The news that a new nonplayer character based on mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey had been introduced in the alpha test for World of Warcraft’s upcoming Legion expansion is incorrect.
The story rapidly went viral this morning, trending on Facebook after appearing in Kotaku (since corrected) and other gaming sites. But that NPC, a fighter in the monk class hall, isn’t Ronda. It’s Rhonda Cox, an associate producer on Blizzard Entertainment’s sound design, music and voiceover team.
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