Thunder Snake – AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Thunder_Snake
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Sun_Storm
https://youtu.be/v2AC41dglnM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstruck_(song)
Ashley D. is convinced that the Thunder Snake is a reference to AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. I’m convinced enough to write the article.
Emperor Yoshito is helping your wizard rebuild the Solar Arc in Khrysalis. To do so you need lens from each school of magic to complete the Solar Arc. To get the Storm Lens you must defeat the Thundersnake.
“Sssssssssssssssssssssssss! I will rattle your bones with the THUNDER and burn your flesh with the LIGHTNING!”
“Thunderstruck” is the lead single from the 1990 album The Razors Edge by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, No. 1 in Finland, and No. 5 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In 2010, “Thunderstruck” topped Triple M Melbourne’s Ultimate 500 Rock Countdown in Australia.
Angus Young stated in the liner notes of the 2003 re-release of The Razors Edge:
It started off from a little trick I had on guitar. I played it to Mal and he said “Oh, I’ve got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back.” We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place. Lyrically, it was really just a case of finding a good title … We came up with this thunder thing, based on our favourite childhood toy ThunderStreak, and it seemed to have a good ring to it. AC/DC = Power. That’s the basic idea.
The song has sold over a million digital copies since it became available for digital download.
In January 2018, as part of Triple M’s “Ozzest 100”, the “most Australian” songs of all time, “Thunderstruck” was ranked No. 8.
The song is one of the most recognizable in the band’s entire catalogue and it is a setlist staple having been performed at nearly all shows since its release. With the exception of new material from albums they are touring behind, it is one of only three songs released after Back in Black that are still performed live by the band, the others being 1981’s “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)” and 2008’s “Rock and Roll Train”.
The current list of all the (known) Khrysalis 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.
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
Thunder Snake image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Thunderstruck album art is borrowed from Wikipedia. It is copyright ATCO Records.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
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