Eye of the North Brand the Boss (2007)

This contest ran in the summer of 2007 (the closing date was June 22nd) to name the new bosses that would be present in Eye of the North expansion, the top 10¹ names were incorporated into the game. More than 6000 people entered the competition.

Prizes

• The ten (10) winners will receive their choice of a copy of Guild Wars Nightfall (standard edition) signed by the Guild Wars Development Team or the full Guild Wars Skill Pin Set #1. With either of those prizes, they will also receive a code for one of three in-game miniatures of their choosing; either a Miniature Oni, Miniature Longhair Yeti or the Miniature Naga Raincaller.

• Up to twenty (20) honorable mentions may also be cited at the discretion of the judges. Honorable mentions will be listed by name on the website, and their monster name may be incorporated into the game at the release of Eye of the North or in the future. They will also receive two random pins from Guild Wars Skill Pin Set #1 along with a code for their choice of the remaining three in-game miniatures mentioned above.

• Up to seventy (70) finalists may also be cited at the discretion of the judges. Finalists will be listed by name on the website and will receive a random code for one of the three random in-game miniature mentioned above.

Winners

Boss Name	Submitter	Country
Molotov Rocktail	Kiowa Wyoming	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Groknar Weazlewortz	You Will Know Fear	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Baglorag Grumblesnort	Simon Porter	File:English flag.png England
Felix The Charr1	Arnaud Van Hecke	File:Belgium flag.png Belgium
Johon the Oxflinger	Jonathan Aiken	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Gallow Nooseknitter	Will Bonner (Hustler Warrior)	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Frazar Frostfur	Jagger Vallance	File:German flag.png Germany
Borrguus Blisterbark	Moses Fiellau-Nikolajsen	File:Danish flag.png Denmark
Gordam Griefgiver	Scott O'Keefe	File:Australian flag.png Australia
Thraexis Thundermaw	Amber Burke	File:USA flag.png United States of America

¹After reviewing the names in the contest winners list, the game designers became concerned about how "Felix the Charr" would fit into the Guild Wars world. They noted quite a lot of controversy about the name within the player community, and they themselves felt reservations about including that name as an element within the game. Whist they like to have fun, and do include "cultural references" of many kinds, this particular name is just a little outside what the designers felt comfortable including in the game. - Extracted from a statement by Gaile Gray on this talk page. Please note that the person who submitted the name received all prizes, in accordance with the vote of the team. The only difference was that the name will not appear within the game itself.

Honorable mentions

Boss Name	Submitter	Country
Blut Sperling	Christopher Coleman	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Caretaker of the Shadows	Stefano Pontillo	File:Italian flag.png Italy
Argrash Darkblade	Scott Mcalinden	File:English flag.png England
Valona Skinseamer	Sarah Lee	File:South Korean flag.png Korea
Fenyr Dreamseer	Rae Ellingham	File:UK flag.png United Kingdom
Valdyr Quickpaw	Michael Klemann	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Gilliath Hopebreaker	Lauritz Munch	File:Danish flag.png Denmark
Somnium Textor	Magus of Elements	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Drazorul Fearbreather	Toga Maru	File:French flag.png France
Kronos Mindripper	Wild Moves	File:Portugese flag.png Portugal
Gorak Bonesinger	João Neves	File:Portugese flag.png Portugal
Vorslak Spleeneater	Carion Rahn	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Allya Darklyre	Maia Bub	File:French flag.png France
Cevius the Fragile	Laara von Caar	File:German flag.png Germany
Grimfang Shadowstalker	Dirk Lewe	File:German flag.png Germany
Vex Blacktongue	Daniel Lardón Febrel	File:Spanish flag.png Spain
Rygus Soulmonger	Shady Backstab	File:Canadian flag.png Canada
Mergoth Bileblood	Noetia Swint	File:USA flag.png United States of America
Pyll Mawlkeeper	Will Goddard	File:English flag.png England
Mordun the Forsaken	Brian Benson	File:USA flag.png United States of America

Finalists

To view a full list of the 70 finalists please click the external link at the bottom of the page for the winners list. This list will detail finalists whose names are known to have made it into the game.

Related articles

• Brand the Boss (2005)
• Blog on the Judging by Gaile Gray

External links

• Entry rules on GW.com (archived copy)
• Winners list on GW.com (archived copy)

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