T'paartos
 T'paartos | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Lightforged draenei (Humanoid) |
| Affiliation(s) | Army of the Light, Alliance |
| Location | Various |
| Status | Alive |
| Companion(s) | Ika |
“The Light has always been with T'paartos! He will NEVER abandon the Light!”
- — T'paartos becoming a Lightforged draenei
T'paartos is a Lightforged draenei located aboard the Vindicaar as a new trainee in the Army of the Light, formerly from the draenei who originally settled in Draenor. While undertaking the trials to become a Lightforged, he faced his memories and fears in the Forge of Aeons area.
Background
Originally, T'paartos was apparently part of the group of draenei who crash-landed with the Genedar on Draenor with Prophet Velen. As a child, T'paartos lived near a marsh where he was bullied for being fat and simple-minded. He would befriend animals such as frogs, elekk, and bugs, but never snakes. When he was scared he would hide in a cave, but in one situation ended up facing an angered earth elemental. He felt no one could hurt him if he remained alone.[1]
T'paartos raised an elekk named Ika when its mother was killed. As an adult, he became stronger but grew boastful of his strength (something he later found embarrassing). He never got over his fear of snakes, and still felt inadequate inside. He, however, faced many demons as a member of the Army of the Light.
As part of his trial to become Lightforged, T'paartos faced his memories and fears, striking down physical manifestations of them. His Lightforged trial with him confronting T'paartos the Fallen, an image of his darkness who tempted him to leave the Light behind and embrace the fel. T'paartos, declaring that the Light had always been with him, conquered his darkness, slaying his fallen counterpart, and in the process successfully became Lightforged.[1]
Afterwards, Turalyon mentioned that T'paartos would serve their people's cause well, and the enthusiastic draenei can occasionally be seen departing the Vindicaar through the portal to Stormwind City, shouting his own name as he seemingly becomes an adventurer.
T'paartos attended the Tishamaat in the Trader's Tier in the Exodar.
He can be seen outside the Caverns of Time in Tanaris during the Bronze Celebration, along with Johnny Awesome and John J. Keeshan.
Locations
| Location | Level range | Reaction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vindicaar; Forge of Aeons | 40-80 Elite 5 (child) |
Alliance | As part of the Lightforged draenei allied race unlock questline. |
| Trader's Tier, Exodar[62.50, 63.93] | 52-72 | Alliance | During the Heritage of the Draenei. |
| Caverns of Time, Tanaris | 80 | Alliance Horde | During WoW's Anniversary. |
Abilities
- Forge of Aeons
Lost Confidence — Your doubts overwhelm you, causing you to lose confidence in your actions. For the next 3 sec, your actions have a chance to miss.
Mighty Punch — Strikes the target with a strong punch for Physical damage.
Shoulder Charge — Charges a nearby unit, inflicting Physical damage to the target.
Quotes
- Main article: Forge of Aeons (quest)#Notes
On-click
- Greeting
- T'paartos?
- T'paartos greets puny one.
- Puny one needs something of T'paartos?
- Danger? T'paartos scoffs at danger!
- Light be with you, friend.
- T'paartos is ready!
- Pissed
- Puny one is not trying to take advantage of T'paartos' good nature... are you?
- Sure, T'paartos has read books. Books with few words and many pictures... but they still count.
- List of things T'paartos does not like: snakes, mean children, snakes, dark caves, snakes... and puny ones who pester T'paartos.
- They appear to have all fallen for my act! I find it extraordinary that they believe I could be so simple-minded as to... Wait, you mean they can hear me? I, uh... T'paartos!
- Two pairs of toes. Two pairs o' toes. T'pairs o'toes. T'pair o'toes. T'paar o'toes. T'paartoes. T'paartos. T'paartos!
- Farewell
- T'paartos.
- T'paartos will see you soon.
- T'paartos has much to do.
- T'paartos must get back to work now.
- Come back to T'paartos anytime.
- T'paartos is proud to be Lightforged!
- T'paartos is still slightly afraid of snakes.
- T'paartos!
WoW's Anniversary
- Gossip
T'paartos is ready for celebration!
Does T'paartos have time for celebrations?
T'paartos will make time t'party! Um, to parto. T'paartos got lost in the moment! Lost in the history!
I didn't know T'paartos was interested in history.
T'paartos knows history. T'paartos loves history. T'paartos makes history!
T'paartos!
- Dialogue
- John J. Keeshan says: This reminds me of the old days back in Bravo Company. We would ride for days, always knowing the end could be around the next bend.
- T'paartos says: T'paartos also rode gloriously into battle.
- John J. Keeshan says: We would strike from the dark, hooves like thunder. Then, we fade like shadows...
- T'paartos says: T'paartos would yell, "T'PAARTOS!"
- John J. Keeshan says: We brought only death, and fear.
- T'paartos says: T'paartos brought hope and the Light. You should ride with T'paartos!
Notes and trivia
- The visions of T'paartos in the Forge of Aeons have several titles: <Boastful>, <Frightened>, <Brave>, <Kind>, <Strong>, and <Inadequate>.
- T'paartos is voiced by Patrick Seitz.[2]
- T'paartos is ophidiophobic, a fear of snakes.
- He is apparently one of the first Exodar draenei to have successfully become one of the Lightforged draenei after the Argus Campaign.
- The area where T'paartos grew up in strongly resembles Zorammarsh in Tanaan Jungle on Draenor.
- Based on his on-click angry line, he might be a reference to Hodor from Game of Thrones.
Patch changes
- Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Added.
References
- ^ a b
[40-80] Forge of Aeons
- ^ Steve Danuser on Twitter: "If you're fond of T'paartos (and come on, who isn't?), raise a chalice to the great @Seitz_Unseen for an amazingly emotional performance."