Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Azteca – Itzco Twisted Obsidian

Itzco Twisted Obsidian – Itzcoatl
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Itzco_Twisted_Obsidian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzcoatl

Itzco Twisted Obsidian

Itzco Twisted Obsidian serves as one of the King’s Advisors. Pacal Redmask believes he could be a traitor. Eventually, Itzco determines that you need to destroy the Sign of Chancay to prevent the Hungry Dead from abusing its power.

Itzcoatl (Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl – “Obsidian Serpent”) (1380–1440) was the fourth king of Tenochtitlan, and the founder of the Aztec Empire, ruling from 1427 to 1440. Under Itzcoatl the Mexica of Tenochtitlan threw off the domination of the Tepanecs and established the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire) together with the other city-states Tetzcoco and Tlacopan.

Itzcoatl was the natural son of tlàtoāni Acamapichtli and an unknown Tepanec woman from Azcapotzalco. He was elected as the king when his predecessor, his nephew Chimalpopoca, was killed by Maxtla of the nearby Tepanec āltepētl (city-state) of Azcapotzalco. Allying with Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco, Itzcoatl went on to defeat Maxtla and end the Tepanec domination of central Mexico.

Itzcoatl in the Codex Mendoza

After this victory, Itzcoatl, Nezahualcoyotl, and Totoquilhuaztli, king of Tlacopan, forged what would become known as the Aztec Triple Alliance, forming the basis of the eventual Aztec Empire.

The current list of all the (known) Azteca references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, 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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