Fan Spots World of Warcraft Bust at Spanish Hotel

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Considering its long and prolific history,World of Warcraft fans tend to find references to the fantasy franchise in the strangest of places. One World of Warcraft fan discovered the bust of Illidan Stormrage while staying at a hotel in Spain.

World of Warcraft fan coldfox02 shared their discovery on Reddit while abroad for a wedding. The bust itself is located at Xauen, a hotel located in Jaén in the Andalucía region of Spain.

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The bust is of the torso of Illidan Stormrage from the waist up. Though without arms or legs, the bust is instantly recognizable as the Burning Crusade poster child thanks to the iconic, bright green fel tattoos combined with the night elf’s purple skin. Though it cannot be read in the picture, coldfox02 confirmed the plaque on the bust’s pedestal indeed identified it as Illidan Stormrage.

This is neither the first nor the last strange discovery World of Warcraft fans have made in the outside world. Just recently, a World of Warcraft fan in Malaysia found a local hospital had been playing the cinematic trailer for the decade-old Mists of Pandaria expansion on repeat for years. Another fan also reported a local botanical conservatory which consistently plays Northrend overworld music from the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.

Coldfox02’s fellow World of Warcraft fans were in awe of their peculiar find. Many leapt at the opportunity to make references to Monty Python’s “Spanish Inquisition” skits, as none of them expected such a find. Others stayed close to source material with their jests, saying the original poster was “not prepared” to find the statue–a reference to Illidan’s iconic line from the Burning Crusade