Five expansions later, World of Warcraft is celebrating a decade of questing, battlegrounds and epic raids today on its 10th anniversary. The game is still going strong with more than 10 million subscribers, and with so many people playing perhaps it isn't surprising that a number of high-profile celebrities have spent more than a little time adventuring in Azeroth over the years. Here are some of the biggest names to have played in Blizzard's virtual world.
Kristian Nairn
The Game of Thrones actor who brings Hodor to life plays on both North American and European Servers and says he's had a problem sticking with one character. Not a big fan of raiding or fighting in the close quarters of the arena, Nairn says he enjoys doing world PvP and battlegrounds. And as is only fitting, Nairn is a member of the guild Winter is Coming.
Robin Williams
Williams was an outspoken supporter of video games, even naming his daughter after the princess found in Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series. His love of games extended to World of Warcraft and its predecessor, Warcraft III as well. Fans petitioned after Williams' tragic suicide for Blizzard to pay tribute to the actor in-game with a memorial. Blizzard agreed by creating a special area in the game's new Warlords of Draenor expansion, where players can find a genie named Robin along with a number of other Williams' movie references.
Jens "Little Evil" Pulver
Former UFC lightweight champion Jens "Little Evil" Pulver is about as hardcore a World of Warcraft player as they come. Back in the early days of WoW, Pulver grinded his way to glory by battling other players and earned the Grand Marshal title, a feat that required months worth of dedication. Pulver says he finds time to play in between training by choosing to play the game instead of watching television.
Mila Kunis
The actress known for her role on That 70's Show isn't shy about her love for World of Warcraft. You can see for yourself in the video below, where she talks about her "kick-ass" Alliance mage with Jimmy Kimmel while promoting the video game film Max Payne. She says she stopped playing in 2012 after it began to take up too much of her time.
Sam Raimi
Back when Raimi was attached to direct the long in production Warcraft film, the Spider-Man director discussed immersing himself in the game to get a feel for Blizzard's virtual world. At that time he told Collider he had a level 72 character, but since the director is no longer attached to the project (it will now be directed by Duncan Jones) who can say if Raimi is still leveling up in Azeroth.
Brandon Routh
The Superman Returns and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World actor loves World of Warcraft. So much in fact that he actually introduced the trailer for WoW's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, at the Spike Video Game Awards while wearing a WoW t-shirt.
Felicia Day
You might say Day made a career thanks to World of Warcraft. Her webseries, The Guild, was heavily inspired by her time playing Blizzard's MMO and became a massive success. Since then Day has gone on to become a geek icon and can be seen in various video games and on shows like CW's Supernatural.
Dominic Monaghan
Is it really surprising to learn that an actor who played a hobbit in the biggest fantasy film franchise of all time also plays in the virtual world of Azeroth? Indeed he does, and he's passionate about defending the game. Back in 2011 Monaghan took friend and fellow hobbit Elijah Wood into a boxing ring to settle a debate over whether or not World of Warcraft was a huge waste of time. Wood declared it was, while Monaghan said it wasn't: the better boxer would settle the debate. Monaghan came out on top, and by doing so defended the honor of millions of WoW players the world over.
Vin Diesel
Diesel is an outspoken fan of pen and paper roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons, so it only makes sense that the Fast and Furious actor roleplays in the digital world as well. He's hinted at playing WoW in the past, but in February he appeared to confirm it when he posted an old video from 2010 on Facebook, saying "Found a clip from four years ago and wanted to share it... haha... memories, even in the gaming world." Though he doesn't confirm it, most assume the two Horde characters featured in the video are Diesel and his good friend, the late Paul Walker.
Dave Chappelle
Comedian Dave Chappelle let the world know his love for Azeroth in 2005 during an appearance at a San Francisco comedy club. "You know what I've been playing a lot of?" Chappelle asked the crowd. "World of Warcraft!" That got him a big response, with Chappelle continuing "I knew I had some geek brothers and sisters up in here!" The comedian also said it was fun to see WoW characters named after his famous sketches, like a rogue inspired by his "I'm Rick James, Bitch" sketch.
