8 Interesting Facts About Leeroy Jenkins

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#001
Resurrecting Leeroy triggers a 900-second countdown, after which he charges the Son of the Beast; he has gained no levels since Vanilla, so he is badly under-leveled and will most likely die unless the rooms ahead have already been cleared.
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#002
Leeroy Jenkins originated in a fan-made video in which Leeroy rushed into battle while his group was still planning, causing a wipe.
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#003
In the revamped Upper Blackrock Spire, Leeroy's body lies in the Rookery next to Kyrak, and on heroic mode he can be resurrected if the group has not yet moved on to the next area.
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#004
If Leeroy reaches the Son of the Beast's corpse and takes his Devout shoulders, players earn the [Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy...?] achievement and recruit him as a garrison follower.
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#005
During Faction Assaults, Leeroy can be found on the waterfront of Mariner's Row in Boralus, and for Warcraft's Anniversary he traveled to the Caverns of Time with his pet chicken, Mr. Clucker.
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#006
In Ulduar, the Archivum alludes to the planning talk in the Leeroy Jenkins video with a line citing a 99.99% chance of an Omega reply code.
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#007
The Leeroy Jenkins miniature in the World of Warcraft Miniatures Game holds a chicken drumstick in his off hand, a nod to his "at least I have chicken" quote.
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#008
The achievement [Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy!], which awards the title Jenkins, was added to Upper Blackrock Spire in Wrath of the Lich King and later replaced by [Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy...?] when the dungeon was redesigned for Warlords of Draenor.
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