This is something my friend found only a few days ago, I give him the credit for this find. In the days of old the henchies had last names, well in the Guild Wars Prima Guide, he was reading over them and found Lina Esrevni, while reading the name a sudden idea came to mind and he said. "Hey, what was the main character of Slayers called?" You know, Slayers, an anime series featuring a spunky magicuser named Lina. Well we found out that either someone was just being cute or that the Guild Wars Devs have an anime fan or a few amongst them, because Esrevni is, thats right. Inverse backwards. meaning it sounds like a take off of the main character of Slayers, Lina Inverse.
Lo and behold we all got a rather good laugh out of this, and I figured I'd share it, all credit goes to my friend Blaed though, not me, I just wanted to post it up here. Heh.
Forgive me in advance if this has already been pointed out...
Lina the Protector... Hmmm
Adaria
Lasareth
Wow O_O nice find. Kind of like the Galstaff the Light NPC 
Jion
Interesting find.
Immortal Flame
Or Rodgort ---> Trogdor
Weezer_Blue
Haha... Interesting. It's old, but you may notice that "Rodgort" of the 2 fire magic spells is "Trogdor" spelled backwords - refering to Home Star Runner.
edit: immortal beat me.
edit: immortal beat me.
Shayul
The only problem is that Lina Inverse was never really a protector, so much as she was a...weapon of mass destruction. >_>
Supervixen
Heh, it'd be funny if you're killing with henchies and suddenly hear a 'DURAGON SULAVU!' from behind you pwning everything including your own party.
Shayul
Lol...or even worse if Lina had her own party of henchmen with her, and you hear: "we are the allies of JUSTICE!!! EVIL CANNOT WIN!"
Damn that girl annoys me...lol
Damn that girl annoys me...lol
Adaria
Maybe that's it though, she IS a weapon of mass destruction but Inverse is backwards so maybe its just some sort of funny pun on the whole Slayers thing. I find it funny non-the-less, I'd have to die if I end up finding a Naga-Laugh in here, anyone who knows Slayers knows what I'm talking about... *cringes at the Naga-Clones*
Anyway, I do wonder if thats what inspired the name Esravni, I'd love to hear the take on this from their point of view or if this is merely happy coincidence.
Anyway, I do wonder if thats what inspired the name Esravni, I'd love to hear the take on this from their point of view or if this is merely happy coincidence.
Shayul
That Naga laugh would wtfrock anything.
Naga laughs: all the monsters on the map instantly aggro you. =P
Naga laughs: all the monsters on the map instantly aggro you. =P
Puddin Tame
Anyone notice Mehnlo, when the letters are rearranged, spells Hemlon.
How did you guys miss that?
How did you guys miss that?
Kakumei
this thread: anime lol
ZeR04U
I got the Rodgort thing but the Lina is all wrong.
If you invert Rodgort you get Trogdor
If you invert Lina you get Anil.... even though thats spelled wrong its very clear that the developers of Anet are sick sick people.
If you invert Rodgort you get Trogdor
If you invert Lina you get Anil.... even though thats spelled wrong its very clear that the developers of Anet are sick sick people.
Weezer_Blue
Thats what I was thinking... But I restrained myself from posting it.
Anil protection.
The only one I like is Anil, actually. The rest are idiots...
Anil protection.
The only one I like is Anil, actually. The rest are idiots...
trelloskilos
Good find!
Only one I've spotted is the very obvious NPC character Ellie Rigby in Ascalon. ("Ahhh, look at all the lonely people"...etc.)
Only one I've spotted is the very obvious NPC character Ellie Rigby in Ascalon. ("Ahhh, look at all the lonely people"...etc.)
Kai Nui
Oh, and I found something else interesting. If you mix up the letters in Little Thom it comes out to be illtet otmh! Unbelieveable right?!
Cameela
I'd like to point out...
Ascalon
Ansalon
Searing
Cataclysm
For those people who know that this means.
Ascalon
Ansalon
Searing
Cataclysm
For those people who know that this means.
Mr. Matt
I'm sure that the guard outside of Lion's Arch is called 'Riddick'. 
Jczech
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The only problem is that Lina Inverse was never really a protector, so much as she was a...weapon of mass destruction. >_>
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Divinus
Lo Pan in Lions Arch is still my favorite.
Mithie
Lina is infinitely smarter than her mentally challenged sister - Alesia.
Esprit
Alesia is smarter than Mhelno though.
Oh, and good find, Lina Inverse is cool. Even a quote to go along with it,
"People who keep me from eating don't deserve to know my name." - Lina Inverse
Oh, and good find, Lina Inverse is cool. Even a quote to go along with it,
"People who keep me from eating don't deserve to know my name." - Lina Inverse
Sanji
With the current Professions, Lina would be some variation of Elementalist and Necromancer. Elementalist because she does do the Shamanism when she needs to blast Bandits/Gourry, (IE: Fire Ball) her heavy duty spells are Dark Magic (IE: Dragon Slave, Ragna Blade, Giga Slave) and currently Necro is about as close as you can get to Shadow Damagey spells. :B
Too bad they didn't name the Protection Henchmen Amelia. She could have been a Mo/War for justice.
Man, this thread makes me want to watch Slayers again.
Too bad they didn't name the Protection Henchmen Amelia. She could have been a Mo/War for justice.
Man, this thread makes me want to watch Slayers again.
Luggage
Lina is also a common Swedish girls name.
Dac Vin
Lina is also the girl who give you the res signet in presear. Well, she was a healer back then
trelloskilos
Lina's a babe.
RTSFirebat
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Lina is also the girl who give you the res signet in presear. Well, she was a healer back then
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Charcoal Ann
i'm fairly sure that the Lina in Pre-sear is a negro (trying to be politically correct here)
whereas lina post sear is very very white. so unless she underwent the same op as micheal jackson i don't think they are the same.
whereas lina post sear is very very white. so unless she underwent the same op as micheal jackson i don't think they are the same.
Adaria
I just find this whole thing funny, and ew, I never would have reversed lina like that...
Glad I could give someone a nice laugh with this one, off to find more odd things...
Glad I could give someone a nice laugh with this one, off to find more odd things...
SisterMercy
There was a thread about a message in Mhenlo's clothing displaying the Om symbol and a reference to Baptiste (Alesia's last name).
Reyna Sandor appears to be a combination of players' names from World Cup soccer, although someone also told me that Anton S. Zandor LaVey (founder of the Satanist Church) is supposed to have a daughter by the name of Reyna -- I suspect that might be false.
Reyna Sandor appears to be a combination of players' names from World Cup soccer, although someone also told me that Anton S. Zandor LaVey (founder of the Satanist Church) is supposed to have a daughter by the name of Reyna -- I suspect that might be false.
Divinitys Creature
Anil Inverse? hmmm, what is the inverse of anal? Someone else said it was anal (spelled wrong) first not me :^P
Oh I get it, it's Anal Protector henchman - since she saves your ass all the time
Oh I get it, it's Anal Protector henchman - since she saves your ass all the time