amount of effort is respected. Because arranging the various stones in WoW housing so perfectly is quite an achievement, which others appreciate:
- “Okay, let’s put all the Xal’atoes memes aside for a moment: This is really impressive work.” – TaleofDash
- “Ladies and gentlemen, we have found King Gooner.” – Tenchen-WoW
- “Imagine you are Xal’atath – once a mortal being, destroyed by a cosmic power and transformed into a creature of the Void, forced to serve as the harbinger of Dimensius, sent to Azeroth to resolve the situation with the Old Gods, then imprisoned in a dagger for millennia, plotting for centuries while slowly sowing chaos in mortal civilizations to free yourself from the blade, seeking a mortal host body, taking the immense power that was denied to you and allowed you to consume all existence…
… and all the Champions of Azeroth care about are the feet of your elven host body.” – DouceCanoe
No wonder that the post has now gathered over 9,500 upvotes.
Cortyn says: In my circle of friends, there is a term for things that are both quite impressive and simultaneously evoke a certain level of disgust: I am fascinatedly disgusted.
In the end, the appreciation for all the work that has gone into such a project and the achievement that the picture actually looks so good clearly prevails.
I also once tried my hand at a mosaic, but gave up after about 3 hours because it looked more like “kindergarten drawing (very bad)”. Therefore, I find it all the more impressive how one can immortalize entire works of art in the game with the limited means of WoW housing.
Another fan has expressed their love for Xal’atath in another way. While most approach Xal’atath only on a digital level, they have acquired a life-sized Xal’atath statue and now have her as a shrine in their apartment for just $300.
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