Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Azteca – Vakir Sweet Marrow

Vakir Sweet Marrow – Inquisitor Vakir from Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Vakir_Sweet_Marrow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Chaos_Gate
https://chaosgate.fandom.com/wiki/Vakir
https://www.chaosgate.com/classes

Vakir Sweet Marrow

A minion of the Shadow Queen, Vakir appears briefly in Pitch Black Lake during the Quest Don’t Have to Worry to slow Wizards’ progress. Vakir plans to be done and gone before you can find the entrance to the Pyramid of Mother Moon. After taking the crystal skull, Belloq leaves Vakir to deal with you.

“I’ll crack your bones and slake my thirst, and earn a great commendation from the Shadow Queen!” – Vakir Sweet Marrow

Cover Art for Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is a video game set in the gothic science fiction backdrop of the Games Workshop game system Warhammer 40,000. In it, players take command of a number of squads of Ultramarines to do battle with their ancient enemies the Word Bearers Traitor Marines, Chaos Demons, and their commander the Chaos Lord Zymran. A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, was released in 2022.

Inquisitor Vakir

Inquisitor Vakir is a psyker and an inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus. This Imperial Inquisitor has ambition that will stop at nothing to root out and put an end to Nurgle’s Bloom.

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.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages.

Vakir Sweet Marrow image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.

Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate cover art is borrowed from Wikipedia and is copyright Random Games Inc. and Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Inquisitor Vakir image is borrowed from the Chaos Gate website and is copyright Random Games Inc. and Strategic Simulations, Inc.

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