King Ping
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 King Ping | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Race | Penguin (Beast) |
| Level |
Retail: 10-30 Rare Classic: 71 Rare Elite |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Location | Howling Fjord |
| Status | Killable |
King Ping is a rare penguin found on the western islands of Howling Fjord.
King Ping is a slightly larger penguin that can usually be found around Scalawag Point. He is noted to be one of the hardest Northrend mobs to find, despite having a 24-hour spawn rate (unconfirmed), as players are often doing the Kalu'ak daily quest which takes place directly where he spawns, so he doesn't stay unslain for long.
Abilities
Belly Flop — Charges the unit inflicting 8 Physical Damage.
Flipper Thwack — A strong attack that increases melee damage by 120.
Notable loot
Achievement
King Ping is a criterion of the achievements:
Trivia
- He may be the same as or related to the grand Penguin King.
- King Ping's name likely comes from the word Kingpin, a high ranking official. The "Ping" part could just be there to make it rhyme or it could come from the children's television show Pingu which stars a clay penguin as the main character. The "Ping" part could relate to how penguins resemble bowling pins. The entire name King Ping might be a reference to the fictional giant gorilla King Kong who had a similar relationship of size with real-life gorillas as King Ping has to penguins, though on a larger scale. He also might be a reference to the recurrent boss from Nintendo's Kirby games, King Dedede, who resembles a large penguin.
Patch changes
Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Changed from Rare Elite to Rare. 
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.