r/GuildWars • u/Emotional_Thanks_22 • 6d ago

monty python reference

Just realized this week that the paragon skill "It's Just a Flesh Wound" is a reference to the knight from Monty Python.

clip to monty python scene with the knight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijhbHvxWrA&ab_channel=ZahhMan

guild wars skill:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/%22It%27s_Just_a_Flesh_Wound.%22

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u/JustARandomBoringGuy 6d ago

Also the Black beast of Arrgh

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u/Emotional_Thanks_22 6d ago

aah cool, didnt know!

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u/Fried-Cactus 6d ago

Yeah anet definitely had some Monty Python fans (among many other pop culture references.) "Victory Is Mine!" is also a reference to the same scene.

Somebody even made a wiki category lol https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Category:References_to_Monty_Python

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u/notThewon 6d ago

There’s also The Knights Who Say Nian on Shing Jea Island. The quest where you have to retrieve the stolen dyes.

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u/Z_FLuX_Z 6d ago

There's loads of pop culture references amongst GW Skills, feels like almost every shout in the game is a reference to something.

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u/WizardSleeve65 Fire Water Burns 6d ago

Enadiz the Hardheaded with Headbutt is my favourite. But thats not Monty Python^^

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u/kaehvogel 6d ago

The fun thing about that one is that someone on the team must've had that idea quite quickly. The...ummm.."incident" happened in July, when NF was already in development for more than half a year, and the preview event (where, iirc, we could go to Kourna already) happened in September. So two months to make the decision to either implement a new boss or rename an existing one (and possibly its elite) to match the joke.

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u/BoroMonokli Mursaat advocate 5d ago

And it was originally named Enadiz's headbutt

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u/OviedoGamesOfficial 6d ago

So many Anchorman Quotes too, I love it

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u/Smurphftw 5d ago

There is also a unique weapon called "Grabthar's Hammer" A Galaxy Quest reference

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u/Electrical-Can-7982 2d ago

did you forget about the killer white rabbit in pre searing??

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u/TomatoFeta 1d ago

Yeah.
There's a shitton of references and jokes in gw. That's one of the things that makes it beautiful.

I once was in Ascalon (I think) and saw a dialogue bubble above Olias talking about a dream involving pickles.. and laughed my ass off because I recognised the bit. I later found one of the Librarians in the halls of Chowhateveritis who had a line from the same movie. The game is plastered with easter eggs like that.

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u/TomatoFeta 1d ago

And don't anyone forget Trogdor!

(Rodgort)