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* His death line is a reference to {{wp|Julius Caesar}}, who famously spoke the line "{{wp|Et tu, Brute}}," after being betrayed and killed by the Roman Senate, and his close friend Brutus.
 
* His death line is a reference to {{wp|Julius Caesar}}, who famously spoke the line "{{wp|Et tu, Brute}}," after being betrayed and killed by the Roman Senate, and his close friend Brutus.
   
* A night elf storyteller very similar in appearance to the Pompous Thespian appears as the central character of the [[Knights of the Frozen Throne#Comics|web comics]] released prior to the launch of the ''[[Knights of the Frozen Throne]]''. The comics feature the elf making up fanciful tales of [[Knights of the Frozen Throne#Death knights|those who have succumbed]] to the power of the {{wow|Frozen Throne}} in order to dissuade the listeners in the tavern from doing the same.
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* A Pompous Thespian<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madefire.com/motion-books/Hearthstone-KOTFT-Forest|title=Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne: Forest for the Weary << Madefire|accessdate=2017-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madefire.com/motion-books/Hearthstone-KOTFT-Freedom|title=Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne: Freedom << Madefire|accessdate=2017-07-24}}</ref> appears as the central character of the [[Knights of the Frozen Throne#Chilling Tales From the Tavern|web comics]] released prior to the launch of the ''[[Knights of the Frozen Throne]]''. The comics feature the elf making up fanciful tales of [[Knights of the Frozen Throne#Death knights|those who have succumbed]] to the power of the {{wow|Frozen Throne}} in order to dissuade the listeners in the ''Hearthstone'' tavern from doing the same.
 
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Revision as of 19:53, 25 February 2021

Pompous Thespian
Regular
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Gold
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Set:One Night in KarazhanOne Night in Karazhan
Type:Minion
Class:NeutralNeutral
Rarity:CommonCommon
Cost:2 Mana icon
Attack:3 Attack icon
Health:2 Health
Abilities:Taunt
Artist:Matt Dixon
Taunt
Flavor text

Alas poor Annoy-o-Tron! A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy!

External links

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Pompous Thespian is a common neutral minion card, from the One Night in Karazhan set.

How to get

Two copies of regular Pompous Thespian are obtained by defeating One Night in KarazhanJulianne, the first boss in One Night in Karazhan's second wing, The Opera.

As a Wild-format card, both regular and golden versions of Pompous Thespian can also be crafted for the following amounts:

Card Crafting cost Disenchanting
Pompous Thespian 40 5
Golden Pompous Thespian 400 50

Strategy

A direct upgrade from LegacyFrostwolf Grunt, costing the same but having +1 Attack. A basic early game Taunt option that can trade with most 2-drops.

Quotes

Summon
An autograph? Eh. I suppose.
Attack
A critic?!
Death
Ooh, et tu?

Lore

This minion depicts one of the renowned thespians invited by One Night in KarazhanBarnes to perform at Karazhan's opera house. This particular actor appears to have taken on the role of Hamlet (see Trivia).

Trivia

  • This card's art recreates a scene from Hamlet, where Prince Hamlet discovers the skull of an old court jester (in this case Goblins vs GnomesAnnoy-o-Tron), prompting him to deliver a now famous monologue:
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? Your gambols? Your songs? Your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?
This is confirmed in the card's flavor text: "Alas poor Annoy-o-Tron! A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy!"
  • His death line is a reference to Julius Caesar, who famously spoke the line "Et tu, Brute," after being betrayed and killed by the Roman Senate, and his close friend Brutus.

Gallery

Pompous Thespian full

Pompous Thespian, full art

Patch changes

References