Blizzard may have already launched their memorial tribute to the late actor Robin Williams in “World Of Warcraft.” Fans have noticed a new non-playable character titled “Robin the Entertainer.” As if the name wasn’t enough of a reference, the character NPC was in the form of a genie.

Williams was known for many comedic roles, but voicing the Genie from Disney’s “Aladdin” was amongst fan favorites. Soon after the actor’s death, fans took to Petition.org to ask WoW developers to create a character based on Williams, who was a big fan of the Blizzard game.

The petition reads, “Robin Williams was not only an excellent comedian but also a game enthusiast, he said that he enjoys Warcraft III very much in an interview a few years ago, and was even apart of the mmorpg World of Warcraft. It was reported that Robin used to play on the Mannoroth server, and was something of a troll in trade on good days or when anonymity allowed. Mr.. Williams said in interviews that he took his World of Warcraft characters very serious - in fact he was well known for being an extreme PC builder who prefered to build his own overclocked and super-cooled systems.

 “He often joked about his WoW addiction but also about the reactions he'd get from other gamers when he admits he plays the game. Because of his presence within our community, we the players of World of Warcraft are asking Blizzard to kindly create an NPC within the game that memorializes the actor/comedian. Many have expressed a wish to this character perform some of Williams best jokes within the Worlds End Tavern, so that he may continue making us smile long after his passing.”

Blizzard responded to the petition on their official Twitter account claiming they’d see the actor in the game. Many fans took the message as a confirmation the developers would feature Williams in the upcoming expansion pack, but Blizzard has yet to comment on the genie NPC. 

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