Whirthun



Whirthun (real name Robert A Wing), is a employee and former Community Manager for Hearthstone, focusing on the Americas region.

Prior to joining the team Wing was well known through his work as a writer at BlizzPro and WoWInsider, where he was known by the alias ZenStyle. Wing joined the Hearthstone community team on August 29, 2014.

On July 15, 2016, Wing announced that he had left the Hearthstone Community Development team to work full-time in Blizzard's Esports department as an Esports Talent Manager. His new duties involve Hearthstone as well as other Blizzard games, specifically dealing with casting operations, working mostly "behind the scenes".

Trivia

 * The name Whirthun is pronounced Whir-Thun.
 * Prior to joining Blizzard, Wing competed in and won one of ManaGrind's very first Hearthstone tournaments.
 * As well as being a dedicated gamer, Wing is an anime fan. He is also "generally a fan" of video game soundtracks, one of his favourites being Chrono Trigger.

Quotes

 * Thematically, I love Paladin. The golden swords, justice, protecting the weak thing resonates with me. Paladins show up on the battlefield and give strength to their allies, while striking fear into the hearts of the wicked. They are timeless heroes.