Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Krokotopia – Keisar Hal’am

Keisar Hal’am – Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Keisar_Hal%27am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor

Keisar Hal’am

Keisar Hal’am is the Krokotopia Hat and Athame vendor. A smart Wizard never goes out without a hat, or a good blade…

Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (German: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empire’s position as a great power by building a powerful navy, his tactless public statements and erratic foreign policy greatly antagonized the international community and are considered by many to be one of the underlying causes of World War I. When the German war effort collapsed after a series of crushing defeats on the Western Front in 1918, he was forced to abdicate, thereby marking the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern’s 300-year reign in Prussia and 500-year reign in Brandenburg.

Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II
originally taken by Court Photographer T. H. Voigt of Frankfurt, 1902

The current list of all the (known) Krokotopia references can be found here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

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