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[HotS] Hogger: Knoll King On The Loose

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[HotS] Hogger: Knoll King On The Loose

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November 23rd, 2020 08:21 GMT




Knoll King On The Loose


New Hero: Hogger


Written by: Koznarov




The last few days there have been many rumors about the next Heroes of the Storm character. After Mei’s release in June, the second 2020 hero has finally been announced. Get ready to welcome Hogger, the leader of the Riverpaw pack.

The first teaser for this hero showed us a dead murloc and some weapons and pieces of armor. Getting a takedown on the murloc is not that unusual, so these clues didn’t narrow the riddle much, just that it was a Warcraft hero. However, the second teaser was much more enlightening. It showed a wanted sign pierced by an axe. We still could read some fragments: “Gnoll last seen” and “Southwest Elwynn.” Looks like our new hero doesn’t like being hunted.



Hogger was first named as a possible hero back in 2013 when Senior Art Director Samwise Didier mentioned him as one of the “unsung characters” they might add to the game. The gnoll is also one of the most wanted heroes from the Warcraft franchise. And his infamy has crawled beyond the Blizzard games after he was named one of the most diabolical video game villains. Why is this fierce beast so popular?

Hogger the Terrifying



Originally, Hogger was a lesser World of Warcraft character. He was just a mob that players needed to slay. However, he was also the first elite enemy human characters would face, and—as Illidan would say—many of them were not prepared. The gnoll was not the prey, but the hunter, and he killed a bunch of incautious adventurers. It was relatively common organizing “Hogger raids” to take down the dangerous character. This is how an anecdotal NPC became well-known across the WoW playerbase.



For those wondering, gnolls are those hyena-like humanoids on Alterac Pass camps. They are violent, vicious, and not quite smart. Hogger is the leader of Riverpaw pack, a group of gnolls from Elwynn Forest with ties to the Defias Brotherhood. In a World of Warcraft quest he’s even nicknamed “The Gnoll King.” Before Cataclysm, players were asked to kill the dangerous creature, but that changed when Azeroth was shattered.

The original quest was altered, so instead of being killed, Hogger was arrested and imprisoned in the Stormwind Stockade. The Stockade is a high-security prison hidden under the canals of the human capital city (and a playable dungeon). But captivity was just a setback for the gnoll and his pack. Even in prison they kept being violent and terrifying—a threat for the wardens and the players who dared to enter the complex.

We don’t know where in Azeroth Hogger is now. In Battle for Azeroth, the Horde broke into the Stockade. That’s when we saw a “Hogger disguise” that a human, Kazul, wore to terrify Stormwind. Whether he is free or dead, we better stay away from Hogger Hill. But nothing will stop us from terrorizing the Nexus with him.




Are you excited for Hogger too? Let us know what you think!





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Writer(s): Koznarov
Editor(s): Allyssa Grey
Formatting: Allyssa Grey
Design: shiroiusagi
Art Credit: Blizzard


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Norway355 Posts
November 23 2020 13:17 GMT
#2
I dont play hots or wow, but I have nostalgic memories of cries in the wow chat to band up for killing Hogger in vanilla wow
I must return to the time when I played with my own style, and when I determined the victory through strategies. And the strategies are a product of practicing more than anyone else. The key to success is to persevere through practice. Lim Yo-hwan
Koznarov
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Spain10 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-23 18:48:46
November 23 2020 18:48 GMT
#3
Hero spotlight is up.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany4124 Posts
November 24 2020 08:47 GMT
#4
Looks like a fun Hero that I'd try if I were still playing. How is the game anyhow these days?
TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.
alpenrahm
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany589 Posts
December 01 2020 15:21 GMT
#5
On November 24 2020 17:47 Harris1st wrote:
Looks like a fun Hero that I'd try if I were still playing. How is the game anyhow these days?


Its in a good place.
Beelzebub1
Profile Joined May 2015
650 Posts
December 01 2020 20:34 GMT
#6
On December 02 2020 00:21 alpenrahm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2020 17:47 Harris1st wrote:
Looks like a fun Hero that I'd try if I were still playing. How is the game anyhow these days?


Its in a good place.


Agree with this for the most part, no MOBA with a large roster is ever going to be perfectly balanced.
Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States649 Posts
December 01 2020 23:21 GMT
#7
As someone who started WoW on Day 1, this gives me a huge nostalgia kick. "LFG Hogger" was one of the kings of low level general chat, right up there with Barrens chat and "where is mankrik's wife!?"
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
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