Today is Pepe's 10th birthday, and Blizzard is celebrating with 10% off all plushies, alongside the release of a brand-new shirt and hoodie commemorating this special anniversary. As an added bonus, players can now also select Pepe as their avatar on the Battle.net launcher.
Happy birbday everyone!Check out Pepe's 10th Birthday T-Shirt and Hoodie on the Blizzard Gear Store!Because Wowhead is a part of the Blizzard Gear Store's affiliate program, a portion of sales through these links will go to support our site. Ardenweald Pepe Maldraxxus Pepe Revendreth Pepe All Gearstore Plushies It's been 10 years since Pepe was created by Lead Prop Artist Jordan Powers, who originally revealed the beloved birb via Facebook on February 24th, 2013.
Since his discovery by players in the Warlords of Draenor garrison, Pepe has become a community icon, the subject of fan art, memes, and selfies, such as ZHArDoom's work depicting Pepe dressed up as all 33 (at the time) playable characters in Heroes of the Storm. The Trans-Dimensional Bird Whistle added in Patch 6.1 allowed players to take Pepe on further adventures beyond the garrison's original limitations, and the beloved birb has been with us ever since, making an appearance in every expansion, alongside an ever growing collection of outfits and toys, some of which have been featured on the Blizzard Gear Store.
The multi-dimensional birb has made appearances in several Blizzard games including Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm, and most recently spotted hanging out in the World of Warcraft Trading Post spotlight. He's even been the guest star of several BlizzCon meetups! Credit DragonsADark and ThexLichxQueen on Twitter Pepe may be a minor character within the vast Warcraft
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