| CoCo, the Admiral | It's the name of a beta tester. Also, it's written in the hero story;** |
| Captain Obvious, the Admiral | "Captain Obvious" is a sarcastic name given to a person who states an already known thing as a news; |
| Taur Thunderhorn, the Tauren Chieftain | Name was in a poll about choosing Tauren Chieftain's real name. As it got a lot of votes, it is used as a fun name; |
| Kaz Stonebul, the Tauren Chieftain | Name was in a poll about choosing Tauren Chieftain's real name. As it got a lot of votes, it is used as a fun name; |
| Trogdor, the Dragon Knight | The name comes from a video in the "Homestar Runner" internet cartoon. See here; |
| Roadrunner, the Spiritbreaker | Although "roadrunner" is the name of two species of birds, the name comes from the '40s animated series "Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner", the Road Runner being a very fast bird, it fits Spiritbreaker's theme and skills. See here; |
| Mogul Khant Touch This, the Axe | The name is a reference to MC Hammer's popular "Can't touch this" song and it fits the hero's theme and role very well. See here; |
| Gollum, the Lifestealer | Is a character in Tolkien's legendarium. Its appearance resembles the one of the Lifestealer. See here; |
| Gorzerk, the Faceless Void | "Gorzerk" is the nickname of the one who made the "I want you for DotA" pic. See here; |
| MeePwn, the Geomancer | It uses the word "pwn" which is derived from the verb "to pawn" and it's also the verb used for killings in DotA; |
| Gillette, the Lightning Revenant | Gillette is, probably, the best-known safety razor's brand, a pun to the Lightning Revenant's original name. See here; |
| Fuzzy Wuzzy, the Ursa Warrior | A name from a tongue-twister: "Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, / Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, / Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't (very) fuzzy, was he?" |
| Clinkz Eastwood, the Bone Fletcher | Reference to Clint Eastwood, an American film actor, director, producer and composer. See here; |
| Anoob'arak, the Nerubian Assassin | While it keeps the same pronunciation of the original name, it also contains the word "noob" in it, which is derived from the word "newbie", synonym to "beginner"; |
| Bambi, the Enchantress | Bambi is the name of a male roe deer, which life is portrayed in the 1923 novel "Bambi, A Life in the Woods" written by Felix Salten. See here; |
| Kupu-kupu, the Faerie Dragon | In Indonesian, "kupu-kupu" means "butterfly", reference to the hero's model; |
| Jackie Chen, the Holy Knight | Reference to Jackie Chan, a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. See here; |
| Gandalf, the Keeper of the Light | Gandalf the Gray (and later Gandalf the White) is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, a wizard who resembles KotL, especially how he changes from "gray" to "white". See here; |
| Kal-El, the Invoker | Kal-El is the name Superman had on planet Crypton; it resembles Invoker's real name. See here; |
very cool, I only knew about half of these, so its nice to see a list showing most of them.
nice !! ^^
add merlini to the list:P
