# Who writes the puns and flavor text? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [July 15, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604 "2016-07-15T04:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/1 "2016-07-15T04:52:55Z")
Found almost all of them amusing, and it’s almost a game to guess where some of them came from. Just realized Behemoth’s text “10 times bigger than a man” is from Paul Bunyan’s blue ox Babe. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/2 "2016-07-15T04:54:07Z")
Usually it’s @Sirrian, I believe… I find about half make me chuckle and half make me cringe… ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/3 "2016-07-15T05:03:05Z")
Sirrian is a Brit I think? Sounds like one. English is too good to be Scottish lol The Archon Statue “Don’t blink!” one I bet he wrote, that’s a Doctor Who homage. Curious about Alchemist, “A master of mixology. Just add parsley, rosemary and thyme.” What drink is that? A strange idea on a bloody mary? ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/4 "2016-07-15T05:07:25Z")
Uh oh, I think he’s an Aussie and I just called him a Pommie lol ---
**Author:** ![Studs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/studs/32/3498_2.png) [@Studs](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Studs)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/5 "2016-07-15T05:13:30Z")
I’ve always assumed it’s a play on the Simon & Garfunkel song. ---
**Author:** ![Shiratori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shiratori](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shiratori)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/6 "2016-07-15T05:14:22Z")
Since the Alchemist is essentially a Sage. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/b/1/b15f7eeded443a7cd31074f03e8a323271cc3bf1.jpeg "Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (Full Version) Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BakWVXHSug) ---
**Author:** ![Studs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/studs/32/3498_2.png) [@Studs](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Studs)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/7 "2016-07-15T05:17:26Z")
I’m also sure “Don’t blink!” is a reference to Kenny Chesney. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/8 "2016-07-15T05:20:47Z")
Don’t Blink is 100% from Doctor Who, the episode “Blink” with weeping angels. Living statues that could only move if no one was looking at them. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/9 "2016-07-15T05:22:20Z")
Good call on Scarborough Fair. I still want a bloody mary to drink… ---
**Author:** ![Nimhain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nimhain/32/47049_2.png) [@Nimhain](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nimhain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/10 "2016-07-15T05:31:29Z")
> [@UKresistance](#): > > Curious about Alchemist, “A master of mixology. Just add parsley, rosemary and thyme.” What drink is that? A strange idea on a bloody mary? Alchemist was originally called Sage… but we like the flavor text and kept it. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/11 "2016-07-15T05:50:51Z")
@Nimhain Hmmm, flavor and not flavour. And at this hour… ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/12 "2016-07-15T05:50:59Z")
> [@UKresistance](#): > > Uh oh, I think he’s an Aussie and I just called him a Pommie lol I think he’s a bit of both… ---
**Author:** ![Shiratori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shiratori](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shiratori)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/13 "2016-07-15T05:55:57Z")
A few are obvious. Raven and Queen Mab both share lines from “The Raven”. Hippogryph was based off of a comment from Dragon Age: Origins Celestasia is another straightforward one. (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/14 "2016-07-15T05:59:24Z")
Webspinner “Looks like she came straight out of Module Q1. If you get that reference, you’re HARDCORE.” was easy. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/Q1QueenDemonwebPitsCover.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/Q1QueenDemonwebPitsCover.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shiratori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shiratori](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shiratori)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/15 "2016-07-15T06:02:41Z")
Reaver as Drizzt. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/16 "2016-07-15T06:08:06Z")
Reaver is obvious, never read the books but I did have the diablo clone on the original xbox. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/17 "2016-07-15T06:17:32Z")
Abhorath “The Old Gods are SO last year.” and Ancient Horror “Forget those new-age horrors – they’ve got nothing on the ancient ones.” are both HP Lovecraft references. ---
**Author:** ![VegaDark541](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/vegadark541/32/7875_2.png) [@VegaDark541](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/VegaDark541)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/18 "2016-07-15T07:02:09Z")
I love the flavor text, props to @Sirrian. ---
**Author:** ![GemsOfWar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2acd7d/32.png) [@GemsOfWar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GemsOfWar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/19 "2016-07-15T07:28:36Z")
So, forum competition to submit/choose a flavor text? ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604/20 "2016-07-15T07:35:10Z")
Well, if we ever get some type of crocodile creature, we name it Gustave. Flavor text, “Crikey, mate. Look at the size of that croc” > **[Gustave (crocodile)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_(crocodile))** > > Gustave is a large male Nile crocodile in Burundi who is notorious for being a man-eater, rumored to have killed as many as 200 people on the banks of the Ruzizi River and the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, between which he roams. Though the actual number of victims is difficult to verify, he has obtained near-mythical status and is greatly feared by people in the region. > Gustave was named by Patrice Faye, a herpetologist who has been studying and investigating him since the late 1990s. M... [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-writes-the-puns-and-flavor-text/9604.md?page=2)