Tributes to Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax was commemorated in a number of webcomics, including xkcd's comic #393 "Ultimate Game,"1 Penny Arcade's "Bordering On The Semi-Tasteful,"2 Dork Tower's "Thanks for the Worldbuilding Rules,"3 Order of the Stick #536,4 and GU Comics' "The Journey's End."5

Numerous names in Dungeons & Dragons, such as Zagyg, Ring of Gaxx, and Gryrax, are anagrams or alterations of Gygax's name.6 A strain of bacteria was also named in honor of Gygax, "Arthronema gygaxiana sp nov UTCC393".7

Blizzard Entertainment dedicated the 2.4.0 patch to World of Warcraft, "Fury of the Sunwell", to Gary Gygax.8 Electronic Arts dedicated Publish 51 in Ultima Online to Gary Gygax. This included a new room in the dungeon Doom containing a special encounter and unique decorations.9 Turbine, Inc. included two tributes in the Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Module 7, released June 3 2008: A new area in Delera's Graveyard containing a memorial marker and text, and a new unique item, Voice of the Master, that improves the wearer's experience awards.1011

Stephen Colbert, an avid D&D gamer in his youth,12 dedicated the last part of the March 5th episode of The Colbert Report to Gygax.13

The Futurama movie Futurama: Bender's Game is dedicated to Gygax, with an animated image of him appearing after the credits.14 All three Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition core rulebooks are also "dedicated to the memory of E. Gary Gygax."151617

• 1. Munroe, Randall. "Ultimate Game". xkcd. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04.
• 2. "Bordering On The Semi-Tasteful". Penny-arcade.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04.
• 3. Kovalic, John (2008-03-05). "Thanks for the Worldbuilding Rules". Dork Tower (Dork Storm Press).
• 4. Burlew, Rich. "The Order of the Stick #536". Giantitp. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04.
• 5. Hearn, Woody (2008-03-05). "The Journey's End". GUComics. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04.
• 6. The staff of Dragon and Dungeon magazines (September 2007). "Unsolved Mysteries of D&D". Dragon XXXII (4): 23-35.
• 7. "Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Ten Polar and Near-Polar Strains within the Oscillatoriales (Cyanobacteria)", by Dale A. Casamatta, Jeffrey R. Johansen, Morgan L. Vis, and Sharon T. Broadwater, Journal of Phycology, 2005
• 8. "World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.4.0". Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
• 9. "In Remembrance: Gary Gygax (1938 - 2008)". Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
• 10. Lees, Jennie (2008-03-15). "DDO Q&A: Mod 7, the Monk and more". Massively.com. Weblogs, Inc.. Archived from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
• 11. Zenke, Michael (2008-05-28). "DDO Q&A: Mod 7, the Monk and more". Massively.com. Weblogs, Inc.. Archived from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
• 12. Winter, Steve; Johson, Harold; Adkison, Peter; Stark, Ed; Archer, Peter; additional contributions by numerous others (October 2004). 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-3498-0.
• 13. "RIP Gary Gygax", The Colbert Report, March 5, 2008
• 14. Carey-Hill, Dwayne (director); Supercinski, Lee (producer); Katz, Claudia (producer). (2008). Futurama: Bender's Game [Motion picture].
• 15. Heinsoo, Rob; Collins, Andy; Wyatt, James (June 2008). Player's Handbook (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4867-3.
• 16. Wyatt, James (June 2008). Dungeon Master's Guide (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4880-2.
• 17. Mearls, Mike; Schubert, Stephen; Wyatt, James (June 2008). Monster Manual (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.