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Diablo II Easter Eggs

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===Natalya===
[[File:Npc-natalya.jpg|frame|[[NayalyaNatalya]].]]
[[Natalya]] is an [[NPC]], found in the the Act Three town the [[Kurast Docks]]. She serves as a preview of the Assassin character, which was added in the expansion pack. See her article page for full details.
===Monsters===
 
* [[Creeping Feature]], a zombie boss in Act 2, was named as an inside joke, in honor of the continually-growing list of game features that were causing delays. The name is a variation of the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_creep Feature Creep], which is described by wikipedia as, "...the rapid expanding of features in a product such as computer software."
* [[Frozenstein]], the Act V Super Unique, is a clear reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein fictional Frankestein's monster].
* [[Shenk the Overseer]] was named for [[Phil Shenk]], a Character Artist.
* Sextons, one subtype of the Act Three [[Zakarum PriestsPriest]]s, share a name with [[Eric Sexton]], another of the game's designers. This is thought simply to be a coincidence though, since the word sexton is a noun describing a church official.
===Items===
* The [[Blade of Ali Baba]] (Unique Tulwar) and its properties are a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba the famous hero] of Arabic literature.
* [[Bverrit Keep]] -- The unique tower shield is thought to be a phonetic play on the last name of [[David Brevik]], Diablo 2's designer and co-founder of Blizzard North.
** Dave's younger brother [[Peter Brevik]] joined Blizzard North and worked as a programmer on Diablo 2, so he might be tied into this one as well, somehow.
* [[Bverrit KeepGinther's Rift]] --The This unique tower shield is thought to be a phonetic play on the last sword got it's name of [[David Brevik]]from Gray Ginther, Diablo 2's designer and co-founder of Blizzard North. ** Dave's younger brother [[Peter Brevik]] joined Blizzard North and worked as a programmer on Diablo 2, so he might be tied into this one as well, somehowfan who won a contest to have a D2X unique item named after him.
* All of the items in the [[Heaven's Brethren]] All of the items in this D2X item set are taken from Korean mythological figures. The images as well, are all copied from historical Korean weapons. See [[Heaven%27s_Brethren#Historical_Accuracy|the note on Historical Accuracy]] for details and pics.
* The [[Messerschmidt's Reaver]] Unique Axe (also found in Diablo I) was (apparently) named after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gottlieb_Messerschmidt David Gottlieb Messerschmidt], a German physician, naturalist and geographer.
===Other Names===
* The Steeg Stone, an object that was to act as a guild treasury in the begun but never-finished [[Guild Hall]]s was named after [[Stieg Hedlund]], one of the game's designers.
* [[Reziarfg]] -- This monster is not found in the game, but is listed on the official Diablo 2 site on Battle.net, complete with a hideous image. The name comes from long-time Blizzard web developer G. Fraizer, spelled backwards.
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