Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Two words that do the job of a character sheet: loyal, obedient, a little put-upon and never complaining. The Peon's voice made a worker unit into a mascot, and the clipped pidgin delivery is why 'work, work' is quoted as the answer to any chore, often by people who have just been given one. Peon Day in World of Warcraft later turned the joke into a holiday.
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In context
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'Work, work.' is one of the orc Peon's spoken acknowledgments in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002). When the player sends the Peon to harvest gold or lumber, or build something, he answers with one of four lines: 'I can do that', 'Be happy to', 'Work work' or 'Okey dokey'. The Peon is the Horde's lowliest worker, and clicking him repeatedly gets the more irritable replies, among them 'Me busy. Leave me alone!' and 'Me not that kind of orc!'. When a job is finished he reports 'Work complete.'
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- Warcraft Wiki: Quotes of Warcraft III/Orc HordePeon sectionReference checked
- Warcraft Wiki: Peon (Warcraft III)descriptionReference checked
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