My Deutsch is rusty, but you can pull a few things out of there — when Thomas D is sapped, he says “ich ben ein krieger,” which means “I am a Warrior,” Schurke means Rogue, and of course right before the tag, as with all of the other commercials they are saying, “What’s your game?” Blizzard’s ingame animation department just keeps getting better, too. I really, really want those glasses for my Orc. Really.We’re not quite sure who Smudo and Thomas D are either, but apparently they’re big in Germany, as part of a hip-hop group called Die Fantastischen Vier (or “The Fantastic Four”).
And now they’re starring in two new German Warcraft ads, the first we’ve seen starring more than one celebrity. Smudo plays a Night Elf Rogue, and Thomas D plays an Orc Warrior, and in both the ad above and one the one after the break, they get the jump on each other — Smudo lays down a mean sap, and Thomas D brings the full fury of the Horde to bear. Interesting that Blizzard is using PvP ganking to sell the game, but maybe that’s a German thing.