World of Warcraft Players Find SpongeBob Easter Egg

A World of Warcraft fan recently discovered SpongeBob, his home, and some of his friends hidden under the sea of The War Within. This small piece of Bikini Bottom can be found in the Isle of Dorn, the first zone of the new World of Warcraft expansion.

The War Within is officially live, bringing with it new story chapters, Hero Talents, and an increase to the World of Warcraft level cap. However, one of the most exciting things in the expansion is Khaz Algar itself – the new continent of The War Within, divided into four zones: The Isle of Dorn, The Ringing Deeps, Hallowfall, and Azj-Kahet.

While exploring the first of these new areas, WoW fan and Redditor sam0wise discovered a charming reference to SpongeBob SquarePants. Far off the northwestern coast of the Isle of Dorn in WoW: The War Within, sam0wise found an underwater plant that looked strikingly similar to a pineapple. Beneath it, they noticed a sponge, pink starfish, snail shell, and crab with a hamburger – a charming reference to SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick, his pet Gary the snail, and Mr. Krabs, owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant.

SpongeBob Easter Egg in WoW: The War Within

• Found underwater at coordinates 24.9, 29.3 on the Isle of Dorn.
• A sponge, starfish, snail, and hamburger-wielding crab that references SpongeBob, Patrick, Gary, and Mr. Krabs respectively.

This particular Easter egg is well-hidden – to find it, one must swim decently far off the coast of the Isle of Dorn. The SpongeBob crew is found far north of where Dalaran crashes in the intro scenario to WoW: The War Within, northwest of Storm’s Watch and Dornogal. Players may want to bring an aquatic mount and water-breathing potions, classes, or races if they go searching for it.

Sam0wise’s fellow fans got a kick out of this particular reference. Many were shocked at how detailed the Easter egg was, while others were sad there was no squid or squirrel to represent Squidward or Sandy. Either way, most applauded sam0wise for finding the reference, as it was clearly placed far off the beaten path.

There have been other SpongeBob references in World of Warcraft before. During Shadowlands, the Ardenweald faerie Seaharper had a dialogue box that spoke of a sponge and its starfish friend, the flavor text for the Crimson Bicorn hat and the Crusty Crawler mount from the WoW Trading Post both reference the show’s iconic opening theme song, and a crab named Crusty can be found in a reef off the northern coast of Desolace. The newest reference to SpongeBob SquarePants isn’t the first in WoW, and considering the show’s prominence in pop culture, it probably won’t be the last either.